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National Pediatric Research Network
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training researchers in pediatric research techniques in order to address unmet pediatric research needs.
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one or more such consortia provide training described in subparagraph (A)(ii)(II).
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meet such requirements as may be prescribed by the Director of NIH.
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| IB Union Calendar No. 2 113th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 225 [Report No. 113–4] IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES January 14, 2013 Mrs. Capps (for herself, Mrs. McMorris Rodgers , Ms. DeGette , Mr. Harper , Ms. Matsui , and Mr. King of New York ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce February 4, 2013 Additional sponsors: Mrs. Christensen , Ms. Schakowsky , Mr. Waxman , Mr. Pallone , and Ms. Castor of Florida February 4, 2013 Committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union and ordered to be printed A BILL To amend title IV of the Public Health Service Act to provide for a National Pediatric Research Network, including with respect to pediatric rare diseases or conditions.
1. Short title This Act may be cited as the National Pediatric Research Network Act of 2013 . 2. National Pediatric Research Network Section 409D of the Public Health Service Act ( 42 U.S.C. 284h ; relating to the Pediatric Research Initiative) is amended— (1) by redesignating subsection (d) as subsection (f); and (2) by inserting after subsection (c) the following: (d) National Pediatric Research Network (1) Network In carrying out the Initiative, the Director of NIH, acting through the Director of the Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development and in collaboration with other appropriate national research institutes and national centers that carry out activities involving pediatric research, may provide for the establishment of a National Pediatric Research Network consisting of the pediatric research consortia receiving awards under paragraph (2). (2) Pediatric research consortia (A) In general The Director of the Institute may award funding, including through grants, contracts, or other mechanisms, to public or private nonprofit entities— (i) for planning, establishing, or strengthening pediatric research consortia; and (ii) for providing basic operating support for such consortia, including with respect to— (I) basic, clinical, behavioral, or translational research to meet unmet needs for pediatric research; and (II) training researchers in pediatric research techniques in order to address unmet pediatric research needs. (B) Research The Director of NIH shall ensure that— (i) each consortium receiving an award under subparagraph (A) conducts or supports at least one category of research described in subparagraph (A)(ii)(I) and collectively such consortia conduct or support all such categories of research; and (ii) one or more such consortia provide training described in subparagraph (A)(ii)(II). (C) Number of consortia The Director of NIH may make awards under this paragraph for not more than 20 pediatric research consortia. (D) Organization of consortium Each consortium receiving an award under subparagraph (A) shall— (i) be formed from a collaboration of cooperating institutions; (ii) be coordinated by a lead institution; (iii) agree to disseminate scientific findings, including from clinical trials, rapidly and efficiently; and (iv) meet such requirements as may be prescribed by the Director of NIH. (E) Supplement, not supplant Any support received by a consortium under subparagraph (A) shall be used to supplement, and not supplant, other public or private support for activities authorized to be supported under this paragraph. (F) Duration of support Support of a consortium under subparagraph (A) may be for a period of not to exceed 5 years. Such period may be extended at the discretion of the Director of NIH. (3) Coordination of consortia activities The Director of NIH shall— (A) as appropriate, provide for the coordination of activities (including the exchange of information and regular communication) among the consortia established pursuant to paragraph (2); and (B) require the periodic preparation and submission to the Director of reports on the activities of each such consortium. (4) Assistance with registries Each consortium receiving an award under paragraph (2)(A) shall provide assistance to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention in the establishment or expansion of patient registries and other surveillance systems as appropriate and upon request by the Director of the Centers. (e) Research on pediatric rare diseases or conditions (1) In general In making awards under subsection (d)(2) for pediatric research consortia, the Director of NIH shall ensure that an appropriate number of such awards are awarded to such consortia that agree to— (A) focus primarily on pediatric rare diseases or conditions (including any such diseases or conditions that are genetic disorders (such as spinal muscular atrophy and Duchenne muscular dystrophy) or are related to birth defects (such as Down syndrome and fragile X)); and (B) conduct or coordinate one or more multisite clinical trials of therapies for, or approaches to, the prevention, diagnosis, or treatment of one or more pediatric rare diseases or conditions. (2) Data coordinating center (A) Establishment In connection with support of consortia described in paragraph (1), the Director of NIH shall establish a data coordinating center for the following purposes: (i) To distribute the scientific findings referred to in paragraph (1)(C). (ii) To provide assistance in the design and conduct of collaborative research projects and the management, analysis, and storage of data associated with such projects. (iii) To organize and conduct multisite monitoring activities. (B) Reporting The Director of NIH shall— (i) require the data coordinating center established under subparagraph (A) to provide regular reports to the Director of NIH and the Commissioner of Food and Drugs on research conducted by consortia described in paragraph (1), including information on enrollment in clinical trials and the allocation of resources with respect to such research; and (ii) as appropriate, incorporate information reported under clause (i) into the Director’s biennial reports under section 403. .
February 4, 2013 Committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union and ordered to be printed |
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To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow a
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</enum>
<header>
Year credit
allowed
</header>
<text>
The amount of the credit under paragraph (1) shall be
allowed
<fraction>
1/2
</fraction>
for the taxable year during which the assault
weapon was so surrendered and
<fraction>
1/2
</fraction>
in the next taxable
year.
</text>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
<subsection id="HD817A9AB59524299AEC3DA2962F08C4A">
<enum>
(b)
</enum>
<header>
Special
rules
</header>
<paragraph id="H72CD56C060D34A71ADC3C47BD7DFF026">
<enum>
(1)
</enum>
<header>
Weapon must be
lawfully possessed
</header>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
No credit
shall be allowed under subsection (a) with respect to any specified assault
weapon not lawfully possessed by the taxpayer at the time the weapon is
surrendered.
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H1E96AC169C3747089970416F93B80498">
<enum>
(2)
</enum>
<header>
Substantiation
requirement
</header>
<text>
No credit shall be allowed under subsection (a) for
the surrender of any specified assault weapon unless the taxpayer substantiates
the surrender by a contemporaneous written acknowledgment of the surrender by
the Federal, State, or local governmental entity to which the weapon is
surrendered.
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H1913D1092C9F4B6A8BC52A6DBE42E332">
<enum>
(3)
</enum>
<header>
Denial of double
benefit
</header>
<text>
The taxpayer may elect the application of this section
with respect to only 1 weapon, and if such election is made for any taxable
year, no deduction shall be allowed under any other provision of this chapter
with respect to the surrender or contribution of the specified assault
weapon.
</text>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
<subsection id="H8499B0ABC7BD452CB353F457404B5CA4">
<enum>
(c)
</enum>
<header>
Assault
weapon
</header>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
For purposes of this
section—
</text>
<paragraph id="HA6DEFECB314C410086089E9873A0123F">
<enum>
(1)
</enum>
<header>
In
general
</header>
<text>
The term
<term>
specified assault weapon
</term>
means any
of the following:
</text>
<subparagraph id="H25711D16E6504F928C9EEECD095A744D">
<enum>
(A)
</enum>
<text>
The following
rifles or copies or duplicates thereof:
</text>
<clause id="H6590975ABA504955A05856394B24DC73">
<enum>
(i)
</enum>
<text>
AK, AKM, AKS,
AK–47, AK–74, ARM, MAK90, Misr, NHM 90, NHM 91, SA 85, SA 93, VEPR,
</text>
</clause>
<clause id="HBB0EBB03AD3D43FFBA3EF2722BEB8459">
<enum>
(ii)
</enum>
<text>
AR–10,
</text>
</clause>
<clause id="H3051011F97C64BA9B5709F4AE1CE4DED">
<enum>
(iii)
</enum>
<text>
AR–15,
Bushmaster XM15, Armalite M15, or Olympic Arms PCR,
</text>
</clause>
<clause id="H7C17D625CA5049029E604BEB93C36729">
<enum>
(iv)
</enum>
<text>
AR70,
</text>
</clause>
<clause id="HD3B8C18FA92B459CB4890719C1A6A12C">
<enum>
(v)
</enum>
<text>
Calico
Liberty,
</text>
</clause>
<clause id="HC464AC504A2C404BAC1820F2CA2164B1">
<enum>
(vi)
</enum>
<text>
Dragunov SVD
Sniper Rifle or Dragunov SVU,
</text>
</clause>
<clause id="HB6FEDD166F8C40AFB095EDA75DA164CC">
<enum>
(vii)
</enum>
<text>
Fabrique
National FN/FAL, FN/LAR, or FNC,
</text>
</clause>
<clause id="HDFA8C6ED570342538EF35500B9E3F598">
<enum>
(viii)
</enum>
<text>
Hi-Point
Carbine,
</text>
</clause>
<clause id="HDF6F329315AF44CA81CFF410259C8DCA">
<enum>
(ix)
</enum>
<text>
HK–91, HK–93,
HK–94, or HK–PSG–1,
</text>
</clause>
<clause id="H8C1BD7DD2B2B420D85733942D957D55B">
<enum>
(x)
</enum>
<text>
Kel-Tec Sub
Rifle,
</text>
</clause>
<clause id="H312C47B53CB24B6DB36DB32711B0D58F">
<enum>
(xi)
</enum>
<text>
M1
Carbine,
</text>
</clause>
<clause id="HC726A48E92934A5E803A4D79C68C4179">
<enum>
(xii)
</enum>
<text>
Saiga,
</text>
</clause>
<clause id="H72C817863B044053A22D6447B97CF9D4">
<enum>
(xiii)
</enum>
<text>
SAR–8,
SAR–4800,
</text>
</clause>
<clause id="HD4CFB036F1484B6B8FAC291813F66C4B">
<enum>
(xiv)
</enum>
<text>
SKS with
detachable magazine,
</text>
</clause>
<clause id="HBAF605507F81440DA287716F336C413D">
<enum>
(xv)
</enum>
<text>
SLG 95,
</text>
</clause>
<clause id="HD01E2E551EC04DE6A38EB8A237C31372">
<enum>
(xvi)
</enum>
<text>
SLR 95 or
96,
</text>
</clause>
<clause id="H4BF4C86413D745159BD139D1242CEA00">
<enum>
(xvii)
</enum>
<text>
Steyr
AUG,
</text>
</clause>
<clause id="H3681DA48507E411C9CC849A28EBBC04B">
<enum>
(xviii)
</enum>
<text>
Sturm, Ruger
Mini–14,
</text>
</clause>
<clause id="HBDC5B37284B044E0AE3518D9260B00DA">
<enum>
(xix)
</enum>
<text>
Tavor,
</text>
</clause>
<clause id="HC8A5A0D6876E469493DF41294A4BAFD0">
<enum>
(xx)
</enum>
<text>
Thompson 1927,
Thompson M1, or Thompson 1927 Commando, or
</text>
</clause>
<clause id="H28A356C476FC4A00BEB4F21F8E494E3C">
<enum>
(xxi)
</enum>
<text>
Uzi, Galil and
Uzi Sporter, Galil Sporter, or Galil Sniper Rifle (Galatz).
</text>
</clause>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H21AC270D940547EDA436E5434147ACDB">
<enum>
(B)
</enum>
<text>
The following
pistols or copies or duplicates thereof:
</text>
<clause id="H6B5915DD73D446488234BBBAB2ABE237">
<enum>
(i)
</enum>
<text>
Calico
M–110,
</text>
</clause>
<clause id="H0B82D0D21439484382676B63931BC524">
<enum>
(ii)
</enum>
<text>
MAC–10, MAC–11,
or MPA3,
</text>
</clause>
<clause id="H6C9BB27B6E3C4880B1AB5D1FD2CAC416">
<enum>
(iii)
</enum>
<text>
Olympic Arms
OA,
</text>
</clause>
<clause id="H7F320048868D4FA99A4AC0D8036F2455">
<enum>
(iv)
</enum>
<text>
TEC–9, TEC–DC9,
TEC–22 Scorpion, or AB–10, or
</text>
</clause>
<clause id="HA050BC7C62224AF59C2BB3B7F4605BF4">
<enum>
(v)
</enum>
<text>
Uzi.
</text>
</clause>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HCB40C14C2F3D44E3A70386C58286E3AA">
<enum>
(C)
</enum>
<text>
The following
shotguns or copies or duplicates thereof:
</text>
<clause id="H3E4314DB2B7A4838A5A9C3B0AF776019">
<enum>
(i)
</enum>
<text>
Armscor 30
BG,
</text>
</clause>
<clause id="H14269A4BC8C345C59389931ECA6DD1D0">
<enum>
(ii)
</enum>
<text>
SPAS 12 or LAW
12,
</text>
</clause>
<clause id="H4AE5CC3EC7D14ECFAD06FB2E26F2A4F0">
<enum>
(iii)
</enum>
<text>
Striker 12,
or
</text>
</clause>
<clause id="HE3127BFD82474B9A95D14B8338B82317">
<enum>
(iv)
</enum>
<text>
Streetsweeper.
</text>
</clause>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H78B2EAE633214D2E814FE59B946D2E1A">
<enum>
(D)
</enum>
<text>
A semiautomatic
rifle that has an ability to accept a detachable magazine, and that has—
</text>
<clause id="H60EEB722A65D40BBA65F1ABACAD1C5B8">
<enum>
(i)
</enum>
<text>
a
folding or telescoping stock,
</text>
</clause>
<clause id="H0766E3BD893A4311B9D9F8C4CB1DF347">
<enum>
(ii)
</enum>
<text>
a
threaded barrel,
</text>
</clause>
<clause id="HD067EE8DC3B148C58AFE29CC38FC9F56">
<enum>
(iii)
</enum>
<text>
a pistol
grip,
</text>
</clause>
<clause id="H3EE802AD8ABE4CA59F9CBFE865B99C48">
<enum>
(iv)
</enum>
<text>
a
forward grip, or
</text>
</clause>
<clause id="HFC1B5701D17F42A7AA65DEE0B8E95DB7">
<enum>
(v)
</enum>
<text>
a
barrel shroud.
</text>
</clause>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H7F25FA8AC5344F1F9829EC3CFE64C6D2">
<enum>
(E)
</enum>
<clause commented="no" display-inline="yes-display-inline" id="H5431C98605544594891394B43F1263FE">
<enum>
(i)
</enum>
<text>
Except as provided in
clause (ii), a semiautomatic rifle that has a fixed magazine with the capacity
to accept more than 10 rounds.
</text>
</clause>
<clause id="H16CCA2B1CD894116A00C03F49D61A3CD" indent="up1">
<enum>
(ii)
</enum>
<text>
Clause (i) shall not apply to an
attached tubular device designed to accept, and capable of operating only with,
.22 caliber rimfire ammunition.
</text>
</clause>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H2B844879EFBC416AB46853AF7DD91B26">
<enum>
(F)
</enum>
<text>
A semiautomatic
pistol that has the ability to accept a detachable magazine, and has—
</text>
<clause id="H03FD0BEC5BC14EAFA440AA02717662B0">
<enum>
(i)
</enum>
<text>
a
second pistol grip,
</text>
</clause>
<clause id="H03B4ECC9E27E448B986AEC922A7AF4C9">
<enum>
(ii)
</enum>
<text>
a
threaded barrel,
</text>
</clause>
<clause id="HA80D68D836DA4DBD8D3F91157508728F">
<enum>
(iii)
</enum>
<text>
a barrel shroud,
or
</text>
</clause>
<clause id="HD04C01CAB63E4A3883F2D88006A032B6">
<enum>
(iv)
</enum>
<text>
the capacity to
accept a detachable magazine at a location outside of the pistol grip.
</text>
</clause>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H9C082FEDA6A54A5A9C372DE158CCF7BB">
<enum>
(G)
</enum>
<text>
A semiautomatic
pistol with a fixed magazine that has the capacity to accept more than 10
rounds.
</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HBDC23025C83845B8B7203A0499EF03B4">
<enum>
(H)
</enum>
<text>
A semiautomatic
shotgun that has—
</text>
<clause id="HF8A4B131508344BA95686B831D851678">
<enum>
(i)
</enum>
<text>
a
folding or telescoping stock,
</text>
</clause>
<clause id="HD65DA99837A9427EAD758A07BAA77116">
<enum>
(ii)
</enum>
<text>
a
pistol grip,
</text>
</clause>
<clause id="H61EC736F3ECD465C96C1E1AD82B5BC4B">
<enum>
(iii)
</enum>
<text>
the ability to
accept a detachable magazine, or
</text>
</clause>
<clause id="HAFD8F3472B0F4B558BFE0111230EA7F5">
<enum>
(iv)
</enum>
<text>
a
fixed magazine capacity of more than 5 rounds.
</text>
</clause>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H213E23F0D1614F5BA3E5DEDC9DA1CF11">
<enum>
(I)
</enum>
<text>
A shotgun with a
revolving cylinder.
</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HDEA23088338141E296C38D482B156F38">
<enum>
(J)
</enum>
<text>
A frame or
receiver that is identical to, or based substantially on the frame or receiver
of, a firearm described in any of subparagraphs (A) through (I) or (L).
</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H4583F79C82854AA59B64AACE115DB54C">
<enum>
(K)
</enum>
<text>
A conversion
kit.
</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H435A23261918495384F0783BF2E77B98">
<enum>
(L)
</enum>
<text>
A semiautomatic
rifle or shotgun originally designed for military or law enforcement use, or a
firearm based on the design of such a firearm, that is not particularly
suitable for sporting purposes, as determined by the Attorney General. In
making the determination, there shall be a rebuttable presumption that a
firearm procured for use by the United States military or any Federal law
enforcement agency is not particularly suitable for sporting purposes, and a
firearm shall not be determined to be particularly suitable for sporting
purposes solely because the firearm is suitable for use in a sporting
event.
</text>
</subparagraph>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H7DFB9CEB5DE54D57A04D92FCC9EEBCB3">
<enum>
(2)
</enum>
<header>
Related
definitions
</header>
<subparagraph id="H02714BEC99AB46D4810231A944333D73">
<enum>
(A)
</enum>
<header>
Barrel
shroud
</header>
<text>
The term
<term>
barrel shroud
</term>
means a shroud that is
attached to, or partially or completely encircles, the barrel of a firearm so
that the shroud protects the user of the firearm from heat generated by the
barrel, but does not include a slide that encloses the barrel, and does not
include an extension of the stock along the bottom of the barrel which does not
encircle or substantially encircle the barrel.
</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H1BC5C7DB904E43CBB4905CA79E51E33E">
<enum>
(B)
</enum>
<header>
Conversion
kit
</header>
<text>
The term
<term>
conversion kit
</term>
means any part or
combination of parts designed and intended for use in converting a firearm into
a semiautomatic assault weapon, and any combination of parts from which a
semiautomatic assault weapon can be assembled if the parts are in the
possession or under the control of a person.
</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H4F883288D8D241669B8AB8849A18E76A">
<enum>
(C)
</enum>
<header>
Detachable
magazine
</header>
<text>
The term
<term>
detachable magazine
</term>
means an
ammunition feeding device that can readily be inserted into a firearm.
</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HF8628F6DF61942259E369B9C4735663F">
<enum>
(D)
</enum>
<header>
Fixed
magazine
</header>
<text>
The term
<term>
fixed magazine
</term>
means an ammunition
feeding device contained in, or permanently attached to, a firearm.
</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H44E81D7E183E4F3696DBE85B04C6C4E6">
<enum>
(E)
</enum>
<header>
Folding or
telescoping stock
</header>
<text>
The term
<term>
folding or telescoping
stock
</term>
means a stock that folds, telescopes, or otherwise operates to
reduce the length, size, or any other dimension, or otherwise enhances the
concealability, of a firearm.
</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HB03493783F8145DF985E78447BC929A9">
<enum>
(F)
</enum>
<header>
Forward
grip
</header>
<text>
The term
<term>
forward grip
</term>
means a grip located
forward of the trigger that functions as a pistol grip.
</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H8C7891543B8941FF822FB313C5EB01EE">
<enum>
(G)
</enum>
<header>
Pistol
grip
</header>
<text>
The term
<term>
pistol grip
</term>
means a grip, a thumbhole
stock, or any other characteristic that can function as a grip.
</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HA22B62A2C266403FAAE3FA278B606C38">
<enum>
(H)
</enum>
<header>
Threaded
barrel
</header>
<text>
The term
<term>
threaded barrel
</term>
means a feature or
characteristic that is designed in such a manner to allow for the attachment of
a firearm as defined in section 5845(a) of the National Firearms Act (26 U.S.C.
5845(a)).
</text>
</subparagraph>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
<subsection id="HC3F860DD96AB428AB278D68D71D96EF9">
<enum>
(d)
</enum>
<header>
Termination
</header>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
This section shall not apply with respect
to any weapon surrendered during a taxable year beginning more than 2 years
after the date of the enactment of the Support Assault Firearms Elimination and
Reduction for our Streets
Act.
</text>
</subsection>
</section>
<after-quoted-block>
.
</after-quoted-block>
</quoted-block>
</subsection>
<subsection id="H8AF8700B694F45B49D435CD8B5DE7379">
<enum>
(b)
</enum>
<header>
Clerical
amendment
</header>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
The table of
sections for subpart A of part IV of subchapter A of chapter 1 is amended by
inserting before the item relating to section 26 the following new item:
</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HC39B7E49041D49228EC9EF20ED89C153" style="OLC">
<toc regeneration="no-regeneration">
<toc-entry level="section">
Sec. 25E. Assault weapon turn-in
credit.
</toc-entry>
</toc>
<after-quoted-block>
.
</after-quoted-block>
</quoted-block>
</subsection>
<subsection id="HA539B1F94BD84ADCA963FE28F909F043">
<enum>
(c)
</enum>
<header>
Effective
date
</header>
<text>
The amendments made by this Act shall apply to taxable years
beginning after the date of the enactment of this Act.
</text>
</subsection>
</section>
</legis-body>
</bill>
| I 113th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 226 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES January 14, 2013 Ms. DeLauro (for herself and Mr. Grijalva ) 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 allow a credit against tax for surrendering to authorities certain assault weapons.
1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Support Assault Firearms Elimination and Reduction for our Streets Act . 2. Assault weapon turn-in credit (a) In general Subpart A of part IV of subchapter A of chapter 1 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by inserting before section 26 the following new section: 25E. Assault weapon turn-in credit (a) Allowance of credit (1) In general In the case of an individual who surrenders a specified assault weapon to the United States or a State or local government (or political subdivision thereof) as part of a Federal, State, or local public safety program to reduce the number of privately owned weapons, on the election of the taxpayer there shall be allowed as a credit against the tax imposed by this chapter an amount equal to $2,000. (2) Year credit allowed The amount of the credit under paragraph (1) shall be allowed 1/2 for the taxable year during which the assault weapon was so surrendered and 1/2 in the next taxable year. (b) Special rules (1) Weapon must be lawfully possessed No credit shall be allowed under subsection (a) with respect to any specified assault weapon not lawfully possessed by the taxpayer at the time the weapon is surrendered. (2) Substantiation requirement No credit shall be allowed under subsection (a) for the surrender of any specified assault weapon unless the taxpayer substantiates the surrender by a contemporaneous written acknowledgment of the surrender by the Federal, State, or local governmental entity to which the weapon is surrendered. (3) Denial of double benefit The taxpayer may elect the application of this section with respect to only 1 weapon, and if such election is made for any taxable year, no deduction shall be allowed under any other provision of this chapter with respect to the surrender or contribution of the specified assault weapon. (c) Assault weapon For purposes of this section— (1) In general The term specified assault weapon means any of the following: (A) The following rifles or copies or duplicates thereof: (i) AK, AKM, AKS, AK–47, AK–74, ARM, MAK90, Misr, NHM 90, NHM 91, SA 85, SA 93, VEPR, (ii) AR–10, (iii) AR–15, Bushmaster XM15, Armalite M15, or Olympic Arms PCR, (iv) AR70, (v) Calico Liberty, (vi) Dragunov SVD Sniper Rifle or Dragunov SVU, (vii) Fabrique National FN/FAL, FN/LAR, or FNC, (viii) Hi-Point Carbine, (ix) HK–91, HK–93, HK–94, or HK–PSG–1, (x) Kel-Tec Sub Rifle, (xi) M1 Carbine, (xii) Saiga, (xiii) SAR–8, SAR–4800, (xiv) SKS with detachable magazine, (xv) SLG 95, (xvi) SLR 95 or 96, (xvii) Steyr AUG, (xviii) Sturm, Ruger Mini–14, (xix) Tavor, (xx) Thompson 1927, Thompson M1, or Thompson 1927 Commando, or (xxi) Uzi, Galil and Uzi Sporter, Galil Sporter, or Galil Sniper Rifle (Galatz). (B) The following pistols or copies or duplicates thereof: (i) Calico M–110, (ii) MAC–10, MAC–11, or MPA3, (iii) Olympic Arms OA, (iv) TEC–9, TEC–DC9, TEC–22 Scorpion, or AB–10, or (v) Uzi. (C) The following shotguns or copies or duplicates thereof: (i) Armscor 30 BG, (ii) SPAS 12 or LAW 12, (iii) Striker 12, or (iv) Streetsweeper. (D) A semiautomatic rifle that has an ability to accept a detachable magazine, and that has— (i) a folding or telescoping stock, (ii) a threaded barrel, (iii) a pistol grip, (iv) a forward grip, or (v) a barrel shroud. (E) (i) Except as provided in clause (ii), a semiautomatic rifle that has a fixed magazine with the capacity to accept more than 10 rounds. (ii) Clause (i) shall not apply to an attached tubular device designed to accept, and capable of operating only with, .22 caliber rimfire ammunition. (F) A semiautomatic pistol that has the ability to accept a detachable magazine, and has— (i) a second pistol grip, (ii) a threaded barrel, (iii) a barrel shroud, or (iv) the capacity to accept a detachable magazine at a location outside of the pistol grip. (G) A semiautomatic pistol with a fixed magazine that has the capacity to accept more than 10 rounds. (H) A semiautomatic shotgun that has— (i) a folding or telescoping stock, (ii) a pistol grip, (iii) the ability to accept a detachable magazine, or (iv) a fixed magazine capacity of more than 5 rounds. (I) A shotgun with a revolving cylinder. (J) A frame or receiver that is identical to, or based substantially on the frame or receiver of, a firearm described in any of subparagraphs (A) through (I) or (L). (K) A conversion kit. (L) A semiautomatic rifle or shotgun originally designed for military or law enforcement use, or a firearm based on the design of such a firearm, that is not particularly suitable for sporting purposes, as determined by the Attorney General. In making the determination, there shall be a rebuttable presumption that a firearm procured for use by the United States military or any Federal law enforcement agency is not particularly suitable for sporting purposes, and a firearm shall not be determined to be particularly suitable for sporting purposes solely because the firearm is suitable for use in a sporting event. (2) Related definitions (A) Barrel shroud The term barrel shroud means a shroud that is attached to, or partially or completely encircles, the barrel of a firearm so that the shroud protects the user of the firearm from heat generated by the barrel, but does not include a slide that encloses the barrel, and does not include an extension of the stock along the bottom of the barrel which does not encircle or substantially encircle the barrel. (B) Conversion kit The term conversion kit means any part or combination of parts designed and intended for use in converting a firearm into a semiautomatic assault weapon, and any combination of parts from which a semiautomatic assault weapon can be assembled if the parts are in the possession or under the control of a person. (C) Detachable magazine The term detachable magazine means an ammunition feeding device that can readily be inserted into a firearm. (D) Fixed magazine The term fixed magazine means an ammunition feeding device contained in, or permanently attached to, a firearm. (E) Folding or telescoping stock The term folding or telescoping stock means a stock that folds, telescopes, or otherwise operates to reduce the length, size, or any other dimension, or otherwise enhances the concealability, of a firearm. (F) Forward grip The term forward grip means a grip located forward of the trigger that functions as a pistol grip. (G) Pistol grip The term pistol grip means a grip, a thumbhole stock, or any other characteristic that can function as a grip. (H) Threaded barrel The term threaded barrel means a feature or characteristic that is designed in such a manner to allow for the attachment of a firearm as defined in section 5845(a) of the National Firearms Act (26 U.S.C. 5845(a)). (d) Termination This section shall not apply with respect to any weapon surrendered during a taxable year beginning more than 2 years after the date of the enactment of the Support Assault Firearms Elimination and Reduction for our Streets Act. . (b) Clerical amendment The table of sections for subpart A of part IV of subchapter A of chapter 1 is amended by inserting before the item relating to section 26 the following new item: Sec. 25E. Assault weapon turn-in credit. . (c) Effective date The amendments made by this Act shall apply to taxable years beginning after the date of the enactment of this Act. |
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113 HR 227 IH: Buyback Our Safety Act
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U.S. House of Representatives
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2013-01-14
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113th CONGRESS
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1st Session
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H. R. 227
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IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
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January 14, 2013
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Mr. Deutch
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(for
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Mr. Connolly
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Mr. Quigley
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To establish a gun buyback grant
program.
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Short title
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This Act may be cited as the
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Buyback Our Safety
Act
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.
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2.
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Gun buyback grant
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(a)
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In
general
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The Attorney General,
through the Assistant Attorney General for the Office of Justice Programs of
the Department of Justice, shall establish a gun buyback grant program under
which the Assistant Attorney General may make grants to law enforcement
agencies of States, units of local government, and Indian tribal governments to
assist in funding gun buyback programs carried out by such agencies.
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Gun buyback
program defined
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For purposes
of this section, the term
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gun buyback program
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means, with respect
to a law enforcement agency of a State, unit of local government, or Indian
tribal government, a program carried out by such agency under which guns are
purchased or surrendered to such agency.
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(c)
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Applications
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A
law enforcement agency described in subsection (a) desiring a grant under this
section shall submit to the Assistant Attorney General for the Office of
Justice Programs an application for the grant, in accordance with subsection
(d) and which shall be in such form and contain such information as the
Assistant Attorney General may require.
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(d)
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Requirements
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The Assistant Attorney General may make a
grant under this section to a law enforcement agency described in subsection
(a), with respect to a gun buyback program, only if the application submitted
under subsection (c) by such agency provides assurances that—
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(1)
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the law enforcement agency will adequately
advertise such program to the public;
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such program will be administered by law
enforcement personnel;
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(3)
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all guns received through such program will
remain in the possession of law enforcement personnel;
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adequate safeguards will be established and
followed to prevent the occurrence of fraud in such program;
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(5)
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the law enforcement agency will have in
place a process to test on site a gun purchased from an individual through such
program before payment is provided to such individual; and
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an adequate process will be in place to
destroy all guns received through such program.
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(e)
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Matching
requirement
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(1)
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In
general
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Subject to paragraph
(2), to be eligible for a grant under this section, a law enforcement agency
must certify that the law enforcement agency will match all Federal funds
provided under such grant with an equal amount of cash or in-kind goods or
services from other non-Federal sources.
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(2)
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Waiver
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The Assistant Attorney General for the
Office of Justice Programs may waive, wholly or in part, the matching
requirement under paragraph (1) with respect to a grant made under this section
to a law enforcement agency for a gun buyback program if such program provides
for obtaining only the guns identified by the National Academy of Sciences
pursuant to subsection (f).
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(f)
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National Academy
of Sciences Standards
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The
Attorney General, through the Assistant Attorney General for the Office of
Justice Programs, shall enter into an arrangement with the National Academy of
Sciences to develop standards for identifying, and identify, guns that are the
most likely to be used in violent crimes and establish a pricing scale for
purchasing guns so identified through gun buyback programs receiving grants
under this section.
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(g)
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Reports
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(1)
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Reports required
by grantees
</header>
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In the case of a law enforcement agency described in
subsection (a) receiving a grant under this section with respect to a gun
buyback program, such agency shall submit to the Assistant Attorney General for
the Office of Justice Programs—
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(A)
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not later than 90
days after receipt of such grant and every 90 days thereafter during the period
for which the program is carried out, a report including—
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(i)
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the
number and types of guns collected and destroyed through such program during
such period; and
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(ii)
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recommendations
for improving future gun buyback programs in the jurisdiction of such agency;
and
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(B)
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not later than 90
days after the last day of such program, a final report including the
information described in each of subclauses (I) and (II) of clause (i) with
respect to the duration of the program.
</text>
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(2)
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Reports by the
Office of Justice Programs
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Not later than one year after the date of
the enactment of this section and annually thereafter, the Assistant Attorney
General for the Office of Justice Programs shall submit to Congress a report
on—
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(A)
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the number of gun
buyback programs that received funding under this section;
</text>
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(B)
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the number of guns
received through each such gun buyback program;
</text>
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(C)
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the total number
of guns purchased through all such gun buyback programs; and
</text>
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(D)
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recommendations on
improving the grant program under this section and gun buyback programs.
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(h)
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Definitions
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For purposes of this section:
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(1)
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State
</header>
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The term
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State
</term>
means each of
the 50 States, the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, the
United States Virgin Islands, American Samoa, Guam, and the Northern Mariana
Islands.
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(2)
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Unit of local
government
</header>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
The term
<term>
unit of local government
</term>
means a county, municipality, town,
township, village, parish, borough, or other unit of general government below
the State level.
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(3)
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Violent
crime
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The term
<term>
violent
crime
</term>
means murder, non-negligent manslaughter, forcible rape, robbery,
and aggravated assault, as reported by the Federal Bureau of Investigation for
purposes of the Uniform Crime Report.
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(i)
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Authorization of
appropriations
</header>
<text>
There are authorized to be appropriated to carry
out this section $15,000,000 for the period of fiscal years 2014 through
2018.
</text>
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| I 113th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 227 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES January 14, 2013 Mr. Deutch (for himself, Mr. Connolly , and Mr. Quigley ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary A BILL To establish a gun buyback grant program.
1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Buyback Our Safety Act . 2. Gun buyback grant program (a) In general The Attorney General, through the Assistant Attorney General for the Office of Justice Programs of the Department of Justice, shall establish a gun buyback grant program under which the Assistant Attorney General may make grants to law enforcement agencies of States, units of local government, and Indian tribal governments to assist in funding gun buyback programs carried out by such agencies. (b) Gun buyback program defined For purposes of this section, the term gun buyback program means, with respect to a law enforcement agency of a State, unit of local government, or Indian tribal government, a program carried out by such agency under which guns are purchased or surrendered to such agency. (c) Applications A law enforcement agency described in subsection (a) desiring a grant under this section shall submit to the Assistant Attorney General for the Office of Justice Programs an application for the grant, in accordance with subsection (d) and which shall be in such form and contain such information as the Assistant Attorney General may require. (d) Requirements The Assistant Attorney General may make a grant under this section to a law enforcement agency described in subsection (a), with respect to a gun buyback program, only if the application submitted under subsection (c) by such agency provides assurances that— (1) the law enforcement agency will adequately advertise such program to the public; (2) such program will be administered by law enforcement personnel; (3) all guns received through such program will remain in the possession of law enforcement personnel; (4) adequate safeguards will be established and followed to prevent the occurrence of fraud in such program; (5) the law enforcement agency will have in place a process to test on site a gun purchased from an individual through such program before payment is provided to such individual; and (6) an adequate process will be in place to destroy all guns received through such program. (e) Matching requirement (1) In general Subject to paragraph (2), to be eligible for a grant under this section, a law enforcement agency must certify that the law enforcement agency will match all Federal funds provided under such grant with an equal amount of cash or in-kind goods or services from other non-Federal sources. (2) Waiver The Assistant Attorney General for the Office of Justice Programs may waive, wholly or in part, the matching requirement under paragraph (1) with respect to a grant made under this section to a law enforcement agency for a gun buyback program if such program provides for obtaining only the guns identified by the National Academy of Sciences pursuant to subsection (f). (f) National Academy of Sciences Standards The Attorney General, through the Assistant Attorney General for the Office of Justice Programs, shall enter into an arrangement with the National Academy of Sciences to develop standards for identifying, and identify, guns that are the most likely to be used in violent crimes and establish a pricing scale for purchasing guns so identified through gun buyback programs receiving grants under this section. (g) Reports (1) Reports required by grantees In the case of a law enforcement agency described in subsection (a) receiving a grant under this section with respect to a gun buyback program, such agency shall submit to the Assistant Attorney General for the Office of Justice Programs— (A) not later than 90 days after receipt of such grant and every 90 days thereafter during the period for which the program is carried out, a report including— (i) the number and types of guns collected and destroyed through such program during such period; and (ii) recommendations for improving future gun buyback programs in the jurisdiction of such agency; and (B) not later than 90 days after the last day of such program, a final report including the information described in each of subclauses (I) and (II) of clause (i) with respect to the duration of the program. (2) Reports by the Office of Justice Programs Not later than one year after the date of the enactment of this section and annually thereafter, the Assistant Attorney General for the Office of Justice Programs shall submit to Congress a report on— (A) the number of gun buyback programs that received funding under this section; (B) the number of guns received through each such gun buyback program; (C) the total number of guns purchased through all such gun buyback programs; and (D) recommendations on improving the grant program under this section and gun buyback programs. (h) Definitions For purposes of this section: (1) State The term State means each of the 50 States, the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, the United States Virgin Islands, American Samoa, Guam, and the Northern Mariana Islands. (2) Unit of local government The term unit of local government means a county, municipality, town, township, village, parish, borough, or other unit of general government below the State level. (3) Violent crime The term violent crime means murder, non-negligent manslaughter, forcible rape, robbery, and aggravated assault, as reported by the Federal Bureau of Investigation for purposes of the Uniform Crime Report. (i) Authorization of appropriations There are authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section $15,000,000 for the period of fiscal years 2014 through 2018. |
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113 HR 228 IH: SNAP Fraud Prevention Act of 2013
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U.S. House of Representatives
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2013-01-14
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1st Session
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H. R. 228
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IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
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January 14, 2013
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Mr. Graves of
Missouri
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Committee on
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A BILL
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To amend the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 to prevent
the payment of cash to recipients of supplemental nutrition assistance for the
return of empty bottles and cans used to contain food purchased with benefits
provided under such Act.
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This Act may be cited as the
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SNAP Fraud Prevention Act of
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Amendments
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Section 3(k)(1) of the Food and Nutrition
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7 U.S.C. 2012(k)(1)
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and hot foods
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hot foods
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and any
deposit fee in excess of amount of the State fee reimbursement (if any)
required to purchase any food or food product contained in a returnable bottle
or can, regardless of whether such fee is included in the shelf price posted
for such food or food
product,
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.
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Effective
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This Act and the
amendments made by this Act shall take effect 180 days after the date of the
enactment of this Act.
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| I 113th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 228 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES January 14, 2013 Mr. Graves of Missouri introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Agriculture A BILL To amend the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 to prevent the payment of cash to recipients of supplemental nutrition assistance for the return of empty bottles and cans used to contain food purchased with benefits provided under such Act.
1. Short title This Act may be cited as the SNAP Fraud Prevention Act of 2013 . 2. Amendments Section 3(k)(1) of the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 ( 7 U.S.C. 2012(k)(1) ) is amended— (1) by striking and hot foods and inserting hot foods , and (2) by adding at the end the following: and any deposit fee in excess of amount of the State fee reimbursement (if any) required to purchase any food or food product contained in a returnable bottle or can, regardless of whether such fee is included in the shelf price posted for such food or food product, . 3. Effective date This Act and the amendments made by this Act shall take effect 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act. |
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H. R. 229
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IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
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January 14, 2013
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Mr. Al Green of Texas
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Mr. Hastings of Florida
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Ms. Lee of California
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Ms. Moore
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Ms. Wilson of Florida
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Mr. Conyers
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Committee
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A BILL
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<official-title>
To amend the Fair Labor Standards Act to provide for the
calculation of the minimum wage based on the Federal poverty threshold for a
family of 2, as determined by the Bureau of the Census.
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Short title
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This Act may be cited as the
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Original Living American Wage (LAW)
Act
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Findings; sense
of Congress
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(a)
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Findings
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Congress
finds the following:
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(1)
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In 2009, there were over 43,600,000
Americans living in poverty who were separated from the opportunities of the
Nation by their income, their housing, and their access to education, jobs, and
health care.
</text>
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(2)
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A full-time worker earning the Federal
minimum wage earns an income below the Federal poverty threshold for a family
of 2, consisting of 1 adult and 1 child.
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(3)
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The average fair market rent for a
1-bedroom apartment is more than 65 percent of the monthly income of a
full-time worker earning the minimum wage. In comparison, the generally
accepted definition of affordability is for a household to pay not more than 30
percent of its income on housing.
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(4)
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Two full-time workers earning the Federal
minimum wage earn an income below the national housing wage for a 1-bedroom
apartment, the amount a person needs to earn to afford a 1-bedroom apartment at
average rent.
</text>
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(b)
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Sense of
Congress
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It is the sense of
Congress that—
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(1)
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the Federal minimum wage should, as a
minimum, be adjusted every 4 years so that a person working for such a wage may
earn an annual income that is not less than 15 percent higher than the Federal
poverty threshold for a family of 2, as determined by the Bureau of the
Census;
</text>
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(2)
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the minimum wage
should be set at a level high enough to allow 2 full-time minimum wage workers
to earn an income above the national housing wage; and
</text>
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(3)
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Congress, any of the several States, the
District of Columbia, any Territory or possession of the United States, any
Indian tribe, or any local or municipal government of a State may establish a
higher minimum wage requirement than that established in this Act.
</text>
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3.
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<header>
Minimum
wage
</header>
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Section 6 of the Fair
Labor Standards Act of 1938 (
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29 U.S.C. 206
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) is amended—
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(1)
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in subsection
(a)(1)—
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(A)
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by striking
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and
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(B)
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by inserting
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and
</quote>
at the end of subparagraph (C); and
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(C)
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by inserting at
the end the following:
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(D)
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not less than the
amount determined by the Secretary under subsection (b), beginning September 1,
2013;
</text>
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;
and
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(2)
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by redesignating
subsection (b) as subsection (c) and inserting after subsection (a) the
following:
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Subject to paragraph
(2), not later than June 1, 2013, and once every 4 years thereafter, the
Secretary shall determine the minimum wage rate applicable under subsection
(a)(1) based on the formula described in paragraph (3). The Secretary shall
publish such wage rate in the Federal Register not later than October 1 of each
year.
</text>
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(2)
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If the minimum wage rate determined
by the Secretary under paragraph (1) would result in a lower minimum wage rate
than the minimum wage rate in effect at the time of such determination, the
Secretary shall not adjust, pursuant to this subsection, the minimum wage rate
so in effect.
</text>
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(3)
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The minimum wage rate determined by the
Secretary under paragraph (1) shall be the minimum hourly wage sufficient for a
person working for such wage for 40 hours per week, 52 weeks per year, to earn
an annual income in an amount that is 15 percent higher than the Federal
poverty threshold for a family of 2, with one child under the age of 18, and
living in any of the 48 contiguous States, as published by the Bureau of the
Census for the year in which the wage rate is being so
determined.
</text>
</paragraph>
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.
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| I 113th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 229 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES January 14, 2013 Mr. Al Green of Texas (for himself, Mr. Hastings of Florida , Ms. Lee of California , Ms. Moore , Ms. Wilson of Florida , and Mr. Conyers ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Education and the Workforce A BILL To amend the Fair Labor Standards Act to provide for the calculation of the minimum wage based on the Federal poverty threshold for a family of 2, as determined by the Bureau of the Census.
1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Original Living American Wage (LAW) Act . 2. Findings; sense of Congress (a) Findings Congress finds the following: (1) In 2009, there were over 43,600,000 Americans living in poverty who were separated from the opportunities of the Nation by their income, their housing, and their access to education, jobs, and health care. (2) A full-time worker earning the Federal minimum wage earns an income below the Federal poverty threshold for a family of 2, consisting of 1 adult and 1 child. (3) The average fair market rent for a 1-bedroom apartment is more than 65 percent of the monthly income of a full-time worker earning the minimum wage. In comparison, the generally accepted definition of affordability is for a household to pay not more than 30 percent of its income on housing. (4) Two full-time workers earning the Federal minimum wage earn an income below the national housing wage for a 1-bedroom apartment, the amount a person needs to earn to afford a 1-bedroom apartment at average rent. (b) Sense of Congress It is the sense of Congress that— (1) the Federal minimum wage should, as a minimum, be adjusted every 4 years so that a person working for such a wage may earn an annual income that is not less than 15 percent higher than the Federal poverty threshold for a family of 2, as determined by the Bureau of the Census; (2) the minimum wage should be set at a level high enough to allow 2 full-time minimum wage workers to earn an income above the national housing wage; and (3) Congress, any of the several States, the District of Columbia, any Territory or possession of the United States, any Indian tribe, or any local or municipal government of a State may establish a higher minimum wage requirement than that established in this Act. 3. Minimum wage Section 6 of the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 ( 29 U.S.C. 206 ) is amended— (1) in subsection (a)(1)— (A) by striking and at the end of subparagraph (B); (B) by inserting and at the end of subparagraph (C); and (C) by inserting at the end the following: (D) not less than the amount determined by the Secretary under subsection (b), beginning September 1, 2013; ; and (2) by redesignating subsection (b) as subsection (c) and inserting after subsection (a) the following: (b) (1) Subject to paragraph (2), not later than June 1, 2013, and once every 4 years thereafter, the Secretary shall determine the minimum wage rate applicable under subsection (a)(1) based on the formula described in paragraph (3). The Secretary shall publish such wage rate in the Federal Register not later than October 1 of each year. (2) If the minimum wage rate determined by the Secretary under paragraph (1) would result in a lower minimum wage rate than the minimum wage rate in effect at the time of such determination, the Secretary shall not adjust, pursuant to this subsection, the minimum wage rate so in effect. (3) The minimum wage rate determined by the Secretary under paragraph (1) shall be the minimum hourly wage sufficient for a person working for such wage for 40 hours per week, 52 weeks per year, to earn an annual income in an amount that is 15 percent higher than the Federal poverty threshold for a family of 2, with one child under the age of 18, and living in any of the 48 contiguous States, as published by the Bureau of the Census for the year in which the wage rate is being so determined. . |
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H. R. 230
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IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
</current-chamber>
<action>
<action-date date="20130114">
January 14, 2013
</action-date>
<action-desc>
<sponsor name-id="G000553">
Mr. Al Green of Texas
</sponsor>
(for himself,
<cosponsor name-id="J000032">
Ms. Jackson Lee
</cosponsor>
, and
<cosponsor name-id="O000168">
Mr. Olson
</cosponsor>
) introduced the following
bill; which was referred to the
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Committee
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, and in addition to the
Committees on
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Transportation and
Infrastructure
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and
<committee-name committee-id="HBA00">
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
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A BILL
</legis-type>
<official-title>
To direct the Secretary of Labor and the Secretary of
Commerce to create a job training program and an economic stability program to
stabilize the workforce and promote economic growth in the Johnson Space Center
region.
</official-title>
</form>
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Short title
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This Act may be cited as the
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Johnson Space Center Workforce of
2013
</short-title>
</quote>
.
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2.
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<header>
Job
training
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(a)
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<header>
Program
authorized
</header>
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Not later than 180
days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Labor shall
create a job training program to assist any affected worker in the Johnson
Space Center region to transition to a new job. Such program may include a
one-stop career center tailored to the needs of affected workers in the Johnson
Space Center region.
</text>
</subsection>
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(b)
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<header>
Duration
</header>
<text>
The
job training program created under this section shall terminate 2 years after
its creation.
</text>
</subsection>
</section>
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<enum>
3.
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<header>
Economic
stability
</header>
<subsection id="H4B3B7842035C43389BD3D7D77D5EB681">
<enum>
(a)
</enum>
<header>
Cooperative
agreements authorized
</header>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Not
later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary
of Commerce, acting through the Economic Development Administration of the
Department of Commerce (referred to in this section as the
<term>
EDA
</term>
),
shall enter into cooperative agreements with eligible recipients in the Johnson
Space Center region to help stabilize the workforce in such region and to
promote economic growth.
</text>
</subsection>
<subsection id="HEC1269482C2A4708A709B711A849AE78">
<enum>
(b)
</enum>
<header>
Application
</header>
<text>
An
eligible recipient that desires to receive funds under this section shall
submit an application that contains a comprehensive economic adjustment
strategy to the Secretary, at such time, in such manner, and accompanied by
such additional information as the Secretary may reasonably require.
</text>
</subsection>
<subsection id="HF7DE5DC48927436596E47FABF693441C">
<enum>
(c)
</enum>
<header>
Uses of
funds
</header>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
The EDA, acting through
a cooperative agreement with an eligible recipient, shall use funds authorized
to carry out this section for activities to help stabilize the workforce and
promote economic growth in the Johnson Space Center region, which may
include—
</text>
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<enum>
(1)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
providing financial and technical
assistance to eligible recipients to help implement the comprehensive economic
adjustment strategy, which may include efforts such as infrastructure upgrades,
establishing entrepreneurial networks, and establishing skill training
facilities; and
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H4BBFD8BDD10A49C6A63CD061274ACB0F">
<enum>
(2)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
analyzing whether other methods for
economic adjustment that have been successful in similar situations may be
effective in the Johnson Space Center region, and if so, implementing such
methods, which may include—
</text>
<subparagraph id="H7CCAD26067C1480080ABE8ACA293DBBE">
<enum>
(A)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
supporting efforts to start new technology
ventures based on the specific skills of dislocated engineers;
</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H0030344695624A509EAAEC7E054993D7">
<enum>
(B)
</enum>
<text>
providing
technical assistance to guide public officials, management, and affected
workers; and
</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HECC0B4920E2B4D48BD076D3A34DE8781">
<enum>
(C)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
providing additional oversight through
visits to the Johnson Space Center region.
</text>
</subparagraph>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
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<enum>
(d)
</enum>
<header>
Duration
</header>
<text>
The
cooperative agreements entered into under this section shall be for a 2-year
period.
</text>
</subsection>
</section>
<section id="HBC05F0C01FCB46B2A2152BB73E4DF36C">
<enum>
4.
</enum>
<header>
Definitions
</header>
<subsection id="HE3731C67F40D4FD6BBE3750DAD4F1D9B">
<enum>
(a)
</enum>
<header>
Johnson Space
Center region
</header>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
The term
<term>
Johnson Space Center region
</term>
means the locality surrounding the
Johnson Space Center that contains affected workers.
</text>
</subsection>
<subsection id="HFA52FAEBBB94406BA4DBA81C8614C1BF">
<enum>
(b)
</enum>
<header>
Affected
Worker
</header>
<text>
The term
<term>
affected worker
</term>
means any employee
of the Johnson Space Center or any individual who works for a contractor of the
Johnson Space Center whose job stability is impacted by the programmatic
changes to the space exploration program of the National Aeronautics and Space
Administration.
</text>
</subsection>
<subsection id="H0CAF02CDAC054CBDAD49DDA8B29A9A9F">
<enum>
(c)
</enum>
<header>
One-Stop Career
Center
</header>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
The term
<term>
one-stop career center
</term>
means a comprehensive office dedicated to
helping individuals who are unemployed find new employment that offers training
referrals, career counseling, job listings, and similar employment-related
services.
</text>
</subsection>
<subsection id="HBBB0B810BFEB47279D4BDCF88A04DB8D">
<enum>
(d)
</enum>
<header>
Cooperative
Agreement
</header>
<text>
The term
<term>
cooperative agreement
</term>
has the
meaning given the term in
<external-xref legal-doc="usc-chapter" parsable-cite="usc-chapter/31/63">
chapter 63
</external-xref>
of title 31, United States Code.
</text>
</subsection>
<subsection id="HB21B3F7F8AA24D47B48F086716CD85D3">
<enum>
(e)
</enum>
<header>
Eligible
Recipient and Comprehensive Economic Adjustment Strategy
</header>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
The terms
<term>
eligible recipient
</term>
and
<term>
comprehensive economic adjustment strategy
</term>
have the meanings
given the terms in section 3 of the Public Works and Economic Development Act
of 1965 (
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/3122">
42 U.S.C. 3122
</external-xref>
).
</text>
</subsection>
</section>
<section id="HFDCCC9175DC644EF9AB7FC695BB6281D">
<enum>
5.
</enum>
<header>
Authorization of
Appropriations
</header>
<subsection id="HEA56ABB53B674A7D933B589492A81E31">
<enum>
(a)
</enum>
<header>
In
General
</header>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
There are authorized
to be appropriated to carry out this Act—
</text>
<paragraph id="HC989C470D020483199E0A87E2E8B647D">
<enum>
(1)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
$40,000,000 for fiscal year 2012;
and
</text>
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$40,000,000 for
fiscal year 2013.
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(b)
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Allocation
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Of
the amounts appropriated to carry out this Act for each fiscal year—
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(1)
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the Secretary of
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and
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(2)
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the Secretary of
Commerce may use not more than $30,000,000 for the economic stability
program.
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| I 113th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 230 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES January 14, 2013 Mr. Al Green of Texas (for himself, Ms. Jackson Lee , and Mr. Olson ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Education and the Workforce , and in addition to the Committees on Transportation and Infrastructure and 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 direct the Secretary of Labor and the Secretary of Commerce to create a job training program and an economic stability program to stabilize the workforce and promote economic growth in the Johnson Space Center region.
1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Johnson Space Center Workforce of 2013 . 2. Job training (a) Program authorized Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Labor shall create a job training program to assist any affected worker in the Johnson Space Center region to transition to a new job. Such program may include a one-stop career center tailored to the needs of affected workers in the Johnson Space Center region. (b) Duration The job training program created under this section shall terminate 2 years after its creation. 3. Economic stability (a) Cooperative agreements authorized Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Commerce, acting through the Economic Development Administration of the Department of Commerce (referred to in this section as the EDA ), shall enter into cooperative agreements with eligible recipients in the Johnson Space Center region to help stabilize the workforce in such region and to promote economic growth. (b) Application An eligible recipient that desires to receive funds under this section shall submit an application that contains a comprehensive economic adjustment strategy to the Secretary, at such time, in such manner, and accompanied by such additional information as the Secretary may reasonably require. (c) Uses of funds The EDA, acting through a cooperative agreement with an eligible recipient, shall use funds authorized to carry out this section for activities to help stabilize the workforce and promote economic growth in the Johnson Space Center region, which may include— (1) providing financial and technical assistance to eligible recipients to help implement the comprehensive economic adjustment strategy, which may include efforts such as infrastructure upgrades, establishing entrepreneurial networks, and establishing skill training facilities; and (2) analyzing whether other methods for economic adjustment that have been successful in similar situations may be effective in the Johnson Space Center region, and if so, implementing such methods, which may include— (A) supporting efforts to start new technology ventures based on the specific skills of dislocated engineers; (B) providing technical assistance to guide public officials, management, and affected workers; and (C) providing additional oversight through visits to the Johnson Space Center region. (d) Duration The cooperative agreements entered into under this section shall be for a 2-year period. 4. Definitions (a) Johnson Space Center region The term Johnson Space Center region means the locality surrounding the Johnson Space Center that contains affected workers. (b) Affected Worker The term affected worker means any employee of the Johnson Space Center or any individual who works for a contractor of the Johnson Space Center whose job stability is impacted by the programmatic changes to the space exploration program of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration. (c) One-Stop Career Center The term one-stop career center means a comprehensive office dedicated to helping individuals who are unemployed find new employment that offers training referrals, career counseling, job listings, and similar employment-related services. (d) Cooperative Agreement The term cooperative agreement has the meaning given the term in chapter 63 of title 31, United States Code. (e) Eligible Recipient and Comprehensive Economic Adjustment Strategy The terms eligible recipient and comprehensive economic adjustment strategy have the meanings given the terms in section 3 of the Public Works and Economic Development Act of 1965 ( 42 U.S.C. 3122 ). 5. Authorization of Appropriations (a) In General There are authorized to be appropriated to carry out this Act— (1) $40,000,000 for fiscal year 2012; and (2) $40,000,000 for fiscal year 2013. (b) Allocation Of the amounts appropriated to carry out this Act for each fiscal year— (1) the Secretary of Labor may use not more than $10,000,000 for the job training program; and (2) the Secretary of Commerce may use not more than $30,000,000 for the economic stability program. |
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This Act may be cited as the
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Hawaiian Homeownership Opportunity Act
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Authorization of
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fiscal years
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fiscal years 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, and 2017.
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Loan guarantees
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Authorization of
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fiscal
years
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fiscal
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(2)
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Authority
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In
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or as a result of a lack of access to
private financial markets
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.
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Eligible
housing
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In subsection (c), by striking paragraph (2) and
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Eligible
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The loan will be used to construct, acquire, refinance,
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located on Hawaiian Home
Lands.
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.
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| I 113th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 231 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES January 14, 2013 Ms. Hanabusa introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Financial Services A BILL To reauthorize the programs of the Department of Housing and Urban Development for housing assistance for Native Hawaiians.
1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Hawaiian Homeownership Opportunity Act of 2013 . 2. Authorization of appropriations for housing assistance Section 824 of the Native American Housing Assistance and Self-Determination Act of 1996 ( 25 U.S.C. 4243 ), as added by section 513 of Public Law 106–569 (114 Stat. 2969), is amended by striking fiscal years and all that follows and inserting the following: fiscal years 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, and 2017. . 3. Loan guarantees for Native Hawaiian housing Section 184A of the Housing and Community Development Act of 1992 ( 12 U.S.C. 1715z–13b ), as added by section 514 of Public Law 106–569 (114 Stat. 2989), is amended as follows: (1) Authorization of appropriations In subsection (j)(7), by striking fiscal years and all that follows and inserting the following: fiscal years 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, and 2017. . (2) Authority In subsection (b), by striking or as a result of a lack of access to private financial markets . (3) Eligible housing In subsection (c), by striking paragraph (2) and inserting the following new paragraph: (2) Eligible housing The loan will be used to construct, acquire, refinance, or rehabilitate 1- to 4-family dwellings that are standard housing and are located on Hawaiian Home Lands. . |
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Medicare direct payment to
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, and (I) in the case of
covered compounded drugs that are prepared by a pharmacy for a specific
individual, are dispensed, directly or indirectly, to the individual, are
necessary for the effective use of, or therapeutic benefit from, an implanted
infusion pump (regardless of who refills the pump), and are billed directly by
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Effective
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The amendments made by subsection (a) shall apply to drugs
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| I 113th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 232 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES January 14, 2013 Mr. Harper 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 permit direct payment to pharmacies for certain compounded drugs that are prepared by the pharmacies for a specific beneficiary for use through an implanted infusion pump.
1. Medicare direct payment to pharmacies for certain compounded drugs that are prepared by the pharmacies for a specific beneficiary for use through an implanted infusion pump (a) In general The first sentence of section 1842(b)(6) of the Social Security Act ( 42 U.S.C. 1395u(b)(6) ) is amended— (1) by striking and before (H) ; and (2) by inserting before the period at the end the following: , and (I) in the case of covered compounded drugs that are prepared by a pharmacy for a specific individual, are dispensed, directly or indirectly, to the individual, are necessary for the effective use of, or therapeutic benefit from, an implanted infusion pump (regardless of who refills the pump), and are billed directly by the pharmacy, payment shall be made to the pharmacy . (b) Effective date The amendments made by subsection (a) shall apply to drugs dispensed on or after January 1, 2013. |
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Mr. Honda
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introduced
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Extension of presidential
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Chapter 31 of title
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following new section:
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Extension of
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Extension of
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Whenever the
President submits a written certification to Congress that the President has
determined that the debt subject to limit is within $100,000,000,000 of the
limit in section 3101(b) and that further borrowing is required to meet
existing commitments, the Secretary of the Treasury may exercise authority to
borrow an additional amount that the Secretary estimates is sufficient to meet
commitments for one year, subject to the enactment of a joint resolution of
disapproval enacted pursuant to this section. The written certification shall
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Joint resolution
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In
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The debt limit may not be raised under this section if,
within 50 calendar days after the date on which Congress receives a
certification described in subsection (a), there is enacted into law a joint
resolution disapproving the President’s exercise of authority with respect to
such additional amount.
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(2)
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Contents of
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joint resolution
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means only a joint resolution—
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for the certification described in
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(C)
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the title of which
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Joint resolution relating to the disapproval of the
President’s exercise of authority to increase the debt limit by $________, as
submitted under
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section 3101B
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of title 31, United States Code, on
______
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(with the first blank containing the amount of such proposed
increase and the second blank containing the date of such submission);
and
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(D)
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the matter after
the resolving clause of which is only as follows:
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That Congress
disapproves of the President’s exercise of authority to increase the debt
limit, as exercised pursuant to the certification under section 3101B(a) of
title 31, United States Code.
</quote>
.
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(c)
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Expedited
consideration; amendment not in order; coordination with action by other
House
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The provisions of subsections (c), (d), (e), and (f) of
section 3101A shall apply to any joint resolution of disapproval under this
section, except that—
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(1)
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the date set forth
in section (d)(3) of such section;
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(2)
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the exception for
the $400,000,000,000 increase described in subsection (f)(5) of such section;
and
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(3)
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subsection
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shall be
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(b)
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Rules of the
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</header>
<text>
Section 3101A(g) is amended
by inserting
<quote>
and subsections (b) and (c) of section 3101B
</quote>
before
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are enacted by Congress
</quote>
.
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(c)
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Conforming
amendment
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<text>
The table of sections for
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chapter 31
</external-xref>
of title 31,
United States Code, is amended by inserting after the item relating to section
3101A the following new item:
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3101B. Extension of presidential modification of the debt
ceiling.
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.
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| I 113th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 233 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES January 14, 2013 Mr. Honda introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Ways and Means , and in addition to the Committee on 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 amend chapter 31 of title 31, United States Code, to provide for an orderly process by which the debt ceiling is increased.
1. Extension of presidential modification of the debt ceiling (a) In general Chapter 31 of title 31, United States Code, is amended by inserting after section 3101A the following new section: 3101B. Extension of presidential modification of the debt ceiling (a) Extension of debt limit Whenever the President submits a written certification to Congress that the President has determined that the debt subject to limit is within $100,000,000,000 of the limit in section 3101(b) and that further borrowing is required to meet existing commitments, the Secretary of the Treasury may exercise authority to borrow an additional amount that the Secretary estimates is sufficient to meet commitments for one year, subject to the enactment of a joint resolution of disapproval enacted pursuant to this section. The written certification shall also contain the amount that the Secretary so estimates is sufficient. (b) Joint resolution of disapproval (1) In general The debt limit may not be raised under this section if, within 50 calendar days after the date on which Congress receives a certification described in subsection (a), there is enacted into law a joint resolution disapproving the President’s exercise of authority with respect to such additional amount. (2) Contents of joint resolution For the purpose of this section, the term joint resolution means only a joint resolution— (A) for the certification described in subsection (a); (B) which does not have a preamble; (C) the title of which is only as follows: Joint resolution relating to the disapproval of the President’s exercise of authority to increase the debt limit by $________, as submitted under section 3101B of title 31, United States Code, on ______ (with the first blank containing the amount of such proposed increase and the second blank containing the date of such submission); and (D) the matter after the resolving clause of which is only as follows: That Congress disapproves of the President’s exercise of authority to increase the debt limit, as exercised pursuant to the certification under section 3101B(a) of title 31, United States Code. . (c) Expedited consideration; amendment not in order; coordination with action by other House The provisions of subsections (c), (d), (e), and (f) of section 3101A shall apply to any joint resolution of disapproval under this section, except that— (1) the date set forth in section (d)(3) of such section; (2) the exception for the $400,000,000,000 increase described in subsection (f)(5) of such section; and (3) subsection (f)(6); shall be inapplicable. . (b) Rules of the House of Representatives and Senate Section 3101A(g) is amended by inserting and subsections (b) and (c) of section 3101B before are enacted by Congress . (c) Conforming amendment The table of sections for chapter 31 of title 31, United States Code, is amended by inserting after the item relating to section 3101A the following new item: 3101B. Extension of presidential modification of the debt ceiling. . |
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113th CONGRESS
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1st Session
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H. R. 234
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IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
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January 14, 2013
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Ms. Kaptur
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introduced
the following bill; which was referred to the
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Committee on Financial
Services
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A BILL
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To establish the Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac Investigative
Commission to investigate the policies and practices engaged in by officers and
directors at Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac responsible for making the decisions
that led to the enterprises’ financial instability and the subsequent Federal
conservatorship of such enterprises.
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1.
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Short title
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This Act may be cited as the
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Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac
Investigative Commission Act
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.
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2.
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<header>
Definitions
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In this Act:
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(1)
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The term
<term>
Commission
</term>
means the
Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac Investigative Commission established under section
3.
</text>
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<enum>
(2)
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<text>
The term
<term>
Fannie Mae
</term>
means the Federal National Mortgage Corporation.
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<enum>
(3)
</enum>
<text>
The term
<term>
Freddie Mac
</term>
means the Federal Home Loan Mortgage
Corporation.
</text>
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<enum>
3.
</enum>
<header>
Establishment
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
There is established a commission to be
known as the
<quote>
Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac Investigative
Commission
</quote>
.
</text>
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<enum>
4.
</enum>
<header>
Duty of the
Commission
</header>
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<enum>
(a)
</enum>
<header>
In
general
</header>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
The Commission shall
investigate, determine, and make recommendations to Congress with respect to
the policies, practices, and board decisions of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac
subsequent to the actions of the Resolution Trust Corporation during the late
1980s and from the 1990s through the present that led to the enterprises’
financial instability and the subsequent Federal conservatorship of such
enterprises.
</text>
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<enum>
(b)
</enum>
<header>
Specific
topics
</header>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
In carrying out its
duty under subsection (a), the Commission shall address and analyze, by year,
beginning in 1990 and through the present, the following:
</text>
<paragraph id="H1A3ABCE4CBC445258149E6A74A53AAE5">
<enum>
(1)
</enum>
<text>
The appropriate
role of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac in expanding homeownership and the
appropriate role in helping the housing market recover nationwide.
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="HD25BADEE831B46D19B0BECB624E22006">
<enum>
(2)
</enum>
<text>
Fannie Mae and
Freddie Mac’s involvement, if any, in the development of faulty risk standards
and accounting practices and the creation and proliferation of the securitized
mortgage instrument, and how such instrument affected the solvency of such
enterprises.
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="HCBA5FA2397224942AA3A31EBB14E2658">
<enum>
(3)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
The role of the boards of directors of
Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac in developing and voting for the investment,
accounting, and contracting policies of such enterprises, particularly as they
relate to risk assessments, subprime mortgages, and the international
securitization of mortgages.
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H732E713DB503430C9873CD51F72E12EB">
<enum>
(4)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Any board members, working committees, or
executive officers responsible for making the decisions to adapt or change risk
assessments or grow Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac’s portfolios of subprime
mortgage loans, a summary of actual board votes on the same, and the process
that led to such decisions.
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H4BE88D3AFE8947919A203881564E1AFD">
<enum>
(5)
</enum>
<text>
The decisions of
the boards or executive officers of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac that contributed
or may have contributed to the overvaluation of risky mortgage investments in
the stock market and, later, to the growth of the subprime mortgage
industry.
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="HDAB35569B8AE499CBF4CF064FFF0F3B3">
<enum>
(6)
</enum>
<text>
The annual
compensation, including all forms of compensation, stock options, and other
financial benefits accrued to each of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac's executive
officers and members of the boards of directors.
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="HAAF5E27A3D04486AA28832725B3EC8DE">
<enum>
(7)
</enum>
<text>
Such other matters
that the Congress may place before the Commission.
</text>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
</section>
<section id="H5D32959A473C4B09A19A131372F1629A">
<enum>
5.
</enum>
<header>
Membership
</header>
<subsection id="HCA4FD3D700E04130B9FC645BF99D92EB">
<enum>
(a)
</enum>
<header>
Number and
appointment
</header>
<paragraph id="H7113817BCFF541D0B766917A4BC151C2">
<enum>
(1)
</enum>
<header>
In
general
</header>
<text>
The Commission shall be composed of 8 members, appointed
as follows:
</text>
<subparagraph id="HD44036F7C0D24F8DBC51AA8BC701234F">
<enum>
(A)
</enum>
<text>
Two members
appointed by the Speaker of the House of Representatives.
</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H5BC4B33008AA49A6A794DAA91C55185B">
<enum>
(B)
</enum>
<text>
Two members
appointed by the minority leader of the House of Representatives.
</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H724C42ADED3942E08B53BB3606B2B169">
<enum>
(C)
</enum>
<text>
Two members
appointed by the majority leader of the Senate.
</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H94EB269B7F814B7E93DD91A8B3CB0FD9">
<enum>
(D)
</enum>
<text>
Two members
appointed by the minority leader of the Senate.
</text>
</subparagraph>
</paragraph>
<paragraph commented="no" id="HD8B523A0EF954B54808E2C2BCBCD039E">
<enum>
(2)
</enum>
<header>
Qualifications
</header>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Members of the Commission shall be
individuals who are of recognized standing and distinction in the areas of
banking, securities and finance regulation, consumer advocacy and fair housing
programs, and the mortgage industry.
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H5F3C08B6CA62408C97E027F269D74E73">
<enum>
(3)
</enum>
<header>
Conflict of
interest
</header>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Members of the
Commission shall not have a conflict of interest that is relevant to any matter
the Commission is required to investigate under section 4.
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H7ADC668FB2B44F6392C03DF07E445296">
<enum>
(4)
</enum>
<header>
Deadline for
appointment
</header>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Members of the
Commission shall be appointed not later than 90 days after the date of
enactment of this Act.
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H6764F465F53F4CCC8A79D1A3EB5A801B">
<enum>
(5)
</enum>
<header>
Chairperson
</header>
<text>
The
Chairperson of the Commission shall be designated by the Speaker of the House
of Representatives at the time of appointment.
</text>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
<subsection id="HB33AEFEAE719443F8867EAC47B4B9954">
<enum>
(b)
</enum>
<header>
Terms
</header>
<paragraph id="HABB6E5266C594DF4BE30D4820F10D78C">
<enum>
(1)
</enum>
<header>
In
general
</header>
<text>
Each member shall be appointed for the life of the
Commission.
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="HF1B8B1B2321E450594ED5B0F859D2FDF">
<enum>
(2)
</enum>
<header>
Vacancies
</header>
<text>
A
vacancy on the Commission shall—
</text>
<subparagraph id="H9AE75A026FC44AE2A65756297B427626">
<enum>
(A)
</enum>
<text>
not affect the
power of the remaining members to execute the duty of the Commission;
and
</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HBD3EE4A9611B4E7B8F11D10E8F02454B">
<enum>
(B)
</enum>
<text>
be filled in the
manner in which the original appointment was made.
</text>
</subparagraph>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
<subsection id="H0DDBCBB01862420883F043EEE22CA001">
<enum>
(c)
</enum>
<header>
Compensation
</header>
<paragraph id="HA141D437F9154B74B22CD0440817010A">
<enum>
(1)
</enum>
<header>
Rates of Pay;
Travel Expenses
</header>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Each member
shall serve without pay, except that each member shall receive travel expenses,
including per diem in lieu of subsistence, in accordance with applicable
provisions under subchapter I of
<external-xref legal-doc="usc-chapter" parsable-cite="usc-chapter/5/57">
chapter 57
</external-xref>
of title 5, United States
Code.
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H1E49BCE1F6034EB3B2A5E895B4C25819">
<enum>
(2)
</enum>
<header>
Prohibition of
Compensation of Federal Employees
</header>
<text>
Notwithstanding paragraph (1),
any member of the Commission who is a full-time officer or employee of the
United States may not receive additional pay, allowances, or benefits because
of service on the Commission.
</text>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
<subsection id="H33E85FDC2E174F368FC00D1AD1608857">
<enum>
(d)
</enum>
<header>
Meeting
requirements
</header>
<paragraph id="H479355A9FCFF4E0EA238CE809E978D38">
<enum>
(1)
</enum>
<header>
Frequency
</header>
<subparagraph id="H8DE9DC89952542CEAE9EA03F72A79EB4">
<enum>
(A)
</enum>
<header>
Quarterly
meetings
</header>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
The Commission shall
meet at least quarterly.
</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H99F7F35E0FD7441DA8623784B0DF47CB">
<enum>
(B)
</enum>
<header>
Additional
meetings
</header>
<text>
In addition to quarterly meetings, the Commission shall
meet at the call of the Chairperson or a majority of its members.
</text>
</subparagraph>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="HF302616A26724D94830D0C8130E7457A">
<enum>
(2)
</enum>
<header>
Quorum
</header>
<text>
Five
members of the Commission shall constitute a quorum, but a lesser number may
hold hearings.
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H8BA75F1434764B9499136C98141205E0">
<enum>
(3)
</enum>
<header>
Meeting by
telephone or other appropriate technology
</header>
<text>
Members of the
Commission are permitted to meet using telephones or other suitable
telecommunications technologies provided that all members of the Commission can
fully communicate with all other members simultaneously.
</text>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
</section>
<section id="HEFB1329262A5423E8332793C8F17EEAF">
<enum>
6.
</enum>
<header>
Director and
Staff of Commission; Experts and Consultants
</header>
<subsection id="HCFA822AFEED44402BAEDDF914FE71F28">
<enum>
(a)
</enum>
<header>
Director
</header>
<paragraph id="H78F72768E60B48DAA5374D78722576EE">
<enum>
(1)
</enum>
<header>
Appointment
</header>
<text>
The
Commission shall have a Director who shall be appointed by the Chairperson with
the approval of the Commission.
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph commented="no" id="H5EEEA6DBD28D489BB11B839AD67725A3">
<enum>
(2)
</enum>
<header>
Credentials
</header>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
The Director shall have experience in the
areas of banking, securities and finance regulation, consumer advocacy and fair
housing programs, and the mortgage industry.
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H0ABD75E1B0E64915A124E80FD8EAECF2">
<enum>
(3)
</enum>
<header>
Salary
</header>
<text>
The
Director shall be paid at a rate determined by the Chairperson with the
approval of the Commission, except that such rate may not exceed the rate of
basic pay for GS–15 of the General Schedule.
</text>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
<subsection id="H8E8C4ED18CF64599A0F9AE979D4E9104">
<enum>
(b)
</enum>
<header>
Staff
</header>
<text>
With
the approval of the Chairperson, the Director may appoint and fix the pay of
additional qualified personnel as the Director considers appropriate.
</text>
</subsection>
<subsection id="HA2B9FE81F7C0494FBB031E073DDFB76C">
<enum>
(c)
</enum>
<header>
Experts and
consultants
</header>
<text>
With the approval of the Commission, the Director may
procure temporary and intermittent services under
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/5/3109">
section 3109(b)
</external-xref>
of title 5,
United States Code, but at rates for individuals not to exceed the daily
equivalent of the maximum annual rate of basic pay for GS–15 of the General
Schedule.
</text>
</subsection>
<subsection id="H50348889E9014872B99335803C3CC789">
<enum>
(d)
</enum>
<header>
Staff of Federal
Agencies
</header>
<text>
Upon request of the Commission, Chairperson, or
Director, the head of any Federal department or agency may detail, on a
nonreimbursable basis, any of the personnel of that department or agency to the
Commission to assist the Commission in carrying out its duty under this Act.
</text>
</subsection>
</section>
<section id="H427FC5536586497F94EBCC78B91CF7B2">
<enum>
7.
</enum>
<header>
Powers of
Commission
</header>
<subsection id="HA0DFDDA0B18742C780033EC64D3955CE">
<enum>
(a)
</enum>
<header>
Hearings and
sessions
</header>
<text>
The Commission may, for the purposes of carrying out
this Act, hold hearings, sit and act at such times and such places, take
testimony, and receive evidence as the Commission considers appropriate.
</text>
</subsection>
<subsection id="HD0B0B6D23D584058BA1FB1AE2E5DCACD">
<enum>
(b)
</enum>
<header>
Subpoena
power
</header>
<paragraph id="H045F6B73B2314FC4A76BC26E0292307A">
<enum>
(1)
</enum>
<header>
In
general
</header>
<text>
The Commission may issue a subpoena to require the
attendance and testimony of witnesses and the production of evidence relating
to any matter under investigation by the Commission.
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="HC20A0B60185A4C53A42EFFE916A22120">
<enum>
(2)
</enum>
<header>
Issuance and
signature
</header>
<text>
Subpoenas issued under paragraph (1) shall bear the
signature of the Chairperson of the Commission and shall be served by any
person or class of persons designated by the Chairperson for that
purpose.
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H557C699C146E40A99FA9E60846A16342">
<enum>
(3)
</enum>
<header>
Enforcement
</header>
<text>
If
a person refuses to obey a subpoena issued under paragraph (1), the Commission
may apply to a United States district court for an order requiring that person
to appear before the Commission to give testimony, produce evidence, or both,
relating to the matter under investigation. The application may be made within
the judicial district where the hearing is conducted or where that person is
found, resides, or transacts business. Any failure to obey the order of the
court may be punished by the court as civil contempt.
</text>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
<subsection id="H57FC83709DB543DA9B612FBA66FFB02C">
<enum>
(c)
</enum>
<header>
Powers of
Members and agents
</header>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Any member
or agent of the Commission may, if authorized by the Commission, take any
action which the Commission is authorized to take under this Act.
</text>
</subsection>
<subsection commented="no" id="HCC3E5CFA8FA74E2081491A97209F1FC0">
<enum>
(d)
</enum>
<header>
Obtaining
official data
</header>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
The Commission
may secure directly from any department or agency of the United States
information necessary to enable it to carry out its duty under this Act. Upon
request of the Chairperson, the head of that department or agency shall furnish
that information to the Commission.
</text>
</subsection>
<subsection id="H5381989A4B8D4287A5C4FAFAE491FE0B">
<enum>
(e)
</enum>
<header>
Physical
facilities and equipment
</header>
<text>
The Architect of the Capitol, in
consultation with the appropriate entities in the legislative branch, shall
locate and provide suitable facilities and equipment for the operation of the
Commission on a nonreimbursable basis.
</text>
</subsection>
<subsection id="H2DA0C330E0914F1888CCBB9151187E51">
<enum>
(f)
</enum>
<header>
Administrative
support services
</header>
<text>
Upon request of the Commission, the Architect of
the Capitol and the Administrator of the General Services shall provide to the
Commission on a nonreimbursable basis such administrative support services as
the Commission may request in order for the Commission to carry out its duty
under this Act.
</text>
</subsection>
<subsection id="H0212BE33F0E94E46B1C6E844DA37A3EC">
<enum>
(g)
</enum>
<header>
Bylaws, rules,
and regulations
</header>
<text>
The Commission may adopt, amend, and repeal
bylaws, rules, and regulations governing the conduct of its business and the
performance of its duties.
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Commission
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The Commission shall
keep accurate and complete records of its doings and transactions which shall
be made available for public inspection, and for the purpose of audit and
examination by the Comptroller General or his designee.
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Information from
Freddie Mac, Fannie Mae, and the FHFA
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Enterprises
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Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac shall provide
full and prompt access to the Commission to any books, records, and other
information requested for the purposes of carrying out its duty under this Act.
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FHFA
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Upon
request of the Commission, the Director of the Federal Housing Finance Agency
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Report
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Not later than 12 months after the date on
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conclusions, and recommendations of the Commission.
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Authorization of
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There are
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for fiscal year 2013 to carry out this Act.
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The Commission shall terminate following the
submission and presentation of its final report and recommendations under
section 9, but not later than 30 days after such submission and
presentation.
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| I 113th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 234 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES January 14, 2013 Ms. Kaptur introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Financial Services A BILL To establish the Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac Investigative Commission to investigate the policies and practices engaged in by officers and directors at Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac responsible for making the decisions that led to the enterprises’ financial instability and the subsequent Federal conservatorship of such enterprises.
1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac Investigative Commission Act . 2. Definitions In this Act: (1) The term Commission means the Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac Investigative Commission established under section 3. (2) The term Fannie Mae means the Federal National Mortgage Corporation. (3) The term Freddie Mac means the Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation. 3. Establishment There is established a commission to be known as the Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac Investigative Commission . 4. Duty of the Commission (a) In general The Commission shall investigate, determine, and make recommendations to Congress with respect to the policies, practices, and board decisions of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac subsequent to the actions of the Resolution Trust Corporation during the late 1980s and from the 1990s through the present that led to the enterprises’ financial instability and the subsequent Federal conservatorship of such enterprises. (b) Specific topics In carrying out its duty under subsection (a), the Commission shall address and analyze, by year, beginning in 1990 and through the present, the following: (1) The appropriate role of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac in expanding homeownership and the appropriate role in helping the housing market recover nationwide. (2) Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac’s involvement, if any, in the development of faulty risk standards and accounting practices and the creation and proliferation of the securitized mortgage instrument, and how such instrument affected the solvency of such enterprises. (3) The role of the boards of directors of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac in developing and voting for the investment, accounting, and contracting policies of such enterprises, particularly as they relate to risk assessments, subprime mortgages, and the international securitization of mortgages. (4) Any board members, working committees, or executive officers responsible for making the decisions to adapt or change risk assessments or grow Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac’s portfolios of subprime mortgage loans, a summary of actual board votes on the same, and the process that led to such decisions. (5) The decisions of the boards or executive officers of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac that contributed or may have contributed to the overvaluation of risky mortgage investments in the stock market and, later, to the growth of the subprime mortgage industry. (6) The annual compensation, including all forms of compensation, stock options, and other financial benefits accrued to each of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac's executive officers and members of the boards of directors. (7) Such other matters that the Congress may place before the Commission. 5. Membership (a) Number and appointment (1) In general The Commission shall be composed of 8 members, appointed as follows: (A) Two members appointed by the Speaker of the House of Representatives. (B) Two members appointed by the minority leader of the House of Representatives. (C) Two members appointed by the majority leader of the Senate. (D) Two members appointed by the minority leader of the Senate. (2) Qualifications Members of the Commission shall be individuals who are of recognized standing and distinction in the areas of banking, securities and finance regulation, consumer advocacy and fair housing programs, and the mortgage industry. (3) Conflict of interest Members of the Commission shall not have a conflict of interest that is relevant to any matter the Commission is required to investigate under section 4. (4) Deadline for appointment Members of the Commission shall be appointed not later than 90 days after the date of enactment of this Act. (5) Chairperson The Chairperson of the Commission shall be designated by the Speaker of the House of Representatives at the time of appointment. (b) Terms (1) In general Each member shall be appointed for the life of the Commission. (2) Vacancies A vacancy on the Commission shall— (A) not affect the power of the remaining members to execute the duty of the Commission; and (B) be filled in the manner in which the original appointment was made. (c) Compensation (1) Rates of Pay; Travel Expenses Each member shall serve without pay, except that each member shall receive travel expenses, including per diem in lieu of subsistence, in accordance with applicable provisions under subchapter I of chapter 57 of title 5, United States Code. (2) Prohibition of Compensation of Federal Employees Notwithstanding paragraph (1), any member of the Commission who is a full-time officer or employee of the United States may not receive additional pay, allowances, or benefits because of service on the Commission. (d) Meeting requirements (1) Frequency (A) Quarterly meetings The Commission shall meet at least quarterly. (B) Additional meetings In addition to quarterly meetings, the Commission shall meet at the call of the Chairperson or a majority of its members. (2) Quorum Five members of the Commission shall constitute a quorum, but a lesser number may hold hearings. (3) Meeting by telephone or other appropriate technology Members of the Commission are permitted to meet using telephones or other suitable telecommunications technologies provided that all members of the Commission can fully communicate with all other members simultaneously. 6. Director and Staff of Commission; Experts and Consultants (a) Director (1) Appointment The Commission shall have a Director who shall be appointed by the Chairperson with the approval of the Commission. (2) Credentials The Director shall have experience in the areas of banking, securities and finance regulation, consumer advocacy and fair housing programs, and the mortgage industry. (3) Salary The Director shall be paid at a rate determined by the Chairperson with the approval of the Commission, except that such rate may not exceed the rate of basic pay for GS–15 of the General Schedule. (b) Staff With the approval of the Chairperson, the Director may appoint and fix the pay of additional qualified personnel as the Director considers appropriate. (c) Experts and consultants With the approval of the Commission, the Director may procure temporary and intermittent services under section 3109(b) of title 5, United States Code, but at rates for individuals not to exceed the daily equivalent of the maximum annual rate of basic pay for GS–15 of the General Schedule. (d) Staff of Federal Agencies Upon request of the Commission, Chairperson, or Director, the head of any Federal department or agency may detail, on a nonreimbursable basis, any of the personnel of that department or agency to the Commission to assist the Commission in carrying out its duty under this Act. 7. Powers of Commission (a) Hearings and sessions The Commission may, for the purposes of carrying out this Act, hold hearings, sit and act at such times and such places, take testimony, and receive evidence as the Commission considers appropriate. (b) Subpoena power (1) In general The Commission may issue a subpoena to require the attendance and testimony of witnesses and the production of evidence relating to any matter under investigation by the Commission. (2) Issuance and signature Subpoenas issued under paragraph (1) shall bear the signature of the Chairperson of the Commission and shall be served by any person or class of persons designated by the Chairperson for that purpose. (3) Enforcement If a person refuses to obey a subpoena issued under paragraph (1), the Commission may apply to a United States district court for an order requiring that person to appear before the Commission to give testimony, produce evidence, or both, relating to the matter under investigation. The application may be made within the judicial district where the hearing is conducted or where that person is found, resides, or transacts business. Any failure to obey the order of the court may be punished by the court as civil contempt. (c) Powers of Members and agents Any member or agent of the Commission may, if authorized by the Commission, take any action which the Commission is authorized to take under this Act. (d) Obtaining official data The Commission may secure directly from any department or agency of the United States information necessary to enable it to carry out its duty under this Act. Upon request of the Chairperson, the head of that department or agency shall furnish that information to the Commission. (e) Physical facilities and equipment The Architect of the Capitol, in consultation with the appropriate entities in the legislative branch, shall locate and provide suitable facilities and equipment for the operation of the Commission on a nonreimbursable basis. (f) Administrative support services Upon request of the Commission, the Architect of the Capitol and the Administrator of the General Services shall provide to the Commission on a nonreimbursable basis such administrative support services as the Commission may request in order for the Commission to carry out its duty under this Act. (g) Bylaws, rules, and regulations The Commission may adopt, amend, and repeal bylaws, rules, and regulations governing the conduct of its business and the performance of its duties. (h) Commission Records The Commission shall keep accurate and complete records of its doings and transactions which shall be made available for public inspection, and for the purpose of audit and examination by the Comptroller General or his designee. 8. Information from Freddie Mac, Fannie Mae, and the FHFA (a) Enterprises Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac shall provide full and prompt access to the Commission to any books, records, and other information requested for the purposes of carrying out its duty under this Act. (b) FHFA Upon request of the Commission, the Director of the Federal Housing Finance Agency shall provide access to any information necessary to assist the Commission in carrying out its duty under this Act. 9. Report Not later than 12 months after the date on which all initial members are appointed, the Commission shall submit to Congress a final report containing a detailed statement of the findings, conclusions, and recommendations of the Commission. 10. Authorization of appropriations There are authorized to be appropriated to the Commission such sums as may be necessary for fiscal year 2013 to carry out this Act. 11. Termination The Commission shall terminate following the submission and presentation of its final report and recommendations under section 9, but not later than 30 days after such submission and presentation. |
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Assisting veterans with military emergency medical training to meet requirements for becoming civilian emergency medical technicians
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Assisting veterans with military emergency medical training to meet requirements for becoming civilian emergency medical technicians
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The Secretary shall establish a program consisting of awarding demonstration grants to States to streamline State requirements and procedures in order to assist veterans who completed military emergency medical technician training while serving in the Armed Forces of the United States to meet certification, licensure, and other requirements applicable to becoming an emergency medical technician in the State.
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Of the amount authorized by section 751(j)(1) to be appropriated to carry out section 751 for fiscal year 2014, there is authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section $1,000,000 for the period of fiscal years 2014 through 2018.
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| IB 113th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 235 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES AN ACT To amend the Public Health Service Act to provide grants to States to streamline State requirements and procedures for veterans with military emergency medical training to become civilian emergency medical technicians.
1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Veteran Emergency Medical Technician Support Act of 2013 . 2. Assisting veterans with military emergency medical training to meet requirements for becoming civilian emergency medical technicians (a) In general Part B of title III of the Public Health Service Act ( 42 U.S.C. 243 et seq. ) is amended by inserting after section 314 the following: 315. Assisting veterans with military emergency medical training to meet requirements for becoming civilian emergency medical technicians (a) Program The Secretary shall establish a program consisting of awarding demonstration grants to States to streamline State requirements and procedures in order to assist veterans who completed military emergency medical technician training while serving in the Armed Forces of the United States to meet certification, licensure, and other requirements applicable to becoming an emergency medical technician in the State. (b) Use of funds Amounts received as a demonstration grant under this section shall be used to prepare and implement a plan to streamline State requirements and procedures as described in subsection (a), including by— (1) determining the extent to which the requirements for the education, training, and skill level of emergency medical technicians in the State are equivalent to requirements for the education, training, and skill level of military emergency medical technicians; and (2) identifying methods, such as waivers, for military emergency medical technicians to forego or meet any such equivalent State requirements. (c) Eligibility To be eligible for a grant under this section, a State shall demonstrate that the State has a shortage of emergency medical technicians. (d) Report The Secretary shall submit to the Congress an annual report on the program under this section. (e) Funding Of the amount authorized by section 751(j)(1) to be appropriated to carry out section 751 for fiscal year 2014, there is authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section $1,000,000 for the period of fiscal years 2014 through 2018. . (b) Conforming Amendment Section 751(j)(1) of the Public Health Service Act ( 42 U.S.C. 294a(j)(1) ) is amended by striking There is authorized to be appropriated and inserting Subject to section 315(e), there is authorized to be appropriated .
Passed the House of Representatives February 12, 2013. Karen L. Haas, Clerk. |
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Assisting
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The
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determining the
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identifying
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Eligibility
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Report
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Funding
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Of
the amount authorized by section 751(j)(1) to be appropriated to carry out
section 751 for fiscal year 2014, there is authorized to be appropriated to
carry out this section $1,000,000 for the period of fiscal years 2014 through
2018.
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Conforming
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Section 751(j)(1) of the Public Health Service Act (42
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There is authorized to be
appropriated
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and inserting
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Subject to section 315(e), there is
authorized to be appropriated
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| I 113th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 235 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES January 14, 2013 Mr. Kinzinger of Illinois (for himself and Mrs. Capps ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce A BILL To amend the Public Health Service Act to provide grants to States to streamline State requirements and procedures for veterans with military emergency medical training to become civilian emergency medical technicians.
1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Veteran Emergency Medical Technician Support Act of 2013 . 2. Assisting veterans with military emergency medical training to meet requirements for becoming civilian emergency medical technicians (a) In general Part B of title III of the Public Health Service Act ( 42 U.S.C. 243 et seq. ) is amended by inserting after section 314 the following: 315. Assisting veterans with military emergency medical training to meet requirements for becoming civilian emergency medical technicians (a) Program The Secretary shall establish a program consisting of awarding demonstration grants to States to streamline State requirements and procedures in order to assist veterans who completed military emergency medical technician training while serving in the Armed Forces of the United States to meet certification, licensure, and other requirements applicable to becoming an emergency medical technician in the State. (b) Use of funds Amounts received as a demonstration grant under this section shall be used to prepare and implement a plan to streamline State requirements and procedures as described in subsection (a), including by— (1) determining the extent to which the requirements for the education, training, and skill level of emergency medical technicians in the State are equivalent to requirements for the education, training, and skill level of military emergency medical technicians; and (2) identifying methods, such as waivers, for military emergency medical technicians to forego or meet any such equivalent State requirements. (c) Eligibility To be eligible for a grant under this section, a State shall demonstrate that the State has a shortage of emergency medical technicians. (d) Report The Secretary shall submit to the Congress an annual report on the program under this section. (e) Funding Of the amount authorized by section 751(j)(1) to be appropriated to carry out section 751 for fiscal year 2014, there is authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section $1,000,000 for the period of fiscal years 2014 through 2018. . (b) Conforming Amendment Section 751(j)(1) of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 294a(j)(1)) is amended by striking There is authorized to be appropriated and inserting Subject to section 315(e), there is authorized to be appropriated . |
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| IIB 113th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 235 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES February 13, 2013 Received; read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions AN ACT To amend the Public Health Service Act to provide grants to States to streamline State requirements and procedures for veterans with military emergency medical training to become civilian emergency medical technicians.
1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Veteran Emergency Medical Technician Support Act of 2013 . 2. Assisting veterans with military emergency medical training to meet requirements for becoming civilian emergency medical technicians (a) In general Part B of title III of the Public Health Service Act ( 42 U.S.C. 243 et seq. ) is amended by inserting after section 314 the following: 315. Assisting veterans with military emergency medical training to meet requirements for becoming civilian emergency medical technicians (a) Program The Secretary shall establish a program consisting of awarding demonstration grants to States to streamline State requirements and procedures in order to assist veterans who completed military emergency medical technician training while serving in the Armed Forces of the United States to meet certification, licensure, and other requirements applicable to becoming an emergency medical technician in the State. (b) Use of funds Amounts received as a demonstration grant under this section shall be used to prepare and implement a plan to streamline State requirements and procedures as described in subsection (a), including by— (1) determining the extent to which the requirements for the education, training, and skill level of emergency medical technicians in the State are equivalent to requirements for the education, training, and skill level of military emergency medical technicians; and (2) identifying methods, such as waivers, for military emergency medical technicians to forego or meet any such equivalent State requirements. (c) Eligibility To be eligible for a grant under this section, a State shall demonstrate that the State has a shortage of emergency medical technicians. (d) Report The Secretary shall submit to the Congress an annual report on the program under this section. (e) Funding Of the amount authorized by section 751(j)(1) to be appropriated to carry out section 751 for fiscal year 2014, there is authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section $1,000,000 for the period of fiscal years 2014 through 2018. . (b) Conforming Amendment Section 751(j)(1) of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 294a(j)(1)) is amended by striking There is authorized to be appropriated and inserting Subject to section 315(e), there is authorized to be appropriated .
Passed the House of Representatives February 12, 2013. Karen L. Haas, Clerk |
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| IB Union Calendar No. 3 113th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 235 [Report No. 113–5] IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES January 14, 2013 Mr. Kinzinger of Illinois (for himself and Mrs. Capps ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce February 4, 2013 Additional sponsors: Mrs. Christensen , Ms. Schakowsky , Mr. Waxman , Mr. Pallone , Mr. Dingell , Mr. Hultgren , Mr. Farenthold , Mr. Yoder , Mr. Schock , Mr. Burgess , Mr. Hanna , Mr. Braley of Iowa , Mr. Wittman , Mr. Michaud , Mr. Rahall , and Mr. Rodney Davis of Illinois February 4, 2013 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 provide grants to States to streamline State requirements and procedures for veterans with military emergency medical training to become civilian emergency medical technicians.
1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Veteran Emergency Medical Technician Support Act of 2013 . 2. Assisting veterans with military emergency medical training to meet requirements for becoming civilian emergency medical technicians (a) In general Part B of title III of the Public Health Service Act ( 42 U.S.C. 243 et seq. ) is amended by inserting after section 314 the following: 315. Assisting veterans with military emergency medical training to meet requirements for becoming civilian emergency medical technicians (a) Program The Secretary shall establish a program consisting of awarding demonstration grants to States to streamline State requirements and procedures in order to assist veterans who completed military emergency medical technician training while serving in the Armed Forces of the United States to meet certification, licensure, and other requirements applicable to becoming an emergency medical technician in the State. (b) Use of funds Amounts received as a demonstration grant under this section shall be used to prepare and implement a plan to streamline State requirements and procedures as described in subsection (a), including by— (1) determining the extent to which the requirements for the education, training, and skill level of emergency medical technicians in the State are equivalent to requirements for the education, training, and skill level of military emergency medical technicians; and (2) identifying methods, such as waivers, for military emergency medical technicians to forego or meet any such equivalent State requirements. (c) Eligibility To be eligible for a grant under this section, a State shall demonstrate that the State has a shortage of emergency medical technicians. (d) Report The Secretary shall submit to the Congress an annual report on the program under this section. (e) Funding Of the amount authorized by section 751(j)(1) to be appropriated to carry out section 751 for fiscal year 2014, there is authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section $1,000,000 for the period of fiscal years 2014 through 2018. . (b) Conforming Amendment Section 751(j)(1) of the Public Health Service Act ( 42 U.S.C. 294a(j)(1) ) is amended by striking There is authorized to be appropriated and inserting Subject to section 315(e), there is authorized to be appropriated .
February 4, 2013 Committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union and ordered to be printed |
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This Act may be cited as the
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Crackdown on Deadbeat Gun Dealers Act
of 2013
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Increasing the
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United States Code, is amended by striking
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once
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3 times
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Increasing
penalties on firearms licensees
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Section 924(a)(3)
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Code is amended by striking
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one year
</quote>
and inserting
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5
years
</quote>
.
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Serious
recordkeeping offenses that aid gun trafficking
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Section 924(a)(3)
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of title 18, United States
Code, is amended by striking the period and inserting
<quote>
; but if the
violation is in relation to an offense under subsection (a)(6) or (d) of
section 922, shall be fined under this title, imprisoned not more than 10
years, or both.
</quote>
.
</text>
</section>
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5.
</enum>
<header>
Suspension of
firearms dealer’s license and civil penalties for violations of the gun control
act
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Subsections (e) and (f) of
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section 923
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of title 18, United States Code, are amended to read as
follows:
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The Attorney
General may, after notice and opportunity for hearing, suspend or revoke any
license issued under this section, or may subject the licensee to a civil
penalty of not more than $10,000 per violation, if the holder of the license
has willfully violated any provision of this chapter or any rule or regulation
prescribed by the Attorney General under this chapter or fails to have secure
gun storage or safety devices available at any place in which firearms are sold
under the license to persons who are not licensees (except that in any case in
which a secure gun storage or safety device is temporarily unavailable because
of theft, casualty loss, consumer sales, backorders from a manufacturer, or any
other similar reason beyond the control of the licensee, the dealer shall not
be considered to be in violation of the requirement to make available such a
device). The Attorney General may, after notice and opportunity for hearing,
suspend or revoke the license of, or assess a civil penalty of not more than
$10,000 on, a dealer who willfully transfers armor piercing ammunition. The
Attorney General may at any time compromise, mitigate, or remit the liability
with respect to any willful violation of this chapter or any rule or regulation
prescribed by the Attorney General under this chapter. The Attorney General’s
actions under this subsection may be reviewed only as provided in subsection
(f).
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Any person whose
application for a license is denied and any holder of a license which is
suspended or revoked or who is assessed a civil penalty shall receive a written
notice from the Attorney General stating specifically the grounds upon which
the application was denied or upon which the license was suspended or revoked
or the civil penalty assessed. Any notice of a suspension or revocation of a
license shall be given to the holder of the license before the effective date
of the suspension or revocation.
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</paragraph>
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(2)
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If the Attorney General denies an
application for a license, or suspends or revokes a license, or assesses a
civil penalty, the Attorney General shall, upon request by the aggrieved party,
promptly hold a hearing to review the denial, suspension, revocation, or
assessment. In the case of a suspension or revocation of a license, the
Attorney General shall, on the request of the holder of the license, stay the
effective date of the suspension or revocation. A hearing under this paragraph
shall be held at a location convenient to the aggrieved party.
</text>
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(3)
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If after a hearing held under
paragraph (2) the Attorney General decides not to reverse the decision to deny
an application or suspend or revoke a license or assess a civil penalty, the
Attorney General shall give notice of the decision to the aggrieved party. The
aggrieved party may at any time within 60 days after the date notice is given
under this paragraph file a petition with the United States district court for
the district in which party resides or in which the party’s principal place of
business is located for a de novo judicial review of the denial, suspension,
revocation, or assessment. In a proceeding conducted under this subsection, the
court may consider any evidence submitted by the parties to the proceeding
whether or not such evidence was considered at the hearing held under paragraph
(2). If the court decides that the Attorney General was not authorized to deny
the application or to suspend or revoke the license or to assess the civil
penalty, the court shall order the Attorney General to take such action as may
be necessary to comply with the judgment of the
court.
</text>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
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.
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6.
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<header>
Termination of
firearms dealer’s license upon felony conviction
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
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Section 925(b)
</external-xref>
of title 18, United States
Code, is amended by striking
<quote>
until any conviction pursuant to the
indictment becomes final
</quote>
and inserting
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until the date of any
conviction pursuant to the indictment
</quote>
.
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7.
</enum>
<header>
Authority to hire
additional personnel
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
The
Director of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives may hire
at least 50 additional personnel for the purpose of carrying out additional
inspections as provided for in the amendments made by this Act.
</text>
</section>
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8.
</enum>
<header>
Report to the
Congress
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
The Director of the
Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives shall submit biennial
reports to the Congress on the implementation of this Act, which shall include
a statement by the Director as to what additional resources, if any, are
necessary in order to implement this Act, and any recommendations of the
Director for how better to ensure that firearms dealers are complying with all
laws and regulations that apply with respect to dealing in firearms, and that
noncompliant firearms dealers are subject to appropriate action in a timely
manner.
</text>
</section>
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| I 113th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 236 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES January 14, 2013 Mr. Langevin (for himself, Mr. Van Hollen , Mr. Grijalva , Mr. Cicilline , Mr. Rush , Mr. Cartwright , and Ms. Slaughter ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary A BILL To ensure greater accountability by licensed firearms dealers.
1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Crackdown on Deadbeat Gun Dealers Act of 2013 . 2. Increasing the number of allowed compliance inspections of firearms dealers Section 923(g)(1)(B)(ii)(I) of title 18, United States Code, is amended by striking once and inserting 3 times . 3. Increasing penalties on firearms licensees Section 924(a)(3) of title 18, United States Code is amended by striking one year and inserting 5 years . 4. Serious recordkeeping offenses that aid gun trafficking Section 924(a)(3) of title 18, United States Code, is amended by striking the period and inserting ; but if the violation is in relation to an offense under subsection (a)(6) or (d) of section 922, shall be fined under this title, imprisoned not more than 10 years, or both. . 5. Suspension of firearms dealer’s license and civil penalties for violations of the gun control act Subsections (e) and (f) of section 923 of title 18, United States Code, are amended to read as follows: (e) The Attorney General may, after notice and opportunity for hearing, suspend or revoke any license issued under this section, or may subject the licensee to a civil penalty of not more than $10,000 per violation, if the holder of the license has willfully violated any provision of this chapter or any rule or regulation prescribed by the Attorney General under this chapter or fails to have secure gun storage or safety devices available at any place in which firearms are sold under the license to persons who are not licensees (except that in any case in which a secure gun storage or safety device is temporarily unavailable because of theft, casualty loss, consumer sales, backorders from a manufacturer, or any other similar reason beyond the control of the licensee, the dealer shall not be considered to be in violation of the requirement to make available such a device). The Attorney General may, after notice and opportunity for hearing, suspend or revoke the license of, or assess a civil penalty of not more than $10,000 on, a dealer who willfully transfers armor piercing ammunition. The Attorney General may at any time compromise, mitigate, or remit the liability with respect to any willful violation of this chapter or any rule or regulation prescribed by the Attorney General under this chapter. The Attorney General’s actions under this subsection may be reviewed only as provided in subsection (f). (f) (1) Any person whose application for a license is denied and any holder of a license which is suspended or revoked or who is assessed a civil penalty shall receive a written notice from the Attorney General stating specifically the grounds upon which the application was denied or upon which the license was suspended or revoked or the civil penalty assessed. Any notice of a suspension or revocation of a license shall be given to the holder of the license before the effective date of the suspension or revocation. (2) If the Attorney General denies an application for a license, or suspends or revokes a license, or assesses a civil penalty, the Attorney General shall, upon request by the aggrieved party, promptly hold a hearing to review the denial, suspension, revocation, or assessment. In the case of a suspension or revocation of a license, the Attorney General shall, on the request of the holder of the license, stay the effective date of the suspension or revocation. A hearing under this paragraph shall be held at a location convenient to the aggrieved party. (3) If after a hearing held under paragraph (2) the Attorney General decides not to reverse the decision to deny an application or suspend or revoke a license or assess a civil penalty, the Attorney General shall give notice of the decision to the aggrieved party. The aggrieved party may at any time within 60 days after the date notice is given under this paragraph file a petition with the United States district court for the district in which party resides or in which the party’s principal place of business is located for a de novo judicial review of the denial, suspension, revocation, or assessment. In a proceeding conducted under this subsection, the court may consider any evidence submitted by the parties to the proceeding whether or not such evidence was considered at the hearing held under paragraph (2). If the court decides that the Attorney General was not authorized to deny the application or to suspend or revoke the license or to assess the civil penalty, the court shall order the Attorney General to take such action as may be necessary to comply with the judgment of the court. . 6. Termination of firearms dealer’s license upon felony conviction Section 925(b) of title 18, United States Code, is amended by striking until any conviction pursuant to the indictment becomes final and inserting until the date of any conviction pursuant to the indictment . 7. Authority to hire additional personnel The Director of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives may hire at least 50 additional personnel for the purpose of carrying out additional inspections as provided for in the amendments made by this Act. 8. Report to the Congress The Director of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives shall submit biennial reports to the Congress on the implementation of this Act, which shall include a statement by the Director as to what additional resources, if any, are necessary in order to implement this Act, and any recommendations of the Director for how better to ensure that firearms dealers are complying with all laws and regulations that apply with respect to dealing in firearms, and that noncompliant firearms dealers are subject to appropriate action in a timely manner. |
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Mr. Marino
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introduced
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To amend title 5, United States Code, to reduce the
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Reducing the
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Section 3101
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Each Executive agency
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In
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agency
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Reduction in
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Hiring
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During each fiscal
year which begins after the date of the enactment of this subsection and for
which the Director of the Office of Management and Budget projects that there
will be a Federal budget deficit, the head of an Executive agency may not
appoint an individual to any position in the agency, except as otherwise
provided in this subsection.
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Exemptions
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The existence of a
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To make an
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To carry out a
written commitment made by the Government on or before the date of the
enactment of this subsection.
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To make 1 or more
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The appointment is
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The appointment is
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year.
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The appointment is
to a position in the Executive Office of the President and necessary to
facilitate the orderly transition and operation of a new Presidential
administration.
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The appointment is
to a position within the United States Postal Service or the Postal Regulatory
Commission.
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The appointment is
to a position within the Federal Aviation Administration as an air traffic
controller.
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Reports to
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In
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Not later than 90 days after the end of each quarter of a
fiscal year, the President shall provide Congress with a report containing a
list of each appointment approved by the President under this subsection during
the quarter, broken down by Executive agency.
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(B)
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Information
included
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The list contained in a report provided to Congress
under subparagraph (A) shall include a description of the position associated
with each approved appointment, but shall not provide any information that may
be used to identify the individual appointed to the position.
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(C)
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Public
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The President shall make each report provided to
Congress under subparagraph (A) available to the public by posting the report
on the official public website of the Executive Office of the President in a
searchable, sortable, and downloadable manner.
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(4)
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Termination
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Paragraph
(1) shall cease to apply after the date as of which the Director of the Office
of Management and Budget determines that a Federal budget deficit no longer
exists.
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.
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| I 113th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 237 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES January 14, 2013 Mr. Marino 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 reduce the number of civil service positions within the executive branch, and for other purposes.
1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Federal Hiring Freeze Act of 2013 . 2. Reducing the number of Federal employees Section 3101 of title 5, United States Code, is amended— (1) by striking Each Executive agency and inserting (a) In general .—Subject to subsection (b), each Executive agency ; and (2) by adding at the end the following: (b) Reduction in number of employees (1) Hiring freeze During each fiscal year which begins after the date of the enactment of this subsection and for which the Director of the Office of Management and Budget projects that there will be a Federal budget deficit, the head of an Executive agency may not appoint an individual to any position in the agency, except as otherwise provided in this subsection. (2) Exemptions The President may waive the application of paragraph (1) in any of the following circumstances or for any of the following reasons: (A) The existence of a state of war or other vital national security concern. (B) To make an appointment (including to a position within the Bureau of Prisons) for purposes relating to Federal law enforcement. (C) To carry out a written commitment made by the Government on or before the date of the enactment of this subsection. (D) To make 1 or more appointments involving only the reassignment of personnel within the same agency. (E) The appointment is to a position under the Executive Schedule. (F) The appointment is of a short-term, seasonal, or intermittent nature and consistent with the agency’s hiring pattern and personnel levels of the previous fiscal year. (G) The appointment is to a position in the Executive Office of the President and necessary to facilitate the orderly transition and operation of a new Presidential administration. (H) The appointment is to a position within the United States Postal Service or the Postal Regulatory Commission. (I) The appointment is to a position within the Federal Aviation Administration as an air traffic controller. (3) Reports to Congress (A) In general Not later than 90 days after the end of each quarter of a fiscal year, the President shall provide Congress with a report containing a list of each appointment approved by the President under this subsection during the quarter, broken down by Executive agency. (B) Information included The list contained in a report provided to Congress under subparagraph (A) shall include a description of the position associated with each approved appointment, but shall not provide any information that may be used to identify the individual appointed to the position. (C) Public dissemination The President shall make each report provided to Congress under subparagraph (A) available to the public by posting the report on the official public website of the Executive Office of the President in a searchable, sortable, and downloadable manner. (4) Termination Paragraph (1) shall cease to apply after the date as of which the Director of the Office of Management and Budget determines that a Federal budget deficit no longer exists. . |
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IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
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January 14, 2013
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Ms. Meng
</sponsor>
introduced
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or deal in firearms has been revoked, whose application to renew such a license
has been denied, or who has received a license revocation or renewal denial
notice, to transfer business inventory firearms, and for other
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Fire Sale Loophole Closing
Act
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.
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Restrictions on
the ability of a person whose Federal license to import, manufacture, or deal
in firearms has been revoked, whose application to renew such a license has
been denied, or who has received a license revocation or renewal denial notice,
to transfer business inventory firearms
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Restrictions
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Section 922
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of title 18, United States
Code, is amended by adding at the end the following:
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It shall be unlawful for
a person who has been notified by the Attorney General that the Attorney
General has made a determination to revoke a license issued to the person under
this chapter to import, manufacture, or deal in firearms, or to deny an
application of the person to renew such a license, to—
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transfer a business inventory
firearm of the person—
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(I)
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into
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(II)
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to an employee of the person, or to an
individual described in section 923(d)(1)(B) with respect to the person;
or
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receive a firearm that was a business
inventory firearm of the person as of the date the person received the
notice.
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Subparagraph (A) shall not apply with
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rescinded.
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It shall be unlawful for
a person, on or after the effective date of the revocation of a license issued
to the person under this chapter to import, manufacture, or deal in firearms,
or (in the case that the application of the person to renew such a license is
denied) on or after the date the license expires, to—
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engage in conduct prohibited by
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transfer to any other person (except
a person licensed under this chapter or a Federal, State, or local law
enforcement agency) a firearm that was a business inventory firearm of the
person as of the effective date or expiration date, as the case may be.
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Subparagraph (A) shall not apply with
respect to a license revocation or denial determination that is
reversed.
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.
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Business
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Section 921(a) of such title is amended by
adding at the end the following:
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Business inventory
firearm
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The term
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business inventory firearm
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means, with respect to a person, a
firearm required by law to be recorded in the acquisition and disposition logs
of any firearms business of the
person.
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.
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section 922(aa) and to
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after
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subject only to
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Penalties
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Section
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Whoever knowingly violates section 922(aa)
shall be fined under this title, imprisoned not more than 1 year (or, if the
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both.
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.
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(e)
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Requirement that
license revocation or application denial notice include text of law prohibiting
dealing in firearms without a Federal firearms license and restricting transfer
of firearms after receipt of official license revocation or renewal application
denial notice
</header>
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Section 923(f)(1) of such title is amended in the
last sentence by inserting
<quote>
, and shall set forth the provisions of
Federal law and regulation which prohibit a person not licensed under this
chapter from engaging in the business of dealing in firearms or are relevant in
determining whether a person is doing so, and the provisions of section
922(aa)
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before the period.
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| I 113th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 238 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES January 14, 2013 Ms. Meng introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary A BILL To amend chapter 44 of title 18, United States Code, to restrict the ability of a person whose Federal license to import, manufacture, or deal in firearms has been revoked, whose application to renew such a license has been denied, or who has received a license revocation or renewal denial notice, to transfer business inventory firearms, and for other purposes.
1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Fire Sale Loophole Closing Act . 2. Restrictions on the ability of a person whose Federal license to import, manufacture, or deal in firearms has been revoked, whose application to renew such a license has been denied, or who has received a license revocation or renewal denial notice, to transfer business inventory firearms (a) Restrictions Section 922 of title 18, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following: (aa) (1) (A) It shall be unlawful for a person who has been notified by the Attorney General that the Attorney General has made a determination to revoke a license issued to the person under this chapter to import, manufacture, or deal in firearms, or to deny an application of the person to renew such a license, to— (i) transfer a business inventory firearm of the person— (I) into a personal collection of the person; or (II) to an employee of the person, or to an individual described in section 923(d)(1)(B) with respect to the person; or (ii) receive a firearm that was a business inventory firearm of the person as of the date the person received the notice. (B) Subparagraph (A) shall not apply with respect to a license revocation or denial determination that is rescinded. (2) (A) It shall be unlawful for a person, on or after the effective date of the revocation of a license issued to the person under this chapter to import, manufacture, or deal in firearms, or (in the case that the application of the person to renew such a license is denied) on or after the date the license expires, to— (i) engage in conduct prohibited by paragraph (1); or (ii) transfer to any other person (except a person licensed under this chapter or a Federal, State, or local law enforcement agency) a firearm that was a business inventory firearm of the person as of the effective date or expiration date, as the case may be. (B) Subparagraph (A) shall not apply with respect to a license revocation or denial determination that is reversed. . (b) Business inventory defined Section 921(a) of such title is amended by adding at the end the following: (36) Business inventory firearm The term business inventory firearm means, with respect to a person, a firearm required by law to be recorded in the acquisition and disposition logs of any firearms business of the person. . (c) Conforming amendment Section 923(c) of such title is amended in the 2nd sentence by inserting section 922(aa) and to after subject only to . (d) Penalties Section 924(a) of such title is amended by adding at the end the following:. (8) Whoever knowingly violates section 922(aa) shall be fined under this title, imprisoned not more than 1 year (or, if the violation was willful, 5 years), or both. . (e) Requirement that license revocation or application denial notice include text of law prohibiting dealing in firearms without a Federal firearms license and restricting transfer of firearms after receipt of official license revocation or renewal application denial notice Section 923(f)(1) of such title is amended in the last sentence by inserting , and shall set forth the provisions of Federal law and regulation which prohibit a person not licensed under this chapter from engaging in the business of dealing in firearms or are relevant in determining whether a person is doing so, and the provisions of section 922(aa) before the period. |
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Zero-based
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Section 1105 of
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A description of each activity for
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For each activity, three alternative
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For each activity, one or more
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As soon as practicable, the Director
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department or agency is assumed to be zero and each proposed expenditure shall
be justified as if it were a new
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| I 113th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 239 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES January 14, 2013 Mr. Ross introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on the Budget A BILL To require zero-based budgeting for departments and agencies of the Government.
1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Zero-based Budgeting Ensures Responsible Oversight (ZERO) Act of 2013 . 2. Zero-based budgeting Section 1105 of title 31, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following new subsection: (i) (1) The President shall submit with materials related to each budget transmitted under subsection (a) on or after January 1, 2015, a budget for each department and agency which contains the following information: (A) A description of each activity for which the department or agency receives an appropriation in the current fiscal year or for which the department or agency requests an appropriation for the budget year. (B) The legal basis for each activity. (C) For each activity, three alternative funding levels for the budget year, and a summary of the priorities that would be accomplished within each level, and the additional increments of value that would be added by the higher funding levels. At least two of these funding levels shall be below the funding level for the current fiscal year. (D) For each activity, one or more measures of its cost efficiency and effectiveness. (2) As soon as practicable, the Director of the Office of Management and Budget shall publish guidelines to carry out this subsection. The guidelines shall require that the baseline budget of each department or agency is assumed to be zero and each proposed expenditure shall be justified as if it were a new expenditure. . |
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To establish a program to provide reinsurance for State
natural catastrophe insurance programs to help the United States better prepare
for and protect its citizens against the ravages of natural catastrophes, to
encourage and promote mitigation and prevention for, and recovery and
rebuilding from such catastrophes, and to better assist in the financial
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Homeowners Insurance Protection
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Sec. 2. Congressional findings.
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Sec. 3. National Commission on Catastrophe Preparation and
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Sec. 4. Program authority.
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Sec. 5. Qualified lines of coverage.
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Sec. 6. Covered perils.
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Sec. 7. Contracts for reinsurance coverage for eligible State
programs.
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Sec. 8. Treatment of insured losses and maximum Federal
liability.
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Sec. 9. Catastrophe capital reserve funds.
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Sec. 11. Annual study concerning benefits of reinsurance
program.
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Sec. 13. Regulations.
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Sec. 14. Termination.
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2.
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Congressional
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The Congress finds
that—
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(1)
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the United States
needs to take actions to be better prepared for and better protected from
catastrophes;
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the hurricane
seasons of 2004 and 2005 are startling reminders of both the human and economic
devastation that hurricanes, flooding, and other natural disasters can
cause;
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(3)
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if a hurricane
similar to the deadly 1900 Galveston hurricane occurred again it could cause
over $36,000,000,000 in loss;
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="HAF3C8C43CA4A49D598B37DC227085633">
<enum>
(4)
</enum>
<text>
if the 1904 San
Francisco earthquake occurred again it could cause over $400,000,000,000 in
loss;
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="HCC149F9F88D7489DAB56E6F84B6B0EB4">
<enum>
(5)
</enum>
<text>
if a Category 5
hurricane were to hit Miami it could cause over $50,000,000,000 in loss and
devastate the insurance industry in the United States;
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H146B72A92552414AB504E6AC6E87215B">
<enum>
(6)
</enum>
<text>
if the 1938
<quote>
Long Island Express
</quote>
were to occur again it could cause over
$30,000,000,000 in damage and if a hurricane that strong were to directly hit
Manhattan it could cause over $150,000,000,000 in damage and cause irreparable
harm to our Nation’s economy;
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H085A1CC0DB4A4F0AA77E251017774151">
<enum>
(7)
</enum>
<text>
a
more comprehensive and integrated approach to dealing with catastrophes is
needed;
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="HBB124C8B2E0A49A6B278DC67D3932401">
<enum>
(8)
</enum>
<text>
using history as a
guide, natural catastrophes will inevitably place a tremendous strain on
homeowners’ insurance markets in many areas, will raise costs for consumers,
and will jeopardize the ability of many consumers to adequately insure their
homes and possessions;
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H66BD4ABE4A6E4212B9D2A377EBF754B5">
<enum>
(9)
</enum>
<text>
the lack of
sufficient insurance capacity and the inability of private insurers to build
enough capital, in a short amount of time, threatens to increase the number of
uninsured homeowners, which, in turn, increases the risk of mortgage defaults
and the strain on the Nation’s banking system;
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H526C730C47EF4477AB4AB8D2D2D5A9D8">
<enum>
(10)
</enum>
<text>
some States have
intervened to ensure the continued availability and affordability of
homeowners’ insurance for all residents;
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H72FAE7D6B9BC4702A06F69FFE02A1037">
<enum>
(11)
</enum>
<text>
it is appropriate
that efforts to improve insurance availability be designed and implemented at
the State level;
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H73FF4CBAB8C444E2B3BD27BE85E1C3E7">
<enum>
(12)
</enum>
<text>
while State
insurance programs may be adequate to cover losses from most natural disasters,
a small percentage of events are likely to exceed the financial capacity of
these programs and the local insurance markets;
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="HDC5985785DA34B809D76E2EE2585CA13">
<enum>
(13)
</enum>
<text>
making available
limited Federal reinsurance would improve the effectiveness of State insurance
programs and private insurance markets and would increase the likelihood that
homeowners’ insurance claims will be fully paid in the event of a large natural
catastrophe and that routine claims that occur after a mega-catastrophe will
also continue to be paid;
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="HB0B23642DF944D0A9F5ADEDD17C2FF46">
<enum>
(14)
</enum>
<text>
it is necessary
to provide a Federal reinsurance program on a temporary basis that will provide
more protection at an overall lower cost and that will promote stability in the
homeowners’ insurance market in the short term and encourage growth of
reinsurance capacity by the private and capital markets as soon as
practical;
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H2DEC541AA1B446B18A8C7BAF5995D619">
<enum>
(15)
</enum>
<text>
it is the proper
role of the Federal Government to prepare for and protect its citizens from
catastrophes and to facilitate consumer protection, victim assistance, and
recovery, including financial recovery;
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="HEF295B4E68494C5A82CE678D86BA34C1">
<enum>
(16)
</enum>
<text>
any Federal
reinsurance program must be founded upon sound actuarial principles and priced
in a manner that minimizes the potential impact on the Treasury of the United
States, encourages the creation of State funds and maximizes the buying
potential of these State funds, encourages and promotes prevention and
mitigation, recovery and rebuilding, and consumer education, and emphasizes
continuous analysis and improvement; and
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="HF7008D8A5DC8482CAF1EF7F4437817D6">
<enum>
(17)
</enum>
<text>
such a Federal
reinsurance program should not remain in existence longer than necessary for
the private entities or the capital markets, or both, to provide adequate
reinsurance capacity to address the homeowners’ insurance market.
</text>
</paragraph>
</section>
<section id="H300102B8FB8D4A96B5199961A311039D">
<enum>
3.
</enum>
<header>
National
Commission on Catastrophe Preparation and Protection
</header>
<subsection id="H0B48A743D8D4422DAB003C0E7DC1296C">
<enum>
(a)
</enum>
<header>
Establishment
</header>
<text>
The
Secretary of the Treasury shall establish a commission to be known as the
National Commission on Catastrophe Preparation and Protection.
</text>
</subsection>
<subsection id="H8BD0D818EE6843818C9DB56859170768">
<enum>
(b)
</enum>
<header>
Duties
</header>
<text>
The
Commission shall meet for the purpose of advising the Secretary regarding the
estimated loss costs associated with the contracts for reinsurance coverage
available under this Act and carrying out the functions specified in this Act,
including—
</text>
<paragraph id="HFEA984D4FCDA49769D965B4887E96E0D">
<enum>
(1)
</enum>
<text>
the development
and implementation of public education concerning the risks posed by natural
catastrophes;
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H538953071D684705B86DA1941A9A3116">
<enum>
(2)
</enum>
<text>
the development
and implementation of prevention, mitigation, recovery, and rebuilding
standards that better prepare and protect the United States from
catastrophes;
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="HBEB269EBE01346879476A1206AE9E413">
<enum>
(3)
</enum>
<text>
the establishment
of requirements under section 7(e) to ensure that cost savings resulting from
this Act inure to the benefit of consumers; and
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H6F102B7D1FA04072B704F752E066F3A0">
<enum>
(4)
</enum>
<text>
conducting
continuous analysis of the effectiveness of this Act and recommending
improvements to the Congress so that the costs of providing catastrophe
protection are decreased and so that the United States is better
prepared.
</text>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
<subsection id="H6F9D8C93A7254A9EAADE9B03B57A8E34">
<enum>
(c)
</enum>
<header>
Members
</header>
<paragraph id="H7F7CE545A8484A71A50251910D886489">
<enum>
(1)
</enum>
<header>
Appointment and
qualification
</header>
<text>
The Commission shall consist of 9 members, as
follows:
</text>
<subparagraph id="HFA4BDDAA86F14B97814147DBCACD81B8">
<enum>
(A)
</enum>
<header>
Homeland
security member
</header>
<text>
The Secretary of Homeland Security or the
Secretary’s designee.
</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H93523D532FDF4A76A7706A44888601D9">
<enum>
(B)
</enum>
<header>
Appointed
members
</header>
<text>
Eight members appointed by the Secretary, who shall
consist of—
</text>
<clause id="H925974B572594464A3F3D98ABAFCD30A">
<enum>
(i)
</enum>
<text>
one
individual who is an actuary;
</text>
</clause>
<clause id="HC11EF69F30234666B0A680CCE77AB317">
<enum>
(ii)
</enum>
<text>
one
individual who is employed in engineering;
</text>
</clause>
<clause id="H0D6BB2BE6DA84A9EB8AF29214D1629D8">
<enum>
(iii)
</enum>
<text>
one individual
representing the scientific community;
</text>
</clause>
<clause id="H8D4DFE0B3A9D4431AA00A7D0547EDADA">
<enum>
(iv)
</enum>
<text>
one
individual representing property and casualty insurers;
</text>
</clause>
<clause id="HCC4098E3BFF44174A658E5E604834D1B">
<enum>
(v)
</enum>
<text>
one
individual representing reinsurers;
</text>
</clause>
<clause id="HE157E5B3CB454E9AA69A777947EE593D">
<enum>
(vi)
</enum>
<text>
one
individual who is a member or former member of the National Association of
Insurance Commissioners; and
</text>
</clause>
<clause id="H68061971C3A3467AAF7974BE3E10E826">
<enum>
(vii)
</enum>
<text>
two individuals
who are consumers.
</text>
</clause>
</subparagraph>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H27919AEC610A4A46857A5C37ABF15CC9">
<enum>
(2)
</enum>
<header>
Prevention of
conflicts of interest
</header>
<text>
Members shall have no personal or financial
interest at stake in the deliberations of the Commission.
</text>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
<subsection id="H9280CD54FCEB437986D2B8E998A18968">
<enum>
(d)
</enum>
<header>
Treatment of
non-Federal members
</header>
<text>
Each member of the Commission who is not
otherwise employed by the Federal Government shall be considered a special
Government employee for purposes of sections
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/18/202">
202
</external-xref>
and
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/18/208">
208
</external-xref>
of title 18, United
States Code.
</text>
</subsection>
<subsection id="HBA83026432604919948F4736D3AC9D81">
<enum>
(e)
</enum>
<header>
Experts and
consultants
</header>
<text>
The Commission may procure temporary and intermittent
services from individuals or groups recognized as experts in the fields of
meteorology, seismology, vulcanology, geology, structural engineering, wind
engineering, and hydrology, and other fields, under
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/5/3109">
section 3109(b)
</external-xref>
of title 5,
United States Code, but at a rate not in excess of the daily equivalent of the
annual rate of basic pay payable for level V of the Executive Schedule, for
each day during which the individual procured is performing such services for
the Commission. The Commission may also procure, and the Congress encourages
the Commission to procure, experts from universities, research centers,
foundations, and other appropriate organizations who could study, research, and
develop methods and mechanisms that could be utilized to strengthen structures
to better withstand the perils covered by this Act.
</text>
</subsection>
<subsection id="H9122BFC359394D4589E32F870A94EF0E">
<enum>
(f)
</enum>
<header>
Compensation
</header>
<text>
Each
member of the Commission who is not an officer or employee of the Federal
Government shall be compensated at a rate of basic pay payable for level V of
the Executive Schedule, for each day (including travel time) during which such
member is engaged in the performance of the duties of the Commission. All
members of the Commission who are officers or employees of the United States
shall serve without compensation in addition to that received for their
services as officers or employees of the United States.
</text>
</subsection>
<subsection id="H9A42EC49F9244DCEB951CA4EF2B0528F">
<enum>
(g)
</enum>
<header>
Obtaining
data
</header>
<text>
The Commission and the Secretary may solicit loss exposure
data and such other information either deems necessary to carry out its
responsibilities from governmental agencies and bodies and organizations that
act as statistical agents for the insurance industry. The Commission and the
Secretary shall take such actions as are necessary to ensure that information
that either deems is confidential or proprietary is disclosed only to
authorized individuals working for the Commission or the Secretary. No company
which refuses to provide information requested by the Commission or the
Secretary may participate in the program for reinsurance coverage authorized
under this Act, nor may any State insurance or reinsurance program participate
if any governmental agency within that State has refused to provide information
requested by the Commission or the Secretary.
</text>
</subsection>
<subsection id="H2B767C79D4654EE491C0E2E2EC68B989">
<enum>
(h)
</enum>
<header>
Funding
</header>
<paragraph id="H9625E9F6E9D0403CAB82A1FA464D1284">
<enum>
(1)
</enum>
<header>
Authorization of
appropriations
</header>
<text>
There is authorized to be appropriated—
</text>
<subparagraph id="H3BD6251429734D09951D058B625A7D45">
<enum>
(A)
</enum>
<text>
$10,000,000 for
fiscal year 2014 for the initial expenses in establishing the Commission and
the initial activities of the Commission that cannot timely be covered by
amounts obtained pursuant to section 7(b)(6)(B)(iii), as determined by the
Secretary;
</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HC9A8CA801E6B4791BDFB73BC86D7D8F9">
<enum>
(B)
</enum>
<text>
such additional
sums as may be necessary to carry out subsequent activities of the
Commission;
</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H681E72DA640E4A28A3BE923935600DDF">
<enum>
(C)
</enum>
<text>
$10,000,000 for
fiscal year 2014 for the initial expenses of the Secretary in carrying out the
program authorized under section 4; and
</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H7B3D0208E15240A5BF3E404F327F8460">
<enum>
(D)
</enum>
<text>
such additional
sums as may be necessary to carry out subsequent activities of the Secretary
under this Act.
</text>
</subparagraph>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H9054B1C579F14AAF80C29F86EBEACBF8">
<enum>
(2)
</enum>
<header>
Offset
</header>
<text>
The
Secretary shall provide, to the maximum extent practicable, that an amount
equal to any amount appropriated under paragraph (1) is obtained from
purchasers of reinsurance coverage under this Act and deposited in the Fund
established under section 10. Such amounts shall be obtained by inclusion of a
provision for the Secretary’s and the Commission’s expenses incorporated into
the pricing of the contracts for such reinsurance coverage, pursuant to section
7(b)(6)(B)(iii).
</text>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
<subsection id="HE35DDF0E6A634CEB97E1BCE198AE2D7E">
<enum>
(i)
</enum>
<header>
Termination
</header>
<text>
The
Commission shall terminate upon the effective date of the repeal under section
14(c).
</text>
</subsection>
</section>
<section id="H59F7F0991389497FB63DC941349B6839">
<enum>
4.
</enum>
<header>
Program
authority
</header>
<subsection id="H086AF880AA3D4827B260204CF800E7B9">
<enum>
(a)
</enum>
<header>
In
general
</header>
<text>
The Secretary of the Treasury, in consultation with the
Secretary of Homeland Security, shall carry out a program under this Act to
improve the availability and affordability of homeowners protection coverage by
making available for purchase, only by eligible State programs, contracts for
reinsurance coverage under section 7.
</text>
</subsection>
<subsection id="H64E7F216AEDF4CA4A1858A5E05205CB6">
<enum>
(b)
</enum>
<header>
Purpose
</header>
<text>
The
program shall be designed to make reinsurance coverage under this Act
available—
</text>
<paragraph id="HF58513098AF04F6CA126C6E8EC958991">
<enum>
(1)
</enum>
<text>
to improve the
availability and affordability of homeowners’ insurance for the purpose of
facilitating the pooling, and spreading the risk, of catastrophic financial
losses from natural catastrophes;
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H869B8F3483904CAAAA92FA9360487E01">
<enum>
(2)
</enum>
<text>
to improve the
solvency and capacity of homeowners’ insurance markets;
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H0C30523E83104E128902C570C2411B07">
<enum>
(3)
</enum>
<text>
to encourage the
development and implementation of mitigation, prevention, recovery, and
rebuilding standards; and
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H625EEB56A20F4FFE803ACBF552FD591D">
<enum>
(4)
</enum>
<text>
to recommend
methods to continuously improve the way the United States reacts and responds
to catastrophes, including improvements to the HELP Fund established under
section 10.
</text>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
<subsection id="HE813D3B2B9A24A9EBA50D22ABF482327">
<enum>
(c)
</enum>
<header>
Contract
principles
</header>
<text>
Under the program under this Act, the Secretary shall
offer reinsurance coverage through contracts with covered purchasers, which
contracts—
</text>
<paragraph id="H9D9183F8EBAD4971A455B3609184F4B4">
<enum>
(1)
</enum>
<text>
shall not displace
or compete with the private insurance or reinsurance markets or the capital
market;
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H6170A305F5D9470898C3A1423065FB04">
<enum>
(2)
</enum>
<text>
shall minimize the
administrative costs of the Federal Government; and
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H04F3286A69A3473588E959C57C173EB4">
<enum>
(3)
</enum>
<text>
shall provide
coverage based solely on insured losses within the State for the eligible State
program purchasing the contract.
</text>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
</section>
<section id="HA0CFD95812AA45CD9EAC722CFC4A3F86">
<enum>
5.
</enum>
<header>
Qualified lines
of coverage
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
Each contract for
reinsurance coverage made available under this Act shall provide insurance
coverage against residential property losses to homes (including dwellings
owned under condominium and cooperative ownership arrangements) and the
contents of apartment buildings.
</text>
</section>
<section id="HDFCB60126DBD4F7994D854B14A74F27F">
<enum>
6.
</enum>
<header>
Covered
perils
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
Each contract for
reinsurance coverage made available under this Act shall cover losses insured
or reinsured by the eligible State program purchasing the contract that are
proximately caused by—
</text>
<paragraph id="H0135287AC62B496683EE72CDF8666A5F">
<enum>
(1)
</enum>
<text>
earthquakes;
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H3972950B515E48668B1BC54C31FAA9F9">
<enum>
(2)
</enum>
<text>
perils ensuing
from earthquakes, including fire and tsunamis;
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H373D78AB9EBD4D2AA8F878587040BF78">
<enum>
(3)
</enum>
<text>
tropical cyclones
having maximum sustained winds of at least 74 miles per hour, including
hurricanes and typhoons;
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H815866C242AC4BD9A7C6BE836C9E567A">
<enum>
(4)
</enum>
<text>
tornadoes;
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="HE858B517023E45D6B7727CB46F4AC3DB">
<enum>
(5)
</enum>
<text>
volcanic
eruptions;
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="HDBBEF9BCE0E84C78A731A65672AD2175">
<enum>
(6)
</enum>
<text>
catastrophic
winter storms; and
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="HCF0BCBBEE7594C73B4AB10F3FDDFDA39">
<enum>
(7)
</enum>
<text>
any other natural
catastrophe (not including any flood) insured or reinsured under the eligible
State program for which reinsurance coverage under section 7 is
provided.
</text>
</paragraph>
<continuation-text continuation-text-level="section">
The Secretary
shall, by regulation, define the natural catastrophe perils under this
section.
</continuation-text>
</section>
<section id="H18EC4DD8A35043718E550ED6268409E2">
<enum>
7.
</enum>
<header>
Contracts for
reinsurance coverage for eligible State programs
</header>
<subsection id="H88515993654540BCA762070E43EB45A0">
<enum>
(a)
</enum>
<header>
Eligible State
programs
</header>
<text>
A program shall be eligible to purchase a contract under
this section for reinsurance coverage under this Act only if the State entity
authorized to make such determinations certifies to the Secretary that the
program complies with the following requirements:
</text>
<paragraph id="HF863781160BA43D692A05CE2B76D3E03">
<enum>
(1)
</enum>
<header>
Program
design
</header>
<text>
The program shall be a State-operated—
</text>
<subparagraph id="HF748C512830549E7A4F6682AC31230C7">
<enum>
(A)
</enum>
<text>
insurance program
that—
</text>
<clause id="HDCC0035FBDEC452784895FB215BB1BC9">
<enum>
(i)
</enum>
<text>
offers coverage
for homes (which may include dwellings owned under condominium and cooperative
ownership arrangements) and the contents of apartments to State residents;
and
</text>
</clause>
<clause id="H7715ED4867924D11899B09678A46B8F0">
<enum>
(ii)
</enum>
<text>
is
authorized by State law; or
</text>
</clause>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H69ABDBAE106449198869744981601A51">
<enum>
(B)
</enum>
<text>
reinsurance
program that is designed to improve private insurance markets that offer
coverage for homes (which may include dwellings owned under condominium and
cooperative ownership arrangements) and the contents of apartments because of a
finding by the State insurance commissioner or other State entity authorized to
make such a determination that such program is necessary in order to provide
for the continued availability of such residential coverage for all
residents.
</text>
</subparagraph>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H3ECFFF07DDCF4B5691BD50A60577FD86">
<enum>
(2)
</enum>
<header>
Operation
</header>
<text>
The
program shall meet the following requirements:
</text>
<subparagraph id="H2EE4C830011440F187EB910D8116753D">
<enum>
(A)
</enum>
<text>
A majority of the
members of the governing body of the program shall be public officials.
</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HCD2F739445924E11BC9B26E0C0E54D38">
<enum>
(B)
</enum>
<text>
The State shall
have a financial interest in the program, which shall not include a program
authorized by State law or regulation that requires insurers to pool resources
to provide property insurance coverage for covered perils.
</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H28D2CD2ACC654C8CA1C83DAFEE7094C9">
<enum>
(C)
</enum>
<text>
If the State has
at any time appropriated amounts from the State fund for the State program for
any purpose other than payments under the program, the State shall have repaid
such amounts to the State fund, together with interest on such amounts.
</text>
</subparagraph>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H344FEC62F0394AC893BB07D354848D66">
<enum>
(3)
</enum>
<header>
Tax
status
</header>
<text>
The program shall be structured and carried out in a
manner so that the program is exempt from all Federal taxation.
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H3891CA9ADEDB419F97539C0029D7504D">
<enum>
(4)
</enum>
<header>
Coverage
</header>
<text>
The
program shall cover all perils specified in section 6.
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H206A68F81A9B4B2BBBFA0D4FA017DAC9">
<enum>
(5)
</enum>
<header>
Earnings
</header>
<text>
The
program may not provide for, nor shall have ever made, any redistribution of
any part of any net profits of the program to any insurer that participates in
the program.
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="HB02CC89AE4224F989C49851EB3BC63DE">
<enum>
(6)
</enum>
<header>
Prevention and
mitigation
</header>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
The program shall
include prevention and mitigation provisions that require that not less than
$10,000,000 and not more than 35 percent of the net investment income of the
State insurance or reinsurance program be used for programs to mitigate losses
from natural catastrophes for which the State insurance or reinsurance program
was established. For purposes of this paragraph, prevention and mitigation
shall include methods to reduce losses of life and property, including
appropriate measures to adequately reflect—
</text>
<subparagraph display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HE9BD0168A2144238A1CF3513E8BD559C">
<enum>
(A)
</enum>
<text>
encouragement of
awareness about the risk factors and what can be done to eliminate or reduce
them;
</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H0FC71164E2984E798CE1661D7B98F8D1">
<enum>
(B)
</enum>
<text>
location of the
risk, by giving careful consideration of the natural risks for the location of
the property before allowing building and considerations if structures are
allowed; and
</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HE39C5CD5CF2542DE87A67255F18008FB">
<enum>
(C)
</enum>
<text>
construction
relative to the risk and hazards, which act upon—
</text>
<clause id="HAA6DBFCB16744BC19000FBF4B755426C">
<enum>
(i)
</enum>
<text>
State mandated
building codes appropriate for the risk;
</text>
</clause>
<clause id="HEB2B674D668A4365B1F47ABDC667A44B">
<enum>
(ii)
</enum>
<text>
adequate
enforcement of the risk-appropriate building codes;
</text>
</clause>
<clause id="HF9020568635C4350A65F868ACADB09F6">
<enum>
(iii)
</enum>
<text>
building
materials that prevent or significantly lessen potential damage from the
natural catastrophes;
</text>
</clause>
<clause id="H18C44981500542098FEF43D568DB68C0">
<enum>
(iv)
</enum>
<text>
building methods
that prevent or significantly lessen potential damage from the natural
catastrophes; and
</text>
</clause>
<clause id="H0D76F4EC04E349D1BC86BFEA7EB216F4">
<enum>
(v)
</enum>
<text>
a
focus on prevention and mitigation for any substantially damaged structure,
with an emphasis on how structures can be retrofitted so as to make them
building code compliant.
</text>
</clause>
</subparagraph>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H76DD7A4D8A9749E783EB8BC145E2DB46">
<enum>
(7)
</enum>
<header>
Requirements
regarding coverage
</header>
<subparagraph id="H19CF442B2F854FCCAEB95F623DF780D6">
<enum>
(A)
</enum>
<header>
In
general
</header>
<text>
The program—
</text>
<clause id="H58B795C9E4424770AECA0ED2E9821889">
<enum>
(i)
</enum>
<text>
may
not, except for charges or assessments related to post-event financing or
bonding, involve cross-subsidization between any separate property and casualty
lines covered under the program unless the elimination of such activity in an
existing program would negatively impact the eligibility of the program to
purchase a contract for reinsurance coverage under this Act pursuant to
paragraph (3);
</text>
</clause>
<clause id="HF715055A082A4CE5AD9FE49B4BC77B7D">
<enum>
(ii)
</enum>
<text>
shall include
provisions that authorize the State insurance commissioner or other State
entity authorized to make such a determination to terminate the program if the
insurance commissioner or other such entity determines that the program is no
longer necessary to ensure the availability of homeowners’ insurance for all
residents of the State; and
</text>
</clause>
<clause id="H7741D3C9054546C58491097CA26D3708">
<enum>
(iii)
</enum>
<text>
shall provide
that, for any insurance coverage for homes (which may include dwellings owned
under condominium and cooperative ownership arrangements) and the contents of
apartments that is made available under the State insurance program and for any
reinsurance coverage for such insurance coverage made available under the State
reinsurance program, the premium rates charged shall be amounts that, at a
minimum, are sufficient to cover the full actuarial costs of such coverage,
based on consideration of the risks involved and accepted actuarial and rate
making principles, anticipated administrative expenses, and loss and
loss-adjustment expenses.
</text>
</clause>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H32B7E00F10144F8C9708237C137CF6FC">
<enum>
(B)
</enum>
<header>
Applicability
</header>
<text>
This
paragraph shall apply after the expiration of the 2-year period beginning on
the date of the enactment of this Act.
</text>
</subparagraph>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="HFD18BC3B55C24A9EB4E468D86EFC3BC2">
<enum>
(8)
</enum>
<header>
Prohibition of
competition with private market
</header>
<text>
Any insurance or reinsurance
coverage, as applicable, made available through the State program shall not
supplant coverage that is otherwise reasonably available and affordable in the
private market.
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H502A047C7F37422DBCA95A6739177621">
<enum>
(9)
</enum>
<header>
Other
qualifications
</header>
<subparagraph id="H0C4D664BAE0D4D438E69EB65A88C4747">
<enum>
(A)
</enum>
<header>
In
general
</header>
<text>
The State program shall (for the year for which the
coverage is in effect) comply with regulations that shall be issued under this
paragraph by the Secretary, in consultation with the Commission. The
regulations shall establish criteria for State programs to qualify to purchase
reinsurance under this section, which are in addition to the requirements under
the other paragraphs of this subsection.
</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HC3D67884D4304C26874BF46DD741E840">
<enum>
(B)
</enum>
<header>
Contents
</header>
<text>
The
regulations issued under this paragraph shall include requirements that—
</text>
<clause id="HA005D588BE32482A86545730E00B47A2">
<enum>
(i)
</enum>
<text>
the
State program shall have public members on its board of directors or have an
advisory board with public members;
</text>
</clause>
<clause id="HE1CD469B8FA2484D8A60D02121122F3C">
<enum>
(ii)
</enum>
<text>
the
State program provide adequate insurance or reinsurance protection, as
applicable, for the perils covered, which shall include a range of deductibles
and premium costs that reflect the applicable risks to eligible
properties;
</text>
</clause>
<clause id="H462FD0C606F345239209DB1011117992">
<enum>
(iii)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
insurance or reinsurance coverage, as
applicable, provided by the State program is made available on a
nondiscriminatory basis to all qualifying residents;
</text>
</clause>
<clause id="H71687630041D49CF881E20E9354E09DA">
<enum>
(iv)
</enum>
<text>
any
new construction, substantial rehabilitation, and renovation insured or
reinsured by the program complies with applicable State or local government
building, fire, and safety codes;
</text>
</clause>
<clause id="HAB9DEE7BBED24754833C1C35320F5B05">
<enum>
(v)
</enum>
<text>
the
State, or appropriate local governments within the State, have in effect and
enforce nationally recognized model building, fire, and safety codes and
consensus-based standards that offer risk responsive resistance that is
substantially equivalent or greater than the resistance to earthquakes or high
winds;
</text>
</clause>
<clause id="H1559CFDBCF594586AC92578DD29FB4A8">
<enum>
(vi)
</enum>
<text>
the
State has taken actions to establish an insurance rate structure that takes
into account measures to mitigate insurance losses;
</text>
</clause>
<clause id="H4EA1781460A142A1A28FC895F8234068">
<enum>
(vii)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
there are in effect, in such State, laws or
regulations sufficient to prohibit price gouging, during the term of
reinsurance coverage under this Act for the State program in any disaster area
located within the State; and
</text>
</clause>
<clause id="HCA932C82E0D94DA9BAB09FCD2477B988">
<enum>
(viii)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
the State program complies with such other
requirements that the Secretary considers necessary to carry out the purposes
of this Act.
</text>
</clause>
</subparagraph>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
<subsection id="HA9CE7963674E4B26B8AD3116CE2B9B43">
<enum>
(b)
</enum>
<header>
Terms of
contracts
</header>
<text>
Each contract under this section for reinsurance
coverage under this Act shall be subject to the following terms and
conditions:
</text>
<paragraph id="H753E3C4F07ED4C3EADDA994A953E969D">
<enum>
(1)
</enum>
<header>
Maturity
</header>
<text>
The
term of the contract shall not exceed 1 year or such other term as the
Secretary may determine.
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H883076CABF31426FA2AF8733ABB8C78B">
<enum>
(2)
</enum>
<header>
Payment
condition
</header>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
The contract shall
authorize claims payments only for eligible losses to the eligible State
program purchasing the coverage.
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H925ACFC30A454E5EBA5B37AEB6AAA6CB">
<enum>
(3)
</enum>
<header>
Retained losses
requirement
</header>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
For each event of
a covered peril, the contract shall make a payment for the event only if the
total amount of insurance claims for losses, which are covered by qualified
lines, occur to properties located within the State covered by the contract,
and that result from insured losses (as defined in section 12) for the State
program, exceeds the amount of retained losses provided under the contract
(pursuant to section 8(a)) purchased by the eligible State program.
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H7E43683FE3064C28867AD1EFD1663FBC">
<enum>
(4)
</enum>
<header>
Multiple
events
</header>
<text>
The contract shall cover any eligible losses from one or
more covered events that may occur during the term of the contract and shall
provide that if multiple events occur, the retained losses requirement under
paragraph (3) shall apply on a calendar year basis, in the aggregate and not
separately to each individual event.
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="HB6EB068C3067488D9EFFEB86AE3AF5A8">
<enum>
(5)
</enum>
<header>
Timing of
eligible losses
</header>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Eligible
losses under the contract shall include only insurance claims for property
covered by qualified lines that are reported to the eligible State program
within the 3-year period beginning upon the event or events for which payment
under the contract is provided.
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H4043567477784193A11AF2B83704A16C">
<enum>
(6)
</enum>
<header>
Pricing
</header>
<subparagraph id="H9C04CB64EE6C4EB886EE1BFBFBFC2DA6">
<enum>
(A)
</enum>
<header>
Determination
</header>
<text>
The
price of reinsurance coverage under the contract shall be an amount established
by the Secretary as follows:
</text>
<clause id="H7C9B982E7C89426D8892C7D2CCB2BCB4">
<enum>
(i)
</enum>
<header>
Recommendations
</header>
<text>
The
Secretary shall take into consideration the recommendations of the Commission
in establishing the price, but the price may not be less than the amount
recommended by the Commission.
</text>
</clause>
<clause id="HE9F00C65FC67473F99615688AB0E00F4">
<enum>
(ii)
</enum>
<header>
Fairness to
taxpayers
</header>
<text>
The price shall be established at a level that is
designed to reflect the risks and costs being borne under each reinsurance
contract issued under this Act and that takes into consideration empirical
models of natural disasters and the capacity of private markets to absorb
insured losses from natural disasters.
</text>
</clause>
<clause id="H644F6A82B3944B10BB59932F1BB5B921">
<enum>
(iii)
</enum>
<header>
Self-sufficiency
</header>
<text>
The
rates for reinsurance coverage shall be established at a level that annually
produces expected premiums that shall be sufficient to pay the expected
annualized cost of all claims, loss adjustment expenses, and all administrative
costs of reinsurance coverage offered under this section.
</text>
</clause>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HEE8B27E6F4744291A4D0D3A126D274A6">
<enum>
(B)
</enum>
<header>
Components
</header>
<text>
The
price shall consist of the following components:
</text>
<clause id="H9CAC67255C6A4DD1B3A6A8196C526740">
<enum>
(i)
</enum>
<header>
Risk-based
price
</header>
<text>
A risk-based price, which shall reflect the anticipated
annualized payout of the contract according to the actuarial analysis and
recommendations of the Commission.
</text>
</clause>
<clause id="H4A898A641124403B94A2C12CE8936AA6">
<enum>
(ii)
</enum>
<header>
Risk
load
</header>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
A risk load in an amount
that is not less than the risk-based price under clause (i). In establishing
risk loads under this clause, the Secretary shall take into consideration
comparable private risk loads.
</text>
</clause>
<clause id="H16A916AC811E4454B2912C9001A66930">
<enum>
(iii)
</enum>
<header>
Administrative
costs
</header>
<text>
A sum sufficient to provide for the operation of the
Commission and the administrative expenses incurred by the Secretary in
carrying out this Act.
</text>
</clause>
</subparagraph>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H08DDF3D3C2A54A7D9F1D91033DA65FFC">
<enum>
(7)
</enum>
<header>
Information
</header>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
The contract shall contain a condition
providing that the Commission may require the State program that is covered
under the contract to submit to the Commission all information on the State
program relevant to the duties of the Commission, as determined by the
Secretary.
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H75FB251C33F845B5963A14F8732D053C">
<enum>
(8)
</enum>
<header>
Additional
contract option
</header>
<text>
The contract shall provide that the purchaser of
the contract may, during the term of such original contract, purchase
additional contracts from among those offered by the Secretary at the beginning
of the term, subject to the limitations under section 8, at the prices at which
such contracts were offered at the beginning of the term, prorated based upon
the remaining term as determined by the Secretary. Such additional contracts
shall provide coverage beginning on a date 15 days after the date of purchase
but shall not provide coverage for losses for an event that has already
occurred.
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="HA602981A88DF40198E5C62DA8A3FEADA">
<enum>
(9)
</enum>
<header>
Others
</header>
<text>
The
contract shall contain such other terms as the Secretary considers necessary to
carry out this Act and to ensure the long-term financial integrity of the
program under this Act.
</text>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
<subsection id="H2E623C0879704884A047BA61A4B27FD9">
<enum>
(c)
</enum>
<header>
Private sector
right To participate
</header>
<paragraph id="H928219806A484B3B95DCDAC933FF6A34">
<enum>
(1)
</enum>
<header>
Establishment of
competitive procedure
</header>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
The
Secretary shall establish, by regulation, a competitive procedure under this
subsection that provides qualified entities an opportunity, on a basis
consistent with the contract cycle established under this Act by the Secretary,
to offer to provide, in lieu of reinsurance coverage under this section,
reinsurance coverage that is substantially similar to coverage otherwise made
available under this section.
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="HF357F4476A0949D58EAA60EF2AB514D5">
<enum>
(2)
</enum>
<header>
Competitive
procedure
</header>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Under the procedure
established under this subsection—
</text>
<subparagraph id="H45A8AF803E49471D9A07482450F7DE81">
<enum>
(A)
</enum>
<text>
the Secretary
shall establish criteria for private insurers, reinsurers, and capital market
companies, and consortia of such entities to be treated as qualified entities
for purposes of this subsection, which criteria shall require such an entity to
have at all times capital sufficient to satisfy the terms of the reinsurance
contracts and shall include such other industry and credit rating standards as
the Secretary considers appropriate;
</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HA2BCC69BA65544B0B1EBEB3BF8970324">
<enum>
(B)
</enum>
<text>
not less than 30
days before the beginning of each contract cycle during which any reinsurance
coverage under this section is to be made available, the Secretary may request
proposals and shall publish in the Federal Register the rates and terms for
contracts for reinsurance coverage under this section that are to be made
available during such contract cycle;
</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H82C9FB24070541FE880BFF5EB28D3CDF">
<enum>
(C)
</enum>
<text>
the Secretary
shall provide qualified entities a period of not less than 10 days (which shall
terminate not less than 20 days before the beginning of the contract cycle) to
submit to the Secretary a written expression of interest in providing
reinsurance coverage in lieu of the coverage otherwise to be made available
under this section;
</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HFAB3BED9D59341EC9D18BFDEDA11FFDA">
<enum>
(D)
</enum>
<text>
the Secretary
shall provide any qualified entity submitting an expression of interest during
the period referred to in subparagraph (C) a period of not less than 20 days
(which shall terminate before the beginning of the contract cycle) to submit to
the Secretary an offer to provide, in lieu of the reinsurance coverage
otherwise to be made available under this section, coverage that is
substantially similar to such coverage;
</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HF6DA4D5A94564867B28057FF7B06ADA0">
<enum>
(E)
</enum>
<text>
if the Secretary
determines that an offer submitted during the period referred to in
subparagraph (D) is a bona fide offer to provide reinsurance coverage during
the contract cycle at rates and terms that are substantially similar to the
rates and terms for reinsurance coverage otherwise to be provided under this
section by the Secretary, the Secretary shall accept the offer (if still
outstanding) and, notwithstanding any other provision of this Act, provide for
such entity to make reinsurance coverage available in accordance with the
offer; and
</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H5910FA0A26A848A9A8893A1A2BC4806C">
<enum>
(F)
</enum>
<text>
if the Secretary
accepts an offer pursuant to subparagraph (E) to make reinsurance coverage
available, notwithstanding any other provision of this Act, the Secretary shall
reduce, to an equivalent extent, the amount of reinsurance coverage available
under this section during the contract cycle to which the offer relates, unless
and until the Secretary determines that the entity is not complying with the
terms of the accepted offer.
</text>
</subparagraph>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
<subsection id="HE1F2433DA2B847D49F9C059079A2E1FA">
<enum>
(d)
</enum>
<header>
Participation by
multi-State catastrophe fund programs
</header>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Nothing in this Act shall prohibit the
creation of multi-State catastrophe insurance or reinsurance programs, or the
participation by such programs in the program established pursuant to section
4. The Secretary shall, by regulation, apply the provisions of this Act to
multi-State catastrophe insurance and reinsurance programs.
</text>
</subsection>
<subsection id="H0B33440961C04C48A688EC15C719483C">
<enum>
(e)
</enum>
<header>
Requirement for
insurers To pass through savings to consumers
</header>
<text>
Notwithstanding any
other provision of this Act, a State program shall not be eligible to purchase
a contract for reinsurance coverage made available under this Act unless such
State has in effect such laws, regulations, or other requirements, as the
Secretary shall by regulation require, that—
</text>
<paragraph id="HB425285AAE0C49F5B6F970C930B6743B">
<enum>
(1)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
to the extent that reinsurance coverage
made available under the program under this Act results in any cost savings in
providing insurance coverage for risks in such State, such cost savings be
reflected in premium rates charged to consumers for such coverage; and
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="HEADF5DF06FAF43F9B3A78C193A469472">
<enum>
(2)
</enum>
<text>
the State take
such actions as the Secretary considers appropriate to ensure that the
requirement under paragraph (1) is carried out and enforced.
</text>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
</section>
<section id="HFD0ADC0FDF684C42913BE7C0DDA8B753">
<enum>
8.
</enum>
<header>
Treatment of
insured losses and maximum Federal liability
</header>
<subsection id="HA28C219BD424441097051D02B3347C39">
<enum>
(a)
</enum>
<header>
Available levels
of retained losses
</header>
<text>
In making reinsurance coverage available under
this Act, the Secretary shall make available for purchase contracts for such
coverage that require the sustainment of retained losses from covered perils
(as required under section 7(b)(3) for payment of eligible losses) in various
amounts, as the Secretary, in consultation with the Commission, determines
appropriate and subject to the requirements under subsection (b).
</text>
</subsection>
<subsection id="H0B8EF208BCF343CEB8D1129626B1F439">
<enum>
(b)
</enum>
<header>
Minimum level of
retained losses
</header>
<paragraph id="H8F6BE485925440C19C6077C914EB039E">
<enum>
(1)
</enum>
<header>
Amount
</header>
<text>
Subject
to paragraph (2) and notwithstanding any other provision of this Act, a
contract for reinsurance coverage under section 7 for an eligible State program
that offers insurance or reinsurance coverage described in subparagraph (A) or
(B), respectively, of section 7(a)(1) may not be made available or sold unless
the contract requires that the State program sustain an amount of retained
losses from covered perils in the following amount:
</text>
<subparagraph id="HFCA7026B9B05435F83613EC5577957DF">
<enum>
(A)
</enum>
<header>
In
general
</header>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
The State program
shall sustain an amount of retained losses of not less than the greater
of—
</text>
<clause id="H7F6AB7C45B6D431984B676804DA5A927">
<enum>
(i)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
the claims-paying capacity of the eligible
State program, as determined by the Secretary; and
</text>
</clause>
<clause id="H611B2CE0C5824D18BC75F9A0DD36FEB0">
<enum>
(ii)
</enum>
<text>
an
amount, determined by the Secretary in consultation with the Commission, that
is the amount equal to the eligible losses projected to be incurred once every
200 years on an annual basis from covered perils.
</text>
</clause>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H17168130ED1A4DE0A0A397CACF17B4BE">
<enum>
(B)
</enum>
<header>
Transition rule
for new programs
</header>
<clause id="H05CFFDB065C84CF894F4733A387CE939">
<enum>
(i)
</enum>
<header>
200-year
event
</header>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
The Secretary may
provide that, in the case of an eligible State program that, after the date of
the enactment of this Act, commences offering insurance or reinsurance
coverage, during the 7-year period beginning on the date that reinsurance
coverage under section 7 is first made available, the minimum level of retained
losses applicable under this paragraph shall be the amount determined for the
State under subparagraph (A)(i), except that such minimum level shall be
adjusted annually as provided in clause (ii) of this subparagraph.
</text>
</clause>
<clause id="HC5156A73065C46FDAC100336EB08E245">
<enum>
(ii)
</enum>
<header>
Annual
adjustment
</header>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Each annual
adjustment under this clause shall increase the minimum level of retained
losses applicable under this subparagraph to an eligible State program
described in clause (i) in a manner such that—
</text>
<subclause display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HDFF3B12E353A4A89B50A6612F618B517">
<enum>
(I)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
during the course of such 7-year period,
the applicable minimum level of retained losses approaches the minimum level
that, under subparagraph (A)(ii), will apply to the eligible State program upon
the expiration of such period; and
</text>
</subclause>
<subclause id="HE1DF59B89BD24061BDCDAB578B9DDB35">
<enum>
(II)
</enum>
<text>
each such annual
increase is a substantially similar amount, to the extent practicable.
</text>
</subclause>
</clause>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H11C97C0D0E034C9B852EB3F10A706F9E">
<enum>
(C)
</enum>
<header>
Reduction
because of reduced claims-paying capacity
</header>
<clause id="H18602E3E2CCA47DB885A6867BBF06775">
<enum>
(i)
</enum>
<header>
Authority
</header>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Notwithstanding subparagraphs (A), (B), and
(C) or the terms contained in a contract for reinsurance pursuant to such
subparagraphs, if the Secretary determines that the claims-paying capacity of
an eligible State program has been reduced because of payment for losses due to
an event, the Secretary may reduce the minimum level of retained losses.
</text>
</clause>
<clause id="H050DF24692BB4681934B887C8C7224DA">
<enum>
(ii)
</enum>
<header>
Term of
reduction
</header>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
The Secretary may
extend the 5-year period for not more than 5 additional 1-year periods if the
Secretary determines that losses incurred by the State program as a result of
covered perils create excessive hardship on the State program. The Secretary
shall consult with the appropriate officials of the State program regarding the
required schedule and any potential 1-year extensions.
</text>
</clause>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H0CAEB300DCF54EC287D18EE86A6F0864">
<enum>
(D)
</enum>
<header>
Claims-paying
capacity
</header>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
For purposes of this
paragraph, the claims-paying capacity of a State-operated insurance or
reinsurance program under section 7(a)(1) shall be determined by the Secretary,
in consultation with the Commission, taking into consideration the
claims-paying capacity as determined by the State program, retained losses to
private insurers in the State in an amount assigned by the State insurance
commissioner, the cash surplus of the program, and the lines of credit,
reinsurance, and other financing mechanisms of the program established by
law.
</text>
</subparagraph>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="HD1A9576A5037470782FFAFC4308708D1">
<enum>
(2)
</enum>
<header>
Initial
adjustment based on private market
</header>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
The Secretary may, before making contracts
for reinsurance coverage under this Act initially available under section 7,
raise the minimum level of retained losses from the amount required under
paragraph (1) for an eligible State program to ensure, as determined by the
Secretary, that such contracts comply with the principle under section
4(c)(1).
</text>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
<subsection id="H36595F904B784036918A496E30EB0E12">
<enum>
(c)
</enum>
<header>
90 percent
coverage of insured losses in excess of retained losses
</header>
<text>
Each
contract for reinsurance coverage under this Act for a covered purchaser shall
provide that the amount paid out under the contract shall, subject to
subsection (d), be equal to 90 percent of the amount of insured losses of the
eligible State program of the purchaser in excess of the amount of retained
losses that the contract requires, pursuant to subsection (b), to be incurred
by such program.
</text>
</subsection>
<subsection id="H655A2CF42F604666838B34D9DEB5CED8">
<enum>
(d)
</enum>
<header>
Maximum Federal
liability
</header>
<paragraph id="HF884BCF2664A47B7B59B8DBE6119EB28">
<enum>
(1)
</enum>
<header>
In
general
</header>
<text>
Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the Secretary
may sell only contracts for reinsurance coverage under this Act in various
amounts that comply with the following requirements:
</text>
<subparagraph id="H77A9E054CC964ABCA99E9DC502360EFA">
<enum>
(A)
</enum>
<header>
Estimate of
aggregate liability
</header>
<text>
The aggregate liability for payment of claims
under all such contracts in any single year is unlikely to exceed
$200,000,000,000 (as such amount is adjusted under paragraph (2)).
</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HC5BC90D2368F468E8BBFFCA29D5E7BC6">
<enum>
(B)
</enum>
<header>
Eligible loss
coverage sold
</header>
<text>
Eligible losses covered by all contracts sold
within a State during a 12-month period do not exceed the difference between
the following amounts (each of which shall be determined by the Secretary in
consultation with the Commission):
</text>
<clause id="H028D7C4124B24F4DAC662B234A2E0D54">
<enum>
(i)
</enum>
<text>
The
amount equal to the eligible loss projected to be incurred once every 500 years
from a single event in the State.
</text>
</clause>
<clause id="HDE7B6DC50D7C42D8AFC9D4D2AC63724F">
<enum>
(ii)
</enum>
<text>
The
amount equal to the eligible loss projected to be incurred once every 200 years
from a single event in the State.
</text>
</clause>
</subparagraph>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H5F19F38B69E64F3A933A29EB384B618A">
<enum>
(2)
</enum>
<header>
Annual
adjustments
</header>
<text>
The Secretary shall annually adjust the amount under
paragraph (1)(A) (as it may have been previously adjusted) to provide for
inflation in accordance with an inflation index that the Secretary determines
to be appropriate.
</text>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
</section>
<section id="H7C13CD11B9664E34AD4BC839EB408585">
<enum>
9.
</enum>
<header>
Catastrophe
capital reserve funds
</header>
<subsection id="H15077E3CF9344B50BD5ACD03090C0FF2">
<enum>
(a)
</enum>
<header>
Establishment
</header>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Any insurer who participates in an eligible
State program under section 7(a) may establish a Catastrophe Capital Reserve
Fund (in this section referred to as a
<quote>
reserve fund
</quote>
) in which it
may hold funds in a fiduciary capacity on behalf of the Secretary.
</text>
</subsection>
<subsection id="H4CD77C130D1342CD81EA834AD0A1E4CD">
<enum>
(b)
</enum>
<header>
Funding
</header>
<text>
An
insurer may fund a reserve fund by making an election, in advance, to treat
some or all of the premiums received for such coverage as charges imposed by
the Secretary for participation in, and operation of, the program for
reinsurance coverage under this Act. Any such premiums for which such an
election has been made shall be maintained in a segregated account in a
fiduciary capacity on behalf of the Secretary. Such funds may be invested in
any otherwise legally permissible manner but all interest, dividends, and
capital accumulations also shall be retained in such segregated account on
behalf of the Secretary.
</text>
</subsection>
<subsection id="HA9007C9564384E94BB7C85153DEB159E">
<enum>
(c)
</enum>
<header>
Use
</header>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Amounts in a reserve fund established
pursuant to this section shall be collected and used by the Secretary to
offset, in whole or in part, the cost to the Secretary of claims paid under
reinsurance coverage provided under the program, except that, in the case only
of a single event that results in an amount of eligible losses to insurers that
is equal to or greater than the amount of such losses projected to be incurred
from a single event having an extent of such losses such that the event has a
1.0 percent chance of occurring in any year, an insurer may first use the funds
in a reserve fund of the insurer to satisfy any one or more of the
following:
</text>
<paragraph id="H913DF648E0564B20BCA20DA410E8B960">
<enum>
(1)
</enum>
<text>
The retained
losses for the insurer required under section 8(b).
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H734289D58171499882E91D3D3C50598F">
<enum>
(2)
</enum>
<text>
The portion of the
insurer's losses that exceed the required retained losses but are not
compensated under a reinsurance contract made available under the Program
pursuant to section 8(c).
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H8551DA7EC6FF4AE3B2F5A46D9B2AE60F">
<enum>
(3)
</enum>
<text>
The insurer's
obligations to pay for insured losses if any conditions precedent to payment
under a contract for reinsurance made available under the Program are not
met.
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H97E8FFEA1C4140FA925C5EC9760A89EA">
<enum>
(4)
</enum>
<text>
Any risk-sharing
obligations that the insurer may have entered into.
</text>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
<subsection id="HA13A40385D6F4FE097E62A65BD805237">
<enum>
(d)
</enum>
<header>
Termination
</header>
<paragraph id="H3DC8E0D0965A4E7FA828FB4E2A2307BF">
<enum>
(1)
</enum>
<header>
Termination of
program
</header>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Upon termination
under section 14 of the program under this Act, and subject to the continuing
authority of the Secretary to adjust claims in satisfaction of contracts for
reinsurance in force under the Program, 10 percent of each insurer's reserve
funds shall be remitted to the Secretary and the remainder shall be remitted to
the insurer. The Secretary shall determine the manner in which the remittance
of such income to the insurer shall be made.
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph commented="no" id="H8EFF1C7F7C0B408F9CCF97AB101A0392">
<enum>
(2)
</enum>
<header>
Elimination of
coverage of insured losses in excess of retained losses
</header>
<text>
If at any
time the Program remains in effect but contracts for reinsurance under the
Program do not provide any payment for insured losses in excess of retained
losses, the reserve funds shall be retained and used for the purposes set forth
in subsection (c) of this section. At such time as an insurer's liability for
insured losses under the Program terminates, as a consequence of the insurer's
termination of its business or otherwise, the insurer shall remit any amounts
remaining in its reserve funds to the Secretary.
</text>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
</section>
<section id="H74230F87BE614FDF80288E3C4B61DC1E">
<enum>
10.
</enum>
<header>
Consumer
Hurricane, Earthquake, Loss Protection (HELP) Fund
</header>
<subsection id="H59FD8D1F044741248BBDB9323E52E18B">
<enum>
(a)
</enum>
<header>
Establishment
</header>
<text>
There
is established within the Treasury of the United States a fund to be known as
the Consumer HELP Fund (in this section referred to as the
<quote>
Fund
</quote>
).
</text>
</subsection>
<subsection id="H4445754CD9434E0B9FB7E01045717DFB">
<enum>
(b)
</enum>
<header>
Credits
</header>
<text>
The
Fund shall be credited with—
</text>
<paragraph id="HD3DD228C3F6749129CD0F40D9016740C">
<enum>
(1)
</enum>
<text>
amounts received
annually from the sale of contracts for reinsurance coverage under this
Act;
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="HF92C427F36C74358A25B91F0E6EC71FD">
<enum>
(2)
</enum>
<text>
any amounts
borrowed under subsection (d);
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H13DCE561755E401FBAED2F15CA7E89D9">
<enum>
(3)
</enum>
<text>
any amounts earned
on investments of the Fund pursuant to subsection (e); and
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H273A6B4D40074574804939A14B6F2181">
<enum>
(4)
</enum>
<text>
such other amounts
as may be credited to the Fund.
</text>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
<subsection id="H5C10AF244E8F4502B95AE5EF1EB3514E">
<enum>
(c)
</enum>
<header>
Uses
</header>
<text>
Amounts
in the Fund shall be available to the Secretary only for the following
purposes:
</text>
<paragraph id="HDA2EC393B2E345E58DA926BA2256E668">
<enum>
(1)
</enum>
<header>
Contract
payments
</header>
<text>
For payments to covered purchasers under contracts for
reinsurance coverage for eligible losses under such contracts.
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H45C426C32D5D4ACFBACF6ED5564AF66A">
<enum>
(2)
</enum>
<header>
Commission
costs
</header>
<text>
To pay for the operating costs of the Commission.
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H244101A45E17464A8E5F2189FE2C5694">
<enum>
(3)
</enum>
<header>
Administrative
expenses
</header>
<text>
To pay for the administrative expenses incurred by the
Secretary in carrying out the reinsurance program under this Act.
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H84B348A638944027B4087B9BB26903EE">
<enum>
(4)
</enum>
<header>
Termination
</header>
<text>
Upon
termination under section 14, as provided in such section.
</text>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
<subsection id="HFCB2C2E9A9CE4FA18F5F20DC88351D35">
<enum>
(d)
</enum>
<header>
Borrowing
</header>
<paragraph id="H35942956AF514580B7E83C714C411565">
<enum>
(1)
</enum>
<header>
Authority
</header>
<text>
To
the extent that the amounts in the Fund are insufficient to pay claims and
expenses under subsection (c), the Secretary may issue such obligations of the
Fund as may be necessary to cover the insufficiency and shall purchase any such
obligations issued.
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="HC57B70A9527042DFB3B9F1FD5B526668">
<enum>
(2)
</enum>
<header>
Public debt
transaction
</header>
<text>
For the purpose of purchasing any such obligations,
the Secretary may use as a public debt transaction the proceeds from the sale
of any securities issued under
<external-xref legal-doc="usc-chapter" parsable-cite="usc-chapter/31/31">
chapter 31
</external-xref>
of title 31, United States Code, and
the purposes for which securities are issued under such chapter are hereby
extended to include any purchase by the Secretary of such obligations under
this subsection.
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="HD11AA74592934B88954521339DC2E189">
<enum>
(3)
</enum>
<header>
Characteristics
of obligations
</header>
<text>
Obligations issued under this subsection shall be
in such forms and denominations, bear such maturities, bear interest at such
rate, and be subject to such other terms and conditions, as the Secretary shall
determine.
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H3518592C941E4AEDB8700CDE2BCC8E6C">
<enum>
(4)
</enum>
<header>
Treatment
</header>
<text>
All
redemptions, purchases, and sales by the Secretary of obligations under this
subsection shall be treated as public debt transactions of the United
States.
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="HBC45CA64D31A42F3BEA556666D71F0FF">
<enum>
(5)
</enum>
<header>
Repayment
</header>
<text>
Any
obligations issued under this subsection shall be repaid including interest,
from the Fund and shall be recouped from premiums charged for reinsurance
coverage provided under this Act.
</text>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
<subsection id="HDFF2DE8A9FB74D9BB716FD415BDC0952">
<enum>
(e)
</enum>
<header>
Investment
</header>
<text>
If
the Secretary determines that the amounts in the Fund are in excess of current
needs, the Secretary may invest such amounts as the Secretary considers
advisable in obligations issued or guaranteed by the United States.
</text>
</subsection>
<subsection id="H48A864A8E71346D781D2EA06007585BA">
<enum>
(f)
</enum>
<header>
Prohibition of
Federal funds
</header>
<text>
Except for amounts made available pursuant to
subsection (d) and section 3(h), no further Federal funds shall be authorized
or appropriated for the Fund or for carrying out the reinsurance program under
this Act.
</text>
</subsection>
</section>
<section id="HE46E89C0BB864873A256E67CE457FC83">
<enum>
11.
</enum>
<header>
Annual study
concerning benefits of reinsurance program
</header>
<subsection id="HECE4149B26A7419A8B8FBDAD6C5C184B">
<enum>
(a)
</enum>
<header>
In
general
</header>
<text>
The Secretary shall, on an annual basis, conduct a study
and submit to the Congress a report that—
</text>
<paragraph id="H2E4ACFEC00DF425F895693F30C90891A">
<enum>
(1)
</enum>
<text>
analyzes the cost
and availability of homeowners’ insurance for losses resulting from
catastrophic natural disasters covered by the reinsurance program under this
Act;
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H123EF201C25A4F309F60FB597F323956">
<enum>
(2)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
describes the efforts of the participating
States in—
</text>
<subparagraph id="H6A8F27196FC54167A8FCEC8479560FF4">
<enum>
(A)
</enum>
<text>
enacting
preparedness, prevention, mitigation, recovery, and rebuilding standards;
and
</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H935B56049905493AAE0DA10D8CE7F1E3">
<enum>
(B)
</enum>
<text>
educating the
public on the risks associated with natural catastrophe; and
</text>
</subparagraph>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="HC7B0AC9C3E3642898098FA7238852D65">
<enum>
(3)
</enum>
<text>
makes
recommendations regarding ways to improve the program under this Act and its
administration.
</text>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
<subsection id="H1A0CF5EE3B1F4248B6B96AC06AF43544">
<enum>
(b)
</enum>
<header>
Contents
</header>
<text>
Each
annual study under this section shall also determine and identify, on an
aggregate basis—
</text>
<paragraph id="H19B57C9E05DF43708058E63C74FC198F">
<enum>
(1)
</enum>
<text>
for each State or
region, the capacity of the private homeowners’ insurance market with respect
to coverage for losses from catastrophic natural disasters;
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H9D17B27DB2A1432780945324E766C2B3">
<enum>
(2)
</enum>
<text>
for each State or
region, the percentage of homeowners who have such coverage, the catastrophes
covered, and the average cost of such coverage; and
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H94409B5C405949C49AAF6DF708B12A9B">
<enum>
(3)
</enum>
<text>
for each State or
region, the effects this Act is having on the availability and affordability of
such insurance.
</text>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
<subsection id="H4AE89EBC154249A99A2140555480ADB0">
<enum>
(c)
</enum>
<header>
Timing
</header>
<text>
Each
annual report under this section shall be submitted not later than March 30 of
the year after the year for which the study was conducted.
</text>
</subsection>
<subsection id="H4E23290FFEEF41C4AD5D3AF9BFA9531E">
<enum>
(d)
</enum>
<header>
Commencement of
reporting requirement
</header>
<text>
The Secretary shall first submit an annual
report under this section not later than two years after the date of the
enactment of this Act.
</text>
</subsection>
</section>
<section id="HF7BD7B6FB4424BF38B30EF4DBD9BFD7A">
<enum>
12.
</enum>
<header>
Definitions
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
For purposes of this Act, the following
definitions shall apply:
</text>
<paragraph id="HC979F622B3B34FE69634CD1BA34ACFC0">
<enum>
(1)
</enum>
<header>
Commission
</header>
<text>
The
term
<quote>
Commission
</quote>
means the National Commission on Catastrophe
Risks and Insurance Loss Costs established under section 3.
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H566CD9E17E474573AEF4A805C92970AA">
<enum>
(2)
</enum>
<header>
Covered
perils
</header>
<text>
The term
<quote>
covered perils
</quote>
means the natural
disaster perils under section 6.
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H6BFF3515C73B49F5AD699749B2B040DA">
<enum>
(3)
</enum>
<header>
Covered
purchaser
</header>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
The term
<quote>
covered purchaser
</quote>
means an eligible State-operated insurance or
reinsurance program that purchases reinsurance coverage made available under a
contract under section 7.
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H04CCC06A26D743C48EACF01032B69AA4">
<enum>
(4)
</enum>
<header>
Disaster
area
</header>
<text>
The term
<quote>
disaster area
</quote>
means a geographical
area, with respect to which—
</text>
<subparagraph id="H2A7DD6236524432D9812DAD12F2EF276">
<enum>
(A)
</enum>
<text>
a covered peril
specified in section 6 has occurred; and
</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HC9C42299E72146349515C290FBF35117">
<enum>
(B)
</enum>
<text>
a declaration that
a major disaster exists, as a result of the occurrence of such peril—
</text>
<clause id="H03227759E6344497841342A71C82C206">
<enum>
(i)
</enum>
<text>
has
been made by the President of the United States; and
</text>
</clause>
<clause id="HFE24A383AC96413CAFCA176848C41627">
<enum>
(ii)
</enum>
<text>
is
in effect.
</text>
</clause>
</subparagraph>
</paragraph>
<paragraph commented="no" id="H37366604651349CA9C64D3383A8D7D12">
<enum>
(5)
</enum>
<header>
Eligible
losses
</header>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
The term
<quote>
eligible losses
</quote>
means, with respect to a contract for
reinsurance coverage made available under this Act for a covered purchaser, the
insured losses of the covered purchaser that exceed the amount of retained
losses that the contract requires, pursuant to section 8(b), to be incurred by
the eligible State program of such purchaser, as defined by the Secretary after
consultation with the Commission.
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H56E01C32CDF347A9AA5B9EFA2778FD96">
<enum>
(6)
</enum>
<header>
Eligible State
program
</header>
<text>
The term
<quote>
eligible State program
</quote>
means a
State program that, pursuant to section 7(a), is eligible to purchase
reinsurance coverage made available through contracts under section 7, or a
multi-State program that is eligible to purchase such coverage pursuant to
section 7(c).
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph commented="no" id="H5C2FF306C6224E9CB729C5C6E883FC8F">
<enum>
(7)
</enum>
<header>
Insured
loss
</header>
<text>
The term
<quote>
insured loss
</quote>
means, with respect to
contract for reinsurance coverage made available under this Act for a covered
purchaser, any loss resulting from a covered peril that is covered by insurance
or reinsurance made available under the eligible State program of the covered
purchaser.
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="HA55F273F33FD452DA5505CD892512684">
<enum>
(8)
</enum>
<header>
Price
gouging
</header>
<text>
The term
<quote>
price gouging
</quote>
means the providing
of any consumer good or service by a supplier related to repair or restoration
of property damaged from a catastrophe for a price that the supplier knows or
has reason to know is greater, by at least the percentage set forth in a State
law or regulation prohibiting such act (notwithstanding any real cost increase
due to any attendant business risk and other reasonable expenses that result
from the major catastrophe involved), than the price charged by the supplier
for such consumer good or service immediately before the disaster.
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="HBBD4302590934358B8C572A382C84EE9">
<enum>
(9)
</enum>
<header>
Qualified
lines
</header>
<text>
The term
<quote>
qualified lines
</quote>
means lines of
insurance coverage for which losses are covered under section 5 by reinsurance
coverage under this Act.
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H80D93B091D964B8C9BF1090741C14E98">
<enum>
(10)
</enum>
<header>
Reinsurance
coverage
</header>
<text>
The term
<quote>
reinsurance coverage under this
Act
</quote>
means coverage under contracts made available under section
7.
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(11)
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Secretary
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The
term
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Secretary
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means the Secretary of the Treasury.
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(12)
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State
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The
term
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State
</quote>
means the States of the United States, the District
of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, the Commonwealth of the Northern
Mariana Islands, Guam, the Virgin Islands, American Samoa, and any other
territory or possession of the United States.
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13.
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Regulations
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The Secretary, in consultation with the
Secretary of the Department of Homeland Security, shall issue any regulations
necessary to carry out the program for reinsurance coverage under this
Act.
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14.
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Termination
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(a)
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In
general
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Except as provided in subsection (b), the Secretary may
not provide any reinsurance coverage under this Act covering any period after
the expiration of the 20-year period beginning on the date of the enactment of
this Act.
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(b)
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Extension
</header>
<text>
If
upon the expiration of the period under subsection (a) the Secretary, in
consultation with the Commission, determines that continuation of the program
for reinsurance coverage under this Act is necessary or appropriate to carry
out the purpose of the program under section 4(b) because of insufficient
growth of capacity in the private homeowners’ insurance market, the Secretary
shall continue to provide reinsurance coverage under this Act until the
expiration of the 5-year period beginning upon the expiration of the period
under subsection (a).
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(c)
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Repeal
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Effective
upon the date that reinsurance coverage under this Act is no longer available
or in force pursuant to subsection (a) or (b), this Act (except for this
section) is repealed.
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(d)
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Deficit
reduction
</header>
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The Secretary shall cover into the General Fund of the
Treasury any amounts remaining in the Fund under section 9 upon the repeal of
this Act under subsection (c).
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| I 113th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 240 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES January 14, 2013 Mr. Ross introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Financial Services A BILL To establish a program to provide reinsurance for State natural catastrophe insurance programs to help the United States better prepare for and protect its citizens against the ravages of natural catastrophes, to encourage and promote mitigation and prevention for, and recovery and rebuilding from such catastrophes, and to better assist in the financial recovery from such catastrophes.
1. Short title; table of contents (a) Short title This Act may be cited as the Homeowners Insurance Protection 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. Congressional findings. Sec. 3. National Commission on Catastrophe Preparation and Protection. Sec. 4. Program authority. Sec. 5. Qualified lines of coverage. Sec. 6. Covered perils. Sec. 7. Contracts for reinsurance coverage for eligible State programs. Sec. 8. Treatment of insured losses and maximum Federal liability. Sec. 9. Catastrophe capital reserve funds. Sec. 10. Consumer Hurricane, Earthquake, Loss Protection (HELP) Fund. Sec. 11. Annual study concerning benefits of reinsurance program. Sec. 12. Definitions. Sec. 13. Regulations. Sec. 14. Termination. 2. Congressional findings The Congress finds that— (1) the United States needs to take actions to be better prepared for and better protected from catastrophes; (2) the hurricane seasons of 2004 and 2005 are startling reminders of both the human and economic devastation that hurricanes, flooding, and other natural disasters can cause; (3) if a hurricane similar to the deadly 1900 Galveston hurricane occurred again it could cause over $36,000,000,000 in loss; (4) if the 1904 San Francisco earthquake occurred again it could cause over $400,000,000,000 in loss; (5) if a Category 5 hurricane were to hit Miami it could cause over $50,000,000,000 in loss and devastate the insurance industry in the United States; (6) if the 1938 Long Island Express were to occur again it could cause over $30,000,000,000 in damage and if a hurricane that strong were to directly hit Manhattan it could cause over $150,000,000,000 in damage and cause irreparable harm to our Nation’s economy; (7) a more comprehensive and integrated approach to dealing with catastrophes is needed; (8) using history as a guide, natural catastrophes will inevitably place a tremendous strain on homeowners’ insurance markets in many areas, will raise costs for consumers, and will jeopardize the ability of many consumers to adequately insure their homes and possessions; (9) the lack of sufficient insurance capacity and the inability of private insurers to build enough capital, in a short amount of time, threatens to increase the number of uninsured homeowners, which, in turn, increases the risk of mortgage defaults and the strain on the Nation’s banking system; (10) some States have intervened to ensure the continued availability and affordability of homeowners’ insurance for all residents; (11) it is appropriate that efforts to improve insurance availability be designed and implemented at the State level; (12) while State insurance programs may be adequate to cover losses from most natural disasters, a small percentage of events are likely to exceed the financial capacity of these programs and the local insurance markets; (13) making available limited Federal reinsurance would improve the effectiveness of State insurance programs and private insurance markets and would increase the likelihood that homeowners’ insurance claims will be fully paid in the event of a large natural catastrophe and that routine claims that occur after a mega-catastrophe will also continue to be paid; (14) it is necessary to provide a Federal reinsurance program on a temporary basis that will provide more protection at an overall lower cost and that will promote stability in the homeowners’ insurance market in the short term and encourage growth of reinsurance capacity by the private and capital markets as soon as practical; (15) it is the proper role of the Federal Government to prepare for and protect its citizens from catastrophes and to facilitate consumer protection, victim assistance, and recovery, including financial recovery; (16) any Federal reinsurance program must be founded upon sound actuarial principles and priced in a manner that minimizes the potential impact on the Treasury of the United States, encourages the creation of State funds and maximizes the buying potential of these State funds, encourages and promotes prevention and mitigation, recovery and rebuilding, and consumer education, and emphasizes continuous analysis and improvement; and (17) such a Federal reinsurance program should not remain in existence longer than necessary for the private entities or the capital markets, or both, to provide adequate reinsurance capacity to address the homeowners’ insurance market. 3. National Commission on Catastrophe Preparation and Protection (a) Establishment The Secretary of the Treasury shall establish a commission to be known as the National Commission on Catastrophe Preparation and Protection. (b) Duties The Commission shall meet for the purpose of advising the Secretary regarding the estimated loss costs associated with the contracts for reinsurance coverage available under this Act and carrying out the functions specified in this Act, including— (1) the development and implementation of public education concerning the risks posed by natural catastrophes; (2) the development and implementation of prevention, mitigation, recovery, and rebuilding standards that better prepare and protect the United States from catastrophes; (3) the establishment of requirements under section 7(e) to ensure that cost savings resulting from this Act inure to the benefit of consumers; and (4) conducting continuous analysis of the effectiveness of this Act and recommending improvements to the Congress so that the costs of providing catastrophe protection are decreased and so that the United States is better prepared. (c) Members (1) Appointment and qualification The Commission shall consist of 9 members, as follows: (A) Homeland security member The Secretary of Homeland Security or the Secretary’s designee. (B) Appointed members Eight members appointed by the Secretary, who shall consist of— (i) one individual who is an actuary; (ii) one individual who is employed in engineering; (iii) one individual representing the scientific community; (iv) one individual representing property and casualty insurers; (v) one individual representing reinsurers; (vi) one individual who is a member or former member of the National Association of Insurance Commissioners; and (vii) two individuals who are consumers. (2) Prevention of conflicts of interest Members shall have no personal or financial interest at stake in the deliberations of the Commission. (d) Treatment of non-Federal members Each member of the Commission who is not otherwise employed by the Federal Government shall be considered a special Government employee for purposes of sections 202 and 208 of title 18, United States Code. (e) Experts and consultants The Commission may procure temporary and intermittent services from individuals or groups recognized as experts in the fields of meteorology, seismology, vulcanology, geology, structural engineering, wind engineering, and hydrology, and other fields, under section 3109(b) of title 5, United States Code, but at a rate not in excess of the daily equivalent of the annual rate of basic pay payable for level V of the Executive Schedule, for each day during which the individual procured is performing such services for the Commission. The Commission may also procure, and the Congress encourages the Commission to procure, experts from universities, research centers, foundations, and other appropriate organizations who could study, research, and develop methods and mechanisms that could be utilized to strengthen structures to better withstand the perils covered by this Act. (f) Compensation Each member of the Commission who is not an officer or employee of the Federal Government shall be compensated at a rate of basic pay payable for level V of the Executive Schedule, for each day (including travel time) during which such member is engaged in the performance of the duties of the Commission. All members of the Commission who are officers or employees of the United States shall serve without compensation in addition to that received for their services as officers or employees of the United States. (g) Obtaining data The Commission and the Secretary may solicit loss exposure data and such other information either deems necessary to carry out its responsibilities from governmental agencies and bodies and organizations that act as statistical agents for the insurance industry. The Commission and the Secretary shall take such actions as are necessary to ensure that information that either deems is confidential or proprietary is disclosed only to authorized individuals working for the Commission or the Secretary. No company which refuses to provide information requested by the Commission or the Secretary may participate in the program for reinsurance coverage authorized under this Act, nor may any State insurance or reinsurance program participate if any governmental agency within that State has refused to provide information requested by the Commission or the Secretary. (h) Funding (1) Authorization of appropriations There is authorized to be appropriated— (A) $10,000,000 for fiscal year 2014 for the initial expenses in establishing the Commission and the initial activities of the Commission that cannot timely be covered by amounts obtained pursuant to section 7(b)(6)(B)(iii), as determined by the Secretary; (B) such additional sums as may be necessary to carry out subsequent activities of the Commission; (C) $10,000,000 for fiscal year 2014 for the initial expenses of the Secretary in carrying out the program authorized under section 4; and (D) such additional sums as may be necessary to carry out subsequent activities of the Secretary under this Act. (2) Offset The Secretary shall provide, to the maximum extent practicable, that an amount equal to any amount appropriated under paragraph (1) is obtained from purchasers of reinsurance coverage under this Act and deposited in the Fund established under section 10. Such amounts shall be obtained by inclusion of a provision for the Secretary’s and the Commission’s expenses incorporated into the pricing of the contracts for such reinsurance coverage, pursuant to section 7(b)(6)(B)(iii). (i) Termination The Commission shall terminate upon the effective date of the repeal under section 14(c). 4. Program authority (a) In general The Secretary of the Treasury, in consultation with the Secretary of Homeland Security, shall carry out a program under this Act to improve the availability and affordability of homeowners protection coverage by making available for purchase, only by eligible State programs, contracts for reinsurance coverage under section 7. (b) Purpose The program shall be designed to make reinsurance coverage under this Act available— (1) to improve the availability and affordability of homeowners’ insurance for the purpose of facilitating the pooling, and spreading the risk, of catastrophic financial losses from natural catastrophes; (2) to improve the solvency and capacity of homeowners’ insurance markets; (3) to encourage the development and implementation of mitigation, prevention, recovery, and rebuilding standards; and (4) to recommend methods to continuously improve the way the United States reacts and responds to catastrophes, including improvements to the HELP Fund established under section 10. (c) Contract principles Under the program under this Act, the Secretary shall offer reinsurance coverage through contracts with covered purchasers, which contracts— (1) shall not displace or compete with the private insurance or reinsurance markets or the capital market; (2) shall minimize the administrative costs of the Federal Government; and (3) shall provide coverage based solely on insured losses within the State for the eligible State program purchasing the contract. 5. Qualified lines of coverage Each contract for reinsurance coverage made available under this Act shall provide insurance coverage against residential property losses to homes (including dwellings owned under condominium and cooperative ownership arrangements) and the contents of apartment buildings. 6. Covered perils Each contract for reinsurance coverage made available under this Act shall cover losses insured or reinsured by the eligible State program purchasing the contract that are proximately caused by— (1) earthquakes; (2) perils ensuing from earthquakes, including fire and tsunamis; (3) tropical cyclones having maximum sustained winds of at least 74 miles per hour, including hurricanes and typhoons; (4) tornadoes; (5) volcanic eruptions; (6) catastrophic winter storms; and (7) any other natural catastrophe (not including any flood) insured or reinsured under the eligible State program for which reinsurance coverage under section 7 is provided. The Secretary shall, by regulation, define the natural catastrophe perils under this section. 7. Contracts for reinsurance coverage for eligible State programs (a) Eligible State programs A program shall be eligible to purchase a contract under this section for reinsurance coverage under this Act only if the State entity authorized to make such determinations certifies to the Secretary that the program complies with the following requirements: (1) Program design The program shall be a State-operated— (A) insurance program that— (i) offers coverage for homes (which may include dwellings owned under condominium and cooperative ownership arrangements) and the contents of apartments to State residents; and (ii) is authorized by State law; or (B) reinsurance program that is designed to improve private insurance markets that offer coverage for homes (which may include dwellings owned under condominium and cooperative ownership arrangements) and the contents of apartments because of a finding by the State insurance commissioner or other State entity authorized to make such a determination that such program is necessary in order to provide for the continued availability of such residential coverage for all residents. (2) Operation The program shall meet the following requirements: (A) A majority of the members of the governing body of the program shall be public officials. (B) The State shall have a financial interest in the program, which shall not include a program authorized by State law or regulation that requires insurers to pool resources to provide property insurance coverage for covered perils. (C) If the State has at any time appropriated amounts from the State fund for the State program for any purpose other than payments under the program, the State shall have repaid such amounts to the State fund, together with interest on such amounts. (3) Tax status The program shall be structured and carried out in a manner so that the program is exempt from all Federal taxation. (4) Coverage The program shall cover all perils specified in section 6. (5) Earnings The program may not provide for, nor shall have ever made, any redistribution of any part of any net profits of the program to any insurer that participates in the program. (6) Prevention and mitigation The program shall include prevention and mitigation provisions that require that not less than $10,000,000 and not more than 35 percent of the net investment income of the State insurance or reinsurance program be used for programs to mitigate losses from natural catastrophes for which the State insurance or reinsurance program was established. For purposes of this paragraph, prevention and mitigation shall include methods to reduce losses of life and property, including appropriate measures to adequately reflect— (A) encouragement of awareness about the risk factors and what can be done to eliminate or reduce them; (B) location of the risk, by giving careful consideration of the natural risks for the location of the property before allowing building and considerations if structures are allowed; and (C) construction relative to the risk and hazards, which act upon— (i) State mandated building codes appropriate for the risk; (ii) adequate enforcement of the risk-appropriate building codes; (iii) building materials that prevent or significantly lessen potential damage from the natural catastrophes; (iv) building methods that prevent or significantly lessen potential damage from the natural catastrophes; and (v) a focus on prevention and mitigation for any substantially damaged structure, with an emphasis on how structures can be retrofitted so as to make them building code compliant. (7) Requirements regarding coverage (A) In general The program— (i) may not, except for charges or assessments related to post-event financing or bonding, involve cross-subsidization between any separate property and casualty lines covered under the program unless the elimination of such activity in an existing program would negatively impact the eligibility of the program to purchase a contract for reinsurance coverage under this Act pursuant to paragraph (3); (ii) shall include provisions that authorize the State insurance commissioner or other State entity authorized to make such a determination to terminate the program if the insurance commissioner or other such entity determines that the program is no longer necessary to ensure the availability of homeowners’ insurance for all residents of the State; and (iii) shall provide that, for any insurance coverage for homes (which may include dwellings owned under condominium and cooperative ownership arrangements) and the contents of apartments that is made available under the State insurance program and for any reinsurance coverage for such insurance coverage made available under the State reinsurance program, the premium rates charged shall be amounts that, at a minimum, are sufficient to cover the full actuarial costs of such coverage, based on consideration of the risks involved and accepted actuarial and rate making principles, anticipated administrative expenses, and loss and loss-adjustment expenses. (B) Applicability This paragraph shall apply after the expiration of the 2-year period beginning on the date of the enactment of this Act. (8) Prohibition of competition with private market Any insurance or reinsurance coverage, as applicable, made available through the State program shall not supplant coverage that is otherwise reasonably available and affordable in the private market. (9) Other qualifications (A) In general The State program shall (for the year for which the coverage is in effect) comply with regulations that shall be issued under this paragraph by the Secretary, in consultation with the Commission. The regulations shall establish criteria for State programs to qualify to purchase reinsurance under this section, which are in addition to the requirements under the other paragraphs of this subsection. (B) Contents The regulations issued under this paragraph shall include requirements that— (i) the State program shall have public members on its board of directors or have an advisory board with public members; (ii) the State program provide adequate insurance or reinsurance protection, as applicable, for the perils covered, which shall include a range of deductibles and premium costs that reflect the applicable risks to eligible properties; (iii) insurance or reinsurance coverage, as applicable, provided by the State program is made available on a nondiscriminatory basis to all qualifying residents; (iv) any new construction, substantial rehabilitation, and renovation insured or reinsured by the program complies with applicable State or local government building, fire, and safety codes; (v) the State, or appropriate local governments within the State, have in effect and enforce nationally recognized model building, fire, and safety codes and consensus-based standards that offer risk responsive resistance that is substantially equivalent or greater than the resistance to earthquakes or high winds; (vi) the State has taken actions to establish an insurance rate structure that takes into account measures to mitigate insurance losses; (vii) there are in effect, in such State, laws or regulations sufficient to prohibit price gouging, during the term of reinsurance coverage under this Act for the State program in any disaster area located within the State; and (viii) the State program complies with such other requirements that the Secretary considers necessary to carry out the purposes of this Act. (b) Terms of contracts Each contract under this section for reinsurance coverage under this Act shall be subject to the following terms and conditions: (1) Maturity The term of the contract shall not exceed 1 year or such other term as the Secretary may determine. (2) Payment condition The contract shall authorize claims payments only for eligible losses to the eligible State program purchasing the coverage. (3) Retained losses requirement For each event of a covered peril, the contract shall make a payment for the event only if the total amount of insurance claims for losses, which are covered by qualified lines, occur to properties located within the State covered by the contract, and that result from insured losses (as defined in section 12) for the State program, exceeds the amount of retained losses provided under the contract (pursuant to section 8(a)) purchased by the eligible State program. (4) Multiple events The contract shall cover any eligible losses from one or more covered events that may occur during the term of the contract and shall provide that if multiple events occur, the retained losses requirement under paragraph (3) shall apply on a calendar year basis, in the aggregate and not separately to each individual event. (5) Timing of eligible losses Eligible losses under the contract shall include only insurance claims for property covered by qualified lines that are reported to the eligible State program within the 3-year period beginning upon the event or events for which payment under the contract is provided. (6) Pricing (A) Determination The price of reinsurance coverage under the contract shall be an amount established by the Secretary as follows: (i) Recommendations The Secretary shall take into consideration the recommendations of the Commission in establishing the price, but the price may not be less than the amount recommended by the Commission. (ii) Fairness to taxpayers The price shall be established at a level that is designed to reflect the risks and costs being borne under each reinsurance contract issued under this Act and that takes into consideration empirical models of natural disasters and the capacity of private markets to absorb insured losses from natural disasters. (iii) Self-sufficiency The rates for reinsurance coverage shall be established at a level that annually produces expected premiums that shall be sufficient to pay the expected annualized cost of all claims, loss adjustment expenses, and all administrative costs of reinsurance coverage offered under this section. (B) Components The price shall consist of the following components: (i) Risk-based price A risk-based price, which shall reflect the anticipated annualized payout of the contract according to the actuarial analysis and recommendations of the Commission. (ii) Risk load A risk load in an amount that is not less than the risk-based price under clause (i). In establishing risk loads under this clause, the Secretary shall take into consideration comparable private risk loads. (iii) Administrative costs A sum sufficient to provide for the operation of the Commission and the administrative expenses incurred by the Secretary in carrying out this Act. (7) Information The contract shall contain a condition providing that the Commission may require the State program that is covered under the contract to submit to the Commission all information on the State program relevant to the duties of the Commission, as determined by the Secretary. (8) Additional contract option The contract shall provide that the purchaser of the contract may, during the term of such original contract, purchase additional contracts from among those offered by the Secretary at the beginning of the term, subject to the limitations under section 8, at the prices at which such contracts were offered at the beginning of the term, prorated based upon the remaining term as determined by the Secretary. Such additional contracts shall provide coverage beginning on a date 15 days after the date of purchase but shall not provide coverage for losses for an event that has already occurred. (9) Others The contract shall contain such other terms as the Secretary considers necessary to carry out this Act and to ensure the long-term financial integrity of the program under this Act. (c) Private sector right To participate (1) Establishment of competitive procedure The Secretary shall establish, by regulation, a competitive procedure under this subsection that provides qualified entities an opportunity, on a basis consistent with the contract cycle established under this Act by the Secretary, to offer to provide, in lieu of reinsurance coverage under this section, reinsurance coverage that is substantially similar to coverage otherwise made available under this section. (2) Competitive procedure Under the procedure established under this subsection— (A) the Secretary shall establish criteria for private insurers, reinsurers, and capital market companies, and consortia of such entities to be treated as qualified entities for purposes of this subsection, which criteria shall require such an entity to have at all times capital sufficient to satisfy the terms of the reinsurance contracts and shall include such other industry and credit rating standards as the Secretary considers appropriate; (B) not less than 30 days before the beginning of each contract cycle during which any reinsurance coverage under this section is to be made available, the Secretary may request proposals and shall publish in the Federal Register the rates and terms for contracts for reinsurance coverage under this section that are to be made available during such contract cycle; (C) the Secretary shall provide qualified entities a period of not less than 10 days (which shall terminate not less than 20 days before the beginning of the contract cycle) to submit to the Secretary a written expression of interest in providing reinsurance coverage in lieu of the coverage otherwise to be made available under this section; (D) the Secretary shall provide any qualified entity submitting an expression of interest during the period referred to in subparagraph (C) a period of not less than 20 days (which shall terminate before the beginning of the contract cycle) to submit to the Secretary an offer to provide, in lieu of the reinsurance coverage otherwise to be made available under this section, coverage that is substantially similar to such coverage; (E) if the Secretary determines that an offer submitted during the period referred to in subparagraph (D) is a bona fide offer to provide reinsurance coverage during the contract cycle at rates and terms that are substantially similar to the rates and terms for reinsurance coverage otherwise to be provided under this section by the Secretary, the Secretary shall accept the offer (if still outstanding) and, notwithstanding any other provision of this Act, provide for such entity to make reinsurance coverage available in accordance with the offer; and (F) if the Secretary accepts an offer pursuant to subparagraph (E) to make reinsurance coverage available, notwithstanding any other provision of this Act, the Secretary shall reduce, to an equivalent extent, the amount of reinsurance coverage available under this section during the contract cycle to which the offer relates, unless and until the Secretary determines that the entity is not complying with the terms of the accepted offer. (d) Participation by multi-State catastrophe fund programs Nothing in this Act shall prohibit the creation of multi-State catastrophe insurance or reinsurance programs, or the participation by such programs in the program established pursuant to section 4. The Secretary shall, by regulation, apply the provisions of this Act to multi-State catastrophe insurance and reinsurance programs. (e) Requirement for insurers To pass through savings to consumers Notwithstanding any other provision of this Act, a State program shall not be eligible to purchase a contract for reinsurance coverage made available under this Act unless such State has in effect such laws, regulations, or other requirements, as the Secretary shall by regulation require, that— (1) to the extent that reinsurance coverage made available under the program under this Act results in any cost savings in providing insurance coverage for risks in such State, such cost savings be reflected in premium rates charged to consumers for such coverage; and (2) the State take such actions as the Secretary considers appropriate to ensure that the requirement under paragraph (1) is carried out and enforced. 8. Treatment of insured losses and maximum Federal liability (a) Available levels of retained losses In making reinsurance coverage available under this Act, the Secretary shall make available for purchase contracts for such coverage that require the sustainment of retained losses from covered perils (as required under section 7(b)(3) for payment of eligible losses) in various amounts, as the Secretary, in consultation with the Commission, determines appropriate and subject to the requirements under subsection (b). (b) Minimum level of retained losses (1) Amount Subject to paragraph (2) and notwithstanding any other provision of this Act, a contract for reinsurance coverage under section 7 for an eligible State program that offers insurance or reinsurance coverage described in subparagraph (A) or (B), respectively, of section 7(a)(1) may not be made available or sold unless the contract requires that the State program sustain an amount of retained losses from covered perils in the following amount: (A) In general The State program shall sustain an amount of retained losses of not less than the greater of— (i) the claims-paying capacity of the eligible State program, as determined by the Secretary; and (ii) an amount, determined by the Secretary in consultation with the Commission, that is the amount equal to the eligible losses projected to be incurred once every 200 years on an annual basis from covered perils. (B) Transition rule for new programs (i) 200-year event The Secretary may provide that, in the case of an eligible State program that, after the date of the enactment of this Act, commences offering insurance or reinsurance coverage, during the 7-year period beginning on the date that reinsurance coverage under section 7 is first made available, the minimum level of retained losses applicable under this paragraph shall be the amount determined for the State under subparagraph (A)(i), except that such minimum level shall be adjusted annually as provided in clause (ii) of this subparagraph. (ii) Annual adjustment Each annual adjustment under this clause shall increase the minimum level of retained losses applicable under this subparagraph to an eligible State program described in clause (i) in a manner such that— (I) during the course of such 7-year period, the applicable minimum level of retained losses approaches the minimum level that, under subparagraph (A)(ii), will apply to the eligible State program upon the expiration of such period; and (II) each such annual increase is a substantially similar amount, to the extent practicable. (C) Reduction because of reduced claims-paying capacity (i) Authority Notwithstanding subparagraphs (A), (B), and (C) or the terms contained in a contract for reinsurance pursuant to such subparagraphs, if the Secretary determines that the claims-paying capacity of an eligible State program has been reduced because of payment for losses due to an event, the Secretary may reduce the minimum level of retained losses. (ii) Term of reduction The Secretary may extend the 5-year period for not more than 5 additional 1-year periods if the Secretary determines that losses incurred by the State program as a result of covered perils create excessive hardship on the State program. The Secretary shall consult with the appropriate officials of the State program regarding the required schedule and any potential 1-year extensions. (D) Claims-paying capacity For purposes of this paragraph, the claims-paying capacity of a State-operated insurance or reinsurance program under section 7(a)(1) shall be determined by the Secretary, in consultation with the Commission, taking into consideration the claims-paying capacity as determined by the State program, retained losses to private insurers in the State in an amount assigned by the State insurance commissioner, the cash surplus of the program, and the lines of credit, reinsurance, and other financing mechanisms of the program established by law. (2) Initial adjustment based on private market The Secretary may, before making contracts for reinsurance coverage under this Act initially available under section 7, raise the minimum level of retained losses from the amount required under paragraph (1) for an eligible State program to ensure, as determined by the Secretary, that such contracts comply with the principle under section 4(c)(1). (c) 90 percent coverage of insured losses in excess of retained losses Each contract for reinsurance coverage under this Act for a covered purchaser shall provide that the amount paid out under the contract shall, subject to subsection (d), be equal to 90 percent of the amount of insured losses of the eligible State program of the purchaser in excess of the amount of retained losses that the contract requires, pursuant to subsection (b), to be incurred by such program. (d) Maximum Federal liability (1) In general Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the Secretary may sell only contracts for reinsurance coverage under this Act in various amounts that comply with the following requirements: (A) Estimate of aggregate liability The aggregate liability for payment of claims under all such contracts in any single year is unlikely to exceed $200,000,000,000 (as such amount is adjusted under paragraph (2)). (B) Eligible loss coverage sold Eligible losses covered by all contracts sold within a State during a 12-month period do not exceed the difference between the following amounts (each of which shall be determined by the Secretary in consultation with the Commission): (i) The amount equal to the eligible loss projected to be incurred once every 500 years from a single event in the State. (ii) The amount equal to the eligible loss projected to be incurred once every 200 years from a single event in the State. (2) Annual adjustments The Secretary shall annually adjust the amount under paragraph (1)(A) (as it may have been previously adjusted) to provide for inflation in accordance with an inflation index that the Secretary determines to be appropriate. 9. Catastrophe capital reserve funds (a) Establishment Any insurer who participates in an eligible State program under section 7(a) may establish a Catastrophe Capital Reserve Fund (in this section referred to as a reserve fund ) in which it may hold funds in a fiduciary capacity on behalf of the Secretary. (b) Funding An insurer may fund a reserve fund by making an election, in advance, to treat some or all of the premiums received for such coverage as charges imposed by the Secretary for participation in, and operation of, the program for reinsurance coverage under this Act. Any such premiums for which such an election has been made shall be maintained in a segregated account in a fiduciary capacity on behalf of the Secretary. Such funds may be invested in any otherwise legally permissible manner but all interest, dividends, and capital accumulations also shall be retained in such segregated account on behalf of the Secretary. (c) Use Amounts in a reserve fund established pursuant to this section shall be collected and used by the Secretary to offset, in whole or in part, the cost to the Secretary of claims paid under reinsurance coverage provided under the program, except that, in the case only of a single event that results in an amount of eligible losses to insurers that is equal to or greater than the amount of such losses projected to be incurred from a single event having an extent of such losses such that the event has a 1.0 percent chance of occurring in any year, an insurer may first use the funds in a reserve fund of the insurer to satisfy any one or more of the following: (1) The retained losses for the insurer required under section 8(b). (2) The portion of the insurer's losses that exceed the required retained losses but are not compensated under a reinsurance contract made available under the Program pursuant to section 8(c). (3) The insurer's obligations to pay for insured losses if any conditions precedent to payment under a contract for reinsurance made available under the Program are not met. (4) Any risk-sharing obligations that the insurer may have entered into. (d) Termination (1) Termination of program Upon termination under section 14 of the program under this Act, and subject to the continuing authority of the Secretary to adjust claims in satisfaction of contracts for reinsurance in force under the Program, 10 percent of each insurer's reserve funds shall be remitted to the Secretary and the remainder shall be remitted to the insurer. The Secretary shall determine the manner in which the remittance of such income to the insurer shall be made. (2) Elimination of coverage of insured losses in excess of retained losses If at any time the Program remains in effect but contracts for reinsurance under the Program do not provide any payment for insured losses in excess of retained losses, the reserve funds shall be retained and used for the purposes set forth in subsection (c) of this section. At such time as an insurer's liability for insured losses under the Program terminates, as a consequence of the insurer's termination of its business or otherwise, the insurer shall remit any amounts remaining in its reserve funds to the Secretary. 10. Consumer Hurricane, Earthquake, Loss Protection (HELP) Fund (a) Establishment There is established within the Treasury of the United States a fund to be known as the Consumer HELP Fund (in this section referred to as the Fund ). (b) Credits The Fund shall be credited with— (1) amounts received annually from the sale of contracts for reinsurance coverage under this Act; (2) any amounts borrowed under subsection (d); (3) any amounts earned on investments of the Fund pursuant to subsection (e); and (4) such other amounts as may be credited to the Fund. (c) Uses Amounts in the Fund shall be available to the Secretary only for the following purposes: (1) Contract payments For payments to covered purchasers under contracts for reinsurance coverage for eligible losses under such contracts. (2) Commission costs To pay for the operating costs of the Commission. (3) Administrative expenses To pay for the administrative expenses incurred by the Secretary in carrying out the reinsurance program under this Act. (4) Termination Upon termination under section 14, as provided in such section. (d) Borrowing (1) Authority To the extent that the amounts in the Fund are insufficient to pay claims and expenses under subsection (c), the Secretary may issue such obligations of the Fund as may be necessary to cover the insufficiency and shall purchase any such obligations issued. (2) Public debt transaction For the purpose of purchasing any such obligations, the Secretary may use as a public debt transaction the proceeds from the sale of any securities issued under chapter 31 of title 31, United States Code, and the purposes for which securities are issued under such chapter are hereby extended to include any purchase by the Secretary of such obligations under this subsection. (3) Characteristics of obligations Obligations issued under this subsection shall be in such forms and denominations, bear such maturities, bear interest at such rate, and be subject to such other terms and conditions, as the Secretary shall determine. (4) Treatment All redemptions, purchases, and sales by the Secretary of obligations under this subsection shall be treated as public debt transactions of the United States. (5) Repayment Any obligations issued under this subsection shall be repaid including interest, from the Fund and shall be recouped from premiums charged for reinsurance coverage provided under this Act. (e) Investment If the Secretary determines that the amounts in the Fund are in excess of current needs, the Secretary may invest such amounts as the Secretary considers advisable in obligations issued or guaranteed by the United States. (f) Prohibition of Federal funds Except for amounts made available pursuant to subsection (d) and section 3(h), no further Federal funds shall be authorized or appropriated for the Fund or for carrying out the reinsurance program under this Act. 11. Annual study concerning benefits of reinsurance program (a) In general The Secretary shall, on an annual basis, conduct a study and submit to the Congress a report that— (1) analyzes the cost and availability of homeowners’ insurance for losses resulting from catastrophic natural disasters covered by the reinsurance program under this Act; (2) describes the efforts of the participating States in— (A) enacting preparedness, prevention, mitigation, recovery, and rebuilding standards; and (B) educating the public on the risks associated with natural catastrophe; and (3) makes recommendations regarding ways to improve the program under this Act and its administration. (b) Contents Each annual study under this section shall also determine and identify, on an aggregate basis— (1) for each State or region, the capacity of the private homeowners’ insurance market with respect to coverage for losses from catastrophic natural disasters; (2) for each State or region, the percentage of homeowners who have such coverage, the catastrophes covered, and the average cost of such coverage; and (3) for each State or region, the effects this Act is having on the availability and affordability of such insurance. (c) Timing Each annual report under this section shall be submitted not later than March 30 of the year after the year for which the study was conducted. (d) Commencement of reporting requirement The Secretary shall first submit an annual report under this section not later than two years after the date of the enactment of this Act. 12. Definitions For purposes of this Act, the following definitions shall apply: (1) Commission The term Commission means the National Commission on Catastrophe Risks and Insurance Loss Costs established under section 3. (2) Covered perils The term covered perils means the natural disaster perils under section 6. (3) Covered purchaser The term covered purchaser means an eligible State-operated insurance or reinsurance program that purchases reinsurance coverage made available under a contract under section 7. (4) Disaster area The term disaster area means a geographical area, with respect to which— (A) a covered peril specified in section 6 has occurred; and (B) a declaration that a major disaster exists, as a result of the occurrence of such peril— (i) has been made by the President of the United States; and (ii) is in effect. (5) Eligible losses The term eligible losses means, with respect to a contract for reinsurance coverage made available under this Act for a covered purchaser, the insured losses of the covered purchaser that exceed the amount of retained losses that the contract requires, pursuant to section 8(b), to be incurred by the eligible State program of such purchaser, as defined by the Secretary after consultation with the Commission. (6) Eligible State program The term eligible State program means a State program that, pursuant to section 7(a), is eligible to purchase reinsurance coverage made available through contracts under section 7, or a multi-State program that is eligible to purchase such coverage pursuant to section 7(c). (7) Insured loss The term insured loss means, with respect to contract for reinsurance coverage made available under this Act for a covered purchaser, any loss resulting from a covered peril that is covered by insurance or reinsurance made available under the eligible State program of the covered purchaser. (8) Price gouging The term price gouging means the providing of any consumer good or service by a supplier related to repair or restoration of property damaged from a catastrophe for a price that the supplier knows or has reason to know is greater, by at least the percentage set forth in a State law or regulation prohibiting such act (notwithstanding any real cost increase due to any attendant business risk and other reasonable expenses that result from the major catastrophe involved), than the price charged by the supplier for such consumer good or service immediately before the disaster. (9) Qualified lines The term qualified lines means lines of insurance coverage for which losses are covered under section 5 by reinsurance coverage under this Act. (10) Reinsurance coverage The term reinsurance coverage under this Act means coverage under contracts made available under section 7. (11) Secretary The term Secretary means the Secretary of the Treasury. (12) State The term State means the States of the United States, the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, Guam, the Virgin Islands, American Samoa, and any other territory or possession of the United States. 13. Regulations The Secretary, in consultation with the Secretary of the Department of Homeland Security, shall issue any regulations necessary to carry out the program for reinsurance coverage under this Act. 14. Termination (a) In general Except as provided in subsection (b), the Secretary may not provide any reinsurance coverage under this Act covering any period after the expiration of the 20-year period beginning on the date of the enactment of this Act. (b) Extension If upon the expiration of the period under subsection (a) the Secretary, in consultation with the Commission, determines that continuation of the program for reinsurance coverage under this Act is necessary or appropriate to carry out the purpose of the program under section 4(b) because of insufficient growth of capacity in the private homeowners’ insurance market, the Secretary shall continue to provide reinsurance coverage under this Act until the expiration of the 5-year period beginning upon the expiration of the period under subsection (a). (c) Repeal Effective upon the date that reinsurance coverage under this Act is no longer available or in force pursuant to subsection (a) or (b), this Act (except for this section) is repealed. (d) Deficit reduction The Secretary shall cover into the General Fund of the Treasury any amounts remaining in the Fund under section 9 upon the repeal of this Act under subsection (c). |
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1st Session
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H. R. 241
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January 14, 2013
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Mr. Ross
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introduced
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To direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to establish
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This Act may be cited as the
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Veterans Timely Access to Health Care
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2.
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Department of Veterans
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Standard for
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Section 1706
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In managing the provision of hospital care
and medical services under section 1710(a) of this title, the Secretary shall
ensure that for each veteran seeking such care or services from a Department
medical facility, the standard for access to care, determined from the date on
which the veteran contacts the Department seeking an appointment until the date
on which a visit with an appropriate health care provider is completed, is 30
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The Secretary shall periodically
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standard established under paragraph (1). The Secretary shall submit to the
Committees on Veterans’ Affairs of the Senate and House of Representatives a
semi-annual report providing an assessment of the Department’s performance in
meeting that standard.
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Not later than 60 days
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Committees on Veterans’ Affairs of the Senate and House of Representatives a
report for that calendar-year quarter on the experience of the Department
during the quarter covered by the report with respect to waiting times for
veterans seeking appointments at Department medical facilities.
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The total number of veterans waiting
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Those waiting under 30 days for
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Those waiting over 30 days but
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Those waiting over 60 days but
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Those waiting over 4 months but
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Any remaining veterans who cannot
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For each category set forth in
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waiting times for primary care and
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waiting times for veterans who are
newly enrolled versus those who were enrolled before October 1, 2001.
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(iii)
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The number of veterans who have
enrolled in the patient enrollment system under section 1705 of this title but
have not since such enrollment sought care at a Department medical
facility.
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.
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Effective
date
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Subsection (d) of
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section 1706
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of title 38, United States
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on or after the date of the enactment of this Act.
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| I 113th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 241 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES January 14, 2013 Mr. Ross introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Veterans’ Affairs A BILL To direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to establish standards of access to care for veterans seeking health care from Department of Veterans Affairs medical facilities, and for other purposes.
1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Veterans Timely Access to Health Care Act . 2. Department of Veterans Affairs access to medical care (a) Standard for access to care Section 1706 of title 38, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following new subsection: (d) (1) In managing the provision of hospital care and medical services under section 1710(a) of this title, the Secretary shall ensure that for each veteran seeking such care or services from a Department medical facility, the standard for access to care, determined from the date on which the veteran contacts the Department seeking an appointment until the date on which a visit with an appropriate health care provider is completed, is 30 days. (2) The Secretary shall periodically review the performance of Department medical facilities compared to the standard established under paragraph (1). The Secretary shall submit to the Committees on Veterans’ Affairs of the Senate and House of Representatives a semi-annual report providing an assessment of the Department’s performance in meeting that standard. (3) (A) Not later than 60 days after the end of a calendar-year quarter, the Secretary shall submit to the Committees on Veterans’ Affairs of the Senate and House of Representatives a report for that calendar-year quarter on the experience of the Department during the quarter covered by the report with respect to waiting times for veterans seeking appointments at Department medical facilities. (B) Each report under subparagraph (A) shall include each of the following: (i) The total number of veterans waiting by the following categories: (I) Those waiting under 30 days for scheduled appointments. (II) Those waiting over 30 days but less than 60 days. (III) Those waiting over 60 days but less than 4 months. (IV) Those waiting over 4 months but who cannot be scheduled within 6 months. (V) Any remaining veterans who cannot be scheduled, with the reasons therefor. (ii) For each category set forth in subparagraph (A), distinctions between— (I) waiting times for primary care and specialty care; and (II) waiting times for veterans who are newly enrolled versus those who were enrolled before October 1, 2001. (iii) The number of veterans who have enrolled in the patient enrollment system under section 1705 of this title but have not since such enrollment sought care at a Department medical facility. . (b) Effective date Subsection (d) of section 1706 of title 38, United States Code, shall apply with respect to hospital care and medical services provided on or after the date of the enactment of this Act. |
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113 HR 242 IH: Legal Agricultural Workforce Act
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U.S. House of Representatives
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2013-01-14
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113th CONGRESS
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H. R. 242
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IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
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January 14, 2013
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Mr. Ross
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introduced
the following bill; which was referred to the
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Committee on the
Judiciary
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, and in addition to the Committees on
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Education and the
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,
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Energy and
Commerce
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, and
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Foreign
Affairs
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, for a period to be subsequently determined by the
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jurisdiction of the committee concerned
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A BILL
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To amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to provide
for a temporary agricultural worker program, and for other
purposes.
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This Act may be cited as the
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Legal Agricultural Workforce
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Nonimmigrant
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New
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W
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Section 101(a)(15) of the Immigration and Nationality Act
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; or
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and
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by adding at the
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an alien having a
residence in a foreign country which the alien has no intention of abandoning
who is coming to the United States for a temporary period (as defined in
section 220(o)) to perform services or labor in agricultural employment, as
defined in section 3 of the Migrant and Seasonal Agricultural Worker Protection
Act (
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29 U.S.C. 1802
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), who meets the requirements specified in section 220, and
with respect to whom the Secretary of Agriculture has notified the Secretary of
Homeland Security and the Secretary of State that the intending employer has
accepted the terms and conditions of such employment through successful
enrollment in the nonimmigrant agricultural worker program pursuant to section
220(c).
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.
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Establishment of
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(1)
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In
general
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Chapter 2 of title II of such Act is amended by adding at
the end the following:
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220.
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Nonimmigrant
agricultural worker program
</header>
<subsection id="HBD610F851EFD4B069F056DEA8512239B">
<enum>
(a)
</enum>
<header>
Establishment of
program
</header>
<paragraph id="H0DED3901A22746F5960CA99E3A193EC1">
<enum>
(1)
</enum>
<header>
In
general
</header>
<text>
The Secretary of Agriculture, in consultation with the
Secretary of Homeland Security, shall establish a nonimmigrant agricultural
worker program (in this section referred to as the
<term>
program
</term>
) for
the admission into the United States of nonimmigrants described in section
101(a)(15)(W) (in this section referred to as
<term>
nonimmigrant agricultural
workers
</term>
) and issue all relevant regulations implementing the
program.
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="HCB9545B7B2C24B09858A0F8BFB6E2C1E">
<enum>
(2)
</enum>
<header>
Components of
program
</header>
<text>
The program shall include the following
components:
</text>
<subparagraph id="HFDA64F15105A4C28A12EBCEB0DCE9EF0">
<enum>
(A)
</enum>
<text>
A process
developed by the Secretary of Agriculture for the submission of data and
information by agricultural employers that will allow such Secretary to
determine the number of nonimmigrant agricultural workers required by month and
annually for a 10-month period.
</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H8D0F5604591A495DBEA93EDAA4A92539">
<enum>
(B)
</enum>
<text>
A process
developed by the Secretary of Agriculture for the enrollment of qualified
agricultural employers in the program that requires enrolled employers to abide
by the obligations described in subsection (f).
</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H15DC4D12CE4743059CE09F697E9A27EC">
<enum>
(C)
</enum>
<text>
A process
developed by the Department of Homeland Security, based upon the determination
made under subsection (d) by the Secretary of Agriculture, on the need for
nonimmigrant agricultural workers, for imposition of monthly and annual
numerical limitations, established under such subsection, on the issuance of
nonimmigrant visas for nonimmigrant agricultural employment. These visas shall
be made available subject to such limitations on such workers in accordance
with the preference system established under subsection (g).
</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H8DC67540AD0041E8AF9F13DBBB40A036">
<enum>
(D)
</enum>
<text>
A process
developed by the Secretary of Homeland Security, in consultation with the
Secretary of Agriculture, by which such Secretaries can determine that persons
employing nonimmigrant agricultural workers are enrolled in the program and
that the nonimmigrant agricultural workers so employed possess a valid visa
pursuant to section 101(a)(15)(W).
</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H3F3536ED10234DADA158F7FF4C29FB21">
<enum>
(E)
</enum>
<text>
A nonimmigrant
visa issued pursuant to subsection (g) shall not limit the geographical area
within which an alien may be employed or limit the type of agricultural
employment the alien may perform, except that the employment shall only be with
a qualified agricultural employer enrolled in the program.
</text>
</subparagraph>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
<subsection id="H8F9FBCF084AE469E95964241CBADF86F">
<enum>
(b)
</enum>
<header>
Pre-Enrollment
requirements
</header>
<paragraph id="H0BAA40673D9C433487C5DC68F4497075">
<enum>
(1)
</enum>
<header>
Recruitment of
United States workers
</header>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Not
later than 30 days before filing a request to enroll in the nonimmigrant
agricultural worker program pursuant to subsection (c), each person filing such
a request shall list with the Department of Labor’s Employment and Training
Administration’s Electronic Job Registry a description of the anticipated
period for which workers will be needed (expected beginning and ending dates),
as well as a description of the wages and other terms and conditions of
agricultural employment that satisfy the disclosure requirements of sections
201 and 301 of the Migrant and Seasonal Agricultural Worker Protection Act (29
U.S.C. 1821; 1831), except that nothing in this paragraph shall cause such
listing to be treated as an interstate job order under
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/20/653">
section 653
</external-xref>
of title 20,
Code of Federal Regulations.
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H11F0A7FC3C3B412E8D80F1E6F568548C">
<enum>
(2)
</enum>
<header>
Record of United
States workers
</header>
<text>
A person or entity shall keep a record of all
eligible able, willing, and qualified United States workers applying for
employment with the person in response to its filing on the Electronic Job
Registry and provide such record in its request to enroll filed under
subsection (c).
</text>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
<subsection id="H04827E2E8EC046BE9717A56017FFF2DE">
<enum>
(c)
</enum>
<header>
Enrollment in
the nonimmigrant agricultural worker program
</header>
<paragraph id="H3C3235B1A6894155BF6B997D2EFC3CA4">
<enum>
(1)
</enum>
<header>
In
general
</header>
<text>
A person who employs individuals to perform agricultural
employment (including an association of such persons and a person who contracts
for the performance of agricultural employment) with respect to agricultural
commodities may submit to the Secretary of Agriculture, at such time and in
such manner as the Secretary specifies, a request for enrollment in the
nonimmigrant agricultural worker program.
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="HA5B37DA563B34EB6B3BD66A4E694FA3E">
<enum>
(2)
</enum>
<header>
Information
required
</header>
<text>
The request must specify for each month
concerned—
</text>
<subparagraph id="HE2209F2F76A246E39EB6C19EA878CEBD">
<enum>
(A)
</enum>
<text>
the total number
and qualifications of nonimmigrant agricultural workers required in
agricultural employment in each month;
</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H891B2E2F68FC4E33BF492D20237B4BF4">
<enum>
(B)
</enum>
<text>
the type of
agricultural work required to be performed by these workers;
</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H208A3DA432F24091A652BFB8C20D6D4B">
<enum>
(C)
</enum>
<text>
the anticipated
period (expected beginning and ending dates) for which workers will be
needed;
</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H4F37A5751CE04BFAB152D02F7C827B86">
<enum>
(D)
</enum>
<text>
a copy of the
information submitted to the Electronic Job Registry pursuant to subsection
(b)(1); and
</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HA69DCF4FE11744F288AFAACA8934AAE0">
<enum>
(E)
</enum>
<text>
the record of
United States workers described in subsection (b)(2) at the time of the
request.
</text>
</subparagraph>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H1C3DE1BF64964CA2A42D0149B5900A71">
<enum>
(3)
</enum>
<header>
Optional
information on aliens preferred
</header>
<text>
The person may also include a
statement indicating a preference as to country of nationality of aliens (or
names of particular aliens) desired to perform agricultural services in any
such month.
</text>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
<subsection id="HC89842A924FF4EA7BEDEAFD5728D0DAB">
<enum>
(d)
</enum>
<header>
Determination of
numerical limitations on nonimmigrant agricultural visas by month and
annually
</header>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Based upon requests
for enrollment described in subsection (c), and taking into consideration the
historical employment needs of agricultural employers and the reports of United
States workers applying for agricultural employment listed on requests for
enrollment, the Secretary of Agriculture shall advise the Secretary of Homeland
Security of a numerical limitation on the issuance of nonimmigrant visas to
nonimmigrant agricultural workers sufficient to meet the labor needs of
agricultural employers by month and annually.
</text>
</subsection>
<subsection id="HB141ED1877CB4E8C9BB8655E7A64B7F1">
<enum>
(e)
</enum>
<header>
Standards for
approval of requests for enrollment
</header>
<paragraph id="H03739A130F9D4A789221E22CA75E1287">
<enum>
(1)
</enum>
<header>
In
general
</header>
<text>
The Secretary of Agriculture shall approve a request for
enrollment submitted under subsection (c)(1) if—
</text>
<subparagraph id="HE867A1417DC94EB5A6F2E9FA0BE17331">
<enum>
(A)
</enum>
<text>
the person is an
agricultural employer and the worker is to be employed in agricultural
work;
</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H954D59549AEF4C5AA295067E85D6A9CB">
<enum>
(B)
</enum>
<text>
the request
complies with the provisions of subsection (c) and the request sets forth the
need for such workers;
</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H70E8082947E64854BDE7D234FB5144C6">
<enum>
(C)
</enum>
<text>
the person has not
employed or petitioned for a nonimmigrant described in section
101(a)(15)(H)(ii)(a) at the time when a request on behalf of the person is
pending or granted under this subsection, or during any previous period during
which the employer had a request granted under this section; and
</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H744B06FC9D284D6CA3D5CC253ACB214D">
<enum>
(D)
</enum>
<text>
the person is not
disqualified under subsection (f)(6).
</text>
</subparagraph>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="HF2B6A80B3B114C2E82FF87B4334C55E4">
<enum>
(2)
</enum>
<header>
Review of
certain denials
</header>
<text>
Except as provided under subsection (f), a person
who is determined not to be eligible under paragraph (1) (other than because of
subparagraph (D) thereof) is entitled to an expedited review of the
determination by the Secretary of Agriculture.
</text>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
<subsection id="H24A3591210B8409AAD408CFAC672E503">
<enum>
(f)
</enum>
<header>
Obligations
under program
</header>
<text>
Any person whose request to enroll in the
nonimmigrant agricultural worker program has been granted shall ensure as
follows:
</text>
<paragraph id="H071734BC5D34410BA9C6F7F7B88825F6">
<enum>
(1)
</enum>
<header>
No displacement
of the United States workers
</header>
<text>
The employer did not displace and
will not displace a United States worker employed by the employer, other than
for good cause, during the period of employment and for a period of 30 days
preceding the period of employment in the occupation at the place of employment
for which the employer seeks to employ nonimmigrant agricultural
workers.
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H92C3CF086E354E78818D4D5FD6E8DD65">
<enum>
(2)
</enum>
<header>
Offers to United
States workers
</header>
<text>
The employer shall offer the job to any eligible
United States worker who applies and is equally or better qualified for the job
for which the nonimmigrant is sought, and will be available at the time and
place of need. The employer shall post all such job openings on the Electronic
Job Registry administered by the Employment and Training Administration of the
Department of Labor.
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="HB0315085935747EF90D03303972D5296">
<enum>
(3)
</enum>
<header>
Workers’
compensation
</header>
<text>
If the job opportunity is not covered by the State
workers’ compensation law, the employer will provide, at no cost to United
States and nonimmigrant agricultural workers, insurance covering injury and
disease arising out of, and in the course of, the worker’s employment which
will provide benefits at least equal to those provided under the State’s
workers’ compensation law for comparable employment.
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H355E9891B8254B3789B358A3363BA0E1">
<enum>
(4)
</enum>
<header>
Labor
dispute
</header>
<text>
The person shall not employ a nonimmigrant agricultural
worker for a specific job opportunity for which the employer is requesting a
nonimmigrant agricultural worker because the former occupant of the job is on
strike or being locked out in the course of a labor dispute.
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H77406C83B33849739B749347A715432F">
<enum>
(5)
</enum>
<header>
Not used for
nonagricultural services
</header>
<text>
The person shall not employ a
nonimmigrant agricultural worker for services other than agricultural
services.
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H1F37DDB10D994D1583E9268E0D6B0F3D">
<enum>
(6)
</enum>
<header>
Violation of
program requirements
</header>
<text>
If the Secretary of Agriculture determines,
after an opportunity for a hearing, that an enrolled employer has violated this
subsection the Secretary may impose penalties, including fines and, in cases of
serious violations, the disqualification of the employer from future enrollment
in the program for a period of up to three years.
</text>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
<subsection id="HEDF82E21D0CA4C7CAA62450A14BEA1B8">
<enum>
(g)
</enum>
<header>
Allocation of
visas
</header>
<paragraph id="H189A585D2FA147AF86B16FF32E95F21A">
<enum>
(1)
</enum>
<header>
Preference
system
</header>
<text>
Nonimmigrant agricultural workers who are subject to the
numerical limitations specified in subsection (d) shall be allotted
nonimmigrant visas and work authority as follows:
</text>
<subparagraph id="H231E2516447D490F96739B5FBF840D12">
<enum>
(A)
</enum>
<header>
Identified
workers
</header>
<text>
Visas shall first be made available to qualified
nonimmigrant agricultural workers specifically identified pursuant to
subsection (c)(3).
</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HDBBFDFB1D74241FDA5ABCD667D9296BA">
<enum>
(B)
</enum>
<header>
Previously
employed workers
</header>
<text>
Visas shall next be made available to qualified
nonimmigrant agricultural workers who have previously been employed in
agricultural employment in the United States, providing priority in
consideration among such workers in the order of the length of time in which
they were employed.
</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HECB2E61542E5496CBC9AB5813C32821F">
<enum>
(C)
</enum>
<header>
Order in which
applied
</header>
<text>
The remaining visas shall be made available to other
qualified nonimmigrant agricultural workers strictly in the chronological order
in which they apply. Waiting lists of applicants shall be maintained in
accordance with regulations prescribed by the Secretary of State.
</text>
</subparagraph>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H154B289BFCF84C4DBF6861E233B95D3C">
<enum>
(2)
</enum>
<header>
Treatment of
spouses and children
</header>
<text>
A spouse or child of such a worker is not
entitled to visa or such status by virtue of such relationship, but may be
provided the same status as such a worker if the spouse or child also is a
qualified nonimmigrant agricultural worker to perform agricultural
employment.
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="HD85169A6C993458B8702CDBB57861FE3">
<enum>
(3)
</enum>
<header>
Criminal
background check
</header>
<text>
In addition to any other examination required
under this Act, no visa or other documentation may be issued to an alien under
section 101(a)(15)(W) until the alien has obtained successful clearance of the
security and criminal background checks specified by the Secretary of Homeland
Security for purposes of this section.
</text>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
<subsection id="H59081D3C924C465F9C08BAAE728171CE">
<enum>
(h)
</enum>
<header>
Application for
an increase where extraordinary and unusual circumstances
</header>
<paragraph id="H14C96AFE4AD746F9B3DA8FC590348E68">
<enum>
(1)
</enum>
<header>
In
general
</header>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
If an agricultural
employer (or association or representative thereof) establishes that
extraordinary and unusual circumstances have resulted in a significant change
in the employer’s need for nonimmigrant agricultural workers specified in the
application, or in the availability of domestic workers who are able, willing,
and qualified to perform agricultural employment, the employer may apply to the
Secretary of Agriculture (in such form and manner as the Secretary shall
provide) for an increase in the numerical limitations otherwise established
under subsection (d) to accommodate such emergency need. If approved, the
Secretary shall forward the application to the Secretary of Homeland Security
with a recommendation on the additional number of nonimmigrant agricultural
worker visas found necessary.
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="HD107604C1EA84CF99E21A2D8200A7A39">
<enum>
(2)
</enum>
<header>
Timely
determination on application
</header>
<text>
The Secretary of Agriculture shall
make a determination on an application under subparagraph (A) and forward its
recommendations to the Secretary of Homeland Security within 72 hours of the
date the application is completed.
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H72C4AA8494F146DE92B8F091C6B28019">
<enum>
(3)
</enum>
<header>
Increase in
limitation
</header>
<text>
To the extent the application is approved, the
Secretary of Homeland Security shall provide for an appropriate increase in the
appropriate numerical limitation within 72 hours.
</text>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
<subsection id="H1093A97FAF0B4CAB8C407C2F69E79EBA">
<enum>
(i)
</enum>
<header>
Entry of
workers
</header>
<paragraph id="H5437447DCB09440B84C6A26D783A13CA">
<enum>
(1)
</enum>
<header>
In
general
</header>
<text>
An alien may not be admitted to the United States as a
nonimmigrant agricultural worker during the three-year period beginning on the
most recent date (if any) on which the alien violated a material term or
condition of a previous admission as a nonimmigrant agricultural worker.
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H00AEA2F01B5942059916474BFA165D9A">
<enum>
(2)
</enum>
<header>
Disqualification
for commission of crime
</header>
<text>
An alien who commits a crime while in the
United States as a nonimmigrant agricultural worker shall be ineligible to
retain such status and shall be required to depart from the United
States.
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="HE33E31EA983E4890949F84F72B7E368B">
<enum>
(3)
</enum>
<header>
Continuous
employment
</header>
<text>
Nonimmigrant agricultural workers admitted under this
program shall be continuously employed or actively seeking employment in
agricultural employment throughout the term of their admission.
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="HFC91EB45CDBE47B0A0BC87B9A80715D5">
<enum>
(4)
</enum>
<header>
Direction of
nonimmigrant agricultural workers to employment opportunities
</header>
<text>
The
Secretary of State and Secretary of Agriculture, in consultation with the
Secretary of Labor, shall establish a system for providing information on
available agricultural employment opportunities to individuals whose
applications for nonimmigrant agricultural visas have been approved if those
individuals are not named by an employer or do not have a letter of employment
opportunity provided by a person enrolled in the program.
</text>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
<subsection id="H30328FB4714F44109C98FB2A08D25DD8">
<enum>
(j)
</enum>
<header>
Applicability of
employment laws
</header>
<text>
All Federal, State, and local employment related
laws applicable to United States agricultural workers shall apply to
nonimmigrant agricultural workers admitted pursuant to this program.
</text>
</subsection>
<subsection id="H24E99542A7ED4064B7CD020DEC220937">
<enum>
(k)
</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="H0DBA8646AA87446A9804752D663EE311">
<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="H62BC2C15C3B6411A88D56A201D1A4D59">
<enum>
(2)
</enum>
<text>
biometric
identifiers, including fingerprints and a digital photograph; and
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H3076250E456F4D7CB278FB22CD1F48A3">
<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="HE933349293E349AB8624786508724EBA">
<enum>
(l)
</enum>
<header>
Trust
fund
</header>
<paragraph id="HC957F456A0F14523A2F59CBBE0F1ABE6">
<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="H65A1F1474AAB47AEBFA3FFBFD8939735">
<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="HAA19DD0C02514005B4E9D5366D09571B">
<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="H1237BCA1B20F4AAB850C690F9EE269BF">
<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="H7683BF5577A74F12B1C8C03E41AA3E7A">
<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="H66D98440FEFF4D328AF6010839081A2E">
<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="HDE64E7AF32344974984D63983403AE99">
<enum>
(3)
</enum>
<header>
Expenditures
from trust fund
</header>
<subparagraph id="H57CEBE44C7684A4EAB433A0F5A7D5DDE">
<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="H2151ABD1E7E94E679D9758A24C62482E">
<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="HEA0E20A201F54A8C969D8E5C4903113E">
<enum>
(C)
</enum>
<header>
Use of employee
contributions attributable to HI taxes for emergency medical services for
nonimmigrant agricultural workers
</header>
<clause id="HF3FDF2777A3D4457B9F05F4C42E053AF">
<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="HD704441D319148ACA0F0EAFEA6789F3F">
<enum>
(ii)
</enum>
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Administration
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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.
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(iii)
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Emergency
medical services defined
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In this subparagraph, the term
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emergency medical services
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means those items and services required
to be provided under section 1867 of the Social Security Act (
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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.
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(m)
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Semiannual
reports to Congress
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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.
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Miscellaneous
provisions
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(1)
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Disqualification
of nonimmigrant agricultural workers from financial assistance
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An
alien admitted as a nonimmigrant agricultural worker is not eligible for any
program of financial assistance under Federal law (whether through grant, loan,
guarantee, or otherwise) on the basis of financial need, as such programs are
identified by the Secretary of Agriculture in consultation with other
appropriate heads of the various departments and agencies of Government.
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Expansion of
consulates
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The Secretary of State is authorized to take such
steps as may be necessary in order to expand and establish consulates in
foreign countries in which aliens are likely to apply to become nonimmigrant
agricultural workers under the program to the extent such expansion is fully
covered by the funds obtained in subsection (l)(3)(A).
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Preemption
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The
provisions of this section preempt any State or local law on the same
subject.
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Definitions
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For
purposes of this section and section 101(a)(15)(W):
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Agricultural
employment
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The term
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agricultural employment
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has the
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Temporary
period
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The term
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temporary period
</term>
means that period
during which a nonimmigrant agricultural worker may remain in the United States
to perform agricultural employment, not to exceed 10 months in any 12 month
period.
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Clerical
amendment
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The table of contents of such Act is amended by
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Sec. 220. Nonimmigrant agricultural worker
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| I 113th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 242 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES January 14, 2013 Mr. Ross introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary , and in addition to the Committees on Education and the Workforce , Energy and Commerce , and Foreign 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 the Immigration and Nationality Act to provide for a temporary agricultural worker program, and for other purposes.
1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Legal Agricultural Workforce Act . 2. Nonimmigrant agricultural program (a) New W nonimmigrant classification for nonimmigrant agricultural workers Section 101(a)(15) of the Immigration and Nationality Act ( 8 U.S.C. 1101(a)(15) ) is amended— (1) by striking or at the end of the subparagraph (U); (2) by striking the period at the end of subparagraph (V) and inserting ; or ; and (3) by adding at the end the following: (W) an alien having a residence in a foreign country which the alien has no intention of abandoning who is coming to the United States for a temporary period (as defined in section 220(o)) to perform services or labor in agricultural employment, as defined in section 3 of the Migrant and Seasonal Agricultural Worker Protection Act ( 29 U.S.C. 1802 ), who meets the requirements specified in section 220, and with respect to whom the Secretary of Agriculture has notified the Secretary of Homeland Security and the Secretary of State that the intending employer has accepted the terms and conditions of such employment through successful enrollment in the nonimmigrant agricultural worker program pursuant to section 220(c). . (b) Establishment of nonimmigrant agricultural worker program (1) In general Chapter 2 of title II of such Act is amended by adding at the end the following: 220. Nonimmigrant agricultural worker program (a) Establishment of program (1) In general The Secretary of Agriculture, in consultation with the Secretary of Homeland Security, shall establish a nonimmigrant agricultural worker program (in this section referred to as the program ) for the admission into the United States of nonimmigrants described in section 101(a)(15)(W) (in this section referred to as nonimmigrant agricultural workers ) and issue all relevant regulations implementing the program. (2) Components of program The program shall include the following components: (A) A process developed by the Secretary of Agriculture for the submission of data and information by agricultural employers that will allow such Secretary to determine the number of nonimmigrant agricultural workers required by month and annually for a 10-month period. (B) A process developed by the Secretary of Agriculture for the enrollment of qualified agricultural employers in the program that requires enrolled employers to abide by the obligations described in subsection (f). (C) A process developed by the Department of Homeland Security, based upon the determination made under subsection (d) by the Secretary of Agriculture, on the need for nonimmigrant agricultural workers, for imposition of monthly and annual numerical limitations, established under such subsection, on the issuance of nonimmigrant visas for nonimmigrant agricultural employment. These visas shall be made available subject to such limitations on such workers in accordance with the preference system established under subsection (g). (D) A process developed by the Secretary of Homeland Security, in consultation with the Secretary of Agriculture, by which such Secretaries can determine that persons employing nonimmigrant agricultural workers are enrolled in the program and that the nonimmigrant agricultural workers so employed possess a valid visa pursuant to section 101(a)(15)(W). (E) A nonimmigrant visa issued pursuant to subsection (g) shall not limit the geographical area within which an alien may be employed or limit the type of agricultural employment the alien may perform, except that the employment shall only be with a qualified agricultural employer enrolled in the program. (b) Pre-Enrollment requirements (1) Recruitment of United States workers Not later than 30 days before filing a request to enroll in the nonimmigrant agricultural worker program pursuant to subsection (c), each person filing such a request shall list with the Department of Labor’s Employment and Training Administration’s Electronic Job Registry a description of the anticipated period for which workers will be needed (expected beginning and ending dates), as well as a description of the wages and other terms and conditions of agricultural employment that satisfy the disclosure requirements of sections 201 and 301 of the Migrant and Seasonal Agricultural Worker Protection Act (29 U.S.C. 1821; 1831), except that nothing in this paragraph shall cause such listing to be treated as an interstate job order under section 653 of title 20, Code of Federal Regulations. (2) Record of United States workers A person or entity shall keep a record of all eligible able, willing, and qualified United States workers applying for employment with the person in response to its filing on the Electronic Job Registry and provide such record in its request to enroll filed under subsection (c). (c) Enrollment in the nonimmigrant agricultural worker program (1) In general A person who employs individuals to perform agricultural employment (including an association of such persons and a person who contracts for the performance of agricultural employment) with respect to agricultural commodities may submit to the Secretary of Agriculture, at such time and in such manner as the Secretary specifies, a request for enrollment in the nonimmigrant agricultural worker program. (2) Information required The request must specify for each month concerned— (A) the total number and qualifications of nonimmigrant agricultural workers required in agricultural employment in each month; (B) the type of agricultural work required to be performed by these workers; (C) the anticipated period (expected beginning and ending dates) for which workers will be needed; (D) a copy of the information submitted to the Electronic Job Registry pursuant to subsection (b)(1); and (E) the record of United States workers described in subsection (b)(2) at the time of the request. (3) Optional information on aliens preferred The person may also include a statement indicating a preference as to country of nationality of aliens (or names of particular aliens) desired to perform agricultural services in any such month. (d) Determination of numerical limitations on nonimmigrant agricultural visas by month and annually Based upon requests for enrollment described in subsection (c), and taking into consideration the historical employment needs of agricultural employers and the reports of United States workers applying for agricultural employment listed on requests for enrollment, the Secretary of Agriculture shall advise the Secretary of Homeland Security of a numerical limitation on the issuance of nonimmigrant visas to nonimmigrant agricultural workers sufficient to meet the labor needs of agricultural employers by month and annually. (e) Standards for approval of requests for enrollment (1) In general The Secretary of Agriculture shall approve a request for enrollment submitted under subsection (c)(1) if— (A) the person is an agricultural employer and the worker is to be employed in agricultural work; (B) the request complies with the provisions of subsection (c) and the request sets forth the need for such workers; (C) the person has not employed or petitioned for a nonimmigrant described in section 101(a)(15)(H)(ii)(a) at the time when a request on behalf of the person is pending or granted under this subsection, or during any previous period during which the employer had a request granted under this section; and (D) the person is not disqualified under subsection (f)(6). (2) Review of certain denials Except as provided under subsection (f), a person who is determined not to be eligible under paragraph (1) (other than because of subparagraph (D) thereof) is entitled to an expedited review of the determination by the Secretary of Agriculture. (f) Obligations under program Any person whose request to enroll in the nonimmigrant agricultural worker program has been granted shall ensure as follows: (1) No displacement of the United States workers The employer did not displace and will not displace a United States worker employed by the employer, other than for good cause, during the period of employment and for a period of 30 days preceding the period of employment in the occupation at the place of employment for which the employer seeks to employ nonimmigrant agricultural workers. (2) Offers to United States workers The employer shall offer the job to any eligible United States worker who applies and is equally or better qualified for the job for which the nonimmigrant is sought, and will be available at the time and place of need. The employer shall post all such job openings on the Electronic Job Registry administered by the Employment and Training Administration of the Department of Labor. (3) Workers’ compensation If the job opportunity is not covered by the State workers’ compensation law, the employer will provide, at no cost to United States and nonimmigrant agricultural workers, insurance covering injury and disease arising out of, and in the course of, the worker’s employment which will provide benefits at least equal to those provided under the State’s workers’ compensation law for comparable employment. (4) Labor dispute The person shall not employ a nonimmigrant agricultural worker for a specific job opportunity for which the employer is requesting a nonimmigrant agricultural worker because the former occupant of the job is on strike or being locked out in the course of a labor dispute. (5) Not used for nonagricultural services The person shall not employ a nonimmigrant agricultural worker for services other than agricultural services. (6) Violation of program requirements If the Secretary of Agriculture determines, after an opportunity for a hearing, that an enrolled employer has violated this subsection the Secretary may impose penalties, including fines and, in cases of serious violations, the disqualification of the employer from future enrollment in the program for a period of up to three years. (g) Allocation of visas (1) Preference system Nonimmigrant agricultural workers who are subject to the numerical limitations specified in subsection (d) shall be allotted nonimmigrant visas and work authority as follows: (A) Identified workers Visas shall first be made available to qualified nonimmigrant agricultural workers specifically identified pursuant to subsection (c)(3). (B) Previously employed workers Visas shall next be made available to qualified nonimmigrant agricultural workers who have previously been employed in agricultural employment in the United States, providing priority in consideration among such workers in the order of the length of time in which they were employed. (C) Order in which applied The remaining visas shall be made available to other qualified nonimmigrant agricultural workers strictly in the chronological order in which they apply. Waiting lists of applicants shall be maintained in accordance with regulations prescribed by the Secretary of State. (2) Treatment of spouses and children A spouse or child of such a worker is not entitled to visa or such status by virtue of such relationship, but may be provided the same status as such a worker if the spouse or child also is a qualified nonimmigrant agricultural worker to perform agricultural employment. (3) Criminal background check In addition to any other examination required under this Act, no visa or other documentation may be issued to an alien under section 101(a)(15)(W) until the alien has obtained successful clearance of the security and criminal background checks specified by the Secretary of Homeland Security for purposes of this section. (h) Application for an increase where extraordinary and unusual circumstances (1) In general If an agricultural employer (or association or representative thereof) establishes that extraordinary and unusual circumstances have resulted in a significant change in the employer’s need for nonimmigrant agricultural workers specified in the application, or in the availability of domestic workers who are able, willing, and qualified to perform agricultural employment, the employer may apply to the Secretary of Agriculture (in such form and manner as the Secretary shall provide) for an increase in the numerical limitations otherwise established under subsection (d) to accommodate such emergency need. If approved, the Secretary shall forward the application to the Secretary of Homeland Security with a recommendation on the additional number of nonimmigrant agricultural worker visas found necessary. (2) Timely determination on application The Secretary of Agriculture shall make a determination on an application under subparagraph (A) and forward its recommendations to the Secretary of Homeland Security within 72 hours of the date the application is completed. (3) Increase in limitation To the extent the application is approved, the Secretary of Homeland Security shall provide for an appropriate increase in the appropriate numerical limitation within 72 hours. (i) Entry of workers (1) In general An alien may not be admitted to the United States as a nonimmigrant agricultural worker during the three-year period beginning on the most recent date (if any) on which the alien violated a material term or condition of a previous admission as a nonimmigrant agricultural worker. (2) Disqualification for commission of crime An alien who commits a crime while in the United States as a nonimmigrant agricultural worker shall be ineligible to retain such status and shall be required to depart from the United States. (3) Continuous employment Nonimmigrant agricultural workers admitted under this program shall be continuously employed or actively seeking employment in agricultural employment throughout the term of their admission. (4) Direction of nonimmigrant agricultural workers to employment opportunities The Secretary of State and Secretary of Agriculture, in consultation with the Secretary of Labor, shall establish a system for providing information on available agricultural employment opportunities to individuals whose applications for nonimmigrant agricultural visas have been approved if those individuals are not named by an employer or do not have a letter of employment opportunity provided by a person enrolled in the program. (j) Applicability of employment laws All Federal, State, and local employment related laws applicable to United States agricultural workers shall apply to nonimmigrant agricultural workers admitted pursuant to this program. (k) 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. (l) 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. (m) 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. (n) Miscellaneous provisions (1) Disqualification of nonimmigrant agricultural workers from financial assistance An alien admitted as a nonimmigrant agricultural worker is not eligible for any program of financial assistance under Federal law (whether through grant, loan, guarantee, or otherwise) on the basis of financial need, as such programs are identified by the Secretary of Agriculture in consultation with other appropriate heads of the various departments and agencies of Government. (2) Expansion of consulates The Secretary of State is authorized to take such steps as may be necessary in order to expand and establish consulates in foreign countries in which aliens are likely to apply to become nonimmigrant agricultural workers under the program to the extent such expansion is fully covered by the funds obtained in subsection (l)(3)(A). (3) Preemption The provisions of this section preempt any State or local law on the same subject. (o) Definitions For purposes of this section and section 101(a)(15)(W): (1) Agricultural employment The term agricultural employment has the meaning given such term in section 3 of the Migrant and Seasonal Agricultural Worker Protection Act ( 29 U.S.C. 1802 ), without regard to whether the specific service or activity is temporary or seasonal. (2) Temporary period The term temporary period means that period during which a nonimmigrant agricultural worker may remain in the United States to perform agricultural employment, not to exceed 10 months in any 12 month period. . (2) Clerical amendment The table of contents of such Act is amended by inserting after the item relation to section 219 the following new item: Sec. 220. Nonimmigrant agricultural worker program. . |
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Title I—Reduced expenditures
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Sec. 102. Denial of certain annual pay adjustments for Members
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Sec. 103. Pay freeze for Federal employees.
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Sec. 104. Reduction in Federal workforce.
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Sec. 105. Reduction in Government travel costs.
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Sec. 106. Limitation on Government printing costs.
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Sec. 109. Prohibition on earmarks.
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Title II—Tax Reform
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Subtitle A—Tax rates
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Sec. 205. Corporate income tax rate reduced to flat rate of 20
percent.
</toc-entry>
<toc-entry idref="HCA59236645D04164BF4A665741E043B4" level="section">
Sec. 206. Renewed temporary dividends received
deduction.
</toc-entry>
<toc-entry idref="H50025DFF00154C42AF9446059691CAF3" level="subtitle">
Subtitle B—Elimination of tax expenditures
</toc-entry>
<toc-entry idref="HFB6159BCCFF24FA2B67A31DB497B1646" level="section">
Sec. 211. Termination of credit for increasing research
activities.
</toc-entry>
<toc-entry idref="H2A33D1C8A38B4CB3A4E346D6531C4F63" level="section">
Sec. 212. Termination of deduction for intangible drilling and
development costs.
</toc-entry>
<toc-entry idref="H883DC5A6C06B42C78B71BC98413A1E04" level="section">
Sec. 213. Repeal of domestic production activities deduction
with respect to production of coal, lignite, or oil shale.
</toc-entry>
<toc-entry idref="HBA3F96FE4F6040438B248EA213DDF412" level="section">
Sec. 214. Repeal percentage depletion for oil and natural gas
wells.
</toc-entry>
<toc-entry idref="H2C0073BCF9334362B228085AA437BCF9" level="section">
Sec. 215. Termination of credit for electricity produced from
certain renewable resources.
</toc-entry>
<toc-entry idref="HF82D7BA32FF14747A3D65216132EB6D9" level="section">
Sec. 216. Termination of energy credit.
</toc-entry>
<toc-entry idref="H4F69A1143B7445DAB380665554AC46A9" level="section">
Sec. 217. Repeal of credit for alcohol used as
fuel.
</toc-entry>
<toc-entry idref="H263EAE7993EB441CA08D7B597F4AF08C" level="section">
Sec. 218. Repeal of credit for alcohol fuel, biodiesel, and
alternative fuel mixtures.
</toc-entry>
<toc-entry idref="H3DA6FE11DAE14482B447D28F016F0B5C" level="section">
Sec. 219. Repeal of credit for biodiesel and renewable diesel
used as fuel.
</toc-entry>
<toc-entry idref="HA45E04C610594978BDE8F138DBAB1087" level="section">
Sec. 220. Repeal of credit for certain plug-in electric
vehicles.
</toc-entry>
<toc-entry idref="HF69AAFAC8B4C4481B990A4A4EBC2302A" level="section">
Sec. 221. Early termination of credit for qualified fuel cell
motor vehicles.
</toc-entry>
<toc-entry idref="H15B83906318948289C2016AE6A8C931E" level="section">
Sec. 222. Repeal of deduction for energy conservation subsidies
provided by public utilities.
</toc-entry>
<toc-entry idref="HBD017CA38C8043299720B51DC9E0C46C" level="section">
Sec. 223. Repeal of qualifying advanced coal project
credit.
</toc-entry>
<toc-entry idref="HF0A20A1AD8A5460FA04C2D19471D6BA2" level="section">
Sec. 224. Repeal of qualifying gasification project
credit.
</toc-entry>
<toc-entry idref="HF1C992C676104922918FD143F027FD3E" level="section">
Sec. 225. Repeal of special allowance for cellulosic biofuel
plant property.
</toc-entry>
<toc-entry idref="HC6FE6C7FF115425180366B7B22EA1C79" level="section">
Sec. 226. Repeal of election to expense certain
refineries.
</toc-entry>
<toc-entry idref="HFEA4C5534285401CAAFC801584500CA6" level="section">
Sec. 227. Repeal of 2-year amortization of geological and
geophysical expenditures.
</toc-entry>
<toc-entry idref="H9944FEA6255446929DAE8F4BDFEDAE8A" level="section">
Sec. 228. Repeal of deduction for energy efficient commercial
building property.
</toc-entry>
<toc-entry idref="HC6AFA351E7A84F799FFD0FEA0ADB327D" level="section">
Sec. 229. Repeal of credit for construction of new energy
efficient homes.
</toc-entry>
<toc-entry idref="H4F567152FDDF433695A5A17770CF2A06" level="section">
Sec. 230. Repeal of credit for energy efficient
appliances.
</toc-entry>
<toc-entry idref="H134EE2CD81CC49B185324F571A03AA5F" level="section">
Sec. 231. Repeal of credit for residential energy efficient
property.
</toc-entry>
<toc-entry idref="H93631D23BE094CC3A9572572B1AD48DE" level="section">
Sec. 232. Repeal of advanced energy project credit.
</toc-entry>
<toc-entry idref="H91F85BB5F19740D891B9FE1DFD4C2B50" level="section">
Sec. 233. Repeal of credit for carbon dioxide
sequestration.
</toc-entry>
<toc-entry idref="HA7C53954B9034E319DEE006F95912F21" level="section">
Sec. 234. Repeal of low-income housing credit.
</toc-entry>
<toc-entry idref="H7BDB741A872D49FA8C08446793D581B9" level="section">
Sec. 235. Repeal of Hope and Lifetime Learning
Credits.
</toc-entry>
<toc-entry idref="H6F60AC9A72E840539DDA6F8084CF129F" level="section">
Sec. 236. Repeal of work opportunity tax credit.
</toc-entry>
<toc-entry idref="H5080FE6DCCA94F60B001FA3D73FF6279" level="section">
Sec. 237. Repeal of credit for expenses for household and
dependent care services necessary for gainful employment.
</toc-entry>
<toc-entry idref="H07396852E0714ED7856E084DE9EF3B10" level="section">
Sec. 238. Repeal of credit for adoption expenses.
</toc-entry>
<toc-entry idref="H80EB5DFF39414CF0B2A11F3BE72BB484" level="section">
Sec. 239. Repeal of credit for expenditures to provide access
to disabled individuals.
</toc-entry>
<toc-entry idref="HEAAC8297FEFE469CBC1F133E81B165A6" level="section">
Sec. 240. Repeal of earned income tax credit.
</toc-entry>
<toc-entry idref="H0B17F7BB239C4D428659D1F6220632E0" level="section">
Sec. 241. Repeal of energy conservation subsidies provided by
public utilities.
</toc-entry>
<toc-entry idref="HA4131E1D617041459713CCDBAF5A3211" level="section">
Sec. 242. Repeal of election to expense certain refinery
property.
</toc-entry>
<toc-entry idref="HE8D7A15AAE2243B8AAF8FA4250DC6454" level="section">
Sec. 243. Repeal of deduction for endangered species recovery
expenditures.
</toc-entry>
<toc-entry idref="H659A0EAA654044498EEB531DED28D34F" level="section">
Sec. 244. Repeal of exclusion of cancellation of indebtedness
income of solvent farmers.
</toc-entry>
<toc-entry idref="H8FC9D48B420C4C878A8B873FF87167DC" level="section">
Sec. 245. Repeal of alternative minimum tax treatment of
certain property and casualty insurance companies.
</toc-entry>
<toc-entry idref="HC3BC6D70D3AD4AE2B0B8A2724CCC9C63" level="section">
Sec. 246. Repeal of small life insurance company
deduction.
</toc-entry>
<toc-entry idref="H2B271BE1BEEB4B6BB4AE0B1C9D23F4F2" level="section">
Sec. 247. Termination of $25,000 exemption from passive loss
rules for rental real estate activities.
</toc-entry>
<toc-entry idref="H60E8F7925E864A27A251F39EA9B0882B" level="section">
Sec. 248. Repeal of discharge of indebtedness
exclusion.
</toc-entry>
<toc-entry idref="HF22B6A7B139F4A8EA084331ACA6A204B" level="section">
Sec. 249. Repeal of certain exceptions for imputed interest
rules.
</toc-entry>
<toc-entry idref="H511AC16C99EC46ED9DE4CE9D37B39BA3" level="section">
Sec. 250. Termination of partial exclusion for gain from
certain small business stock.
</toc-entry>
<toc-entry idref="H4BA87FB63DFD421A8D7A9825DC2F152C" level="section">
Sec. 251. Termination of treatment of losses on small business
stock as ordinary.
</toc-entry>
<toc-entry idref="H17A22B36CEE141E2923B585A3504B9B8" level="section">
Sec. 252. Repeal of student loan interest
deduction.
</toc-entry>
<toc-entry idref="H0711E19DFC9147F4ACCCC2621265F3F3" level="section">
Sec. 253. Repeal of deduction of tuition and related
expenses.
</toc-entry>
<toc-entry idref="HCAD72F93C7F94764A4F79F9DF687CBA1" level="section">
Sec. 254. Repeal of gross income exclusion for United States
savings bonds used to pay higher education expenses.
</toc-entry>
<toc-entry idref="HE2388559F48D469AA300DB7A2A8D4CCD" level="section">
Sec. 255. Elimination of personal exemption for students age 19
and older.
</toc-entry>
<toc-entry idref="HD414418132C048A7BFFF2BA478C9DF17" level="section">
Sec. 256. Elimination of above the line deduction for certain
expenses of elementary and secondary school teachers.
</toc-entry>
<toc-entry idref="H9B477533993843E5A50079CF407B82DD" level="section">
Sec. 257. Elimination of gross income exclusion for discharge
of certain student loan debt.
</toc-entry>
<toc-entry idref="H36E73E151B2D444584826589279E81A9" level="section">
Sec. 258. Repeal of exclusion from gross income for rental
value of parsonages.
</toc-entry>
<toc-entry idref="H252E6CD6217D407D83B3293F17573B6A" level="section">
Sec. 259. Repeal of exclusion from gross income for benefits
provided to volunteer firefighters and emergency medical
responders.
</toc-entry>
<toc-entry idref="HEB05C1D49204433ABB04A911BF1C654A" level="section">
Sec. 260. Repeal of special treatment of Blue Cross and Blue
Shield organizations, etc.
</toc-entry>
<toc-entry idref="H6924108E6F4343CEB4FD09C2AE494547" level="section">
Sec. 261. Sense of the House regarding a territorial tax
system.
</toc-entry>
<toc-entry idref="H44217F925FC04E3DB45A56289C84254C" level="subtitle">
Subtitle C—Phaseout of Tax Expenditures
</toc-entry>
<toc-entry idref="HEC4086B6C76045FBA95BAD15369648FA" level="section">
Sec. 271. Five-year phaseout of certain tax
expenditures.
</toc-entry>
<toc-entry idref="HAE2BCAE69318400EAF1179F92B189248" level="subtitle">
Subtitle D—Special Status
</toc-entry>
<toc-entry idref="HBB37100AACB64EC28EC5AEFEAE157118" level="section">
Sec. 381. Termination of qualified energy conservation
bonds.
</toc-entry>
<toc-entry idref="HE818A3AEE2A041B5B013F865CB22011F" level="section">
Sec. 382. Termination of new clean renewable energy
bonds.
</toc-entry>
<toc-entry idref="H219E85BA00D94C09AE2A10A406B1C73C" level="section">
Sec. 383. Termination of exempt facility bond treatment for
water, sewage, and solid waste facilities.
</toc-entry>
<toc-entry idref="H6876F11319FD47028E29E26985F5EAE1" level="section">
Sec. 384. Termination of expensing and amortization of
reforestation expenditures and expensing of timber-growing costs.
</toc-entry>
<toc-entry idref="H7C944C76F4744C93810FC57BB42F9DF1" level="section">
Sec. 385. Termination of deferral of gain on sales of stock in
agricultural refiners and processors to eligible farm cooperatives.
</toc-entry>
<toc-entry idref="H7DBFBD58ABE7448287501B436BD2BBC4" level="section">
Sec. 386. Termination of election to expense certain
depreciable business assets.
</toc-entry>
<toc-entry idref="HDF5CFABD0D794EBC857DA59A75C13B75" level="section">
Sec. 387. Termination of qualified small issue
bonds.
</toc-entry>
<toc-entry idref="HEA039AAAE3B843C1A93D6E6957562612" level="section">
Sec. 388. Termination of exempt facility bond treatment for
qualified highway or surface freight transfer facilities.
</toc-entry>
<toc-entry idref="HC0B5C42C847C454EB41EE85839B49B04" level="section">
Sec. 389. Termination of exempt facility bond treatment for
airports, docks, and wharves.
</toc-entry>
<toc-entry idref="HDA950B0DE087476A85259A25BF5A7D55" level="section">
Sec. 390. Termination of tribal economic development
bonds.
</toc-entry>
<toc-entry idref="HF17C021D58444F78B808EC07F8EEB453" level="section">
Sec. 391. Termination of exclusion from gross income of United
States savings bonds interest used to pay higher education
expenses.
</toc-entry>
<toc-entry idref="H7309D91FF721486B96F14F60A6176FD6" level="section">
Sec. 392. Termination of qualified zone academy
bonds.
</toc-entry>
<toc-entry idref="HC327F78940FE47368239557B6B38E229" level="section">
Sec. 393. Termination of exempt facility bond treatment for
qualified public educational facilities.
</toc-entry>
<toc-entry idref="H0951F04CCBF342B4B6C8947647EFE8A9" level="section">
Sec. 394. Termination of hospital bonds.
</toc-entry>
</toc>
</subsection>
</section>
<title id="H9FF18EB9E46442A58BB6D32A9242A901">
<enum>
I
</enum>
<header>
Reduced
expenditures
</header>
<section id="HB7F10130580D4804A18B940C030DF4BB">
<enum>
101.
</enum>
<header>
Reduction in
appropriations to the White House and Congress
</header>
<subsection id="H6AA3137E2132478AA467E4EEDF99F72B">
<enum>
(a)
</enum>
<header>
Appropriations
to the White House
</header>
<text>
Notwithstanding any other provision of law,
the total amount of funds appropriated to the appropriations account under the
heading
<quote>
<header-in-text level="subsection" style="OLC">
The White
House
</header-in-text>
</quote>
under the heading
<quote>
<header-in-text level="subsection" style="OLC">
EXECUTIVE OFFICE OF THE PRESIDENT AND FUNDS
APPROPRIATED TO THE PRESIDENT
</header-in-text>
</quote>
for each of fiscal years
2014 through 2018 may not exceed 85 percent of the total amount of funds
appropriated to that account for fiscal year 2013.
</text>
</subsection>
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HE3225B74B60E4A39A01C8DDC6C1C2C55">
<enum>
(b)
</enum>
<header>
Appropriations
to Congress
</header>
<text>
Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the total
amount of funds appropriated under the headings
<quote>
<header-in-text level="subsection" style="OLC">
SENATE
</header-in-text>
</quote>
and
<quote>
<header-in-text level="subsection" style="OLC">
HOUSE OF
REPRESENTATIVES
</header-in-text>
</quote>
for each of fiscal years 2014 through
2018 may not exceed 85 percent of the total amount of funds appropriated under
those headings for fiscal year 2013.
</text>
</subsection>
</section>
<section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H76889E638B5544818BB810654A5FCC00">
<enum>
102.
</enum>
<header>
Denial of
certain annual pay adjustments for Members of Congress
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
Notwithstanding any other provision of law,
no adjustment shall be made under section 601(a) of the Legislative
Reorganization Act of 1946 (
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/2/31">
2 U.S.C. 31
</external-xref>
) during fiscal year 2014, 2015, or
2016.
</text>
</section>
<section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H78A40DCF3B6B4DBD8E2F12D39CF4C826">
<enum>
103.
</enum>
<header>
Pay freeze for
Federal employees
</header>
<subsection id="H203A9C599B27454BA0AD587125F3F682">
<enum>
(a)
</enum>
<header>
In
general
</header>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Section 147 of the
Continuing Appropriations Act, 2011 (
<external-xref legal-doc="public-law" parsable-cite="pl/111/242">
Public Law 111–242
</external-xref>
;
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/5/5303">
5 U.S.C. 5303
</external-xref>
note),
as amended by section 114(a) of the Continuing Appropriations Resolution, 2013
(
<external-xref legal-doc="public-law" parsable-cite="pl/112/175">
Public Law 112–175
</external-xref>
; 126 Stat. 1316) is amended—
</text>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H3275C811E2E6482BA341EAD3AD5F2FD3">
<enum>
(1)
</enum>
<text>
in subsection
(b)(1), by striking the matter after
<quote>
ending on
</quote>
and before
<quote>
shall be made
</quote>
and inserting
<quote>
December 31, 2015
</quote>
;
and
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HF6E1220C05CC4599BFA4465EEBD01FA5">
<enum>
(2)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
in subsection (c), by striking the matter
after
<quote>
ending on
</quote>
and before
<quote>
no senior executive
</quote>
and inserting
<quote>
December 31, 2015
</quote>
.
</text>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
<subsection id="H36F6123FA6D240FBA0AC675472C60312">
<enum>
(b)
</enum>
<header>
Elimination of
delayed adjustment
</header>
<text>
Section 114(b) of the Continuing
Appropriations Resolution, 2013 is repealed.
</text>
</subsection>
</section>
<section id="H4AF85177811445B4AF08B28752157872">
<enum>
104.
</enum>
<header>
Reduction in
Federal workforce
</header>
<subsection id="H7D3BAC5AFF7D45939A18BA6F475AD828">
<enum>
(a)
</enum>
<header>
Definition
</header>
<text>
For
the purpose of this section—
</text>
<paragraph id="H08773F26955B441687B0960C8EA19386">
<enum>
(1)
</enum>
<text>
the term
<term>
total number of Federal employees
</term>
means the total number of
Federal employees in all agencies;
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H0632846B0AD549488F4758D8ACC1AABC">
<enum>
(2)
</enum>
<text>
the term
<term>
Federal employee
</term>
means an employee as defined by section 2105 of
title 5, United States Code; and
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H9400F9D6B87D439787EC238FE74E3DB9">
<enum>
(3)
</enum>
<text>
the term
<term>
agency
</term>
means an Executive agency as defined by section 105 of
title 5, United States Code, excluding the Government Accountability
Office.
</text>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
<subsection id="H26B1A5F5B59B4456AB8D5A26C3A5D1F2">
<enum>
(b)
</enum>
<header>
Limitation
</header>
<text>
The
President, through the Office of Management and Budget (in consultation with
the Office of Personnel Management), shall take appropriate measures to ensure
that, effective beginning in fiscal year 2017, the total number of Federal
employees (as determined under subsection (c)) shall not exceed 90 percent of
the total number of Federal employees as of September 30, 2013 (as so
determined).
</text>
</subsection>
<subsection id="HE51A00CBFFAD4F53BB7AEE3EF7E65FE7">
<enum>
(c)
</enum>
<header>
Monitoring and
notification
</header>
<text>
The Office of Management and Budget (in consultation
with the Office of Personnel Management)—
</text>
<paragraph id="HAE8721FA56834F2CBFEE957D4564818B">
<enum>
(1)
</enum>
<text>
shall continuously
monitor all agencies and make a determination, as of September 30, 2013, and
the last day of each quarter of each fiscal year beginning thereafter, as to
whether or not the total number of Federal employees exceeds the maximum number
allowable under subsection (b); and
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="HCC85D040707E4E70982F39EA46E16C90">
<enum>
(2)
</enum>
<text>
whenever a
determination under paragraph (1) is made that the total number of Federal
employees exceeds the maximum number allowable under subsection (b), shall
provide written notice to that effect to the President and Congress within 14
days after the last day of the quarter to which such determination
relates.
</text>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
<subsection id="H6D9340CACE45433AB57C62994CBC6E9B">
<enum>
(d)
</enum>
<header>
Compliance
</header>
<text>
Whenever,
with respect to the quarter ending on September 30, 2016, or any subsequent
quarter, the Office of Management and Budget provides written notice under
subsection (c)(2) that the total number of Federal employees exceeds the
maximum number allowable under subsection (b), no agency may thereafter appoint
any employee to fill any vacancy within such agency until the Office of
Management and Budget provides written notice to the President and Congress of
a determination under subsection (c)(1) that the total number of Federal
employees no longer exceeds the maximum number allowable under subsection (b).
Any notice under the preceding sentence shall be provided within 14 days after
the last day of the quarter to which the determination relates.
</text>
</subsection>
<subsection id="H409CC11CE27F4FA1886A0FDDB60C66D0">
<enum>
(e)
</enum>
<header>
Waiver
</header>
<paragraph id="H67DA6802ED1D4294A50A0B6D5B897798">
<enum>
(1)
</enum>
<header>
Emergencies
</header>
<text>
This
section may be waived upon a determination by the President that—
</text>
<subparagraph id="H47528AA5B2F04A4CB37A714DA599C8D0">
<enum>
(A)
</enum>
<text>
the existence of a
state of war or other national security concern so requires; or
</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HFA61633D9E95408ABBCAAC2E5D0563C8">
<enum>
(B)
</enum>
<text>
the existence of
an extraordinary emergency threatening life, health, public safety, property,
or the environment so requires.
</text>
</subparagraph>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H14BCB1D0E2674FA890343390E510142A">
<enum>
(2)
</enum>
<header>
Agency
efficiency or critical mission
</header>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
This section may be waived, with respect to
a particular position or category of positions in an agency, upon a
determination by the President that the efficiency of the agency or the
performance of a critical agency mission so requires.
</text>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
<subsection id="H9376D32C65D2404CBC123458B2465CDD">
<enum>
(f)
</enum>
<header>
Replacement
rate
</header>
<text>
To the extent necessary to achieve the workforce reduction
required by subsection (b), the Office of Management and Budget (in
consultation with the Office of Personnel Management) shall take appropriate
measures to ensure that agencies shall appoint no more than 1 employee for
every 3 employees retiring or otherwise separating from Government service
after the date of the enactment of this Act. This subsection shall cease to
apply after September 30, 2016.
</text>
</subsection>
<subsection id="HA3E5702DE2B542BAB5939AD7BBEC28B7">
<enum>
(g)
</enum>
<header>
Counting
rule
</header>
<text>
For purposes of this section, any determination of the
number of employees in an agency shall be expressed on a full-time equivalent
basis.
</text>
</subsection>
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H548787346AFC4CAC8AA638B1B31CF88B">
<enum>
(h)
</enum>
<header>
Limitation on
procurement of service contracts
</header>
<text>
The President, through the
Office of Management and Budget (in consultation with the Office of Personnel
Management), shall take appropriate measures to ensure that there is no
increase in the procurement of service contracts by reason of the enactment of
this Act, except in cases in which a cost comparison demonstrates that such
contracts would be to the financial advantage of the Government.
</text>
</subsection>
</section>
<section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HA38E6AA498D54CBFA9558EB348747FD5">
<enum>
105.
</enum>
<header>
Reduction in
Government travel costs
</header>
<subsection id="H1FDD4EF555BF493995E9CF83326489D4">
<enum>
(a)
</enum>
<header>
Definition
</header>
<text>
In
this section, the term
<term>
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>
</subsection>
<subsection id="HA78A97E5C69D42F3A045C4FABF6C3297">
<enum>
(b)
</enum>
<header>
Reduction
</header>
<text>
Notwithstanding
any other provision of law, the total amount of funds appropriated to the
appropriations account providing for travel expenses for each agency for each
of fiscal years 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, and 2018 may not exceed 80 percent of
the total amount of funds appropriated to each of those appropriations accounts
for fiscal year 2013.
</text>
</subsection>
</section>
<section id="H8CE16414F1A04872BD2F3F04DBE95F14">
<enum>
106.
</enum>
<header>
Limitation on
Government printing costs
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
Not
later than 180 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Director of
the Office of Management and Budget shall coordinate with the heads of Federal
departments and independent agencies to—
</text>
<paragraph id="HF4964BAF5B0940AAAECAE5BC724568F4">
<enum>
(1)
</enum>
<text>
determine which
Government publications could be available on Government websites and no longer
printed and to devise a strategy to reduce overall Government printing costs
over the 10-year period beginning with fiscal year 2014, except that the
Director shall ensure that essential printed documents prepared for social
security recipients, medicare beneficiaries, and other populations in areas
with limited internet access or use continue to remain available;
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="HCBD8AAD5709042A7BB18E7D95744E590">
<enum>
(2)
</enum>
<text>
establish
government-wide Federal guidelines on employee printing;
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H1C8B512A3B53411584045502554990DA">
<enum>
(3)
</enum>
<text>
issue on the
Office of Management and Budget's public website the results of a cost-benefit
analysis on implementing a digital signature system and on establishing
employee printing identification systems, such as the use of individual
employee cards or codes, to monitor the amount of printing done by Federal
employees; except that the Director of the Office of Management and Budget
shall ensure that Federal employee printing costs unrelated to national
defense, homeland security, border security, national disasters, and other
emergencies do not exceed $860,000,000 annually; and
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H2355A0883FC24BE8A6295FC02C8D1FDC">
<enum>
(4)
</enum>
<text>
issue guidelines
requiring every department, agency, commission or office to list at a prominent
place near the beginning of each publication distributed to the public and
issued or paid for by the Federal Government—
</text>
<subparagraph id="H88734C35859E40339BB0F2EB0AAC77B1">
<enum>
(A)
</enum>
<text>
the name of the
issuing agency, department, commission or office;
</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HE8CE7B2A0FD546FDB6AE2867B1170446">
<enum>
(B)
</enum>
<text>
the total number
of copies of the document printed;
</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H92CCE7470DC8406A8554410EC190FA80">
<enum>
(C)
</enum>
<text>
the collective
cost of producing and printing all of the copies of the document; and
</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HA94F4FFAFAA54DD4A9DDD6944E03B9AD">
<enum>
(D)
</enum>
<text>
the name of the
firm publishing the document.
</text>
</subparagraph>
</paragraph>
</section>
<section id="HAC48B822A8B349848606CF4E25F03C9E">
<enum>
107.
</enum>
<header>
Reduction in
Federal vehicle costs
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
Notwithstanding any other provision of law,
for fiscal year 2014 and each fiscal year thereafter, the amount made available
to the General Services Administration for the acquisition of new vehicles for
the Federal fleet shall not exceed an amount equal to 80 percent of the amount
made available for the acquisition of those vehicles for fiscal year
2012.
</text>
</section>
<section id="HFC8B45A498984588AE70D541C90C308D">
<enum>
108.
</enum>
<header>
Sale of excess
Federal property
</header>
<subsection id="H10235458DD0F46668E2BA63845EEB91F">
<enum>
(a)
</enum>
<header>
In
general
</header>
<text>
Chapter 5 of subtitle I of title 40, United States Code,
is amended by adding at the end the following:
</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HA9426E3EFEF441F3A167693214556085" style="USC">
<subchapter id="H30E72A8DE5404B588D91B7CBCBA478C1">
<enum>
VII
</enum>
<header>
Expedited
disposal of real property
</header>
<section id="H43D3C168DFDF4CB59DE5BD9D959F87A8">
<enum>
621.
</enum>
<header>
Definitions
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
In this subchapter:
</text>
<paragraph id="H6CE776FB36934A53B9724F8733661E90">
<enum>
(1)
</enum>
<header>
Director
</header>
<text>
The
term
<term>
Director
</term>
means the Director of the Office of Management and
Budget.
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="HFD5F057A5AF04D55A31FFF807738F75D">
<enum>
(2)
</enum>
<header>
Landholding
agency
</header>
<text>
The term
<term>
landholding agency
</term>
means a
landholding agency (as defined in section 501(i) of the McKinney-Vento Homeless
Assistance Act (
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/11411">
42 U.S.C. 11411(i)
</external-xref>
)).
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H0244205486754A42ABA80261699C5A24">
<enum>
(3)
</enum>
<header>
Real
property
</header>
<subparagraph id="H78952FBEB77A43F2B81954D98F466E55">
<enum>
(A)
</enum>
<header>
In
general
</header>
<text>
The term
<term>
real property
</term>
means—
</text>
<clause id="H3BF3CDA4EF934DB4B7C3881BDAD8458E">
<enum>
(i)
</enum>
<text>
a
parcel of real property under the administrative jurisdiction of the Federal
Government that is—
</text>
<subclause id="H9FCFA8AD66594D7EBDCEA88894EC2181">
<enum>
(I)
</enum>
<text>
excess;
</text>
</subclause>
<subclause id="H88BEB3BF64A04CBD933E02B3EE6258A2">
<enum>
(II)
</enum>
<text>
surplus;
</text>
</subclause>
<subclause id="HFE3D7736AB774133BE93C8FB90AA7019">
<enum>
(III)
</enum>
<text>
underperforming;
or
</text>
</subclause>
<subclause id="H51F44D07533C4B419751D57FCE1F694B">
<enum>
(IV)
</enum>
<text>
otherwise not
meeting the needs of the Federal Government, as determined by the Director;
and
</text>
</subclause>
</clause>
<clause id="H9A2C24D08C6B4EBE8C0EDA8A2EF86355">
<enum>
(ii)
</enum>
<text>
a
building or other structure located on real property described in clause
(i).
</text>
</clause>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HF5C9523A34CE4B03B92DB97187A2DC50">
<enum>
(B)
</enum>
<header>
Exclusion
</header>
<text>
The
term
<term>
real property
</term>
excludes any parcel of real property, and any
building or other structure located on real property, that is to be closed or
realigned under the Defense Authorization Amendments and Base Closure and
Realignment Act (
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/10/2687">
10 U.S.C. 2687
</external-xref>
note;
<external-xref legal-doc="public-law" parsable-cite="pl/100/526">
Public Law 100–526
</external-xref>
).
</text>
</subparagraph>
</paragraph>
</section>
<section id="H941FE4BD4C554433AA4F01929AC4F260">
<enum>
622.
</enum>
<header>
Disposal
program
</header>
<subsection id="H63D8E5082A424FB0953369CBC0B5B0CC">
<enum>
(a)
</enum>
<header>
In
general
</header>
<text>
Except as provided in subsection (e), the Director shall,
by sale or auction, dispose of a quantity of real property with an aggregate
value of not less than $100,000,000 that, as determined by the Director, is not
being used, and will not be used, to meet the needs of the Federal Government
for the period of fiscal years 2014 through 2019.
</text>
</subsection>
<subsection id="HD63DA973433148AC8C7CD00326ED34CA">
<enum>
(b)
</enum>
<header>
Recommendations
</header>
<text>
The
head of each landholding agency shall recommend to the Director real property
for disposal under subsection (a).
</text>
</subsection>
<subsection id="HC99E7CA6A4C94467A94CA8351021E3D6">
<enum>
(c)
</enum>
<header>
Selection of
properties
</header>
<text>
After receiving recommendations of candidate real
property under subsection (b), the Director—
</text>
<paragraph id="H4DF6B4C7AECE452FAA367A0B5285FF3A">
<enum>
(1)
</enum>
<text>
with the
concurrence of the head of each landholding agency, may select the real
property for disposal under subsection (a); and
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="HDB8141B894C446D88C48AE2F17AFA7C4">
<enum>
(2)
</enum>
<text>
shall notify the
recommending landholding agency head of the selection of the real
property.
</text>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
<subsection id="H5125696141744E748B884D4C5BED925C">
<enum>
(d)
</enum>
<header>
Website
</header>
<text>
The
Director shall ensure that all real properties selected for disposal under this
section are listed on a website that shall—
</text>
<paragraph id="H6687EDFBE2C5464098F9FBC2B8CAEE92">
<enum>
(1)
</enum>
<text>
be updated
routinely; and
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="HAB049E7CD3BC4FA5B84AEF7ABF88B7F8">
<enum>
(2)
</enum>
<text>
include the
functionality to allow any member of the public, at the option of the member,
to receive updates of the list through electronic mail.
</text>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
<subsection id="H7083D41FB32C4498AD9530434B604F69">
<enum>
(e)
</enum>
<header>
Transfer of
property
</header>
<text>
The Director may transfer real property selected for
disposal under this section to the Department of Housing and Urban Development
if the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development determines that the real
property is suitable for use in assisting the
homeless.
</text>
</subsection>
</section>
</subchapter>
<after-quoted-block>
.
</after-quoted-block>
</quoted-block>
</subsection>
<subsection id="H4A6251DF0CB240FF874F0F9CE3186869">
<enum>
(b)
</enum>
<header>
Technical and
Conforming Amendment
</header>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
The
table of sections for chapter 5 of subtitle I of title 40, United States Code,
is amended by inserting after the item relating to section 611 the
following:
</text>
<quoted-block id="H1AEF458073524CB898AAF47B86BFC7CF" style="USC">
<toc>
<toc-entry idref="H30E72A8DE5404B588D91B7CBCBA478C1" level="subchapter">
SUBCHAPTER VII—Expedited disposal of real
property
</toc-entry>
<toc-entry idref="H43D3C168DFDF4CB59DE5BD9D959F87A8" level="section">
Sec. 621. Definitions.
</toc-entry>
<toc-entry idref="H941FE4BD4C554433AA4F01929AC4F260" level="section">
Sec. 622. Disposal
program.
</toc-entry>
</toc>
<after-quoted-block>
.
</after-quoted-block>
</quoted-block>
</subsection>
</section>
<section id="HBF74D8E5350B4003B3D16844CB39E352">
<enum>
109.
</enum>
<header>
Prohibition on
earmarks
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
Section 312 of the
Congressional Budget Act of 1974 is amended by inserting at the end the
following:
</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HD3D289683DB442C2A24AB8CC3B69427A" style="OLC">
<subsection id="HD62482181D494150AE3357F1D31B4C27">
<enum>
(g)
</enum>
<header>
Prohibition on
earmarks
</header>
<paragraph id="H024C94613D524F859470F251178D8AD4">
<enum>
(1)
</enum>
<header>
Bills and joint
resolutions
</header>
<subparagraph id="HD580A15C83FC4418B010DB4C43315716">
<enum>
(A)
</enum>
<header>
In
general
</header>
<text>
It shall not be in order in the Senate or the House of
Representatives to consider a bill, resolution, or amendment that includes an
earmark, limited tax benefit, or limited tariff benefit.
</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H8C9385AF0F8545D18A9044812BC76377">
<enum>
(B)
</enum>
<header>
Procedure
</header>
<text>
In
the Senate, a point of order under this paragraph may be raised by a Senator as
provided in section 313(e) of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974.
</text>
</subparagraph>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H1CA0F23FCD404CA18CC2DAFC89D2C509">
<enum>
(2)
</enum>
<header>
Conference
report
</header>
<subparagraph id="H335720D8289E4C4ABBEFE66ED2542094">
<enum>
(A)
</enum>
<header>
In
general
</header>
<text>
It shall not be in order in the Senate or the House of
Representatives to vote on the adoption of a report of a committee of
conference if the report includes an earmark, limited tax benefit, or limited
tariff benefit.
</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HBC26B09743BB4CC6B79C0382F405533A">
<enum>
(B)
</enum>
<header>
Procedure
</header>
<text>
When
the Senate is considering a conference report on, or an amendment between the
Houses in relation to, an appropriation Act, upon a point of order being made
by any Senator pursuant to this paragraph, and such point of order being
sustained, such material contained in such conference report shall be deemed
stricken, and the Senate shall proceed to consider the question of whether the
Senate shall recede from its amendment and concur with a further amendment, or
concur in the House amendment with a further amendment, as the case may be,
which further amendment shall consist of only that portion of the conference
report or House amendment, as the case may be, not so stricken. Any such motion
in the Senate shall be debatable under the same conditions as was the
conference report. In any case in which such point of order is sustained
against a conference report (or Senate amendment derived from such conference
report by operation of this subsection), no further amendment shall be in
order.
</text>
</subparagraph>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H7417BBEE2F594F25924771515A9994CD">
<enum>
(3)
</enum>
<header>
Waiver
</header>
<text>
Any
Senator may move to waive any or all points of order under this subsection by
an affirmative vote of two-thirds of the Members, duly chosen and sworn.
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="HA9DD6FBFDAF348ABBE7E4C2BF4C498EE">
<enum>
(4)
</enum>
<header>
Definitions
</header>
<text>
For
the purpose of this subsection—
</text>
<subparagraph id="H73EA5F2B3BA84CA5B04B6B1A0C87870D">
<enum>
(A)
</enum>
<text>
the term
<term>
earmark
</term>
means a provision or report language included primarily at
the request of a Senator or Member of the House of Representatives providing,
authorizing, or recommending a specific amount of discretionary budget
authority, credit authority, or other spending authority for a contract, loan,
loan guarantee, grant, loan authority, or other expenditure with or to an
entity, or targeted to a specific State, locality or Congressional district,
other than through a statutory or administrative formula-driven or competitive
award process;
</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H2D733ACB081A4BDB861FD890B82EF699">
<enum>
(B)
</enum>
<text>
the term
<term>
limited tax benefit
</term>
means any revenue provision that—
</text>
<clause id="H2B939A0C6C824A81912AF1D1D0889259">
<enum>
(i)
</enum>
<text>
provides a Federal
tax deduction, credit, exclusion, or preference to a particular beneficiary or
limited group of beneficiaries under the Internal Revenue Code of 1986;
and
</text>
</clause>
<clause id="H34A35A9BCD46432FBF39E68F8C2B0F06">
<enum>
(ii)
</enum>
<text>
contains
eligibility criteria that are not uniform in application with respect to
potential beneficiaries of such provision; and
</text>
</clause>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HAAE15163D4D54734B541DD3B26B279F3">
<enum>
(C)
</enum>
<text>
the term
<term>
limited tariff benefit
</term>
means a provision modifying the Harmonized
Tariff Schedule of the United States in a manner that benefits 10 or fewer
entities.
</text>
</subparagraph>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H0A23639BCC5240B79BFB8F893AB8C600">
<enum>
(5)
</enum>
<header>
Application
</header>
<text>
This
subsection shall not apply to any authorization of appropriations to a Federal
entity if such authorization is not specifically targeted to a State, locality
or congressional
district.
</text>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
<after-quoted-block>
.
</after-quoted-block>
</quoted-block>
</section>
</title>
<title id="HD4BBB16F30F94FD9AA8FE431CDB6E259">
<enum>
II
</enum>
<header>
Tax
Reform
</header>
<section id="H45C06E92915A4C2E9F00908AD274E4FA">
<enum>
200.
</enum>
<header>
Amendment of
1986 Code
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
Except as otherwise
expressly provided, whenever in this title an amendment or repeal is expressed
in terms of an amendment to, or repeal of, a section or other provision, the
reference shall be considered to be made to a section or other provision of the
Internal Revenue Code of 1986.
</text>
</section>
<subtitle id="HC475EC27DB5F499E874009A98A13B3BB">
<enum>
A
</enum>
<header>
Tax rates
</header>
<section id="H2DC87CBCA9184A01B6CBE5E36B159CE2">
<enum>
201.
</enum>
<header>
Individual
rates
</header>
<subsection id="H5CF91FD8DEB14210964EC00BD7A9C1EE">
<enum>
(a)
</enum>
<header>
In
general
</header>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Section 1(i) is
amended to read as follows:
</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H7FCAAC6336D244D6B4821BAC66C2BF5C" style="OLC">
<subsection id="HBEB0FB7D40A74D2BA9D642F5730B105F">
<enum>
(i)
</enum>
<header>
Post-2012 rate
table
</header>
<paragraph id="H62B9503DDE5A4BD7BC2123ECFF5898A1">
<enum>
(1)
</enum>
<header>
In
general
</header>
<text>
In the case of taxable years beginning after December 31,
2012, the following table shall apply in lieu of the tables under subsections
(a), (b), (c), (d), and (e):
</text>
<table align-to-level="section" blank-lines-before="1" colsep="0" frame="none" line-rules="no-gen" rowsep="0" rule-weights="0.0.0.0.0.4" table-template-name="Tax Rate" table-type="Leaderwork, Tax">
<tgroup cols="2" rowsep="0">
<colspec coldef="txt" colname="column1" colwidth="162pts" min-data-value="140"/>
<colspec coldef="txt" colname="column2" colsep="0" colwidth="162pts" min-data-value="140"/>
<thead>
<row>
<entry align="left" colname="column1" morerows="0" namest="column1" rowsep="0">
<bold>
If taxable income is:
</bold>
</entry>
<entry align="right" colname="column2" morerows="0" namest="column2" rowsep="0">
<bold>
The tax is:
</bold>
</entry>
</row>
</thead>
<tbody>
<row>
<entry align="left" colname="column1" rowsep="0" stub-definition="txt-ldr">
Not over $100,000
</entry>
<entry align="right" colname="column2" rowsep="0">
10% of taxable income
</entry>
</row>
<row>
<entry align="left" colname="column1" rowsep="0" stub-definition="txt-ldr">
Over $100,000
</entry>
<entry align="right" colname="column2" rowsep="0">
$10,000, plus 20% of the excess over
$100,000.
</entry>
</row>
</tbody>
</tgroup>
</table>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H2ED7FA195C164BE7AA8E65BE736A2838">
<enum>
(2)
</enum>
<header>
Inflation
adjustment
</header>
<subparagraph id="H8BBB26310E3745FD9D92E69C6DE7FB9B">
<enum>
(A)
</enum>
<header>
In
general
</header>
<text>
In the case of any taxable year beginning after 2013, the
Secretary shall prescribe, in the same manner as under subsection (f), a table
which shall apply in lieu of the table under paragraph (1), except that
subsection (f)(3)(B) shall be applied by substituting
<quote>
2012
</quote>
for
<quote>
1992
</quote>
.
</text>
</subparagraph>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
<after-quoted-block>
.
</after-quoted-block>
</quoted-block>
</subsection>
<subsection id="HCDE8BBF596C94595A14E3234B71C2DE5">
<enum>
(b)
</enum>
<header>
Maximum capital
gains rate
</header>
<text>
Paragraph (1) of section 1(h) is amended to read as
follows:
</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HDE6799263F6C4D2CB1479C28C754E0E3" style="OLC">
<paragraph id="H4DB4711AA4C0423D8DE523941D99B96E">
<enum>
(1)
</enum>
<header>
In
general
</header>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
If a taxpayer has a
net capital gain for any taxable year, the tax imposed by this section for such
taxable year shall not exceed the sum of—
</text>
<subparagraph id="HB397D271E4F842E0B5B9EA84759AC220">
<enum>
(A)
</enum>
<text>
a tax computed at
the rates and in the same manner as if this subsection had not been enacted on
taxable income reduced by the net capital gain;
</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H8FDA4B797DF343AD8C74923DF3F12ACB">
<enum>
(B)
</enum>
<text>
0 percent of so
much of the net capital gain as does not exceed $1,000,000; and
</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H8727254D1F0844878CE2A8B61707F607">
<enum>
(C)
</enum>
<text>
20 percent of so
much of net capital gain as exceeds
$1,000,000.
</text>
</subparagraph>
</paragraph>
<after-quoted-block>
.
</after-quoted-block>
</quoted-block>
</subsection>
<subsection id="HFE45064110CB40C8B51446DA380D79DE">
<enum>
(c)
</enum>
<header>
Effective
date
</header>
<text>
The amendments made by this section shall apply to taxable
years beginning after December 31, 2012.
</text>
</subsection>
</section>
<section id="H7A9DA16A395C4A1885FCD1A588B5ADE4">
<enum>
202.
</enum>
<header>
Repeal of
alternative minimum tax on individuals
</header>
<subsection id="H644E53643E91444B920784909699FE99">
<enum>
(a)
</enum>
<header>
In
general
</header>
<text>
Section 55(a) is amended by adding at the end the
following new flush sentence:
</text>
<quoted-block id="HD119549CE6D341148D7EBA18E622099F" style="OLC">
<quoted-block-continuation-text indent="flush-left" quoted-block-continuation-text-level="subsection">
For purposes of this title, the tentative minimum tax
on any taxpayer other than a corporation for any taxable year beginning after
December 31, 2012, shall be
zero.
</quoted-block-continuation-text>
<after-quoted-block>
.
</after-quoted-block>
</quoted-block>
</subsection>
<subsection id="H9A7964E455A44948AE8B97616F4A8967">
<enum>
(b)
</enum>
<header>
Effective
date
</header>
<text>
The amendment made by this section shall apply to taxable
years beginning after December 31, 2012.
</text>
</subsection>
</section>
<section id="H811A8D8CCAD24DE8A796FC840C723F6A">
<enum>
203.
</enum>
<header>
Permanent
repeal of personal exemption phaseout
</header>
<subsection id="H304E1631B22D4FE7ACF835F183577740">
<enum>
(a)
</enum>
<header>
In
general
</header>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Section 151(d) is
amended by striking paragraph (3).
</text>
</subsection>
<subsection id="HB2F2C0F65E1F4BF5BE66A32160091F22">
<enum>
(b)
</enum>
<header>
Effective
date
</header>
<text>
The amendment made by this section shall apply to taxable
years beginning after December 31, 2012.
</text>
</subsection>
</section>
<section id="HE01E396A7C2147EA944142B3ED2C34BD">
<enum>
204.
</enum>
<header>
Permanent
repeal of phaseout of overall limitation on itemized deductions
</header>
<subsection id="HC1609A6194774148ABA3E62CCA9C8626">
<enum>
(a)
</enum>
<header>
In
general
</header>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Part I of subchapter
B of chapter 1 is amended by striking section 68 (and the item relating to such
section in the table of sections for such part).
</text>
</subsection>
<subsection id="H8DB7B97F41B544A1846612AECBEA0E2C">
<enum>
(b)
</enum>
<header>
Effective
date
</header>
<text>
The amendments made by this section shall apply to taxable
years beginning after December 31, 2012.
</text>
</subsection>
</section>
<section display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H43DA61686D9343198F8D86D92EB4A1B5" section-type="subsequent-section">
<enum>
205.
</enum>
<header>
Corporate income tax
rate reduced to flat rate of 20 percent
</header>
<subsection display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HC1B7E4E634F94223B2A07AE0463AED63">
<enum>
(a)
</enum>
<header>
In
general
</header>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Paragraph (1) of
section 11(b) is amended by striking
<quote>
shall be the sum of—
</quote>
and
all that follows through the period at the end and inserting
<quote>
shall be 20
percent of taxable income.
</quote>
.
</text>
</subsection>
<subsection id="H8FF27A0D04A64D7EB93DC3BEA920FA81">
<enum>
(b)
</enum>
<header>
Personal Service
Corporations
</header>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Paragraph (2) of
section 11(b) is amended by striking
<quote>
35 percent
</quote>
and inserting
<quote>
20 percent
</quote>
.
</text>
</subsection>
<subsection id="HD3397DBC1CF147B194E553888D543EA4">
<enum>
(c)
</enum>
<header>
Conforming
Amendments
</header>
<paragraph id="H35EC43DE00BD42FC90CAA4D658B80919">
<enum>
(1)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Subsection (a) of section 1201 is
amended—
</text>
<subparagraph id="H554452C2538746A7AF5A3E8F5C308E79">
<enum>
(A)
</enum>
<text>
by striking
<quote>
35 percent (determined without regard to the last 2 sentences of section
11(b))
</quote>
and inserting
<quote>
20 percent
</quote>
, and
</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H8174039C2BAE44DBA15DA68F4A6CFB2A">
<enum>
(B)
</enum>
<text>
by striking
<quote>
35 percent
</quote>
each place it appears (other than in the matter
preceding paragraph (1)) and inserting
<quote>
20 percent
</quote>
.
</text>
</subparagraph>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="HB1E584E8DEC148369D93ACDBF68DC0AE">
<enum>
(2)
</enum>
<text>
Paragraphs (1),
(2), and (6) of section 1445(e) are each amended by striking
<quote>
35
percent
</quote>
and inserting
<quote>
20 percent
</quote>
.
</text>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
<subsection id="H432F9C47C6434D84B8E409C2766460FA">
<enum>
(d)
</enum>
<header>
Effective
date
</header>
<text>
The amendments made by this section shall apply to taxable
years beginning after the date of the enactment of this Act.
</text>
</subsection>
</section>
<section id="HCA59236645D04164BF4A665741E043B4">
<enum>
206.
</enum>
<header>
Renewed
temporary dividends received deduction
</header>
<subsection id="H12431AF7FF514EF39E5063E4786672D7">
<enum>
(a)
</enum>
<header>
Election
</header>
<text>
Subsection
(f) of section 965 is amended to read as follows:
</text>
<quoted-block id="HD8BB2C6C65E74DE5A5E811E3E759D53A" style="OLC">
<subsection id="HBFD5F785821D4BEC8CB87DD64AD1A9E7">
<enum>
(f)
</enum>
<header>
Election
</header>
<text>
The
taxpayer may elect to apply this section to—
</text>
<paragraph id="HBCD77C586B654ED891CD10A02D108405">
<enum>
(1)
</enum>
<text>
the taxpayer’s
last taxable year which begins before the date of the enactment of this
subsection, or
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H30DE963D789F4679AE724D583607267C">
<enum>
(2)
</enum>
<text>
the taxpayer’s
first taxable year which begins during the 1-year period beginning on such
date.
</text>
</paragraph>
<continuation-text continuation-text-level="subsection">
Such
election may be made for a taxable year only if made on or before the due date
(including extensions) for filing the return of tax for such taxable
year.
</continuation-text>
</subsection>
<after-quoted-block>
.
</after-quoted-block>
</quoted-block>
</subsection>
<subsection id="H5F55FF83DBC04B078FB2C958502D5A0F">
<enum>
(b)
</enum>
<header>
Limitation
</header>
<text>
Paragraph
(1) of section 965(b) is amended to read as follows:
</text>
<quoted-block id="HDC1FDA1F8B974EF99A4034B08D0D58D0" style="OLC">
<paragraph id="H074938704D934E0F8A2340CB5A4E9E97">
<enum>
(1)
</enum>
<header>
In
general
</header>
<text>
The amount of dividends taken into account under
subsection (a) shall not exceed the sum of the current and accumulated earnings
and profits described in section 959(c)(3) for the year a deduction is claimed
under subsection (a), without diminution by reason of any distributions made
during the election year, for all controlled foreign corporations of the United
States
shareholder.
</text>
</paragraph>
<after-quoted-block>
.
</after-quoted-block>
</quoted-block>
</subsection>
<subsection id="H03866A848D7C44049544990DAB63F17D">
<enum>
(c)
</enum>
<header>
Failure To
maintain employment levels
</header>
<text>
Paragraph (4) of section 965(b) is
amended to read as follows:
</text>
<quoted-block id="H678801FBE89D4E93807AF0F1E5ECC253" style="OLC">
<paragraph id="H3C4315A0618A4D0DA367FAC58EC68918">
<enum>
(4)
</enum>
<header>
Reduction in
benefits for failure to maintain employment levels
</header>
<subparagraph id="H85C82599E5094A5CAF1B4BC08C373090">
<enum>
(A)
</enum>
<header>
In
general
</header>
<text>
If, during the period consisting of the calendar month in
which the taxpayer first receives a distribution described in subsection (a)(1)
and the succeeding 23 calendar months, the taxpayer does not maintain an
average employment level at least equal to the taxpayer’s prior average
employment, an additional amount equal to $25,000 multiplied by the number of
employees by which the taxpayer’s average employment level during such period
falls below the prior average employment (but not exceeding the aggregate
amount allowed as a deduction pursuant to subsection (a)(1)) shall be taken
into income by the taxpayer during the taxable year that includes the final day
of such period.
</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H09DCA278E327443F8D351800439CC1D7">
<enum>
(B)
</enum>
<header>
Average
employment level
</header>
<text>
For purposes of this paragraph, the taxpayer’s
average employment level for a period shall be the average number of full-time
United States employees of the taxpayer, measured at the end of each month
during the period.
</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HB69DEBCC2BBA4344B7E8AE76F0785E79">
<enum>
(C)
</enum>
<header>
Prior average
employment
</header>
<text>
For purposes of this paragraph, the taxpayer’s
<quote>
prior average employment
</quote>
shall be the average number of
full-time United States employees of the taxpayer during the period consisting
of the 24 calendar months immediately preceding the calendar month in which the
taxpayer first receives a distribution described in subsection (a)(1).
</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H2F9E9A88D7054B109264832F5218F475">
<enum>
(D)
</enum>
<header>
Full-time united
states employee
</header>
<text>
For purposes of this paragraph—
</text>
<clause id="H8D2CA5866124424684CF5DFCBBAAAFC1">
<enum>
(i)
</enum>
<header>
In
general
</header>
<text>
The term
<quote>
full-time United States employee
</quote>
means an individual who provides services in the United States as a full-time
employee, based on the employer’s standards and practices; except that
regardless of the employer’s classification of the employee, an employee whose
normal schedule is 40 hours or more per week is considered a full-time
employee.
</text>
</clause>
<clause id="H8CDEDDA5F8924077962108C5039A85AD">
<enum>
(ii)
</enum>
<header>
Exception for
changes in ownership of trades or businesses
</header>
<text>
Such term does not
include—
</text>
<subclause id="H19C68DB5B5604989B55B17F95D52C6A2">
<enum>
(I)
</enum>
<text>
any individual who
was an employee, on the date of acquisition, of any trade or business acquired
by the taxpayer during the 24-month period referred to in subparagraph (A);
and
</text>
</subclause>
<subclause id="HDA888A2D76AB4F5A87EA50CF5CEED616">
<enum>
(II)
</enum>
<text>
any individual
who was an employee of any trade or business disposed of by the taxpayer during
the 24-month period referred to in subparagraph (A) or the 24-month period
referred to in subparagraph (C).
</text>
</subclause>
</clause>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H19683EBB94BC4223AF129CBB9F997624">
<enum>
(E)
</enum>
<header>
Aggregation
rules
</header>
<text>
In determining the taxpayer’s average employment level and
prior average employment, all domestic members of a controlled group shall be
treated as a single
taxpayer.
</text>
</subparagraph>
</paragraph>
<after-quoted-block>
.
</after-quoted-block>
</quoted-block>
</subsection>
<subsection id="H72836908F7CF4DE79B9A9691E49BE03D">
<enum>
(d)
</enum>
<header>
Threshold
period
</header>
<text>
Section 965 is amended by striking
<quote>
June 30,
2003
</quote>
each place it occurs and inserting
<quote>
June 30,
2011
</quote>
.
</text>
</subsection>
<subsection id="HA60B2245056C4E16A2E3E961C61467E6">
<enum>
(e)
</enum>
<header>
Base
period
</header>
<text>
Paragraph (2) of subsection 965(c) is amended by inserting
at the end of subparagraph (A) the following flush sentence:
</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H0A88D886DF72459F9F425868479BFCCB" style="OLC">
<quoted-block-continuation-text indent="flush-left" quoted-block-continuation-text-level="subsection">
For purposes of this paragraph, taxable years shall
not include any year for which an election under section 965 was in
effect.
</quoted-block-continuation-text>
<after-quoted-block>
.
</after-quoted-block>
</quoted-block>
</subsection>
<subsection id="H81F27B08072346818B2486A19F466BC5">
<enum>
(f)
</enum>
<header>
Indebtedness
determination date
</header>
<text>
Subparagraph (B) of section 965(b)(3) is
amended by striking
<quote>
October 3, 2004
</quote>
and inserting
<quote>
January
19, 2012
</quote>
.
</text>
</subsection>
<subsection id="HDAF4CFDDAEC24C9CA313DC06C3C41C7D">
<enum>
(g)
</enum>
<header>
Conforming
amendments
</header>
<paragraph id="H7457F40D6D5B40BFB9457097CA0AFBB3">
<enum>
(1)
</enum>
<text>
Subsection 965(c),
as amended by subsection (e), is amended by striking paragraph (1) and
redesignating paragraphs (2), (3), (4), and (5) as paragraphs (1), (2), (3),
and (4), respectively.
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H27FAAB6E158148E8A6B22A421284C933">
<enum>
(2)
</enum>
<text>
Paragraph
965(c)(4), as redesignated by paragraph (1), is amended to read as
follows:
</text>
<quoted-block id="HEB2A3159182F4B3B9739F1D95781E59D" style="OLC">
<paragraph id="H090BDD126B11416F91AB61622AB32E90">
<enum>
(4)
</enum>
<header>
Controlled
groups
</header>
<text>
All United States shareholders which are members of an
affiliated group filing a consolidated return under section 1501 shall be
treated as one United States
shareholder.
</text>
</paragraph>
<after-quoted-block>
.
</after-quoted-block>
</quoted-block>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
<subsection id="HAA45AFA4F0C840529BB590294AC9F63C">
<enum>
(h)
</enum>
<header>
Effective
date
</header>
<text>
The amendments made by this section shall apply to taxable
years ending on or after the date of the enactment of this Act.
</text>
</subsection>
</section>
</subtitle>
<subtitle id="H50025DFF00154C42AF9446059691CAF3">
<enum>
B
</enum>
<header>
Elimination of tax
expenditures
</header>
<section id="HFB6159BCCFF24FA2B67A31DB497B1646">
<enum>
211.
</enum>
<header>
Termination of
credit for increasing research activities
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
Effective for taxable years beginning after
the date of the enactment of this Act, section 41 is hereby repealed.
</text>
</section>
<section id="H2A33D1C8A38B4CB3A4E346D6531C4F63">
<enum>
212.
</enum>
<header>
Termination of
deduction for intangible drilling and development costs
</header>
<subsection id="HA5A01EFE00CD414AA80BED7591289CCB">
<enum>
(a)
</enum>
<header>
In
general
</header>
<text>
Section 263(c) is amended by adding at the end the
following new sentence:
<quote>
This subsection shall not apply to any taxable
year beginning after the date of the enactment of this
sentence.
</quote>
.
</text>
</subsection>
<subsection id="H6B813BC9DC764E8BBE64F882DAF1C440">
<enum>
(b)
</enum>
<header>
Conforming
amendments
</header>
<text>
Paragraphs (2) and (3) of section 291(b) are each
amended by striking
<quote>
section 263(c), 616(a),
</quote>
and inserting
<quote>
section 616(a)
</quote>
.
</text>
</subsection>
<subsection id="H70575C6666C941BBBA2CE6E59C4CB832">
<enum>
(c)
</enum>
<header>
Effective
date
</header>
<text>
The amendments made by this section shall apply to costs
paid or incurred in taxable years beginning after the date of the enactment of
this Act.
</text>
</subsection>
</section>
<section id="H883DC5A6C06B42C78B71BC98413A1E04">
<enum>
213.
</enum>
<header>
Repeal of
domestic production activities deduction with respect to production of coal,
lignite, or oil shale
</header>
<subsection id="HA1998F573FA44FC895A32BA4F37E65C6">
<enum>
(a)
</enum>
<header>
In
general
</header>
<text>
Subparagraph (B) of section 199(c)(4), as amended by this
Act, is amended by striking
<quote>
or
</quote>
at the end of clause (iii), by
striking the period at the end of clause (iv) and inserting
<quote>
,
or
</quote>
, and by adding at the end the following new clause:
</text>
<quoted-block id="HFF31E3953BB24E819AE432DD0F6FC9AA" style="OLC">
<subsection id="H490F7765DD71437FB8CA120601A70211">
<enum>
(v)
</enum>
<text>
the lease, rental,
license, sale, exchange, or other disposition of coal, lignite, or oil
shale.
</text>
</subsection>
<after-quoted-block>
.
</after-quoted-block>
</quoted-block>
</subsection>
<subsection id="H983E242CD8B24C8F8C2E5F256D07E9AC">
<enum>
(b)
</enum>
<header>
Effective
date
</header>
<text>
The amendments made by this section shall apply to taxable
years beginning after the date of the enactment of this Act.
</text>
</subsection>
</section>
<section id="HBA3F96FE4F6040438B248EA213DDF412">
<enum>
214.
</enum>
<header>
Repeal
percentage depletion for oil and natural gas wells
</header>
<subsection id="HC1B7C2D0CDF542CA9936C5C6F18827CC">
<enum>
(a)
</enum>
<header>
In
general
</header>
<text>
Section 613A is amended by adding at the end the
following new subsection:
</text>
<quoted-block id="H27E17C7F1B6144EF9165F74506B2B273" style="OLC">
<subsection id="HF7FD054A60F246DB9E3AB7A04DF1E459">
<enum>
(f)
</enum>
<header>
Termination
</header>
<text>
After
the date of the enactment of the
<short-title>
Bowles-Simpson Plan of Lowering America’s Debt
Act
</short-title>
, this section and section 611 shall not apply to any oil or
gas
well.
</text>
</subsection>
<after-quoted-block>
.
</after-quoted-block>
</quoted-block>
</subsection>
<subsection id="HB595552025624F61A726612FDCDE1323">
<enum>
(b)
</enum>
<header>
Conforming
amendment
</header>
<text>
Section 613A(c)(1) is amended by striking
<quote>
subsection (d)
</quote>
and inserting
<quote>
subsections (d) and
(f)
</quote>
.
</text>
</subsection>
<subsection id="H1B4DE0947E984C9C9BC085E4C5C3EDA6">
<enum>
(c)
</enum>
<header>
Effective
date
</header>
<text>
The amendments made by this section shall apply to taxable
years beginning after the date of the enactment of this Act.
</text>
</subsection>
</section>
<section id="H2C0073BCF9334362B228085AA437BCF9">
<enum>
215.
</enum>
<header>
Termination of
credit for electricity produced from certain renewable resources
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
Effective for property placed in service
after the date of the enactment of this Act, section 45 is repealed.
</text>
</section>
<section display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HF82D7BA32FF14747A3D65216132EB6D9" section-type="subsequent-section">
<enum>
216.
</enum>
<header>
Termination of
energy credit
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
Effective for
property placed in service after the date of the enactment of this Act, section
48 is repealed.
</text>
</section>
<section display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H4F69A1143B7445DAB380665554AC46A9" section-type="subsequent-section">
<enum>
217.
</enum>
<header>
Repeal of credit for
alcohol used as fuel
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
Effective
for fuel sold or used after the date of the enactment of this Act, section 40
is repealed.
</text>
</section>
<section display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H263EAE7993EB441CA08D7B597F4AF08C">
<enum>
218.
</enum>
<header>
Repeal of
credit for alcohol fuel, biodiesel, and alternative fuel mixtures
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
Effective for fuel sold and used after the
date of the enactment of this Act, section 6426 is repealed.
</text>
</section>
<section display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H3DA6FE11DAE14482B447D28F016F0B5C" section-type="subsequent-section">
<enum>
219.
</enum>
<header>
Repeal of credit for
biodiesel and renewable diesel used as fuel
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
Effective for fuel produced, and sold or
used, after the date of the enactment of this Act, section 40A is
repealed.
</text>
</section>
<section id="HA45E04C610594978BDE8F138DBAB1087">
<enum>
220.
</enum>
<header>
Repeal of
credit for certain plug-in electric vehicles
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
Effective for property placed in service
after the date of the enactment of this Act, section 30 is repealed.
</text>
</section>
<section id="HF69AAFAC8B4C4481B990A4A4EBC2302A">
<enum>
221.
</enum>
<header>
Early
termination of credit for qualified fuel cell motor vehicles
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
Effective for property placed in service
after the date of the enactment of this Act, section 30B is repealed.
</text>
</section>
<section id="H15B83906318948289C2016AE6A8C931E">
<enum>
222.
</enum>
<header>
Repeal of
deduction for energy conservation subsidies provided by public
utilities
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
Effective for
amounts received after the date of the enactment of this Act, section 136 is
repealed.
</text>
</section>
<section id="HBD017CA38C8043299720B51DC9E0C46C">
<enum>
223.
</enum>
<header>
Repeal of
qualifying advanced coal project credit
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
Effective for taxable years beginning after
the date of the enactment of this Act, section 48A is repealed.
</text>
</section>
<section id="HF0A20A1AD8A5460FA04C2D19471D6BA2">
<enum>
224.
</enum>
<header>
Repeal of
qualifying gasification project credit
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
Effective for taxable years beginning after
the date of the enactment of this Act, section 48B is repealed.
</text>
</section>
<section id="HF1C992C676104922918FD143F027FD3E">
<enum>
225.
</enum>
<header>
Repeal of
special allowance for cellulosic biofuel plant property
</header>
<subsection id="HFFF93DAF1D6D40F98167DC1474BB7D81">
<enum>
(a)
</enum>
<header>
In
general
</header>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Section 168 is
amended by striking subsection (l).
</text>
</subsection>
<subsection id="HA4692E44A4C648EC95FA7AEFC6C136A0">
<enum>
(b)
</enum>
<header>
Effective
date
</header>
<text>
The amendment made by this section shall apply to property
placed in service after the date of the enactment of this Act.
</text>
</subsection>
</section>
<section id="HC6FE6C7FF115425180366B7B22EA1C79">
<enum>
226.
</enum>
<header>
Repeal of
election to expense certain refineries
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
Effective for property placed in service
after the date of the enactment of this Act, section 179C is repealed.
</text>
</section>
<section id="HFEA4C5534285401CAAFC801584500CA6">
<enum>
227.
</enum>
<header>
Repeal of
2-year amortization of geological and geophysical expenditures
</header>
<subsection id="H48708FFE6C3B44A7A840F46A8C1BB86D">
<enum>
(a)
</enum>
<header>
In
general
</header>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Paragraphs (1) and
(4) of section 167(h) are each amended by striking
<quote>
24-month
</quote>
and
inserting
<quote>
7-year
</quote>
.
</text>
</subsection>
<subsection id="H73690CAE691E4D18893BF84CEF5D19F1">
<enum>
(b)
</enum>
<header>
Conforming
amendment
</header>
<text>
Subsection (h) of section 167 is amended by striking
paragraph (5).
</text>
</subsection>
<subsection id="HCD7269385240492EA72FC4EC009B41BB">
<enum>
(c)
</enum>
<header>
Effective
date
</header>
<text>
The amendments made by this section shall apply to property
placed in service after the date of the enactment of this Act.
</text>
</subsection>
</section>
<section id="H9944FEA6255446929DAE8F4BDFEDAE8A">
<enum>
228.
</enum>
<header>
Repeal of
deduction for energy efficient commercial building property
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
Effective for property placed in service
after the date of the enactment of this Act, section 179D is repealed.
</text>
</section>
<section id="HC6AFA351E7A84F799FFD0FEA0ADB327D">
<enum>
229.
</enum>
<header>
Repeal of
credit for construction of new energy efficient homes
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
Effective for homes acquired after the date
of the enactment of this Act, section 45L is repealed.
</text>
</section>
<section id="H4F567152FDDF433695A5A17770CF2A06">
<enum>
230.
</enum>
<header>
Repeal of
credit for energy efficient appliances
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
Effective for property placed in service
after the date of the enactment of this Act, section 25C is repealed.
</text>
</section>
<section id="H134EE2CD81CC49B185324F571A03AA5F">
<enum>
231.
</enum>
<header>
Repeal of
credit for residential energy efficient property
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
Effective for property placed in service
after the date of the enactment of this Act, section 25D is repealed.
</text>
</section>
<section id="H93631D23BE094CC3A9572572B1AD48DE">
<enum>
232.
</enum>
<header>
Repeal of
advanced energy project credit
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
Effective for property placed in service
after the date of the enactment of this Act, section 48C is repealed.
</text>
</section>
<section id="H91F85BB5F19740D891B9FE1DFD4C2B50">
<enum>
233.
</enum>
<header>
Repeal of
credit for carbon dioxide sequestration
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
Effective for carbon dioxide captured after
the date of the enactment of this Act, section 45Q is repealed.
</text>
</section>
<section id="HA7C53954B9034E319DEE006F95912F21">
<enum>
234.
</enum>
<header>
Repeal of
low-income housing credit
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
Effective for property placed in service
after the date of the enactment of this Act, section 42 is repealed.
</text>
</section>
<section id="H7BDB741A872D49FA8C08446793D581B9">
<enum>
235.
</enum>
<header>
Repeal of Hope
and Lifetime Learning Credits
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
Effective for amounts paid or incurred after
the date of the enactment of this Act, section 25A is repealed.
</text>
</section>
<section id="H6F60AC9A72E840539DDA6F8084CF129F">
<enum>
236.
</enum>
<header>
Repeal of work
opportunity tax credit
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
Effective for wages paid after the date of
the enactment of this Act, section 51 is repealed.
</text>
</section>
<section id="H5080FE6DCCA94F60B001FA3D73FF6279">
<enum>
237.
</enum>
<header>
Repeal of
credit for expenses for household and dependent care services necessary for
gainful employment
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
Effective
for expenses paid after the date of the enactment of this Act, section 21 is
repealed.
</text>
</section>
<section id="H07396852E0714ED7856E084DE9EF3B10">
<enum>
238.
</enum>
<header>
Repeal of
credit for adoption expenses
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
Effective for expenses paid or incurred
after the date of the enactment of this Act, section 23 is repealed.
</text>
</section>
<section id="H80EB5DFF39414CF0B2A11F3BE72BB484">
<enum>
239.
</enum>
<header>
Repeal of
credit for expenditures to provide access to disabled individuals
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
Effective for expenditures paid or incurred
after the date of the enactment of this Act, section 44 is repealed.
</text>
</section>
<section id="HEAAC8297FEFE469CBC1F133E81B165A6">
<enum>
240.
</enum>
<header>
Repeal of
earned income tax credit
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
Effective for taxable years beginning after
the date of the enactment of this Act, section 32 is repealed.
</text>
</section>
<section id="H0B17F7BB239C4D428659D1F6220632E0">
<enum>
241.
</enum>
<header>
Repeal of
energy conservation subsidies provided by public utilities
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
Effective for amounts received after the
date of the enactment of this Act, section 136 is repealed.
</text>
</section>
<section id="HA4131E1D617041459713CCDBAF5A3211">
<enum>
242.
</enum>
<header>
Repeal of
election to expense certain refinery property
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
Effective for property placed in service
after the date of the enactment of this Act, sections 168(l) and 179C are
repealed.
</text>
</section>
<section id="HE8D7A15AAE2243B8AAF8FA4250DC6454">
<enum>
243.
</enum>
<header>
Repeal of
deduction for endangered species recovery expenditures
</header>
<subsection id="H3DB6CA3323044CD580674FCC49B1F1C6">
<enum>
(a)
</enum>
<header>
In
general
</header>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Subsections (a) and
(c)(1) of section 175 are each amended by striking
<quote>
, or for endangered
species recovery
</quote>
.
</text>
</subsection>
<subsection id="H7041AC8346434D99B5F07FC4E4EB58C0">
<enum>
(b)
</enum>
<header>
Conforming
amendments
</header>
<paragraph id="HE83E8FB5BA624754B2CD9232EEE2FCD7">
<enum>
(1)
</enum>
<text>
The heading for
section 175 is amended by striking
<quote>
<header-in-text level="section" style="OLC">
; endangered species recovery
expenditures
</header-in-text>
</quote>
.
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="HA91359CA5EC446E689DB58B80C8ADF79">
<enum>
(2)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Paragraph (1) of section 175(c) is amended
by striking the second sentence.
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H58E21E0DA249484E9231C8005D0008BC">
<enum>
(3)
</enum>
<text>
Subparagraph (A)
of section 175(c)(3) is amended—
</text>
<subparagraph id="HAC89AE28B2A44E9CB7495AA0422F3641">
<enum>
(A)
</enum>
<text>
by striking
<quote>
or the recovery plan pursuant to the Endangered Species Act of
1973
</quote>
, and
</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H79CFA8CBC0D8441A9AFCE2B1A1B3685E">
<enum>
(B)
</enum>
<text>
by striking
<quote>
<header-in-text level="subparagraph" style="OLC">
, or endangered species
recovery plan
</header-in-text>
</quote>
in the heading thereof.
</text>
</subparagraph>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
<subsection id="H576DA0C522AA467DB9139284A1E9922A">
<enum>
(c)
</enum>
<header>
Effective
date
</header>
<text>
The amendments made by this section shall apply to
expenditures paid or incurred after the date of the enactment of this
Act.
</text>
</subsection>
</section>
<section commented="no" id="H659A0EAA654044498EEB531DED28D34F">
<enum>
244.
</enum>
<header>
Repeal of
exclusion of cancellation of indebtedness income of solvent farmers
</header>
<subsection commented="no" id="HBA36EF0FF4674066B5C71E3638C45FA2">
<enum>
(a)
</enum>
<header>
In
general
</header>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Paragraph (1) of
section 108(a) is amended by striking subparagraph (C) and by redesignating
subparagraphs (D) and (E) as subparagraphs (C) and (D) respectively.
</text>
</subsection>
<subsection commented="no" id="HB839E010A23D466C8B108D3B6912B2CE">
<enum>
(b)
</enum>
<header>
Conforming
amendments
</header>
<paragraph commented="no" id="HE33D9C2A7B314AA680E39EC1C09F8F38">
<enum>
(1)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Subparagraph (A) of section 108(a)(2) is
amended by striking
<quote>
(D), and (E)
</quote>
and inserting
<quote>
and
(D)
</quote>
.
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph commented="no" id="H8CE116ED948B4B139E72EE96607075EE">
<enum>
(2)
</enum>
<text>
Subparagraph (B)
of section 108(a)(2) is amended—
</text>
<subparagraph commented="no" id="H728A91FF288A4E0BB99516DD655485EE">
<enum>
(A)
</enum>
<text>
by striking
<quote>
Subparagraphs (C) and (D)
</quote>
and inserting
<quote>
Subparagraph
(C)
</quote>
, and
</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph commented="no" id="H82FED847F97646708733DB4984B9F833">
<enum>
(B)
</enum>
<text>
by striking
<quote>
<header-in-text level="subparagraph" style="OLC">
qualified farm
exclusion and
</header-in-text>
</quote>
.
</text>
</subparagraph>
</paragraph>
<paragraph commented="no" id="H94C47EBF3BB243C98572F1F4C1B67CDA">
<enum>
(3)
</enum>
<text>
Paragraph (1) of
section 108(b) is amended by striking
<quote>
(B), or (C)
</quote>
and inserting
<quote>
or (B)
</quote>
.
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph commented="no" id="H2A9CFF06924B4C50A7C28AED929ECB5D">
<enum>
(4)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Subsection (c) of section 108 is amended by
striking
<quote>
under subparagraph (D)
</quote>
each place it appears and
inserting
<quote>
under subparagraph (C)
</quote>
.
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph commented="no" id="H45F42BA11BCB4123ABB89D97FB0DAB92">
<enum>
(5)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Section 108 is amended by striking
subsection (g) and by redesignating subsections (h) and (i) as subsections (g)
and (h), respectively.
</text>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
<subsection commented="no" id="HD41D9A856E9343F293C2663B9EF7D85D">
<enum>
(c)
</enum>
<header>
Effective
date
</header>
<text>
The amendments made by this section shall apply to
discharges of indebtedness after the date of the enactment of this Act.
</text>
</subsection>
</section>
<section id="H8FC9D48B420C4C878A8B873FF87167DC">
<enum>
245.
</enum>
<header>
Repeal of
alternative minimum tax treatment of certain property and casualty insurance
companies
</header>
<subsection id="HECFFF092DE7B478DA837589667E2653C">
<enum>
(a)
</enum>
<header>
In
general
</header>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Clause (i) of section
56(g)(4)(B) is amended by striking the last sentence.
</text>
</subsection>
<subsection id="H4168237210DC42AF82ED79267B92DFC2">
<enum>
(b)
</enum>
<header>
Effective
date
</header>
<text>
The amendment made by this section shall apply to taxable
years beginning after the date of the enactment of this Act.
</text>
</subsection>
</section>
<section id="HC3BC6D70D3AD4AE2B0B8A2724CCC9C63">
<enum>
246.
</enum>
<header>
Repeal of small
life insurance company deduction
</header>
<subsection id="HC10D56155A94429ABD332F316CF8A56A">
<enum>
(a)
</enum>
<header>
In
general
</header>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Section 806 is
repealed.
</text>
</subsection>
<subsection id="HFD71ACAD15264D8AAEF66C6A634BB6B8">
<enum>
(b)
</enum>
<header>
Conforming
amendments
</header>
<paragraph id="HB7703193972C4C11BC351D661DCFB30E">
<enum>
(1)
</enum>
<text>
Section 804 is
amended by striking
<quote>
means—
</quote>
and all that follows through the
period at the end and inserting the following:
<quote>
means the general
deductions provided in section 805.
</quote>
.
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H6F2811ED9CE2444E8B132BD327427F22">
<enum>
(2)
</enum>
<text>
Subparagraph (B)
of section 453B(e)(2) is amended by inserting
<quote>
, as in effect on the day
before the date of the enactment of the
<short-title>
Bowles-Simpson Plan of Lowering America’s Debt
Act
</short-title>
</quote>
after
<quote>
section 806(b)(3)
</quote>
.
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H60F55814EFCC4095B852F75877AE3BE6">
<enum>
(3)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Subclause (II) of section 465(c)(7)(D)(v)
is amended by inserting
<quote>
, as in effect on the day before the date of the
enactment of the
<short-title>
Bowles-Simpson Plan of
Lowering America’s Debt Act
</short-title>
</quote>
after
<quote>
section
806(b)(3)
</quote>
.
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H4C7FB0A9B3D649F1BF5D8CC621DD9AD5">
<enum>
(4)
</enum>
<text>
Subparagraph (A)
of section 815(c)(2) is amended by striking clause (ii), by inserting
<quote>
and
</quote>
at the end of clause (i), and by redesignating clause (iii)
as clause (ii).
</text>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
<subsection id="H8F866EB541C84E6E97A330F1F4253A9E">
<enum>
(c)
</enum>
<header>
Effective
date
</header>
<text>
The amendments made by this section shall apply to taxable
years beginning after the date of the enactment of this Act.
</text>
</subsection>
</section>
<section id="H2B271BE1BEEB4B6BB4AE0B1C9D23F4F2">
<enum>
247.
</enum>
<header>
Termination of
$25,000 exemption from passive loss rules for rental real estate
activities
</header>
<subsection id="HDEC916E8EDF64C298F93F8ACF151D688">
<enum>
(a)
</enum>
<header>
In
general
</header>
<text>
Section 469 is amended by striking subsection (i).
</text>
</subsection>
<subsection id="H9F3A1FD7E6784ADABE56F0C9F05C54EB">
<enum>
(b)
</enum>
<header>
Effective
date
</header>
<text>
The amendment made by this section shall apply to taxable
years beginning after the date of the enactment of this Act.
</text>
</subsection>
</section>
<section id="H60E8F7925E864A27A251F39EA9B0882B">
<enum>
248.
</enum>
<header>
Repeal of
discharge of indebtedness exclusion
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
Effective for discharges of indebtedness
occurring on or after the date of the enactment of this Act, section 108 is
repealed.
</text>
</section>
<section id="HF22B6A7B139F4A8EA084331ACA6A204B">
<enum>
249.
</enum>
<header>
Repeal of
certain exceptions for imputed interest rules
</header>
<subsection id="H93750A6B250D4EC183E5E67107A82183">
<enum>
(a)
</enum>
<header>
Determination of
issue price in the case of certain debt instruments issued for
property
</header>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Paragraph (3) of
section 1274(c)(3) is amended by striking subparagraphs (A), (B), and
(C).
</text>
</subsection>
<subsection id="HBD5E5103178343198C02CB8F6AD0018A">
<enum>
(b)
</enum>
<header>
Special rule for
certain transactions where stated principal amount does not exceed certain
amount
</header>
<text>
Section 1274A is amended by adding at the end the
following new subsection:
</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H93B97D1445ED4A9785FFF7B28F94AA71" style="OLC">
<subsection id="H7145F24C38D8470786CFFA5DC0957D3C">
<enum>
(f)
</enum>
<header>
Termination
</header>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
This section shall not apply to any sales
or exchanges after the date of the enactment of this
Act.
</text>
</subsection>
<after-quoted-block>
.
</after-quoted-block>
</quoted-block>
</subsection>
<subsection id="HC2DF497BDD3F4B42B4E4D7502A54F00A">
<enum>
(c)
</enum>
<header>
Effective
date
</header>
<text>
The amendment made by subsection (a) shall apply to sales or
exchanges after the date of the enactment of this Act.
</text>
</subsection>
</section>
<section id="H511AC16C99EC46ED9DE4CE9D37B39BA3">
<enum>
250.
</enum>
<header>
Termination of
partial exclusion for gain from certain small business stock
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
Section 1202 is amended by adding at the end
the following new subsection:
</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HB77862F3CBD44E9CBF605CC15D0B135B" style="OLC">
<subsection id="HF4F1B2952BE04B01992275A48FDC349E">
<enum>
(l)
</enum>
<header>
Termination
</header>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
This section shall not apply to any sale or
exchange of stock after the date of the enactment of the
<short-title>
Bowles-Simpson Plan of Lowering America’s
Debt
Act
</short-title>
.
</text>
</subsection>
<after-quoted-block>
.
</after-quoted-block>
</quoted-block>
</section>
<section id="H4BA87FB63DFD421A8D7A9825DC2F152C">
<enum>
251.
</enum>
<header>
Termination of
treatment of losses on small business stock as ordinary
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
Section 1244 is amended by adding at the end
the following new subsection:
</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H64929E42CA7843A5947AACB872FB9BFF" style="OLC">
<subsection id="HC7CDB39AC1644BC1805B1EB6841D3D0F">
<enum>
(f)
</enum>
<header>
Termination
</header>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
This section shall not apply to any sale or
exchange of stock after the date of the enactment of the
<short-title>
Bowles-Simpson Plan of Lowering America’s
Debt
Act
</short-title>
.
</text>
</subsection>
<after-quoted-block>
.
</after-quoted-block>
</quoted-block>
</section>
<section id="H17A22B36CEE141E2923B585A3504B9B8">
<enum>
252.
</enum>
<header>
Repeal of
student loan interest deduction
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
Effective for any loan interest paid after
the date of the enactment of this Act, section 221 is repealed.
</text>
</section>
<section id="H0711E19DFC9147F4ACCCC2621265F3F3">
<enum>
253.
</enum>
<header>
Repeal of
deduction of tuition and related expenses
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
Effective for amounts paid after the date of
the enactment of this Act, section 222 is repealed.
</text>
</section>
<section id="HCAD72F93C7F94764A4F79F9DF687CBA1">
<enum>
254.
</enum>
<header>
Repeal of gross
income exclusion for United States savings bonds used to pay higher education
expenses
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
Effective for taxable
years beginning after the date of the enactment of this Act, section 135 is
repealed.
</text>
</section>
<section id="HE2388559F48D469AA300DB7A2A8D4CCD">
<enum>
255.
</enum>
<header>
Elimination of
personal exemption for students age 19 and older
</header>
<subsection id="H08AB7FBE33ED4830833F6EA9FDB56992">
<enum>
(a)
</enum>
<header>
In
general
</header>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Subparagraph (A) of
section 152(c)(3) is amended—
</text>
<paragraph id="HED369BD85DCC4F89B81662B07194B4E9">
<enum>
(1)
</enum>
<text>
by striking clause
(ii),
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H159A16C23FCF4AEC809A082930BFB9C1">
<enum>
(2)
</enum>
<text>
by striking
<quote>
, or
</quote>
at the end of clause (i) and inserting a period, and
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H901109D8F2014383BCE13A9FF33945D1">
<enum>
(3)
</enum>
<text>
by striking
<quote>
child and
</quote>
and all that follows through
<quote>
(i) has not
attained
</quote>
and inserting
<quote>
child and has not
attained
</quote>
.
</text>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
<subsection id="H3ABA92EA2BE843A2BCD613D14DDE2597">
<enum>
(b)
</enum>
<header>
Effective
date
</header>
<text>
The amendments made by this section shall apply to taxable
years beginning after the date of the enactment of this Act.
</text>
</subsection>
</section>
<section id="HD414418132C048A7BFFF2BA478C9DF17">
<enum>
256.
</enum>
<header>
Elimination of
above the line deduction for certain expenses of elementary and secondary
school teachers
</header>
<subsection id="H57E6D42F890C40C2A69CA7D3CBF93E06">
<enum>
(a)
</enum>
<header>
In
general
</header>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Paragraph (2) of
section 62(a) is amended by striking subparagraph (D) and by redesignating
subparagraph (E) as subparagraph (D).
</text>
</subsection>
<subsection id="H9DAFCF6906194FC680738615909CB641">
<enum>
(b)
</enum>
<header>
Conforming
amendments
</header>
<paragraph id="HAF30CFD51124487CAC1BF38CE8488DFB">
<enum>
(1)
</enum>
<text>
Section 62 is
amended by striking subsection (d) and redesignating subsection (e) as
subsection (d).
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="HA879F4AC8CDF4E81A4E5A1CB047FEAA0">
<enum>
(2)
</enum>
<text>
Paragraph (20) of
section 62(a) is amended by striking
<quote>
subsection (e)
</quote>
and
inserting
<quote>
subsection (d)
</quote>
.
</text>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
<subsection id="H58EC307C057F47CC95B0BBF386DA4912">
<enum>
(c)
</enum>
<header>
Effective
date
</header>
<text>
The amendments made by this section shall apply to amounts
paid or incurred after the date of the enactment of this Act.
</text>
</subsection>
</section>
<section id="H9B477533993843E5A50079CF407B82DD">
<enum>
257.
</enum>
<header>
Elimination of
gross income exclusion for discharge of certain student loan debt
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
Section 108 is amended by adding at the end
the following new paragraph:
</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H6FD25CF09FB344D28F99EA40C4325F3A" style="OLC">
<paragraph id="H93E8848297DA402C95B5C558958D0612">
<enum>
(5)
</enum>
<header>
Termination
</header>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
This subsection shall not apply to
discharges of indebtedness after the date of the enactment of the
<short-title>
Bowles-Simpson Plan of Lowering America’s
Debt
Act
</short-title>
.
</text>
</paragraph>
<after-quoted-block>
.
</after-quoted-block>
</quoted-block>
</section>
<section id="H36E73E151B2D444584826589279E81A9">
<enum>
258.
</enum>
<header>
Repeal of
exclusion from gross income for rental value of parsonages
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
Effective for taxable years beginning after
the date of the enactment of this Act, section 107 is repealed.
</text>
</section>
<section id="H252E6CD6217D407D83B3293F17573B6A">
<enum>
259.
</enum>
<header>
Repeal of
exclusion from gross income for benefits provided to volunteer firefighters and
emergency medical responders
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
Effective for taxable years beginning after
the date of the enactment of this Act, section 139B is repealed.
</text>
</section>
<section id="HEB05C1D49204433ABB04A911BF1C654A">
<enum>
260.
</enum>
<header>
Repeal of
special treatment of Blue Cross and Blue Shield organizations,
etc
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
Effective for taxable
years beginning after the date of the enactment of this Act, section 833 is
repealed.
</text>
</section>
<section id="H6924108E6F4343CEB4FD09C2AE494547">
<enum>
261.
</enum>
<header>
Sense of the
House regarding a territorial tax system
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
It is the sense of the House that the
Committee on Ways and Means of the House of Representatives should report
legislation that will transition the United States to a territorial tax
system.
</text>
</section>
</subtitle>
<subtitle id="H44217F925FC04E3DB45A56289C84254C">
<enum>
C
</enum>
<header>
Phaseout of Tax
Expenditures
</header>
<section id="HEC4086B6C76045FBA95BAD15369648FA">
<enum>
271.
</enum>
<header>
Five-year
phaseout of certain tax expenditures
</header>
<subsection id="HBAC9FD053921427B851420CD0631C4AB">
<enum>
(a)
</enum>
<header>
In
general
</header>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Effective for taxable
years beginning after December 31, 2012, the amount allowable as a credit,
exclusion from gross income, exemption from taxation, or deduction for the
taxable year under the tax provisions specified in subsection (c) (determined
without regard to this section) shall be reduced by the applicable percentage
of the amount so allowable.
</text>
</subsection>
<subsection id="H2693C41F16DE4B6ABA8CF9BCCC599DA8">
<enum>
(b)
</enum>
<header>
Applicable
percentage
</header>
<text>
For purposes if this section, the applicable
percentage shall be determined in accordance with the following table:
</text>
<table align-to-level="section" blank-lines-before="1" colsep="0" frame="none" line-rules="no-gen" rowsep="0" rule-weights="0.0.0.0.0.0" table-template-name="Tax (No Calculation)" table-type="Leaderwork">
<tgroup cols="2" rowsep="0">
<colspec coldef="txt" colname="column1" colwidth="275pts" min-data-value="55"/>
<colspec align="justify" coldef="fig" colname="column2" colsep="0" colwidth="132.75pt" min-data-value="9"/>
<thead>
<row>
<entry align="left" colname="column1" morerows="0" namest="column1" rowsep="0">
<bold>
In the case of taxable years
<linebreak/>
beginning in:
</bold>
</entry>
<entry align="right" colname="column2" morerows="0" namest="column2" rowsep="0">
<bold>
The applicable percentage shall
be:
</bold>
</entry>
</row>
</thead>
<tbody>
<row>
<entry align="left" colname="column1" rowsep="0" stub-definition="txt-ldr">
2013
</entry>
<entry align="right" colname="column2" rowsep="0">
20
</entry>
</row>
<row>
<entry align="left" colname="column1" rowsep="0" stub-definition="txt-ldr">
2014
</entry>
<entry align="right" colname="column2" rowsep="0">
40
</entry>
</row>
<row>
<entry align="left" colname="column1" rowsep="0" stub-definition="txt-ldr">
2015
</entry>
<entry align="right" colname="column2" rowsep="0">
60
</entry>
</row>
<row>
<entry align="left" colname="column1" rowsep="0" stub-definition="txt-ldr">
2016
</entry>
<entry align="right" colname="column2" rowsep="0">
80
</entry>
</row>
<row>
<entry align="left" colname="column1" rowsep="0" stub-definition="txt-ldr">
2017 and thereafter
</entry>
<entry align="right" colname="column2" rowsep="0">
100.
</entry>
</row>
</tbody>
</tgroup>
</table>
</subsection>
<subsection id="H390A865BCAE4449FAB4481236C2D9EF5">
<enum>
(c)
</enum>
<header>
Specified
provisions
</header>
<text>
For purposes of this section, the tax provisions
specified in this subsection are as follows:
</text>
<paragraph id="H829D88452C3D4B7A916668C6270A66C9">
<enum>
(1)
</enum>
<text>
Section 911 of the
Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (relating to citizens or residents of the United
States living abroad).
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="HF24E0C15296A40F3B501CF963A6F6AC3">
<enum>
(2)
</enum>
<text>
Section 912 of
such Code (relating to exemption for certain allowances).
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H15E64BB2635C457EA7955F2F9B5DA228">
<enum>
(3)
</enum>
<text>
Section 41 of such
Code (relating to credit for increasing research activities).
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="HDE4294C907FE4FACAFFE44980D25F984">
<enum>
(4)
</enum>
<text>
Section 631(c) of
such Code (relating to disposal of coal or domestic iron ore with a retained
economic interest).
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="HD433269D828643199C52F3EE22211767">
<enum>
(5)
</enum>
<text>
Section 451(i) of
such Code (relating to special rule for sales or dispositions to implement
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission or State Electric Restructuring
Policy).
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="HC3C8C4CB3EE7424CB861E9D907F18896">
<enum>
(6)
</enum>
<text>
Section 613 of
such Code (relating to percentage depletion) in the case of nonfuel
minerals.
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H9ED83F0B3E6243AF8AFA723BC5951E7D">
<enum>
(7)
</enum>
<text>
Section 631(a) of
such Code (relating to election to consider cutting as sale or
exchange).
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H52D6A2FE5F75459A81C57E0C5D2567F7">
<enum>
(8)
</enum>
<text>
Section 512(b)(19)
of such Code (relating to treatment of gain or loss on sale or exchange of
certain brownfield sites).
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H71DDE584A9184FE0A41C0B0BBD145D1D">
<enum>
(9)
</enum>
<text>
The exclusion from
gross income of income on life insurance contracts (as determined under section
7702(g) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986).
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H6822FE9D106547A382C2406CD79E706A">
<enum>
(10)
</enum>
<text>
Section 103(a) of
such Code, to the extent the interest is attributable to a qualified mortgage
bond (as defined in section 143(a) of such Code), a qualified veterans’
mortgage bond (as defined is section 143(b) of such Code), or an issue
described in section 142(a)(7) of such Code.
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="HEA6B76B393E5401DA8C3D800AE305175">
<enum>
(11)
</enum>
<text>
Section 199 of
such Code (relating to include attributable to domestic production
activities).
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H1CD1BEC23C774597BA24ED9A1B668A1B">
<enum>
(12)
</enum>
<text>
Section 181 of
such Code (relating to treatment of certain qualified film and television
productions).
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="HCEFB93557AC54FE0895980E52F606B28">
<enum>
(13)
</enum>
<text>
Section 7518 of
such Code (relating to tax incentives relating to merchant marine capital
construction funds) and
<external-xref legal-doc="usc-chapter" parsable-cite="usc-chapter/46/535">
chapter 535
</external-xref>
of title 46, United States Code.
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="HFA3E6AC18A1D4FA6BD7F74D69C36AB07">
<enum>
(14)
</enum>
<text>
Section 132(a)(5)
of such Code (relating to qualified transportation fringe) to the extent
attributable to a transit pass (as defined in section 132(f)(5) of such Code)
or qualified parking (as so defined).
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H0B45588C9AE14D75A6698B878D112930">
<enum>
(15)
</enum>
<text>
Section 45G(a) of
such Code (relating to railroad track maintenance credit).
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H32DAB37AC9DE4E9DABE8F24BB1A5D0F9">
<enum>
(16)
</enum>
<text>
Section 46(a) of
such Code (relating to rehabilitation credit).
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H0E1449546F70443183E0D4EA7A70A71D">
<enum>
(17)
</enum>
<text>
Section 45D of
such Code (relating to new markets tax credit).
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H1225C63D423B4B57B85F867E1B58CAE6">
<enum>
(18)
</enum>
<text>
Section 131 of
such Code (relating to certain foster care payments).
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="HCDE177CAA47644A084D033CD2E1328FB">
<enum>
(19)
</enum>
<text>
Section 213 of
such Code (relating to medical, dental, etc., payments).
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H578489C87F8745EAB5275815D42338CD">
<enum>
(20)
</enum>
<text>
Section 36B of
such Code (relating to refundable credit for coverage under a qualified health
plan).
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="HB01B999C67014F72AAA15E39E3501A7D">
<enum>
(21)
</enum>
<text>
Section 45R of
such Code (relating to employee health insurance expenses of small
employers).
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="HE31F8B8FB02D4BBD8A185475168AAFE0">
<enum>
(22)
</enum>
<text>
Section 45C of
such Code (relating to clinical testing expenses for certain drugs for rare
diseases or conditions).
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H5AC17033AC5D4025A548CF729FB050B0">
<enum>
(23)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Section 35 of such Code (relating to health
insurance costs of eligible individuals).
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H15DEA63C04A443488DA0FB41ACB9E0D6">
<enum>
(24)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Means-tested payments otherwise excludable
under the general welfare doctrine.
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H73E8D24EEC1C412C8E257DD9745E8052">
<enum>
(25)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Section 79 of such Code (relating to
group-term life insurance purchased for employees).
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H51B58F1D164C49ED9E7D4C71134B9EF8">
<enum>
(26)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Section 106 of such Code (relating to
contributions by employer to accident and health plans) to the extent
attributable to employer provided coverage under an accident or disability
insurance plan.
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H747B83DF4E174525850F94177580E7C9">
<enum>
(27)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Section 165 of such Code (relating to
losses) to the extent the loss is described in section 165(c)(3) of such
Code.
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="HBAAEDAAF7A844E27B59D437CDC10C049">
<enum>
(28)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Section 164(a)(1) of such Code (relating to
real property taxes) to the extent not attributable to real property used in a
trade or business or the principal residence of the taxpayer (within the
meaning of section 121 of such Code).
</text>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
</section>
</subtitle>
<subtitle id="HAE2BCAE69318400EAF1179F92B189248">
<enum>
D
</enum>
<header>
Special
Status
</header>
<section id="HBB37100AACB64EC28EC5AEFEAE157118">
<enum>
381.
</enum>
<header>
Termination of
qualified energy conservation bonds
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
Subsection (a) of section 54D is amended by
striking
<quote>
and
</quote>
at the end of paragraph (2), by striking the period
at the end of paragraph (3) and inserting
<quote>
, and
</quote>
, and by adding
at the end the following new paragraph:
</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HE07B7344A1CB47A38CC85C7F90A69F32" style="OLC">
<paragraph id="HCA0B0BC90E02404ABDFCED01EE4657C4">
<enum>
(4)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
the bond is issued before the date of the
enactment of the Implementation of Simpson-Bowles Spending Reductions Act of
2012.
</text>
</paragraph>
<after-quoted-block>
.
</after-quoted-block>
</quoted-block>
</section>
<section id="HE818A3AEE2A041B5B013F865CB22011F">
<enum>
382.
</enum>
<header>
Termination of
new clean renewable energy bonds
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
Subsection (a) of section 54C is amended by
striking
<quote>
and
</quote>
at the end of paragraph (2), by striking the period
at the end of paragraph (3) and inserting
<quote>
, and
</quote>
, and by adding
at the end the following new paragraph:
</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H1D03721341254A6EB683AE8DA37B0078" style="OLC">
<paragraph id="H8CA10E484BE04DDD8378F42F3CA9D5E8">
<enum>
(4)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
the bond is issued before the date of the
enactment of the Implementation of Simpson-Bowles Spending Reductions Act of
2012.
</text>
</paragraph>
<after-quoted-block>
.
</after-quoted-block>
</quoted-block>
</section>
<section id="H219E85BA00D94C09AE2A10A406B1C73C">
<enum>
383.
</enum>
<header>
Termination of
exempt facility bond treatment for water, sewage, and solid waste
facilities
</header>
<subsection id="H93CA1684AA464C63933493C042E08B9F">
<enum>
(a)
</enum>
<header>
In
general
</header>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Subsection (a) of
section 142 is amended by striking paragraphs (4), (5), and (6).
</text>
</subsection>
<subsection id="HED7216516C514C308E8BF0726E7C0E24">
<enum>
(b)
</enum>
<header>
Effective
date
</header>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
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="H6876F11319FD47028E29E26985F5EAE1">
<enum>
384.
</enum>
<header>
Termination of
expensing and amortization of reforestation expenditures and expensing of
timber-growing costs
</header>
<subsection id="HECE74F3349254B3792371B897E67689F">
<enum>
(a)
</enum>
<header>
Reforestation
expenditures
</header>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Section 194 is
amended by adding at the end the following new subsection:
</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H9179E6AC9023401292107F33AE052F5C" style="OLC">
<subsection id="HA1F70190084A45EF87898C173D23B9D2">
<enum>
(e)
</enum>
<header>
Termination
</header>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
This section shall not apply to amount paid
or incurred after the date of the enactment of the Implementation of
Simpson-Bowles Spending Reductions Act of
2012.
</text>
</subsection>
<after-quoted-block>
.
</after-quoted-block>
</quoted-block>
</subsection>
<subsection id="H6662010A2C3B464794E89834DDF222BC">
<enum>
(b)
</enum>
<header>
Expensing of
timber growing costs
</header>
<text>
Subsection (c) of section 263A is amended by
striking paragraph (5).
</text>
</subsection>
<subsection id="HF00D486010F34CE29E25FEB6DB8B609B">
<enum>
(c)
</enum>
<header>
Effective
date
</header>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
The amendment made by
this section shall apply to expenses paid or incurred after the date of the
enactment of this Act.
</text>
</subsection>
</section>
<section id="H7C944C76F4744C93810FC57BB42F9DF1">
<enum>
385.
</enum>
<header>
Termination of
deferral of gain on sales of stock in agricultural refiners and processors to
eligible farm cooperatives
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
Subsection (g) of section 1042 is amended by
adding at the end the following new paragraph:
</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H3FD8688B881342CBA024E0729DC2F8EC" style="OLC">
<paragraph id="H111085361F6445F19526123CBAA54F7C">
<enum>
(5)
</enum>
<header>
Termination
</header>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
This subsection shall not apply to any
sales after the date of the enactment of the Implementation of Simpson-Bowles
Spending Reductions Act of
2012.
</text>
</paragraph>
<after-quoted-block>
.
</after-quoted-block>
</quoted-block>
</section>
<section id="H7DBFBD58ABE7448287501B436BD2BBC4">
<enum>
386.
</enum>
<header>
Termination of
election to expense certain depreciable business assets
</header>
<subsection id="H188836D58E1E4C1C8AF589BBC2996404">
<enum>
(a)
</enum>
<header>
In
general
</header>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Subparagraph (D) of
section 179(b)(1) is amended by striking
<quote>
$25,000
</quote>
and inserting
<quote>
$0
</quote>
.
</text>
</subsection>
<subsection id="H3EEBEAF33B9E4CF8B4391BC443F26FF9">
<enum>
(b)
</enum>
<header>
Effective
date
</header>
<text>
The amendment made by this section shall apply to property
placed in service after December 31, 2012.
</text>
</subsection>
</section>
<section id="HDF5CFABD0D794EBC857DA59A75C13B75">
<enum>
387.
</enum>
<header>
Termination of
qualified small issue bonds
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
Paragraph (1) of section 144(a) is amended
by inserting
<quote>
before the date of the enactment of the Implementation of
Simpson-Bowles Spending Reductions Act of 2012
</quote>
after
<quote>
any bond
issued
</quote>
.
</text>
</section>
<section id="HEA039AAAE3B843C1A93D6E6957562612">
<enum>
388.
</enum>
<header>
Termination of
exempt facility bond treatment for qualified highway or surface freight
transfer facilities
</header>
<subsection id="HE68A751F9B63457B80B461DC9E18B070">
<enum>
(a)
</enum>
<header>
In
general
</header>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Subsection (a) of
section 142 is amended by striking paragraph (15).
</text>
</subsection>
<subsection id="HEE60A4944AE64EC190988BD355F0FF3F">
<enum>
(b)
</enum>
<header>
Effective
date
</header>
<text>
The amendment made by this section shall apply to bonds
issued after the date of the enactment of this Act.
</text>
</subsection>
</section>
<section id="HC0B5C42C847C454EB41EE85839B49B04">
<enum>
389.
</enum>
<header>
Termination of
exempt facility bond treatment for airports, docks, and wharves
</header>
<subsection id="H4A7C708FA7D647C4800241766FCA0300">
<enum>
(a)
</enum>
<header>
In
general
</header>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Subsection (a) of
section 142 is amended by striking paragraphs (1) and (2).
</text>
</subsection>
<subsection id="H9902FA310F844976953DAC35BE0385F0">
<enum>
(b)
</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="HDA950B0DE087476A85259A25BF5A7D55">
<enum>
390.
</enum>
<header>
Termination of
tribal economic development bonds
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
Subparagraph (A) of section 7871(f)(3) is
amended by inserting
<quote>
before the date of the enactment of the
Implementation of Simpson-Bowles Spending Reductions Act of 2012
</quote>
after
<quote>
any bond issued
</quote>
.
</text>
</section>
<section id="HF17C021D58444F78B808EC07F8EEB453">
<enum>
391.
</enum>
<header>
Termination of
exclusion from gross income of United States savings bonds interest used to pay
higher education expenses
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
Subparagraph (A) of section 135(c)(1) is
amended by inserting
<quote>
and before the date of the enactment of the
Implementation of Simpson-Bowles Spending Reductions Act of 2012
</quote>
after
<quote>
December 31, 1989,
</quote>
.
</text>
</section>
<section id="H7309D91FF721486B96F14F60A6176FD6">
<enum>
392.
</enum>
<header>
Termination of
qualified zone academy bonds
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
Subsection (a) of section 54E is amended by
striking
<quote>
and
</quote>
at the end of paragraph (2), by striking the period
at the end of paragraph (3), and inserting
<quote>
, and
</quote>
, and by adding
at the end the following new paragraph:
</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HCBCDBC62F8584244941D0030F0975860" style="OLC">
<paragraph id="H663165DE507E4EDBAD2EA0F30FD5103B">
<enum>
(4)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
the bond is issued before the date of the
enactment of the Implementation of Simpson-Bowles Spending Reductions Act of
2012.
</text>
</paragraph>
<after-quoted-block>
.
</after-quoted-block>
</quoted-block>
</section>
<section id="HC327F78940FE47368239557B6B38E229">
<enum>
393.
</enum>
<header>
Termination of
exempt facility bond treatment for qualified public educational
facilities
</header>
<subsection id="H2A8356D041C744ADA90D28866FC2DE09">
<enum>
(a)
</enum>
<header>
In
general
</header>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Subsection (a) of
section 142 is amended by striking paragraph (13).
</text>
</subsection>
<subsection id="HD987BFA59B82467492F993B92D7E55BC">
<enum>
(b)
</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="H0951F04CCBF342B4B6C8947647EFE8A9">
<enum>
394.
</enum>
<header>
Termination of
hospital bonds
</header>
<subsection id="H6A07005AE7724D79AE26D579490BDD39">
<enum>
(a)
</enum>
<header>
In
general
</header>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Paragraph (1) of
section 145(a) is amended by striking
<quote>
or a governmental unit
</quote>
and
inserting
<quote>
, or a governmental unit, other than a
hospital
</quote>
.
</text>
</subsection>
<subsection id="H3280DE37AA7F4221A0A347F629B55CE6">
<enum>
(b)
</enum>
<header>
Conforming
amendments
</header>
<paragraph id="HC303348572274BB0B578E9CCD214B1EC">
<enum>
(1)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Section 145 is amended by striking
subsection (c) and by redesignating subsections (d) and (e) as subsections (c)
and (d), respectively.
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="HDA26377C49E940158DCE8853659A072E">
<enum>
(2)
</enum>
<text>
Subsection (b) of
section 145 is amended by striking
<quote>
nonhospital
</quote>
each place it
appears.
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H1F430F578CDD48CA8F457AE89E36D65F">
<enum>
(3)
</enum>
<text>
Paragraph (1) of
section 145(b) is amended by striking
<quote>
(other than a qualified hospital
bond)
</quote>
.
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="HF606F78CAA2B44B1A05A56BACD4C9909">
<enum>
(4)
</enum>
<text>
Paragraph (2) of
section 145(b) is amended—
</text>
<subparagraph id="H8615E548E5854C07BA16516EFED4B17F">
<enum>
(A)
</enum>
<text>
by striking
<quote>
other than a qualified hospital bond
</quote>
in subparagraph (B),
and
</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H199996AB568A4B58B005619C67B56186">
<enum>
(B)
</enum>
<text>
by striking
subparagraph (C).
</text>
</subparagraph>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H0877514628904689BA467B06F311043B">
<enum>
(5)
</enum>
<text>
The heading for
subsection (b) of section 145 is amended by striking
<quote>
<header-in-text level="subsection" style="OLC">
on bonds other than hospital
bonds
</header-in-text>
</quote>
.
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="HD70548B36D9049C2B8C3CF2D8EF897BE">
<enum>
(6)
</enum>
<text>
The heading for
paragraph (2) of section 145(b) is amended by striking
<quote>
<header-in-text level="paragraph" style="OLC">
nonhospital
</header-in-text>
</quote>
.
</text>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
<subsection id="H555E04D372F044F393857A11A60B9613">
<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>
</subtitle>
</title>
</legis-body>
</bill>
| I 113th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 243 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES January 14, 2013 Mr. Ross introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Ways and Means , and in addition to the Committees on Oversight and Government Reform , House Administration , Rules , and the Budget , 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 adopt the seven immediate reforms recommended by the National Commission on Fiscal Responsibility and Reform to reduce spending and make the Federal Government more efficient.
1. Short title; table of contents (a) In general This Act may be cited as the Bowles-Simpson Plan of Lowering America’s Debt Act . (b) Table of contents The table of contents for this Act is as follows: Sec. 1. Short title; table of contents. Title I—Reduced expenditures Sec. 101. Reduction in appropriations to the White House and Congress. Sec. 102. Denial of certain annual pay adjustments for Members of Congress. Sec. 103. Pay freeze for Federal employees. Sec. 104. Reduction in Federal workforce. Sec. 105. Reduction in Government travel costs. Sec. 106. Limitation on Government printing costs. Sec. 107. Reduction in Federal vehicle costs. Sec. 108. Sale of excess Federal property. Sec. 109. Prohibition on earmarks. Title II—Tax Reform Sec. 200. Amendment of 1986 Code. Subtitle A—Tax rates Sec. 201. Individual rates. Sec. 202. Repeal of alternative minimum tax on individuals. Sec. 203. Permanent repeal of personal exemption phaseout. Sec. 204. Permanent repeal of phaseout of overall limitation on itemized deductions. Sec. 205. Corporate income tax rate reduced to flat rate of 20 percent. Sec. 206. Renewed temporary dividends received deduction. Subtitle B—Elimination of tax expenditures Sec. 211. Termination of credit for increasing research activities. Sec. 212. Termination of deduction for intangible drilling and development costs. Sec. 213. Repeal of domestic production activities deduction with respect to production of coal, lignite, or oil shale. Sec. 214. Repeal percentage depletion for oil and natural gas wells. Sec. 215. Termination of credit for electricity produced from certain renewable resources. Sec. 216. Termination of energy credit. Sec. 217. Repeal of credit for alcohol used as fuel. Sec. 218. Repeal of credit for alcohol fuel, biodiesel, and alternative fuel mixtures. Sec. 219. Repeal of credit for biodiesel and renewable diesel used as fuel. Sec. 220. Repeal of credit for certain plug-in electric vehicles. Sec. 221. Early termination of credit for qualified fuel cell motor vehicles. Sec. 222. Repeal of deduction for energy conservation subsidies provided by public utilities. Sec. 223. Repeal of qualifying advanced coal project credit. Sec. 224. Repeal of qualifying gasification project credit. Sec. 225. Repeal of special allowance for cellulosic biofuel plant property. Sec. 226. Repeal of election to expense certain refineries. Sec. 227. Repeal of 2-year amortization of geological and geophysical expenditures. Sec. 228. Repeal of deduction for energy efficient commercial building property. Sec. 229. Repeal of credit for construction of new energy efficient homes. Sec. 230. Repeal of credit for energy efficient appliances. Sec. 231. Repeal of credit for residential energy efficient property. Sec. 232. Repeal of advanced energy project credit. Sec. 233. Repeal of credit for carbon dioxide sequestration. Sec. 234. Repeal of low-income housing credit. Sec. 235. Repeal of Hope and Lifetime Learning Credits. Sec. 236. Repeal of work opportunity tax credit. Sec. 237. Repeal of credit for expenses for household and dependent care services necessary for gainful employment. Sec. 238. Repeal of credit for adoption expenses. Sec. 239. Repeal of credit for expenditures to provide access to disabled individuals. Sec. 240. Repeal of earned income tax credit. Sec. 241. Repeal of energy conservation subsidies provided by public utilities. Sec. 242. Repeal of election to expense certain refinery property. Sec. 243. Repeal of deduction for endangered species recovery expenditures. Sec. 244. Repeal of exclusion of cancellation of indebtedness income of solvent farmers. Sec. 245. Repeal of alternative minimum tax treatment of certain property and casualty insurance companies. Sec. 246. Repeal of small life insurance company deduction. Sec. 247. Termination of $25,000 exemption from passive loss rules for rental real estate activities. Sec. 248. Repeal of discharge of indebtedness exclusion. Sec. 249. Repeal of certain exceptions for imputed interest rules. Sec. 250. Termination of partial exclusion for gain from certain small business stock. Sec. 251. Termination of treatment of losses on small business stock as ordinary. Sec. 252. Repeal of student loan interest deduction. Sec. 253. Repeal of deduction of tuition and related expenses. Sec. 254. Repeal of gross income exclusion for United States savings bonds used to pay higher education expenses. Sec. 255. Elimination of personal exemption for students age 19 and older. Sec. 256. Elimination of above the line deduction for certain expenses of elementary and secondary school teachers. Sec. 257. Elimination of gross income exclusion for discharge of certain student loan debt. Sec. 258. Repeal of exclusion from gross income for rental value of parsonages. Sec. 259. Repeal of exclusion from gross income for benefits provided to volunteer firefighters and emergency medical responders. Sec. 260. Repeal of special treatment of Blue Cross and Blue Shield organizations, etc. Sec. 261. Sense of the House regarding a territorial tax system. Subtitle C—Phaseout of Tax Expenditures Sec. 271. Five-year phaseout of certain tax expenditures. Subtitle D—Special Status Sec. 381. Termination of qualified energy conservation bonds. Sec. 382. Termination of new clean renewable energy bonds. Sec. 383. Termination of exempt facility bond treatment for water, sewage, and solid waste facilities. Sec. 384. Termination of expensing and amortization of reforestation expenditures and expensing of timber-growing costs. Sec. 385. Termination of deferral of gain on sales of stock in agricultural refiners and processors to eligible farm cooperatives. Sec. 386. Termination of election to expense certain depreciable business assets. Sec. 387. Termination of qualified small issue bonds. Sec. 388. Termination of exempt facility bond treatment for qualified highway or surface freight transfer facilities. Sec. 389. Termination of exempt facility bond treatment for airports, docks, and wharves. Sec. 390. Termination of tribal economic development bonds. Sec. 391. Termination of exclusion from gross income of United States savings bonds interest used to pay higher education expenses. Sec. 392. Termination of qualified zone academy bonds. Sec. 393. Termination of exempt facility bond treatment for qualified public educational facilities. Sec. 394. Termination of hospital bonds. I Reduced expenditures 101. Reduction in appropriations to the White House and Congress (a) Appropriations to the White House Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the total amount of funds appropriated to the appropriations account under the heading The White House under the heading EXECUTIVE OFFICE OF THE PRESIDENT AND FUNDS APPROPRIATED TO THE PRESIDENT for each of fiscal years 2014 through 2018 may not exceed 85 percent of the total amount of funds appropriated to that account for fiscal year 2013. (b) Appropriations to Congress Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the total amount of funds appropriated under the headings SENATE and HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES for each of fiscal years 2014 through 2018 may not exceed 85 percent of the total amount of funds appropriated under those headings for fiscal year 2013. 102. Denial of certain annual pay adjustments for Members of Congress Notwithstanding any other provision of law, no adjustment shall be made under section 601(a) of the Legislative Reorganization Act of 1946 ( 2 U.S.C. 31 ) during fiscal year 2014, 2015, or 2016. 103. Pay freeze for Federal employees (a) In general Section 147 of the Continuing Appropriations Act, 2011 ( Public Law 111–242 ; 5 U.S.C. 5303 note), as amended by section 114(a) of the Continuing Appropriations Resolution, 2013 ( Public Law 112–175 ; 126 Stat. 1316) is amended— (1) in subsection (b)(1), by striking the matter after ending on and before shall be made and inserting December 31, 2015 ; and (2) in subsection (c), by striking the matter after ending on and before no senior executive and inserting December 31, 2015 . (b) Elimination of delayed adjustment Section 114(b) of the Continuing Appropriations Resolution, 2013 is repealed. 104. Reduction in Federal workforce (a) Definition For the purpose of this section— (1) the term total number of Federal employees means the total number of Federal employees in all agencies; (2) the term Federal employee means an employee as defined by section 2105 of title 5, United States Code; and (3) the term agency means an Executive agency as defined by section 105 of title 5, United States Code, excluding the Government Accountability Office. (b) Limitation The President, through the Office of Management and Budget (in consultation with the Office of Personnel Management), shall take appropriate measures to ensure that, effective beginning in fiscal year 2017, the total number of Federal employees (as determined under subsection (c)) shall not exceed 90 percent of the total number of Federal employees as of September 30, 2013 (as so determined). (c) Monitoring and notification The Office of Management and Budget (in consultation with the Office of Personnel Management)— (1) shall continuously monitor all agencies and make a determination, as of September 30, 2013, and the last day of each quarter of each fiscal year beginning thereafter, as to whether or not the total number of Federal employees exceeds the maximum number allowable under subsection (b); and (2) whenever a determination under paragraph (1) is made that the total number of Federal employees exceeds the maximum number allowable under subsection (b), shall provide written notice to that effect to the President and Congress within 14 days after the last day of the quarter to which such determination relates. (d) Compliance Whenever, with respect to the quarter ending on September 30, 2016, or any subsequent quarter, the Office of Management and Budget provides written notice under subsection (c)(2) that the total number of Federal employees exceeds the maximum number allowable under subsection (b), no agency may thereafter appoint any employee to fill any vacancy within such agency until the Office of Management and Budget provides written notice to the President and Congress of a determination under subsection (c)(1) that the total number of Federal employees no longer exceeds the maximum number allowable under subsection (b). Any notice under the preceding sentence shall be provided within 14 days after the last day of the quarter to which the determination relates. (e) Waiver (1) Emergencies This section may be waived upon a determination by the President that— (A) the existence of a state of war or other national security concern so requires; or (B) the existence of an extraordinary emergency threatening life, health, public safety, property, or the environment so requires. (2) Agency efficiency or critical mission This section may be waived, with respect to a particular position or category of positions in an agency, upon a determination by the President that the efficiency of the agency or the performance of a critical agency mission so requires. (f) Replacement rate To the extent necessary to achieve the workforce reduction required by subsection (b), the Office of Management and Budget (in consultation with the Office of Personnel Management) shall take appropriate measures to ensure that agencies shall appoint no more than 1 employee for every 3 employees retiring or otherwise separating from Government service after the date of the enactment of this Act. This subsection shall cease to apply after September 30, 2016. (g) Counting rule For purposes of this section, any determination of the number of employees in an agency shall be expressed on a full-time equivalent basis. (h) Limitation on procurement of service contracts The President, through the Office of Management and Budget (in consultation with the Office of Personnel Management), shall take appropriate measures to ensure that there is no increase in the procurement of service contracts by reason of the enactment of this Act, except in cases in which a cost comparison demonstrates that such contracts would be to the financial advantage of the Government. 105. Reduction in Government travel costs (a) Definition In this section, the term agency means an executive agency as defined under section 105 of title 5, United States Code. (b) Reduction Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the total amount of funds appropriated to the appropriations account providing for travel expenses for each agency for each of fiscal years 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, and 2018 may not exceed 80 percent of the total amount of funds appropriated to each of those appropriations accounts for fiscal year 2013. 106. Limitation on Government printing costs Not later than 180 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Director of the Office of Management and Budget shall coordinate with the heads of Federal departments and independent agencies to— (1) determine which Government publications could be available on Government websites and no longer printed and to devise a strategy to reduce overall Government printing costs over the 10-year period beginning with fiscal year 2014, except that the Director shall ensure that essential printed documents prepared for social security recipients, medicare beneficiaries, and other populations in areas with limited internet access or use continue to remain available; (2) establish government-wide Federal guidelines on employee printing; (3) issue on the Office of Management and Budget's public website the results of a cost-benefit analysis on implementing a digital signature system and on establishing employee printing identification systems, such as the use of individual employee cards or codes, to monitor the amount of printing done by Federal employees; except that the Director of the Office of Management and Budget shall ensure that Federal employee printing costs unrelated to national defense, homeland security, border security, national disasters, and other emergencies do not exceed $860,000,000 annually; and (4) issue guidelines requiring every department, agency, commission or office to list at a prominent place near the beginning of each publication distributed to the public and issued or paid for by the Federal Government— (A) the name of the issuing agency, department, commission or office; (B) the total number of copies of the document printed; (C) the collective cost of producing and printing all of the copies of the document; and (D) the name of the firm publishing the document. 107. Reduction in Federal vehicle costs Notwithstanding any other provision of law, for fiscal year 2014 and each fiscal year thereafter, the amount made available to the General Services Administration for the acquisition of new vehicles for the Federal fleet shall not exceed an amount equal to 80 percent of the amount made available for the acquisition of those vehicles for fiscal year 2012. 108. Sale of excess Federal property (a) In general Chapter 5 of subtitle I of title 40, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following: VII Expedited disposal of real property 621. Definitions In this subchapter: (1) Director The term Director means the Director of the Office of Management and Budget. (2) Landholding agency The term landholding agency means a landholding agency (as defined in section 501(i) of the McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance Act ( 42 U.S.C. 11411(i) )). (3) Real property (A) In general The term real property means— (i) a parcel of real property under the administrative jurisdiction of the Federal Government that is— (I) excess; (II) surplus; (III) underperforming; or (IV) otherwise not meeting the needs of the Federal Government, as determined by the Director; and (ii) a building or other structure located on real property described in clause (i). (B) Exclusion The term real property excludes any parcel of real property, and any building or other structure located on real property, that is to be closed or realigned under the Defense Authorization Amendments and Base Closure and Realignment Act ( 10 U.S.C. 2687 note; Public Law 100–526 ). 622. Disposal program (a) In general Except as provided in subsection (e), the Director shall, by sale or auction, dispose of a quantity of real property with an aggregate value of not less than $100,000,000 that, as determined by the Director, is not being used, and will not be used, to meet the needs of the Federal Government for the period of fiscal years 2014 through 2019. (b) Recommendations The head of each landholding agency shall recommend to the Director real property for disposal under subsection (a). (c) Selection of properties After receiving recommendations of candidate real property under subsection (b), the Director— (1) with the concurrence of the head of each landholding agency, may select the real property for disposal under subsection (a); and (2) shall notify the recommending landholding agency head of the selection of the real property. (d) Website The Director shall ensure that all real properties selected for disposal under this section are listed on a website that shall— (1) be updated routinely; and (2) include the functionality to allow any member of the public, at the option of the member, to receive updates of the list through electronic mail. (e) Transfer of property The Director may transfer real property selected for disposal under this section to the Department of Housing and Urban Development if the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development determines that the real property is suitable for use in assisting the homeless. . (b) Technical and Conforming Amendment The table of sections for chapter 5 of subtitle I of title 40, United States Code, is amended by inserting after the item relating to section 611 the following: SUBCHAPTER VII—Expedited disposal of real property Sec. 621. Definitions. Sec. 622. Disposal program. . 109. Prohibition on earmarks Section 312 of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974 is amended by inserting at the end the following: (g) Prohibition on earmarks (1) Bills and joint resolutions (A) In general It shall not be in order in the Senate or the House of Representatives to consider a bill, resolution, or amendment that includes an earmark, limited tax benefit, or limited tariff benefit. (B) Procedure In the Senate, a point of order under this paragraph may be raised by a Senator as provided in section 313(e) of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974. (2) Conference report (A) In general It shall not be in order in the Senate or the House of Representatives to vote on the adoption of a report of a committee of conference if the report includes an earmark, limited tax benefit, or limited tariff benefit. (B) Procedure When the Senate is considering a conference report on, or an amendment between the Houses in relation to, an appropriation Act, upon a point of order being made by any Senator pursuant to this paragraph, and such point of order being sustained, such material contained in such conference report shall be deemed stricken, and the Senate shall proceed to consider the question of whether the Senate shall recede from its amendment and concur with a further amendment, or concur in the House amendment with a further amendment, as the case may be, which further amendment shall consist of only that portion of the conference report or House amendment, as the case may be, not so stricken. Any such motion in the Senate shall be debatable under the same conditions as was the conference report. In any case in which such point of order is sustained against a conference report (or Senate amendment derived from such conference report by operation of this subsection), no further amendment shall be in order. (3) Waiver Any Senator may move to waive any or all points of order under this subsection by an affirmative vote of two-thirds of the Members, duly chosen and sworn. (4) Definitions For the purpose of this subsection— (A) the term earmark means a provision or report language included primarily at the request of a Senator or Member of the House of Representatives providing, authorizing, or recommending a specific amount of discretionary budget authority, credit authority, or other spending authority for a contract, loan, loan guarantee, grant, loan authority, or other expenditure with or to an entity, or targeted to a specific State, locality or Congressional district, other than through a statutory or administrative formula-driven or competitive award process; (B) the term limited tax benefit means any revenue provision that— (i) provides a Federal tax deduction, credit, exclusion, or preference to a particular beneficiary or limited group of beneficiaries under the Internal Revenue Code of 1986; and (ii) contains eligibility criteria that are not uniform in application with respect to potential beneficiaries of such provision; and (C) the term limited tariff benefit means a provision modifying the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States in a manner that benefits 10 or fewer entities. (5) Application This subsection shall not apply to any authorization of appropriations to a Federal entity if such authorization is not specifically targeted to a State, locality or congressional district. . II Tax Reform 200. Amendment of 1986 Code Except as otherwise expressly provided, whenever in this title an amendment or repeal is expressed in terms of an amendment to, or repeal of, a section or other provision, the reference shall be considered to be made to a section or other provision of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986. A Tax rates 201. Individual rates (a) In general Section 1(i) is amended to read as follows: (i) Post-2012 rate table (1) In general In the case of taxable years beginning after December 31, 2012, the following table shall apply in lieu of the tables under subsections (a), (b), (c), (d), and (e): If taxable income is: The tax is: Not over $100,000 10% of taxable income Over $100,000 $10,000, plus 20% of the excess over $100,000. (2) Inflation adjustment (A) In general In the case of any taxable year beginning after 2013, the Secretary shall prescribe, in the same manner as under subsection (f), a table which shall apply in lieu of the table under paragraph (1), except that subsection (f)(3)(B) shall be applied by substituting 2012 for 1992 . . (b) Maximum capital gains rate Paragraph (1) of section 1(h) is amended to read as follows: (1) In general If a taxpayer has a net capital gain for any taxable year, the tax imposed by this section for such taxable year shall not exceed the sum of— (A) a tax computed at the rates and in the same manner as if this subsection had not been enacted on taxable income reduced by the net capital gain; (B) 0 percent of so much of the net capital gain as does not exceed $1,000,000; and (C) 20 percent of so much of net capital gain as exceeds $1,000,000. . (c) Effective date The amendments made by this section shall apply to taxable years beginning after December 31, 2012. 202. Repeal of alternative minimum tax on individuals (a) In general Section 55(a) is amended by adding at the end the following new flush sentence: For purposes of this title, the tentative minimum tax on any taxpayer other than a corporation for any taxable year beginning after December 31, 2012, shall be zero. . (b) Effective date The amendment made by this section shall apply to taxable years beginning after December 31, 2012. 203. Permanent repeal of personal exemption phaseout (a) In general Section 151(d) is amended by striking paragraph (3). (b) Effective date The amendment made by this section shall apply to taxable years beginning after December 31, 2012. 204. Permanent repeal of phaseout of overall limitation on itemized deductions (a) In general Part I of subchapter B of chapter 1 is amended by striking section 68 (and the item relating to such section in the table of sections for such part). (b) Effective date The amendments made by this section shall apply to taxable years beginning after December 31, 2012. 205. Corporate income tax rate reduced to flat rate of 20 percent (a) In general Paragraph (1) of section 11(b) is amended by striking shall be the sum of— and all that follows through the period at the end and inserting shall be 20 percent of taxable income. . (b) Personal Service Corporations Paragraph (2) of section 11(b) is amended by striking 35 percent and inserting 20 percent . (c) Conforming Amendments (1) Subsection (a) of section 1201 is amended— (A) by striking 35 percent (determined without regard to the last 2 sentences of section 11(b)) and inserting 20 percent , and (B) by striking 35 percent each place it appears (other than in the matter preceding paragraph (1)) and inserting 20 percent . (2) Paragraphs (1), (2), and (6) of section 1445(e) are each amended by striking 35 percent and inserting 20 percent . (d) Effective date The amendments made by this section shall apply to taxable years beginning after the date of the enactment of this Act. 206. Renewed temporary dividends received deduction (a) Election Subsection (f) of section 965 is amended to read as follows: (f) Election The taxpayer may elect to apply this section to— (1) the taxpayer’s last taxable year which begins before the date of the enactment of this subsection, or (2) the taxpayer’s first taxable year which begins during the 1-year period beginning on such date. Such election may be made for a taxable year only if made on or before the due date (including extensions) for filing the return of tax for such taxable year. . (b) Limitation Paragraph (1) of section 965(b) is amended to read as follows: (1) In general The amount of dividends taken into account under subsection (a) shall not exceed the sum of the current and accumulated earnings and profits described in section 959(c)(3) for the year a deduction is claimed under subsection (a), without diminution by reason of any distributions made during the election year, for all controlled foreign corporations of the United States shareholder. . (c) Failure To maintain employment levels Paragraph (4) of section 965(b) is amended to read as follows: (4) Reduction in benefits for failure to maintain employment levels (A) In general If, during the period consisting of the calendar month in which the taxpayer first receives a distribution described in subsection (a)(1) and the succeeding 23 calendar months, the taxpayer does not maintain an average employment level at least equal to the taxpayer’s prior average employment, an additional amount equal to $25,000 multiplied by the number of employees by which the taxpayer’s average employment level during such period falls below the prior average employment (but not exceeding the aggregate amount allowed as a deduction pursuant to subsection (a)(1)) shall be taken into income by the taxpayer during the taxable year that includes the final day of such period. (B) Average employment level For purposes of this paragraph, the taxpayer’s average employment level for a period shall be the average number of full-time United States employees of the taxpayer, measured at the end of each month during the period. (C) Prior average employment For purposes of this paragraph, the taxpayer’s prior average employment shall be the average number of full-time United States employees of the taxpayer during the period consisting of the 24 calendar months immediately preceding the calendar month in which the taxpayer first receives a distribution described in subsection (a)(1). (D) Full-time united states employee For purposes of this paragraph— (i) In general The term full-time United States employee means an individual who provides services in the United States as a full-time employee, based on the employer’s standards and practices; except that regardless of the employer’s classification of the employee, an employee whose normal schedule is 40 hours or more per week is considered a full-time employee. (ii) Exception for changes in ownership of trades or businesses Such term does not include— (I) any individual who was an employee, on the date of acquisition, of any trade or business acquired by the taxpayer during the 24-month period referred to in subparagraph (A); and (II) any individual who was an employee of any trade or business disposed of by the taxpayer during the 24-month period referred to in subparagraph (A) or the 24-month period referred to in subparagraph (C). (E) Aggregation rules In determining the taxpayer’s average employment level and prior average employment, all domestic members of a controlled group shall be treated as a single taxpayer. . (d) Threshold period Section 965 is amended by striking June 30, 2003 each place it occurs and inserting June 30, 2011 . (e) Base period Paragraph (2) of subsection 965(c) is amended by inserting at the end of subparagraph (A) the following flush sentence: For purposes of this paragraph, taxable years shall not include any year for which an election under section 965 was in effect. . (f) Indebtedness determination date Subparagraph (B) of section 965(b)(3) is amended by striking October 3, 2004 and inserting January 19, 2012 . (g) Conforming amendments (1) Subsection 965(c), as amended by subsection (e), is amended by striking paragraph (1) and redesignating paragraphs (2), (3), (4), and (5) as paragraphs (1), (2), (3), and (4), respectively. (2) Paragraph 965(c)(4), as redesignated by paragraph (1), is amended to read as follows: (4) Controlled groups All United States shareholders which are members of an affiliated group filing a consolidated return under section 1501 shall be treated as one United States shareholder. . (h) Effective date The amendments made by this section shall apply to taxable years ending on or after the date of the enactment of this Act. B Elimination of tax expenditures 211. Termination of credit for increasing research activities Effective for taxable years beginning after the date of the enactment of this Act, section 41 is hereby repealed. 212. Termination of deduction for intangible drilling and development costs (a) In general Section 263(c) is amended by adding at the end the following new sentence: This subsection shall not apply to any taxable year beginning after the date of the enactment of this sentence. . (b) Conforming amendments Paragraphs (2) and (3) of section 291(b) are each amended by striking section 263(c), 616(a), and inserting section 616(a) . (c) Effective date The amendments made by this section shall apply to costs paid or incurred in taxable years beginning after the date of the enactment of this Act. 213. Repeal of domestic production activities deduction with respect to production of coal, lignite, or oil shale (a) In general Subparagraph (B) of section 199(c)(4), as amended by this Act, is amended by striking or at the end of clause (iii), by striking the period at the end of clause (iv) and inserting , or , and by adding at the end the following new clause: (v) the lease, rental, license, sale, exchange, or other disposition of coal, lignite, or oil shale. . (b) Effective date The amendments made by this section shall apply to taxable years beginning after the date of the enactment of this Act. 214. Repeal percentage depletion for oil and natural gas wells (a) In general Section 613A is amended by adding at the end the following new subsection: (f) Termination After the date of the enactment of the Bowles-Simpson Plan of Lowering America’s Debt Act , this section and section 611 shall not apply to any oil or gas well. . (b) Conforming amendment Section 613A(c)(1) is amended by striking subsection (d) and inserting subsections (d) and (f) . (c) Effective date The amendments made by this section shall apply to taxable years beginning after the date of the enactment of this Act. 215. Termination of credit for electricity produced from certain renewable resources Effective for property placed in service after the date of the enactment of this Act, section 45 is repealed. 216. Termination of energy credit Effective for property placed in service after the date of the enactment of this Act, section 48 is repealed. 217. Repeal of credit for alcohol used as fuel Effective for fuel sold or used after the date of the enactment of this Act, section 40 is repealed. 218. Repeal of credit for alcohol fuel, biodiesel, and alternative fuel mixtures Effective for fuel sold and used after the date of the enactment of this Act, section 6426 is repealed. 219. Repeal of credit for biodiesel and renewable diesel used as fuel Effective for fuel produced, and sold or used, after the date of the enactment of this Act, section 40A is repealed. 220. Repeal of credit for certain plug-in electric vehicles Effective for property placed in service after the date of the enactment of this Act, section 30 is repealed. 221. Early termination of credit for qualified fuel cell motor vehicles Effective for property placed in service after the date of the enactment of this Act, section 30B is repealed. 222. Repeal of deduction for energy conservation subsidies provided by public utilities Effective for amounts received after the date of the enactment of this Act, section 136 is repealed. 223. Repeal of qualifying advanced coal project credit Effective for taxable years beginning after the date of the enactment of this Act, section 48A is repealed. 224. Repeal of qualifying gasification project credit Effective for taxable years beginning after the date of the enactment of this Act, section 48B is repealed. 225. Repeal of special allowance for cellulosic biofuel plant property (a) In general Section 168 is amended by striking subsection (l). (b) Effective date The amendment made by this section shall apply to property placed in service after the date of the enactment of this Act. 226. Repeal of election to expense certain refineries Effective for property placed in service after the date of the enactment of this Act, section 179C is repealed. 227. Repeal of 2-year amortization of geological and geophysical expenditures (a) In general Paragraphs (1) and (4) of section 167(h) are each amended by striking 24-month and inserting 7-year . (b) Conforming amendment Subsection (h) of section 167 is amended by striking paragraph (5). (c) Effective date The amendments made by this section shall apply to property placed in service after the date of the enactment of this Act. 228. Repeal of deduction for energy efficient commercial building property Effective for property placed in service after the date of the enactment of this Act, section 179D is repealed. 229. Repeal of credit for construction of new energy efficient homes Effective for homes acquired after the date of the enactment of this Act, section 45L is repealed. 230. Repeal of credit for energy efficient appliances Effective for property placed in service after the date of the enactment of this Act, section 25C is repealed. 231. Repeal of credit for residential energy efficient property Effective for property placed in service after the date of the enactment of this Act, section 25D is repealed. 232. Repeal of advanced energy project credit Effective for property placed in service after the date of the enactment of this Act, section 48C is repealed. 233. Repeal of credit for carbon dioxide sequestration Effective for carbon dioxide captured after the date of the enactment of this Act, section 45Q is repealed. 234. Repeal of low-income housing credit Effective for property placed in service after the date of the enactment of this Act, section 42 is repealed. 235. Repeal of Hope and Lifetime Learning Credits Effective for amounts paid or incurred after the date of the enactment of this Act, section 25A is repealed. 236. Repeal of work opportunity tax credit Effective for wages paid after the date of the enactment of this Act, section 51 is repealed. 237. Repeal of credit for expenses for household and dependent care services necessary for gainful employment Effective for expenses paid after the date of the enactment of this Act, section 21 is repealed. 238. Repeal of credit for adoption expenses Effective for expenses paid or incurred after the date of the enactment of this Act, section 23 is repealed. 239. Repeal of credit for expenditures to provide access to disabled individuals Effective for expenditures paid or incurred after the date of the enactment of this Act, section 44 is repealed. 240. Repeal of earned income tax credit Effective for taxable years beginning after the date of the enactment of this Act, section 32 is repealed. 241. Repeal of energy conservation subsidies provided by public utilities Effective for amounts received after the date of the enactment of this Act, section 136 is repealed. 242. Repeal of election to expense certain refinery property Effective for property placed in service after the date of the enactment of this Act, sections 168(l) and 179C are repealed. 243. Repeal of deduction for endangered species recovery expenditures (a) In general Subsections (a) and (c)(1) of section 175 are each amended by striking , or for endangered species recovery . (b) Conforming amendments (1) The heading for section 175 is amended by striking ; endangered species recovery expenditures . (2) Paragraph (1) of section 175(c) is amended by striking the second sentence. (3) Subparagraph (A) of section 175(c)(3) is amended— (A) by striking or the recovery plan pursuant to the Endangered Species Act of 1973 , and (B) by striking , or endangered species recovery plan in the heading thereof. (c) Effective date The amendments made by this section shall apply to expenditures paid or incurred after the date of the enactment of this Act. 244. Repeal of exclusion of cancellation of indebtedness income of solvent farmers (a) In general Paragraph (1) of section 108(a) is amended by striking subparagraph (C) and by redesignating subparagraphs (D) and (E) as subparagraphs (C) and (D) respectively. (b) Conforming amendments (1) Subparagraph (A) of section 108(a)(2) is amended by striking (D), and (E) and inserting and (D) . (2) Subparagraph (B) of section 108(a)(2) is amended— (A) by striking Subparagraphs (C) and (D) and inserting Subparagraph (C) , and (B) by striking qualified farm exclusion and . (3) Paragraph (1) of section 108(b) is amended by striking (B), or (C) and inserting or (B) . (4) Subsection (c) of section 108 is amended by striking under subparagraph (D) each place it appears and inserting under subparagraph (C) . (5) Section 108 is amended by striking subsection (g) and by redesignating subsections (h) and (i) as subsections (g) and (h), respectively. (c) Effective date The amendments made by this section shall apply to discharges of indebtedness after the date of the enactment of this Act. 245. Repeal of alternative minimum tax treatment of certain property and casualty insurance companies (a) In general Clause (i) of section 56(g)(4)(B) is amended by striking the last sentence. (b) Effective date The amendment made by this section shall apply to taxable years beginning after the date of the enactment of this Act. 246. Repeal of small life insurance company deduction (a) In general Section 806 is repealed. (b) Conforming amendments (1) Section 804 is amended by striking means— and all that follows through the period at the end and inserting the following: means the general deductions provided in section 805. . (2) Subparagraph (B) of section 453B(e)(2) is amended by inserting , as in effect on the day before the date of the enactment of the Bowles-Simpson Plan of Lowering America’s Debt Act after section 806(b)(3) . (3) Subclause (II) of section 465(c)(7)(D)(v) is amended by inserting , as in effect on the day before the date of the enactment of the Bowles-Simpson Plan of Lowering America’s Debt Act after section 806(b)(3) . (4) Subparagraph (A) of section 815(c)(2) is amended by striking clause (ii), by inserting and at the end of clause (i), and by redesignating clause (iii) as clause (ii). (c) Effective date The amendments made by this section shall apply to taxable years beginning after the date of the enactment of this Act. 247. Termination of $25,000 exemption from passive loss rules for rental real estate activities (a) In general Section 469 is amended by striking subsection (i). (b) Effective date The amendment made by this section shall apply to taxable years beginning after the date of the enactment of this Act. 248. Repeal of discharge of indebtedness exclusion Effective for discharges of indebtedness occurring on or after the date of the enactment of this Act, section 108 is repealed. 249. Repeal of certain exceptions for imputed interest rules (a) Determination of issue price in the case of certain debt instruments issued for property Paragraph (3) of section 1274(c)(3) is amended by striking subparagraphs (A), (B), and (C). (b) Special rule for certain transactions where stated principal amount does not exceed certain amount Section 1274A is amended by adding at the end the following new subsection: (f) Termination This section shall not apply to any sales or exchanges after the date of the enactment of this Act. . (c) Effective date The amendment made by subsection (a) shall apply to sales or exchanges after the date of the enactment of this Act. 250. Termination of partial exclusion for gain from certain small business stock Section 1202 is amended by adding at the end the following new subsection: (l) Termination This section shall not apply to any sale or exchange of stock after the date of the enactment of the Bowles-Simpson Plan of Lowering America’s Debt Act . . 251. Termination of treatment of losses on small business stock as ordinary Section 1244 is amended by adding at the end the following new subsection: (f) Termination This section shall not apply to any sale or exchange of stock after the date of the enactment of the Bowles-Simpson Plan of Lowering America’s Debt Act . . 252. Repeal of student loan interest deduction Effective for any loan interest paid after the date of the enactment of this Act, section 221 is repealed. 253. Repeal of deduction of tuition and related expenses Effective for amounts paid after the date of the enactment of this Act, section 222 is repealed. 254. Repeal of gross income exclusion for United States savings bonds used to pay higher education expenses Effective for taxable years beginning after the date of the enactment of this Act, section 135 is repealed. 255. Elimination of personal exemption for students age 19 and older (a) In general Subparagraph (A) of section 152(c)(3) is amended— (1) by striking clause (ii), (2) by striking , or at the end of clause (i) and inserting a period, and (3) by striking child and and all that follows through (i) has not attained and inserting child and has not attained . (b) Effective date The amendments made by this section shall apply to taxable years beginning after the date of the enactment of this Act. 256. Elimination of above the line deduction for certain expenses of elementary and secondary school teachers (a) In general Paragraph (2) of section 62(a) is amended by striking subparagraph (D) and by redesignating subparagraph (E) as subparagraph (D). (b) Conforming amendments (1) Section 62 is amended by striking subsection (d) and redesignating subsection (e) as subsection (d). (2) Paragraph (20) of section 62(a) is amended by striking subsection (e) and inserting subsection (d) . (c) Effective date The amendments made by this section shall apply to amounts paid or incurred after the date of the enactment of this Act. 257. Elimination of gross income exclusion for discharge of certain student loan debt Section 108 is amended by adding at the end the following new paragraph: (5) Termination This subsection shall not apply to discharges of indebtedness after the date of the enactment of the Bowles-Simpson Plan of Lowering America’s Debt Act . . 258. Repeal of exclusion from gross income for rental value of parsonages Effective for taxable years beginning after the date of the enactment of this Act, section 107 is repealed. 259. Repeal of exclusion from gross income for benefits provided to volunteer firefighters and emergency medical responders Effective for taxable years beginning after the date of the enactment of this Act, section 139B is repealed. 260. Repeal of special treatment of Blue Cross and Blue Shield organizations, etc Effective for taxable years beginning after the date of the enactment of this Act, section 833 is repealed. 261. Sense of the House regarding a territorial tax system It is the sense of the House that the Committee on Ways and Means of the House of Representatives should report legislation that will transition the United States to a territorial tax system. C Phaseout of Tax Expenditures 271. Five-year phaseout of certain tax expenditures (a) In general Effective for taxable years beginning after December 31, 2012, the amount allowable as a credit, exclusion from gross income, exemption from taxation, or deduction for the taxable year under the tax provisions specified in subsection (c) (determined without regard to this section) shall be reduced by the applicable percentage of the amount so allowable. (b) Applicable percentage For purposes if this section, the applicable percentage shall be determined in accordance with the following table: In the case of taxable years beginning in: The applicable percentage shall be: 2013 20 2014 40 2015 60 2016 80 2017 and thereafter 100. (c) Specified provisions For purposes of this section, the tax provisions specified in this subsection are as follows: (1) Section 911 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (relating to citizens or residents of the United States living abroad). (2) Section 912 of such Code (relating to exemption for certain allowances). (3) Section 41 of such Code (relating to credit for increasing research activities). (4) Section 631(c) of such Code (relating to disposal of coal or domestic iron ore with a retained economic interest). (5) Section 451(i) of such Code (relating to special rule for sales or dispositions to implement Federal Energy Regulatory Commission or State Electric Restructuring Policy). (6) Section 613 of such Code (relating to percentage depletion) in the case of nonfuel minerals. (7) Section 631(a) of such Code (relating to election to consider cutting as sale or exchange). (8) Section 512(b)(19) of such Code (relating to treatment of gain or loss on sale or exchange of certain brownfield sites). (9) The exclusion from gross income of income on life insurance contracts (as determined under section 7702(g) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986). (10) Section 103(a) of such Code, to the extent the interest is attributable to a qualified mortgage bond (as defined in section 143(a) of such Code), a qualified veterans’ mortgage bond (as defined is section 143(b) of such Code), or an issue described in section 142(a)(7) of such Code. (11) Section 199 of such Code (relating to include attributable to domestic production activities). (12) Section 181 of such Code (relating to treatment of certain qualified film and television productions). (13) Section 7518 of such Code (relating to tax incentives relating to merchant marine capital construction funds) and chapter 535 of title 46, United States Code. (14) Section 132(a)(5) of such Code (relating to qualified transportation fringe) to the extent attributable to a transit pass (as defined in section 132(f)(5) of such Code) or qualified parking (as so defined). (15) Section 45G(a) of such Code (relating to railroad track maintenance credit). (16) Section 46(a) of such Code (relating to rehabilitation credit). (17) Section 45D of such Code (relating to new markets tax credit). (18) Section 131 of such Code (relating to certain foster care payments). (19) Section 213 of such Code (relating to medical, dental, etc., payments). (20) Section 36B of such Code (relating to refundable credit for coverage under a qualified health plan). (21) Section 45R of such Code (relating to employee health insurance expenses of small employers). (22) Section 45C of such Code (relating to clinical testing expenses for certain drugs for rare diseases or conditions). (23) Section 35 of such Code (relating to health insurance costs of eligible individuals). (24) Means-tested payments otherwise excludable under the general welfare doctrine. (25) Section 79 of such Code (relating to group-term life insurance purchased for employees). (26) Section 106 of such Code (relating to contributions by employer to accident and health plans) to the extent attributable to employer provided coverage under an accident or disability insurance plan. (27) Section 165 of such Code (relating to losses) to the extent the loss is described in section 165(c)(3) of such Code. (28) Section 164(a)(1) of such Code (relating to real property taxes) to the extent not attributable to real property used in a trade or business or the principal residence of the taxpayer (within the meaning of section 121 of such Code). D Special Status 381. Termination of qualified energy conservation bonds Subsection (a) of section 54D is amended by striking and at the end of paragraph (2), by striking the period at the end of paragraph (3) and inserting , and , and by adding at the end the following new paragraph: (4) the bond is issued before the date of the enactment of the Implementation of Simpson-Bowles Spending Reductions Act of 2012. . 382. Termination of new clean renewable energy bonds Subsection (a) of section 54C is amended by striking and at the end of paragraph (2), by striking the period at the end of paragraph (3) and inserting , and , and by adding at the end the following new paragraph: (4) the bond is issued before the date of the enactment of the Implementation of Simpson-Bowles Spending Reductions Act of 2012. . 383. Termination of exempt facility bond treatment for water, sewage, and solid waste facilities (a) In general Subsection (a) of section 142 is amended by striking paragraphs (4), (5), and (6). (b) Effective date The amendments made by this section shall apply to bonds issued after the date of the enactment of this Act. 384. Termination of expensing and amortization of reforestation expenditures and expensing of timber-growing costs (a) Reforestation expenditures Section 194 is amended by adding at the end the following new subsection: (e) Termination This section shall not apply to amount paid or incurred after the date of the enactment of the Implementation of Simpson-Bowles Spending Reductions Act of 2012. . (b) Expensing of timber growing costs Subsection (c) of section 263A is amended by striking paragraph (5). (c) Effective date The amendment made by this section shall apply to expenses paid or incurred after the date of the enactment of this Act. 385. Termination of deferral of gain on sales of stock in agricultural refiners and processors to eligible farm cooperatives Subsection (g) of section 1042 is amended by adding at the end the following new paragraph: (5) Termination This subsection shall not apply to any sales after the date of the enactment of the Implementation of Simpson-Bowles Spending Reductions Act of 2012. . 386. Termination of election to expense certain depreciable business assets (a) In general Subparagraph (D) of section 179(b)(1) is amended by striking $25,000 and inserting $0 . (b) Effective date The amendment made by this section shall apply to property placed in service after December 31, 2012. 387. Termination of qualified small issue bonds Paragraph (1) of section 144(a) is amended by inserting before the date of the enactment of the Implementation of Simpson-Bowles Spending Reductions Act of 2012 after any bond issued . 388. Termination of exempt facility bond treatment for qualified highway or surface freight transfer facilities (a) In general Subsection (a) of section 142 is amended by striking paragraph (15). (b) Effective date The amendment made by this section shall apply to bonds issued after the date of the enactment of this Act. 389. Termination of exempt facility bond treatment for airports, docks, and wharves (a) In general Subsection (a) of section 142 is amended by striking paragraphs (1) and (2). (b) Effective date The amendments made by this section shall apply to bonds issued after the date of the enactment of this Act. 390. Termination of tribal economic development bonds Subparagraph (A) of section 7871(f)(3) is amended by inserting before the date of the enactment of the Implementation of Simpson-Bowles Spending Reductions Act of 2012 after any bond issued . 391. Termination of exclusion from gross income of United States savings bonds interest used to pay higher education expenses Subparagraph (A) of section 135(c)(1) is amended by inserting and before the date of the enactment of the Implementation of Simpson-Bowles Spending Reductions Act of 2012 after December 31, 1989, . 392. Termination of qualified zone academy bonds Subsection (a) of section 54E is amended by striking and at the end of paragraph (2), by striking the period at the end of paragraph (3), and inserting , and , and by adding at the end the following new paragraph: (4) the bond is issued before the date of the enactment of the Implementation of Simpson-Bowles Spending Reductions Act of 2012. . 393. Termination of exempt facility bond treatment for qualified public educational facilities (a) In general Subsection (a) of section 142 is amended by striking paragraph (13). (b) Effective date The amendments made by this section shall apply to bonds issued after the date of the enactment of this Act. 394. Termination of hospital bonds (a) In general Paragraph (1) of section 145(a) is amended by striking or a governmental unit and inserting , or a governmental unit, other than a hospital . (b) Conforming amendments (1) Section 145 is amended by striking subsection (c) and by redesignating subsections (d) and (e) as subsections (c) and (d), respectively. (2) Subsection (b) of section 145 is amended by striking nonhospital each place it appears. (3) Paragraph (1) of section 145(b) is amended by striking (other than a qualified hospital bond) . (4) Paragraph (2) of section 145(b) is amended— (A) by striking other than a qualified hospital bond in subparagraph (B), and (B) by striking subparagraph (C). (5) The heading for subsection (b) of section 145 is amended by striking on bonds other than hospital bonds . (6) The heading for paragraph (2) of section 145(b) is amended by striking nonhospital . (c) Effective date The amendments made by this section shall apply to bonds issued after the date of the enactment of this Act. |
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2.
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<header>
Requirement for
physician availability in acute care hospitals
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(a)
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<header>
In
General
</header>
<text>
Each covered hospital shall have a qualified physician
available in the hospital 24 hours a day, seven days a week to attend to the
needs of inpatients of the hospital.
</text>
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(b)
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<header>
Definitions
</header>
<text>
For
purposes of this section:
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(1)
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<header>
Covered
hospital
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<enum>
(A)
</enum>
<header>
In
general
</header>
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Subject to subparagraph (B), the term
<term>
covered
hospital
</term>
means a subsection (d) hospital (as defined in section
1886(d)(1)(B) of the
<act-name parsable-cite="SSA">
Social Security
Act
</act-name>
(
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42 U.S.C. 1395ww(d)(1)(B)
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)) that—
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(i)
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<text>
has
a participation agreement in effect under section 1866 of such Act (42 U.S.C.
1395cc);
</text>
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(ii)
</enum>
<text>
is
participating in the program under title XIX of such Act; or
</text>
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<enum>
(iii)
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is
receiving Federal funds under a grant or cooperative agreement.
</text>
</clause>
</subparagraph>
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<enum>
(B)
</enum>
<header>
Exclusion for
federal facilities and small hospitals
</header>
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Such term does not include
a hospital that—
</text>
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<enum>
(i)
</enum>
<text>
is a
facility of the Federal Government; or
</text>
</clause>
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<enum>
(ii)
</enum>
<text>
the
Secretary of Health and Human Services determines has fewer than 100 licensed
beds (as defined by the Secretary).
</text>
</clause>
</subparagraph>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="HDD4F63E06C4D461BAB9661196C2F9F39">
<enum>
(2)
</enum>
<header>
Physician;
qualified physician
</header>
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<enum>
(A)
</enum>
<text>
The term
<term>
physician
</term>
means, with respect to a hospital, an individual who is
a doctor of medicine or osteopathy legally authorized under State law to
practice medicine and surgery in that hospital.
</text>
</subparagraph>
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(B)
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The term
<term>
qualified physician
</term>
means, with respect to a hospital, an individual who is a physician and whose
credentials as such a physician have been verified by the administration of the
hospital (before providing any services at the hospital) through appropriate
means, including verification through the National Practitioner
Databank.
</text>
</subparagraph>
</paragraph>
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<enum>
(3)
</enum>
<header>
Physician
availability
</header>
<text>
A physician is considered to be
<quote>
available
</quote>
in a hospital if—
</text>
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<enum>
(A)
</enum>
<text>
the physician is
physically present in the hospital;
</text>
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<enum>
(B)
</enum>
<text>
the physician’s
primary responsibility is to be in attendance to serve the needs of the
hospital’s inpatients without delay; and
</text>
</subparagraph>
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<enum>
(C)
</enum>
<text>
the physician is
not physically present in, assigned to, serving in, or expected to cover, the
hospital’s emergency room or emergency department.
</text>
</subparagraph>
</paragraph>
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<enum>
(c)
</enum>
<header>
Enforcement
</header>
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<enum>
(1)
</enum>
<header>
Warning
</header>
<text>
If
the Secretary of Health and Human Services (in this section referred to as the
<quote>
Secretary
</quote>
) determines that a hospital has violated subsection
(a), in the first instance the Secretary shall provide a written warning
regarding such violation to the hospital and shall notify the Inspector General
of the Department of Health and Human Services (in this section referred to as
the
<quote>
HHS Inspector General
</quote>
) of such violation. Subsequently, the
HHS Inspector General shall monitor the compliance of the hospital with the
requirement of subsection (a).
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="HF4EB22107C48456799BFB0AE35729200">
<enum>
(2)
</enum>
<header>
Second
violation
</header>
<text>
After providing a warning to a hospital under paragraph
(1), if the Secretary determines that the hospital subsequently and knowingly
violates subsection (a)—
</text>
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<enum>
(A)
</enum>
<text>
the hospital is
subject to a civil money penalty in an amount not to exceed $100,000,
and
</text>
</subparagraph>
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<enum>
(B)
</enum>
<text>
the hospital shall
submit to the HHS Inspector General, by not later than 30 days after the date
of such a determination, a remedial plan to prevent future violations of the
requirement of such subsection.
</text>
</subparagraph>
<continuation-text continuation-text-level="paragraph">
The
provisions of section 1128A of the Social Security Act (
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42 U.S.C. 1320a–7a
</external-xref>
),
other than subsections (a) and (b) of such section, shall apply to civil money
penalties under subparagraph (A) in the same manner as they apply to a penalty
or proceeding under subsection (a) of such section.
</continuation-text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H9A736B05F52B4613B2BD3CB5EE406280">
<enum>
(3)
</enum>
<header>
Subsequent
violations
</header>
<text>
After imposing a civil money penalty under paragraph
(2) against a hospital, if the Secretary determines that the hospital
subsequently and knowingly violates subsection (a), the Secretary may issue an
order disqualifying the hospital from participation in the programs under
titles XVIII and XIX of the
<act-name parsable-cite="SSA">
Social Security
Act
</act-name>
and from receipt of Federal funds under any grant or cooperative
agreement for such period as the Secretary specifies and until the Secretary
receives satisfactory assurances that the hospital will be in substantial
compliance with the requirement of subsection (a).
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H08B4EAAF2278408F972584CD15B6935B">
<enum>
(4)
</enum>
<header>
Failure to
submit or comply with remedial plan
</header>
<text>
If the Secretary determines,
after consultation with the HHS Inspector General, that a hospital has failed
to submit a satisfactory remedial plan required under paragraph (2)(B) or is
failing to substantially carry out such a plan, the Secretary may suspend
payment of funds to the hospital under titles XVIII and XIX of the
<act-name parsable-cite="SSA">
Social Security Act
</act-name>
and under Federal
grants or cooperative agreements until the Secretary receives satisfactory
assurances that such failures will not continue.
</text>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
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<enum>
(d)
</enum>
<header>
Effective
Date
</header>
<text>
This section shall take effect on the first day of the first
month that begins more than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this
Act.
</text>
</subsection>
</section>
</legis-body>
</bill>
| I 113th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 244 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES January 14, 2013 Ms. Schakowsky introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce A BILL To assure that the services of a nonemergency department physician are available to hospital patients 24 hours a day, seven days a week in all non-Federal hospitals with at least 100 licensed beds.
1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Physician Availability Act of 2013 . 2. Requirement for physician availability in acute care hospitals (a) In General Each covered hospital shall have a qualified physician available in the hospital 24 hours a day, seven days a week to attend to the needs of inpatients of the hospital. (b) Definitions For purposes of this section: (1) Covered hospital (A) In general Subject to subparagraph (B), the term covered hospital means a subsection (d) hospital (as defined in section 1886(d)(1)(B) of the Social Security Act ( 42 U.S.C. 1395ww(d)(1)(B) )) that— (i) has a participation agreement in effect under section 1866 of such Act (42 U.S.C. 1395cc); (ii) is participating in the program under title XIX of such Act; or (iii) is receiving Federal funds under a grant or cooperative agreement. (B) Exclusion for federal facilities and small hospitals Such term does not include a hospital that— (i) is a facility of the Federal Government; or (ii) the Secretary of Health and Human Services determines has fewer than 100 licensed beds (as defined by the Secretary). (2) Physician; qualified physician (A) The term physician means, with respect to a hospital, an individual who is a doctor of medicine or osteopathy legally authorized under State law to practice medicine and surgery in that hospital. (B) The term qualified physician means, with respect to a hospital, an individual who is a physician and whose credentials as such a physician have been verified by the administration of the hospital (before providing any services at the hospital) through appropriate means, including verification through the National Practitioner Databank. (3) Physician availability A physician is considered to be available in a hospital if— (A) the physician is physically present in the hospital; (B) the physician’s primary responsibility is to be in attendance to serve the needs of the hospital’s inpatients without delay; and (C) the physician is not physically present in, assigned to, serving in, or expected to cover, the hospital’s emergency room or emergency department. (c) Enforcement (1) Warning If the Secretary of Health and Human Services (in this section referred to as the Secretary ) determines that a hospital has violated subsection (a), in the first instance the Secretary shall provide a written warning regarding such violation to the hospital and shall notify the Inspector General of the Department of Health and Human Services (in this section referred to as the HHS Inspector General ) of such violation. Subsequently, the HHS Inspector General shall monitor the compliance of the hospital with the requirement of subsection (a). (2) Second violation After providing a warning to a hospital under paragraph (1), if the Secretary determines that the hospital subsequently and knowingly violates subsection (a)— (A) the hospital is subject to a civil money penalty in an amount not to exceed $100,000, and (B) the hospital shall submit to the HHS Inspector General, by not later than 30 days after the date of such a determination, a remedial plan to prevent future violations of the requirement of such subsection. The provisions of section 1128A of the Social Security Act ( 42 U.S.C. 1320a–7a ), other than subsections (a) and (b) of such section, shall apply to civil money penalties under subparagraph (A) in the same manner as they apply to a penalty or proceeding under subsection (a) of such section. (3) Subsequent violations After imposing a civil money penalty under paragraph (2) against a hospital, if the Secretary determines that the hospital subsequently and knowingly violates subsection (a), the Secretary may issue an order disqualifying the hospital from participation in the programs under titles XVIII and XIX of the Social Security Act and from receipt of Federal funds under any grant or cooperative agreement for such period as the Secretary specifies and until the Secretary receives satisfactory assurances that the hospital will be in substantial compliance with the requirement of subsection (a). (4) Failure to submit or comply with remedial plan If the Secretary determines, after consultation with the HHS Inspector General, that a hospital has failed to submit a satisfactory remedial plan required under paragraph (2)(B) or is failing to substantially carry out such a plan, the Secretary may suspend payment of funds to the hospital under titles XVIII and XIX of the Social Security Act and under Federal grants or cooperative agreements until the Secretary receives satisfactory assurances that such failures will not continue. (d) Effective Date This section shall take effect on the first day of the first month that begins more than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act. |
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Removing
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Section
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| I 113th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 245 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES January 14, 2013 Mr. Schweikert introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Financial Services A BILL To amend the Truth in Lending Act to allow certain loans that are not fully amortizing to be used in seller carryback financing on residential mortgage loans.
1. Removing limitation Section 103(cc)(2)(E) of the Truth in Lending Act (as added by section 1401 of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act) is amended— (1) by striking clause (ii); and (2) by redesignating clauses (iii), (iv), and (v) as clauses (ii), (iii), and (iv), respectively. |
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To require the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve
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dollar-denominated loan interest rates of various maturities, and for other
purposes.
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This Act may be cited as the
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Rate of Average Time Execution Act of
2013
</short-title>
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or the
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<short-title>
RATE
Act of 2013
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Publication of
certain loan rates
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(a)
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In
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The Federal Reserve
Act is amended by inserting after section 11B the following:
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11C.
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Publication of
certain loan rates
</header>
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(a)
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In
general
</header>
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The Board of
Governors of the Federal Reserve System shall collect, publish, and keep
current a set of indices reporting the rate for dollar-denominated loans of
various maturities.
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Specific
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The indices described under subsection (a)
shall—
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(1)
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be derived from a collation of objective,
anonymized data collected from a variety of financial institutions for a
variety of loan products, where such institutions are representative of a broad
range of participants in the financial market;
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(2)
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contain
information representing executed transactions from a basket of credit
products, determined by the Board and derived from real market data based on
actual borrowing costs;
</text>
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(3)
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list the average
of loan rates with maturities of overnight, one month, three months, six
months, nine months, and one year;
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(4)
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not contain the
Federal funds rate;
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(5)
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be published on
the Board’s website and updated weekly; and
</text>
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(6)
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be clearly labeled in such a way that they
cannot be misinterpreted to be rate targets set by the Federal Open Market
Committee.
</text>
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.
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(b)
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Rulemaking
</header>
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The
Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System shall issue regulations to
carry out section 11C of the Federal Reserve Act, as added by subsection (a),
before the end of the 90-day period beginning on the date of the enactment of
this Act.
</text>
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| I 113th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 246 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES January 14, 2013 Mr. Schweikert introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Financial Services A BILL To require the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System to collect, publish, and keep current an objective index of dollar-denominated loan interest rates of various maturities, and for other purposes.
1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Rate of Average Time Execution Act of 2013 or the RATE Act of 2013 . 2. Publication of certain loan rates (a) In general The Federal Reserve Act is amended by inserting after section 11B the following: 11C. Publication of certain loan rates (a) In general The Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System shall collect, publish, and keep current a set of indices reporting the rate for dollar-denominated loans of various maturities. (b) Specific requirements The indices described under subsection (a) shall— (1) be derived from a collation of objective, anonymized data collected from a variety of financial institutions for a variety of loan products, where such institutions are representative of a broad range of participants in the financial market; (2) contain information representing executed transactions from a basket of credit products, determined by the Board and derived from real market data based on actual borrowing costs; (3) list the average of loan rates with maturities of overnight, one month, three months, six months, nine months, and one year; (4) not contain the Federal funds rate; (5) be published on the Board’s website and updated weekly; and (6) be clearly labeled in such a way that they cannot be misinterpreted to be rate targets set by the Federal Open Market Committee. . (b) Rulemaking The Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System shall issue regulations to carry out section 11C of the Federal Reserve Act, as added by subsection (a), before the end of the 90-day period beginning on the date of the enactment of this Act. |
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113th CONGRESS
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1st Session
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H. R. 247
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IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
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January 14, 2013
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Mr. Schweikert
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introduced the following bill; which was referred to the
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Committee on Ways and
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To require that the United States Government prioritize
all obligations on the debt held by the public, Social Security benefits, and
military pay in the event that the debt limit is reached, and for other
purposes.
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Short title
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This Act may be cited as the
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Ensuring the Full Faith and Credit of
the United States and Protecting America's Soldiers and Seniors
Act
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Findings
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Congress finds the following:
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The Secretary of the Treasury is legally
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Public Law 104–121
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.
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The debt obligations held by the Social
Security trust fund may only be redeemed in order to pay Social Security
benefits and necessary administrative expenses.
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So long as there is a positive balance of
assets in the Social Security trust fund, an appropriate amount of obligations
may be converted into an equal amount of publicly held debt in order to finance
the full and timely payment of all Social Security obligations without
exceeding the debt ceiling.
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3.
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Prioritize
obligations on the debt held by the public, Social Security benefits, and
military pay
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In the event that
the debt of the United States Government reaches the statutory limit as defined
in
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section 3101
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of title 31, United States Code, the following shall take equal
priority over all other obligations incurred by the Government of the United
States:
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(1)
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The authority of the Department of the
Treasury contained in
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section 3123
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of title 31, United States Code, to pay with
legal tender the principal and interest on debt held by the public.
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(2)
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The authority of
the Commissioner of Social Security to pay monthly old-age, survivors’ and
disability insurance benefits under title II of the Social Security Act.
</text>
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(3)
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The payment of pay
and allowances for members of the Armed Forces on active duty.
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| I 113th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 247 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES January 14, 2013 Mr. Schweikert introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Ways and Means A BILL To require that the United States Government prioritize all obligations on the debt held by the public, Social Security benefits, and military pay in the event that the debt limit is reached, and for other purposes.
1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Ensuring the Full Faith and Credit of the United States and Protecting America's Soldiers and Seniors Act . 2. Findings Congress finds the following: (1) The Secretary of the Treasury is legally required to carry out the obligations set forth in Public Law 104–121 . (2) The debt obligations held by the Social Security trust fund may only be redeemed in order to pay Social Security benefits and necessary administrative expenses. (3) So long as there is a positive balance of assets in the Social Security trust fund, an appropriate amount of obligations may be converted into an equal amount of publicly held debt in order to finance the full and timely payment of all Social Security obligations without exceeding the debt ceiling. 3. Prioritize obligations on the debt held by the public, Social Security benefits, and military pay In the event that the debt of the United States Government reaches the statutory limit as defined in section 3101 of title 31, United States Code, the following shall take equal priority over all other obligations incurred by the Government of the United States: (1) The authority of the Department of the Treasury contained in section 3123 of title 31, United States Code, to pay with legal tender the principal and interest on debt held by the public. (2) The authority of the Commissioner of Social Security to pay monthly old-age, survivors’ and disability insurance benefits under title II of the Social Security Act. (3) The payment of pay and allowances for members of the Armed Forces on active duty. |
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113th CONGRESS
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1st Session
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H. R. 248
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IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
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January 15, 2013
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Mr. Chaffetz
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(for
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Mr. Gowdy
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) introduced the
following bill; which was referred to the
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Committee on Oversight and Government
Reform
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A BILL
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To amend the Act of August 25, 1958, commonly known as
the
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Former Presidents Act of 1958
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, with respect to the monetary
allowance payable to a former President, and for other
purposes.
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This Act may be cited as the
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Presidential Allowance Modernization
Act
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Amendments
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(a)
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Relating to a
former President
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The first
section of the Act entitled
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An Act to provide retirement, clerical
assistants, and free mailing privileges to former Presidents of the United
States, and for other purposes
</quote>
, approved August 25, 1958 (3 U.S.C. 102
note), is amended by striking the matter before subsection (e) and inserting
the following:
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(a)
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Each former
President shall be entitled for the remainder of his or her life to receive
from the United States—
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(1)
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an annuity at the
rate of $200,000 per year, subject to subsection (c); and
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(2)
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a monetary
allowance at the rate of $200,000 per year, subject to subsections (c) and
(d).
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(b)
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(1)
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The annuity and
allowance under subsection (a) shall each—
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(A)
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commence on the day after the
individual becomes a former President;
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(B)
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terminate on the last day of the month
before the former President dies; and
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(C)
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be payable by the Secretary of the
Treasury on a monthly basis.
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(2)
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The annuity and allowance under
subsection (a) shall not be payable for any period during which the former
President holds an appointive or elective position in or under the Federal
Government or the government of the District of Columbia to which is attached a
rate of pay other than a nominal rate.
</text>
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(c)
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Effective December
1 of each year, each annuity and allowance under subsection (a) having a
commencement date that precedes such December 1 shall be increased by the same
percentage as the percentage by which benefit amounts under title II of the
Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 401 and following) are increased, effective as
of such December 1, as a result of a determination under section 215(i) of such
Act (
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42 U.S.C. 415(i)
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).
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(d)
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(1)
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Notwithstanding any other provision of this
section, the monetary allowance payable under subsection (a)(2) to a former
President for any 12-month period may not exceed the amount by which—
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(A)
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the monetary allowance which (but for
this subsection) would otherwise be so payable for such 12-month period,
exceeds (if at all)
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the applicable reduction amount for
such 12-month period.
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(2)
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(A)
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For purposes of
paragraph (1), the
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applicable reduction amount
</term>
is, with respect to
any former President and in connection with any 12-month period, the amount by
which—
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(i)
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the sum of (I) the adjusted gross
income (as defined by
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section 62
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of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986) of the
former President for the last taxable year ending before the start of such
12-month period, plus (II) any interest excluded from the gross income of the
former President under section 103 of such Code for such taxable year, exceeds
(if at all)
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(ii)
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$400,000, subject to subparagraph
(C).
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(B)
</enum>
<text>
In the case of a joint return,
subclauses (I) and (II) of subparagraph (A)(i) shall be applied by taking into
account both the amounts properly allocable to the former President and the
amounts properly allocable to the spouse of the former President.
</text>
</subparagraph>
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(C)
</enum>
<text>
The dollar amount specified in
subparagraph (A)(ii) shall be adjusted at the same time that, and by the same
percentage as the percentage by which, the monetary allowance of the former
President is increased under subsection (c) (disregarding this
subsection).
</text>
</subparagraph>
</paragraph>
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.
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(b)
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Relating to the
surviving spouse of a former President
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(1)
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<header>
Increase in
amount of monetary allowance
</header>
<text>
Subsection (e) of the section
amended by subsection (a) is amended—
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(A)
</enum>
<text>
in the first
sentence, by striking
<quote>
$20,000 per annum,
</quote>
and inserting
<quote>
$100,000 per year (subject to paragraph (4)),
</quote>
; and
</text>
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(B)
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in the second
sentence—
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(i)
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in
paragraph (2), by striking
<quote>
and
</quote>
at the end;
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(ii)
</enum>
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in
paragraph (3), by striking the period and inserting
<quote>
; and
</quote>
;
and
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(iii)
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by
adding after paragraph (3) the following:
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(4)
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shall, after its commencement date, be
increased at the same time that, and by the same percentage as the percentage
by which, annuities of former Presidents are increased under subsection
(c).
</text>
</paragraph>
<after-quoted-block>
.
</after-quoted-block>
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<paragraph id="H8887808F96E942E991792B3C62E90080">
<enum>
(2)
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<header>
Coverage of
widower of a former President
</header>
<text>
Such subsection (e), as amended by
paragraph (1), is further amended—
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(A)
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<text>
by striking
<quote>
widow
</quote>
each place it appears and inserting
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widow or
widower
</quote>
; and
</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HB6CFFA10D82B45ABB1C7B3CD8CFADFFC">
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(B)
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by striking
<quote>
she
</quote>
and inserting
<quote>
she or he
</quote>
.
</text>
</subparagraph>
</paragraph>
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<enum>
3.
</enum>
<header>
Rule of
construction
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
Nothing in this
Act shall be considered to affect—
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<enum>
(1)
</enum>
<text>
any provision of
law relating to the security or protection of a former President or a member of
the family of a former President; or
</text>
</paragraph>
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<enum>
(2)
</enum>
<text>
funding, under the
law amended by this section or under any other law, to carry out any provision
of law described in paragraph (1).
</text>
</paragraph>
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<section id="H04A465E39D604D80A281293744EF12E7">
<enum>
4.
</enum>
<header>
Effective date;
transition rules
</header>
<subsection id="H3E5C453BA2C24A8EA7F03684F39D24E7">
<enum>
(a)
</enum>
<header>
Effective
date
</header>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
This Act shall take
effect on the date of enactment of this Act.
</text>
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<enum>
(b)
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<header>
Transition
rules
</header>
<paragraph id="H75990248094F44FA9A4B1ED6F540EB5C">
<enum>
(1)
</enum>
<header>
Former
Presidents
</header>
<text>
In the case of any individual who is a former
President on the date of enactment of this Act, the amendment made by section
2(a) shall be applied as if the commencement date referred in subsection
(b)(1)(A) of the section amended by this Act coincided with such date of
enactment.
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H2D6818057E3B45FE88282B5331A6E951">
<enum>
(2)
</enum>
<header>
Widows
</header>
<text>
In
the case of any individual who is the widow of a former President on the date
of enactment of this Act, the amendments made by section 2(b)(1) shall be
applied as if the commencement date referred to in subsection (e)(1) of the
section amended by this Act coincided with such date of enactment.
</text>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
</section>
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| I 113th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 248 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES January 15, 2013 Mr. Chaffetz (for himself and Mr. Gowdy ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform A BILL To amend the Act of August 25, 1958, commonly known as the Former Presidents Act of 1958 , with respect to the monetary allowance payable to a former President, and for other purposes.
1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Presidential Allowance Modernization Act . 2. Amendments (a) Relating to a former President The first section of the Act entitled An Act to provide retirement, clerical assistants, and free mailing privileges to former Presidents of the United States, and for other purposes , approved August 25, 1958 (3 U.S.C. 102 note), is amended by striking the matter before subsection (e) and inserting the following: (a) Each former President shall be entitled for the remainder of his or her life to receive from the United States— (1) an annuity at the rate of $200,000 per year, subject to subsection (c); and (2) a monetary allowance at the rate of $200,000 per year, subject to subsections (c) and (d). (b) (1) The annuity and allowance under subsection (a) shall each— (A) commence on the day after the individual becomes a former President; (B) terminate on the last day of the month before the former President dies; and (C) be payable by the Secretary of the Treasury on a monthly basis. (2) The annuity and allowance under subsection (a) shall not be payable for any period during which the former President holds an appointive or elective position in or under the Federal Government or the government of the District of Columbia to which is attached a rate of pay other than a nominal rate. (c) Effective December 1 of each year, each annuity and allowance under subsection (a) having a commencement date that precedes such December 1 shall be increased by the same percentage as the percentage by which benefit amounts under title II of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 401 and following) are increased, effective as of such December 1, as a result of a determination under section 215(i) of such Act ( 42 U.S.C. 415(i) ). (d) (1) Notwithstanding any other provision of this section, the monetary allowance payable under subsection (a)(2) to a former President for any 12-month period may not exceed the amount by which— (A) the monetary allowance which (but for this subsection) would otherwise be so payable for such 12-month period, exceeds (if at all) (B) the applicable reduction amount for such 12-month period. (2) (A) For purposes of paragraph (1), the applicable reduction amount is, with respect to any former President and in connection with any 12-month period, the amount by which— (i) the sum of (I) the adjusted gross income (as defined by section 62 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986) of the former President for the last taxable year ending before the start of such 12-month period, plus (II) any interest excluded from the gross income of the former President under section 103 of such Code for such taxable year, exceeds (if at all) (ii) $400,000, subject to subparagraph (C). (B) In the case of a joint return, subclauses (I) and (II) of subparagraph (A)(i) shall be applied by taking into account both the amounts properly allocable to the former President and the amounts properly allocable to the spouse of the former President. (C) The dollar amount specified in subparagraph (A)(ii) shall be adjusted at the same time that, and by the same percentage as the percentage by which, the monetary allowance of the former President is increased under subsection (c) (disregarding this subsection). . (b) Relating to the surviving spouse of a former President (1) Increase in amount of monetary allowance Subsection (e) of the section amended by subsection (a) is amended— (A) in the first sentence, by striking $20,000 per annum, and inserting $100,000 per year (subject to paragraph (4)), ; and (B) in the second sentence— (i) in paragraph (2), by striking and at the end; (ii) in paragraph (3), by striking the period and inserting ; and ; and (iii) by adding after paragraph (3) the following: (4) shall, after its commencement date, be increased at the same time that, and by the same percentage as the percentage by which, annuities of former Presidents are increased under subsection (c). . (2) Coverage of widower of a former President Such subsection (e), as amended by paragraph (1), is further amended— (A) by striking widow each place it appears and inserting widow or widower ; and (B) by striking she and inserting she or he . 3. Rule of construction Nothing in this Act shall be considered to affect— (1) any provision of law relating to the security or protection of a former President or a member of the family of a former President; or (2) funding, under the law amended by this section or under any other law, to carry out any provision of law described in paragraph (1). 4. Effective date; transition rules (a) Effective date This Act shall take effect on the date of enactment of this Act. (b) Transition rules (1) Former Presidents In the case of any individual who is a former President on the date of enactment of this Act, the amendment made by section 2(a) shall be applied as if the commencement date referred in subsection (b)(1)(A) of the section amended by this Act coincided with such date of enactment. (2) Widows In the case of any individual who is the widow of a former President on the date of enactment of this Act, the amendments made by section 2(b)(1) shall be applied as if the commencement date referred to in subsection (e)(1) of the section amended by this Act coincided with such date of enactment. |
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To amend title 5, United States Code, to provide that
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Ineligibility of
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VIII
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Ineligibility
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Definitions
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Ineligibility
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Subject to subsection (c), any person who has a seriously
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The head of each agency shall take appropriate
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Regulations
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The
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executive branch, promulgate any regulations which the Office considers
necessary, except that such regulations shall provide for the following:
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All due process
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to be appointed or that an employee is ineligible to continue serving.
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Before any such
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shall be afforded 180 days to demonstrate that such individual’s debt is one
described in subparagraph (A), (B), (C), or (D) of section 7381(a)(1).
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An employee may continue to serve, in a
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case-by-case basis.
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Reports to
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Review of
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In
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Each agency shall
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appropriate to determine if a notice of lien (as described in section 7381(1))
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with such agency.
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Additional
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contact the
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whether the employee or applicant has a seriously delinquent tax debt.
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Authorization
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The Secretary of the Treasury shall make available to all
agencies a standard form for the authorization described in subsection
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Negative
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The head of an agency, in considering an
individual’s application for employment or in making an employee appraisal or
evaluation, shall give negative consideration to a refusal or failure to comply
with a request under subsection (b)(1).
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7384.
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Confidentiality
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use any
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permit anyone who
is not an employee of such agency to examine or otherwise have access to any
such
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Effective
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This Act and the
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| I 113th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 249 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES January 15, 2013 Mr. Chaffetz introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform , 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 amend title 5, United States Code, to provide that persons having seriously delinquent tax debts shall be ineligible for Federal employment.
1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Federal Employee Tax Accountability Act of 2013 . 2. Ineligibility of persons having seriously delinquent tax debts for Federal employment (a) In general Chapter 73 of title 5, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following: VIII Ineligibility of Persons Having Seriously Delinquent Tax Debts for Federal Employment 7381. Definitions For purposes of this subchapter— (1) the term seriously delinquent tax debt means an outstanding debt under the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 for which a notice of lien has been filed in public records pursuant to section 6323 of such Code, except that such term does not include— (A) a debt that is being paid in a timely manner pursuant to an agreement under section 6159 or section 7122 of such Code; (B) a debt with respect to which a collection due process hearing under section 6330 of such Code, or relief under subsection (a), (b), or (f) of section 6015 of such Code, is requested or pending; (C) a debt with respect to which a levy has been issued under section 6331 of such Code (or, in the case of an applicant for employment, a debt with respect to which the applicant agrees to be subject to a levy issued under such section); and (D) a debt with respect to which relief under section 6343(a)(1)(D) of such Code is granted; (2) the term employee means an employee in or under an agency, including an individual described in sections 2104(b) and 2105(e); and (3) the term agency means— (A) an Executive agency; (B) the United States Postal Service; (C) the Postal Regulatory Commission; and (D) an employing authority in the legislative branch. 7382. Ineligibility for employment (a) In general Subject to subsection (c), any person who has a seriously delinquent tax debt shall be ineligible to be appointed or to continue serving as an employee. (b) Disclosure requirement The head of each agency shall take appropriate measures to ensure that each person applying for employment with such agency shall be required to submit (as part of the application for employment) certification that such person does not have any seriously delinquent tax debt. (c) Regulations The Office of Personnel Management, in consultation with the Internal Revenue Service, shall, for purposes of carrying out this section with respect to the executive branch, promulgate any regulations which the Office considers necessary, except that such regulations shall provide for the following: (1) All due process rights, afforded by chapter 75 and any other provision of law, shall apply with respect to a determination under this section that an applicant is ineligible to be appointed or that an employee is ineligible to continue serving. (2) Before any such determination is given effect with respect to an individual, the individual shall be afforded 180 days to demonstrate that such individual’s debt is one described in subparagraph (A), (B), (C), or (D) of section 7381(a)(1). (3) An employee may continue to serve, in a situation involving financial hardship, if the continued service of such employee is in the best interests of the United States, as determined on a case-by-case basis. (d) Reports to Congress The Director of the Office of Personnel Management shall report annually to Congress on the number of exemptions made pursuant to subsection (c)(3). 7383. Review of public records (a) In general Each agency shall provide for such reviews of public records as the head of such agency considers appropriate to determine if a notice of lien (as described in section 7381(1)) has been filed with respect to an employee of or an applicant for employment with such agency. (b) Additional requests If a notice of lien is discovered under subsection (a) with respect to an employee or applicant for employment, the agency may— (1) request that the employee or applicant execute and submit a form authorizing the Secretary of the Treasury to disclose to the head of the agency information limited to describing whether the employee or applicant has a seriously delinquent tax debt; and (2) contact the Secretary of the Treasury to request tax information limited to describing whether the employee or applicant has a seriously delinquent tax debt. (c) Authorization form The Secretary of the Treasury shall make available to all agencies a standard form for the authorization described in subsection (b)(1). (d) Negative consideration The head of an agency, in considering an individual’s application for employment or in making an employee appraisal or evaluation, shall give negative consideration to a refusal or failure to comply with a request under subsection (b)(1). 7384. Confidentiality Neither the head nor any other employee of an agency may— (1) use any information furnished under the provisions of this subchapter for any purpose other than the administration of this subchapter; (2) make any publication whereby the information furnished by or with respect to any particular individual under this subchapter can be identified; or (3) permit anyone who is not an employee of such agency to examine or otherwise have access to any such information. . (b) Clerical amendment The analysis for chapter 73 of title 5, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following: SUBCHAPTER VIII—INELIGIBILITY OF PERSONS HAVING SERIOUSLY DELINQUENT TAX DEBTS FOR FEDERAL EMPLOYMENT 7381. Definitions. 7382. Ineligibility for employment. 7383. Review of public records. 7384. Confidentiality. . 3. Effective date This Act and the amendments made by this Act shall take effect 9 months after the date of enactment of this Act. |
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This Act may be cited as the
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Ineligibility of
persons having seriously delinquent tax debts for Federal employment
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(a)
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In
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Chapter 73 of title
5, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following:
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VIII
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Ineligibility
of Persons Having Seriously Delinquent Tax Debts for Federal
Employment
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7381.
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Definitions
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For purposes of this subchapter—
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(1)
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the term
<term>
seriously delinquent tax debt
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means an outstanding debt under the
Internal Revenue Code of 1986 for which a notice of lien has been filed in
public records pursuant to section 6323 of such Code, except that such term
does not include—
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(A)
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a debt that is
being paid in a timely manner pursuant to an agreement under section 6159 or
section 7122 of such Code;
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(B)
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a debt with
respect to which a collection due process hearing under section 6330 of such
Code, or relief under subsection (a), (b), or (f) of section 6015 of such Code,
is requested or pending;
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a debt with respect to which a levy has
been issued under section 6331 of such Code (or, in the case of an applicant
for employment, a debt with respect to which the applicant agrees to be subject
to a levy issued under such section); and
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a debt with
respect to which relief under section 6343(a)(1)(D) of such Code is
granted;
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(2)
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the term
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employee
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means an employee in or under an agency, including an
individual described in sections 2104(b) and 2105(e); and
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(B)
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the United States
Postal Service;
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the Postal
Regulatory Commission; and
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an employing
authority in the legislative branch.
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7382.
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Ineligibility
for employment
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(a)
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In
general
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Subject to subsection (c), any person who has a seriously
delinquent tax debt shall be ineligible to be appointed or to continue serving
as an employee.
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(b)
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Disclosure
requirement
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The head of each agency shall take appropriate
measures to ensure that each person applying for employment with such agency
shall be required to submit (as part of the application for employment)
certification that such person does not have any seriously delinquent tax
debt.
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(c)
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Regulations
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The
Office of Personnel Management, in consultation with the Internal Revenue
Service, shall, for purposes of carrying out this section with respect to the
executive branch, promulgate any regulations which the Office considers
necessary, except that such regulations shall provide for the following:
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(1)
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All due process
rights, afforded by chapter 75 and any other provision of law, shall apply with
respect to a determination under this section that an applicant is ineligible
to be appointed or that an employee is ineligible to continue serving.
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(2)
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Before any such
determination is given effect with respect to an individual, the individual
shall be afforded 180 days to demonstrate that such individual’s debt is one
described in subparagraph (A), (B), (C), or (D) of section 7381(a)(1).
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(3)
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An employee may continue to serve, in a
situation involving financial hardship, if the continued service of such
employee is in the best interests of the United States, as determined on a
case-by-case basis.
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Reports to
Congress
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The Director of the
Office of Personnel Management shall report annually to Congress on the number
of exemptions made pursuant to subsection (c)(3).
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Review of
public records
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(a)
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In
general
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Each agency shall
provide for such reviews of public records as the head of such agency considers
appropriate to determine if a notice of lien (as described in section 7381(1))
has been filed with respect to an employee of or an applicant for employment
with such agency.
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(b)
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Additional
requests
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If a notice of lien is discovered under subsection (a)
with respect to an employee or applicant for employment, the agency may—
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(1)
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request that the
employee or applicant execute and submit a form authorizing the Secretary of
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describing whether the employee or applicant has a seriously delinquent tax
debt; and
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contact the
Secretary of the Treasury to request tax information limited to describing
whether the employee or applicant has a seriously delinquent tax debt.
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(c)
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Authorization
form
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The Secretary of the Treasury shall make available to all
agencies a standard form for the authorization described in subsection
(b)(1).
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Negative
consideration
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The head of an agency, in considering an
individual’s application for employment or in making an employee appraisal or
evaluation, shall give negative consideration to a refusal or failure to comply
with a request under subsection (b)(1).
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7384.
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Confidentiality
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Neither the head nor any other employee of
an agency may—
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use any
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make any
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particular individual under this subchapter can be identified; or
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permit anyone who
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such
information.
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Clerical
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The analysis for
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This Act and the
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| IB Union Calendar No. 24 113th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 249 [Report No. 113–38, Part I] IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES January 15, 2013 Mr. Chaffetz introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform , 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 April 12, 2013 Reported from the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform April 12, 2013 The Committee on House Administration discharged; committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union and ordered to be printed A BILL To amend title 5, United States Code, to provide that persons having seriously delinquent tax debts shall be ineligible for Federal employment.
1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Federal Employee Tax Accountability Act of 2013 . 2. Ineligibility of persons having seriously delinquent tax debts for Federal employment (a) In general Chapter 73 of title 5, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following: VIII Ineligibility of Persons Having Seriously Delinquent Tax Debts for Federal Employment 7381. Definitions For purposes of this subchapter— (1) the term seriously delinquent tax debt means an outstanding debt under the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 for which a notice of lien has been filed in public records pursuant to section 6323 of such Code, except that such term does not include— (A) a debt that is being paid in a timely manner pursuant to an agreement under section 6159 or section 7122 of such Code; (B) a debt with respect to which a collection due process hearing under section 6330 of such Code, or relief under subsection (a), (b), or (f) of section 6015 of such Code, is requested or pending; (C) a debt with respect to which a levy has been issued under section 6331 of such Code (or, in the case of an applicant for employment, a debt with respect to which the applicant agrees to be subject to a levy issued under such section); and (D) a debt with respect to which relief under section 6343(a)(1)(D) of such Code is granted; (2) the term employee means an employee in or under an agency, including an individual described in sections 2104(b) and 2105(e); and (3) the term agency means— (A) an Executive agency; (B) the United States Postal Service; (C) the Postal Regulatory Commission; and (D) an employing authority in the legislative branch. 7382. Ineligibility for employment (a) In general Subject to subsection (c), any person who has a seriously delinquent tax debt shall be ineligible to be appointed or to continue serving as an employee. (b) Disclosure requirement The head of each agency shall take appropriate measures to ensure that each person applying for employment with such agency shall be required to submit (as part of the application for employment) certification that such person does not have any seriously delinquent tax debt. (c) Regulations The Office of Personnel Management, in consultation with the Internal Revenue Service, shall, for purposes of carrying out this section with respect to the executive branch, promulgate any regulations which the Office considers necessary, except that such regulations shall provide for the following: (1) All due process rights, afforded by chapter 75 and any other provision of law, shall apply with respect to a determination under this section that an applicant is ineligible to be appointed or that an employee is ineligible to continue serving. (2) Before any such determination is given effect with respect to an individual, the individual shall be afforded 180 days to demonstrate that such individual’s debt is one described in subparagraph (A), (B), (C), or (D) of section 7381(a)(1). (3) An employee may continue to serve, in a situation involving financial hardship, if the continued service of such employee is in the best interests of the United States, as determined on a case-by-case basis. (d) Reports to Congress The Director of the Office of Personnel Management shall report annually to Congress on the number of exemptions made pursuant to subsection (c)(3). 7383. Review of public records (a) In general Each agency shall provide for such reviews of public records as the head of such agency considers appropriate to determine if a notice of lien (as described in section 7381(1)) has been filed with respect to an employee of or an applicant for employment with such agency. (b) Additional requests If a notice of lien is discovered under subsection (a) with respect to an employee or applicant for employment, the agency may— (1) request that the employee or applicant execute and submit a form authorizing the Secretary of the Treasury to disclose to the head of the agency information limited to describing whether the employee or applicant has a seriously delinquent tax debt; and (2) contact the Secretary of the Treasury to request tax information limited to describing whether the employee or applicant has a seriously delinquent tax debt. (c) Authorization form The Secretary of the Treasury shall make available to all agencies a standard form for the authorization described in subsection (b)(1). (d) Negative consideration The head of an agency, in considering an individual’s application for employment or in making an employee appraisal or evaluation, shall give negative consideration to a refusal or failure to comply with a request under subsection (b)(1). 7384. Confidentiality Neither the head nor any other employee of an agency may— (1) use any information furnished under the provisions of this subchapter for any purpose other than the administration of this subchapter; (2) make any publication whereby the information furnished by or with respect to any particular individual under this subchapter can be identified; or (3) permit anyone who is not an employee of such agency to examine or otherwise have access to any such information. . (b) Clerical amendment The analysis for chapter 73 of title 5, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following: SUBCHAPTER VIII—INELIGIBILITY OF PERSONS HAVING SERIOUSLY DELINQUENT TAX DEBTS FOR FEDERAL EMPLOYMENT 7381. Definitions. 7382. Ineligibility for employment. 7383. Review of public records. 7384. Confidentiality. . 3. Effective date This Act and the amendments made by this Act shall take effect 9 months after the date of enactment of this Act.
April 12, 2013 Reported from the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform April 12, 2013 The Committee on House Administration discharged; committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union and ordered to be printed |
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1. Requirement for establishment of national monument Section 2 of the Act of June 8, 1906 (commonly known as the Antiquities Act of 1906 ; 16 U.S.C. 431 ) is amended by striking , in his discretion, to declare by public proclamation and inserting to declare, subject to approval by an Act of Congress, . |
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This Act may be cited as the
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South Utah Valley Electric Conveyance Act
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2.
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Definitions
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In this Act:
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(1)
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District
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The term
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District
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(2)
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Electric distribution system
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Electric Distribution System
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means fixtures, irrigation, or power facilities lands, distribution fixture lands, and shared power poles.
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(3)
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Fixtures
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fixtures
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(A)
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comprise those portions of the Strawberry Valley Project power distribution system that are rated at a voltage of 12.5 kilovolts and were constructed with Strawberry Valley Project revenues; and
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any such fixtures that are located on Federal lands and interests in lands.
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(4)
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Irrigation or power facilities lands
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The term
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irrigation or power facilities lands
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means all Federal lands and interests in lands where the fixtures are located on the date of the enactment of this Act and which are encumbered by other Strawberry Valley Project irrigation or power features, including lands underlying the Strawberry Substation.
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Distribution fixture lands
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distribution fixture lands
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means all Federal lands and interests in lands where the fixtures are located on the date of the enactment of this Act and which are unencumbered by other Strawberry Valley Project features, to a maximum corridor width of 30 feet on each side of the centerline of the fixtures’ power lines as those lines exist on the date of the enactment of this Act.
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(6)
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Shared power poles
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The term
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shared power poles
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means poles that comprise those portions of the Strawberry Valley Project Power Transmission System, that are rated at a voltage of 46.0 kilovolts, are owned by the United States, and support fixtures of the Electric Distribution System.
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(7)
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Secretary
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Secretary
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3.
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Conveyance of Electric Distribution System
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(a)
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In general
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Inasmuch as the Strawberry Water Users Association conveyed its interest, if any, in the Electric Distribution System to the District by a contract dated April 7, 1986, and in consideration of the District assuming from the United States all liability for administration, operation, maintenance, and replacement of the Electric Distribution System, the Secretary shall, as soon as practicable after the date of the enactment of this Act and in accordance with all applicable law convey and assign to the District without charge or further consideration—
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(1)
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all of the United States right, title, and interest in and to—
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(A)
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all fixtures owned by the United States as part of the Electric Distribution System; and
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(B)
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the distribution fixture land;
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(2)
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license for use in perpetuity of the shared power poles to continue to own, operate, maintain, and replace Electric Distribution Fixtures attached to the shared power poles; and
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(3)
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licenses for use and for access in perpetuity for purposes of operation, maintenance, and replacement across, over, and along—
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(A)
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all project lands and interests in irrigation and power facilities lands where the Electric Distribution System is located on the date of the enactment of this Act that are necessary for other Strawberry Valley Project facilities (the ownership of such underlying lands or interests in lands shall remain with the United States), including lands underlying the Strawberry Substation; and
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(B)
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such corridors where Federal lands and interests in lands—
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(i)
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are abutting public streets and roads; and
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(ii)
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can provide access that will facilitate operation, maintenance, and replacement of facilities.
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(b)
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Compliance with environmental laws
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(1)
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In general
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Before conveying lands, interest in lands, and fixtures under subsection (a), the Secretary shall comply with all applicable requirements under—
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(A)
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the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (
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42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.
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(B)
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the Endangered Species Act of 1973 (
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16 U.S.C. 1531 et seq.
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(C)
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any other law applicable to the land and facilities.
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(2)
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Effect
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Nothing in this Act modifies or alters any obligations under—
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(A)
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the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (
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42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.
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(B)
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the Endangered Species Act of 1973 (
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16 U.S.C. 1531 et seq.
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(c)
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Power Generation and 46kV Transmission Facilities Excluded
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Except for the uses as granted by license in Shared Power Poles under section 3(a)(2), nothing in this Act shall be construed to grant or convey to the District or any other party, any interest in any facilities shared or otherwise that comprise a portion of the Strawberry Valley Project power generation system or the federally owned portions of the 46 kilovolt transmission system which ownership shall remain in the United States.
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4.
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Effect of conveyance
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On conveyance of any land or facility under section 3(a)(1)—
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(1)
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the conveyed and assigned land and facilities shall no longer be part of a Federal reclamation project;
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(2)
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the District shall not be entitled to receive any future Bureau or Reclamation benefits with respect to the conveyed and assigned land and facilities, except for benefits that would be available to other non-Bureau of Reclamation facilities; and
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(3)
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the United States shall not be liable for damages arising out of any act, omission, or occurrence relating to the land and facilities, including the transaction of April 7, 1986, between the Strawberry Water Users Association and Strawberry Electric Service District.
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5.
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Report
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If a conveyance required under section 3 is not completed by the date that is 1 year after the date of the enactment of this Act, not later than 30 days after that date, the Secretary shall submit to Congress a report that—
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(1)
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describes the status of the conveyance;
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(2)
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describes any obstacles to completing the conveyance; and
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(3)
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specifies an anticipated date for completion of the conveyance.
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Passed the House of Representatives June 11, 2013.
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Karen L. Haas,
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Clerk.
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| IB 113th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 251 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES AN ACT To direct the Secretary of the Interior to convey certain Federal features of the electric distribution system to the South Utah Valley Electric Service District, and for other purposes.
1. Short title This Act may be cited as the South Utah Valley Electric Conveyance Act . 2. Definitions In this Act: (1) District The term District means the South Utah Valley Electric Service District, organized under the laws of the State of Utah. (2) Electric distribution system The term Electric Distribution System means fixtures, irrigation, or power facilities lands, distribution fixture lands, and shared power poles. (3) Fixtures The term fixtures means all power poles, cross-members, wires, insulators and associated fixtures, including substations, that— (A) comprise those portions of the Strawberry Valley Project power distribution system that are rated at a voltage of 12.5 kilovolts and were constructed with Strawberry Valley Project revenues; and (B) any such fixtures that are located on Federal lands and interests in lands. (4) Irrigation or power facilities lands The term irrigation or power facilities lands means all Federal lands and interests in lands where the fixtures are located on the date of the enactment of this Act and which are encumbered by other Strawberry Valley Project irrigation or power features, including lands underlying the Strawberry Substation. (5) Distribution fixture lands The term distribution fixture lands means all Federal lands and interests in lands where the fixtures are located on the date of the enactment of this Act and which are unencumbered by other Strawberry Valley Project features, to a maximum corridor width of 30 feet on each side of the centerline of the fixtures’ power lines as those lines exist on the date of the enactment of this Act. (6) Shared power poles The term shared power poles means poles that comprise those portions of the Strawberry Valley Project Power Transmission System, that are rated at a voltage of 46.0 kilovolts, are owned by the United States, and support fixtures of the Electric Distribution System. (7) Secretary The term Secretary means the Secretary of the Interior. 3. Conveyance of Electric Distribution System (a) In general Inasmuch as the Strawberry Water Users Association conveyed its interest, if any, in the Electric Distribution System to the District by a contract dated April 7, 1986, and in consideration of the District assuming from the United States all liability for administration, operation, maintenance, and replacement of the Electric Distribution System, the Secretary shall, as soon as practicable after the date of the enactment of this Act and in accordance with all applicable law convey and assign to the District without charge or further consideration— (1) all of the United States right, title, and interest in and to— (A) all fixtures owned by the United States as part of the Electric Distribution System; and (B) the distribution fixture land; (2) license for use in perpetuity of the shared power poles to continue to own, operate, maintain, and replace Electric Distribution Fixtures attached to the shared power poles; and (3) licenses for use and for access in perpetuity for purposes of operation, maintenance, and replacement across, over, and along— (A) all project lands and interests in irrigation and power facilities lands where the Electric Distribution System is located on the date of the enactment of this Act that are necessary for other Strawberry Valley Project facilities (the ownership of such underlying lands or interests in lands shall remain with the United States), including lands underlying the Strawberry Substation; and (B) such corridors where Federal lands and interests in lands— (i) are abutting public streets and roads; and (ii) can provide access that will facilitate operation, maintenance, and replacement of facilities. (b) Compliance with environmental laws (1) In general Before conveying lands, interest in lands, and fixtures under subsection (a), the Secretary shall comply with all applicable requirements under— (A) the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 ( 42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq. ); (B) the Endangered Species Act of 1973 ( 16 U.S.C. 1531 et seq. ); and (C) any other law applicable to the land and facilities. (2) Effect Nothing in this Act modifies or alters any obligations under— (A) the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 ( 42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq. ); or (B) the Endangered Species Act of 1973 ( 16 U.S.C. 1531 et seq. ). (c) Power Generation and 46kV Transmission Facilities Excluded Except for the uses as granted by license in Shared Power Poles under section 3(a)(2), nothing in this Act shall be construed to grant or convey to the District or any other party, any interest in any facilities shared or otherwise that comprise a portion of the Strawberry Valley Project power generation system or the federally owned portions of the 46 kilovolt transmission system which ownership shall remain in the United States. 4. Effect of conveyance On conveyance of any land or facility under section 3(a)(1)— (1) the conveyed and assigned land and facilities shall no longer be part of a Federal reclamation project; (2) the District shall not be entitled to receive any future Bureau or Reclamation benefits with respect to the conveyed and assigned land and facilities, except for benefits that would be available to other non-Bureau of Reclamation facilities; and (3) the United States shall not be liable for damages arising out of any act, omission, or occurrence relating to the land and facilities, including the transaction of April 7, 1986, between the Strawberry Water Users Association and Strawberry Electric Service District. 5. Report If a conveyance required under section 3 is not completed by the date that is 1 year after the date of the enactment of this Act, not later than 30 days after that date, the Secretary shall submit to Congress a report that— (1) describes the status of the conveyance; (2) describes any obstacles to completing the conveyance; and (3) specifies an anticipated date for completion of the conveyance.
Passed the House of Representatives June 11, 2013. Karen L. Haas, Clerk. |
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Short title
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This Act may be cited as the
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South Utah Valley Electric Conveyance Act
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Definitions
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In this Act:
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(1)
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District
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District
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Electric distribution system
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Electric Distribution System
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Fixtures
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fixtures
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comprise those portions of the Strawberry Valley Project power distribution system that are rated at a voltage of 12.5 kilovolts and were constructed with Strawberry Valley Project revenues; and
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any such fixtures that are located on Federal lands and interests in lands.
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(4)
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Irrigation or power facilities lands
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irrigation or power facilities lands
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Distribution fixture lands
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The term
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distribution fixture lands
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means all Federal lands and interests in lands where the fixtures are located on the date of the enactment of this Act and which are unencumbered by other Strawberry Valley Project features, to a maximum corridor width of 30 feet on each side of the centerline of the fixtures’ power lines as those lines exist on the date of the enactment of this Act.
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Shared power poles
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The term
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shared power poles
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Secretary
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Secretary
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3.
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Conveyance of Electric Distribution System
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(a)
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In general
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Inasmuch as the Strawberry Water Users Association conveyed its interest, if any, in the Electric Distribution System to the District by a contract dated April 7, 1986, and in consideration of the District assuming from the United States all liability for administration, operation, maintenance, and replacement of the Electric Distribution System, the Secretary shall, as soon as practicable after the date of the enactment of this Act and in accordance with all applicable law convey and assign to the District without charge or further consideration—
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all of the United States right, title, and interest in and to—
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all fixtures owned by the United States as part of the Electric Distribution System; and
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the distribution fixture land;
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license for use in perpetuity of the shared power poles to continue to own, operate, maintain, and replace Electric Distribution Fixtures attached to the shared power poles; and
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licenses for use and for access in perpetuity for purposes of operation, maintenance, and replacement across, over, and along—
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(A)
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all project lands and interests in irrigation and power facilities lands where the Electric Distribution System is located on the date of the enactment of this Act that are necessary for other Strawberry Valley Project facilities (the ownership of such underlying lands or interests in lands shall remain with the United States), including lands underlying the Strawberry Substation; and
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(B)
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such corridors where Federal lands and interests in lands—
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(i)
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are abutting public streets and roads; and
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(ii)
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can provide access that will facilitate operation, maintenance, and replacement of facilities.
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(b)
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Compliance with environmental laws
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(1)
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In general
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Before conveying lands, interest in lands, and fixtures under subsection (a), the Secretary shall comply with all applicable requirements under—
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(A)
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the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (
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42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.
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);
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(B)
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the Endangered Species Act of 1973 (
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16 U.S.C. 1531 et seq.
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); and
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(C)
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any other law applicable to the land and facilities.
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(2)
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Effect
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Nothing in this Act modifies or alters any obligations under—
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(A)
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the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (
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42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.
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); or
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(B)
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the Endangered Species Act of 1973 (
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16 U.S.C. 1531 et seq.
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).
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(c)
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Power Generation and 46kV Transmission Facilities Excluded
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<text>
Except for the uses as granted by license in Shared Power Poles under section 3(a)(2), nothing in this Act shall be construed to grant or convey to the District or any other party, any interest in any facilities shared or otherwise that comprise a portion of the Strawberry Valley Project power generation system or the federally owned portions of the 46 kilovolt transmission system which ownership shall remain in the United States.
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4.
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Effect of conveyance
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On conveyance of any land or facility under section 3(a)(1)—
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(1)
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the conveyed and assigned land and facilities shall no longer be part of a Federal reclamation project;
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(2)
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the District shall not be entitled to receive any future Bureau or Reclamation benefits with respect to the conveyed and assigned land and facilities, except for benefits that would be available to other non-Bureau of Reclamation facilities; and
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(3)
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the United States shall not be liable for damages arising out of any act, omission, or occurrence relating to the land and facilities, including the transaction of April 7, 1986, between the Strawberry Water Users Association and Strawberry Electric Service District.
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5.
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<header>
Report
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If a conveyance required under section 3 is not completed by the date that is 1 year after the date of the enactment of this Act, not later than 30 days after that date, the Secretary shall submit to Congress a report that—
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(1)
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describes the status of the conveyance;
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(2)
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describes any obstacles to completing the conveyance; and
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(3)
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specifies an anticipated date for completion of the conveyance.
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Speaker of the House of Representatives.
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Vice President of the United States and President of the Senate.
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| 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. 251 AN ACT To direct the Secretary of the Interior to convey certain Federal features of the electric distribution system to the South Utah Valley Electric Service District, and for other purposes.
1. Short title This Act may be cited as the South Utah Valley Electric Conveyance Act . 2. Definitions In this Act: (1) District The term District means the South Utah Valley Electric Service District, organized under the laws of the State of Utah. (2) Electric distribution system The term Electric Distribution System means fixtures, irrigation, or power facilities lands, distribution fixture lands, and shared power poles. (3) Fixtures The term fixtures means all power poles, cross-members, wires, insulators and associated fixtures, including substations, that— (A) comprise those portions of the Strawberry Valley Project power distribution system that are rated at a voltage of 12.5 kilovolts and were constructed with Strawberry Valley Project revenues; and (B) any such fixtures that are located on Federal lands and interests in lands. (4) Irrigation or power facilities lands The term irrigation or power facilities lands means all Federal lands and interests in lands where the fixtures are located on the date of the enactment of this Act and which are encumbered by other Strawberry Valley Project irrigation or power features, including lands underlying the Strawberry Substation. (5) Distribution fixture lands The term distribution fixture lands means all Federal lands and interests in lands where the fixtures are located on the date of the enactment of this Act and which are unencumbered by other Strawberry Valley Project features, to a maximum corridor width of 30 feet on each side of the centerline of the fixtures’ power lines as those lines exist on the date of the enactment of this Act. (6) Shared power poles The term shared power poles means poles that comprise those portions of the Strawberry Valley Project Power Transmission System, that are rated at a voltage of 46.0 kilovolts, are owned by the United States, and support fixtures of the Electric Distribution System. (7) Secretary The term Secretary means the Secretary of the Interior. 3. Conveyance of Electric Distribution System (a) In general Inasmuch as the Strawberry Water Users Association conveyed its interest, if any, in the Electric Distribution System to the District by a contract dated April 7, 1986, and in consideration of the District assuming from the United States all liability for administration, operation, maintenance, and replacement of the Electric Distribution System, the Secretary shall, as soon as practicable after the date of the enactment of this Act and in accordance with all applicable law convey and assign to the District without charge or further consideration— (1) all of the United States right, title, and interest in and to— (A) all fixtures owned by the United States as part of the Electric Distribution System; and (B) the distribution fixture land; (2) license for use in perpetuity of the shared power poles to continue to own, operate, maintain, and replace Electric Distribution Fixtures attached to the shared power poles; and (3) licenses for use and for access in perpetuity for purposes of operation, maintenance, and replacement across, over, and along— (A) all project lands and interests in irrigation and power facilities lands where the Electric Distribution System is located on the date of the enactment of this Act that are necessary for other Strawberry Valley Project facilities (the ownership of such underlying lands or interests in lands shall remain with the United States), including lands underlying the Strawberry Substation; and (B) such corridors where Federal lands and interests in lands— (i) are abutting public streets and roads; and (ii) can provide access that will facilitate operation, maintenance, and replacement of facilities. (b) Compliance with environmental laws (1) In general Before conveying lands, interest in lands, and fixtures under subsection (a), the Secretary shall comply with all applicable requirements under— (A) the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 ( 42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq. ); (B) the Endangered Species Act of 1973 ( 16 U.S.C. 1531 et seq. ); and (C) any other law applicable to the land and facilities. (2) Effect Nothing in this Act modifies or alters any obligations under— (A) the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 ( 42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq. ); or (B) the Endangered Species Act of 1973 ( 16 U.S.C. 1531 et seq. ). (c) Power Generation and 46kV Transmission Facilities Excluded Except for the uses as granted by license in Shared Power Poles under section 3(a)(2), nothing in this Act shall be construed to grant or convey to the District or any other party, any interest in any facilities shared or otherwise that comprise a portion of the Strawberry Valley Project power generation system or the federally owned portions of the 46 kilovolt transmission system which ownership shall remain in the United States. 4. Effect of conveyance On conveyance of any land or facility under section 3(a)(1)— (1) the conveyed and assigned land and facilities shall no longer be part of a Federal reclamation project; (2) the District shall not be entitled to receive any future Bureau or Reclamation benefits with respect to the conveyed and assigned land and facilities, except for benefits that would be available to other non-Bureau of Reclamation facilities; and (3) the United States shall not be liable for damages arising out of any act, omission, or occurrence relating to the land and facilities, including the transaction of April 7, 1986, between the Strawberry Water Users Association and Strawberry Electric Service District. 5. Report If a conveyance required under section 3 is not completed by the date that is 1 year after the date of the enactment of this Act, not later than 30 days after that date, the Secretary shall submit to Congress a report that— (1) describes the status of the conveyance; (2) describes any obstacles to completing the conveyance; and (3) specifies an anticipated date for completion of the conveyance.
Speaker of the House of Representatives. Vice President of the United States and President of the Senate. |
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2013-01-15
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113th CONGRESS
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1st Session
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H. R. 251
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IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
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January 15, 2013
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Mr. Chaffetz
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introduced the following bill; which was referred to the
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Committee on Natural
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A BILL
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To direct the Secretary of the Interior to convey certain
Federal features of the electric distribution system to the South Utah Valley
Electric Service District, and for other purposes.
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1.
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Short title
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This Act may be cited as the
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South Utah Valley Electric Conveyance
Act
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.
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2.
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Definitions
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In this Act:
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(1)
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District
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The
term
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District
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means the South Utah Valley Electric Service
District, organized under the laws of the State of Utah.
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(2)
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Electric
distribution system
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The term
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Electric Distribution
System
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means fixtures, irrigation, or power facilities lands,
distribution fixture lands, and shared power poles.
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(3)
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Fixtures
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The
term
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fixtures
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means all power poles, cross-members, wires,
insulators and associated fixtures, including substations, that—
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(A)
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comprise those
portions of the Strawberry Valley Project power distribution system that are
rated at a voltage of 12.5 kilovolts and were constructed with Strawberry
Valley Project revenues; and
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(B)
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any such fixtures
that are located on Federal lands and interests in lands.
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(4)
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Irrigation or
power facilities lands
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<text>
The term
<term>
irrigation or power
facilities lands
</term>
means all Federal lands and interests in lands where
the fixtures are located on the date of the enactment of this Act and which are
encumbered by other Strawberry Valley Project irrigation or power features,
including lands underlying the Strawberry Substation.
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(5)
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Distribution
fixture lands
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The term
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distribution fixture lands
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means all Federal lands and interests
in lands where the fixtures are located on the date of the enactment of this
Act and which are unencumbered by other Strawberry Valley Project features, to
a maximum corridor width of 30 feet on each side of the centerline of the
fixtures’ power lines as those lines exist on the date of the enactment of this
Act.
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(6)
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Shared power
poles
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<text>
The term
<term>
shared power poles
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means poles that
comprise those portions of the Strawberry Valley Project Power Transmission
System, that are rated at a voltage of 46.0 kilovolts, are owned by the United
States, and support fixtures of the Electric Distribution System.
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(7)
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Secretary
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The
term
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Secretary
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means the Secretary of the Interior.
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3.
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<header>
Conveyance of
Electric Distribution System
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(a)
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<header>
In
general
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Inasmuch as the
Strawberry Water Users Association conveyed its interest, if any, in the
Electric Distribution System to the District by a contract dated April 7, 1986,
and in consideration of the District assuming from the United States all
liability for administration, operation, maintenance, and replacement of the
Electric Distribution System, the Secretary shall, as soon as practicable after
the date of the enactment of this Act and in accordance with all applicable law
convey and assign to the District without charge or further
consideration—
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(1)
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all of the United
States right, title, and interest in and to—
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(A)
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all fixtures owned
by the United States as part of the Electric Distribution System; and
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(B)
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the distribution
fixture land;
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<enum>
(2)
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license for use in
perpetuity of the shared power poles to continue to own, operate, maintain, and
replace Electric Distribution Fixtures attached to the shared power poles;
and
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(3)
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licenses for use and for access in
perpetuity for purposes of operation, maintenance, and replacement across,
over, and along—
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<enum>
(A)
</enum>
<text>
all project lands
and interests in irrigation and power facilities lands where the Electric
Distribution System is located on the date of the enactment of this Act that
are necessary for other Strawberry Valley Project facilities (the ownership of
such underlying lands or interests in lands shall remain with the United
States), including lands underlying the Strawberry Substation; and
</text>
</subparagraph>
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<enum>
(B)
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<text>
such corridors
where Federal lands and interests in lands—
</text>
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<enum>
(i)
</enum>
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are
abutting public streets and roads; and
</text>
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<enum>
(ii)
</enum>
<text>
can
provide access that will facilitate operation, maintenance, and replacement of
facilities.
</text>
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</subparagraph>
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<enum>
(b)
</enum>
<header>
Compliance with
environmental laws
</header>
<paragraph id="H72D3113377CC4EA3883B94FC8BD78039">
<enum>
(1)
</enum>
<header>
In
general
</header>
<text>
Before conveying lands, interest in lands, and fixtures
under subsection (a), the Secretary shall comply with all applicable
requirements under—
</text>
<subparagraph id="HA84CDE7143F74B098D0CE1D6D4EB0B08">
<enum>
(A)
</enum>
<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>
);
</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H10EC88C770A845919B3F580B360C8E64">
<enum>
(B)
</enum>
<text>
the Endangered
Species Act of 1973 (
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/16/1531">
16 U.S.C. 1531 et seq.
</external-xref>
); and
</text>
</subparagraph>
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<enum>
(C)
</enum>
<text>
any other law
applicable to the land and facilities.
</text>
</subparagraph>
</paragraph>
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<enum>
(2)
</enum>
<header>
Effect
</header>
<text>
Nothing
in this Act modifies or alters any obligations under—
</text>
<subparagraph id="HCCBAFF259568423785E22A604A01DA4F">
<enum>
(A)
</enum>
<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>
); or
</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H2AB00BE2F1E8445F99AD7EA49A0E4947">
<enum>
(B)
</enum>
<text>
the Endangered
Species Act of 1973 (
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/16/1531">
16 U.S.C. 1531 et seq.
</external-xref>
).
</text>
</subparagraph>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
<subsection id="H2F585018D780456BAAE6A8B2919D4644">
<enum>
(c)
</enum>
<header>
Power Generation
and 46kV Transmission Facilities Excluded
</header>
<text>
Except for the uses as
granted by license in Shared Power Poles under section 3(a)(2), nothing in this
Act shall be construed to grant or convey to the District or any other party,
any interest in any facilities shared or otherwise that comprise a portion of
the Strawberry Valley Project power generation system or the federally owned
portions of the 46 kilovolt transmission system which ownership shall remain in
the United States.
</text>
</subsection>
</section>
<section id="HAA5C4593F1C5425583AFE173A10D4B7F">
<enum>
4.
</enum>
<header>
Effect of
conveyance
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
On conveyance of
any land or facility under section 3(a)(1)—
</text>
<paragraph id="H738EA0AA9E17453F8F3908B11462465D">
<enum>
(1)
</enum>
<text>
the conveyed and
assigned land and facilities shall no longer be part of a Federal reclamation
project;
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="HC5C12351CA574AA3AB0F4F40CC7DEE5D">
<enum>
(2)
</enum>
<text>
the District shall
not be entitled to receive any future Bureau or Reclamation benefits with
respect to the conveyed and assigned land and facilities, except for benefits
that would be available to other non-Bureau of Reclamation facilities;
and
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="HC8E170C433A74EDDA263069CBB5293C5">
<enum>
(3)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
the United States shall not be liable for
damages arising out of any act, omission, or occurrence relating to the land
and facilities, including the transaction of April 7, 1986, between the
Strawberry Water Users Association and Strawberry Electric Service
District.
</text>
</paragraph>
</section>
<section id="H79F490BCBB304814B733F6075E1583B9">
<enum>
5.
</enum>
<header>
Report
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
If a conveyance required under section 3 is
not completed by the date that is 1 year after the date of the enactment of
this Act, not later than 30 days after that date, the Secretary shall submit to
Congress a report that—
</text>
<paragraph id="H974C525E5DFD4CE5BF8295ACD14C80EA">
<enum>
(1)
</enum>
<text>
describes the
status of the conveyance;
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="HEEEA7594B44044A6AE0DEAC5D1C3639A">
<enum>
(2)
</enum>
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describes any
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| I 113th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 251 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES January 15, 2013 Mr. Chaffetz introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Natural Resources A BILL To direct the Secretary of the Interior to convey certain Federal features of the electric distribution system to the South Utah Valley Electric Service District, and for other purposes.
1. Short title This Act may be cited as the South Utah Valley Electric Conveyance Act . 2. Definitions In this Act: (1) District The term District means the South Utah Valley Electric Service District, organized under the laws of the State of Utah. (2) Electric distribution system The term Electric Distribution System means fixtures, irrigation, or power facilities lands, distribution fixture lands, and shared power poles. (3) Fixtures The term fixtures means all power poles, cross-members, wires, insulators and associated fixtures, including substations, that— (A) comprise those portions of the Strawberry Valley Project power distribution system that are rated at a voltage of 12.5 kilovolts and were constructed with Strawberry Valley Project revenues; and (B) any such fixtures that are located on Federal lands and interests in lands. (4) Irrigation or power facilities lands The term irrigation or power facilities lands means all Federal lands and interests in lands where the fixtures are located on the date of the enactment of this Act and which are encumbered by other Strawberry Valley Project irrigation or power features, including lands underlying the Strawberry Substation. (5) Distribution fixture lands The term distribution fixture lands means all Federal lands and interests in lands where the fixtures are located on the date of the enactment of this Act and which are unencumbered by other Strawberry Valley Project features, to a maximum corridor width of 30 feet on each side of the centerline of the fixtures’ power lines as those lines exist on the date of the enactment of this Act. (6) Shared power poles The term shared power poles means poles that comprise those portions of the Strawberry Valley Project Power Transmission System, that are rated at a voltage of 46.0 kilovolts, are owned by the United States, and support fixtures of the Electric Distribution System. (7) Secretary The term Secretary means the Secretary of the Interior. 3. Conveyance of Electric Distribution System (a) In general Inasmuch as the Strawberry Water Users Association conveyed its interest, if any, in the Electric Distribution System to the District by a contract dated April 7, 1986, and in consideration of the District assuming from the United States all liability for administration, operation, maintenance, and replacement of the Electric Distribution System, the Secretary shall, as soon as practicable after the date of the enactment of this Act and in accordance with all applicable law convey and assign to the District without charge or further consideration— (1) all of the United States right, title, and interest in and to— (A) all fixtures owned by the United States as part of the Electric Distribution System; and (B) the distribution fixture land; (2) license for use in perpetuity of the shared power poles to continue to own, operate, maintain, and replace Electric Distribution Fixtures attached to the shared power poles; and (3) licenses for use and for access in perpetuity for purposes of operation, maintenance, and replacement across, over, and along— (A) all project lands and interests in irrigation and power facilities lands where the Electric Distribution System is located on the date of the enactment of this Act that are necessary for other Strawberry Valley Project facilities (the ownership of such underlying lands or interests in lands shall remain with the United States), including lands underlying the Strawberry Substation; and (B) such corridors where Federal lands and interests in lands— (i) are abutting public streets and roads; and (ii) can provide access that will facilitate operation, maintenance, and replacement of facilities. (b) Compliance with environmental laws (1) In general Before conveying lands, interest in lands, and fixtures under subsection (a), the Secretary shall comply with all applicable requirements under— (A) the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 ( 42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq. ); (B) the Endangered Species Act of 1973 ( 16 U.S.C. 1531 et seq. ); and (C) any other law applicable to the land and facilities. (2) Effect Nothing in this Act modifies or alters any obligations under— (A) the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 ( 42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq. ); or (B) the Endangered Species Act of 1973 ( 16 U.S.C. 1531 et seq. ). (c) Power Generation and 46kV Transmission Facilities Excluded Except for the uses as granted by license in Shared Power Poles under section 3(a)(2), nothing in this Act shall be construed to grant or convey to the District or any other party, any interest in any facilities shared or otherwise that comprise a portion of the Strawberry Valley Project power generation system or the federally owned portions of the 46 kilovolt transmission system which ownership shall remain in the United States. 4. Effect of conveyance On conveyance of any land or facility under section 3(a)(1)— (1) the conveyed and assigned land and facilities shall no longer be part of a Federal reclamation project; (2) the District shall not be entitled to receive any future Bureau or Reclamation benefits with respect to the conveyed and assigned land and facilities, except for benefits that would be available to other non-Bureau of Reclamation facilities; and (3) the United States shall not be liable for damages arising out of any act, omission, or occurrence relating to the land and facilities, including the transaction of April 7, 1986, between the Strawberry Water Users Association and Strawberry Electric Service District. 5. Report If a conveyance required under section 3 is not completed by the date that is 1 year after the date of the enactment of this Act, not later than 30 days after that date, the Secretary shall submit to Congress a report that— (1) describes the status of the conveyance; (2) describes any obstacles to completing the conveyance; and (3) specifies an anticipated date for completion of the conveyance. |
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District
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Electric
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Electric Distribution
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Fixtures
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comprise those
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any such fixtures
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Irrigation or
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irrigation or power
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the fixtures are located on the date of the enactment of this Act and which are
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including lands underlying the Strawberry Substation.
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Distribution
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distribution fixture lands
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a maximum corridor width of 30 feet on each side of the centerline of the
fixtures’ power lines as those lines exist on the date of the enactment of this
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Shared power
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shared power poles
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Secretary
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Conveyance of
Electric Distribution System
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In
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Inasmuch as the
Strawberry Water Users Association conveyed its interest, if any, in the
Electric Distribution System to the District by a contract dated April 7, 1986,
and in consideration of the District assuming from the United States all
liability for administration, operation, maintenance, and replacement of the
Electric Distribution System, the Secretary shall, as soon as practicable after
the date of the enactment of this Act and in accordance with all applicable law
convey and assign to the District without charge or further
consideration—
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all of the United
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all fixtures owned
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the distribution
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license for use in
perpetuity of the shared power poles to continue to own, operate, maintain, and
replace Electric Distribution Fixtures attached to the shared power poles;
and
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licenses for use and for access in
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all project lands
and interests in irrigation and power facilities lands where the Electric
Distribution System is located on the date of the enactment of this Act that
are necessary for other Strawberry Valley Project facilities (the ownership of
such underlying lands or interests in lands shall remain with the United
States), including lands underlying the Strawberry Substation; and
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such corridors
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are
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can
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Compliance with
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(1)
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In
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Before conveying lands, interest in lands, and fixtures
under subsection (a), the Secretary shall comply with all applicable
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the National
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the Endangered
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any other law
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(2)
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Effect
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Nothing
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(A)
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the National
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the Endangered
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(c)
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Power Generation
and 46kV Transmission Facilities Excluded
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Except for the uses as
granted by license in Shared Power Poles under section 3(a)(2), nothing in this
Act shall be construed to grant or convey to the District or any other party,
any interest in any facilities shared or otherwise that comprise a portion of
the Strawberry Valley Project power generation system or the federally owned
portions of the 46 kilovolt transmission system which ownership shall remain in
the United States.
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4.
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Effect of
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On conveyance of
any land or facility under section 3(a)(1)—
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(1)
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the conveyed and
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(2)
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the District shall
not be entitled to receive any future Bureau or Reclamation benefits with
respect to the conveyed and assigned land and facilities, except for benefits
that would be available to other non-Bureau of Reclamation facilities;
and
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the United States shall not be liable for
damages arising out of any act, omission, or occurrence relating to the land
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Strawberry Water Users Association and Strawberry Electric Service
District.
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5.
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Report
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If a conveyance required under section 3 is
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this Act, not later than 30 days after that date, the Secretary shall submit to
Congress a report that—
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(1)
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Passed the House of
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Karen L. Haas,
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| II Calendar No. 85 113th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 251 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES June 12, 2013 Received; read twice and placed on the calendar AN ACT To direct the Secretary of the Interior to convey certain Federal features of the electric distribution system to the South Utah Valley Electric Service District, and for other purposes.
1. Short title This Act may be cited as the South Utah Valley Electric Conveyance Act . 2. Definitions In this Act: (1) District The term District means the South Utah Valley Electric Service District, organized under the laws of the State of Utah. (2) Electric distribution system The term Electric Distribution System means fixtures, irrigation, or power facilities lands, distribution fixture lands, and shared power poles. (3) Fixtures The term fixtures means all power poles, cross-members, wires, insulators and associated fixtures, including substations, that— (A) comprise those portions of the Strawberry Valley Project power distribution system that are rated at a voltage of 12.5 kilovolts and were constructed with Strawberry Valley Project revenues; and (B) any such fixtures that are located on Federal lands and interests in lands. (4) Irrigation or power facilities lands The term irrigation or power facilities lands means all Federal lands and interests in lands where the fixtures are located on the date of the enactment of this Act and which are encumbered by other Strawberry Valley Project irrigation or power features, including lands underlying the Strawberry Substation. (5) Distribution fixture lands The term distribution fixture lands means all Federal lands and interests in lands where the fixtures are located on the date of the enactment of this Act and which are unencumbered by other Strawberry Valley Project features, to a maximum corridor width of 30 feet on each side of the centerline of the fixtures’ power lines as those lines exist on the date of the enactment of this Act. (6) Shared power poles The term shared power poles means poles that comprise those portions of the Strawberry Valley Project Power Transmission System, that are rated at a voltage of 46.0 kilovolts, are owned by the United States, and support fixtures of the Electric Distribution System. (7) Secretary The term Secretary means the Secretary of the Interior. 3. Conveyance of Electric Distribution System (a) In general Inasmuch as the Strawberry Water Users Association conveyed its interest, if any, in the Electric Distribution System to the District by a contract dated April 7, 1986, and in consideration of the District assuming from the United States all liability for administration, operation, maintenance, and replacement of the Electric Distribution System, the Secretary shall, as soon as practicable after the date of the enactment of this Act and in accordance with all applicable law convey and assign to the District without charge or further consideration— (1) all of the United States right, title, and interest in and to— (A) all fixtures owned by the United States as part of the Electric Distribution System; and (B) the distribution fixture land; (2) license for use in perpetuity of the shared power poles to continue to own, operate, maintain, and replace Electric Distribution Fixtures attached to the shared power poles; and (3) licenses for use and for access in perpetuity for purposes of operation, maintenance, and replacement across, over, and along— (A) all project lands and interests in irrigation and power facilities lands where the Electric Distribution System is located on the date of the enactment of this Act that are necessary for other Strawberry Valley Project facilities (the ownership of such underlying lands or interests in lands shall remain with the United States), including lands underlying the Strawberry Substation; and (B) such corridors where Federal lands and interests in lands— (i) are abutting public streets and roads; and (ii) can provide access that will facilitate operation, maintenance, and replacement of facilities. (b) Compliance with environmental laws (1) In general Before conveying lands, interest in lands, and fixtures under subsection (a), the Secretary shall comply with all applicable requirements under— (A) the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 ( 42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq. ); (B) the Endangered Species Act of 1973 ( 16 U.S.C. 1531 et seq. ); and (C) any other law applicable to the land and facilities. (2) Effect Nothing in this Act modifies or alters any obligations under— (A) the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 ( 42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq. ); or (B) the Endangered Species Act of 1973 ( 16 U.S.C. 1531 et seq. ). (c) Power Generation and 46kV Transmission Facilities Excluded Except for the uses as granted by license in Shared Power Poles under section 3(a)(2), nothing in this Act shall be construed to grant or convey to the District or any other party, any interest in any facilities shared or otherwise that comprise a portion of the Strawberry Valley Project power generation system or the federally owned portions of the 46 kilovolt transmission system which ownership shall remain in the United States. 4. Effect of conveyance On conveyance of any land or facility under section 3(a)(1)— (1) the conveyed and assigned land and facilities shall no longer be part of a Federal reclamation project; (2) the District shall not be entitled to receive any future Bureau or Reclamation benefits with respect to the conveyed and assigned land and facilities, except for benefits that would be available to other non-Bureau of Reclamation facilities; and (3) the United States shall not be liable for damages arising out of any act, omission, or occurrence relating to the land and facilities, including the transaction of April 7, 1986, between the Strawberry Water Users Association and Strawberry Electric Service District. 5. Report If a conveyance required under section 3 is not completed by the date that is 1 year after the date of the enactment of this Act, not later than 30 days after that date, the Secretary shall submit to Congress a report that— (1) describes the status of the conveyance; (2) describes any obstacles to completing the conveyance; and (3) specifies an anticipated date for completion of the conveyance.
Passed the House of Representatives June 11, 2013. Karen L. Haas, Clerk
June 12, 2013 Received; read twice and placed on the calendar |
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1st Session
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H. R. 251
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[Report No. 113–78]
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IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
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January 15, 2013
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Mr. Chaffetz
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Committee on Natural Resources
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May 17, 2013
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To direct the Secretary of the Interior to convey certain Federal features of the electric distribution system to the South Utah Valley Electric Service District, and for other purposes.
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This Act may be cited as the
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South Utah Valley Electric Conveyance Act
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Definitions
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In this Act:
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(1)
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District
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The term
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District
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(2)
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Electric distribution system
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The term
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Electric Distribution System
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means fixtures, irrigation, or power facilities lands, distribution fixture lands, and shared power poles.
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(3)
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Fixtures
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The term
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fixtures
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means all power poles, cross-members, wires, insulators and associated fixtures, including substations, that—
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(A)
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comprise those portions of the Strawberry Valley Project power distribution system that are rated at a voltage of 12.5 kilovolts and were constructed with Strawberry Valley Project revenues; and
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(B)
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any such fixtures that are located on Federal lands and interests in lands.
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(4)
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Irrigation or power facilities lands
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The term
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irrigation or power facilities lands
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means all Federal lands and interests in lands where the fixtures are located on the date of the enactment of this Act and which are encumbered by other Strawberry Valley Project irrigation or power features, including lands underlying the Strawberry Substation.
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Distribution fixture lands
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The term
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distribution fixture lands
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means all Federal lands and interests in lands where the fixtures are located on the date of the enactment of this Act and which are unencumbered by other Strawberry Valley Project features, to a maximum corridor width of 30 feet on each side of the centerline of the fixtures’ power lines as those lines exist on the date of the enactment of this Act.
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(6)
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Shared power poles
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The term
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shared power poles
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means poles that comprise those portions of the Strawberry Valley Project Power Transmission System, that are rated at a voltage of 46.0 kilovolts, are owned by the United States, and support fixtures of the Electric Distribution System.
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(7)
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Secretary
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The term
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Secretary
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means the Secretary of the Interior.
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3.
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Conveyance of Electric Distribution System
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(a)
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In general
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Inasmuch as the Strawberry Water Users Association conveyed its interest, if any, in the Electric Distribution System to the District by a contract dated April 7, 1986, and in consideration of the District assuming from the United States all liability for administration, operation, maintenance, and replacement of the Electric Distribution System, the Secretary shall, as soon as practicable after the date of the enactment of this Act and in accordance with all applicable law convey and assign to the District without charge or further consideration—
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(1)
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all of the United States right, title, and interest in and to—
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(A)
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all fixtures owned by the United States as part of the Electric Distribution System; and
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(B)
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the distribution fixture land;
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(2)
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license for use in perpetuity of the shared power poles to continue to own, operate, maintain, and replace Electric Distribution Fixtures attached to the shared power poles; and
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licenses for use and for access in perpetuity for purposes of operation, maintenance, and replacement across, over, and along—
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all project lands and interests in irrigation and power facilities lands where the Electric Distribution System is located on the date of the enactment of this Act that are necessary for other Strawberry Valley Project facilities (the ownership of such underlying lands or interests in lands shall remain with the United States), including lands underlying the Strawberry Substation; and
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such corridors where Federal lands and interests in lands—
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(i)
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are abutting public streets and roads; and
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(ii)
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can provide access that will facilitate operation, maintenance, and replacement of facilities.
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(b)
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Compliance with environmental laws
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(1)
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In general
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Before conveying lands, interest in lands, and fixtures under subsection (a), the Secretary shall comply with all applicable requirements under—
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the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (
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42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.
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);
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(B)
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the Endangered Species Act of 1973 (
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16 U.S.C. 1531 et seq.
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); and
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(C)
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any other law applicable to the land and facilities.
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(2)
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Effect
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Nothing in this Act modifies or alters any obligations under—
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(A)
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the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (
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42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.
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); or
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(B)
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the Endangered Species Act of 1973 (
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16 U.S.C. 1531 et seq.
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).
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(c)
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Power Generation and 46kV Transmission Facilities Excluded
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<text>
Except for the uses as granted by license in Shared Power Poles under section 3(a)(2), nothing in this Act shall be construed to grant or convey to the District or any other party, any interest in any facilities shared or otherwise that comprise a portion of the Strawberry Valley Project power generation system or the federally owned portions of the 46 kilovolt transmission system which ownership shall remain in the United States.
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4.
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<header>
Effect of conveyance
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On conveyance of any land or facility under section 3(a)(1)—
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(1)
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the conveyed and assigned land and facilities shall no longer be part of a Federal reclamation project;
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(2)
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the District shall not be entitled to receive any future Bureau or Reclamation benefits with respect to the conveyed and assigned land and facilities, except for benefits that would be available to other non-Bureau of Reclamation facilities; and
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(3)
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the United States shall not be liable for damages arising out of any act, omission, or occurrence relating to the land and facilities, including the transaction of April 7, 1986, between the Strawberry Water Users Association and Strawberry Electric Service District.
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5.
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Report
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If a conveyance required under section 3 is not completed by the date that is 1 year after the date of the enactment of this Act, not later than 30 days after that date, the Secretary shall submit to Congress a report that—
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(1)
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describes the status of the conveyance;
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(2)
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describes any obstacles to completing the conveyance; and
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(3)
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specifies an anticipated date for completion of the conveyance.
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May 17, 2013
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| IB Union Calendar No. 54 113th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 251 [Report No. 113–78] IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES January 15, 2013 Mr. Chaffetz 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 direct the Secretary of the Interior to convey certain Federal features of the electric distribution system to the South Utah Valley Electric Service District, and for other purposes.
1. Short title This Act may be cited as the South Utah Valley Electric Conveyance Act . 2. Definitions In this Act: (1) District The term District means the South Utah Valley Electric Service District, organized under the laws of the State of Utah. (2) Electric distribution system The term Electric Distribution System means fixtures, irrigation, or power facilities lands, distribution fixture lands, and shared power poles. (3) Fixtures The term fixtures means all power poles, cross-members, wires, insulators and associated fixtures, including substations, that— (A) comprise those portions of the Strawberry Valley Project power distribution system that are rated at a voltage of 12.5 kilovolts and were constructed with Strawberry Valley Project revenues; and (B) any such fixtures that are located on Federal lands and interests in lands. (4) Irrigation or power facilities lands The term irrigation or power facilities lands means all Federal lands and interests in lands where the fixtures are located on the date of the enactment of this Act and which are encumbered by other Strawberry Valley Project irrigation or power features, including lands underlying the Strawberry Substation. (5) Distribution fixture lands The term distribution fixture lands means all Federal lands and interests in lands where the fixtures are located on the date of the enactment of this Act and which are unencumbered by other Strawberry Valley Project features, to a maximum corridor width of 30 feet on each side of the centerline of the fixtures’ power lines as those lines exist on the date of the enactment of this Act. (6) Shared power poles The term shared power poles means poles that comprise those portions of the Strawberry Valley Project Power Transmission System, that are rated at a voltage of 46.0 kilovolts, are owned by the United States, and support fixtures of the Electric Distribution System. (7) Secretary The term Secretary means the Secretary of the Interior. 3. Conveyance of Electric Distribution System (a) In general Inasmuch as the Strawberry Water Users Association conveyed its interest, if any, in the Electric Distribution System to the District by a contract dated April 7, 1986, and in consideration of the District assuming from the United States all liability for administration, operation, maintenance, and replacement of the Electric Distribution System, the Secretary shall, as soon as practicable after the date of the enactment of this Act and in accordance with all applicable law convey and assign to the District without charge or further consideration— (1) all of the United States right, title, and interest in and to— (A) all fixtures owned by the United States as part of the Electric Distribution System; and (B) the distribution fixture land; (2) license for use in perpetuity of the shared power poles to continue to own, operate, maintain, and replace Electric Distribution Fixtures attached to the shared power poles; and (3) licenses for use and for access in perpetuity for purposes of operation, maintenance, and replacement across, over, and along— (A) all project lands and interests in irrigation and power facilities lands where the Electric Distribution System is located on the date of the enactment of this Act that are necessary for other Strawberry Valley Project facilities (the ownership of such underlying lands or interests in lands shall remain with the United States), including lands underlying the Strawberry Substation; and (B) such corridors where Federal lands and interests in lands— (i) are abutting public streets and roads; and (ii) can provide access that will facilitate operation, maintenance, and replacement of facilities. (b) Compliance with environmental laws (1) In general Before conveying lands, interest in lands, and fixtures under subsection (a), the Secretary shall comply with all applicable requirements under— (A) the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 ( 42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq. ); (B) the Endangered Species Act of 1973 ( 16 U.S.C. 1531 et seq. ); and (C) any other law applicable to the land and facilities. (2) Effect Nothing in this Act modifies or alters any obligations under— (A) the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 ( 42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq. ); or (B) the Endangered Species Act of 1973 ( 16 U.S.C. 1531 et seq. ). (c) Power Generation and 46kV Transmission Facilities Excluded Except for the uses as granted by license in Shared Power Poles under section 3(a)(2), nothing in this Act shall be construed to grant or convey to the District or any other party, any interest in any facilities shared or otherwise that comprise a portion of the Strawberry Valley Project power generation system or the federally owned portions of the 46 kilovolt transmission system which ownership shall remain in the United States. 4. Effect of conveyance On conveyance of any land or facility under section 3(a)(1)— (1) the conveyed and assigned land and facilities shall no longer be part of a Federal reclamation project; (2) the District shall not be entitled to receive any future Bureau or Reclamation benefits with respect to the conveyed and assigned land and facilities, except for benefits that would be available to other non-Bureau of Reclamation facilities; and (3) the United States shall not be liable for damages arising out of any act, omission, or occurrence relating to the land and facilities, including the transaction of April 7, 1986, between the Strawberry Water Users Association and Strawberry Electric Service District. 5. Report If a conveyance required under section 3 is not completed by the date that is 1 year after the date of the enactment of this Act, not later than 30 days after that date, the Secretary shall submit to Congress a report that— (1) describes the status of the conveyance; (2) describes any obstacles to completing the conveyance; and (3) specifies an anticipated date for completion of the conveyance.
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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113 HR 252 IH: Jerusalem Embassy and Recognition Act of 2013
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To recognize Jerusalem as the capital of Israel, to
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Short title
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This Act may be cited as the
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Jerusalem Embassy and Recognition Act
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Recognition of
Jerusalem as the capital of Israel and relocation of the United States Embassy
to Jerusalem
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(a)
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Policy
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It
is the policy of the United States to recognize Jerusalem as the undivided
capital of the State of Israel, both de jure and de facto.
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(b)
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Sense of
Congress
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It is the sense of Congress that—
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Jerusalem must
remain an undivided city in which the rights of every ethnic and religious
group are protected as they have been by Israel since 1967;
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(2)
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every citizen of
Israel should have the right to reside anywhere in the undivided city of
Jerusalem;
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(3)
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the President and
the Secretary of State should publicly affirm as a matter of United States
policy that Jerusalem must remain the undivided capital of the State of
Israel;
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(4)
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the President
should immediately implement the provisions of the Jerusalem Embassy Act of
1995 (
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Public Law 104–5
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Embassy in Israel to Jerusalem; and
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(5)
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United States
officials should refrain from any actions that contradict United States law on
this subject.
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(c)
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Removal of
waiver authority
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The Jerusalem Embassy Act of 1995 (Public Law
104–45) is amended—
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(1)
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by striking
section 7; and
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(2)
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by redesignating
section 8 as section 7.
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(d)
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Identification
of Jerusalem on Government documents
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Notwithstanding any other
provision of law, any official document of the United States Government which
lists countries and their capital cities shall identify Jerusalem as the
capital of Israel.
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(e)
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Timetable
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(1)
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<header>
Statement of
policy
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It is the policy of the United States that the United
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Of the funds authorized to be appropriated for
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| I 113th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 252 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES January 15, 2013 Mr. Chaffetz introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs A BILL To recognize Jerusalem as the capital of Israel, to relocate to Jerusalem the United States Embassy in Israel, and for other purposes.
1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Jerusalem Embassy and Recognition Act of 2013 . 2. Recognition of Jerusalem as the capital of Israel and relocation of the United States Embassy to Jerusalem (a) Policy It is the policy of the United States to recognize Jerusalem as the undivided capital of the State of Israel, both de jure and de facto. (b) Sense of Congress It is the sense of Congress that— (1) Jerusalem must remain an undivided city in which the rights of every ethnic and religious group are protected as they have been by Israel since 1967; (2) every citizen of Israel should have the right to reside anywhere in the undivided city of Jerusalem; (3) the President and the Secretary of State should publicly affirm as a matter of United States policy that Jerusalem must remain the undivided capital of the State of Israel; (4) the President should immediately implement the provisions of the Jerusalem Embassy Act of 1995 ( Public Law 104–5 ) and begin the process of relocating the United States Embassy in Israel to Jerusalem; and (5) United States officials should refrain from any actions that contradict United States law on this subject. (c) Removal of waiver authority The Jerusalem Embassy Act of 1995 (Public Law 104–45) is amended— (1) by striking section 7; and (2) by redesignating section 8 as section 7. (d) Identification of Jerusalem on Government documents Notwithstanding any other provision of law, any official document of the United States Government which lists countries and their capital cities shall identify Jerusalem as the capital of Israel. (e) Timetable (1) Statement of policy It is the policy of the United States that the United States Embassy in Israel should be established in Jerusalem as soon as possible, but not later than January 1, 2015. (2) Opening determination Not more than 50 percent of the funds appropriated to the Department of State for fiscal year 2015 for Acquisition and Maintenance of Buildings Abroad may be obligated until the Secretary of State determines and reports to Congress that the United States Embassy in Jerusalem has officially opened. (f) Fiscal years 2013 and 2014 funding (1) Fiscal year 2013 Of the funds authorized to be appropriated for Acquisition and Maintenance of Buildings Abroad for the Department of State for fiscal year 2013, such sums as may be necessary should be made available until expended only for construction and other costs associated with the establishment of the United States Embassy in Israel in the capital of Jerusalem. (2) Fiscal year 2014 Of the funds authorized to be appropriated for Acquisition and Maintenance of Buildings Abroad for the Department of State for fiscal year 2014, such sums as may be necessary should be made available until expended only for construction and other costs associated with the establishment of the United States Embassy in Israel in the capital of Jerusalem. (g) Definition In this section, the term United States Embassy means the offices of the United States diplomatic mission and the residence of the United States chief of mission. |
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On the request of Brigham Young University submitted to the Secretary of Agriculture not later than one year after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall convey, not later than one year after receiving the request, to Brigham Young University all right, title, and interest of the United States in and to the approximately 80-acres of National Forest System land in the Uinta-Wasatch-Cache National Forest in the State of Utah generally depicted as
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As consideration for the land conveyed under subsection (a), Brigham Young University shall pay to the Secretary an amount equal to the fair market value of the land, as determined by an appraisal approved by the Secretary and conducted in conformity with the Uniform Appraisal Standards for Federal Land Acquisitions and section 206 of the Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976 (
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Y
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Survey and Administrative Costs
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| I 113th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 253 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES AN ACT To provide for the conveyance of approximately 80 acres of National Forest System land in the Uinta-Wasatch-Cache National Forest in Utah to Brigham Young University, and for other purposes.
1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Y Mountain Access Enhancement Act . 2. Land conveyance, Uinta-Wasatch-Cache National Forest, Utah (a) Conveyance required On the request of Brigham Young University submitted to the Secretary of Agriculture not later than one year after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall convey, not later than one year after receiving the request, to Brigham Young University all right, title, and interest of the United States in and to the approximately 80-acres of National Forest System land in the Uinta-Wasatch-Cache National Forest in the State of Utah generally depicted as Proposed Conveyance Parcel on the map titled Y Mountain Access Enhancement Act and dated June 6, 2013. The conveyance shall be subject to valid existing rights and shall be made by quitclaim deed. (b) Consideration (1) Consideration required As consideration for the land conveyed under subsection (a), Brigham Young University shall pay to the Secretary an amount equal to the fair market value of the land, as determined by an appraisal approved by the Secretary and conducted in conformity with the Uniform Appraisal Standards for Federal Land Acquisitions and section 206 of the Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976 ( 43 U.S.C. 1716 ). (2) Deposit The consideration received by the Secretary under paragraph (1) shall be deposited in the general fund of the Treasury to reduce the Federal deficit. (c) Guaranteed public access to Y mountain trail After the conveyance under subsection (a), Brigham Young University represents that it will— (1) continue to allow the same reasonable public access to the trailhead and portion of the Y Mountain Trail already owned by Brigham Young University as of the date of the enactment of this Act that Brigham Young University has historically allowed; and (2) allow that same reasonable public access to the portion of the Y Mountain Trail and the Y symbol located on the land described in subsection (a). (d) Survey and Administrative Costs The exact acreage and legal description of the land to be conveyed under subsection (a) shall be determined by a survey satisfactory to the Secretary. Brigham Young University shall pay the reasonable costs of survey, appraisal, and any administrative analyses required by law.
Passed the House of Representatives June 17, 2013. Karen L. Haas, Clerk. |
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approximately 80-acre parcel of National Forest System land in the
Uinta-Wasatch-Cache National Forest in the State of Utah consisting of the
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Survey and
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The
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administrative analyses required by law.
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| I 113th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 253 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES January 15, 2013 Mr. Chaffetz introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Natural Resources A BILL To provide for the conveyance of a small parcel of National Forest System land in the Uinta-Wasatch-Cache National Forest in Utah to Brigham Young University, and for other purposes.
1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Y Mountain Access Enhancement Act . 2. Land conveyance, Uinta-Wasatch-Cache National Forest, Utah (a) Conveyance required On the request of Brigham Young University submitted to the Secretary of Agriculture not later than one year after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall convey, not later than one year after receiving the request, to Brigham Young University all right, title, and interest of the United States in and to an approximately 80-acre parcel of National Forest System land in the Uinta-Wasatch-Cache National Forest in the State of Utah consisting of the SE¼SE¼ of Section 32, T. 6 S., R. 3 E., and Lot 4 of Section 5, T. 7 S., R. 3 E., Salt Lake Base & Meridian. The conveyance shall be subject to valid existing rights and shall be made by quitclaim deed. (b) Consideration (1) Consideration required As consideration for the land conveyed under subsection (a), Brigham Young University shall pay to the Secretary an amount equal to the fair market value of the land, as determined by an appraisal approved by the Secretary and conducted in conformity with the Uniform Appraisal Standards for Federal Land Acquisitions and section 206 of the Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976 (43 U.S.C. 1716). (2) Deposit The consideration received by the Secretary under paragraph (1) shall be deposited in the general fund of the Treasury to reduce the Federal deficit. (c) Guaranteed public access to Y mountain trail After the conveyance under subsection (a), Brigham Young University represents that it will— (1) continue to allow the same reasonable public access to the trailhead and portion of the Y Mountain Trail already owned by Brigham Young University as of the date of the enactment of this Act that Brigham Young University has historically allowed; and (2) allow that same reasonable public access to the portion of the Y Mountain Trail and the Y symbol located on the land described in subsection (a). (d) Survey and Administrative Costs The exact acreage and legal description of the land to be conveyed under subsection (a) shall be determined by a survey satisfactory to the Secretary. Brigham Young University shall pay the reasonable costs of survey, appraisal, and any administrative analyses required by law. |
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On the request of
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Proposed Conveyance Parcel
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Y
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Mountain Access Enhancement Act
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conformity with the Uniform Appraisal Standards for Federal Land Acquisitions
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The consideration received by the Secretary
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reduce the Federal deficit.
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continue to allow the same reasonable
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The
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administrative analyses required by law.
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| IIB 113th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 253 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 provide for the conveyance of approximately 80 acres of National Forest System land in the Uinta-Wasatch-Cache National Forest in Utah to Brigham Young University, and for other purposes.
1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Y Mountain Access Enhancement Act . 2. Land conveyance, Uinta-Wasatch-Cache National Forest, Utah (a) Conveyance required On the request of Brigham Young University submitted to the Secretary of Agriculture not later than one year after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall convey, not later than one year after receiving the request, to Brigham Young University all right, title, and interest of the United States in and to the approximately 80-acres of National Forest System land in the Uinta-Wasatch-Cache National Forest in the State of Utah generally depicted as Proposed Conveyance Parcel on the map titled Y Mountain Access Enhancement Act and dated June 6, 2013. The conveyance shall be subject to valid existing rights and shall be made by quitclaim deed. (b) Consideration (1) Consideration required As consideration for the land conveyed under subsection (a), Brigham Young University shall pay to the Secretary an amount equal to the fair market value of the land, as determined by an appraisal approved by the Secretary and conducted in conformity with the Uniform Appraisal Standards for Federal Land Acquisitions and section 206 of the Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976 (43 U.S.C. 1716). (2) Deposit The consideration received by the Secretary under paragraph (1) shall be deposited in the general fund of the Treasury to reduce the Federal deficit. (c) Guaranteed public access to Y mountain trail After the conveyance under subsection (a), Brigham Young University represents that it will— (1) continue to allow the same reasonable public access to the trailhead and portion of the Y Mountain Trail already owned by Brigham Young University as of the date of the enactment of this Act that Brigham Young University has historically allowed; and (2) allow that same reasonable public access to the portion of the Y Mountain Trail and the Y symbol located on the land described in subsection (a). (d) Survey and Administrative Costs The exact acreage and legal description of the land to be conveyed under subsection (a) shall be determined by a survey satisfactory to the Secretary. Brigham Young University shall pay the reasonable costs of survey, appraisal, and any administrative analyses required by law.
Passed the House of Representatives June 17, 2013. Karen L. Haas, Clerk |
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Conveyance
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On the request of
Brigham Young University submitted to the Secretary of Agriculture not later
than one year after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall
convey, not later than one year after receiving the request, to Brigham Young
University all right, title, and interest of the United States in and to an
approximately 80-acre parcel of National Forest System land in the
Uinta-Wasatch-Cache National Forest in the State of Utah consisting of the
SE¼SE¼ of Section 32, T. 6 S., R. 3 E., and Lot 4 of Section 5, T. 7 S., R. 3
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Consideration
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As consideration for
the land conveyed under subsection (a), Brigham Young University shall pay to
the Secretary an amount equal to the fair market value of the land, as
determined by an appraisal approved by the Secretary and conducted in
conformity with the Uniform Appraisal Standards for Federal Land Acquisitions
and section 206 of the Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976 (43
U.S.C. 1716).
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The consideration received by the Secretary
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Guaranteed
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continue to allow the same reasonable
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that Brigham Young University has historically allowed; and
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allow that same reasonable public access to
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Y
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the land described in subsection (a).
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Survey and
Administrative Costs
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The
exact acreage and legal description of the land to be conveyed under subsection
(a) shall be determined by a survey satisfactory to the Secretary. Brigham
Young University shall pay the reasonable costs of survey, appraisal, and any
administrative analyses required by law.
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| IB Union Calendar No. 68 113th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 253 [Report No. 113–98] IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES January 15, 2013 Mr. Chaffetz introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Natural Resources June 6, 2013 Committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union and ordered to be printed A BILL To provide for the conveyance of a small parcel of National Forest System land in the Uinta-Wasatch-Cache National Forest in Utah to Brigham Young University, and for other purposes.
1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Y Mountain Access Enhancement Act . 2. Land conveyance, Uinta-Wasatch-Cache National Forest, Utah (a) Conveyance required On the request of Brigham Young University submitted to the Secretary of Agriculture not later than one year after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall convey, not later than one year after receiving the request, to Brigham Young University all right, title, and interest of the United States in and to an approximately 80-acre parcel of National Forest System land in the Uinta-Wasatch-Cache National Forest in the State of Utah consisting of the SE¼SE¼ of Section 32, T. 6 S., R. 3 E., and Lot 4 of Section 5, T. 7 S., R. 3 E., Salt Lake Base & Meridian. The conveyance shall be subject to valid existing rights and shall be made by quitclaim deed. (b) Consideration (1) Consideration required As consideration for the land conveyed under subsection (a), Brigham Young University shall pay to the Secretary an amount equal to the fair market value of the land, as determined by an appraisal approved by the Secretary and conducted in conformity with the Uniform Appraisal Standards for Federal Land Acquisitions and section 206 of the Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976 (43 U.S.C. 1716). (2) Deposit The consideration received by the Secretary under paragraph (1) shall be deposited in the general fund of the Treasury to reduce the Federal deficit. (c) Guaranteed public access to Y mountain trail After the conveyance under subsection (a), Brigham Young University represents that it will— (1) continue to allow the same reasonable public access to the trailhead and portion of the Y Mountain Trail already owned by Brigham Young University as of the date of the enactment of this Act that Brigham Young University has historically allowed; and (2) allow that same reasonable public access to the portion of the Y Mountain Trail and the Y symbol located on the land described in subsection (a). (d) Survey and Administrative Costs The exact acreage and legal description of the land to be conveyed under subsection (a) shall be determined by a survey satisfactory to the Secretary. Brigham Young University shall pay the reasonable costs of survey, appraisal, and any administrative analyses required by law.
June 6, 2013 Committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union and ordered to be printed |
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Diamond Fork System defined
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Notwithstanding any other provision of law, in order to facilitate hydropower development on the Diamond Fork System, the amount of reimbursable costs allocated to project power in Chapter 6 of the Power Appendix in the October 2004 Supplement to the 1988 Bonneville Unit Definite Plan Report, with regard to power development upstream of the Diamond Fork System, shall be considered final costs as well as costs in excess of the total maximum repayment obligation as defined in section 211 of the Central Utah Project Completion Act of 1992 (
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No purchase or market obligation; no costs assigned to power
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Nothing in this Act shall obligate the Western Area Power Administration to purchase or market any of the power produced by the Diamond Fork power plant and none of the costs associated with development of transmission facilities to transmit power from the Diamond Fork power plant shall be assigned to power for the purpose of Colorado River Storage Project ratemaking.
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Prohibition on tax-exempt financing
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No facility for the generation or transmission of hydroelectric power on the Diamond Fork System may be financed or refinanced, in whole or in part, with proceeds of any obligation—
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the interest on which is exempt from the tax imposed under
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with respect to which credit is allowable under subpart I or J of part IV of subchapter A of chapter 1 of such Code.
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If, 24 months after the date of the enactment of this Act, hydropower production on the Diamond Fork System has not commenced, the Secretary of the Interior shall submit a report to the Committee on Natural Resources of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources of the Senate stating this fact, the reasons such production has not yet commenced, and a detailed timeline for future hydropower production.
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PayGo
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Budgetary Effects of PAYGO Legislation
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Limitation on the use of funds
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| I 113th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 254 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES AN ACT To authorize the Secretary of the Interior to facilitate the development of hydroelectric power on the Diamond Fork System of the Central Utah Project.
1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Bonneville Unit Clean Hydropower Facilitation Act . 2. Diamond Fork System defined For the purposes of this Act, the term Diamond Fork System means the facilities described in chapter 4 of the October 2004 Supplement to the 1988 Definite Plan Report for the Bonneville Unit. 3. Cost allocations Notwithstanding any other provision of law, in order to facilitate hydropower development on the Diamond Fork System, the amount of reimbursable costs allocated to project power in Chapter 6 of the Power Appendix in the October 2004 Supplement to the 1988 Bonneville Unit Definite Plan Report, with regard to power development upstream of the Diamond Fork System, shall be considered final costs as well as costs in excess of the total maximum repayment obligation as defined in section 211 of the Central Utah Project Completion Act of 1992 ( Public Law 102–575 ), and shall be subject to the same terms and conditions. 4. No purchase or market obligation; no costs assigned to power Nothing in this Act shall obligate the Western Area Power Administration to purchase or market any of the power produced by the Diamond Fork power plant and none of the costs associated with development of transmission facilities to transmit power from the Diamond Fork power plant shall be assigned to power for the purpose of Colorado River Storage Project ratemaking. 5. Prohibition on tax-exempt financing No facility for the generation or transmission of hydroelectric power on the Diamond Fork System may be financed or refinanced, in whole or in part, with proceeds of any obligation— (1) the interest on which is exempt from the tax imposed under chapter 1 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, or (2) with respect to which credit is allowable under subpart I or J of part IV of subchapter A of chapter 1 of such Code. 6. Reporting requirement If, 24 months after the date of the enactment of this Act, hydropower production on the Diamond Fork System has not commenced, the Secretary of the Interior shall submit a report to the Committee on Natural Resources of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources of the Senate stating this fact, the reasons such production has not yet commenced, and a detailed timeline for future hydropower production. 7. PayGo The budgetary effects of this Act, for the purpose of complying with the Statutory Pay-As-You-Go Act of 2010, shall be determined by reference to the latest statement titled Budgetary Effects of PAYGO Legislation for this Act, submitted for printing in the Congressional Record by the Chairman of the House Budget Committee, provided that such statement has been submitted prior to the vote on passage. 8. Limitation on the use of funds The authority under the provisions of section 301 of the Hoover Power Plant Act of 1984 ( Public Law 98–381 ; 42 U.S.C. 16421a ) shall not be used to fund any study or construction of transmission facilities developed as a result of this Act.
Passed the House of Representatives April 9, 2013. Karen L. Haas, Clerk. |
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Cost allocations
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Notwithstanding any other provision of law, in order to facilitate hydropower development on the Diamond Fork System, the amount of reimbursable costs allocated to project power in Chapter 6 of the Power Appendix in the October 2004 Supplement to the 1988 Bonneville Unit Definite Plan Report, with regard to power development upstream of the Diamond Fork System, shall be considered final costs as well as costs in excess of the total maximum repayment obligation as defined in section 211 of the Central Utah Project Completion Act of 1992 (
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No purchase or market obligation; no costs assigned to power
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PayGo
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| I 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. 254 AN ACT To authorize the Secretary of the Interior to facilitate the development of hydroelectric power on the Diamond Fork System of the Central Utah Project.
1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Bonneville Unit Clean Hydropower Facilitation Act . 2. Diamond Fork System defined For the purposes of this Act, the term Diamond Fork System means the facilities described in chapter 4 of the October 2004 Supplement to the 1988 Definite Plan Report for the Bonneville Unit. 3. Cost allocations Notwithstanding any other provision of law, in order to facilitate hydropower development on the Diamond Fork System, the amount of reimbursable costs allocated to project power in Chapter 6 of the Power Appendix in the October 2004 Supplement to the 1988 Bonneville Unit Definite Plan Report, with regard to power development upstream of the Diamond Fork System, shall be considered final costs as well as costs in excess of the total maximum repayment obligation as defined in section 211 of the Central Utah Project Completion Act of 1992 ( Public Law 102–575 ), and shall be subject to the same terms and conditions. 4. No purchase or market obligation; no costs assigned to power Nothing in this Act shall obligate the Western Area Power Administration to purchase or market any of the power produced by the Diamond Fork power plant and none of the costs associated with development of transmission facilities to transmit power from the Diamond Fork power plant shall be assigned to power for the purpose of Colorado River Storage Project ratemaking. 5. Prohibition on tax-exempt financing No facility for the generation or transmission of hydroelectric power on the Diamond Fork System may be financed or refinanced, in whole or in part, with proceeds of any obligation— (1) the interest on which is exempt from the tax imposed under chapter 1 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, or (2) with respect to which credit is allowable under subpart I or J of part IV of subchapter A of chapter 1 of such Code. 6. Reporting requirement If, 24 months after the date of the enactment of this Act, hydropower production on the Diamond Fork System has not commenced, the Secretary of the Interior shall submit a report to the Committee on Natural Resources of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources of the Senate stating this fact, the reasons such production has not yet commenced, and a detailed timeline for future hydropower production. 7. PayGo The budgetary effects of this Act, for the purpose of complying with the Statutory Pay-As-You-Go Act of 2010, shall be determined by reference to the latest statement titled Budgetary Effects of PAYGO Legislation for this Act, submitted for printing in the Congressional Record by the Chairman of the House Budget Committee, provided that such statement has been submitted prior to the vote on passage. 8. Limitation on the use of funds The authority under the provisions of section 301 of the Hoover Power Plant Act of 1984 ( Public Law 98–381 ; 42 U.S.C. 16421a ) shall not be used to fund any study or construction of transmission facilities developed as a result of this Act.
Speaker of the House of Representatives. Vice President of the United States and President of the Senate. |
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Diamond Fork
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Cost
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Notwithstanding
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the Diamond Fork System, the amount of reimbursable costs allocated to project
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1988 Bonneville Unit Definite Plan Report, with regard to power development
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No
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Nothing in this Act shall obligate the
Western Area Power Administration to purchase or market any of the power
produced by the Diamond Fork power plant and none of the costs associated with
development of transmission facilities to transmit power from the Diamond Fork
power plant shall be assigned to power for the purpose of Colorado River
Storage Project ratemaking.
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Prohibition on
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No
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Reporting
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If, 24 months
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Diamond Fork System has not commenced, the Secretary of the Interior shall
submit a report to the Committee on Natural Resources of the House of
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7.
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PayGo
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The budgetary effects of this Act, for the
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Budgetary Effects
of PAYGO Legislation
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Limitation on the
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The authority
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Public Law 98–381
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42 U.S.C. 16421a
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construction of transmission facilities developed as a result of this
Act.
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| I 113th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 254 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES January 15, 2013 Mr. Chaffetz introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Natural Resources , and in addition to the Committee on the Budget , 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 Interior to facilitate the development of hydroelectric power on the Diamond Fork System of the Central Utah Project.
1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Bonneville Unit Clean Hydropower Facilitation Act . 2. Diamond Fork System defined For the purposes of this Act, the term Diamond Fork System means the facilities described in chapter 4 of the October 2004 Supplement to the 1988 Definite Plan Report for the Bonneville Unit. 3. Cost allocations Notwithstanding any other provision of law, in order to facilitate hydropower development on the Diamond Fork System, the amount of reimbursable costs allocated to project power in Chapter 6 of the Power Appendix in the October 2004 Supplement to the 1988 Bonneville Unit Definite Plan Report, with regard to power development upstream of the Diamond Fork System, shall be considered final costs as well as costs in excess of the total maximum repayment obligation as defined in section 211 of the Central Utah Project Completion Act of 1992 ( Public Law 102–575 ), and shall be subject to the same terms and conditions. 4. No purchase or market obligation; no costs assigned to power Nothing in this Act shall obligate the Western Area Power Administration to purchase or market any of the power produced by the Diamond Fork power plant and none of the costs associated with development of transmission facilities to transmit power from the Diamond Fork power plant shall be assigned to power for the purpose of Colorado River Storage Project ratemaking. 5. Prohibition on tax-exempt financing No facility for the generation or transmission of hydroelectric power on the Diamond Fork System may be financed or refinanced, in whole or in part, with proceeds of any obligation— (1) the interest on which is exempt from the tax imposed under chapter 1 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, or (2) with respect to which credit is allowable under subpart I or J of part IV of subchapter A of chapter 1 of such Code. 6. Reporting requirement If, 24 months after the date of the enactment of this Act, hydropower production on the Diamond Fork System has not commenced, the Secretary of the Interior shall submit a report to the Committee on Natural Resources of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources of the Senate stating this fact, the reasons such production has not yet commenced, and a detailed timeline for future hydropower production. 7. PayGo The budgetary effects of this Act, for the purpose of complying with the Statutory Pay-As-You-Go Act of 2010, shall be determined by reference to the latest statement titled Budgetary Effects of PAYGO Legislation for this Act, submitted for printing in the Congressional Record by the Chairman of the House Budget Committee, provided that such statement has been submitted prior to the vote on passage. 8. Limitation on the use of funds The authority under the provisions of section 301 of the Hoover Power Plant Act of 1984 ( Public Law 98–381 ; 42 U.S.C. 16421a ) shall not be used to fund any study or construction of transmission facilities developed as a result of this Act. |
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To authorize the Secretary of the Interior
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Bonneville Unit Clean Hydropower
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Diamond Fork
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For the
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Diamond Fork System
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Cost
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Notwithstanding
any other provision of law, in order to facilitate hydropower development on
the Diamond Fork System, the amount of reimbursable costs allocated to project
power in Chapter 6 of the Power Appendix in the October 2004 Supplement to the
1988 Bonneville Unit Definite Plan Report, with regard to power development
upstream of the Diamond Fork System, shall be considered final costs as well as
costs in excess of the total maximum repayment obligation as defined in section
211 of the Central Utah Project Completion Act of 1992 (Public Law
102–575), and shall be subject to the same terms and
conditions.
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4.
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No
purchase or market obligation; no costs assigned to power
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
Nothing in this Act shall obligate the
Western Area Power Administration to purchase or market any of the power
produced by the Diamond Fork power plant and none of the costs associated with
development of transmission facilities to transmit power from the Diamond Fork
power plant shall be assigned to power for the purpose of Colorado River
Storage Project ratemaking.
</text>
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5.
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Prohibition on
tax-exempt financing
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<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
No
facility for the generation or transmission of hydroelectric power on the
Diamond Fork System may be financed or refinanced, in whole or in part, with
proceeds of any obligation—
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the interest on which is exempt from the
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chapter
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with respect to which credit is allowable
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Code.
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6.
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Reporting
requirement
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If, 24 months
after the date of the enactment of this Act, hydropower production on the
Diamond Fork System has not commenced, the Secretary of the Interior shall
submit a report to the Committee on Natural Resources of the House of
Representatives and the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources of the Senate
stating this fact, the reasons such production has not yet commenced, and a
detailed timeline for future hydropower production.
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7.
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PayGo
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The budgetary effects of this Act, for the
purpose of complying with the Statutory Pay-As-You-Go Act of 2010, shall be
determined by reference to the latest statement titled
<quote>
Budgetary Effects
of PAYGO Legislation
</quote>
for this Act, submitted for printing in the
Congressional Record by the Chairman of the House Budget Committee, provided
that such statement has been submitted prior to the vote on passage.
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8.
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Limitation on the
use of funds
</header>
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The authority
under the provisions of section 301 of the Hoover Power Plant Act of 1984
(Public Law
98–381;
42 U.S.C.
16421a) shall not be used to fund any study or construction of
transmission facilities developed as a result of this Act.
</text>
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Passed the House of
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Karen L. Haas,
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Clerk
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| II 113th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 254 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES April 10, 2013 Received AN ACT To authorize the Secretary of the Interior to facilitate the development of hydroelectric power on the Diamond Fork System of the Central Utah Project.
1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Bonneville Unit Clean Hydropower Facilitation Act . 2. Diamond Fork System defined For the purposes of this Act, the term Diamond Fork System means the facilities described in chapter 4 of the October 2004 Supplement to the 1988 Definite Plan Report for the Bonneville Unit. 3. Cost allocations Notwithstanding any other provision of law, in order to facilitate hydropower development on the Diamond Fork System, the amount of reimbursable costs allocated to project power in Chapter 6 of the Power Appendix in the October 2004 Supplement to the 1988 Bonneville Unit Definite Plan Report, with regard to power development upstream of the Diamond Fork System, shall be considered final costs as well as costs in excess of the total maximum repayment obligation as defined in section 211 of the Central Utah Project Completion Act of 1992 (Public Law 102–575), and shall be subject to the same terms and conditions. 4. No purchase or market obligation; no costs assigned to power Nothing in this Act shall obligate the Western Area Power Administration to purchase or market any of the power produced by the Diamond Fork power plant and none of the costs associated with development of transmission facilities to transmit power from the Diamond Fork power plant shall be assigned to power for the purpose of Colorado River Storage Project ratemaking. 5. Prohibition on tax-exempt financing No facility for the generation or transmission of hydroelectric power on the Diamond Fork System may be financed or refinanced, in whole or in part, with proceeds of any obligation— (1) the interest on which is exempt from the tax imposed under chapter 1 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, or (2) with respect to which credit is allowable under subpart I or J of part IV of subchapter A of chapter 1 of such Code. 6. Reporting requirement If, 24 months after the date of the enactment of this Act, hydropower production on the Diamond Fork System has not commenced, the Secretary of the Interior shall submit a report to the Committee on Natural Resources of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources of the Senate stating this fact, the reasons such production has not yet commenced, and a detailed timeline for future hydropower production. 7. PayGo The budgetary effects of this Act, for the purpose of complying with the Statutory Pay-As-You-Go Act of 2010, shall be determined by reference to the latest statement titled Budgetary Effects of PAYGO Legislation for this Act, submitted for printing in the Congressional Record by the Chairman of the House Budget Committee, provided that such statement has been submitted prior to the vote on passage. 8. Limitation on the use of funds The authority under the provisions of section 301 of the Hoover Power Plant Act of 1984 (Public Law 98–381; 42 U.S.C. 16421a) shall not be used to fund any study or construction of transmission facilities developed as a result of this Act.
Passed the House of Representatives April 9, 2013. Karen L. Haas, Clerk |
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Diamond Fork System defined
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Nothing in this Act shall obligate the Western Area Power Administration to purchase or market any of the power produced by the Diamond Fork power plant and none of the costs associated with development of transmission facilities to transmit power from the Diamond Fork power plant shall be assigned to power for the purpose of Colorado River Storage Project ratemaking.
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| IB Union Calendar No. 13 113th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 254 [Report No. 113–25, Part I] IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES January 15, 2013 Mr. Chaffetz introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Natural Resources , and in addition to the Committee on the Budget , 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 April 9, 2013 Reported from the Committee on Natural Resources April 9, 2013 The Committee on the Budget discharged; 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 facilitate the development of hydroelectric power on the Diamond Fork System of the Central Utah Project.
1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Bonneville Unit Clean Hydropower Facilitation Act . 2. Diamond Fork System defined For the purposes of this Act, the term Diamond Fork System means the facilities described in chapter 4 of the October 2004 Supplement to the 1988 Definite Plan Report for the Bonneville Unit. 3. Cost allocations Notwithstanding any other provision of law, in order to facilitate hydropower development on the Diamond Fork System, the amount of reimbursable costs allocated to project power in Chapter 6 of the Power Appendix in the October 2004 Supplement to the 1988 Bonneville Unit Definite Plan Report, with regard to power development upstream of the Diamond Fork System, shall be considered final costs as well as costs in excess of the total maximum repayment obligation as defined in section 211 of the Central Utah Project Completion Act of 1992 ( Public Law 102–575 ), and shall be subject to the same terms and conditions. 4. No purchase or market obligation; no costs assigned to power Nothing in this Act shall obligate the Western Area Power Administration to purchase or market any of the power produced by the Diamond Fork power plant and none of the costs associated with development of transmission facilities to transmit power from the Diamond Fork power plant shall be assigned to power for the purpose of Colorado River Storage Project ratemaking. 5. Prohibition on tax-exempt financing No facility for the generation or transmission of hydroelectric power on the Diamond Fork System may be financed or refinanced, in whole or in part, with proceeds of any obligation— (1) the interest on which is exempt from the tax imposed under chapter 1 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, or (2) with respect to which credit is allowable under subpart I or J of part IV of subchapter A of chapter 1 of such Code. 6. Reporting requirement If, 24 months after the date of the enactment of this Act, hydropower production on the Diamond Fork System has not commenced, the Secretary of the Interior shall submit a report to the Committee on Natural Resources of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources of the Senate stating this fact, the reasons such production has not yet commenced, and a detailed timeline for future hydropower production. 7. PayGo The budgetary effects of this Act, for the purpose of complying with the Statutory Pay-As-You-Go Act of 2010, shall be determined by reference to the latest statement titled Budgetary Effects of PAYGO Legislation for this Act, submitted for printing in the Congressional Record by the Chairman of the House Budget Committee, provided that such statement has been submitted prior to the vote on passage. 8. Limitation on the use of funds The authority under the provisions of section 301 of the Hoover Power Plant Act of 1984 ( Public Law 98–381 ; 42 U.S.C. 16421a ) shall not be used to fund any study or construction of transmission facilities developed as a result of this Act.
April 9, 2013 Reported from the Committee on Natural Resources April 9, 2013 The Committee on the Budget discharged; committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union and ordered to be printed |
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| IB 113th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 255 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES AN ACT To amend certain definitions contained in the Provo River Project Transfer Act for purposes of clarifying certain property descriptions, and for other purposes.
1. Clarifying certain property descriptions in Provo River Project Transfer Act (a) Pleasant Grove Property Section 2(4)(A) of the Provo River Project Transfer Act ( Public Law 108–382 ; 118 Stat. 2212) is amended by striking of enactment of this Act and inserting on which the parcel is conveyed under section 3(a)(2) . (b) Provo Reservoir Canal Section 2(5) of the Provo River Project Transfer Act ( Public Law 108–382 ; 118 Stat. 2212) is amended— (1) by striking canal, and any associated land, rights-of-way, and facilities and inserting water conveyance facility historically known as the Provo Reservoir Canal and all associated bridges, fixtures, structures, facilities, lands, interests in land, and rights-of-way held, ; (2) by inserting and forebay after Diversion Dam ; (3) by inserting near the Jordan Narrows to the point where water is discharged to the Welby-Jacob Canal and the Utah Lake Distributing Canal after Penstock ; and (4) by striking of enactment of this Act and inserting on which the Provo Reservoir Canal is conveyed under section 3(a)(1) .
Passed the House of Representatives December 3, 2013. Karen L. Haas, Clerk. |
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| 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. 255 AN ACT To amend certain definitions contained in the Provo River Project Transfer Act for purposes of clarifying certain property descriptions, and for other purposes.
1. Clarifying certain property descriptions in Provo River Project Transfer Act (a) Pleasant Grove Property Section 2(4)(A) of the Provo River Project Transfer Act ( Public Law 108–382 ; 118 Stat. 2212) is amended by striking of enactment of this Act and inserting on which the parcel is conveyed under section 3(a)(2) . (b) Provo Reservoir Canal Section 2(5) of the Provo River Project Transfer Act ( Public Law 108–382 ; 118 Stat. 2212) is amended— (1) by striking canal, and any associated land, rights-of-way, and facilities and inserting water conveyance facility historically known as the Provo Reservoir Canal and all associated bridges, fixtures, structures, facilities, lands, interests in land, and rights-of-way held, ; (2) by inserting and forebay after Diversion Dam ; (3) by inserting near the Jordan Narrows to the point where water is discharged to the Welby-Jacob Canal and the Utah Lake Distributing Canal after Penstock ; and (4) by striking of enactment of this Act and inserting on which the Provo Reservoir Canal is conveyed under section 3(a)(1) .
Speaker of the House of Representatives. Vice President of the United States and President of the Senate. |
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| I 113th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 255 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES January 15, 2013 Mr. Chaffetz introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Natural Resources A BILL To amend certain definitions contained in the Provo River Project Transfer Act for purposes of clarifying certain property descriptions, and for other purposes.
1. Clarifying certain property descriptions in Provo River Project Transfer Act (a) Pleasant Grove Property Section 2(4)(A) of the Provo River Project Transfer Act ( Public Law 108–382 ; 118 Stat. 2212) is amended by striking of enactment of this Act and inserting on which the parcel is conveyed under section 3(a)(2) . (b) Provo Reservoir Canal Section 2(5) of the Provo River Project Transfer Act ( Public Law 108–382 ; 118 Stat. 2212) is amended— (1) by striking canal, and any associated land, rights-of-way, and facilities and inserting water conveyance facility historically known as the Provo Reservoir Canal and all associated bridges, fixtures, structures, facilities, lands, interests in land, and rights-of-way held, ; (2) by inserting and forebay after Diversion Dam ; (3) by inserting near the Jordan Narrows to the point where water is discharged to the Welby-Jacob Canal and the Utah Lake Distributing Canal after Penstock ; and (4) by striking of enactment of this Act and inserting on which the Provo Reservoir Canal is conveyed under section 3(a)(1) . |
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| II Calendar No. 256 113th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 255 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES December 9, 2013 Received; read twice and placed on the calendar AN ACT To amend certain definitions contained in the Provo River Project Transfer Act for purposes of clarifying certain property descriptions, and for other purposes.
1. Clarifying certain property descriptions in Provo River Project Transfer Act (a) Pleasant Grove Property Section 2(4)(A) of the Provo River Project Transfer Act ( Public Law 108–382 ; 118 Stat. 2212) is amended by striking of enactment of this Act and inserting on which the parcel is conveyed under section 3(a)(2) . (b) Provo Reservoir Canal Section 2(5) of the Provo River Project Transfer Act ( Public Law 108–382 ; 118 Stat. 2212) is amended— (1) by striking canal, and any associated land, rights-of-way, and facilities and inserting water conveyance facility historically known as the Provo Reservoir Canal and all associated bridges, fixtures, structures, facilities, lands, interests in land, and rights-of-way held, ; (2) by inserting and forebay after Diversion Dam ; (3) by inserting near the Jordan Narrows to the point where water is discharged to the Welby-Jacob Canal and the Utah Lake Distributing Canal after Penstock ; and (4) by striking of enactment of this Act and inserting on which the Provo Reservoir Canal is conveyed under section 3(a)(1) .
Passed the House of Representatives December 3, 2013. Karen L. Haas, Clerk
December 9, 2013 Received; read twice and placed on the calendar |
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| IB Union Calendar No. 147 113th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 255 [Report No. 113–200] IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES January 15, 2013 Mr. Chaffetz introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Natural Resources September 10, 2013 Committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union and ordered to be printed A BILL To amend certain definitions contained in the Provo River Project Transfer Act for purposes of clarifying certain property descriptions, and for other purposes.
1. Clarifying certain property descriptions in Provo River Project Transfer Act (a) Pleasant Grove Property Section 2(4)(A) of the Provo River Project Transfer Act ( Public Law 108–382 ; 118 Stat. 2212) is amended by striking of enactment of this Act and inserting on which the parcel is conveyed under section 3(a)(2) . (b) Provo Reservoir Canal Section 2(5) of the Provo River Project Transfer Act ( Public Law 108–382 ; 118 Stat. 2212) is amended— (1) by striking canal, and any associated land, rights-of-way, and facilities and inserting water conveyance facility historically known as the Provo Reservoir Canal and all associated bridges, fixtures, structures, facilities, lands, interests in land, and rights-of-way held, ; (2) by inserting and forebay after Diversion Dam ; (3) by inserting near the Jordan Narrows to the point where water is discharged to the Welby-Jacob Canal and the Utah Lake Distributing Canal after Penstock ; and (4) by striking of enactment of this Act and inserting on which the Provo Reservoir Canal is conveyed under section 3(a)(1) .
September 10, 2013 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. 256 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES January 15, 2013 Mr. Chaffetz introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform A BILL To amend title 44, United States Code, to repeal the National Historical Publications and Records Commission, and for other purposes.
1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Stop Wasting Archive Grants Act of 2013 . 2. Repeal of National Historical Publications and Records Commission (a) Repeal Chapter 25 of title 44, United States Code, is repealed. (b) Clerical amendment The table of sections at the beginning of such chapter is repealed. |
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| I 113th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 257 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES January 15, 2013 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 ensure that veterans in each of the 48 contiguous States are able to receive services in at least one full-service hospital of the Veterans Health Administration in the State or receive comparable services provided by contract in the State.
1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Veterans Health Equity Act of 2013 . 2. Availability of full-service hospital of the Veterans Health Administration in certain States or provision of comparable services through contract with other health care providers in the State (a) In general Chapter 17 of title 38, United States Code, is amended by inserting after section 1716 the following new section: 1716A. Access to full-service hospitals in certain States or comparable services through contract (a) Requirement With respect to each of the 48 contiguous States, the Secretary shall ensure that veterans in the State eligible for hospital care and medical services under section 1710 of this title have access— (1) to at least one full-service hospital of the Veterans Health Administration in the State; or (2) to hospital care and medical services comparable to the services provided in full-service hospitals through contract with other health care providers in the State. (b) Rule of construction Nothing in subsection (a) shall be construed to restrict the ability of the Secretary to provide enhanced care to an eligible veteran who resides in one State in a hospital of the Veterans Health Administration in another State. . (b) Clerical amendment The table of sections at the beginning of such chapter is amended by inserting after the item relating to section 1716 the following new item: 1716A. Access to full-service hospitals in certain States or comparable services through contract. . (c) Report on implementation Not later than one year after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall submit to Congress a report describing the extent to which the Secretary has complied with the requirement imposed by section 1716A of title 38, United States Code, as added by subsection (a), including the effect of such requirement on improving the quality and standards of care provided to veterans. |
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| I 113th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 258 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES AN ACT To amend title 18, United States Code, with respect to fraudulent representations about having received military decorations or medals.
1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Stolen Valor Act of 2013 . 2. Fraudulent representations about receipt of military decorations or medals (a) In general Section 704 of title 18, United States Code, is amended— (1) in subsection (a), by striking wears, ; and (2) so that subsection (b) reads as follows: (b) Fraudulent representations about receipt of military decorations or medals Whoever, with intent to obtain money, property, or other tangible benefit, fraudulently holds oneself out to be a recipient of a decoration or medal described in subsection (c)(2) or (d) shall be fined under this title, imprisoned not more than one year, or both. . (b) Addition of certain other medals Section 704(d) of title 18, United States Code, is amended— (1) by striking If a decoration and inserting the following: (1) In general If a decoration ; (2) by inserting a combat badge, after 1129 of title 10, ; and (3) by adding at the end the following: (2) Combat badge defined In this subsection, the term combat badge means a Combat Infantryman’s Badge, Combat Action Badge, Combat Medical Badge, Combat Action Ribbon, or Combat Action Medal. . (c) Conforming amendment Section 704 of title 18, United States Code, is amended in each of subsections (c)(1) and (d) by striking or (b) .
Passed the House of Representatives May 20, 2013. Karen L. Haas, Clerk. |
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| I 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. 258 AN ACT To amend title 18, United States Code, with respect to fraudulent representations about having received military decorations or medals.
1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Stolen Valor Act of 2013 . 2. Fraudulent representations about receipt of military decorations or medals (a) In general Section 704 of title 18, United States Code, is amended— (1) in subsection (a), by striking wears, ; and (2) so that subsection (b) reads as follows: (b) Fraudulent representations about receipt of military decorations or medals Whoever, with intent to obtain money, property, or other tangible benefit, fraudulently holds oneself out to be a recipient of a decoration or medal described in subsection (c)(2) or (d) shall be fined under this title, imprisoned not more than one year, or both. . (b) Addition of certain other medals Section 704(d) of title 18, United States Code, is amended— (1) by striking If a decoration and inserting the following: (1) In general If a decoration ; (2) by inserting a combat badge, after 1129 of title 10, ; and (3) by adding at the end the following: (2) Combat badge defined In this subsection, the term combat badge means a Combat Infantryman’s Badge, Combat Action Badge, Combat Medical Badge, Combat Action Ribbon, or Combat Action Medal. . (c) Conforming amendment Section 704 of title 18, United States Code, is amended in each of subsections (c)(1) and (d) by striking or (b) .
Speaker of the House of Representatives. Vice President of the United States and President of the Senate. |
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Mr. Hanna
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Mr. Coffman
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Mr. Meeks
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Mr. Griffin of Arkansas
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Mr. Markey
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Mr. Harper
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Mr. Nugent
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Mr. Meehan
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Ms. Bordallo
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Mrs. Black
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Mr. Chaffetz
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Mr. Culberson
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Mr. Brooks of Alabama
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Mr. Turner
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Mr. Thornberry
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Mr. Conaway
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Mr. Bonner
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Mr. Bishop of Georgia
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Mr. Barletta
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Mr. Courtney
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Mr. Bucshon
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Mr. Stivers
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Mr. Long
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Mr. Johnson of Ohio
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| I 113th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 258 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES January 15, 2013 Mr. Heck of Nevada (for himself, Mrs. Hartzler , Mr. Roe of Tennessee , Mr. Westmoreland , Mr. Amodei , Mr. Grimm , Mr. Hanna , Mr. Coffman , Mr. Meeks , Mr. Griffin of Arkansas , Mr. Markey , Mr. Young of Florida , Mr. Harper , Mr. Nugent , Mr. Meehan , Mr. Wilson of South Carolina , Mr. Thompson of Pennsylvania , Ms. Bordallo , Mrs. Black , Mr. Chaffetz , Mr. Culberson , Mr. Brooks of Alabama , Mr. Turner , Mr. Thornberry , Ms. Jenkins , Mr. Cicilline , Mr. Michaud , Mr. Cook , Mr. Graves of Missouri , Mr. Brady of Pennsylvania , Mr. King of Iowa , Mr. Hunter , Mr. Fincher , Mr. Conaway , Mr. Bonner , Mr. Bishop of Georgia , Mr. Barletta , Mr. Courtney , Ms. Pingree of Maine , Mr. Gibbs , Mr. Rogers of Alabama , Mr. Bucshon , Mr. Young of Alaska , Mr. Franks of Arizona , Mr. Duncan of South Carolina , Mr. Fitzpatrick , Mr. Rogers of Kentucky , Mr. Weber of Texas , Mr. Pittenger , Mr. Olson , Mr. Boustany , Mr. Nunnelee , Mr. Huizenga of Michigan , Mr. Bachus , Mr. Yoho , Mr. Cole , Mr. Miller of Florida , Mr. Terry , Mr. Stivers , Mr. Long , Mr. Johnson of Ohio , Mr. Jones , Mr. Wittman , Mrs. Noem , Mr. Loebsack , Mrs. Roby , Mr. Cramer , Mr. Perry , Mr. Gary G. Miller of California , and Mr. Flores ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary A BILL To amend title 18, United States Code, with respect to fraudulent representations about having received military declarations or medals.
1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Stolen Valor Act of 2013 . 2. Fraudulent representations about receipt of military decorations or medals (a) In general Section 704 of title 18, United States Code, is amended— (1) in subsection (a), by striking wears, ; and (2) so that subsection (b) reads as follows: (b) Fraudulent representations about receipt of military decorations or medals Whoever, with intent to obtain money, property, or other tangible benefit, fraudulently holds oneself out to be a recipient of a decoration or medal described in subsection (c)(2) or (d) shall be fined under this title, imprisoned not more than one year, or both. . (b) Addition of certain other medals Section 704(d) of title 18, United States Code, is amended— (1) by striking If a decoration and inserting the following: (1) In general If a decoration ; (2) by inserting a combat badge, after 1129 of title 10, ; and (3) by adding at the end the following: (2) Combat badge defined In this subsection, the term combat badge means a Combat Infantryman’s Badge, Combat Action Badge, Combat Medical Badge, Combat Action Ribbon, or Combat Action Medal. . (c) Conforming amendment Section 704 of title 18, United States Code, is amended in each of subsections (c)(1) and (d) by striking or (b) . |
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Whoever, with intent to obtain money, property, or other
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| II 113th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 258 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES May 21, 2013 Received AN ACT To amend title 18, United States Code, with respect to fraudulent representations about having received military decorations or medals.
1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Stolen Valor Act of 2013 . 2. Fraudulent representations about receipt of military decorations or medals (a) In general Section 704 of title 18, United States Code, is amended— (1) in subsection (a), by striking wears, ; and (2) so that subsection (b) reads as follows: (b) Fraudulent representations about receipt of military decorations or medals Whoever, with intent to obtain money, property, or other tangible benefit, fraudulently holds oneself out to be a recipient of a decoration or medal described in subsection (c)(2) or (d) shall be fined under this title, imprisoned not more than one year, or both. . (b) Addition of certain other medals Section 704(d) of title 18, United States Code, is amended— (1) by striking If a decoration and inserting the following: (1) In general If a decoration ; (2) by inserting a combat badge, after 1129 of title 10, ; and (3) by adding at the end the following: (2) Combat badge defined In this subsection, the term combat badge means a Combat Infantryman’s Badge, Combat Action Badge, Combat Medical Badge, Combat Action Ribbon, or Combat Action Medal. . (c) Conforming amendment Section 704 of title 18, United States Code, is amended in each of subsections (c)(1) and (d) by striking or (b) .
Passed the House of Representatives May 20, 2013. Karen L. Haas, Clerk |
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Mr. Meeks
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Mr. Hunter
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Mrs. Roby
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Mr. Cramer
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Mr.
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Mr. Wenstrup
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Mr. Rokita
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Mr. Yoder
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Mr. Poe of Texas
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Mr. Forbes
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Mrs. Wagner
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Mr. Renacci
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Mr. Holding
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Mr. Fortenberry
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Mr. Whitfield
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Mr. Meadows
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Mr. Kline
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Mr. Gerlach
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Mr. Walden
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Mr. Issa
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Ms. Brownley of
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Mr. Buchanan
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Mr. Tipton
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Mr. Tonko
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Mr. LoBiondo
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Mr. Paulsen
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Mr. Hall
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Mr. Labrador
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Mr.
Reed
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Mr. Daines
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Mr. DeSantis
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Mr. Salmon
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Mr. Peters of Michigan
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Mr. O'Rourke
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Mr. Scott of Virginia
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Mr. Lankford
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Mr. Runyan
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Ms. Sewell of Alabama
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Mr. Cohen
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Mr. Kilmer
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Mr. Marino
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Mrs. Brooks of Indiana
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Mr. Palazzo
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Mrs. Kirkpatrick
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Mr. DeFazio
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Mr. Hudson
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Ms. Bonamici
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Mr. Lucas
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Mr. Himes
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Mrs. Walorski
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Mr. Simpson
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Mr. Barber
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Mr. Chabot
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Ms. Kuster
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Mr. Calvert
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Mr. Keating
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Mr. Rooney
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To amend title 18, United States Code, with
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Fraudulent
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Fraudulent
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Whoever, with intent to obtain money, property, or other
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decoration or medal described in subsection (c)(2) or (d) shall be fined under
this title, imprisoned not more than one year, or
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1129 of title 10,
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| IB Union Calendar No. 59 113th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 258 [Report No. 113–84] IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES January 15, 2013 Mr. Heck of Nevada (for himself, Mrs. Hartzler , Mr. Roe of Tennessee , Mr. Westmoreland , Mr. Amodei , Mr. Grimm , Mr. Hanna , Mr. Coffman , Mr. Meeks , Mr. Griffin of Arkansas , Mr. Markey , Mr. Young of Florida , Mr. Harper , Mr. Nugent , Mr. Meehan , Mr. Wilson of South Carolina , Mr. Thompson of Pennsylvania , Ms. Bordallo , Mrs. Black , Mr. Chaffetz , Mr. Culberson , Mr. Brooks of Alabama , Mr. Turner , Mr. Thornberry , Ms. Jenkins , Mr. Cicilline , Mr. Michaud , Mr. Cook , Mr. Graves of Missouri , Mr. Brady of Pennsylvania , Mr. King of Iowa , Mr. Hunter , Mr. Fincher , Mr. Conaway , Mr. Bonner , Mr. Bishop of Georgia , Mr. Barletta , Mr. Courtney , Ms. Pingree of Maine , Mr. Gibbs , Mr. Rogers of Alabama , Mr. Bucshon , Mr. Young of Alaska , Mr. Franks of Arizona , Mr. Duncan of South Carolina , Mr. Fitzpatrick , Mr. Rogers of Kentucky , Mr. Weber of Texas , Mr. Pittenger , Mr. Olson , Mr. Boustany , Mr. Nunnelee , Mr. Huizenga of Michigan , Mr. Bachus , Mr. Yoho , Mr. Cole , Mr. Miller of Florida , Mr. Terry , Mr. Stivers , Mr. Long , Mr. Johnson of Ohio , Mr. Jones , Mr. Wittman , Mrs. Noem , Mr. Loebsack , Mrs. Roby , Mr. Cramer , Mr. Perry , Mr. Gary G. Miller of California , and Mr. Flores ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary May 20, 2013 Additional sponsors: Mr. Lamborn , Mr. Wenstrup , Mr. Rokita , Mr. Yoder , Mr. Poe of Texas , Mr. Forbes , Mrs. Wagner , Mr. Renacci , Mr. Holding , Mr. Fortenberry , Mr. Whitfield , Mr. Meadows , Mr. Kline , Mr. Gerlach , Mr. Walden , Mr. Issa , Mr. Bilirakis , Mr. Pastor of Arizona , Ms. Brownley of California , Mr. Buchanan , Mr. Lipinski , Mr. Tipton , Mr. Southerland , Mr. Tonko , Mr. LoBiondo , Mr. Paulsen , Mr. Hall , Mr. Labrador , Mr. Reed , Mr. Daines , Mr. DeSantis , Mr. Salmon , Mr. Peters of Michigan , Mr. O'Rourke , Mr. Scott of Virginia , Mr. Lankford , Mr. Runyan , Ms. Sewell of Alabama , Mr. Cohen , Mr. Kilmer , Mr. Marino , Mrs. Brooks of Indiana , Mr. Palazzo , Mrs. Kirkpatrick , Mr. DeFazio , Mr. Hudson , Mr. Murphy of Florida , Ms. Bonamici , Mr. Lucas , Mr. Himes , Mrs. Walorski , Mr. Simpson , Mr. Barber , Mr. Chabot , Ms. Kuster , Mr. Calvert , Mr. Keating , and Mr. Rooney May 20, 2013 Committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union and ordered to be printed A BILL To amend title 18, United States Code, with respect to fraudulent representations about having received military declarations or medals.
1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Stolen Valor Act of 2013 . 2. Fraudulent representations about receipt of military decorations or medals (a) In general Section 704 of title 18, United States Code, is amended— (1) in subsection (a), by striking wears, ; and (2) so that subsection (b) reads as follows: (b) Fraudulent representations about receipt of military decorations or medals Whoever, with intent to obtain money, property, or other tangible benefit, fraudulently holds oneself out to be a recipient of a decoration or medal described in subsection (c)(2) or (d) shall be fined under this title, imprisoned not more than one year, or both. . (b) Addition of certain other medals Section 704(d) of title 18, United States Code, is amended— (1) by striking If a decoration and inserting the following: (1) In general If a decoration ; (2) by inserting a combat badge, after 1129 of title 10, ; and (3) by adding at the end the following: (2) Combat badge defined In this subsection, the term combat badge means a Combat Infantryman’s Badge, Combat Action Badge, Combat Medical Badge, Combat Action Ribbon, or Combat Action Medal. . (c) Conforming amendment Section 704 of title 18, United States Code, is amended in each of subsections (c)(1) and (d) by striking or (b) .
May 20, 2013 Committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union and ordered to be printed |
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113th CONGRESS
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1st Session
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H. R. 259
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IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
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January 15, 2013
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Mr. Pompeo
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(for
himself,
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Mr. Whitfield
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,
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Mr. Duncan of South Carolina
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,
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Mr. Huelskamp
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,
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Mr. Westmoreland
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,
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Mr. Stockman
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,
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Mr. McClintock
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,
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Mr. Amash
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,
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Mr. Wilson of South Carolina
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,
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Mr. Broun of Georgia
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,
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Mr. Ribble
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, and
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Mr. Mulvaney
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) introduced the following
bill; which was referred to the
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Committee
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A BILL
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<official-title>
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to terminate
certain energy tax subsidies and lower the corporate income tax
rate.
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Short title; table of
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(a)
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Short
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This Act may be cited
as the
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Energy Freedom and Economic
Prosperity Act
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Reference to
1986 Code
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Except as otherwise
expressly provided, whenever in this Act an amendment or repeal is expressed in
terms of an amendment to, or repeal of, a section or other provision, the
reference shall be considered to be made to a section or other provision of the
Internal Revenue Code of 1986.
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<enum>
(c)
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<header>
Table of
contents
</header>
<text>
The table of contents for this Act is as follows:
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Sec. 1. Short title; table of contents; etc.
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Title I—Repeal of energy tax subsidies
</toc-entry>
<toc-entry idref="HF58F390C179F43159204D0DD21145D5B" level="section">
Sec. 101. Repeal of credit for alcohol fuel, biodiesel, and
alternative fuel mixtures.
</toc-entry>
<toc-entry idref="H6469B0CA50AE476E870C886A8166636A" level="section">
Sec. 102. Early termination of credit for qualified fuel cell
motor vehicles.
</toc-entry>
<toc-entry idref="H78A4F2EE07B844F6AD91609938877080" level="section">
Sec. 103. Early termination of new qualified plug-in electric
drive motor vehicles.
</toc-entry>
<toc-entry idref="H0C1FE9E9229A4D9DB9B6A559954FB079" level="section">
Sec. 104. Repeal of alternative fuel vehicle refueling property
credit.
</toc-entry>
<toc-entry idref="HB85F16911C1F4C69A564F704C58F4DF9" level="section">
Sec. 105. Repeal of credit for alcohol used as
fuel.
</toc-entry>
<toc-entry idref="H8DDC0FF50931485294ABA6681EF93DC2" level="section">
Sec. 106. Repeal of credit for biodiesel and renewable diesel
used as fuel.
</toc-entry>
<toc-entry idref="H34B67C7A8BF14024853B9EDE0EF524B0" level="section">
Sec. 107. Repeal of enhanced oil recovery credit.
</toc-entry>
<toc-entry idref="H34156AEA42ED437B972CCE939F041F82" level="section">
Sec. 108. Termination of credit for electricity produced from
certain renewable resources.
</toc-entry>
<toc-entry idref="H89F6856746C3415CAE4A36BF851D3C38" level="section">
Sec. 109. Repeal of credit for producing oil and gas from
marginal wells.
</toc-entry>
<toc-entry idref="HA9F45B1DDC7C411D8876A11522457C9F" level="section">
Sec. 110. Termination of credit for production from advanced
nuclear power facilities.
</toc-entry>
<toc-entry idref="H235818DA3E054B92B42FF92021E98642" level="section">
Sec. 111. Repeal of credit for carbon dioxide
sequestration.
</toc-entry>
<toc-entry idref="H1BBCFB7960084151BB227B712EFDAF71" level="section">
Sec. 112. Termination of energy credit.
</toc-entry>
<toc-entry idref="H4157687A4EE64C79BE1F5C8E73570A4A" level="section">
Sec. 113. Repeal of qualifying advanced coal
project.
</toc-entry>
<toc-entry idref="H6747B1927AC94C5AB5555B1B3E4377CE" level="section">
Sec. 114. Repeal of qualifying gasification project
credit.
</toc-entry>
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Title II—Reduction of corporate income tax rate
</toc-entry>
<toc-entry idref="HB664F40B21044082BF5C11D3DCD9086B" level="section">
Sec. 201. Corporate income tax rate reduced.
</toc-entry>
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<enum>
I
</enum>
<header>
Repeal of energy
tax subsidies
</header>
<section id="HF58F390C179F43159204D0DD21145D5B">
<enum>
101.
</enum>
<header>
Repeal of
credit for alcohol fuel, biodiesel, and alternative fuel mixtures
</header>
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<enum>
(a)
</enum>
<header>
In
general
</header>
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Section 6426 is
repealed.
</text>
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<enum>
(b)
</enum>
<header>
Conforming
amendments
</header>
<paragraph id="H9B6D973B5C754929B4A41466C271BD46">
<enum>
(1)
</enum>
<text>
Paragraph (1) of
section 4101(a) is amended by striking
<quote>
or alcohol (as defined in section
6426(b)(4)(A)
</quote>
.
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="HB363FB80B60B49D29F7CA63117290C77">
<enum>
(2)
</enum>
<text>
Paragraph (2) of
section 4104(a) is amended by striking
<quote>
6426, or 6427(e)
</quote>
.
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H2E45B6C34644441A971A94780DD38419">
<enum>
(3)
</enum>
<text>
Section 6427 is
amended by striking subsection (e).
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H9D7C03E3389D4AF4823CA784EE0ACE34">
<enum>
(4)
</enum>
<text>
Subparagraph (E)
of section 7704(d)(1) is amended—
</text>
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<enum>
(A)
</enum>
<text>
by inserting
<quote>
(as in effect on the day before the date of the enactment of the Energy
Freedom and Economic Prosperity Act)
</quote>
after
<quote>
of section
6426
</quote>
, and
</text>
</subparagraph>
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<enum>
(B)
</enum>
<text>
by inserting
<quote>
(as so in effect)
</quote>
after
<quote>
section
6426(b)(4)(A)
</quote>
.
</text>
</subparagraph>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H46BDB516B0234F4294A86AEA90EDB18D">
<enum>
(5)
</enum>
<text>
Paragraph (1) of
section 9503(b) is amended by striking the second sentence.
</text>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
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<enum>
(c)
</enum>
<header>
Clerical
amendment
</header>
<text>
The table of sections for subchapter B of chapter 65 is
amended by striking the item relating to section 6426.
</text>
</subsection>
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<enum>
(d)
</enum>
<header>
Effective
</header>
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<enum>
(1)
</enum>
<header>
In
general
</header>
<text>
Except as provided in paragraph (2), the amendments made
by this section shall apply with respect to fuel sold and used after the date
of the enactment of this Act.
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="HF4BA2A12F4074F989F06C3EF94BCE09C">
<enum>
(2)
</enum>
<header>
Liquefied
hydrogen
</header>
<text>
In the case of any alternative fuel or alternative fuel
mixture (as defined in subsection (d)(2) or (e)(3) of section 6426 of the
Internal Revenue Code of 1986 as in effect before its repeal by this Act)
involving liquefied hydrogen, the amendments made by this section shall apply
with respect to fuel sold and used after September 30, 2014.
</text>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
</section>
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<enum>
102.
</enum>
<header>
Early
termination of credit for qualified fuel cell motor vehicles
</header>
<subsection id="HA945284312264783997A5239BC62EC15">
<enum>
(a)
</enum>
<header>
In
general
</header>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Section 30B is
repealed.
</text>
</subsection>
<subsection id="H03A34FF530464768951AB8A755DF4321">
<enum>
(b)
</enum>
<header>
Conforming
amendments
</header>
<paragraph id="HA9E1F773D93447ACA7D075F43523117F">
<enum>
(1)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Subparagraph (A) of section 24(b)(3) is
amended by striking
<quote>
, 30B
</quote>
.
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H1AC223A7B5B54FD28B4E2E477CDC84F3">
<enum>
(2)
</enum>
<text>
Paragraph (2) of
section 25B(g) is amended by striking
<quote>
, 30B,
</quote>
.
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="HF8B8EDD592A1447DB95A6C4B2C71FAEF">
<enum>
(3)
</enum>
<text>
Subsection (b) of
section 38 is amended by striking paragraph (25).
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H9624DAA488604012BA5AF8D08C1A8BF2">
<enum>
(4)
</enum>
<text>
Subsection (a) of
section 1016 is amended by striking paragraph (35) and by redesignating
paragraphs (36) and (37) as paragraphs (35) and (36), respectively.
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="HE4A5CD1F7D04424EBFAD00DC671CFAEF">
<enum>
(5)
</enum>
<text>
Subsection (m) of
section 6501 is amended by striking
<quote>
, 30B(h)(9)
</quote>
.
</text>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
<subsection id="H38505E1625E449D2A250203E07ED8415">
<enum>
(c)
</enum>
<header>
Clerical
amendment
</header>
<text>
The table of sections for subpart B of part IV of
subchapter A of chapter 1 is amended by striking the item relating to section
30B.
</text>
</subsection>
<subsection id="H466C997879FA458AAD09B61CC13563A0">
<enum>
(d)
</enum>
<header>
Effective
date
</header>
<text>
The amendments made by this section shall apply to property
placed in service after December 31, 2014.
</text>
</subsection>
</section>
<section id="H78A4F2EE07B844F6AD91609938877080">
<enum>
103.
</enum>
<header>
Early
termination of new qualified plug-in electric drive motor vehicles
</header>
<subsection id="H4F9FF47A7BD5495D978313F04A57A8E7">
<enum>
(a)
</enum>
<header>
In
general
</header>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Section 30D is
repealed.
</text>
</subsection>
<subsection id="H88CD0F9F97094520A95983508A49D55E">
<enum>
(b)
</enum>
<header>
Effective
date
</header>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
The amendment made by
this section shall apply to vehicles placed in service after the date of the
enactment of this Act.
</text>
</subsection>
</section>
<section id="H0C1FE9E9229A4D9DB9B6A559954FB079">
<enum>
104.
</enum>
<header>
Repeal of
alternative fuel vehicle refueling property credit
</header>
<subsection id="H5BC20144BE0D478CA614CEE7A436D495">
<enum>
(a)
</enum>
<header>
In
general
</header>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Section 30C is
repealed.
</text>
</subsection>
<subsection id="H5A3C0EFE31B446C69105001E76CB47CC">
<enum>
(b)
</enum>
<header>
Conforming
amendments
</header>
<paragraph id="H338BC725DBCD425EA0080CCD68597135">
<enum>
(1)
</enum>
<text>
Subsection (b) of
section 38 is amended by striking paragraph (26).
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="HD8F40F5ED84040D690CB73949DC44407">
<enum>
(2)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Paragraph (3) of section 55(c) is amended
by striking
<quote>
, 30C(d)(2),
</quote>
.
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="HFBA8063B82E64382B24E756448C29BF7">
<enum>
(3)
</enum>
<text>
Subsection (a) of
section 1016, as amended by section 102 of this Act, is amended by striking
paragraph (35) and by redesignating paragraph (36) as paragraph (35).
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H1F67767EA39540D7AFF016852ADDD4D6">
<enum>
(4)
</enum>
<text>
Subsection (m) of
section 6501 is amended by striking
<quote>
, 30C(e)(5)
</quote>
.
</text>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
<subsection id="H6110E178A9E04280A26870FCB739C7D8">
<enum>
(c)
</enum>
<header>
Clerical
amendment
</header>
<text>
The table of sections for subpart B of part IV of
subchapter A of chapter 1 is amended by striking the item relating to section
30C.
</text>
</subsection>
<subsection id="HD3CBBF9D54BA419987CAEF7AE779CA5F">
<enum>
(d)
</enum>
<header>
Effective
date
</header>
<text>
The amendments made by this section shall apply to property
placed in service after the date of the enactment of this Act.
</text>
</subsection>
</section>
<section id="HB85F16911C1F4C69A564F704C58F4DF9">
<enum>
105.
</enum>
<header>
Repeal of
credit for alcohol used as fuel
</header>
<subsection id="HA20CC6C867364F6D95BEC6CB77BBA4CE">
<enum>
(a)
</enum>
<header>
In
general
</header>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Section 40 is
repealed.
</text>
</subsection>
<subsection id="H71DC59C369904F23881D104FDC96D4ED">
<enum>
(b)
</enum>
<header>
Conforming
amendments
</header>
<paragraph id="HF725977C834E4E648542F687ECCAD920">
<enum>
(1)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Subsection (b) of section 38 is amended by
striking paragraph (3).
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H60544301CA934A589798EB22E793285F">
<enum>
(2)
</enum>
<text>
Subsection (c) of
section 196 is amended by striking paragraph (3) and by redesignating
paragraphs (4) through (14) as paragraphs (3) through (13),
respectively.
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H8A74D1EBB336429BB78FB748FE8EE0CC">
<enum>
(3)
</enum>
<text>
Paragraph (1) of
section 4101(a) is amended by striking
<quote>
, and every person producing
cellulosic biofuel (as defined in section 40(b)(6)(E))
</quote>
.
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="HF693EDDA73164C038B7B571157C7434C">
<enum>
(4)
</enum>
<text>
Paragraph (1) of
section 4104(a) is amended by striking
<quote>
, 40
</quote>
.
</text>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
<subsection id="H925A2DA0D9F446F2A9242AD87C9BD744">
<enum>
(c)
</enum>
<header>
Effective
date
</header>
<text>
The amendments made by this section shall apply to fuel sold
or used after the date of the enactment of this Act.
</text>
</subsection>
</section>
<section id="H8DDC0FF50931485294ABA6681EF93DC2">
<enum>
106.
</enum>
<header>
Repeal of
credit for biodiesel and renewable diesel used as fuel
</header>
<subsection id="HC9604A7FE8DC4DB49903F9C6EBC2639F">
<enum>
(a)
</enum>
<header>
In
general
</header>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Section 40A is
repealed.
</text>
</subsection>
<subsection id="H484133ACD411435685FDE2045219C256">
<enum>
(b)
</enum>
<header>
Conforming
amendment
</header>
<paragraph id="HE22EF3CB96734C41AFE2640E7BF2464C">
<enum>
(1)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Subsection (b) of section 38 is amended by
striking paragraph (17).
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="HA47AF1C360C04C8997CA73FC5DA72A6D">
<enum>
(2)
</enum>
<text>
Section 87 is
repealed.
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H959981C47C16436FB970EC0035232053">
<enum>
(3)
</enum>
<text>
Subsection (c) of
section 196, as amended by section 105 of this Act, is amended by striking
paragraph (11) and by redesignating paragraphs (11), (12), and (13) as
paragraphs (10), (11), and (12), respectively.
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H7F0B9CA51B2741F984D491B967999B42">
<enum>
(4)
</enum>
<text>
Paragraph (1) of
section 4101(a) is amended by striking
<quote>
, every person producing or
importing biodiesel (as defined in section 40A(d)(1)
</quote>
.
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H6A46433864B34D9D9B87237F3C1500F0">
<enum>
(5)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Paragraph (1) of section 4104(a) is amended
by striking
<quote>
, and 40A
</quote>
.
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="HD4678098403C4277BA4B9CA2D5E594FC">
<enum>
(6)
</enum>
<text>
Subparagraph (E)
of section 7704(d)(1) is amended by inserting
<quote>
(as so in effect)
</quote>
after
<quote>
section 40A(d)(1)
</quote>
.
</text>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
<subsection id="H7154755E0B7B470284DBDA2390410EBD">
<enum>
(c)
</enum>
<header>
Clerical
amendment
</header>
<text>
The table of sections for subpart D of part IV of
subchapter A of chapter 1 is amended by striking the item relating to section
40A.
</text>
</subsection>
<subsection id="H92FB6401FB7648FA8926C49D11820BFF">
<enum>
(d)
</enum>
<header>
Effective
date
</header>
<text>
The amendments made by this section shall apply to fuel
produced, and sold or used, after the date of the enactment of this Act.
</text>
</subsection>
</section>
<section id="H34B67C7A8BF14024853B9EDE0EF524B0">
<enum>
107.
</enum>
<header>
Repeal of
enhanced oil recovery credit
</header>
<subsection id="H48A9917E3C7F4B73A1161C0448F351A1">
<enum>
(a)
</enum>
<header>
In
general
</header>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Section 43 is
repealed.
</text>
</subsection>
<subsection id="H6B778894F1344752A72B2E9FAFE73CA7">
<enum>
(b)
</enum>
<header>
Conforming
amendments
</header>
<paragraph id="H27560798CC1743F1A0FD8636A55EC56B">
<enum>
(1)
</enum>
<text>
Subsection (b) of
section 38 is amended by striking paragraph (6).
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="HC3EF8D81EC154763AB95979EB628486B">
<enum>
(2)
</enum>
<text>
Paragraph (4) of
section 45Q(d) is amended by inserting
<quote>
(as in effect on the day before
the date of the enactment of the Energy Freedom and Economic Prosperity
Act)
</quote>
after
<quote>
section 43(c)(2)
</quote>
.
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H38B74D3C388D46F6B3650A6600F03DFE">
<enum>
(3)
</enum>
<text>
Subsection (c) of
section 196, as amended by sections 105 and 106 of this Act, is amended by
striking paragraph (5) and by redesignating paragraphs (6) through (12) as
paragraphs (5) through (11), respectively.
</text>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
<subsection display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H12A365DE9DA049CF8BEB6061E74E0E31">
<enum>
(c)
</enum>
<header>
Clerical
amendment
</header>
<text>
The table of sections for subpart D of part IV of
subchapter A of chapter 1 is amended by striking the item relating to section
43.
</text>
</subsection>
<subsection id="HC630AB64218B447BB95444CDFB487142">
<enum>
(d)
</enum>
<header>
Effective
date
</header>
<text>
The amendments made by this section shall apply to costs
paid or incurred after December 31, 2014.
</text>
</subsection>
</section>
<section id="H34156AEA42ED437B972CCE939F041F82">
<enum>
108.
</enum>
<header>
Termination of
credit for electricity produced from certain renewable resources
</header>
<subsection id="HBC7D9A6A221546DAB68D531F3ECD8E2B">
<enum>
(a)
</enum>
<header>
Wind
</header>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Subsection (d) of section 45 is amended by
striking
<quote>
January 1, 2014
</quote>
in paragraph (1) and inserting
<quote>
the date of the enactment of the Energy Freedom and Economic Prosperity
Act
</quote>
.
</text>
</subsection>
<subsection id="H65653D5029CD400CAC9E82C5978A6066">
<enum>
(b)
</enum>
<header>
Indian
coal
</header>
<text>
Subparagraph (A) of section 45(e)(10) is amended by striking
<quote>
8-year period
</quote>
each place it appears and inserting
<quote>
7-year
period
</quote>
.
</text>
</subsection>
<subsection id="HDD421A1BBD5A44018C9A6F392E8BB887">
<enum>
(c)
</enum>
<header>
Effective
date
</header>
<paragraph id="HC380B18088CE44D5BF56378D8D5BC222">
<enum>
(1)
</enum>
<header>
Wind
</header>
<text>
The
amendment made by subsection (a) shall apply to property placed in service
after the date of the enactment of this Act.
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="HBC309B9A50194C1E893B5FCCA22BFD3A">
<enum>
(2)
</enum>
<header>
Indian
coal
</header>
<text>
The amendments made by subsection (b) shall apply to coal
produced after December 31, 2012.
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="HF5645EC337094296B702B2C5A146389E">
<enum>
(3)
</enum>
<header>
Other qualified
energy resources
</header>
<text>
For termination of other qualified energy
resources for property placed in service after December 31, 2013, see section
45 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986.
</text>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
</section>
<section id="H89F6856746C3415CAE4A36BF851D3C38">
<enum>
109.
</enum>
<header>
Repeal of
credit for producing oil and gas from marginal wells
</header>
<subsection id="HF9D876B9FC2F4D318B9379F3C0EBFC1E">
<enum>
(a)
</enum>
<header>
In
general
</header>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Section 45I is
repealed.
</text>
</subsection>
<subsection id="HD03D88DAAC6E42C6B6BFCCAE9297AB39">
<enum>
(b)
</enum>
<header>
Conforming
amendment
</header>
<text>
Subsection (b) of section 38 is amended by striking
paragraph (19).
</text>
</subsection>
<subsection display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HED39C21F6CD743BAB9E74BAA6E2ED984">
<enum>
(c)
</enum>
<header>
Clerical
amendment
</header>
<text>
The table of sections for subpart D of part IV of
subchapter A of chapter 1 is amended by striking the item relating to section
45I.
</text>
</subsection>
<subsection id="HC94CF6B63A9E4D41965643553E16B1D6">
<enum>
(d)
</enum>
<header>
Effective
date
</header>
<text>
The amendments made by this section shall apply to
production in taxable years beginning after December 31, 2014.
</text>
</subsection>
</section>
<section id="HA9F45B1DDC7C411D8876A11522457C9F">
<enum>
110.
</enum>
<header>
Termination of
credit for production from advanced nuclear power facilities
</header>
<subsection id="HE5A7586BB2364FF899E1C760C0C5B0B7">
<enum>
(a)
</enum>
<header>
In
general
</header>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Subparagraph (B) of
section 45J(d)(1) is amended by striking
<quote>
January 1, 2021
</quote>
and
inserting
<quote>
January 1, 2015
</quote>
.
</text>
</subsection>
<subsection id="H146E865DA3EE4C06A08BB182D96CA3ED">
<enum>
(b)
</enum>
<header>
Effective
date
</header>
<text>
The amendments made by this section shall apply to property
placed in service after December 31, 2014.
</text>
</subsection>
</section>
<section id="H235818DA3E054B92B42FF92021E98642">
<enum>
111.
</enum>
<header>
Repeal of
credit for carbon dioxide sequestration
</header>
<subsection id="H5A99239A4C45471CBFE613DEF039C68C">
<enum>
(a)
</enum>
<header>
In
general
</header>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Section 45Q is
repealed.
</text>
</subsection>
<subsection id="H0E56785724B84580BC81321A9B0A1D02">
<enum>
(b)
</enum>
<header>
Effective
date
</header>
<text>
The amendment made by this section shall apply to carbon
dioxide captured after December 31, 2014.
</text>
</subsection>
</section>
<section id="H1BBCFB7960084151BB227B712EFDAF71">
<enum>
112.
</enum>
<header>
Termination of
energy credit
</header>
<subsection id="H37E980BE0AD148D182F1213EDD2724E9">
<enum>
(a)
</enum>
<header>
In
general
</header>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Section 48 is
amended—
</text>
<paragraph id="H1E259C1D6ABA496092CC6FA7AC4C1D97">
<enum>
(1)
</enum>
<text>
by striking
<quote>
January 1, 2017
</quote>
each place it appears and inserting
<quote>
January 1, 2015
</quote>
, and
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H28458A0417854F3B8CC2DFCCC89985FB">
<enum>
(2)
</enum>
<text>
by striking
<quote>
December 31, 2016
</quote>
each place it appears and inserting
<quote>
December 31, 2014
</quote>
.
</text>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
<subsection id="H8D90D160B91042ECBC685583083502D0">
<enum>
(b)
</enum>
<header>
Effective
date
</header>
<text>
The amendments made by this section shall apply to property
placed in service after December 31, 2014.
</text>
</subsection>
</section>
<section commented="no" id="H4157687A4EE64C79BE1F5C8E73570A4A">
<enum>
113.
</enum>
<header>
Repeal of
qualifying advanced coal project
</header>
<subsection commented="no" id="H845C0CDBA06245FFA68D1FFE346630C6">
<enum>
(a)
</enum>
<header>
In
general
</header>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Section 48A is
repealed.
</text>
</subsection>
<subsection commented="no" id="HB22A4791B51340CDABE4F743019F507C">
<enum>
(b)
</enum>
<header>
Conforming
amendment
</header>
<text>
Section 46 is amended by striking paragraph (3) and by
redesignating paragraphs (4), (5), and (6) as paragraphs (3), (4), and (5),
respectively.
</text>
</subsection>
<subsection commented="no" id="H06B44F1EC2B141E08371FD42F57B74F5">
<enum>
(c)
</enum>
<header>
Clerical
amendment
</header>
<text>
The table of sections for subpart E of part IV of
subchapter A of chapter 1 is amended by striking the item relating to section
48A.
</text>
</subsection>
<subsection commented="no" id="H1076900C24774818948AA87BB333963D">
<enum>
(d)
</enum>
<header>
Effective
date
</header>
<text>
The amendments made by this section shall apply to property
placed in service after December 31, 2014.
</text>
</subsection>
</section>
<section id="H6747B1927AC94C5AB5555B1B3E4377CE">
<enum>
114.
</enum>
<header>
Repeal of
qualifying gasification project credit
</header>
<subsection id="H2BEDA7E47156479AA5CAF08D886331EB">
<enum>
(a)
</enum>
<header>
In
general
</header>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Section 48B is
repealed.
</text>
</subsection>
<subsection id="H6F15A7F97AFC4BA581F011462577F128">
<enum>
(b)
</enum>
<header>
Conforming
amendment
</header>
<text>
Section 46, as amended by this Act, is amended by
striking paragraph (3) and by redesignating paragraphs (4) and (5) as
paragraphs (3) and (4), respectively.
</text>
</subsection>
<subsection id="H0D340957829F405CABCEC440168B7FD1">
<enum>
(c)
</enum>
<header>
Clerical
amendment
</header>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
The table of
sections for subpart E of part IV of subchapter A of chapter 1 is amended by
striking the item relating to section 48B.
</text>
</subsection>
<subsection id="HB407EDDE2439427F9E7419D2EBC8F2F9">
<enum>
(d)
</enum>
<header>
Effective
date
</header>
<text>
The amendments made by this section shall apply to property
placed in service after December 31, 2014.
</text>
</subsection>
</section>
</title>
<title id="H4785785283784AFE9B0E2338FE07DFD4">
<enum>
II
</enum>
<header>
Reduction of
corporate income tax rate
</header>
<section id="HB664F40B21044082BF5C11D3DCD9086B">
<enum>
201.
</enum>
<header>
Corporate
income tax rate reduced
</header>
<subsection id="HAAFCBF35CAEE46B981CB93BCFD5FCF4A">
<enum>
(a)
</enum>
<header>
In
general
</header>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Not later than 1 year
after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of the Treasury
shall prescribe a rate of tax in lieu of the rates under paragraphs (1) and (2)
of section 11(b), section 1201(a), and paragraphs (1), (2), and (6) of section
1445(e) to such a flat rate as the Secretary estimates would result in—
</text>
<paragraph id="H42D119BAA3824F978788BC5C9DE430F5">
<enum>
(1)
</enum>
<text>
a
decrease in revenue to the Treasury for taxable years beginning during the
10-year period beginning on the date of the enactment of this Act, equal
to
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H2EDAB8B8B0204FBE94AC7A6E8D44F1EB">
<enum>
(2)
</enum>
<text>
the increase in
revenue for such taxable years by reason of the amendments made by title I of
this Act.
</text>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
<subsection id="HF63A43370AB04C51869B0B1F6304276A">
<enum>
(b)
</enum>
<header>
Effective
date
</header>
<text>
The rate prescribed by the Secretary under subsection (a)
shall apply to taxable years beginning more than 1 year after the date of the
enactment of this Act.
</text>
</subsection>
</section>
</title>
</legis-body>
</bill>
| I 113th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 259 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES January 15, 2013 Mr. Pompeo (for himself, Mr. Whitfield , Mr. Duncan of South Carolina , Mr. Huelskamp , Mr. Westmoreland , Mr. Stockman , Mr. McClintock , Mr. Amash , Mr. Wilson of South Carolina , Mr. Broun of Georgia , Mr. Ribble , and Mr. Mulvaney ) 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 terminate certain energy tax subsidies and lower the corporate income tax rate.
1. Short title; table of contents; etc (a) Short title This Act may be cited as the Energy Freedom and Economic Prosperity Act . (b) Reference to 1986 Code Except as otherwise expressly provided, whenever in this Act an amendment or repeal is expressed in terms of an amendment to, or repeal of, a section or other provision, the reference shall be considered to be made to a section or other provision of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986. (c) Table of contents The table of contents for this Act is as follows: Sec. 1. Short title; table of contents; etc. Title I—Repeal of energy tax subsidies Sec. 101. Repeal of credit for alcohol fuel, biodiesel, and alternative fuel mixtures. Sec. 102. Early termination of credit for qualified fuel cell motor vehicles. Sec. 103. Early termination of new qualified plug-in electric drive motor vehicles. Sec. 104. Repeal of alternative fuel vehicle refueling property credit. Sec. 105. Repeal of credit for alcohol used as fuel. Sec. 106. Repeal of credit for biodiesel and renewable diesel used as fuel. Sec. 107. Repeal of enhanced oil recovery credit. Sec. 108. Termination of credit for electricity produced from certain renewable resources. Sec. 109. Repeal of credit for producing oil and gas from marginal wells. Sec. 110. Termination of credit for production from advanced nuclear power facilities. Sec. 111. Repeal of credit for carbon dioxide sequestration. Sec. 112. Termination of energy credit. Sec. 113. Repeal of qualifying advanced coal project. Sec. 114. Repeal of qualifying gasification project credit. Title II—Reduction of corporate income tax rate Sec. 201. Corporate income tax rate reduced. I Repeal of energy tax subsidies 101. Repeal of credit for alcohol fuel, biodiesel, and alternative fuel mixtures (a) In general Section 6426 is repealed. (b) Conforming amendments (1) Paragraph (1) of section 4101(a) is amended by striking or alcohol (as defined in section 6426(b)(4)(A) . (2) Paragraph (2) of section 4104(a) is amended by striking 6426, or 6427(e) . (3) Section 6427 is amended by striking subsection (e). (4) Subparagraph (E) of section 7704(d)(1) is amended— (A) by inserting (as in effect on the day before the date of the enactment of the Energy Freedom and Economic Prosperity Act) after of section 6426 , and (B) by inserting (as so in effect) after section 6426(b)(4)(A) . (5) Paragraph (1) of section 9503(b) is amended by striking the second sentence. (c) Clerical amendment The table of sections for subchapter B of chapter 65 is amended by striking the item relating to section 6426. (d) Effective (1) In general Except as provided in paragraph (2), the amendments made by this section shall apply with respect to fuel sold and used after the date of the enactment of this Act. (2) Liquefied hydrogen In the case of any alternative fuel or alternative fuel mixture (as defined in subsection (d)(2) or (e)(3) of section 6426 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 as in effect before its repeal by this Act) involving liquefied hydrogen, the amendments made by this section shall apply with respect to fuel sold and used after September 30, 2014. 102. Early termination of credit for qualified fuel cell motor vehicles (a) In general Section 30B is repealed. (b) Conforming amendments (1) Subparagraph (A) of section 24(b)(3) is amended by striking , 30B . (2) Paragraph (2) of section 25B(g) is amended by striking , 30B, . (3) Subsection (b) of section 38 is amended by striking paragraph (25). (4) Subsection (a) of section 1016 is amended by striking paragraph (35) and by redesignating paragraphs (36) and (37) as paragraphs (35) and (36), respectively. (5) Subsection (m) of section 6501 is amended by striking , 30B(h)(9) . (c) Clerical amendment The table of sections for subpart B of part IV of subchapter A of chapter 1 is amended by striking the item relating to section 30B. (d) Effective date The amendments made by this section shall apply to property placed in service after December 31, 2014. 103. Early termination of new qualified plug-in electric drive motor vehicles (a) In general Section 30D is repealed. (b) Effective date The amendment made by this section shall apply to vehicles placed in service after the date of the enactment of this Act. 104. Repeal of alternative fuel vehicle refueling property credit (a) In general Section 30C is repealed. (b) Conforming amendments (1) Subsection (b) of section 38 is amended by striking paragraph (26). (2) Paragraph (3) of section 55(c) is amended by striking , 30C(d)(2), . (3) Subsection (a) of section 1016, as amended by section 102 of this Act, is amended by striking paragraph (35) and by redesignating paragraph (36) as paragraph (35). (4) Subsection (m) of section 6501 is amended by striking , 30C(e)(5) . (c) Clerical amendment The table of sections for subpart B of part IV of subchapter A of chapter 1 is amended by striking the item relating to section 30C. (d) Effective date The amendments made by this section shall apply to property placed in service after the date of the enactment of this Act. 105. Repeal of credit for alcohol used as fuel (a) In general Section 40 is repealed. (b) Conforming amendments (1) Subsection (b) of section 38 is amended by striking paragraph (3). (2) Subsection (c) of section 196 is amended by striking paragraph (3) and by redesignating paragraphs (4) through (14) as paragraphs (3) through (13), respectively. (3) Paragraph (1) of section 4101(a) is amended by striking , and every person producing cellulosic biofuel (as defined in section 40(b)(6)(E)) . (4) Paragraph (1) of section 4104(a) is amended by striking , 40 . (c) Effective date The amendments made by this section shall apply to fuel sold or used after the date of the enactment of this Act. 106. Repeal of credit for biodiesel and renewable diesel used as fuel (a) In general Section 40A is repealed. (b) Conforming amendment (1) Subsection (b) of section 38 is amended by striking paragraph (17). (2) Section 87 is repealed. (3) Subsection (c) of section 196, as amended by section 105 of this Act, is amended by striking paragraph (11) and by redesignating paragraphs (11), (12), and (13) as paragraphs (10), (11), and (12), respectively. (4) Paragraph (1) of section 4101(a) is amended by striking , every person producing or importing biodiesel (as defined in section 40A(d)(1) . (5) Paragraph (1) of section 4104(a) is amended by striking , and 40A . (6) Subparagraph (E) of section 7704(d)(1) is amended by inserting (as so in effect) after section 40A(d)(1) . (c) Clerical amendment The table of sections for subpart D of part IV of subchapter A of chapter 1 is amended by striking the item relating to section 40A. (d) Effective date The amendments made by this section shall apply to fuel produced, and sold or used, after the date of the enactment of this Act. 107. Repeal of enhanced oil recovery credit (a) In general Section 43 is repealed. (b) Conforming amendments (1) Subsection (b) of section 38 is amended by striking paragraph (6). (2) Paragraph (4) of section 45Q(d) is amended by inserting (as in effect on the day before the date of the enactment of the Energy Freedom and Economic Prosperity Act) after section 43(c)(2) . (3) Subsection (c) of section 196, as amended by sections 105 and 106 of this Act, is amended by striking paragraph (5) and by redesignating paragraphs (6) through (12) as paragraphs (5) through (11), respectively. (c) Clerical amendment The table of sections for subpart D of part IV of subchapter A of chapter 1 is amended by striking the item relating to section 43. (d) Effective date The amendments made by this section shall apply to costs paid or incurred after December 31, 2014. 108. Termination of credit for electricity produced from certain renewable resources (a) Wind Subsection (d) of section 45 is amended by striking January 1, 2014 in paragraph (1) and inserting the date of the enactment of the Energy Freedom and Economic Prosperity Act . (b) Indian coal Subparagraph (A) of section 45(e)(10) is amended by striking 8-year period each place it appears and inserting 7-year period . (c) Effective date (1) Wind The amendment made by subsection (a) shall apply to property placed in service after the date of the enactment of this Act. (2) Indian coal The amendments made by subsection (b) shall apply to coal produced after December 31, 2012. (3) Other qualified energy resources For termination of other qualified energy resources for property placed in service after December 31, 2013, see section 45 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986. 109. Repeal of credit for producing oil and gas from marginal wells (a) In general Section 45I is repealed. (b) Conforming amendment Subsection (b) of section 38 is amended by striking paragraph (19). (c) Clerical amendment The table of sections for subpart D of part IV of subchapter A of chapter 1 is amended by striking the item relating to section 45I. (d) Effective date The amendments made by this section shall apply to production in taxable years beginning after December 31, 2014. 110. Termination of credit for production from advanced nuclear power facilities (a) In general Subparagraph (B) of section 45J(d)(1) is amended by striking January 1, 2021 and inserting January 1, 2015 . (b) Effective date The amendments made by this section shall apply to property placed in service after December 31, 2014. 111. Repeal of credit for carbon dioxide sequestration (a) In general Section 45Q is repealed. (b) Effective date The amendment made by this section shall apply to carbon dioxide captured after December 31, 2014. 112. Termination of energy credit (a) In general Section 48 is amended— (1) by striking January 1, 2017 each place it appears and inserting January 1, 2015 , and (2) by striking December 31, 2016 each place it appears and inserting December 31, 2014 . (b) Effective date The amendments made by this section shall apply to property placed in service after December 31, 2014. 113. Repeal of qualifying advanced coal project (a) In general Section 48A is repealed. (b) Conforming amendment Section 46 is amended by striking paragraph (3) and by redesignating paragraphs (4), (5), and (6) as paragraphs (3), (4), and (5), respectively. (c) Clerical amendment The table of sections for subpart E of part IV of subchapter A of chapter 1 is amended by striking the item relating to section 48A. (d) Effective date The amendments made by this section shall apply to property placed in service after December 31, 2014. 114. Repeal of qualifying gasification project credit (a) In general Section 48B is repealed. (b) Conforming amendment Section 46, as amended by this Act, is amended by striking paragraph (3) and by redesignating paragraphs (4) and (5) as paragraphs (3) and (4), respectively. (c) Clerical amendment The table of sections for subpart E of part IV of subchapter A of chapter 1 is amended by striking the item relating to section 48B. (d) Effective date The amendments made by this section shall apply to property placed in service after December 31, 2014. II Reduction of corporate income tax rate 201. Corporate income tax rate reduced (a) In general Not later than 1 year after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of the Treasury shall prescribe a rate of tax in lieu of the rates under paragraphs (1) and (2) of section 11(b), section 1201(a), and paragraphs (1), (2), and (6) of section 1445(e) to such a flat rate as the Secretary estimates would result in— (1) a decrease in revenue to the Treasury for taxable years beginning during the 10-year period beginning on the date of the enactment of this Act, equal to (2) the increase in revenue for such taxable years by reason of the amendments made by title I of this Act. (b) Effective date The rate prescribed by the Secretary under subsection (a) shall apply to taxable years beginning more than 1 year after the date of the enactment of this Act. |
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113 HR 260 IH: To reduce Federal spending and the deficit by terminating taxpayer financing of presidential election campaigns and party conventions and by terminating the Election Assistance Commission.
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U.S. House of Representatives
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2013-01-15
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I
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<congress>
113th CONGRESS
</congress>
<session>
1st Session
</session>
<legis-num>
H. R. 260
</legis-num>
<current-chamber>
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
</current-chamber>
<action>
<action-date date="20130115">
January 15, 2013
</action-date>
<action-desc>
<sponsor name-id="H001045">
Mr. Harper
</sponsor>
(for
himself,
<cosponsor name-id="C001053">
Mr. Cole
</cosponsor>
,
<cosponsor name-id="M001150">
Mrs. Miller of Michigan
</cosponsor>
, and
<cosponsor name-id="R000592">
Mr. Rokita
</cosponsor>
) introduced the following
bill; which was referred to the
<committee-name committee-id="HHA00">
Committee
on House Administration
</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>
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<legis-type>
A BILL
</legis-type>
<official-title>
To reduce Federal spending and the deficit by terminating
taxpayer financing of presidential election campaigns and party conventions and
by terminating the Election Assistance Commission.
</official-title>
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<legis-body id="H8B6D19BB85D04D6C883E8353D8F8FE15" style="OLC">
<title id="HCD06156EBBE04CC8B83497DA9CD13793">
<enum>
I
</enum>
<header>
Termination of
taxpayer financing of presidential election campaigns
</header>
<section id="H5C6BBA183A4C4CA1A5F72506ABC1AA29" section-type="section-one">
<enum>
101.
</enum>
<header>
Termination of taxpayer
financing of presidential election campaigns
</header>
<subsection id="H21C70E3F5F39465CACA86144C04F2152">
<enum>
(a)
</enum>
<header>
Termination of
designation of income tax payments
</header>
<text>
Section 6096 of the Internal
Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by adding at the end the following new
subsection:
</text>
<quoted-block id="H6524268F88DC499EA52B7DE6BFE39F30">
<subsection id="H68A274C78D7D4B4A97B57AC6360C6434">
<enum>
(d)
</enum>
<header>
Termination
</header>
<text>
This
section shall not apply to taxable years beginning after December 31,
2012.
</text>
</subsection>
<after-quoted-block>
.
</after-quoted-block>
</quoted-block>
</subsection>
<subsection id="HE3FCB6076D50406382EF1A90B43D66FF">
<enum>
(b)
</enum>
<header>
Termination of
fund and account
</header>
<paragraph id="H2AEFDC6846644D3380704922F882E039">
<enum>
(1)
</enum>
<header>
Termination of
presidential election campaign fund
</header>
<subparagraph id="HED10509D231E4C6FA637ECE1D5911BFF">
<enum>
(A)
</enum>
<header>
In
general
</header>
<text>
Chapter 95 of subtitle H of such Code is amended by
adding at the end the following new section:
</text>
<quoted-block id="H5F140BD5D0074A4990EBABBBAEACD168">
<section id="H89FA2C27297F47C38BE94572741575AB">
<enum>
9014.
</enum>
<header>
Termination
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
The provisions of this chapter shall not
apply with respect to any presidential election (or any presidential nominating
convention) after the date of the enactment of this section, or to any
candidate in such an
election.
</text>
</section>
<after-quoted-block>
.
</after-quoted-block>
</quoted-block>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H17DBAB5C5C6D410B9655909C73135892">
<enum>
(B)
</enum>
<header>
Transfer of
excess funds to general fund
</header>
<text>
Section 9006 of such Code is amended
by adding at the end the following new subsection:
</text>
<quoted-block id="H085AC45502F44FDEBE8B157472637498">
<subsection id="H5863371FACF847D58A2F37FC5E66FA80">
<enum>
(d)
</enum>
<header>
Transfer of
funds remaining after termination
</header>
<text>
The Secretary shall transfer
all amounts in the fund after the date of the enactment of this section to the
general fund of the Treasury, to be used only for reducing the
deficit.
</text>
</subsection>
<after-quoted-block>
.
</after-quoted-block>
</quoted-block>
</subparagraph>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="HED808CF7591047DCB6C9B482585E8A7D">
<enum>
(2)
</enum>
<header>
Termination of
account
</header>
<text>
Chapter 96 of subtitle H of such Code is amended by
adding at the end the following new section:
</text>
<quoted-block id="H3ED4904FE85F4EDEA53370DE77681FD1">
<section id="H62EAB530B61641CB97A23B5CA5A20F31">
<enum>
9043.
</enum>
<header>
Termination
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
The provisions of this chapter shall not
apply to any candidate with respect to any presidential election after the date
of the enactment of this
section.
</text>
</section>
<after-quoted-block>
.
</after-quoted-block>
</quoted-block>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
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<enum>
(c)
</enum>
<header>
Clerical
amendments
</header>
<paragraph id="H1D6B107339C5466985FAA49FD82F9BC6">
<enum>
(1)
</enum>
<text>
The table of
sections for chapter 95 of subtitle H of such Code is amended by adding at the
end the following new item:
</text>
<quoted-block id="H62CD20C03D3F4CFCBA3BDF6DD4115B5B" style="OLC">
<toc regeneration="no-regeneration">
<toc-entry level="section">
Sec. 9014.
Termination.
</toc-entry>
</toc>
<after-quoted-block>
.
</after-quoted-block>
</quoted-block>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="HF52466226D6B4192BDD3F4DA908572D5">
<enum>
(2)
</enum>
<text>
The table of
sections for chapter 96 of subtitle H of such Code is amended by adding at the
end the following new item:
</text>
<quoted-block id="H8C48260976A54B5F9151FA8688A875DB" style="OLC">
<toc regeneration="no-regeneration">
<toc-entry level="section">
Sec. 9043.
Termination.
</toc-entry>
</toc>
<after-quoted-block>
.
</after-quoted-block>
</quoted-block>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
</section>
</title>
<title id="HB9135A155B38442FB96EEA0F9A95101E">
<enum>
II
</enum>
<header>
Termination of
Election Assistance Commission
</header>
<section id="H1ECA5BB3C63D4620A4396E31981A89F5" section-type="subsequent-section">
<enum>
201.
</enum>
<header>
Termination of
Election Assistance Commission
</header>
<subsection id="H5F6BEFF0BDB6443E98F5A2B2F5874C9D">
<enum>
(a)
</enum>
<header>
Termination
</header>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
The Help America Vote Act of 2002 (42
U.S.C. 15301 et seq.) is amended by adding at the end the following new
title:
</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H1C40097A00324C0EB4A71110799DEE7F" style="OLC">
<title id="H4D3785CA12DC4902B73CEDDA7F49D6E1">
<enum>
X
</enum>
<header>
Termination of
Commission
</header>
<subtitle id="H1C9F47C93DD04DA79612CB39F37B6788">
<enum>
A
</enum>
<header>
Termination
</header>
<section id="H9DD6D2295B4941DF898F74FCB67AFD61">
<enum>
1001.
</enum>
<header>
Termination
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
Effective on the Commission termination
date, the Commission (including the Election Assistance Commission Standards
Board and the Election Assistance Commission Board of Advisors under part 2 of
subtitle A of title II) is terminated and may not carry out any programs or
activities.
</text>
</section>
<section id="H63DB29C6720D4ECDA586CDCC33AC6097">
<enum>
1002.
</enum>
<header>
Transfer of
operations to office of management and budget during transition
</header>
<subsection id="HC587C97A79EE4B3D8BEF2D3C23941EA9">
<enum>
(a)
</enum>
<header>
In
General
</header>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
The Director of the
Office of Management and Budget shall, effective upon the Commission
termination date—
</text>
<paragraph id="H38928BE877AF4523935B2EA8D484D50B">
<enum>
(1)
</enum>
<text>
perform the
functions of the Commission with respect to contracts and agreements described
in section 1003(a) until the expiration of such contracts and agreements, but
shall not renew any such contract or agreement; and
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H2B864F3A9CFA41AAB3FB0074732CCE17">
<enum>
(2)
</enum>
<text>
shall take the
necessary steps to wind up the affairs of the Commission.
</text>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
<subsection id="HBD4B7219F3F2431EAF4E0D60A9C4BE57">
<enum>
(b)
</enum>
<header>
Exception for
Functions Transferred to Other Agencies
</header>
<text>
Subsection (a) does not
apply with respect to any functions of the Commission that are transferred
under subtitle B.
</text>
</subsection>
</section>
<section id="H0E7B891E4DF04624BC066C0DC804CBCD">
<enum>
1003.
</enum>
<header>
Savings
provisions
</header>
<subsection id="H1D259FC93CB64B069986E7CB93092F47">
<enum>
(a)
</enum>
<header>
Prior
contracts
</header>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
The termination of
the Commission under this subtitle shall not affect any contract that has been
entered into by the Commission before the Commission termination date. All such
contracts shall continue in effect until modified, superseded, terminated, set
aside, or revoked in accordance with law by an authorized Federal official, a
court of competent jurisdiction, or operation of law.
</text>
</subsection>
<subsection id="H260118CB2B6A46788326F2202831D31A">
<enum>
(b)
</enum>
<header>
Obligations of
recipients of payments
</header>
<paragraph id="H4D4A7637BE7743F88A2553D7770CA0A1">
<enum>
(1)
</enum>
<header>
In
general
</header>
<text>
The termination of the Commission under this subtitle
shall not affect the authority of any recipient of a payment made by the
Commission under this Act prior to the Commission termination date to use any
portion of the payment that remains unobligated as of the Commission
termination date, and the terms and conditions that applied to the use of the
payment at the time the payment was made shall continue to apply.
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="HAAAED4341CF24A86ABD5E61C16AB4F28">
<enum>
(2)
</enum>
<header>
Special rule for
States receiving requirements payments
</header>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
In the case of a requirements payment made
to a State under part 1 of subtitle D of title II, the terms and conditions
applicable to the use of the payment for purposes of the State’s obligations
under this subsection (as well as any obligations in effect prior to the
termination of the Commission under this subtitle), and for purposes of any
applicable requirements imposed by regulations promulgated by the Director of
the Office of Management and Budget, shall be the general terms and conditions
applicable under Federal law, rules, and regulations to payments made by the
Federal Government to a State, except that to the extent that such general
terms and conditions are inconsistent with the terms and conditions that are
specified under part 1 of subtitle D of title II or section 902, the terms and
conditions specified under such part and such section shall apply.
</text>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
<subsection id="HBAADFAD5CB8E4E32B352901CF2BDD4F3">
<enum>
(c)
</enum>
<header>
Pending
proceedings
</header>
<paragraph id="H317ED3AE58DC4053914745FB4C8CEA9F">
<enum>
(1)
</enum>
<header>
No effect on
pending proceedings
</header>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
The
termination of the Commission under this subtitle shall not affect any
proceeding to which the Commission is a party that is pending on such date,
including any suit to which the Commission is a party that is commenced prior
to such date, and the applicable official shall be substituted or added as a
party to the proceeding.
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="HEE0E4B98E9DC4170B12F2F6B0BD3F42F">
<enum>
(2)
</enum>
<header>
Treatment of
orders
</header>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
In the case of a
proceeding described in paragraph (1), an order may be issued, an appeal may be
taken, judgments may be rendered, and payments may be made as if the Commission
had not been terminated. Any such order shall continue in effect until
modified, terminated, superseded, or revoked by an authorized Federal official,
a court of competent jurisdiction, or operation of law.
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H74E9431124064A48B33ED5C1BD0628BC">
<enum>
(3)
</enum>
<header>
Construction
relating to discontinuance or modification
</header>
<text>
Nothing in this
subsection shall be deemed to prohibit the discontinuance or modification of
any proceeding described in paragraph (1) under the same terms and conditions
and to the same extent that such proceeding could have been discontinued or
modified if the Commission had not been terminated.
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H2A8FF248433A4807A7AD3F3E067D63AA">
<enum>
(4)
</enum>
<header>
Regulations for
transfer of proceedings
</header>
<text>
The Director of the Office of Management
and Budget may issue regulations providing for the orderly transfer of
proceedings described in paragraph (1).
</text>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
<subsection id="H66E10D79BBED44D1ACD765ADACB950A5">
<enum>
(d)
</enum>
<header>
Judicial
review
</header>
<text>
Orders and actions of the applicable official in the
exercise of functions of the Commission shall be subject to judicial review to
the same extent and in the same manner as if such orders and actions had been
issued or taken by the Commission. Any requirements relating to notice,
hearings, action upon the record, or administrative review that apply to any
function of the Commission shall apply to the exercise of such function by the
applicable official.
</text>
</subsection>
<subsection id="H126FB2E7F2F2481CB7EFEEF5DDB9B52F">
<enum>
(e)
</enum>
<header>
Applicable
official defined
</header>
<text>
In this section, the
<quote>
applicable
official
</quote>
means, with respect to any proceeding, order, or
action—
</text>
<paragraph id="H71C82DD3BB5B49C890BCC0EF239220CD">
<enum>
(1)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
the Director of the Office of Management
and Budget, to the extent that the proceeding, order, or action relates to
functions performed by the Director of the Office of Management and Budget
under section 1002; or
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H15FDE27319D84A4C8770180A932C0C93">
<enum>
(2)
</enum>
<text>
the Federal
Election Commission, to the extent that the proceeding, order, or action
relates to a function transferred under subtitle B.
</text>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
</section>
<section id="HB0C77D1D33734E23A5272CCA34269F0E">
<enum>
1004.
</enum>
<header>
Commission
termination date
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
The
<quote>
Commission termination date
</quote>
is the first date following the
expiration of the 60-day period that begins on the date of the enactment of
this subtitle.
</text>
</section>
</subtitle>
<subtitle id="HB16F0CBC99D54A20A08AB58CB9FDFD74">
<enum>
B
</enum>
<header>
Transfer of
Certain Authorities
</header>
<section id="H2A373620E784402BA41D313E893749C4">
<enum>
1011.
</enum>
<header>
Transfer of
election administration functions to federal election commission
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
There are transferred to the Federal
Election Commission (hereafter in this section referred to as the
<quote>
FEC
</quote>
) the following functions of the Commission:
</text>
<paragraph id="H692E676B27364884A9EBA2D91A400C41">
<enum>
(1)
</enum>
<text>
The adoption of
voluntary voting system guidelines, in accordance with part 3 of subtitle A of
title II.
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H2A38DADA852B4AB2A16D0920A2C6C509">
<enum>
(2)
</enum>
<text>
The testing,
certification, decertification, and recertification of voting system hardware
and software by accredited laboratories, in accordance with subtitle B of title
II.
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="HC746662AC1134F55955285EA7A3F70FE">
<enum>
(3)
</enum>
<text>
The maintenance of
a clearinghouse of information on the experiences of State and local
governments in implementing voluntary voting system guidelines and in operating
voting systems in general.
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H840FB10E749242A8804617BC4FE52145">
<enum>
(4)
</enum>
<text>
The development of
a standardized format for reports submitted by States under section 102(c) of
the Uniformed and Overseas Citizens Absentee Voting Act, and the making of such
format available to States and units of local government submitting such
reports, in accordance with section 703(b).
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="HE16EB8FF68464B0B935C91A905A41D9A">
<enum>
(5)
</enum>
<text>
Any functions
transferred to the Commission under section 801 (relating to functions of the
former Office of Election Administration of the FEC).
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="HE214F36E16554D4DBC3E2D2CCB399627">
<enum>
(6)
</enum>
<text>
Any functions
transferred to the Commission under section 802 (relating to functions
described in section 9(a) of the National Voter Registration Act of
1993).
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="HB42ABEBCD408490092D0E433FE0B3266">
<enum>
(7)
</enum>
<text>
Any functions of
the Commission under section 1604(a) of the National Defense Authorization Act
for Fiscal Year 2002 (
<external-xref legal-doc="public-law" parsable-cite="pl/107/107">
Public Law 107–107
</external-xref>
; 115 Stat. 1277; 42 U.S.C. 1977ff
note) (relating to establishing guidelines and providing technical assistance
with respect to electronic voting demonstration projects of the Secretary of
Defense).
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H2775C92E385E45A0BF0E0301B71D93C2">
<enum>
(8)
</enum>
<text>
Any functions of
the Commission under section 589(e)(1) of the Military and Overseas Voter
Empowerment Act (
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/1973ff-7">
42 U.S.C. 1973ff–7(e)(1)
</external-xref>
) (relating to providing technical
assistance with respect to technology pilot programs for the benefit of absent
uniformed services voters and overseas voters).
</text>
</paragraph>
</section>
<section id="H2897867B708C4339ABC875F3DB08AE05">
<enum>
1012.
</enum>
<header>
Effective
date
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
The transfers under this
subtitle shall take effect on the Commission termination date described in
section
1004.
</text>
</section>
</subtitle>
</title>
<after-quoted-block>
.
</after-quoted-block>
</quoted-block>
</subsection>
<subsection id="H8800DB745F614FCAB28E9AEE5EEA082C">
<enum>
(b)
</enum>
<header>
Clerical
amendment
</header>
<text>
The table of contents of such Act is amended by adding
at the end the following:
</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HA86E350F71DC45809123ED96A88BFDBD" style="OLC">
<toc regeneration="no-regeneration">
<toc-entry level="title">
Title X—Termination of
Commission
</toc-entry>
<toc-entry level="subtitle">
Subtitle A—Termination
</toc-entry>
<toc-entry level="section">
Sec. 1001. Termination.
</toc-entry>
<toc-entry level="section">
Sec. 1002. Transfer of operations to
Office of Management and Budget during transition.
</toc-entry>
<toc-entry level="section">
Sec. 1003. Savings provisions.
</toc-entry>
<toc-entry level="section">
Sec. 1004. Commission termination
date.
</toc-entry>
<toc-entry level="subtitle">
Subtitle B—Transfer of Certain
Authorities
</toc-entry>
<toc-entry level="section">
Sec. 1011. Transfer of election
administration functions to Federal Election Commission.
</toc-entry>
<toc-entry level="section">
Sec. 1012. Effective
date.
</toc-entry>
</toc>
<after-quoted-block>
.
</after-quoted-block>
</quoted-block>
</subsection>
</section>
<section id="HA235F332AF92450CAD164DE291832EE1">
<enum>
202.
</enum>
<header>
Replacement of
standards board and board of advisors with guidelines review board
</header>
<subsection id="HF0EB819A353C4AEF90AC2D449281ACCC">
<enum>
(a)
</enum>
<header>
Replacement
</header>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Part 2 of subtitle A of title II of the
Help America Vote Act of 2002 (
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/15341">
42 U.S.C. 15341 et seq.
</external-xref>
) is amended to read as
follows:
</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HEAEAFA8F84214EB0BDEDEE5ABB31DAF1" style="OLC">
<part id="H6B4F2FCACD8F4AF5961282CC51EDE541">
<enum>
2
</enum>
<header>
Guidelines Review
Board
</header>
<section id="HE4F43FCA975A4C6A92F9B2E6E7688877">
<enum>
211.
</enum>
<header>
Establishment
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
There is established the Guidelines Review
Board (hereafter in this part referred to as the
<quote>
Board
</quote>
).
</text>
</section>
<section id="HB015BCC71C77448ABD719277D309229E">
<enum>
212.
</enum>
<header>
Duties
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
The Board shall, in accordance with the
procedures described in part 3, review the voluntary voting system guidelines
under such part.
</text>
</section>
<section id="H4BB69B50EF2449BE8D4079FAF7293A9E">
<enum>
213.
</enum>
<header>
Membership
</header>
<subsection id="HDE6BCD08A92644D38EF4D30144920043">
<enum>
(a)
</enum>
<header>
In
general
</header>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
The Board shall be
composed of 82 members appointed as follows:
</text>
<paragraph id="H466871BE452B4F08935426419AD24092">
<enum>
(1)
</enum>
<text>
One State or local
election official from each State, to be selected by the chief State election
official of the State, who shall take into account the needs of both State and
local election officials in making the selection.
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H1D3BB75B1B20401EB6FA2851380B7BDD">
<enum>
(2)
</enum>
<text>
2 members
appointed by the National Conference of State Legislatures.
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H9C4478B907D9436F953DE54F15A7C56B">
<enum>
(3)
</enum>
<text>
2 members
appointed by the National Association of Secretaries of State.
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H64EDCFB763FA44469D6480B4D2D10AD4">
<enum>
(4)
</enum>
<text>
2 members
appointed by the National Association of State Election Directors.
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="HA3B416738F1D48629152F1D29AF540DB">
<enum>
(5)
</enum>
<text>
2 members
appointed by the National Association of County Recorders, Election
Administrators, and Clerks.
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H7ED2989E3FAB4C0CBCB099C3AC735AA7">
<enum>
(6)
</enum>
<text>
2 members
appointed by the Election Center.
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H64B8467403E14808B29A515805F50597">
<enum>
(7)
</enum>
<text>
2 members
appointed by the International Association of County Recorders, Election
Officials, and Treasurers.
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H38AAC6D2BB6A435EB92E86575F62D942">
<enum>
(8)
</enum>
<text>
2 members
appointed by the United States Commission on Civil Rights.
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H3F711C9C2E7E4494BBB20080B4DD5348">
<enum>
(9)
</enum>
<text>
2 members
appointed by the Architectural and Transportation Barrier Compliance Board
under section 502 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 (
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/29/792">
29 U.S.C. 792
</external-xref>
).
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="HB8598B17B79F45B6B1D942E245686D13">
<enum>
(10)
</enum>
<text>
The chief of the
Voting Section of the Civil Rights Division of the Department of Justice or the
chief's designee.
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H4CB2CB20DDAA4AEF8DC4015559C73419">
<enum>
(11)
</enum>
<text>
The director of
the Federal Voting Assistance Program of the Department of Defense.
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H9224AFAB87FE4596B230CFA0C5A95C72">
<enum>
(12)
</enum>
<text>
The Director of
the National Institute of Standards and Technology or the Director’s
designee.
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H9DA28C2C17B0445D8B74EFA24D639855">
<enum>
(13)
</enum>
<text>
4 members
representing professionals in the field of science and technology, of
whom—
</text>
<subparagraph id="HA34A9CDA3A564904B077791D0E02AF47">
<enum>
(A)
</enum>
<text>
one each shall be
appointed by the Speaker and the Minority Leader of the House of
Representatives; and
</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H74C25F964FE94C76B13C98241BF6665D">
<enum>
(B)
</enum>
<text>
one each shall be
appointed by the Majority Leader and the Minority Leader of the Senate.
</text>
</subparagraph>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H5CE4E9387AF4423B84B194E61F78E4AA">
<enum>
(14)
</enum>
<text>
4 members
representing voter interests, of whom—
</text>
<subparagraph id="H903523054DE84803B111B29E45565820">
<enum>
(A)
</enum>
<text>
one each shall be
appointed by the chair and ranking minority member of the Committee on House
Administration of the House of Representatives; and
</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HE48CE5CC86AB44CA937BE8154E3F287F">
<enum>
(B)
</enum>
<text>
one each shall be
appointed by the chair and ranking minority member of the Committee on Rules
and Administration of the Senate.
</text>
</subparagraph>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
<subsection id="HCAD9247E317F46CFBE0F1582FD82EA1B">
<enum>
(b)
</enum>
<header>
Manner of
appointments
</header>
<paragraph id="H134B179DFC484A6CA3187CE63D14E464">
<enum>
(1)
</enum>
<header>
In
general
</header>
<text>
Appointments shall be made to the Board under subsection
(a) in a manner which ensures that the Board will be bipartisan in nature and
will reflect the various geographic regions of the United States.
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="HE9C91BA8A32D4DD093D637DB64A46E7E">
<enum>
(2)
</enum>
<header>
Special rule for
certain appointments
</header>
<text>
The 2 individuals who are appointed as
members of the Board under each of the paragraphs (2) through (9) of subsection
(a) may not be members of the same political party.
</text>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
<subsection id="H3CB78EFD9D634D3FB9EE70C36BE5DB32">
<enum>
(c)
</enum>
<header>
Term of service;
vacancy
</header>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Members of the Board
shall serve for a term of 2 years, and may be reappointed. Any vacancy in the
Board shall be filled in the manner in which the original appointment was
made.
</text>
</subsection>
<subsection id="H0EDD12600F784578A7F9520723A6FE07">
<enum>
(d)
</enum>
<header>
Executive
board
</header>
<paragraph id="H634430A0CBA143568B5DA29E0EB9FB8D">
<enum>
(1)
</enum>
<header>
In
general
</header>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Not later than 60
days after the day on which the appointment of its members is completed, the
Board shall select 9 of its members to serve as the Executive Board of the
Guidelines Review Board, of whom—
</text>
<subparagraph id="HC5A0807F5CB14D0AAB10EB0EE6A5B873">
<enum>
(A)
</enum>
<text>
not more than 5
may be State election officials;
</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HC1DE9DFA434B4BF4852BE0A46B0DD997">
<enum>
(B)
</enum>
<text>
not more than 5
may be local election officials; and
</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H46FB309DC8EA4F61B6C71E13EE909146">
<enum>
(C)
</enum>
<text>
not more than 5
may be members of the same political party.
</text>
</subparagraph>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H45858C0FB3F146E585FB86076EE8856C">
<enum>
(2)
</enum>
<header>
Terms
</header>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Except as provided in paragraph (3),
members of the Executive Board of the Board shall serve for a term of 2 years
and may not serve for more than 3 consecutive terms.
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H9F5C5A33C80748CCAB1A76BA5812026D">
<enum>
(3)
</enum>
<header>
Staggering of
initial terms
</header>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Of the members
first selected to serve on the Executive Board of the Board—
</text>
<subparagraph id="H33D6F006B4C944C6860B468D6AB40DC8">
<enum>
(A)
</enum>
<text>
3 shall serve for
1 term;
</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H2188CF7787D64725A0F815FADBE573D9">
<enum>
(B)
</enum>
<text>
3 shall serve for
2 consecutive terms; and
</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H2C11B73073344A31B1B667D5DD912A03">
<enum>
(C)
</enum>
<text>
3 shall serve for
3 consecutive terms,
</text>
</subparagraph>
<continuation-text continuation-text-level="paragraph">
as
determined by lot at the time the members are first appointed.
</continuation-text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="HD04C19CA8AC44F44895778C02FF43C4B">
<enum>
(4)
</enum>
<header>
Duties
</header>
<text>
The
Executive Board of the Board shall carry out such duties of the Board as the
Board may delegate.
</text>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
<subsection id="H096F62479FBD4521AD042D3F93EF3A49">
<enum>
(e)
</enum>
<header>
Bylaws;
delegation of authority
</header>
<text>
The Board may promulgate such bylaws as
it considers appropriate to provide for the operation of the Board, including
bylaws that permit the Executive Board to grant to any of its members the
authority to act on behalf of the Executive Board.
</text>
</subsection>
</section>
<section id="H73A3C6BD04B9498885E12106F7F1F688">
<enum>
214.
</enum>
<header>
Powers; no
compensation for service
</header>
<subsection id="H0CE1DE1BB0684E028010B149A86AAF70">
<enum>
(a)
</enum>
<header>
Hearings and
sessions
</header>
<paragraph id="H8483015B83CC4854A287343AD7321E92">
<enum>
(1)
</enum>
<header>
In
general
</header>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
To the extent that
funds are made available by the Federal Election Commission, the Board may hold
such hearings for the purpose of carrying out this Act, sit and act at such
times and places, take such testimony, and receive such evidence as the Board
considers advisable to carry out this title, except that the Board may not
issue subpoenas requiring the attendance and testimony of witnesses or the
production of any evidence.
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H2C8B316D70284328ADAF069A0896731C">
<enum>
(2)
</enum>
<header>
Meetings
</header>
<text>
The
Board shall hold a meeting of its members—
</text>
<subparagraph id="HD0B4F07669854EB69A48DD35D93F3DAA">
<enum>
(A)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
not less frequently than once every 2 years
for purposes of selecting the Executive Board and voting on the voluntary
voting system guidelines referred to it under section 222; and
</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HD4652CE68FBB4662A60C8E8685E159A8">
<enum>
(B)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
at such other times as it considers
appropriate for purposes of conducting such other business as it considers
appropriate consistent with this title.
</text>
</subparagraph>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
<subsection id="HFCD1254A50964631917BAD6223BF64F6">
<enum>
(b)
</enum>
<header>
Information from
Federal agencies
</header>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
The Board
may secure directly from any Federal department or agency such information as
the Board considers necessary to carry out this Act. Upon request of the
Executive Board, the head of such department or agency shall furnish such
information to the Board.
</text>
</subsection>
<subsection id="H8B839A1C68FD4F08A8512CF7669E34A7">
<enum>
(c)
</enum>
<header>
Postal
services
</header>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
The Board may use
the United States mails in the same manner and under the same conditions as a
department or agency of the Federal Government.
</text>
</subsection>
<subsection id="HBE9C5EF3F44F4038985921D977681DD6">
<enum>
(d)
</enum>
<header>
Administrative
support services
</header>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Upon the
request of the Executive Board, the Administrator of the General Services
Administration shall provide to the Board, on a reimbursable basis, the
administrative support services that are necessary to enable the Board to carry
out its duties under this title.
</text>
</subsection>
<subsection id="H2EEC9CAC2008477FA9D5545E4E3463E9">
<enum>
(e)
</enum>
<header>
No compensation
for service
</header>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Members of the
Board shall not receive any compensation for their service, but shall be paid
travel expenses, including per diem in lieu of subsistence, at rates authorized
for employees of agencies under subchapter I of
<external-xref legal-doc="usc-chapter" parsable-cite="usc-chapter/5/57">
chapter 57
</external-xref>
of title 5, United
States Code, while away from their homes or regular places of business in the
performance of services for the Board.
</text>
</subsection>
</section>
<section id="H2F1823690705446AAA0534B0D4C46787">
<enum>
215.
</enum>
<header>
Status of board
and members for purposes of claims against board
</header>
<subsection id="H132920D0202D40069A6C0E0810A4A660">
<enum>
(a)
</enum>
<header>
In
general
</header>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
The provisions of
chapters 161 and 171 of title 28, United States Code, shall apply with respect
to the liability of the Board and its members for acts or omissions performed
pursuant to and in the course of the duties and responsibilities of the
Board.
</text>
</subsection>
<subsection id="H806441A6866E4C46BDE10EDCBE7BE6B7">
<enum>
(b)
</enum>
<header>
Exception for
Criminal Acts and Other Willful Conduct
</header>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Subsection (a) may not be construed to
limit personal liability for criminal acts or omissions, willful or malicious
misconduct, acts or omissions for private gain, or any other act or omission
outside the scope of the service of a member of the
Board.
</text>
</subsection>
</section>
</part>
<after-quoted-block>
.
</after-quoted-block>
</quoted-block>
</subsection>
<subsection id="HEFB893D02A8E4E018B8069B02362DD92">
<enum>
(b)
</enum>
<header>
Conforming
amendments
</header>
<paragraph id="H32D78ABDA7AF45118F51CAB69D2C4830">
<enum>
(1)
</enum>
<header>
Membership on
technical guidelines development committee
</header>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Section 221(c)(1) of such Act (42 U.S.C.
15361(c)(1)) is amended—
</text>
<subparagraph id="HC2B833F998724F9AA394826870DD2ABA">
<enum>
(A)
</enum>
<text>
in subparagraph
(A), by striking clauses (i) and (ii) and inserting the following:
</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HBDC8FBFDF1E748278E4C81440B7CCA40" style="OLC">
<clause id="HDFC17B9318BB4D0888ECFA1EB91CBBB8">
<enum>
(i)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Members of the Guidelines Review
Board.
</text>
</clause>
<after-quoted-block>
;
</after-quoted-block>
</quoted-block>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HC8E048A8E3AA41929CE525D41621DE43">
<enum>
(B)
</enum>
<text>
by redesignating
clause (iii) of subparagraph (A) as clause (ii); and
</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HC2F267ACB5CC407A9571383382991332">
<enum>
(C)
</enum>
<text>
in subparagraph
(D), by striking
<quote>
Standards Board or Board of Advisors
</quote>
and
inserting
<quote>
Guidelines Review Board
</quote>
.
</text>
</subparagraph>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H1191F869F00B42F2BE135BC9C48A97C1">
<enum>
(2)
</enum>
<header>
Consideration of
proposed guidelines
</header>
<text>
Section 222(b) of such Act (42 U.S.C.
15362(b)) is amended—
</text>
<subparagraph id="H7590B847AF68469B8FC26BC5342D8740">
<enum>
(A)
</enum>
<text>
in the heading, by
striking
<quote>
<header-in-text level="subsection" style="OLC">
Board of
Advisors and Standards Board
</header-in-text>
</quote>
and inserting
<quote>
<header-in-text level="subsection" style="OLC">
Guidelines Review
Board
</header-in-text>
</quote>
; and
</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HA35675868D324F3B8BA555806F7210C1">
<enum>
(B)
</enum>
<text>
by striking
paragraphs (2) and (3) and inserting the following:
</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H37A8209889D24248A47FF6EAE5600E7B" style="OLC">
<paragraph id="H75870652A42D42C1822D97BFC06C67EA">
<enum>
(2)
</enum>
<header>
Guidelines
review board
</header>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
The Executive
Director of the Commission shall submit the guidelines proposed to be adopted
under this part (or any modifications to such guidelines) to the Guidelines
Review
Board.
</text>
</paragraph>
<after-quoted-block>
.
</after-quoted-block>
</quoted-block>
</subparagraph>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="HDA65CD52D911411BA45F038500153179">
<enum>
(3)
</enum>
<header>
Review of
proposed guidelines
</header>
<text>
Section 222(c) of such Act (42 U.S.C.
15362(c)) is amended by striking
<quote>
the Board of Advisors and the Standards
Board shall each review
</quote>
and inserting
<quote>
the Guidelines Review
Board shall review
</quote>
.
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H9B0209EBB4C64ACD8785B5E15C03AC57">
<enum>
(4)
</enum>
<header>
Final adoption
of proposed guidelines
</header>
<text>
Section 222(d) of such Act (42 U.S.C.
15362(d)) is amended by striking
<quote>
the Board of Advisors and the Standards
Board
</quote>
each place it appears in paragraphs (1) and (2) and inserting
<quote>
the Guidelines Review Board
</quote>
.
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="HB7C9293F75414FD4B058F1B302DC5CE0">
<enum>
(5)
</enum>
<header>
Assistance with
NIST review of testing laboratories
</header>
<text>
Section 231(c)(1) of such Act
(
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/15371">
42 U.S.C. 15371(c)(1)
</external-xref>
) is amended by striking
<quote>
the Standards Board and
the Board of Advisors
</quote>
and inserting
<quote>
the Guidelines Review
Board
</quote>
.
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="HAF84E469D6604BB19322D59D1D450C67">
<enum>
(6)
</enum>
<header>
Assisting FEC
with development of standardized format for reports on absentee ballots of
absent uniformed services and overseas voters
</header>
<text>
Section 703(b) of
such Act (
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/1973ff-1">
42 U.S.C. 1973ff–1
</external-xref>
note) is amended by striking
<quote>
the Election
Assistance Commission Board of Advisors and the Election Assistance Commission
Standards Board
</quote>
and inserting
<quote>
the Guidelines Review
Board
</quote>
.
</text>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
<subsection id="H3490E2DA62904DD283239885D7464844">
<enum>
(c)
</enum>
<header>
Clerical
amendment
</header>
<text>
The table of contents of such Act is amended by
amending the item relating to part 2 of subtitle A of title II to read as
follows:
</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H75DF4F63DC1840FAABE0E495E948951E" style="OLC">
<toc regeneration="no-regeneration">
<toc-entry level="part">
Part 2—Guidelines Review Board
</toc-entry>
<toc-entry level="section">
Sec. 211. Establishment.
</toc-entry>
<toc-entry level="section">
Sec. 212. Duties.
</toc-entry>
<toc-entry level="section">
Sec. 213. Membership.
</toc-entry>
<toc-entry level="section">
Sec. 214. Powers; no compensation for
service.
</toc-entry>
<toc-entry level="section">
Sec. 215. Status of Board and members for
purposes of claims against
Board.
</toc-entry>
</toc>
<after-quoted-block>
.
</after-quoted-block>
</quoted-block>
</subsection>
<subsection id="HEC0B5309701246DBA37310E16965943F">
<enum>
(d)
</enum>
<header>
Effective
Date
</header>
<text>
The amendments made by this section shall take effect on the
Commission termination date described in section 1004 of the Help America Vote
Act of 2002 (as added by section 201(a)).
</text>
</subsection>
</section>
<section id="H1B3BE48FE79346D7870B2F27A1C08E2C">
<enum>
203.
</enum>
<header>
Special
requirements relating to transfer of certain authorities to federal election
commission
</header>
<subsection id="H5AE1BFB8FC444675B42C843D73DC4A26">
<enum>
(a)
</enum>
<header>
Development and
adoption of voluntary voting system guidelines
</header>
<paragraph id="H1F9C266ACAA04D109F51ABD2886545A3">
<enum>
(1)
</enum>
<header>
In
general
</header>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Part 3 of subtitle A
of title II of the Help America Vote Act of 2002 (
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/15361">
42 U.S.C. 15361 et seq.
</external-xref>
) is
amended by adding at the end the following new section:
</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HC9C03FD2EB554C8EB6A52924FA650069" style="OLC">
<section id="H01B20A4D77B441F2B793F7889FFAA2D0">
<enum>
223.
</enum>
<header>
Transfer of
authority to federal election commission
</header>
<subsection id="H2EAE7423B34B41F685F638F7D64ECB07">
<enum>
(a)
</enum>
<header>
Transfer
</header>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Effective on the Commission termination
date described in section 1004, the Federal Election Commission (hereafter in
this section referred to as the
<quote>
FEC
</quote>
) shall be responsible for
carrying out the duties and functions of the Commission under this part.
</text>
</subsection>
<subsection id="H17222AA38FF4410B823DEDE3648381BE">
<enum>
(b)
</enum>
<header>
Role of Staff
Director
</header>
<text>
The FEC shall carry out the operation and management of
its duties and functions under this part through the Office of the Staff
Director of the
FEC.
</text>
</subsection>
</section>
<after-quoted-block>
.
</after-quoted-block>
</quoted-block>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H4783FDD5B4DA40D685BD9DB67CDE0809">
<enum>
(2)
</enum>
<header>
Clerical
amendment
</header>
<text>
The table of contents of such Act is amended by adding
at the end of the item relating to part 3 of subtitle A of title II the
following:
</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HA15398DEF33C45808C88F50C42871CB8" style="OLC">
<toc regeneration="no-regeneration">
<toc-entry level="section">
Sec. 223. Transfer of authority to Federal
Election
Commission.
</toc-entry>
</toc>
<after-quoted-block>
.
</after-quoted-block>
</quoted-block>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
<subsection id="H1B2A80465A84448B92D374B688E641FB">
<enum>
(b)
</enum>
<header>
Testing,
Certification, Decertification, and Recertification of Voting System Hardware
and Software
</header>
<paragraph id="H8D55EEA5BAAC4FABBE7D574FD0E42F1D">
<enum>
(1)
</enum>
<header>
In
general
</header>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Subtitle B of title
II of such Act (
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/15371">
42 U.S.C. 15371 et seq.
</external-xref>
) is amended by adding at the end the
following new section:
</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H55AB9550E6CD4F85B0143F9B1B5E0F0D" style="OLC">
<section id="H956439F2247E480D8AD77CBD81F8CB1A">
<enum>
232.
</enum>
<header>
Transfer of
authority to federal election commission
</header>
<subsection id="H747EFC1C9D094ACCA5040B75080CCD42">
<enum>
(a)
</enum>
<header>
Transfer
</header>
<paragraph id="H33C8DAD84C324AEAA04AEC5AFA479BF2">
<enum>
(1)
</enum>
<header>
In
general
</header>
<text>
Effective on the Commission termination date described in
section 1004, the Federal Election Commission (hereafter in this section
referred to as the
<quote>
FEC
</quote>
) shall be responsible for carrying out
the duties and functions of the Commission under this subtitle.
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H9C5538A161CA4368BF6F446E297723CF">
<enum>
(2)
</enum>
<header>
Role of Staff
Director
</header>
<text>
The FEC shall carry out the operation and management of
its duties and functions under this subtitle through the Office of the Staff
Director of the FEC.
</text>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
<subsection id="H1F326D3BBCF2450FB83E82AAAA711F5D">
<enum>
(b)
</enum>
<header>
Transfer of
Office of Voting System Testing and Certification
</header>
<paragraph id="HFCF1DFE5CF2743FF8CFFB6A90F5EE5BC">
<enum>
(1)
</enum>
<header>
In
general
</header>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
There are transferred
to the FEC all functions that the Office of Voting System Testing and
Certification of the Commission (hereafter in this section referred to as the
<quote>
Office
</quote>
) exercised under this subtitle before the Commission
termination date.
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="HAA5C18038CDF45818C556E4D554DD1CD">
<enum>
(2)
</enum>
<header>
Transfer of
Property, Records, and Personnel
</header>
<subparagraph id="H40261CB0403244A1B345F23D02A7A4B7">
<enum>
(A)
</enum>
<header>
Property and
records
</header>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
The contracts,
liabilities, records, property, appropriations, and other assets and interests
of the Office, together with the unexpended balances of any appropriations or
other funds available to the Office, are transferred and made available to the
FEC.
</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H3B00D95795DE4D2CA1A07C83191D75CC">
<enum>
(B)
</enum>
<header>
Personnel
</header>
<clause id="H1AA7E280665D4181BA506C94C8B2A5D3">
<enum>
(i)
</enum>
<header>
In
general
</header>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
The personnel of the
Office are transferred to the FEC, except that the number of full-time
equivalent personnel so transferred may not exceed the number of full-time
equivalent personnel of the Office as of January 1, 2013.
</text>
</clause>
<clause id="H5C01F39389F14D6EA40B9F684BC4DBAC">
<enum>
(ii)
</enum>
<header>
Treatment of
employees at time of transfer
</header>
<text>
An individual who is an employee of
the Office who is transferred under this section shall not be separated or
reduced in grade or compensation because of the transfer during the 1-year
period that begins on the date of the
transfer.
</text>
</clause>
</subparagraph>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
</section>
<after-quoted-block>
.
</after-quoted-block>
</quoted-block>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="HA3E89D8594D04FCDA13291109B8F08D1">
<enum>
(2)
</enum>
<header>
Clerical
amendment
</header>
<text>
The table of contents of such Act is amended by adding
at the end of the items relating to subtitle B of title II the
following:
</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HAFD595F43C6A45E48A5830E7016C6E5F" style="OLC">
<toc regeneration="no-regeneration">
<toc-entry level="section">
Sec. 232. Transfer of authority to Federal
Election
Commission.
</toc-entry>
</toc>
<after-quoted-block>
.
</after-quoted-block>
</quoted-block>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
<subsection id="HE8AFDEBE4C514561B47943868A2A35B1">
<enum>
(c)
</enum>
<header>
Development of
standardized format for reports on absentee balloting by absent uniformed
services voters and overseas voters
</header>
<text>
Section 703(b) of such Act
(
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/1973ff-1">
42 U.S.C. 1973ff–1
</external-xref>
note) is amended by adding at the end the following:
<quote>
Effective on the Commission termination date described in section 1004,
the Federal Election Commission shall be responsible for carrying out the
duties and functions of the Commission under this subsection.
</quote>
.
</text>
</subsection>
</section>
<section id="H157DF7D884CF4BFAAF1CF3AE49D68107">
<enum>
204.
</enum>
<header>
Conforming
Amendments to Other Laws
</header>
<subsection id="HB09356868D7448E483F7E8CD60271255">
<enum>
(a)
</enum>
<header>
Federal Election
Campaign Act of 1971
</header>
<paragraph id="HF7F7FE7E03094C8096E099C3FC95C16C">
<enum>
(1)
</enum>
<header>
Duties of
FEC
</header>
<text>
Section 311(a) of the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971
(
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/2/438">
2 U.S.C. 438(a)
</external-xref>
) is amended—
</text>
<subparagraph id="H99B9A97F72A24DABB53F0152843CC0E4">
<enum>
(A)
</enum>
<text>
by striking
<quote>
and
</quote>
at the end of paragraph (8);
</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H8AB8A6A53A114DF9A0F4EAC87E6A9222">
<enum>
(B)
</enum>
<text>
by striking the
period at the end of paragraph (9) and inserting a semicolon; and
</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H9F71CD6FF19B4529B487B7A57A85F29F">
<enum>
(C)
</enum>
<text>
by adding at the
end the following new paragraphs:
</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H78050019FEC64D08A6C6EA1AC72DABAE" style="OLC">
<paragraph id="H71BDF7FE1857436AA6EAC1A9E054C8C1">
<enum>
(10)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
provide for the adoption of voluntary
voting system guidelines, in accordance with part 3 of subtitle A of title II
of the Help America Vote Act of 2002 (
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/15361">
42 U.S.C. 15361 et seq.
</external-xref>
);
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="HE88F129E0D4F43A0B2B37B169817B10B">
<enum>
(11)
</enum>
<text>
provide for the
testing, certification, decertification, and recertification of voting system
hardware and software by accredited laboratories, in accordance with subtitle B
of title II of the Help America Vote Act of 2002 (42 U.S.C. 15371 et
seq.);
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H8C79A734A9A24CBB949248F8BDBA8E67">
<enum>
(12)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
maintain a clearinghouse of information on
the experiences of State and local governments in implementing voluntary voting
system guidelines and in operating voting systems in general;
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="HFB0503BC08614D55997F3964C563C8C3">
<enum>
(13)
</enum>
<text>
carry out the
duties described in section 9(a) of the National Voter Registration Act of
1993;
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H9655919F92B843CD987ED77015007EB1">
<enum>
(14)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
develop a standardized format for reports
submitted by States under section 102(c) of the Uniformed and Overseas Citizens
Absentee Voting Act, make such format available to States and units of local
government submitting such reports, and receive such reports in accordance with
section 102(c) of such Act, in accordance with section 703(b) of the Help
America Vote Act of 2002;
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H513C646FC5824BC6ADF641EA44626735">
<enum>
(15)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
carry out the duties described in section
1604(a)(2) of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2002
(
<external-xref legal-doc="public-law" parsable-cite="pl/107/107">
Public Law 107–107
</external-xref>
; 115 Stat. 1277;
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/1977ff">
42 U.S.C. 1977ff
</external-xref>
note); and
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H68E40E5C5C7C4972B4FBE3264CADF2E5">
<enum>
(16)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
carry out the duties described in section
589(e)(1) of the Military and Overseas Voter Empowerment Act (42 U.S.C.
1973ff–7(e)(1)).
</text>
</paragraph>
<after-quoted-block>
.
</after-quoted-block>
</quoted-block>
</subparagraph>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="HF122D4CB842341E1831E9EDC448E0029">
<enum>
(2)
</enum>
<header>
Authorization to
enter into private contracts to carry out functions
</header>
<text>
Section 311
of such Act (
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/2/438">
2 U.S.C. 438
</external-xref>
) is amended by adding at the end the following new
subsection:
</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H50340BEF5A39454A8702F1C497AF3045" style="OLC">
<subsection id="H72D44F168367441DB89D0A0A59E52DFF">
<enum>
(g)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Subject to applicable laws, the Commission
may enter into contracts with private entities to carry out any of the
authorities that are the responsibility of the Commission under paragraphs (10)
through (16) of subsection
(a).
</text>
</subsection>
<after-quoted-block>
.
</after-quoted-block>
</quoted-block>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="HBDB8931701D34B4DA8FAA5280BC768CA">
<enum>
(3)
</enum>
<header>
Limitation on
authority to impose requirements on States and units of local
government
</header>
<text>
Section 311 of such Act (
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/2/438">
2 U.S.C. 438
</external-xref>
), as amended by
paragraph (2), is further amended by adding at the end the following new
subsection:
</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H25A04DE6C9784CA99900EE02C10CBB35" style="OLC">
<subsection id="H0337AC4F9991497FBF7BDA1F7580078B">
<enum>
(h)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Nothing in paragraphs (10) through (16) of
subsection (a) or any other provision of this Act shall be construed to grant
the Commission the authority to issue any rule, promulgate any regulation, or
take any other actions that imposes any requirement on any State or unit of
local government, except to the extent that the Commission had such authority
prior to the enactment of this subsection or to the extent permitted under
section 9(a) of the National Voter Registration Act of 1993 (42 U.S.C.
1973gg–7(a)).
</text>
</subsection>
<after-quoted-block>
.
</after-quoted-block>
</quoted-block>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
<subsection id="HE20B536104A849708649E3E630621B2A">
<enum>
(b)
</enum>
<header>
National voter
registration act of 1993
</header>
<text>
Section 9(a) of the National Voter
Registration Act of 1993 (
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/1973gg-7">
42 U.S.C. 1973gg–7(a)
</external-xref>
) is amended by striking
<quote>
Election Assistance Commission
</quote>
and inserting
<quote>
Federal
Election Commission
</quote>
.
</text>
</subsection>
<subsection display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H49FEFEF76A9842AFAFA7516E1C5C7E22">
<enum>
(c)
</enum>
<header>
Uniformed and
Overseas Citizens Absentee Voting Act
</header>
<paragraph id="H2908B0369A364D02B91205F92A0C7924">
<enum>
(1)
</enum>
<header>
Development of
standards for State reports
</header>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Section 101(b)(11) of the Uniformed and
Overseas Citizens Absentee Voting Act (
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/1973ff">
42 U.S.C. 1973ff(b)(11)
</external-xref>
) is amended by
striking
<quote>
the Election Assistance Commission
</quote>
and inserting
<quote>
the Federal Election Commission
</quote>
.
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H85D82B7F26254869A77D34E9DD414937">
<enum>
(2)
</enum>
<header>
Receipt of
reports on number of absentee ballots transmitted and
received
</header>
<text>
Section 102(c) of such Act (
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/1973ff-1">
42 U.S.C. 1973ff–1(c)
</external-xref>
) is
amended by striking
<quote>
the Election Assistance Commission (established
under the Help America Vote Act of 2002)
</quote>
and inserting
<quote>
the
Federal Election Commission
</quote>
.
</text>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
<subsection id="H8A155F58346E4E6DA1E7DDA326B2C0E7">
<enum>
(d)
</enum>
<header>
Electronic
Voting Demonstration Projects for Secretary of Defense
</header>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Section 1604(a)(2) of the National Defense
Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2002 (
<external-xref legal-doc="public-law" parsable-cite="pl/107/107">
Public Law 107–107
</external-xref>
; 115 Stat. 1277; 42
U.S.C. 1977ff note) is amended by striking
<quote>
the Election Assistance
Commission
</quote>
and inserting
<quote>
the Federal Election
Commission
</quote>
.
</text>
</subsection>
<subsection id="HEEEDE43DD6CD4F009F4A36C2AA6BB857">
<enum>
(e)
</enum>
<header>
Technology Pilot
Program for Absent Military and Overseas Voters
</header>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Section 589(e)(1) of the Military and
Overseas Voter Empowerment Act (
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/1973ff-7">
42 U.S.C. 1973ff–7(e)(1)
</external-xref>
) is amended by
striking
<quote>
Election Assistance Commission
</quote>
and inserting
<quote>
Federal Election Commission
</quote>
.
</text>
</subsection>
<subsection id="HBB642870A5DB4069A49BC455FE0BB693">
<enum>
(f)
</enum>
<header>
Effective
Date
</header>
<text>
The amendments made by this section shall take effect on the
Commission termination date described in section 1004 of the Help America Vote
Act of 2002 (as added by section 201(a)).
</text>
</subsection>
</section>
<section id="HC102E853A8F643839A3C0F67E9B414B0">
<enum>
205.
</enum>
<header>
Other
conforming amendments relating to termination
</header>
<subsection id="H43ADD0C0FE86408AA9B8F37468C36F10">
<enum>
(a)
</enum>
<header>
Hatch
Act
</header>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Section
7323(b)(2)(B)(i)(I) of title 5, United States Code, is amended by striking
<quote>
or the Election Assistance Commission
</quote>
.
</text>
</subsection>
<subsection id="H24D80F428AD54CC78C96F64CBDEAA41B">
<enum>
(b)
</enum>
<header>
Senior Executive
Service
</header>
<text>
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/5/3132">
Section 3132(a)(1)(C)
</external-xref>
of title 5, United States Code, is
amended by striking
<quote>
or the Election Assistance
Commission
</quote>
.
</text>
</subsection>
<subsection id="H4813D87177BC4AABAB7C3F9CC62D95AC">
<enum>
(c)
</enum>
<header>
Inspector
General Act of 1978
</header>
<text>
Section 8G(a)(2) of the Inspector General Act
of 1978 (5 U.S.C. App.) is amended by striking
<quote>
the Election Assistance
Commission,
</quote>
.
</text>
</subsection>
<subsection id="HB1145B0A64294E2FBFB9AA8E968BD783">
<enum>
(d)
</enum>
<header>
Effective
Date
</header>
<text>
The amendments made by this section shall take effect on the
Commission termination date described in section 1004 of the Help America Vote
Act of 2002 (as added by section 201(a)).
</text>
</subsection>
</section>
<section id="H80FCCE8F9D344780BF0EE0E75C867A82">
<enum>
206.
</enum>
<header>
Studies
</header>
<subsection id="HB7BB02FD52E74E44BB404113535A73C7">
<enum>
(a)
</enum>
<header>
Procedures for
adoption and modification of voluntary voting system guidelines
</header>
<paragraph id="HEC68761A4F9B451A9CC4021F157C31E5">
<enum>
(1)
</enum>
<header>
Study
</header>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
The Comptroller General shall conduct a
study of the procedures used to adopt and modify the voluntary voting system
guidelines applicable to the administration of elections for Federal office,
and shall develop recommendations on methods to improve such procedures, taking
into account the needs of persons affected by such guidelines, including State
and local election officials, voters with disabilities, absent military and
overseas voters, and the manufacturers of voting systems.
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H2500FFC974154DEE9DB514C126D88B12">
<enum>
(2)
</enum>
<header>
Report
</header>
<text>
Not
later than 2 years after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Comptroller
General shall submit a report to Congress on the study conducted under
paragraph (1), and shall include in the report the recommendations developed
under such paragraph.
</text>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
<subsection id="H9DA66497FAE749C8AB47F1C01F1182D1">
<enum>
(b)
</enum>
<header>
Procedures for
voting system testing and certification
</header>
<paragraph id="H21B4002A0B43414E92CAC6BA2E4BBBB5">
<enum>
(1)
</enum>
<header>
Study
</header>
<text>
The
Federal Election Commission shall conduct a study of the procedures for the
testing, certification, decertification, and recertification of voting system
hardware and software used in elections for Federal office, and shall develop a
recommendation on the entity that is best suited to oversee and carry out such
procedures, taking into consideration the needs of persons affected by such
procedures, including State and local election officials, voters with
disabilities, absent military and overseas voters, and the manufacturers of
voting systems.
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H797E49EC08504B60BB582FDD4A2A7365">
<enum>
(2)
</enum>
<header>
Report
</header>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Not later than 2 years after the date of
the enactment of this Act, the Federal Election Commission shall submit a
report to Congress on the study conducted under paragraph (1), and shall
include in the report the recommendation developed under such paragraph.
</text>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
</section>
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| I 113th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 260 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES January 15, 2013 Mr. Harper (for himself, Mr. Cole , Mrs. Miller of Michigan , and Mr. Rokita ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on House Administration , 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 reduce Federal spending and the deficit by terminating taxpayer financing of presidential election campaigns and party conventions and by terminating the Election Assistance Commission.
I Termination of taxpayer financing of presidential election campaigns 101. Termination of taxpayer financing of presidential election campaigns (a) Termination of designation of income tax payments Section 6096 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by adding at the end the following new subsection: (d) Termination This section shall not apply to taxable years beginning after December 31, 2012. . (b) Termination of fund and account (1) Termination of presidential election campaign fund (A) In general Chapter 95 of subtitle H of such Code is amended by adding at the end the following new section: 9014. Termination The provisions of this chapter shall not apply with respect to any presidential election (or any presidential nominating convention) after the date of the enactment of this section, or to any candidate in such an election. . (B) Transfer of excess funds to general fund Section 9006 of such Code is amended by adding at the end the following new subsection: (d) Transfer of funds remaining after termination The Secretary shall transfer all amounts in the fund after the date of the enactment of this section to the general fund of the Treasury, to be used only for reducing the deficit. . (2) Termination of account Chapter 96 of subtitle H of such Code is amended by adding at the end the following new section: 9043. Termination The provisions of this chapter shall not apply to any candidate with respect to any presidential election after the date of the enactment of this section. . (c) Clerical amendments (1) The table of sections for chapter 95 of subtitle H of such Code is amended by adding at the end the following new item: Sec. 9014. Termination. . (2) The table of sections for chapter 96 of subtitle H of such Code is amended by adding at the end the following new item: Sec. 9043. Termination. . II Termination of Election Assistance Commission 201. Termination of Election Assistance Commission (a) Termination The Help America Vote Act of 2002 (42 U.S.C. 15301 et seq.) is amended by adding at the end the following new title: X Termination of Commission A Termination 1001. Termination Effective on the Commission termination date, the Commission (including the Election Assistance Commission Standards Board and the Election Assistance Commission Board of Advisors under part 2 of subtitle A of title II) is terminated and may not carry out any programs or activities. 1002. Transfer of operations to office of management and budget during transition (a) In General The Director of the Office of Management and Budget shall, effective upon the Commission termination date— (1) perform the functions of the Commission with respect to contracts and agreements described in section 1003(a) until the expiration of such contracts and agreements, but shall not renew any such contract or agreement; and (2) shall take the necessary steps to wind up the affairs of the Commission. (b) Exception for Functions Transferred to Other Agencies Subsection (a) does not apply with respect to any functions of the Commission that are transferred under subtitle B. 1003. Savings provisions (a) Prior contracts The termination of the Commission under this subtitle shall not affect any contract that has been entered into by the Commission before the Commission termination date. All such contracts shall continue in effect until modified, superseded, terminated, set aside, or revoked in accordance with law by an authorized Federal official, a court of competent jurisdiction, or operation of law. (b) Obligations of recipients of payments (1) In general The termination of the Commission under this subtitle shall not affect the authority of any recipient of a payment made by the Commission under this Act prior to the Commission termination date to use any portion of the payment that remains unobligated as of the Commission termination date, and the terms and conditions that applied to the use of the payment at the time the payment was made shall continue to apply. (2) Special rule for States receiving requirements payments In the case of a requirements payment made to a State under part 1 of subtitle D of title II, the terms and conditions applicable to the use of the payment for purposes of the State’s obligations under this subsection (as well as any obligations in effect prior to the termination of the Commission under this subtitle), and for purposes of any applicable requirements imposed by regulations promulgated by the Director of the Office of Management and Budget, shall be the general terms and conditions applicable under Federal law, rules, and regulations to payments made by the Federal Government to a State, except that to the extent that such general terms and conditions are inconsistent with the terms and conditions that are specified under part 1 of subtitle D of title II or section 902, the terms and conditions specified under such part and such section shall apply. (c) Pending proceedings (1) No effect on pending proceedings The termination of the Commission under this subtitle shall not affect any proceeding to which the Commission is a party that is pending on such date, including any suit to which the Commission is a party that is commenced prior to such date, and the applicable official shall be substituted or added as a party to the proceeding. (2) Treatment of orders In the case of a proceeding described in paragraph (1), an order may be issued, an appeal may be taken, judgments may be rendered, and payments may be made as if the Commission had not been terminated. Any such order shall continue in effect until modified, terminated, superseded, or revoked by an authorized Federal official, a court of competent jurisdiction, or operation of law. (3) Construction relating to discontinuance or modification Nothing in this subsection shall be deemed to prohibit the discontinuance or modification of any proceeding described in paragraph (1) under the same terms and conditions and to the same extent that such proceeding could have been discontinued or modified if the Commission had not been terminated. (4) Regulations for transfer of proceedings The Director of the Office of Management and Budget may issue regulations providing for the orderly transfer of proceedings described in paragraph (1). (d) Judicial review Orders and actions of the applicable official in the exercise of functions of the Commission shall be subject to judicial review to the same extent and in the same manner as if such orders and actions had been issued or taken by the Commission. Any requirements relating to notice, hearings, action upon the record, or administrative review that apply to any function of the Commission shall apply to the exercise of such function by the applicable official. (e) Applicable official defined In this section, the applicable official means, with respect to any proceeding, order, or action— (1) the Director of the Office of Management and Budget, to the extent that the proceeding, order, or action relates to functions performed by the Director of the Office of Management and Budget under section 1002; or (2) the Federal Election Commission, to the extent that the proceeding, order, or action relates to a function transferred under subtitle B. 1004. Commission termination date The Commission termination date is the first date following the expiration of the 60-day period that begins on the date of the enactment of this subtitle. B Transfer of Certain Authorities 1011. Transfer of election administration functions to federal election commission There are transferred to the Federal Election Commission (hereafter in this section referred to as the FEC ) the following functions of the Commission: (1) The adoption of voluntary voting system guidelines, in accordance with part 3 of subtitle A of title II. (2) The testing, certification, decertification, and recertification of voting system hardware and software by accredited laboratories, in accordance with subtitle B of title II. (3) The maintenance of a clearinghouse of information on the experiences of State and local governments in implementing voluntary voting system guidelines and in operating voting systems in general. (4) The development of a standardized format for reports submitted by States under section 102(c) of the Uniformed and Overseas Citizens Absentee Voting Act, and the making of such format available to States and units of local government submitting such reports, in accordance with section 703(b). (5) Any functions transferred to the Commission under section 801 (relating to functions of the former Office of Election Administration of the FEC). (6) Any functions transferred to the Commission under section 802 (relating to functions described in section 9(a) of the National Voter Registration Act of 1993). (7) Any functions of the Commission under section 1604(a) of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2002 ( Public Law 107–107 ; 115 Stat. 1277; 42 U.S.C. 1977ff note) (relating to establishing guidelines and providing technical assistance with respect to electronic voting demonstration projects of the Secretary of Defense). (8) Any functions of the Commission under section 589(e)(1) of the Military and Overseas Voter Empowerment Act ( 42 U.S.C. 1973ff–7(e)(1) ) (relating to providing technical assistance with respect to technology pilot programs for the benefit of absent uniformed services voters and overseas voters). 1012. Effective date The transfers under this subtitle shall take effect on the Commission termination date described in section 1004. . (b) Clerical amendment The table of contents of such Act is amended by adding at the end the following: Title X—Termination of Commission Subtitle A—Termination Sec. 1001. Termination. Sec. 1002. Transfer of operations to Office of Management and Budget during transition. Sec. 1003. Savings provisions. Sec. 1004. Commission termination date. Subtitle B—Transfer of Certain Authorities Sec. 1011. Transfer of election administration functions to Federal Election Commission. Sec. 1012. Effective date. . 202. Replacement of standards board and board of advisors with guidelines review board (a) Replacement Part 2 of subtitle A of title II of the Help America Vote Act of 2002 ( 42 U.S.C. 15341 et seq. ) is amended to read as follows: 2 Guidelines Review Board 211. Establishment There is established the Guidelines Review Board (hereafter in this part referred to as the Board ). 212. Duties The Board shall, in accordance with the procedures described in part 3, review the voluntary voting system guidelines under such part. 213. Membership (a) In general The Board shall be composed of 82 members appointed as follows: (1) One State or local election official from each State, to be selected by the chief State election official of the State, who shall take into account the needs of both State and local election officials in making the selection. (2) 2 members appointed by the National Conference of State Legislatures. (3) 2 members appointed by the National Association of Secretaries of State. (4) 2 members appointed by the National Association of State Election Directors. (5) 2 members appointed by the National Association of County Recorders, Election Administrators, and Clerks. (6) 2 members appointed by the Election Center. (7) 2 members appointed by the International Association of County Recorders, Election Officials, and Treasurers. (8) 2 members appointed by the United States Commission on Civil Rights. (9) 2 members appointed by the Architectural and Transportation Barrier Compliance Board under section 502 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 ( 29 U.S.C. 792 ). (10) The chief of the Voting Section of the Civil Rights Division of the Department of Justice or the chief's designee. (11) The director of the Federal Voting Assistance Program of the Department of Defense. (12) The Director of the National Institute of Standards and Technology or the Director’s designee. (13) 4 members representing professionals in the field of science and technology, of whom— (A) one each shall be appointed by the Speaker and the Minority Leader of the House of Representatives; and (B) one each shall be appointed by the Majority Leader and the Minority Leader of the Senate. (14) 4 members representing voter interests, of whom— (A) one each shall be appointed by the chair and ranking minority member of the Committee on House Administration of the House of Representatives; and (B) one each shall be appointed by the chair and ranking minority member of the Committee on Rules and Administration of the Senate. (b) Manner of appointments (1) In general Appointments shall be made to the Board under subsection (a) in a manner which ensures that the Board will be bipartisan in nature and will reflect the various geographic regions of the United States. (2) Special rule for certain appointments The 2 individuals who are appointed as members of the Board under each of the paragraphs (2) through (9) of subsection (a) may not be members of the same political party. (c) Term of service; vacancy Members of the Board shall serve for a term of 2 years, and may be reappointed. Any vacancy in the Board shall be filled in the manner in which the original appointment was made. (d) Executive board (1) In general Not later than 60 days after the day on which the appointment of its members is completed, the Board shall select 9 of its members to serve as the Executive Board of the Guidelines Review Board, of whom— (A) not more than 5 may be State election officials; (B) not more than 5 may be local election officials; and (C) not more than 5 may be members of the same political party. (2) Terms Except as provided in paragraph (3), members of the Executive Board of the Board shall serve for a term of 2 years and may not serve for more than 3 consecutive terms. (3) Staggering of initial terms Of the members first selected to serve on the Executive Board of the Board— (A) 3 shall serve for 1 term; (B) 3 shall serve for 2 consecutive terms; and (C) 3 shall serve for 3 consecutive terms, as determined by lot at the time the members are first appointed. (4) Duties The Executive Board of the Board shall carry out such duties of the Board as the Board may delegate. (e) Bylaws; delegation of authority The Board may promulgate such bylaws as it considers appropriate to provide for the operation of the Board, including bylaws that permit the Executive Board to grant to any of its members the authority to act on behalf of the Executive Board. 214. Powers; no compensation for service (a) Hearings and sessions (1) In general To the extent that funds are made available by the Federal Election Commission, the Board may hold such hearings for the purpose of carrying out this Act, sit and act at such times and places, take such testimony, and receive such evidence as the Board considers advisable to carry out this title, except that the Board may not issue subpoenas requiring the attendance and testimony of witnesses or the production of any evidence. (2) Meetings The Board shall hold a meeting of its members— (A) not less frequently than once every 2 years for purposes of selecting the Executive Board and voting on the voluntary voting system guidelines referred to it under section 222; and (B) at such other times as it considers appropriate for purposes of conducting such other business as it considers appropriate consistent with this title. (b) Information from Federal agencies The Board may secure directly from any Federal department or agency such information as the Board considers necessary to carry out this Act. Upon request of the Executive Board, the head of such department or agency shall furnish such information to the Board. (c) Postal services The Board may use the United States mails in the same manner and under the same conditions as a department or agency of the Federal Government. (d) Administrative support services Upon the request of the Executive Board, the Administrator of the General Services Administration shall provide to the Board, on a reimbursable basis, the administrative support services that are necessary to enable the Board to carry out its duties under this title. (e) No compensation for service Members of the Board shall not receive any compensation for their service, but shall be paid travel expenses, including per diem in lieu of subsistence, at rates authorized for employees of agencies under subchapter I of chapter 57 of title 5, United States Code, while away from their homes or regular places of business in the performance of services for the Board. 215. Status of board and members for purposes of claims against board (a) In general The provisions of chapters 161 and 171 of title 28, United States Code, shall apply with respect to the liability of the Board and its members for acts or omissions performed pursuant to and in the course of the duties and responsibilities of the Board. (b) Exception for Criminal Acts and Other Willful Conduct Subsection (a) may not be construed to limit personal liability for criminal acts or omissions, willful or malicious misconduct, acts or omissions for private gain, or any other act or omission outside the scope of the service of a member of the Board. . (b) Conforming amendments (1) Membership on technical guidelines development committee Section 221(c)(1) of such Act (42 U.S.C. 15361(c)(1)) is amended— (A) in subparagraph (A), by striking clauses (i) and (ii) and inserting the following: (i) Members of the Guidelines Review Board. ; (B) by redesignating clause (iii) of subparagraph (A) as clause (ii); and (C) in subparagraph (D), by striking Standards Board or Board of Advisors and inserting Guidelines Review Board . (2) Consideration of proposed guidelines Section 222(b) of such Act (42 U.S.C. 15362(b)) is amended— (A) in the heading, by striking Board of Advisors and Standards Board and inserting Guidelines Review Board ; and (B) by striking paragraphs (2) and (3) and inserting the following: (2) Guidelines review board The Executive Director of the Commission shall submit the guidelines proposed to be adopted under this part (or any modifications to such guidelines) to the Guidelines Review Board. . (3) Review of proposed guidelines Section 222(c) of such Act (42 U.S.C. 15362(c)) is amended by striking the Board of Advisors and the Standards Board shall each review and inserting the Guidelines Review Board shall review . (4) Final adoption of proposed guidelines Section 222(d) of such Act (42 U.S.C. 15362(d)) is amended by striking the Board of Advisors and the Standards Board each place it appears in paragraphs (1) and (2) and inserting the Guidelines Review Board . (5) Assistance with NIST review of testing laboratories Section 231(c)(1) of such Act ( 42 U.S.C. 15371(c)(1) ) is amended by striking the Standards Board and the Board of Advisors and inserting the Guidelines Review Board . (6) Assisting FEC with development of standardized format for reports on absentee ballots of absent uniformed services and overseas voters Section 703(b) of such Act ( 42 U.S.C. 1973ff–1 note) is amended by striking the Election Assistance Commission Board of Advisors and the Election Assistance Commission Standards Board and inserting the Guidelines Review Board . (c) Clerical amendment The table of contents of such Act is amended by amending the item relating to part 2 of subtitle A of title II to read as follows: Part 2—Guidelines Review Board Sec. 211. Establishment. Sec. 212. Duties. Sec. 213. Membership. Sec. 214. Powers; no compensation for service. Sec. 215. Status of Board and members for purposes of claims against Board. . (d) Effective Date The amendments made by this section shall take effect on the Commission termination date described in section 1004 of the Help America Vote Act of 2002 (as added by section 201(a)). 203. Special requirements relating to transfer of certain authorities to federal election commission (a) Development and adoption of voluntary voting system guidelines (1) In general Part 3 of subtitle A of title II of the Help America Vote Act of 2002 ( 42 U.S.C. 15361 et seq. ) is amended by adding at the end the following new section: 223. Transfer of authority to federal election commission (a) Transfer Effective on the Commission termination date described in section 1004, the Federal Election Commission (hereafter in this section referred to as the FEC ) shall be responsible for carrying out the duties and functions of the Commission under this part. (b) Role of Staff Director The FEC shall carry out the operation and management of its duties and functions under this part through the Office of the Staff Director of the FEC. . (2) Clerical amendment The table of contents of such Act is amended by adding at the end of the item relating to part 3 of subtitle A of title II the following: Sec. 223. Transfer of authority to Federal Election Commission. . (b) Testing, Certification, Decertification, and Recertification of Voting System Hardware and Software (1) In general Subtitle B of title II of such Act ( 42 U.S.C. 15371 et seq. ) is amended by adding at the end the following new section: 232. Transfer of authority to federal election commission (a) Transfer (1) In general Effective on the Commission termination date described in section 1004, the Federal Election Commission (hereafter in this section referred to as the FEC ) shall be responsible for carrying out the duties and functions of the Commission under this subtitle. (2) Role of Staff Director The FEC shall carry out the operation and management of its duties and functions under this subtitle through the Office of the Staff Director of the FEC. (b) Transfer of Office of Voting System Testing and Certification (1) In general There are transferred to the FEC all functions that the Office of Voting System Testing and Certification of the Commission (hereafter in this section referred to as the Office ) exercised under this subtitle before the Commission termination date. (2) Transfer of Property, Records, and Personnel (A) Property and records The contracts, liabilities, records, property, appropriations, and other assets and interests of the Office, together with the unexpended balances of any appropriations or other funds available to the Office, are transferred and made available to the FEC. (B) Personnel (i) In general The personnel of the Office are transferred to the FEC, except that the number of full-time equivalent personnel so transferred may not exceed the number of full-time equivalent personnel of the Office as of January 1, 2013. (ii) Treatment of employees at time of transfer An individual who is an employee of the Office who is transferred under this section shall not be separated or reduced in grade or compensation because of the transfer during the 1-year period that begins on the date of the transfer. . (2) Clerical amendment The table of contents of such Act is amended by adding at the end of the items relating to subtitle B of title II the following: Sec. 232. Transfer of authority to Federal Election Commission. . (c) Development of standardized format for reports on absentee balloting by absent uniformed services voters and overseas voters Section 703(b) of such Act ( 42 U.S.C. 1973ff–1 note) is amended by adding at the end the following: Effective on the Commission termination date described in section 1004, the Federal Election Commission shall be responsible for carrying out the duties and functions of the Commission under this subsection. . 204. Conforming Amendments to Other Laws (a) Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 (1) Duties of FEC Section 311(a) of the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 ( 2 U.S.C. 438(a) ) is amended— (A) by striking and at the end of paragraph (8); (B) by striking the period at the end of paragraph (9) and inserting a semicolon; and (C) by adding at the end the following new paragraphs: (10) provide for the adoption of voluntary voting system guidelines, in accordance with part 3 of subtitle A of title II of the Help America Vote Act of 2002 ( 42 U.S.C. 15361 et seq. ); (11) provide for the testing, certification, decertification, and recertification of voting system hardware and software by accredited laboratories, in accordance with subtitle B of title II of the Help America Vote Act of 2002 (42 U.S.C. 15371 et seq.); (12) maintain a clearinghouse of information on the experiences of State and local governments in implementing voluntary voting system guidelines and in operating voting systems in general; (13) carry out the duties described in section 9(a) of the National Voter Registration Act of 1993; (14) develop a standardized format for reports submitted by States under section 102(c) of the Uniformed and Overseas Citizens Absentee Voting Act, make such format available to States and units of local government submitting such reports, and receive such reports in accordance with section 102(c) of such Act, in accordance with section 703(b) of the Help America Vote Act of 2002; (15) carry out the duties described in section 1604(a)(2) of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2002 ( Public Law 107–107 ; 115 Stat. 1277; 42 U.S.C. 1977ff note); and (16) carry out the duties described in section 589(e)(1) of the Military and Overseas Voter Empowerment Act (42 U.S.C. 1973ff–7(e)(1)). . (2) Authorization to enter into private contracts to carry out functions Section 311 of such Act ( 2 U.S.C. 438 ) is amended by adding at the end the following new subsection: (g) Subject to applicable laws, the Commission may enter into contracts with private entities to carry out any of the authorities that are the responsibility of the Commission under paragraphs (10) through (16) of subsection (a). . (3) Limitation on authority to impose requirements on States and units of local government Section 311 of such Act ( 2 U.S.C. 438 ), as amended by paragraph (2), is further amended by adding at the end the following new subsection: (h) Nothing in paragraphs (10) through (16) of subsection (a) or any other provision of this Act shall be construed to grant the Commission the authority to issue any rule, promulgate any regulation, or take any other actions that imposes any requirement on any State or unit of local government, except to the extent that the Commission had such authority prior to the enactment of this subsection or to the extent permitted under section 9(a) of the National Voter Registration Act of 1993 (42 U.S.C. 1973gg–7(a)). . (b) National voter registration act of 1993 Section 9(a) of the National Voter Registration Act of 1993 ( 42 U.S.C. 1973gg–7(a) ) is amended by striking Election Assistance Commission and inserting Federal Election Commission . (c) Uniformed and Overseas Citizens Absentee Voting Act (1) Development of standards for State reports Section 101(b)(11) of the Uniformed and Overseas Citizens Absentee Voting Act ( 42 U.S.C. 1973ff(b)(11) ) is amended by striking the Election Assistance Commission and inserting the Federal Election Commission . (2) Receipt of reports on number of absentee ballots transmitted and received Section 102(c) of such Act ( 42 U.S.C. 1973ff–1(c) ) is amended by striking the Election Assistance Commission (established under the Help America Vote Act of 2002) and inserting the Federal Election Commission . (d) Electronic Voting Demonstration Projects for Secretary of Defense Section 1604(a)(2) of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2002 ( Public Law 107–107 ; 115 Stat. 1277; 42 U.S.C. 1977ff note) is amended by striking the Election Assistance Commission and inserting the Federal Election Commission . (e) Technology Pilot Program for Absent Military and Overseas Voters Section 589(e)(1) of the Military and Overseas Voter Empowerment Act ( 42 U.S.C. 1973ff–7(e)(1) ) is amended by striking Election Assistance Commission and inserting Federal Election Commission . (f) Effective Date The amendments made by this section shall take effect on the Commission termination date described in section 1004 of the Help America Vote Act of 2002 (as added by section 201(a)). 205. Other conforming amendments relating to termination (a) Hatch Act Section 7323(b)(2)(B)(i)(I) of title 5, United States Code, is amended by striking or the Election Assistance Commission . (b) Senior Executive Service Section 3132(a)(1)(C) of title 5, United States Code, is amended by striking or the Election Assistance Commission . (c) Inspector General Act of 1978 Section 8G(a)(2) of the Inspector General Act of 1978 (5 U.S.C. App.) is amended by striking the Election Assistance Commission, . (d) Effective Date The amendments made by this section shall take effect on the Commission termination date described in section 1004 of the Help America Vote Act of 2002 (as added by section 201(a)). 206. Studies (a) Procedures for adoption and modification of voluntary voting system guidelines (1) Study The Comptroller General shall conduct a study of the procedures used to adopt and modify the voluntary voting system guidelines applicable to the administration of elections for Federal office, and shall develop recommendations on methods to improve such procedures, taking into account the needs of persons affected by such guidelines, including State and local election officials, voters with disabilities, absent military and overseas voters, and the manufacturers of voting systems. (2) Report Not later than 2 years after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Comptroller General shall submit a report to Congress on the study conducted under paragraph (1), and shall include in the report the recommendations developed under such paragraph. (b) Procedures for voting system testing and certification (1) Study The Federal Election Commission shall conduct a study of the procedures for the testing, certification, decertification, and recertification of voting system hardware and software used in elections for Federal office, and shall develop a recommendation on the entity that is best suited to oversee and carry out such procedures, taking into consideration the needs of persons affected by such procedures, including State and local election officials, voters with disabilities, absent military and overseas voters, and the manufacturers of voting systems. (2) Report Not later than 2 years after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Federal Election Commission shall submit a report to Congress on the study conducted under paragraph (1), and shall include in the report the recommendation developed under such paragraph. |
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Ms. Chu
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Mr. Conyers
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Mr. Cummings
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Ms. DeLauro
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Mr. Deutch
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Ms. Edwards
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Mr. Ellison
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Mr. Farr
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Mr. Fattah
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Ms. Hahn
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Mr. Higgins
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Mr. Holt
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,
<cosponsor name-id="M000725">
Mr. George Miller of California
</cosponsor>
,
<cosponsor name-id="M001160">
Ms. Moore
</cosponsor>
,
<cosponsor name-id="N000002">
Mr. Nadler
</cosponsor>
,
<cosponsor name-id="N000147">
Ms. Norton
</cosponsor>
,
<cosponsor name-id="P000597">
Ms. Pingree of Maine
</cosponsor>
,
<cosponsor name-id="P000598">
Mr. Polis
</cosponsor>
,
<cosponsor name-id="R000053">
Mr. Rangel
</cosponsor>
,
<cosponsor name-id="R000486">
Ms. Roybal-Allard
</cosponsor>
,
<cosponsor name-id="S000248">
Mr. Serrano
</cosponsor>
,
<cosponsor name-id="S001170">
Ms. Shea-Porter
</cosponsor>
,
<cosponsor name-id="S000480">
Ms. Slaughter
</cosponsor>
,
<cosponsor name-id="T000469">
Mr. Tonko
</cosponsor>
,
<cosponsor name-id="W000187">
Ms. Waters
</cosponsor>
,
<cosponsor name-id="W000800">
Mr. Welch
</cosponsor>
, and
<cosponsor name-id="Y000062">
Mr. Yarmuth
</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 Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act
to establish a public health insurance option.
</official-title>
</form>
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<section id="HB3101429EEF5498D9062BF5FC2BFED9D" 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>
Public Option Deficit Reduction
Act
</short-title>
</quote>
.
</text>
</section>
<section id="H677039884BDB4573AE78AB9112C41444">
<enum>
2.
</enum>
<header>
Public health
insurance option
</header>
<subsection id="H0F589AF3ADE14917A065372706CF4CFF">
<enum>
(a)
</enum>
<header>
In
general
</header>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Part 3 of subtitle D
of title I of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (Public Law
111–148) is amended by adding at the end the following new section:
</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H9BECDBC929AA4E459A82D5A92B8BE330" style="OLC">
<section id="HDFA83AA20B79419893D654FFAA5F45A2">
<enum>
1325.
</enum>
<header>
Public health
insurance option
</header>
<subsection id="HB7B48F7BBD5343AB9CDCA41C88E319B6">
<enum>
(a)
</enum>
<header>
Establishment
and administration of a public health insurance option
</header>
<paragraph id="H1960FB73478840E7B8848AEFB68AB0C7">
<enum>
(1)
</enum>
<header>
Establishment
</header>
<text>
For
years beginning with 2014, the Secretary of Health and Human Services (in this
subtitle referred to as the
<term>
Secretary
</term>
) shall provide for the
offering through Exchanges established under this title of a health benefits
plan (in this Act referred to as the
<term>
public health insurance
option
</term>
) that ensures choice, competition, and stability of affordable,
high-quality coverage throughout the United States in accordance with this
section. In designing the option, the Secretary’s primary responsibility is to
create a low-cost plan without compromising quality or access to care.
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H159103AFC2604069AE309DD7FDCCEFE9">
<enum>
(2)
</enum>
<header>
Offering through
Exchanges
</header>
<subparagraph id="HADCC5B219FBC49E5AF0A8C4014FE2318">
<enum>
(A)
</enum>
<header>
Exclusive to
Exchanges
</header>
<text>
The public health insurance option shall only be made
available through Exchanges established under this title.
</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph commented="no" id="HBA902DCD127249969DE8542979233F38">
<enum>
(B)
</enum>
<header>
Ensuring a level
playing field
</header>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Consistent with
this section, the public health insurance option shall comply with requirements
that are applicable under this title to health benefits plans offered through
such Exchanges, including requirements related to benefits, benefit levels,
provider networks, notices, consumer protections, and cost sharing.
</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HAB4FC36C220D4AB98A9310FAE57E27EF">
<enum>
(C)
</enum>
<header>
Provision of
benefit levels
</header>
<text>
The public health insurance option—
</text>
<clause id="HD9C3762E5AD141939F3D9F3B967585E3">
<enum>
(i)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
shall offer bronze, silver, and gold plans;
and
</text>
</clause>
<clause id="HDDC93F763DE14A73AE966A0FC021AB19">
<enum>
(ii)
</enum>
<text>
may offer
platinum plans.
</text>
</clause>
</subparagraph>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H766C5FB4EF294DD8A0EC79F8AC2BD9FC">
<enum>
(3)
</enum>
<header>
Administrative
contracting
</header>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
The Secretary may
enter into contracts for the purpose of performing administrative functions
(including functions described in subsection (a)(4) of section 1874A of the
Social Security Act) with respect to the public health insurance option in the
same manner as the Secretary may enter into contracts under subsection (a)(1)
of such section. The Secretary has the same authority with respect to the
public health insurance option as the Secretary has under subsections (a)(1)
and (b) of section 1874A of the Social Security Act with respect to title XVIII
of such Act. Contracts under this subsection shall not involve the transfer of
insurance risk to such entity.
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="HFA96FED186294C5C89353AFAFB5CE518">
<enum>
(4)
</enum>
<header>
Ombudsman
</header>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
The Secretary shall establish an office of
the ombudsman for the public health insurance option which shall have duties
with respect to the public health insurance option similar to the duties of the
Medicare Beneficiary Ombudsman under section 1808(c)(2) of the Social Security
Act. In addition, such office shall work with States to ensure that information
and notice is provided that the public health insurance option is one of the
health plans available through an Exchange.
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="HD7D74EE77D754A36B111B8724AB3AF8A">
<enum>
(5)
</enum>
<header>
Data
collection
</header>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
The Secretary
shall collect such data as may be required to establish premiums and payment
rates for the public health insurance option and for other purposes under this
section, including to improve quality and to reduce racial, ethnic, and other
disparities in health and health care.
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H207D8406328D4AF29B3A84753462FD45">
<enum>
(6)
</enum>
<header>
Access to
Federal courts
</header>
<text>
The provisions of Medicare (and related provisions
of title II of the Social Security Act) relating to access of Medicare
beneficiaries to Federal courts for the enforcement of rights under Medicare,
including with respect to amounts in controversy, shall apply to the public
health insurance option and individuals enrolled under such option under this
title in the same manner as such provisions apply to Medicare and Medicare
beneficiaries.
</text>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
<subsection id="HD14803436FDD448B8C34860B4401C2D5">
<enum>
(b)
</enum>
<header>
Premiums and
financing
</header>
<paragraph commented="no" id="H3B0F3C5FB1514009ACF5DD19FCB8CBC6">
<enum>
(1)
</enum>
<header>
Establishment of
premiums
</header>
<subparagraph id="HD10D0218EB974C29996D8098DC677079">
<enum>
(A)
</enum>
<header>
In
general
</header>
<text>
The Secretary shall establish geographically adjusted
premium rates for the public health insurance option—
</text>
<clause commented="no" id="H48EEAEED5F9341B487E2870B91D65B40">
<enum>
(i)
</enum>
<text>
in a manner that
complies with the premium rules under paragraph (3); and
</text>
</clause>
<clause commented="no" id="H7B1046E73A924A0881C18928E84695DB">
<enum>
(ii)
</enum>
<text>
at a level
sufficient to fully finance the costs of—
</text>
<subclause commented="no" id="H0B22B120F3EF48E89E3B9FDC111A0407">
<enum>
(I)
</enum>
<text>
health benefits
provided by the public health insurance option; and
</text>
</subclause>
<subclause commented="no" id="H7CEBF30EE98C43F986ECA384D99A1C56">
<enum>
(II)
</enum>
<text>
administrative
costs related to operating the public health insurance option.
</text>
</subclause>
</clause>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H77E20C92AB1E4293827F0BBEF1D2DCDB">
<enum>
(B)
</enum>
<header>
Contingency
margin
</header>
<text>
In establishing premium rates under subparagraph (A), the
Secretary shall include an appropriate amount for a contingency margin.
</text>
</subparagraph>
</paragraph>
<paragraph commented="no" id="HE622A407DA994EB0934D0C8F2DD00925">
<enum>
(2)
</enum>
<header>
Account
</header>
<subparagraph commented="no" id="H04F7BCD11B714DFC87E937BF1234FF60">
<enum>
(A)
</enum>
<header>
Establishment
</header>
<text>
There
is established in the Treasury of the United States an account for the receipts
and disbursements attributable to the operation of the public health insurance
option, including the start-up funding under subparagraph (B). Section 1854(g)
of the Social Security Act shall apply to receipts described in the previous
sentence in the same manner as such section applies to payments or premiums
described in such section.
</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph commented="no" id="HA8FFE544AF0B4B678D53443FAB57B6E2">
<enum>
(B)
</enum>
<header>
Start-up
funding
</header>
<clause id="H3C701BB22FE5446F8BB7CA86242D5DF2">
<enum>
(i)
</enum>
<header>
In
general
</header>
<text>
In order to provide for the establishment of the public
health insurance option there is hereby appropriated to the Secretary, out of
any funds in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, $2,000,000,000. In order
to provide for initial claims reserves before the collection of premiums, there
is hereby appropriated to the Secretary, out of any funds in the Treasury not
otherwise appropriated, such sums as necessary to cover 90 days worth of claims
reserves based on projected enrollment.
</text>
</clause>
<clause id="H99EB2EBB54DC439D9D42061EB392AAD5">
<enum>
(ii)
</enum>
<header>
Amortization of
start-up funding
</header>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
The
Secretary shall provide for the repayment of the startup funding provided under
clause (i) to the Treasury in an amortized manner over the 10-year period
beginning with 2014.
</text>
</clause>
<clause id="H201D65FAC49049339A6ACDECF6412624">
<enum>
(iii)
</enum>
<header>
Limitation on
funding
</header>
<text>
Nothing in this subsection shall be construed as
authorizing any additional appropriations to the account, other than such
amounts as are otherwise provided with respect to other health benefits plans
participating under the Exchange involved.
</text>
</clause>
</subparagraph>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H8B59DEBA6F0A48B4B7280A757DC748BD">
<enum>
(3)
</enum>
<header>
Insurance rating
rules
</header>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
The premium rate
charged for the public health insurance option may not vary except as provided
under section 2701 of the Public Health Service Act.
</text>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
<subsection id="HAE0C7584F57B47929F076679FD49C4B5">
<enum>
(c)
</enum>
<header>
Payment rates
for items and services
</header>
<paragraph commented="no" id="HB211312987A54F3FA1C6252490448CA3">
<enum>
(1)
</enum>
<header>
Rates
established by Secretary
</header>
<subparagraph commented="no" id="H70B1563B0CAC43719B8DAF7D9DCAF0DE">
<enum>
(A)
</enum>
<header>
In
general
</header>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
The Secretary shall
establish payment rates for the public health insurance option for services and
health care providers consistent with this subsection and may change such
payment rates in accordance with subsection (d).
</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H4774D6EFA804409389F8228A5A48A924">
<enum>
(B)
</enum>
<header>
Initial payment
rules
</header>
<clause commented="no" id="HB35E2EED72B54354B00FDCF9F7F47358">
<enum>
(i)
</enum>
<header>
In
general
</header>
<text>
During 2014, 2015, and 2016, the Secretary shall set the
payment rates under this subsection for services and providers described in
subparagraph (A) equal to the payment rates for equivalent services and
providers under parts A and B of Medicare, subject to clause (ii), paragraphs
(2)(A) and (4), and subsection (d).
</text>
</clause>
<clause commented="no" id="HC2E94A392C1743BBA40537E104206FAB">
<enum>
(ii)
</enum>
<header>
Exceptions
</header>
<subclause id="HAF0170B9496B4A8390C67D1888767B4C">
<enum>
(I)
</enum>
<header>
Practitioners’
services
</header>
<text>
Payment rates for practitioners’ services otherwise
established under the fee schedule under section 1848 of the Social Security
Act shall be applied without regard to the provisions under subsection (f) of
such section and the update under subsection (d)(4) under such section for a
year as applied under this paragraph shall be not less than 1 percent.
</text>
</subclause>
<subclause id="H2BEF3B49A93F431B8A6D60809F5828C2">
<enum>
(II)
</enum>
<header>
Adjustments
</header>
<text>
The
Secretary may determine the extent to which Medicare adjustments applicable to
base payment rates under parts A and B of Medicare for graduate medical
education and disproportionate share hospitals shall apply under this
section.
</text>
</subclause>
</clause>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H332EAC4A4C984A538AF2342D07DBF06F">
<enum>
(C)
</enum>
<header>
For new
services
</header>
<text>
The Secretary shall modify payment rates described in
subparagraph (B) in order to accommodate payments for services, such as
well-child visits, that are not otherwise covered under Medicare.
</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph commented="no" id="HFCEC5CEE182D451BB9E217E2719BA310">
<enum>
(D)
</enum>
<header>
Prescription
drugs
</header>
<text>
Payment rates under this subsection for prescription drugs
that are not paid for under part A or part B of Medicare shall be at rates
negotiated by the Secretary.
</text>
</subparagraph>
</paragraph>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H32E21BC7091948E7BC3617739D55E907">
<enum>
(2)
</enum>
<header>
Incentives for
participating providers
</header>
<subparagraph commented="no" id="H7731B3548B544E55A9308EBE9179E520">
<enum>
(A)
</enum>
<header>
Initial
incentive period
</header>
<clause commented="no" id="HF3AAA008F43C4EB8A7BF001FA0A17A8E">
<enum>
(i)
</enum>
<header>
In
general
</header>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
The Secretary shall
provide, in the case of services described in clause (ii) furnished during
2014, 2015, and 2016, for payment rates that are 5 percent greater than the
rates established under paragraph (1).
</text>
</clause>
<clause id="H22827489975F4C4495D007E48847C23E">
<enum>
(ii)
</enum>
<header>
Services
described
</header>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
The services
described in this clause are items and professional services, under the public
health insurance option by a physician or other health care practitioner who
participates in both Medicare and the public health insurance option.
</text>
</clause>
<clause commented="no" id="HF1090F6FBCD14A3E8C5EB9C84338D815">
<enum>
(iii)
</enum>
<header>
Special
rules
</header>
<text>
A pediatrician and any other health care practitioner who
is a type of practitioner that does not typically participate in Medicare (as
determined by the Secretary) shall also be eligible for the increased payment
rates under clause (i).
</text>
</clause>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph commented="no" id="H119C37D4CE2E4D82AE480C4DE5A161C7">
<enum>
(B)
</enum>
<header>
Subsequent
periods
</header>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Beginning with 2017
and for subsequent years, the Secretary shall continue to use an administrative
process to set such rates in order to promote payment accuracy, to ensure
adequate beneficiary access to providers, and to promote affordability and the
efficient delivery of medical care consistent with subsection (a)(1). Such
rates shall not be set at levels expected to increase average medical costs per
enrollee covered under the public health insurance option beyond what would be
expected if the process under paragraph (1)(B) and subparagraph (A) were
continued, as certified by the Office of the Actuary of the Centers for
Medicare & Medicaid Services.
</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph commented="no" id="H624F550E14EB42A79C1E8B66FE8A5A6F">
<enum>
(C)
</enum>
<header>
Establishment of
a provider network
</header>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Health
care providers participating under Medicare are participating providers in the
public health insurance option unless they opt out in a process established by
the Secretary.
</text>
</subparagraph>
</paragraph>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H9723D4A2D22C45199E3C3055ADA48401">
<enum>
(3)
</enum>
<header>
Administrative
process for setting rates
</header>
<text>
<external-xref legal-doc="usc-chapter" parsable-cite="usc-chapter/5/5">
Chapter 5
</external-xref>
of title 5, United States
Code shall apply to the process for the initial establishment of payment rates
under this subsection but not to the specific methodology for establishing such
rates or the calculation of such rates.
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph commented="no" id="H14888974831441B8AC820CF63274DA1E">
<enum>
(4)
</enum>
<header>
Construction
</header>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Nothing in this section shall be construed
as limiting the Secretary’s authority to correct for payments that are
excessive or deficient, taking into account the provisions of subsection (a)(1)
and any appropriate adjustments based on the demographic characteristics of
enrollees covered under the public health insurance option, but in no case
shall the correction of payments under this paragraph result in a level of
expenditures per enrollee that exceeds the level of expenditures that would
have occurred under paragraphs (1)(B) and (2)(A), as certified by the Office of
the Actuary of the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services.
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H178E9F017EA34B77AF33B32688169FFC">
<enum>
(5)
</enum>
<header>
Construction
</header>
<text>
Nothing
in this section shall be construed as affecting the authority of the Secretary
to establish payment rates, including payments to provide for the more
efficient delivery of services, such as the initiatives provided for under
subsection (d).
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H0C6D2150BB254481B55561005E73149A">
<enum>
(6)
</enum>
<header>
Limitations on
review
</header>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
There shall be no
administrative or judicial review of a payment rate or methodology established
under this subsection or under subsection (d).
</text>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
<subsection display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H72A246514861408480722187FBDC6AF0">
<enum>
(d)
</enum>
<header>
Modernized
payment initiatives and delivery system reform
</header>
<paragraph display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H98D53FDF62794FCF8B4A25B62BEB647A">
<enum>
(1)
</enum>
<header>
In
general
</header>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
For plan years
beginning with 2014, the Secretary may utilize innovative payment mechanisms
and policies to determine payments for items and services under the public
health insurance option. The payment mechanisms and policies under this
subsection may include patient-centered medical home and other care management
payments, accountable care organizations, value-based purchasing, bundling of
services, differential payment rates, performance or utilization based
payments, partial capitation, and direct contracting with providers. Payment
rates under such payment mechanisms and policies shall not be set at levels
expected to increase average medical costs per enrollee covered under the
public health insurance option beyond what would be expected if the process
under paragraphs (1)(B) and (2)(A) of subsection (c) were continued, as
certified by the Office of the Actuary of the Centers for Medicare &
Medicaid Services.
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="HB9A031CF17D14487BCC0EE93EFF57DEF">
<enum>
(2)
</enum>
<header>
Requirements for
innovative payments
</header>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
The
Secretary shall design and implement the payment mechanisms and policies under
this subsection in a manner that—
</text>
<subparagraph id="H4730490F0D6749EAAD34AA662E14B8F8">
<enum>
(A)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
seeks to—
</text>
<clause id="H71B3989D2407406D8A21FB2247043D36">
<enum>
(i)
</enum>
<text>
improve health
outcomes;
</text>
</clause>
<clause id="HEAF8A9FB6DF9488EBD2409DC941A7F73">
<enum>
(ii)
</enum>
<text>
reduce health
disparities (including racial, ethnic, and other disparities);
</text>
</clause>
<clause id="H6273BC47E03B44F38AFABFEA193321EB">
<enum>
(iii)
</enum>
<text>
provide
efficient and affordable care;
</text>
</clause>
<clause id="H569B1C3B3A39403AAE342BC2F0FE28B3">
<enum>
(iv)
</enum>
<text>
address
geographic variation in the provision of health services; or
</text>
</clause>
<clause id="H0CDD3E79114043A5B3D76D1CA3A63843">
<enum>
(v)
</enum>
<text>
prevent or manage
chronic illness; and
</text>
</clause>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H2F7EAE4FD1BE487BBF28C18C2C1AC283">
<enum>
(B)
</enum>
<text>
promotes care that
is integrated, patient-centered, high-quality, and efficient.
</text>
</subparagraph>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H57C21FC331124848BAF52C61FB9B4F6B">
<enum>
(3)
</enum>
<header>
Encouraging the
use of high value services
</header>
<text>
To the extent allowed by the benefit
standards applied to all health benefits plans participating under the Exchange
involved, the public health insurance option may modify cost sharing and
payment rates to encourage the use of services that promote health and
value.
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="HD79C6F4F862F49D0873DD7C2F4AFD588">
<enum>
(4)
</enum>
<header>
Non-uniformity
permitted
</header>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Nothing in this
subtitle shall prevent the Secretary from varying payments based on different
payment structure models (such as accountable care organizations and medical
homes) under the public health insurance option for different geographic
areas.
</text>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
<subsection display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HD495C569328D457E8B0E1D2D5ABCF1A0">
<enum>
(e)
</enum>
<header>
Provider
participation
</header>
<paragraph id="H491BCAD40953409880F3C7DB05DEEBD2">
<enum>
(1)
</enum>
<header>
In
general
</header>
<text>
The Secretary shall establish conditions of participation
for health care providers under the public health insurance option.
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HF6CEE8ED3DE34909B5C48F12DB0014D5">
<enum>
(2)
</enum>
<header>
Licensure or
certification
</header>
<text>
The Secretary shall not allow a health care
provider to participate in the public health insurance option unless such
provider is appropriately licensed or certified under State law.
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph commented="no" id="HB8CEF98945AE4491AD5BFF46C44BE351">
<enum>
(3)
</enum>
<header>
Payment terms
for providers
</header>
<subparagraph id="H4FC882867EFE4FD0826ABA67B2C86E43">
<enum>
(A)
</enum>
<header>
Physicians
</header>
<text>
The
Secretary shall provide for the annual participation of physicians under the
public health insurance option, for which payment may be made for services
furnished during the year, in one of 2 classes:
</text>
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<enum>
(i)
</enum>
<header>
Preferred
physicians
</header>
<text>
Those physicians who agree to accept the payment rate
established under this section (without regard to cost-sharing) as the payment
in full.
</text>
</clause>
<clause id="HD887145155B242839E58651258BD6A80">
<enum>
(ii)
</enum>
<header>
Participating,
non-preferred physicians
</header>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Those physicians who agree not to impose
charges (in relation to the payment rate described in subsection (c) for such
physicians) that exceed the ratio permitted under section 1848(g)(2)(C) of the
Social Security Act.
</text>
</clause>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph commented="no" id="H7078C65635FC4D1B9ABF652EF48A9164">
<enum>
(B)
</enum>
<header>
Other
providers
</header>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
The Secretary shall
provide for the participation (on an annual or other basis specified by the
Secretary) of health care providers (other than physicians) under the public
health insurance option under which payment shall only be available if the
provider agrees to accept the payment rate established under subsection (c)
(without regard to cost-sharing) as the payment in full.
</text>
</subparagraph>
</paragraph>
<paragraph commented="no" id="HD1963456421B4909B904A59AD583C9DA">
<enum>
(4)
</enum>
<header>
Exclusion of
certain providers
</header>
<text>
The Secretary shall exclude from participation
under the public health insurance option a health care provider that is
excluded from participation in a Federal health care program (as defined in
section 1128B(f) of the Social Security Act).
</text>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
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(f)
</enum>
<header>
Application of
fraud and abuse provisions
</header>
<text>
Provisions of law (other than criminal
law provisions) identified by the Secretary by regulation, in consultation with
the Inspector General of the Department of Health and Human Services, that
impose sanctions with respect to waste, fraud, and abuse under Medicare, such
as the False Claims Act (
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31 U.S.C. 3729 et seq.
</external-xref>
), shall also apply to the
public health insurance option.
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(g)
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Medicare
defined
</header>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
For purposes of this
section, the term
<term>
Medicare
</term>
means the health insurance programs
under title XVIII of the Social Security
Act.
</text>
</subsection>
</section>
<after-quoted-block>
.
</after-quoted-block>
</quoted-block>
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(b)
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Conforming
amendments
</header>
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(1)
</enum>
<header>
Treatment as
qualified health plan
</header>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Section
1301(a)(2) of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, as amended by
section 10104(a) of such Act, is amended—
</text>
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(A)
</enum>
<text>
in the heading, by
inserting
<quote>
<header-in-text level="paragraph" style="OLC">
, the public
health insurance option,
</header-in-text>
</quote>
before
<quote>
<header-in-text level="paragraph" style="OLC">
and
</header-in-text>
</quote>
; and
</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph commented="no" id="HE94DDAC36BD34464A5682FA89BA8E860">
<enum>
(B)
</enum>
<text>
by inserting
<quote>
the public health insurance option under section 1325,
</quote>
before
<quote>
and a multi-State plan
</quote>
.
</text>
</subparagraph>
</paragraph>
<paragraph commented="no" id="H9C00BF97BBF44D039E3E52F912AC03D9">
<enum>
(2)
</enum>
<header>
Level playing
field
</header>
<text>
Section 1324(a) of such Act, as amended by section 10104(n)
of such Act, is amended by inserting
<quote>
the public health insurance option
under section 1325,
</quote>
before
<quote>
or a multi-State qualified health
plan
</quote>
.
</text>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
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| I 113th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 261 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES January 15, 2013 Ms. Schakowsky (for herself, Mr. Waxman , Mr. Pallone , Ms. DeGette , Mr. Engel , Mr. Sarbanes , Ms. Chu , Mr. Clay , Mr. Cohen , Mr. Conyers , Mr. Cummings , Ms. DeLauro , Mr. Deutch , Ms. Edwards , Mr. Ellison , Mr. Farr , Mr. Fattah , Mr. Grijalva , Ms. Hahn , Mr. Higgins , Mr. Holt , Mr. Honda , Mr. Johnson of Georgia , Ms. Kaptur , Ms. Lee of California , Ms. Lofgren , Mr. Ben Ray Luján of New Mexico , Ms. McCollum , Mr. McDermott , Mr. McGovern , Mr. George Miller of California , Ms. Moore , Mr. Nadler , Ms. Norton , Ms. Pingree of Maine , Mr. Polis , Mr. Rangel , Ms. Roybal-Allard , Mr. Serrano , Ms. Shea-Porter , Ms. Slaughter , Mr. Tonko , Ms. Waters , Mr. Welch , and Mr. Yarmuth ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce A BILL To amend the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act to establish a public health insurance option.
1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Public Option Deficit Reduction Act . 2. Public health insurance option (a) In general Part 3 of subtitle D of title I of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (Public Law 111–148) is amended by adding at the end the following new section: 1325. Public health insurance option (a) Establishment and administration of a public health insurance option (1) Establishment For years beginning with 2014, the Secretary of Health and Human Services (in this subtitle referred to as the Secretary ) shall provide for the offering through Exchanges established under this title of a health benefits plan (in this Act referred to as the public health insurance option ) that ensures choice, competition, and stability of affordable, high-quality coverage throughout the United States in accordance with this section. In designing the option, the Secretary’s primary responsibility is to create a low-cost plan without compromising quality or access to care. (2) Offering through Exchanges (A) Exclusive to Exchanges The public health insurance option shall only be made available through Exchanges established under this title. (B) Ensuring a level playing field Consistent with this section, the public health insurance option shall comply with requirements that are applicable under this title to health benefits plans offered through such Exchanges, including requirements related to benefits, benefit levels, provider networks, notices, consumer protections, and cost sharing. (C) Provision of benefit levels The public health insurance option— (i) shall offer bronze, silver, and gold plans; and (ii) may offer platinum plans. (3) Administrative contracting The Secretary may enter into contracts for the purpose of performing administrative functions (including functions described in subsection (a)(4) of section 1874A of the Social Security Act) with respect to the public health insurance option in the same manner as the Secretary may enter into contracts under subsection (a)(1) of such section. The Secretary has the same authority with respect to the public health insurance option as the Secretary has under subsections (a)(1) and (b) of section 1874A of the Social Security Act with respect to title XVIII of such Act. Contracts under this subsection shall not involve the transfer of insurance risk to such entity. (4) Ombudsman The Secretary shall establish an office of the ombudsman for the public health insurance option which shall have duties with respect to the public health insurance option similar to the duties of the Medicare Beneficiary Ombudsman under section 1808(c)(2) of the Social Security Act. In addition, such office shall work with States to ensure that information and notice is provided that the public health insurance option is one of the health plans available through an Exchange. (5) Data collection The Secretary shall collect such data as may be required to establish premiums and payment rates for the public health insurance option and for other purposes under this section, including to improve quality and to reduce racial, ethnic, and other disparities in health and health care. (6) Access to Federal courts The provisions of Medicare (and related provisions of title II of the Social Security Act) relating to access of Medicare beneficiaries to Federal courts for the enforcement of rights under Medicare, including with respect to amounts in controversy, shall apply to the public health insurance option and individuals enrolled under such option under this title in the same manner as such provisions apply to Medicare and Medicare beneficiaries. (b) Premiums and financing (1) Establishment of premiums (A) In general The Secretary shall establish geographically adjusted premium rates for the public health insurance option— (i) in a manner that complies with the premium rules under paragraph (3); and (ii) at a level sufficient to fully finance the costs of— (I) health benefits provided by the public health insurance option; and (II) administrative costs related to operating the public health insurance option. (B) Contingency margin In establishing premium rates under subparagraph (A), the Secretary shall include an appropriate amount for a contingency margin. (2) Account (A) Establishment There is established in the Treasury of the United States an account for the receipts and disbursements attributable to the operation of the public health insurance option, including the start-up funding under subparagraph (B). Section 1854(g) of the Social Security Act shall apply to receipts described in the previous sentence in the same manner as such section applies to payments or premiums described in such section. (B) Start-up funding (i) In general In order to provide for the establishment of the public health insurance option there is hereby appropriated to the Secretary, out of any funds in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, $2,000,000,000. In order to provide for initial claims reserves before the collection of premiums, there is hereby appropriated to the Secretary, out of any funds in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, such sums as necessary to cover 90 days worth of claims reserves based on projected enrollment. (ii) Amortization of start-up funding The Secretary shall provide for the repayment of the startup funding provided under clause (i) to the Treasury in an amortized manner over the 10-year period beginning with 2014. (iii) Limitation on funding Nothing in this subsection shall be construed as authorizing any additional appropriations to the account, other than such amounts as are otherwise provided with respect to other health benefits plans participating under the Exchange involved. (3) Insurance rating rules The premium rate charged for the public health insurance option may not vary except as provided under section 2701 of the Public Health Service Act. (c) Payment rates for items and services (1) Rates established by Secretary (A) In general The Secretary shall establish payment rates for the public health insurance option for services and health care providers consistent with this subsection and may change such payment rates in accordance with subsection (d). (B) Initial payment rules (i) In general During 2014, 2015, and 2016, the Secretary shall set the payment rates under this subsection for services and providers described in subparagraph (A) equal to the payment rates for equivalent services and providers under parts A and B of Medicare, subject to clause (ii), paragraphs (2)(A) and (4), and subsection (d). (ii) Exceptions (I) Practitioners’ services Payment rates for practitioners’ services otherwise established under the fee schedule under section 1848 of the Social Security Act shall be applied without regard to the provisions under subsection (f) of such section and the update under subsection (d)(4) under such section for a year as applied under this paragraph shall be not less than 1 percent. (II) Adjustments The Secretary may determine the extent to which Medicare adjustments applicable to base payment rates under parts A and B of Medicare for graduate medical education and disproportionate share hospitals shall apply under this section. (C) For new services The Secretary shall modify payment rates described in subparagraph (B) in order to accommodate payments for services, such as well-child visits, that are not otherwise covered under Medicare. (D) Prescription drugs Payment rates under this subsection for prescription drugs that are not paid for under part A or part B of Medicare shall be at rates negotiated by the Secretary. (2) Incentives for participating providers (A) Initial incentive period (i) In general The Secretary shall provide, in the case of services described in clause (ii) furnished during 2014, 2015, and 2016, for payment rates that are 5 percent greater than the rates established under paragraph (1). (ii) Services described The services described in this clause are items and professional services, under the public health insurance option by a physician or other health care practitioner who participates in both Medicare and the public health insurance option. (iii) Special rules A pediatrician and any other health care practitioner who is a type of practitioner that does not typically participate in Medicare (as determined by the Secretary) shall also be eligible for the increased payment rates under clause (i). (B) Subsequent periods Beginning with 2017 and for subsequent years, the Secretary shall continue to use an administrative process to set such rates in order to promote payment accuracy, to ensure adequate beneficiary access to providers, and to promote affordability and the efficient delivery of medical care consistent with subsection (a)(1). Such rates shall not be set at levels expected to increase average medical costs per enrollee covered under the public health insurance option beyond what would be expected if the process under paragraph (1)(B) and subparagraph (A) were continued, as certified by the Office of the Actuary of the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services. (C) Establishment of a provider network Health care providers participating under Medicare are participating providers in the public health insurance option unless they opt out in a process established by the Secretary. (3) Administrative process for setting rates Chapter 5 of title 5, United States Code shall apply to the process for the initial establishment of payment rates under this subsection but not to the specific methodology for establishing such rates or the calculation of such rates. (4) Construction Nothing in this section shall be construed as limiting the Secretary’s authority to correct for payments that are excessive or deficient, taking into account the provisions of subsection (a)(1) and any appropriate adjustments based on the demographic characteristics of enrollees covered under the public health insurance option, but in no case shall the correction of payments under this paragraph result in a level of expenditures per enrollee that exceeds the level of expenditures that would have occurred under paragraphs (1)(B) and (2)(A), as certified by the Office of the Actuary of the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services. (5) Construction Nothing in this section shall be construed as affecting the authority of the Secretary to establish payment rates, including payments to provide for the more efficient delivery of services, such as the initiatives provided for under subsection (d). (6) Limitations on review There shall be no administrative or judicial review of a payment rate or methodology established under this subsection or under subsection (d). (d) Modernized payment initiatives and delivery system reform (1) In general For plan years beginning with 2014, the Secretary may utilize innovative payment mechanisms and policies to determine payments for items and services under the public health insurance option. The payment mechanisms and policies under this subsection may include patient-centered medical home and other care management payments, accountable care organizations, value-based purchasing, bundling of services, differential payment rates, performance or utilization based payments, partial capitation, and direct contracting with providers. Payment rates under such payment mechanisms and policies shall not be set at levels expected to increase average medical costs per enrollee covered under the public health insurance option beyond what would be expected if the process under paragraphs (1)(B) and (2)(A) of subsection (c) were continued, as certified by the Office of the Actuary of the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services. (2) Requirements for innovative payments The Secretary shall design and implement the payment mechanisms and policies under this subsection in a manner that— (A) seeks to— (i) improve health outcomes; (ii) reduce health disparities (including racial, ethnic, and other disparities); (iii) provide efficient and affordable care; (iv) address geographic variation in the provision of health services; or (v) prevent or manage chronic illness; and (B) promotes care that is integrated, patient-centered, high-quality, and efficient. (3) Encouraging the use of high value services To the extent allowed by the benefit standards applied to all health benefits plans participating under the Exchange involved, the public health insurance option may modify cost sharing and payment rates to encourage the use of services that promote health and value. (4) Non-uniformity permitted Nothing in this subtitle shall prevent the Secretary from varying payments based on different payment structure models (such as accountable care organizations and medical homes) under the public health insurance option for different geographic areas. (e) Provider participation (1) In general The Secretary shall establish conditions of participation for health care providers under the public health insurance option. (2) Licensure or certification The Secretary shall not allow a health care provider to participate in the public health insurance option unless such provider is appropriately licensed or certified under State law. (3) Payment terms for providers (A) Physicians The Secretary shall provide for the annual participation of physicians under the public health insurance option, for which payment may be made for services furnished during the year, in one of 2 classes: (i) Preferred physicians Those physicians who agree to accept the payment rate established under this section (without regard to cost-sharing) as the payment in full. (ii) Participating, non-preferred physicians Those physicians who agree not to impose charges (in relation to the payment rate described in subsection (c) for such physicians) that exceed the ratio permitted under section 1848(g)(2)(C) of the Social Security Act. (B) Other providers The Secretary shall provide for the participation (on an annual or other basis specified by the Secretary) of health care providers (other than physicians) under the public health insurance option under which payment shall only be available if the provider agrees to accept the payment rate established under subsection (c) (without regard to cost-sharing) as the payment in full. (4) Exclusion of certain providers The Secretary shall exclude from participation under the public health insurance option a health care provider that is excluded from participation in a Federal health care program (as defined in section 1128B(f) of the Social Security Act). (f) Application of fraud and abuse provisions Provisions of law (other than criminal law provisions) identified by the Secretary by regulation, in consultation with the Inspector General of the Department of Health and Human Services, that impose sanctions with respect to waste, fraud, and abuse under Medicare, such as the False Claims Act ( 31 U.S.C. 3729 et seq. ), shall also apply to the public health insurance option. (g) Medicare defined For purposes of this section, the term Medicare means the health insurance programs under title XVIII of the Social Security Act. . (b) Conforming amendments (1) Treatment as qualified health plan Section 1301(a)(2) of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, as amended by section 10104(a) of such Act, is amended— (A) in the heading, by inserting , the public health insurance option, before and ; and (B) by inserting the public health insurance option under section 1325, before and a multi-State plan . (2) Level playing field Section 1324(a) of such Act, as amended by section 10104(n) of such Act, is amended by inserting the public health insurance option under section 1325, before or a multi-State qualified health plan . |
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U.S. House of Representatives
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2013-01-15
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113th CONGRESS
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1st Session
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<legis-num>
H. R. 262
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IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
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January 15, 2013
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Mr. Grimm
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(for
himself,
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Mr. Pierluisi
</cosponsor>
,
<cosponsor name-id="Y000033">
Mr. Young of Alaska
</cosponsor>
,
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Mr. Connolly
</cosponsor>
,
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Mr. Meehan
</cosponsor>
,
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Mr. George Miller of California
</cosponsor>
,
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Mr. Cohen
</cosponsor>
,
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Ms. Bordallo
</cosponsor>
,
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Mr. Lance
</cosponsor>
,
<cosponsor name-id="T000467">
Mr. Thompson of Pennsylvania
</cosponsor>
,
<cosponsor name-id="S000480">
Ms. Slaughter
</cosponsor>
,
<cosponsor name-id="M000933">
Mr. Moran
</cosponsor>
,
<cosponsor name-id="V000128">
Mr. Van Hollen
</cosponsor>
,
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Mr. Conyers
</cosponsor>
,
<cosponsor name-id="L000565">
Mr. Loebsack
</cosponsor>
,
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Mr. Hanna
</cosponsor>
,
<cosponsor name-id="C000754">
Mr. Cooper
</cosponsor>
,
<cosponsor name-id="M001137">
Mr. Meeks
</cosponsor>
,
<cosponsor name-id="F000451">
Mr. Fitzpatrick
</cosponsor>
,
<cosponsor name-id="B001227">
Mr. Brady of Pennsylvania
</cosponsor>
,
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Mr. King of New York
</cosponsor>
,
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Mr. Farr
</cosponsor>
,
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Ms. Tsongas
</cosponsor>
,
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Ms.
Loretta Sanchez of California
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,
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Mr.
Grijalva
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,
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Mr. Quigley
</cosponsor>
,
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Mr. Buchanan
</cosponsor>
,
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Mr. Cicilline
</cosponsor>
,
<cosponsor name-id="M001144">
Mr. Miller of Florida
</cosponsor>
,
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Mrs. Capps
</cosponsor>
,
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Mr. Stivers
</cosponsor>
, and
<cosponsor name-id="W000804">
Mr. Wittman
</cosponsor>
) introduced the following
bill; which was referred to the
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Committee
on Oversight and Government Reform
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, and in addition to the
Committee on
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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
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A BILL
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<official-title>
To reauthorize the Multinational Species Conservation
Funds Semipostal Stamp, and for other purposes.
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Short Title
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This Act may be cited as the
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Multinational Species Conservation
Funds Semipostal Stamp Reauthorization Act
</short-title>
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.
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<header>
Reauthorization
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Section 2(c) of the Multinational Species
Conservation Funds Semipostal Stamp Act of 2010 (
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Public Law 111–241
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; 39 U.S.C.
416 note) is amended—
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(1)
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in paragraph (2),
by striking
<quote>
2 years
</quote>
and inserting
<quote>
6 years
</quote>
;
and
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by adding at the
end the following:
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(5)
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<header>
Stamp
depictions
</header>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Members of the
public shall be offered a choice of 5 stamps under this Act, depicting an
African elephant or an Asian elephant, a rhinoceros, a tiger, a marine turtle,
and a great ape,
respectively.
</text>
</paragraph>
<after-quoted-block>
.
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| I 113th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 262 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES January 15, 2013 Mr. Grimm (for himself, Mr. Pierluisi , Mr. Young of Alaska , Mr. Connolly , Mr. Meehan , Mr. George Miller of California , Mr. Cohen , Ms. Bordallo , Mr. Lance , Mr. Thompson of Pennsylvania , Ms. Slaughter , Mr. Moran , Mr. Van Hollen , Mr. Conyers , Mr. Loebsack , Mr. Hanna , Mr. Cooper , Mr. Meeks , Mr. Fitzpatrick , Mr. Brady of Pennsylvania , Mr. King of New York , Mr. Farr , Ms. Tsongas , Ms. Loretta Sanchez of California , Mr. Grijalva , Mr. Quigley , Mr. Buchanan , Mr. Cicilline , Mr. Miller of Florida , Mrs. Capps , Mr. Stivers , and Mr. Wittman ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform , 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 reauthorize the Multinational Species Conservation Funds Semipostal Stamp, and for other purposes.
1. Short Title This Act may be cited as the Multinational Species Conservation Funds Semipostal Stamp Reauthorization Act . 2. Reauthorization Section 2(c) of the Multinational Species Conservation Funds Semipostal Stamp Act of 2010 ( Public Law 111–241 ; 39 U.S.C. 416 note) is amended— (1) in paragraph (2), by striking 2 years and inserting 6 years ; and (2) by adding at the end the following: (5) Stamp depictions Members of the public shall be offered a choice of 5 stamps under this Act, depicting an African elephant or an Asian elephant, a rhinoceros, a tiger, a marine turtle, and a great ape, respectively. . |
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2013-01-15
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113th CONGRESS
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<session>
1st Session
</session>
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H. R. 263
</legis-num>
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IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
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January 15, 2013
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Mr. Grimm
</sponsor>
(for
himself and
<cosponsor name-id="D000355">
Mr. Dingell
</cosponsor>
) introduced
the following bill; which was referred to the
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Committee on Natural
Resources
</committee-name>
</action-desc>
</action>
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A BILL
</legis-type>
<official-title>
To reauthorize and amend the National Fish and Wildlife
Foundation Establishment Act.
</official-title>
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<enum>
1.
</enum>
<header>
Short title
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
This Act may be cited as the
<quote>
<short-title>
National Fish and Wildlife Foundation
Reauthorization Act of 2013
</short-title>
</quote>
.
</text>
</section>
<section id="H52072849968C4F3FBF1799389A066B1F">
<enum>
2.
</enum>
<header>
Board of
directors of the Foundation
</header>
<subsection id="H349465586718496A882F2A5A73DFDFD8">
<enum>
(a)
</enum>
<header>
In
general
</header>
<text>
Section 3 of the National Fish and Wildlife Foundation
Establishment Act (
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/16/3702">
16 U.S.C. 3702
</external-xref>
) is amended—
</text>
<paragraph id="H64ECBFE389F344CF8E7B08A6315C2B87">
<enum>
(1)
</enum>
<text>
in subsection
(b)—
</text>
<subparagraph id="H22C0EA2DD98A4446AEEE8ACB0133400C">
<enum>
(A)
</enum>
<text>
by striking
paragraph (2) and inserting the following:
</text>
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<paragraph id="H980AC96D89BC401287FAECEADFCD71F2">
<enum>
(2)
</enum>
<header>
In
general
</header>
<text>
After consulting with the Secretary of Commerce and
considering the recommendations submitted by the Board, the Secretary of the
Interior shall appoint 28 Directors who, to the maximum extent practicable,
shall—
</text>
<subparagraph id="H1788B2BA42E444C68EC9236C18CE1A87">
<enum>
(A)
</enum>
<text>
be knowledgeable
and experienced in matters relating to conservation of fish, wildlife, or other
natural resources; and
</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H175A8E6686CE4175A44A88C27726AE6B">
<enum>
(B)
</enum>
<text>
represent a
balance of expertise in ocean, coastal, freshwater, and terrestrial resource
conservation.
</text>
</subparagraph>
</paragraph>
<after-quoted-block>
;
and
</after-quoted-block>
</quoted-block>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HB39FAE995E424CA0AE09FE3A4D95D00D">
<enum>
(B)
</enum>
<text>
by striking
paragraph (3) and inserting the following:
</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H8976804453254DC0B390BA52F1AB07BD" style="OLC">
<paragraph id="H588550F27CB54A3DB6F176E3727C4C71">
<enum>
(3)
</enum>
<header>
Terms
</header>
<text>
Each
Director (other than a Director described in paragraph (1)) shall be appointed
for a term of 6 years.
</text>
</paragraph>
<after-quoted-block>
;
and
</after-quoted-block>
</quoted-block>
</subparagraph>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H4BF4191E7803462099E833E36E75E6C7">
<enum>
(2)
</enum>
<text>
in subsection
(g)(2)—
</text>
<subparagraph id="H43D0F8866D23472FA92168C8B6244DD1">
<enum>
(A)
</enum>
<text>
in subparagraph
(A), by striking
<quote>
(A) Officers and employees may not be appointed until
the Foundation has sufficient funds to pay them for their service.
Officers
</quote>
and inserting the following:
</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H7F8DBEBFE85244EABB5361AEEA799EE9" style="OLC">
<subparagraph id="HE8BB7BEFFD6A465CA93466721FC971E3">
<enum>
(A)
</enum>
<header>
In
general
</header>
<text>
Officers
</text>
</subparagraph>
<after-quoted-block>
;
and
</after-quoted-block>
</quoted-block>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HD7F7299D486F4E3A83B845C01FD4F46E">
<enum>
(B)
</enum>
<text>
by striking
subparagraph (B) and inserting the following:
</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HBAFE3B929B45480285A322BC7C92D741" style="OLC">
<subparagraph id="H1CB15F9376F24AD39BC70D1C16EECCC4">
<enum>
(B)
</enum>
<header>
Executive
Director
</header>
<text>
The Foundation shall have an Executive Director who
shall be—
</text>
<clause id="H714A44C99866454DAF14E3C9CBC38233">
<enum>
(i)
</enum>
<text>
appointed by, and
serve at the direction of, the Board as the chief executive officer of the
Foundation; and
</text>
</clause>
<clause id="H66CC65E0AE5047B893607D5DED227CC3">
<enum>
(ii)
</enum>
<text>
knowledgeable and
experienced in matters relating to fish and wildlife
conservation.
</text>
</clause>
</subparagraph>
<after-quoted-block>
.
</after-quoted-block>
</quoted-block>
</subparagraph>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
<subsection id="H3C04E121B71C42978CEAF85A30B30364">
<enum>
(b)
</enum>
<header>
Conforming
amendment
</header>
<text>
Section 4(a)(1)(B) of the North American Wetlands
Conservation Act (
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/16/4403">
16 U.S.C. 4403(a)(1)(B)
</external-xref>
) is amended by striking
<quote>
Secretary of the Board
</quote>
and inserting
<quote>
Executive Director
of the Board
</quote>
.
</text>
</subsection>
</section>
<section id="HB546985EE3DD426FB550840740276814">
<enum>
3.
</enum>
<header>
Rights and
obligations of the Foundation
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
Section 4 of the National Fish and Wildlife
Foundation Establishment Act (
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/16/3703">
16 U.S.C. 3703
</external-xref>
) is amended—
</text>
<paragraph id="HEFB8AAE246EA47FAA1D95CB56F9929F9">
<enum>
(1)
</enum>
<text>
in subsection
(c)—
</text>
<subparagraph id="HDDE9FD0AA50C48F986D3050134CA570A">
<enum>
(A)
</enum>
<text>
by striking
<quote>
(c)
<header-in-text level="subsection" style="OLC">
Powers
</header-in-text>
.—To carry out its purposes under
</quote>
and inserting the following:
</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H52C81FF7F84140C4847C7521A2943EFC" style="OLC">
<subsection id="H1275F622617D434CBAA4A9AEF2B55B3E">
<enum>
(c)
</enum>
<header>
Powers
</header>
<paragraph id="H192EC4AA5AA0454693AA1ED7EEFB812F">
<enum>
(1)
</enum>
<header>
In
general
</header>
<text>
To carry out the purposes described
in
</text>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
<after-quoted-block>
;
</after-quoted-block>
</quoted-block>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HACCEB04EE71F4B689774BD9EA37EAFDF">
<enum>
(B)
</enum>
<text>
by redesignating
paragraphs (1) through (11) as subparagraphs (A) through (K), respectively, and
indenting appropriately;
</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H2AF5B675E9454A12B5626CF1457917F2">
<enum>
(C)
</enum>
<text>
in subparagraph
(D) (as redesignated by subparagraph (B)), by striking
<quote>
that are insured
by an agency or instrumentality of the United States
</quote>
and inserting
<quote>
at 1 or more financial institutions that are members of the Federal
Deposit Insurance Corporation or the Securities Investment Protection
Corporation
</quote>
;
</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H5AF4DE9F8BBA45BFAD621757972EF280">
<enum>
(D)
</enum>
<text>
in subparagraph
(E) (as redesignated by subparagraph (B)), by striking
<quote>
paragraph (3) or
(4)
</quote>
and inserting
<quote>
subparagraph (C) or (D)
</quote>
;
</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HD1087B1A886645988C0C194A9E3E3465">
<enum>
(E)
</enum>
<text>
in subparagraph
(J) (as redesignated by subparagraph (B)), by striking
<quote>
; and
</quote>
and
inserting a semicolon;
</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HA209A3F8EE894B4FBC98DC000CB608A4">
<enum>
(F)
</enum>
<text>
by striking
subparagraph (K) (as redesignated by subparagraph (B)) and inserting the
following:
</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HB278CDAE48F2455D9B943CE3439481F5" style="OLC">
<subparagraph id="HF5CC62923E35484B90EABD037D5AA031">
<enum>
(K)
</enum>
<text>
to receive and
administer restitution and community service payments, amounts for mitigation
of impacts to natural resources, and other amounts arising from legal,
regulatory, or administrative proceedings, subject to the condition that the
amounts are received or administered for purposes that further the conservation
and management of fish, wildlife, plants, and other natural resources;
and
</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HF91E8668704B479AB058B54A7996649F">
<enum>
(L)
</enum>
<text>
to do any and all
acts necessary and proper to carry out the purposes of the
Foundation.
</text>
</subparagraph>
<after-quoted-block>
;
and
</after-quoted-block>
</quoted-block>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HCCB1503FBA3043E9AD093F4F15EA9403">
<enum>
(G)
</enum>
<text>
by striking the
undesignated matter at the end and inserting the following:
</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H5F360ED121B34B568581750AA2A46310" style="OLC">
<paragraph id="H83D86472DC36479BAAC0FDE5E4E07DCF">
<enum>
(2)
</enum>
<header>
Treatment of
real property
</header>
<subparagraph id="HCF2CEC2AF13944DCB00B5953ED27EFA8">
<enum>
(A)
</enum>
<header>
In
general
</header>
<text>
For purposes of this Act, an interest in real property
shall be treated as including easements or other rights for preservation,
conservation, protection, or enhancement by and for the public of natural,
scenic, historic, scientific, educational, inspirational, or recreational
resources.
</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HDD3D27C68C614653AEF1773D296E3B5C">
<enum>
(B)
</enum>
<header>
Encumbered real
property
</header>
<text>
A gift, devise, or bequest may be accepted by the
Foundation even though the gift, devise, or bequest is encumbered, restricted,
or subject to beneficial interests of private persons if any current or future
interest in the gift, devise, or bequest is for the benefit of the
Foundation.
</text>
</subparagraph>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="HC773AAD6AA054EEEB7A80A1DEF0DE707">
<enum>
(3)
</enum>
<header>
Savings
clause
</header>
<text>
The acceptance and administration of amounts by the
Foundation under paragraph (1)(K) does not alter, supersede, or limit any
regulatory or statutory requirement associated with those
amounts.
</text>
</paragraph>
<after-quoted-block>
;
</after-quoted-block>
</quoted-block>
</subparagraph>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H3CE2D5ED37224EEC84C529B73D397A46">
<enum>
(2)
</enum>
<text>
by striking
subsections (f) and (g); and
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="HFC0F57FE668F4FDC8FE0431A86BB7145">
<enum>
(3)
</enum>
<text>
by redesignating
subsections (h) and (i) as subsections (f) and (g), respectively.
</text>
</paragraph>
</section>
<section id="H373B29C955D44B5BB6563E8D72C7893A">
<enum>
4.
</enum>
<header>
Authorization of
appropriations
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
Section 10 of
the National Fish and Wildlife Foundation Establishment Act (
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/16/3709">
16 U.S.C. 3709
</external-xref>
) is
amended—
</text>
<paragraph id="H7ABCDA3BC25F4E7386D5354A8B1620A7">
<enum>
(1)
</enum>
<text>
in subsection (a),
by striking paragraph (1) and inserting the following:
</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HCCB9B876E7D2400380E3F49A729B4CFF" style="OLC">
<paragraph id="H3C2DAD959DF14C28A9B52746081992C5">
<enum>
(1)
</enum>
<header>
In
general
</header>
<text>
There are authorized to be appropriated to carry out this
Act for each of fiscal years 2014 through 2019—
</text>
<subparagraph id="HE2FDCCB3979242CDAB2C45F66577BDC8">
<enum>
(A)
</enum>
<text>
$15,000,000 to the
Secretary of the Interior;
</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HB3E00F40536E425DA4F5AB5E2D505133">
<enum>
(B)
</enum>
<text>
$5,000,000 to the
Secretary of Agriculture; and
</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H7249C0A0A872481D906772E19EBDBDFF">
<enum>
(C)
</enum>
<text>
$5,000,000 to the
Secretary of
Commerce.
</text>
</subparagraph>
</paragraph>
<after-quoted-block>
;
</after-quoted-block>
</quoted-block>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="HE6673D4A816B42DCBB6D9B3B81E1A700">
<enum>
(2)
</enum>
<text>
in subsection
(b)—
</text>
<subparagraph id="HB7EF8DC2BB754C6597DBD230CA506E27">
<enum>
(A)
</enum>
<text>
by striking
paragraph (1) and inserting the following:
</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HD2EC20CCFA5C4BE2A3BC448FAB0A3D4F" style="OLC">
<paragraph id="H4EE368450B464DF7B7D29DDBAACFD65B">
<enum>
(1)
</enum>
<header>
Amounts from
Federal agencies
</header>
<subparagraph id="H95BC4DC593F74073A61E224109C9B67D">
<enum>
(A)
</enum>
<header>
In
general
</header>
<text>
In addition to the amounts authorized to be appropriated
under subsection (a), Federal departments, agencies, or instrumentalities may
provide Federal funds to the Foundation, subject to the condition that the
amounts are used for purposes that further the conservation and management of
fish, wildlife, plants, and other natural resources in accordance with this
Act.
</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H63BAC4BF2BA74E2A96DC33FE11D4B7ED">
<enum>
(B)
</enum>
<header>
Advances
</header>
<text>
Federal
departments, agencies, or instrumentalities may advance amounts described in
subparagraph (A) to the Foundation in a lump sum without regard to when the
expenses for which the amounts are used are incurred.
</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H9988BB31A4D34091BA0AB953C8496791">
<enum>
(C)
</enum>
<header>
Management
fees
</header>
<text>
The Foundation may assess and collect fees for the
management of amounts received under this
paragraph.
</text>
</subparagraph>
</paragraph>
<after-quoted-block>
;
</after-quoted-block>
</quoted-block>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HE84995451F944E79AC7F7B13C660FAE1">
<enum>
(B)
</enum>
<text>
in paragraph
(2)—
</text>
<clause id="H674901DB7C1E47A59B026944EAC31995">
<enum>
(i)
</enum>
<text>
in
the paragraph heading, by striking
<quote>
<header-in-text level="paragraph" style="OLC">
funds
</header-in-text>
</quote>
and inserting
<quote>
<header-in-text level="paragraph" style="OLC">
amounts
</header-in-text>
</quote>
;
</text>
</clause>
<clause id="HEE6210ACA70A47CDABF6AD91ABD3EF6A">
<enum>
(ii)
</enum>
<text>
by
striking
<quote>
shall be used
</quote>
and inserting
<quote>
may be used
</quote>
;
and
</text>
</clause>
<clause id="HBF79619DC32F4705BC1FCB21B566CDFB">
<enum>
(iii)
</enum>
<text>
by
striking
<quote>
and State and local government agencies
</quote>
and inserting
<quote>
, State and local government agencies, and other entities
</quote>
;
and
</text>
</clause>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H7980F7EE714A43D6A1F4440BE5D64CC3">
<enum>
(C)
</enum>
<text>
by adding at the
end the following:
</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HF8F798F497774DF39F83D9333FBC2929" style="OLC">
<paragraph id="H9D0EB1ED1D4D4B3FAE812C3C45FAC7AA">
<enum>
(3)
</enum>
<header>
Administration
of amounts
</header>
<subparagraph id="HC6ED83C3AA6A46D7916EEF25B2B3F41F">
<enum>
(A)
</enum>
<header>
In
general
</header>
<text>
In entering into contracts, agreements, or other
partnerships pursuant to this Act, a Federal department, agency, or
instrumentality shall have discretion to waive any competitive process of that
department, agency, or instrumentality for entering into contracts, agreements,
or partnerships with the Foundation if the purpose of the waiver is—
</text>
<clause id="H0F6794106FC043CBB33CFB89238E1EB6">
<enum>
(i)
</enum>
<text>
to
address an environmental emergency resulting from a natural or other disaster;
or
</text>
</clause>
<clause id="H0AB96D074224485F8B25FB70A7CCFA53">
<enum>
(ii)
</enum>
<text>
as determined by
the head of the applicable Federal department, agency, or instrumentality, to
reduce administrative expenses and expedite the conservation and management of
fish, wildlife, plants, and other natural resources.
</text>
</clause>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H69D136853C014182B80FB13BEC5342EB">
<enum>
(B)
</enum>
<header>
Reports
</header>
<text>
The
Foundation shall include in the annual report submitted under section 7(b) a
description of any use of the authority under subparagraph (A) by a Federal
department, agency, or instrumentality in that fiscal
year.
</text>
</subparagraph>
</paragraph>
<after-quoted-block>
; and
</after-quoted-block>
</quoted-block>
</subparagraph>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="HB5FA9F27A7A3485CB68579F0CCACCB40">
<enum>
(3)
</enum>
<text>
by adding at the
end the following:
</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HF6C859A8BBD04ABDB3528CF6B618F18D" style="OLC">
<subsection id="H7ABAA88473B246D7B2FD10E42E6D1C41">
<enum>
(d)
</enum>
<header>
Use of gifts,
devises, or bequests of money or other property
</header>
<text>
Any gifts,
devises, or bequests of amounts or other property, or any other amounts or
other property, transferred to, deposited with, or otherwise in the possession
of the Foundation pursuant to this Act, may be made available by the Foundation
to Federal departments, agencies, or instrumentalities and may be accepted and
expended (or the disposition of the amounts or property directed), without
further appropriation, by those Federal departments, agencies, or
instrumentalities, subject to the condition that the amounts or property be
used for purposes that further the conservation and management of fish,
wildlife, plants, and other natural
resources.
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.
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Limitation on
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16 U.S.C. 3710
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exclusive
</quote>
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authority
</quote>
.
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| I 113th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 263 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES January 15, 2013 Mr. Grimm (for himself and Mr. Dingell ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Natural Resources A BILL To reauthorize and amend the National Fish and Wildlife Foundation Establishment Act.
1. Short title This Act may be cited as the National Fish and Wildlife Foundation Reauthorization Act of 2013 . 2. Board of directors of the Foundation (a) In general Section 3 of the National Fish and Wildlife Foundation Establishment Act ( 16 U.S.C. 3702 ) is amended— (1) in subsection (b)— (A) by striking paragraph (2) and inserting the following: (2) In general After consulting with the Secretary of Commerce and considering the recommendations submitted by the Board, the Secretary of the Interior shall appoint 28 Directors who, to the maximum extent practicable, shall— (A) be knowledgeable and experienced in matters relating to conservation of fish, wildlife, or other natural resources; and (B) represent a balance of expertise in ocean, coastal, freshwater, and terrestrial resource conservation. ; and (B) by striking paragraph (3) and inserting the following: (3) Terms Each Director (other than a Director described in paragraph (1)) shall be appointed for a term of 6 years. ; and (2) in subsection (g)(2)— (A) in subparagraph (A), by striking (A) Officers and employees may not be appointed until the Foundation has sufficient funds to pay them for their service. Officers and inserting the following: (A) In general Officers ; and (B) by striking subparagraph (B) and inserting the following: (B) Executive Director The Foundation shall have an Executive Director who shall be— (i) appointed by, and serve at the direction of, the Board as the chief executive officer of the Foundation; and (ii) knowledgeable and experienced in matters relating to fish and wildlife conservation. . (b) Conforming amendment Section 4(a)(1)(B) of the North American Wetlands Conservation Act ( 16 U.S.C. 4403(a)(1)(B) ) is amended by striking Secretary of the Board and inserting Executive Director of the Board . 3. Rights and obligations of the Foundation Section 4 of the National Fish and Wildlife Foundation Establishment Act ( 16 U.S.C. 3703 ) is amended— (1) in subsection (c)— (A) by striking (c) Powers .—To carry out its purposes under and inserting the following: (c) Powers (1) In general To carry out the purposes described in ; (B) by redesignating paragraphs (1) through (11) as subparagraphs (A) through (K), respectively, and indenting appropriately; (C) in subparagraph (D) (as redesignated by subparagraph (B)), by striking that are insured by an agency or instrumentality of the United States and inserting at 1 or more financial institutions that are members of the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation or the Securities Investment Protection Corporation ; (D) in subparagraph (E) (as redesignated by subparagraph (B)), by striking paragraph (3) or (4) and inserting subparagraph (C) or (D) ; (E) in subparagraph (J) (as redesignated by subparagraph (B)), by striking ; and and inserting a semicolon; (F) by striking subparagraph (K) (as redesignated by subparagraph (B)) and inserting the following: (K) to receive and administer restitution and community service payments, amounts for mitigation of impacts to natural resources, and other amounts arising from legal, regulatory, or administrative proceedings, subject to the condition that the amounts are received or administered for purposes that further the conservation and management of fish, wildlife, plants, and other natural resources; and (L) to do any and all acts necessary and proper to carry out the purposes of the Foundation. ; and (G) by striking the undesignated matter at the end and inserting the following: (2) Treatment of real property (A) In general For purposes of this Act, an interest in real property shall be treated as including easements or other rights for preservation, conservation, protection, or enhancement by and for the public of natural, scenic, historic, scientific, educational, inspirational, or recreational resources. (B) Encumbered real property A gift, devise, or bequest may be accepted by the Foundation even though the gift, devise, or bequest is encumbered, restricted, or subject to beneficial interests of private persons if any current or future interest in the gift, devise, or bequest is for the benefit of the Foundation. (3) Savings clause The acceptance and administration of amounts by the Foundation under paragraph (1)(K) does not alter, supersede, or limit any regulatory or statutory requirement associated with those amounts. ; (2) by striking subsections (f) and (g); and (3) by redesignating subsections (h) and (i) as subsections (f) and (g), respectively. 4. Authorization of appropriations Section 10 of the National Fish and Wildlife Foundation Establishment Act ( 16 U.S.C. 3709 ) is amended— (1) in subsection (a), by striking paragraph (1) and inserting the following: (1) In general There are authorized to be appropriated to carry out this Act for each of fiscal years 2014 through 2019— (A) $15,000,000 to the Secretary of the Interior; (B) $5,000,000 to the Secretary of Agriculture; and (C) $5,000,000 to the Secretary of Commerce. ; (2) in subsection (b)— (A) by striking paragraph (1) and inserting the following: (1) Amounts from Federal agencies (A) In general In addition to the amounts authorized to be appropriated under subsection (a), Federal departments, agencies, or instrumentalities may provide Federal funds to the Foundation, subject to the condition that the amounts are used for purposes that further the conservation and management of fish, wildlife, plants, and other natural resources in accordance with this Act. (B) Advances Federal departments, agencies, or instrumentalities may advance amounts described in subparagraph (A) to the Foundation in a lump sum without regard to when the expenses for which the amounts are used are incurred. (C) Management fees The Foundation may assess and collect fees for the management of amounts received under this paragraph. ; (B) in paragraph (2)— (i) in the paragraph heading, by striking funds and inserting amounts ; (ii) by striking shall be used and inserting may be used ; and (iii) by striking and State and local government agencies and inserting , State and local government agencies, and other entities ; and (C) by adding at the end the following: (3) Administration of amounts (A) In general In entering into contracts, agreements, or other partnerships pursuant to this Act, a Federal department, agency, or instrumentality shall have discretion to waive any competitive process of that department, agency, or instrumentality for entering into contracts, agreements, or partnerships with the Foundation if the purpose of the waiver is— (i) to address an environmental emergency resulting from a natural or other disaster; or (ii) as determined by the head of the applicable Federal department, agency, or instrumentality, to reduce administrative expenses and expedite the conservation and management of fish, wildlife, plants, and other natural resources. (B) Reports The Foundation shall include in the annual report submitted under section 7(b) a description of any use of the authority under subparagraph (A) by a Federal department, agency, or instrumentality in that fiscal year. ; and (3) by adding at the end the following: (d) Use of gifts, devises, or bequests of money or other property Any gifts, devises, or bequests of amounts or other property, or any other amounts or other property, transferred to, deposited with, or otherwise in the possession of the Foundation pursuant to this Act, may be made available by the Foundation to Federal departments, agencies, or instrumentalities and may be accepted and expended (or the disposition of the amounts or property directed), without further appropriation, by those Federal departments, agencies, or instrumentalities, subject to the condition that the amounts or property be used for purposes that further the conservation and management of fish, wildlife, plants, and other natural resources. . 5. Limitation on authority Section 11 of the National Fish and Wildlife Foundation Establishment Act ( 16 U.S.C. 3710 ) is amended by inserting exclusive before authority . |
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Semiannual
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Paragraph (4) of section 202(a) of the
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The
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Independent
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Annual
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The Secretary shall
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Semiannual
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During any period that the Fund fails to
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section 205(f)(2)—
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the Secretary
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| I 113th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 264 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES January 15, 2013 Mr. Lynch introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Financial Services A BILL To provide for semiannual actuarial studies of the FHA mortgage insurance program of the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development during periods that the Mutual Mortgage Insurance Fund does not meet minimum capital ratio requirements.
1. Short title This Act may be cited as the FHA Enhanced Oversight Act of 2013 . 2. Semiannual actuarial studies of MMIF during periods of capital depletion Paragraph (4) of section 202(a) of the National Housing Act ( 12 U.S.C. 1708(a)(4) ) is amended— (1) in the first sentence, by inserting except as provided in subparagraph (B), after to be conducted annually, ; (2) in the second sentence, by inserting , except as provided in subparagraph (B), after annually ; (3) by striking the paragraph designation and heading and all that follows through The Secretary shall provide and inserting the following: (4) Independent actuarial study (A) Annual study The Secretary shall provide ; and (4) by adding at the end the following new subparagraph: (B) Semiannual studies during periods of capital depletion During any period that the Fund fails to maintain sufficient capital to comply with the capital ratio requirement under section 205(f)(2)— (i) the independent study required by subparagraph (A) shall be conducted semiannually and shall analyze the financial position of the Fund as of September 30 and March 31 of each fiscal year during such period; and (ii) the Secretary shall submit a report meeting the requirements of subparagraph (A) for each such semiannual study. . |
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Mr. Lynch
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introduced
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To require Federal law enforcement agencies to report to
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Report
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(a)
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In
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Not later than March
1 and September 1 of each year, the head of each department that contains a law
enforcement agency shall, with respect to each law enforcement agency within
that Department, fully report to the House Committee on Oversight and
Government Reform, the House Committee on the Judiciary, the Senate Committee
on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs, and the Senate Committee on the
Judiciary all serious crimes, authorized and unauthorized, committed by
informants maintained by the law enforcement agency.
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(b)
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Period
covered
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Each report due on March 1 of a year shall cover serious
crimes that took place during the 6 month period beginning July 1 and ending
December 31 of the preceding year. Each report due on September 1 of a year
shall cover serious crimes that took place beginning January 1 and ending June
30 of that year.
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(c)
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Contents
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(1)
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Required
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Each
report under subsection (a) shall include a description of the total number of
each type and category of crime; the amount of drugs involved if the crime is a
drug crime; the amount of money involved if the crime is a theft or bribery
crime; whether the crime was authorized or unauthorized; and the State in which
each crime took place.
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(2)
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Prohibited
</header>
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The
report shall not contain individual informant names, informant control numbers,
or other personal identification information that could reveal the identity of
an individual informant.
</text>
</paragraph>
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<enum>
(d)
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<header>
Arrest or charge
of informant not To affect duty To report
</header>
<text>
The duty to report
crimes under this section exists regardless of whether the informant has or has
not been arrested or charged with the reportable crime in any
jurisdiction.
</text>
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(e)
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Disclaimer
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<text>
Nothing
in this section limits the authority and responsibility of the appropriate
committees of each House of Congress to obtain such information as they may
need to carry out their respective functions and duties.
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(f)
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Definitions
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<text>
In
this section—
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(1)
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<text>
the term
<term>
department that contains a law enforcement agency
</term>
means the
Department of Justice, the Department of Homeland Security, and the Department
of the Treasury;
</text>
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(2)
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the term
<term>
law enforcement
agency
</term>
means Federal Bureau of Investigation, the Drug Enforcement
Administration, the United States Secret Service, United States Immigration and
Customs Enforcement, and the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and
Explosives;
</text>
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(3)
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the term
<term>
informant
</term>
means any individual who is believed to be providing
useful and credible information to the law enforcement agency for any
authorized information collection activity, and from whom the law enforcement
agency expects or intends to obtain additional useful and credible information
in the future, and whose identity, information, or relationship with the law
enforcement agency warrants confidential handling; and
</text>
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(4)
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the term
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serious crime
</term>
means—
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(A)
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any serious
violent felony as that term is defined in
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section 3559(c)(2)(F)
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of title 18,
United States Code;
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(B)
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any serious drug
offense as that term is defined in
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/18/3559">
section 3559(c)(2)(H)
</external-xref>
of title 18, United
States Code; or
</text>
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<enum>
(C)
</enum>
<text>
an offense
consisting of racketeering, bribery, child pornography, obstruction of justice,
or perjury;
</text>
</subparagraph>
<continuation-text continuation-text-level="paragraph">
that an
agent or employee of the relevant law enforcement agency has reasonable grounds
to believe that an informant has committed.
</continuation-text>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
</section>
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| I 113th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 265 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES January 15, 2013 Mr. Lynch introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary A BILL To require Federal law enforcement agencies to report to Congress serious crimes, authorized as well as unauthorized, committed by their confidential informants.
1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Confidential Informant Accountability Act of 2013 . 2. Report (a) In general Not later than March 1 and September 1 of each year, the head of each department that contains a law enforcement agency shall, with respect to each law enforcement agency within that Department, fully report to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, the House Committee on the Judiciary, the Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs, and the Senate Committee on the Judiciary all serious crimes, authorized and unauthorized, committed by informants maintained by the law enforcement agency. (b) Period covered Each report due on March 1 of a year shall cover serious crimes that took place during the 6 month period beginning July 1 and ending December 31 of the preceding year. Each report due on September 1 of a year shall cover serious crimes that took place beginning January 1 and ending June 30 of that year. (c) Contents (1) Required Each report under subsection (a) shall include a description of the total number of each type and category of crime; the amount of drugs involved if the crime is a drug crime; the amount of money involved if the crime is a theft or bribery crime; whether the crime was authorized or unauthorized; and the State in which each crime took place. (2) Prohibited The report shall not contain individual informant names, informant control numbers, or other personal identification information that could reveal the identity of an individual informant. (d) Arrest or charge of informant not To affect duty To report The duty to report crimes under this section exists regardless of whether the informant has or has not been arrested or charged with the reportable crime in any jurisdiction. (e) Disclaimer Nothing in this section limits the authority and responsibility of the appropriate committees of each House of Congress to obtain such information as they may need to carry out their respective functions and duties. (f) Definitions In this section— (1) the term department that contains a law enforcement agency means the Department of Justice, the Department of Homeland Security, and the Department of the Treasury; (2) the term law enforcement agency means Federal Bureau of Investigation, the Drug Enforcement Administration, the United States Secret Service, United States Immigration and Customs Enforcement, and the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives; (3) the term informant means any individual who is believed to be providing useful and credible information to the law enforcement agency for any authorized information collection activity, and from whom the law enforcement agency expects or intends to obtain additional useful and credible information in the future, and whose identity, information, or relationship with the law enforcement agency warrants confidential handling; and (4) the term serious crime means— (A) any serious violent felony as that term is defined in section 3559(c)(2)(F) of title 18, United States Code; (B) any serious drug offense as that term is defined in section 3559(c)(2)(H) of title 18, United States Code; or (C) an offense consisting of racketeering, bribery, child pornography, obstruction of justice, or perjury; that an agent or employee of the relevant law enforcement agency has reasonable grounds to believe that an informant has committed. |
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The amendments made by this section shall apply with
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| I 113th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 266 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES January 15, 2013 Mr. Lynch introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary A BILL To amend title 28, United States Code, with respect to certain tort claims arising out of the criminal misconduct of confidential informants, and for other purposes.
1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Justice for Victims of Confidential Informant Crime Act of 2013 . 2. Tort claims arising out of the criminal misconduct of a confidential informant (a) In general Section 2401(b) of title 28, United States Code, is amended— (1) by striking A tort claim and inserting (1) Except as provided in paragraph (2) ; and (2) by adding at the end the following: (2) In the case of a claim arising out of the conduct of an employee of the Government with respect to the criminal misconduct of a Government informant, paragraph (1) shall be applied by substituting three years and six months for two years . . (b) Retroactive effect The amendments made by this section shall apply with respect to any claim that— (1) accrued on or after May 1, 1981; and (2) in the case of a claim that accrued before the date of enactment of this Act, is presented not later than one year after that date. (c) Preclusion of certain defenses or bars The Government may not assert a defense or a bar, based on the doctrine of res judicata or collateral estoppel, to a claim that— (1) accrued before the date of enactment of this Act; and (2) to which the amendments made by this section apply. |
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Hydropower Regulatory Efficiency Act of 2013
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Sec. 3. Promoting small hydroelectric power projects.
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Sec. 4. Promoting conduit hydropower projects.
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Sec. 5. FERC authority to extend preliminary permit periods.
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Sec. 6. Promoting hydropower development at nonpowered dams and closed loop pumped storage projects.
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the hydropower industry currently employs approximately 300,000 workers across the United States;
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hydropower is the largest source of clean, renewable electricity in the United States;
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as of the date of enactment of this Act, hydropower resources, including pumped storage facilities, provide—
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nearly 7 percent of the electricity generated in the United States; and
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approximately 100,000 megawatts of electric capacity in the United States;
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only 3 percent of the 80,000 dams in the United States generate electricity, so there is substantial potential for adding hydropower generation to nonpowered dams; and
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according to one study, by utilizing currently untapped resources, the United States could add approximately 60,000 megawatts of new hydropower capacity by 2025, which could create 700,000 new jobs over the next 13 years.
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Promoting small hydroelectric power projects
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Subsection (d) of section 405 of the Public Utility Regulatory Policies Act of 1978 (
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16 U.S.C. 2705
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5,000
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10,000
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Promoting conduit hydropower projects
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Applicability of, and exemption from, licensing requirements
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Section 30 of the Federal Power Act (
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A qualifying conduit hydropower facility shall not be required to be licensed under this part.
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Any person, State, or municipality proposing to construct a qualifying conduit hydropower facility shall file with the Commission a notice of intent to construct such facility. The notice shall include sufficient information to demonstrate that the facility meets the qualifying criteria.
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make an initial determination as to whether the facility meets the qualifying criteria; and
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if the Commission makes an initial determination, pursuant to clause (i), that the facility meets the qualifying criteria, publish public notice of the notice of intent filed under subparagraph (A).
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an entity contests whether the facility meets the qualifying criteria, the Commission shall promptly issue a written determination as to whether the facility meets such criteria; or
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no entity contests whether the facility meets the qualifying criteria, the facility shall be deemed to meet such criteria.
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the facility is constructed, operated, or maintained for the generation of electric power and uses for such generation only the hydroelectric potential of a non-federally owned conduit;
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the facility has an installed capacity that does not exceed 5 megawatts; and
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on or before the date of enactment of the Hydropower Regulatory Efficiency Act of 2013, the facility is not licensed under, or exempted from the license requirements contained in, this part.
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Subject to subsection (c), the Commission may grant an exemption in whole or in part from the requirements of this part, including any license requirements contained in this part, to any facility (not including any dam or other impoundment) constructed, operated, or maintained for the generation of electric power which the Commission determines, by rule or order—
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utilizes for such generation only the hydroelectric potential of a conduit; and
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has an installed capacity that does not exceed 40 megawatts.
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in subsection (d), by striking
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subsection (b)
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Conforming amendment
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Subsection (d) of section 405 of the Public Utility Regulatory Policies Act of 1978 (
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16 U.S.C. 2705
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subsection (a) of such section 30
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subsection (b) of such section 30
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5.
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FERC authority to extend preliminary permit periods
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Section 5 of the Federal Power Act (
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16 U.S.C. 798
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Promoting hydropower development at nonpowered dams and closed loop pumped storage projects
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DOE study of pumped storage and potential hydropower from conduits
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Passed the House of Representatives February 13, 2013.
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Karen L. Haas,
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| IB 113th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 267 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES AN ACT To improve hydropower, and for other purposes.
1. Short title; table of contents (a) Short title This Act may be cited as the Hydropower Regulatory Efficiency Act of 2013 . (b) Table of contents The table of contents of this Act is as follows: Sec. 1. Short title; table of contents. Sec. 2. Findings. Sec. 3. Promoting small hydroelectric power projects. Sec. 4. Promoting conduit hydropower projects. Sec. 5. FERC authority to extend preliminary permit periods. Sec. 6. Promoting hydropower development at nonpowered dams and closed loop pumped storage projects. Sec. 7. DOE study of pumped storage and potential hydropower from conduits. 2. Findings Congress finds that— (1) the hydropower industry currently employs approximately 300,000 workers across the United States; (2) hydropower is the largest source of clean, renewable electricity in the United States; (3) as of the date of enactment of this Act, hydropower resources, including pumped storage facilities, provide— (A) nearly 7 percent of the electricity generated in the United States; and (B) approximately 100,000 megawatts of electric capacity in the United States; (4) only 3 percent of the 80,000 dams in the United States generate electricity, so there is substantial potential for adding hydropower generation to nonpowered dams; and (5) according to one study, by utilizing currently untapped resources, the United States could add approximately 60,000 megawatts of new hydropower capacity by 2025, which could create 700,000 new jobs over the next 13 years. 3. Promoting small hydroelectric power projects Subsection (d) of section 405 of the Public Utility Regulatory Policies Act of 1978 ( 16 U.S.C. 2705 ) is amended by striking 5,000 and inserting 10,000 . 4. Promoting conduit hydropower projects (a) Applicability of, and exemption from, licensing requirements Section 30 of the Federal Power Act ( 16 U.S.C. 823a ) is amended— (1) by striking subsections (a) and (b) and inserting the following: (a) (1) A qualifying conduit hydropower facility shall not be required to be licensed under this part. (2) (A) Any person, State, or municipality proposing to construct a qualifying conduit hydropower facility shall file with the Commission a notice of intent to construct such facility. The notice shall include sufficient information to demonstrate that the facility meets the qualifying criteria. (B) Not later than 15 days after receipt of a notice of intent filed under subparagraph (A), the Commission shall— (i) make an initial determination as to whether the facility meets the qualifying criteria; and (ii) if the Commission makes an initial determination, pursuant to clause (i), that the facility meets the qualifying criteria, publish public notice of the notice of intent filed under subparagraph (A). (C) If, not later than 45 days after the date of publication of the public notice described in subparagraph (B)(ii)— (i) an entity contests whether the facility meets the qualifying criteria, the Commission shall promptly issue a written determination as to whether the facility meets such criteria; or (ii) no entity contests whether the facility meets the qualifying criteria, the facility shall be deemed to meet such criteria. (3) For purposes of this section: (A) The term conduit means any 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) The term qualifying conduit hydropower facility means a facility (not including any dam or other impoundment) that is determined or deemed under paragraph (2)(C) to meet the qualifying criteria. (C) The term qualifying criteria means, with respect to a facility— (i) the facility is constructed, operated, or maintained for the generation of electric power and uses for such generation only the hydroelectric potential of a non-federally owned conduit; (ii) the facility has an installed capacity that does not exceed 5 megawatts; and (iii) on or before the date of enactment of the Hydropower Regulatory Efficiency Act of 2013, the facility is not licensed under, or exempted from the license requirements contained in, this part. (b) Subject to subsection (c), the Commission may grant an exemption in whole or in part from the requirements of this part, including any license requirements contained in this part, to any facility (not including any dam or other impoundment) constructed, operated, or maintained for the generation of electric power which the Commission determines, by rule or order— (1) utilizes for such generation only the hydroelectric potential of a conduit; and (2) has an installed capacity that does not exceed 40 megawatts. ; (2) in subsection (c), by striking subsection (a) and inserting subsection (b) ; and (3) in subsection (d), by striking subsection (a) and inserting subsection (b) . (b) Conforming amendment Subsection (d) of section 405 of the Public Utility Regulatory Policies Act of 1978 ( 16 U.S.C. 2705 ), as amended, is further amended by striking subsection (a) of such section 30 and inserting subsection (b) of such section 30 . 5. FERC authority to extend preliminary permit periods Section 5 of the Federal Power Act ( 16 U.S.C. 798 ) is amended— (1) by designating the first, second, and third sentences as subsections (a), (c), and (d), respectively; and (2) by inserting after subsection (a) (as so designated) the following: (b) The Commission may extend the period of a preliminary permit once for not more than 2 additional years beyond the 3 years permitted by subsection (a) if the Commission finds that the permittee has carried out activities under such permit in good faith and with reasonable diligence. . 6. Promoting hydropower development at nonpowered dams and closed loop pumped storage projects (a) In general To improve the regulatory process and reduce delays and costs for hydropower development at nonpowered dams and closed loop pumped storage projects, the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (referred to in this section as the Commission ) shall investigate the feasibility of the issuance of a license for hydropower development at nonpowered dams and closed loop pumped storage projects in a 2-year period (referred to in this section as a 2-year process ). Such a 2-year process shall include any prefiling licensing process of the Commission. (b) Workshops and pilots The Commission shall— (1) not later than 60 days after the date of enactment of this Act, hold an initial workshop to solicit public comment and recommendations on how to implement a 2-year process; (2) develop criteria for identifying projects featuring hydropower development at nonpowered dams and closed loop pumped storage projects that may be appropriate for licensing within a 2-year process; (3) not later than 180 days after the date of enactment of this Act, develop and implement pilot projects to test a 2-year process, if practicable; and (4) not later than 3 years after the date of implementation of the final pilot project testing a 2-year process, hold a final workshop to solicit public comment on the effectiveness of each tested 2-year process. (c) Memorandum of understanding The Commission shall, to the extent practicable, enter into a memorandum of understanding with any applicable Federal or State agency to implement a pilot project described in subsection (b). (d) Reports (1) Pilot projects not implemented If the Commission determines that no pilot project described in subsection (b) is practicable because no 2-year process is practicable, not later than 240 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Commission shall submit to the Committee on Energy and Commerce of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources of the Senate a report that— (A) describes the public comments received as part of the initial workshop held under subsection (b)(1); and (B) identifies the process, legal, environmental, economic, and other issues that justify the determination of the Commission that no 2-year process is practicable, with recommendations on how Congress may address or remedy the identified issues. (2) Pilot projects implemented If the Commission develops and implements pilot projects involving a 2-year process, not later than 60 days after the date of completion of the final workshop held under subsection (b)(4), the Commission shall submit to the Committee on Energy and Commerce of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources of the Senate a report that— (A) describes the outcomes of the pilot projects; (B) describes the public comments from the final workshop on the effectiveness of each tested 2-year process; and (C) (i) outlines how the Commission will adopt policies under existing law (including regulations) that result in a 2-year process for appropriate projects; (ii) outlines how the Commission will issue new regulations to adopt a 2-year process for appropriate projects; or (iii) identifies the process, legal, environmental, economic, and other issues that justify a determination of the Commission that no 2-year process is practicable, with recommendations on how Congress may address or remedy the identified issues. 7. DOE study of pumped storage and potential hydropower from conduits (a) In general The Secretary of Energy shall conduct a study— (1) (A) of the technical flexibility that existing pumped storage facilities can provide to support intermittent renewable electric energy generation, including the potential for such existing facilities to be upgraded or retrofitted with advanced commercially available technology; and (B) of the technical potential of existing pumped storage facilities and new advanced pumped storage facilities, to provide grid reliability benefits; and (2) (A) to identify the range of opportunities for hydropower that may be obtained from conduits (as defined by the Secretary) in the United States; and (B) through case studies, to assess amounts of potential energy generation from such conduit hydropower projects. (b) Report Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Energy shall submit to the Committee on Energy and Commerce of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources of the Senate a report that describes the results of the study conducted under subsection (a), including any recommendations.
Passed the House of Representatives February 13, 2013. Karen L. Haas, Clerk. |
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Sec. 2. Findings.
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Sec. 7. DOE study of pumped storage and potential hydropower from conduits.
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the hydropower industry currently employs approximately 300,000 workers across the United States;
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hydropower is the largest source of clean, renewable electricity in the United States;
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as of the date of enactment of this Act, hydropower resources, including pumped storage facilities, provide—
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nearly 7 percent of the electricity generated in the United States; and
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approximately 100,000 megawatts of electric capacity in the United States;
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only 3 percent of the 80,000 dams in the United States generate electricity, so there is substantial potential for adding hydropower generation to nonpowered dams; and
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according to one study, by utilizing currently untapped resources, the United States could add approximately 60,000 megawatts of new hydropower capacity by 2025, which could create 700,000 new jobs over the next 13 years.
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Promoting small hydroelectric power projects
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Subsection (d) of section 405 of the Public Utility Regulatory Policies Act of 1978 (
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Promoting conduit hydropower projects
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A qualifying conduit hydropower facility shall not be required to be licensed under this part.
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Any person, State, or municipality proposing to construct a qualifying conduit hydropower facility shall file with the Commission a notice of intent to construct such facility. The notice shall include sufficient information to demonstrate that the facility meets the qualifying criteria.
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Not later than 15 days after receipt of a notice of intent filed under subparagraph (A), the Commission shall—
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(i)
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make an initial determination as to whether the facility meets the qualifying criteria; and
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if the Commission makes an initial determination, pursuant to clause (i), that the facility meets the qualifying criteria, publish public notice of the notice of intent filed under subparagraph (A).
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If, not later than 45 days after the date of publication of the public notice described in subparagraph (B)(ii)—
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an entity contests whether the facility meets the qualifying criteria, the Commission shall promptly issue a written determination as to whether the facility meets such criteria; or
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no entity contests whether the facility meets the qualifying criteria, the facility shall be deemed to meet such criteria.
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For purposes of this section:
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the facility is constructed, operated, or maintained for the generation of electric power and uses for such generation only the hydroelectric potential of a non-federally owned conduit;
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the facility has an installed capacity that does not exceed 5 megawatts; and
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on or before the date of enactment of the Hydropower Regulatory Efficiency Act of 2013, the facility is not licensed under, or exempted from the license requirements contained in, this part.
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Subject to subsection (c), the Commission may grant an exemption in whole or in part from the requirements of this part, including any license requirements contained in this part, to any facility (not including any dam or other impoundment) constructed, operated, or maintained for the generation of electric power which the Commission determines, by rule or order—
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(1)
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utilizes for such generation only the hydroelectric potential of a conduit; and
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has an installed capacity that does not exceed 40 megawatts.
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in subsection (d), by striking
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subsection (b)
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Conforming amendment
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Subsection (d) of section 405 of the Public Utility Regulatory Policies Act of 1978 (
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subsection (a) of such section 30
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subsection (b) of such section 30
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5.
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FERC authority to extend preliminary permit periods
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Section 5 of the Federal Power Act (
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(1)
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by designating the first, second, and third sentences as subsections (a), (c), and (d), respectively; and
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by inserting after subsection (a) (as so designated) the following:
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The Commission may extend the period of a preliminary permit once for not more than 2 additional years beyond the 3 years permitted by subsection (a) if the Commission finds that the permittee has carried out activities under such permit in good faith and with reasonable diligence.
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Promoting hydropower development at nonpowered dams and closed loop pumped storage projects
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(a)
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In general
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To improve the regulatory process and reduce delays and costs for hydropower development at nonpowered dams and closed loop pumped storage projects, the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (referred to in this section as the
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Commission
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(b)
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Workshops and pilots
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The Commission shall—
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(1)
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not later than 60 days after the date of enactment of this Act, hold an initial workshop to solicit public comment and recommendations on how to implement a 2-year process;
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develop criteria for identifying projects featuring hydropower development at nonpowered dams and closed loop pumped storage projects that may be appropriate for licensing within a 2-year process;
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not later than 180 days after the date of enactment of this Act, develop and implement pilot projects to test a 2-year process, if practicable; and
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not later than 3 years after the date of implementation of the final pilot project testing a 2-year process, hold a final workshop to solicit public comment on the effectiveness of each tested 2-year process.
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Memorandum of understanding
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The Commission shall, to the extent practicable, enter into a memorandum of understanding with any applicable Federal or State agency to implement a pilot project described in subsection (b).
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Reports
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(1)
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Pilot projects not implemented
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If the Commission determines that no pilot project described in subsection (b) is practicable because no 2-year process is practicable, not later than 240 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Commission shall submit to the Committee on Energy and Commerce of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources of the Senate a report that—
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(A)
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describes the public comments received as part of the initial workshop held under subsection (b)(1); and
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identifies the process, legal, environmental, economic, and other issues that justify the determination of the Commission that no 2-year process is practicable, with recommendations on how Congress may address or remedy the identified issues.
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(2)
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Pilot projects implemented
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If the Commission develops and implements pilot projects involving a 2-year process, not later than 60 days after the date of completion of the final workshop held under subsection (b)(4), the Commission shall submit to the Committee on Energy and Commerce of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources of the Senate a report that—
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(A)
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describes the outcomes of the pilot projects;
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(B)
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describes the public comments from the final workshop on the effectiveness of each tested 2-year process; and
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outlines how the Commission will adopt policies under existing law (including regulations) that result in a 2-year process for appropriate projects;
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identifies the process, legal, environmental, economic, and other issues that justify a determination of the Commission that no 2-year process is practicable, with recommendations on how Congress may address or remedy the identified issues.
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DOE study of pumped storage and potential hydropower from conduits
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(1)
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of the technical flexibility that existing pumped storage facilities can provide to support intermittent renewable electric energy generation, including the potential for such existing facilities to be upgraded or retrofitted with advanced commercially available technology; and
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of the technical potential of existing pumped storage facilities and new advanced pumped storage facilities, to provide grid reliability benefits; and
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to identify the range of opportunities for hydropower that may be obtained from conduits (as defined by the Secretary) in the United States; and
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through case studies, to assess amounts of potential energy generation from such conduit hydropower projects.
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Report
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Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Energy shall submit to the Committee on Energy and Commerce of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources of the Senate a report that describes the results of the study conducted under subsection (a), including any recommendations.
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Speaker of the House of Representatives.
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Vice President of the United States and President of the Senate.
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| 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. 267 AN ACT To improve hydropower, and for other purposes.
1. Short title; table of contents (a) Short title This Act may be cited as the Hydropower Regulatory Efficiency Act of 2013 . (b) Table of contents The table of contents of this Act is as follows: Sec. 1. Short title; table of contents. Sec. 2. Findings. Sec. 3. Promoting small hydroelectric power projects. Sec. 4. Promoting conduit hydropower projects. Sec. 5. FERC authority to extend preliminary permit periods. Sec. 6. Promoting hydropower development at nonpowered dams and closed loop pumped storage projects. Sec. 7. DOE study of pumped storage and potential hydropower from conduits. 2. Findings Congress finds that— (1) the hydropower industry currently employs approximately 300,000 workers across the United States; (2) hydropower is the largest source of clean, renewable electricity in the United States; (3) as of the date of enactment of this Act, hydropower resources, including pumped storage facilities, provide— (A) nearly 7 percent of the electricity generated in the United States; and (B) approximately 100,000 megawatts of electric capacity in the United States; (4) only 3 percent of the 80,000 dams in the United States generate electricity, so there is substantial potential for adding hydropower generation to nonpowered dams; and (5) according to one study, by utilizing currently untapped resources, the United States could add approximately 60,000 megawatts of new hydropower capacity by 2025, which could create 700,000 new jobs over the next 13 years. 3. Promoting small hydroelectric power projects Subsection (d) of section 405 of the Public Utility Regulatory Policies Act of 1978 ( 16 U.S.C. 2705 ) is amended by striking 5,000 and inserting 10,000 . 4. Promoting conduit hydropower projects (a) Applicability of, and exemption from, licensing requirements Section 30 of the Federal Power Act ( 16 U.S.C. 823a ) is amended— (1) by striking subsections (a) and (b) and inserting the following: (a) (1) A qualifying conduit hydropower facility shall not be required to be licensed under this part. (2) (A) Any person, State, or municipality proposing to construct a qualifying conduit hydropower facility shall file with the Commission a notice of intent to construct such facility. The notice shall include sufficient information to demonstrate that the facility meets the qualifying criteria. (B) Not later than 15 days after receipt of a notice of intent filed under subparagraph (A), the Commission shall— (i) make an initial determination as to whether the facility meets the qualifying criteria; and (ii) if the Commission makes an initial determination, pursuant to clause (i), that the facility meets the qualifying criteria, publish public notice of the notice of intent filed under subparagraph (A). (C) If, not later than 45 days after the date of publication of the public notice described in subparagraph (B)(ii)— (i) an entity contests whether the facility meets the qualifying criteria, the Commission shall promptly issue a written determination as to whether the facility meets such criteria; or (ii) no entity contests whether the facility meets the qualifying criteria, the facility shall be deemed to meet such criteria. (3) For purposes of this section: (A) The term conduit means any 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) The term qualifying conduit hydropower facility means a facility (not including any dam or other impoundment) that is determined or deemed under paragraph (2)(C) to meet the qualifying criteria. (C) The term qualifying criteria means, with respect to a facility— (i) the facility is constructed, operated, or maintained for the generation of electric power and uses for such generation only the hydroelectric potential of a non-federally owned conduit; (ii) the facility has an installed capacity that does not exceed 5 megawatts; and (iii) on or before the date of enactment of the Hydropower Regulatory Efficiency Act of 2013, the facility is not licensed under, or exempted from the license requirements contained in, this part. (b) Subject to subsection (c), the Commission may grant an exemption in whole or in part from the requirements of this part, including any license requirements contained in this part, to any facility (not including any dam or other impoundment) constructed, operated, or maintained for the generation of electric power which the Commission determines, by rule or order— (1) utilizes for such generation only the hydroelectric potential of a conduit; and (2) has an installed capacity that does not exceed 40 megawatts. ; (2) in subsection (c), by striking subsection (a) and inserting subsection (b) ; and (3) in subsection (d), by striking subsection (a) and inserting subsection (b) . (b) Conforming amendment Subsection (d) of section 405 of the Public Utility Regulatory Policies Act of 1978 ( 16 U.S.C. 2705 ), as amended, is further amended by striking subsection (a) of such section 30 and inserting subsection (b) of such section 30 . 5. FERC authority to extend preliminary permit periods Section 5 of the Federal Power Act ( 16 U.S.C. 798 ) is amended— (1) by designating the first, second, and third sentences as subsections (a), (c), and (d), respectively; and (2) by inserting after subsection (a) (as so designated) the following: (b) The Commission may extend the period of a preliminary permit once for not more than 2 additional years beyond the 3 years permitted by subsection (a) if the Commission finds that the permittee has carried out activities under such permit in good faith and with reasonable diligence. . 6. Promoting hydropower development at nonpowered dams and closed loop pumped storage projects (a) In general To improve the regulatory process and reduce delays and costs for hydropower development at nonpowered dams and closed loop pumped storage projects, the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (referred to in this section as the Commission ) shall investigate the feasibility of the issuance of a license for hydropower development at nonpowered dams and closed loop pumped storage projects in a 2-year period (referred to in this section as a 2-year process ). Such a 2-year process shall include any prefiling licensing process of the Commission. (b) Workshops and pilots The Commission shall— (1) not later than 60 days after the date of enactment of this Act, hold an initial workshop to solicit public comment and recommendations on how to implement a 2-year process; (2) develop criteria for identifying projects featuring hydropower development at nonpowered dams and closed loop pumped storage projects that may be appropriate for licensing within a 2-year process; (3) not later than 180 days after the date of enactment of this Act, develop and implement pilot projects to test a 2-year process, if practicable; and (4) not later than 3 years after the date of implementation of the final pilot project testing a 2-year process, hold a final workshop to solicit public comment on the effectiveness of each tested 2-year process. (c) Memorandum of understanding The Commission shall, to the extent practicable, enter into a memorandum of understanding with any applicable Federal or State agency to implement a pilot project described in subsection (b). (d) Reports (1) Pilot projects not implemented If the Commission determines that no pilot project described in subsection (b) is practicable because no 2-year process is practicable, not later than 240 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Commission shall submit to the Committee on Energy and Commerce of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources of the Senate a report that— (A) describes the public comments received as part of the initial workshop held under subsection (b)(1); and (B) identifies the process, legal, environmental, economic, and other issues that justify the determination of the Commission that no 2-year process is practicable, with recommendations on how Congress may address or remedy the identified issues. (2) Pilot projects implemented If the Commission develops and implements pilot projects involving a 2-year process, not later than 60 days after the date of completion of the final workshop held under subsection (b)(4), the Commission shall submit to the Committee on Energy and Commerce of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources of the Senate a report that— (A) describes the outcomes of the pilot projects; (B) describes the public comments from the final workshop on the effectiveness of each tested 2-year process; and (C) (i) outlines how the Commission will adopt policies under existing law (including regulations) that result in a 2-year process for appropriate projects; (ii) outlines how the Commission will issue new regulations to adopt a 2-year process for appropriate projects; or (iii) identifies the process, legal, environmental, economic, and other issues that justify a determination of the Commission that no 2-year process is practicable, with recommendations on how Congress may address or remedy the identified issues. 7. DOE study of pumped storage and potential hydropower from conduits (a) In general The Secretary of Energy shall conduct a study— (1) (A) of the technical flexibility that existing pumped storage facilities can provide to support intermittent renewable electric energy generation, including the potential for such existing facilities to be upgraded or retrofitted with advanced commercially available technology; and (B) of the technical potential of existing pumped storage facilities and new advanced pumped storage facilities, to provide grid reliability benefits; and (2) (A) to identify the range of opportunities for hydropower that may be obtained from conduits (as defined by the Secretary) in the United States; and (B) through case studies, to assess amounts of potential energy generation from such conduit hydropower projects. (b) Report Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Energy shall submit to the Committee on Energy and Commerce of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources of the Senate a report that describes the results of the study conducted under subsection (a), including any recommendations.
Speaker of the House of Representatives. Vice President of the United States and President of the Senate. |
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I
</distribution-code>
<congress>
113th CONGRESS
</congress>
<session>
1st Session
</session>
<legis-num>
H. R. 267
</legis-num>
<current-chamber>
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
</current-chamber>
<action>
<action-date date="20130115">
January 15, 2013
</action-date>
<action-desc>
<sponsor name-id="M001159">
Mrs. McMorris Rodgers
</sponsor>
(for herself,
<cosponsor name-id="D000197">
Ms. DeGette
</cosponsor>
,
<cosponsor name-id="W000791">
Mr. Walden
</cosponsor>
,
<cosponsor name-id="T000459">
Mr. Terry
</cosponsor>
,
<cosponsor name-id="M000133">
Mr. Markey
</cosponsor>
,
<cosponsor name-id="L000566">
Mr. Latta
</cosponsor>
,
<cosponsor name-id="M001142">
Mr. Matheson
</cosponsor>
,
<cosponsor name-id="L000570">
Mr. Ben Ray Luján of New Mexico
</cosponsor>
, and
<cosponsor name-id="D000355">
Mr. Dingell
</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 improve hydropower, and for other
purposes.
</official-title>
</form>
<legis-body id="H25230AB4B6D74F31AA978620D3999426" style="OLC">
<section id="H04E0F673148D4B85AFB8A33D4DC879DD" section-type="section-one">
<enum>
1.
</enum>
<header>
Short title; table of
contents
</header>
<subsection id="H4137760B88BE41D6BA6B577483398B9B">
<enum>
(a)
</enum>
<header>
Short
title
</header>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
This Act may be cited
as the
<quote>
<short-title>
Hydropower Regulatory
Efficiency Act of 2013
</short-title>
</quote>
.
</text>
</subsection>
<subsection id="HD7A97B2DB73840F6A3A9B8E79B2FE3B1">
<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="H04E0F673148D4B85AFB8A33D4DC879DD" level="section">
Sec. 1. Short title; table of contents.
</toc-entry>
<toc-entry idref="HEB0C3F732399484FB3083800D50BF481" level="section">
Sec. 2. Findings.
</toc-entry>
<toc-entry idref="HC4A0D856F96449F49BF9F3B1A7AD8D74" level="section">
Sec. 3. Promoting small hydroelectric power
projects.
</toc-entry>
<toc-entry idref="HA268DCA5CDF348AFAD1F07D2DB718509" level="section">
Sec. 4. Promoting conduit hydropower projects.
</toc-entry>
<toc-entry idref="H59CD2ADF4ACF476799582827C16F9C9D" level="section">
Sec. 5. FERC authority to extend preliminary permit
periods.
</toc-entry>
<toc-entry idref="HDB268F484CCD42DF9AEB2807D34D1246" level="section">
Sec. 6. Promoting hydropower development at nonpowered dams and
closed loop pumped storage projects.
</toc-entry>
<toc-entry idref="HE7F3E17E18F74F70A3D1E078838DE4D7" level="section">
Sec. 7. DOE study of pumped storage and potential hydropower
from conduits.
</toc-entry>
</toc>
</subsection>
</section>
<section id="HEB0C3F732399484FB3083800D50BF481">
<enum>
2.
</enum>
<header>
Findings
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
Congress finds that—
</text>
<paragraph id="H6884DC3E10724532BE715444F83561D7">
<enum>
(1)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
the hydropower industry currently employs
approximately 300,000 workers across the United States;
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H091D6DD307094B5B95C9BDEF6AE47AB1">
<enum>
(2)
</enum>
<text>
hydropower is the
largest source of clean, renewable electricity in the United States;
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H206EB2872C274FA18D0E022972DABE59">
<enum>
(3)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
as of the date of enactment of this Act,
hydropower resources, including pumped storage facilities, provide—
</text>
<subparagraph id="HCF1D610C9BB441A58C8FA01B897B1465">
<enum>
(A)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
nearly 7 percent of the electricity
generated in the United States; and
</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H41FBDBED75B140C0945F06FA7CC6A706">
<enum>
(B)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
approximately 100,000 megawatts of electric
capacity in the United States;
</text>
</subparagraph>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="HA4C51A606FFD470D9EC2FF009A984067">
<enum>
(4)
</enum>
<text>
only 3 percent of
the 80,000 dams in the United States generate electricity, so there is
substantial potential for adding hydropower generation to nonpowered dams;
and
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H9804645F18244946AD2B0ADEED87ECEC">
<enum>
(5)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
according to one study, by utilizing
currently untapped resources, the United States could add approximately 60,000
megawatts of new hydropower capacity by 2025, which could create 700,000 new
jobs over the next 13 years.
</text>
</paragraph>
</section>
<section id="HC4A0D856F96449F49BF9F3B1A7AD8D74">
<enum>
3.
</enum>
<header>
Promoting small
hydroelectric power projects
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
Subsection (d) of section 405 of the Public
Utility Regulatory Policies Act of 1978 (
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/16/2705">
16 U.S.C. 2705
</external-xref>
) is amended by striking
<quote>
5,000
</quote>
and inserting
<quote>
10,000
</quote>
.
</text>
</section>
<section id="HA268DCA5CDF348AFAD1F07D2DB718509">
<enum>
4.
</enum>
<header>
Promoting conduit
hydropower projects
</header>
<subsection commented="no" id="HBFD586C07A0B442FBA8C52D8FF8DBE83">
<enum>
(a)
</enum>
<header>
Applicability
of, and exemption from, licensing requirements
</header>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Section 30 of the Federal Power Act (16
U.S.C. 823a) is amended—
</text>
<paragraph commented="no" id="H62D9630FEF16490BBF2971B4043C8A63">
<enum>
(1)
</enum>
<text>
by striking
subsections (a) and (b) and inserting the following:
</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HC402B142ED5B48028723137C3A97BBAE" style="OLC">
<subsection commented="no" id="HF858D6C1D2E84E5ABC60CD7F6A854C8A">
<enum>
(a)
</enum>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="yes-display-inline" id="H88F91F312546460689B8F4C6FE3FE9DC">
<enum>
(1)
</enum>
<text>
A qualifying conduit
hydropower facility shall not be required to be licensed under this
part.
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph commented="no" id="HBEA96BAEF5CF414EB735E8DACC33896F" indent="up1">
<enum>
(2)
</enum>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="yes-display-inline" id="H0C73B457AF774C95A14059ED29F09103">
<enum>
(A)
</enum>
<text>
Any person, State, or
municipality proposing to construct a qualifying conduit hydropower facility
shall file with the Commission a notice of intent to construct such facility.
The notice shall include sufficient information to demonstrate that the
facility meets the qualifying criteria.
</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HA18168240A0D458A87211A54BA588B38" indent="up1">
<enum>
(B)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Not later than 15 days after receipt of a
notice of intent filed under subparagraph (A), the Commission shall—
</text>
<clause commented="no" id="HA10851006874477DAC0FBFC6D4CDFF42">
<enum>
(i)
</enum>
<text>
make an initial determination as to
whether the facility meets the qualifying criteria; and
</text>
</clause>
<clause commented="no" id="H1109986C54DB4D55AE879D0D9F35FF58">
<enum>
(ii)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
if the Commission makes an initial
determination, pursuant to clause (i), that the facility meets the qualifying
criteria, publish public notice of the notice of intent filed under
subparagraph (A).
</text>
</clause>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph commented="no" id="H9F8696E8F18D43D7BAB888978ACCA64F" indent="up1">
<enum>
(C)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
If, not later than 45 days after the date
of publication of the public notice described in subparagraph (B)(ii)—
</text>
<clause id="H5AB61DABBCF44E37929CDBE2D36007B4">
<enum>
(i)
</enum>
<text>
an entity contests whether the
facility meets the qualifying criteria, the Commission shall promptly issue a
written determination as to whether the facility meets such criteria; or
</text>
</clause>
<clause id="HAD918503114A4647B63AEC7BC01291BD">
<enum>
(ii)
</enum>
<text>
no entity contests whether the
facility meets the qualifying criteria, the facility shall be deemed to meet
such criteria.
</text>
</clause>
</subparagraph>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="HD81EF6C1A93C453EB41C28B388864583" indent="up1">
<enum>
(3)
</enum>
<text>
For purposes of this section:
</text>
<subparagraph id="H7E4C6DB0DBE04051AC8AB5F29FBF02BC">
<enum>
(A)
</enum>
<text>
The term
<term>
conduit
</term>
means
any 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 commented="no" id="HCCB1B1C1DBED4870ABDD2E7EB53AA190">
<enum>
(B)
</enum>
<text>
The term
<term>
qualifying conduit
hydropower facility
</term>
means a facility (not including any dam or other
impoundment) that is determined or deemed under paragraph (2)(C) to meet the
qualifying criteria.
</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HFF00A85777AC483F951C4041F926787D">
<enum>
(C)
</enum>
<text>
The term
<term>
qualifying
criteria
</term>
means, with respect to a facility—
</text>
<clause id="H5B6823C50A564E1E91F07D2E04B05EBF">
<enum>
(i)
</enum>
<text>
the facility is constructed,
operated, or maintained for the generation of electric power and uses for such
generation only the hydroelectric potential of a non-federally owned
conduit;
</text>
</clause>
<clause id="H8DD7F50ED9524F1CBD46B9D369FEE304">
<enum>
(ii)
</enum>
<text>
the facility has an installed
capacity that does not exceed 5 megawatts; and
</text>
</clause>
<clause id="H72F6AB5C3E9E4AC8BD338D5FD0617ED0">
<enum>
(iii)
</enum>
<text>
on or before the date of
enactment of the Hydropower Regulatory Efficiency Act of 2013, the facility is
not licensed under, or exempted from the license requirements contained in,
this part.
</text>
</clause>
</subparagraph>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
<subsection id="H1DF00AD072104A41A52799FB73CBDE0E">
<enum>
(b)
</enum>
<text>
Subject to
subsection (c), the Commission may grant an exemption in whole or in part from
the requirements of this part, including any license requirements contained in
this part, to any facility (not including any dam or other impoundment)
constructed, operated, or maintained for the generation of electric power which
the Commission determines, by rule or order—
</text>
<paragraph id="H8704E58849414ED6835DBDB25B14AF03">
<enum>
(1)
</enum>
<text>
utilizes for such
generation only the hydroelectric potential of a conduit; and
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H97CA196F33C24E619D700DB84BB08A1B">
<enum>
(2)
</enum>
<text>
has an installed
capacity that does not exceed 40
megawatts.
</text>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
<after-quoted-block>
;
</after-quoted-block>
</quoted-block>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="HF8B5A8FD80134600A7CD90C0A78C169E">
<enum>
(2)
</enum>
<text>
in subsection (c),
by striking
<quote>
subsection (a)
</quote>
and inserting
<quote>
subsection
(b)
</quote>
; and
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H28EDEC59291C435793C6D048C7E0D32D">
<enum>
(3)
</enum>
<text>
in subsection (d),
by striking
<quote>
subsection (a)
</quote>
and inserting
<quote>
subsection
(b)
</quote>
.
</text>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
<subsection id="H39FEC5A7A5F04E76945CD31B1A432F1E">
<enum>
(b)
</enum>
<header>
Conforming
amendment
</header>
<text>
Subsection (d) of section 405 of the Public Utility
Regulatory Policies Act of 1978 (
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/16/2705">
16 U.S.C. 2705
</external-xref>
), as amended, is further
amended by striking
<quote>
subsection (a) of such section 30
</quote>
and
inserting
<quote>
subsection (b) of such section 30
</quote>
.
</text>
</subsection>
</section>
<section id="H59CD2ADF4ACF476799582827C16F9C9D">
<enum>
5.
</enum>
<header>
FERC authority to
extend preliminary permit periods
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
Section 5 of the Federal Power Act (16
U.S.C. 798) is amended—
</text>
<paragraph id="H7375E99A06D946138AD2C5192ACC19DF">
<enum>
(1)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
by designating the first, second, and third
sentences as subsections (a), (c), and (d), respectively; and
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H4B0626F408F74EBE81C0BD2FAC0399FD">
<enum>
(2)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
by inserting after subsection (a) (as so
designated) the following:
</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HDA9040F3BD6B49B188F3A3AA78E66C95" style="OLC">
<subsection id="H5CFAE5041312443C8A47527F03A852DF">
<enum>
(b)
</enum>
<text>
The Commission may
extend the period of a preliminary permit once for not more than 2 additional
years beyond the 3 years permitted by subsection (a) if the Commission finds
that the permittee has carried out activities under such permit in good faith
and with reasonable
diligence.
</text>
</subsection>
<after-quoted-block>
.
</after-quoted-block>
</quoted-block>
</paragraph>
</section>
<section commented="no" id="HDB268F484CCD42DF9AEB2807D34D1246">
<enum>
6.
</enum>
<header>
Promoting
hydropower development at nonpowered dams and closed loop pumped storage
projects
</header>
<subsection commented="no" id="H8B5B87CE0296465B9236B9CB5079E250">
<enum>
(a)
</enum>
<header>
In
general
</header>
<text>
To improve the regulatory process and reduce delays and
costs for hydropower development at nonpowered dams and closed loop pumped
storage projects, the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (referred to in this
section as the
<term>
Commission
</term>
) shall investigate the feasibility of
the issuance of a license for hydropower development at nonpowered dams and
closed loop pumped storage projects in a 2-year period (referred to in this
section as a
<term>
2-year process
</term>
). Such a 2-year process shall include
any prefiling licensing process of the Commission.
</text>
</subsection>
<subsection id="H2D39A9FD2943466B8337E8D9C74373B9">
<enum>
(b)
</enum>
<header>
Workshops and
pilots
</header>
<text>
The Commission shall—
</text>
<paragraph id="H7A9D36788CCF423CB1094DCD63440F4B">
<enum>
(1)
</enum>
<text>
not later than 60
days after the date of enactment of this Act, hold an initial workshop to
solicit public comment and recommendations on how to implement a 2-year
process;
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H61028254A9F94F81853FAEFF1C9C855B">
<enum>
(2)
</enum>
<text>
develop criteria
for identifying projects featuring hydropower development at nonpowered dams
and closed loop pumped storage projects that may be appropriate for licensing
within a 2-year process;
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph commented="no" id="HD77DFFCA93324E04861E3A2E1564EC4E">
<enum>
(3)
</enum>
<text>
not later than 180
days after the date of enactment of this Act, develop and implement pilot
projects to test a 2-year process, if practicable; and
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph commented="no" id="H1F51B077005E441EB5658C4F01987FFA">
<enum>
(4)
</enum>
<text>
not later than 3
years after the date of implementation of the final pilot project testing a
2-year process, hold a final workshop to solicit public comment on the
effectiveness of each tested 2-year process.
</text>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
<subsection id="HA9BBB40B7D744C04805CC8B80D5C60A8">
<enum>
(c)
</enum>
<header>
Memorandum of
understanding
</header>
<text>
The Commission shall, to the extent practicable,
enter into a memorandum of understanding with any applicable Federal or State
agency to implement a pilot project described in subsection (b).
</text>
</subsection>
<subsection id="HF12D3906EBB3442EB82D808FDCEAE8B5">
<enum>
(d)
</enum>
<header>
Reports
</header>
<paragraph commented="no" id="H91BB6B9539A24AFA9028DA91F362117A">
<enum>
(1)
</enum>
<header>
Pilot projects
not implemented
</header>
<text>
If the Commission determines that no pilot
project described in subsection (b) is practicable because no 2-year process is
practicable, not later than 240 days after the date of enactment of this Act,
the Commission shall submit to the Committee on Energy and Commerce of the
House of Representatives and the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources of
the Senate a report that—
</text>
<subparagraph commented="no" id="H1ED5375CD983422F82929512AB07946C">
<enum>
(A)
</enum>
<text>
describes the
public comments received as part of the initial workshop held under subsection
(b)(1); and
</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph commented="no" id="HCFD76E463231432C931D9A217D24CFC2">
<enum>
(B)
</enum>
<text>
identifies the
process, legal, environmental, economic, and other issues that justify the
determination of the Commission that no 2-year process is practicable, with
recommendations on how Congress may address or remedy the identified
issues.
</text>
</subparagraph>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H9F8C5F005F06434DB04E19D774B3DB1B">
<enum>
(2)
</enum>
<header>
Pilot projects
implemented
</header>
<text>
If the Commission develops and implements pilot
projects involving a 2-year process, not later than 60 days after the date of
completion of the final workshop held under subsection (b)(4), the Commission
shall submit to the Committee on Energy and Commerce of the House of
Representatives and the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources of the Senate
a report that—
</text>
<subparagraph id="H1475B801378E4DCCB29BB00ABD0DAA6B">
<enum>
(A)
</enum>
<text>
describes the
outcomes of the pilot projects;
</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HAB45EAE6DE564F5799857368A4B6E5BB">
<enum>
(B)
</enum>
<text>
describes the
public comments from the final workshop on the effectiveness of each tested
2-year process; and
</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H85665D9345EF4D6DA63FA37396AC1A9E">
<enum>
(C)
</enum>
<clause commented="no" display-inline="yes-display-inline" id="H73D6D6A9E75C432E9E088BB20660C9F0">
<enum>
(i)
</enum>
<text>
outlines how the
Commission will adopt policies under existing law (including regulations) that
result in a 2-year process for appropriate projects;
</text>
</clause>
<clause commented="no" id="H8EF06CC349C7441C8284D4DDA9651362" indent="up1">
<enum>
(ii)
</enum>
<text>
outlines how the Commission will
issue new regulations to adopt a 2-year process for appropriate projects;
or
</text>
</clause>
<clause id="H01CB3ACF605D4AE78E666A79F2A612E6" indent="up1">
<enum>
(iii)
</enum>
<text>
identifies the process, legal,
environmental, economic, and other issues that justify a determination of the
Commission that no 2-year process is practicable, with recommendations on how
Congress may address or remedy the identified issues.
</text>
</clause>
</subparagraph>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
</section>
<section id="HE7F3E17E18F74F70A3D1E078838DE4D7">
<enum>
7.
</enum>
<header>
DOE study of
pumped storage and potential hydropower from conduits
</header>
<subsection id="HD5FB76AAFB6B43A7A7FFAD26174B3956">
<enum>
(a)
</enum>
<header>
In
general
</header>
<text>
The Secretary of Energy shall conduct a study—
</text>
<paragraph commented="no" id="H10B113C290344752A963B23FEC6AE03C">
<enum>
(1)
</enum>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="yes-display-inline" id="HA0D08588CCCF43788DFA0E8E3E943A0C">
<enum>
(A)
</enum>
<text>
of the technical
flexibility that existing pumped storage facilities can provide to support
intermittent renewable electric energy generation, including the potential for
such existing facilities to be upgraded or retrofitted with advanced
commercially available technology; and
</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph commented="no" id="H30FF5EF0C00A4F62974915CAEFAA12D6" indent="up1">
<enum>
(B)
</enum>
<text>
of the technical potential of existing
pumped storage facilities and new advanced pumped storage facilities, to
provide grid reliability benefits; and
</text>
</subparagraph>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="HB036641E8704406CB4A7E61894C1C705">
<enum>
(2)
</enum>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="yes-display-inline" id="H2BEBA0EA34654C4DAB12054BF8D7626F">
<enum>
(A)
</enum>
<text>
to identify the range of
opportunities for hydropower that may be obtained from conduits (as defined by
the Secretary) in the United States; and
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(B)
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through case studies, to assess
amounts of potential energy generation from such conduit hydropower
projects.
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(b)
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Report
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Not
later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary of
Energy shall submit to the Committee on Energy and Commerce of the House of
Representatives and the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources of the Senate
a report that describes the results of the study conducted under subsection
(a), including any recommendations.
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| I 113th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 267 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES January 15, 2013 Mrs. McMorris Rodgers (for herself, Ms. DeGette , Mr. Walden , Mr. Terry , Mr. Markey , Mr. Latta , Mr. Matheson , Mr. Ben Ray Luján of New Mexico , and Mr. Dingell ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce A BILL To improve hydropower, and for other purposes.
1. Short title; table of contents (a) Short title This Act may be cited as the Hydropower Regulatory Efficiency Act of 2013 . (b) Table of contents The table of contents of this Act is as follows: Sec. 1. Short title; table of contents. Sec. 2. Findings. Sec. 3. Promoting small hydroelectric power projects. Sec. 4. Promoting conduit hydropower projects. Sec. 5. FERC authority to extend preliminary permit periods. Sec. 6. Promoting hydropower development at nonpowered dams and closed loop pumped storage projects. Sec. 7. DOE study of pumped storage and potential hydropower from conduits. 2. Findings Congress finds that— (1) the hydropower industry currently employs approximately 300,000 workers across the United States; (2) hydropower is the largest source of clean, renewable electricity in the United States; (3) as of the date of enactment of this Act, hydropower resources, including pumped storage facilities, provide— (A) nearly 7 percent of the electricity generated in the United States; and (B) approximately 100,000 megawatts of electric capacity in the United States; (4) only 3 percent of the 80,000 dams in the United States generate electricity, so there is substantial potential for adding hydropower generation to nonpowered dams; and (5) according to one study, by utilizing currently untapped resources, the United States could add approximately 60,000 megawatts of new hydropower capacity by 2025, which could create 700,000 new jobs over the next 13 years. 3. Promoting small hydroelectric power projects Subsection (d) of section 405 of the Public Utility Regulatory Policies Act of 1978 ( 16 U.S.C. 2705 ) is amended by striking 5,000 and inserting 10,000 . 4. Promoting conduit hydropower projects (a) Applicability of, and exemption from, licensing requirements Section 30 of the Federal Power Act (16 U.S.C. 823a) is amended— (1) by striking subsections (a) and (b) and inserting the following: (a) (1) A qualifying conduit hydropower facility shall not be required to be licensed under this part. (2) (A) Any person, State, or municipality proposing to construct a qualifying conduit hydropower facility shall file with the Commission a notice of intent to construct such facility. The notice shall include sufficient information to demonstrate that the facility meets the qualifying criteria. (B) Not later than 15 days after receipt of a notice of intent filed under subparagraph (A), the Commission shall— (i) make an initial determination as to whether the facility meets the qualifying criteria; and (ii) if the Commission makes an initial determination, pursuant to clause (i), that the facility meets the qualifying criteria, publish public notice of the notice of intent filed under subparagraph (A). (C) If, not later than 45 days after the date of publication of the public notice described in subparagraph (B)(ii)— (i) an entity contests whether the facility meets the qualifying criteria, the Commission shall promptly issue a written determination as to whether the facility meets such criteria; or (ii) no entity contests whether the facility meets the qualifying criteria, the facility shall be deemed to meet such criteria. (3) For purposes of this section: (A) The term conduit means any 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) The term qualifying conduit hydropower facility means a facility (not including any dam or other impoundment) that is determined or deemed under paragraph (2)(C) to meet the qualifying criteria. (C) The term qualifying criteria means, with respect to a facility— (i) the facility is constructed, operated, or maintained for the generation of electric power and uses for such generation only the hydroelectric potential of a non-federally owned conduit; (ii) the facility has an installed capacity that does not exceed 5 megawatts; and (iii) on or before the date of enactment of the Hydropower Regulatory Efficiency Act of 2013, the facility is not licensed under, or exempted from the license requirements contained in, this part. (b) Subject to subsection (c), the Commission may grant an exemption in whole or in part from the requirements of this part, including any license requirements contained in this part, to any facility (not including any dam or other impoundment) constructed, operated, or maintained for the generation of electric power which the Commission determines, by rule or order— (1) utilizes for such generation only the hydroelectric potential of a conduit; and (2) has an installed capacity that does not exceed 40 megawatts. ; (2) in subsection (c), by striking subsection (a) and inserting subsection (b) ; and (3) in subsection (d), by striking subsection (a) and inserting subsection (b) . (b) Conforming amendment Subsection (d) of section 405 of the Public Utility Regulatory Policies Act of 1978 ( 16 U.S.C. 2705 ), as amended, is further amended by striking subsection (a) of such section 30 and inserting subsection (b) of such section 30 . 5. FERC authority to extend preliminary permit periods Section 5 of the Federal Power Act (16 U.S.C. 798) is amended— (1) by designating the first, second, and third sentences as subsections (a), (c), and (d), respectively; and (2) by inserting after subsection (a) (as so designated) the following: (b) The Commission may extend the period of a preliminary permit once for not more than 2 additional years beyond the 3 years permitted by subsection (a) if the Commission finds that the permittee has carried out activities under such permit in good faith and with reasonable diligence. . 6. Promoting hydropower development at nonpowered dams and closed loop pumped storage projects (a) In general To improve the regulatory process and reduce delays and costs for hydropower development at nonpowered dams and closed loop pumped storage projects, the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (referred to in this section as the Commission ) shall investigate the feasibility of the issuance of a license for hydropower development at nonpowered dams and closed loop pumped storage projects in a 2-year period (referred to in this section as a 2-year process ). Such a 2-year process shall include any prefiling licensing process of the Commission. (b) Workshops and pilots The Commission shall— (1) not later than 60 days after the date of enactment of this Act, hold an initial workshop to solicit public comment and recommendations on how to implement a 2-year process; (2) develop criteria for identifying projects featuring hydropower development at nonpowered dams and closed loop pumped storage projects that may be appropriate for licensing within a 2-year process; (3) not later than 180 days after the date of enactment of this Act, develop and implement pilot projects to test a 2-year process, if practicable; and (4) not later than 3 years after the date of implementation of the final pilot project testing a 2-year process, hold a final workshop to solicit public comment on the effectiveness of each tested 2-year process. (c) Memorandum of understanding The Commission shall, to the extent practicable, enter into a memorandum of understanding with any applicable Federal or State agency to implement a pilot project described in subsection (b). (d) Reports (1) Pilot projects not implemented If the Commission determines that no pilot project described in subsection (b) is practicable because no 2-year process is practicable, not later than 240 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Commission shall submit to the Committee on Energy and Commerce of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources of the Senate a report that— (A) describes the public comments received as part of the initial workshop held under subsection (b)(1); and (B) identifies the process, legal, environmental, economic, and other issues that justify the determination of the Commission that no 2-year process is practicable, with recommendations on how Congress may address or remedy the identified issues. (2) Pilot projects implemented If the Commission develops and implements pilot projects involving a 2-year process, not later than 60 days after the date of completion of the final workshop held under subsection (b)(4), the Commission shall submit to the Committee on Energy and Commerce of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources of the Senate a report that— (A) describes the outcomes of the pilot projects; (B) describes the public comments from the final workshop on the effectiveness of each tested 2-year process; and (C) (i) outlines how the Commission will adopt policies under existing law (including regulations) that result in a 2-year process for appropriate projects; (ii) outlines how the Commission will issue new regulations to adopt a 2-year process for appropriate projects; or (iii) identifies the process, legal, environmental, economic, and other issues that justify a determination of the Commission that no 2-year process is practicable, with recommendations on how Congress may address or remedy the identified issues. 7. DOE study of pumped storage and potential hydropower from conduits (a) In general The Secretary of Energy shall conduct a study— (1) (A) of the technical flexibility that existing pumped storage facilities can provide to support intermittent renewable electric energy generation, including the potential for such existing facilities to be upgraded or retrofitted with advanced commercially available technology; and (B) of the technical potential of existing pumped storage facilities and new advanced pumped storage facilities, to provide grid reliability benefits; and (2) (A) to identify the range of opportunities for hydropower that may be obtained from conduits (as defined by the Secretary) in the United States; and (B) through case studies, to assess amounts of potential energy generation from such conduit hydropower projects. (b) Report Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Energy shall submit to the Committee on Energy and Commerce of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources of the Senate a report that describes the results of the study conducted under subsection (a), including any recommendations. |
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February 14, 2013
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Hydropower Regulatory
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Sec. 2. Findings.
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Sec. 3. Promoting small hydroelectric power
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Sec. 4. Promoting conduit hydropower projects.
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Sec. 5. FERC authority to extend preliminary permit
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Sec. 7. DOE study of pumped storage and potential hydropower
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Findings
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Congress finds that—
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the hydropower industry currently employs
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hydropower is the
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as of the date of enactment of this Act,
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nearly 7 percent of the electricity
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approximately 100,000 megawatts of electric
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only 3 percent of
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substantial potential for adding hydropower generation to nonpowered dams;
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according to one study, by utilizing
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3.
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Promoting small
hydroelectric power projects
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Subsection (d) of section 405 of the Public
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16 U.S.C. 2705
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5,000
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10,000
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4.
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Promoting conduit
hydropower projects
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Applicability
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Section 30 of the Federal Power Act
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823a) is amended—
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by striking
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A qualifying conduit
hydropower facility shall not be required to be licensed under this
part.
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(A)
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Any person, State, or
municipality proposing to construct a qualifying conduit hydropower facility
shall file with the Commission a notice of intent to construct such facility.
The notice shall include sufficient information to demonstrate that the
facility meets the qualifying criteria.
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Not later than 15 days after receipt of a
notice of intent filed under subparagraph (A), the Commission shall—
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(i)
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make an initial determination as to
whether the facility meets the qualifying criteria; and
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if the Commission makes an initial
determination, pursuant to clause (i), that the facility meets the qualifying
criteria, publish public notice of the notice of intent filed under
subparagraph (A).
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If, not later than 45 days after the date
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(i)
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an entity contests whether the
facility meets the qualifying criteria, the Commission shall promptly issue a
written determination as to whether the facility meets such criteria; or
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no entity contests whether the
facility meets the qualifying criteria, the facility shall be deemed to meet
such criteria.
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For purposes of this section:
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(A)
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The term
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conduit
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means
any 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.
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(B)
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The term
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qualifying conduit
hydropower facility
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means a facility (not including any dam or other
impoundment) that is determined or deemed under paragraph (2)(C) to meet the
qualifying criteria.
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(C)
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The term
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qualifying
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means, with respect to a facility—
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(i)
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the facility is constructed,
operated, or maintained for the generation of electric power and uses for such
generation only the hydroelectric potential of a non-federally owned
conduit;
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(ii)
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the facility has an installed
capacity that does not exceed 5 megawatts; and
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(iii)
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on or before the date of
enactment of the Hydropower Regulatory Efficiency Act of 2013, the facility is
not licensed under, or exempted from the license requirements contained in,
this part.
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(b)
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Subject to
subsection (c), the Commission may grant an exemption in whole or in part from
the requirements of this part, including any license requirements contained in
this part, to any facility (not including any dam or other impoundment)
constructed, operated, or maintained for the generation of electric power which
the Commission determines, by rule or order—
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(1)
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utilizes for such
generation only the hydroelectric potential of a conduit; and
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(2)
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has an installed
capacity that does not exceed 40
megawatts.
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;
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(2)
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in subsection (c),
by striking
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subsection (a)
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and inserting
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subsection
(b)
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; and
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(3)
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in subsection (d),
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subsection (a)
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and inserting
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subsection
(b)
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(b)
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Conforming
amendment
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Subsection (d) of section 405 of the Public Utility
Regulatory Policies Act of 1978 (
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16 U.S.C. 2705
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), as amended, is
further amended by striking
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subsection (a) of such section 30
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and inserting
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subsection (b) of such section 30
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5.
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FERC authority to
extend preliminary permit periods
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Section 5 of the Federal Power Act
(16 U.S.C.
798) is amended—
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(1)
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by designating the first, second, and third
sentences as subsections (a), (c), and (d), respectively; and
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(2)
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by inserting after subsection (a) (as so
designated) the following:
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The Commission may
extend the period of a preliminary permit once for not more than 2 additional
years beyond the 3 years permitted by subsection (a) if the Commission finds
that the permittee has carried out activities under such permit in good faith
and with reasonable
diligence.
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.
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6.
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Promoting
hydropower development at nonpowered dams and closed loop pumped storage
projects
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(a)
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In
general
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To improve the regulatory process and reduce delays and
costs for hydropower development at nonpowered dams and closed loop pumped
storage projects, the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (referred to in this
section as the
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Commission
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the issuance of a license for hydropower development at nonpowered dams and
closed loop pumped storage projects in a 2-year period (referred to in this
section as a
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2-year process
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any prefiling licensing process of the Commission.
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(b)
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Workshops and
pilots
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The Commission shall—
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(1)
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not later than 60
days after the date of enactment of this Act, hold an initial workshop to
solicit public comment and recommendations on how to implement a 2-year
process;
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develop criteria
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and closed loop pumped storage projects that may be appropriate for licensing
within a 2-year process;
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not later than 180
days after the date of enactment of this Act, develop and implement pilot
projects to test a 2-year process, if practicable; and
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(4)
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not later than 3
years after the date of implementation of the final pilot project testing a
2-year process, hold a final workshop to solicit public comment on the
effectiveness of each tested 2-year process.
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(c)
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Memorandum of
understanding
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The Commission shall, to the extent practicable,
enter into a memorandum of understanding with any applicable Federal or State
agency to implement a pilot project described in subsection (b).
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Reports
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(1)
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Pilot projects
not implemented
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If the Commission determines that no pilot
project described in subsection (b) is practicable because no 2-year process is
practicable, not later than 240 days after the date of enactment of this Act,
the Commission shall submit to the Committee on Energy and Commerce of the
House of Representatives and the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources of
the Senate a report that—
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(A)
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describes the
public comments received as part of the initial workshop held under subsection
(b)(1); and
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identifies the
process, legal, environmental, economic, and other issues that justify the
determination of the Commission that no 2-year process is practicable, with
recommendations on how Congress may address or remedy the identified
issues.
</text>
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(2)
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Pilot projects
implemented
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If the Commission develops and implements pilot
projects involving a 2-year process, not later than 60 days after the date of
completion of the final workshop held under subsection (b)(4), the Commission
shall submit to the Committee on Energy and Commerce of the House of
Representatives and the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources of the Senate
a report that—
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(A)
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describes the
outcomes of the pilot projects;
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(B)
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describes the
public comments from the final workshop on the effectiveness of each tested
2-year process; and
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(C)
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(i)
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outlines how the
Commission will adopt policies under existing law (including regulations) that
result in a 2-year process for appropriate projects;
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(ii)
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outlines how the Commission will
issue new regulations to adopt a 2-year process for appropriate projects;
or
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(iii)
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identifies the process, legal,
environmental, economic, and other issues that justify a determination of the
Commission that no 2-year process is practicable, with recommendations on how
Congress may address or remedy the identified issues.
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7.
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DOE study of
pumped storage and potential hydropower from conduits
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(a)
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In
general
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The Secretary of Energy shall conduct a study—
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(1)
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(A)
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of the technical
flexibility that existing pumped storage facilities can provide to support
intermittent renewable electric energy generation, including the potential for
such existing facilities to be upgraded or retrofitted with advanced
commercially available technology; and
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of the technical potential of existing
pumped storage facilities and new advanced pumped storage facilities, to
provide grid reliability benefits; and
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(A)
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to identify the range of
opportunities for hydropower that may be obtained from conduits (as defined by
the Secretary) in the United States; and
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(B)
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through case studies, to assess
amounts of potential energy generation from such conduit hydropower
projects.
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(b)
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Report
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Not
later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary of
Energy shall submit to the Committee on Energy and Commerce of the House of
Representatives and the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources of the Senate
a report that describes the results of the study conducted under subsection
(a), including any recommendations.
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Passed the House of
Representatives February 13, 2013.
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Karen L. Haas,
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Clerk.
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| IIB 113th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 267 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES February 14, 2013 Received; read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources AN ACT To improve hydropower, and for other purposes.
1. Short title; table of contents (a) Short title This Act may be cited as the Hydropower Regulatory Efficiency Act of 2013 . (b) Table of contents The table of contents of this Act is as follows: Sec. 1. Short title; table of contents. Sec. 2. Findings. Sec. 3. Promoting small hydroelectric power projects. Sec. 4. Promoting conduit hydropower projects. Sec. 5. FERC authority to extend preliminary permit periods. Sec. 6. Promoting hydropower development at nonpowered dams and closed loop pumped storage projects. Sec. 7. DOE study of pumped storage and potential hydropower from conduits. 2. Findings Congress finds that— (1) the hydropower industry currently employs approximately 300,000 workers across the United States; (2) hydropower is the largest source of clean, renewable electricity in the United States; (3) as of the date of enactment of this Act, hydropower resources, including pumped storage facilities, provide— (A) nearly 7 percent of the electricity generated in the United States; and (B) approximately 100,000 megawatts of electric capacity in the United States; (4) only 3 percent of the 80,000 dams in the United States generate electricity, so there is substantial potential for adding hydropower generation to nonpowered dams; and (5) according to one study, by utilizing currently untapped resources, the United States could add approximately 60,000 megawatts of new hydropower capacity by 2025, which could create 700,000 new jobs over the next 13 years. 3. Promoting small hydroelectric power projects Subsection (d) of section 405 of the Public Utility Regulatory Policies Act of 1978 ( 16 U.S.C. 2705 ) is amended by striking 5,000 and inserting 10,000 . 4. Promoting conduit hydropower projects (a) Applicability of, and exemption from, licensing requirements Section 30 of the Federal Power Act (16 U.S.C. 823a) is amended— (1) by striking subsections (a) and (b) and inserting the following: (a) (1) A qualifying conduit hydropower facility shall not be required to be licensed under this part. (2) (A) Any person, State, or municipality proposing to construct a qualifying conduit hydropower facility shall file with the Commission a notice of intent to construct such facility. The notice shall include sufficient information to demonstrate that the facility meets the qualifying criteria. (B) Not later than 15 days after receipt of a notice of intent filed under subparagraph (A), the Commission shall— (i) make an initial determination as to whether the facility meets the qualifying criteria; and (ii) if the Commission makes an initial determination, pursuant to clause (i), that the facility meets the qualifying criteria, publish public notice of the notice of intent filed under subparagraph (A). (C) If, not later than 45 days after the date of publication of the public notice described in subparagraph (B)(ii)— (i) an entity contests whether the facility meets the qualifying criteria, the Commission shall promptly issue a written determination as to whether the facility meets such criteria; or (ii) no entity contests whether the facility meets the qualifying criteria, the facility shall be deemed to meet such criteria. (3) For purposes of this section: (A) The term conduit means any 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) The term qualifying conduit hydropower facility means a facility (not including any dam or other impoundment) that is determined or deemed under paragraph (2)(C) to meet the qualifying criteria. (C) The term qualifying criteria means, with respect to a facility— (i) the facility is constructed, operated, or maintained for the generation of electric power and uses for such generation only the hydroelectric potential of a non-federally owned conduit; (ii) the facility has an installed capacity that does not exceed 5 megawatts; and (iii) on or before the date of enactment of the Hydropower Regulatory Efficiency Act of 2013, the facility is not licensed under, or exempted from the license requirements contained in, this part. (b) Subject to subsection (c), the Commission may grant an exemption in whole or in part from the requirements of this part, including any license requirements contained in this part, to any facility (not including any dam or other impoundment) constructed, operated, or maintained for the generation of electric power which the Commission determines, by rule or order— (1) utilizes for such generation only the hydroelectric potential of a conduit; and (2) has an installed capacity that does not exceed 40 megawatts. ; (2) in subsection (c), by striking subsection (a) and inserting subsection (b) ; and (3) in subsection (d), by striking subsection (a) and inserting subsection (b) . (b) Conforming amendment Subsection (d) of section 405 of the Public Utility Regulatory Policies Act of 1978 ( 16 U.S.C. 2705 ), as amended, is further amended by striking subsection (a) of such section 30 and inserting subsection (b) of such section 30 . 5. FERC authority to extend preliminary permit periods Section 5 of the Federal Power Act (16 U.S.C. 798) is amended— (1) by designating the first, second, and third sentences as subsections (a), (c), and (d), respectively; and (2) by inserting after subsection (a) (as so designated) the following: (b) The Commission may extend the period of a preliminary permit once for not more than 2 additional years beyond the 3 years permitted by subsection (a) if the Commission finds that the permittee has carried out activities under such permit in good faith and with reasonable diligence. . 6. Promoting hydropower development at nonpowered dams and closed loop pumped storage projects (a) In general To improve the regulatory process and reduce delays and costs for hydropower development at nonpowered dams and closed loop pumped storage projects, the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (referred to in this section as the Commission ) shall investigate the feasibility of the issuance of a license for hydropower development at nonpowered dams and closed loop pumped storage projects in a 2-year period (referred to in this section as a 2-year process ). Such a 2-year process shall include any prefiling licensing process of the Commission. (b) Workshops and pilots The Commission shall— (1) not later than 60 days after the date of enactment of this Act, hold an initial workshop to solicit public comment and recommendations on how to implement a 2-year process; (2) develop criteria for identifying projects featuring hydropower development at nonpowered dams and closed loop pumped storage projects that may be appropriate for licensing within a 2-year process; (3) not later than 180 days after the date of enactment of this Act, develop and implement pilot projects to test a 2-year process, if practicable; and (4) not later than 3 years after the date of implementation of the final pilot project testing a 2-year process, hold a final workshop to solicit public comment on the effectiveness of each tested 2-year process. (c) Memorandum of understanding The Commission shall, to the extent practicable, enter into a memorandum of understanding with any applicable Federal or State agency to implement a pilot project described in subsection (b). (d) Reports (1) Pilot projects not implemented If the Commission determines that no pilot project described in subsection (b) is practicable because no 2-year process is practicable, not later than 240 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Commission shall submit to the Committee on Energy and Commerce of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources of the Senate a report that— (A) describes the public comments received as part of the initial workshop held under subsection (b)(1); and (B) identifies the process, legal, environmental, economic, and other issues that justify the determination of the Commission that no 2-year process is practicable, with recommendations on how Congress may address or remedy the identified issues. (2) Pilot projects implemented If the Commission develops and implements pilot projects involving a 2-year process, not later than 60 days after the date of completion of the final workshop held under subsection (b)(4), the Commission shall submit to the Committee on Energy and Commerce of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources of the Senate a report that— (A) describes the outcomes of the pilot projects; (B) describes the public comments from the final workshop on the effectiveness of each tested 2-year process; and (C) (i) outlines how the Commission will adopt policies under existing law (including regulations) that result in a 2-year process for appropriate projects; (ii) outlines how the Commission will issue new regulations to adopt a 2-year process for appropriate projects; or (iii) identifies the process, legal, environmental, economic, and other issues that justify a determination of the Commission that no 2-year process is practicable, with recommendations on how Congress may address or remedy the identified issues. 7. DOE study of pumped storage and potential hydropower from conduits (a) In general The Secretary of Energy shall conduct a study— (1) (A) of the technical flexibility that existing pumped storage facilities can provide to support intermittent renewable electric energy generation, including the potential for such existing facilities to be upgraded or retrofitted with advanced commercially available technology; and (B) of the technical potential of existing pumped storage facilities and new advanced pumped storage facilities, to provide grid reliability benefits; and (2) (A) to identify the range of opportunities for hydropower that may be obtained from conduits (as defined by the Secretary) in the United States; and (B) through case studies, to assess amounts of potential energy generation from such conduit hydropower projects. (b) Report Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Energy shall submit to the Committee on Energy and Commerce of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources of the Senate a report that describes the results of the study conducted under subsection (a), including any recommendations.
Passed the House of Representatives February 13, 2013. Karen L. Haas, Clerk. |
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113th CONGRESS
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1st Session
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H. R. 267
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IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
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January 15, 2013
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Mrs. McMorris Rodgers
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Ms. DeGette
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Mr. Walden
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Mr. Terry
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Mr. Markey
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Mr. Latta
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Mr. Matheson
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Mr. Ben Ray Luján of New Mexico
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Mr. Dingell
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February 4, 2013
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Mr. Gardner
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February 4, 2013
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To improve hydropower, and for other purposes.
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Short title
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This Act may be cited as the
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Hydropower Regulatory Efficiency Act of 2013
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Sec. 1. Short title; table of contents.
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Sec. 2. Findings.
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Sec. 3. Promoting small hydroelectric power projects.
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Sec. 4. Promoting conduit hydropower projects.
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Sec. 5. FERC authority to extend preliminary permit periods.
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Sec. 7. DOE study of pumped storage and potential hydropower from conduits.
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Findings
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the hydropower industry currently employs approximately 300,000 workers across the United States;
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hydropower is the largest source of clean, renewable electricity in the United States;
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as of the date of enactment of this Act, hydropower resources, including pumped storage facilities, provide—
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nearly 7 percent of the electricity generated in the United States; and
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approximately 100,000 megawatts of electric capacity in the United States;
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only 3 percent of the 80,000 dams in the United States generate electricity, so there is substantial potential for adding hydropower generation to nonpowered dams; and
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according to one study, by utilizing currently untapped resources, the United States could add approximately 60,000 megawatts of new hydropower capacity by 2025, which could create 700,000 new jobs over the next 13 years.
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Promoting small hydroelectric power projects
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Subsection (d) of section 405 of the Public Utility Regulatory Policies Act of 1978 (
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/16/2705">
16 U.S.C. 2705
</external-xref>
) is amended by striking
<quote>
5,000
</quote>
and inserting
<quote>
10,000
</quote>
.
</text>
</section>
<section id="HA268DCA5CDF348AFAD1F07D2DB718509">
<enum>
4.
</enum>
<header>
Promoting conduit hydropower projects
</header>
<subsection commented="no" id="HBFD586C07A0B442FBA8C52D8FF8DBE83">
<enum>
(a)
</enum>
<header>
Applicability of, and exemption from, licensing requirements
</header>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Section 30 of the Federal Power Act (
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/16/823a">
16 U.S.C. 823a
</external-xref>
) is amended—
</text>
<paragraph commented="no" id="H62D9630FEF16490BBF2971B4043C8A63">
<enum>
(1)
</enum>
<text>
by striking subsections (a) and (b) and inserting the following:
</text>
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<subsection commented="no" id="HF858D6C1D2E84E5ABC60CD7F6A854C8A">
<enum>
(a)
</enum>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="yes-display-inline" id="H88F91F312546460689B8F4C6FE3FE9DC">
<enum>
(1)
</enum>
<text>
A qualifying conduit hydropower facility shall not be required to be licensed under this part.
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph commented="no" id="HBEA96BAEF5CF414EB735E8DACC33896F" indent="up1">
<enum>
(2)
</enum>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="yes-display-inline" id="H0C73B457AF774C95A14059ED29F09103">
<enum>
(A)
</enum>
<text>
Any person, State, or municipality proposing to construct a qualifying conduit hydropower facility shall file with the Commission a notice of intent to construct such facility. The notice shall include sufficient information to demonstrate that the facility meets the qualifying criteria.
</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HA18168240A0D458A87211A54BA588B38" indent="up1">
<enum>
(B)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Not later than 15 days after receipt of a notice of intent filed under subparagraph (A), the Commission shall—
</text>
<clause commented="no" id="HA10851006874477DAC0FBFC6D4CDFF42">
<enum>
(i)
</enum>
<text>
make an initial determination as to whether the facility meets the qualifying criteria; and
</text>
</clause>
<clause commented="no" id="H1109986C54DB4D55AE879D0D9F35FF58">
<enum>
(ii)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
if the Commission makes an initial determination, pursuant to clause (i), that the facility meets the qualifying criteria, publish public notice of the notice of intent filed under subparagraph (A).
</text>
</clause>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph commented="no" id="H9F8696E8F18D43D7BAB888978ACCA64F" indent="up1">
<enum>
(C)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
If, not later than 45 days after the date of publication of the public notice described in subparagraph (B)(ii)—
</text>
<clause id="H5AB61DABBCF44E37929CDBE2D36007B4">
<enum>
(i)
</enum>
<text>
an entity contests whether the facility meets the qualifying criteria, the Commission shall promptly issue a written determination as to whether the facility meets such criteria; or
</text>
</clause>
<clause id="HAD918503114A4647B63AEC7BC01291BD">
<enum>
(ii)
</enum>
<text>
no entity contests whether the facility meets the qualifying criteria, the facility shall be deemed to meet such criteria.
</text>
</clause>
</subparagraph>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="HD81EF6C1A93C453EB41C28B388864583" indent="up1">
<enum>
(3)
</enum>
<text>
For purposes of this section:
</text>
<subparagraph id="H7E4C6DB0DBE04051AC8AB5F29FBF02BC">
<enum>
(A)
</enum>
<text>
The term
<term>
conduit
</term>
means any 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 commented="no" id="HCCB1B1C1DBED4870ABDD2E7EB53AA190">
<enum>
(B)
</enum>
<text>
The term
<term>
qualifying conduit hydropower facility
</term>
means a facility (not including any dam or other impoundment) that is determined or deemed under paragraph (2)(C) to meet the qualifying criteria.
</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HFF00A85777AC483F951C4041F926787D">
<enum>
(C)
</enum>
<text>
The term
<term>
qualifying criteria
</term>
means, with respect to a facility—
</text>
<clause id="H5B6823C50A564E1E91F07D2E04B05EBF">
<enum>
(i)
</enum>
<text>
the facility is constructed, operated, or maintained for the generation of electric power and uses for such generation only the hydroelectric potential of a non-federally owned conduit;
</text>
</clause>
<clause id="H8DD7F50ED9524F1CBD46B9D369FEE304">
<enum>
(ii)
</enum>
<text>
the facility has an installed capacity that does not exceed 5 megawatts; and
</text>
</clause>
<clause id="H72F6AB5C3E9E4AC8BD338D5FD0617ED0">
<enum>
(iii)
</enum>
<text>
on or before the date of enactment of the Hydropower Regulatory Efficiency Act of 2013, the facility is not licensed under, or exempted from the license requirements contained in, this part.
</text>
</clause>
</subparagraph>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
<subsection id="H1DF00AD072104A41A52799FB73CBDE0E">
<enum>
(b)
</enum>
<text>
Subject to subsection (c), the Commission may grant an exemption in whole or in part from the requirements of this part, including any license requirements contained in this part, to any facility (not including any dam or other impoundment) constructed, operated, or maintained for the generation of electric power which the Commission determines, by rule or order—
</text>
<paragraph id="H8704E58849414ED6835DBDB25B14AF03">
<enum>
(1)
</enum>
<text>
utilizes for such generation only the hydroelectric potential of a conduit; and
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H97CA196F33C24E619D700DB84BB08A1B">
<enum>
(2)
</enum>
<text>
has an installed capacity that does not exceed 40 megawatts.
</text>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
<after-quoted-block>
;
</after-quoted-block>
</quoted-block>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="HF8B5A8FD80134600A7CD90C0A78C169E">
<enum>
(2)
</enum>
<text>
in subsection (c), by striking
<quote>
subsection (a)
</quote>
and inserting
<quote>
subsection (b)
</quote>
; and
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H28EDEC59291C435793C6D048C7E0D32D">
<enum>
(3)
</enum>
<text>
in subsection (d), by striking
<quote>
subsection (a)
</quote>
and inserting
<quote>
subsection (b)
</quote>
.
</text>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
<subsection id="H39FEC5A7A5F04E76945CD31B1A432F1E">
<enum>
(b)
</enum>
<header>
Conforming amendment
</header>
<text>
Subsection (d) of section 405 of the Public Utility Regulatory Policies Act of 1978 (
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/16/2705">
16 U.S.C. 2705
</external-xref>
), as amended, is further amended by striking
<quote>
subsection (a) of such section 30
</quote>
and inserting
<quote>
subsection (b) of such section 30
</quote>
.
</text>
</subsection>
</section>
<section id="H59CD2ADF4ACF476799582827C16F9C9D">
<enum>
5.
</enum>
<header>
FERC authority to extend preliminary permit periods
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
Section 5 of the Federal Power Act (
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/16/798">
16 U.S.C. 798
</external-xref>
) is amended—
</text>
<paragraph id="H7375E99A06D946138AD2C5192ACC19DF">
<enum>
(1)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
by designating the first, second, and third sentences as subsections (a), (c), and (d), respectively; and
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H4B0626F408F74EBE81C0BD2FAC0399FD">
<enum>
(2)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
by inserting after subsection (a) (as so designated) the following:
</text>
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<subsection id="H5CFAE5041312443C8A47527F03A852DF">
<enum>
(b)
</enum>
<text>
The Commission may extend the period of a preliminary permit once for not more than 2 additional years beyond the 3 years permitted by subsection (a) if the Commission finds that the permittee has carried out activities under such permit in good faith and with reasonable diligence.
</text>
</subsection>
<after-quoted-block>
.
</after-quoted-block>
</quoted-block>
</paragraph>
</section>
<section commented="no" id="HDB268F484CCD42DF9AEB2807D34D1246">
<enum>
6.
</enum>
<header>
Promoting hydropower development at nonpowered dams and closed loop pumped storage projects
</header>
<subsection commented="no" id="H8B5B87CE0296465B9236B9CB5079E250">
<enum>
(a)
</enum>
<header>
In general
</header>
<text>
To improve the regulatory process and reduce delays and costs for hydropower development at nonpowered dams and closed loop pumped storage projects, the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (referred to in this section as the
<term>
Commission
</term>
) shall investigate the feasibility of the issuance of a license for hydropower development at nonpowered dams and closed loop pumped storage projects in a 2-year period (referred to in this section as a
<term>
2-year process
</term>
). Such a 2-year process shall include any prefiling licensing process of the Commission.
</text>
</subsection>
<subsection id="H2D39A9FD2943466B8337E8D9C74373B9">
<enum>
(b)
</enum>
<header>
Workshops and pilots
</header>
<text>
The Commission shall—
</text>
<paragraph id="H7A9D36788CCF423CB1094DCD63440F4B">
<enum>
(1)
</enum>
<text>
not later than 60 days after the date of enactment of this Act, hold an initial workshop to solicit public comment and recommendations on how to implement a 2-year process;
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H61028254A9F94F81853FAEFF1C9C855B">
<enum>
(2)
</enum>
<text>
develop criteria for identifying projects featuring hydropower development at nonpowered dams and closed loop pumped storage projects that may be appropriate for licensing within a 2-year process;
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph commented="no" id="HD77DFFCA93324E04861E3A2E1564EC4E">
<enum>
(3)
</enum>
<text>
not later than 180 days after the date of enactment of this Act, develop and implement pilot projects to test a 2-year process, if practicable; and
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph commented="no" id="H1F51B077005E441EB5658C4F01987FFA">
<enum>
(4)
</enum>
<text>
not later than 3 years after the date of implementation of the final pilot project testing a 2-year process, hold a final workshop to solicit public comment on the effectiveness of each tested 2-year process.
</text>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
<subsection id="HA9BBB40B7D744C04805CC8B80D5C60A8">
<enum>
(c)
</enum>
<header>
Memorandum of understanding
</header>
<text>
The Commission shall, to the extent practicable, enter into a memorandum of understanding with any applicable Federal or State agency to implement a pilot project described in subsection (b).
</text>
</subsection>
<subsection id="HF12D3906EBB3442EB82D808FDCEAE8B5">
<enum>
(d)
</enum>
<header>
Reports
</header>
<paragraph commented="no" id="H91BB6B9539A24AFA9028DA91F362117A">
<enum>
(1)
</enum>
<header>
Pilot projects not implemented
</header>
<text>
If the Commission determines that no pilot project described in subsection (b) is practicable because no 2-year process is practicable, not later than 240 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Commission shall submit to the Committee on Energy and Commerce of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources of the Senate a report that—
</text>
<subparagraph commented="no" id="H1ED5375CD983422F82929512AB07946C">
<enum>
(A)
</enum>
<text>
describes the public comments received as part of the initial workshop held under subsection (b)(1); and
</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph commented="no" id="HCFD76E463231432C931D9A217D24CFC2">
<enum>
(B)
</enum>
<text>
identifies the process, legal, environmental, economic, and other issues that justify the determination of the Commission that no 2-year process is practicable, with recommendations on how Congress may address or remedy the identified issues.
</text>
</subparagraph>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H9F8C5F005F06434DB04E19D774B3DB1B">
<enum>
(2)
</enum>
<header>
Pilot projects implemented
</header>
<text>
If the Commission develops and implements pilot projects involving a 2-year process, not later than 60 days after the date of completion of the final workshop held under subsection (b)(4), the Commission shall submit to the Committee on Energy and Commerce of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources of the Senate a report that—
</text>
<subparagraph id="H1475B801378E4DCCB29BB00ABD0DAA6B">
<enum>
(A)
</enum>
<text>
describes the outcomes of the pilot projects;
</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HAB45EAE6DE564F5799857368A4B6E5BB">
<enum>
(B)
</enum>
<text>
describes the public comments from the final workshop on the effectiveness of each tested 2-year process; and
</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H85665D9345EF4D6DA63FA37396AC1A9E">
<enum>
(C)
</enum>
<clause commented="no" display-inline="yes-display-inline" id="H73D6D6A9E75C432E9E088BB20660C9F0">
<enum>
(i)
</enum>
<text>
outlines how the Commission will adopt policies under existing law (including regulations) that result in a 2-year process for appropriate projects;
</text>
</clause>
<clause commented="no" id="H8EF06CC349C7441C8284D4DDA9651362" indent="up1">
<enum>
(ii)
</enum>
<text>
outlines how the Commission will issue new regulations to adopt a 2-year process for appropriate projects; or
</text>
</clause>
<clause id="H01CB3ACF605D4AE78E666A79F2A612E6" indent="up1">
<enum>
(iii)
</enum>
<text>
identifies the process, legal, environmental, economic, and other issues that justify a determination of the Commission that no 2-year process is practicable, with recommendations on how Congress may address or remedy the identified issues.
</text>
</clause>
</subparagraph>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
</section>
<section id="HE7F3E17E18F74F70A3D1E078838DE4D7">
<enum>
7.
</enum>
<header>
DOE study of pumped storage and potential hydropower from conduits
</header>
<subsection id="HD5FB76AAFB6B43A7A7FFAD26174B3956">
<enum>
(a)
</enum>
<header>
In general
</header>
<text>
The Secretary of Energy shall conduct a study—
</text>
<paragraph commented="no" id="H10B113C290344752A963B23FEC6AE03C">
<enum>
(1)
</enum>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="yes-display-inline" id="HA0D08588CCCF43788DFA0E8E3E943A0C">
<enum>
(A)
</enum>
<text>
of the technical flexibility that existing pumped storage facilities can provide to support intermittent renewable electric energy generation, including the potential for such existing facilities to be upgraded or retrofitted with advanced commercially available technology; and
</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph commented="no" id="H30FF5EF0C00A4F62974915CAEFAA12D6" indent="up1">
<enum>
(B)
</enum>
<text>
of the technical potential of existing pumped storage facilities and new advanced pumped storage facilities, to provide grid reliability benefits; and
</text>
</subparagraph>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="HB036641E8704406CB4A7E61894C1C705">
<enum>
(2)
</enum>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="yes-display-inline" id="H2BEBA0EA34654C4DAB12054BF8D7626F">
<enum>
(A)
</enum>
<text>
to identify the range of opportunities for hydropower that may be obtained from conduits (as defined by the Secretary) in the United States; and
</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HB245FD8CB7924AA5911AA86F3108F2AD" indent="up1">
<enum>
(B)
</enum>
<text>
through case studies, to assess amounts of potential energy generation from such conduit hydropower projects.
</text>
</subparagraph>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H0EC7CD82E1B344E993687C91AE4CFA96">
<enum>
(b)
</enum>
<header>
Report
</header>
<text>
Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Energy shall submit to the Committee on Energy and Commerce of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources of the Senate a report that describes the results of the study conducted under subsection (a), including any recommendations.
</text>
</subsection>
</section>
</legis-body>
<endorsement display="yes">
<action-date date="20130204">
February 4, 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. 4 113th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 267 [Report No. 113–6] IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES January 15, 2013 Mrs. McMorris Rodgers (for herself, Ms. DeGette , Mr. Walden , Mr. Terry , Mr. Markey , Mr. Latta , Mr. Matheson , Mr. Ben Ray Luján of New Mexico , and Mr. Dingell ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce February 4, 2013 Additional sponsor: Mr. Gardner February 4, 2013 Committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union and ordered to be printed A BILL To improve hydropower, and for other purposes.
1. Short title; table of contents (a) Short title This Act may be cited as the Hydropower Regulatory Efficiency Act of 2013 . (b) Table of contents The table of contents of this Act is as follows: Sec. 1. Short title; table of contents. Sec. 2. Findings. Sec. 3. Promoting small hydroelectric power projects. Sec. 4. Promoting conduit hydropower projects. Sec. 5. FERC authority to extend preliminary permit periods. Sec. 6. Promoting hydropower development at nonpowered dams and closed loop pumped storage projects. Sec. 7. DOE study of pumped storage and potential hydropower from conduits. 2. Findings Congress finds that— (1) the hydropower industry currently employs approximately 300,000 workers across the United States; (2) hydropower is the largest source of clean, renewable electricity in the United States; (3) as of the date of enactment of this Act, hydropower resources, including pumped storage facilities, provide— (A) nearly 7 percent of the electricity generated in the United States; and (B) approximately 100,000 megawatts of electric capacity in the United States; (4) only 3 percent of the 80,000 dams in the United States generate electricity, so there is substantial potential for adding hydropower generation to nonpowered dams; and (5) according to one study, by utilizing currently untapped resources, the United States could add approximately 60,000 megawatts of new hydropower capacity by 2025, which could create 700,000 new jobs over the next 13 years. 3. Promoting small hydroelectric power projects Subsection (d) of section 405 of the Public Utility Regulatory Policies Act of 1978 ( 16 U.S.C. 2705 ) is amended by striking 5,000 and inserting 10,000 . 4. Promoting conduit hydropower projects (a) Applicability of, and exemption from, licensing requirements Section 30 of the Federal Power Act ( 16 U.S.C. 823a ) is amended— (1) by striking subsections (a) and (b) and inserting the following: (a) (1) A qualifying conduit hydropower facility shall not be required to be licensed under this part. (2) (A) Any person, State, or municipality proposing to construct a qualifying conduit hydropower facility shall file with the Commission a notice of intent to construct such facility. The notice shall include sufficient information to demonstrate that the facility meets the qualifying criteria. (B) Not later than 15 days after receipt of a notice of intent filed under subparagraph (A), the Commission shall— (i) make an initial determination as to whether the facility meets the qualifying criteria; and (ii) if the Commission makes an initial determination, pursuant to clause (i), that the facility meets the qualifying criteria, publish public notice of the notice of intent filed under subparagraph (A). (C) If, not later than 45 days after the date of publication of the public notice described in subparagraph (B)(ii)— (i) an entity contests whether the facility meets the qualifying criteria, the Commission shall promptly issue a written determination as to whether the facility meets such criteria; or (ii) no entity contests whether the facility meets the qualifying criteria, the facility shall be deemed to meet such criteria. (3) For purposes of this section: (A) The term conduit means any 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) The term qualifying conduit hydropower facility means a facility (not including any dam or other impoundment) that is determined or deemed under paragraph (2)(C) to meet the qualifying criteria. (C) The term qualifying criteria means, with respect to a facility— (i) the facility is constructed, operated, or maintained for the generation of electric power and uses for such generation only the hydroelectric potential of a non-federally owned conduit; (ii) the facility has an installed capacity that does not exceed 5 megawatts; and (iii) on or before the date of enactment of the Hydropower Regulatory Efficiency Act of 2013, the facility is not licensed under, or exempted from the license requirements contained in, this part. (b) Subject to subsection (c), the Commission may grant an exemption in whole or in part from the requirements of this part, including any license requirements contained in this part, to any facility (not including any dam or other impoundment) constructed, operated, or maintained for the generation of electric power which the Commission determines, by rule or order— (1) utilizes for such generation only the hydroelectric potential of a conduit; and (2) has an installed capacity that does not exceed 40 megawatts. ; (2) in subsection (c), by striking subsection (a) and inserting subsection (b) ; and (3) in subsection (d), by striking subsection (a) and inserting subsection (b) . (b) Conforming amendment Subsection (d) of section 405 of the Public Utility Regulatory Policies Act of 1978 ( 16 U.S.C. 2705 ), as amended, is further amended by striking subsection (a) of such section 30 and inserting subsection (b) of such section 30 . 5. FERC authority to extend preliminary permit periods Section 5 of the Federal Power Act ( 16 U.S.C. 798 ) is amended— (1) by designating the first, second, and third sentences as subsections (a), (c), and (d), respectively; and (2) by inserting after subsection (a) (as so designated) the following: (b) The Commission may extend the period of a preliminary permit once for not more than 2 additional years beyond the 3 years permitted by subsection (a) if the Commission finds that the permittee has carried out activities under such permit in good faith and with reasonable diligence. . 6. Promoting hydropower development at nonpowered dams and closed loop pumped storage projects (a) In general To improve the regulatory process and reduce delays and costs for hydropower development at nonpowered dams and closed loop pumped storage projects, the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (referred to in this section as the Commission ) shall investigate the feasibility of the issuance of a license for hydropower development at nonpowered dams and closed loop pumped storage projects in a 2-year period (referred to in this section as a 2-year process ). Such a 2-year process shall include any prefiling licensing process of the Commission. (b) Workshops and pilots The Commission shall— (1) not later than 60 days after the date of enactment of this Act, hold an initial workshop to solicit public comment and recommendations on how to implement a 2-year process; (2) develop criteria for identifying projects featuring hydropower development at nonpowered dams and closed loop pumped storage projects that may be appropriate for licensing within a 2-year process; (3) not later than 180 days after the date of enactment of this Act, develop and implement pilot projects to test a 2-year process, if practicable; and (4) not later than 3 years after the date of implementation of the final pilot project testing a 2-year process, hold a final workshop to solicit public comment on the effectiveness of each tested 2-year process. (c) Memorandum of understanding The Commission shall, to the extent practicable, enter into a memorandum of understanding with any applicable Federal or State agency to implement a pilot project described in subsection (b). (d) Reports (1) Pilot projects not implemented If the Commission determines that no pilot project described in subsection (b) is practicable because no 2-year process is practicable, not later than 240 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Commission shall submit to the Committee on Energy and Commerce of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources of the Senate a report that— (A) describes the public comments received as part of the initial workshop held under subsection (b)(1); and (B) identifies the process, legal, environmental, economic, and other issues that justify the determination of the Commission that no 2-year process is practicable, with recommendations on how Congress may address or remedy the identified issues. (2) Pilot projects implemented If the Commission develops and implements pilot projects involving a 2-year process, not later than 60 days after the date of completion of the final workshop held under subsection (b)(4), the Commission shall submit to the Committee on Energy and Commerce of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources of the Senate a report that— (A) describes the outcomes of the pilot projects; (B) describes the public comments from the final workshop on the effectiveness of each tested 2-year process; and (C) (i) outlines how the Commission will adopt policies under existing law (including regulations) that result in a 2-year process for appropriate projects; (ii) outlines how the Commission will issue new regulations to adopt a 2-year process for appropriate projects; or (iii) identifies the process, legal, environmental, economic, and other issues that justify a determination of the Commission that no 2-year process is practicable, with recommendations on how Congress may address or remedy the identified issues. 7. DOE study of pumped storage and potential hydropower from conduits (a) In general The Secretary of Energy shall conduct a study— (1) (A) of the technical flexibility that existing pumped storage facilities can provide to support intermittent renewable electric energy generation, including the potential for such existing facilities to be upgraded or retrofitted with advanced commercially available technology; and (B) of the technical potential of existing pumped storage facilities and new advanced pumped storage facilities, to provide grid reliability benefits; and (2) (A) to identify the range of opportunities for hydropower that may be obtained from conduits (as defined by the Secretary) in the United States; and (B) through case studies, to assess amounts of potential energy generation from such conduit hydropower projects. (b) Report Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Energy shall submit to the Committee on Energy and Commerce of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources of the Senate a report that describes the results of the study conducted under subsection (a), including any recommendations.
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113 HR 267 RS: Hydropower Regulatory Efficiency Act of 2013
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U.S. House of Representatives
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2013-02-14
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II
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<calendar>
Calendar No. 71
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113th CONGRESS
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<session>
1st Session
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<legis-num>
H. R. 267
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IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED
STATES
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February 14, 2013
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Received; read twice and referred to the
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Committee on Energy and Natural
Resources
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May 13, 2013
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Reported by
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Mr. Wyden
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,
without amendment
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AN ACT
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To improve hydropower, and for other
purposes.
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1.
</enum>
<header>
Short title; table of
contents
</header>
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<enum>
(a)
</enum>
<header>
Short
title
</header>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
This Act may be cited
as the
<quote>
<short-title>
Hydropower Regulatory
Efficiency Act of 2013
</short-title>
</quote>
.
</text>
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<enum>
(b)
</enum>
<header>
Table of
contents
</header>
<text>
The table of contents of this Act is as follows:
</text>
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Sec. 1. Short title; table of contents.
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Sec. 2. Findings.
</toc-entry>
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Sec. 3. Promoting small hydroelectric power
projects.
</toc-entry>
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Sec. 4. Promoting conduit hydropower projects.
</toc-entry>
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Sec. 5. FERC authority to extend preliminary permit
periods.
</toc-entry>
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Sec. 6. Promoting hydropower development at nonpowered dams and
closed loop pumped storage projects.
</toc-entry>
<toc-entry idref="HE7F3E17E18F74F70A3D1E078838DE4D7" level="section">
Sec. 7. DOE study of pumped storage and potential hydropower
from conduits.
</toc-entry>
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</subsection>
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<enum>
2.
</enum>
<header>
Findings
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
Congress finds that—
</text>
<paragraph id="H6884DC3E10724532BE715444F83561D7">
<enum>
(1)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
the hydropower industry currently employs
approximately 300,000 workers across the United States;
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H091D6DD307094B5B95C9BDEF6AE47AB1">
<enum>
(2)
</enum>
<text>
hydropower is the
largest source of clean, renewable electricity in the United States;
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H206EB2872C274FA18D0E022972DABE59">
<enum>
(3)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
as of the date of enactment of this Act,
hydropower resources, including pumped storage facilities, provide—
</text>
<subparagraph id="HCF1D610C9BB441A58C8FA01B897B1465">
<enum>
(A)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
nearly 7 percent of the electricity
generated in the United States; and
</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H41FBDBED75B140C0945F06FA7CC6A706">
<enum>
(B)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
approximately 100,000 megawatts of electric
capacity in the United States;
</text>
</subparagraph>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="HA4C51A606FFD470D9EC2FF009A984067">
<enum>
(4)
</enum>
<text>
only 3 percent of
the 80,000 dams in the United States generate electricity, so there is
substantial potential for adding hydropower generation to nonpowered dams;
and
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H9804645F18244946AD2B0ADEED87ECEC">
<enum>
(5)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
according to one study, by utilizing
currently untapped resources, the United States could add approximately 60,000
megawatts of new hydropower capacity by 2025, which could create 700,000 new
jobs over the next 13 years.
</text>
</paragraph>
</section>
<section id="HC4A0D856F96449F49BF9F3B1A7AD8D74">
<enum>
3.
</enum>
<header>
Promoting small
hydroelectric power projects
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
Subsection (d) of section 405 of the Public
Utility Regulatory Policies Act of 1978 (
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/16/2705">
16 U.S.C. 2705
</external-xref>
) is amended by
striking
<quote>
5,000
</quote>
and inserting
<quote>
10,000
</quote>
.
</text>
</section>
<section id="HA268DCA5CDF348AFAD1F07D2DB718509">
<enum>
4.
</enum>
<header>
Promoting conduit
hydropower projects
</header>
<subsection commented="no" id="HBFD586C07A0B442FBA8C52D8FF8DBE83">
<enum>
(a)
</enum>
<header>
Applicability
of, and exemption from, licensing requirements
</header>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Section 30 of the Federal Power Act
(16 U.S.C.
823a) is amended—
</text>
<paragraph commented="no" id="H62D9630FEF16490BBF2971B4043C8A63">
<enum>
(1)
</enum>
<text>
by striking
subsections (a) and (b) and inserting the following:
</text>
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<subsection commented="no" id="HF858D6C1D2E84E5ABC60CD7F6A854C8A">
<enum>
(a)
</enum>
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<enum>
(1)
</enum>
<text>
A qualifying conduit
hydropower facility shall not be required to be licensed under this
part.
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph commented="no" id="HBEA96BAEF5CF414EB735E8DACC33896F" indent="up1">
<enum>
(2)
</enum>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="yes-display-inline" id="H0C73B457AF774C95A14059ED29F09103">
<enum>
(A)
</enum>
<text>
Any person, State, or
municipality proposing to construct a qualifying conduit hydropower facility
shall file with the Commission a notice of intent to construct such facility.
The notice shall include sufficient information to demonstrate that the
facility meets the qualifying criteria.
</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HA18168240A0D458A87211A54BA588B38" indent="up1">
<enum>
(B)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Not later than 15 days after receipt of a
notice of intent filed under subparagraph (A), the Commission shall—
</text>
<clause commented="no" id="HA10851006874477DAC0FBFC6D4CDFF42">
<enum>
(i)
</enum>
<text>
make an initial determination as to
whether the facility meets the qualifying criteria; and
</text>
</clause>
<clause commented="no" id="H1109986C54DB4D55AE879D0D9F35FF58">
<enum>
(ii)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
if the Commission makes an initial
determination, pursuant to clause (i), that the facility meets the qualifying
criteria, publish public notice of the notice of intent filed under
subparagraph (A).
</text>
</clause>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph commented="no" id="H9F8696E8F18D43D7BAB888978ACCA64F" indent="up1">
<enum>
(C)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
If, not later than 45 days after the date
of publication of the public notice described in subparagraph (B)(ii)—
</text>
<clause id="H5AB61DABBCF44E37929CDBE2D36007B4">
<enum>
(i)
</enum>
<text>
an entity contests whether the
facility meets the qualifying criteria, the Commission shall promptly issue a
written determination as to whether the facility meets such criteria; or
</text>
</clause>
<clause id="HAD918503114A4647B63AEC7BC01291BD">
<enum>
(ii)
</enum>
<text>
no entity contests whether the
facility meets the qualifying criteria, the facility shall be deemed to meet
such criteria.
</text>
</clause>
</subparagraph>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="HD81EF6C1A93C453EB41C28B388864583" indent="up1">
<enum>
(3)
</enum>
<text>
For purposes of this section:
</text>
<subparagraph id="H7E4C6DB0DBE04051AC8AB5F29FBF02BC">
<enum>
(A)
</enum>
<text>
The term
<term>
conduit
</term>
means
any 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 commented="no" id="HCCB1B1C1DBED4870ABDD2E7EB53AA190">
<enum>
(B)
</enum>
<text>
The term
<term>
qualifying conduit
hydropower facility
</term>
means a facility (not including any dam or other
impoundment) that is determined or deemed under paragraph (2)(C) to meet the
qualifying criteria.
</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HFF00A85777AC483F951C4041F926787D">
<enum>
(C)
</enum>
<text>
The term
<term>
qualifying
criteria
</term>
means, with respect to a facility—
</text>
<clause id="H5B6823C50A564E1E91F07D2E04B05EBF">
<enum>
(i)
</enum>
<text>
the facility is constructed,
operated, or maintained for the generation of electric power and uses for such
generation only the hydroelectric potential of a non-federally owned
conduit;
</text>
</clause>
<clause id="H8DD7F50ED9524F1CBD46B9D369FEE304">
<enum>
(ii)
</enum>
<text>
the facility has an installed
capacity that does not exceed 5 megawatts; and
</text>
</clause>
<clause id="H72F6AB5C3E9E4AC8BD338D5FD0617ED0">
<enum>
(iii)
</enum>
<text>
on or before the date of
enactment of the Hydropower Regulatory Efficiency Act of 2013, the facility is
not licensed under, or exempted from the license requirements contained in,
this part.
</text>
</clause>
</subparagraph>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
<subsection id="H1DF00AD072104A41A52799FB73CBDE0E">
<enum>
(b)
</enum>
<text>
Subject to
subsection (c), the Commission may grant an exemption in whole or in part from
the requirements of this part, including any license requirements contained in
this part, to any facility (not including any dam or other impoundment)
constructed, operated, or maintained for the generation of electric power which
the Commission determines, by rule or order—
</text>
<paragraph id="H8704E58849414ED6835DBDB25B14AF03">
<enum>
(1)
</enum>
<text>
utilizes for such
generation only the hydroelectric potential of a conduit; and
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H97CA196F33C24E619D700DB84BB08A1B">
<enum>
(2)
</enum>
<text>
has an installed
capacity that does not exceed 40
megawatts.
</text>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
<after-quoted-block>
;
</after-quoted-block>
</quoted-block>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="HF8B5A8FD80134600A7CD90C0A78C169E">
<enum>
(2)
</enum>
<text>
in subsection (c),
by striking
<quote>
subsection (a)
</quote>
and inserting
<quote>
subsection
(b)
</quote>
; and
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H28EDEC59291C435793C6D048C7E0D32D">
<enum>
(3)
</enum>
<text>
in subsection (d),
by striking
<quote>
subsection (a)
</quote>
and inserting
<quote>
subsection
(b)
</quote>
.
</text>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
<subsection id="H39FEC5A7A5F04E76945CD31B1A432F1E">
<enum>
(b)
</enum>
<header>
Conforming
amendment
</header>
<text>
Subsection (d) of section 405 of the Public Utility
Regulatory Policies Act of 1978 (
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/16/2705">
16 U.S.C. 2705
</external-xref>
), as amended, is
further amended by striking
<quote>
subsection (a) of such section 30
</quote>
and inserting
<quote>
subsection (b) of such section 30
</quote>
.
</text>
</subsection>
</section>
<section id="H59CD2ADF4ACF476799582827C16F9C9D">
<enum>
5.
</enum>
<header>
FERC authority to
extend preliminary permit periods
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
Section 5 of the Federal Power Act
(16 U.S.C.
798) is amended—
</text>
<paragraph id="H7375E99A06D946138AD2C5192ACC19DF">
<enum>
(1)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
by designating the first, second, and third
sentences as subsections (a), (c), and (d), respectively; and
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H4B0626F408F74EBE81C0BD2FAC0399FD">
<enum>
(2)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
by inserting after subsection (a) (as so
designated) the following:
</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HDA9040F3BD6B49B188F3A3AA78E66C95" style="OLC">
<subsection id="H5CFAE5041312443C8A47527F03A852DF">
<enum>
(b)
</enum>
<text>
The Commission may
extend the period of a preliminary permit once for not more than 2 additional
years beyond the 3 years permitted by subsection (a) if the Commission finds
that the permittee has carried out activities under such permit in good faith
and with reasonable
diligence.
</text>
</subsection>
<after-quoted-block>
.
</after-quoted-block>
</quoted-block>
</paragraph>
</section>
<section commented="no" id="HDB268F484CCD42DF9AEB2807D34D1246">
<enum>
6.
</enum>
<header>
Promoting
hydropower development at nonpowered dams and closed loop pumped storage
projects
</header>
<subsection commented="no" id="H8B5B87CE0296465B9236B9CB5079E250">
<enum>
(a)
</enum>
<header>
In
general
</header>
<text>
To improve the regulatory process and reduce delays and
costs for hydropower development at nonpowered dams and closed loop pumped
storage projects, the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (referred to in this
section as the
<term>
Commission
</term>
) shall investigate the feasibility of
the issuance of a license for hydropower development at nonpowered dams and
closed loop pumped storage projects in a 2-year period (referred to in this
section as a
<term>
2-year process
</term>
). Such a 2-year process shall include
any prefiling licensing process of the Commission.
</text>
</subsection>
<subsection id="H2D39A9FD2943466B8337E8D9C74373B9">
<enum>
(b)
</enum>
<header>
Workshops and
pilots
</header>
<text>
The Commission shall—
</text>
<paragraph id="H7A9D36788CCF423CB1094DCD63440F4B">
<enum>
(1)
</enum>
<text>
not later than 60
days after the date of enactment of this Act, hold an initial workshop to
solicit public comment and recommendations on how to implement a 2-year
process;
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H61028254A9F94F81853FAEFF1C9C855B">
<enum>
(2)
</enum>
<text>
develop criteria
for identifying projects featuring hydropower development at nonpowered dams
and closed loop pumped storage projects that may be appropriate for licensing
within a 2-year process;
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph commented="no" id="HD77DFFCA93324E04861E3A2E1564EC4E">
<enum>
(3)
</enum>
<text>
not later than 180
days after the date of enactment of this Act, develop and implement pilot
projects to test a 2-year process, if practicable; and
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph commented="no" id="H1F51B077005E441EB5658C4F01987FFA">
<enum>
(4)
</enum>
<text>
not later than 3
years after the date of implementation of the final pilot project testing a
2-year process, hold a final workshop to solicit public comment on the
effectiveness of each tested 2-year process.
</text>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
<subsection id="HA9BBB40B7D744C04805CC8B80D5C60A8">
<enum>
(c)
</enum>
<header>
Memorandum of
understanding
</header>
<text>
The Commission shall, to the extent practicable,
enter into a memorandum of understanding with any applicable Federal or State
agency to implement a pilot project described in subsection (b).
</text>
</subsection>
<subsection id="HF12D3906EBB3442EB82D808FDCEAE8B5">
<enum>
(d)
</enum>
<header>
Reports
</header>
<paragraph commented="no" id="H91BB6B9539A24AFA9028DA91F362117A">
<enum>
(1)
</enum>
<header>
Pilot projects
not implemented
</header>
<text>
If the Commission determines that no pilot
project described in subsection (b) is practicable because no 2-year process is
practicable, not later than 240 days after the date of enactment of this Act,
the Commission shall submit to the Committee on Energy and Commerce of the
House of Representatives and the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources of
the Senate a report that—
</text>
<subparagraph commented="no" id="H1ED5375CD983422F82929512AB07946C">
<enum>
(A)
</enum>
<text>
describes the
public comments received as part of the initial workshop held under subsection
(b)(1); and
</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph commented="no" id="HCFD76E463231432C931D9A217D24CFC2">
<enum>
(B)
</enum>
<text>
identifies the
process, legal, environmental, economic, and other issues that justify the
determination of the Commission that no 2-year process is practicable, with
recommendations on how Congress may address or remedy the identified
issues.
</text>
</subparagraph>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H9F8C5F005F06434DB04E19D774B3DB1B">
<enum>
(2)
</enum>
<header>
Pilot projects
implemented
</header>
<text>
If the Commission develops and implements pilot
projects involving a 2-year process, not later than 60 days after the date of
completion of the final workshop held under subsection (b)(4), the Commission
shall submit to the Committee on Energy and Commerce of the House of
Representatives and the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources of the Senate
a report that—
</text>
<subparagraph id="H1475B801378E4DCCB29BB00ABD0DAA6B">
<enum>
(A)
</enum>
<text>
describes the
outcomes of the pilot projects;
</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HAB45EAE6DE564F5799857368A4B6E5BB">
<enum>
(B)
</enum>
<text>
describes the
public comments from the final workshop on the effectiveness of each tested
2-year process; and
</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H85665D9345EF4D6DA63FA37396AC1A9E">
<enum>
(C)
</enum>
<clause commented="no" display-inline="yes-display-inline" id="H73D6D6A9E75C432E9E088BB20660C9F0">
<enum>
(i)
</enum>
<text>
outlines how the
Commission will adopt policies under existing law (including regulations) that
result in a 2-year process for appropriate projects;
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outlines how the Commission will
issue new regulations to adopt a 2-year process for appropriate projects;
or
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(iii)
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identifies the process, legal,
environmental, economic, and other issues that justify a determination of the
Commission that no 2-year process is practicable, with recommendations on how
Congress may address or remedy the identified issues.
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DOE study of
pumped storage and potential hydropower from conduits
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(a)
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In
general
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The Secretary of Energy shall conduct a study—
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(1)
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(A)
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of the technical
flexibility that existing pumped storage facilities can provide to support
intermittent renewable electric energy generation, including the potential for
such existing facilities to be upgraded or retrofitted with advanced
commercially available technology; and
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(B)
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of the technical potential of existing
pumped storage facilities and new advanced pumped storage facilities, to
provide grid reliability benefits; and
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(A)
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to identify the range of
opportunities for hydropower that may be obtained from conduits (as defined by
the Secretary) in the United States; and
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(B)
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through case studies, to assess
amounts of potential energy generation from such conduit hydropower
projects.
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(b)
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Report
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Not
later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary of
Energy shall submit to the Committee on Energy and Commerce of the House of
Representatives and the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources of the Senate
a report that describes the results of the study conducted under subsection
(a), including any recommendations.
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May 13, 2013
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Reported without amendment
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| II Calendar No. 71 113th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 267 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES February 14, 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 improve hydropower, and for other purposes.
1. Short title; table of contents (a) Short title This Act may be cited as the Hydropower Regulatory Efficiency Act of 2013 . (b) Table of contents The table of contents of this Act is as follows: Sec. 1. Short title; table of contents. Sec. 2. Findings. Sec. 3. Promoting small hydroelectric power projects. Sec. 4. Promoting conduit hydropower projects. Sec. 5. FERC authority to extend preliminary permit periods. Sec. 6. Promoting hydropower development at nonpowered dams and closed loop pumped storage projects. Sec. 7. DOE study of pumped storage and potential hydropower from conduits. 2. Findings Congress finds that— (1) the hydropower industry currently employs approximately 300,000 workers across the United States; (2) hydropower is the largest source of clean, renewable electricity in the United States; (3) as of the date of enactment of this Act, hydropower resources, including pumped storage facilities, provide— (A) nearly 7 percent of the electricity generated in the United States; and (B) approximately 100,000 megawatts of electric capacity in the United States; (4) only 3 percent of the 80,000 dams in the United States generate electricity, so there is substantial potential for adding hydropower generation to nonpowered dams; and (5) according to one study, by utilizing currently untapped resources, the United States could add approximately 60,000 megawatts of new hydropower capacity by 2025, which could create 700,000 new jobs over the next 13 years. 3. Promoting small hydroelectric power projects Subsection (d) of section 405 of the Public Utility Regulatory Policies Act of 1978 ( 16 U.S.C. 2705 ) is amended by striking 5,000 and inserting 10,000 . 4. Promoting conduit hydropower projects (a) Applicability of, and exemption from, licensing requirements Section 30 of the Federal Power Act (16 U.S.C. 823a) is amended— (1) by striking subsections (a) and (b) and inserting the following: (a) (1) A qualifying conduit hydropower facility shall not be required to be licensed under this part. (2) (A) Any person, State, or municipality proposing to construct a qualifying conduit hydropower facility shall file with the Commission a notice of intent to construct such facility. The notice shall include sufficient information to demonstrate that the facility meets the qualifying criteria. (B) Not later than 15 days after receipt of a notice of intent filed under subparagraph (A), the Commission shall— (i) make an initial determination as to whether the facility meets the qualifying criteria; and (ii) if the Commission makes an initial determination, pursuant to clause (i), that the facility meets the qualifying criteria, publish public notice of the notice of intent filed under subparagraph (A). (C) If, not later than 45 days after the date of publication of the public notice described in subparagraph (B)(ii)— (i) an entity contests whether the facility meets the qualifying criteria, the Commission shall promptly issue a written determination as to whether the facility meets such criteria; or (ii) no entity contests whether the facility meets the qualifying criteria, the facility shall be deemed to meet such criteria. (3) For purposes of this section: (A) The term conduit means any 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) The term qualifying conduit hydropower facility means a facility (not including any dam or other impoundment) that is determined or deemed under paragraph (2)(C) to meet the qualifying criteria. (C) The term qualifying criteria means, with respect to a facility— (i) the facility is constructed, operated, or maintained for the generation of electric power and uses for such generation only the hydroelectric potential of a non-federally owned conduit; (ii) the facility has an installed capacity that does not exceed 5 megawatts; and (iii) on or before the date of enactment of the Hydropower Regulatory Efficiency Act of 2013, the facility is not licensed under, or exempted from the license requirements contained in, this part. (b) Subject to subsection (c), the Commission may grant an exemption in whole or in part from the requirements of this part, including any license requirements contained in this part, to any facility (not including any dam or other impoundment) constructed, operated, or maintained for the generation of electric power which the Commission determines, by rule or order— (1) utilizes for such generation only the hydroelectric potential of a conduit; and (2) has an installed capacity that does not exceed 40 megawatts. ; (2) in subsection (c), by striking subsection (a) and inserting subsection (b) ; and (3) in subsection (d), by striking subsection (a) and inserting subsection (b) . (b) Conforming amendment Subsection (d) of section 405 of the Public Utility Regulatory Policies Act of 1978 ( 16 U.S.C. 2705 ), as amended, is further amended by striking subsection (a) of such section 30 and inserting subsection (b) of such section 30 . 5. FERC authority to extend preliminary permit periods Section 5 of the Federal Power Act (16 U.S.C. 798) is amended— (1) by designating the first, second, and third sentences as subsections (a), (c), and (d), respectively; and (2) by inserting after subsection (a) (as so designated) the following: (b) The Commission may extend the period of a preliminary permit once for not more than 2 additional years beyond the 3 years permitted by subsection (a) if the Commission finds that the permittee has carried out activities under such permit in good faith and with reasonable diligence. . 6. Promoting hydropower development at nonpowered dams and closed loop pumped storage projects (a) In general To improve the regulatory process and reduce delays and costs for hydropower development at nonpowered dams and closed loop pumped storage projects, the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (referred to in this section as the Commission ) shall investigate the feasibility of the issuance of a license for hydropower development at nonpowered dams and closed loop pumped storage projects in a 2-year period (referred to in this section as a 2-year process ). Such a 2-year process shall include any prefiling licensing process of the Commission. (b) Workshops and pilots The Commission shall— (1) not later than 60 days after the date of enactment of this Act, hold an initial workshop to solicit public comment and recommendations on how to implement a 2-year process; (2) develop criteria for identifying projects featuring hydropower development at nonpowered dams and closed loop pumped storage projects that may be appropriate for licensing within a 2-year process; (3) not later than 180 days after the date of enactment of this Act, develop and implement pilot projects to test a 2-year process, if practicable; and (4) not later than 3 years after the date of implementation of the final pilot project testing a 2-year process, hold a final workshop to solicit public comment on the effectiveness of each tested 2-year process. (c) Memorandum of understanding The Commission shall, to the extent practicable, enter into a memorandum of understanding with any applicable Federal or State agency to implement a pilot project described in subsection (b). (d) Reports (1) Pilot projects not implemented If the Commission determines that no pilot project described in subsection (b) is practicable because no 2-year process is practicable, not later than 240 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Commission shall submit to the Committee on Energy and Commerce of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources of the Senate a report that— (A) describes the public comments received as part of the initial workshop held under subsection (b)(1); and (B) identifies the process, legal, environmental, economic, and other issues that justify the determination of the Commission that no 2-year process is practicable, with recommendations on how Congress may address or remedy the identified issues. (2) Pilot projects implemented If the Commission develops and implements pilot projects involving a 2-year process, not later than 60 days after the date of completion of the final workshop held under subsection (b)(4), the Commission shall submit to the Committee on Energy and Commerce of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources of the Senate a report that— (A) describes the outcomes of the pilot projects; (B) describes the public comments from the final workshop on the effectiveness of each tested 2-year process; and (C) (i) outlines how the Commission will adopt policies under existing law (including regulations) that result in a 2-year process for appropriate projects; (ii) outlines how the Commission will issue new regulations to adopt a 2-year process for appropriate projects; or (iii) identifies the process, legal, environmental, economic, and other issues that justify a determination of the Commission that no 2-year process is practicable, with recommendations on how Congress may address or remedy the identified issues. 7. DOE study of pumped storage and potential hydropower from conduits (a) In general The Secretary of Energy shall conduct a study— (1) (A) of the technical flexibility that existing pumped storage facilities can provide to support intermittent renewable electric energy generation, including the potential for such existing facilities to be upgraded or retrofitted with advanced commercially available technology; and (B) of the technical potential of existing pumped storage facilities and new advanced pumped storage facilities, to provide grid reliability benefits; and (2) (A) to identify the range of opportunities for hydropower that may be obtained from conduits (as defined by the Secretary) in the United States; and (B) through case studies, to assess amounts of potential energy generation from such conduit hydropower projects. (b) Report Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Energy shall submit to the Committee on Energy and Commerce of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources of the Senate a report that describes the results of the study conducted under subsection (a), including any recommendations.
May 13, 2013 Reported without amendment |
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113th CONGRESS
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1st Session
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H. R. 268
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IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
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January 15, 2013
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Mr. Sarbanes
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(for
himself,
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Ms. Bonamici
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,
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Mr. Brady of Pennsylvania
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,
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Mr. Capuano
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,
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Mr. Cicilline
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Mr. Cohen
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,
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Mr. Conyers
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,
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Mr. Courtney
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,
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Ms. DeLauro
</cosponsor>
,
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Mr. Deutch
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,
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Mr. Dingell
</cosponsor>
,
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Ms. Edwards
</cosponsor>
,
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Mr. Ellison
</cosponsor>
,
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Ms. Eshoo
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,
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Mr. George Miller of California
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,
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Mr. Grijalva
</cosponsor>
,
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Mr. Himes
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,
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Mr. Holt
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,
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Mr. Larson of Connecticut
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,
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Ms. Lee of California
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,
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Mr. Maffei
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,
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Mr. McGovern
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,
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Mr. Nolan
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Ms. Norton
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,
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Mr. O'Rourke
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,
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Ms. Pingree of Maine
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,
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Mr. Polis
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,
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Mr. Price of North Carolina
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,
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Mr. Rush
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,
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Mr. Scott of Virginia
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,
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Mr. Sires
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,
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Mr. Tonko
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,
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Mr. Van Hollen
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, and
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Mr. Yarmuth
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) introduced the following
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Committee on
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Energy and Commerce
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, for
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A BILL
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To reform the financing of Congressional elections by
encouraging grassroots participation in the funding of campaigns, and for other
purposes.
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1.
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Short title; table of
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(a)
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Short
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This Act may be cited
as the
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Grassroots Democracy Act of
2013
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.
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Table of
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The table of contents of this Act is as follows:
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Sec. 1. Short title; table of contents.
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<toc-entry idref="HA355E0DE65944084872A4EAF93F47D38" level="title">
Title I—Grassroots Participation in Funding of
Elections
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Subtitle A—Grassroots Democracy Dollars
</toc-entry>
<toc-entry idref="H0D43A7AB05194A60A8A02AB2466D3D2F" level="section">
Sec. 101. Refundable credit for grassroots contributions to
Federal congressional candidates.
</toc-entry>
<toc-entry idref="H8D3C3B88F01645AF9155C79E6E016583" level="subtitle">
Subtitle B—Grassroots Democracy Coupon Pilot
Program
</toc-entry>
<toc-entry idref="H38504753FF204BC68526D985C89AD81E" level="section">
Sec. 111. Establishment of pilot program.
</toc-entry>
<toc-entry idref="H1F3C9D8883A54EC483D31B021F9C5BF0" level="section">
Sec. 112. Reports to Congress.
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<toc-entry idref="H63F5BCE263FA4E58AF1BF203581511FB" level="title">
Title II—Grassroots financing of congressional election
campaigns
</toc-entry>
<toc-entry idref="H8EB59CE85AFB4602B53CE9EDB2751B2F" level="section">
Sec. 201. Benefits and eligibility requirements for
candidates.
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<toc-entry idref="H6BD4809693D14E29B716AED962007746" level="title">
Title V—Grassroots financing of congressional election
campaigns
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Subtitle A—Benefits
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Sec. 501. Benefits for participating candidates.
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Sec. 502. Procedures for making payments.
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Sec. 503. Use of funds.
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Sec. 504. Qualified grassroots contributions
described.
</toc-entry>
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Subtitle B—Eligibility and certification
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Sec. 511. Eligibility.
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Sec. 512. Qualifying requirements.
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Sec. 513. Certification.
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Subtitle C—Requirements for Candidates Certified as
Participating Candidates
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Sec. 521. Contribution and expenditure
requirements.
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Sec. 522. Administration of campaign.
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Sec. 523. Preventing unnecessary spending of public
funds.
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Sec. 524. Remitting unspent funds after election.
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Subtitle D—Supplemental Grassroots Democracy People’s Fund
Payments
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Sec. 531. Eligibility of participating candidates for
payments.
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Sec. 532. Amount of payment; use of funds.
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Sec. 533. Severability.
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Subtitle E—Administrative provisions
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Sec. 541. Grassroots Democracy Fund.
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Sec. 542. Grassroots Democracy Advisory Commission.
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Sec. 543. Administration by Commission.
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Sec. 544. Violations and penalties.
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<toc-entry idref="H6A8A185016FB412D86F4D77C37142EBD" level="section">
Sec. 545. Election cycle
defined.
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Sec. 202. Prohibiting use of contributions by participating
candidates for purposes other than campaign for election.
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Title III—Other administrative reforms
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Sec. 301. Expanding requirement to disclose bundlers who are
registered lobbyists to all bundlers.
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<toc-entry idref="H42ADF086FF0C44EB9E65D3C252BD641E" level="section">
Sec. 302. Expansion of period for treatment of communications
as electioneering communications.
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Sec. 303. User fees for committees and bundlers.
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Sec. 304. Petition for certiorari.
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Sec. 305. Filing by all candidates with Commission.
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Sec. 306. Electronic filing of FEC reports.
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Sec. 307. Effective date.
</toc-entry>
<toc-entry idref="H561E50A93AEC41F9A8EE1F1AE19E7161" level="title">
Title IV—Offsets
</toc-entry>
<toc-entry idref="HA65B188280024F43909D26F3254EE903" level="section">
Sec. 401. Reform of tax rules related to political
organizations.
</toc-entry>
<toc-entry idref="HE4E237E3BDFD4E60AD8B4833567BB2CA" level="section">
Sec. 402. Voluntary contributions to the Grassroots Democracy
Fund.
</toc-entry>
<toc-entry idref="HCF7DFFA1BACB40EA8537E755B102BC48" level="title">
Title V—Expanding Candidate Access to Advertising
</toc-entry>
<toc-entry idref="HBDBF47EF7DA34FEAB8D1B66C09147BBC" level="section">
Sec. 501. Broadcasts by or on behalf of candidates.
</toc-entry>
</toc>
</subsection>
</section>
<title id="HA355E0DE65944084872A4EAF93F47D38">
<enum>
I
</enum>
<header>
Grassroots
Participation in Funding of Elections
</header>
<subtitle id="HA9750E0AE626425D8F1C8164E1A97DCD">
<enum>
A
</enum>
<header>
Grassroots
Democracy Dollars
</header>
<section display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H0D43A7AB05194A60A8A02AB2466D3D2F" section-type="subsequent-section">
<enum>
101.
</enum>
<header>
Refundable credit
for grassroots contributions to Federal congressional candidates
</header>
<subsection id="HC1DFA4206A5040FE89290A36D6F0EBB9">
<enum>
(a)
</enum>
<header>
In
general
</header>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Subpart C 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 (relating to
refundable credits) is amended by inserting after section 36B the following new
section:
</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H37497841EDE640F79326F54AEF2E8239" style="OLC">
<section id="H4852E999122B4E5391A57F9F57AB2062">
<enum>
36C.
</enum>
<header>
Credit for
grassroots contributions to Federal congressional candidates
</header>
<subsection id="H45D481D610E946AD814CBD2A741AA8C0">
<enum>
(a)
</enum>
<header>
In
general
</header>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
In the case of an
individual, there shall be allowed as a credit against the tax imposed by this
subtitle an amount equal to the qualified grassroots Federal congressional
campaign contributions paid or incurred by the taxpayer during the taxable
year.
</text>
</subsection>
<subsection id="H83573F23D404457FB19C392D0809D030">
<enum>
(b)
</enum>
<header>
Limitations
</header>
<paragraph id="HF796D7F2EFF342B39ECA74B97C33BCDD">
<enum>
(1)
</enum>
<header>
Dollar
limitation
</header>
<text>
The credit allowed under subsection (a) to any
taxpayer with respect to any taxable year shall not exceed $25 (twice such
amount in the case of a joint return).
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H6E4E2BCF865B4A0599492F4FDA4E6AE9">
<enum>
(2)
</enum>
<header>
Limitation on
contributions to Federal congressional candidates
</header>
<text>
No credit shall
be allowed under this section to any taxpayer for any taxable year if such
taxpayer made aggregate contributions in excess of $200 (twice such amount in
the case of a joint return) during the taxable year to—
</text>
<subparagraph id="H375C862E7976471EB1B2E66EE2D41EA0">
<enum>
(A)
</enum>
<text>
any single Federal
congressional candidate, or
</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H464F3414FD404A4F994164F9DC0ACC29">
<enum>
(B)
</enum>
<text>
any political
committee established and maintained by a national political party.
</text>
</subparagraph>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H99CCD035D33B47CC8ABF779EED016E77">
<enum>
(3)
</enum>
<header>
Ineligibility of
individuals using Grassroots Democracy Coupons
</header>
<text>
No credit shall be
allowed under this section with respect to any individual for any taxable year
during which such individual submitted a Grassroots Democracy Coupon under
subtitle B of title I of the Grassroots Democracy Act of 2013 to a candidate
for election for Federal office. In the case of a joint return with respect to
which this paragraph applies to one of the spouses, such return shall not be
treated as a joint return for purposes of determining the dollar limitation
under paragraph (1).
</text>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
<subsection id="HC3F66F8A2D5B464C8D5BB3E439AD8AE9">
<enum>
(c)
</enum>
<header>
Qualified
grassroots Federal congressional campaign contributions
</header>
<text>
For
purposes of this section, the term
<term>
qualified grassroots Federal
congressional campaign contribution
</term>
means any contribution of cash by an
individual to a Federal congressional candidate or to a political committee
established and maintained by a national political party if such contribution
is not prohibited under the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971.
</text>
</subsection>
<subsection id="HE191226D101B4B3986870EC923250D56">
<enum>
(d)
</enum>
<header>
Federal
congressional candidate
</header>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
For
purposes of this section—
</text>
<paragraph id="H0DC2809D064649A1810EE8607EA29BB6">
<enum>
(1)
</enum>
<header>
In
general
</header>
<text>
The term
<term>
Federal congressional candidate
</term>
means any candidate for election to the office of Senator or Representative in,
or Delegate or Resident Commissioner to, the Congress.
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H8E173288237849B6BE3A38FB32054431">
<enum>
(2)
</enum>
<header>
Treatment of
authorized committees
</header>
<text>
Any contribution made to an authorized
committee of a Federal congressional candidate shall be treated as made to such
candidate.
</text>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
<subsection id="HAFDC00A4E08A4029B6F51C15F25BA071">
<enum>
(e)
</enum>
<header>
Inflation
adjustment
</header>
<paragraph id="H87B4F1D9BC3240B38CA39E6022371D67">
<enum>
(1)
</enum>
<header>
In
general
</header>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
In the case of a
taxable year beginning after 2014, the $25 amount under subsection (b)(1) shall
be increased by an amount equal to—
</text>
<subparagraph id="H6B455DC10317472396135A7534858057">
<enum>
(A)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
such dollar amount, multiplied by
</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H32E522DA3D7F4DEA8038CF3E909156AF">
<enum>
(B)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
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>
</subparagraph>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="HFBF76FF951674E6F8468C27F1C726759">
<enum>
(2)
</enum>
<header>
Rounding
</header>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
If any amount as adjusted under
subparagraph (A) is not a multiple of $5, such amount shall be rounded to the
nearest multiple of
$5.
</text>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
</section>
<after-quoted-block>
.
</after-quoted-block>
</quoted-block>
</subsection>
<subsection id="H4069FE269FDC49AF877A6822FC756B98">
<enum>
(b)
</enum>
<header>
Conforming
amendments
</header>
<paragraph id="HE413484F520247E1B253201956F72C5D">
<enum>
(1)
</enum>
<text>
Section
6211(b)(4)(A) of such Code is amended by inserting
<quote>
36C,
</quote>
after
<quote>
36B,
</quote>
.
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="HA438968C9CB2435CAE00CE589046EACB">
<enum>
(2)
</enum>
<text>
Section 1324(b)(2)
of title 31, United States Code, is amended by inserting
<quote>
36C,
</quote>
after
<quote>
36B,
</quote>
.
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="HC053AEF7836C4F4AA6FBF41168238E27">
<enum>
(3)
</enum>
<text>
The table of
sections for subpart C of part IV of subchapter A of chapter 1 of the Internal
Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by inserting after the item relating to section
36B the following new item:
</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H290F79A41AB04718B67936B600C2D0F7" style="OLC">
<toc container-level="quoted-block-container" idref="H37497841EDE640F79326F54AEF2E8239" lowest-bolded-level="division-lowest-bolded" lowest-level="section" quoted-block="no-quoted-block" regeneration="yes-regeneration">
<toc-entry idref="H4852E999122B4E5391A57F9F57AB2062" level="section">
Sec. 36C. Credit for grassroots contributions to Federal
congressional
candidates.
</toc-entry>
</toc>
<after-quoted-block>
.
</after-quoted-block>
</quoted-block>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
<subsection id="H787BE91125CD41A699FDE1E66C8EE73F">
<enum>
(c)
</enum>
<header>
Forms
</header>
<text>
The
Secretary of the Treasury, or his designee, shall ensure that the credit for
grassroots contributions to Federal congressional candidates allowed under
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/26/36C">
section 36C
</external-xref>
of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as added by this section, may
be claimed on Forms 1040EZ and 1040A.
</text>
</subsection>
<subsection id="H7BCDA2CEE07C4023B387588F77707BC0">
<enum>
(d)
</enum>
<header>
Effective
date
</header>
<text>
The amendments made by this section shall apply to taxable
years beginning after the date of the enactment of this Act.
</text>
</subsection>
</section>
</subtitle>
<subtitle id="H8D3C3B88F01645AF9155C79E6E016583">
<enum>
B
</enum>
<header>
Grassroots
Democracy Coupon Pilot Program
</header>
<section id="H38504753FF204BC68526D985C89AD81E">
<enum>
111.
</enum>
<header>
Establishment
of pilot program
</header>
<subsection id="H91D7A7418CF34584B8857F41D4888E44">
<enum>
(a)
</enum>
<header>
Establishment
</header>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
The Grassroots Democracy Advisory
Commission established under section 542 of the Federal Election Campaign Act
of 1971 (as added by section 201) (hereafter in this subtitle referred to as
the
<quote>
Commission
</quote>
) shall establish a pilot program under
which—
</text>
<paragraph id="H380A599D3EAE4E23B0E5AE450EE333A4">
<enum>
(1)
</enum>
<text>
a
qualified individual who resides in a State selected for participation in the
program shall be provided with a voucher to be known as a
<quote>
Grassroots
Democracy Coupon
</quote>
during the election cycle which will be assigned a
routing number and which at the option of the individual will be provided in
either paper or electronic form;
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H5A95356E077B4774B6DB622D2DE99C9D">
<enum>
(2)
</enum>
<text>
using the routing
number assigned to the Coupon, the individual may submit the Grassroots
Democracy Coupon in either electronic or paper form to qualified candidates for
election for Federal office and allocate such portion of the value of the
voucher in increments of $5 (in an amount not to exceed $50 for any single
candidate) as the individual may select to any such candidate; and
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H3CBFB78C64CE42DF870DF8A1AB52624A">
<enum>
(3)
</enum>
<text>
if the candidate
transmits such Grassroots Democracy Coupon to the Commission, the Commission
shall pay the candidate the portion of the value of the voucher that the
individual allocated to the candidate, which shall be considered a contribution
by the individual to the candidate for purposes of the Federal Election
Campaign Act of 1971.
</text>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
<subsection id="HB7E84A61CB6C499D960B8EE485EA693E">
<enum>
(b)
</enum>
<header>
Selection of
States
</header>
<paragraph id="HADB5A72AA31D4741A9D9AECD68F1B7AA">
<enum>
(1)
</enum>
<header>
In
general
</header>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
A State that seeks to
participate in the pilot program under this title shall submit to the
Commission (at such time and in such form as the Commission may require) an
application containing such information and assurances as the Commission may
require.
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H98EB1A7825E042CCA812CB9573F36C28">
<enum>
(2)
</enum>
<header>
Criteria
</header>
<text>
In
selecting among States that seek to participate in the program, the Commission
shall ensure a balance among various geographic regions, population sizes, and
other demographic characteristics.
</text>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
<subsection id="H0672C773ECB14CA9B24424A791B97FB0">
<enum>
(c)
</enum>
<header>
Standards for
qualification of individuals
</header>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
The Commission shall establish standards
for the qualification of individuals to whom Grassroots Democracy Coupons will
be provided, so that only individuals who are registered to vote in elections
for Federal office may qualify and such individuals would be able to claim the
Coupons immediately upon registering to vote.
</text>
</subsection>
<subsection id="HCE02A22FB3594DFC83657253DEDE7EF6">
<enum>
(d)
</enum>
<header>
Other
administrative specifications
</header>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
In carrying out the pilot program under
this subtitle, the Commission shall—
</text>
<paragraph id="H24E277D174194E268D33C4D714D5D9BF">
<enum>
(1)
</enum>
<text>
create the
necessary routing numbers for the Grassroots Democracy Coupons, which will be
matched with State-issued voter registration cards;
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="HEA32EB94E98F48799425C766304094D7">
<enum>
(2)
</enum>
<text>
provide incentives
for candidates for election for Federal office and interested organizations to
develop online platforms through which individuals may select among eligible
candidates for the submission and acceptance of Grassroots Democracy Coupons in
electronic or paper form; and
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="HBACF5259324841FFAE6179EDE250F461">
<enum>
(3)
</enum>
<text>
establish fraud
prevention mechanisms so that an individual may revoke a Grassroots Democracy
Coupon not later than 2 days after submitting the Coupon to a candidate.
</text>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
</section>
<section id="H1F3C9D8883A54EC483D31B021F9C5BF0">
<enum>
112.
</enum>
<header>
Reports to
Congress
</header>
<subsection id="H94AD6686CB854F488CD519CFCAF79852">
<enum>
(a)
</enum>
<header>
Reports
</header>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Not later than 6 months after each election
cycle during which the pilot program under this subtitle is in effect, the
Commission and the Government Accountability Office shall each submit a report
to Congress analyzing the operation and effectiveness of the program during the
cycle, and shall include in each such report such recommendations as the
Commission and the Government Accountability Office (as the case may be)
consider appropriate regarding the expansion of the pilot program to all States
and territories, along with such other recommendations as the Commission and
Government Accountability Office consider appropriate.
</text>
</subsection>
<subsection id="H2885AAA3389749BA8773A3FAC6C387F4">
<enum>
(b)
</enum>
<header>
Definition
</header>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
In subsection (a), the term
<term>
election
cycle
</term>
means the period beginning on the day after the date of the most
recent regularly scheduled general election for Federal office and ending on
the date of the next regularly scheduled general election for Federal
office.
</text>
</subsection>
</section>
</subtitle>
</title>
<title id="H63F5BCE263FA4E58AF1BF203581511FB">
<enum>
II
</enum>
<header>
Grassroots
financing of congressional election campaigns
</header>
<section id="H8EB59CE85AFB4602B53CE9EDB2751B2F">
<enum>
201.
</enum>
<header>
Benefits and
eligibility requirements for candidates
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
The
<act-name parsable-cite="FECA">
Federal
Election Campaign Act of 1971
</act-name>
(
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/2/431">
2 U.S.C. 431 et seq.
</external-xref>
) is amended by
adding at the end the following:
</text>
<quoted-block act-name="Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971" id="HF9B2C8D4AB0A4FC5A2E451398F916368">
<title id="H6BD4809693D14E29B716AED962007746">
<enum>
V
</enum>
<header>
Grassroots
financing of congressional election campaigns
</header>
<subtitle id="H531EE7CD024547A2B54C41D717FB2EFF">
<enum>
A
</enum>
<header>
Benefits
</header>
<section id="H17797CF02491446CA76F479BA4E3D35E">
<enum>
501.
</enum>
<header>
Benefits for
participating candidates
</header>
<subsection id="H1F31D97D536B4A9EA9EFEC3F1FCF2072">
<enum>
(a)
</enum>
<header>
In
general
</header>
<text>
If a candidate for election to the office of Senator or
Representative in, or Delegate or Resident Commissioner to, the Congress is
certified as a participating candidate under this title with respect to an
election for such office, the candidate shall be entitled to payments as
provided under this title.
</text>
</subsection>
<subsection id="HC9D5A3B9A9B14FBA84D30A6AA406A207">
<enum>
(b)
</enum>
<header>
Amount of
payment
</header>
<paragraph id="H9D9F12436DD54A03AD09B1C25D3E1D6F">
<enum>
(1)
</enum>
<header>
Tier 1
candidates
</header>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
In the case of a
participating candidate who is a Tier 1 candidate, the amount of a payment made
under this title shall be equal to 500 percent of the amount of qualified
grassroots contributions received by the candidate since the most recent
payment made to the candidate under this title during the election cycle which
are attributable to residents of the State in which the candidate seeks
election.
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H437ED3E652FA48BDA9B31D1B14336B72">
<enum>
(2)
</enum>
<header>
Tier 2
candidates
</header>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
In the case of a
participating candidate who is a Tier 2 candidate, the amount of the payment
made under this title shall be equal to 1,000 percent of the amount of
qualified grassroots contributions received by the candidate since the most
recent payment made to the candidate under this title during the election
cycle.
</text>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
<subsection id="H9CFBA0A04EA0449B98F030D43F898970">
<enum>
(c)
</enum>
<header>
Limit on
aggregate amount of payments
</header>
<paragraph id="HB97E0D76A1974B588F884C201BD29016">
<enum>
(1)
</enum>
<header>
Tier 1
candidates
</header>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
In the case of a
participating candidate who is a Tier 1 candidate, the aggregate amount of
payments made under this title may not exceed 50% of the average of the 10
greatest amounts of disbursements made by the authorized committees of any
winning candidate for the office of Representative in, or Delegate or Resident
Commissioner to, the Congress during the most recent election cycle (in the
case of a participating candidate for such office) or any winning candidate for
the office of Senator during the most recent election cycle (in the case of a
participating candidate for such office).
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H27E024665D844A5AA637C20E65ECD633">
<enum>
(2)
</enum>
<header>
Tier 2
candidates
</header>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
In the case of a
participating candidate who is a Tier 2 candidate, the aggregate amount of
payments made under this title may not exceed 100% of the average of the 10
greatest amounts of disbursements made by the authorized committees of any
winning candidate for the office of Representative in, or Delegate or Resident
Commissioner to, the Congress during the most recent election cycle (in the
case of a participating candidate for such office) or any winning candidate for
the office of Senator during the most recent election cycle (in the case of a
participating candidate for such office).
</text>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
</section>
<section id="H4681CAE52CBA4D53AFFB0ADEB97DCA8F">
<enum>
502.
</enum>
<header>
Procedures for
making payments
</header>
<subsection id="HB824F2C1618840C6A025527AA2D36452">
<enum>
(a)
</enum>
<header>
In
general
</header>
<text>
The Commission make a payment under section 501 to a
candidate who is certified as a participating candidate upon receipt from the
candidate of a request for a payment which includes—
</text>
<paragraph id="H5297380B23CA4D7D87B7AD4E0CA5C5E8">
<enum>
(1)
</enum>
<text>
a statement of the
number of qualified grassroots contributions received by the candidate since
the most recent payment made to the candidate under this title during the
election cycle;
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="HF913CB29DC91416496CA59255BFC4593">
<enum>
(2)
</enum>
<text>
a statement of the
amount of the payment the candidate anticipates receiving with respect to the
request; and
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H8C381A02551845B49981940846BE591C">
<enum>
(3)
</enum>
<text>
such other
information and assurances as the Commission may require.
</text>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
<subsection id="HC40DCD8C9049495497F356E9B5ECAF28">
<enum>
(b)
</enum>
<header>
Restrictions on
submission of requests
</header>
<text>
A candidate may not submit a request under
subsection (a) unless each of the following applies:
</text>
<paragraph id="H5FBBCC48B32D48AFA9579B71A0DBADDB">
<enum>
(1)
</enum>
<text>
The number of
individuals in the statement referred to in subsection (a)(1) is equal to or
greater than 100, unless the request is submitted during the 30-day period
which ends on the date of a general election.
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H1C957FA444D14B81AC9D1C8B423BEFDC">
<enum>
(2)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Of the number of individuals in the
statement referred to in subsection (a)(1), at least 50 percent are residents
of the Congressional district involved (in the case of a candidate for election
for the office of Representative in, or Delegate or Resident Commissioner to,
the Congress) or the State involved (in the case of a candidate for election
for the office of Senator).
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H4DCD46C0FFA646F4A234D66C4DCB1586">
<enum>
(3)
</enum>
<text>
The candidate did
not receive a payment under this title during the 7-day period which ends on
the date the candidate submits the request.
</text>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
<subsection id="H270F463BB81C4C9989C9E67755ADD801">
<enum>
(c)
</enum>
<header>
Time of
payment
</header>
<text>
The Commission shall make payments under this section not
later than 2 business days after the receipt of a request submitted under
subsection (a).
</text>
</subsection>
<subsection id="H60130DD2B5214EBF9A6280CBFD520D43">
<enum>
(d)
</enum>
<header>
Declaration of
tier 1 or tier 2 status
</header>
<text>
A candidate shall include in the first
request for payment submitted under subsection (a) a statement specifying
whether the candidate is a Tier 1 candidate or a Tier 2 candidate under this
title.
</text>
</subsection>
<subsection id="H266F5B15A6E54ABE8D1A86142536F4C8">
<enum>
(e)
</enum>
<header>
Appeals
</header>
<text>
The
Commission shall provide a written explanation with respect to any denial of a
request for payment which is submitted under this section and shall provide for
the opportunity for review and reconsideration within 5 business days of such
denial.
</text>
</subsection>
</section>
<section id="HC77CAF33245D485996BA37F53B40AB7D">
<enum>
503.
</enum>
<header>
Use of
funds
</header>
<subsection id="HC051BAB3C09C41CB9A89D6E9E1251195">
<enum>
(a)
</enum>
<header>
In
general
</header>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
A candidate shall use
payments made under this title only for making direct payments for the receipt
of goods and services which constitute authorized expenditures in connection
with the election cycle involved.
</text>
</subsection>
<subsection id="H46220DBF77D04543B9EFC0394A5253CA">
<enum>
(b)
</enum>
<header>
Limit on amount
of payment made on commission basis to individuals collecting qualified
grassroots contributions
</header>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
If a
candidate who is certified as a participating candidate under this title pays
any person a commission on a per contribution basis for collecting qualified
grassroots contributions, the amount paid by the candidate and the authorized
committees of the candidate may not exceed 20% of the value of the qualified
grassroots contributions the person collected.
</text>
</subsection>
</section>
<section id="H646FFB607B3E463BB9186D4C69314490">
<enum>
504.
</enum>
<header>
Qualified
grassroots contributions described
</header>
<subsection id="H8919770FB8D948DF980861166CFBE1A1">
<enum>
(a)
</enum>
<header>
In
general
</header>
<text>
In this title, the term
<term>
qualified grassroots
contribution
</term>
means, with respect to a candidate and the authorized
committees of a candidate, a contribution that meets the following
requirements:
</text>
<paragraph id="HEFBAEE09367647B69E0185FFD98C81E4">
<enum>
(1)
</enum>
<text>
The contribution
is in an amount that is—
</text>
<subparagraph id="H89934A55844B41BABBDCDC8112A9E326">
<enum>
(A)
</enum>
<text>
not less than the
greater of $5 or the amount determined by the Commission under section
542(c)(2); and
</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H9C0A1B0A9E1242658E583133FC693CC9">
<enum>
(B)
</enum>
<text>
not more than the
greater of $100 or the amount determined by the Commission under section
542(c)(2).
</text>
</subparagraph>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H0627E51AE5974592812F26A5424BC880">
<enum>
(2)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
The contribution is made by an individual
who is not otherwise prohibited from making a contribution under this
Act.
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H8DC6480B13AA4B50B861D92F1A9839F0">
<enum>
(3)
</enum>
<text>
The individual who
makes the contribution has not made any contribution to the candidate or the
authorized committees of the candidate during the election cycle involved that
is not a qualified grassroots contribution.
</text>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
<subsection id="H3C124A9438AC453D97B1ADC8ABC6E484">
<enum>
(b)
</enum>
<header>
Treatment of
grassroots refundable credits and grassroots democracy
vouchers
</header>
<text>
Any payment received by a candidate and the authorized
committees of a candidate which is treated as a qualified grassroots Federal
congressional campaign contribution under section 36B of the Internal Revenue
Code of 1986 or which consists of a Grassroots Democracy Coupon under subtitle
B of title I of the Grassroots Democracy Act of 2013 shall be considered a
qualified grassroots contribution for purposes of this title, so long as the
individual making the payment meets the requirements of paragraphs (2) and (3)
of subsection (a).
</text>
</subsection>
<subsection id="H74BB1DE607B44B8DA24B7C6FE935B21C">
<enum>
(c)
</enum>
<header>
Exception for
contributions by individuals opting out of grassroots systems
</header>
<paragraph id="HA92AF1F8E8A442B78755BDB273CEA2EC">
<enum>
(1)
</enum>
<header>
In
general
</header>
<text>
A contribution by an individual shall not be treated as a
qualified grassroots contribution for purposes of this title if, at the time
the individual makes the contribution, the individual notifies the recipient
that the contribution is not to be treated as a qualified grassroots
contribution.
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H803FC4A870AC49A4A6E844457F51E4A3">
<enum>
(2)
</enum>
<header>
Contributions
deemed qualified
</header>
<text>
Any contribution which meets the requirements
set forth in subsection (a) shall be deemed a qualified grassroots contribution
without regard to whether the individual making the contribution designates the
contribution as a qualified grassroots contribution for purposes of this
title.
</text>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
<subsection id="H48E18BC6EEA1460ABFF6299D53264A04">
<enum>
(d)
</enum>
<header>
Restriction on
subsequent contributions
</header>
<paragraph id="H8B36833102604A22B30AA39204B9F701">
<enum>
(1)
</enum>
<header>
In
general
</header>
<text>
An individual who makes a qualified grassroots
contribution to a candidate or the authorized committees of a candidate during
an election cycle may not make any contribution to such candidate or the
authorized committees of such candidate during the cycle which is not a
qualified grassroots contribution.
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="HDAB15AF5AEBE4F3FA7964BAAB2065052">
<enum>
(2)
</enum>
<header>
No effect on
ability to make multiple contributions
</header>
<text>
Nothing in this section
may be construed to prohibit an individual from making multiple qualified
grassroots contributions to any candidate or any number of candidates, so long
as each contribution meets the requirements of this section.
</text>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
<subsection id="HCF462FB8FEE54E778B4BE5C15EBDE9AF">
<enum>
(e)
</enum>
<header>
Notification
requirements for candidates
</header>
<paragraph id="H9E1C3A8C19D640BE867D3A57FEF228B6">
<enum>
(1)
</enum>
<header>
Notification
</header>
<text>
Each
authorized committee of a candidate who seeks to be a participating candidate
under this title shall provide the following information in any materials for
the solicitation of contributions, including any Internet site through which
individuals may make contributions to the committee:
</text>
<subparagraph id="H77800611B47E499EB5038E83653B226F">
<enum>
(A)
</enum>
<text>
A statement that
if the candidate is certified as a participating candidate under this title,
the candidate will receive matching payments in an amount which is based on the
total amount of qualified grassroots contributions received.
</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H0AF3F9E515B1427F915D8E94FB33423B">
<enum>
(B)
</enum>
<text>
A statement that a
contribution which meets the requirements set forth in subsection (a) shall be
treated as a qualified grassroots contribution under this title unless the
contributor notifies the committee that the contribution is not to be so
treated.
</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HDAE1FC6383CD4E379666039C2AE86643">
<enum>
(C)
</enum>
<text>
A statement that
if a contribution is treated as qualified grassroots contribution under this
title, the individual who makes the contribution may not make any contribution
to the candidate or the authorized committees of the candidate during the
election cycle which is not a qualified grassroots contribution.
</text>
</subparagraph>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H9B689367BD6C4510A09C28422EE10B9F">
<enum>
(2)
</enum>
<header>
Expansion of
other disclosure statements
</header>
<text>
An authorized committee may meet the
requirements of paragraph (1) by modifying the information it provides to
persons making contributions which is otherwise required under title III
(including information it provides through the Internet).
</text>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
</section>
</subtitle>
<subtitle id="HD7AF6483B3684B3E8AF116831B628F00">
<enum>
B
</enum>
<header>
Eligibility and
certification
</header>
<section id="HDC467BB7D3DD4FFAA5AD53CA0FEE7F6B">
<enum>
511.
</enum>
<header>
Eligibility
</header>
<subsection id="H37F205FC97B74D1EBD5953CAF0517E10">
<enum>
(a)
</enum>
<header>
In
general
</header>
<text>
A candidate for the office of Senator or Representative
in, or Delegate or Resident Commissioner to, the Congress is eligible to be
certified as a participating candidate under this title with respect to an
election if the candidate meets the following requirements:
</text>
<paragraph id="H784B82982D224FD399A7B2095B6C8AA1">
<enum>
(1)
</enum>
<text>
During the
election cycle for the office involved, the candidate files with the Commission
a statement of intent to seek certification as a participating candidate, and
specifies in the statement whether the candidate intends to seek certification
as a Tier 1 candidate or a Tier 2 candidate.
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H974E6232669848518554F57AA66ED561">
<enum>
(2)
</enum>
<text>
Each authorized
committee of the candidate provides the information required under section
503(d)
<italic>
.
</italic>
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H919BE4D684E040BC842CA626F0A67B9F">
<enum>
(3)
</enum>
<text>
The candidate
meets the qualifying requirements of section 512.
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H244ACBD3CBC34309B76416A956693D3F">
<enum>
(4)
</enum>
<text>
Not later than the
last day of the Grassroots Democracy qualifying period, the candidate files
with the Commission an affidavit signed by the candidate and the treasurer of
the candidate's principal campaign committee declaring that the
candidate—
</text>
<subparagraph id="H4EE90458E1EE4F5E8B120175D63EA41F">
<enum>
(A)
</enum>
<text>
has complied and,
if certified, will comply with the contribution and expenditure requirements of
section 521;
</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H76BFDE98458945669ABA5EAF6FDEDA3D">
<enum>
(B)
</enum>
<text>
if certified, will
run only as a participating candidate for all elections for the office that
such candidate is seeking during that election cycle; and
</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HCAE7C5E3B14E4DF482D0DC59D41DD00D">
<enum>
(C)
</enum>
<text>
has either
qualified or will take steps to qualify under State law to be on the
ballot.
</text>
</subparagraph>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
<subsection id="H5B5355852FFA4821985119BA2BEF3D25">
<enum>
(b)
</enum>
<header>
General
election
</header>
<text>
Notwithstanding subsection (a), a candidate shall not be
eligible to be certified as a participating candidate under this title for a
general election or a general runoff election unless the candidate’s party
nominated the candidate to be placed on the ballot for the general election or
the candidate is otherwise qualified to be on the ballot under State
law.
</text>
</subsection>
<subsection id="HF50AFCBD9DB44395A857A9423310A641">
<enum>
(c)
</enum>
<header>
Grassroots
Democracy qualifying period Defined
</header>
<text>
The term
<term>
Grassroots
Democracy qualifying period
</term>
means, with respect to any candidate for an
office, the 240-day period (during the election cycle for such office) which
begins on the date on which the candidate files a statement of intent under
section 511(a)(1), except that such period may not continue after the date that
is 30 days before—
</text>
<paragraph id="HE0C6BB24B9BE449B9F9DEA6D5F00F59B">
<enum>
(1)
</enum>
<text>
the date of the
primary election; or
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H4BC2A76E4E584C8F964EAE57F43969AF">
<enum>
(2)
</enum>
<text>
in the case of a
State that does not hold a primary election, the date prescribed by State law
as the last day to qualify for a position on the general election
ballot.
</text>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
</section>
<section id="H1265F1F1E761440D81A34C01EB7C1D6D">
<enum>
512.
</enum>
<header>
Qualifying
requirements
</header>
<subsection id="HD5A5F322E81F44C29DBAB3534975EEBA">
<enum>
(a)
</enum>
<header>
Receipt of
qualified grassroots contributions
</header>
<text>
A candidate for the office of
Senator or Representative in, or Delegate or Resident Commissioner to, the
Congress meets the requirement of this section if, during the Grassroots
Democracy qualifying period described in section 511(c), the candidate obtains
the following:
</text>
<paragraph commented="no" id="H15C76F6E0483491797BDF8319F865B93">
<enum>
(1)
</enum>
<text>
A single qualified
grassroots contribution from not fewer than—
</text>
<subparagraph id="H8310E1B3565D4627B8F078526525C2AC">
<enum>
(A)
</enum>
<text>
in the case of a
candidate for the office of Representative in, or Delegate or Resident
Commissioner to, the Congress, 2,000 individuals, of whom not fewer than 50
percent shall be residents of the Congressional district the candidate seeks to
represent; or
</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H6569D74C2FD94332A91F5D57AFDAC947">
<enum>
(B)
</enum>
<text>
in the case of a
candidate for the office of Senator, a number of individuals equal to the sum
of 2,000 plus an amount equal to the product of 500 and the number of
Congressional districts in the State involved, of whom not fewer than 50
percent shall be residents of the State in which the candidate seeks
election.
</text>
</subparagraph>
</paragraph>
<paragraph commented="no" id="HC9CFECC4E45043A6BA70457EC3B1BDE5">
<enum>
(2)
</enum>
<text>
A total dollar
amount of qualified grassroots contributions equal to or greater than—
</text>
<subparagraph id="H81A7A8CB86EB4B7CB6D9DDF2278C002F">
<enum>
(A)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
in the case of a candidate for the office
of Representative in, or Delegate or Resident Commissioner to, the Congress,
$50,000; or
</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H77B7F984F6C14D049165BFD85D64D23C">
<enum>
(B)
</enum>
<text>
in the case of a
candidate for the office of Senator, the sum of $200,000 plus an amount equal
to the product of $25,000 and the number of Congressional districts in the
State involved.
</text>
</subparagraph>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
<subsection id="H06FB8DD5610E442BB6B91DB1EBAA0112">
<enum>
(b)
</enum>
<header>
Requirements
relating to receipt of qualified grassroots contribution
</header>
<text>
Each
qualified grassroots contribution—
</text>
<paragraph id="HAA709B0DCCB74DCFA2CB7670E35B160C">
<enum>
(1)
</enum>
<text>
may be made by
means of a personal check, money order, debit card, credit card, electronic
payment account, or text message;
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="HA728E0627D2C4FA6AC98A6A26459F1AC">
<enum>
(2)
</enum>
<text>
shall be
accompanied by a signed statement (or, in the case of a contribution made
online or through other electronic means, an electronic equivalent)
containing—
</text>
<subparagraph id="H4A4B400CC1F443F1B6F69CF06F5FC3E9">
<enum>
(A)
</enum>
<text>
the contributor’s
name and the contributor's address in the State in which the primary residence
of the contributor is located, and
</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HE73F8355491246E3820F8016DFF70256">
<enum>
(B)
</enum>
<text>
an oath declaring
that the contributor—
</text>
<clause id="H284A7243EB7B4175B8311865FA37554A">
<enum>
(i)
</enum>
<text>
understands that
the purpose of the contribution is to show support for the candidate so that
the candidate may qualify for Grassroots Democracy financing,
</text>
</clause>
<clause id="H747D85583E1840EBA381420E63BD4A8E">
<enum>
(ii)
</enum>
<text>
is making the
contribution in his or her own name and from his or her own funds,
</text>
</clause>
<clause id="HB5DF1DE890C1421F8EAA79DF7D264A99">
<enum>
(iii)
</enum>
<text>
has made the
contribution willingly, and
</text>
</clause>
<clause id="H8982E484E286487FBF2AA7AABF8C6652">
<enum>
(iv)
</enum>
<text>
has not received
any thing of value in return for the contribution; and
</text>
</clause>
</subparagraph>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H4C736F66DEB7447B8F6BE030AC4BC1AB">
<enum>
(3)
</enum>
<text>
shall be
acknowledged by a receipt that is sent to the contributor with a copy (in paper
or electronic form) kept by the candidate for the Commission and a copy (in
paper or electronic form) kept by the candidate for the election authorities in
the State with respect to which the candidate is seeking election.
</text>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
<subsection commented="no" id="HD0A80EC8FBEF4DDD8A2F31B5AF11E94D">
<enum>
(c)
</enum>
<header>
Verification of
qualified grassroots contributions
</header>
<text>
The Commission shall establish
procedures for the auditing and verification of qualified grassroots
contributions to ensure that such contributions meet the requirements of this
section.
</text>
</subsection>
<subsection id="HB997F89DBDE3496D87C61153C25E6BC3">
<enum>
(d)
</enum>
<header>
Prohibiting
payment on commission basis of individuals collecting qualified grassroots
contributions
</header>
<text>
No person may be paid a commission on a per
contribution basis for collecting qualified grassroots contributions.
</text>
</subsection>
</section>
<section id="H261BAB08A8174DCFAB5F37E8539D6988">
<enum>
513.
</enum>
<header>
Certification
</header>
<subsection id="H8AD77ABFF59346DA91FEB0AD573177B1">
<enum>
(a)
</enum>
<header>
Deadline and
Notification
</header>
<paragraph id="HA9F1763BFBE240A899F1DE3C2D9F41DE">
<enum>
(1)
</enum>
<header>
In
general
</header>
<text>
Not later than 5 days after a candidate files an
affidavit under section 511(a)(3), the Commission shall—
</text>
<subparagraph id="H07D619AA434F4E9886B280533D8BE6BA">
<enum>
(A)
</enum>
<text>
determine whether
or not the candidate meets the requirements for certification as a
participating candidate;
</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HAD9C5AE1CB0B49928E7CA965680D17DD">
<enum>
(B)
</enum>
<text>
if the Commission
determines that the candidate meets such requirements, certify the candidate as
a participating Tier 1 candidate or a participating Tier 2 candidate;
and
</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H4D44CC84CD1A4E6FB685A8BA6D18915B">
<enum>
(C)
</enum>
<text>
notify the
candidate of the Commission's determination.
</text>
</subparagraph>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H37975F041267495282F6C86BB4D33E2C">
<enum>
(2)
</enum>
<header>
Deemed
certification for all elections in election cycle
</header>
<text>
If the
Commission certifies a candidate as a participating Tier 1 candidate or a
participating Tier 2 candidate with respect to the first election of the
election cycle involved, the Commissioner shall be deemed to have certified the
candidate as such a participating candidate with respect to all subsequent
elections of the election cycle.
</text>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
<subsection id="H042AE8444B7243DA8422402B3CC7034F">
<enum>
(b)
</enum>
<header>
Revocation of
certification
</header>
<paragraph id="H67A6CFEC051B4F089F78B810B627BF4C">
<enum>
(1)
</enum>
<header>
In
general
</header>
<text>
The Commission may revoke a certification under
subsection (a) if—
</text>
<subparagraph id="HDF42000F040E4FE084628BB9E775FBA0">
<enum>
(A)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
a candidate fails to qualify to appear on
the ballot at any time after the date of certification (other than a candidate
certified as a participating candidate with respect to a primary election who
fails to qualify to appear on the ballot for a subsequent election in that
election cycle); or
</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H58DE66F629964E0DBAA454165D820E98">
<enum>
(B)
</enum>
<text>
a candidate
otherwise fails to comply with the requirements of this title, including any
regulatory requirements prescribed by the Commission.
</text>
</subparagraph>
</paragraph>
<paragraph commented="no" id="H79E4F9C78CD7462FBCEF2E5C64B61C7C">
<enum>
(2)
</enum>
<header>
Effect of
revocation
</header>
<text>
If a candidate’s certification is revoked under
paragraph (1)—
</text>
<subparagraph id="HF1BA17B0574B43D0AD9494C586F61C1F">
<enum>
(A)
</enum>
<text>
the candidate
shall repay to the Grassroots Democracy Fund established under section 541 an
amount equal to the payments received under this title with respect to the
election cycle involved plus interest (at a rate determined by the Commission)
on any such amount received;
</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H33851B0E60E2432ABBA8D965281F720B">
<enum>
(B)
</enum>
<text>
the candidate may
not receive payments under this title during the remainder of the election
cycle involved; and
</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HE16D766D633442B6911D13FBB149C485">
<enum>
(C)
</enum>
<text>
the candidate may
not be certified as a participating candidate under this title with respect to
the next election cycle.
</text>
</subparagraph>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H834DDDA30F4E405382290E6B9AF4D2E9">
<enum>
(3)
</enum>
<header>
Prohibiting
participation in future elections for candidates with multiple
revocations
</header>
<text>
If the Commission revokes the certification of an
individual as a participating candidate under this title 3 times, the
individual may not be certified as a participating candidate under this title
with respect to any subsequent election.
</text>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
<subsection id="H34E0772F4AA84553AB7C65DB407983F1">
<enum>
(c)
</enum>
<header>
Participating
Candidate defined
</header>
<text>
In this title, a
<quote>
participating
candidate
</quote>
means a candidate for the office of Senator or Representative
in, or Delegate or Resident Commissioner to, the Congress who is certified
under this section as eligible to receive benefits under this title.
</text>
</subsection>
</section>
</subtitle>
<subtitle id="HAD1AADF753334A6AA8B93475B9D70C54">
<enum>
C
</enum>
<header>
Requirements for
Candidates Certified as Participating Candidates
</header>
<section id="H4A9459F4F1FC404EBC60B1D36BBAFE92">
<enum>
521.
</enum>
<header>
Contribution
and expenditure requirements
</header>
<subsection id="H39B2D4BA418742DDA62EA98EF55E4CAA">
<enum>
(a)
</enum>
<header>
Permitted
sources of contributions and expenditures
</header>
<paragraph id="H71728ED90F684870BA8EC8B8350C1AA4">
<enum>
(1)
</enum>
<header>
Tier 1
candidates
</header>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Except as provided
in subsection (c), a participating candidate who is certified as a Tier 1
candidate with respect to an election shall, with respect to all elections
occurring during the election cycle for the office involved, accept no
contributions from any source and make no expenditures from any amounts, other
than the following:
</text>
<subparagraph id="HB654FA1642164F01BDBC10285DFA3BDF">
<enum>
(A)
</enum>
<text>
Qualified
grassroots contributions.
</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HD12103EF1C4D4DF4B4D9427EB14EECAA">
<enum>
(B)
</enum>
<text>
Payments under
this title.
</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H68F37B1024724057B4421EAADA19BFC8">
<enum>
(C)
</enum>
<text>
Contributions from
political committees established and maintained by a national or State
political party.
</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HFF1E6B95864B4175A5784BFD4298E6AD">
<enum>
(D)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Subject to subsection (b), personal funds
of the candidate or of any immediate family member of the candidate (other than
funds received through qualified grassroots contributions).
</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H9E8DC8151E8D48F1A47BB71E8B5C18B9">
<enum>
(E)
</enum>
<text>
Subject to
subsection (e), contributions from individuals who are otherwise permitted to
make contributions under this Act.
</text>
</subparagraph>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H11E5C1C74E574D62883BC316A7FC3555">
<enum>
(2)
</enum>
<header>
Tier 2
candidates
</header>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Except as provided
in subsection (c), a participating candidate who is certified as a Tier 2
candidate with respect to an election shall, with respect to all elections
occurring during the election cycle for the office involved, accept no
contributions from any source and make no expenditures from any amounts, other
than the following:
</text>
<subparagraph id="H7A44F79BC82E4CB796BD4D177FA736F4">
<enum>
(A)
</enum>
<text>
Qualified
grassroots contributions.
</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H3F801407D13B4AEA8BA3734715B28BB9">
<enum>
(B)
</enum>
<text>
Payments under
this title.
</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H16FDD781E3EB45E79AF60E6942590175">
<enum>
(C)
</enum>
<text>
Contributions from
political committees established and maintained by a national or State
political party.
</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H05524F7D348843CC9A6CD17000C9EB2A">
<enum>
(D)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Subject to subsection (b), personal funds
of the candidate or of any immediate family member of the candidate (other than
funds received through qualified grassroots contributions).
</text>
</subparagraph>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
<subsection id="H7719BD53BCEE424DAB5453D9FBB330E6">
<enum>
(b)
</enum>
<header>
Special rules
for personal funds
</header>
<paragraph id="H06B76DD667134DE59F7FA6114325F389">
<enum>
(1)
</enum>
<header>
Limit on
amount
</header>
<text>
A candidate who is certified as a participating candidate
may use personal funds (including personal funds of any immediate family member
of the candidate) so long as—
</text>
<subparagraph id="HC3BECCFAE7504C0DBD86A4B3AA7CAE0C">
<enum>
(A)
</enum>
<text>
the amount used
with respect to the election cycle does not exceed $50,000; and
</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H8D5F09EE61EA468888D1AAA592BD3B12">
<enum>
(B)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
the funds are used only for making direct
payments for the receipt of goods and services which constitute authorized
expenditures in connection with the election cycle involved.
</text>
</subparagraph>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="HB744F98F93B94BBB9764ABBB26276B95">
<enum>
(2)
</enum>
<header>
Immediate family
member defined
</header>
<text>
In this subsection, the term
<term>
immediate
family
</term>
means, with respect to a candidate—
</text>
<subparagraph id="H219878235E9647E8BC768ADF2AE6D206">
<enum>
(A)
</enum>
<text>
the candidate’s
spouse;
</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H14B52F9AC834417FB1EFEC4F0424D050">
<enum>
(B)
</enum>
<text>
a child,
stepchild, parent, grandparent, brother, half-brother, sister, or half-sister
of the candidate or the candidate’s spouse; and
</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H0F3FFDEB3DAF4F698558D6843DEF2238">
<enum>
(C)
</enum>
<text>
the spouse of any
person described in subparagraph (B).
</text>
</subparagraph>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
<subsection id="H72347BE0FF5F47A0A15B44A78DEBDE31">
<enum>
(c)
</enum>
<header>
Exceptions
</header>
<paragraph id="HF3BA76C6844F4583BD986BFF75A6121E">
<enum>
(1)
</enum>
<header>
Exception for
contributions received prior to filing of statement of intent
</header>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
A candidate who has accepted contributions
that are not described in paragraph (1) of subsection (a) (in the case of a
Tier 1 candidate) or in paragraph (2) of subsection (a) (in the case of a Tier
2 candidate) prior to the date the candidate files a statement of intent under
section 511(a)(1) is not in violation of subsection (a), but only if all such
contributions are—
</text>
<subparagraph id="H9B60A20BB82646029925F2BDFB17CB90">
<enum>
(A)
</enum>
<text>
returned to the
contributor;
</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H31E374D0322D491D8A18CDB61B2369BF">
<enum>
(B)
</enum>
<text>
submitted to the
Commission for deposit in the Grassroots Democracy Fund established under
section 541; or
</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H217EEA8967D341C8BB886A2EA69B1929">
<enum>
(C)
</enum>
<text>
spent in
accordance with paragraph (2).
</text>
</subparagraph>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H85B7D37BC12048648EFEC33E2E7338E4">
<enum>
(2)
</enum>
<header>
Exception for
expenditures made prior to filing of statement of intent
</header>
<text>
If a
candidate has made expenditures prior to the date the candidate files a
statement of intent under section 511(a)(1) that the candidate is prohibited
from making under subsection (a) or subsection (b), the candidate is not in
violation of such subsection if the aggregate amount of the prohibited
expenditures is less than the amount referred to in section 512(a)(2) (relating
to the total dollar amount of qualified grassroots contributions which the
candidate is required to obtain) which is applicable to the candidate.
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H0D0F097C42554B33B97B8AC196A078F8">
<enum>
(3)
</enum>
<header>
Exception for
campaign surpluses from a previous election
</header>
<text>
Notwithstanding
paragraph (1), unexpended contributions received by the candidate or the an
authorized committee of the candidate with respect to a previous election may
be retained, but only if the candidate places the funds in escrow and refrains
from raising additional funds for or spending funds from that account during
the election cycle in which a candidate is a participating candidate.
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H83E713515FD84F7082ACD9A49BC4412C">
<enum>
(4)
</enum>
<header>
Exception for
contributions received before the effective date of this
title
</header>
<text>
Contributions received and expenditures made by the
candidate or an authorized committee of the candidate prior to the effective
date of this title shall not constitute a violation of subsection (a) or (b).
Unexpended contributions shall be treated the same as campaign surpluses under
paragraph (3), and expenditures made shall count against the limit in paragraph
(2).
</text>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
<subsection id="H6555F40636CB4C918D58E8A2116C50B5">
<enum>
(d)
</enum>
<header>
Special Rule for
Coordinated Party Expenditures
</header>
<text>
For purposes of this section, a
payment made by a political party in coordination with a participating
candidate shall not be treated as a contribution to or as an expenditure made
by the participating candidate.
</text>
</subsection>
<subsection id="H23035C3EFA1C470698C2DB83A294D8E8">
<enum>
(e)
</enum>
<header>
Phase-Out of
amount of private contributions that may be accepted by Tier 1
candidates
</header>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
With respect to an
election cycle occurring after the first 3 election cycles for which this title
is in effect, the amount of a contribution that may be accepted from an
individual by a participating candidate who is certified as a Tier 1 candidate
may not exceed the following:
</text>
<paragraph id="HDADCE0DD2B19420A82090F33DF09EFCF">
<enum>
(1)
</enum>
<text>
For the fourth
election cycle for which this title is in effect, an amount equal to 60% of the
limitation on the amount of a contribution which a candidate may accept from an
individual for such cycle under section 315(a)(1).
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H5003B982C3A74D84954F84C695741189">
<enum>
(2)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
For the fifth election cycle for which this
title is in effect, an amount equal to 40% of the limitation on the amount of a
contribution which a candidate may accept from an individual for such cycle
under section 315(a)(1).
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H4E02E0B883F846C59988AC92589B0EA5">
<enum>
(3)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
For the sixth election cycle for which this
title is in effect and any subsequent election cycle, an amount equal to 20% of
the limitation on the amount of a contribution which a candidate may accept
from an individual for such cycle under section 315(a)(1).
</text>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
<subsection id="H26B2A33A21E24277B3452B62524712AB">
<enum>
(f)
</enum>
<header>
Prohibition on
joint fundraising committees
</header>
<paragraph id="HFED8CBCF773641A5BFA72BD3D380E0B4">
<enum>
(1)
</enum>
<header>
Prohibition
</header>
<text>
An
authorized committee of a candidate who is certified as a participating
candidate under this title with respect to an election may not establish a
joint fundraising committee with a political committee other than another
authorized committee of the candidate.
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="HC9F98866FF8A454CB0AC6C28EDE034DE">
<enum>
(2)
</enum>
<header>
Status of
existing committees for prior elections
</header>
<text>
If a candidate
established a joint fundraising committee described in paragraph (1) with
respect to a prior election for which the candidate was not certified as a
participating candidate under this title and the candidate does not terminate
the committee, the candidate shall not be considered to be in violation of
paragraph (1) so long as that joint fundraising committee does not receive any
contributions or make any disbursements during the election cycle for which the
candidate is certified as a participating candidate under this title.
</text>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
</section>
<section id="H34F1C595B61747FCAFB5245DFC095A44">
<enum>
522.
</enum>
<header>
Administration
of campaign
</header>
<subsection id="H2E06D90B0E414DB08C2A0EA5DE214102">
<enum>
(a)
</enum>
<header>
Use of separate
accounts for various permitted contributions
</header>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Each authorized committee of a candidate
certified as a participating candidate under this title—
</text>
<paragraph id="H2C05757875B34624A43E0D64AF773E6B">
<enum>
(1)
</enum>
<text>
shall establish a
separate account for each type of contribution described in paragraph (1) of
section 521(a) (in the case of a Tier 1 candidate) or paragraph (2) of section
521(a) (in the case of a Tier 2 candidate) which is received by the committee,
and shall deposit each contribution in the account established for that type of
contribution; and
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="HC22C49E737D74CE3BFA9ECD24A5C6FF2">
<enum>
(2)
</enum>
<text>
shall establish a
separate account for the payments received under this title, and shall deposit
each such payment in that account.
</text>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
<subsection id="H632CCB0ADE9242179DBB97179BF4A84A">
<enum>
(b)
</enum>
<header>
Enhanced
reporting of disbursements
</header>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
In
addition to any reports required under section 304, not later than 3 months
after the end of the election cycle involved, each authorized committee of a
candidate certified as a participating candidate under this title shall submit
a report to the Commission on all disbursements made from each separate account
established under subsection (a) (in the same manner as the report required
under section 304(b)(4)).
</text>
</subsection>
<subsection id="H70E5C239915A494B856ADB81BBD8F3D8">
<enum>
(c)
</enum>
<header>
Enhanced
internet disclosure of information on donors
</header>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Each authorized committee of a candidate
shall ensure that all information reported to the Commission under this Act
with respect to contributions and expenditures of the committee is available to
the public on the Internet (whether through a site established for purposes of
this subsection, a hyperlink on another public site of the committee, or a
hyperlink on a report filed electronically with the Commission) in a
searchable, sortable, and downloadable manner.
</text>
</subsection>
</section>
<section id="H41A029F02A1A4403BE983867AD55FC38">
<enum>
523.
</enum>
<header>
Preventing
unnecessary spending of public funds
</header>
<subsection id="HDC2F53A149F442EFAB981A902A0B479B">
<enum>
(a)
</enum>
<header>
Mandatory
spending of available private funds
</header>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
An authorized committee of a candidate
certified as a participating candidate under this title may not make any
expenditure of any payments received under this title in any amount unless the
committee has made an expenditure in an equivalent amount of funds received by
the committee which are described in—
</text>
<paragraph id="H6DE549415EBC46518C76CB068AF8AEDA">
<enum>
(1)
</enum>
<text>
subparagraphs (C),
(D), and (E) of paragraph (1) of section 521(a), in the case of a Tier 1
candidate; or
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H30FBEEB8BC434B8F91FD6481C9D0DC13">
<enum>
(2)
</enum>
<text>
subparagraphs (C)
and (D) of paragraph (2) of section 521(a), in the case of a Tier 2
candidate.
</text>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
<subsection id="H1919EF5A13E6425D8931323DEDACCD34">
<enum>
(b)
</enum>
<header>
Limitation
</header>
<text>
Subsection
(a) applies to an authorized committee only to the extent that the funds
referred to in paragraph (1) of such subsection (in the case of a Tier 1
candidate) or in paragraph (2) of such subsection (in the case of a Tier 2
candidate) are available to the committee at the time the committee makes an
expenditure of a payment received under this title.
</text>
</subsection>
</section>
<section display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HE73BDB4F56BD4C1DBB8B41F78D291C55">
<enum>
524.
</enum>
<header>
Remitting
unspent funds after election
</header>
<subsection id="H990398B3D03347D98E10BFB3156E92CA">
<enum>
(a)
</enum>
<header>
Remittance
required
</header>
<paragraph id="H9AE50B87A625488690B93616AA772D04">
<enum>
(1)
</enum>
<header>
In
general
</header>
<text>
Not later than the date that is 60 days after the last
election for which a candidate certified as a participating candidate qualifies
to be on the ballot during the election cycle involved, such participating
candidate shall remit to the Commission for deposit in the Grassroots Democracy
Fund established under section 541 an amount equal to the balance of the
accounts established by the authorized committees of the candidate under
section 522 for the payments received under this title.
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H0786B39ABB2540348A30E5A469A56911">
<enum>
(2)
</enum>
<header>
Exception for
tier 2 candidates participating in next cycle
</header>
<text>
Notwithstanding
paragraph (1), a Tier 2 candidate may withhold not more than $50,000 from the
amount required to be remitted under paragraph (1) if the candidate files a
signed affidavit with the Commission that the candidate will seek certification
as a Tier 2 candidate with respect to the next election cycle. If the candidate
fails to seek certification as a Tier 2 candidate prior to the last day of the
Grassroots Democracy qualifying period for the next election cycle (as
described in section 511), or if the Commission notifies the candidate of the
Commission’s determination does not meet the requirements for certification as
a Tier 2 candidate with respect to such cycle, the candidate shall immediately
remit to the Commission the amount withheld.
</text>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
<subsection id="HA5EA77EBA5064B85A2DDD78991A184C1">
<enum>
(b)
</enum>
<header>
Exception for
expenditures incurred but not paid as of date of remittance
</header>
<paragraph id="H9E8839760CD44B66A379B405283EA1F6">
<enum>
(1)
</enum>
<header>
In
general
</header>
<text>
A candidate may withhold from the amount required to be
remitted under subsection (a) the amount of any authorized expenditures which
were incurred in connection with the candidate’s campaign but which remain
unpaid as of the deadline applicable to the candidate under such subsection,
except that any amount withheld pursuant to this paragraph shall be remitted to
the Commission not later than 120 days after the date of the election to which
such subsection applies.
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="HA2D582A7EADA40439665C3099375C293">
<enum>
(2)
</enum>
<header>
Documentation
required
</header>
<text>
A candidate may withhold an amount of an expenditure
pursuant to paragraph (1) only if the candidate submits documentation of the
expenditure and the amount to the Commission not later than the deadline
applicable to the candidate under subsection (a).
</text>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
</section>
</subtitle>
<subtitle id="H72379F2AB93C441BBE8CDCB484D8C25E">
<enum>
D
</enum>
<header>
Supplemental
Grassroots Democracy People’s Fund Payments
</header>
<section id="HA12BE3270C4C40A797277D8DBED06B4E">
<enum>
531.
</enum>
<header>
Eligibility of
participating candidates for payments
</header>
<subsection id="H0D72558135DA4ADC80D544980A0676C9">
<enum>
(a)
</enum>
<header>
Payments to
candidates
</header>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
In addition to the
payments made under subtitle A, a candidate certified as a participating
candidate under this title with respect to an election shall be entitled to a
supplemental Grassroots Democracy People’s Fund payment from the Grassroots
Democracy Fund each time during the election cycle that the Commission issues a
determination under subsection (b) that the outside speech threshold with
respect to the election has been reached.
</text>
</subsection>
<subsection id="H9D678AADC099440E8CA33E8EAFEC452C">
<enum>
(b)
</enum>
<header>
Outside speech
threshold
</header>
<paragraph id="H6628DF9633BA48F99E8336F4F0B2630D">
<enum>
(1)
</enum>
<header>
Determinations
by commission
</header>
<subparagraph id="H25A0F97569374BC4BEE7815F5CD363EE">
<enum>
(A)
</enum>
<header>
In
general
</header>
<text>
For purposes of this section, the Commission shall issue
a determination that the outside speech threshold with respect to an election
is reached each time during the election cycle that the Commission determines
that the amount disbursed for political activity with respect to the election
exceeds—
</text>
<clause id="H1A67DDE967394D1DB62F2C3EBB0B6B3D">
<enum>
(i)
</enum>
<text>
the House
threshold, in the case of an election for the office of Representative in, or
Delegate or Resident Commissioner to, the Congress; or
</text>
</clause>
<clause id="H48067A9EB23A4DE6B833129D9CD63925">
<enum>
(ii)
</enum>
<text>
the Senate
threshold, in the case of an election for the office of Senator.
</text>
</clause>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H828CA6310EBF41CA8EA18A7A5312E1A5">
<enum>
(B)
</enum>
<header>
Exclusion of
certain disbursements
</header>
<text>
For purposes of subparagraph (A), in
determining the amount disbursed for political activity with respect to an
election, there shall be excluded—
</text>
<clause id="H556D6678A9CD4A0194FC51A328CAB919">
<enum>
(i)
</enum>
<text>
disbursements made
by any authorized committee of a candidate; and
</text>
</clause>
<clause id="HC29B2FB056684E96AF61E578C9C2709F">
<enum>
(ii)
</enum>
<text>
disbursements
made by a political committee of a national political party.
</text>
</clause>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H5923A16BA964482A9966B227D54D5BB1">
<enum>
(C)
</enum>
<header>
Inclusion of
amounts spent on non-candidate-specific advertisements
</header>
<text>
In
determining the amount disbursed for political activity with respect to an
election under subparagraph (A), there shall be included any amount disbursed
for a political advertisement described in subsection (c)(3).
</text>
</subparagraph>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H11C218CAA5EA4F179286835433961C4D">
<enum>
(2)
</enum>
<header>
Subsequent
determinations after threshold is first reached
</header>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
After the first time during the election
cycle that the Commission issues a determination under paragraph (1) that the
outside speech threshold with respect to an election has been reached, any
subsequent determination as to whether the threshold has been reached shall be
made only on the basis of disbursements made after the most recent such
determination issued by the Commission.
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H3A06C7F43B0447C29A1F50C7DE320748">
<enum>
(3)
</enum>
<header>
House
threshold
</header>
<subparagraph id="H0945F1B9D3DE42B0BCC3429747DE4FA6">
<enum>
(A)
</enum>
<header>
In
general
</header>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
For purposes of
paragraph (1)(A), the
<quote>
House threshold
</quote>
with respect to an
election is an amount equal to the product of the adjusted baseline amount
under subparagraph (B) and the number of candidates in the election.
</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H653187FCB18B45D09091D0AA9B40FA87">
<enum>
(B)
</enum>
<header>
Adjusted
baseline amount
</header>
<text>
For purposes of subparagraph (A), the
<quote>
adjusted baseline amount
</quote>
with respect to an election is an
amount equal to the product of $250,000 and an adjustment factor applied by the
Commission to take into account the relative media-related costs of political
activity in the Congressional district involved as compared to the average of
such costs among all Congressional districts.
</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H42B1D5197518432F94163D9AAC519E68">
<enum>
(C)
</enum>
<header>
Exclusion of
certain candidates
</header>
<text>
For purposes of subparagraph (A), in
determining the number of candidates in an election, there shall be excluded
any candidate who is determined by the Commission to be a minor candidate, in
accordance with such criteria as the Commission shall by regulation establish,
taking into account the amount of funds raised and expended by the candidate,
the candidate’s ability to qualify for the ballot, and such other factors as
the Commission considers appropriate.
</text>
</subparagraph>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H7C66DEFFF98343378086BF3A98337DA5">
<enum>
(4)
</enum>
<header>
Senate
threshold
</header>
<subparagraph id="H162535EAB07D458295303799CB0E10C6">
<enum>
(A)
</enum>
<header>
In
general
</header>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
For purposes of
paragraph (1)(A), the
<quote>
Senate threshold
</quote>
with respect to an
election is an amount equal to the product of the adjusted baseline amount
under subparagraph (B) and the number of candidates in the election.
</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H9780F5D9B20C4D8CADE482226448A6A3">
<enum>
(B)
</enum>
<header>
Adjusted
baseline amount
</header>
<text>
For purposes of subparagraph (A), the
<quote>
adjusted baseline amount
</quote>
with respect to an election is an
amount equal to the product of—
</text>
<clause id="HBC4E958002724B5D98B1F3F614E4A8A2">
<enum>
(i)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
the sum of $250,000 plus the product of
$100,000 and the number of Congressional districts in the State involved;
and
</text>
</clause>
<clause id="H6E123CE7E33E4EB58729027ECEC9D6B4">
<enum>
(ii)
</enum>
<text>
an adjustment
factor applied by the Commission to take into account the relative
media-related costs of political activity in the State involved as compared to
the average of such costs among all States.
</text>
</clause>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H0348115CD8474F65BCA5C47622C48F6F">
<enum>
(C)
</enum>
<header>
Exclusion of
certain candidates
</header>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
For
purposes of subparagraph (A), in determining the number of candidates in an
election, there shall be excluded any candidate who is determined by the
Commission to be a minor candidate, in accordance with such criteria as the
Commission shall by regulation establish, taking into account the amount of
funds raised and expended by the candidate, the candidate’s ability to qualify
for the ballot, and such other factors as the Commission considers
appropriate.
</text>
</subparagraph>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
<subsection id="HD5BD37483C0845BBAAA272CD2CF9CA13">
<enum>
(c)
</enum>
<header>
Political
activity defined
</header>
<text>
In this section,
<quote>
political
activity
</quote>
means, with respect to an election, any of the
following:
</text>
<paragraph id="H2407B3B29FF34291A84DC0A4D053535D">
<enum>
(1)
</enum>
<text>
A publicly
disseminated communication consisting of an independent expenditure (as defined
in section 301(17)) which advocates the election or defeat of a candidate in
the election.
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="HC3645F06B30C421CBD99DB5251DFC3C8">
<enum>
(2)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
A publicly disseminated communication
consisting of an electioneering communication (as defined in section 304(f))
which refers to a candidate in the election.
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="HD35A29B73B34423E92FE54ACC7F46DEC">
<enum>
(3)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
A publicly disseminated communication
consisting of a communication which refers to the political party of a
candidate in the election and which would be treated as an electioneering
communication (as defined in section 304(f)) if it referred to a clearly
identified candidate for Federal office.
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="HCB626BE5C55D4DF3A6F63E292837BDC3">
<enum>
(4)
</enum>
<text>
Voter
registration, voter identification, get-out-the-vote, and other related
activity carried out in connection with the election.
</text>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
</section>
<section id="HCDEA1118D980488093A491841690671C">
<enum>
532.
</enum>
<header>
Amount of
payment; use of funds
</header>
<subsection id="HC4A9424F5B5A4E88B598BAF1D24BB177">
<enum>
(a)
</enum>
<header>
Amount
</header>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
The amount of the supplemental Grassroots
Democracy People’s Fund payment made to a candidate under this subtitle shall
be equal to 100 percent of the aggregate amount of qualified grassroots
donations received by the candidate, as reported in the most recent request for
a payment under this title which has been submitted by the candidate under
section 502 at the time the Commission issues a determination under section
541(b).
</text>
</subsection>
<subsection id="H3C27C5F79D294CF49E7B87BEC7D5141E">
<enum>
(b)
</enum>
<header>
Use of
funds
</header>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
A candidate shall use
the supplemental payment under this subtitle only for authorized expenditures
in connection with the election cycle involved.
</text>
</subsection>
</section>
<section id="H321373B05104466D9710E48DD13DDADB">
<enum>
533.
</enum>
<header>
Severability
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
If any provision of this subtitle, or the
application of a provision of this subtitle to any person or circumstance, is
held to be unconstitutional, the remainder of this title, and the application
of the provisions to any person or circumstance, shall not be affected by the
holding.
</text>
</section>
</subtitle>
<subtitle id="H5B241082B5594AA795F1E64B5B3136C8">
<enum>
E
</enum>
<header>
Administrative
provisions
</header>
<section id="H25D7CBDAA0A0417EAC6464A324D7BB1F">
<enum>
541.
</enum>
<header>
Grassroots
Democracy Fund
</header>
<subsection id="H59773BE92D2241EBA6189F0A2E58FEA1">
<enum>
(a)
</enum>
<header>
Establishment
</header>
<text>
There
is established in the Treasury a fund to be known as the
<quote>
Grassroots
Democracy Fund
</quote>
.
</text>
</subsection>
<subsection id="H39D054BF7EC246E38FB0489E815915C6">
<enum>
(b)
</enum>
<header>
Amounts held by
Fund
</header>
<text>
The Fund shall consist of the following amounts:
</text>
<paragraph commented="no" id="H91E02D934AB94D06B0DC426137631EE7">
<enum>
(1)
</enum>
<header>
Appropriated
amounts
</header>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Amounts appropriated
to the Fund, including trust fund amounts appropriated pursuant to applicable
provisions of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986.
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="HD7A530FBB94D4278854B7D50064F6C1B">
<enum>
(2)
</enum>
<header>
Voluntary
contributions
</header>
<text>
Voluntary contributions to the Fund.
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="HFAF1BD2EB05A4029B19BCD12A8ADC472">
<enum>
(3)
</enum>
<header>
Other
deposits
</header>
<text>
Amounts deposited into the Fund under—
</text>
<subparagraph id="H17974C17F31545F78606E8D2BB84C7DD">
<enum>
(A)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
section 6098 of the Internal Revenue Code
of 1986 (relating to contributions to Grassroots Democracy Fund);
</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HDF9E058BA34148FA9B10A56897D1635E">
<enum>
(B)
</enum>
<text>
section 521(c)
(relating to exceptions to contribution requirements);
</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H3F2E9DF69FC34A3780DA80A7164710DC">
<enum>
(C)
</enum>
<text>
section 523
(relating to remittance of unused payments from the Fund);
</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H7C1DF220229249F58CD8F76E18BE7F02">
<enum>
(D)
</enum>
<text>
section 544
(relating to violations); and
</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HB64F2F846D294984878BEE9F7AE7E15F">
<enum>
(E)
</enum>
<text>
any other section
of this Act.
</text>
</subparagraph>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H507AB13B97F8444F857DB33709A80DD4">
<enum>
(4)
</enum>
<header>
Investment
returns
</header>
<text>
Interest on, and the proceeds from, the sale or
redemption of, any obligations held by the Fund under subsection (c).
</text>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
<subsection id="H9547A38B88D5447B8B70704786E16000">
<enum>
(c)
</enum>
<header>
Investment
</header>
<text>
The
Commission shall invest portions of the Fund in obligations of the United
States in the same manner as provided under section 9602(b) of the Internal
Revenue Code of 1986.
</text>
</subsection>
<subsection id="HB4416639FC774838A25A8072CB279330">
<enum>
(d)
</enum>
<header>
Use of
Fund
</header>
<paragraph id="H6F2280B19AC74838A7540BCEC13AB129">
<enum>
(1)
</enum>
<header>
In
general
</header>
<text>
The sums in the Fund shall be used to make payments to
participating candidates as provided in this title.
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="HECDE745EFCE947C69B660BF15ECEED8F">
<enum>
(2)
</enum>
<header>
Insufficient
amounts
</header>
<text>
Under regulations established by the Commission, rules
similar to the rules of
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/26/9006">
section 9006(c)
</external-xref>
of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986
shall apply.
</text>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
</section>
<section id="H34143A8E11C3481990C9D45BAF30B818">
<enum>
542.
</enum>
<header>
Grassroots
Democracy Advisory Commission
</header>
<subsection id="HBC2EBB0D69E84E5B98D97EB9FD19118E">
<enum>
(a)
</enum>
<header>
Establishment
</header>
<text>
There
is established within the Federal Election Commission an entity to be known as
the
<quote>
Grassroots Democracy Advisory Commission
</quote>
(in this title
referred to as the
<quote>
Advisory Commission
</quote>
).
</text>
</subsection>
<subsection id="H803B9A34D616407AA0607F8C249F1953">
<enum>
(b)
</enum>
<header>
Structure and
membership
</header>
<paragraph id="H44D20117F21A4DD78CF9A98E7AB33B87">
<enum>
(1)
</enum>
<header>
In
general
</header>
<text>
The Advisory Commission shall be composed of 5 members
appointed by the President with the advice and consent of the Senate, of
whom—
</text>
<subparagraph id="HC1C0A4E169F044009CD59E2477B2B0C6">
<enum>
(A)
</enum>
<text>
2 shall be
appointed after consultation with the Majority Leader of the House of
Representatives;
</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H87B0179E8C8048BD849B55BAC9E258EF">
<enum>
(B)
</enum>
<text>
2 shall be
appointed after consultation with the Minority Leader of the House of
Representatives; and
</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H9F6B2E8D537940BC974BFD5E6AB060CD">
<enum>
(C)
</enum>
<text>
1 shall be
appointed upon the recommendation of the members appointed under subparagraphs
(A) and (B).
</text>
</subparagraph>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="HA5AA6C58078A4690B58F16513E4AC7F7">
<enum>
(2)
</enum>
<header>
Qualifications
</header>
<subparagraph id="H2B21604DA2A34D29998BB2CDA54F87A7">
<enum>
(A)
</enum>
<header>
In
general
</header>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
The members shall be
individuals who by reason of their education, experience, and attainments, are
exceptionally qualified to perform the duties of members of the Advisory
Commission.
</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H8BA18917C16E42EB855086037F4F0DD0">
<enum>
(B)
</enum>
<header>
Prohibition
</header>
<text>
No
member of the Advisory Commission may be—
</text>
<clause id="H1FFFCFB4EBB840E6992186B5DE326D91">
<enum>
(i)
</enum>
<text>
an
employee of the Federal Government;
</text>
</clause>
<clause id="H0585FD201AAE49088A29B9B0376EFC7F">
<enum>
(ii)
</enum>
<text>
a
registered lobbyist or an individual who was a registered lobbyist at any time
during the 2-year period preceding appointment to the Advisory Commission;
or
</text>
</clause>
<clause id="HF8BB4916D51146D095681FA735C3AA3B">
<enum>
(iii)
</enum>
<text>
an officer or
employee of a political party or political campaign.
</text>
</clause>
</subparagraph>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H9DCF5D8796914CB2AA34D1853455B7C2">
<enum>
(3)
</enum>
<header>
Date
</header>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Members of the Advisory Commission shall be
appointed not later than 60 days after the date of the enactment of this
Act.
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H77C08D79A5FD40FD97A3C665AAC9DAA9">
<enum>
(4)
</enum>
<header>
Terms
</header>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
A member of the Advisory Commission shall
be appointed for a term of 5 years.
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="HB6365190D35C4C76876930AC83CBC906">
<enum>
(5)
</enum>
<header>
Vacancies
</header>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
A vacancy on the Advisory Commission shall
be filled not later than 30 calendar days after the date on which the Advisory
Commission is given notice of the vacancy, in the same manner as the original
appointment. The individual appointed to fill the vacancy shall serve only for
the unexpired portion of the term for which the individual’s predecessor was
appointed.
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HCA0BD6D89A7243E3A32F2149D1066DA1">
<enum>
(6)
</enum>
<header>
Chairperson
</header>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
The Advisory Commission shall designate a
Chairperson from among the members of the Board.
</text>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
<subsection id="H846B29C6A544495C977EF5CD1E19F315">
<enum>
(c)
</enum>
<header>
Duties and
powers
</header>
<paragraph id="H9D5C4FB1E65F449DB25EDF91AE0188EE">
<enum>
(1)
</enum>
<header>
Administration
</header>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
The Advisory Commission shall have such
duties and powers as the Commission may prescribe, including the power to
administer the provisions of this title.
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H582138E86FBF485BB0BA3BA3D351A065">
<enum>
(2)
</enum>
<header>
Review of
Grassroots Democracy financing
</header>
<subparagraph id="H359C275925E6439FAD67D4931A4CD958">
<enum>
(A)
</enum>
<header>
In
general
</header>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
After each regularly
scheduled general election for Federal office, the Advisory Commission shall
conduct a comprehensive review of the Grassroots Democracy financing program
under this title, including—
</text>
<clause id="H055B27587DF44DC6955A8B2DD13FCE6C">
<enum>
(i)
</enum>
<text>
the maximum and
minimum dollar amounts of qualified grassroots contributions under section
504;
</text>
</clause>
<clause id="HEF94B0F333324033AF09DECAE7B70EF8">
<enum>
(ii)
</enum>
<text>
the number and
value of qualified grassroots contributions a candidate is required to obtain
under section 512(a) to be eligible for certification as a participating
candidate;
</text>
</clause>
<clause id="HC4781D4F9185446F9F632E5CF4DCCA61">
<enum>
(iii)
</enum>
<text>
the maximum
amount of payments a candidate may receive under this title;
</text>
</clause>
<clause id="H7ACD5C7F465D4C8AB1157786D3E94A52">
<enum>
(iv)
</enum>
<text>
the overall
satisfaction of participating candidates and the American public with the
program; and
</text>
</clause>
<clause id="HD3BE51496DA1442D978CB8D2125439EB">
<enum>
(v)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
such other matters relating to financing of
campaigns as the Advisory Commission determines are appropriate.
</text>
</clause>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HB0A6617720804AB7B5C4F68654AD7177">
<enum>
(B)
</enum>
<header>
Criteria for
review
</header>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
In conducting the
review under subparagraph (A), the Advisory Commission shall consider the
following:
</text>
<clause id="HB6FE06D9FC5D4E16B6C5913E370837D3">
<enum>
(i)
</enum>
<header>
Qualified
grassroots contributions
</header>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
The
Advisory Commission shall consider whether the number and dollar amounts of
qualified grassroots contributions required strikes a balance regarding the
importance of voter involvement, the need to assure adequate incentives for
participating, and fiscal responsibility, taking into consideration the number
of primary and general election participating candidates, the electoral
performance of those candidates, program cost, and any other information the
Advisory Commission determines is appropriate.
</text>
</clause>
<clause id="H64F5F712653C433B9C94DC84598E8552">
<enum>
(ii)
</enum>
<header>
Review of
payment levels
</header>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
The Advisory
Commission shall consider whether the totality of the amount of funds allowed
to be raised by participating candidates (including through qualified
grassroots contributions) and payments under this title are sufficient for
voters in each State to learn about the candidates to cast an informed vote,
taking into account the historic amount of spending by winning candidates,
media costs, primary election dates, and any other information the Advisory
Commission determines is appropriate.
</text>
</clause>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HE5DBACE205A340299FD0D9BA023C714E">
<enum>
(C)
</enum>
<header>
Adjustment of
amounts
</header>
<clause id="H51F4A7E8559C421CAB8AB4A455C8190B">
<enum>
(i)
</enum>
<header>
In
general
</header>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Based on the review
conducted under subparagraph (A), the Advisory Commission shall provide for the
adjustments of the following amounts:
</text>
<subclause id="H4A839324249647A0BB77D131F3419BFF">
<enum>
(I)
</enum>
<text>
The maximum and
minimum dollar amounts of qualified grassroots contributions under section
504.
</text>
</subclause>
<subclause id="HF47C37756FBE487B839A23F8BCF59D53">
<enum>
(II)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
The number and value of qualified
grassroots contributions a candidate is required to obtain under section 512(a)
to be eligible for certification as a participating candidate.
</text>
</subclause>
<subclause id="H348C576BC98941858C9C1D595B229B23">
<enum>
(III)
</enum>
<text>
The maximum
amount of payments may receive under this title.
</text>
</subclause>
</clause>
<clause id="HAD1E6DA8B5384A789BEA292CDB308241">
<enum>
(ii)
</enum>
<header>
Regulations
</header>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
The Commission shall promulgate regulations
providing for the adjustments made by the Advisory Commission under clause
(i).
</text>
</clause>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H7EA0A2541CD74DE9A7F1FCB0A222C9B3">
<enum>
(D)
</enum>
<header>
Review of
Grassroots Democracy People’s Fund Program
</header>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
After each regularly scheduled general
election for Federal office, the Advisory Commission shall conduct a
comprehensive review of the program for making supplemental Grassroots
Democracy People’s Fund payments under subtitle D, and shall include in the
review the following:
</text>
<clause id="H70FD527B8DE24560B020F65722129E04">
<enum>
(i)
</enum>
<text>
A
review of the outside speech threshold established under section 531(b),
including the amounts used to determine the House threshold under paragraph (3)
of such section and the Senate threshold under paragraph (4) of such
section.
</text>
</clause>
<clause id="HA72F10545BA8447883E358E206C8B144">
<enum>
(ii)
</enum>
<text>
The effectiveness
of the adjustment factors applied by the Commission under section 531(b) to
take into account the relative media-related costs of political activity in
Congressional districts and States.
</text>
</clause>
<clause id="H92B0FD96A2104A16B60780504A4A63F8">
<enum>
(iii)
</enum>
<text>
The overall
satisfaction of participating candidates and the American public with the
Program.
</text>
</clause>
<clause id="H03472A0CF4F248D0825052137D7F0067">
<enum>
(iv)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Such other matters relating to the making
of payments under such subtitle as the Advisory Commission determines are
appropriate.
</text>
</clause>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H42D58BE115AA4158897BC1CF4CB21C4C">
<enum>
(E)
</enum>
<header>
Report
</header>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Not later than each June 1 which follows a
regularly scheduled general election for Federal office for which payments were
made under this title, the Advisory Commission shall submit a report to
Congress on the review conducted under this paragraph. Such report shall
contain a detailed statement of the findings, conclusions, and recommendations
of the Advisory Commission based on such review.
</text>
</subparagraph>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
<subsection id="H3F326BF3FCCD4FAAB5902A2A014C316A">
<enum>
(d)
</enum>
<header>
Meetings and
hearings
</header>
<paragraph id="H5DFD369B51B44F3CB0F0FAAF3F9A4ED9">
<enum>
(1)
</enum>
<header>
Meetings
</header>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
The Advisory Commission may hold such
hearings, sit and act at such times and places, take such testimony, and
receive such evidence as the Advisory Commission considers advisable to carry
out the purposes of this Act.
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H878DC0ACA274479AACC5F90812403C87">
<enum>
(2)
</enum>
<header>
Quorum
</header>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Three members of the Advisory Commission
shall constitute a quorum for purposes of voting, but a quorum is not required
for members to meet and hold hearings.
</text>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
<subsection id="HAB4444D3562E4CD78B6304424E44FC31">
<enum>
(e)
</enum>
<header>
Reports
</header>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Not later than each June 1 which follows a
regularly scheduled general election for Federal office for which payments were
made under this title, the Advisory Commission shall submit to the Committee on
House Administration of the House of Representatives a report documenting,
evaluating, and making recommendations relating to the administrative
implementation and enforcement of the provisions of this title.
</text>
</subsection>
<subsection id="HBBBEE9A9939945A7932254A9D5C842D5">
<enum>
(f)
</enum>
<header>
Administration
</header>
<paragraph id="H181AECACBADD4A05AB392BC414B07146">
<enum>
(1)
</enum>
<header>
Compensation of
members
</header>
<subparagraph id="H42E396397BDA4210AA29767247CB1395">
<enum>
(A)
</enum>
<header>
In
general
</header>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
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 prescribed 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>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H5C7BD2F018B54A219215446D519AE7B0">
<enum>
(B)
</enum>
<header>
Chairperson
</header>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
The Chairperson shall be paid at a rate
equal to the daily equivalent of the minimum annual rate of basic pay
prescribed for level III of the Executive Schedule under section 5314 of title
5, United States Code.
</text>
</subparagraph>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H8C8975D80BD64A39AD934969F52BD44B">
<enum>
(2)
</enum>
<header>
Personnel
</header>
<subparagraph id="H83882CF4DF21490F858A0D37BBCD04B2">
<enum>
(A)
</enum>
<header>
Director
</header>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
The Advisory Commission shall have a staff
headed by an Executive Director. The Executive Director shall be paid at a rate
equivalent to a rate established for the Senior Executive Service under section
5382 of title 5, United States Code.
</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H713E22EC67724F7996F9CE75534B895E">
<enum>
(B)
</enum>
<header>
Staff
appointment
</header>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
With the approval
of the Chairperson, the Executive Director may appoint such personnel as the
Executive Director and the Advisory Commission determines to be
appropriate.
</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HDDF7E7E414874490A8351C293C0BCCDD">
<enum>
(C)
</enum>
<header>
Experts and
consultants
</header>
<text>
With the approval of the Chairperson, the Executive
Director may procure temporary and intermittent services under section 3109(b)
of title 5, United States Code.
</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HE3E038FAF0CB41E1B57B961D86C376D3">
<enum>
(D)
</enum>
<header>
Detail of
government employees
</header>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Upon the
request of the Chairperson, the head of any Federal agency may detail, without
reimbursement, any of the personnel of such agency to the Advisory Commission
to assist in carrying out the duties of the Advisory Commission. Any such
detail shall not interrupt or otherwise affect the civil service status or
privileges of the Federal employee.
</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H4C3A6421C46B418EBB9A367AEFF7FD6E">
<enum>
(E)
</enum>
<header>
Other
resources
</header>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
The Advisory
Commission shall have reasonable access to materials, resources, statistical
data, and other information from the Library of Congress and other agencies of
the executive and legislative branches of the Federal Government. The
Chairperson of the Advisory Commission shall make requests for such access in
writing when necessary.
</text>
</subparagraph>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H1E2BEB893CAB4190B8E3AB246ED210DC">
<enum>
(g)
</enum>
<header>
Authorization of
appropriations
</header>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
There are
authorized to be appropriated such sums as are necessary to carry out the
purposes of this subtitle.
</text>
</subsection>
</section>
<section id="HB73D9652596E4B58A968C079005C8F53">
<enum>
543.
</enum>
<header>
Administration
by Commission
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
The Commission
shall prescribe regulations to carry out the purposes of this title, including
regulations—
</text>
<paragraph id="HCE96EFC963764F739FE726C628289A42">
<enum>
(1)
</enum>
<text>
to establish
procedures for—
</text>
<subparagraph id="H397F264CFB084264A309B2BE8D608764">
<enum>
(A)
</enum>
<text>
verifying the
amount of qualified grassroots contributions with respect to a
candidate,
</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph commented="no" id="H976A81AE3BD141B69E7ABC8A5F165264">
<enum>
(B)
</enum>
<text>
effectively and
efficiently monitoring and enforcing the limits on the raising of qualified
grassroots contributions,
</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H9E864D79766C47CFAE0C6F4A1B354B36">
<enum>
(C)
</enum>
<text>
effectively and
efficiently monitoring and enforcing the limits on the use of personal funds by
participating candidates, and
</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HF06AB7E82BA14FDB837CDD9F50777A6A">
<enum>
(D)
</enum>
<text>
monitoring the use
of allocations from the Grassroots Democracy Fund established under section 541
and matching contributions under this title through audits of not fewer than
<fraction>
1/10
</fraction>
(or, in the case of the first 3 election cycles
during which the program under this title is in effect, not fewer than
<fraction>
1/3
</fraction>
) of all participating candidates or other mechanisms;
and
</text>
</subparagraph>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H62712CAA5F4F443BA7C470A7980B8FA3">
<enum>
(2)
</enum>
<text>
regarding the
conduct of debates in a manner consistent with the best practices of States
that provide public financing for elections.
</text>
</paragraph>
</section>
<section id="HCC3BB69A2F6F449A9A6236BFD94A8E57">
<enum>
544.
</enum>
<header>
Violations and
penalties
</header>
<subsection id="HA2557EBAFEFD4676983E62EE15B9F8D2">
<enum>
(a)
</enum>
<header>
Civil penalty
for violation of contribution and expenditure requirements
</header>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
If a candidate who has been certified as a
participating candidate accepts a contribution or makes an expenditure that is
prohibited under section 521, the Commission shall assess a civil penalty
against the candidate in an amount that is not more than 3 times the amount of
the contribution or expenditure. Any amounts collected under this subsection
shall be deposited into the Grassroots Democracy Fund established under section
541.
</text>
</subsection>
<subsection commented="no" id="H2F250D95DFB045C793E062F1AF9396F0">
<enum>
(b)
</enum>
<header>
Repayment for
improper use of Grassroots Democracy Fund
</header>
<paragraph commented="no" id="H8F88E6F0C59B45428930FB6D1D027B8F">
<enum>
(1)
</enum>
<header>
In
general
</header>
<text>
If the Commission determines that any payment made to a
participating candidate was not used as provided for in this title or that a
participating candidate has violated any of the dates for remission of funds
contained in this title, the Commission shall so notify the candidate and the
candidate shall pay to the Fund an amount equal to—
</text>
<subparagraph commented="no" id="H6D9F306DD4F34E70955EAFDB611D9247">
<enum>
(A)
</enum>
<text>
the amount of
payments so used or not remitted, as appropriate; and
</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph commented="no" id="H427BE90000004BDD9366C033D7A0ED4C">
<enum>
(B)
</enum>
<text>
interest on any
such amounts (at a rate determined by the Commission).
</text>
</subparagraph>
</paragraph>
<paragraph commented="no" id="HDE630A838ECB4B4D9960ED7FB2C74491">
<enum>
(2)
</enum>
<header>
Other action not
precluded
</header>
<text>
Any action by the Commission in accordance with this
subsection shall not preclude enforcement proceedings by the Commission in
accordance with section 309(a), including a referral by the Commission to the
Attorney General in the case of an apparent knowing and willful violation of
this title.
</text>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
</section>
<section id="H6A8A185016FB412D86F4D77C37142EBD">
<enum>
545.
</enum>
<header>
Election cycle
defined
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
In this title, the
term
<term>
election cycle
</term>
means, with respect to an election for an
office, the period beginning on the day after the date of the most recent
general election for that office (or, if the general election resulted in a
runoff election, the date of the runoff election) and ending on the date of the
next general election for that office (or, if the general election resulted in
a runoff election, the date of the runoff
election).
</text>
</section>
</subtitle>
</title>
<after-quoted-block>
.
</after-quoted-block>
</quoted-block>
</section>
<section id="HE8C95BF8B99046B6A65952ECE5F7AFB2">
<enum>
202.
</enum>
<header>
Prohibiting use
of contributions by participating candidates for purposes other than campaign
for election
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
Section 313 of
the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 (
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/2/439a">
2 U.S.C. 439a
</external-xref>
) is amended by adding
at the end the following new subsection:
</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H8649B222C9DA4D93AAA673B9BBA9EEC4" style="OLC">
<subsection id="HE2F3DA44ADA64E258375A836CB67FCCA">
<enum>
(d)
</enum>
<header>
Restrictions on
Permitted Uses of Funds by Candidates Receiving Grassroots Democracy
Financing
</header>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Notwithstanding
paragraphs (2), (3), or (4) of subsection (a), if a candidate for election for
the office of Representative in, or Delegate or Resident Commissioner to, the
Congress is certified as a participating candidate under title V with respect
to the election, any contribution which the candidate is permitted to accept
under such title may be used only for authorized expenditures in connection
with the candidate’s campaign for such
office.
</text>
</subsection>
<after-quoted-block>
.
</after-quoted-block>
</quoted-block>
</section>
</title>
<title id="HDCBBE2605C414669A87D1613FDFE01C0">
<enum>
III
</enum>
<header>
Other
administrative reforms
</header>
<section id="H18B5BFBF1279411586621A0F921D3D51">
<enum>
301.
</enum>
<header>
Expanding
requirement to disclose bundlers who are registered lobbyists to all
bundlers
</header>
<subsection id="HCC4328EC13734CC19B6F85F1786665BE">
<enum>
(a)
</enum>
<header>
Expanding
bundler disclosure requirements to all bundlers
</header>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Section 304(i)(1) of the Federal Election
Campaign Act of 1971 (
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/2/434">
2 U.S.C. 434(i)(1)
</external-xref>
) is amended by striking
<quote>
reasonably known by the committee to be a person described in paragraph
(7)
</quote>
.
</text>
</subsection>
<subsection id="H1DB385AF4A584D8BAD0B8C1F0B1E3AD4">
<enum>
(b)
</enum>
<header>
Conforming
amendments
</header>
<text>
Section 304(i) of such Act (
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/2/434">
2 U.S.C. 434(i)
</external-xref>
) is
amended—
</text>
<paragraph id="HF984C2B857F34AE18005825F290F0383">
<enum>
(1)
</enum>
<text>
in paragraph
(2)(C), by striking
<quote>
described in paragraph (7)
</quote>
;
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="HE919142ABC0F40E081DE011FFD3BCBF4">
<enum>
(2)
</enum>
<text>
in paragraph
(3)(A), by striking
<quote>
a person described in paragraph (7)
</quote>
and
inserting
<quote>
any person
</quote>
;
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H1CE29179D88E4A7C99775BC56671507A">
<enum>
(3)
</enum>
<text>
in paragraph
(5)—
</text>
<subparagraph id="H1AB36B37E389450D9626402F8A508DD3">
<enum>
(A)
</enum>
<text>
by striking
subparagraph (B) and redesignating subparagraphs (C) and (D) as subparagraphs
(B) and (C),
</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H0157F11ADD2A48DCB0C2182A0A72A2AE">
<enum>
(B)
</enum>
<text>
in subparagraph
(B) (as so redesignated), by striking
<quote>
described in paragraph
(7)
</quote>
, and
</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H2F8C73A5EE54401BA35274F58B1C764D">
<enum>
(C)
</enum>
<text>
in subparagraph
(C) (as so redesignated), by striking
<quote>
by persons described in paragraph
(7)
</quote>
;
</text>
</subparagraph>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="HC06E61991E4349168CE94840986654E2">
<enum>
(4)
</enum>
<text>
by striking
paragraph (7) and redesignating paragraph (8) as paragraph (7); and
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="HCBC3B5F3A5BC4733800E44607842336D">
<enum>
(5)
</enum>
<text>
in paragraph
(7)(A) (as so redesignated), by striking
<quote>
a person described in paragraph
(7),
</quote>
and inserting
<quote>
a person,
</quote>
.
</text>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
</section>
<section display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H42ADF086FF0C44EB9E65D3C252BD641E" section-type="subsequent-section">
<enum>
302.
</enum>
<header>
Expansion of period
for treatment of communications as electioneering communications
</header>
<subsection id="HD6C30186074A4666B7F264ACBD0FDCB0">
<enum>
(a)
</enum>
<header>
Expansion of
period covering general election
</header>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Section 304(f)(3)(A)(I)(II)(aa) of the
Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 (2 U.S.C. 434(f)(3)(A)(I)(II)(aa)) is
amended by striking
<quote>
60 days
</quote>
and inserting
<quote>
120
days
</quote>
.
</text>
</subsection>
<subsection id="H4AA3BE5243854435904AC4BA1FFEB88B">
<enum>
(b)
</enum>
<header>
Effective date;
transition for communications made prior to enactment
</header>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
The amendment made by subsection (a) shall
apply with respect to communications made on or after the date of the enactment
of this Act, without regard to whether or not the Federal Election Commission
has promulgated regulations to carry out such amendments, except that no
communication which is made prior to the date of the enactment of this Act
shall be treated as an electioneering communication under section
304(f)(3)(A)(I)(II) of the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 (as amended by
subsection (a)) unless the communication would be treated as an electioneering
communication under such section if the amendment made by subsection (a) did
not apply.
</text>
</subsection>
</section>
<section id="HF848EFBB149844B6B572EC7E0364FAB3">
<enum>
303.
</enum>
<header>
User fees for
committees and bundlers
</header>
<subsection id="HC22BFB2CE6314E44B1FD2D8E6422B9B6">
<enum>
(a)
</enum>
<header>
Political
committees
</header>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Section 303 of the
Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 (
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/2/433">
2 U.S.C. 433
</external-xref>
) is amended by adding at
the end the following new subsection:
</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HD9685DAD044544D2937500C7C5ABA8E5" style="OLC">
<subsection id="HCF873240A0D4402A85181510E0224459">
<enum>
(e)
</enum>
<header>
User
fee
</header>
<paragraph id="HA64ACFFD754349419A44F037C6106D18">
<enum>
(1)
</enum>
<header>
Payment
</header>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
At the time a political committee files the
statement of organization required under subsection (a), and annually
thereafter until the termination of the committee, the committee shall pay a
user fee to the Commission in an amount equal to $100.
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H8E9860CDD0304AEEB2A462C5EA94C1D6">
<enum>
(2)
</enum>
<header>
Exception for
candidate committees
</header>
<text>
Paragraph (1) does not apply in the case of
a political committee which is an authorized committee of a candidate.
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="HB0FEB693892C4C3CA598477B07CC8051">
<enum>
(3)
</enum>
<header>
Use of
funds
</header>
<text>
The amounts received by the Commission under this
subsection shall be used to support the administration of the Grassroots
Democracy Advisory Commission under section
542.
</text>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
<after-quoted-block>
.
</after-quoted-block>
</quoted-block>
</subsection>
<subsection id="H9D2321262D534418A5A1D49F64868A42">
<enum>
(b)
</enum>
<header>
Bundlers
</header>
<text>
Title
III of such Act (
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/2/431">
2 U.S.C. 431 et seq.
</external-xref>
) is amended by inserting after section
303 the following new section:
</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HE71603E713D5459AB52FB6265CECD224" style="traditional">
<section id="HE73D38B5865C4B9BA037C88677FDD90B">
<enum>
303A.
</enum>
<header>
user fees for bundlers of contributions
</header>
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="yes-display-inline" id="H352B5F61901644529C2876561D63C12D">
<enum>
(a)
</enum>
<header>
User fee
required
</header>
<text>
A person may not provide a bundled contribution to a
political committee during a year unless the person has paid a user fee to the
Commission during the year in an amount equal to $100.
</text>
</subsection>
<subsection id="H2F2194E740FB42DFAE0D1D57B078AC1C">
<enum>
(b)
</enum>
<header>
Use of
funds
</header>
<text>
The amounts received by the Commission under this
subsection shall be used to support the administration of the Grassroots
Democracy Advisory Commission under section 542.
</text>
</subsection>
<subsection id="HA343DE8C2F054A5B91CBB6207A7B00D3">
<enum>
(c)
</enum>
<header>
Bundled
contribution defined
</header>
<text>
In this section, the term
<term>
bundled
contribution
</term>
has the meaning given such term in section
304(i)(7).
</text>
</subsection>
</section>
<after-quoted-block>
.
</after-quoted-block>
</quoted-block>
</subsection>
</section>
<section id="H55114673671D4D468E0789F0E41B2B69">
<enum>
304.
</enum>
<header>
Petition for
certiorari
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
Section 307(a)(6)
of the
<act-name parsable-cite="FECA">
Federal Election Campaign Act of
1971
</act-name>
(
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/2/437d">
2 U.S.C. 437d(a)(6)
</external-xref>
) is amended by inserting
<quote>
(including
a proceeding before the Supreme Court on certiorari)
</quote>
after
<quote>
appeal
</quote>
.
</text>
</section>
<section id="H12E2A059989D475EAE857FF9A9ED898D">
<enum>
305.
</enum>
<header>
Filing by all
candidates with Commission
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
Section 302(g) of the Federal Election
Campaign Act of 1971 (
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/2/432">
2 U.S.C. 432(g)
</external-xref>
) is amended to read as follows:
</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HD77A3BDFB63346D287DDB3A1BA8BED75" style="OLC">
<subsection id="H0D62BCFE20E74E76AF9ECC66D2251B9B">
<enum>
(g)
</enum>
<header>
Filing with the
commission
</header>
<text>
All designations, statements, and reports required to
be filed under this Act shall be filed with the
Commission.
</text>
</subsection>
<after-quoted-block>
.
</after-quoted-block>
</quoted-block>
</section>
<section id="HA7A8E906AA734CA7A978E23009324704">
<enum>
306.
</enum>
<header>
Electronic
filing of FEC reports
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
Section
304(a)(11) of the
<act-name parsable-cite="FECA">
Federal Election Campaign Act
of 1971
</act-name>
(
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/2/434">
2 U.S.C. 434(a)(11)
</external-xref>
) is amended—
</text>
<paragraph id="H0171DC4A7F5446008F3A1E422F47C986">
<enum>
(1)
</enum>
<text>
in subparagraph
(A), by striking
<quote>
under this Act—
</quote>
and all that follows and
inserting
<quote>
under this Act shall be required to maintain and file such
designation, statement, or report in electronic form accessible by
computers.
</quote>
;
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="HE462DA7B034F4254B0435A5C417A107D">
<enum>
(2)
</enum>
<text>
in subparagraph
(B), by striking
<quote>
48 hours
</quote>
and all that follows through
<quote>
filed electronically)
</quote>
and inserting
<quote>
24 hours
</quote>
;
and
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H51301038FBB84E64B898C32845625BDF">
<enum>
(3)
</enum>
<text>
by striking
subparagraph (D).
</text>
</paragraph>
</section>
<section id="H69F5E408BFA94387AA0BC68FB6CB8DDD">
<enum>
307.
</enum>
<header>
Effective
date
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
Except as provided in
section 302(b), the amendments made by this title shall apply with respect to
reports filed on or after the date of the enactment of this Act.
</text>
</section>
</title>
<title id="H561E50A93AEC41F9A8EE1F1AE19E7161">
<enum>
IV
</enum>
<header>
Offsets
</header>
<section id="HA65B188280024F43909D26F3254EE903">
<enum>
401.
</enum>
<header>
Reform of tax
rules related to political organizations
</header>
<subsection id="H579D9792F7214F57AD1D7AC73F827CE7">
<enum>
(a)
</enum>
<header>
Decoupling of
rate of tax on political organizations from corporate tax rate
</header>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Subsection (b) of section 527 of the
Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended—
</text>
<paragraph id="H5293D419569C40EDA5A2B0418FC4398E">
<enum>
(1)
</enum>
<text>
by striking all
that precedes
<quote>
A tax is hereby imposed
</quote>
and inserting the
following:
</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HF6A313CEC76D4F72BA6D794622FCFB44" style="OLC">
<subsection id="H42D1F52E299A46E5865040D8187B5AB6">
<enum>
(b)
</enum>
<header>
Tax
imposed
</header>
</subsection>
<after-quoted-block>
,
</after-quoted-block>
</quoted-block>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H9E7DD7D07CAA4579BA5DD2FDB66C44F6">
<enum>
(2)
</enum>
<text>
by striking
paragraph (2), and
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H2A150DFC42A140619E004F3D87FA3E71">
<enum>
(3)
</enum>
<text>
by striking
<quote>
the highest rate of tax specified in section 11(b)
</quote>
and inserting
<quote>
35 percent
</quote>
.
</text>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
<subsection id="H1761B720418143EA90B954A0F7C5D26B">
<enum>
(b)
</enum>
<header>
Repeal of
exemptions for proceeds from merchandise and entertainment
events
</header>
<text>
Paragraph (3) of section 527(c) of such Code is
amended—
</text>
<paragraph id="H8D01E9EB0CB2466CAEC2672D179BDFE4">
<enum>
(1)
</enum>
<text>
by adding
<quote>
or
</quote>
at the end of subparagraph (A),
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H32437AAAE0A645BDA7E981EB7460F69A">
<enum>
(2)
</enum>
<text>
by striking the
comma at the end of subparagraph (B) and inserting a period, and
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H27D3EDE521E748AA91BC0D1ED6860EC7">
<enum>
(3)
</enum>
<text>
by striking
subparagraphs (C) and (D).
</text>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
<subsection id="H37AD39ADF13B49EAAF77593E38AD142B">
<enum>
(c)
</enum>
<header>
Modification of
limitation on tax paid by charitable organizations engaged in exempt
functions
</header>
<text>
Paragraph (1) of section 527(f) of such Code is amended
by striking
<quote>
equal to the lesser of—
</quote>
and all that follows and
inserting
<quote>
equal to the aggregate amount so expended during the taxable
year for such an exempt function. If such aggregate amount does not exceed
$500,000, the amount included in gross income under the preceding sentence
shall not exceed the net investment income of such organization for the taxable
year.
</quote>
.
</text>
</subsection>
<subsection id="HD11F04194C094C4A8C63BF85CEFE339B">
<enum>
(d)
</enum>
<header>
Repeal of
graduated rates for principal campaign committees
</header>
<text>
Section 527 of
such Code is amended by striking subsection (h).
</text>
</subsection>
<subsection id="H6DD3C18D28384CD298BE60B14CAC224C">
<enum>
(e)
</enum>
<header>
Effective
date
</header>
<text>
The amendments made by this section shall apply to taxable
years beginning after the date of the enactment of this Act.
</text>
</subsection>
</section>
<section id="HE4E237E3BDFD4E60AD8B4833567BB2CA" section-type="subsequent-section">
<enum>
402.
</enum>
<header>
Voluntary
contributions to the Grassroots Democracy Fund
</header>
<subsection id="HB47DE9F133F0473980F3DDC6971A8D02">
<enum>
(a)
</enum>
<header>
In
general
</header>
<text>
Subchapter A of chapter 61 of the Internal Revenue Code
of 1986 is amended by adding at the end the following new part:
</text>
<quoted-block id="H7421B7C197EC4509BBFC425678190756" style="OLC">
<part id="H1E5AF25EB1E1475A845BF752BF575230">
<enum>
IX
</enum>
<header>
Contributions to
Grassroots Democracy Fund
</header>
<toc container-level="part-container" idref="H1E5AF25EB1E1475A845BF752BF575230" lowest-bolded-level="division-lowest-bolded" lowest-level="section" quoted-block="no-quoted-block" regeneration="yes-regeneration">
<toc-entry idref="H0AD5CADA4DC84218882ED3956BBE76EA" level="section">
Sec. 6098. Contributions to Grassroots Democracy
Fund.
</toc-entry>
</toc>
<section id="H0AD5CADA4DC84218882ED3956BBE76EA">
<enum>
6098.
</enum>
<header>
Contributions
to Grassroots Democracy Fund
</header>
<subsection id="H2B33EBF5EECC4B6B9EDC58C93443E49E">
<enum>
(a)
</enum>
<header>
In
general
</header>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Every individual,
with respect to the taxpayer’s return for the taxable year of the tax imposed
by chapter 1, may designate that a specified portion (not less than $1) of any
overpayment of tax shall be contributed to the Grassroots Democracy Fund
established under section 541 of the Federal Election Campaign Act of
1971.
</text>
</subsection>
<subsection id="H9D5A6B4BF69D48FE8AF5FA55398F36E7">
<enum>
(b)
</enum>
<header>
Manner and Time
of Designation
</header>
<paragraph id="H5DDE094D4BF549F4BF4DBD31DD3431A9">
<enum>
(1)
</enum>
<header>
Time of
designation
</header>
<text>
A designation under subsection (a) may be made with
respect to any taxable year—
</text>
<subparagraph id="H3138F6D8FAC54A96B05C463CDF33C7A5">
<enum>
(A)
</enum>
<text>
at the time of
filing the return of the tax imposed by chapter 1 for such taxable year,
or
</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H2DD8DC3D3276430DA2A28BFDC6A87D4C">
<enum>
(B)
</enum>
<text>
at any other time
(after such time of filing) specified in regulations prescribed by the
Secretary.
</text>
</subparagraph>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H98C8B2D5A080421B8900928867ECC030">
<enum>
(2)
</enum>
<header>
Manner of
designation
</header>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Such designation
shall be made in such manner as the Secretary prescribes by regulations except
that, if such designation is made at the time of filing the return of the tax
imposed by chapter 1 for such taxable year, such designation shall be made
either on the first page of the return or on the page bearing the taxpayer’s
signature.
</text>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
<subsection id="H1B2484E5139F4AD1915DEA9A04493348">
<enum>
(c)
</enum>
<header>
Overpayments
treated as refunded
</header>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
For
purposes of this title, any portion of an overpayment of tax designated under
subsection (a) shall be treated as—
</text>
<paragraph id="H6CF768E4B2B34159A825727C883F04C0">
<enum>
(1)
</enum>
<text>
being refunded to
the taxpayer as of the last date prescribed for filing the return of tax
imposed by chapter 1 (determined without regard to extensions) or, if later,
the date the return is filed, and
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H86107A9A296C41DD9FE74C8C079BE43F">
<enum>
(2)
</enum>
<text>
a contribution
made by such taxpayer on such date to the United States.
</text>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
<subsection id="HF59D7387BECD4A16A610BAC60E36E769">
<enum>
(d)
</enum>
<header>
On-Line
contributions
</header>
<text>
The Secretary shall establish and maintain a Web
site through which persons may make contributions to the Grassroots Democracy
Fund. Any such contribution shall not be treated as an overpayment of tax but
shall be treated as a contribution made by such person to the United
States.
</text>
</subsection>
</section>
</part>
<after-quoted-block>
.
</after-quoted-block>
</quoted-block>
</subsection>
<subsection id="H1D0F7D9E4EC74FAA958C5E843142CDB7">
<enum>
(b)
</enum>
<header>
Clerical
amendment
</header>
<text>
The table of parts for subchapter A of chapter 61 of
the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by adding at the end the following
new item:
</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H6CD4F1CA38B94DBA9C1BC6833E4E5CD3" style="OLC">
<toc container-level="quoted-block-container" idref="H7421B7C197EC4509BBFC425678190756" lowest-bolded-level="division-lowest-bolded" lowest-level="section" quoted-block="no-quoted-block" regeneration="yes-regeneration">
<toc-entry idref="H1E5AF25EB1E1475A845BF752BF575230" level="part">
Part IX. Contributions to Grassroots Democracy
Fund.
</toc-entry>
</toc>
<after-quoted-block>
.
</after-quoted-block>
</quoted-block>
</subsection>
<subsection id="H72E68FEC41BB4789A6B89CB4CF6A6B3A">
<enum>
(c)
</enum>
<header>
Effective
Date
</header>
<text>
The amendments made by this section shall apply to taxable
years beginning after the date of the enactment of this Act.
</text>
</subsection>
</section>
</title>
<title id="HCF7DFFA1BACB40EA8537E755B102BC48">
<enum>
V
</enum>
<header>
Expanding
Candidate Access to Advertising
</header>
<section id="HBDBF47EF7DA34FEAB8D1B66C09147BBC" section-type="subsequent-section">
<enum>
501.
</enum>
<header>
Broadcasts by or on
behalf of candidates
</header>
<subsection id="H469A2B67767E429D84A139CEA4B7F4D0">
<enum>
(a)
</enum>
<header>
Use of
broadcasting station at lowest unit charge
</header>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Section 315(b) of the Communications Act of
1934 (
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/47/315">
47 U.S.C. 315(b)
</external-xref>
) is amended—
</text>
<paragraph id="H11035834613A48F0922EE32B6721A257">
<enum>
(1)
</enum>
<text>
in paragraph
(1)—
</text>
<subparagraph id="H17811C5CFE6A45258C071062BA580B68">
<enum>
(A)
</enum>
<text>
in the matter
preceding subparagraph (A), by inserting
<quote>
, or by a national committee of
a political party in connection with such a campaign of such a candidate who is
affiliated with the party,
</quote>
after
<quote>
to such office
</quote>
;
</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H7FD662C8A4B94526A1395E1DE78F6AB4">
<enum>
(B)
</enum>
<text>
in subparagraph
(A), by inserting
<quote>
for preemptible use thereof
</quote>
after
<quote>
station
</quote>
; and
</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HAEE2EBC6258E449EB0AB80D10C6FCEB3">
<enum>
(C)
</enum>
<text>
by moving
subparagraphs (A) and (B) 2 ems to the right; and
</text>
</subparagraph>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="HA292E43E348C4687B3FE80D94D8B4C7B">
<enum>
(2)
</enum>
<text>
in paragraph
(2)—
</text>
<subparagraph id="H85EB46A00D1246D2B7D02633E6704E57">
<enum>
(A)
</enum>
<text>
in subparagraph
(A)—
</text>
<clause id="H94B71BCDB3314A0FA2BAF175E0E77405">
<enum>
(i)
</enum>
<text>
by
striking
<quote>
<header-in-text level="subparagraph" style="OLC">
In
general.—
</header-in-text>
</quote>
and inserting
<quote>
<header-in-text level="subparagraph" style="OLC">
Certification.—
</header-in-text>
</quote>
;
</text>
</clause>
<clause id="H96533FE39C2247C98DEBFA8B9E709293">
<enum>
(ii)
</enum>
<text>
by
striking
<quote>
the broadcast station
</quote>
and inserting
<quote>
such
station
</quote>
;
</text>
</clause>
<clause id="H5EF30C033C794CE085BC9BC653CCE9DA">
<enum>
(iii)
</enum>
<text>
by
striking
<quote>
In the case of
</quote>
and inserting the following:
</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H2ABF8A8693F84FEF84A001688FAD811A" style="OLC">
<clause id="HD87F474F99C3462292D3F742A996B424">
<enum>
(i)
</enum>
<header>
By
candidates
</header>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
In the case
of
</text>
</clause>
<after-quoted-block>
; and
</after-quoted-block>
</quoted-block>
</clause>
<clause id="HFAF4ADF039C44F3D8607A97ACE3973E5">
<enum>
(iv)
</enum>
<text>
by
adding at the end the following:
</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HD0AED71B8C544CB688094CA1A976A3B6" style="OLC">
<clause id="H1BF2218625E6475EB0871396DBA63E45">
<enum>
(ii)
</enum>
<header>
By party
national committees
</header>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
In the
case of the use of any broadcasting station by a national committee of a
political party in connection with the campaign of a candidate for Federal
office who is affiliated with the party, such committee shall not be entitled
to receive the rate under paragraph (1)(A) for such use unless such committee
provides written certification to such station that such committee shall not
make any direct reference to another candidate for the same office, in any
broadcast using the rights and conditions of access under this Act, unless such
reference meets the requirements of subparagraph (C) or
(D).
</text>
</clause>
<after-quoted-block>
;
</after-quoted-block>
</quoted-block>
</clause>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H56118924E17B476F93E7F0B05E40F9E8">
<enum>
(B)
</enum>
<text>
in subparagraph
(B)—
</text>
<clause id="HBD6EF2B19395432EA53ACF2DD5CD9B26">
<enum>
(i)
</enum>
<text>
by
striking
<quote>
subparagraph (A)
</quote>
and inserting
<quote>
subparagraph
(A)(i)
</quote>
;
</text>
</clause>
<clause id="H61B732427414400190DB7F5EAE7C1367">
<enum>
(ii)
</enum>
<text>
by
striking
<quote>
If a candidate
</quote>
and inserting the following:
</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HE8EBC2ADC9354DEDABA7F7C60319654D" style="OLC">
<clause id="HD2CF2918DF30440F98F869B05C77C770">
<enum>
(i)
</enum>
<header>
For
candidates
</header>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
If a
candidate
</text>
</clause>
<after-quoted-block>
;
and
</after-quoted-block>
</quoted-block>
</clause>
<clause id="H21506BFAA9D4498AAEEF7CB5C96E0D0E">
<enum>
(iii)
</enum>
<text>
by
adding at the end the following:
</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HBBC03A7278C84AA59D84D3A4C3790DF7" style="OLC">
<clause id="H0DCD6FDE881E47B695B189D0B45E4F00">
<enum>
(ii)
</enum>
<header>
For party
national committees
</header>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
If the
national committee of a political party makes a reference described in
subparagraph (A)(ii) in any broadcast that does not meet the requirements of
subparagraph (C) or (D), such national committee shall not be entitled to
receive the rate under paragraph (1)(A) for such broadcast or any other
broadcast in connection with the campaign of the candidate during any portion
of the 45-day and 60-day periods described in paragraph (1)(A), that occur on
or after the date of such
broadcast.
</text>
</clause>
<after-quoted-block>
;
</after-quoted-block>
</quoted-block>
</clause>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H31C807B88F564F658BDD9BEE0CEE1592">
<enum>
(C)
</enum>
<text>
in subparagraph
(C)—
</text>
<clause id="H37B2ABB9A3C84E2D9AF9CAE5408A4B7D">
<enum>
(i)
</enum>
<text>
by
striking
<quote>
A candidate
</quote>
and inserting
<quote>
A television
broadcast
</quote>
;
</text>
</clause>
<clause id="H1FCF15C44CB1425DB43BB207513A8114">
<enum>
(ii)
</enum>
<text>
by
striking
<quote>
, in the case of a television broadcast,
</quote>
; and
</text>
</clause>
<clause id="H059A11845AF44F00BA7597B5BEDBFDB7">
<enum>
(iii)
</enum>
<text>
in
clause (ii), by inserting
<quote>
or the national committee of a political
party
</quote>
after
<quote>
authorized committee
</quote>
;
</text>
</clause>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H59F684BE293743F2B19B2AF468A2757F">
<enum>
(D)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
in subparagraph (D)—
</text>
<clause id="HBAEDB50DBF534BC2A82FF7DDF1311C6F">
<enum>
(i)
</enum>
<text>
by
striking
<quote>
A candidate
</quote>
and inserting
<quote>
A radio
broadcast
</quote>
; and
</text>
</clause>
<clause id="H5A07C636DDCE456AA9EF26BC23F6A098">
<enum>
(ii)
</enum>
<text>
by
striking
<quote>
, in the case of a radio broadcast,
</quote>
; and
</text>
</clause>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H6AD973EDFD82413489DCD5D2BC6CFDF1">
<enum>
(E)
</enum>
<text>
in subparagraph
(E), by inserting
<quote>
or national committee
</quote>
after
<quote>
candidate)
</quote>
.
</text>
</subparagraph>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
<subsection id="H7C81420296944E1C80565B0E503A53A3">
<enum>
(b)
</enum>
<header>
Preemption;
audits
</header>
<text>
Section 315 of the Communications Act of 1934 (47 U.S.C.
315) is amended—
</text>
<paragraph id="HC77C8F0177D54DA5892A1DE361F70F48">
<enum>
(1)
</enum>
<text>
by redesignating
subsection (c) as subsection (g);
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="HD2D7FD84E0A14F43A2183ADCB4BA30FA">
<enum>
(2)
</enum>
<text>
by redesignating
subsection (d) as subsection (f); and
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H115E72249C694F919278B6C0463AAC62">
<enum>
(3)
</enum>
<text>
by inserting after
subsection (b) the following:
</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HD1061A5E4500401196DF46225EC0D84D" style="OLC">
<subsection id="H6D65A8220A294F2799AE91F5F7EED319">
<enum>
(c)
</enum>
<header>
Preemption
</header>
<paragraph id="H06BA89FA1E64463483C59A9B84C3A180">
<enum>
(1)
</enum>
<header>
In
general
</header>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Except as provided in
paragraph (2) and notwithstanding the requirements of subsection (b)(1)(A), a
licensee may not preempt the use of a broadcasting station by a legally
qualified candidate or national committee of a political party that has
purchased and paid for such use under circumstances entitling such candidate or
committee to receive the rate under such subsection for such use.
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H3F3908F57A7C49E8894A1ADBA33F459E">
<enum>
(2)
</enum>
<header>
Circumstances
beyond control of licensee
</header>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
If
a program to be broadcast by a broadcasting station is preempted because of
circumstances beyond the control of the licensee, an advertisement that is
scheduled to be broadcast during such program and the broadcast of which
constitutes use of the broadcasting station described in paragraph (1) shall be
treated in the same fashion as a comparable commercial advertisement.
</text>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
<subsection id="H37300073A4904FAEA5B6112D0D165AF3">
<enum>
(d)
</enum>
<header>
Audits
</header>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
During the 45-day period preceding the date
of a primary or primary runoff election and during the 60-day period preceding
the date of a general election or special election, the Commission shall
conduct such audits as it considers necessary to ensure that the licensee of
each broadcasting station is allocating use of the station in accordance with
this section and in a manner that does not warrant revocation of the station
license under section
312(a)(7).
</text>
</subsection>
<after-quoted-block>
.
</after-quoted-block>
</quoted-block>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
<subsection id="HE5C0C58CA77D4B54A25FA66D4409F5B2">
<enum>
(c)
</enum>
<header>
Revocation of
license for failure To permit access by Federal
candidates
</header>
<text>
Section 312 of the Communications Act of 1934 (47
U.S.C. 312) is amended—
</text>
<paragraph id="H17D6481728CE47FCBE77F6AD4D82FC47">
<enum>
(1)
</enum>
<text>
in subsection
(a)(7)—
</text>
<subparagraph id="H4C0D6532AF284A839BFE4DD7D180E9BC">
<enum>
(A)
</enum>
<text>
by inserting
<quote>
in accordance with subsection (h),
</quote>
before
<quote>
for
willful
</quote>
;
</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H4ED7F784057941BD809BF30ECFC92CD3">
<enum>
(B)
</enum>
<text>
by striking
<quote>
or repeated
</quote>
;
</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph commented="no" id="H323424E75EE64B309CAC7A263A8F3E8F">
<enum>
(C)
</enum>
<text>
by inserting
<quote>
or a cable system
</quote>
after
<quote>
non-commercial educational
broadcast station,
</quote>
; and
</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HCB63C1A369704B73A167B70D798274B2">
<enum>
(D)
</enum>
<text>
by striking
<quote>
his candidacy
</quote>
and inserting
<quote>
the candidacy of the
candidate, or by a national committee of a political party in connection with
the campaign of a legally qualified candidate for Federal elective office who
is affiliated with the party, under the same terms, conditions, and business
practices as apply to the most-favored advertiser of the broadcasting station
or cable system
</quote>
; and
</text>
</subparagraph>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="HBB201814E8554554A35145F3FBF454B8">
<enum>
(2)
</enum>
<text>
by adding at the
end the following:
</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H454605E2454F43348D140F3102DF8E59" style="OLC">
<subsection id="H838A031BAA9540A89DE787DC30F6126B">
<enum>
(h)
</enum>
<header>
Conditions for
revocation for failure To allow access by Federal candidates
</header>
<paragraph id="H83ECF02CDB8849BE871D1D434811138D">
<enum>
(1)
</enum>
<header>
Three-strikes
rule
</header>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
The Commission may
revoke a station license or construction permit under subsection (a)(7) only if
the Commission finds that the licensee or permittee has engaged in at least 3
failures described in such subsection with respect to the broadcasting station
or cable system to which the license or permit relates.
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="HC5090CDDF2EE4E83946A10145A2140ED">
<enum>
(2)
</enum>
<header>
Duration
</header>
<text>
In
the case of a person whose station license or construction permit with respect
to a broadcasting station or cable system has been revoked under subsection
(a)(7)—
</text>
<subparagraph id="HF131A188BC594904A42A20CAFFD9C13F">
<enum>
(A)
</enum>
<text>
the Commission may
not grant a station license or construction permit to such person with respect
to such broadcasting station or cable system during the 5-year period following
the revocation; and
</text>
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5-year period, the number of failures described in subsection (a)(7) shall be
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Equal opportunities for candidates for same
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| I 113th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 268 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES January 15, 2013 Mr. Sarbanes (for himself, Ms. Bonamici , Mr. Brady of Pennsylvania , Mr. Capuano , Mr. Cicilline , Mr. Cohen , Mr. Conyers , Mr. Courtney , Ms. DeLauro , Mr. Deutch , Mr. Dingell , Ms. Edwards , Mr. Ellison , Ms. Eshoo , Mr. George Miller of California , Mr. Grijalva , Mr. Himes , Mr. Holt , Mr. Larson of Connecticut , Ms. Lee of California , Mr. Maffei , Mr. McGovern , Mr. Nolan , Ms. Norton , Mr. O'Rourke , Ms. Pingree of Maine , Mr. Polis , Mr. Price of North Carolina , Mr. Rush , Mr. Scott of Virginia , Mr. Sires , Mr. Tonko , Mr. Van Hollen , and Mr. Yarmuth ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on House Administration , and in addition to the Committees on Ways and Means , 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 reform the financing of Congressional elections by encouraging grassroots participation in the funding of campaigns, and for other purposes.
1. Short title; table of contents (a) Short Title This Act may be cited as the Grassroots Democracy Act of 2013 . (b) Table of contents The table of contents of this Act is as follows: Sec. 1. Short title; table of contents. Title I—Grassroots Participation in Funding of Elections Subtitle A—Grassroots Democracy Dollars Sec. 101. Refundable credit for grassroots contributions to Federal congressional candidates. Subtitle B—Grassroots Democracy Coupon Pilot Program Sec. 111. Establishment of pilot program. Sec. 112. Reports to Congress. Title II—Grassroots financing of congressional election campaigns Sec. 201. Benefits and eligibility requirements for candidates. Title V—Grassroots financing of congressional election campaigns Subtitle A—Benefits Sec. 501. Benefits for participating candidates. Sec. 502. Procedures for making payments. Sec. 503. Use of funds. Sec. 504. Qualified grassroots contributions described. Subtitle B—Eligibility and certification Sec. 511. Eligibility. Sec. 512. Qualifying requirements. Sec. 513. Certification. Subtitle C—Requirements for Candidates Certified as Participating Candidates Sec. 521. Contribution and expenditure requirements. Sec. 522. Administration of campaign. Sec. 523. Preventing unnecessary spending of public funds. Sec. 524. Remitting unspent funds after election. Subtitle D—Supplemental Grassroots Democracy People’s Fund Payments Sec. 531. Eligibility of participating candidates for payments. Sec. 532. Amount of payment; use of funds. Sec. 533. Severability. Subtitle E—Administrative provisions Sec. 541. Grassroots Democracy Fund. Sec. 542. Grassroots Democracy Advisory Commission. Sec. 543. Administration by Commission. Sec. 544. Violations and penalties. Sec. 545. Election cycle defined. Sec. 202. Prohibiting use of contributions by participating candidates for purposes other than campaign for election. Title III—Other administrative reforms Sec. 301. Expanding requirement to disclose bundlers who are registered lobbyists to all bundlers. Sec. 302. Expansion of period for treatment of communications as electioneering communications. Sec. 303. User fees for committees and bundlers. Sec. 304. Petition for certiorari. Sec. 305. Filing by all candidates with Commission. Sec. 306. Electronic filing of FEC reports. Sec. 307. Effective date. Title IV—Offsets Sec. 401. Reform of tax rules related to political organizations. Sec. 402. Voluntary contributions to the Grassroots Democracy Fund. Title V—Expanding Candidate Access to Advertising Sec. 501. Broadcasts by or on behalf of candidates. I Grassroots Participation in Funding of Elections A Grassroots Democracy Dollars 101. Refundable credit for grassroots contributions to Federal congressional candidates (a) In general Subpart C of part IV of subchapter A of chapter 1 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (relating to refundable credits) is amended by inserting after section 36B the following new section: 36C. Credit for grassroots contributions to Federal congressional candidates (a) In general In the case of an individual, there shall be allowed as a credit against the tax imposed by this subtitle an amount equal to the qualified grassroots Federal congressional campaign contributions paid or incurred by the taxpayer during the taxable year. (b) Limitations (1) Dollar limitation The credit allowed under subsection (a) to any taxpayer with respect to any taxable year shall not exceed $25 (twice such amount in the case of a joint return). (2) Limitation on contributions to Federal congressional candidates No credit shall be allowed under this section to any taxpayer for any taxable year if such taxpayer made aggregate contributions in excess of $200 (twice such amount in the case of a joint return) during the taxable year to— (A) any single Federal congressional candidate, or (B) any political committee established and maintained by a national political party. (3) Ineligibility of individuals using Grassroots Democracy Coupons No credit shall be allowed under this section with respect to any individual for any taxable year during which such individual submitted a Grassroots Democracy Coupon under subtitle B of title I of the Grassroots Democracy Act of 2013 to a candidate for election for Federal office. In the case of a joint return with respect to which this paragraph applies to one of the spouses, such return shall not be treated as a joint return for purposes of determining the dollar limitation under paragraph (1). (c) Qualified grassroots Federal congressional campaign contributions For purposes of this section, the term qualified grassroots Federal congressional campaign contribution means any contribution of cash by an individual to a Federal congressional candidate or to a political committee established and maintained by a national political party if such contribution is not prohibited under the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971. (d) Federal congressional candidate For purposes of this section— (1) In general The term Federal congressional candidate means any candidate for election to the office of Senator or Representative in, or Delegate or Resident Commissioner to, the Congress. (2) Treatment of authorized committees Any contribution made to an authorized committee of a Federal congressional candidate shall be treated as made to such candidate. (e) Inflation adjustment (1) In general In the case of a taxable year beginning after 2014, the $25 amount under subsection (b)(1) shall be increased by an amount equal to— (A) such dollar amount, multiplied by (B) 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. (2) Rounding If any amount as adjusted under subparagraph (A) is not a multiple of $5, such amount shall be rounded to the nearest multiple of $5. . (b) Conforming amendments (1) Section 6211(b)(4)(A) of such Code is amended by inserting 36C, after 36B, . (2) Section 1324(b)(2) of title 31, United States Code, is amended by inserting 36C, after 36B, . (3) The table of sections for subpart C of part IV of subchapter A of chapter 1 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by inserting after the item relating to section 36B the following new item: Sec. 36C. Credit for grassroots contributions to Federal congressional candidates. . (c) Forms The Secretary of the Treasury, or his designee, shall ensure that the credit for grassroots contributions to Federal congressional candidates allowed under section 36C of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as added by this section, may be claimed on Forms 1040EZ and 1040A. (d) Effective date The amendments made by this section shall apply to taxable years beginning after the date of the enactment of this Act. B Grassroots Democracy Coupon Pilot Program 111. Establishment of pilot program (a) Establishment The Grassroots Democracy Advisory Commission established under section 542 of the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 (as added by section 201) (hereafter in this subtitle referred to as the Commission ) shall establish a pilot program under which— (1) a qualified individual who resides in a State selected for participation in the program shall be provided with a voucher to be known as a Grassroots Democracy Coupon during the election cycle which will be assigned a routing number and which at the option of the individual will be provided in either paper or electronic form; (2) using the routing number assigned to the Coupon, the individual may submit the Grassroots Democracy Coupon in either electronic or paper form to qualified candidates for election for Federal office and allocate such portion of the value of the voucher in increments of $5 (in an amount not to exceed $50 for any single candidate) as the individual may select to any such candidate; and (3) if the candidate transmits such Grassroots Democracy Coupon to the Commission, the Commission shall pay the candidate the portion of the value of the voucher that the individual allocated to the candidate, which shall be considered a contribution by the individual to the candidate for purposes of the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971. (b) Selection of States (1) In general A State that seeks to participate in the pilot program under this title shall submit to the Commission (at such time and in such form as the Commission may require) an application containing such information and assurances as the Commission may require. (2) Criteria In selecting among States that seek to participate in the program, the Commission shall ensure a balance among various geographic regions, population sizes, and other demographic characteristics. (c) Standards for qualification of individuals The Commission shall establish standards for the qualification of individuals to whom Grassroots Democracy Coupons will be provided, so that only individuals who are registered to vote in elections for Federal office may qualify and such individuals would be able to claim the Coupons immediately upon registering to vote. (d) Other administrative specifications In carrying out the pilot program under this subtitle, the Commission shall— (1) create the necessary routing numbers for the Grassroots Democracy Coupons, which will be matched with State-issued voter registration cards; (2) provide incentives for candidates for election for Federal office and interested organizations to develop online platforms through which individuals may select among eligible candidates for the submission and acceptance of Grassroots Democracy Coupons in electronic or paper form; and (3) establish fraud prevention mechanisms so that an individual may revoke a Grassroots Democracy Coupon not later than 2 days after submitting the Coupon to a candidate. 112. Reports to Congress (a) Reports Not later than 6 months after each election cycle during which the pilot program under this subtitle is in effect, the Commission and the Government Accountability Office shall each submit a report to Congress analyzing the operation and effectiveness of the program during the cycle, and shall include in each such report such recommendations as the Commission and the Government Accountability Office (as the case may be) consider appropriate regarding the expansion of the pilot program to all States and territories, along with such other recommendations as the Commission and Government Accountability Office consider appropriate. (b) Definition In subsection (a), the term election cycle means the period beginning on the day after the date of the most recent regularly scheduled general election for Federal office and ending on the date of the next regularly scheduled general election for Federal office. II Grassroots financing of congressional election campaigns 201. Benefits and eligibility requirements for candidates The Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 ( 2 U.S.C. 431 et seq. ) is amended by adding at the end the following: V Grassroots financing of congressional election campaigns A Benefits 501. Benefits for participating candidates (a) In general If a candidate for election to the office of Senator or Representative in, or Delegate or Resident Commissioner to, the Congress is certified as a participating candidate under this title with respect to an election for such office, the candidate shall be entitled to payments as provided under this title. (b) Amount of payment (1) Tier 1 candidates In the case of a participating candidate who is a Tier 1 candidate, the amount of a payment made under this title shall be equal to 500 percent of the amount of qualified grassroots contributions received by the candidate since the most recent payment made to the candidate under this title during the election cycle which are attributable to residents of the State in which the candidate seeks election. (2) Tier 2 candidates In the case of a participating candidate who is a Tier 2 candidate, the amount of the payment made under this title shall be equal to 1,000 percent of the amount of qualified grassroots contributions received by the candidate since the most recent payment made to the candidate under this title during the election cycle. (c) Limit on aggregate amount of payments (1) Tier 1 candidates In the case of a participating candidate who is a Tier 1 candidate, the aggregate amount of payments made under this title may not exceed 50% of the average of the 10 greatest amounts of disbursements made by the authorized committees of any winning candidate for the office of Representative in, or Delegate or Resident Commissioner to, the Congress during the most recent election cycle (in the case of a participating candidate for such office) or any winning candidate for the office of Senator during the most recent election cycle (in the case of a participating candidate for such office). (2) Tier 2 candidates In the case of a participating candidate who is a Tier 2 candidate, the aggregate amount of payments made under this title may not exceed 100% of the average of the 10 greatest amounts of disbursements made by the authorized committees of any winning candidate for the office of Representative in, or Delegate or Resident Commissioner to, the Congress during the most recent election cycle (in the case of a participating candidate for such office) or any winning candidate for the office of Senator during the most recent election cycle (in the case of a participating candidate for such office). 502. Procedures for making payments (a) In general The Commission make a payment under section 501 to a candidate who is certified as a participating candidate upon receipt from the candidate of a request for a payment which includes— (1) a statement of the number of qualified grassroots contributions received by the candidate since the most recent payment made to the candidate under this title during the election cycle; (2) a statement of the amount of the payment the candidate anticipates receiving with respect to the request; and (3) such other information and assurances as the Commission may require. (b) Restrictions on submission of requests A candidate may not submit a request under subsection (a) unless each of the following applies: (1) The number of individuals in the statement referred to in subsection (a)(1) is equal to or greater than 100, unless the request is submitted during the 30-day period which ends on the date of a general election. (2) Of the number of individuals in the statement referred to in subsection (a)(1), at least 50 percent are residents of the Congressional district involved (in the case of a candidate for election for the office of Representative in, or Delegate or Resident Commissioner to, the Congress) or the State involved (in the case of a candidate for election for the office of Senator). (3) The candidate did not receive a payment under this title during the 7-day period which ends on the date the candidate submits the request. (c) Time of payment The Commission shall make payments under this section not later than 2 business days after the receipt of a request submitted under subsection (a). (d) Declaration of tier 1 or tier 2 status A candidate shall include in the first request for payment submitted under subsection (a) a statement specifying whether the candidate is a Tier 1 candidate or a Tier 2 candidate under this title. (e) Appeals The Commission shall provide a written explanation with respect to any denial of a request for payment which is submitted under this section and shall provide for the opportunity for review and reconsideration within 5 business days of such denial. 503. Use of funds (a) In general A candidate shall use payments made under this title only for making direct payments for the receipt of goods and services which constitute authorized expenditures in connection with the election cycle involved. (b) Limit on amount of payment made on commission basis to individuals collecting qualified grassroots contributions If a candidate who is certified as a participating candidate under this title pays any person a commission on a per contribution basis for collecting qualified grassroots contributions, the amount paid by the candidate and the authorized committees of the candidate may not exceed 20% of the value of the qualified grassroots contributions the person collected. 504. Qualified grassroots contributions described (a) In general In this title, the term qualified grassroots contribution means, with respect to a candidate and the authorized committees of a candidate, a contribution that meets the following requirements: (1) The contribution is in an amount that is— (A) not less than the greater of $5 or the amount determined by the Commission under section 542(c)(2); and (B) not more than the greater of $100 or the amount determined by the Commission under section 542(c)(2). (2) The contribution is made by an individual who is not otherwise prohibited from making a contribution under this Act. (3) The individual who makes the contribution has not made any contribution to the candidate or the authorized committees of the candidate during the election cycle involved that is not a qualified grassroots contribution. (b) Treatment of grassroots refundable credits and grassroots democracy vouchers Any payment received by a candidate and the authorized committees of a candidate which is treated as a qualified grassroots Federal congressional campaign contribution under section 36B of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 or which consists of a Grassroots Democracy Coupon under subtitle B of title I of the Grassroots Democracy Act of 2013 shall be considered a qualified grassroots contribution for purposes of this title, so long as the individual making the payment meets the requirements of paragraphs (2) and (3) of subsection (a). (c) Exception for contributions by individuals opting out of grassroots systems (1) In general A contribution by an individual shall not be treated as a qualified grassroots contribution for purposes of this title if, at the time the individual makes the contribution, the individual notifies the recipient that the contribution is not to be treated as a qualified grassroots contribution. (2) Contributions deemed qualified Any contribution which meets the requirements set forth in subsection (a) shall be deemed a qualified grassroots contribution without regard to whether the individual making the contribution designates the contribution as a qualified grassroots contribution for purposes of this title. (d) Restriction on subsequent contributions (1) In general An individual who makes a qualified grassroots contribution to a candidate or the authorized committees of a candidate during an election cycle may not make any contribution to such candidate or the authorized committees of such candidate during the cycle which is not a qualified grassroots contribution. (2) No effect on ability to make multiple contributions Nothing in this section may be construed to prohibit an individual from making multiple qualified grassroots contributions to any candidate or any number of candidates, so long as each contribution meets the requirements of this section. (e) Notification requirements for candidates (1) Notification Each authorized committee of a candidate who seeks to be a participating candidate under this title shall provide the following information in any materials for the solicitation of contributions, including any Internet site through which individuals may make contributions to the committee: (A) A statement that if the candidate is certified as a participating candidate under this title, the candidate will receive matching payments in an amount which is based on the total amount of qualified grassroots contributions received. (B) A statement that a contribution which meets the requirements set forth in subsection (a) shall be treated as a qualified grassroots contribution under this title unless the contributor notifies the committee that the contribution is not to be so treated. (C) A statement that if a contribution is treated as qualified grassroots contribution under this title, the individual who makes the contribution may not make any contribution to the candidate or the authorized committees of the candidate during the election cycle which is not a qualified grassroots contribution. (2) Expansion of other disclosure statements An authorized committee may meet the requirements of paragraph (1) by modifying the information it provides to persons making contributions which is otherwise required under title III (including information it provides through the Internet). B Eligibility and certification 511. Eligibility (a) In general A candidate for the office of Senator or Representative in, or Delegate or Resident Commissioner to, the Congress is eligible to be certified as a participating candidate under this title with respect to an election if the candidate meets the following requirements: (1) During the election cycle for the office involved, the candidate files with the Commission a statement of intent to seek certification as a participating candidate, and specifies in the statement whether the candidate intends to seek certification as a Tier 1 candidate or a Tier 2 candidate. (2) Each authorized committee of the candidate provides the information required under section 503(d) . (3) The candidate meets the qualifying requirements of section 512. (4) Not later than the last day of the Grassroots Democracy qualifying period, the candidate files with the Commission an affidavit signed by the candidate and the treasurer of the candidate's principal campaign committee declaring that the candidate— (A) has complied and, if certified, will comply with the contribution and expenditure requirements of section 521; (B) if certified, will run only as a participating candidate for all elections for the office that such candidate is seeking during that election cycle; and (C) has either qualified or will take steps to qualify under State law to be on the ballot. (b) General election Notwithstanding subsection (a), a candidate shall not be eligible to be certified as a participating candidate under this title for a general election or a general runoff election unless the candidate’s party nominated the candidate to be placed on the ballot for the general election or the candidate is otherwise qualified to be on the ballot under State law. (c) Grassroots Democracy qualifying period Defined The term Grassroots Democracy qualifying period means, with respect to any candidate for an office, the 240-day period (during the election cycle for such office) which begins on the date on which the candidate files a statement of intent under section 511(a)(1), except that such period may not continue after the date that is 30 days before— (1) the date of the primary election; or (2) in the case of a State that does not hold a primary election, the date prescribed by State law as the last day to qualify for a position on the general election ballot. 512. Qualifying requirements (a) Receipt of qualified grassroots contributions A candidate for the office of Senator or Representative in, or Delegate or Resident Commissioner to, the Congress meets the requirement of this section if, during the Grassroots Democracy qualifying period described in section 511(c), the candidate obtains the following: (1) A single qualified grassroots contribution from not fewer than— (A) in the case of a candidate for the office of Representative in, or Delegate or Resident Commissioner to, the Congress, 2,000 individuals, of whom not fewer than 50 percent shall be residents of the Congressional district the candidate seeks to represent; or (B) in the case of a candidate for the office of Senator, a number of individuals equal to the sum of 2,000 plus an amount equal to the product of 500 and the number of Congressional districts in the State involved, of whom not fewer than 50 percent shall be residents of the State in which the candidate seeks election. (2) A total dollar amount of qualified grassroots contributions equal to or greater than— (A) in the case of a candidate for the office of Representative in, or Delegate or Resident Commissioner to, the Congress, $50,000; or (B) in the case of a candidate for the office of Senator, the sum of $200,000 plus an amount equal to the product of $25,000 and the number of Congressional districts in the State involved. (b) Requirements relating to receipt of qualified grassroots contribution Each qualified grassroots contribution— (1) may be made by means of a personal check, money order, debit card, credit card, electronic payment account, or text message; (2) shall be accompanied by a signed statement (or, in the case of a contribution made online or through other electronic means, an electronic equivalent) containing— (A) the contributor’s name and the contributor's address in the State in which the primary residence of the contributor is located, and (B) an oath declaring that the contributor— (i) understands that the purpose of the contribution is to show support for the candidate so that the candidate may qualify for Grassroots Democracy financing, (ii) is making the contribution in his or her own name and from his or her own funds, (iii) has made the contribution willingly, and (iv) has not received any thing of value in return for the contribution; and (3) shall be acknowledged by a receipt that is sent to the contributor with a copy (in paper or electronic form) kept by the candidate for the Commission and a copy (in paper or electronic form) kept by the candidate for the election authorities in the State with respect to which the candidate is seeking election. (c) Verification of qualified grassroots contributions The Commission shall establish procedures for the auditing and verification of qualified grassroots contributions to ensure that such contributions meet the requirements of this section. (d) Prohibiting payment on commission basis of individuals collecting qualified grassroots contributions No person may be paid a commission on a per contribution basis for collecting qualified grassroots contributions. 513. Certification (a) Deadline and Notification (1) In general Not later than 5 days after a candidate files an affidavit under section 511(a)(3), the Commission shall— (A) determine whether or not the candidate meets the requirements for certification as a participating candidate; (B) if the Commission determines that the candidate meets such requirements, certify the candidate as a participating Tier 1 candidate or a participating Tier 2 candidate; and (C) notify the candidate of the Commission's determination. (2) Deemed certification for all elections in election cycle If the Commission certifies a candidate as a participating Tier 1 candidate or a participating Tier 2 candidate with respect to the first election of the election cycle involved, the Commissioner shall be deemed to have certified the candidate as such a participating candidate with respect to all subsequent elections of the election cycle. (b) Revocation of certification (1) In general The Commission may revoke a certification under subsection (a) if— (A) a candidate fails to qualify to appear on the ballot at any time after the date of certification (other than a candidate certified as a participating candidate with respect to a primary election who fails to qualify to appear on the ballot for a subsequent election in that election cycle); or (B) a candidate otherwise fails to comply with the requirements of this title, including any regulatory requirements prescribed by the Commission. (2) Effect of revocation If a candidate’s certification is revoked under paragraph (1)— (A) the candidate shall repay to the Grassroots Democracy Fund established under section 541 an amount equal to the payments received under this title with respect to the election cycle involved plus interest (at a rate determined by the Commission) on any such amount received; (B) the candidate may not receive payments under this title during the remainder of the election cycle involved; and (C) the candidate may not be certified as a participating candidate under this title with respect to the next election cycle. (3) Prohibiting participation in future elections for candidates with multiple revocations If the Commission revokes the certification of an individual as a participating candidate under this title 3 times, the individual may not be certified as a participating candidate under this title with respect to any subsequent election. (c) Participating Candidate defined In this title, a participating candidate means a candidate for the office of Senator or Representative in, or Delegate or Resident Commissioner to, the Congress who is certified under this section as eligible to receive benefits under this title. C Requirements for Candidates Certified as Participating Candidates 521. Contribution and expenditure requirements (a) Permitted sources of contributions and expenditures (1) Tier 1 candidates Except as provided in subsection (c), a participating candidate who is certified as a Tier 1 candidate with respect to an election shall, with respect to all elections occurring during the election cycle for the office involved, accept no contributions from any source and make no expenditures from any amounts, other than the following: (A) Qualified grassroots contributions. (B) Payments under this title. (C) Contributions from political committees established and maintained by a national or State political party. (D) Subject to subsection (b), personal funds of the candidate or of any immediate family member of the candidate (other than funds received through qualified grassroots contributions). (E) Subject to subsection (e), contributions from individuals who are otherwise permitted to make contributions under this Act. (2) Tier 2 candidates Except as provided in subsection (c), a participating candidate who is certified as a Tier 2 candidate with respect to an election shall, with respect to all elections occurring during the election cycle for the office involved, accept no contributions from any source and make no expenditures from any amounts, other than the following: (A) Qualified grassroots contributions. (B) Payments under this title. (C) Contributions from political committees established and maintained by a national or State political party. (D) Subject to subsection (b), personal funds of the candidate or of any immediate family member of the candidate (other than funds received through qualified grassroots contributions). (b) Special rules for personal funds (1) Limit on amount A candidate who is certified as a participating candidate may use personal funds (including personal funds of any immediate family member of the candidate) so long as— (A) the amount used with respect to the election cycle does not exceed $50,000; and (B) the funds are used only for making direct payments for the receipt of goods and services which constitute authorized expenditures in connection with the election cycle involved. (2) Immediate family member defined In this subsection, the term immediate family means, with respect to a candidate— (A) the candidate’s spouse; (B) a child, stepchild, parent, grandparent, brother, half-brother, sister, or half-sister of the candidate or the candidate’s spouse; and (C) the spouse of any person described in subparagraph (B). (c) Exceptions (1) Exception for contributions received prior to filing of statement of intent A candidate who has accepted contributions that are not described in paragraph (1) of subsection (a) (in the case of a Tier 1 candidate) or in paragraph (2) of subsection (a) (in the case of a Tier 2 candidate) prior to the date the candidate files a statement of intent under section 511(a)(1) is not in violation of subsection (a), but only if all such contributions are— (A) returned to the contributor; (B) submitted to the Commission for deposit in the Grassroots Democracy Fund established under section 541; or (C) spent in accordance with paragraph (2). (2) Exception for expenditures made prior to filing of statement of intent If a candidate has made expenditures prior to the date the candidate files a statement of intent under section 511(a)(1) that the candidate is prohibited from making under subsection (a) or subsection (b), the candidate is not in violation of such subsection if the aggregate amount of the prohibited expenditures is less than the amount referred to in section 512(a)(2) (relating to the total dollar amount of qualified grassroots contributions which the candidate is required to obtain) which is applicable to the candidate. (3) Exception for campaign surpluses from a previous election Notwithstanding paragraph (1), unexpended contributions received by the candidate or the an authorized committee of the candidate with respect to a previous election may be retained, but only if the candidate places the funds in escrow and refrains from raising additional funds for or spending funds from that account during the election cycle in which a candidate is a participating candidate. (4) Exception for contributions received before the effective date of this title Contributions received and expenditures made by the candidate or an authorized committee of the candidate prior to the effective date of this title shall not constitute a violation of subsection (a) or (b). Unexpended contributions shall be treated the same as campaign surpluses under paragraph (3), and expenditures made shall count against the limit in paragraph (2). (d) Special Rule for Coordinated Party Expenditures For purposes of this section, a payment made by a political party in coordination with a participating candidate shall not be treated as a contribution to or as an expenditure made by the participating candidate. (e) Phase-Out of amount of private contributions that may be accepted by Tier 1 candidates With respect to an election cycle occurring after the first 3 election cycles for which this title is in effect, the amount of a contribution that may be accepted from an individual by a participating candidate who is certified as a Tier 1 candidate may not exceed the following: (1) For the fourth election cycle for which this title is in effect, an amount equal to 60% of the limitation on the amount of a contribution which a candidate may accept from an individual for such cycle under section 315(a)(1). (2) For the fifth election cycle for which this title is in effect, an amount equal to 40% of the limitation on the amount of a contribution which a candidate may accept from an individual for such cycle under section 315(a)(1). (3) For the sixth election cycle for which this title is in effect and any subsequent election cycle, an amount equal to 20% of the limitation on the amount of a contribution which a candidate may accept from an individual for such cycle under section 315(a)(1). (f) Prohibition on joint fundraising committees (1) Prohibition An authorized committee of a candidate who is certified as a participating candidate under this title with respect to an election may not establish a joint fundraising committee with a political committee other than another authorized committee of the candidate. (2) Status of existing committees for prior elections If a candidate established a joint fundraising committee described in paragraph (1) with respect to a prior election for which the candidate was not certified as a participating candidate under this title and the candidate does not terminate the committee, the candidate shall not be considered to be in violation of paragraph (1) so long as that joint fundraising committee does not receive any contributions or make any disbursements during the election cycle for which the candidate is certified as a participating candidate under this title. 522. Administration of campaign (a) Use of separate accounts for various permitted contributions Each authorized committee of a candidate certified as a participating candidate under this title— (1) shall establish a separate account for each type of contribution described in paragraph (1) of section 521(a) (in the case of a Tier 1 candidate) or paragraph (2) of section 521(a) (in the case of a Tier 2 candidate) which is received by the committee, and shall deposit each contribution in the account established for that type of contribution; and (2) shall establish a separate account for the payments received under this title, and shall deposit each such payment in that account. (b) Enhanced reporting of disbursements In addition to any reports required under section 304, not later than 3 months after the end of the election cycle involved, each authorized committee of a candidate certified as a participating candidate under this title shall submit a report to the Commission on all disbursements made from each separate account established under subsection (a) (in the same manner as the report required under section 304(b)(4)). (c) Enhanced internet disclosure of information on donors Each authorized committee of a candidate shall ensure that all information reported to the Commission under this Act with respect to contributions and expenditures of the committee is available to the public on the Internet (whether through a site established for purposes of this subsection, a hyperlink on another public site of the committee, or a hyperlink on a report filed electronically with the Commission) in a searchable, sortable, and downloadable manner. 523. Preventing unnecessary spending of public funds (a) Mandatory spending of available private funds An authorized committee of a candidate certified as a participating candidate under this title may not make any expenditure of any payments received under this title in any amount unless the committee has made an expenditure in an equivalent amount of funds received by the committee which are described in— (1) subparagraphs (C), (D), and (E) of paragraph (1) of section 521(a), in the case of a Tier 1 candidate; or (2) subparagraphs (C) and (D) of paragraph (2) of section 521(a), in the case of a Tier 2 candidate. (b) Limitation Subsection (a) applies to an authorized committee only to the extent that the funds referred to in paragraph (1) of such subsection (in the case of a Tier 1 candidate) or in paragraph (2) of such subsection (in the case of a Tier 2 candidate) are available to the committee at the time the committee makes an expenditure of a payment received under this title. 524. Remitting unspent funds after election (a) Remittance required (1) In general Not later than the date that is 60 days after the last election for which a candidate certified as a participating candidate qualifies to be on the ballot during the election cycle involved, such participating candidate shall remit to the Commission for deposit in the Grassroots Democracy Fund established under section 541 an amount equal to the balance of the accounts established by the authorized committees of the candidate under section 522 for the payments received under this title. (2) Exception for tier 2 candidates participating in next cycle Notwithstanding paragraph (1), a Tier 2 candidate may withhold not more than $50,000 from the amount required to be remitted under paragraph (1) if the candidate files a signed affidavit with the Commission that the candidate will seek certification as a Tier 2 candidate with respect to the next election cycle. If the candidate fails to seek certification as a Tier 2 candidate prior to the last day of the Grassroots Democracy qualifying period for the next election cycle (as described in section 511), or if the Commission notifies the candidate of the Commission’s determination does not meet the requirements for certification as a Tier 2 candidate with respect to such cycle, the candidate shall immediately remit to the Commission the amount withheld. (b) Exception for expenditures incurred but not paid as of date of remittance (1) In general A candidate may withhold from the amount required to be remitted under subsection (a) the amount of any authorized expenditures which were incurred in connection with the candidate’s campaign but which remain unpaid as of the deadline applicable to the candidate under such subsection, except that any amount withheld pursuant to this paragraph shall be remitted to the Commission not later than 120 days after the date of the election to which such subsection applies. (2) Documentation required A candidate may withhold an amount of an expenditure pursuant to paragraph (1) only if the candidate submits documentation of the expenditure and the amount to the Commission not later than the deadline applicable to the candidate under subsection (a). D Supplemental Grassroots Democracy People’s Fund Payments 531. Eligibility of participating candidates for payments (a) Payments to candidates In addition to the payments made under subtitle A, a candidate certified as a participating candidate under this title with respect to an election shall be entitled to a supplemental Grassroots Democracy People’s Fund payment from the Grassroots Democracy Fund each time during the election cycle that the Commission issues a determination under subsection (b) that the outside speech threshold with respect to the election has been reached. (b) Outside speech threshold (1) Determinations by commission (A) In general For purposes of this section, the Commission shall issue a determination that the outside speech threshold with respect to an election is reached each time during the election cycle that the Commission determines that the amount disbursed for political activity with respect to the election exceeds— (i) the House threshold, in the case of an election for the office of Representative in, or Delegate or Resident Commissioner to, the Congress; or (ii) the Senate threshold, in the case of an election for the office of Senator. (B) Exclusion of certain disbursements For purposes of subparagraph (A), in determining the amount disbursed for political activity with respect to an election, there shall be excluded— (i) disbursements made by any authorized committee of a candidate; and (ii) disbursements made by a political committee of a national political party. (C) Inclusion of amounts spent on non-candidate-specific advertisements In determining the amount disbursed for political activity with respect to an election under subparagraph (A), there shall be included any amount disbursed for a political advertisement described in subsection (c)(3). (2) Subsequent determinations after threshold is first reached After the first time during the election cycle that the Commission issues a determination under paragraph (1) that the outside speech threshold with respect to an election has been reached, any subsequent determination as to whether the threshold has been reached shall be made only on the basis of disbursements made after the most recent such determination issued by the Commission. (3) House threshold (A) In general For purposes of paragraph (1)(A), the House threshold with respect to an election is an amount equal to the product of the adjusted baseline amount under subparagraph (B) and the number of candidates in the election. (B) Adjusted baseline amount For purposes of subparagraph (A), the adjusted baseline amount with respect to an election is an amount equal to the product of $250,000 and an adjustment factor applied by the Commission to take into account the relative media-related costs of political activity in the Congressional district involved as compared to the average of such costs among all Congressional districts. (C) Exclusion of certain candidates For purposes of subparagraph (A), in determining the number of candidates in an election, there shall be excluded any candidate who is determined by the Commission to be a minor candidate, in accordance with such criteria as the Commission shall by regulation establish, taking into account the amount of funds raised and expended by the candidate, the candidate’s ability to qualify for the ballot, and such other factors as the Commission considers appropriate. (4) Senate threshold (A) In general For purposes of paragraph (1)(A), the Senate threshold with respect to an election is an amount equal to the product of the adjusted baseline amount under subparagraph (B) and the number of candidates in the election. (B) Adjusted baseline amount For purposes of subparagraph (A), the adjusted baseline amount with respect to an election is an amount equal to the product of— (i) the sum of $250,000 plus the product of $100,000 and the number of Congressional districts in the State involved; and (ii) an adjustment factor applied by the Commission to take into account the relative media-related costs of political activity in the State involved as compared to the average of such costs among all States. (C) Exclusion of certain candidates For purposes of subparagraph (A), in determining the number of candidates in an election, there shall be excluded any candidate who is determined by the Commission to be a minor candidate, in accordance with such criteria as the Commission shall by regulation establish, taking into account the amount of funds raised and expended by the candidate, the candidate’s ability to qualify for the ballot, and such other factors as the Commission considers appropriate. (c) Political activity defined In this section, political activity means, with respect to an election, any of the following: (1) A publicly disseminated communication consisting of an independent expenditure (as defined in section 301(17)) which advocates the election or defeat of a candidate in the election. (2) A publicly disseminated communication consisting of an electioneering communication (as defined in section 304(f)) which refers to a candidate in the election. (3) A publicly disseminated communication consisting of a communication which refers to the political party of a candidate in the election and which would be treated as an electioneering communication (as defined in section 304(f)) if it referred to a clearly identified candidate for Federal office. (4) Voter registration, voter identification, get-out-the-vote, and other related activity carried out in connection with the election. 532. Amount of payment; use of funds (a) Amount The amount of the supplemental Grassroots Democracy People’s Fund payment made to a candidate under this subtitle shall be equal to 100 percent of the aggregate amount of qualified grassroots donations received by the candidate, as reported in the most recent request for a payment under this title which has been submitted by the candidate under section 502 at the time the Commission issues a determination under section 541(b). (b) Use of funds A candidate shall use the supplemental payment under this subtitle only for authorized expenditures in connection with the election cycle involved. 533. Severability If any provision of this subtitle, or the application of a provision of this subtitle to any person or circumstance, is held to be unconstitutional, the remainder of this title, and the application of the provisions to any person or circumstance, shall not be affected by the holding. E Administrative provisions 541. Grassroots Democracy Fund (a) Establishment There is established in the Treasury a fund to be known as the Grassroots Democracy Fund . (b) Amounts held by Fund The Fund shall consist of the following amounts: (1) Appropriated amounts Amounts appropriated to the Fund, including trust fund amounts appropriated pursuant to applicable provisions of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986. (2) Voluntary contributions Voluntary contributions to the Fund. (3) Other deposits Amounts deposited into the Fund under— (A) section 6098 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (relating to contributions to Grassroots Democracy Fund); (B) section 521(c) (relating to exceptions to contribution requirements); (C) section 523 (relating to remittance of unused payments from the Fund); (D) section 544 (relating to violations); and (E) any other section of this Act. (4) Investment returns Interest on, and the proceeds from, the sale or redemption of, any obligations held by the Fund under subsection (c). (c) Investment The Commission shall invest portions of the Fund in obligations of the United States in the same manner as provided under section 9602(b) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986. (d) Use of Fund (1) In general The sums in the Fund shall be used to make payments to participating candidates as provided in this title. (2) Insufficient amounts Under regulations established by the Commission, rules similar to the rules of section 9006(c) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 shall apply. 542. Grassroots Democracy Advisory Commission (a) Establishment There is established within the Federal Election Commission an entity to be known as the Grassroots Democracy Advisory Commission (in this title referred to as the Advisory Commission ). (b) Structure and membership (1) In general The Advisory Commission shall be composed of 5 members appointed by the President with the advice and consent of the Senate, of whom— (A) 2 shall be appointed after consultation with the Majority Leader of the House of Representatives; (B) 2 shall be appointed after consultation with the Minority Leader of the House of Representatives; and (C) 1 shall be appointed upon the recommendation of the members appointed under subparagraphs (A) and (B). (2) Qualifications (A) In general The members shall be individuals who by reason of their education, experience, and attainments, are exceptionally qualified to perform the duties of members of the Advisory Commission. (B) Prohibition No member of the Advisory Commission may be— (i) an employee of the Federal Government; (ii) a registered lobbyist or an individual who was a registered lobbyist at any time during the 2-year period preceding appointment to the Advisory Commission; or (iii) an officer or employee of a political party or political campaign. (3) Date Members of the Advisory Commission shall be appointed not later than 60 days after the date of the enactment of this Act. (4) Terms A member of the Advisory Commission shall be appointed for a term of 5 years. (5) Vacancies A vacancy on the Advisory Commission shall be filled not later than 30 calendar days after the date on which the Advisory Commission is given notice of the vacancy, in the same manner as the original appointment. The individual appointed to fill the vacancy shall serve only for the unexpired portion of the term for which the individual’s predecessor was appointed. (6) Chairperson The Advisory Commission shall designate a Chairperson from among the members of the Board. (c) Duties and powers (1) Administration The Advisory Commission shall have such duties and powers as the Commission may prescribe, including the power to administer the provisions of this title. (2) Review of Grassroots Democracy financing (A) In general After each regularly scheduled general election for Federal office, the Advisory Commission shall conduct a comprehensive review of the Grassroots Democracy financing program under this title, including— (i) the maximum and minimum dollar amounts of qualified grassroots contributions under section 504; (ii) the number and value of qualified grassroots contributions a candidate is required to obtain under section 512(a) to be eligible for certification as a participating candidate; (iii) the maximum amount of payments a candidate may receive under this title; (iv) the overall satisfaction of participating candidates and the American public with the program; and (v) such other matters relating to financing of campaigns as the Advisory Commission determines are appropriate. (B) Criteria for review In conducting the review under subparagraph (A), the Advisory Commission shall consider the following: (i) Qualified grassroots contributions The Advisory Commission shall consider whether the number and dollar amounts of qualified grassroots contributions required strikes a balance regarding the importance of voter involvement, the need to assure adequate incentives for participating, and fiscal responsibility, taking into consideration the number of primary and general election participating candidates, the electoral performance of those candidates, program cost, and any other information the Advisory Commission determines is appropriate. (ii) Review of payment levels The Advisory Commission shall consider whether the totality of the amount of funds allowed to be raised by participating candidates (including through qualified grassroots contributions) and payments under this title are sufficient for voters in each State to learn about the candidates to cast an informed vote, taking into account the historic amount of spending by winning candidates, media costs, primary election dates, and any other information the Advisory Commission determines is appropriate. (C) Adjustment of amounts (i) In general Based on the review conducted under subparagraph (A), the Advisory Commission shall provide for the adjustments of the following amounts: (I) The maximum and minimum dollar amounts of qualified grassroots contributions under section 504. (II) The number and value of qualified grassroots contributions a candidate is required to obtain under section 512(a) to be eligible for certification as a participating candidate. (III) The maximum amount of payments may receive under this title. (ii) Regulations The Commission shall promulgate regulations providing for the adjustments made by the Advisory Commission under clause (i). (D) Review of Grassroots Democracy People’s Fund Program After each regularly scheduled general election for Federal office, the Advisory Commission shall conduct a comprehensive review of the program for making supplemental Grassroots Democracy People’s Fund payments under subtitle D, and shall include in the review the following: (i) A review of the outside speech threshold established under section 531(b), including the amounts used to determine the House threshold under paragraph (3) of such section and the Senate threshold under paragraph (4) of such section. (ii) The effectiveness of the adjustment factors applied by the Commission under section 531(b) to take into account the relative media-related costs of political activity in Congressional districts and States. (iii) The overall satisfaction of participating candidates and the American public with the Program. (iv) Such other matters relating to the making of payments under such subtitle as the Advisory Commission determines are appropriate. (E) Report Not later than each June 1 which follows a regularly scheduled general election for Federal office for which payments were made under this title, the Advisory Commission shall submit a report to Congress on the review conducted under this paragraph. Such report shall contain a detailed statement of the findings, conclusions, and recommendations of the Advisory Commission based on such review. (d) Meetings and hearings (1) Meetings The Advisory Commission may hold such hearings, sit and act at such times and places, take such testimony, and receive such evidence as the Advisory Commission considers advisable to carry out the purposes of this Act. (2) Quorum Three members of the Advisory Commission shall constitute a quorum for purposes of voting, but a quorum is not required for members to meet and hold hearings. (e) Reports Not later than each June 1 which follows a regularly scheduled general election for Federal office for which payments were made under this title, the Advisory Commission shall submit to the Committee on House Administration of the House of Representatives a report documenting, evaluating, and making recommendations relating to the administrative implementation and enforcement of the provisions of this title. (f) Administration (1) Compensation of members (A) In general 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 prescribed for level IV of the Executive Schedule under section 5315 of title 5, United States Code. (B) Chairperson The Chairperson shall be paid at a rate equal to the daily equivalent of the minimum annual rate of basic pay prescribed for level III of the Executive Schedule under section 5314 of title 5, United States Code. (2) Personnel (A) Director The Advisory Commission shall have a staff headed by an Executive Director. The Executive Director shall be paid at a rate equivalent to a rate established for the Senior Executive Service under section 5382 of title 5, United States Code. (B) Staff appointment With the approval of the Chairperson, the Executive Director may appoint such personnel as the Executive Director and the Advisory Commission determines to be appropriate. (C) Experts and consultants With the approval of the Chairperson, the Executive Director may procure temporary and intermittent services under section 3109(b) of title 5, United States Code. (D) Detail of government employees Upon the request of the Chairperson, the head of any Federal agency may detail, without reimbursement, any of the personnel of such agency to the Advisory Commission to assist in carrying out the duties of the Advisory Commission. Any such detail shall not interrupt or otherwise affect the civil service status or privileges of the Federal employee. (E) Other resources The Advisory Commission shall have reasonable access to materials, resources, statistical data, and other information from the Library of Congress and other agencies of the executive and legislative branches of the Federal Government. The Chairperson of the Advisory Commission shall make requests for such access in writing when necessary. (g) Authorization of appropriations There are authorized to be appropriated such sums as are necessary to carry out the purposes of this subtitle. 543. Administration by Commission The Commission shall prescribe regulations to carry out the purposes of this title, including regulations— (1) to establish procedures for— (A) verifying the amount of qualified grassroots contributions with respect to a candidate, (B) effectively and efficiently monitoring and enforcing the limits on the raising of qualified grassroots contributions, (C) effectively and efficiently monitoring and enforcing the limits on the use of personal funds by participating candidates, and (D) monitoring the use of allocations from the Grassroots Democracy Fund established under section 541 and matching contributions under this title through audits of not fewer than 1/10 (or, in the case of the first 3 election cycles during which the program under this title is in effect, not fewer than 1/3 ) of all participating candidates or other mechanisms; and (2) regarding the conduct of debates in a manner consistent with the best practices of States that provide public financing for elections. 544. Violations and penalties (a) Civil penalty for violation of contribution and expenditure requirements If a candidate who has been certified as a participating candidate accepts a contribution or makes an expenditure that is prohibited under section 521, the Commission shall assess a civil penalty against the candidate in an amount that is not more than 3 times the amount of the contribution or expenditure. Any amounts collected under this subsection shall be deposited into the Grassroots Democracy Fund established under section 541. (b) Repayment for improper use of Grassroots Democracy Fund (1) In general If the Commission determines that any payment made to a participating candidate was not used as provided for in this title or that a participating candidate has violated any of the dates for remission of funds contained in this title, the Commission shall so notify the candidate and the candidate shall pay to the Fund an amount equal to— (A) the amount of payments so used or not remitted, as appropriate; and (B) interest on any such amounts (at a rate determined by the Commission). (2) Other action not precluded Any action by the Commission in accordance with this subsection shall not preclude enforcement proceedings by the Commission in accordance with section 309(a), including a referral by the Commission to the Attorney General in the case of an apparent knowing and willful violation of this title. 545. Election cycle defined In this title, the term election cycle means, with respect to an election for an office, the period beginning on the day after the date of the most recent general election for that office (or, if the general election resulted in a runoff election, the date of the runoff election) and ending on the date of the next general election for that office (or, if the general election resulted in a runoff election, the date of the runoff election). . 202. Prohibiting use of contributions by participating candidates for purposes other than campaign for election Section 313 of the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 ( 2 U.S.C. 439a ) is amended by adding at the end the following new subsection: (d) Restrictions on Permitted Uses of Funds by Candidates Receiving Grassroots Democracy Financing Notwithstanding paragraphs (2), (3), or (4) of subsection (a), if a candidate for election for the office of Representative in, or Delegate or Resident Commissioner to, the Congress is certified as a participating candidate under title V with respect to the election, any contribution which the candidate is permitted to accept under such title may be used only for authorized expenditures in connection with the candidate’s campaign for such office. . III Other administrative reforms 301. Expanding requirement to disclose bundlers who are registered lobbyists to all bundlers (a) Expanding bundler disclosure requirements to all bundlers Section 304(i)(1) of the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 ( 2 U.S.C. 434(i)(1) ) is amended by striking reasonably known by the committee to be a person described in paragraph (7) . (b) Conforming amendments Section 304(i) of such Act ( 2 U.S.C. 434(i) ) is amended— (1) in paragraph (2)(C), by striking described in paragraph (7) ; (2) in paragraph (3)(A), by striking a person described in paragraph (7) and inserting any person ; (3) in paragraph (5)— (A) by striking subparagraph (B) and redesignating subparagraphs (C) and (D) as subparagraphs (B) and (C), (B) in subparagraph (B) (as so redesignated), by striking described in paragraph (7) , and (C) in subparagraph (C) (as so redesignated), by striking by persons described in paragraph (7) ; (4) by striking paragraph (7) and redesignating paragraph (8) as paragraph (7); and (5) in paragraph (7)(A) (as so redesignated), by striking a person described in paragraph (7), and inserting a person, . 302. Expansion of period for treatment of communications as electioneering communications (a) Expansion of period covering general election Section 304(f)(3)(A)(I)(II)(aa) of the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 (2 U.S.C. 434(f)(3)(A)(I)(II)(aa)) is amended by striking 60 days and inserting 120 days . (b) Effective date; transition for communications made prior to enactment The amendment made by subsection (a) shall apply with respect to communications made on or after the date of the enactment of this Act, without regard to whether or not the Federal Election Commission has promulgated regulations to carry out such amendments, except that no communication which is made prior to the date of the enactment of this Act shall be treated as an electioneering communication under section 304(f)(3)(A)(I)(II) of the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 (as amended by subsection (a)) unless the communication would be treated as an electioneering communication under such section if the amendment made by subsection (a) did not apply. 303. User fees for committees and bundlers (a) Political committees Section 303 of the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 ( 2 U.S.C. 433 ) is amended by adding at the end the following new subsection: (e) User fee (1) Payment At the time a political committee files the statement of organization required under subsection (a), and annually thereafter until the termination of the committee, the committee shall pay a user fee to the Commission in an amount equal to $100. (2) Exception for candidate committees Paragraph (1) does not apply in the case of a political committee which is an authorized committee of a candidate. (3) Use of funds The amounts received by the Commission under this subsection shall be used to support the administration of the Grassroots Democracy Advisory Commission under section 542. . (b) Bundlers Title III of such Act ( 2 U.S.C. 431 et seq. ) is amended by inserting after section 303 the following new section: 303A. user fees for bundlers of contributions (a) User fee required A person may not provide a bundled contribution to a political committee during a year unless the person has paid a user fee to the Commission during the year in an amount equal to $100. (b) Use of funds The amounts received by the Commission under this subsection shall be used to support the administration of the Grassroots Democracy Advisory Commission under section 542. (c) Bundled contribution defined In this section, the term bundled contribution has the meaning given such term in section 304(i)(7). . 304. Petition for certiorari Section 307(a)(6) of the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 ( 2 U.S.C. 437d(a)(6) ) is amended by inserting (including a proceeding before the Supreme Court on certiorari) after appeal . 305. Filing by all candidates with Commission Section 302(g) of the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 ( 2 U.S.C. 432(g) ) is amended to read as follows: (g) Filing with the commission All designations, statements, and reports required to be filed under this Act shall be filed with the Commission. . 306. Electronic filing of FEC reports Section 304(a)(11) of the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 ( 2 U.S.C. 434(a)(11) ) is amended— (1) in subparagraph (A), by striking under this Act— and all that follows and inserting under this Act shall be required to maintain and file such designation, statement, or report in electronic form accessible by computers. ; (2) in subparagraph (B), by striking 48 hours and all that follows through filed electronically) and inserting 24 hours ; and (3) by striking subparagraph (D). 307. Effective date Except as provided in section 302(b), the amendments made by this title shall apply with respect to reports filed on or after the date of the enactment of this Act. IV Offsets 401. Reform of tax rules related to political organizations (a) Decoupling of rate of tax on political organizations from corporate tax rate Subsection (b) of section 527 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended— (1) by striking all that precedes A tax is hereby imposed and inserting the following: (b) Tax imposed , (2) by striking paragraph (2), and (3) by striking the highest rate of tax specified in section 11(b) and inserting 35 percent . (b) Repeal of exemptions for proceeds from merchandise and entertainment events Paragraph (3) of section 527(c) of such Code is amended— (1) by adding or at the end of subparagraph (A), (2) by striking the comma at the end of subparagraph (B) and inserting a period, and (3) by striking subparagraphs (C) and (D). (c) Modification of limitation on tax paid by charitable organizations engaged in exempt functions Paragraph (1) of section 527(f) of such Code is amended by striking equal to the lesser of— and all that follows and inserting equal to the aggregate amount so expended during the taxable year for such an exempt function. If such aggregate amount does not exceed $500,000, the amount included in gross income under the preceding sentence shall not exceed the net investment income of such organization for the taxable year. . (d) Repeal of graduated rates for principal campaign committees Section 527 of such Code is amended by striking subsection (h). (e) Effective date The amendments made by this section shall apply to taxable years beginning after the date of the enactment of this Act. 402. Voluntary contributions to the Grassroots Democracy Fund (a) In general Subchapter A of chapter 61 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by adding at the end the following new part: IX Contributions to Grassroots Democracy Fund Sec. 6098. Contributions to Grassroots Democracy Fund. 6098. Contributions to Grassroots Democracy Fund (a) In general Every individual, with respect to the taxpayer’s return for the taxable year of the tax imposed by chapter 1, may designate that a specified portion (not less than $1) of any overpayment of tax shall be contributed to the Grassroots Democracy Fund established under section 541 of the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971. (b) Manner and Time of Designation (1) Time of designation A designation under subsection (a) may be made with respect to any taxable year— (A) at the time of filing the return of the tax imposed by chapter 1 for such taxable year, or (B) at any other time (after such time of filing) specified in regulations prescribed by the Secretary. (2) Manner of designation Such designation shall be made in such manner as the Secretary prescribes by regulations except that, if such designation is made at the time of filing the return of the tax imposed by chapter 1 for such taxable year, such designation shall be made either on the first page of the return or on the page bearing the taxpayer’s signature. (c) Overpayments treated as refunded For purposes of this title, any portion of an overpayment of tax designated under subsection (a) shall be treated as— (1) being refunded to the taxpayer as of the last date prescribed for filing the return of tax imposed by chapter 1 (determined without regard to extensions) or, if later, the date the return is filed, and (2) a contribution made by such taxpayer on such date to the United States. (d) On-Line contributions The Secretary shall establish and maintain a Web site through which persons may make contributions to the Grassroots Democracy Fund. Any such contribution shall not be treated as an overpayment of tax but shall be treated as a contribution made by such person to the United States. . (b) Clerical amendment The table of parts for subchapter A of chapter 61 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by adding at the end the following new item: Part IX. Contributions to Grassroots Democracy Fund. . (c) Effective Date The amendments made by this section shall apply to taxable years beginning after the date of the enactment of this Act. V Expanding Candidate Access to Advertising 501. Broadcasts by or on behalf of candidates (a) Use of broadcasting station at lowest unit charge Section 315(b) of the Communications Act of 1934 ( 47 U.S.C. 315(b) ) is amended— (1) in paragraph (1)— (A) in the matter preceding subparagraph (A), by inserting , or by a national committee of a political party in connection with such a campaign of such a candidate who is affiliated with the party, after to such office ; (B) in subparagraph (A), by inserting for preemptible use thereof after station ; and (C) by moving subparagraphs (A) and (B) 2 ems to the right; and (2) in paragraph (2)— (A) in subparagraph (A)— (i) by striking In general.— and inserting Certification.— ; (ii) by striking the broadcast station and inserting such station ; (iii) by striking In the case of and inserting the following: (i) By candidates In the case of ; and (iv) by adding at the end the following: (ii) By party national committees In the case of the use of any broadcasting station by a national committee of a political party in connection with the campaign of a candidate for Federal office who is affiliated with the party, such committee shall not be entitled to receive the rate under paragraph (1)(A) for such use unless such committee provides written certification to such station that such committee shall not make any direct reference to another candidate for the same office, in any broadcast using the rights and conditions of access under this Act, unless such reference meets the requirements of subparagraph (C) or (D). ; (B) in subparagraph (B)— (i) by striking subparagraph (A) and inserting subparagraph (A)(i) ; (ii) by striking If a candidate and inserting the following: (i) For candidates If a candidate ; and (iii) by adding at the end the following: (ii) For party national committees If the national committee of a political party makes a reference described in subparagraph (A)(ii) in any broadcast that does not meet the requirements of subparagraph (C) or (D), such national committee shall not be entitled to receive the rate under paragraph (1)(A) for such broadcast or any other broadcast in connection with the campaign of the candidate during any portion of the 45-day and 60-day periods described in paragraph (1)(A), that occur on or after the date of such broadcast. ; (C) in subparagraph (C)— (i) by striking A candidate and inserting A television broadcast ; (ii) by striking , in the case of a television broadcast, ; and (iii) in clause (ii), by inserting or the national committee of a political party after authorized committee ; (D) in subparagraph (D)— (i) by striking A candidate and inserting A radio broadcast ; and (ii) by striking , in the case of a radio broadcast, ; and (E) in subparagraph (E), by inserting or national committee after candidate) . (b) Preemption; audits Section 315 of the Communications Act of 1934 (47 U.S.C. 315) is amended— (1) by redesignating subsection (c) as subsection (g); (2) by redesignating subsection (d) as subsection (f); and (3) by inserting after subsection (b) the following: (c) Preemption (1) In general Except as provided in paragraph (2) and notwithstanding the requirements of subsection (b)(1)(A), a licensee may not preempt the use of a broadcasting station by a legally qualified candidate or national committee of a political party that has purchased and paid for such use under circumstances entitling such candidate or committee to receive the rate under such subsection for such use. (2) Circumstances beyond control of licensee If a program to be broadcast by a broadcasting station is preempted because of circumstances beyond the control of the licensee, an advertisement that is scheduled to be broadcast during such program and the broadcast of which constitutes use of the broadcasting station described in paragraph (1) shall be treated in the same fashion as a comparable commercial advertisement. (d) Audits During the 45-day period preceding the date of a primary or primary runoff election and during the 60-day period preceding the date of a general election or special election, the Commission shall conduct such audits as it considers necessary to ensure that the licensee of each broadcasting station is allocating use of the station in accordance with this section and in a manner that does not warrant revocation of the station license under section 312(a)(7). . (c) Revocation of license for failure To permit access by Federal candidates Section 312 of the Communications Act of 1934 (47 U.S.C. 312) is amended— (1) in subsection (a)(7)— (A) by inserting in accordance with subsection (h), before for willful ; (B) by striking or repeated ; (C) by inserting or a cable system after non-commercial educational broadcast station, ; and (D) by striking his candidacy and inserting the candidacy of the candidate, or by a national committee of a political party in connection with the campaign of a legally qualified candidate for Federal elective office who is affiliated with the party, under the same terms, conditions, and business practices as apply to the most-favored advertiser of the broadcasting station or cable system ; and (2) by adding at the end the following: (h) Conditions for revocation for failure To allow access by Federal candidates (1) Three-strikes rule The Commission may revoke a station license or construction permit under subsection (a)(7) only if the Commission finds that the licensee or permittee has engaged in at least 3 failures described in such subsection with respect to the broadcasting station or cable system to which the license or permit relates. (2) Duration In the case of a person whose station license or construction permit with respect to a broadcasting station or cable system has been revoked under subsection (a)(7)— (A) the Commission may not grant a station license or construction permit to such person with respect to such broadcasting station or cable system during the 5-year period following the revocation; and (B) if the Commission grants such a station license or construction permit to such person after such 5-year period, the number of failures described in subsection (a)(7) shall be calculated for purposes of paragraph (1) without regard to any such failures that occurred while a previous license or permit was in effect. . (d) Conforming amendments Section 315 of the Communications Act of 1934, as amended by subsection (b), is further amended— (1) in subsection (a), by striking If any licensee and inserting Equal opportunities for candidates for same office.— If any licensee ; (2) in subsection (f), as redesignated, by striking The Commission and inserting Regulations.— The Commission ; and (3) in subsection (g), as redesignated, by striking For purposes and inserting Definitions.— For purposes . |
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U.S. House of Representatives
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2013-01-15
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113th CONGRESS
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1st Session
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H. R. 269
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IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
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January 15, 2013
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Mr. Yarmuth
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(for himself,
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Ms. Pingree of Maine
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,
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Mr. Nolan
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,
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Mr. Larson of Connecticut
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,
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Mr. Blumenauer
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,
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Mr. Capuano
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,
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Ms. Chu
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,
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Mr. Cicilline
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Mr. Cohen
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,
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Mr. Cooper
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,
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Mrs. Davis of California
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,
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Mr. Deutch
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,
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Mr. Ellison
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,
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Ms. Eshoo
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,
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Mr. Gene Green of Texas
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,
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Mr. Grijalva
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,
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Mr. Himes
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,
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Mr. Holt
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,
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Ms. Eddie Bernice Johnson of Texas
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,
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Mr. Langevin
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,
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Mr. Jones
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,
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Ms. Lee of California
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,
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Mr. Maffei
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Ms. McCollum
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Mr. McGovern
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,
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Mr. Michaud
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,
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Mr. George Miller of California
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,
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Mr. Moran
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,
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Ms. Norton
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,
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Mr. Peters of Michigan
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,
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Mr. Polis
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,
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Mr. Price of North Carolina
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,
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Mr. Rangel
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,
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Mr. Sarbanes
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,
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Ms. Schakowsky
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,
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Mr. Sires
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,
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Mr. Smith of Washington
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,
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Mr. Tonko
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,
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Ms. Tsongas
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,
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Mr. Van Hollen
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,
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Mr. Welch
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,
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Ms. Slaughter
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,
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Mr. Sherman
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,
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Ms. DeLauro
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,
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Mrs. Napolitano
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,
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Mr. Owens
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,
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Mr. McDermott
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,
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Ms. Matsui
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,
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Ms. Hahn
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,
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Mr. Waxman
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,
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Mr. O'Rourke
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,
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Ms. Wilson of Florida
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, and
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Mr. Kind
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) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the
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Committee on House Administration
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A BILL
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To reform the financing of House elections, and for other purposes.
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1.
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Short title; table of contents
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(a)
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Short Title
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This Act may be cited as the
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Fair Elections Now Act
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.
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(b)
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Table of Contents
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The table of contents of this Act is as follows:
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Sec. 1. Short title; table of contents.
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Sec. 2. Findings and declarations.
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Title I—Fair elections financing of House election campaigns
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Sec. 101. Benefits and eligibility requirements for House candidates.
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Title V—Fair elections financing of House election campaigns
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Subtitle A—Benefits
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Sec. 501. Benefits for participating candidates.
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Sec. 502. Allocations from the Fund.
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Sec. 503. Matching payments for certain small dollar contributions.
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Subtitle B—Eligibility and certification
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Sec. 511. Eligibility.
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Sec. 512. Qualifying requirements.
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Sec. 513. Certification.
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Subtitle C—Requirements for Candidates Certified as Participating Candidates
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Sec. 521. Contribution, expenditure, and fundraising requirements.
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Sec. 522. Debate requirement.
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Sec. 523. Remitting unspent funds after election.
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Subtitle D—Administrative provisions
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Sec. 531. Fair Elections Fund.
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Sec. 532. Fair Elections Oversight Board.
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Sec. 533. Administration by Commission.
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Sec. 534. Violations and penalties.
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Sec. 535. Election cycle defined.
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Sec. 102. Transfer of portion of civil money penalties into Fair Elections Fund.
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Sec. 103. Prohibiting use of contributions by participating candidates for purposes other than campaign for election.
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Sec. 104. Prohibition on joint fundraising committees.
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Sec. 105. Treatment of coordinated expenditures by political party committees on behalf of participating candidates.
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Title II—Responsibilities of the Federal Election Commission
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<toc-entry idref="H07291FBF5DC6448492D48D0DD12DE263" level="section">
Sec. 201. Petition for certiorari.
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Sec. 202. Filing by all candidates with Commission.
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Sec. 203. Electronic filing of FEC reports.
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Title III—Miscellaneous provisions
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Sec. 301. Severability.
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Sec. 302. Effective date.
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2.
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Findings and declarations
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(a)
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Undermining of democracy by campaign contributions from private sources
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The House of Representatives finds and declares that the current system of privately financed campaigns for election to the House of Representatives has the capacity, and is often perceived by the public, to undermine democracy in the United States by—
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(1)
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creating a culture that fosters actual or perceived conflicts of interest, by encouraging Members of the House to accept large campaign contributions from private interests that are directly affected by Federal legislation;
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(2)
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diminishing or appearing to diminish Members’ accountability to constituents by compelling legislators to be accountable to the major contributors who finance their election campaigns;
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(3)
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undermining the meaning of the right to vote by allowing monied interests to have a disproportionate and unfair influence within the political process;
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(4)
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imposing large, unwarranted costs on taxpayers through legislative and regulatory distortions caused by unequal access to lawmakers for campaign contributors;
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(5)
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making it difficult for some qualified candidates to mount competitive House election campaigns;
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(6)
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disadvantaging challengers and discouraging competitive elections, because large campaign contributors tend to donate their money to incumbent Members, thus causing House elections to be less competitive; and
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(7)
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burdening incumbents with a preoccupation with fundraising and thus decreasing the time available to carry out their public responsibilities.
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(b)
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Enhancement of democracy by providing allocations from the Fair Elections Fund
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The House of Representatives finds and declares that providing the option of the replacement of large private campaign contributions with allocations from the Fair Elections Fund for all primary, runoff, and general elections to the House of Representatives would enhance American democracy by—
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(1)
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reducing the actual or perceived conflicts of interest created by fully private financing of the election campaigns of public officials and restoring public confidence in the integrity and fairness of the electoral and legislative processes through a program which allows participating candidates to adhere to substantially lower contribution limits for contributors with an assurance that there will be sufficient funds for such candidates to run viable electoral campaigns;
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(2)
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increasing the public's confidence in the accountability of Members to the constituents who elect them, which derives from the program's qualifying criteria to participate in the voluntary program and the conclusions that constituents may draw regarding candidates who qualify and participate in the program;
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(3)
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helping to reduce the ability to make large campaign contributions as a determinant of a citizen's influence within the political process by facilitating the expression of support by voters at every level of wealth, encouraging political participation, incentivizing participation on the part of Members through the matching of small dollar contributions;
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(4)
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potentially saving taxpayers billions of dollars that may be (or that are perceived to be) currently allocated based upon legislative and regulatory agendas skewed by the influence of campaign contributions;
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(5)
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creating genuine opportunities for all Americans to run for the House of Representatives and encouraging more competitive elections;
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(6)
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encouraging participation in the electoral process by citizens of every level of wealth; and
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(7)
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freeing Members from the incessant preoccupation with raising money, and allowing them more time to carry out their public responsibilities.
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I
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<header>
Fair elections financing of House election campaigns
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101.
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Benefits and Eligibility Requirements for House Candidates
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The
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Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971
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2 U.S.C. 431 et seq.
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V
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<header>
Fair elections financing of House election campaigns
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A
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Benefits
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501.
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<header>
Benefits for participating candidates
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(a)
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<header>
In general
</header>
<text>
If a candidate for election to the office of Representative in, or Delegate or Resident Commissioner to, the Congress is a participating candidate under this title with respect to an election for such office, the candidate shall be entitled to payments under this title, to be used only for authorized expenditures in connection with the election.
</text>
</subsection>
<subsection id="H293EE604688D4FEF994D30159F4726BC">
<enum>
(b)
</enum>
<header>
Types of Payments
</header>
<text>
The payments to which a participating candidate is entitled under this section consist of—
</text>
<paragraph id="HFAF82C888D2A47ED9822314ECD719555">
<enum>
(1)
</enum>
<text>
allocations from the Fair Elections Fund, as provided in section 502; and
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H909068654D5A4DE19B498BC1619D9859">
<enum>
(2)
</enum>
<text>
payments from the Fair Elections Fund to match certain small dollar contributions, as provided in section 503.
</text>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
</section>
<section id="H8FCFD93EA0BB41C6847496B1625EBC94">
<enum>
502.
</enum>
<header>
Allocations from the Fund
</header>
<subsection id="H9978C246E6CF44BA81D12C8C079564F3">
<enum>
(a)
</enum>
<header>
Amount of Allocations
</header>
<paragraph id="H90F571202F76408F960E7D07EC49A831">
<enum>
(1)
</enum>
<header>
Primary election allocation; initial allocation
</header>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Except as provided in paragraph (6), the Commission shall make an allocation from the Fair Elections Fund established under section 531 to a candidate who is certified as a participating candidate with respect to a primary election in an amount equal to 40 percent of the base amount.
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H173238D402BD437F9B7412FA3B63A51E">
<enum>
(2)
</enum>
<header>
Primary runoff election allocation
</header>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
The Commission shall make an allocation from the Fund to a candidate who is certified as a participating candidate with respect to a primary runoff election in an amount equal to 25 percent of the amount the participating candidate was eligible to receive under this section for the primary election.
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H3654194946874B8E903B4E80C94D30E8">
<enum>
(3)
</enum>
<header>
General election allocation
</header>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Except as provided in paragraph (6), the Commission shall make an allocation from the Fund to a candidate who is certified as a participating candidate with respect to a general election in an amount equal to 60 percent of the base amount.
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph commented="no" id="HC6B9895C23CB4C468D40A0E36A5AEE60">
<enum>
(4)
</enum>
<header>
General runoff election allocation
</header>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
The Commission shall make an allocation from the Fund to a candidate who is certified as a participating candidate with respect to a general runoff election in an amount equal to 25 percent of the base amount.
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H39403F8ADC9946D09677F8A3C906D9BB">
<enum>
(5)
</enum>
<header>
Recount allocation
</header>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
If the appropriate State or local election official conducts a recount of an election, the Commission shall make an allocation from the Fund to a participating candidate for expenses relating to the recount in an amount equal to 25 percent of the amount the participating candidate was eligible to receive under this section for the election involved.
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph commented="no" id="HEB4C195168A6425DA4B7707F42378D6F">
<enum>
(6)
</enum>
<header>
Uncontested elections
</header>
<subparagraph commented="no" id="H982CF462B374481B945E0E079CBE5E1A">
<enum>
(A)
</enum>
<header>
In general
</header>
<text>
In the case of a primary or general election that is an uncontested election, the Commission shall make an allocation from the Fund to a participating candidate for such election in an amount equal to 25 percent of the allocation for that election with respect to such candidate.
</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph commented="no" id="HFF957047CFE544708484301212CADDD2">
<enum>
(B)
</enum>
<header>
Uncontested election defined
</header>
<text>
For purposes of this subparagraph, an election is uncontested if not more than 1 candidate has campaign funds (including payments from the Fund) in an amount equal to or greater than 10 percent of the allocation a candidate would be entitled to receive under this section for that election (determined without regard to this paragraph).
</text>
</subparagraph>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
<subsection id="HE640034E10444246AC719C00E0B55AC8">
<enum>
(b)
</enum>
<header>
Base amount
</header>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
The base amount is an amount equal to 80 percent of the national average disbursements of the cycle by winning candidates for the office of Representative in, or Delegate or Resident Commissioner to, the Congress in the last 2 election cycles.
</text>
</subsection>
<subsection id="HB06F534832FC4AD7ACAE5BF04183F0D4">
<enum>
(c)
</enum>
<header>
Timing; method of payment
</header>
<paragraph id="HAE8C2BE2D2BA4BC7838095F03879F65B">
<enum>
(1)
</enum>
<header>
Timing
</header>
<text>
The Commission shall make the allocations required under subsection (a) to a participating candidate—
</text>
<subparagraph id="HC2E42C70B95846B29183B7A3A834D65B">
<enum>
(A)
</enum>
<text>
in the case of amounts provided under subsection (a)(1), not later than 48 hours after the date on which such candidate is certified as a participating candidate under section 513;
</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H84F6191EEBB246BF95F10F43A81B0E3D">
<enum>
(B)
</enum>
<text>
in the case of a general election, not later than 48 hours after—
</text>
<clause id="HE2E3E052BED848B4AB27DA96800EA564">
<enum>
(i)
</enum>
<text>
the date of the certification of the results of the primary election or the primary runoff election; or
</text>
</clause>
<clause id="H7DE12F6B1BFD4479AA6507C6EA2E9DA0">
<enum>
(ii)
</enum>
<text>
in any case in which there is no primary election, the date the candidate qualifies to be placed on the ballot;
</text>
</clause>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H27258EEFFEAE47BAAEC8847FE39E3B60">
<enum>
(C)
</enum>
<text>
in the case of a primary runoff election or a general runoff election, not later than 48 hours after the certification of the results of the primary election or the general election, as the case may be; and
</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H4AC96732AF99459BAD90DDE66309551C">
<enum>
(D)
</enum>
<text>
in the case of a recount allocation, not later than 48 hours after the appropriate State or local election official orders the holding of the recount.
</text>
</subparagraph>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="HB6CB62FE43204233B5E1CEF80BEA0259">
<enum>
(2)
</enum>
<header>
Method of payment
</header>
<text>
The Commission shall distribute funds available to participating candidates under this section through the use of an electronic funds exchange or a debit card.
</text>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
</section>
<section id="H88AD47450BE748199C6B201202A53D79">
<enum>
503.
</enum>
<header>
Matching payments for certain small dollar contributions
</header>
<subsection id="H8BC3F36B6873459ABDA28A6C1A2DDB80">
<enum>
(a)
</enum>
<header>
In general
</header>
<text>
The Commission shall pay to each participating candidate an amount equal to 500 percent of the amount of qualified small dollar contributions received by the candidate from individuals who are residents of the State in which such participating candidate is seeking election.
</text>
</subsection>
<subsection id="HC8204E57374E44EB91A50D3ED2433283">
<enum>
(b)
</enum>
<header>
Limitation
</header>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
The maximum payment under this section shall be the greater of—
</text>
<paragraph id="H72FCCBB8BFA248B683886FE5AFBA7105">
<enum>
(1)
</enum>
<text>
300 percent of the allocation under paragraphs (1) through (4) of section 502(a) for that election with respect to such candidate; or
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H8D70780CA75F4FA583FB6B10F05A0998">
<enum>
(2)
</enum>
<text>
the percentage of the allocation determined by the Commission under section 532(c)(2).
</text>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
<subsection id="HD9F38201B6E848CE8CD60FC8D64434EE">
<enum>
(c)
</enum>
<header>
Time of payment
</header>
<text>
The Commission shall make payments under this section not later than 2 business days after the receipt of a report made under subsection (d).
</text>
</subsection>
<subsection id="HA31733CA51814663AC44638B99069C30">
<enum>
(d)
</enum>
<header>
Reports
</header>
<paragraph id="H1E1BC9F2A5804440BA59206FF62E3E42">
<enum>
(1)
</enum>
<header>
In general
</header>
<text>
Each participating candidate shall file reports of receipts of qualified small dollar contributions at such times and in such manner as the Commission may by regulations prescribe.
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H723C6E2280194E4F9A7C3378CE8BB0BD">
<enum>
(2)
</enum>
<header>
Contents of reports
</header>
<text>
Each report under this subsection shall disclose—
</text>
<subparagraph id="HCC68808964C04F6CA6503EAE41BED18D">
<enum>
(A)
</enum>
<text>
the amount of each qualified small dollar contribution received by the candidate;
</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H095DF786AC51498C9FA29F6F6B2CC8DD">
<enum>
(B)
</enum>
<text>
the amount of each qualified small dollar contribution received by the candidate from a resident of the State in which the candidate is seeking election; and
</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H3DE15BDBEDF6418BA9CAEADCD690EA7E">
<enum>
(C)
</enum>
<text>
the name, address, and occupation of each individual who made a qualified small dollar contribution to the candidate.
</text>
</subparagraph>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="HF81EE6885F3A4123A84FF6F2E117FE09">
<enum>
(3)
</enum>
<header>
Frequency of reports
</header>
<text>
Reports under this subsection shall be made no more frequently than—
</text>
<subparagraph id="HB856E64EA7EB49A7BAE98C3ACEC30C51">
<enum>
(A)
</enum>
<text>
once every month until the date that is 90 days before the date of the election;
</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H6C4430A47B2B4317AF6D803DEB59F6B3">
<enum>
(B)
</enum>
<text>
once every week after the period described in subparagraph (A) and until the date that is 21 days before the election; and
</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H81BEDBD2148446EDAB412EDB48C6C0CE">
<enum>
(C)
</enum>
<text>
once every day after the period described in subparagraph (B).
</text>
</subparagraph>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H305F52E327A7485D888314BE81E4BDE5">
<enum>
(4)
</enum>
<header>
Limitation on regulations
</header>
<text>
The Commission may not prescribe any regulations with respect to reporting under this subsection with respect to any election after the date that is 180 days before the date of such election.
</text>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
<subsection id="HB051633E5ABC4705BDADE46A285CAD50">
<enum>
(e)
</enum>
<header>
Appeals
</header>
<text>
The Commission shall provide a written explanation with respect to any denial of any payment under this section and shall provide for the opportunity for review and reconsideration within 5 business days of such denial.
</text>
</subsection>
<subsection id="HDF84641488A94711B5F07F29C3939FB3">
<enum>
(f)
</enum>
<header>
Qualified Small Dollar Contribution Defined
</header>
<text>
The term
<term>
qualified small dollar contribution
</term>
means, with respect to a participating candidate, any contribution (or a series of contributions)—
</text>
<paragraph id="HA898085F931742D2924FF0FEDB88CA88">
<enum>
(1)
</enum>
<text>
which is not a qualifying contribution (or does not include a qualifying contribution);
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="HFA7ECF1A7B7E4E9592446D75307F4B25">
<enum>
(2)
</enum>
<text>
which is made by an individual who is not prohibited from making a contribution under this Act; and
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H3F262B5E556D46E39A26579F64CC30C1">
<enum>
(3)
</enum>
<text>
the aggregate amount of which does not exceed the greater of—
</text>
<subparagraph id="HD0F69196437F45D3B338B3750FE08454">
<enum>
(A)
</enum>
<text>
$100 per election; or
</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HB845706CBE4F48C4B3211FD25B927D3C">
<enum>
(B)
</enum>
<text>
the amount determined by the Fair Elections Oversight Board under section 532(c)(2).
</text>
</subparagraph>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
</section>
</subtitle>
<subtitle id="H599BC59C004C42DF91E0DA16E926F455">
<enum>
B
</enum>
<header>
Eligibility and certification
</header>
<section id="H7C9145238F0B4F00899F55F91C417C7A">
<enum>
511.
</enum>
<header>
Eligibility
</header>
<subsection id="H095C1ACA30D44D149A12AAEC95430544">
<enum>
(a)
</enum>
<header>
In general
</header>
<text>
A candidate for the office of Representative in, or Delegate or Resident Commissioner to, the Congress is eligible to be certified as a participating candidate under this title with respect to an election if the candidate meets the following requirements:
</text>
<paragraph id="H57748F72C5864CEFA9EF683442BE950C">
<enum>
(1)
</enum>
<text>
During the election cycle for the office involved, the candidate files with the Commission a statement of intent to seek certification as a participating candidate.
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H991638DF019549839CA6BE25CF1CF879">
<enum>
(2)
</enum>
<text>
The candidate meets the qualifying requirements of section 512.
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="HE508D81AA30049A08C8791042B1762E5">
<enum>
(3)
</enum>
<text>
Not later than the last day of the Fair Elections qualifying period, the candidate files with the Commission an affidavit signed by the candidate and the treasurer of the candidate's principal campaign committee declaring that the candidate—
</text>
<subparagraph id="HE906A414E351433B87B4C0C6C5C04051">
<enum>
(A)
</enum>
<text>
has complied and, if certified, will comply with the contribution and expenditure requirements of section 521;
</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H7D61FBE5285B4500BB701E914463D017">
<enum>
(B)
</enum>
<text>
if certified, will comply with the debate requirements of section 522;
</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HE3261F9B6AD745F489533ED5A86356DD">
<enum>
(C)
</enum>
<text>
if certified, will run only as a participating candidate for all elections for the office that such candidate is seeking during the election cycle; and
</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HF3045FF199444A5EAB9AE4AEB1653A8E">
<enum>
(D)
</enum>
<text>
has either qualified or will take steps to qualify under State law to be on the ballot.
</text>
</subparagraph>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
<subsection id="H4E6E3CB4428241F19208D2AF6264D76A">
<enum>
(b)
</enum>
<header>
General election
</header>
<text>
Notwithstanding subsection (a), a candidate shall not be eligible to receive an allocation from the Fund for a general election or a general runoff election unless the candidate’s party nominated the candidate to be placed on the ballot for the general election or the candidate is otherwise qualified to be on the ballot under State law.
</text>
</subsection>
<subsection id="H3039CBD8B86444C98867CA2D16939BF2">
<enum>
(c)
</enum>
<header>
Fair Elections qualifying period Defined
</header>
<text>
The term
<term>
Fair Elections qualifying period
</term>
means, with respect to any candidate for the office of Representative in, or Delegate or Resident Commissioner to, the Congress, the 120-day period (during the election cycle for such office) which begins on the date on which the candidate files a statement of intent under section 511(a)(1), except that such period may not continue after the date that is 60 days before—
</text>
<paragraph id="H8CB3DB35D24E4A049940A596F8ABDF21">
<enum>
(1)
</enum>
<text>
the date of the primary election; or
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H92BB375CEECC4A9CA5273FC718B85CB8">
<enum>
(2)
</enum>
<text>
in the case of a State that does not hold a primary election, the date prescribed by State law as the last day to qualify for a position on the general election ballot.
</text>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
</section>
<section id="HB5A27E1D1DCE46198213C0260771183E">
<enum>
512.
</enum>
<header>
Qualifying requirements
</header>
<subsection id="H9B00D87D61F8426696FFA6839E59BC94">
<enum>
(a)
</enum>
<header>
Receipt of qualifying contributions
</header>
<text>
A candidate for the office of Representative in, or Delegate or Resident Commissioner to, the Congress meets the requirement of this section if, during the Fair Elections qualifying period described in section 511(c), the candidate obtains—
</text>
<paragraph commented="no" id="HE37F76A7E8F54360977E1454FFB8CC28">
<enum>
(1)
</enum>
<text>
a single qualifying contribution from a number of individuals equal to or greater than the lesser of—
</text>
<subparagraph id="HB8C080DFBE41457094F45CB9BE6C7661">
<enum>
(A)
</enum>
<text>
.25% of the voting age population of the State involved (as reported in the most recent decennial census), or
</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H35AFBC8309874413BBB83D59DCCEA0C6">
<enum>
(B)
</enum>
<text>
1,500; and
</text>
</subparagraph>
</paragraph>
<paragraph commented="no" id="HCD6D412F03964AA3B02DCF38B71218C8">
<enum>
(2)
</enum>
<text>
a total dollar amount of qualifying contributions equal to or greater than $50,000.
</text>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
<subsection id="H6411DCD62C5D44BE88FCAB2CCE28FDC4">
<enum>
(b)
</enum>
<header>
Requirements relating to receipt of qualifying contribution
</header>
<text>
Each qualifying contribution—
</text>
<paragraph id="H586DBF3E777848D88C06073DFAC68685">
<enum>
(1)
</enum>
<text>
may be made by means of a personal check, money order, debit card, credit card, or electronic payment account;
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H0F0F30221C934311AD93B8673C5CF3B2">
<enum>
(2)
</enum>
<text>
shall be accompanied by a signed statement containing—
</text>
<subparagraph id="H0F32C59E8058443CBBADEE0A22E84B58">
<enum>
(A)
</enum>
<text>
the contributor’s name and the contributor's address in the State in which the primary residence of the contributor is located; and
</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H769C9EDE18454AE78F118D69951613AF">
<enum>
(B)
</enum>
<text>
an oath declaring that the contributor—
</text>
<clause id="HD859AF976335403ABDDC5584016FFABB">
<enum>
(i)
</enum>
<text>
understands that the purpose of the qualifying contribution is to show support for the candidate so that the candidate may qualify for Fair Elections financing;
</text>
</clause>
<clause id="H0D74493B20F8454F8F4B754A6C47B1E0">
<enum>
(ii)
</enum>
<text>
is making the contribution in his or her own name and from his or her own funds;
</text>
</clause>
<clause id="H01191E519BB046EEA4D86F439094CB6B">
<enum>
(iii)
</enum>
<text>
has made the contribution willingly; and
</text>
</clause>
<clause id="HF804BD65AFE34B4A8A685FE2DF0C250E">
<enum>
(iv)
</enum>
<text>
has not received any thing of value in return for the contribution; and
</text>
</clause>
</subparagraph>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H92EC07304789489ABCC55CBF4C72987F">
<enum>
(3)
</enum>
<text>
shall be acknowledged by a receipt that is sent to the contributor with a copy kept by the candidate for the Commission and a copy kept by the candidate for the election authorities in the State with respect to which the candidate is seeking election.
</text>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
<subsection commented="no" id="HF2CACAEF7A7A4C49B1B955D64531C822">
<enum>
(c)
</enum>
<header>
Verification of qualifying contributions
</header>
<text>
The Commission shall establish procedures for the auditing and verification of qualifying contributions to ensure that such contributions meet the requirements of this section.
</text>
</subsection>
<subsection id="HEB754F6E9AD6457987995E961092B123">
<enum>
(d)
</enum>
<header>
Prohibiting payment on commission basis of individuals collecting qualifying contributions
</header>
<text>
No person may be paid a commission on a per qualifying contribution basis for collecting qualifying contributions.
</text>
</subsection>
<subsection id="H043D32AAC3714DE8A131EC46AE7E8C07">
<enum>
(e)
</enum>
<header>
Qualifying contribution Defined
</header>
<text>
In this section, the term
<term>
qualifying contribution
</term>
means, with respect to a candidate, a contribution that—
</text>
<paragraph id="HE0FA090F581B4DB885CAFD43B225D883">
<enum>
(1)
</enum>
<text>
is in an amount that is—
</text>
<subparagraph id="H83EB17B9B37941E49912BA3A2D8B9C3F">
<enum>
(A)
</enum>
<text>
not less than the greater of $5 or the amount determined by the Commission under section 532(c)(2), and
</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H7DA4E9799AF84DAD8088C8D220714ECB">
<enum>
(B)
</enum>
<text>
not more than the greater of $100 or the amount determined by the Commission under section 532(c)(2);
</text>
</subparagraph>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H071DC569490F47439CBD3FD5F3849E16">
<enum>
(2)
</enum>
<text>
is made by an individual—
</text>
<subparagraph id="H20EA92A9DA9440DCB6996701ADEF5C79">
<enum>
(A)
</enum>
<text>
who has a primary residence in the State in which such Candidate is seeking election, and
</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HE5D0587C138841EA950EAEA988BCD0C5">
<enum>
(B)
</enum>
<text>
who is not otherwise prohibited from making a contribution under this Act;
</text>
</subparagraph>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H819256889D63423BAA53FC4E7FC30555">
<enum>
(3)
</enum>
<text>
is made during the Fair Elections qualifying period described in section 511(c); and
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H18AB7E8908324E88A0E72950E5B8E473">
<enum>
(4)
</enum>
<text>
meets the requirements of subsection (b).
</text>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
</section>
<section id="H94A44E2EA08148A1816E3046701B0EE9">
<enum>
513.
</enum>
<header>
Certification
</header>
<subsection id="H9B55705C85ED4B1FAA50A71037F27373">
<enum>
(a)
</enum>
<header>
Deadline and Notification
</header>
<paragraph id="H0974A9E5925440439D90F00539608C7A">
<enum>
(1)
</enum>
<header>
In general
</header>
<text>
Not later than 5 days after a candidate files an affidavit under section 511(a)(3), the Commission shall—
</text>
<subparagraph id="HB4A1FD7D09CC49B6B441F3A24B42D3EB">
<enum>
(A)
</enum>
<text>
determine whether or not the candidate meets the requirements for certification as a participating candidate;
</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H6A00AEEF2BEE49759CAEF1F0C209909E">
<enum>
(B)
</enum>
<text>
if the Commission determines that the candidate meets such requirements, certify the candidate as a participating candidate; and
</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H795C10A8810B44D1A5D3DC4E66FA25B5">
<enum>
(C)
</enum>
<text>
notify the candidate of the Commission's determination.
</text>
</subparagraph>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H66B814CF07264FCD9BA250192AC4DD88">
<enum>
(2)
</enum>
<header>
Deemed certification for all elections in election cycle
</header>
<text>
If the Commission certifies a candidate as a participating candidate with respect to the first election of the election cycle involved, the Commissioner shall be deemed to have certified the candidate as a participating candidate with respect to all subsequent elections of the election cycle.
</text>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
<subsection id="H600BD363126E4B298D5A497E219F98CA">
<enum>
(b)
</enum>
<header>
Revocation of certification
</header>
<paragraph id="HDDC899F5AA12435DBDF5103C83157A61">
<enum>
(1)
</enum>
<header>
In general
</header>
<text>
The Commission may revoke a certification under subsection (a) if—
</text>
<subparagraph id="HAB99512F379E49DEB607E23AEEB9215C">
<enum>
(A)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
a candidate fails to qualify to appear on the ballot at any time after the date of certification (other than a candidate certified as a participating candidate with respect to a primary election who fails to qualify to appear on the ballot for a subsequent election in that election cycle); or
</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H4283DDFC64D94CF397BC61449AA9CDD6">
<enum>
(B)
</enum>
<text>
a candidate otherwise fails to comply with the requirements of this title, including any regulatory requirements prescribed by the Commission.
</text>
</subparagraph>
</paragraph>
<paragraph commented="no" id="H1BD511F254154052A7E556A61AB6BF0D">
<enum>
(2)
</enum>
<header>
Repayment of benefits
</header>
<text>
If certification is revoked under paragraph (1), the candidate shall repay to the Fair Elections Fund established under section 531 an amount equal to the value of benefits received under this title with respect to the election cycle involved plus interest (at a rate determined by the Commission) on any such amount received.
</text>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
<subsection id="HB37FDF6DB39E4DAEA7864623BE48C237">
<enum>
(c)
</enum>
<header>
Participating Candidate defined
</header>
<text>
In this title, a
<quote>
participating candidate
</quote>
means a candidate for the office of Representative in, or Delegate or Resident Commissioner to, the Congress who is certified under this section as eligible to receive benefits under this title.
</text>
</subsection>
</section>
</subtitle>
<subtitle id="H1973344AA63A4BFC94BE3A0754B1C1E7">
<enum>
C
</enum>
<header>
Requirements for Candidates Certified as Participating Candidates
</header>
<section id="HBC9F1542DAED43999210823453ED60EC">
<enum>
521.
</enum>
<header>
Contribution, expenditure, and fundraising requirements
</header>
<subsection id="H0F7DEC4A6A484B5F946A0CC9132942A1">
<enum>
(a)
</enum>
<header>
Contributions
</header>
<paragraph id="HAD6D221F0E03447FAA3048BD5F49A2E1">
<enum>
(1)
</enum>
<header>
Permitted sources of contributions
</header>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Except as provided in subsection (c), a candidate who is certified as a participating candidate with respect to an election shall, with respect to all elections occurring during the election cycle for the office involved, accept no contributions from any source (including an unexpended contribution received by the candidate with respect to a previous election or a contribution made by any political committee or multicandidate committee) other than—
</text>
<subparagraph id="HBD7D2B13EEFC4CB492C3435BBCA78E64">
<enum>
(A)
</enum>
<text>
qualifying contributions described in section 512;
</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H9733F4CBD3F04729BA571A52B96D8A78">
<enum>
(B)
</enum>
<text>
qualified small dollar contributions described in section 503;
</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H005D17D1159A474A8B305A7683C3F1BC">
<enum>
(C)
</enum>
<text>
allocations under section 502; and
</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H24DEBA55FA8D4E03844DC3C5442EE4F3">
<enum>
(D)
</enum>
<text>
payments under section 503.
</text>
</subparagraph>
</paragraph>
<paragraph commented="no" id="H0C9063C977D24634B8C0DBA8E2EBC1D9">
<enum>
(2)
</enum>
<header>
Contributions for leadership and related PACs
</header>
<text>
A political committee of a participating candidate which is not an authorized committee of such candidate may accept contributions other than contributions described in paragraph (1) from any person if—
</text>
<subparagraph commented="no" id="H15F604F5C14D4CF0A3B237B28648DC45">
<enum>
(A)
</enum>
<text>
the aggregate amount of the contributions from such person for any election during the election cycle does not exceed $100; and
</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph commented="no" id="HEB69F2FAA67F49CCAEC334454D2ED422">
<enum>
(B)
</enum>
<text>
no portion of such contributions is disbursed in connection with the campaign of the participating candidate.
</text>
</subparagraph>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
<subsection id="HA03DDCA7E65D475E9999C4E148037A3B">
<enum>
(b)
</enum>
<header>
Expenditures
</header>
<paragraph id="HBE3E87D143874CC7B1405F7BC4698A88">
<enum>
(1)
</enum>
<header>
Permitted Sources for Expenditures
</header>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Except as provided in subsection (c), a candidate who is certified as a participating candidate with respect to an election shall, with respect to all elections occurring during the election cycle for the office involved—
</text>
<subparagraph id="HDC37B24FF34F4F9B86540FAD6BECCEAC">
<enum>
(A)
</enum>
<text>
make no expenditures from any amounts other than—
</text>
<clause id="HFBA6E5912F7241AB8CAC8F72D205E86F">
<enum>
(i)
</enum>
<text>
qualifying contributions described in section 512;
</text>
</clause>
<clause id="HAE42D494EEF749FAA1ABF09495EA5FAC">
<enum>
(ii)
</enum>
<text>
qualified small dollar contributions described in section 503;
</text>
</clause>
<clause id="H1711E9A53EC94AA78D2E390EBA9C8313">
<enum>
(iii)
</enum>
<text>
allocations under section 502; and
</text>
</clause>
<clause id="H04CA92519FC44C86ADA06DCE024510BD">
<enum>
(iv)
</enum>
<text>
payments under section 503; and
</text>
</clause>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HCC9958DF7334477996D38985313731C3">
<enum>
(B)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
make no expenditures from personal funds or the funds of any immediate family member of the candidate (other than funds received through qualified small dollar contributions and qualifying contributions).
</text>
</subparagraph>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H7F7CF5AEE6864B56B184DEC86DCABBF8">
<enum>
(2)
</enum>
<header>
Immediate family member defined
</header>
<text>
In paragraph (1)(B), the term
<term>
immediate family
</term>
means, with respect to a candidate—
</text>
<subparagraph id="H092E514F0BEF4B56B209D7B95DF07D12">
<enum>
(A)
</enum>
<text>
the candidate’s spouse;
</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HE7112EE8FA7C4F5C8EAB2E74B0BDD895">
<enum>
(B)
</enum>
<text>
a child, stepchild, parent, grandparent, brother, half-brother, sister, or half-sister of the candidate or the candidate’s spouse; and
</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H8C2B22184F604A919A0F1833D2C4F0F8">
<enum>
(C)
</enum>
<text>
the spouse of any person described in subparagraph (B).
</text>
</subparagraph>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
<subsection id="H9C15C761E5C142EDBF119B34C9BC6F8E">
<enum>
(c)
</enum>
<header>
Exceptions
</header>
<paragraph id="H5190659A371E4FD7891F28645C7A3608">
<enum>
(1)
</enum>
<header>
Exception for contributions received prior to filing of statement of intent
</header>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
A candidate who has accepted contributions that are not qualified small dollar contributions, qualifying contributions, or contributions described in paragraph (a)(2) prior to the date the candidate files a statement of intent under section 511(a)(1) is not in violation of subsection (a), but only if all such contributions are—
</text>
<subparagraph id="H37CE808524414871A4F1D57CE2A8C03E">
<enum>
(A)
</enum>
<text>
returned to the contributor;
</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H0E11E799BCE8454EB9E2050E3F2A343A">
<enum>
(B)
</enum>
<text>
submitted to the Commission for deposit in the Fair Elections Fund established under section 531; or
</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H6CCFB7B322B7473C9699F2D50E0D6BC0">
<enum>
(C)
</enum>
<text>
spent in accordance with paragraph (2).
</text>
</subparagraph>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H276E11B045D24805B4048673BB185D50">
<enum>
(2)
</enum>
<header>
Exception for expenditures made prior to filing of statement of intent
</header>
<text>
If a candidate has made expenditures prior to the date the candidate files a statement of intent under section 511(a)(1) that the candidate is prohibited from making under subsection (b), the candidate is not in violation of such subsection if the aggregate amount of the prohibited expenditures is less than 20 percent of the amount of an initial allocation to a candidate under section 502(a)(1).
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="HCFDA41EEFFC845B9810D2480C1D769FB">
<enum>
(3)
</enum>
<header>
Exception for campaign surpluses from a previous election
</header>
<text>
Notwithstanding paragraph (1), unexpended contributions received by the candidate or an authorized committee of the candidate with respect to a previous election may be retained, but only if the candidate places the funds in escrow and refrains from raising additional funds for or spending funds from that account during the election cycle in which a candidate is a participating candidate.
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H33240C4ED6A549469B996463EF035405">
<enum>
(4)
</enum>
<header>
Exception for contributions received before the effective date of this title
</header>
<text>
Contributions received and expenditures made by the candidate or an authorized committee of the candidate prior to the effective date of this title shall not constitute a violation of subsection (a) or (b). Unexpended contributions shall be treated the same as campaign surpluses under paragraph (3), and expenditures made shall count against the limit in paragraph (2).
</text>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
<subsection id="H59255BAEBD6E418193C28FFF2A6C48B5">
<enum>
(d)
</enum>
<header>
Special Rule for Coordinated Party Expenditures
</header>
<text>
For purposes of this section, a payment made by a political party in coordination with a participating candidate shall not be treated as a contribution to or as an expenditure made by the participating candidate.
</text>
</subsection>
</section>
<section id="H234A5290A00D482AA3A55BED44518960">
<enum>
522.
</enum>
<header>
Debate requirement
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
A candidate who is certified as a participating candidate with respect to an election shall, during the election cycle for the office involved, participate in at least—
</text>
<paragraph id="HC9603D0549334555A2AD784E5A82BEE3">
<enum>
(1)
</enum>
<text>
1 public debate before the primary election with other participating candidates and other willing candidates from the same party and seeking the same nomination as such candidate; and
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H379139811D994C07B4428DD37295AA72">
<enum>
(2)
</enum>
<text>
2 public debates before the general election with other participating candidates and other willing candidates seeking the same office as such candidate.
</text>
</paragraph>
</section>
<section display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HC29EE5AA5FAE4F059C6C0806BBD64986">
<enum>
523.
</enum>
<header>
Remitting unspent funds after election
</header>
<subsection id="HFBD05D64E15F4141B13821F8128154BF">
<enum>
(a)
</enum>
<header>
In general
</header>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Not later than the date that is 60 days after the last election for which a candidate certified as a participating candidate qualifies to be on the ballot during the election cycle involved, such participating candidate shall remit to the Commission for deposit in the Fair Elections Fund established under section 531 an amount equal to the lesser of—
</text>
<paragraph id="H15100FDC664F4833B6AE25C90E114BE0">
<enum>
(1)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
the amount of money in the candidate’s campaign account; or
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H48B0F6E12DBD4D0CA77D0CFE876D1CC5">
<enum>
(2)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
the sum of the allocations received by the candidate under section 502 and the payments received by the candidate under section 503.
</text>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
<subsection id="H6C5347B193FE4FADB00D8EDDA0B415EF">
<enum>
(b)
</enum>
<header>
Exception for expenditures incurred but not paid as of date of remittance
</header>
<paragraph id="H5832EA7290874193A385FDDBB72B9BE1">
<enum>
(1)
</enum>
<header>
In general
</header>
<text>
Subject to subsection (a), a candidate may withhold from the amount required to be remitted under paragraph (1) of such subsection the amount of any authorized expenditures which were incurred in connection with the candidate’s campaign but which remain unpaid as of the deadline applicable to the candidate under such subsection, except that any amount withheld pursuant to this paragraph shall be remitted to the Commission not later than 120 days after the date of the election to which such subsection applies.
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="HDF4BEA010DEE47DB93DABE15A4FA9DD6">
<enum>
(2)
</enum>
<header>
Documentation required
</header>
<text>
A candidate may withhold an amount of an expenditure pursuant to paragraph (1) only if the candidate submits documentation of the expenditure and the amount to the Commission not later than the deadline applicable to the candidate under subsection (a).
</text>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
</section>
</subtitle>
<subtitle id="H1CD0AAC095BF4B469298098C41DC2FEB">
<enum>
D
</enum>
<header>
Administrative provisions
</header>
<section id="H9BAB4EF77FC649FCB84F8169BF878AB3">
<enum>
531.
</enum>
<header>
Fair Elections Fund
</header>
<subsection id="H85B61A3B2039406988A80A08CFC34798">
<enum>
(a)
</enum>
<header>
Establishment
</header>
<text>
There is established in the Treasury a fund to be known as the
<quote>
Fair Elections Fund
</quote>
.
</text>
</subsection>
<subsection id="H1050AB42230D4E6CBC00B02929652636">
<enum>
(b)
</enum>
<header>
Amounts held by Fund
</header>
<text>
The Fund shall consist of the following amounts:
</text>
<paragraph commented="no" id="H4DB7E52D1EA54521BF66DB7F75C4DC2B">
<enum>
(1)
</enum>
<header>
Appropriated amounts
</header>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Amounts appropriated to the Fund, including trust fund amounts appropriated pursuant to applicable provisions of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986.
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H4FD7AB5448484EC289A50AC7B1940FD1">
<enum>
(2)
</enum>
<header>
Voluntary contributions
</header>
<text>
Voluntary contributions to the Fund.
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="HDB0C5A3B050C4DC2B70BD37E76C8BD7B">
<enum>
(3)
</enum>
<header>
Transfers resulting from payment of civil penalties
</header>
<text>
Amounts transferred into the Fund pursuant to section 309(a)(13).
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="HE2E2C5BEC1FA461EAD202633D4994CA5">
<enum>
(4)
</enum>
<header>
Other deposits
</header>
<text>
Amounts deposited into the Fund under—
</text>
<subparagraph id="H89A6ED517D7F48E1B6CA749F9681E7BF">
<enum>
(A)
</enum>
<text>
section 521(a)(3) (relating to exceptions to contribution requirements);
</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H0BA7A65137C74255B0B44BC2E0358827">
<enum>
(B)
</enum>
<text>
section 523 (relating to remittance of allocations from the Fund);
</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HDBB80025EA6D45A5B4EA155CD92ECE62">
<enum>
(C)
</enum>
<text>
section 534 (relating to violations); and
</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HCD6642EAE6424E9F889FE24FEA99CB9F">
<enum>
(D)
</enum>
<text>
any other section of this Act.
</text>
</subparagraph>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="HAF4B418115ED4A76AD5F8C2C8D0A04DD">
<enum>
(5)
</enum>
<header>
Investment returns
</header>
<text>
Interest on, and the proceeds from, the sale or redemption of, any obligations held by the Fund under subsection (c).
</text>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
<subsection id="HBAF820F5BC53470AB098AB97957612BC">
<enum>
(c)
</enum>
<header>
Investment
</header>
<text>
The Commission shall invest portions of the Fund in obligations of the United States in the same manner as provided under
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/26/9602">
section 9602(b)
</external-xref>
of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986.
</text>
</subsection>
<subsection id="H37E24071A1014098B0E510DC7BA03AC9">
<enum>
(d)
</enum>
<header>
Use of Fund
</header>
<paragraph id="H1142563DD0E84095A708981B00973284">
<enum>
(1)
</enum>
<header>
In general
</header>
<text>
The sums in the Fund shall be used to provide benefits to participating candidates as provided in subtitle A.
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H747568F04EC54EF582B97BA7A1F0CBEC">
<enum>
(2)
</enum>
<header>
Insufficient amounts
</header>
<text>
Under regulations established by the Commission, rules similar to the rules of
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/26/9006">
section 9006(c)
</external-xref>
of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 shall apply.
</text>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
</section>
<section id="HD220A3B208E340D1A11091F9DAE1E1DD">
<enum>
532.
</enum>
<header>
Fair Elections Oversight Board
</header>
<subsection id="H3ECCDD7BC8474451AB0A1C21C602544F">
<enum>
(a)
</enum>
<header>
Establishment
</header>
<text>
There is established within the Federal Election Commission an entity to be known as the
<quote>
Fair Elections Oversight Board
</quote>
.
</text>
</subsection>
<subsection id="H24559B35CCED4CE49A429D908969A926">
<enum>
(b)
</enum>
<header>
Structure and membership
</header>
<paragraph id="HF865867010D24FC5830C9516A1D34431">
<enum>
(1)
</enum>
<header>
In general
</header>
<text>
The Board shall be composed of 5 members appointed by the President, of whom—
</text>
<subparagraph id="HC3B2EBAD4F1D4B0E840985B7736385A8">
<enum>
(A)
</enum>
<text>
2 shall be appointed after consultation with the Majority Leader of the House of Representatives;
</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HE17A5CA223524DDFAAE650B699A3F025">
<enum>
(B)
</enum>
<text>
2 shall be appointed after consultation with the Minority Leader of the House of Representatives; and
</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H367D4FC8B5FF4617B7E4DA41C87AE23E">
<enum>
(C)
</enum>
<text>
1 shall be appointed upon the recommendation of the members appointed under subparagraphs (A) and (B).
</text>
</subparagraph>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H56BF09C76A9C42BC90F23A636A22B885">
<enum>
(2)
</enum>
<header>
Qualifications
</header>
<subparagraph id="HBE4E61966A274C0A9328153A0334E4D0">
<enum>
(A)
</enum>
<header>
In general
</header>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
The members shall be individuals who are nonpartisan and, by reason of their education, experience, and attainments, exceptionally qualified to perform the duties of members of the Board.
</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HF74519B8989845499C6461D19EF89889">
<enum>
(B)
</enum>
<header>
Prohibition
</header>
<text>
No member of the Board may be—
</text>
<clause id="HB1DA106152FA429D80B255E0CC4EDC0F">
<enum>
(i)
</enum>
<text>
an employee of the Federal Government;
</text>
</clause>
<clause id="HEFABC490923A4948995E2291E1CCE375">
<enum>
(ii)
</enum>
<text>
a registered lobbyist or an individual who was a registered lobbyist at any time during the 2-year period preceding appointment to the Board; or
</text>
</clause>
<clause id="H6F6D8DA2E6F04B7AA7F898063FCCF362">
<enum>
(iii)
</enum>
<text>
an officer or employee of a political party or political campaign.
</text>
</clause>
</subparagraph>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H2562940D1838453DBC9D7640236730A0">
<enum>
(3)
</enum>
<header>
Date
</header>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Members of the Board shall be appointed not later than 60 days after the date of the enactment of this Act.
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H1A7AFC5EE83947939EC23841E0EA6B9A">
<enum>
(4)
</enum>
<header>
Terms
</header>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
A member of the Board shall be appointed for a term of 5 years.
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H25B8E5413EBE491984FE74831FB194C6">
<enum>
(5)
</enum>
<header>
Vacancies
</header>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
A vacancy on the Board shall be filled not later than 30 calendar days after the date on which the Board is given notice of the vacancy, in the same manner as the original appointment. The individual appointed to fill the vacancy shall serve only for the unexpired portion of the term for which the individual’s predecessor was appointed.
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H76F243F81C0B43828D9012B54ED13AB8">
<enum>
(6)
</enum>
<header>
Chairperson
</header>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
The Board shall designate a Chairperson from among the members of the Board.
</text>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
<subsection id="H47405E49AC1749748463BB3C6D8C876F">
<enum>
(c)
</enum>
<header>
Duties and powers
</header>
<paragraph id="H0BCBA9E23DA64998B427028753C621D9">
<enum>
(1)
</enum>
<header>
Administration
</header>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
The Board shall have such duties and powers as the Commission may prescribe, including the power to administer the provisions of this title.
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H88296D743814403283138DC6D3F9D288">
<enum>
(2)
</enum>
<header>
Review of fair elections financing
</header>
<subparagraph id="H061E34AAB2A24A87B34E03208E40A303">
<enum>
(A)
</enum>
<header>
In general
</header>
<text>
After each regularly scheduled general election for Federal office, the Board shall conduct a comprehensive review of the Fair Elections financing program under this title, including—
</text>
<clause id="H1B98624E26FD49C99A1313023B9C67F4">
<enum>
(i)
</enum>
<text>
the maximum dollar amount of qualified small dollar contributions under section 503(f);
</text>
</clause>
<clause id="HC4B3325A54004F53AAABBC3ACDA1BCFB">
<enum>
(ii)
</enum>
<text>
the maximum and minimum dollar amounts for qualifying contributions under section 512(d);
</text>
</clause>
<clause id="H357BA3DFADB9412190E7DA79A5BD7B79">
<enum>
(iii)
</enum>
<text>
the number and value of qualifying contributions a candidate is required to obtain under section 512(a) to be eligible for certification as a participating candidate;
</text>
</clause>
<clause id="HE2FA9D342166446494F1B64A1CDDC3F3">
<enum>
(iv)
</enum>
<text>
the amount of allocations that candidates may receive under section 502;
</text>
</clause>
<clause id="HC307B9E6F2BA488E88D62ABE8BEDED2A">
<enum>
(v)
</enum>
<text>
the maximum amount of payments a candidate may receive under section 503;
</text>
</clause>
<clause id="H404C0C28D5024DBA841449B27B5B1449">
<enum>
(vi)
</enum>
<text>
the overall satisfaction of participating candidates and the American public with the program; and
</text>
</clause>
<clause id="HA25124D96C2A430985D9926086578BEA">
<enum>
(vii)
</enum>
<text>
such other matters relating to financing of House of Representatives campaigns as the Board determines are appropriate.
</text>
</clause>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H901EE5C128D74A63811E719C978E05BE">
<enum>
(B)
</enum>
<header>
Criteria for review
</header>
<text>
In conducting the review under subparagraph (A), the Board shall consider the following:
</text>
<clause id="HBE5B0EC7988A42F6909E399BE0AF53B7">
<enum>
(i)
</enum>
<header>
Qualifying contributions and qualified small dollar contributions
</header>
<text>
The Board shall consider whether the number and dollar amount of qualifying contributions required and maximum dollar amount for such qualifying contributions and qualified small dollar contributions strikes a balance regarding the importance of voter involvement, the need to assure adequate incentives for participating, and fiscal responsibility, taking into consideration the number of primary and general election participating candidates, the electoral performance of those candidates, program cost, and any other information the Board determines is appropriate.
</text>
</clause>
<clause id="H9AD1E4C6773A4100974E4AD8FD3F15BE">
<enum>
(ii)
</enum>
<header>
Review of program benefits
</header>
<text>
The Board shall consider whether the totality of the amount of funds allowed to be raised by participating candidates (including through qualifying contributions and small dollar contributions), allocations under section 502, and payments under section 503 are sufficient for voters in each State to learn about the candidates to cast an informed vote, taking into account the historic amount of spending by winning candidates, media costs, primary election dates, and any other information the Board determines is appropriate.
</text>
</clause>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H08DB583C6EC5439883BD76460CE9BBC1">
<enum>
(C)
</enum>
<header>
Adjustment of amounts
</header>
<clause id="HA3D91BD1AF414B9681DDA5476B59B988">
<enum>
(i)
</enum>
<header>
In general
</header>
<text>
Based on the review conducted under subparagraph (A), the Board shall provide for the adjustments of the following amounts:
</text>
<subclause id="HCADF40AAF2A74BC3A5126C1AFD2B47DE">
<enum>
(I)
</enum>
<text>
the maximum dollar amount of qualified small dollar contributions under section 503(f);
</text>
</subclause>
<subclause id="H9E3EEF20F5E048A2BD5175C0E339D70B">
<enum>
(II)
</enum>
<text>
the maximum and minimum dollar amounts for qualifying contributions under section 512(d);
</text>
</subclause>
<subclause id="HC0C72C9C2ED342B5A785E9F2DB1C984C">
<enum>
(III)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
the number and value of qualifying contributions a candidate is required to obtain under section 512(a) to be eligible for certification as a participating candidate;
</text>
</subclause>
<subclause id="H46DDE61CC06D42C2BC1DA060071612DE">
<enum>
(IV)
</enum>
<text>
the base amount for candidates under section 502(b); and
</text>
</subclause>
<subclause id="HD26B8D704F634C3EA80112487C2A7679">
<enum>
(V)
</enum>
<text>
the maximum amount of matching contributions a candidate may receive under section 503(b).
</text>
</subclause>
</clause>
<clause id="H3465C2779B874C2A80757A3E92580199">
<enum>
(ii)
</enum>
<header>
Regulations
</header>
<text>
The Commission shall promulgate regulations providing for the adjustments made by the Board under clause (i).
</text>
</clause>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H68DE39FD1FEA4D3E95B7BE34E42E19E2">
<enum>
(D)
</enum>
<header>
Report
</header>
<text>
Not later than March 30 following any general election for Federal office, the Board shall submit a report to Congress on the review conducted under paragraph (1). Such report shall contain a detailed statement of the findings, conclusions, and recommendations of the Board based on such review.
</text>
</subparagraph>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
<subsection id="H12D075DECBC44652AEC51F2E5C19D050">
<enum>
(d)
</enum>
<header>
Meetings and hearings
</header>
<paragraph id="H6718CDB142FD41519B2C34A8A8D6B92D">
<enum>
(1)
</enum>
<header>
Meetings
</header>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
The Board may hold such hearings, sit and act at such times and places, take such testimony, and receive such evidence as the Board considers advisable to carry out the purposes of this Act.
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H946D419E364448DD88DBCF64BAA7C6D1">
<enum>
(2)
</enum>
<header>
Quorum
</header>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Three members of the Board shall constitute a quorum for purposes of voting, but a quorum is not required for members to meet and hold hearings.
</text>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
<subsection id="H5B0109B8BDC040E9830BB272096336C1">
<enum>
(e)
</enum>
<header>
Reports
</header>
<text>
Not later than March 30, 2014, and every 2 years thereafter, the Board shall submit to the Committee on House Administration of the House of Representatives a report documenting, evaluating, and making recommendations relating to the administrative implementation and enforcement of the provisions of this title.
</text>
</subsection>
<subsection id="H45322DFFE62E40329C3DBE8C51D5B56D">
<enum>
(f)
</enum>
<header>
Administration
</header>
<paragraph id="H8DF805B29977481F89061EE75AC96831">
<enum>
(1)
</enum>
<header>
Compensation of members
</header>
<subparagraph id="HACB93A8E709E4F62B4E152C38D573C7E">
<enum>
(A)
</enum>
<header>
In general
</header>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
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 prescribed 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>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H9041CC1B74384A569CEDE1F91C9F7F4B">
<enum>
(B)
</enum>
<header>
Chairperson
</header>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
The Chairperson shall be paid at a rate equal to the daily equivalent of the minimum annual rate of basic pay prescribed 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>
</subparagraph>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="HFAB33828D2224408A71EB3DAA09B6E47">
<enum>
(2)
</enum>
<header>
Personnel
</header>
<subparagraph id="H111959C077C54F4E9932CC6F55485854">
<enum>
(A)
</enum>
<header>
Director
</header>
<text>
The Board shall have a staff headed by an Executive Director. The Executive Director shall be paid at a rate equivalent to a rate established for the Senior Executive Service under
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/5/5382">
section 5382
</external-xref>
of title 5, United States Code.
</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H7A8D4D843D0143A5A2548BFCFD11F73F">
<enum>
(B)
</enum>
<header>
Staff appointment
</header>
<text>
With the approval of the Chairperson, the Executive Director may appoint such personnel as the Executive Director and the Board determines to be appropriate.
</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HAE42B41B13AD4A34B9AA98A03EDC8A49">
<enum>
(C)
</enum>
<header>
Experts and consultants
</header>
<text>
With the approval of the Chairperson, the Executive Director may procure temporary and intermittent services under
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/5/3109">
section 3109(b)
</external-xref>
of title 5, United States Code.
</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H03526D9CEF3445B29BF86B4E5C94FC4C">
<enum>
(D)
</enum>
<header>
Detail of government employees
</header>
<text>
Upon the request of the Chairperson, the head of any Federal agency may detail, without reimbursement, any of the personnel of such agency to the Board to assist in carrying out the duties of the Board. Any such detail shall not interrupt or otherwise affect the civil service status or privileges of the Federal employee.
</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H1FDA7410C1AB4B69ABC9DDDD05C70FD3">
<enum>
(E)
</enum>
<header>
Other resources
</header>
<text>
The Board shall have reasonable access to materials, resources, statistical data, and other information from the Library of Congress and other agencies of the executive and legislative branches of the Federal Government. The Chairperson of the Board shall make requests for such access in writing when necessary.
</text>
</subparagraph>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H54BC80F0B8B949EA81A693936709AEAE">
<enum>
(g)
</enum>
<header>
Authorization of appropriations
</header>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
There are authorized to be appropriated such sums as are necessary to carry out the purposes of this subtitle.
</text>
</subsection>
</section>
<section id="H9457C5DE39B04C9BA49C3985DD99AEB6">
<enum>
533.
</enum>
<header>
Administration by Commission
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
The Commission shall prescribe regulations to carry out the purposes of this title, including regulations—
</text>
<paragraph id="H5E4A494D58944E3FB6945CC2C36FC32C">
<enum>
(1)
</enum>
<text>
to establish procedures for—
</text>
<subparagraph id="H1D43F789651F4B81A32FF51F63389263">
<enum>
(A)
</enum>
<text>
verifying the amount of valid qualifying contributions with respect to a candidate;
</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph commented="no" id="HD0E6F46A9CA24D928918D8D942CC7C8B">
<enum>
(B)
</enum>
<text>
effectively and efficiently monitoring and enforcing the limits on the raising of qualified small dollar contributions;
</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H93DD0DD8852546319F5C8CC3A9F3A98C">
<enum>
(C)
</enum>
<text>
effectively and efficiently monitoring and enforcing the limits on the use of personal funds by participating candidates; and
</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H897FC7BC4FDA4F40877A7D1DEA2E611A">
<enum>
(D)
</enum>
<text>
monitoring the use of allocations from the Fair Elections Fund established under section 531 and matching contributions under this title through audits of not fewer than
<fraction>
1/3
</fraction>
of all participating candidates or other mechanisms; and
</text>
</subparagraph>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="HF3500CDB08E34E83BAE899F8E82E13DF">
<enum>
(2)
</enum>
<text>
regarding the conduct of debates in a manner consistent with the best practices of States that provide public financing for elections.
</text>
</paragraph>
</section>
<section id="HD728AD1B5DF94E5A90DFBB53ACE842F6">
<enum>
534.
</enum>
<header>
Violations and penalties
</header>
<subsection id="HCF2EDF73612B423EA1BFD417D765C09E">
<enum>
(a)
</enum>
<header>
Civil penalty for violation of contribution and expenditure requirements
</header>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
If a candidate who has been certified as a participating candidate accepts a contribution or makes an expenditure that is prohibited under section 521, the Commission shall assess a civil penalty against the candidate in an amount that is not more than 3 times the amount of the contribution or expenditure. Any amounts collected under this subsection shall be deposited into the Fair Elections Fund established under section 531.
</text>
</subsection>
<subsection commented="no" id="H10763343D1A4424BBD0A61E1819AE8A1">
<enum>
(b)
</enum>
<header>
Repayment for improper use of Fair Elections Fund
</header>
<paragraph commented="no" id="HE498C8AA2C3840378DF997966112E254">
<enum>
(1)
</enum>
<header>
In general
</header>
<text>
If the Commission determines that any benefit made available to a participating candidate was not used as provided for in this title or that a participating candidate has violated any of the dates for remission of funds contained in this title, the Commission shall so notify the candidate and the candidate shall pay to the Fund an amount equal to—
</text>
<subparagraph commented="no" id="H9C5CA161CF6F49E2B03370A5459A0515">
<enum>
(A)
</enum>
<text>
the amount of benefits so used or not remitted, as appropriate; and
</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph commented="no" id="HC2C2026B9EDA439A9BFCD7D388517FED">
<enum>
(B)
</enum>
<text>
interest on any such amounts (at a rate determined by the Commission).
</text>
</subparagraph>
</paragraph>
<paragraph commented="no" id="H8977BC425DEE4097AF27F06B08D4F8F8">
<enum>
(2)
</enum>
<header>
Other action not precluded
</header>
<text>
Any action by the Commission in accordance with this subsection shall not preclude enforcement proceedings by the Commission in accordance with section 309(a), including a referral by the Commission to the Attorney General in the case of an apparent knowing and willful violation of this title.
</text>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
</section>
<section id="HC04D6C1B6AE04CC2BEAAB34824A782D9">
<enum>
535.
</enum>
<header>
Election cycle defined
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
In this title, the term
<term>
election cycle
</term>
means, with respect to an election for the office of Representative in, or Delegate or Resident Commissioner to, the Congress, the period beginning on the day after the date of the most recent general election for that office (or, if the general election resulted in a runoff election, the date of the runoff election) and ending on the date of the next general election for that office (or, if the general election resulted in a runoff election, the date of the runoff election).
</text>
</section>
</subtitle>
</title>
<after-quoted-block>
.
</after-quoted-block>
</quoted-block>
</section>
<section id="HBA17FFBD352F49F18C872B0A6907E4D9">
<enum>
102.
</enum>
<header>
Transfer of Portion of Civil Money Penalties Into Fair Elections Fund
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
Section 309(a) of the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 (
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/2/437g">
2 U.S.C. 437g(a)
</external-xref>
) is amended by adding at the end the following new paragraph:
</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H6EE417CAB0D9474D99782B2C46353CE7" style="traditional">
<paragraph id="HE3DFC559295E483CAB0500C0FB73E3C1" indent="up1">
<enum>
(13)
</enum>
<text>
Upon receipt in the General Fund of the Treasury of any payment attributable to a civil money penalty imposed under this subsection, there shall be transferred to the Fair Elections Fund established under section 531 an amount equal to 50 percent of the amount of such payment.
</text>
</paragraph>
<after-quoted-block>
.
</after-quoted-block>
</quoted-block>
</section>
<section id="HFA6E62F4EDAE4C9B939880670794B1C0">
<enum>
103.
</enum>
<header>
Prohibiting Use of Contributions by Participating Candidates for Purposes Other Than Campaign for Election
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
Section 313 of the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 (
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/2/439a">
2 U.S.C. 439a
</external-xref>
) is amended by adding at the end the following new subsection:
</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H7A2F7851B466412D93349D9BEC6283BA" style="OLC">
<subsection id="HD860200F5FF642A6B59975F536C1ACC9">
<enum>
(d)
</enum>
<header>
Restrictions on Permitted Uses of Funds by Candidates Receiving Fair Elections Financing
</header>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Notwithstanding paragraphs (2), (3), or (4) of subsection (a), if a candidate for election for the office of Representative in, or Delegate or Resident Commissioner to, the Congress is certified as a participating candidate under title V with respect to the election, any contribution which the candidate is permitted to accept under such title may be used only for authorized expenditures in connection with the candidate’s campaign for such office.
</text>
</subsection>
<after-quoted-block>
.
</after-quoted-block>
</quoted-block>
</section>
<section id="H11933B60E3B14D7191EE13D6064A5110">
<enum>
104.
</enum>
<header>
Prohibition on joint fundraising committees
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
Section 302(e) of the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 (
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/2/432">
2 U.S.C. 432(e)
</external-xref>
) is amended by adding at the end the following new paragraph:
</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H0A17D9475B1A49D487184DFB55870AF1" style="OLC">
<paragraph id="HBA45ABD3D8C04FB3B015037679422D83">
<enum>
(6)
</enum>
<text>
No authorized committee of a candidate may establish a joint fundraising committee with a political committee other than an authorized committee of a candidate.
</text>
</paragraph>
<after-quoted-block>
.
</after-quoted-block>
</quoted-block>
</section>
<section id="HF028E20A79724D7A9F68EB012C8A9CA2">
<enum>
105.
</enum>
<header>
Treatment of coordinated expenditures by political party committees on behalf of participating candidates
</header>
<subsection display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H2E256D72FD3E4866BAAB5303AE49B2F7">
<enum>
(a)
</enum>
<header>
Revision of limitations
</header>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Section 315(d)(3) of the
<act-name parsable-cite="FECA">
Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971
</act-name>
(
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/2/441a">
2 U.S.C. 441a(d)
</external-xref>
) is amended—
</text>
<paragraph id="HC60112AA1EB740DDA721B704A53108B4">
<enum>
(1)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
by redesignating subparagraphs (A) and (B) as subparagraphs (B) and (C), respectively; and
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H1B6B26CCB4BF4169A0115E0E03AB4430">
<enum>
(2)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
by inserting before subparagraph (B), as redesignated by paragraph (1), the following new subparagraph:
</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H215E93C9022B46529A983EAAE50F0A07" style="OLC">
<subparagraph id="H1BB75A1E5BF942D0913EED5F6D6F35BC">
<enum>
(A)
</enum>
<text>
in the case of a candidate for election to the office of Representative in, or Delegate or Resident Commissioner to, the Congress who is certified as a participating candidate under title V, the lesser of—
</text>
<clause commented="no" id="H861797C321C1427B8FFE3DE1E8F45C00">
<enum>
(i)
</enum>
<text>
10 percent of the allocation that the participating candidate is eligible to receive for the general election under section 502(a); or
</text>
</clause>
<clause commented="no" id="H82E2DAC115BB4565A1BC7A961741FA25">
<enum>
(ii)
</enum>
<text>
the amount which would (but for this subparagraph) apply with respect to such candidate under subparagraph (B);
</text>
</clause>
</subparagraph>
<after-quoted-block>
.
</after-quoted-block>
</quoted-block>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
<subsection display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H7165968165804CB48CD64524DD35FD52">
<enum>
(b)
</enum>
<header>
Conforming amendment
</header>
<text>
Section 315(d)(3) of such Act (
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/2/441a">
2 U.S.C. 441a(d)(3)
</external-xref>
) is amended—
</text>
<paragraph id="H176282812B0341C6B333A0CF95609EDC">
<enum>
(1)
</enum>
<text>
in subparagraph (B) (as redesignated by subsection (a)), by inserting
<quote>
who is not certified as a participating candidate under title V
</quote>
after
<quote>
only one Representative
</quote>
; and
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="HDC6CB4C85E23491EB95186B75D3C60D2">
<enum>
(2)
</enum>
<text>
in subparagraph (C) (as redesignated by subsection (a)), by inserting
<quote>
who is not certified as a participating candidate under title V
</quote>
after
<quote>
any other State
</quote>
.
</text>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
</section>
</title>
<title id="H9A37CEC5E6A547A2ABD8E5673D4B0F7D">
<enum>
II
</enum>
<header>
Responsibilities of the Federal Election Commission
</header>
<section id="H07291FBF5DC6448492D48D0DD12DE263">
<enum>
201.
</enum>
<header>
Petition for certiorari
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
Section 307(a)(6) of the
<act-name parsable-cite="FECA">
Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971
</act-name>
(
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/2/437d">
2 U.S.C. 437d(a)(6)
</external-xref>
) is amended by inserting
<quote>
(including a proceeding before the Supreme Court on certiorari)
</quote>
after
<quote>
appeal
</quote>
.
</text>
</section>
<section id="H83BB4DA8D8FB4F9D95A286948577944E">
<enum>
202.
</enum>
<header>
Filing by All candidates with Commission
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
Section 302(g) of the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 (
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/2/432">
2 U.S.C. 432(g)
</external-xref>
) is amended to read as follows:
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If any provision of this Act or amendment made by this Act, or the application of a provision or amendment to any person or circumstance, is held to be unconstitutional, the remainder of this Act and amendments made by this Act, and the application of the provisions and amendment to any person or circumstance, shall not be affected by the holding.
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| I 113th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 269 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES January 15, 2013 Mr. Yarmuth (for himself, Ms. Pingree of Maine , Mr. Nolan , Mr. Larson of Connecticut , Mr. Blumenauer , Mr. Capuano , Ms. Chu , Mr. Cicilline , Mr. Cohen , Mr. Cooper , Mrs. Davis of California , Mr. Deutch , Mr. Ellison , Ms. Eshoo , Mr. Gene Green of Texas , Mr. Grijalva , Mr. Himes , Mr. Holt , Ms. Eddie Bernice Johnson of Texas , Mr. Langevin , Mr. Jones , Ms. Lee of California , Mr. Maffei , Ms. McCollum , Mr. McGovern , Mr. Michaud , Mr. George Miller of California , Mr. Moran , Ms. Norton , Mr. Peters of Michigan , Mr. Polis , Mr. Price of North Carolina , Mr. Rangel , Mr. Sarbanes , Ms. Schakowsky , Mr. Sires , Mr. Smith of Washington , Mr. Tonko , Ms. Tsongas , Mr. Van Hollen , Mr. Welch , Ms. Slaughter , Mr. Sherman , Ms. DeLauro , Mrs. Napolitano , Mr. Owens , Mr. McDermott , Ms. Matsui , Ms. Hahn , Mr. Waxman , Mr. O'Rourke , Ms. Wilson of Florida , and Mr. Kind ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on House Administration A BILL To reform the financing of House elections, and for other purposes.
1. Short title; table of contents (a) Short Title This Act may be cited as the Fair Elections Now Act . (b) Table of Contents The table of contents of this Act is as follows: Sec. 1. Short title; table of contents. Sec. 2. Findings and declarations. Title I—Fair elections financing of House election campaigns Sec. 101. Benefits and eligibility requirements for House candidates. Title V—Fair elections financing of House election campaigns Subtitle A—Benefits Sec. 501. Benefits for participating candidates. Sec. 502. Allocations from the Fund. Sec. 503. Matching payments for certain small dollar contributions. Subtitle B—Eligibility and certification Sec. 511. Eligibility. Sec. 512. Qualifying requirements. Sec. 513. Certification. Subtitle C—Requirements for Candidates Certified as Participating Candidates Sec. 521. Contribution, expenditure, and fundraising requirements. Sec. 522. Debate requirement. Sec. 523. Remitting unspent funds after election. Subtitle D—Administrative provisions Sec. 531. Fair Elections Fund. Sec. 532. Fair Elections Oversight Board. Sec. 533. Administration by Commission. Sec. 534. Violations and penalties. Sec. 535. Election cycle defined. Sec. 102. Transfer of portion of civil money penalties into Fair Elections Fund. Sec. 103. Prohibiting use of contributions by participating candidates for purposes other than campaign for election. Sec. 104. Prohibition on joint fundraising committees. Sec. 105. Treatment of coordinated expenditures by political party committees on behalf of participating candidates. Title II—Responsibilities of the Federal Election Commission Sec. 201. Petition for certiorari. Sec. 202. Filing by all candidates with Commission. Sec. 203. Electronic filing of FEC reports. Title III—Miscellaneous provisions Sec. 301. Severability. Sec. 302. Effective date. 2. Findings and declarations (a) Undermining of democracy by campaign contributions from private sources The House of Representatives finds and declares that the current system of privately financed campaigns for election to the House of Representatives has the capacity, and is often perceived by the public, to undermine democracy in the United States by— (1) creating a culture that fosters actual or perceived conflicts of interest, by encouraging Members of the House to accept large campaign contributions from private interests that are directly affected by Federal legislation; (2) diminishing or appearing to diminish Members’ accountability to constituents by compelling legislators to be accountable to the major contributors who finance their election campaigns; (3) undermining the meaning of the right to vote by allowing monied interests to have a disproportionate and unfair influence within the political process; (4) imposing large, unwarranted costs on taxpayers through legislative and regulatory distortions caused by unequal access to lawmakers for campaign contributors; (5) making it difficult for some qualified candidates to mount competitive House election campaigns; (6) disadvantaging challengers and discouraging competitive elections, because large campaign contributors tend to donate their money to incumbent Members, thus causing House elections to be less competitive; and (7) burdening incumbents with a preoccupation with fundraising and thus decreasing the time available to carry out their public responsibilities. (b) Enhancement of democracy by providing allocations from the Fair Elections Fund The House of Representatives finds and declares that providing the option of the replacement of large private campaign contributions with allocations from the Fair Elections Fund for all primary, runoff, and general elections to the House of Representatives would enhance American democracy by— (1) reducing the actual or perceived conflicts of interest created by fully private financing of the election campaigns of public officials and restoring public confidence in the integrity and fairness of the electoral and legislative processes through a program which allows participating candidates to adhere to substantially lower contribution limits for contributors with an assurance that there will be sufficient funds for such candidates to run viable electoral campaigns; (2) increasing the public's confidence in the accountability of Members to the constituents who elect them, which derives from the program's qualifying criteria to participate in the voluntary program and the conclusions that constituents may draw regarding candidates who qualify and participate in the program; (3) helping to reduce the ability to make large campaign contributions as a determinant of a citizen's influence within the political process by facilitating the expression of support by voters at every level of wealth, encouraging political participation, incentivizing participation on the part of Members through the matching of small dollar contributions; (4) potentially saving taxpayers billions of dollars that may be (or that are perceived to be) currently allocated based upon legislative and regulatory agendas skewed by the influence of campaign contributions; (5) creating genuine opportunities for all Americans to run for the House of Representatives and encouraging more competitive elections; (6) encouraging participation in the electoral process by citizens of every level of wealth; and (7) freeing Members from the incessant preoccupation with raising money, and allowing them more time to carry out their public responsibilities. I Fair elections financing of House election campaigns 101. Benefits and Eligibility Requirements for House Candidates The Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 ( 2 U.S.C. 431 et seq. ) is amended by adding at the end the following: V Fair elections financing of House election campaigns A Benefits 501. Benefits for participating candidates (a) In general If a candidate for election to the office of Representative in, or Delegate or Resident Commissioner to, the Congress is a participating candidate under this title with respect to an election for such office, the candidate shall be entitled to payments under this title, to be used only for authorized expenditures in connection with the election. (b) Types of Payments The payments to which a participating candidate is entitled under this section consist of— (1) allocations from the Fair Elections Fund, as provided in section 502; and (2) payments from the Fair Elections Fund to match certain small dollar contributions, as provided in section 503. 502. Allocations from the Fund (a) Amount of Allocations (1) Primary election allocation; initial allocation Except as provided in paragraph (6), the Commission shall make an allocation from the Fair Elections Fund established under section 531 to a candidate who is certified as a participating candidate with respect to a primary election in an amount equal to 40 percent of the base amount. (2) Primary runoff election allocation The Commission shall make an allocation from the Fund to a candidate who is certified as a participating candidate with respect to a primary runoff election in an amount equal to 25 percent of the amount the participating candidate was eligible to receive under this section for the primary election. (3) General election allocation Except as provided in paragraph (6), the Commission shall make an allocation from the Fund to a candidate who is certified as a participating candidate with respect to a general election in an amount equal to 60 percent of the base amount. (4) General runoff election allocation The Commission shall make an allocation from the Fund to a candidate who is certified as a participating candidate with respect to a general runoff election in an amount equal to 25 percent of the base amount. (5) Recount allocation If the appropriate State or local election official conducts a recount of an election, the Commission shall make an allocation from the Fund to a participating candidate for expenses relating to the recount in an amount equal to 25 percent of the amount the participating candidate was eligible to receive under this section for the election involved. (6) Uncontested elections (A) In general In the case of a primary or general election that is an uncontested election, the Commission shall make an allocation from the Fund to a participating candidate for such election in an amount equal to 25 percent of the allocation for that election with respect to such candidate. (B) Uncontested election defined For purposes of this subparagraph, an election is uncontested if not more than 1 candidate has campaign funds (including payments from the Fund) in an amount equal to or greater than 10 percent of the allocation a candidate would be entitled to receive under this section for that election (determined without regard to this paragraph). (b) Base amount The base amount is an amount equal to 80 percent of the national average disbursements of the cycle by winning candidates for the office of Representative in, or Delegate or Resident Commissioner to, the Congress in the last 2 election cycles. (c) Timing; method of payment (1) Timing The Commission shall make the allocations required under subsection (a) to a participating candidate— (A) in the case of amounts provided under subsection (a)(1), not later than 48 hours after the date on which such candidate is certified as a participating candidate under section 513; (B) in the case of a general election, not later than 48 hours after— (i) the date of the certification of the results of the primary election or the primary runoff election; or (ii) in any case in which there is no primary election, the date the candidate qualifies to be placed on the ballot; (C) in the case of a primary runoff election or a general runoff election, not later than 48 hours after the certification of the results of the primary election or the general election, as the case may be; and (D) in the case of a recount allocation, not later than 48 hours after the appropriate State or local election official orders the holding of the recount. (2) Method of payment The Commission shall distribute funds available to participating candidates under this section through the use of an electronic funds exchange or a debit card. 503. Matching payments for certain small dollar contributions (a) In general The Commission shall pay to each participating candidate an amount equal to 500 percent of the amount of qualified small dollar contributions received by the candidate from individuals who are residents of the State in which such participating candidate is seeking election. (b) Limitation The maximum payment under this section shall be the greater of— (1) 300 percent of the allocation under paragraphs (1) through (4) of section 502(a) for that election with respect to such candidate; or (2) the percentage of the allocation determined by the Commission under section 532(c)(2). (c) Time of payment The Commission shall make payments under this section not later than 2 business days after the receipt of a report made under subsection (d). (d) Reports (1) In general Each participating candidate shall file reports of receipts of qualified small dollar contributions at such times and in such manner as the Commission may by regulations prescribe. (2) Contents of reports Each report under this subsection shall disclose— (A) the amount of each qualified small dollar contribution received by the candidate; (B) the amount of each qualified small dollar contribution received by the candidate from a resident of the State in which the candidate is seeking election; and (C) the name, address, and occupation of each individual who made a qualified small dollar contribution to the candidate. (3) Frequency of reports Reports under this subsection shall be made no more frequently than— (A) once every month until the date that is 90 days before the date of the election; (B) once every week after the period described in subparagraph (A) and until the date that is 21 days before the election; and (C) once every day after the period described in subparagraph (B). (4) Limitation on regulations The Commission may not prescribe any regulations with respect to reporting under this subsection with respect to any election after the date that is 180 days before the date of such election. (e) Appeals The Commission shall provide a written explanation with respect to any denial of any payment under this section and shall provide for the opportunity for review and reconsideration within 5 business days of such denial. (f) Qualified Small Dollar Contribution Defined The term qualified small dollar contribution means, with respect to a participating candidate, any contribution (or a series of contributions)— (1) which is not a qualifying contribution (or does not include a qualifying contribution); (2) which is made by an individual who is not prohibited from making a contribution under this Act; and (3) the aggregate amount of which does not exceed the greater of— (A) $100 per election; or (B) the amount determined by the Fair Elections Oversight Board under section 532(c)(2). B Eligibility and certification 511. Eligibility (a) In general A candidate for the office of Representative in, or Delegate or Resident Commissioner to, the Congress is eligible to be certified as a participating candidate under this title with respect to an election if the candidate meets the following requirements: (1) During the election cycle for the office involved, the candidate files with the Commission a statement of intent to seek certification as a participating candidate. (2) The candidate meets the qualifying requirements of section 512. (3) Not later than the last day of the Fair Elections qualifying period, the candidate files with the Commission an affidavit signed by the candidate and the treasurer of the candidate's principal campaign committee declaring that the candidate— (A) has complied and, if certified, will comply with the contribution and expenditure requirements of section 521; (B) if certified, will comply with the debate requirements of section 522; (C) if certified, will run only as a participating candidate for all elections for the office that such candidate is seeking during the election cycle; and (D) has either qualified or will take steps to qualify under State law to be on the ballot. (b) General election Notwithstanding subsection (a), a candidate shall not be eligible to receive an allocation from the Fund for a general election or a general runoff election unless the candidate’s party nominated the candidate to be placed on the ballot for the general election or the candidate is otherwise qualified to be on the ballot under State law. (c) Fair Elections qualifying period Defined The term Fair Elections qualifying period means, with respect to any candidate for the office of Representative in, or Delegate or Resident Commissioner to, the Congress, the 120-day period (during the election cycle for such office) which begins on the date on which the candidate files a statement of intent under section 511(a)(1), except that such period may not continue after the date that is 60 days before— (1) the date of the primary election; or (2) in the case of a State that does not hold a primary election, the date prescribed by State law as the last day to qualify for a position on the general election ballot. 512. Qualifying requirements (a) Receipt of qualifying contributions A candidate for the office of Representative in, or Delegate or Resident Commissioner to, the Congress meets the requirement of this section if, during the Fair Elections qualifying period described in section 511(c), the candidate obtains— (1) a single qualifying contribution from a number of individuals equal to or greater than the lesser of— (A) .25% of the voting age population of the State involved (as reported in the most recent decennial census), or (B) 1,500; and (2) a total dollar amount of qualifying contributions equal to or greater than $50,000. (b) Requirements relating to receipt of qualifying contribution Each qualifying contribution— (1) may be made by means of a personal check, money order, debit card, credit card, or electronic payment account; (2) shall be accompanied by a signed statement containing— (A) the contributor’s name and the contributor's address in the State in which the primary residence of the contributor is located; and (B) an oath declaring that the contributor— (i) understands that the purpose of the qualifying contribution is to show support for the candidate so that the candidate may qualify for Fair Elections financing; (ii) is making the contribution in his or her own name and from his or her own funds; (iii) has made the contribution willingly; and (iv) has not received any thing of value in return for the contribution; and (3) shall be acknowledged by a receipt that is sent to the contributor with a copy kept by the candidate for the Commission and a copy kept by the candidate for the election authorities in the State with respect to which the candidate is seeking election. (c) Verification of qualifying contributions The Commission shall establish procedures for the auditing and verification of qualifying contributions to ensure that such contributions meet the requirements of this section. (d) Prohibiting payment on commission basis of individuals collecting qualifying contributions No person may be paid a commission on a per qualifying contribution basis for collecting qualifying contributions. (e) Qualifying contribution Defined In this section, the term qualifying contribution means, with respect to a candidate, a contribution that— (1) is in an amount that is— (A) not less than the greater of $5 or the amount determined by the Commission under section 532(c)(2), and (B) not more than the greater of $100 or the amount determined by the Commission under section 532(c)(2); (2) is made by an individual— (A) who has a primary residence in the State in which such Candidate is seeking election, and (B) who is not otherwise prohibited from making a contribution under this Act; (3) is made during the Fair Elections qualifying period described in section 511(c); and (4) meets the requirements of subsection (b). 513. Certification (a) Deadline and Notification (1) In general Not later than 5 days after a candidate files an affidavit under section 511(a)(3), the Commission shall— (A) determine whether or not the candidate meets the requirements for certification as a participating candidate; (B) if the Commission determines that the candidate meets such requirements, certify the candidate as a participating candidate; and (C) notify the candidate of the Commission's determination. (2) Deemed certification for all elections in election cycle If the Commission certifies a candidate as a participating candidate with respect to the first election of the election cycle involved, the Commissioner shall be deemed to have certified the candidate as a participating candidate with respect to all subsequent elections of the election cycle. (b) Revocation of certification (1) In general The Commission may revoke a certification under subsection (a) if— (A) a candidate fails to qualify to appear on the ballot at any time after the date of certification (other than a candidate certified as a participating candidate with respect to a primary election who fails to qualify to appear on the ballot for a subsequent election in that election cycle); or (B) a candidate otherwise fails to comply with the requirements of this title, including any regulatory requirements prescribed by the Commission. (2) Repayment of benefits If certification is revoked under paragraph (1), the candidate shall repay to the Fair Elections Fund established under section 531 an amount equal to the value of benefits received under this title with respect to the election cycle involved plus interest (at a rate determined by the Commission) on any such amount received. (c) Participating Candidate defined In this title, a participating candidate means a candidate for the office of Representative in, or Delegate or Resident Commissioner to, the Congress who is certified under this section as eligible to receive benefits under this title. C Requirements for Candidates Certified as Participating Candidates 521. Contribution, expenditure, and fundraising requirements (a) Contributions (1) Permitted sources of contributions Except as provided in subsection (c), a candidate who is certified as a participating candidate with respect to an election shall, with respect to all elections occurring during the election cycle for the office involved, accept no contributions from any source (including an unexpended contribution received by the candidate with respect to a previous election or a contribution made by any political committee or multicandidate committee) other than— (A) qualifying contributions described in section 512; (B) qualified small dollar contributions described in section 503; (C) allocations under section 502; and (D) payments under section 503. (2) Contributions for leadership and related PACs A political committee of a participating candidate which is not an authorized committee of such candidate may accept contributions other than contributions described in paragraph (1) from any person if— (A) the aggregate amount of the contributions from such person for any election during the election cycle does not exceed $100; and (B) no portion of such contributions is disbursed in connection with the campaign of the participating candidate. (b) Expenditures (1) Permitted Sources for Expenditures Except as provided in subsection (c), a candidate who is certified as a participating candidate with respect to an election shall, with respect to all elections occurring during the election cycle for the office involved— (A) make no expenditures from any amounts other than— (i) qualifying contributions described in section 512; (ii) qualified small dollar contributions described in section 503; (iii) allocations under section 502; and (iv) payments under section 503; and (B) make no expenditures from personal funds or the funds of any immediate family member of the candidate (other than funds received through qualified small dollar contributions and qualifying contributions). (2) Immediate family member defined In paragraph (1)(B), the term immediate family means, with respect to a candidate— (A) the candidate’s spouse; (B) a child, stepchild, parent, grandparent, brother, half-brother, sister, or half-sister of the candidate or the candidate’s spouse; and (C) the spouse of any person described in subparagraph (B). (c) Exceptions (1) Exception for contributions received prior to filing of statement of intent A candidate who has accepted contributions that are not qualified small dollar contributions, qualifying contributions, or contributions described in paragraph (a)(2) prior to the date the candidate files a statement of intent under section 511(a)(1) is not in violation of subsection (a), but only if all such contributions are— (A) returned to the contributor; (B) submitted to the Commission for deposit in the Fair Elections Fund established under section 531; or (C) spent in accordance with paragraph (2). (2) Exception for expenditures made prior to filing of statement of intent If a candidate has made expenditures prior to the date the candidate files a statement of intent under section 511(a)(1) that the candidate is prohibited from making under subsection (b), the candidate is not in violation of such subsection if the aggregate amount of the prohibited expenditures is less than 20 percent of the amount of an initial allocation to a candidate under section 502(a)(1). (3) Exception for campaign surpluses from a previous election Notwithstanding paragraph (1), unexpended contributions received by the candidate or an authorized committee of the candidate with respect to a previous election may be retained, but only if the candidate places the funds in escrow and refrains from raising additional funds for or spending funds from that account during the election cycle in which a candidate is a participating candidate. (4) Exception for contributions received before the effective date of this title Contributions received and expenditures made by the candidate or an authorized committee of the candidate prior to the effective date of this title shall not constitute a violation of subsection (a) or (b). Unexpended contributions shall be treated the same as campaign surpluses under paragraph (3), and expenditures made shall count against the limit in paragraph (2). (d) Special Rule for Coordinated Party Expenditures For purposes of this section, a payment made by a political party in coordination with a participating candidate shall not be treated as a contribution to or as an expenditure made by the participating candidate. 522. Debate requirement A candidate who is certified as a participating candidate with respect to an election shall, during the election cycle for the office involved, participate in at least— (1) 1 public debate before the primary election with other participating candidates and other willing candidates from the same party and seeking the same nomination as such candidate; and (2) 2 public debates before the general election with other participating candidates and other willing candidates seeking the same office as such candidate. 523. Remitting unspent funds after election (a) In general Not later than the date that is 60 days after the last election for which a candidate certified as a participating candidate qualifies to be on the ballot during the election cycle involved, such participating candidate shall remit to the Commission for deposit in the Fair Elections Fund established under section 531 an amount equal to the lesser of— (1) the amount of money in the candidate’s campaign account; or (2) the sum of the allocations received by the candidate under section 502 and the payments received by the candidate under section 503. (b) Exception for expenditures incurred but not paid as of date of remittance (1) In general Subject to subsection (a), a candidate may withhold from the amount required to be remitted under paragraph (1) of such subsection the amount of any authorized expenditures which were incurred in connection with the candidate’s campaign but which remain unpaid as of the deadline applicable to the candidate under such subsection, except that any amount withheld pursuant to this paragraph shall be remitted to the Commission not later than 120 days after the date of the election to which such subsection applies. (2) Documentation required A candidate may withhold an amount of an expenditure pursuant to paragraph (1) only if the candidate submits documentation of the expenditure and the amount to the Commission not later than the deadline applicable to the candidate under subsection (a). D Administrative provisions 531. Fair Elections Fund (a) Establishment There is established in the Treasury a fund to be known as the Fair Elections Fund . (b) Amounts held by Fund The Fund shall consist of the following amounts: (1) Appropriated amounts Amounts appropriated to the Fund, including trust fund amounts appropriated pursuant to applicable provisions of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986. (2) Voluntary contributions Voluntary contributions to the Fund. (3) Transfers resulting from payment of civil penalties Amounts transferred into the Fund pursuant to section 309(a)(13). (4) Other deposits Amounts deposited into the Fund under— (A) section 521(a)(3) (relating to exceptions to contribution requirements); (B) section 523 (relating to remittance of allocations from the Fund); (C) section 534 (relating to violations); and (D) any other section of this Act. (5) Investment returns Interest on, and the proceeds from, the sale or redemption of, any obligations held by the Fund under subsection (c). (c) Investment The Commission shall invest portions of the Fund in obligations of the United States in the same manner as provided under section 9602(b) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986. (d) Use of Fund (1) In general The sums in the Fund shall be used to provide benefits to participating candidates as provided in subtitle A. (2) Insufficient amounts Under regulations established by the Commission, rules similar to the rules of section 9006(c) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 shall apply. 532. Fair Elections Oversight Board (a) Establishment There is established within the Federal Election Commission an entity to be known as the Fair Elections Oversight Board . (b) Structure and membership (1) In general The Board shall be composed of 5 members appointed by the President, of whom— (A) 2 shall be appointed after consultation with the Majority Leader of the House of Representatives; (B) 2 shall be appointed after consultation with the Minority Leader of the House of Representatives; and (C) 1 shall be appointed upon the recommendation of the members appointed under subparagraphs (A) and (B). (2) Qualifications (A) In general The members shall be individuals who are nonpartisan and, by reason of their education, experience, and attainments, exceptionally qualified to perform the duties of members of the Board. (B) Prohibition No member of the Board may be— (i) an employee of the Federal Government; (ii) a registered lobbyist or an individual who was a registered lobbyist at any time during the 2-year period preceding appointment to the Board; or (iii) an officer or employee of a political party or political campaign. (3) Date Members of the Board shall be appointed not later than 60 days after the date of the enactment of this Act. (4) Terms A member of the Board shall be appointed for a term of 5 years. (5) Vacancies A vacancy on the Board shall be filled not later than 30 calendar days after the date on which the Board is given notice of the vacancy, in the same manner as the original appointment. The individual appointed to fill the vacancy shall serve only for the unexpired portion of the term for which the individual’s predecessor was appointed. (6) Chairperson The Board shall designate a Chairperson from among the members of the Board. (c) Duties and powers (1) Administration The Board shall have such duties and powers as the Commission may prescribe, including the power to administer the provisions of this title. (2) Review of fair elections financing (A) In general After each regularly scheduled general election for Federal office, the Board shall conduct a comprehensive review of the Fair Elections financing program under this title, including— (i) the maximum dollar amount of qualified small dollar contributions under section 503(f); (ii) the maximum and minimum dollar amounts for qualifying contributions under section 512(d); (iii) the number and value of qualifying contributions a candidate is required to obtain under section 512(a) to be eligible for certification as a participating candidate; (iv) the amount of allocations that candidates may receive under section 502; (v) the maximum amount of payments a candidate may receive under section 503; (vi) the overall satisfaction of participating candidates and the American public with the program; and (vii) such other matters relating to financing of House of Representatives campaigns as the Board determines are appropriate. (B) Criteria for review In conducting the review under subparagraph (A), the Board shall consider the following: (i) Qualifying contributions and qualified small dollar contributions The Board shall consider whether the number and dollar amount of qualifying contributions required and maximum dollar amount for such qualifying contributions and qualified small dollar contributions strikes a balance regarding the importance of voter involvement, the need to assure adequate incentives for participating, and fiscal responsibility, taking into consideration the number of primary and general election participating candidates, the electoral performance of those candidates, program cost, and any other information the Board determines is appropriate. (ii) Review of program benefits The Board shall consider whether the totality of the amount of funds allowed to be raised by participating candidates (including through qualifying contributions and small dollar contributions), allocations under section 502, and payments under section 503 are sufficient for voters in each State to learn about the candidates to cast an informed vote, taking into account the historic amount of spending by winning candidates, media costs, primary election dates, and any other information the Board determines is appropriate. (C) Adjustment of amounts (i) In general Based on the review conducted under subparagraph (A), the Board shall provide for the adjustments of the following amounts: (I) the maximum dollar amount of qualified small dollar contributions under section 503(f); (II) the maximum and minimum dollar amounts for qualifying contributions under section 512(d); (III) the number and value of qualifying contributions a candidate is required to obtain under section 512(a) to be eligible for certification as a participating candidate; (IV) the base amount for candidates under section 502(b); and (V) the maximum amount of matching contributions a candidate may receive under section 503(b). (ii) Regulations The Commission shall promulgate regulations providing for the adjustments made by the Board under clause (i). (D) Report Not later than March 30 following any general election for Federal office, the Board shall submit a report to Congress on the review conducted under paragraph (1). Such report shall contain a detailed statement of the findings, conclusions, and recommendations of the Board based on such review. (d) Meetings and hearings (1) Meetings The Board may hold such hearings, sit and act at such times and places, take such testimony, and receive such evidence as the Board considers advisable to carry out the purposes of this Act. (2) Quorum Three members of the Board shall constitute a quorum for purposes of voting, but a quorum is not required for members to meet and hold hearings. (e) Reports Not later than March 30, 2014, and every 2 years thereafter, the Board shall submit to the Committee on House Administration of the House of Representatives a report documenting, evaluating, and making recommendations relating to the administrative implementation and enforcement of the provisions of this title. (f) Administration (1) Compensation of members (A) In general 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 prescribed for level IV of the Executive Schedule under section 5315 of title 5, United States Code. (B) Chairperson The Chairperson shall be paid at a rate equal to the daily equivalent of the minimum annual rate of basic pay prescribed for level III of the Executive Schedule under section 5314 of title 5, United States Code. (2) Personnel (A) Director The Board shall have a staff headed by an Executive Director. The Executive Director shall be paid at a rate equivalent to a rate established for the Senior Executive Service under section 5382 of title 5, United States Code. (B) Staff appointment With the approval of the Chairperson, the Executive Director may appoint such personnel as the Executive Director and the Board determines to be appropriate. (C) Experts and consultants With the approval of the Chairperson, the Executive Director may procure temporary and intermittent services under section 3109(b) of title 5, United States Code. (D) Detail of government employees Upon the request of the Chairperson, the head of any Federal agency may detail, without reimbursement, any of the personnel of such agency to the Board to assist in carrying out the duties of the Board. Any such detail shall not interrupt or otherwise affect the civil service status or privileges of the Federal employee. (E) Other resources The Board shall have reasonable access to materials, resources, statistical data, and other information from the Library of Congress and other agencies of the executive and legislative branches of the Federal Government. The Chairperson of the Board shall make requests for such access in writing when necessary. (g) Authorization of appropriations There are authorized to be appropriated such sums as are necessary to carry out the purposes of this subtitle. 533. Administration by Commission The Commission shall prescribe regulations to carry out the purposes of this title, including regulations— (1) to establish procedures for— (A) verifying the amount of valid qualifying contributions with respect to a candidate; (B) effectively and efficiently monitoring and enforcing the limits on the raising of qualified small dollar contributions; (C) effectively and efficiently monitoring and enforcing the limits on the use of personal funds by participating candidates; and (D) monitoring the use of allocations from the Fair Elections Fund established under section 531 and matching contributions under this title through audits of not fewer than 1/3 of all participating candidates or other mechanisms; and (2) regarding the conduct of debates in a manner consistent with the best practices of States that provide public financing for elections. 534. Violations and penalties (a) Civil penalty for violation of contribution and expenditure requirements If a candidate who has been certified as a participating candidate accepts a contribution or makes an expenditure that is prohibited under section 521, the Commission shall assess a civil penalty against the candidate in an amount that is not more than 3 times the amount of the contribution or expenditure. Any amounts collected under this subsection shall be deposited into the Fair Elections Fund established under section 531. (b) Repayment for improper use of Fair Elections Fund (1) In general If the Commission determines that any benefit made available to a participating candidate was not used as provided for in this title or that a participating candidate has violated any of the dates for remission of funds contained in this title, the Commission shall so notify the candidate and the candidate shall pay to the Fund an amount equal to— (A) the amount of benefits so used or not remitted, as appropriate; and (B) interest on any such amounts (at a rate determined by the Commission). (2) Other action not precluded Any action by the Commission in accordance with this subsection shall not preclude enforcement proceedings by the Commission in accordance with section 309(a), including a referral by the Commission to the Attorney General in the case of an apparent knowing and willful violation of this title. 535. Election cycle defined In this title, the term election cycle means, with respect to an election for the office of Representative in, or Delegate or Resident Commissioner to, the Congress, the period beginning on the day after the date of the most recent general election for that office (or, if the general election resulted in a runoff election, the date of the runoff election) and ending on the date of the next general election for that office (or, if the general election resulted in a runoff election, the date of the runoff election). . 102. Transfer of Portion of Civil Money Penalties Into Fair Elections Fund Section 309(a) of the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 ( 2 U.S.C. 437g(a) ) is amended by adding at the end the following new paragraph: (13) Upon receipt in the General Fund of the Treasury of any payment attributable to a civil money penalty imposed under this subsection, there shall be transferred to the Fair Elections Fund established under section 531 an amount equal to 50 percent of the amount of such payment. . 103. Prohibiting Use of Contributions by Participating Candidates for Purposes Other Than Campaign for Election Section 313 of the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 ( 2 U.S.C. 439a ) is amended by adding at the end the following new subsection: (d) Restrictions on Permitted Uses of Funds by Candidates Receiving Fair Elections Financing Notwithstanding paragraphs (2), (3), or (4) of subsection (a), if a candidate for election for the office of Representative in, or Delegate or Resident Commissioner to, the Congress is certified as a participating candidate under title V with respect to the election, any contribution which the candidate is permitted to accept under such title may be used only for authorized expenditures in connection with the candidate’s campaign for such office. . 104. Prohibition on joint fundraising committees Section 302(e) of the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 ( 2 U.S.C. 432(e) ) is amended by adding at the end the following new paragraph: (6) No authorized committee of a candidate may establish a joint fundraising committee with a political committee other than an authorized committee of a candidate. . 105. Treatment of coordinated expenditures by political party committees on behalf of participating candidates (a) Revision of limitations Section 315(d)(3) of the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 ( 2 U.S.C. 441a(d) ) is amended— (1) by redesignating subparagraphs (A) and (B) as subparagraphs (B) and (C), respectively; and (2) by inserting before subparagraph (B), as redesignated by paragraph (1), the following new subparagraph: (A) in the case of a candidate for election to the office of Representative in, or Delegate or Resident Commissioner to, the Congress who is certified as a participating candidate under title V, the lesser of— (i) 10 percent of the allocation that the participating candidate is eligible to receive for the general election under section 502(a); or (ii) the amount which would (but for this subparagraph) apply with respect to such candidate under subparagraph (B); . (b) Conforming amendment Section 315(d)(3) of such Act ( 2 U.S.C. 441a(d)(3) ) is amended— (1) in subparagraph (B) (as redesignated by subsection (a)), by inserting who is not certified as a participating candidate under title V after only one Representative ; and (2) in subparagraph (C) (as redesignated by subsection (a)), by inserting who is not certified as a participating candidate under title V after any other State . II Responsibilities of the Federal Election Commission 201. Petition for certiorari Section 307(a)(6) of the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 ( 2 U.S.C. 437d(a)(6) ) is amended by inserting (including a proceeding before the Supreme Court on certiorari) after appeal . 202. Filing by All candidates with Commission Section 302(g) of the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 ( 2 U.S.C. 432(g) ) is amended to read as follows: (g) Filing with the commission All designations, statements, and reports required to be filed under this Act shall be filed with the Commission. . 203. Electronic filing of FEC reports Section 304(a)(11) of the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 ( 2 U.S.C. 434(a)(11) ) is amended— (1) in subparagraph (A), by striking under this Act— and all that follows and inserting under this Act shall be required to maintain and file such designation, statement, or report in electronic form accessible by computers. ; (2) in subparagraph (B), by striking 48 hours and all that follows through filed electronically) and inserting 24 hours ; and (3) by striking subparagraph (D). III Miscellaneous provisions 301. Severability If any provision of this Act or amendment made by this Act, or the application of a provision or amendment to any person or circumstance, is held to be unconstitutional, the remainder of this Act and amendments made by this Act, and the application of the provisions and amendment to any person or circumstance, shall not be affected by the holding. 302. Effective date Except as otherwise provided for in this Act, this Act and the amendments made by this Act shall take effect on January 1, 2014. |
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113 HR 270 IH: Empowering Citizens Act
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U.S. House of Representatives
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2013-01-15
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113th CONGRESS
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1st Session
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H. R. 270
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IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
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January 15, 2013
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Mr. Price of North
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(for himself,
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Mr. Van
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,
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Mr. Jones
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,
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Mr. Larson of Connecticut
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,
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Mr. Brady of Pennsylvania
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Mr. Sarbanes
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Mr. Yarmuth
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,
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Ms. Eshoo
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,
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Mr. George Miller of California
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Mr. Polis
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,
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Mr. Holt
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,
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Mr. Nolan
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Mr.
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Committee on House
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Ways and Means
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A BILL
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To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to reform the
system of public financing for Presidential elections, to establish a system of
public financing for Congressional elections, to promote the disclosure of
disbursements made in coordination with campaigns for election for Federal
office, and for other purposes.
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This Act may be cited
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Empowering Citizens
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(b)
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Table of
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Sec. 1. Short title; table of contents.
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Title I—Reform of Presidential election financing
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Subtitle A—Primary elections
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Sec. 101. Increase in and modifications to matching
payments.
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Sec. 102. Eligibility requirements for matching
payments.
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Sec. 103. Inflation adjustment for matching
contributions.
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Sec. 104. Repeal of expenditure limitations.
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Sec. 105. Period of availability of matching
payments.
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Sec. 106. Examination and audits of matchable
contributions.
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Sec. 107. Modification to limitation on contributions for
Presidential primary candidates.
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Subtitle B—General elections
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Sec. 111. Modification of eligibility requirements for public
financing.
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Sec. 112. Repeal of expenditure limitations and use of
qualified campaign contributions.
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Sec. 113. Matching payments and other modifications to payment
amounts.
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Sec. 114. Inflation adjustment for payment amounts.
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Sec. 115. Increase in limit on coordinated party
expenditures.
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Sec. 116. Establishment of uniform date for release of
payments.
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Sec. 117. Amounts in Presidential Election Campaign
Fund.
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Sec. 118. Use of general election payments for general election
legal and accounting compliance.
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Subtitle C—Political conventions
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Sec. 121. Repeal of public financing of party
conventions.
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Sec. 122. Contributions for political conventions.
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Sec. 123. Prohibition on use of soft money.
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Title II—Public financing for congressional election
campaigns
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Sec. 201. Benefits and eligibility requirements for
Congressional candidates.
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Title V—Public financing of congressional election
campaigns
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Subtitle A—Benefits
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Sec. 501. Benefits for participating candidates.
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Sec. 502. Administration of payments.
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Sec. 503. Qualified contribution defined.
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Subtitle B—Eligibility and certification
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Sec. 511. Eligibility.
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Sec. 512. Qualified contribution requirements.
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Sec. 513. Certification.
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Subtitle C—Requirements for Candidates Certified as
Participating Candidates
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Sec. 521. Restrictions on certain contributions and
expenditures.
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Sec. 522. Remitting unspent funds after election.
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Subtitle D—Administrative provisions
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Sec. 531. Administration by Commission.
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Sec. 532. Violations and penalties.
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Sec. 533. Election cycle
defined.
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Sec. 202. Permitting unlimited coordinated expenditures by
political party committees on behalf of participating candidates if
expenditures are derived from small dollar contributions.
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Sec. 203. Prohibiting use of contributions by participating
candidates for purposes other than campaign for election.
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Title III—Coordinated campaign activity
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Sec. 301. Clarification of treatment of coordinated
expenditures as contributions to candidates.
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Sec. 302. Clarification of ban on fundraising for super PACs by
Federal candidates and officeholders.
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Title IV—Use of Presidential Election Campaign Fund for public
financing of Federal elections
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Sec. 401. Use of Presidential Election Campaign Fund for
Congressional candidates.
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Sec. 402. Revisions to designation of income tax payments by
individual taxpayers.
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Sec. 403. Donation to Presidential
Election Campaign Fund.
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Title V—Other Campaign Finance Reforms
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Sec. 501. Regulations with respect to best efforts for
identifying persons making contributions.
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Sec. 502. Prohibition on joint fundraising
committees.
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Sec. 503. Disclosure of bundled contributions to Presidential
campaigns.
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Sec. 504. Judicial review of actions related to campaign
finance laws.
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Title VI—Severability; Effective Date
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Sec. 601. Severability.
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Sec. 602. Effective date.
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I
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Reform of
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A
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Primary
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101.
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Increase in and
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Increase and
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In
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The first sentence of section 9034(a) of the Internal
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by striking
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an amount equal to the amount of each contribution
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an amount equal to 500 percent of the amount of each matchable
contribution (disregarding any amount of contributions from any person to the
extent that the total of the amounts contributed by such person for the
election exceeds $250)
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authorized committees
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$250
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authorized committees
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Matchable
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Section 9034 of such Code is amended—
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</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HA49D31286F4D4601AE25D18479B48ECD" style="OLC">
<subsection id="H472D59926D844D9C897D9A41703ABF87">
<enum>
(c)
</enum>
<header>
Matchable
contribution defined
</header>
<text>
For purposes of this section and section
9033(b)—
</text>
<paragraph id="H968B01FD91A142ABB6C12CAF8E2C9A4D">
<enum>
(1)
</enum>
<header>
Matchable
contribution
</header>
<text>
The term
<term>
matchable contribution
</term>
means,
with respect to the nomination for election to the office of President of the
United States, a contribution by an individual to a candidate or an authorized
committee of a candidate with respect to which the candidate has certified in
writing that—
</text>
<subparagraph id="HEB97447675CC4D8B85307B94207FE63C">
<enum>
(A)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
the individual making such contribution has
not made aggregate contributions (including such matchable contribution) to
such candidate and the authorized committees of such candidate in excess of 50%
of the limit applicable under paragraph (1)(A) or paragraph (2)(A) of section
315(a) of the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 to the amount of a
contribution which may be made to a candidate who is not eligible to receive
payments under section 9037 with respect to such nomination;
</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HF69631ECABAA4F0999D51B119F20F5BE">
<enum>
(B)
</enum>
<text>
such candidate and
the authorized committees of such candidate will not accept contributions from
such individual (including such matchable contribution) aggregating more than
the amount described in subparagraph (A); and
</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph commented="no" id="HDC0A5010A11347A5A2696E6546038579">
<enum>
(C)
</enum>
<text>
such contribution
was not—
</text>
<clause commented="no" id="H05EF03B7AF11491D9F58598359434EF4">
<enum>
(i)
</enum>
<text>
forwarded from the
contributor from any person other than an individual, or
</text>
</clause>
<clause commented="no" id="H2F56A47297EE4364AB7D55BF96BCE373">
<enum>
(ii)
</enum>
<text>
received by the
candidate or committee from a contributor or contributors, but credited by the
committee or candidate to another person who is not an individual through
records, designations, or other means of recognizing that a certain amount of
money has been raised by such person.
</text>
</clause>
</subparagraph>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H3D11F55B09854899A6F5DABED2215CAD">
<enum>
(2)
</enum>
<header>
Contribution
</header>
<text>
For
purposes of this subsection, the term
<term>
contribution
</term>
means a gift of
money made by a written instrument which identifies the individual making the
contribution by full name and mailing address, but does not include a
subscription, loan, advance, or deposit of money, or anything of value or
anything described in subparagraph (B), (C), or (D) of section
9032(4).
</text>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
<after-quoted-block>
.
</after-quoted-block>
</quoted-block>
</subparagraph>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H800329E32817420AB86D69614B61239A">
<enum>
(3)
</enum>
<header>
Conforming
amendments
</header>
<subparagraph id="HE2204777E60B4182B6E77D281BFBADAF">
<enum>
(A)
</enum>
<text>
Section 9032(4) of
such Code is amended by striking
<quote>
section 9034(a)
</quote>
and inserting
<quote>
section 9034
</quote>
.
</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H9201F788A350440E9A0045DEB1CCE13C">
<enum>
(B)
</enum>
<text>
Section 9033(b)(3)
of such Code is amended by striking
<quote>
matching contributions
</quote>
and
inserting
<quote>
matchable contributions
</quote>
.
</text>
</subparagraph>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
<subsection id="H30A4C8108F1345DDB1BC3CA0C3A66478">
<enum>
(b)
</enum>
<header>
Modification of
payment limitation
</header>
<text>
Section 9034(b) of such Code is amended by
striking
<quote>
shall not exceed
</quote>
and all that follows and inserting
<quote>
shall not exceed $100,000,000.
</quote>
</text>
</subsection>
</section>
<section id="HC688B8DD71EF4717BE0D5A34FE8E3821">
<enum>
102.
</enum>
<header>
Eligibility
requirements for matching payments
</header>
<subsection id="H8BEF1DE7D538403E861D67FEA4F4F513">
<enum>
(a)
</enum>
<header>
Amount of
aggregate contributions per State; disregarding of amounts contributed in
excess of $250
</header>
<text>
Section 9033(b)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code of
1986 is amended—
</text>
<paragraph id="H489C53FDB42549889B4EE05F95076C43">
<enum>
(1)
</enum>
<text>
by striking
<quote>
$5,000
</quote>
and inserting
<quote>
$25,000
</quote>
; and
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H959E1478964140A5B8B4B19D73771119">
<enum>
(2)
</enum>
<text>
by striking
<quote>
20 States
</quote>
and inserting the following:
<quote>
20 States
(disregarding any amount of contributions from any such resident to the extent
that the total of the amounts contributed by such resident for the election
exceeds $250)
</quote>
.
</text>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
<subsection id="H43DDD9F754934626989BD91AE8AF7CD4">
<enum>
(b)
</enum>
<header>
Contribution
limit
</header>
<paragraph id="H8FCE027BAF1347B68B90C8B8336B6B7F">
<enum>
(1)
</enum>
<header>
In
general
</header>
<text>
Paragraph (4) of section 9033(b) of such Code is amended
to read as follows:
</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HF2221881FC944EFCBFF47D88FBC6B031" style="OLC">
<paragraph id="HA22B7E1E90854384874EDF1D81EAE1B6">
<enum>
(4)
</enum>
<text>
the candidate and
the authorized committees of the candidate will not accept aggregate
contributions from any person with respect to the nomination for election to
the office of President of the United States in excess of 50% of the limit
applicable under paragraph (1)(A) or paragraph (2)(A) of section 315(a) of the
Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 to the amount of a contribution which may
be made to a candidate who is not eligible to receive payments under section
9037 with respect to such
nomination.
</text>
</paragraph>
<after-quoted-block>
.
</after-quoted-block>
</quoted-block>
</paragraph>
<paragraph commented="no" id="HA604B7499E374E01B0BE3600335983E1">
<enum>
(2)
</enum>
<header>
Conforming
amendments
</header>
<subparagraph commented="no" id="H6216DCBBA9024889942FA7D83814F708">
<enum>
(A)
</enum>
<text>
Section 9033(b) of
such Code is amended by adding at the end the following new flush
sentence:
</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H7DA0ACD9F84B4DC4AAB98D4DCEB28F93" style="OLC">
<quoted-block-continuation-text commented="no" quoted-block-continuation-text-level="subsection">
For purposes of paragraph (4), the
term
<term>
contribution
</term>
has the meaning given such term in section
301(8) of the Federal Election Campaign Act of
1971.
</quoted-block-continuation-text>
<after-quoted-block>
.
</after-quoted-block>
</quoted-block>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph commented="no" id="HE17B20FE72D14861B5EEB5C2AD8558D1">
<enum>
(B)
</enum>
<text>
Section 9032(4) of
such Code, as amended by section 101(a)(3)(A) is amended by inserting
<quote>
or
9033(b)
</quote>
after
<quote>
9034
</quote>
.
</text>
</subparagraph>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
<subsection id="H296B5530D5D84593A3A1C6BB57DB3F49">
<enum>
(c)
</enum>
<header>
Ban on
acceptance of bundled contributions
</header>
<text>
Section 9033(b) of such Code,
as amended by subsection (b), is amended—
</text>
<paragraph id="HE32DE662E66248849FC5CD4B470D0A24">
<enum>
(1)
</enum>
<text>
by striking
<quote>
and
</quote>
at the end of paragraph (3);
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H5FAF33289D5B4EDDB268DDB6E623EB85">
<enum>
(2)
</enum>
<text>
by striking the
period at the end of paragraph (4) and inserting
<quote>
, and
</quote>
;
and
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H0D18976151A8498F83C41C7C897B6FF2">
<enum>
(3)
</enum>
<text>
by adding at the
end the following new paragraph:
</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HFE30A49E0B0243F598BFD854A6A8EDEE" style="OLC">
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H697688EBD12F444B9487C4CAE5D6D92A">
<enum>
(5)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
the candidate and the authorized committee
of the candidate will not accept any bundled contribution (as defined in
section 304(i)(8)) forwarded by or credited to a person described in section
304(i)(7).
</text>
</paragraph>
<after-quoted-block>
.
</after-quoted-block>
</quoted-block>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
<subsection id="H07FC206A3C8946878E198C88FDD62DBE">
<enum>
(d)
</enum>
<header>
Participation in
system for payments for general election
</header>
<text>
Section 9033(b) of such
Code, as amended by subsection (c), is amended—
</text>
<paragraph id="H69A658C3C51549F5B74750F181EBB947">
<enum>
(1)
</enum>
<text>
by striking
<quote>
and
</quote>
at the end of paragraph (4);
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="HA2867CF4D9DC4133A5F7ADCE28C3ADB8">
<enum>
(2)
</enum>
<text>
by striking the
period at the end of paragraph (5) and inserting
<quote>
, and
</quote>
;
and
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="HCBD26E560A05417C9E8C9690961BC05A">
<enum>
(3)
</enum>
<text>
by adding at the
end the following new paragraph:
</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HB33235C5AC7D460DAFCC73B79C3EDA16" style="OLC">
<paragraph id="H83D4CC77AD6E49E296C3CFB95DAE05CB">
<enum>
(6)
</enum>
<text>
if the candidate
is nominated by a political party for election to the office of President, the
candidate will apply for and accept payments with respect to the general
election for such office in accordance with chapter
95.
</text>
</paragraph>
<after-quoted-block>
.
</after-quoted-block>
</quoted-block>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
</section>
<section id="H91254FE58E364A578D10EB36B3C48EE2">
<enum>
103.
</enum>
<header>
Inflation
adjustment for matching contributions
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
Section 9033 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="HFAD6878F8C6B4C36A5BC1055002B2D47" style="OLC">
<subsection id="HE61EBAEDB16049168FF01FD8BC8D8303">
<enum>
(d)
</enum>
<header>
Inflation
adjustments
</header>
<paragraph id="HB0FA2B07378C4FAFBD7DAC2FD2077DF9">
<enum>
(1)
</enum>
<header>
In
general
</header>
<text>
In the case of any applicable period beginning after
2013, each of the dollar amounts in section 9034(b) shall be increased by an
amount equal to—
</text>
<subparagraph id="HB9CB4670CE4A4D12AC14DC911FCD7A8C">
<enum>
(A)
</enum>
<text>
such dollar
amount, multiplied by
</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HF2391824E8F24AF9A4E536504F64AFCB">
<enum>
(B)
</enum>
<text>
the cost-of-living
adjustment determined under section 1(f)(3) for the calendar year following the
year which such applicable period begins, determined by substituting
<quote>
calendar year 2013
</quote>
for
<quote>
calendar year 1992
</quote>
in
subparagraph (B) thereof.
</text>
</subparagraph>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H6D56DB63E5E8455E84ED634307100660">
<enum>
(2)
</enum>
<header>
Applicable
period
</header>
<text>
For purposes of this subsection, the term
<term>
applicable
period
</term>
means the 4-year period beginning with the first day following
the date of the last general election for the office of President and ending on
the date of the next such general election.
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HF02E00F658804CF38B3D87EEDC6ED6AE">
<enum>
(3)
</enum>
<header>
Rounding
</header>
<text>
If
any amount as adjusted under paragraph (1) is not a multiple of $100, such
amount shall be rounded to the nearest multiple of
$100.
</text>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
<after-quoted-block>
.
</after-quoted-block>
</quoted-block>
</section>
<section id="H507D536F098344108A47A2EB13AAA7C5">
<enum>
104.
</enum>
<header>
Repeal of
expenditure limitations
</header>
<subsection id="HA7B1CF78988948389863B89A1096E70E">
<enum>
(a)
</enum>
<header>
In
general
</header>
<text>
Subsection (a) of section 9035 of the Internal Revenue
Code of 1986 is amended to read as follows:
</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H419CD47593A94A3CB6A458089D2ACCCD" style="OLC">
<subsection id="HB78E750FA9DC485081E277443E5EBBC6">
<enum>
(a)
</enum>
<header>
Personal
expenditure limitation
</header>
<text>
No candidate shall knowingly make
expenditures from his personal funds, or the personal funds of his immediate
family, in connection with his campaign for nomination for election to the
office of President in excess of, in the aggregate,
$50,000.
</text>
</subsection>
<after-quoted-block>
.
</after-quoted-block>
</quoted-block>
</subsection>
<subsection id="HBA976810C1E2436FAED886CAE8BD30B0">
<enum>
(b)
</enum>
<header>
Conforming
amendment
</header>
<text>
Paragraph (1) of section 9033(b) of the Internal
Revenue Code of 1986 is amended to read as follows:
</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H55D9D09BDFDE4DC6BB3D914BB586E24D" style="OLC">
<paragraph id="H75B5F75B07264291B77E605201909F49">
<enum>
(1)
</enum>
<text>
the candidate will
comply with the personal expenditure limitation under section
9035,
</text>
</paragraph>
<after-quoted-block>
.
</after-quoted-block>
</quoted-block>
</subsection>
</section>
<section id="H6963B78DD6F0412BA0AFF0DF93A301C1">
<enum>
105.
</enum>
<header>
Period of
availability of matching payments
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
Section 9032(6) of the Internal Revenue Code
of 1986 is amended by striking
<quote>
the beginning of the calendar year in
which a general election for the office of President of the United States will
be held
</quote>
and inserting
<quote>
the date that is 6 months prior to the
date of the earliest State primary election
</quote>
.
</text>
</section>
<section id="HB96D9868800A41E7B6064CDB5B9339CC">
<enum>
106.
</enum>
<header>
Examination and
audits of matchable contributions
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
Section 9038(a) of the Internal Revenue Code
of 1986 is amended by inserting
<quote>
and matchable contributions accepted
by
</quote>
after
<quote>
qualified campaign expenses of
</quote>
.
</text>
</section>
<section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HF4B457A46CA149C59EB3838BE723A47D">
<enum>
107.
</enum>
<header>
Modification to
limitation on contributions for Presidential primary candidates
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
Section 315(a)(6) of the Federal Election
Campaign Act of 1971 (
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/2/441a">
2 U.S.C. 441a(a)(6)
</external-xref>
) is amended by striking
<quote>
calendar year
</quote>
and inserting
<quote>
four-year election
cycle
</quote>
.
</text>
</section>
</subtitle>
<subtitle id="HB7B8E79E12EB4314AEEF839570F9E100">
<enum>
B
</enum>
<header>
General
elections
</header>
<section id="HF632B547F2C4470AA7B57D13BAA13361">
<enum>
111.
</enum>
<header>
Modification of
eligibility requirements for public financing
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
Subsection (a) of section 9003 of the
Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended to read as follows:
</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H97E6978E074846EABF5F371EE627A439" style="OLC">
<subsection id="H5EA7CCBACC024B4588FE518C0171370D">
<enum>
(a)
</enum>
<header>
In
general
</header>
<text>
In order to be eligible to receive any payments under
section 9006, the candidates of a political party in a presidential election
shall meet the following requirements:
</text>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HB13C39A3B6AA4E6F8E5FADEACF3EB4D0">
<enum>
(1)
</enum>
<header>
Participation in
primary payment system
</header>
<text>
The candidate for President received
payments under chapter 96 for the campaign for nomination for election to be
President.
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="HEDA49CA39E04446ABF871CCFDC223716">
<enum>
(2)
</enum>
<header>
Agreements with
Commission
</header>
<text>
The candidates, in writing—
</text>
<subparagraph id="H9B8D7BE6C3684858B818AC4354E13F50">
<enum>
(A)
</enum>
<text>
agree to obtain
and furnish to the Commission such evidence as it may request of the qualified
campaign expenses of such candidates,
</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H12149686C4E04555A576C248FBE1D9CA">
<enum>
(B)
</enum>
<text>
agree to keep and
furnish to the Commission such records, books, and other information as it may
request, and
</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H7347904D8D7245378AD9115F7B6EA755">
<enum>
(C)
</enum>
<text>
agree to an audit
and examination by the Commission under section 9007 and to pay any amounts
required to be paid under such section.
</text>
</subparagraph>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="HFC53007EA814407393C37F13F30A8193">
<enum>
(3)
</enum>
<header>
Ban on certain
contributions and solicitations
</header>
<text>
The candidates certify to the
Commission, under penalty of perjury, the following:
</text>
<subparagraph id="H14B912A17EE843B89B9B354435F58093">
<enum>
(A)
</enum>
<header>
Bundled
contributions
</header>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Such candidates
and the authorized committees of such candidates will not accept any bundled
contribution (as defined in section 304(i)(8)) forwarded by or credited to a
person described in section 304(i)(7).
</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HE43DD7335BB04551BD494FF625D9950D">
<enum>
(B)
</enum>
<header>
Solicitations
for joint fundraising committees
</header>
<text>
Such candidates and their
authorized committees will not, after June 1 of the election year, solicit any
funds for any joint fundraising committee that includes any committee of a
political party.
</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H9689AC59187F45118D931CBFEC445111">
<enum>
(C)
</enum>
<header>
Solicitation for
political parties
</header>
<text>
Such candidates and their authorized committees
will not, after June 1 of the year in which the election is held, solicit any
funds for any committee of a political party.
</text>
</subparagraph>
<continuation-text continuation-text-level="paragraph">
Such
certification shall be made within such time prior to the day of the
presidential election as the Commission shall prescribe by rules or
regulations.
</continuation-text>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
<after-quoted-block>
.
</after-quoted-block>
</quoted-block>
</section>
<section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HF326D28D6D014A599164D12A713A46B4">
<enum>
112.
</enum>
<header>
Repeal of
expenditure limitations and use of qualified campaign contributions
</header>
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H775C3F83D0204C1194D0A065E71BE7B5">
<enum>
(a)
</enum>
<header>
Use of qualified
campaign contributions without expenditure limits; application of same
requirements for major, minor, and new parties
</header>
<text>
Section 9003 of
the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by striking subsections (b) and
(c) and inserting the following:
</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H44E2DA1AE0E74AE991F2A03E83F00B10" style="OLC">
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HF8E0A041714F4AD58C3DE2BE5795DB05">
<enum>
(b)
</enum>
<header>
Use of qualified
campaign contributions To defray expenses
</header>
<paragraph id="H5C955E6642684452ADDEF9532DA581F6">
<enum>
(1)
</enum>
<header>
In
general
</header>
<text>
In order to be eligible to receive any payments under
section 9006, the candidates of a party in a presidential election shall
certify to the Commission, under penalty of perjury, that—
</text>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H8D24FFB045C1484496BD084B1E1F4AE7">
<enum>
(A)
</enum>
<text>
such candidates
and their authorized committees have not and will not accept any contributions
to defray qualified campaign expenses other than—
</text>
<clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H5FE0F870309C4292A584DBB96D01EA88">
<enum>
(i)
</enum>
<text>
qualified campaign
contributions, and
</text>
</clause>
<clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H0C92A60F807D45DCBACA3C43877EC87E">
<enum>
(ii)
</enum>
<text>
contributions to
the extent necessary to make up any deficiency payments received out of the
fund on account of the application of section 9006(c), and
</text>
</clause>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H50D11B59BD7D43698A5EDBAE61D4AFE4">
<enum>
(B)
</enum>
<text>
such candidates
and their authorized committees have not and will not accept any contribution
to defray expenses which would be qualified campaign expenses but for
subparagraph (C) of section 9002(11).
</text>
</subparagraph>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H7EE7633D97E245E8ACCAA9768225BD9D">
<enum>
(2)
</enum>
<header>
Timing of
certification
</header>
<text>
The candidate shall make the certification required
under this subsection at the same time the candidate makes the certification
required under subsection
(a)(3).
</text>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
<after-quoted-block>
.
</after-quoted-block>
</quoted-block>
</subsection>
<subsection id="HB636EB65E1684F32B5242A5EE856890B">
<enum>
(b)
</enum>
<header>
Definition of
qualified campaign contribution
</header>
<text>
Section 9002 of such Code is
amended by adding at the end the following new paragraph:
</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HE2279AB2D3CD4CF08060B46E7E49EAE9" style="OLC">
<paragraph id="H6226558170274A0F8CEF469133696025">
<enum>
(13)
</enum>
<header>
Qualified
campaign contribution
</header>
<text>
The term
<term>
qualified campaign
contribution
</term>
means, with respect to any election for the office of
President of the United States, a contribution from an individual to a
candidate or an authorized committee of a candidate which—
</text>
<subparagraph id="H79F68D728E4B4154A6F48B804FE69A9A">
<enum>
(A)
</enum>
<text>
is made after June
1 of the year in which the election is held;
</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HA3E5303073314F968790FEDCA659A027">
<enum>
(B)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
does not exceed 50% of the limit applicable
under paragraph (1)(A) or paragraph (2)(A) of section 315(a) of the Federal
Election Campaign Act of 1971 to the amount of a contribution which may be made
to a candidate who is not eligible to receive payments under section 9006 with
respect to such election; and
</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H2946C269645248ACB859CA3DB3DD5AEE">
<enum>
(C)
</enum>
<text>
with respect to
which the candidate has certified in writing that—
</text>
<clause id="HF8F4DCE2C43845A88EBB566C9BF12F96">
<enum>
(i)
</enum>
<text>
the individual
making such contribution has not made aggregate contributions (including such
qualified contribution) to such candidate and the authorized committees of such
candidate in excess of the amount described in subparagraph (B), and
</text>
</clause>
<clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H14B37327DF7148E0830D0052DFC84C22">
<enum>
(ii)
</enum>
<text>
such candidate
and the authorized committees of such candidate will not accept contributions
from such individual (including such qualified contribution) aggregating more
than the amount described in subparagraph (B) with respect to such
election.
</text>
</clause>
</subparagraph>
</paragraph>
<after-quoted-block>
.
</after-quoted-block>
</quoted-block>
</subsection>
<subsection id="H9FE181CAFA184259A93A59710DD96F2F">
<enum>
(c)
</enum>
<header>
Conforming
amendments
</header>
<paragraph id="HDA0E4AEEDCB347D3AD1206FD4235A08A">
<enum>
(1)
</enum>
<header>
Repeal of
expenditure limits
</header>
<subparagraph id="HE3264DFE5216459A89F5DF9D19B6B15C">
<enum>
(A)
</enum>
<header>
In
general
</header>
<text>
Section 315 of the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971
(
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/2/441a">
2 U.S.C. 441a
</external-xref>
) is amended by striking subsection (b).
</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HE136E4A07882445490A131966E9605FA">
<enum>
(B)
</enum>
<header>
Conforming
amendments
</header>
<text>
Section 315(c) of such Act (
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/2/441a">
2 U.S.C. 441a(c)
</external-xref>
) is
amended—
</text>
<clause id="HF87BFA89EA074AEFBB6C0AE87F9B7B32">
<enum>
(i)
</enum>
<text>
in
paragraph (1)(B)(i), by striking
<quote>
, (b)
</quote>
; and
</text>
</clause>
<clause id="H414E7169BA9F4473985C59EE7E7669F1">
<enum>
(ii)
</enum>
<text>
in
paragraph (2)(B)(i), by striking
<quote>
subsections (b) and (d)
</quote>
and
inserting
<quote>
subsection (d)
</quote>
.
</text>
</clause>
</subparagraph>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="HAF1E7B5EA6194B5EB0CDEACC27569CCF">
<enum>
(2)
</enum>
<header>
Repeal of
repayment requirement
</header>
<subparagraph id="HFF4AB798C51A4E20BE003EDA27D86E8D">
<enum>
(A)
</enum>
<header>
In
general
</header>
<text>
Section 9007(b) of such Code is amended by striking
paragraph (2) and redesignating paragraphs (3), (4), and (5) as paragraphs (2),
(3), and (4), respectively.
</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H79A0FE4E54ED4A98896A33192A4F23C2">
<enum>
(B)
</enum>
<header>
Conforming
amendment
</header>
<text>
Paragraph (2) of section 9007(b) of such Code, as
redesignated by subparagraph (A), is amended—
</text>
<clause id="HAF50E90E63AF411EAA94F3EECD4B7E9E">
<enum>
(i)
</enum>
<text>
by
striking
<quote>
a major party
</quote>
and inserting
<quote>
a
party
</quote>
;
</text>
</clause>
<clause id="HEEE323644C2A4D0EBECD97FE4940D556">
<enum>
(ii)
</enum>
<text>
by
inserting
<quote>
qualified contributions and
</quote>
after
<quote>
contributions
(other than
</quote>
; and
</text>
</clause>
<clause id="HC255A8AE4A8945C88196A1F179C62AF2">
<enum>
(iii)
</enum>
<text>
by
striking
<quote>
(other than qualified campaign expenses with respect to which
payment is required under paragraph (2))
</quote>
.
</text>
</clause>
</subparagraph>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H3CCC219A66844BB8ADCCB917E52E3119">
<enum>
(3)
</enum>
<header>
Criminal
penalties
</header>
<subparagraph id="H0074E1F7AB1C4E4A8D19E7AA1CE1A493">
<enum>
(A)
</enum>
<header>
Repeal of
penalty for excess expenses
</header>
<text>
Section 9012 of the Internal Revenue
Code of 1986 is amended by striking subsection (a).
</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H5C53215BE19542B5B03FDE1CE841CA97">
<enum>
(B)
</enum>
<header>
Penalty for
acceptance of disallowed contributions; application of same penalty for
candidates of major, minor, and new parties
</header>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Subsection (b) of section 9012 of such Code
is amended to read as follows:
</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H3E830C6F2068485F948CB7092ADC09A7" style="OLC">
<subsection id="HD10A410397B641F5A50A0FE7B5ADDC83">
<enum>
(b)
</enum>
<header>
Contributions
</header>
<paragraph id="H41846F26676B4E8B84F006AC205CFD36">
<enum>
(1)
</enum>
<header>
Acceptance of
disallowed contributions
</header>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
It
shall be unlawful for an eligible candidate of a party in a presidential
election or any of his authorized committees knowingly and willfully to accept
any contribution to defray qualified campaign expenses, except to the extent
necessary to make up any deficiency in payments received out of the fund on
account of the application of section 9006(c), or to defray expenses which
would be qualified campaign expenses but for subparagraph (C) of section
9002(11).
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H5BE240A80E4A4F1AABDAE15FF6DD4439">
<enum>
(2)
</enum>
<header>
Penalty
</header>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Any person who violates paragraph (1) shall
be fined not more than $5,000, or imprisoned not more than one year, or both.
In the case of a violation by an authorized committee, any officer or member of
such committee who knowingly and willfully consents to such violation shall be
fined not more than $5,000, or imprisoned not more than one year, or
both.
</text>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
<after-quoted-block>
.
</after-quoted-block>
</quoted-block>
</subparagraph>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
</section>
<section id="HF1AC0364B7BB446B8ABAD5C64D3A4B01">
<enum>
113.
</enum>
<header>
Matching
payments and other modifications to payment amounts
</header>
<subsection id="H1FCC31CE6559424E9C0F62DE04CF0773">
<enum>
(a)
</enum>
<header>
In
general
</header>
<paragraph id="H15355B4B4E9249719C5EB3F7D2173EE8">
<enum>
(1)
</enum>
<header>
Amount of
payments; application of same amount for candidates of major, minor, and new
parties
</header>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Subsection (a) of
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/26/9004">
section 9004
</external-xref>
of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended to read as
follows:
</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HED8D1E91B8A14A18812B90677D525DD2" style="OLC">
<subsection id="HA75701A0F05942B5B0E1A5EB10545945">
<enum>
(a)
</enum>
<header>
In
general
</header>
<text>
Subject to the provisions of this chapter, the eligible
candidates of a party in a presidential election shall be entitled to equal
payment under section 9006 in an amount equal to 500 percent of the amount of
each matchable contribution received by such candidate on or after June 1 of
the year of the presidential election, or by his authorized committees
(disregarding any amount of contributions from any person to the extent that
the total of the amounts contributed by such person for the election exceeds
$250), except that total amount to which a candidate is entitled under this
paragraph shall not exceed
$150,000,000.
</text>
</subsection>
<after-quoted-block>
.
</after-quoted-block>
</quoted-block>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H2ADD024D2B354A069291A2347E2DBBAF">
<enum>
(2)
</enum>
<header>
Repeal of
separate limitations for candidates of minor and new
parties
</header>
<text>
Section 9004 of such Code is amended by striking
subsection (b).
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H02423D8FA29444B98B2920625058A805">
<enum>
(3)
</enum>
<header>
Conforming
amendment
</header>
<text>
Section 9005(a) of such Code is amended by adding at
the end the following new sentence:
<quote>
The Commission shall make such
additional certifications as may be necessary to receive payments under section
9004.
</quote>
.
</text>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
<subsection id="H738DC131FDC24749B7B86EBB7974F012">
<enum>
(b)
</enum>
<header>
Matchable
contribution
</header>
<text>
Section 9002 of such Code, as amended by section
112, is amended by adding at the end the following new paragraph:
</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H7EA4E66090F84DAFA0C994AEC2E3FA1C" style="OLC">
<paragraph id="HE5EE0D9D45CC4462AEE1B7EFC3D01676">
<enum>
(14)
</enum>
<header>
Matchable
contribution
</header>
<text>
The term
<term>
matchable contribution
</term>
means,
with respect to the election to the office of President of the United States, a
contribution by an individual to a candidate or an authorized committee of a
candidate with respect to which the candidate has certified in writing
that—
</text>
<subparagraph id="H8F98194E8E00455292C9C1AFC3D4FAC7">
<enum>
(A)
</enum>
<text>
the individual
making such contribution has not made aggregate contributions (including such
matchable contribution) to such candidate and the authorized committees of such
candidate in excess of 50% of the limit applicable under paragraph (1)(A) or
paragraph (2)(A) of section 315(a) of the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971
to the amount of a contribution which may be made to a candidate who is not
eligible to receive payments under section 9006 with respect to such
election;
</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H6B758FB7732A49FD81424A20CC6A9810">
<enum>
(B)
</enum>
<text>
such candidate and
the authorized committees of such candidate will not accept contributions from
such individual (including such matchable contribution) aggregating more than
the amount described in subparagraph (A) with respect to such election;
and
</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph commented="no" id="HFA6105FA11AC4899863BC3FB9EFB5BCD">
<enum>
(C)
</enum>
<text>
such contribution
was not—
</text>
<clause commented="no" id="H0AAC51CB675F4955A516DEE952B9B731">
<enum>
(i)
</enum>
<text>
forwarded from the
contributor from any person other than an individual, or
</text>
</clause>
<clause commented="no" id="H10A922ECB30541058D5731561214F02A">
<enum>
(ii)
</enum>
<text>
received by the
candidate or committee from a contributor or contributors, but credited by the
committee or candidate to another person who is not an individual through
records, designations, or other means of recognizing that a certain amount of
money has been raised by such
person.
</text>
</clause>
</subparagraph>
</paragraph>
<after-quoted-block>
.
</after-quoted-block>
</quoted-block>
</subsection>
</section>
<section id="HBA07EE276E2E4AA2A630001A43D5DAB3">
<enum>
114.
</enum>
<header>
Inflation
adjustment for payment amounts
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
Section 9004 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="H7A6BB18042144FC7A129C2DBD4BD25E1" style="OLC">
<subsection id="H14788694D4CA4B5FA52BA0836E900EDE">
<enum>
(f)
</enum>
<header>
Inflation
adjustments
</header>
<paragraph id="HBE0D5E801A65443CA53177A75B989E7C">
<enum>
(1)
</enum>
<header>
In
general
</header>
<text>
In the case of any applicable period beginning after
2017, each of the dollar amounts in subsection (a)(1) shall be increased by an
amount equal to—
</text>
<subparagraph id="H428B3800E5B549F595FFFBA837623D78">
<enum>
(A)
</enum>
<text>
such dollar
amount; multiplied by
</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H5357DE5CAA86421BBEA2FD2BA4C9B943">
<enum>
(B)
</enum>
<text>
the cost-of-living
adjustment determined under section 1(f)(3) for the calendar year following the
year which such applicable period begins, determined by substituting
<quote>
calendar year 2016
</quote>
for
<quote>
calendar year 1992
</quote>
in
subparagraph (B) thereof.
</text>
</subparagraph>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H8CC48AADFBA44136BBC61E30BD906ED2">
<enum>
(2)
</enum>
<header>
Applicable
period
</header>
<text>
For purposes of this subsection, the term
<term>
applicable
period
</term>
means the 4-year period beginning with the first day following
the date of the last general election for the office of President and ending on
the date of the next such general election.
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HE11EAC4F80434ED4A401A54BC8CAEBDD">
<enum>
(3)
</enum>
<header>
Rounding
</header>
<text>
If
any amount as adjusted under paragraph (1) is not a multiple of $100, such
amount shall be rounded to the nearest multiple of
$100.
</text>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
<after-quoted-block>
.
</after-quoted-block>
</quoted-block>
</section>
<section id="H2636C1C4FC054291B95B38882F8E042C">
<enum>
115.
</enum>
<header>
Increase in
limit on coordinated party expenditures
</header>
<subsection id="HBF85D86158954C8B970B2EF64CBAD2DA">
<enum>
(a)
</enum>
<header>
In
general
</header>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Section 315(d)(2) of
the
<act-name parsable-cite="FECA">
Federal Election Campaign Act of
1971
</act-name>
(
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/2/441a">
2 U.S.C. 441a(d)(2)
</external-xref>
) is amended to read as follows:
</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HE8CC8BA36A1640689A0E4FD93462B51D" style="OLC">
<paragraph id="HB866300D9FEE4834BA0B6A5EB76B59D9" indent="up1">
<enum>
(2)
</enum>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="yes-display-inline" id="H4DAF78092EC34808A93F056F3797DB10">
<enum>
(A)
</enum>
<text>
The national committee
of a political party may not make any expenditure in connection with the
general election campaign of any candidate for President of the United States
who is affiliated with such party which exceeds $50,000,000.
</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H54FD077804C947F491DF0BB7E2616F14" indent="up1">
<enum>
(B)
</enum>
<text>
For purposes of this
paragraph—
</text>
<clause id="HA375E1698A934B2292D6E2C186973D79">
<enum>
(i)
</enum>
<text>
any expenditure made by or on behalf
of a national committee of a political party and in connection with a
presidential election shall be considered to be made in connection with the
general election campaign of a candidate for President of the United States who
is affiliated with such party; and
</text>
</clause>
<clause id="H4F76E449FB4646DE9EE86F550070969F">
<enum>
(ii)
</enum>
<text>
any communication made by or on
behalf of such party shall be considered to be made in connection with the
general election campaign of a candidate for President of the United States who
is affiliated with such party if any portion of the communication is in
connection with such election.
</text>
</clause>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HC72F11047EC240829B9C21C113DCA878" indent="up1">
<enum>
(C)
</enum>
<text>
Any expenditure under this paragraph
shall be in addition to any expenditure by a national committee of a political
party serving as the principal campaign committee of a candidate for the office
of President of the United
States.
</text>
</subparagraph>
</paragraph>
<after-quoted-block>
.
</after-quoted-block>
</quoted-block>
</subsection>
<subsection id="HC2CAAF73BBBE457BB0A26AA4B8B2BE3F">
<enum>
(b)
</enum>
<header>
Conforming
amendments relating to timing of cost-of-Living adjustment
</header>
<paragraph id="H5783C095911542F18AE0B592AC164AB5">
<enum>
(1)
</enum>
<header>
In
general
</header>
<text>
Section 315(c)(1) of such Act (
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/2/441a">
2 U.S.C. 441a(c)(1)
</external-xref>
), as
amended by section 112(d)(1)(B), is amended—
</text>
<subparagraph id="H08EACE6C0C9C4B98805A26EE740243C5">
<enum>
(A)
</enum>
<text>
in subparagraph
(B), by striking
<quote>
(d)
</quote>
and inserting
<quote>
(d)(3)
</quote>
;
and
</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H4178777D045A48B4B4391782CC5ABDBC">
<enum>
(B)
</enum>
<text>
by inserting at
the end the following new subparagraph:
</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H8928154643C94DDA82169C1FF29D8045" style="OLC">
<subparagraph id="HA1927DA69BFB4A858906730E6F9105C5" indent="up2">
<enum>
(D)
</enum>
<text>
In any calendar year after
2017—
</text>
<clause id="HD33F8704F82748718E7FB15B7284EAF5">
<enum>
(i)
</enum>
<text>
the dollar amount in subsection (d)(2)
shall be increased by the percent difference determined under subparagraph
(A);
</text>
</clause>
<clause id="H79AD36276B4F4139A9DD9AE2225F4D0B">
<enum>
(ii)
</enum>
<text>
the amount so increased shall remain
in effect for the calendar year; and
</text>
</clause>
<clause id="H3248D2526DD143B8BD340BCFEFEB6469">
<enum>
(iii)
</enum>
<text>
if the amount after adjustment under
clause (i) is not a multiple of $100, such amount shall be rounded to the
nearest multiple of
$100.
</text>
</clause>
</subparagraph>
<after-quoted-block>
.
</after-quoted-block>
</quoted-block>
</subparagraph>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H22260F1204B5498FBEF6E797081FAFFB">
<enum>
(2)
</enum>
<header>
Base
year
</header>
<text>
Section 315(c)(2)(B) of such Act (
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/2/441a">
2 U.S.C. 441a(c)(2)(B)
</external-xref>
),
as amended by section 112(d)(1)(B), is amended—
</text>
<subparagraph id="H4E4BF951FB3945448E143869F9FFD755">
<enum>
(A)
</enum>
<text>
in clause
(i)—
</text>
<clause id="H8FBA0900C3CD4D94B5D4F91B1DD94212">
<enum>
(i)
</enum>
<text>
by
striking
<quote>
(d)
</quote>
and inserting
<quote>
(d)(3)
</quote>
; and
</text>
</clause>
<clause id="HBA592D96901D45B9A3BF9FC4A9B1F952">
<enum>
(ii)
</enum>
<text>
by
striking
<quote>
and
</quote>
at the end;
</text>
</clause>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HD39BBEFA0C074FF581223A09C5EDED23">
<enum>
(B)
</enum>
<text>
in clause (ii), by
striking the period at the end and inserting
<quote>
; and
</quote>
; and
</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H0D5EC658BC8E44259CB885AF964EB79D">
<enum>
(C)
</enum>
<text>
by adding at the
end the following new clause:
</text>
<quoted-block id="H872803251882432C9A89683CCC62CBD6">
<clause id="H5ABD64ED52204A1485C6AA13DD938EFC" indent="up1">
<enum>
(iii)
</enum>
<text>
for purposes of subsection
(d)(2), calendar year
2016.
</text>
</clause>
<after-quoted-block>
.
</after-quoted-block>
</quoted-block>
</subparagraph>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
</section>
<section id="HD549AF2764034CAAA5DDE25DF475052F">
<enum>
116.
</enum>
<header>
Establishment
of uniform date for release of payments
</header>
<subsection id="H0268BED212CE44D8A2A36DA26F850A2D">
<enum>
(a)
</enum>
<header>
Date for
payments
</header>
<paragraph id="H379047F2973E42FB965C10A248DC637A">
<enum>
(1)
</enum>
<header>
In
general
</header>
<text>
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/26/9006">
Section 9006(b)
</external-xref>
of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is
amended to read as follows:
</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H59C23D0403D24A089E3A082106D09E83" style="OLC">
<subsection id="H4E3B1DBBB8A74BEBA0FAFE0BFBBF843B">
<enum>
(b)
</enum>
<header>
Payments from
the Fund
</header>
<text>
If the Secretary of the Treasury receives a
certification from the Commission under section 9005 for payment to the
eligible candidates of a political party, the Secretary shall pay to such
candidates out of the fund the amount certified by the Commission on the later
of—
</text>
<paragraph id="HBBF7B892D2C640E89F22174BB470FD19">
<enum>
(1)
</enum>
<text>
the last Friday
occurring before the first Monday in September; or
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H7759818245ED42F3A28C5AC7C867C15C">
<enum>
(2)
</enum>
<text>
24 hours after
receiving the certifications for the eligible candidates of all major political
parties.
</text>
</paragraph>
<continuation-text continuation-text-level="subsection">
Amounts
paid to any such candidates shall be under the control of such
candidates.
</continuation-text>
</subsection>
<after-quoted-block>
.
</after-quoted-block>
</quoted-block>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="HAD1D60713EF54109AF59F89D3331D319">
<enum>
(2)
</enum>
<header>
Conforming
Amendment
</header>
<text>
The first sentence of section 9006(c) of such Code is
amended by striking
<quote>
the time of a certification by the Commission under
section 9005 for payment
</quote>
and inserting
<quote>
the time of making a
payment under subsection (b)
</quote>
.
</text>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
<subsection id="HA10A043F23114796A5D10C50740B5FBB">
<enum>
(b)
</enum>
<header>
Time for
certification
</header>
<text>
Section 9005(a) of the Internal Revenue Code of
1986 is amended by striking
<quote>
10 days
</quote>
and inserting
<quote>
24
hours
</quote>
.
</text>
</subsection>
</section>
<section id="H82AF7828D3FE400DA0E781CAA7C8FA18">
<enum>
117.
</enum>
<header>
Amounts in
Presidential Election Campaign Fund
</header>
<subsection id="H8227DC3EBF4A4DF6BA55C1E90ED61EDE">
<enum>
(a)
</enum>
<header>
Determination of
amounts in fund
</header>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Section
9006(c) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by adding at the end
the following new sentence:
<quote>
In making a determination of whether there
are insufficient moneys in the fund for purposes of the previous sentence, the
Secretary shall take into account in determining the balance of the fund for a
presidential election year the Secretary’s best estimate of the amount of
moneys which will be deposited into the fund during the year, except that the
amount of the estimate may not exceed the average of the annual amounts
deposited in the fund during the previous 3 years.
</quote>
.
</text>
</subsection>
<subsection id="HC36B6BEA90974021A8EADE22F5F379FC">
<enum>
(b)
</enum>
<header>
Special rule for
first campaign cycle under this Act
</header>
<paragraph id="H088D0A2801664966A20ED216DA6287E2">
<enum>
(1)
</enum>
<header>
In
general
</header>
<text>
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/26/9006">
Section 9006
</external-xref>
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="H3CDC1C82104445B58A24562A2DB1017D" style="OLC">
<subsection commented="no" id="H21B2B30B62A84D03BEDCF6E2895B8954">
<enum>
(d)
</enum>
<header>
Special
authority To borrow
</header>
<paragraph commented="no" id="HE264335DCB2341C8A219B8A1D8A74373">
<enum>
(1)
</enum>
<header>
In
general
</header>
<text>
Notwithstanding subsection (c), there are authorized to
be appropriated to the fund, as repayable advances, such sums as are necessary
to carry out the purposes of the fund during the period ending on the first
presidential election occurring after the date of the enactment of this
subsection.
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H4EE7E3110449452188098E7738744486">
<enum>
(2)
</enum>
<header>
Repayment of
advances
</header>
<subparagraph id="HC7DB0B929FCF4BBFB3120C3A8AB4C564">
<enum>
(A)
</enum>
<header>
In
general
</header>
<text>
Advances made to the fund shall be repaid, and interest
on such advances shall be paid, to the general fund of the Treasury when the
Secretary determines that moneys are available for such purposes in the
fund.
</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H8C653CBD55744C3586E1343D77103BA9">
<enum>
(B)
</enum>
<header>
Rate of
interest
</header>
<text>
Interest on advances made to the fund shall be at a rate
determined by the Secretary of the Treasury (as of the close of the calendar
month preceding the month in which the advance is made) to be equal to the
current average market yield on outstanding marketable obligations of the
United States with remaining periods to maturity comparable to the anticipated
period during which the advance will be outstanding and shall be compounded
annually.
</text>
</subparagraph>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
<after-quoted-block>
.
</after-quoted-block>
</quoted-block>
</paragraph>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HF050BF8647064AA6AA26C49048233596">
<enum>
(2)
</enum>
<header>
Effective
date
</header>
<text>
The amendment made by this subsection shall take effect
January 1, 2014.
</text>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
</section>
<section id="H10A7EFB04EC44786A0267F477C373587">
<enum>
118.
</enum>
<header>
Use of general
election payments for general election legal and accounting
compliance
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
Section 9002(11) of
the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by adding at the end the following
new sentence:
<quote>
For purposes of subparagraph (A), an expense incurred by a
candidate or authorized committee for general election legal and accounting
compliance purposes shall be considered to be an expense to further the
election of such candidate.
</quote>
.
</text>
</section>
</subtitle>
<subtitle id="H41CE67486D49498FA2BA45F2A57FA461">
<enum>
C
</enum>
<header>
Political
conventions
</header>
<section id="H3EA1A102017D4470A14C07BA1CF5402E">
<enum>
121.
</enum>
<header>
Repeal of
public financing of party conventions
</header>
<subsection id="H4DCB181FB44E41718CA67C6F32EB20F4">
<enum>
(a)
</enum>
<header>
Repeal
</header>
<paragraph id="HC5FE02B71F384B4098EA6B6B8284FC2D">
<enum>
(1)
</enum>
<header>
In
general
</header>
<text>
<external-xref legal-doc="usc-chapter" parsable-cite="usc-chapter/26/95">
Chapter 95
</external-xref>
of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is
amended by striking section 9008.
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H4797F2ABEC0C48DA893A6EFFC7B11CBC">
<enum>
(2)
</enum>
<header>
Clerical
amendment
</header>
<text>
The table of sections of chapter 95 of such Code is
amended by striking the item relating to section 9008.
</text>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
<subsection id="H7284DBF516244A97B944DE2E1D148DE7">
<enum>
(b)
</enum>
<header>
Conforming
amendments
</header>
<paragraph id="HE8F9BD3132734AD3BA976228EED48806">
<enum>
(1)
</enum>
<header>
Availability of
payments to candidates
</header>
<text>
Section 9006(c) of such Code is amended by
striking
<quote>
section 9008(b)(3)
</quote>
.
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H77FD156E914843F281D8533D6BED3BCA">
<enum>
(2)
</enum>
<header>
Reports by
Federal Election Commission
</header>
<text>
Section 9009 of such Code is
amended—
</text>
<subparagraph id="H95E5A654B13A4F8B9D94713A9D1A51C0">
<enum>
(A)
</enum>
<text>
by adding
<quote>
and
</quote>
at the end of paragraph (2);
</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H355B4C40B7804F6595A35A0FBACF2BD7">
<enum>
(B)
</enum>
<text>
by striking the
semicolon at the end of paragraph (3) and inserting a period; and
</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HEF7BB03AF72C45B09E4BE95BDE3A068B">
<enum>
(C)
</enum>
<text>
by striking
paragraphs (4), (5), and (6).
</text>
</subparagraph>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="HF6E8054F24AA413E9B0F08669FE52D96">
<enum>
(3)
</enum>
<header>
Penalties
</header>
<text>
Section
9012 of such Code, as amended by section 112(d)(4), is amended—
</text>
<subparagraph id="H171FB6BC10184157932DFFFACBFA6259">
<enum>
(A)
</enum>
<text>
by striking
subsection (a) and redesignating subsections (b) through (g) as subsections (a)
through (f), respectively;
</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H1011A2D59F6F4E8A99795A58D19AFF7B">
<enum>
(B)
</enum>
<text>
in subsection (b),
as redesignated by subparagraph (A), by striking paragraph (2) and
redesignating paragraph (3) as paragraph (2);
</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H1A61355F9DE0464CB4D0A664DB671318">
<enum>
(C)
</enum>
<text>
in subsection
(d)(1), as redesignated by subparagraph (A), by striking the second sentence;
and
</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H1D4BEA385A6443EFAB52687A195DB194">
<enum>
(D)
</enum>
<text>
in subsection
(d)(3), as redesignated by subparagraph (A), by striking
<quote>
, or in
connection with any expense incurred by the national committee of a major party
or minor party with respect to a presidential nominating
convention
</quote>
.
</text>
</subparagraph>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H97510B6D8E0C4BA68E728F9291C50C2A">
<enum>
(4)
</enum>
<header>
Availability of
payments from Presidential Primary Matching Account
</header>
<text>
The second
sentence of section 9037(a) of such Code is amended by striking
<quote>
and for
payments under section 9008(b)(3)
</quote>
.
</text>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
</section>
<section id="H05931C47100F4AAA8D003301AE224EC6">
<enum>
122.
</enum>
<header>
Contributions
for political conventions
</header>
<subsection id="H88F907DBD2904D8AAC893395E0646597">
<enum>
(a)
</enum>
<header>
Separate
contribution limitation
</header>
<paragraph id="HC32E846BCF2143C79DD1738D2390AF98">
<enum>
(1)
</enum>
<header>
Individuals
</header>
<subparagraph id="HC2178C61AD2C4655A214042E64ACC32C">
<enum>
(A)
</enum>
<header>
In
general
</header>
<text>
Section 315(a)(1) of the Federal Election Campaign Act of
1971 (
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/2/441a">
2 U.S.C. 441a(a)(1)
</external-xref>
) is amended—
</text>
<clause id="H3B0D36BE551D4AE9B026655685E6545D">
<enum>
(i)
</enum>
<text>
by
striking
<quote>
or
</quote>
at the end of subparagraph (C);
</text>
</clause>
<clause id="H26B924E3485A48869467206CD78B8F88">
<enum>
(ii)
</enum>
<text>
by
striking the period at the end of subparagraph (D) and inserting
<quote>
;
or
</quote>
; and
</text>
</clause>
<clause id="HB2A595D1DB1E4A1F8A746A1E37E27B59">
<enum>
(iii)
</enum>
<text>
by
adding at the end the following new subparagraph:
</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H01E1DA660BC247C4BF5D9547E2E16C57" style="OLC">
<subparagraph id="H1B60B12C6B0E4E83BF16B58BB07FEC72">
<enum>
(E)
</enum>
<text>
to the national
nominating convention account of political committees established and
maintained by a national political party, in any 4-year period ending on the
last day of the calendar year beginning on the day after a general election for
the office of President which, in the aggregate, exceed the dollar amount in
effect under subparagraph
(B);
</text>
</subparagraph>
<after-quoted-block>
.
</after-quoted-block>
</quoted-block>
</clause>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HB30BEA0314D740709C94711E4B159C8E">
<enum>
(B)
</enum>
<header>
Conforming
amendment
</header>
<text>
Section 315(a)(1)(B) of such Act (2 U.S.C.
441a(a)(1)(B)) is amended by inserting
<quote>
(other than to the national
nominating convention accounts of such political committees which are described
in subparagraph (E))
</quote>
after
<quote>
national political
party
</quote>
.
</text>
</subparagraph>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H17734B8EC92F4A5895F268DFB4205253">
<enum>
(2)
</enum>
<header>
Aggregate
contribution limitation
</header>
<text>
Section 315(a)(3) of such Act (2 U.S.C.
441a(a)(3)) is amended by adding at the end the following new flush
sentence:
</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HA5CC8E06E3CB43DBA38A35C7AC7440F1" style="OLC">
<quoted-block-continuation-text quoted-block-continuation-text-level="subsection">
The
dollar amount in subparagraph (B) shall be increased by the amount of
contributions (not in excess of the dollar amount in effect under subparagraph
(E)) made to the national nominating convention account of a political
committee established and maintained by a national political party during the
period described in the preceding
sentence.
</quoted-block-continuation-text>
<after-quoted-block>
.
</after-quoted-block>
</quoted-block>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
<subsection id="HA9592EBEDF894A739C51A1B9E46E5CA7">
<enum>
(b)
</enum>
<header>
National
nominating convention account
</header>
<text>
Section 315(a) of such Act (2
U.S.C. 441a(a)) is amended by adding at the end the following new
paragraph:
</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H6FCB4595E9744108847F431D9A6FC836" style="OLC">
<paragraph id="H00F954BB40E841448DCA17C3C99E7155" indent="up1">
<enum>
(9)
</enum>
<text>
For purposes of this subsection, the
national nomination convention account of any political committees established
and maintained by a national political party is a separate account the funds of
which may only be used to defray the costs of the national nominating
convention of such
party.
</text>
</paragraph>
<after-quoted-block>
.
</after-quoted-block>
</quoted-block>
</subsection>
</section>
<section id="HDA9CC8BE78334E3C921F23EA28E68666">
<enum>
123.
</enum>
<header>
Prohibition on
use of soft money
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
Section 323
of the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 (
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/2/441i">
2 U.S.C. 441i
</external-xref>
) is amended by
adding at the end the following new subsection:
</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H3A3176CC91584757867215ABC3455FBB" style="OLC">
<subsection id="H08468ACBF8914A68ABBB298C095D68D6">
<enum>
(g)
</enum>
<header>
National
conventions
</header>
<text>
Any person described in subsection (a) or (e) shall
not solicit, receive, direct, transfer, or spend any funds in connection with a
presidential nominating convention of any political party, including funds from
or for a host committee, civic committee, municipality, or any other person or
entity spending funds in connection with such a convention, unless such
funds—
</text>
<paragraph id="H2F7FA28D6CD44FFAAE78249DE2CFE68A">
<enum>
(1)
</enum>
<text>
are not in excess
of the amounts permitted with respect to contributions to the political
committee established and maintained by a national political party committee
under section 315; and
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H43213027C0204E22A0A87312DDD102A8">
<enum>
(2)
</enum>
<text>
are not from
sources prohibited by this Act from making contributions in connection with an
election for Federal
office.
</text>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
<after-quoted-block>
.
</after-quoted-block>
</quoted-block>
</section>
</subtitle>
</title>
<title id="HFA02B6F522504C85A11EA4007916486D">
<enum>
II
</enum>
<header>
Public financing
for congressional election campaigns
</header>
<section id="H4F0BF7C295A24E5CA6D3028D2E86D868">
<enum>
201.
</enum>
<header>
Benefits and
eligibility requirements for Congressional candidates
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
The
<act-name parsable-cite="FECA">
Federal
Election Campaign Act of 1971
</act-name>
(
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/2/431">
2 U.S.C. 431 et seq.
</external-xref>
) is amended by
adding at the end the following:
</text>
<quoted-block act-name="Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971" id="HB865319AF14940DDB3B3305A7046CBC2">
<title id="H705820F337C8435C93E4BD0A02D681F4">
<enum>
V
</enum>
<header>
Public financing
of congressional election campaigns
</header>
<subtitle id="HAC1D7BDDB03F404888915B05BE90F67D">
<enum>
A
</enum>
<header>
Benefits
</header>
<section id="HB6D0B75780D84010B42C085F2CA36BC9">
<enum>
501.
</enum>
<header>
Benefits for
participating candidates
</header>
<subsection id="H53AD2EADB7DE459EB7DC2D7C418CACF9">
<enum>
(a)
</enum>
<header>
In
general
</header>
<text>
If a candidate for election to the office of Senator or
Representative in, or Delegate or Resident Commissioner to, the Congress is a
participating candidate under this title with respect to an election for such
office, the candidate shall be entitled to payments under this title, to be
used only for authorized expenditures in connection with the election.
</text>
</subsection>
<subsection id="H2D8D1A5244C74AD880CA25FEADCB5633">
<enum>
(b)
</enum>
<header>
Amount of
payment
</header>
<paragraph id="HDE37075FFF6D402E85963FA712BC0262">
<enum>
(1)
</enum>
<header>
Match of
qualified contributions
</header>
<text>
Subject to paragraph (2), the amount of a
payment made to a participating candidate under this title shall be equal to
500 percent of the amount of qualified contributions received by the candidate
since the most recent payment made to the candidate under this title with
respect to the election, as set forth—
</text>
<subparagraph id="H47A6FA7BF83040B5A63D654C4CFBC09A">
<enum>
(A)
</enum>
<text>
in the case of the
first payment made to the candidate with respect to the election, in the report
filed under section 511(a)(2); and
</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HC00B9381D26F4FEEB77EDF2BA7A76C18">
<enum>
(B)
</enum>
<text>
in the case of any
subsequent payment made to the candidate with respect to the election, in the
report of qualified contributions filed under subsection (c).
</text>
</subparagraph>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H0D24E994F8404F3392C10F67CF46F539">
<enum>
(2)
</enum>
<header>
Limitation
</header>
<text>
In
determining the amount of qualified contributions received by a candidate for
purposes of making a payment under this section, there shall be disregarded any
amount of contributions from any person to the extent that the total of the
amounts contributed by such person for the election exceeds $250.
</text>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
<subsection id="H1C50CACEFE2748CAB88B131EA04E33D8">
<enum>
(c)
</enum>
<header>
Reports
</header>
<paragraph id="H5EEF2DC98E60434589D95AE853E89B94">
<enum>
(1)
</enum>
<header>
In
general
</header>
<text>
Each participating candidate shall file reports of
receipts of qualified contributions at such times and in such manner as the
Commission may by regulations prescribe.
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H6328927A97504A5A816E79C7254CEB20">
<enum>
(2)
</enum>
<header>
Contents of
reports
</header>
<text>
Each report under this subsection shall disclose each
qualified contribution received by the candidate since the most recent report
filed under this section, and shall state the aggregate amount of all such
qualified contributions received since the most recent report filed under this
section.
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H065CE3D28FE746B8992D6AE13FAA89DE">
<enum>
(3)
</enum>
<header>
Frequency of
reports
</header>
<text>
Reports under this subsection shall be made no more
frequently than—
</text>
<subparagraph id="H84E1E5F5E5444B069902E0F8E776FA01">
<enum>
(A)
</enum>
<text>
once every month
until the date that is 90 days before the date of the election;
</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H05176DE557634FEAA9AEC9B26331A550">
<enum>
(B)
</enum>
<text>
once every week
after the period described in subparagraph (A) and until the date that is 21
days before the election; and
</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H0F2E963C400246B4B55FDDAB74D0DE7C">
<enum>
(C)
</enum>
<text>
once every day
after the period described in subparagraph (B).
</text>
</subparagraph>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="HC892961CBCC74D329177541C1D0B8D41">
<enum>
(4)
</enum>
<header>
Limitation on
regulations
</header>
<text>
The Commission may not prescribe any regulations with
respect to reporting under this subsection with respect to any election after
the date that is 180 days before the date of such election.
</text>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
<subsection id="HD73CFFEF6C2C46E8BBB4FF38442E6D89">
<enum>
(d)
</enum>
<header>
Limit on
aggregate amount of payments
</header>
<text>
The aggregate amount of payments
that may be made under this title to a participating candidate during an
election cycle may not exceed—
</text>
<paragraph id="H6CEE3AFE5514405E857D72D2AD9171F3">
<enum>
(1)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
$2,000,000, in the case of a candidate for
the office of Representative in, or Delegate or Resident Commissioner to, the
Congress; or
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H75E97A3F1B4249A8BA60FCFE1B1F74FB">
<enum>
(2)
</enum>
<text>
$10,000,000, in
the case of a candidate for the office of Senator.
</text>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
</section>
<section id="HD4BC63C477EC41E0A91F54A3FDFF38B1">
<enum>
502.
</enum>
<header>
Administration
of payments
</header>
<subsection id="H4A1F90602C5A4A80824B7992CC51F1ED">
<enum>
(a)
</enum>
<header>
Timing
</header>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
The Commission shall make payments under
this title to a participating candidate—
</text>
<paragraph id="HE1808F64BC9149F39D7BAF4AA0264508">
<enum>
(1)
</enum>
<text>
in the case of the
first payment made to the candidate with respect to the election, not later
than 48 hours after the date on which such candidate is certified as a
participating candidate under section 513; and
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H6925935D24544CBEB8F09253F1E1D5AC">
<enum>
(2)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
in the case of any subsequent payment made
to the candidate with respect to the election, not later than 5 business days
after the receipt of a report made under section 501(c).
</text>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
<subsection id="HBF62C7299A5B4E38971B599A0A3ED57D">
<enum>
(b)
</enum>
<header>
Method of
payment
</header>
<text>
The Commission shall distribute funds available to
participating candidates under this title through the use of an electronic
funds exchange or a debit card.
</text>
</subsection>
<subsection id="H58F8704EF70740D3BDDAEEF735EBDFBF">
<enum>
(c)
</enum>
<header>
Appeals
</header>
<text>
The
Commission shall provide a written explanation with respect to any denial of
any payment under this title and shall provide for the opportunity for review
and reconsideration within 5 business days of such denial.
</text>
</subsection>
</section>
<section id="H50D3F8263E9F4FB2BBF5F08E8EC8435B">
<enum>
503.
</enum>
<header>
Qualified
contribution defined
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
In this
title, the term
<term>
qualified contribution
</term>
means, with respect to a
candidate, a contribution that meets each of the following requirements:
</text>
<paragraph id="HF61A02C387184215AAF02B5A98035738">
<enum>
(1)
</enum>
<text>
The contribution
is in an amount that is not greater than the limit on the amount of a
contribution that may be accepted by a participating candidate from an
individual under section 521(a).
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H0C165CD513784A30BC134ADB912B0242">
<enum>
(2)
</enum>
<text>
The contribution
is made by an individual who is not otherwise prohibited from making a
contribution under this Act.
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="HA93D2242CCDA4557B71BF2434DC020E8">
<enum>
(3)
</enum>
<text>
The contribution
is not—
</text>
<subparagraph id="H66C69B5ADBE24F6A93758EEFC7829FBD">
<enum>
(A)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
forwarded from the contributor by any
person other than an individual; or
</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HA7E7704366DE497093B28613F860196C">
<enum>
(B)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
received by the candidate or an authorized
committee of the candidate from a contributor or contributors, but credited by
the committee or candidate to another person who is not an individual through
records, designations, or other means of recognizing that a certain amount of
money has been raised by such person.
</text>
</subparagraph>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="HC3650F4A328C46009F67A4923C69014F">
<enum>
(4)
</enum>
<text>
The contribution
meets the requirements of section 512(b).
</text>
</paragraph>
</section>
</subtitle>
<subtitle id="HB5213E6126AB40CEA366AE00CA45C5E9">
<enum>
B
</enum>
<header>
Eligibility and
certification
</header>
<section id="H21AFD0C0DD97461BBF52B54146F42A05">
<enum>
511.
</enum>
<header>
Eligibility
</header>
<subsection id="HBBE2D55003154DE7A7A4EB2DEBF27445">
<enum>
(a)
</enum>
<header>
In
general
</header>
<text>
A candidate for the office of Senator or Representative
in, or Delegate or Resident Commissioner to, the Congress is eligible to be
certified as a participating candidate under this title with respect to an
election if the candidate meets the following requirements:
</text>
<paragraph id="H4B675E091A714A13B345EFC806BA108D">
<enum>
(1)
</enum>
<text>
During the
election cycle for the office involved, the candidate files with the Commission
a statement of intent to seek certification as a participating
candidate.
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H5378BEE4859246EBB8992048421F7F1D">
<enum>
(2)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
The candidate meets the qualified
contribution requirements of section 512 and submits to the Commission a report
disclosing each qualified contribution received by the candidate and stating
the aggregate amount of all such qualified contributions received.
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="HD8181F19A97D44B6A270985DA6619677">
<enum>
(3)
</enum>
<text>
Not later than the
last day of the qualifying period, the candidate files with the Commission an
affidavit signed by the candidate and the treasurer of the candidate's
principal campaign committee declaring that the candidate—
</text>
<subparagraph id="HA7C24958DA3C4754898266FDA0B0571D">
<enum>
(A)
</enum>
<text>
has complied and,
if certified, will comply with the contribution and expenditure requirements of
section 521;
</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H0D228EC08FB8428A83501A061ACAD966">
<enum>
(B)
</enum>
<text>
if certified, will
run only as a participating candidate for all elections for the office that
such candidate is seeking during the election cycle; and
</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HF2FE5CC22E01476581E12B24D0F5C820">
<enum>
(C)
</enum>
<text>
has either
qualified or will take steps to qualify under State law to be on the
ballot.
</text>
</subparagraph>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
<subsection id="H0D9C84CFCA1147AF8562C1279C685B21">
<enum>
(b)
</enum>
<header>
General
election
</header>
<text>
Notwithstanding subsection (a), a candidate shall not be
eligible to receive a payment under this title for a general election or a
general runoff election unless the candidate’s party nominated the candidate to
be placed on the ballot for the general election or the candidate is otherwise
qualified to be on the ballot under State law.
</text>
</subsection>
<subsection id="HA778596967B045B19228816E22B3F134">
<enum>
(c)
</enum>
<header>
Qualifying
period defined
</header>
<text>
The term
<term>
qualifying period
</term>
means,
with respect to any candidate for the office of Senator or Representative in,
or Delegate or Resident Commissioner to, the Congress, the 120-day period
(during the election cycle for such office) which begins on the date on which
the candidate files a statement of intent under section 511(a)(1), except that
such period may not continue after the date that is 60 days before—
</text>
<paragraph id="H23F86B44D7D043F59B41E310E61097F7">
<enum>
(1)
</enum>
<text>
the date of the
primary election; or
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H1132C534D3E44EA0B8D86BFA03E2A15A">
<enum>
(2)
</enum>
<text>
in the case of a
State that does not hold a primary election, the date prescribed by State law
as the last day to qualify for a position on the general election
ballot.
</text>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
</section>
<section id="H49F90C22F56D4E808EC2F16D33F0475A">
<enum>
512.
</enum>
<header>
Qualified
contribution requirements
</header>
<subsection id="H19D53372D81748D2ACCCA3D2145EFC50">
<enum>
(a)
</enum>
<header>
Receipt of
qualified contributions
</header>
<paragraph id="H6344321641804A3BB613E74624AE9E2A">
<enum>
(1)
</enum>
<header>
In
general
</header>
<text>
A candidate meets the requirements of this section if,
during the qualifying period described in section 511(c), the candidate
obtains—
</text>
<subparagraph commented="no" id="H9975C28E99C84A3A9A114C770C83B192">
<enum>
(A)
</enum>
<text>
a single qualified
contribution from a number of individuals equal to or greater than—
</text>
<clause id="HF2563790087C4B5F870BF8B81281E426">
<enum>
(i)
</enum>
<text>
in
the case of a candidate for election the office of Representative in, or
Delegate or Resident Commissioner to, the Congress, 400, or
</text>
</clause>
<clause id="H05CA788D7937408093D2A31CD2F95216">
<enum>
(ii)
</enum>
<text>
in the case of a
candidate for the office of Senator, the product of 400 and the number of
Congressional districts in the State involved as of the date of the election;
and
</text>
</clause>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph commented="no" id="H6BFCDA345A274A058CD3C0A9EFF64646">
<enum>
(B)
</enum>
<text>
a total dollar
amount of qualified contributions equal to or greater than—
</text>
<clause id="H7180C004E7784BF68BAD727DBD36EA8B">
<enum>
(i)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
in the case of a candidate for election the
office of Representative in, or Delegate or Resident Commissioner to, the
Congress, $40,000, disregarding any amount of contributions from any person to
the extent that the total of the amounts contributed by such person for the
election exceeds $250, or
</text>
</clause>
<clause id="HEDE8AFE992A84ACBBC1D64C390A069F8">
<enum>
(ii)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
in the case of a candidate for the office
of Senator, the product of $40,000 and the number of Congressional districts in
the State involved as of the date of the election, disregarding any amount of
contributions from any person to the extent that the total of the amounts
contributed by such person for the election exceeds $250.
</text>
</clause>
</subparagraph>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H514B8D8DB8284639997534320CB15E75">
<enum>
(2)
</enum>
<header>
Exclusion of
contributions from out-of-State residents
</header>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
In determining the number of qualified
contributions obtained by a candidate under paragraph (1)(A) and the dollar
amount of qualified contributions obtained by a candidate under paragraph
(1)(B), there shall be excluded any contributions made by an individual who
does not have a primary residence in the State in which such candidate is
seeking election.
</text>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
<subsection id="H26FDBB85FE1840219EA08D9E482926E1">
<enum>
(b)
</enum>
<header>
Requirements
relating to receipt of qualified contribution
</header>
<text>
Each qualified
contribution—
</text>
<paragraph id="H90E64738FC7E423683474CB39ED87C47">
<enum>
(1)
</enum>
<text>
may be made by
means of a personal check, money order, debit card, credit card, or electronic
payment account;
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="HDFBFA91131B642FA86FFC8261195BDFE">
<enum>
(2)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
shall be accompanied by a signed statement
containing the contributor’s name and the contributor's address in the State in
which the primary residence of the contributor is located; and
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H1F3F4873F6B64E14B408CCDAE63DE531">
<enum>
(3)
</enum>
<text>
shall be
acknowledged by a receipt that is sent to the contributor with a copy kept by
the candidate for the Commission and a copy kept by the candidate for the
election authorities in the State with respect to which the candidate is
seeking election.
</text>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
<subsection id="H2B63ABE6EB5B460EAEEC32EDB8B3C27F">
<enum>
(c)
</enum>
<header>
Prohibiting
payment on commission basis of individuals collecting qualified
contributions
</header>
<text>
No person may be paid a commission on a per
qualified contribution basis for collecting qualified contributions.
</text>
</subsection>
</section>
<section id="H8EDD680A489B4B9C8522759B6FF7BC9A">
<enum>
513.
</enum>
<header>
Certification
</header>
<subsection id="HC8C49C1C965440B8AF1173D3D029BE15">
<enum>
(a)
</enum>
<header>
Deadline and
Notification
</header>
<paragraph id="HEF380F85D10E46B583F0861A5F51C282">
<enum>
(1)
</enum>
<header>
In
general
</header>
<text>
Not later than 10 days after a candidate files an
affidavit under section 511(a)(3), the Commission shall—
</text>
<subparagraph id="H2E7624776BB149279E8E3DAC18DCC644">
<enum>
(A)
</enum>
<text>
determine whether
or not the candidate meets the requirements for certification as a
participating candidate;
</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H7DF4B89A4EC84ED9A20F3B570BE9C91B">
<enum>
(B)
</enum>
<text>
if the Commission
determines that the candidate meets such requirements, certify the candidate as
a participating candidate; and
</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HA2AC8C31F05949DD90C58065EA920243">
<enum>
(C)
</enum>
<text>
notify the
candidate of the Commission's determination.
</text>
</subparagraph>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="HF1AC519AD6DE4227AAEB3AC00062D159">
<enum>
(2)
</enum>
<header>
Deemed
certification for all elections in election cycle
</header>
<text>
If the
Commission certifies a candidate as a participating candidate with respect to
the first election of the election cycle involved, the Commissioner shall be
deemed to have certified the candidate as a participating candidate with
respect to all subsequent elections of the election cycle.
</text>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
<subsection id="HA4AE34C83106478898BDB712EB67E6D7">
<enum>
(b)
</enum>
<header>
Revocation of
certification
</header>
<paragraph id="HCCB2D657193F4DD3963EFEBB20A73747">
<enum>
(1)
</enum>
<header>
In
general
</header>
<text>
The Commission may revoke a certification under
subsection (a) if—
</text>
<subparagraph id="H272AD547E56446D58B478BC33E0C475F">
<enum>
(A)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
a candidate fails to qualify to appear on
the ballot at any time after the date of certification (other than a candidate
certified as a participating candidate with respect to a primary election who
fails to qualify to appear on the ballot for a subsequent election in that
election cycle); or
</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H0DA3060190AF48DC8EFD34DE480AC5DF">
<enum>
(B)
</enum>
<text>
a candidate
otherwise fails to comply with the requirements of this title, including any
regulatory requirements prescribed by the Commission.
</text>
</subparagraph>
</paragraph>
<paragraph commented="no" id="HBAC937D35E574000AE3C27FA95AB0F89">
<enum>
(2)
</enum>
<header>
Repayment of
benefits
</header>
<text>
If certification is revoked under paragraph (1), the
candidate shall repay to the Empowering Citizens Payment Account of the
Presidential Election Campaign Fund (established under section 9051 of the
Internal Revenue Code of 1986) an amount equal to the value of benefits
received under this title with respect to the election cycle involved plus
interest (at a rate determined by the Commission) on any such amount
received.
</text>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
<subsection id="H1283E2D05AC94550869DC906F84C37D8">
<enum>
(c)
</enum>
<header>
Participating
Candidate defined
</header>
<text>
In this title, a
<quote>
participating
candidate
</quote>
means a candidate for the office of Senator or Representative
in, or Delegate or Resident Commissioner to, the Congress who is certified
under this section as eligible to receive benefits under this title.
</text>
</subsection>
</section>
</subtitle>
<subtitle id="H3755582F61764E9F87B7FCE08CE8373C">
<enum>
C
</enum>
<header>
Requirements for
Candidates Certified as Participating Candidates
</header>
<section id="H611C27BC992247BDA6667E445631031A">
<enum>
521.
</enum>
<header>
Restrictions on
certain contributions and expenditures
</header>
<subsection id="H668568E1582E4A9AACEC924326773117">
<enum>
(a)
</enum>
<header>
50 percent
reduction in otherwise applicable contribution limits
</header>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
In the case of a candidate who is certified
as a participating candidate under this title with respect to an election, the
limit applicable under paragraph (1)(A) or paragraph (2)(A) of section 315(a)
to the amount of a contribution which may be made to the candidate and any
authorized committee of the candidate with respect to the election shall be
equal to 50% of the amount applicable under such paragraph to a contribution
made to a candidate with respect to the election who is not certified as a
participating candidate under this title.
</text>
</subsection>
<subsection id="HEF6DFE77D4094976911E8E7498972D7D">
<enum>
(b)
</enum>
<header>
Prohibiting
acceptance of contributions bundled by registered lobbyists
</header>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
A candidate who is certified as a
participating candidate under this title with respect to an election, and any
authorized committee of such a candidate, may not accept any contribution with
respect to the election which is a bundled contribution (as defined in section
304(i)(8)) forwarded by or credited to a person described in section
304(i)(7).
</text>
</subsection>
<subsection id="H1E2E6E9B815D4BBCBA3C9B7CFD7C4A74">
<enum>
(c)
</enum>
<header>
Limit on
expenditures from personal funds
</header>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
A candidate who is certified as a
participating candidate under this title may not make expenditures from
personal funds (as defined in section 304(a)(6)(B)) in an aggregate amount
exceeding $50,000 with respect to any election in the election cycle
involved.
</text>
</subsection>
<subsection id="HFC0E70C7BBEB4FC0978FC7DB155F467E">
<enum>
(d)
</enum>
<header>
Prohibiting
solicitation of funds for political party committees
</header>
<text>
A candidate
who is certified as a participating candidate under this title may not solicit
funds for any political committee of a political party, except that the
candidate may solicit funds for a separate account of the committee which is
established under section 315(d)(5).
</text>
</subsection>
</section>
<section display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HDAEB1409D6DF4AA3B789222E2FC7D227">
<enum>
522.
</enum>
<header>
Remitting
unspent funds after election
</header>
<subsection id="HB32CB88CAD284F668E69E0279663A549">
<enum>
(a)
</enum>
<header>
In
general
</header>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Not later than the
date that is 60 days after the last election for which a candidate certified as
a participating candidate qualifies to be on the ballot during the election
cycle involved, such participating candidate shall remit to the Commission for
deposit in the Empowering Citizens Payment Account of the Presidential Election
Campaign Fund (established under section 9051 of the Internal Revenue Code of
1986) an amount equal to the lesser of—
</text>
<paragraph id="H604472B38D64430FAA804AE0F7FD0919">
<enum>
(1)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
the amount of money in the candidate’s
campaign account; or
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H187B741EC0F64E518D7BE7C0D47A47C2">
<enum>
(2)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
the amount of the payments received by the
candidate under this title.
</text>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
<subsection id="H94FDCBD60989426DAE86A779751A109D">
<enum>
(b)
</enum>
<header>
Exception for
expenditures incurred but not paid as of date of remittance
</header>
<paragraph id="H4B5190AE2A5A4028BEA1279ED6F73488">
<enum>
(1)
</enum>
<header>
In
general
</header>
<text>
Subject to subsection (a), a candidate may withhold from
the amount required to be remitted under paragraph (1) of such subsection the
amount of any authorized expenditures which were incurred in connection with
the candidate’s campaign but which remain unpaid as of the deadline applicable
to the candidate under such subsection, except that any amount withheld
pursuant to this paragraph shall be remitted to the Commission not later than
120 days after the date of the election to which such subsection
applies.
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H44208EAD04A44DE48CAC5B9477D619EB">
<enum>
(2)
</enum>
<header>
Documentation
required
</header>
<text>
A candidate may withhold an amount of an expenditure
pursuant to paragraph (1) only if the candidate submits documentation of the
expenditure and the amount to the Commission not later than the deadline
applicable to the candidate under subsection (a).
</text>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
</section>
</subtitle>
<subtitle id="HBF2F7F15438E4540AC7373051640F5A6">
<enum>
D
</enum>
<header>
Administrative
provisions
</header>
<section id="H196AABD939BF46D28332BB97D6591918">
<enum>
531.
</enum>
<header>
Administration
by Commission
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
The Commission
shall prescribe regulations to carry out the purposes of this title, including
regulations to establish procedures for—
</text>
<paragraph id="HAA6DCA5DED66451FA45117FADA829F44">
<enum>
(1)
</enum>
<text>
verifying the
amount of qualified contributions with respect to a candidate;
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph commented="no" id="HD29B0FF75EDD482AA1024D65669364A4">
<enum>
(2)
</enum>
<text>
effectively and
efficiently monitoring and enforcing the limits on the raising of qualified
contributions;
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H0B638099E7CE4A289B474FB39B298749">
<enum>
(3)
</enum>
<text>
effectively and
efficiently monitoring and enforcing the limits on the use of personal funds by
participating candidates; and
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="HD423B3DBDAEC4D0581E45849CA67505E">
<enum>
(4)
</enum>
<text>
monitoring the use
of payments under this title through audits of not fewer than
<fraction>
1/3
</fraction>
of all participating candidates or other
mechanisms.
</text>
</paragraph>
</section>
<section id="H6146A8D1F561427096D202CE47492CD2">
<enum>
532.
</enum>
<header>
Violations and
penalties
</header>
<subsection id="H3E7DF3A95AB34622A05D7AA5E86A11A5">
<enum>
(a)
</enum>
<header>
Civil penalty
for violation of contribution and expenditure requirements
</header>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
If a candidate who has been certified as a
participating candidate accepts a contribution or makes an expenditure that is
prohibited under section 521, the Commission shall assess a civil penalty
against the candidate in an amount that is not more than 3 times the amount of
the contribution or expenditure. Any amounts collected under this subsection
shall be deposited into the Empowering Citizens Payment Account of the
Presidential Election Campaign Fund (established under section 9051 of the
Internal Revenue Code of 1986).
</text>
</subsection>
<subsection commented="no" id="HAF2B6C41BEF84CFFA999C5C7863BA210">
<enum>
(b)
</enum>
<header>
Repayment for
improper use of Empowering Citizens Payment Account
</header>
<paragraph commented="no" id="HA073261954F240EDA1E934846CDB2807">
<enum>
(1)
</enum>
<header>
In
general
</header>
<text>
If the Commission determines that any benefit made
available to a participating candidate was not used as provided for in this
title or that a participating candidate has violated any of the dates for
remission of funds contained in this title, the Commission shall so notify the
candidate and the candidate shall pay to the Empowering Citizens Payment
Account of the Presidential Election Campaign Fund an amount equal to—
</text>
<subparagraph commented="no" id="HA4B100F1495B4651B4C33FFE0FEFC70F">
<enum>
(A)
</enum>
<text>
the amount of
benefits so used or not remitted, as appropriate; and
</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph commented="no" id="HF635DD4802244160867B6514C605B590">
<enum>
(B)
</enum>
<text>
interest on any
such amounts (at a rate determined by the Commission).
</text>
</subparagraph>
</paragraph>
<paragraph commented="no" id="HF357B623DF39497EBBD676B2EE692806">
<enum>
(2)
</enum>
<header>
Other action not
precluded
</header>
<text>
Any action by the Commission in accordance with this
subsection shall not preclude enforcement proceedings by the Commission in
accordance with section 309(a), including a referral by the Commission to the
Attorney General in the case of an apparent knowing and willful violation of
this title.
</text>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
</section>
<section id="H3650D456D9514785AA0018A732D9F533">
<enum>
533.
</enum>
<header>
Election cycle
defined
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
In this title, the
term
<term>
election cycle
</term>
means, with respect to an election for the
office of Senator or Representative in, or Delegate or Resident Commissioner
to, the Congress, the period beginning on the day after the date of the most
recent general election for that office (or, if the general election resulted
in a runoff election, the date of the runoff election) and ending on the date
of the next general election for that office (or, if the general election
resulted in a runoff election, the date of the runoff
election).
</text>
</section>
</subtitle>
</title>
<after-quoted-block>
.
</after-quoted-block>
</quoted-block>
</section>
<section id="H42224C038DB2431D88AD2F2738A0A016">
<enum>
202.
</enum>
<header>
Permitting
unlimited coordinated expenditures by political party committees on behalf of
participating candidates if expenditures are derived from small dollar
contributions
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
Section 315(d)
of the
<act-name parsable-cite="FECA">
Federal Election Campaign Act of
1971
</act-name>
(
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/2/441a">
2 U.S.C. 441a(d)
</external-xref>
) is amended by adding at the end the
following new paragraph:
</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H7D11901080A347ADB51AA403BCBFCE2C" style="traditional">
<paragraph id="H481D8D0F98C44278AC6348EA932E4E4E" indent="up1">
<enum>
(5)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
In determining the amount of expenditures
made by a committee under paragraph (3) in connection with the campaign of a
candidate who is certified as a participating candidate under title V, there
shall be excluded any expenditures which are derived from a separate account
established by the committee for which the only sources of funds are
contributions made during the election cycle in an amount which does not exceed
50% of the amount applicable under subsection (a)(1)(A) to a contribution made
during the cycle to a candidate who is not certified as a participating
candidate under title
V.
</text>
</paragraph>
<after-quoted-block>
.
</after-quoted-block>
</quoted-block>
</section>
<section id="H9B7239061AF2485CB70BD76D24BD7394">
<enum>
203.
</enum>
<header>
Prohibiting use
of contributions by participating candidates for purposes other than campaign
for election
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
Section 313 of
the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 (
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/2/439a">
2 U.S.C. 439a
</external-xref>
) is amended by adding
at the end the following new subsection:
</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H88BF087AE8AD4A5798CFB22547A086B3" style="OLC">
<subsection id="H242123F78153421B93B50DDCA7F65E14">
<enum>
(d)
</enum>
<header>
Restrictions on
Permitted Uses of Funds by Candidates Receiving Matching Public
Funds
</header>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Notwithstanding
paragraphs (2), (3), or (4) of subsection (a), if a candidate for election for
the office of Senator or Representative in, or Delegate or Resident
Commissioner to, the Congress is certified as a participating candidate under
title V with respect to the election, any contribution which the candidate is
permitted to accept under such title may be used only for authorized
expenditures in connection with the candidate’s campaign for such
office.
</text>
</subsection>
<after-quoted-block>
.
</after-quoted-block>
</quoted-block>
</section>
</title>
<title id="H7AA2AC84CF624E358009FE8AD092D02E">
<enum>
III
</enum>
<header>
Coordinated
campaign activity
</header>
<section id="HE02F9DAA1BF8434CBEA3AC57CF321514">
<enum>
301.
</enum>
<header>
Clarification
of treatment of coordinated expenditures as contributions to
candidates
</header>
<subsection id="H70C97DC6649A462485B74E0B4208B225">
<enum>
(a)
</enum>
<header>
Treatment as
contribution to candidate
</header>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Section 301(8)(A) of the Federal Election
Campaign Act of 1971 (
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/2/431">
2 U.S.C. 431(8)(A)
</external-xref>
) is amended—
</text>
<paragraph id="HBE7358D11AD9422FA1EF7899DA774591">
<enum>
(1)
</enum>
<text>
by striking
<quote>
or
</quote>
at the end of clause (i);
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H330DA69F6C334554B109C3A1000FD448">
<enum>
(2)
</enum>
<text>
by striking the
period at the end of clause (ii) and inserting
<quote>
; or
</quote>
; and
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="HEA8EEB1C41CE4DA3829EEE3FF14567BF">
<enum>
(3)
</enum>
<text>
by adding at the
end the following new clause:
</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HEE758131822A4A7089AAC9F1CAFDDF26" style="traditional">
<clause id="HB0316715D8F640A6B3C8F89FF2860359" indent="up1">
<enum>
(iii)
</enum>
<text>
any payment made by any person
(other than a candidate, an authorized committee of a candidate, or a political
committee of a political party) for a coordinated expenditure (as such term is
defined in section 324) which is not otherwise treated as a contribution under
clause (i) or clause
(ii).
</text>
</clause>
<after-quoted-block>
.
</after-quoted-block>
</quoted-block>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
<subsection id="H0C26133651CB401D8B0B309F44D826B3">
<enum>
(b)
</enum>
<header>
Definitions
</header>
<text>
Section
324 of such Act (
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/2/441k">
2 U.S.C. 441k
</external-xref>
) is amended to read as follows:
</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HAE2C92BF029546F5979146830010824C" style="OLC">
<section id="H600EC795FB8D437996E96E8DB1A4247C">
<enum>
324.
</enum>
<header>
Payments for
coordinated expenditures
</header>
<subsection id="H7F8FCD28CE85401F8E23F8671E446A3F">
<enum>
(a)
</enum>
<header>
Coordinated
expenditures
</header>
<paragraph id="H30F5D85A75BB424D9131E05E6B39B192">
<enum>
(1)
</enum>
<header>
In
general
</header>
<text>
For purposes of section 301(8)(A)(iii), the term
<term>
coordinated expenditure
</term>
means—
</text>
<subparagraph id="HBC1F0A59306646759974FC03C5AF1C2B">
<enum>
(A)
</enum>
<text>
any expenditure,
including a payment for a covered communication described in subsection (c),
which is made in cooperation, consultation, or concert with, or at the request
or suggestion of, a candidate, an authorized committee of a candidate, a
political committee of a political party, or agents of the candidate or
committee, as provided in subsection (b); or
</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HDCB8AF57A0804414A98F812B2B525F16">
<enum>
(B)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
any payment for any communication which
republishes, disseminates, or distributes, in whole or in part, any broadcast
or any written, graphic, or other form of campaign material prepared by the
candidate or committee or by agents of the candidate or committee.
</text>
</subparagraph>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H593A92D730864C28989DF4F5D694191E">
<enum>
(2)
</enum>
<header>
Exception for
payments for certain communications
</header>
<text>
A payment for a communication
(including a covered communication described in subsection (c)) shall not be
treated as a coordinated expenditure under this subsection if—
</text>
<subparagraph id="HBC3DB69EC2DD42AA9E7E021DA406A247">
<enum>
(A)
</enum>
<text>
the communication
appears in a news story, commentary, or editorial distributed through the
facilities of any broadcasting station, newspaper, magazine, or other
periodical publication, unless such facilities are owned or controlled by any
political party, political committee, or candidate; or
</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HE8DC3946A19F475C9EEB5717888E14E6">
<enum>
(B)
</enum>
<text>
the communication
constitutes a candidate debate or forum conducted pursuant to regulations
adopted by the Commission pursuant to section 304(f)(3)(B)(iii), or which
solely promotes such a debate or forum and is made by or on behalf of the
person sponsoring the debate or forum.
</text>
</subparagraph>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
<subsection id="H2532604CF51F45FC8156CB611F869D60">
<enum>
(b)
</enum>
<header>
Coordination
described
</header>
<paragraph id="HA5B02ECAD38344D69DC8D3F8B6C0A73D">
<enum>
(1)
</enum>
<header>
In
general
</header>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
For purposes of this
section, a payment is made
<quote>
in cooperation, consultation, or concert
with, or at the request or suggestion of,
</quote>
a candidate, an authorized
committee of a candidate, a political committee of a political party, or agents
of the candidate or committee, if the payment is not made entirely
independently of the candidate, committee, or agents, including a payment which
is made pursuant to any general or particular understanding, or more than
incidental communication with, the candidate, committee, or agents about the
payment.
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H13CC11DAB3DB4715AB8B145C5A6A1E99">
<enum>
(2)
</enum>
<header>
No finding of
coordination based solely on sharing of information regarding legislative or
policy position
</header>
<text>
For purposes of this section, a payment shall not
be considered to be made by a person in cooperation, consultation, or concert
with, or at the request or suggestion of, a candidate or committee, solely on
the grounds that the person or the person’s agent engaged in discussions with
the candidate or committee, or with agents of the candidate or committee,
regarding that person's position on a legislative or policy matter (including
urging the candidate or committee to adopt that person's position), so long as
there is no discussion between the person and the candidate or committee, or
agents of the candidate or committee, regarding the candidate’s or committee’s
campaign advertising, message, strategy, policy, polling, allocation of
resources, fundraising, or campaign operations.
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H397F20AFCD304257A48E33FA48E95EED">
<enum>
(3)
</enum>
<header>
No effect on
party coordination standard
</header>
<text>
Nothing in this section shall be
construed to affect the determination of coordination between a candidate and a
political committee of a political party for purposes of section 315(d).
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="HA868EE4813B44A82B3F9501E17B18703">
<enum>
(4)
</enum>
<header>
No safe harbor
for use of firewall
</header>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
A person
shall be determined to have made a payment in cooperation, consultation, or
concert with, or at the request or suggestion of, a candidate or committee, in
accordance with this section without regard to whether or not the person
established and used a firewall or similar procedures to restrict the sharing
of information between individuals providing services for or on behalf of the
person and the candidate or committee or agents of the candidate or
committee.
</text>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
<subsection id="H79ADB974ADFF448394BB12F566A7CDEA">
<enum>
(c)
</enum>
<header>
Special rule for
payments by coordinated spenders for covered communications
</header>
<paragraph id="H8EB19E483AE9477C8215A40AB48FB188">
<enum>
(1)
</enum>
<header>
Payments deemed
to be made in cooperation, consultation, or concert with,
candidates
</header>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
For purposes of
this section, if the person who makes a payment for a covered communication is
a coordinated spender with respect to the candidate involved, the person shall
be deemed to have made the payment in cooperation, consultation, or concert
with the candidate.
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H622FBD1A7E1A4FDEB9CFBC6A3FC972A0">
<enum>
(2)
</enum>
<header>
Coordinated
spender defined
</header>
<text>
For purposes of this subsection, the term
<term>
coordinated spender
</term>
means, with respect to a candidate or an
authorized committee of a candidate, a person (other than a political committee
of a political party) for which any of the following applies:
</text>
<subparagraph id="HA1936E5BBACD4DEDBE6BD20621A6A745">
<enum>
(A)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
The person is directly or indirectly formed
or established by or at the request or suggestion of, or with the encouragement
of, the candidate or committee or agents of the candidate or committee,
including with the express or tacit approval of the candidate or committee or
agents of the candidate or committee.
</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H8B9E43C7032A44D291CCB5A8BCB19637">
<enum>
(B)
</enum>
<text>
The candidate or
committee or agents of the candidate or committee solicit funds or engage in
other fundraising activity on the person’s behalf during the election cycle
involved, including by providing the person with names of potential donors or
other lists to be used by the person in engaging in fundraising activity,
regardless of whether the person pays fair market value for the names or lists
provided.
</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H37BAFEF9E6E646799F03120AFBA794A7">
<enum>
(C)
</enum>
<text>
The person is
established, directed, or managed by any person who, during the election cycle
involved or during the 4-year period ending on the first day of the election
cycle involved, has been employed or retained as a political, media, or
fundraising adviser or consultant for the candidate or committee or for any
other entity directly or indirectly controlled by the candidate or committee,
or has held a formal position with a title for the candidate or
committee.
</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H655F0635A94E48388B3E34287FB21991">
<enum>
(D)
</enum>
<text>
During the
election cycle involved, the person has had more than incidental communications
with the candidate or committee or agents of the candidate or committee about
the candidate’s campaign needs or activities, or about the person’s possible or
actual campaign activities with respect to the candidate or committee.
</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HBA7FEEF936A74A63B04F1D1BF7A1E918">
<enum>
(E)
</enum>
<text>
The person has
retained the professional services of any person who, during the same election
cycle, has provided or is providing professional services relating to the
campaign to the candidate or committee. For purposes of this subparagraph, the
term
<term>
professional services
</term>
includes any services in support of the
candidate’s or committee’s campaign activities, including advertising, message,
strategy, policy, polling, allocation of resources, fundraising, and campaign
operations, but does not include accounting or legal services.
</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H25B9220544F54C2C9566E0817E40AB2A">
<enum>
(F)
</enum>
<text>
The person is
established, directed, or managed by a member of the immediate family of the
candidate, or (in the case of a person that is a political committee) has
received a contribution from a member of the immediate family of the candidate.
For purposes of this subparagraph, the term
<term>
immediate family
</term>
has
the meaning given such term in section 9004(e) of the Internal Revenue Code of
1986.
</text>
</subparagraph>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
<subsection id="HC7983CEEF18E4676BF5E52F1507365A7">
<enum>
(d)
</enum>
<header>
Covered
communication defined
</header>
<paragraph id="H037179B013EB4D269C041C913093121F">
<enum>
(1)
</enum>
<header>
In
general
</header>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
For purposes of this
section, the term
<term>
covered communication
</term>
means, with respect to a
candidate or an authorized committee of a candidate, a public communication (as
defined in section 301(22)) which—
</text>
<subparagraph id="H9AD352FAFFB041A6A51416FFCEC2A00F">
<enum>
(A)
</enum>
<text>
promotes or
supports the candidate, or attacks or opposes an opponent of the candidate
(regardless of whether the communication expressly advocates the election or
defeat of a candidate or contains the functional equivalent of express
advocacy); or
</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H80BAAB376B5A41E58B87C6FC2F597974">
<enum>
(B)
</enum>
<text>
refers to the
candidate or an opponent of the candidate but is not described in subparagraph
(A), but only if the communication is disseminated during the applicable
election period.
</text>
</subparagraph>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="HFB16BBFCDA0D4387BAFD3715C8608D23">
<enum>
(2)
</enum>
<header>
Applicable
election period
</header>
<text>
In paragraph (1)(B), the
<quote>
applicable
election period
</quote>
with respect to a communication means—
</text>
<subparagraph id="HFF5D71E62B2846A289620B1C187960A1">
<enum>
(A)
</enum>
<text>
in the case of a
communication which refers to a candidate for the office of President or Vice
President, the period which begins on the date that is 120 days before the date
of the first primary election, preference election, or nominating convention
for nomination for the office of President which is held in any State and ends
with the date of the general election for such office; or
</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HD3BEB339952D416EBE38C392BA1A9624">
<enum>
(B)
</enum>
<text>
in the case of a
communication which refers to a candidate for any other office, which begins on
the date that is 90 days before the primary or preference election, or
convention or caucus of a political party that has authority to nominate a
candidate, for the office sought by the candidate and ends on the date of the
general election for such office.
</text>
</subparagraph>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="HFF6FF0B30FAB45988A652AD451E3D5D2">
<enum>
(3)
</enum>
<header>
Special rules
for communications involving congressional candidates
</header>
<text>
For
purposes of this subsection, a public communication shall not be considered to
be a covered communication with respect to a candidate for election for an
office other than the office of President or Vice President unless it is
publicly disseminated or distributed in the jurisdiction of the office the
candidate is seeking.
</text>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
<subsection id="HEC595196DBCE4057B6D0E0825811F182">
<enum>
(e)
</enum>
<header>
Election cycle
defined
</header>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
In this section, the
term
<term>
election cycle
</term>
means, with respect to an election for Federal
office, the period beginning on the day after the date of the most recent
general election for that office (or, if the general election resulted in a
runoff election, the date of the runoff election) and ending on the date of the
next general election for that office (or, if the general election resulted in
a runoff election, the date of the runoff
election).
</text>
</subsection>
</section>
<after-quoted-block>
.
</after-quoted-block>
</quoted-block>
</subsection>
<subsection id="H0D87CE321F0D4F03BBDE42507BF54E7E">
<enum>
(c)
</enum>
<header>
Effective
date
</header>
<paragraph id="H1E305165018844DF84588D1CE361E20C">
<enum>
(1)
</enum>
<header>
Repeal of
existing regulations on coordination
</header>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Effective upon the expiration of the 90-day
period which begins on the date of the enactment of this Act—
</text>
<subparagraph id="HA9A125EEAF15445CB33213DA0A63C3E6">
<enum>
(A)
</enum>
<text>
the regulations on
coordinated communications adopted by the Federal Election Commission which are
in effect on the date of the enactment of this Act (as set forth in 11 CFR Part
109, Subpart C, under the heading
<quote>
Coordination
</quote>
) are repealed;
and
</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HEBA1283ACE1A41B89931AF2093DAE76C">
<enum>
(B)
</enum>
<text>
the Federal
Election Commission shall promulgate new regulations on coordinated
communications which reflect the amendments made by this Act.
</text>
</subparagraph>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="HB223C6AE96EF4E4A8F17E4C625F8A745">
<enum>
(2)
</enum>
<header>
Effective
date
</header>
<text>
The amendments made by this section shall apply with respect
to payments made on or after the expiration of the 120-day period which begins
on the date of the enactment of this Act, without regard to whether or not the
Federal Election Commission has promulgated regulations in accordance with
paragraph (1)(B) as of the expiration of such period.
</text>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
</section>
<section id="H4E9F5D1FAE4C4EB896F835716F534212">
<enum>
302.
</enum>
<header>
Clarification
of ban on fundraising for super pacs by federal candidates and
officeholders
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
Section
323(e)(1) of the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 (
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/2/441i">
2 U.S.C. 441i(e)(1)
</external-xref>
) is
amended—
</text>
<paragraph id="H39909D56F844499787F64BA1A56BDE0D">
<enum>
(1)
</enum>
<text>
by striking
<quote>
or
</quote>
at the end of subparagraph (A);
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H39367258F5634EE29DE5329EDB11B6D0">
<enum>
(2)
</enum>
<text>
by striking the
period at the end of subparagraph (B) and inserting
<quote>
; or
</quote>
;
and
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H9FA0E2AF8092431887F2B437ADD10341">
<enum>
(3)
</enum>
<text>
by adding at the
end the following new subparagraph:
</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H9BEB7A265F6D439A8EB06E699778C217" style="OLC">
<subparagraph id="H51F20615E9114671ADC34DE0631386E6">
<enum>
(C)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
solicit, receive, direct, or transfer funds
to or on behalf of any political committee which accepts donations or
contributions that do not comply with the limitations, prohibitions, and
reporting requirements of this Act (or to or on behalf of any account of a
political committee which is established for the purpose of accepting such
donations or contributions), or to or on behalf of any political organization
under
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/26/527">
section 527
</external-xref>
of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 which accepts such
donations or contributions (other than a committee of a State or local
political party or a candidate for election for State or local
office).
</text>
</subparagraph>
<after-quoted-block>
.
</after-quoted-block>
</quoted-block>
</paragraph>
</section>
</title>
<title id="H10BF97CE43914488B6F731D46BD7F1D8">
<enum>
IV
</enum>
<header>
Use
of Presidential Election Campaign Fund for public financing of Federal
elections
</header>
<section id="H961BC3B150D2437F9BE3219B26A6A584">
<enum>
401.
</enum>
<header>
Use of
Presidential Election Campaign Fund for congressional candidates
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
Subtitle H of the Internal Revenue Code of
1986 is amended by adding at the end the following new chapter:
</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H4BD36A7DA916449996A1A2CF5CB0E40F" style="OLC">
<chapter id="H2A47A995A98F46DCA6BD5514EDF85A94">
<enum>
97
</enum>
<header>
Empowering
citizens payment account
</header>
<toc>
<toc-entry level="section">
Sec. 9051. Payments to Congressional
candidates.
</toc-entry>
</toc>
<section id="H17C15840C39A41A786C387BBE65BD07F">
<enum>
9051.
</enum>
<header>
Payments to
Congressional candidates
</header>
<subsection id="H0C7B34AA700A44749BFA0AD05DFA3360">
<enum>
(a)
</enum>
<header>
Establishment of
account
</header>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
The Secretary shall
maintain in the Presidential Election Campaign Fund established by section
9006(a), in addition to any account which he maintains under such section, a
separate account to be known as the Empowering Citizens Payment Account. The
Secretary shall deposit into such Account the amount available after the
Secretary determines that amounts for payments under section 9006(c) and for
payments under section 9037(b) are available for such payments.
</text>
</subsection>
<subsection id="H2988EC1885A24809B983FCBDA2480EE3">
<enum>
(b)
</enum>
<header>
Use of Fund for
payments to Congressional candidates participating in public financing
program
</header>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
The Secretary shall
transfer amounts in the Fund to the Federal Election Commission, at such times
and in such amounts as the Federal Election Commission may certify, for
payments to candidates for election to the office of Senator or Representative
in, or Delegate or Resident Commissioner to, the Congress who are participating
candidates under title V of the Federal Election Campaign Act of
1971.
</text>
</subsection>
</section>
</chapter>
<after-quoted-block>
.
</after-quoted-block>
</quoted-block>
</section>
<section id="HD63BAF5C38B14EE588B3DE1861788654">
<enum>
402.
</enum>
<header>
Revisions to
designation of income tax payments by individual taxpayers
</header>
<subsection id="H68B40FAB9BAD4D049C8F692C3C7C5592">
<enum>
(a)
</enum>
<header>
Increase in
amount designated
</header>
<text>
Section 6096(a) of the Internal Revenue Code of
1986 is amended—
</text>
<paragraph id="HF90E86CEC04C435E89F25AA12419200E">
<enum>
(1)
</enum>
<text>
in the first
sentence, by striking
<quote>
$3
</quote>
each place it appears and inserting
<quote>
$20
</quote>
; and
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H709B4B984DB9491EB03C11D9EC4FFA3F">
<enum>
(2)
</enum>
<text>
in the second
sentence—
</text>
<subparagraph id="H2B8C1CC77FCE43CD9C40CD0733E4DCC0">
<enum>
(A)
</enum>
<text>
by striking
<quote>
$6
</quote>
and inserting
<quote>
$40
</quote>
; and
</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H84BA58A96DC842A1BB545C5F85B4BE7F">
<enum>
(B)
</enum>
<text>
by striking
<quote>
$3
</quote>
and inserting
<quote>
$20
</quote>
.
</text>
</subparagraph>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
<subsection id="H502F21DB48394C8D8C830E87DC9F17EB">
<enum>
(b)
</enum>
<header>
Indexing
</header>
<text>
Section
6096 of such Code is amended by adding at the end the following new
subsection:
</text>
<quoted-block id="H748FCA3A2F8548F89D30E555C878E62A">
<subsection id="HBF451515A41A4FBA9CCCFB7296B4B79D">
<enum>
(d)
</enum>
<header>
Indexing of
amount designated
</header>
<paragraph id="HA7EEB53ABFC943168B5166AC68C97DB0">
<enum>
(1)
</enum>
<header>
In
general
</header>
<text>
With respect to each taxable year after 2013, each amount
referred to in subsection (a) shall be increased by the percent difference
described in paragraph (2), except that if any such amount after such an
increase is not a multiple of $1, such amount shall be rounded to the nearest
multiple of $1.
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H8063DDBB03C94C2CBAC323F114FCDEF4">
<enum>
(2)
</enum>
<header>
Percent
difference described
</header>
<text>
The percent difference described in this
paragraph with respect to a taxable year is the percent difference determined
under section 315(c)(1)(A) of the
<act-name parsable-cite="FECA">
Federal
Election Campaign Act of 1971
</act-name>
with respect to the calendar year
during which the taxable year begins, except that the base year involved shall
be
2012.
</text>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
<after-quoted-block>
.
</after-quoted-block>
</quoted-block>
</subsection>
<subsection id="H9E18608FFD7E4C0E81A462089491FEF1">
<enum>
(c)
</enum>
<header>
Ensuring tax
preparation software does not provide automatic response to designation
question
</header>
<text>
Section 6096 of such Code, as amended by subsection (b),
is amended by adding at the end the following new subsection:
</text>
<quoted-block id="HEECDE5EF376A47E09CBAD071145B3D2B">
<subsection id="H2BA233EE32ED4E2C93724ACF78927C36">
<enum>
(e)
</enum>
<header>
Ensuring tax
preparation software does not provide automatic response to designation
question
</header>
<text>
The Secretary shall promulgate regulations to ensure
that electronic software used in the preparation or filing of individual income
tax returns does not automatically accept or decline a designation of a payment
under this
section.
</text>
</subsection>
<after-quoted-block>
.
</after-quoted-block>
</quoted-block>
</subsection>
<subsection id="H9D9B2CE2E3984A17B1E733D76EA2C4B1">
<enum>
(d)
</enum>
<header>
Public
information program on designation
</header>
<text>
Section 6096 of such Code, as
amended by subsections (b) and (c), is amended by adding at the end the
following new subsection:
</text>
<quoted-block id="HE16E9FC30DD543529950365F4F82EC28">
<subsection id="H9FFF62B7AB3A478CB67CBE374840DF3C">
<enum>
(f)
</enum>
<header>
Public
information program
</header>
<paragraph id="H9E3EC7F019714D3AA4380FBBCB35B63B">
<enum>
(1)
</enum>
<header>
In
general
</header>
<text>
The Federal Election Commission shall conduct a program
to inform and educate the public regarding the purposes of the Presidential
Election Campaign Fund, the procedures for the designation of payments under
this section, and the effect of such a designation on the income tax liability
of taxpayers.
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="HD303C771A9014CBE9974EA8A804B45AE">
<enum>
(2)
</enum>
<header>
Use of funds for
program
</header>
<text>
Amounts in the Presidential Election Campaign Fund shall
be made available to the Federal Election Commission to carry out the program
under this
subsection.
</text>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
<after-quoted-block>
.
</after-quoted-block>
</quoted-block>
</subsection>
<subsection id="H0DA89890442E4904B11D8043C0858CAA">
<enum>
(e)
</enum>
<header>
Effective
date
</header>
<text>
The amendments made by this section shall take effect
January 1, 2014.
</text>
</subsection>
</section>
<section id="HB8175CB50EDD46C999B7331A77D96B9C">
<enum>
403.
</enum>
<header>
Donation to
Presidential Election Campaign Fund
</header>
<subsection id="HA1349748FD7F4381A26BD964ADF05130">
<enum>
(a)
</enum>
<header>
General
rule
</header>
<text>
Every taxpayer who makes a return of the tax imposed by
subtitle A of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 for any taxable year ending
after December 31, 2012, may donate an amount (not less than $1), in addition
to any designation of income tax liability under section 6096 of such Code for
such taxable year, which shall be deposited in the general fund of the
Treasury.
</text>
</subsection>
<subsection id="HCA934A87970042CFA130ABA26DCD4DBD">
<enum>
(b)
</enum>
<header>
Manner and time
of designation
</header>
<text>
Any donation under subsection (a) for any taxable
year—
</text>
<paragraph id="HAD6B82DD774147C2B45F651E70EC9BD9">
<enum>
(1)
</enum>
<text>
shall be made at
the time of filing the return of the tax imposed by subtitle A of such Code for
such taxable year and in such manner as the Secretary may by regulation
prescribe, except that—
</text>
<subparagraph id="H356B4ACA90C040B1A190F3462B7F46AB">
<enum>
(A)
</enum>
<text>
the designation
for such donation shall be either on the first page of the return or on the
page bearing the taxpayer’s signature, and
</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H68D188D399434C67BCE115CF0ED0A3B2">
<enum>
(B)
</enum>
<text>
the designation
shall be by a box added to the return, and the text beside the box shall
provide:
</text>
<list level="clause">
<list-item>
<quote>
By checking here, I signify that in addition to
my tax liability (if any), I would like to donate the included payment to be
used exclusively as a contribution to the Presidential Election Campaign
Fund.
</quote>
, and
</list-item>
</list>
</subparagraph>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H011835F3E8064DE9A312BA674A0AE28E">
<enum>
(2)
</enum>
<text>
shall be
accompanied by a payment of the amount so designated.
</text>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
<subsection id="HDB295CBA724442BF9D6B3002CCD4EC99">
<enum>
(c)
</enum>
<header>
Treatment of
amounts donated
</header>
<text>
For purposes of this title, the amount donated by
any taxpayer under subsection (a) shall be treated as a contribution made by
such taxpayer to the United States on the last date prescribed for filing the
return of tax imposed by subtitle A of such Code (determined without regard to
extensions) or, if later, the date the return is filed.
</text>
</subsection>
<subsection id="H5DDE71B863A640488CB3FE293ABC8BB7">
<enum>
(d)
</enum>
<header>
Transfers to
Presidential Election Campaign Fund
</header>
<text>
The Secretary shall, from
time to time, transfer to the Presidential Election Campaign Fund established
under section 9006(a) of such Code amounts equal to the amounts donated under
this section.
</text>
</subsection>
</section>
</title>
<title id="H450DABF5CF914613A793D6EC72B43682">
<enum>
V
</enum>
<header>
Other
Campaign Finance Reforms
</header>
<section id="H190FE8499EC745FA8AB0A3C3259A98BA">
<enum>
501.
</enum>
<header>
Regulations
with respect to best efforts for identifying persons making
contributions
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
Not later than 6
months after the date of enactment of this Act, the Federal Election Commission
shall promulgate regulations with respect to what constitutes best efforts
under section 302(i) of the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 (2 U.S.C.
432(i)) for determining the identification of persons making contributions to
political committees, including the identifications of persons making
contributions over the Internet or by credit card. Such regulations shall
include a requirement that in the case of contributions made by a credit card,
the political committee shall ensure that the name on the credit card used to
make the contribution matches the name of the person making the
contribution.
</text>
</section>
<section id="HC3FE4D52D15347AD91C0D552EA5E3F3F">
<enum>
502.
</enum>
<header>
Prohibition on
joint fundraising committees
</header>
<subsection id="H98C5EB5972D648B29BB042DE23DF83BC">
<enum>
(a)
</enum>
<header>
In
general
</header>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Section 302(e) of the
Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 (
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/2/432">
2 U.S.C. 432(e)
</external-xref>
) is amended by adding at
the end the following new paragraph:
</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H8E6137ECBFB740C69B8C56EE46818B79" style="OLC">
<paragraph id="HF6A16EBD33CB421E8E989D16B66AC194" indent="up1">
<enum>
(6)
</enum>
<text>
No authorized committee of a
candidate may establish a joint fundraising committee with a political
committee other than an authorized committee of a
candidate.
</text>
</paragraph>
<after-quoted-block>
.
</after-quoted-block>
</quoted-block>
</subsection>
<subsection id="HCC85189636764F0A94973901F5B2F362">
<enum>
(b)
</enum>
<header>
Effective
date
</header>
<text>
The amendments made by this section shall take effect on
January 1, 2014.
</text>
</subsection>
</section>
<section id="HA479B7FC7D9342F5926274117031060C">
<enum>
503.
</enum>
<header>
Disclosure of
bundled contributions to Presidential campaigns
</header>
<subsection id="H70EAC63CF8CD4E5086CC6609031DA6DA">
<enum>
(a)
</enum>
<header>
In
general
</header>
<text>
Paragraphs (1) through (3) of section 304(i) of the
Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 (
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/2/434">
2 U.S.C. 434(i)
</external-xref>
) are amended to read as
follows:
</text>
<quoted-block act-name="Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HB1FDA149DC074A8F9505C14064CE88C0" style="OLC">
<paragraph id="H2CB5F4CB532546F681473ABBEE2ED039">
<enum>
(1)
</enum>
<header>
In
general
</header>
<subparagraph id="HCD6C8122DD034295BE9CD47052216685">
<enum>
(A)
</enum>
<header>
Disclosure of
bundled contributions by lobbyists
</header>
<text>
Each committee described in
paragraph (6) shall include in the first report required to be filed under this
section after each covered period (as defined in paragraph (2)) a separate
schedule setting forth the name, address, and employer of each person
reasonably known by the committee to be a person described in paragraph (7) who
provided 2 or more bundled contributions to the committee in an aggregate
amount greater than the applicable threshold (as defined in paragraph (3))
during the covered period, and the aggregate amount of the bundled
contributions provided by each such person during the covered period.
</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H6961064AC0E9405CAE2ACFAA13379756">
<enum>
(B)
</enum>
<header>
Disclosure of
bundled contributions to presidential campaigns
</header>
<text>
Each committee
which is an authorized committee of a candidate for the office of President or
for nomination to such office shall include in the first report required to be
filed under this section after each covered period (as defined in paragraph
(2)) a separate schedule setting forth the name, address, and employer of each
person who provided 2 or more bundled contributions to the committee in an
aggregate amount greater than the applicable threshold (as defined in paragraph
(3)) during the election cycle, and the aggregate amount of the bundled
contributions provided by each such person during the covered period and such
election cycle. Such schedule shall include a separate listing of the name,
address, and employer of each person included on such schedule who is
reasonably known by the committee to be a person described in paragraph (7),
together with the aggregate amount of bundled contributions provided by such
person during such period and such cycle.
</text>
</subparagraph>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H5733BBC0CE75484E9610CDC2ABD2528C">
<enum>
(2)
</enum>
<header>
Covered
period
</header>
<text>
In this subsection, a
<term>
covered period
</term>
means—
</text>
<subparagraph id="H15B4791ED92945F487BAAB02B773FE8A">
<enum>
(A)
</enum>
<text>
with respect to a
committee which is an authorized committee of a candidate for the office of
President or for nomination to such office—
</text>
<clause id="H889E4BE6D2BA4A8DA96A372EBE0A90E5">
<enum>
(i)
</enum>
<text>
the 4-year
election cycle ending with the date of the election for the office of the
President; and
</text>
</clause>
<clause id="H42E47466971C4132B3B10DB808F55BD9">
<enum>
(ii)
</enum>
<text>
any reporting
period applicable to the committee under this section during which any person
provided 2 or more bundled contributions to the committee; and
</text>
</clause>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H77561E22CA8F4A1680549194F559EA68">
<enum>
(B)
</enum>
<text>
with respect to
any other committee—
</text>
<clause id="H009ECAD8D4D94BD981616E3EDF699DAC">
<enum>
(i)
</enum>
<text>
the period
beginning January 1 and ending June 30 of each year;
</text>
</clause>
<clause id="HD773556DDDB842DCA92DEBBE5E1B54CC">
<enum>
(ii)
</enum>
<text>
the period
beginning July 1 and ending December 31 of each year; and
</text>
</clause>
<clause id="H24A767144B04493398AC45694D302D97">
<enum>
(iii)
</enum>
<text>
any reporting
period applicable to the committee under this section during which any person
described in paragraph (7) provided 2 or more bundled contributions to the
committee in an aggregate amount greater than the applicable threshold.
</text>
</clause>
</subparagraph>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H24B1BE8E665E44AB80D911823480CF97">
<enum>
(3)
</enum>
<header>
Applicable
threshold
</header>
<subparagraph id="H42B75B5D419D4BE6A3051DCD5FF42EDC">
<enum>
(A)
</enum>
<header>
In
general
</header>
<text>
In this subsection, the
<term>
applicable threshold
</term>
is—
</text>
<clause id="H6CFF9C1B82B24037AB4E0A3B3A863177">
<enum>
(i)
</enum>
<text>
$50,000 in the
case of a committee which is an authorized committee of a candidate for the
office of President or for nomination to such office; and
</text>
</clause>
<clause id="H032C99E112154CBE80369091BF30145E">
<enum>
(ii)
</enum>
<text>
$15,000 in the
case of any other committee.
</text>
</clause>
<continuation-text continuation-text-level="subparagraph">
In
determining whether the amount of bundled contributions provided to a committee
by a person exceeds the applicable threshold, there shall be excluded any
contribution made to the committee by the person or the person's spouse.
</continuation-text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HBABA39DE39BE4E73994630542CCD3FE0">
<enum>
(B)
</enum>
<header>
Indexing
</header>
<text>
In
any calendar year after 2017, section 315(c)(1)(B) shall apply to each amount
applicable under subparagraph (A) in the same manner as such section applies to
the limitations established under subsections (a)(1)(A), (a)(1)(B), (a)(3), and
(h) of such section, except that for purposes of applying such section to the
amount applicable under subparagraph (A), the
<quote>
base period
</quote>
shall
be 2016.
</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H21E9A6729A8343A5858DC7325E825A1A">
<enum>
(C)
</enum>
<header>
Aggregation of
contributions from cosponsors of fundraising event
</header>
<text>
For purposes
of determining the amount of bundled contributions provided by a person to a
committee which were received by the person at a fundraising event sponsored by
the person, or in response to an invitation to attend a fundraising event
sponsored by the person, each person who is a sponsor of the event shall be
considered to have provided to the committee the aggregate amount of all
bundled contributions which were provided to the committee by all sponsors of
the
event.
</text>
</subparagraph>
</paragraph>
<after-quoted-block>
.
</after-quoted-block>
</quoted-block>
</subsection>
<subsection id="H85063E035FF14783ACF28C9A4CB5C680">
<enum>
(b)
</enum>
<header>
Conforming
amendments
</header>
<text>
Section 304(i) of such Act (
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/2/434">
2 U.S.C. 434(i)
</external-xref>
) is
amended—
</text>
<paragraph id="H6E5BA837510A433FA666CD444DFDB2DE">
<enum>
(1)
</enum>
<text>
in paragraph (5),
by striking
<quote>
described in paragraph (7)
</quote>
each place it appears in
subparagraphs (C) and (D);
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="HF916E7D0C5FE4E329A26D125D63994A4">
<enum>
(2)
</enum>
<text>
in paragraph (6),
by inserting
<quote>
(other than a candidate for the office of President or for
nomination to such office)
</quote>
after
<quote>
candidate
</quote>
; and
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="HB979203C2DD743619FC7BBE5BDCCBED2">
<enum>
(3)
</enum>
<text>
in paragraph
(8)(A)—
</text>
<subparagraph id="H1778FB39C00B494B84BF5E55F7F9379A">
<enum>
(A)
</enum>
<text>
by striking
<quote>
, with respect to a committee described in paragraph (6) and a person
described in paragraph (7),
</quote>
and inserting
<quote>
, with respect to a
committee described in paragraph (6) or an authorized committee of a candidate
for the office of President or for nomination to such office,
</quote>
;
</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HCB8AF9473FCC4FCF9FCE8EB1B88F81F9">
<enum>
(B)
</enum>
<text>
by striking
<quote>
by the person
</quote>
in clause (i) thereof and inserting
<quote>
by any
person
</quote>
; and
</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H99BA74699DD445ACA3F5811401DE122E">
<enum>
(C)
</enum>
<text>
by striking
<quote>
the person
</quote>
each place it appears in clause (ii) and inserting
<quote>
such person
</quote>
.
</text>
</subparagraph>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H2165CDFF54EA4CB19594A84EC5479888">
<enum>
(c)
</enum>
<header>
Effective
date
</header>
<text>
The amendments made by this section shall apply with respect
to reports filed under section 304 of the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971
after January 1, 2014.
</text>
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</section>
<section id="H7B326C2594F54517A375BD12FDD5FC57">
<enum>
504.
</enum>
<header>
Judicial review
of actions related to campaign finance laws
</header>
<subsection id="HC2744B44C0EC405AB1FA6467040B71F5">
<enum>
(a)
</enum>
<header>
In
general
</header>
<text>
Title IV of the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 (2
U.S.C. 451 et seq.) is amended by inserting after section 406 the following new
section:
</text>
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<section id="H70B46AE74F8B4D81A4D23EBAECAEF57F">
<enum>
407.
</enum>
<header>
Judicial
review
</header>
<subsection id="H62851ACC29B6425F8CC6187B9A8E599C">
<enum>
(a)
</enum>
<header>
In
general
</header>
<text>
If any action is brought for declaratory or injunctive
relief to challenge the constitutionality of any provision of this Act or of
chapter 95 or 96 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, or is brought to with
respect to any action of the Commission under chapter 95 or 96 of the Internal
Revenue Code of 1986, the following rules shall apply:
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<enum>
(1)
</enum>
<text>
The action shall
be filed in the United States District Court for the District of Columbia and
an appeal from the decision of the district court may be taken to the Court of
Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit.
</text>
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<enum>
(2)
</enum>
<text>
In the case of an
action relating to declaratory or injunctive relief to challenge the
constitutionality of a provision—
</text>
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<enum>
(A)
</enum>
<text>
a copy of the
complaint shall be delivered promptly to the Clerk of the House of
Representatives and the Secretary of the Senate; and
</text>
</subparagraph>
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<enum>
(B)
</enum>
<text>
it shall be the
duty of the United States District Court for the District of Columbia, the
Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia, and the Supreme Court of the
United States to advance on the docket and to expedite to the greatest possible
extent the disposition of the action and appeal.
</text>
</subparagraph>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
<subsection id="HE454C7610B19438D99D059B6870F6CCD">
<enum>
(b)
</enum>
<header>
Intervention by
Members of Congress
</header>
<text>
In any action in which the constitutionality
of any provision of this Act or chapter 95 or 96 of the Internal Revenue Code
of 1986 is raised, any member of the House of Representatives (including a
Delegate or Resident Commissioner to the Congress) or Senate shall have the
right to intervene either in support of or opposition to the position of a
party to the case regarding the constitutionality of the provision. To avoid
duplication of efforts and reduce the burdens placed on the parties to the
action, the court in any such action may make such orders as it considers
necessary, including orders to require interveners taking similar positions to
file joint papers or to be represented by a single attorney at oral
argument.
</text>
</subsection>
<subsection id="H2F95D8431CA742338EA1061391C3CD9B">
<enum>
(c)
</enum>
<header>
Challenge by
Members of Congress
</header>
<text>
Any Member of Congress may bring an action,
subject to the special rules described in subsection (a), for declaratory or
injunctive relief to challenge the constitutionality of any provision of this
Act or chapter 95 or 96 of the Internal Revenue Code of
1986.
</text>
</subsection>
</section>
<after-quoted-block>
.
</after-quoted-block>
</quoted-block>
</subsection>
<subsection id="H7928AA9C449C4133A8261D3361187FCF">
<enum>
(b)
</enum>
<header>
Conforming
amendments
</header>
<paragraph id="HB1C67F47846743289C2C69582FAE1689">
<enum>
(1)
</enum>
<header>
In
general
</header>
<subparagraph id="H071C07171B014BDD82E1214C8606E9FB">
<enum>
(A)
</enum>
<text>
Section 310 of the
Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 (
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/2/437h">
2 U.S.C. 437h
</external-xref>
) is repealed.
</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph commented="no" id="HCB83E8C5CB7E413D9A2781DD2147AF6D">
<enum>
(B)
</enum>
<text>
Section 9011 of
the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended to read as follows:
</text>
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<section id="H497AA43B19E34927B542CF76AE1029A8">
<enum>
9011.
</enum>
<header>
Judicial
review
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
For provisions relating
to judicial review of certifications, determinations, and actions by the
Commission under this chapter, see section 407 of the Federal Election Campaign
Act of
1971.
</text>
</section>
<after-quoted-block>
.
</after-quoted-block>
</quoted-block>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph commented="no" id="H64C1F7C69671499496032B3C3EF7DF6F">
<enum>
(C)
</enum>
<text>
Section 9041 of
the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended to read as follows:
</text>
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<section commented="no" id="HE213ADCECABA4C7D812B93F71808F210">
<enum>
9041.
</enum>
<header>
Judicial
review
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
For provisions relating
to judicial review of actions by the Commission under this chapter, see section
407 of the Federal Election Campaign Act of
1971.
</text>
</section>
<after-quoted-block>
.
</after-quoted-block>
</quoted-block>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph commented="no" id="HAA90CE7F5B4843E2BCD19AE0F6BE146E">
<enum>
(D)
</enum>
<text>
Section 403 of the
Bipartisan Campaign Finance Reform Act of 2002 (
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/2/437h">
2 U.S.C. 437h
</external-xref>
note) is
repealed.
</text>
</subparagraph>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
<subsection commented="no" id="HF30A7B578BE94AF390063A2C8D794D73">
<enum>
(c)
</enum>
<header>
Effective
date
</header>
<text>
The amendments made by this section shall apply to actions
brought on or after January 1, 2014.
</text>
</subsection>
</section>
</title>
<title id="H871A02A68E65434DB130FD5A429B46D2">
<enum>
VI
</enum>
<header>
Severability;
Effective Date
</header>
<section commented="no" id="HF1BF02C7DCB74478994DE575A75FCD41">
<enum>
601.
</enum>
<header>
Severability
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
If any provision of this Act or amendment
made by this Act, or the application of a provision or amendment to any person
or circumstance, is held to be unconstitutional, the remainder of this Act and
amendments made by this Act, and the application of the provisions and
amendment to any person or circumstance, shall not be affected by the
holding.
</text>
</section>
<section id="HF71AEBF14EC14902A12E8EFC2BDA9FB1">
<enum>
602.
</enum>
<header>
Effective
date
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
Except as otherwise
provided in this Act, the amendments made by this Act shall apply with respect
to elections occurring after January 1, 2014.
</text>
</section>
</title>
</legis-body>
</bill>
| I 113th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 270 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES January 15, 2013 Mr. Price of North Carolina (for himself, Mr. Van Hollen , Mr. Jones , Mr. Larson of Connecticut , Mr. Brady of Pennsylvania , Mr. Sarbanes , Mr. Yarmuth , Ms. Eshoo , Mr. George Miller of California , Mr. Polis , Mr. Holt , Mr. Nolan , and Mr. O'Rourke ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on House Administration , 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 the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to reform the system of public financing for Presidential elections, to establish a system of public financing for Congressional elections, to promote the disclosure of disbursements made in coordination with campaigns for election for Federal office, and for other purposes.
1. Short title; table of contents (a) Short title This Act may be cited as the Empowering Citizens Act . (b) Table of contents The table of contents of this Act is as follows: Sec. 1. Short title; table of contents. Title I—Reform of Presidential election financing Subtitle A—Primary elections Sec. 101. Increase in and modifications to matching payments. Sec. 102. Eligibility requirements for matching payments. Sec. 103. Inflation adjustment for matching contributions. Sec. 104. Repeal of expenditure limitations. Sec. 105. Period of availability of matching payments. Sec. 106. Examination and audits of matchable contributions. Sec. 107. Modification to limitation on contributions for Presidential primary candidates. Subtitle B—General elections Sec. 111. Modification of eligibility requirements for public financing. Sec. 112. Repeal of expenditure limitations and use of qualified campaign contributions. Sec. 113. Matching payments and other modifications to payment amounts. Sec. 114. Inflation adjustment for payment amounts. Sec. 115. Increase in limit on coordinated party expenditures. Sec. 116. Establishment of uniform date for release of payments. Sec. 117. Amounts in Presidential Election Campaign Fund. Sec. 118. Use of general election payments for general election legal and accounting compliance. Subtitle C—Political conventions Sec. 121. Repeal of public financing of party conventions. Sec. 122. Contributions for political conventions. Sec. 123. Prohibition on use of soft money. Title II—Public financing for congressional election campaigns Sec. 201. Benefits and eligibility requirements for Congressional candidates. Title V—Public financing of congressional election campaigns Subtitle A—Benefits Sec. 501. Benefits for participating candidates. Sec. 502. Administration of payments. Sec. 503. Qualified contribution defined. Subtitle B—Eligibility and certification Sec. 511. Eligibility. Sec. 512. Qualified contribution requirements. Sec. 513. Certification. Subtitle C—Requirements for Candidates Certified as Participating Candidates Sec. 521. Restrictions on certain contributions and expenditures. Sec. 522. Remitting unspent funds after election. Subtitle D—Administrative provisions Sec. 531. Administration by Commission. Sec. 532. Violations and penalties. Sec. 533. Election cycle defined. Sec. 202. Permitting unlimited coordinated expenditures by political party committees on behalf of participating candidates if expenditures are derived from small dollar contributions. Sec. 203. Prohibiting use of contributions by participating candidates for purposes other than campaign for election. Title III—Coordinated campaign activity Sec. 301. Clarification of treatment of coordinated expenditures as contributions to candidates. Sec. 302. Clarification of ban on fundraising for super PACs by Federal candidates and officeholders. Title IV—Use of Presidential Election Campaign Fund for public financing of Federal elections Sec. 401. Use of Presidential Election Campaign Fund for Congressional candidates. Sec. 402. Revisions to designation of income tax payments by individual taxpayers. Sec. 403. Donation to Presidential Election Campaign Fund. Title V—Other Campaign Finance Reforms Sec. 501. Regulations with respect to best efforts for identifying persons making contributions. Sec. 502. Prohibition on joint fundraising committees. Sec. 503. Disclosure of bundled contributions to Presidential campaigns. Sec. 504. Judicial review of actions related to campaign finance laws. Title VI—Severability; Effective Date Sec. 601. Severability. Sec. 602. Effective date. I Reform of Presidential election financing A Primary elections 101. Increase in and modifications to matching payments (a) Increase and modification (1) In general The first sentence of section 9034(a) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended— (A) by striking an amount equal to the amount of each contribution and inserting an amount equal to 500 percent of the amount of each matchable contribution (disregarding any amount of contributions from any person to the extent that the total of the amounts contributed by such person for the election exceeds $250) ; and (B) by striking authorized committees and all that follows through $250 and inserting authorized committees . (2) Matchable contributions Section 9034 of such Code is amended— (A) by striking the last sentence of subsection (a); and (B) by inserting after subsection (b) the following new subsection: (c) Matchable contribution defined For purposes of this section and section 9033(b)— (1) Matchable contribution The term matchable contribution means, with respect to the nomination for election to the office of President of the United States, a contribution by an individual to a candidate or an authorized committee of a candidate with respect to which the candidate has certified in writing that— (A) the individual making such contribution has not made aggregate contributions (including such matchable contribution) to such candidate and the authorized committees of such candidate in excess of 50% of the limit applicable under paragraph (1)(A) or paragraph (2)(A) of section 315(a) of the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 to the amount of a contribution which may be made to a candidate who is not eligible to receive payments under section 9037 with respect to such nomination; (B) such candidate and the authorized committees of such candidate will not accept contributions from such individual (including such matchable contribution) aggregating more than the amount described in subparagraph (A); and (C) such contribution was not— (i) forwarded from the contributor from any person other than an individual, or (ii) received by the candidate or committee from a contributor or contributors, but credited by the committee or candidate to another person who is not an individual through records, designations, or other means of recognizing that a certain amount of money has been raised by such person. (2) Contribution For purposes of this subsection, the term contribution means a gift of money made by a written instrument which identifies the individual making the contribution by full name and mailing address, but does not include a subscription, loan, advance, or deposit of money, or anything of value or anything described in subparagraph (B), (C), or (D) of section 9032(4). . (3) Conforming amendments (A) Section 9032(4) of such Code is amended by striking section 9034(a) and inserting section 9034 . (B) Section 9033(b)(3) of such Code is amended by striking matching contributions and inserting matchable contributions . (b) Modification of payment limitation Section 9034(b) of such Code is amended by striking shall not exceed and all that follows and inserting shall not exceed $100,000,000. 102. Eligibility requirements for matching payments (a) Amount of aggregate contributions per State; disregarding of amounts contributed in excess of $250 Section 9033(b)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended— (1) by striking $5,000 and inserting $25,000 ; and (2) by striking 20 States and inserting the following: 20 States (disregarding any amount of contributions from any such resident to the extent that the total of the amounts contributed by such resident for the election exceeds $250) . (b) Contribution limit (1) In general Paragraph (4) of section 9033(b) of such Code is amended to read as follows: (4) the candidate and the authorized committees of the candidate will not accept aggregate contributions from any person with respect to the nomination for election to the office of President of the United States in excess of 50% of the limit applicable under paragraph (1)(A) or paragraph (2)(A) of section 315(a) of the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 to the amount of a contribution which may be made to a candidate who is not eligible to receive payments under section 9037 with respect to such nomination. . (2) Conforming amendments (A) Section 9033(b) of such Code is amended by adding at the end the following new flush sentence: For purposes of paragraph (4), the term contribution has the meaning given such term in section 301(8) of the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971. . (B) Section 9032(4) of such Code, as amended by section 101(a)(3)(A) is amended by inserting or 9033(b) after 9034 . (c) Ban on acceptance of bundled contributions Section 9033(b) of such Code, as amended by subsection (b), is amended— (1) by striking and at the end of paragraph (3); (2) by striking the period at the end of paragraph (4) and inserting , and ; and (3) by adding at the end the following new paragraph: (5) the candidate and the authorized committee of the candidate will not accept any bundled contribution (as defined in section 304(i)(8)) forwarded by or credited to a person described in section 304(i)(7). . (d) Participation in system for payments for general election Section 9033(b) of such Code, as amended by subsection (c), is amended— (1) by striking and at the end of paragraph (4); (2) by striking the period at the end of paragraph (5) and inserting , and ; and (3) by adding at the end the following new paragraph: (6) if the candidate is nominated by a political party for election to the office of President, the candidate will apply for and accept payments with respect to the general election for such office in accordance with chapter 95. . 103. Inflation adjustment for matching contributions Section 9033 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by adding at the end the following new subsection: (d) Inflation adjustments (1) In general In the case of any applicable period beginning after 2013, each of the dollar amounts in section 9034(b) shall be increased by an amount equal to— (A) such dollar amount, multiplied by (B) the cost-of-living adjustment determined under section 1(f)(3) for the calendar year following the year which such applicable period begins, determined by substituting calendar year 2013 for calendar year 1992 in subparagraph (B) thereof. (2) Applicable period For purposes of this subsection, the term applicable period means the 4-year period beginning with the first day following the date of the last general election for the office of President and ending on the date of the next such general election. (3) Rounding If any amount as adjusted under paragraph (1) is not a multiple of $100, such amount shall be rounded to the nearest multiple of $100. . 104. Repeal of expenditure limitations (a) In general Subsection (a) of section 9035 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended to read as follows: (a) Personal expenditure limitation No candidate shall knowingly make expenditures from his personal funds, or the personal funds of his immediate family, in connection with his campaign for nomination for election to the office of President in excess of, in the aggregate, $50,000. . (b) Conforming amendment Paragraph (1) of section 9033(b) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended to read as follows: (1) the candidate will comply with the personal expenditure limitation under section 9035, . 105. Period of availability of matching payments Section 9032(6) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by striking the beginning of the calendar year in which a general election for the office of President of the United States will be held and inserting the date that is 6 months prior to the date of the earliest State primary election . 106. Examination and audits of matchable contributions Section 9038(a) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by inserting and matchable contributions accepted by after qualified campaign expenses of . 107. Modification to limitation on contributions for Presidential primary candidates Section 315(a)(6) of the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 ( 2 U.S.C. 441a(a)(6) ) is amended by striking calendar year and inserting four-year election cycle . B General elections 111. Modification of eligibility requirements for public financing Subsection (a) of section 9003 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended to read as follows: (a) In general In order to be eligible to receive any payments under section 9006, the candidates of a political party in a presidential election shall meet the following requirements: (1) Participation in primary payment system The candidate for President received payments under chapter 96 for the campaign for nomination for election to be President. (2) Agreements with Commission The candidates, in writing— (A) agree to obtain and furnish to the Commission such evidence as it may request of the qualified campaign expenses of such candidates, (B) agree to keep and furnish to the Commission such records, books, and other information as it may request, and (C) agree to an audit and examination by the Commission under section 9007 and to pay any amounts required to be paid under such section. (3) Ban on certain contributions and solicitations The candidates certify to the Commission, under penalty of perjury, the following: (A) Bundled contributions Such candidates and the authorized committees of such candidates will not accept any bundled contribution (as defined in section 304(i)(8)) forwarded by or credited to a person described in section 304(i)(7). (B) Solicitations for joint fundraising committees Such candidates and their authorized committees will not, after June 1 of the election year, solicit any funds for any joint fundraising committee that includes any committee of a political party. (C) Solicitation for political parties Such candidates and their authorized committees will not, after June 1 of the year in which the election is held, solicit any funds for any committee of a political party. Such certification shall be made within such time prior to the day of the presidential election as the Commission shall prescribe by rules or regulations. . 112. Repeal of expenditure limitations and use of qualified campaign contributions (a) Use of qualified campaign contributions without expenditure limits; application of same requirements for major, minor, and new parties Section 9003 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by striking subsections (b) and (c) and inserting the following: (b) Use of qualified campaign contributions To defray expenses (1) In general In order to be eligible to receive any payments under section 9006, the candidates of a party in a presidential election shall certify to the Commission, under penalty of perjury, that— (A) such candidates and their authorized committees have not and will not accept any contributions to defray qualified campaign expenses other than— (i) qualified campaign contributions, and (ii) contributions to the extent necessary to make up any deficiency payments received out of the fund on account of the application of section 9006(c), and (B) such candidates and their authorized committees have not and will not accept any contribution to defray expenses which would be qualified campaign expenses but for subparagraph (C) of section 9002(11). (2) Timing of certification The candidate shall make the certification required under this subsection at the same time the candidate makes the certification required under subsection (a)(3). . (b) Definition of qualified campaign contribution Section 9002 of such Code is amended by adding at the end the following new paragraph: (13) Qualified campaign contribution The term qualified campaign contribution means, with respect to any election for the office of President of the United States, a contribution from an individual to a candidate or an authorized committee of a candidate which— (A) is made after June 1 of the year in which the election is held; (B) does not exceed 50% of the limit applicable under paragraph (1)(A) or paragraph (2)(A) of section 315(a) of the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 to the amount of a contribution which may be made to a candidate who is not eligible to receive payments under section 9006 with respect to such election; and (C) with respect to which the candidate has certified in writing that— (i) the individual making such contribution has not made aggregate contributions (including such qualified contribution) to such candidate and the authorized committees of such candidate in excess of the amount described in subparagraph (B), and (ii) such candidate and the authorized committees of such candidate will not accept contributions from such individual (including such qualified contribution) aggregating more than the amount described in subparagraph (B) with respect to such election. . (c) Conforming amendments (1) Repeal of expenditure limits (A) In general Section 315 of the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 ( 2 U.S.C. 441a ) is amended by striking subsection (b). (B) Conforming amendments Section 315(c) of such Act ( 2 U.S.C. 441a(c) ) is amended— (i) in paragraph (1)(B)(i), by striking , (b) ; and (ii) in paragraph (2)(B)(i), by striking subsections (b) and (d) and inserting subsection (d) . (2) Repeal of repayment requirement (A) In general Section 9007(b) of such Code is amended by striking paragraph (2) and redesignating paragraphs (3), (4), and (5) as paragraphs (2), (3), and (4), respectively. (B) Conforming amendment Paragraph (2) of section 9007(b) of such Code, as redesignated by subparagraph (A), is amended— (i) by striking a major party and inserting a party ; (ii) by inserting qualified contributions and after contributions (other than ; and (iii) by striking (other than qualified campaign expenses with respect to which payment is required under paragraph (2)) . (3) Criminal penalties (A) Repeal of penalty for excess expenses Section 9012 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by striking subsection (a). (B) Penalty for acceptance of disallowed contributions; application of same penalty for candidates of major, minor, and new parties Subsection (b) of section 9012 of such Code is amended to read as follows: (b) Contributions (1) Acceptance of disallowed contributions It shall be unlawful for an eligible candidate of a party in a presidential election or any of his authorized committees knowingly and willfully to accept any contribution to defray qualified campaign expenses, except to the extent necessary to make up any deficiency in payments received out of the fund on account of the application of section 9006(c), or to defray expenses which would be qualified campaign expenses but for subparagraph (C) of section 9002(11). (2) Penalty Any person who violates paragraph (1) shall be fined not more than $5,000, or imprisoned not more than one year, or both. In the case of a violation by an authorized committee, any officer or member of such committee who knowingly and willfully consents to such violation shall be fined not more than $5,000, or imprisoned not more than one year, or both. . 113. Matching payments and other modifications to payment amounts (a) In general (1) Amount of payments; application of same amount for candidates of major, minor, and new parties Subsection (a) of section 9004 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended to read as follows: (a) In general Subject to the provisions of this chapter, the eligible candidates of a party in a presidential election shall be entitled to equal payment under section 9006 in an amount equal to 500 percent of the amount of each matchable contribution received by such candidate on or after June 1 of the year of the presidential election, or by his authorized committees (disregarding any amount of contributions from any person to the extent that the total of the amounts contributed by such person for the election exceeds $250), except that total amount to which a candidate is entitled under this paragraph shall not exceed $150,000,000. . (2) Repeal of separate limitations for candidates of minor and new parties Section 9004 of such Code is amended by striking subsection (b). (3) Conforming amendment Section 9005(a) of such Code is amended by adding at the end the following new sentence: The Commission shall make such additional certifications as may be necessary to receive payments under section 9004. . (b) Matchable contribution Section 9002 of such Code, as amended by section 112, is amended by adding at the end the following new paragraph: (14) Matchable contribution The term matchable contribution means, with respect to the election to the office of President of the United States, a contribution by an individual to a candidate or an authorized committee of a candidate with respect to which the candidate has certified in writing that— (A) the individual making such contribution has not made aggregate contributions (including such matchable contribution) to such candidate and the authorized committees of such candidate in excess of 50% of the limit applicable under paragraph (1)(A) or paragraph (2)(A) of section 315(a) of the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 to the amount of a contribution which may be made to a candidate who is not eligible to receive payments under section 9006 with respect to such election; (B) such candidate and the authorized committees of such candidate will not accept contributions from such individual (including such matchable contribution) aggregating more than the amount described in subparagraph (A) with respect to such election; and (C) such contribution was not— (i) forwarded from the contributor from any person other than an individual, or (ii) received by the candidate or committee from a contributor or contributors, but credited by the committee or candidate to another person who is not an individual through records, designations, or other means of recognizing that a certain amount of money has been raised by such person. . 114. Inflation adjustment for payment amounts Section 9004 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by adding at the end the following new subsection: (f) Inflation adjustments (1) In general In the case of any applicable period beginning after 2017, each of the dollar amounts in subsection (a)(1) shall be increased by an amount equal to— (A) such dollar amount; multiplied by (B) the cost-of-living adjustment determined under section 1(f)(3) for the calendar year following the year which such applicable period begins, determined by substituting calendar year 2016 for calendar year 1992 in subparagraph (B) thereof. (2) Applicable period For purposes of this subsection, the term applicable period means the 4-year period beginning with the first day following the date of the last general election for the office of President and ending on the date of the next such general election. (3) Rounding If any amount as adjusted under paragraph (1) is not a multiple of $100, such amount shall be rounded to the nearest multiple of $100. . 115. Increase in limit on coordinated party expenditures (a) In general Section 315(d)(2) of the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 ( 2 U.S.C. 441a(d)(2) ) is amended to read as follows: (2) (A) The national committee of a political party may not make any expenditure in connection with the general election campaign of any candidate for President of the United States who is affiliated with such party which exceeds $50,000,000. (B) For purposes of this paragraph— (i) any expenditure made by or on behalf of a national committee of a political party and in connection with a presidential election shall be considered to be made in connection with the general election campaign of a candidate for President of the United States who is affiliated with such party; and (ii) any communication made by or on behalf of such party shall be considered to be made in connection with the general election campaign of a candidate for President of the United States who is affiliated with such party if any portion of the communication is in connection with such election. (C) Any expenditure under this paragraph shall be in addition to any expenditure by a national committee of a political party serving as the principal campaign committee of a candidate for the office of President of the United States. . (b) Conforming amendments relating to timing of cost-of-Living adjustment (1) In general Section 315(c)(1) of such Act ( 2 U.S.C. 441a(c)(1) ), as amended by section 112(d)(1)(B), is amended— (A) in subparagraph (B), by striking (d) and inserting (d)(3) ; and (B) by inserting at the end the following new subparagraph: (D) In any calendar year after 2017— (i) the dollar amount in subsection (d)(2) shall be increased by the percent difference determined under subparagraph (A); (ii) the amount so increased shall remain in effect for the calendar year; and (iii) if the amount after adjustment under clause (i) is not a multiple of $100, such amount shall be rounded to the nearest multiple of $100. . (2) Base year Section 315(c)(2)(B) of such Act ( 2 U.S.C. 441a(c)(2)(B) ), as amended by section 112(d)(1)(B), is amended— (A) in clause (i)— (i) by striking (d) and inserting (d)(3) ; and (ii) by striking and at the end; (B) in clause (ii), by striking the period at the end and inserting ; and ; and (C) by adding at the end the following new clause: (iii) for purposes of subsection (d)(2), calendar year 2016. . 116. Establishment of uniform date for release of payments (a) Date for payments (1) In general Section 9006(b) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended to read as follows: (b) Payments from the Fund If the Secretary of the Treasury receives a certification from the Commission under section 9005 for payment to the eligible candidates of a political party, the Secretary shall pay to such candidates out of the fund the amount certified by the Commission on the later of— (1) the last Friday occurring before the first Monday in September; or (2) 24 hours after receiving the certifications for the eligible candidates of all major political parties. Amounts paid to any such candidates shall be under the control of such candidates. . (2) Conforming Amendment The first sentence of section 9006(c) of such Code is amended by striking the time of a certification by the Commission under section 9005 for payment and inserting the time of making a payment under subsection (b) . (b) Time for certification Section 9005(a) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by striking 10 days and inserting 24 hours . 117. Amounts in Presidential Election Campaign Fund (a) Determination of amounts in fund Section 9006(c) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by adding at the end the following new sentence: In making a determination of whether there are insufficient moneys in the fund for purposes of the previous sentence, the Secretary shall take into account in determining the balance of the fund for a presidential election year the Secretary’s best estimate of the amount of moneys which will be deposited into the fund during the year, except that the amount of the estimate may not exceed the average of the annual amounts deposited in the fund during the previous 3 years. . (b) Special rule for first campaign cycle under this Act (1) In general Section 9006 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by adding at the end the following new subsection: (d) Special authority To borrow (1) In general Notwithstanding subsection (c), there are authorized to be appropriated to the fund, as repayable advances, such sums as are necessary to carry out the purposes of the fund during the period ending on the first presidential election occurring after the date of the enactment of this subsection. (2) Repayment of advances (A) In general Advances made to the fund shall be repaid, and interest on such advances shall be paid, to the general fund of the Treasury when the Secretary determines that moneys are available for such purposes in the fund. (B) Rate of interest Interest on advances made to the fund shall be at a rate determined by the Secretary of the Treasury (as of the close of the calendar month preceding the month in which the advance is made) to be equal to the current average market yield on outstanding marketable obligations of the United States with remaining periods to maturity comparable to the anticipated period during which the advance will be outstanding and shall be compounded annually. . (2) Effective date The amendment made by this subsection shall take effect January 1, 2014. 118. Use of general election payments for general election legal and accounting compliance Section 9002(11) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by adding at the end the following new sentence: For purposes of subparagraph (A), an expense incurred by a candidate or authorized committee for general election legal and accounting compliance purposes shall be considered to be an expense to further the election of such candidate. . C Political conventions 121. Repeal of public financing of party conventions (a) Repeal (1) In general Chapter 95 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by striking section 9008. (2) Clerical amendment The table of sections of chapter 95 of such Code is amended by striking the item relating to section 9008. (b) Conforming amendments (1) Availability of payments to candidates Section 9006(c) of such Code is amended by striking section 9008(b)(3) . (2) Reports by Federal Election Commission Section 9009 of such Code is amended— (A) by adding and at the end of paragraph (2); (B) by striking the semicolon at the end of paragraph (3) and inserting a period; and (C) by striking paragraphs (4), (5), and (6). (3) Penalties Section 9012 of such Code, as amended by section 112(d)(4), is amended— (A) by striking subsection (a) and redesignating subsections (b) through (g) as subsections (a) through (f), respectively; (B) in subsection (b), as redesignated by subparagraph (A), by striking paragraph (2) and redesignating paragraph (3) as paragraph (2); (C) in subsection (d)(1), as redesignated by subparagraph (A), by striking the second sentence; and (D) in subsection (d)(3), as redesignated by subparagraph (A), by striking , or in connection with any expense incurred by the national committee of a major party or minor party with respect to a presidential nominating convention . (4) Availability of payments from Presidential Primary Matching Account The second sentence of section 9037(a) of such Code is amended by striking and for payments under section 9008(b)(3) . 122. Contributions for political conventions (a) Separate contribution limitation (1) Individuals (A) In general Section 315(a)(1) of the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 ( 2 U.S.C. 441a(a)(1) ) is amended— (i) by striking or at the end of subparagraph (C); (ii) by striking the period at the end of subparagraph (D) and inserting ; or ; and (iii) by adding at the end the following new subparagraph: (E) to the national nominating convention account of political committees established and maintained by a national political party, in any 4-year period ending on the last day of the calendar year beginning on the day after a general election for the office of President which, in the aggregate, exceed the dollar amount in effect under subparagraph (B); . (B) Conforming amendment Section 315(a)(1)(B) of such Act (2 U.S.C. 441a(a)(1)(B)) is amended by inserting (other than to the national nominating convention accounts of such political committees which are described in subparagraph (E)) after national political party . (2) Aggregate contribution limitation Section 315(a)(3) of such Act (2 U.S.C. 441a(a)(3)) is amended by adding at the end the following new flush sentence: The dollar amount in subparagraph (B) shall be increased by the amount of contributions (not in excess of the dollar amount in effect under subparagraph (E)) made to the national nominating convention account of a political committee established and maintained by a national political party during the period described in the preceding sentence. . (b) National nominating convention account Section 315(a) of such Act (2 U.S.C. 441a(a)) is amended by adding at the end the following new paragraph: (9) For purposes of this subsection, the national nomination convention account of any political committees established and maintained by a national political party is a separate account the funds of which may only be used to defray the costs of the national nominating convention of such party. . 123. Prohibition on use of soft money Section 323 of the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 ( 2 U.S.C. 441i ) is amended by adding at the end the following new subsection: (g) National conventions Any person described in subsection (a) or (e) shall not solicit, receive, direct, transfer, or spend any funds in connection with a presidential nominating convention of any political party, including funds from or for a host committee, civic committee, municipality, or any other person or entity spending funds in connection with such a convention, unless such funds— (1) are not in excess of the amounts permitted with respect to contributions to the political committee established and maintained by a national political party committee under section 315; and (2) are not from sources prohibited by this Act from making contributions in connection with an election for Federal office. . II Public financing for congressional election campaigns 201. Benefits and eligibility requirements for Congressional candidates The Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 ( 2 U.S.C. 431 et seq. ) is amended by adding at the end the following: V Public financing of congressional election campaigns A Benefits 501. Benefits for participating candidates (a) In general If a candidate for election to the office of Senator or Representative in, or Delegate or Resident Commissioner to, the Congress is a participating candidate under this title with respect to an election for such office, the candidate shall be entitled to payments under this title, to be used only for authorized expenditures in connection with the election. (b) Amount of payment (1) Match of qualified contributions Subject to paragraph (2), the amount of a payment made to a participating candidate under this title shall be equal to 500 percent of the amount of qualified contributions received by the candidate since the most recent payment made to the candidate under this title with respect to the election, as set forth— (A) in the case of the first payment made to the candidate with respect to the election, in the report filed under section 511(a)(2); and (B) in the case of any subsequent payment made to the candidate with respect to the election, in the report of qualified contributions filed under subsection (c). (2) Limitation In determining the amount of qualified contributions received by a candidate for purposes of making a payment under this section, there shall be disregarded any amount of contributions from any person to the extent that the total of the amounts contributed by such person for the election exceeds $250. (c) Reports (1) In general Each participating candidate shall file reports of receipts of qualified contributions at such times and in such manner as the Commission may by regulations prescribe. (2) Contents of reports Each report under this subsection shall disclose each qualified contribution received by the candidate since the most recent report filed under this section, and shall state the aggregate amount of all such qualified contributions received since the most recent report filed under this section. (3) Frequency of reports Reports under this subsection shall be made no more frequently than— (A) once every month until the date that is 90 days before the date of the election; (B) once every week after the period described in subparagraph (A) and until the date that is 21 days before the election; and (C) once every day after the period described in subparagraph (B). (4) Limitation on regulations The Commission may not prescribe any regulations with respect to reporting under this subsection with respect to any election after the date that is 180 days before the date of such election. (d) Limit on aggregate amount of payments The aggregate amount of payments that may be made under this title to a participating candidate during an election cycle may not exceed— (1) $2,000,000, in the case of a candidate for the office of Representative in, or Delegate or Resident Commissioner to, the Congress; or (2) $10,000,000, in the case of a candidate for the office of Senator. 502. Administration of payments (a) Timing The Commission shall make payments under this title to a participating candidate— (1) in the case of the first payment made to the candidate with respect to the election, not later than 48 hours after the date on which such candidate is certified as a participating candidate under section 513; and (2) in the case of any subsequent payment made to the candidate with respect to the election, not later than 5 business days after the receipt of a report made under section 501(c). (b) Method of payment The Commission shall distribute funds available to participating candidates under this title through the use of an electronic funds exchange or a debit card. (c) Appeals The Commission shall provide a written explanation with respect to any denial of any payment under this title and shall provide for the opportunity for review and reconsideration within 5 business days of such denial. 503. Qualified contribution defined In this title, the term qualified contribution means, with respect to a candidate, a contribution that meets each of the following requirements: (1) The contribution is in an amount that is not greater than the limit on the amount of a contribution that may be accepted by a participating candidate from an individual under section 521(a). (2) The contribution is made by an individual who is not otherwise prohibited from making a contribution under this Act. (3) The contribution is not— (A) forwarded from the contributor by any person other than an individual; or (B) received by the candidate or an authorized committee of the candidate from a contributor or contributors, but credited by the committee or candidate to another person who is not an individual through records, designations, or other means of recognizing that a certain amount of money has been raised by such person. (4) The contribution meets the requirements of section 512(b). B Eligibility and certification 511. Eligibility (a) In general A candidate for the office of Senator or Representative in, or Delegate or Resident Commissioner to, the Congress is eligible to be certified as a participating candidate under this title with respect to an election if the candidate meets the following requirements: (1) During the election cycle for the office involved, the candidate files with the Commission a statement of intent to seek certification as a participating candidate. (2) The candidate meets the qualified contribution requirements of section 512 and submits to the Commission a report disclosing each qualified contribution received by the candidate and stating the aggregate amount of all such qualified contributions received. (3) Not later than the last day of the qualifying period, the candidate files with the Commission an affidavit signed by the candidate and the treasurer of the candidate's principal campaign committee declaring that the candidate— (A) has complied and, if certified, will comply with the contribution and expenditure requirements of section 521; (B) if certified, will run only as a participating candidate for all elections for the office that such candidate is seeking during the election cycle; and (C) has either qualified or will take steps to qualify under State law to be on the ballot. (b) General election Notwithstanding subsection (a), a candidate shall not be eligible to receive a payment under this title for a general election or a general runoff election unless the candidate’s party nominated the candidate to be placed on the ballot for the general election or the candidate is otherwise qualified to be on the ballot under State law. (c) Qualifying period defined The term qualifying period means, with respect to any candidate for the office of Senator or Representative in, or Delegate or Resident Commissioner to, the Congress, the 120-day period (during the election cycle for such office) which begins on the date on which the candidate files a statement of intent under section 511(a)(1), except that such period may not continue after the date that is 60 days before— (1) the date of the primary election; or (2) in the case of a State that does not hold a primary election, the date prescribed by State law as the last day to qualify for a position on the general election ballot. 512. Qualified contribution requirements (a) Receipt of qualified contributions (1) In general A candidate meets the requirements of this section if, during the qualifying period described in section 511(c), the candidate obtains— (A) a single qualified contribution from a number of individuals equal to or greater than— (i) in the case of a candidate for election the office of Representative in, or Delegate or Resident Commissioner to, the Congress, 400, or (ii) in the case of a candidate for the office of Senator, the product of 400 and the number of Congressional districts in the State involved as of the date of the election; and (B) a total dollar amount of qualified contributions equal to or greater than— (i) in the case of a candidate for election the office of Representative in, or Delegate or Resident Commissioner to, the Congress, $40,000, disregarding any amount of contributions from any person to the extent that the total of the amounts contributed by such person for the election exceeds $250, or (ii) in the case of a candidate for the office of Senator, the product of $40,000 and the number of Congressional districts in the State involved as of the date of the election, disregarding any amount of contributions from any person to the extent that the total of the amounts contributed by such person for the election exceeds $250. (2) Exclusion of contributions from out-of-State residents In determining the number of qualified contributions obtained by a candidate under paragraph (1)(A) and the dollar amount of qualified contributions obtained by a candidate under paragraph (1)(B), there shall be excluded any contributions made by an individual who does not have a primary residence in the State in which such candidate is seeking election. (b) Requirements relating to receipt of qualified contribution Each qualified contribution— (1) may be made by means of a personal check, money order, debit card, credit card, or electronic payment account; (2) shall be accompanied by a signed statement containing the contributor’s name and the contributor's address in the State in which the primary residence of the contributor is located; and (3) shall be acknowledged by a receipt that is sent to the contributor with a copy kept by the candidate for the Commission and a copy kept by the candidate for the election authorities in the State with respect to which the candidate is seeking election. (c) Prohibiting payment on commission basis of individuals collecting qualified contributions No person may be paid a commission on a per qualified contribution basis for collecting qualified contributions. 513. Certification (a) Deadline and Notification (1) In general Not later than 10 days after a candidate files an affidavit under section 511(a)(3), the Commission shall— (A) determine whether or not the candidate meets the requirements for certification as a participating candidate; (B) if the Commission determines that the candidate meets such requirements, certify the candidate as a participating candidate; and (C) notify the candidate of the Commission's determination. (2) Deemed certification for all elections in election cycle If the Commission certifies a candidate as a participating candidate with respect to the first election of the election cycle involved, the Commissioner shall be deemed to have certified the candidate as a participating candidate with respect to all subsequent elections of the election cycle. (b) Revocation of certification (1) In general The Commission may revoke a certification under subsection (a) if— (A) a candidate fails to qualify to appear on the ballot at any time after the date of certification (other than a candidate certified as a participating candidate with respect to a primary election who fails to qualify to appear on the ballot for a subsequent election in that election cycle); or (B) a candidate otherwise fails to comply with the requirements of this title, including any regulatory requirements prescribed by the Commission. (2) Repayment of benefits If certification is revoked under paragraph (1), the candidate shall repay to the Empowering Citizens Payment Account of the Presidential Election Campaign Fund (established under section 9051 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986) an amount equal to the value of benefits received under this title with respect to the election cycle involved plus interest (at a rate determined by the Commission) on any such amount received. (c) Participating Candidate defined In this title, a participating candidate means a candidate for the office of Senator or Representative in, or Delegate or Resident Commissioner to, the Congress who is certified under this section as eligible to receive benefits under this title. C Requirements for Candidates Certified as Participating Candidates 521. Restrictions on certain contributions and expenditures (a) 50 percent reduction in otherwise applicable contribution limits In the case of a candidate who is certified as a participating candidate under this title with respect to an election, the limit applicable under paragraph (1)(A) or paragraph (2)(A) of section 315(a) to the amount of a contribution which may be made to the candidate and any authorized committee of the candidate with respect to the election shall be equal to 50% of the amount applicable under such paragraph to a contribution made to a candidate with respect to the election who is not certified as a participating candidate under this title. (b) Prohibiting acceptance of contributions bundled by registered lobbyists A candidate who is certified as a participating candidate under this title with respect to an election, and any authorized committee of such a candidate, may not accept any contribution with respect to the election which is a bundled contribution (as defined in section 304(i)(8)) forwarded by or credited to a person described in section 304(i)(7). (c) Limit on expenditures from personal funds A candidate who is certified as a participating candidate under this title may not make expenditures from personal funds (as defined in section 304(a)(6)(B)) in an aggregate amount exceeding $50,000 with respect to any election in the election cycle involved. (d) Prohibiting solicitation of funds for political party committees A candidate who is certified as a participating candidate under this title may not solicit funds for any political committee of a political party, except that the candidate may solicit funds for a separate account of the committee which is established under section 315(d)(5). 522. Remitting unspent funds after election (a) In general Not later than the date that is 60 days after the last election for which a candidate certified as a participating candidate qualifies to be on the ballot during the election cycle involved, such participating candidate shall remit to the Commission for deposit in the Empowering Citizens Payment Account of the Presidential Election Campaign Fund (established under section 9051 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986) an amount equal to the lesser of— (1) the amount of money in the candidate’s campaign account; or (2) the amount of the payments received by the candidate under this title. (b) Exception for expenditures incurred but not paid as of date of remittance (1) In general Subject to subsection (a), a candidate may withhold from the amount required to be remitted under paragraph (1) of such subsection the amount of any authorized expenditures which were incurred in connection with the candidate’s campaign but which remain unpaid as of the deadline applicable to the candidate under such subsection, except that any amount withheld pursuant to this paragraph shall be remitted to the Commission not later than 120 days after the date of the election to which such subsection applies. (2) Documentation required A candidate may withhold an amount of an expenditure pursuant to paragraph (1) only if the candidate submits documentation of the expenditure and the amount to the Commission not later than the deadline applicable to the candidate under subsection (a). D Administrative provisions 531. Administration by Commission The Commission shall prescribe regulations to carry out the purposes of this title, including regulations to establish procedures for— (1) verifying the amount of qualified contributions with respect to a candidate; (2) effectively and efficiently monitoring and enforcing the limits on the raising of qualified contributions; (3) effectively and efficiently monitoring and enforcing the limits on the use of personal funds by participating candidates; and (4) monitoring the use of payments under this title through audits of not fewer than 1/3 of all participating candidates or other mechanisms. 532. Violations and penalties (a) Civil penalty for violation of contribution and expenditure requirements If a candidate who has been certified as a participating candidate accepts a contribution or makes an expenditure that is prohibited under section 521, the Commission shall assess a civil penalty against the candidate in an amount that is not more than 3 times the amount of the contribution or expenditure. Any amounts collected under this subsection shall be deposited into the Empowering Citizens Payment Account of the Presidential Election Campaign Fund (established under section 9051 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986). (b) Repayment for improper use of Empowering Citizens Payment Account (1) In general If the Commission determines that any benefit made available to a participating candidate was not used as provided for in this title or that a participating candidate has violated any of the dates for remission of funds contained in this title, the Commission shall so notify the candidate and the candidate shall pay to the Empowering Citizens Payment Account of the Presidential Election Campaign Fund an amount equal to— (A) the amount of benefits so used or not remitted, as appropriate; and (B) interest on any such amounts (at a rate determined by the Commission). (2) Other action not precluded Any action by the Commission in accordance with this subsection shall not preclude enforcement proceedings by the Commission in accordance with section 309(a), including a referral by the Commission to the Attorney General in the case of an apparent knowing and willful violation of this title. 533. Election cycle defined In this title, the term election cycle means, with respect to an election for the office of Senator or Representative in, or Delegate or Resident Commissioner to, the Congress, the period beginning on the day after the date of the most recent general election for that office (or, if the general election resulted in a runoff election, the date of the runoff election) and ending on the date of the next general election for that office (or, if the general election resulted in a runoff election, the date of the runoff election). . 202. Permitting unlimited coordinated expenditures by political party committees on behalf of participating candidates if expenditures are derived from small dollar contributions Section 315(d) of the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 ( 2 U.S.C. 441a(d) ) is amended by adding at the end the following new paragraph: (5) In determining the amount of expenditures made by a committee under paragraph (3) in connection with the campaign of a candidate who is certified as a participating candidate under title V, there shall be excluded any expenditures which are derived from a separate account established by the committee for which the only sources of funds are contributions made during the election cycle in an amount which does not exceed 50% of the amount applicable under subsection (a)(1)(A) to a contribution made during the cycle to a candidate who is not certified as a participating candidate under title V. . 203. Prohibiting use of contributions by participating candidates for purposes other than campaign for election Section 313 of the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 ( 2 U.S.C. 439a ) is amended by adding at the end the following new subsection: (d) Restrictions on Permitted Uses of Funds by Candidates Receiving Matching Public Funds Notwithstanding paragraphs (2), (3), or (4) of subsection (a), if a candidate for election for the office of Senator or Representative in, or Delegate or Resident Commissioner to, the Congress is certified as a participating candidate under title V with respect to the election, any contribution which the candidate is permitted to accept under such title may be used only for authorized expenditures in connection with the candidate’s campaign for such office. . III Coordinated campaign activity 301. Clarification of treatment of coordinated expenditures as contributions to candidates (a) Treatment as contribution to candidate Section 301(8)(A) of the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 ( 2 U.S.C. 431(8)(A) ) is amended— (1) by striking or at the end of clause (i); (2) by striking the period at the end of clause (ii) and inserting ; or ; and (3) by adding at the end the following new clause: (iii) any payment made by any person (other than a candidate, an authorized committee of a candidate, or a political committee of a political party) for a coordinated expenditure (as such term is defined in section 324) which is not otherwise treated as a contribution under clause (i) or clause (ii). . (b) Definitions Section 324 of such Act ( 2 U.S.C. 441k ) is amended to read as follows: 324. Payments for coordinated expenditures (a) Coordinated expenditures (1) In general For purposes of section 301(8)(A)(iii), the term coordinated expenditure means— (A) any expenditure, including a payment for a covered communication described in subsection (c), which is made in cooperation, consultation, or concert with, or at the request or suggestion of, a candidate, an authorized committee of a candidate, a political committee of a political party, or agents of the candidate or committee, as provided in subsection (b); or (B) any payment for any communication which republishes, disseminates, or distributes, in whole or in part, any broadcast or any written, graphic, or other form of campaign material prepared by the candidate or committee or by agents of the candidate or committee. (2) Exception for payments for certain communications A payment for a communication (including a covered communication described in subsection (c)) shall not be treated as a coordinated expenditure under this subsection if— (A) the communication appears in a news story, commentary, or editorial distributed through the facilities of any broadcasting station, newspaper, magazine, or other periodical publication, unless such facilities are owned or controlled by any political party, political committee, or candidate; or (B) the communication constitutes a candidate debate or forum conducted pursuant to regulations adopted by the Commission pursuant to section 304(f)(3)(B)(iii), or which solely promotes such a debate or forum and is made by or on behalf of the person sponsoring the debate or forum. (b) Coordination described (1) In general For purposes of this section, a payment is made in cooperation, consultation, or concert with, or at the request or suggestion of, a candidate, an authorized committee of a candidate, a political committee of a political party, or agents of the candidate or committee, if the payment is not made entirely independently of the candidate, committee, or agents, including a payment which is made pursuant to any general or particular understanding, or more than incidental communication with, the candidate, committee, or agents about the payment. (2) No finding of coordination based solely on sharing of information regarding legislative or policy position For purposes of this section, a payment shall not be considered to be made by a person in cooperation, consultation, or concert with, or at the request or suggestion of, a candidate or committee, solely on the grounds that the person or the person’s agent engaged in discussions with the candidate or committee, or with agents of the candidate or committee, regarding that person's position on a legislative or policy matter (including urging the candidate or committee to adopt that person's position), so long as there is no discussion between the person and the candidate or committee, or agents of the candidate or committee, regarding the candidate’s or committee’s campaign advertising, message, strategy, policy, polling, allocation of resources, fundraising, or campaign operations. (3) No effect on party coordination standard Nothing in this section shall be construed to affect the determination of coordination between a candidate and a political committee of a political party for purposes of section 315(d). (4) No safe harbor for use of firewall A person shall be determined to have made a payment in cooperation, consultation, or concert with, or at the request or suggestion of, a candidate or committee, in accordance with this section without regard to whether or not the person established and used a firewall or similar procedures to restrict the sharing of information between individuals providing services for or on behalf of the person and the candidate or committee or agents of the candidate or committee. (c) Special rule for payments by coordinated spenders for covered communications (1) Payments deemed to be made in cooperation, consultation, or concert with, candidates For purposes of this section, if the person who makes a payment for a covered communication is a coordinated spender with respect to the candidate involved, the person shall be deemed to have made the payment in cooperation, consultation, or concert with the candidate. (2) Coordinated spender defined For purposes of this subsection, the term coordinated spender means, with respect to a candidate or an authorized committee of a candidate, a person (other than a political committee of a political party) for which any of the following applies: (A) The person is directly or indirectly formed or established by or at the request or suggestion of, or with the encouragement of, the candidate or committee or agents of the candidate or committee, including with the express or tacit approval of the candidate or committee or agents of the candidate or committee. (B) The candidate or committee or agents of the candidate or committee solicit funds or engage in other fundraising activity on the person’s behalf during the election cycle involved, including by providing the person with names of potential donors or other lists to be used by the person in engaging in fundraising activity, regardless of whether the person pays fair market value for the names or lists provided. (C) The person is established, directed, or managed by any person who, during the election cycle involved or during the 4-year period ending on the first day of the election cycle involved, has been employed or retained as a political, media, or fundraising adviser or consultant for the candidate or committee or for any other entity directly or indirectly controlled by the candidate or committee, or has held a formal position with a title for the candidate or committee. (D) During the election cycle involved, the person has had more than incidental communications with the candidate or committee or agents of the candidate or committee about the candidate’s campaign needs or activities, or about the person’s possible or actual campaign activities with respect to the candidate or committee. (E) The person has retained the professional services of any person who, during the same election cycle, has provided or is providing professional services relating to the campaign to the candidate or committee. For purposes of this subparagraph, the term professional services includes any services in support of the candidate’s or committee’s campaign activities, including advertising, message, strategy, policy, polling, allocation of resources, fundraising, and campaign operations, but does not include accounting or legal services. (F) The person is established, directed, or managed by a member of the immediate family of the candidate, or (in the case of a person that is a political committee) has received a contribution from a member of the immediate family of the candidate. For purposes of this subparagraph, the term immediate family has the meaning given such term in section 9004(e) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986. (d) Covered communication defined (1) In general For purposes of this section, the term covered communication means, with respect to a candidate or an authorized committee of a candidate, a public communication (as defined in section 301(22)) which— (A) promotes or supports the candidate, or attacks or opposes an opponent of the candidate (regardless of whether the communication expressly advocates the election or defeat of a candidate or contains the functional equivalent of express advocacy); or (B) refers to the candidate or an opponent of the candidate but is not described in subparagraph (A), but only if the communication is disseminated during the applicable election period. (2) Applicable election period In paragraph (1)(B), the applicable election period with respect to a communication means— (A) in the case of a communication which refers to a candidate for the office of President or Vice President, the period which begins on the date that is 120 days before the date of the first primary election, preference election, or nominating convention for nomination for the office of President which is held in any State and ends with the date of the general election for such office; or (B) in the case of a communication which refers to a candidate for any other office, which begins on the date that is 90 days before the primary or preference election, or convention or caucus of a political party that has authority to nominate a candidate, for the office sought by the candidate and ends on the date of the general election for such office. (3) Special rules for communications involving congressional candidates For purposes of this subsection, a public communication shall not be considered to be a covered communication with respect to a candidate for election for an office other than the office of President or Vice President unless it is publicly disseminated or distributed in the jurisdiction of the office the candidate is seeking. (e) Election cycle defined In this section, the term election cycle means, with respect to an election for Federal office, the period beginning on the day after the date of the most recent general election for that office (or, if the general election resulted in a runoff election, the date of the runoff election) and ending on the date of the next general election for that office (or, if the general election resulted in a runoff election, the date of the runoff election). . (c) Effective date (1) Repeal of existing regulations on coordination Effective upon the expiration of the 90-day period which begins on the date of the enactment of this Act— (A) the regulations on coordinated communications adopted by the Federal Election Commission which are in effect on the date of the enactment of this Act (as set forth in 11 CFR Part 109, Subpart C, under the heading Coordination ) are repealed; and (B) the Federal Election Commission shall promulgate new regulations on coordinated communications which reflect the amendments made by this Act. (2) Effective date The amendments made by this section shall apply with respect to payments made on or after the expiration of the 120-day period which begins on the date of the enactment of this Act, without regard to whether or not the Federal Election Commission has promulgated regulations in accordance with paragraph (1)(B) as of the expiration of such period. 302. Clarification of ban on fundraising for super pacs by federal candidates and officeholders Section 323(e)(1) of the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 ( 2 U.S.C. 441i(e)(1) ) is amended— (1) by striking or at the end of subparagraph (A); (2) by striking the period at the end of subparagraph (B) and inserting ; or ; and (3) by adding at the end the following new subparagraph: (C) solicit, receive, direct, or transfer funds to or on behalf of any political committee which accepts donations or contributions that do not comply with the limitations, prohibitions, and reporting requirements of this Act (or to or on behalf of any account of a political committee which is established for the purpose of accepting such donations or contributions), or to or on behalf of any political organization under section 527 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 which accepts such donations or contributions (other than a committee of a State or local political party or a candidate for election for State or local office). . IV Use of Presidential Election Campaign Fund for public financing of Federal elections 401. Use of Presidential Election Campaign Fund for congressional candidates Subtitle H of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by adding at the end the following new chapter: 97 Empowering citizens payment account Sec. 9051. Payments to Congressional candidates. 9051. Payments to Congressional candidates (a) Establishment of account The Secretary shall maintain in the Presidential Election Campaign Fund established by section 9006(a), in addition to any account which he maintains under such section, a separate account to be known as the Empowering Citizens Payment Account. The Secretary shall deposit into such Account the amount available after the Secretary determines that amounts for payments under section 9006(c) and for payments under section 9037(b) are available for such payments. (b) Use of Fund for payments to Congressional candidates participating in public financing program The Secretary shall transfer amounts in the Fund to the Federal Election Commission, at such times and in such amounts as the Federal Election Commission may certify, for payments to candidates for election to the office of Senator or Representative in, or Delegate or Resident Commissioner to, the Congress who are participating candidates under title V of the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971. . 402. Revisions to designation of income tax payments by individual taxpayers (a) Increase in amount designated Section 6096(a) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended— (1) in the first sentence, by striking $3 each place it appears and inserting $20 ; and (2) in the second sentence— (A) by striking $6 and inserting $40 ; and (B) by striking $3 and inserting $20 . (b) Indexing Section 6096 of such Code is amended by adding at the end the following new subsection: (d) Indexing of amount designated (1) In general With respect to each taxable year after 2013, each amount referred to in subsection (a) shall be increased by the percent difference described in paragraph (2), except that if any such amount after such an increase is not a multiple of $1, such amount shall be rounded to the nearest multiple of $1. (2) Percent difference described The percent difference described in this paragraph with respect to a taxable year is the percent difference determined under section 315(c)(1)(A) of the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 with respect to the calendar year during which the taxable year begins, except that the base year involved shall be 2012. . (c) Ensuring tax preparation software does not provide automatic response to designation question Section 6096 of such Code, as amended by subsection (b), is amended by adding at the end the following new subsection: (e) Ensuring tax preparation software does not provide automatic response to designation question The Secretary shall promulgate regulations to ensure that electronic software used in the preparation or filing of individual income tax returns does not automatically accept or decline a designation of a payment under this section. . (d) Public information program on designation Section 6096 of such Code, as amended by subsections (b) and (c), is amended by adding at the end the following new subsection: (f) Public information program (1) In general The Federal Election Commission shall conduct a program to inform and educate the public regarding the purposes of the Presidential Election Campaign Fund, the procedures for the designation of payments under this section, and the effect of such a designation on the income tax liability of taxpayers. (2) Use of funds for program Amounts in the Presidential Election Campaign Fund shall be made available to the Federal Election Commission to carry out the program under this subsection. . (e) Effective date The amendments made by this section shall take effect January 1, 2014. 403. Donation to Presidential Election Campaign Fund (a) General rule Every taxpayer who makes a return of the tax imposed by subtitle A of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 for any taxable year ending after December 31, 2012, may donate an amount (not less than $1), in addition to any designation of income tax liability under section 6096 of such Code for such taxable year, which shall be deposited in the general fund of the Treasury. (b) Manner and time of designation Any donation under subsection (a) for any taxable year— (1) shall be made at the time of filing the return of the tax imposed by subtitle A of such Code for such taxable year and in such manner as the Secretary may by regulation prescribe, except that— (A) the designation for such donation shall be either on the first page of the return or on the page bearing the taxpayer’s signature, and (B) the designation shall be by a box added to the return, and the text beside the box shall provide: By checking here, I signify that in addition to my tax liability (if any), I would like to donate the included payment to be used exclusively as a contribution to the Presidential Election Campaign Fund. , and (2) shall be accompanied by a payment of the amount so designated. (c) Treatment of amounts donated For purposes of this title, the amount donated by any taxpayer under subsection (a) shall be treated as a contribution made by such taxpayer to the United States on the last date prescribed for filing the return of tax imposed by subtitle A of such Code (determined without regard to extensions) or, if later, the date the return is filed. (d) Transfers to Presidential Election Campaign Fund The Secretary shall, from time to time, transfer to the Presidential Election Campaign Fund established under section 9006(a) of such Code amounts equal to the amounts donated under this section. V Other Campaign Finance Reforms 501. Regulations with respect to best efforts for identifying persons making contributions Not later than 6 months after the date of enactment of this Act, the Federal Election Commission shall promulgate regulations with respect to what constitutes best efforts under section 302(i) of the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 (2 U.S.C. 432(i)) for determining the identification of persons making contributions to political committees, including the identifications of persons making contributions over the Internet or by credit card. Such regulations shall include a requirement that in the case of contributions made by a credit card, the political committee shall ensure that the name on the credit card used to make the contribution matches the name of the person making the contribution. 502. Prohibition on joint fundraising committees (a) In general Section 302(e) of the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 ( 2 U.S.C. 432(e) ) is amended by adding at the end the following new paragraph: (6) No authorized committee of a candidate may establish a joint fundraising committee with a political committee other than an authorized committee of a candidate. . (b) Effective date The amendments made by this section shall take effect on January 1, 2014. 503. Disclosure of bundled contributions to Presidential campaigns (a) In general Paragraphs (1) through (3) of section 304(i) of the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 ( 2 U.S.C. 434(i) ) are amended to read as follows: (1) In general (A) Disclosure of bundled contributions by lobbyists Each committee described in paragraph (6) shall include in the first report required to be filed under this section after each covered period (as defined in paragraph (2)) a separate schedule setting forth the name, address, and employer of each person reasonably known by the committee to be a person described in paragraph (7) who provided 2 or more bundled contributions to the committee in an aggregate amount greater than the applicable threshold (as defined in paragraph (3)) during the covered period, and the aggregate amount of the bundled contributions provided by each such person during the covered period. (B) Disclosure of bundled contributions to presidential campaigns Each committee which is an authorized committee of a candidate for the office of President or for nomination to such office shall include in the first report required to be filed under this section after each covered period (as defined in paragraph (2)) a separate schedule setting forth the name, address, and employer of each person who provided 2 or more bundled contributions to the committee in an aggregate amount greater than the applicable threshold (as defined in paragraph (3)) during the election cycle, and the aggregate amount of the bundled contributions provided by each such person during the covered period and such election cycle. Such schedule shall include a separate listing of the name, address, and employer of each person included on such schedule who is reasonably known by the committee to be a person described in paragraph (7), together with the aggregate amount of bundled contributions provided by such person during such period and such cycle. (2) Covered period In this subsection, a covered period means— (A) with respect to a committee which is an authorized committee of a candidate for the office of President or for nomination to such office— (i) the 4-year election cycle ending with the date of the election for the office of the President; and (ii) any reporting period applicable to the committee under this section during which any person provided 2 or more bundled contributions to the committee; and (B) with respect to any other committee— (i) the period beginning January 1 and ending June 30 of each year; (ii) the period beginning July 1 and ending December 31 of each year; and (iii) any reporting period applicable to the committee under this section during which any person described in paragraph (7) provided 2 or more bundled contributions to the committee in an aggregate amount greater than the applicable threshold. (3) Applicable threshold (A) In general In this subsection, the applicable threshold is— (i) $50,000 in the case of a committee which is an authorized committee of a candidate for the office of President or for nomination to such office; and (ii) $15,000 in the case of any other committee. In determining whether the amount of bundled contributions provided to a committee by a person exceeds the applicable threshold, there shall be excluded any contribution made to the committee by the person or the person's spouse. (B) Indexing In any calendar year after 2017, section 315(c)(1)(B) shall apply to each amount applicable under subparagraph (A) in the same manner as such section applies to the limitations established under subsections (a)(1)(A), (a)(1)(B), (a)(3), and (h) of such section, except that for purposes of applying such section to the amount applicable under subparagraph (A), the base period shall be 2016. (C) Aggregation of contributions from cosponsors of fundraising event For purposes of determining the amount of bundled contributions provided by a person to a committee which were received by the person at a fundraising event sponsored by the person, or in response to an invitation to attend a fundraising event sponsored by the person, each person who is a sponsor of the event shall be considered to have provided to the committee the aggregate amount of all bundled contributions which were provided to the committee by all sponsors of the event. . (b) Conforming amendments Section 304(i) of such Act ( 2 U.S.C. 434(i) ) is amended— (1) in paragraph (5), by striking described in paragraph (7) each place it appears in subparagraphs (C) and (D); (2) in paragraph (6), by inserting (other than a candidate for the office of President or for nomination to such office) after candidate ; and (3) in paragraph (8)(A)— (A) by striking , with respect to a committee described in paragraph (6) and a person described in paragraph (7), and inserting , with respect to a committee described in paragraph (6) or an authorized committee of a candidate for the office of President or for nomination to such office, ; (B) by striking by the person in clause (i) thereof and inserting by any person ; and (C) by striking the person each place it appears in clause (ii) and inserting such person . (c) Effective date The amendments made by this section shall apply with respect to reports filed under section 304 of the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 after January 1, 2014. 504. Judicial review of actions related to campaign finance laws (a) In general Title IV of the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 (2 U.S.C. 451 et seq.) is amended by inserting after section 406 the following new section: 407. Judicial review (a) In general If any action is brought for declaratory or injunctive relief to challenge the constitutionality of any provision of this Act or of chapter 95 or 96 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, or is brought to with respect to any action of the Commission under chapter 95 or 96 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, the following rules shall apply: (1) The action shall be filed in the United States District Court for the District of Columbia and an appeal from the decision of the district court may be taken to the Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit. (2) In the case of an action relating to declaratory or injunctive relief to challenge the constitutionality of a provision— (A) a copy of the complaint shall be delivered promptly to the Clerk of the House of Representatives and the Secretary of the Senate; and (B) it shall be the duty of the United States District Court for the District of Columbia, the Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia, and the Supreme Court of the United States to advance on the docket and to expedite to the greatest possible extent the disposition of the action and appeal. (b) Intervention by Members of Congress In any action in which the constitutionality of any provision of this Act or chapter 95 or 96 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is raised, any member of the House of Representatives (including a Delegate or Resident Commissioner to the Congress) or Senate shall have the right to intervene either in support of or opposition to the position of a party to the case regarding the constitutionality of the provision. To avoid duplication of efforts and reduce the burdens placed on the parties to the action, the court in any such action may make such orders as it considers necessary, including orders to require interveners taking similar positions to file joint papers or to be represented by a single attorney at oral argument. (c) Challenge by Members of Congress Any Member of Congress may bring an action, subject to the special rules described in subsection (a), for declaratory or injunctive relief to challenge the constitutionality of any provision of this Act or chapter 95 or 96 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986. . (b) Conforming amendments (1) In general (A) Section 310 of the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 ( 2 U.S.C. 437h ) is repealed. (B) Section 9011 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended to read as follows: 9011. Judicial review For provisions relating to judicial review of certifications, determinations, and actions by the Commission under this chapter, see section 407 of the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971. . (C) Section 9041 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended to read as follows: 9041. Judicial review For provisions relating to judicial review of actions by the Commission under this chapter, see section 407 of the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971. . (D) Section 403 of the Bipartisan Campaign Finance Reform Act of 2002 ( 2 U.S.C. 437h note) is repealed. (c) Effective date The amendments made by this section shall apply to actions brought on or after January 1, 2014. VI Severability; Effective Date 601. Severability If any provision of this Act or amendment made by this Act, or the application of a provision or amendment to any person or circumstance, is held to be unconstitutional, the remainder of this Act and amendments made by this Act, and the application of the provisions and amendment to any person or circumstance, shall not be affected by the holding. 602. Effective date Except as otherwise provided in this Act, the amendments made by this Act shall apply with respect to elections occurring after January 1, 2014. |
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With respect to an order issued under this subsection that may result in a conflict with a requirement of any Federal, State, or local environmental law or regulation, the Commission shall ensure that such order requires generation, delivery, interchange, or transmission of electric energy only during hours necessary to meet the emergency and serve the public interest, and, to the maximum extent practicable, is consistent with any applicable Federal, State, or local environmental law or regulation and minimizes any adverse environmental impacts.
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| IB 113th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 271 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES AN ACT To clarify that compliance with an emergency order under section 202(c) of the Federal Power Act may not be considered a violation of any Federal, State, or local environmental law or regulation, and for other purposes.
1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Resolving Environmental and Grid Reliability Conflicts Act of 2013 . 2. Amendments to the Federal Power Act (a) Compliance with or violation of environmental laws while under emergency order Section 202(c) of the Federal Power Act ( 16 U.S.C. 824a(c) ) is amended— (1) by inserting (1) after (c) ; and (2) by adding at the end the following: (2) With respect to an order issued under this subsection that may result in a conflict with a requirement of any Federal, State, or local environmental law or regulation, the Commission shall ensure that such order requires generation, delivery, interchange, or transmission of electric energy only during hours necessary to meet the emergency and serve the public interest, and, to the maximum extent practicable, is consistent with any applicable Federal, State, or local environmental law or regulation and minimizes any adverse environmental impacts. (3) To the extent any omission or action taken by a party, that is necessary to comply with an order issued under this subsection, including any omission or action taken to voluntarily comply with such order, results in noncompliance with, or causes such party to not comply with, any Federal, State, or local environmental law or regulation, such omission or action shall not be considered a violation of such environmental law or regulation, or subject such party to any requirement, civil or criminal liability, or a citizen suit under such environmental law or regulation. (4) (A) An order issued under this subsection that may result in a conflict with a requirement of any Federal, State, or local environmental law or regulation shall expire not later than 90 days after it is issued. The Commission may renew or reissue such order pursuant to paragraphs (1) and (2) for subsequent periods, not to exceed 90 days for each period, as the Commission determines necessary to meet the emergency and serve the public interest. (B) In renewing or reissuing an order under subparagraph (A), the Commission shall consult with the primary Federal agency with expertise in the environmental interest protected by such law or regulation, and shall include in any such renewed or reissued order such conditions as such Federal agency determines necessary to minimize any adverse environmental impacts to the maximum extent practicable. The conditions, if any, submitted by such Federal agency shall be made available to the public. The Commission may exclude such a condition from the renewed or reissued order if it determines that such condition would prevent the order from adequately addressing the emergency necessitating such order and provides in the order, or otherwise makes publicly available, an explanation of such determination. . (b) Temporary connection or construction by municipalities Section 202(d) of the Federal Power Act ( 16 U.S.C. 824a(d) ) is amended by inserting or municipality before engaged in the transmission or sale of electric energy .
Passed the House of Representatives May 22, 2013. Karen L. Haas, Clerk. |
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| I 113th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 271 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES January 15, 2013 Mr. Olson (for himself, Mr. Gene Green of Texas , Mr. Doyle , Mr. Terry , and Mr. Kinzinger of Illinois ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce A BILL To clarify that compliance with an emergency order under section 202(c) of the Federal Power Act may not be considered a violation of any Federal, State, or local environmental law or regulation, and for other purposes.
1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Resolving Environmental and Grid Reliability Conflicts Act of 2013 . 2. Amendments to the Federal Power Act (a) Compliance with or violation of environmental laws while under emergency order Section 202(c) of the Federal Power Act ( 16 U.S.C. 824a(c) ) is amended— (1) by inserting (1) after (c) ; and (2) by adding at the end the following: (2) With respect to an order issued under this subsection that may result in a conflict with a requirement of any Federal, State, or local environmental law or regulation, the Commission shall ensure that such order requires generation, delivery, interchange, or transmission of electric energy only during hours necessary to meet the emergency and serve the public interest, and, to the maximum extent practicable, is consistent with any applicable Federal, State, or local environmental law or regulation and minimizes any adverse environmental impacts. (3) To the extent any omission or action taken by a party, that is necessary to comply with an order issued under this subsection, including any omission or action taken to voluntarily comply with such order, results in noncompliance with, or causes such party to not comply with, any Federal, State, or local environmental law or regulation, such omission or action shall not be considered a violation of such environmental law or regulation, or subject such party to any requirement, civil or criminal liability, or a citizen suit under such environmental law or regulation. (4) (A) An order issued under this subsection that may result in a conflict with a requirement of any Federal, State, or local environmental law or regulation shall expire not later than 90 days after it is issued. The Commission may renew or reissue such order pursuant to paragraphs (1) and (2) for subsequent periods, not to exceed 90 days for each period, as the Commission determines necessary to meet the emergency and serve the public interest. (B) In renewing or reissuing an order under subparagraph (A), the Commission shall consult with the primary Federal agency with expertise in the environmental interest protected by such law or regulation, and shall include in any such renewed or reissued order such conditions as such Federal agency determines necessary to minimize any adverse environmental impacts to the maximum extent practicable. The conditions, if any, submitted by such Federal agency shall be made available to the public. The Commission may exclude such a condition from the renewed or reissued order if it determines that such condition would prevent the order from adequately addressing the emergency necessitating such order and provides in the order, or otherwise makes publicly available, an explanation of such determination. . (b) Temporary connection or construction by municipalities Section 202(d) of the Federal Power Act ( 16 U.S.C. 824a(d) ) is amended by inserting or municipality before engaged in the transmission or sale of electric energy . |
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| II Calendar No. 82 113th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 271 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES May 23, 2013 Received; read the first time June 3, 2013 Read the second time and placed on the calendar AN ACT To clarify that compliance with an emergency order under section 202(c) of the Federal Power Act may not be considered a violation of any Federal, State, or local environmental law or regulation, and for other purposes.
1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Resolving Environmental and Grid Reliability Conflicts Act of 2013 . 2. Amendments to the Federal Power Act (a) Compliance with or violation of environmental laws while under emergency order Section 202(c) of the Federal Power Act ( 16 U.S.C. 824a(c) ) is amended— (1) by inserting (1) after (c) ; and (2) by adding at the end the following: (2) With respect to an order issued under this subsection that may result in a conflict with a requirement of any Federal, State, or local environmental law or regulation, the Commission shall ensure that such order requires generation, delivery, interchange, or transmission of electric energy only during hours necessary to meet the emergency and serve the public interest, and, to the maximum extent practicable, is consistent with any applicable Federal, State, or local environmental law or regulation and minimizes any adverse environmental impacts. (3) To the extent any omission or action taken by a party, that is necessary to comply with an order issued under this subsection, including any omission or action taken to voluntarily comply with such order, results in noncompliance with, or causes such party to not comply with, any Federal, State, or local environmental law or regulation, such omission or action shall not be considered a violation of such environmental law or regulation, or subject such party to any requirement, civil or criminal liability, or a citizen suit under such environmental law or regulation. (4) (A) An order issued under this subsection that may result in a conflict with a requirement of any Federal, State, or local environmental law or regulation shall expire not later than 90 days after it is issued. The Commission may renew or reissue such order pursuant to paragraphs (1) and (2) for subsequent periods, not to exceed 90 days for each period, as the Commission determines necessary to meet the emergency and serve the public interest. (B) In renewing or reissuing an order under subparagraph (A), the Commission shall consult with the primary Federal agency with expertise in the environmental interest protected by such law or regulation, and shall include in any such renewed or reissued order such conditions as such Federal agency determines necessary to minimize any adverse environmental impacts to the maximum extent practicable. The conditions, if any, submitted by such Federal agency shall be made available to the public. The Commission may exclude such a condition from the renewed or reissued order if it determines that such condition would prevent the order from adequately addressing the emergency necessitating such order and provides in the order, or otherwise makes publicly available, an explanation of such determination. . (b) Temporary connection or construction by municipalities Section 202(d) of the Federal Power Act ( 16 U.S.C. 824a(d) ) is amended by inserting or municipality before engaged in the transmission or sale of electric energy .
Passed the House of Representatives May 22, 2013. Karen L. Haas, Clerk
June 3, 2013 Read the second time and placed on the calendar |
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| IB Union Calendar No. 61 113th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 271 [Report No. 113–86] IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES January 15, 2013 Mr. Olson (for himself, Mr. Gene Green of Texas , Mr. Doyle , Mr. Terry , and Mr. Kinzinger of Illinois ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce May 20, 2013 Additional sponsors: Mr. Walberg , Mrs. Wagner , and Mrs. Ellmers May 20, 2013 Committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union and ordered to be printed A BILL To clarify that compliance with an emergency order under section 202(c) of the Federal Power Act may not be considered a violation of any Federal, State, or local environmental law or regulation, and for other purposes.
1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Resolving Environmental and Grid Reliability Conflicts Act of 2013 . 2. Amendments to the Federal Power Act (a) Compliance with or violation of environmental laws while under emergency order Section 202(c) of the Federal Power Act ( 16 U.S.C. 824a(c) ) is amended— (1) by inserting (1) after (c) ; and (2) by adding at the end the following: (2) With respect to an order issued under this subsection that may result in a conflict with a requirement of any Federal, State, or local environmental law or regulation, the Commission shall ensure that such order requires generation, delivery, interchange, or transmission of electric energy only during hours necessary to meet the emergency and serve the public interest, and, to the maximum extent practicable, is consistent with any applicable Federal, State, or local environmental law or regulation and minimizes any adverse environmental impacts. (3) To the extent any omission or action taken by a party, that is necessary to comply with an order issued under this subsection, including any omission or action taken to voluntarily comply with such order, results in noncompliance with, or causes such party to not comply with, any Federal, State, or local environmental law or regulation, such omission or action shall not be considered a violation of such environmental law or regulation, or subject such party to any requirement, civil or criminal liability, or a citizen suit under such environmental law or regulation. (4) (A) An order issued under this subsection that may result in a conflict with a requirement of any Federal, State, or local environmental law or regulation shall expire not later than 90 days after it is issued. The Commission may renew or reissue such order pursuant to paragraphs (1) and (2) for subsequent periods, not to exceed 90 days for each period, as the Commission determines necessary to meet the emergency and serve the public interest. (B) In renewing or reissuing an order under subparagraph (A), the Commission shall consult with the primary Federal agency with expertise in the environmental interest protected by such law or regulation, and shall include in any such renewed or reissued order such conditions as such Federal agency determines necessary to minimize any adverse environmental impacts to the maximum extent practicable. The conditions, if any, submitted by such Federal agency shall be made available to the public. The Commission may exclude such a condition from the renewed or reissued order if it determines that such condition would prevent the order from adequately addressing the emergency necessitating such order and provides in the order, or otherwise makes publicly available, an explanation of such determination. . (b) Temporary connection or construction by municipalities Section 202(d) of the Federal Power Act ( 16 U.S.C. 824a(d) ) is amended by inserting or municipality before engaged in the transmission or sale of electric energy .
May 20, 2013 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. 272 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES AN ACT To designate the Department of Veterans Affairs and Department of Defense joint outpatient clinic to be constructed in Marina, California, as the Major General William H. Gourley VA–DOD Outpatient Clinic .
1. Name of the Department of Veterans Affairs and Department of Defense joint outpatient clinic, Marina, California (a) Designation The Department of Veterans Affairs and Department of Defense joint outpatient clinic to be constructed at the intersection of the proposed Ninth Street and the proposed First Avenue in Marina, California, shall be known and designated as the Major General William H. Gourley VA–DOD Outpatient Clinic . (b) References Any reference in a law, regulation, map, document, record, or other paper of the United States to the Department of Veterans Affairs and Department of Defense joint outpatient clinic referred to in subsection (a) shall be deemed to be a reference to the Major General William H. Gourley VA–DOD Outpatient Clinic .
Passed the House of Representatives November 18, 2013. 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. 272 AN ACT To designate the Department of Veterans Affairs and Department of Defense joint outpatient clinic to be constructed in Marina, California, as the Major General William H. Gourley VA–DOD Outpatient Clinic .
1. Name of the Department of Veterans Affairs and Department of Defense joint outpatient clinic, Marina, California (a) Designation The Department of Veterans Affairs and Department of Defense joint outpatient clinic to be constructed at the intersection of the proposed Ninth Street and the proposed First Avenue in Marina, California, shall be known and designated as the Major General William H. Gourley VA–DOD Outpatient Clinic . (b) References Any reference in a law, regulation, map, document, record, or other paper of the United States to the Department of Veterans Affairs and Department of Defense joint outpatient clinic referred to in subsection (a) shall be deemed to be a reference to the Major General William H. Gourley VA–DOD Outpatient Clinic .
Speaker of the House of Representatives. Vice President of the United States and President of the Senate. |
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| I 113th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 272 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES January 15, 2013 Mr. Farr 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 designate the Department of Veterans Affairs and Department of Defense joint outpatient clinic to be constructed in Marina, California, as the General William H. Gourley Federal Outpatient Clinic: A Joint VA–DOD Health Care Facility .
1. Name of the Department of Veterans Affairs and Department of Defense joint outpatient clinic, Marina, California (a) Designation The Department of Veterans Affairs and Department of Defense joint outpatient clinic to be constructed at the intersection of the proposed Ninth Street and the proposed First Avenue in Marina, California, shall be known and designated as the General William H. Gourley Federal Outpatient Clinic: A Joint VA–DOD Health Care Facility . (b) References Any reference in a law, regulation, map, document, record, or other paper of the United States to the Department of Veterans Affairs and Department of Defense joint outpatient clinic referred to in subsection (a) shall be deemed to be a reference to the General William H. Gourley Federal Outpatient Clinic: A Joint VA–DOD Health Care Facility . |
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| II 113th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 272 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES November 19, 2013 Received AN ACT To designate the Department of Veterans Affairs and Department of Defense joint outpatient clinic to be constructed in Marina, California, as the Major General William H. Gourley VA–DOD Outpatient Clinic .
1. Name of the Department of Veterans Affairs and Department of Defense joint outpatient clinic, Marina, California (a) Designation The Department of Veterans Affairs and Department of Defense joint outpatient clinic to be constructed at the intersection of the proposed Ninth Street and the proposed First Avenue in Marina, California, shall be known and designated as the Major General William H. Gourley VA–DOD Outpatient Clinic . (b) References Any reference in a law, regulation, map, document, record, or other paper of the United States to the Department of Veterans Affairs and Department of Defense joint outpatient clinic referred to in subsection (a) shall be deemed to be a reference to the Major General William H. Gourley VA–DOD Outpatient Clinic .
Passed the House of Representatives November 18, 2013. Karen L. Haas, Clerk |
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in subsection (c), by striking the matter after
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ending on
</quote>
and before
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no senior executive
</quote>
and inserting
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December 31, 2013,
</quote>
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Elimination of delayed adjustment
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Section 114(b) of the Continuing Appropriations Resolution, 2013 is repealed.
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| I 113th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 273 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES AN ACT To eliminate the 2013 statutory pay adjustment for Federal employees.
1. Elimination of 2013 pay adjustment (a) In general Section 147 of the Continuing Appropriations Act, 2011 ( Public Law 111–242 ; 5 U.S.C. 5303 note), as amended by section 114(a) of the Continuing Appropriations Resolution, 2013 ( Public Law 112–175 ; 126 Stat. 1316), is amended— (1) in subsection (b)(1), by striking the matter after ending on and before shall be made and inserting December 31, 2013, ; and (2) in subsection (c), by striking the matter after ending on and before no senior executive and inserting December 31, 2013, . (b) Elimination of delayed adjustment Section 114(b) of the Continuing Appropriations Resolution, 2013 is repealed.
Passed the House of Representatives February 15, 2013. Karen L. Haas, Clerk. |
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Mr. Issa
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Mr. Farenthold
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Mr. Mica
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Mr. Duncan of Tennessee
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Mr. Jordan
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Mr. Collins of Georgia
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Mr. Meadows
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Mr. Yoho
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Mr. Massie
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Mr. Hudson
</cosponsor>
,
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Mr. Woodall
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Mr. Radel
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Mr. Williams
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Mr. Lankford
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Mr. Cramer
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Mr. Rice of South Carolina
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Mr. Mullin
</cosponsor>
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Mr. Wenstrup
</cosponsor>
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Mr. Graves of Georgia
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Mr. Labrador
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Mr. Chaffetz
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Mr. Stewart
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Mr. Salmon
</cosponsor>
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Mr. Bentivolio
</cosponsor>
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Mr. Rothfus
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Mr. Hall
</cosponsor>
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Mr. Cotton
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Mr. Gowdy
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December 31, 2013,
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no senior executive
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December 31, 2013,
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Elimination of delayed adjustment
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| I 113th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 273 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES January 15, 2013 Mr. DeSantis (for himself, Mr. Issa , Mr. Farenthold , Mr. Mica , Mr. Duncan of Tennessee , Mr. Jordan , Mr. Collins of Georgia , Mr. Meadows , Mr. Yoho , Mr. Massie , Mr. Hudson , Mr. Woodall , Mr. Radel , Mr. Williams , Mr. Lankford , Mr. Cramer , Mr. Rice of South Carolina , Mr. Mullin , Mr. Wenstrup , Mr. Graves of Georgia , Mr. Labrador , Mr. Chaffetz , Mr. Stewart , Mr. Salmon , Mr. Bentivolio , Mr. Rothfus , Mr. Hall , Mr. Cotton , and Mr. Gowdy ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform A BILL To eliminate the 2013 statutory pay adjustment for Federal employees.
1. Elimination of 2013 pay adjustment (a) In general Section 147 of the Continuing Appropriations Act, 2011 ( Public Law 111–242 ; 5 U.S.C. 5303 note), as amended by section 114(a) of the Continuing Appropriations Resolution, 2013 ( Public Law 112–175 ; 126 Stat. 1316), is amended— (1) in subsection (b)(1), by striking the matter after ending on and before shall be made and inserting December 31, 2013, ; and (2) in subsection (c), by striking the matter after ending on and before no senior executive and inserting December 31, 2013, . (b) Elimination of delayed adjustment Section 114(b) of the Continuing Appropriations Resolution, 2013 is repealed. |
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ending on
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no
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December 31,
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Elimination of
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| IIB 113th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 273 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES February 25, 2013 Received; read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs AN ACT To eliminate the 2013 statutory pay adjustment for Federal employees.
1. Elimination of 2013 pay adjustment (a) In general Section 147 of the Continuing Appropriations Act, 2011 ( Public Law 111–242 ; 5 U.S.C. 5303 note), as amended by section 114(a) of the Continuing Appropriations Resolution, 2013 ( Public Law 112–175 ; 126 Stat. 1316), is amended— (1) in subsection (b)(1), by striking the matter after ending on and before shall be made and inserting December 31, 2013, ; and (2) in subsection (c), by striking the matter after ending on and before no senior executive and inserting December 31, 2013, . (b) Elimination of delayed adjustment Section 114(b) of the Continuing Appropriations Resolution, 2013 is repealed.
Passed the House of Representatives February 15, 2013. Karen L. Haas, Clerk. |
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Mr. Barber
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To amend section 520J of the Public Health Service Act to
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Mental health
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objectives described in paragraph (3);
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by nonprofit entities as designated by the Secretary; and
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include—
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at
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a core live
training course for individuals in the categories listed in paragraph (2) on
the skills, resources, and knowledge to assist individuals in crisis to connect
with appropriate local mental health care services;
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training on
mental health resources, including the location of community mental health
centers described in section 1913(c), in the State and local community;
and
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training on
action plans and protocols for referral to such resources; and
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where feasible,
continuing education and updated training for individuals in the categories
listed in paragraph (2).
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Categories of
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The categories of individuals listed in
this paragraph are the following:
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Emergency services
personnel and other first responders.
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(B)
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Police officers
and other law enforcement personnel.
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Teachers and
school administrators.
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Human resources
professionals.
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(E)
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Faith community
leaders.
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<enum>
(F)
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Nurses and other
primary care personnel.
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(G)
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Students enrolled
in an elementary school, a secondary school, or an institution of higher
education.
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(H)
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The parents of
students described in subparagraph (G).
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(I)
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Veterans.
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(J)
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Other individuals,
audiences or training populations as determined appropriate by the
Secretary.
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(3)
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Objectives of
training
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<text>
To be eligible for funding under subsection (a), a
mental health first aid training program shall be designed to train individuals
in the categories listed in paragraph (2) to accomplish each of the following
objectives (as appropriate for the individuals to be trained, taking into
consideration their age):
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(A)
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Safe de-escalation
of crisis situations.
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</subparagraph>
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<enum>
(B)
</enum>
<text>
Recognition of the
signs and symptoms of mental illness, including such common psychiatric
conditions as schizophrenia, bipolar disorder, major clinical depression, and
anxiety disorders.
</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H170B957E5B06428FB9E346C5749CB266">
<enum>
(C)
</enum>
<text>
Timely referral to
mental health services in the early stages of developing mental disorders in
order to—
</text>
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<enum>
(i)
</enum>
<text>
avoid more costly
subsequent behavioral health care; and
</text>
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<enum>
(ii)
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<text>
enhance the
effectiveness of mental health services.
</text>
</clause>
</subparagraph>
</paragraph>
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<enum>
(c)
</enum>
<header>
Distribution of
Awards
</header>
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In awarding grants
under this section, the Secretary shall—
</text>
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<enum>
(1)
</enum>
<text>
ensure that grants
are equitably distributed among the geographical regions of the United States;
and
</text>
</paragraph>
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<enum>
(2)
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<text>
pay particular
attention to the mental health training needs of populations and target
audiences residing in rural areas.
</text>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
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<enum>
(d)
</enum>
<header>
Application
</header>
<text>
A
State, political subdivision of a State, Indian tribe, tribal organization, or
nonprofit private entity that desires a grant under this section shall submit
an application to the Secretary at such time, in such manner, and containing
such information as the Secretary may require, including a plan for the
rigorous evaluation of activities that are carried out with funds received
under such grant.
</text>
</subsection>
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<enum>
(e)
</enum>
<header>
Evaluation
</header>
<text>
A
State, political subdivision of a State, Indian tribe, tribal organization, or
nonprofit private entity that receives a grant under this section shall prepare
and submit an evaluation to the Secretary at such time, in such manner, and
containing such information as the Secretary may reasonably require, including
an evaluation of activities carried out with funds received under such grant
and a process and outcome evaluation.
</text>
</subsection>
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<enum>
(f)
</enum>
<header>
Authorization of
Appropriations
</header>
<text>
To carry out this section, there are authorized to
be appropriated $20,000,000 for fiscal year 2014 and such sums as may be
necessary for each of fiscal years 2015 and
2016.
</text>
</subsection>
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| I 113th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 274 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES January 15, 2013 Mr. Barber introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce A BILL To amend section 520J of the Public Health Service Act to authorize grants for mental health first aid training programs.
1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Mental Health First Act of 2013 . 2. Mental health first aid training grants Section 520J of the Public Health Service Act ( 42 U.S.C. 290bb–41 ) is amended to read as follows: 520J. Mental health first aid training grants (a) Grants The Secretary, acting through the Administrator, shall award grants to States, political subdivisions of States, Indian tribes, tribal organizations, and nonprofit private entities to initiate and sustain mental health first aid training programs. (b) Program requirements (1) In general To be eligible for funding under subsection (a), a mental health first aid training program shall— (A) be designed to train individuals in the categories listed in paragraph (2) to accomplish the objectives described in paragraph (3); (B) ensure that training is conducted by trainers that are properly licensed and credentialed by nonprofit entities as designated by the Secretary; and (C) include— (i) at a minimum— (I) a core live training course for individuals in the categories listed in paragraph (2) on the skills, resources, and knowledge to assist individuals in crisis to connect with appropriate local mental health care services; (II) training on mental health resources, including the location of community mental health centers described in section 1913(c), in the State and local community; and (III) training on action plans and protocols for referral to such resources; and (ii) where feasible, continuing education and updated training for individuals in the categories listed in paragraph (2). (2) Categories of individuals to be trained The categories of individuals listed in this paragraph are the following: (A) Emergency services personnel and other first responders. (B) Police officers and other law enforcement personnel. (C) Teachers and school administrators. (D) Human resources professionals. (E) Faith community leaders. (F) Nurses and other primary care personnel. (G) Students enrolled in an elementary school, a secondary school, or an institution of higher education. (H) The parents of students described in subparagraph (G). (I) Veterans. (J) Other individuals, audiences or training populations as determined appropriate by the Secretary. (3) Objectives of training To be eligible for funding under subsection (a), a mental health first aid training program shall be designed to train individuals in the categories listed in paragraph (2) to accomplish each of the following objectives (as appropriate for the individuals to be trained, taking into consideration their age): (A) Safe de-escalation of crisis situations. (B) Recognition of the signs and symptoms of mental illness, including such common psychiatric conditions as schizophrenia, bipolar disorder, major clinical depression, and anxiety disorders. (C) Timely referral to mental health services in the early stages of developing mental disorders in order to— (i) avoid more costly subsequent behavioral health care; and (ii) enhance the effectiveness of mental health services. (c) Distribution of Awards In awarding grants under this section, the Secretary shall— (1) ensure that grants are equitably distributed among the geographical regions of the United States; and (2) pay particular attention to the mental health training needs of populations and target audiences residing in rural areas. (d) Application A State, political subdivision of a State, Indian tribe, tribal organization, or nonprofit private entity that desires a grant under this section shall submit an application to the Secretary at such time, in such manner, and containing such information as the Secretary may require, including a plan for the rigorous evaluation of activities that are carried out with funds received under such grant. (e) Evaluation A State, political subdivision of a State, Indian tribe, tribal organization, or nonprofit private entity that receives a grant under this section shall prepare and submit an evaluation to the Secretary at such time, in such manner, and containing such information as the Secretary may reasonably require, including an evaluation of activities carried out with funds received under such grant and a process and outcome evaluation. (f) Authorization of Appropriations To carry out this section, there are authorized to be appropriated $20,000,000 for fiscal year 2014 and such sums as may be necessary for each of fiscal years 2015 and 2016. . |
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U.S. House of Representatives
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2013-01-15
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113th CONGRESS
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1st Session
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H. R. 275
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IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
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January 15, 2013
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Mr. Braley of Iowa
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introduced the following bill; which was referred to the
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Committee on Energy and
Commerce
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A BILL
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<official-title>
To establish a grant program to test and mitigate radon
levels in public schools, and for other purposes.
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1.
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<header>
Short title
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This Act may be cited as the
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End Radon in Schools Act
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.
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2.
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<header>
Establishment of
grant program
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<enum>
(a)
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<header>
In
general
</header>
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Subject to the
availability of appropriations to carry out this Act, not later than 1 year
after the date that Federal funds are first appropriated for this Act, the
Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency, in consultation with the
Secretary of Education, shall establish a program under which the Administrator
may award grants to States to conduct short-term radon testing to identify and
mitigate unsafe radon levels in public schools.
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(b)
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<header>
Guidelines
</header>
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Not later than 1 year after the date of
enactment of this Act, the Administrator shall review, update, revise, and
publish the Radon Measurements In Schools Guidelines with current information
and guidance on radon testing in a public school.
</text>
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3.
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<header>
Grant
awards
</header>
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In carrying out the
program under this Act, the Administrator shall—
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(1)
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<text>
provide a grant
award for each State selected to receive a grant under this Act to complete the
testing under section 5(b);
</text>
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<enum>
(2)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
in the case of a State that submits a
report and is required to conduct mitigation under section 5(c)(1)—
</text>
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<enum>
(A)
</enum>
<text>
provide an
additional grant award for the State to conduct such mitigation under such
subparagraph (A) of such section; or
</text>
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(B)
</enum>
<text>
conduct such
mitigation under subparagraph (B) of such section; and
</text>
</subparagraph>
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(3)
</enum>
<text>
in the case of a
State that submits a report and is required to conduct reevaluation under
section 5(d), provide an additional grant award for the State to complete the
reevaluation.
</text>
</paragraph>
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<enum>
4.
</enum>
<header>
Application;
priority
</header>
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<enum>
(a)
</enum>
<header>
Application
</header>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
To be eligible to receive a grant under
this Act, a State shall submit an application to the Administrator in such
manner, at such time, and containing such information as the Administrator may
require, including a certification that the grant funds will be used to—
</text>
<paragraph id="HB1C4A3843347401BB73DD028FE44E4C5">
<enum>
(1)
</enum>
<text>
test the radon
levels in public schools pursuant to section 5(b); and
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="HF7F0958DE69A4F1EA947BF779EE9BCC9">
<enum>
(2)
</enum>
<text>
mitigate the
effects of unsafe radon levels in public schools pursuant to section 5(c),
determined by the test under paragraph (1).
</text>
</paragraph>
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<enum>
(b)
</enum>
<header>
Priority
</header>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
In awarding grants to States under this
Act, the Administrator shall—
</text>
<paragraph id="H3CD332D1B9824DF7A1006CD2A6E20B6A">
<enum>
(1)
</enum>
<text>
determine the
priority of grant awards by ranking each State that submits an application in
relation to each other such State; and
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H68D80729D7A14C039A72806C0EB6A4DE">
<enum>
(2)
</enum>
<text>
in ranking States
under paragraph (1)—
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<enum>
(A)
</enum>
<text>
assign highest
priority to a State with 100 percent of such State’s landmass in Radon Zone
1;
</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HBC38F288C3B1471E93A5D50572528938">
<enum>
(B)
</enum>
<text>
in a case in which
multiple States have 100 percent of such States’ landmasses in Radon Zone 1,
assign priority among such States at the Administrator’s discretion;
</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HAC13E653E6E34D478D2ACEEDA3282593">
<enum>
(C)
</enum>
<text>
assign second
highest priority to a State with at least 50 percent of such State’s landmass
in Radon Zone 1;
</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HE165364290954DF180A93B0AD92CE3E9">
<enum>
(D)
</enum>
<text>
in a case in which
multiple States have at least 50 percent of such States’ landmasses in Radon
Zone 1, assign priority among such States at the Administrator’s discretion;
and
</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H8CD4320405284221815CCA348177BEF6">
<enum>
(E)
</enum>
<text>
in a case in which
a State has less than 50 percent of such State’s landmass in Radon Zone 1,
assign priority to such State at the Administrator’s discretion.
</text>
</subparagraph>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
</section>
<section id="HE3E3E2407DF043EFABF880A1F36BAD87">
<enum>
5.
</enum>
<header>
Use of
funds
</header>
<subsection id="H757E3ECC75CC4A6FA0E36F442F4B6BF6">
<enum>
(a)
</enum>
<header>
In
general
</header>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
A State that receives
a grant under this Act shall—
</text>
<paragraph id="H5794254E0CBB422E8C78CECCC6A83960">
<enum>
(1)
</enum>
<text>
follow the Radon
Measurements In Schools Guidelines updated pursuant to section 2(b);
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H47635B82FFF141C19FAEB70E1B3FCDB8">
<enum>
(2)
</enum>
<text>
test radon levels
in each public school pursuant to subsection (b);
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H27059342E5874AB1AD8759F7F0D8C9D6">
<enum>
(3)
</enum>
<text>
if necessary,
mitigate unsafe radon levels pursuant to subsection (c); and
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H8430A69F656F4D8B9E044977AB79B5F8">
<enum>
(4)
</enum>
<text>
if necessary,
reevaluate mitigation pursuant to subsection (d).
</text>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
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<enum>
(b)
</enum>
<header>
Testing
</header>
<text>
A
State that receives a grant under this Act shall—
</text>
<paragraph id="H9135CD86132941BEAAFF00E535FA1600">
<enum>
(1)
</enum>
<text>
conduct testing in
each public school in such State consistent with the Administrator’s Radon
Measurements In Schools Guidelines updated pursuant to section 2(b);
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="HE3552E6D53D04D8683DE221D99C5C31D">
<enum>
(2)
</enum>
<text>
submit a report to
the Administrator—
</text>
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<enum>
(A)
</enum>
<text>
describing the
results of each test conducted pursuant to paragraph (1); and
</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H96FB6B7658C6429D97205C946CF86F43">
<enum>
(B)
</enum>
<text>
if necessary,
estimating the funds necessary to conduct an additional short-term test under
paragraph (3); and
</text>
</subparagraph>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H75376327E60C4EAF91459FD99C659E71">
<enum>
(3)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
in the case of a school that should have
additional testing, according to initial testing conducted under paragraph (1),
conduct such follow-up testing consistent with the Administrator’s Radon
Measurements In Schools Guidelines updated pursuant to section 2(b).
</text>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
<subsection id="HCFC35942E031458F870EF96259F3FA32">
<enum>
(c)
</enum>
<header>
Mitigation
</header>
<paragraph id="HE1FCDC16BE934427A6C0D504B61FD2F7">
<enum>
(1)
</enum>
<header>
In
general
</header>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
In the case of a
public school at which testing conducted under paragraphs (1) and (3) of
subsection (b) met the recommendations for mitigation in the Administrator’s
Radon Measurements In Schools Guidelines updated pursuant to section
2(b)—
</text>
<subparagraph id="HDED279ED89924B2FA492F5A597109AAC">
<enum>
(A)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
if the State’s report under paragraph (2)
includes the certification described in paragraph (2)(A), the State shall
mitigate the radon level at the public school by providing funds to the local
educational agency serving such school to enable the agency to carry out the
mitigation described in paragraph (3); or
</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H69FBF748F0CD49819333FF377BD02F48">
<enum>
(B)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
if the State’s report under paragraph (2)
does not include such certification, the Administrator shall carry out the
mitigation described in paragraph (3), directly or by contract funded under
this grant program.
</text>
</subparagraph>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H4DA3ABAB99B247B4949001699D3E7A74">
<enum>
(2)
</enum>
<header>
Certification;
reporting
</header>
<text>
A State that receives a grant under this Act
shall—
</text>
<subparagraph id="H57AE35D036FA496D94BF5D29FA403ADD">
<enum>
(A)
</enum>
<text>
if necessary, seek
certification from each local educational agency that serves each public school
described in paragraph (1) that such agency will, if provided funding pursuant
to section 3(2)(A), complete the actions described in paragraph (3); and
</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H5CE03BF15913483897AF0EE5766F2392">
<enum>
(B)
</enum>
<text>
submit a report to
the Administrator that—
</text>
<clause id="HD45FE303D05140DCA3B6E3685A9F911B">
<enum>
(i)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
in the case in which a local educational
agency provides certification to the State under subparagraph (A), includes
such certification;
</text>
</clause>
<clause id="HF2591C635A0F4C2B80AC33C68C426207">
<enum>
(ii)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
describes the results of each test at such
public school conducted under subsection (b); and
</text>
</clause>
<clause id="HF05F1F93CAA6427096F426F6F9797E65">
<enum>
(iii)
</enum>
<text>
if
necessary, estimates the funds necessary to conduct mitigation at such public
school pursuant to paragraph (3).
</text>
</clause>
</subparagraph>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="HA6BE1CE7054F426EA178552F716A9CB6">
<enum>
(3)
</enum>
<header>
Mitigation
Requirements
</header>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
In mitigating
the radon levels at public schools, the Administrator or a local educational
agency, as appropriate, shall—
</text>
<subparagraph id="H6964A70469284A84ADAE3F1495EC62BE">
<enum>
(A)
</enum>
<text>
work with a
qualified radon mitigation professional to determine the most effective way to
mitigate the radon at the public school;
</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HADCC97F3BC82447D82DB152DDA92BC90">
<enum>
(B)
</enum>
<text>
create a
mitigation plan within 3 months after the completion of the testing under
subsection (b);
</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H999351DC585C44B1B65B7A713CE1E680">
<enum>
(C)
</enum>
<text>
designate a
mitigation unit and implement the mitigation plan under subparagraph (B) within
one year after completion of the testing under subsection (b);
</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HFB7D7B104AB84C7389CA877DC3D9B1D1">
<enum>
(D)
</enum>
<text>
conduct a
short-term test not less than once every two years; and
</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H1FBC68CC064B42EF81D46320AC5B8678">
<enum>
(E)
</enum>
<text>
if necessary,
conduct the reevaluation under subsection (d).
</text>
</subparagraph>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
<subsection id="H242C690D8C9A4E669B55B6BCC3B9BC21">
<enum>
(d)
</enum>
<header>
Reevaluation
</header>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
If the follow-up testing under subsection
(c)(3)(D) conducted after the mitigation plan is implemented results in a radon
level that is still meeting the recommendations for mitigation in the
Administrator’s Radon Measurements In Schools Guidelines updated pursuant to
section 2(b), the local educational agency that serves the school shall—
</text>
<paragraph id="HFC383B159D1E46E481D2CFC7EF9CAA5A">
<enum>
(1)
</enum>
<text>
reevaluate the
mitigation plan under subsection (c)(3)(B) in consultation with a qualified
radon mitigation professional;
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="HB7F020BEA99A4547A42FC1C0E86E6976">
<enum>
(2)
</enum>
<text>
create an
alternative mitigation plan to replace the mitigation plan;
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="HC08A67ECAB2E456694C71883C319EA22">
<enum>
(3)
</enum>
<text>
submit a report to
the Administrator—
</text>
<subparagraph id="HDF8D5C85FF174821B4AB5C9A77AC1373">
<enum>
(A)
</enum>
<text>
describing the
results of such annual test; and
</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HE306EE27D2794435A3D38A0BAE4A1EEB">
<enum>
(B)
</enum>
<text>
estimating the
funds necessary to conduct reevaluation under this subsection; and
</text>
</subparagraph>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H073413A82A3D48BDAF2B6C79883D6BE7">
<enum>
(4)
</enum>
<text>
direct the
mitigation unit to implement an alternative mitigation plan under subsection
(c)(3) within 6 months after the date of the follow-up test.
</text>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
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In this Act:
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Administrator
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Local
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The term
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local educational agency
</term>
has the meaning given that term in
section 9101 of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C.
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Mitigation
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The term
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mitigation plan
</term>
means the plan to
mitigate radon created by the qualified radon mitigation professional in
consultation with the local educational agency under section 5(c)(3)(B).
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Mitigation
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The term
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mitigation unit
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implement the mitigation plan.
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Public
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The term
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public
school
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(6)
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Qualified radon
mitigation professional
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The term
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qualified radon mitigation
professional
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means an individual—
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(A)
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licensed, certified, registered, or
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certified by a
national radon professional organization; or
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approved by the Administrator to mitigate
radon.
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Radon
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The term
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Radon Measurements In
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Radon Measurements
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Radon Zone
1
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The term
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Radon Zone 1
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Secretary
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The
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The term
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short-term test
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which a testing device remains in an area for not less than 2 days and not more
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human inhalation.
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State
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State
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| I 113th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 275 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES January 15, 2013 Mr. Braley of Iowa introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce A BILL To establish a grant program to test and mitigate radon levels in public schools, and for other purposes.
1. Short title This Act may be cited as the End Radon in Schools Act . 2. Establishment of grant program (a) In general Subject to the availability of appropriations to carry out this Act, not later than 1 year after the date that Federal funds are first appropriated for this Act, the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency, in consultation with the Secretary of Education, shall establish a program under which the Administrator may award grants to States to conduct short-term radon testing to identify and mitigate unsafe radon levels in public schools. (b) Guidelines Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this Act, the Administrator shall review, update, revise, and publish the Radon Measurements In Schools Guidelines with current information and guidance on radon testing in a public school. 3. Grant awards In carrying out the program under this Act, the Administrator shall— (1) provide a grant award for each State selected to receive a grant under this Act to complete the testing under section 5(b); (2) in the case of a State that submits a report and is required to conduct mitigation under section 5(c)(1)— (A) provide an additional grant award for the State to conduct such mitigation under such subparagraph (A) of such section; or (B) conduct such mitigation under subparagraph (B) of such section; and (3) in the case of a State that submits a report and is required to conduct reevaluation under section 5(d), provide an additional grant award for the State to complete the reevaluation. 4. Application; priority (a) Application To be eligible to receive a grant under this Act, a State shall submit an application to the Administrator in such manner, at such time, and containing such information as the Administrator may require, including a certification that the grant funds will be used to— (1) test the radon levels in public schools pursuant to section 5(b); and (2) mitigate the effects of unsafe radon levels in public schools pursuant to section 5(c), determined by the test under paragraph (1). (b) Priority In awarding grants to States under this Act, the Administrator shall— (1) determine the priority of grant awards by ranking each State that submits an application in relation to each other such State; and (2) in ranking States under paragraph (1)— (A) assign highest priority to a State with 100 percent of such State’s landmass in Radon Zone 1; (B) in a case in which multiple States have 100 percent of such States’ landmasses in Radon Zone 1, assign priority among such States at the Administrator’s discretion; (C) assign second highest priority to a State with at least 50 percent of such State’s landmass in Radon Zone 1; (D) in a case in which multiple States have at least 50 percent of such States’ landmasses in Radon Zone 1, assign priority among such States at the Administrator’s discretion; and (E) in a case in which a State has less than 50 percent of such State’s landmass in Radon Zone 1, assign priority to such State at the Administrator’s discretion. 5. Use of funds (a) In general A State that receives a grant under this Act shall— (1) follow the Radon Measurements In Schools Guidelines updated pursuant to section 2(b); (2) test radon levels in each public school pursuant to subsection (b); (3) if necessary, mitigate unsafe radon levels pursuant to subsection (c); and (4) if necessary, reevaluate mitigation pursuant to subsection (d). (b) Testing A State that receives a grant under this Act shall— (1) conduct testing in each public school in such State consistent with the Administrator’s Radon Measurements In Schools Guidelines updated pursuant to section 2(b); (2) submit a report to the Administrator— (A) describing the results of each test conducted pursuant to paragraph (1); and (B) if necessary, estimating the funds necessary to conduct an additional short-term test under paragraph (3); and (3) in the case of a school that should have additional testing, according to initial testing conducted under paragraph (1), conduct such follow-up testing consistent with the Administrator’s Radon Measurements In Schools Guidelines updated pursuant to section 2(b). (c) Mitigation (1) In general In the case of a public school at which testing conducted under paragraphs (1) and (3) of subsection (b) met the recommendations for mitigation in the Administrator’s Radon Measurements In Schools Guidelines updated pursuant to section 2(b)— (A) if the State’s report under paragraph (2) includes the certification described in paragraph (2)(A), the State shall mitigate the radon level at the public school by providing funds to the local educational agency serving such school to enable the agency to carry out the mitigation described in paragraph (3); or (B) if the State’s report under paragraph (2) does not include such certification, the Administrator shall carry out the mitigation described in paragraph (3), directly or by contract funded under this grant program. (2) Certification; reporting A State that receives a grant under this Act shall— (A) if necessary, seek certification from each local educational agency that serves each public school described in paragraph (1) that such agency will, if provided funding pursuant to section 3(2)(A), complete the actions described in paragraph (3); and (B) submit a report to the Administrator that— (i) in the case in which a local educational agency provides certification to the State under subparagraph (A), includes such certification; (ii) describes the results of each test at such public school conducted under subsection (b); and (iii) if necessary, estimates the funds necessary to conduct mitigation at such public school pursuant to paragraph (3). (3) Mitigation Requirements In mitigating the radon levels at public schools, the Administrator or a local educational agency, as appropriate, shall— (A) work with a qualified radon mitigation professional to determine the most effective way to mitigate the radon at the public school; (B) create a mitigation plan within 3 months after the completion of the testing under subsection (b); (C) designate a mitigation unit and implement the mitigation plan under subparagraph (B) within one year after completion of the testing under subsection (b); (D) conduct a short-term test not less than once every two years; and (E) if necessary, conduct the reevaluation under subsection (d). (d) Reevaluation If the follow-up testing under subsection (c)(3)(D) conducted after the mitigation plan is implemented results in a radon level that is still meeting the recommendations for mitigation in the Administrator’s Radon Measurements In Schools Guidelines updated pursuant to section 2(b), the local educational agency that serves the school shall— (1) reevaluate the mitigation plan under subsection (c)(3)(B) in consultation with a qualified radon mitigation professional; (2) create an alternative mitigation plan to replace the mitigation plan; (3) submit a report to the Administrator— (A) describing the results of such annual test; and (B) estimating the funds necessary to conduct reevaluation under this subsection; and (4) direct the mitigation unit to implement an alternative mitigation plan under subsection (c)(3) within 6 months after the date of the follow-up test. 6. Definitions In this Act: (1) Administrator The term Administrator means the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency. (2) Local educational agency The term local educational agency has the meaning given that term in section 9101 of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 7801). (3) Mitigation plan The term mitigation plan means the plan to mitigate radon created by the qualified radon mitigation professional in consultation with the local educational agency under section 5(c)(3)(B). (4) Mitigation unit The term mitigation unit means the individuals designated under section 5(c)(3)(C) by the local educational agency to implement the mitigation plan. (5) Public school The term public school has the meaning given that term in section 5145 of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 ( 20 U.S.C. 7217d ). (6) Qualified radon mitigation professional The term qualified radon mitigation professional means an individual— (A) licensed, certified, registered, or qualified by a State radon program to mitigate radon; (B) certified by a national radon professional organization; or (C) approved by the Administrator to mitigate radon. (7) Radon Measurements in Schools Guidelines The term Radon Measurements In Schools Guidelines means the report entitled Radon Measurements In Schools produced by the Administrator in July 1993, describing current information and guidance on radon testing in a public school. (8) Radon Zone 1 The term Radon Zone 1 means those areas with a predicted average indoor radon screening level greater than 4 picocuries per liter. (9) Secretary The term Secretary means the Secretary of Education. (10) Short-term test The term short-term test means a test approved by the Administrator in which a testing device remains in an area for not less than 2 days and not more than 90 days to determine the amount of radon in the air that is acceptable for human inhalation. (11) State The term State means each of the several States of the United States and the District of Columbia. |
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Prohibition on assistance to
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| I 113th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 276 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES January 15, 2013 Mr. Buchanan (for himself, Mr. Sensenbrenner , Mr. Broun of Georgia , Mr. Jones , and Mr. Schweikert ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs A BILL To prohibit United States assistance to the country of Egypt.
1. Prohibition on assistance to the country of Egypt (a) Prohibition Notwithstanding any other provision of law, no funds made available to any Federal department or agency may be used to provide assistance to the country of Egypt. (b) Effective date This Act takes effect on the date of the enactment of this Act and applies with respect to funds made available to any Federal department or agency for any fiscal year after fiscal year 2013. |
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| I 113th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 277 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES January 15, 2013 Mr. Cicilline introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Natural Resources A BILL To revise the boundaries of John H. Chafee Coastal Barrier Resources System Sachuest Point Unit RI–04P, Easton Beach Unit RI–05P, Almy Pond Unit RI–06, and Hazards Beach Unit RI–07 in Rhode Island.
1. Replacement of John H. Chafee Coastal Barrier Resources System map (a) In general The map subtitled Sachuest Point Unit RI–04P, Easton Beach Unit RI–05P, Almy Pond Unit RI–06, Hazards Beach Unit RI–07 , included in the set of maps entitled John H. Chafee Coastal Barrier Resources System referred to in section 4(a) of the Coastal Barrier Resources Act ( 16 U.S.C. 3503(a) ) and relating to certain John H. Chafee Coastal Barrier Resources System units in Rhode Island, is hereby replaced by another map relating to the units entitled John H. Chafee Coastal Barrier Resources System Sachuest Point Unit RI–04P, Easton Beach Unit RI–05P, Almy Pond Unit RI–06, and Hazards Beach Unit RI–07 and dated September 30, 2009. (b) Availability The Secretary of the Interior shall keep the replacement map referred to in subsection (a) on file and available for inspection in accordance with the provisions of section 4(b) of the Coastal Barrier Resources Act (16 U.S.C. 3503(b)). |
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In general
</header>
<text>
The map subtitled
<quote>
Sachuest Point Unit RI–04P, Easton Beach Unit RI–05P, Almy Pond Unit RI–06, Hazards Beach Unit
RI–07
</quote>
, included in the set of maps entitled
<quote>
John H. Chafee Coastal Barrier Resources System
</quote>
referred to in section 4(a) of the Coastal Barrier Resources Act (
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/16/3503">
16 U.S.C. 3503(a)
</external-xref>
) and relating
to certain John H. Chafee Coastal Barrier Resources System units in Rhode
Island, is hereby replaced by another map relating to the units entitled
<quote>
John H. Chafee Coastal Barrier Resources System Sachuest Point Unit RI–04P, Easton Beach Unit
RI–05P, Almy Pond Unit RI–06, and Hazards Beach Unit RI–07
</quote>
and dated September 16, 2013.
</text>
</subsection>
<subsection id="H6711DD3E443B499786C28188A00DC400">
<enum>
(b)
</enum>
<header>
Availability
</header>
<text>
The Secretary of the Interior shall keep the replacement map referred to in subsection (a) on file
and available for inspection in accordance with the provisions of section
4(b) of the Coastal Barrier Resources Act (
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/16/3503">
16 U.S.C. 3503(b)
</external-xref>
).
</text>
</subsection>
</section>
</legis-body>
<endorsement display="yes">
<action-date>
December 1, 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>
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| IB Union Calendar No. 474 113th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 277 [Report No. 113–634] IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES January 15, 2013 Mr. Cicilline introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Natural Resources December 1, 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 January 15, 2013 A BILL To revise the boundaries of John H. Chafee Coastal Barrier Resources System Sachuest Point Unit RI–04P, Easton Beach Unit RI–05P, Almy Pond Unit RI–06, and Hazards Beach Unit RI–07 in Rhode Island.
1. Replacement of John H. Chafee Coastal Barrier Resources System map (a) In general The map subtitled Sachuest Point Unit RI–04P, Easton Beach Unit RI–05P, Almy Pond Unit RI–06, Hazards Beach Unit RI–07 , included in the set of maps entitled John H. Chafee Coastal Barrier Resources System referred to in section 4(a) of the Coastal Barrier Resources Act ( 16 U.S.C. 3503(a) ) and relating to certain John H. Chafee Coastal Barrier Resources System units in Rhode Island, is hereby replaced by another map relating to the units entitled John H. Chafee Coastal Barrier Resources System Sachuest Point Unit RI–04P, Easton Beach Unit RI–05P, Almy Pond Unit RI–06, and Hazards Beach Unit RI–07 and dated September 16, 2013. (b) Availability The Secretary of the Interior shall keep the replacement map referred to in subsection (a) on file and available for inspection in accordance with the provisions of section 4(b) of the Coastal Barrier Resources Act ( 16 U.S.C. 3503(b) ).
December 1, 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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113th CONGRESS
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<session>
1st Session
</session>
<legis-num>
H. R. 278
</legis-num>
<current-chamber>
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
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<action>
<action-date date="20130115">
January 15, 2013
</action-date>
<action-desc>
<sponsor name-id="C001068">
Mr. Cohen
</sponsor>
(for
himself,
<cosponsor name-id="P000258">
Mr. Peterson
</cosponsor>
,
<cosponsor name-id="B000574">
Mr. Blumenauer
</cosponsor>
,
<cosponsor name-id="M001149">
Mr. Michaud
</cosponsor>
,
<cosponsor name-id="L000565">
Mr. Loebsack
</cosponsor>
,
<cosponsor name-id="D000355">
Mr. Dingell
</cosponsor>
, and
<cosponsor name-id="K000188">
Mr. Kind
</cosponsor>
) introduced the following
bill; which was referred to the
<committee-name committee-id="HJU00">
Committee
on the Judiciary
</committee-name>
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<legis-type>
A BILL
</legis-type>
<official-title>
To prohibit States from carrying out more than one
Congressional redistricting after a decennial census and apportionment, to
require States to conduct such redistricting through independent commissions,
and for other purposes.
</official-title>
</form>
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<enum>
1.
</enum>
<header>
Short Title; Finding of
Constitutional Authority
</header>
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<enum>
(a)
</enum>
<header>
Short
Title
</header>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
This Act may be cited
as the
<quote>
John Tanner Fairness and Independence in Redistricting
Act
</quote>
.
</text>
</subsection>
<subsection id="HB8C95E000EAA460991A3C525040A4320">
<enum>
(b)
</enum>
<header>
Finding
</header>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Congress finds that it has the authority to
establish the terms and conditions States must follow in carrying out
Congressional redistricting after an apportionment of Members of the House of
Representatives because—
</text>
<paragraph id="HED99BE1F243E401F83AB25180DABB8D3">
<enum>
(1)
</enum>
<text>
the authority
granted to Congress under article I, section 4 of the Constitution of the
United States gives Congress the power to enact laws governing the time, place,
and manner of elections for Members of the House of Representatives; and
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H1656473D4E6E40A7A46783201E7355D7">
<enum>
(2)
</enum>
<text>
the authority
granted to Congress under section 5 of the fourteenth amendment to the
Constitution gives Congress the power to enact laws to enforce section 2 of
such amendment, which requires Representatives to be apportioned among the
several States according to their number.
</text>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
</section>
<section id="H7E7AB7054C4948E7B2B3CC3E830E8C96">
<enum>
2.
</enum>
<header>
Limit on
congressional redistricting after an apportionment
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
The
Act entitled
<quote>
An Act for the relief of Doctor Ricardo Vallejo Samala and
to provide for congressional redistricting
</quote>
, approved December 14, 1967
(
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/2/2c">
2 U.S.C. 2c
</external-xref>
), is amended by adding at the end the following:
<quote>
A State
which has been redistricted in the manner provided by law after an
apportionment under section 22(a) of the Act entitled
<quote>
An Act to provide
for the fifteenth and subsequent decennial censuses and to provide for an
apportionment of Representatives in Congress
</quote>
, approved June 18, 1929 (2
U.S.C. 2a), may not be redistricted again until after the next apportionment of
Representatives under such section, unless a court requires the State to
conduct such subsequent redistricting to comply with the Constitution or to
enforce the
<act-name parsable-cite="VRA65">
Voting Rights Act of
1965
</act-name>
(
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/1973">
42 U.S.C. 1973 et seq.
</external-xref>
).
</quote>
.
</text>
</section>
<section id="H935CDF1D2C3E40E3907DE331F1175D5D">
<enum>
3.
</enum>
<header>
Requiring
Redistricting to be Conducted Through Plan of Independent State Commission or
Plan of Highest State Court
</header>
<subsection id="HD32D0CD745F54F83A33805A5FFAC57A8">
<enum>
(a)
</enum>
<header>
Use of Plan
Required
</header>
<paragraph id="H9FE65688C3694FE18C3D297E1D9B97BD">
<enum>
(1)
</enum>
<header>
In
general
</header>
<text>
Notwithstanding any other provision of law, any
Congressional redistricting conducted by a State shall be conducted in
accordance with—
</text>
<subparagraph id="H8D1BB2885A1A4D00BAE3CBE166488FDF">
<enum>
(A)
</enum>
<text>
the redistricting
plan developed by the independent redistricting commission established in the
State, in accordance with section 4; or
</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HC9CC3003202743349E449EE5AF3DED21">
<enum>
(B)
</enum>
<text>
if the plan
developed by such commission is not enacted into law, the redistricting plan
selected by the highest court in the State or developed by a United States
district court, in accordance with section 5.
</text>
</subparagraph>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H175E254EA96D410AA0930F031D719B8E">
<enum>
(2)
</enum>
<header>
Other criteria
and procedures permitted
</header>
<text>
Nothing in this Act or the amendments
made by this Act may be construed to prohibit a State from conducting
Congressional redistricting in accordance with such criteria and procedures as
the State considers appropriate, to the extent that such criteria and
procedures are consistent with the applicable requirements of this Act and the
amendments made by this Act.
</text>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
<subsection id="H6DB30C9C058B4619844AE5DBBBB1C20A">
<enum>
(b)
</enum>
<header>
Conforming
Amendment
</header>
<text>
Section 22(c) of the Act entitled
<quote>
An Act to
provide for the fifteenth and subsequent decennial censuses and to provide for
an apportionment of Representatives in Congress
</quote>
, approved June 18, 1929
(
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/2/2a">
2 U.S.C. 2a(c)
</external-xref>
), is amended by striking
<quote>
in the manner provided by the
law thereof
</quote>
and inserting:
<quote>
in the manner provided by the John
Tanner Fairness and Independence in Redistricting Act
</quote>
.
</text>
</subsection>
</section>
<section id="H2EAD07ED475F433FB5B0E20579DD91AE">
<enum>
4.
</enum>
<header>
Independent
Redistricting Commission
</header>
<subsection id="HE432D75BD62D4191AFD907317F9ACDE9">
<enum>
(a)
</enum>
<header>
Administrative
Matters
</header>
<paragraph id="H1941B3A9793A478BAD6DC61C80139297">
<enum>
(1)
</enum>
<header>
Appointment of
members
</header>
<text>
Each State shall establish an independent redistricting
commission composed of—
</text>
<subparagraph id="HC180AE2CA9BE4FFCA5E533E5AF2B5B35">
<enum>
(A)
</enum>
<text>
a chair, who shall
be appointed by majority vote of the other members of the commission;
and
</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HB2D259E1E13F440E8906F29837C2CB8D">
<enum>
(B)
</enum>
<text>
an equal number of
members (but not fewer than 1) from each of the following categories:
</text>
<clause id="HD43F6B780F00415DB636CAB1233CA4E6">
<enum>
(i)
</enum>
<text>
Members appointed
by a member of the upper house of the State legislature who represents the
political party with the greatest number of seats in that house.
</text>
</clause>
<clause id="H090E235F33FE446EB13970A97C8E25F1">
<enum>
(ii)
</enum>
<text>
Members appointed
by a member of the upper house of the State legislature who represents the
political party with the second greatest number of seats in that house.
</text>
</clause>
<clause id="HB5C623BF3A8E47DEAEB53FD2050A3F40">
<enum>
(iii)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Members appointed by a member of the lower
house of the State legislature who represents the political party with the
greatest number of seats in that house.
</text>
</clause>
<clause id="HCC9A7276EF69477EB6DB8927F2349DD8">
<enum>
(iv)
</enum>
<text>
Members appointed
by a member of the lower house of the State legislature who represents the
political party with the second greatest number of seats in that house.
</text>
</clause>
</subparagraph>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="HF62D538386FC41C296DB1FDDA9BFF0A0">
<enum>
(2)
</enum>
<header>
Special rule for
States with unicameral legislature
</header>
<text>
In the case of a State with a
unicameral legislature, the independent redistricting commission established
under this subsection shall be composed of—
</text>
<subparagraph id="H1FCB1375AFA846B883FB1C5CA3F2CDC7">
<enum>
(A)
</enum>
<text>
a chair, who shall
be appointed by majority vote of the other members of the commission;
and
</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H0CF2540FCFA648FA9FED16100598A10E">
<enum>
(B)
</enum>
<text>
an equal number of
members (but not fewer than 2) from each of the following categories:
</text>
<clause id="H5A98461CCA834F849E2C30C882E56DC2">
<enum>
(i)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Members appointed by a member of the
legislature who shall be selected by the chair of the Government Affairs
Committee of the legislature to represent the State political party whose
candidate for chief executive of the State received the greatest number of
votes on average in the 3 most recent general elections for that office.
</text>
</clause>
<clause id="HE0380DDAF6C543BCB502C1AF6AED1671">
<enum>
(ii)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Members appointed by a member of the
legislature who shall be selected by the chair of the Government Affairs
Committee of the legislature to represent the State political party whose
candidate for chief executive of the State received the second greatest number
of votes on average in the 3 most recent general elections for that
office.
</text>
</clause>
</subparagraph>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="HF7B2AD52B8F04DB386B21819BB7E15C7">
<enum>
(3)
</enum>
<header>
Eligibility
</header>
<text>
An
individual is eligible to serve as a member of an independent redistricting
commission if—
</text>
<subparagraph id="H8CD682D91A7D4683AA280105859A35B8">
<enum>
(A)
</enum>
<text>
as of the date of
appointment, the individual is registered to vote in elections for Federal
office held in the State, and was registered to vote in the 2 most recent
general elections for Federal office held in the State;
</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H9AF401EC835647798FC0B16ADF2D5551">
<enum>
(B)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
the individual did not hold public office
or run as a candidate for election for public office, or serve as an employee
of a political party or candidate for election for public office, at any time
during the 4-year period ending on the December 31 preceding the date of
appointment; and
</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H13AB923524F748A0B37392B0DD6F08B0">
<enum>
(C)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
the individual certifies that he or she
will not run as a candidate for the office of Representative in the Congress
until after the next apportionment of Representatives under section 22(a) of
the Act entitled
<quote>
An Act to provide for the fifteenth and subsequent
decennial censuses and to provide for an apportionment of Representatives in
Congress
</quote>
, approved June 18, 1929 (
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/2/2a">
2 U.S.C. 2a
</external-xref>
).
</text>
</subparagraph>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="HAC6443294D72490F809B2ADA2E24675A">
<enum>
(4)
</enum>
<header>
Vacancy
</header>
<text>
A
vacancy in the commission shall be filled in the manner in which the original
appointment was made.
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H8C89F5DC62A6428C8DCE84ABEE16EE3F">
<enum>
(5)
</enum>
<header>
Deadline
</header>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Each State shall establish a commission
under this section, and the members of the commission shall appoint the
commission’s chair, not later than the first February 1 which occurs after the
chief executive of a State receives the State apportionment notice.
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H5ABE3271E7FF4AD7B4802C989E2EA09C">
<enum>
(6)
</enum>
<header>
Appointment of
chair required prior to development of redistricting plan
</header>
<text>
The
commission may not take any action to develop a redistricting plan for the
State under subsection (b) until the appointment of the commission’s chair in
accordance with paragraph (1)(E).
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H8BBA33D8712442F189BCD9396B3FD05C">
<enum>
(7)
</enum>
<header>
Requiring all
meetings to be open to public
</header>
<text>
The commission shall hold each of
its meetings in public.
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H04BF368C53BA47D58B99A493CC70506F">
<enum>
(8)
</enum>
<header>
Internet
site
</header>
<text>
As soon as practicable after establishing the commission,
the State shall establish and maintain a public Internet site for the
commission which meets the following requirements:
</text>
<subparagraph id="H776B02CC0B9F431E82808AA7D6F913C2">
<enum>
(A)
</enum>
<text>
The site is
updated continuously to provide advance notice of commission meetings and to
otherwise provide timely information on the activities of the
commission.
</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H1E71DFBCC47A45D1A630DD4BEF0EE16B">
<enum>
(B)
</enum>
<text>
The site contains
the most recent available information from the Bureau of the Census on
voting-age population, voter registration, and voting in the State, including
precinct-level and census tract-level data with respect to such information, as
well as detailed maps reflecting such information.
</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HD9B036430C174326B553A27A7FE3FCE8">
<enum>
(C)
</enum>
<text>
The site includes
interactive software to enable any individual to design a redistricting plan
for the State on the basis of the information described in subparagraph (B), in
accordance with the criteria described in subsection (b)(1).
</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H4B256BC0DDDA4314A30D699F48B2C2C2">
<enum>
(D)
</enum>
<text>
The site permits
any individual to submit a proposed redistricting plan to the commission, and
to submit questions, comments, and other information with respect to the
commission’s activities.
</text>
</subparagraph>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
<subsection id="HFF54A313911D4B709F01F8FE6CF3DA43">
<enum>
(b)
</enum>
<header>
Development of
Redistricting Plan
</header>
<paragraph id="HBB2740CAB1F14A8E98E7F01AE20A9313">
<enum>
(1)
</enum>
<header>
Criteria
</header>
<text>
The
independent redistricting commission of a State shall develop a redistricting
plan for the State in accordance with the following criteria:
</text>
<subparagraph id="HC5531082645A4C04A4C7EEA97BE5B723">
<enum>
(A)
</enum>
<text>
Adherence to the
<quote>
one person, one vote
</quote>
standard and other requirements imposed
under the Constitution of the United States.
</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H71D95EF2F8E346408CA1BA2554181ABB">
<enum>
(B)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
To the greatest extent mathematically
possible, ensuring that the population of each Congressional district in the
State does not vary from the population of any other Congressional district in
the State (as determined on the basis of the total count of persons of the most
recent decennial census conducted by the Bureau of the Census).
</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HB572476440C74D1BA14F5BD6AD9D4164">
<enum>
(C)
</enum>
<text>
Consistency with
any applicable requirements of the Voting Rights Act of 1965 and other Federal
laws.
</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H24C7B4BC627C4C86B865A35177B55C21">
<enum>
(D)
</enum>
<text>
To the greatest
extent practicable, the maintenance of the geographic continuity of the
political subdivisions of the State which are included in the same
Congressional district, in the following order of priority:
</text>
<clause id="H70FAA47B35C241C0A6695945826F1616">
<enum>
(i)
</enum>
<text>
The
continuity of counties or parishes.
</text>
</clause>
<clause id="HA6B40FC8EAB94214946E66944B8BC3F1">
<enum>
(ii)
</enum>
<text>
The
continuity of municipalities.
</text>
</clause>
<clause id="HB3EA5178F07B434EB530052350B6EDB8">
<enum>
(iii)
</enum>
<text>
The continuity
of neighborhoods (as determined on the basis of census tracts or other relevant
information).
</text>
</clause>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HDABC790C4E424EC785CAD1E658B25A24">
<enum>
(E)
</enum>
<text>
To the greatest
extent practicable, maintaining compact districts (in accordance with such
standards as the commission may establish).
</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H851DA2B031F24074A2E41ACA3D3E038E">
<enum>
(F)
</enum>
<text>
Ensuring that
districts are contiguous (except to the extent necessary to include any area
which is surrounded by a body of water).
</text>
</subparagraph>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H5A5F0952946D4F6296D21C7CB9DE1E02">
<enum>
(2)
</enum>
<header>
Factors
prohibited from consideration
</header>
<text>
In developing the redistricting
plan for the State, the independent redistricting commission may not take into
consideration any of the following factors, except to the extent necessary to
comply with the Voting Rights Act of 1965:
</text>
<subparagraph id="HCF027AB857AE44AA81DBA3E3B11F8942">
<enum>
(A)
</enum>
<text>
The voting history
of the population of a Congressional district, except that the commission may
take such history into consideration to the extent necessary to comply with any
State law which requires the establishment of competitive Congressional
districts.
</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H530E78127F35458B81C8CD4B95F6C93F">
<enum>
(B)
</enum>
<text>
The political
party affiliation of the population of a district.
</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HE6CA41D359F94A40919A6BC1FDA65A9B">
<enum>
(C)
</enum>
<text>
The residence of
incumbent Members of the House of Representatives in the State.
</text>
</subparagraph>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H127F208EE7EC4240BBF2252C7BE46B92">
<enum>
(3)
</enum>
<header>
Solicitation of
public input in development of plans
</header>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
The commission shall solicit and take into
consideration comments from the public in developing the redistricting plan for
the State by holding meetings in representative geographic regions of the State
at which members of the public may provide such input, and by otherwise
soliciting input from the public (including redistricting plans developed by
members of the public) through the commission Internet site and other
methods.
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H9152ED1125CF4735B29BBCAF770DF837">
<enum>
(4)
</enum>
<header>
Public notice of
plans prior to submission to legislature
</header>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Not fewer than 7 days prior to submitting a
redistricting plan to the legislature of the State under subsection (c)(1), the
commission shall post on the commission Internet site and cause to have
published in newspapers of general circulation throughout the State a notice
containing the following information:
</text>
<subparagraph id="H261A2DB9D1AA41BCA602CBD33E11323E">
<enum>
(A)
</enum>
<text>
A detailed version
of the plan, including a map showing each Congressional district established
under the plan and the voting age population by race of each such
district.
</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H62ECC607E0A54E79AD8C9674D0245E71">
<enum>
(B)
</enum>
<text>
A statement
providing specific information on how the adoption of the plan would serve the
public interest.
</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HD4B2CE3555A146CD899870AD981390A5">
<enum>
(C)
</enum>
<text>
Any dissenting
statements of any members of the commission who did not approve of the
submission of the plan to the legislature.
</text>
</subparagraph>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
<subsection id="H27E44978E7124435A50B597B2A201210">
<enum>
(c)
</enum>
<header>
Submission of
Plans to Legislature
</header>
<paragraph id="HFF173DEE53624C8486851288FE564E44">
<enum>
(1)
</enum>
<header>
In
general
</header>
<text>
At any time prior to the first November 1 which occurs
after the chief executive of the State receives the State apportionment notice,
the commission may submit redistricting plans developed by the commission under
this section to the legislature of the State.
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H65DDAA2B73A14AD7B29069A43CBB57FA">
<enum>
(2)
</enum>
<header>
Consideration of
plan by legislature
</header>
<text>
After receiving any redistricting plan under
paragraph (1), the legislature of a State may—
</text>
<subparagraph id="H78DF579B91F44E9FA2882CEF16360F16">
<enum>
(A)
</enum>
<text>
approve the plan
as submitted by the commission without amendment and forward the plan to the
chief executive of the State; or
</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H555D5F078DE94032A22C4A941EEF2276">
<enum>
(B)
</enum>
<text>
reject the
plan.
</text>
</subparagraph>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H5FD07235BF4745DBB9E152522B8FC6B9">
<enum>
(3)
</enum>
<header>
Enactment of
plan
</header>
<subparagraph id="HB9B0B2C33D73469991084426FB06B72B">
<enum>
(A)
</enum>
<header>
In
general
</header>
<text>
A redistricting plan developed by the commission shall be
considered to be enacted into law only if the plan is forwarded to the chief
executive of the State pursuant to paragraph (2)(A) and—
</text>
<clause id="H7AAB567C607C41E99D7B741B8B8D0388">
<enum>
(i)
</enum>
<text>
the
chief executive approves the plan as forwarded by the legislature without
amendment; or
</text>
</clause>
<clause id="HBE4224AF882F425987D3158B6E1702E4">
<enum>
(ii)
</enum>
<text>
the
chief executive vetoes the plan and the legislature overrides the veto in
accordance with the applicable law of the State, except that at no time may the
plan be amended.
</text>
</clause>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HB867F422B42949D9A7330C3741DD0215">
<enum>
(B)
</enum>
<header>
Special
rule
</header>
<text>
In the case of a State in which the chief executive is
prohibited under State law from acting on a redistricting plan, a redistricting
plan developed by the commission shall be considered to be enacted into law
if—
</text>
<clause id="H90B6CC9AF027499884A58979CCBDA7E4">
<enum>
(i)
</enum>
<text>
the
plan is submitted to the legislature of the State; and
</text>
</clause>
<clause id="H1B1A7FB83DD14A84A1E0E19E72848E32">
<enum>
(ii)
</enum>
<text>
the
legislature approves the plan as submitted by the commission without
amendment.
</text>
</clause>
</subparagraph>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
<subsection id="H6BCE2427EEE5456380E663FBA0536078">
<enum>
(d)
</enum>
<header>
Requiring
Majority Approval for Actions
</header>
<text>
The independent redistricting
commission of a State may not submit a redistricting plan to the State
legislature, or take any other action, without the approval of at least a
majority of its members given at a meeting at which at least a majority of its
members are present.
</text>
</subsection>
<subsection id="H31674E1FB7404FD0AED17770A2840FF9">
<enum>
(e)
</enum>
<header>
Termination
</header>
<paragraph id="H00C15EDAE2DD419E9E32B0F654BA7BF4">
<enum>
(1)
</enum>
<header>
In
general
</header>
<text>
The independent redistricting commission of a State shall
terminate on the day after the date of the first regularly scheduled general
election for Federal office which occurs after the chief executive of the State
receives the State apportionment notice.
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H1D3912949BAD41E695C594D770D942AA">
<enum>
(2)
</enum>
<header>
Preservation of
records
</header>
<text>
The State shall ensure that the records of the
independent redistricting commission are retained in the appropriate State
archive in such manner as may be necessary to enable the State to respond to
any civil action brought with respect to Congressional redistricting in the
State.
</text>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
</section>
<section id="H460BFFB20CC8433984CEBD7138B4765B">
<enum>
5.
</enum>
<header>
Selection of Plan
by Courts
</header>
<subsection id="H7474279EE41C43E6B71D410EB24DAB5B">
<enum>
(a)
</enum>
<header>
State
Court
</header>
<paragraph id="H8FA2F28178C948C4A2729BE77FB3EE68">
<enum>
(1)
</enum>
<header>
Submission and
selection of plan
</header>
<text>
If a redistricting plan developed by the
independent redistricting commission of a State is not enacted into law under
section 4(c)(3) by the first November 1 which occurs after the chief executive
of the State receives the State apportionment notice, the commission may submit
redistricting plans developed by the commission in accordance with section 4 to
the highest court of the State, which may select and publish one of the
submitted plans to serve as the redistricting plan for the State.
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H1DF1F7D22BA643BFA4673D13ADF62F07">
<enum>
(2)
</enum>
<header>
No modification
of plan permitted
</header>
<text>
The highest court of a State may not modify any
redistricting plan submitted under this subsection.
</text>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
<subsection id="H7A90D3BEAD524ABA82ECB0A0F0E0BDED">
<enum>
(b)
</enum>
<header>
Federal
Court
</header>
<paragraph id="H021A1C030328423E8B18083252DE7525">
<enum>
(1)
</enum>
<header>
Failure of State
court to select plan
</header>
<subparagraph id="H15E8CB4B5FFF42EBB9079E82A5C9FDBF">
<enum>
(A)
</enum>
<header>
Notice to court
if plan not selected by State court
</header>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
If a State court to whom redistricting
plans have been submitted under subsection (a) does not select a plan to serve
as the redistricting plan for the State under such subsection on or before the
first December 1 which occurs after the chief executive of the State receives
the State apportionment notice, the State shall file a notice with the United
States district court for the district in which the capital of the State is
located.
</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H538BBC096E4C41CCAA99ACFD816DE5EF">
<enum>
(B)
</enum>
<header>
Development and
selection of plan by Federal court
</header>
<text>
Not later than 30 days after
receiving a notice from a State under subparagraph (A), the court shall develop
and publish a final redistricting plan for the State.
</text>
</subparagraph>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H64C126C4528D4432BCF256157A285526">
<enum>
(2)
</enum>
<header>
Failure of State
to establish commission
</header>
<subparagraph id="HD8D8AC4230634BC48CD83B40A56EC0AF">
<enum>
(A)
</enum>
<header>
In
general
</header>
<text>
If a State does not establish an independent
redistricting commission under section 4 by the first September 1 which occurs
after the chief executive of the State receives the State apportionment
notice—
</text>
<clause id="H95EF0C707B9748418CB8783E25C19B20">
<enum>
(i)
</enum>
<text>
the
State may not establish the commission; and
</text>
</clause>
<clause id="H6E735C5E5A5E4F9592680AC248A958C5">
<enum>
(ii)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
the United States district court for the
district in which the capital of the State is located shall develop and publish
a final redistricting plan for the State not later than the first December 1
which occurs after the chief executive of the State receives the State
apportionment notice.
</text>
</clause>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H6BDF5EB0BF66470D948BA26C129AFF8D">
<enum>
(B)
</enum>
<header>
Determination of
failure to establish commission
</header>
<text>
For purposes of subparagraph (A),
a State shall be considered to have failed to establish an independent
redistricting commission by the date referred to in such subparagraph if a
chair of the commission has not been appointed on or before such date.
</text>
</subparagraph>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H78A6FDEBCCC34D958BD6EDDE04FFD5A7">
<enum>
(3)
</enum>
<header>
Criteria
</header>
<text>
It
is the sense of Congress that, in developing a redistricting plan for a State
under this subsection, the district court should adhere to the same terms and
conditions that applied to the development of the plan of the commission under
section 4(b).
</text>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
<subsection id="HC24AE3F276994AC187D81EC26E1A8AC1">
<enum>
(c)
</enum>
<header>
Access to
Information and Records of Commission
</header>
<text>
A court which is required
to select, publish, or develop a redistricting plan for a State under this
section shall have access to any information, data, software, or other records
and material used by the independent redistricting commission of the State in
carrying out its duties under this Act.
</text>
</subsection>
</section>
<section id="HE7A4788725AC4673861DA7B5D0008B50">
<enum>
6.
</enum>
<header>
Special Rule For
Redistricting Conducted Under Order of Federal Court
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
If a Federal court requires a State to
conduct redistricting subsequent to an apportionment of Representatives in the
State in order to comply with the Constitution or to enforce the
<act-name parsable-cite="VRA65">
Voting Rights Act of 1965
</act-name>
, sections
4 and 5 shall apply with respect to the redistricting, except that—
</text>
<paragraph id="HE1849A51E7614983A671CA0BD88E65E5">
<enum>
(1)
</enum>
<text>
the deadline for
the establishment of the independent redistricting commission and the
appointment of the commission’s chair (as described in section 4(a)(5)) shall
be the expiration of the 30-day period which begins on the date of the final
order of the Federal court to conduct the redistricting;
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H4BBB94955E534050B56FADAE9C8ED634">
<enum>
(2)
</enum>
<text>
the deadline for
the submission of redistricting plans to the legislature by the commission, and
the date of the termination of the commission (as described in section 4(c)(1)
and section 4(e)) shall be the expiration of the 150-day period which begins on
the date of the final order of the Federal court to conduct the
redistricting;
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H7517FDF87D514B638AE4A2099E93145E">
<enum>
(3)
</enum>
<text>
the deadline for
the selection and publication of the plan by the highest court of the State (as
described in section 5(a)) shall be the expiration of the 180-day period which
begins on the date of the final order of the Federal court to conduct the
redistricting; and
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="HC6FF5460CCAE4EEABB2F488441FA7FDB">
<enum>
(4)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
the deadline for the selection and
publication of the plan by the district court of the United States (as
described in section 5(b)) shall be the expiration of the 210-day period which
begins on the date of the final order of the Federal court to conduct the
redistricting.
</text>
</paragraph>
</section>
<section id="H77D661081052468F8CC8D68A9D1AD692">
<enum>
7.
</enum>
<header>
Payments to
States For carrying out Redistricting
</header>
<subsection id="HF1A8985007A14CA9BBFC4161FA7BE04A">
<enum>
(a)
</enum>
<header>
Authorization of
Payments
</header>
<text>
Subject to subsection (d), not later than 30 days after
a State receives a State apportionment notice, the Election Assistance
Commission shall make a payment to the State in an amount equal to the product
of—
</text>
<paragraph id="H886B350FE9A04DA7810191A9CFD33956">
<enum>
(1)
</enum>
<text>
the number of
Representatives to which the State is entitled, as provided under the notice;
and
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H8130D98DD42943F58C0CBAC83E954104">
<enum>
(2)
</enum>
<text>
$150,000.
</text>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
<subsection id="H2B794140951842F2AA2AE5359ED3902C">
<enum>
(b)
</enum>
<header>
Use of
Funds
</header>
<text>
A State shall use the payment made under this section to
establish and operate the State’s independent redistricting commission, to
implement the State redistricting plan, and to otherwise carry out
Congressional redistricting in the State.
</text>
</subsection>
<subsection id="H3B34EED7FC1D4737AA031E2D67F92745">
<enum>
(c)
</enum>
<header>
No Payment to
States With Single Member
</header>
<text>
The Election Assistance Commission
shall not make a payment under this section to any State which is not entitled
to more than one Representative under its State apportionment notice.
</text>
</subsection>
<subsection id="H9406457CA3C04EECAC7BDF30AE4BD801">
<enum>
(d)
</enum>
<header>
Requiring
Establishment of Commission as Condition of Payment
</header>
<text>
The Election
Assistance Commission may not make a payment to a State under this section
until the State certifies to the Commission that the State has established an
independent redistricting commission, and that a chair of the commission has
been appointed, in accordance with section 4.
</text>
</subsection>
<subsection id="H3537A5AD1F174088A66020B8FE8EB407">
<enum>
(e)
</enum>
<header>
Authorization of
Appropriations
</header>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
There are
authorized to be appropriated such sums as may be necessary for payments under
this section.
</text>
</subsection>
</section>
<section id="HAA03C85E0FE14CB3A227BF6083BF3AAD">
<enum>
8.
</enum>
<header>
State
Apportionment Notice Defined
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
In this Act, the
<quote>
State apportionment
notice
</quote>
means, with respect to a State, the notice sent to the State
from the Clerk of the House of Representatives under section 22(b) of the Act
entitled
<quote>
An Act to provide for the fifteenth and subsequent decennial
censuses and to provide for an apportionment of Representatives in
Congress
</quote>
, approved June 18, 1929 (
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/2/2a">
2 U.S.C. 2a
</external-xref>
), of the number of
Representatives to which the State is entitled.
</text>
</section>
<section id="H9738F9CCA5D64475A9B3899C9D196273">
<enum>
9.
</enum>
<header>
No
Effect on Elections for State and Local Office
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
Nothing in this Act or in any amendment made
by this Act may be construed to affect the manner in which a State carries out
elections for State or local office, including the process by which a State
establishes the districts used in such elections.
</text>
</section>
<section id="H1B20F33F97DB4A5CAAE37DE3DD495C1B">
<enum>
10.
</enum>
<header>
Effective
Date
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
This Act and the
amendments made by this Act shall apply with respect to any Congressional
redistricting which occurs after the regular decennial census conducted during
2020.
</text>
</section>
</legis-body>
</bill>
| I 113th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 278 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES January 15, 2013 Mr. Cohen (for himself, Mr. Peterson , Mr. Blumenauer , Mr. Michaud , Mr. Loebsack , Mr. Dingell , and Mr. Kind ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary A BILL To prohibit States from carrying out more than one Congressional redistricting after a decennial census and apportionment, to require States to conduct such redistricting through independent commissions, and for other purposes.
1. Short Title; Finding of Constitutional Authority (a) Short Title This Act may be cited as the John Tanner Fairness and Independence in Redistricting Act . (b) Finding Congress finds that it has the authority to establish the terms and conditions States must follow in carrying out Congressional redistricting after an apportionment of Members of the House of Representatives because— (1) the authority granted to Congress under article I, section 4 of the Constitution of the United States gives Congress the power to enact laws governing the time, place, and manner of elections for Members of the House of Representatives; and (2) the authority granted to Congress under section 5 of the fourteenth amendment to the Constitution gives Congress the power to enact laws to enforce section 2 of such amendment, which requires Representatives to be apportioned among the several States according to their number. 2. Limit on congressional redistricting after an apportionment The Act entitled An Act for the relief of Doctor Ricardo Vallejo Samala and to provide for congressional redistricting , approved December 14, 1967 ( 2 U.S.C. 2c ), is amended by adding at the end the following: A State which has been redistricted in the manner provided by law after an apportionment under section 22(a) of the Act entitled An Act to provide for the fifteenth and subsequent decennial censuses and to provide for an apportionment of Representatives in Congress , approved June 18, 1929 (2 U.S.C. 2a), may not be redistricted again until after the next apportionment of Representatives under such section, unless a court requires the State to conduct such subsequent redistricting to comply with the Constitution or to enforce the Voting Rights Act of 1965 ( 42 U.S.C. 1973 et seq. ). . 3. Requiring Redistricting to be Conducted Through Plan of Independent State Commission or Plan of Highest State Court (a) Use of Plan Required (1) In general Notwithstanding any other provision of law, any Congressional redistricting conducted by a State shall be conducted in accordance with— (A) the redistricting plan developed by the independent redistricting commission established in the State, in accordance with section 4; or (B) if the plan developed by such commission is not enacted into law, the redistricting plan selected by the highest court in the State or developed by a United States district court, in accordance with section 5. (2) Other criteria and procedures permitted Nothing in this Act or the amendments made by this Act may be construed to prohibit a State from conducting Congressional redistricting in accordance with such criteria and procedures as the State considers appropriate, to the extent that such criteria and procedures are consistent with the applicable requirements of this Act and the amendments made by this Act. (b) Conforming Amendment Section 22(c) of the Act entitled An Act to provide for the fifteenth and subsequent decennial censuses and to provide for an apportionment of Representatives in Congress , approved June 18, 1929 ( 2 U.S.C. 2a(c) ), is amended by striking in the manner provided by the law thereof and inserting: in the manner provided by the John Tanner Fairness and Independence in Redistricting Act . 4. Independent Redistricting Commission (a) Administrative Matters (1) Appointment of members Each State shall establish an independent redistricting commission composed of— (A) a chair, who shall be appointed by majority vote of the other members of the commission; and (B) an equal number of members (but not fewer than 1) from each of the following categories: (i) Members appointed by a member of the upper house of the State legislature who represents the political party with the greatest number of seats in that house. (ii) Members appointed by a member of the upper house of the State legislature who represents the political party with the second greatest number of seats in that house. (iii) Members appointed by a member of the lower house of the State legislature who represents the political party with the greatest number of seats in that house. (iv) Members appointed by a member of the lower house of the State legislature who represents the political party with the second greatest number of seats in that house. (2) Special rule for States with unicameral legislature In the case of a State with a unicameral legislature, the independent redistricting commission established under this subsection shall be composed of— (A) a chair, who shall be appointed by majority vote of the other members of the commission; and (B) an equal number of members (but not fewer than 2) from each of the following categories: (i) Members appointed by a member of the legislature who shall be selected by the chair of the Government Affairs Committee of the legislature to represent the State political party whose candidate for chief executive of the State received the greatest number of votes on average in the 3 most recent general elections for that office. (ii) Members appointed by a member of the legislature who shall be selected by the chair of the Government Affairs Committee of the legislature to represent the State political party whose candidate for chief executive of the State received the second greatest number of votes on average in the 3 most recent general elections for that office. (3) Eligibility An individual is eligible to serve as a member of an independent redistricting commission if— (A) as of the date of appointment, the individual is registered to vote in elections for Federal office held in the State, and was registered to vote in the 2 most recent general elections for Federal office held in the State; (B) the individual did not hold public office or run as a candidate for election for public office, or serve as an employee of a political party or candidate for election for public office, at any time during the 4-year period ending on the December 31 preceding the date of appointment; and (C) the individual certifies that he or she will not run as a candidate for the office of Representative in the Congress until after the next apportionment of Representatives under section 22(a) of the Act entitled An Act to provide for the fifteenth and subsequent decennial censuses and to provide for an apportionment of Representatives in Congress , approved June 18, 1929 ( 2 U.S.C. 2a ). (4) Vacancy A vacancy in the commission shall be filled in the manner in which the original appointment was made. (5) Deadline Each State shall establish a commission under this section, and the members of the commission shall appoint the commission’s chair, not later than the first February 1 which occurs after the chief executive of a State receives the State apportionment notice. (6) Appointment of chair required prior to development of redistricting plan The commission may not take any action to develop a redistricting plan for the State under subsection (b) until the appointment of the commission’s chair in accordance with paragraph (1)(E). (7) Requiring all meetings to be open to public The commission shall hold each of its meetings in public. (8) Internet site As soon as practicable after establishing the commission, the State shall establish and maintain a public Internet site for the commission which meets the following requirements: (A) The site is updated continuously to provide advance notice of commission meetings and to otherwise provide timely information on the activities of the commission. (B) The site contains the most recent available information from the Bureau of the Census on voting-age population, voter registration, and voting in the State, including precinct-level and census tract-level data with respect to such information, as well as detailed maps reflecting such information. (C) The site includes interactive software to enable any individual to design a redistricting plan for the State on the basis of the information described in subparagraph (B), in accordance with the criteria described in subsection (b)(1). (D) The site permits any individual to submit a proposed redistricting plan to the commission, and to submit questions, comments, and other information with respect to the commission’s activities. (b) Development of Redistricting Plan (1) Criteria The independent redistricting commission of a State shall develop a redistricting plan for the State in accordance with the following criteria: (A) Adherence to the one person, one vote standard and other requirements imposed under the Constitution of the United States. (B) To the greatest extent mathematically possible, ensuring that the population of each Congressional district in the State does not vary from the population of any other Congressional district in the State (as determined on the basis of the total count of persons of the most recent decennial census conducted by the Bureau of the Census). (C) Consistency with any applicable requirements of the Voting Rights Act of 1965 and other Federal laws. (D) To the greatest extent practicable, the maintenance of the geographic continuity of the political subdivisions of the State which are included in the same Congressional district, in the following order of priority: (i) The continuity of counties or parishes. (ii) The continuity of municipalities. (iii) The continuity of neighborhoods (as determined on the basis of census tracts or other relevant information). (E) To the greatest extent practicable, maintaining compact districts (in accordance with such standards as the commission may establish). (F) Ensuring that districts are contiguous (except to the extent necessary to include any area which is surrounded by a body of water). (2) Factors prohibited from consideration In developing the redistricting plan for the State, the independent redistricting commission may not take into consideration any of the following factors, except to the extent necessary to comply with the Voting Rights Act of 1965: (A) The voting history of the population of a Congressional district, except that the commission may take such history into consideration to the extent necessary to comply with any State law which requires the establishment of competitive Congressional districts. (B) The political party affiliation of the population of a district. (C) The residence of incumbent Members of the House of Representatives in the State. (3) Solicitation of public input in development of plans The commission shall solicit and take into consideration comments from the public in developing the redistricting plan for the State by holding meetings in representative geographic regions of the State at which members of the public may provide such input, and by otherwise soliciting input from the public (including redistricting plans developed by members of the public) through the commission Internet site and other methods. (4) Public notice of plans prior to submission to legislature Not fewer than 7 days prior to submitting a redistricting plan to the legislature of the State under subsection (c)(1), the commission shall post on the commission Internet site and cause to have published in newspapers of general circulation throughout the State a notice containing the following information: (A) A detailed version of the plan, including a map showing each Congressional district established under the plan and the voting age population by race of each such district. (B) A statement providing specific information on how the adoption of the plan would serve the public interest. (C) Any dissenting statements of any members of the commission who did not approve of the submission of the plan to the legislature. (c) Submission of Plans to Legislature (1) In general At any time prior to the first November 1 which occurs after the chief executive of the State receives the State apportionment notice, the commission may submit redistricting plans developed by the commission under this section to the legislature of the State. (2) Consideration of plan by legislature After receiving any redistricting plan under paragraph (1), the legislature of a State may— (A) approve the plan as submitted by the commission without amendment and forward the plan to the chief executive of the State; or (B) reject the plan. (3) Enactment of plan (A) In general A redistricting plan developed by the commission shall be considered to be enacted into law only if the plan is forwarded to the chief executive of the State pursuant to paragraph (2)(A) and— (i) the chief executive approves the plan as forwarded by the legislature without amendment; or (ii) the chief executive vetoes the plan and the legislature overrides the veto in accordance with the applicable law of the State, except that at no time may the plan be amended. (B) Special rule In the case of a State in which the chief executive is prohibited under State law from acting on a redistricting plan, a redistricting plan developed by the commission shall be considered to be enacted into law if— (i) the plan is submitted to the legislature of the State; and (ii) the legislature approves the plan as submitted by the commission without amendment. (d) Requiring Majority Approval for Actions The independent redistricting commission of a State may not submit a redistricting plan to the State legislature, or take any other action, without the approval of at least a majority of its members given at a meeting at which at least a majority of its members are present. (e) Termination (1) In general The independent redistricting commission of a State shall terminate on the day after the date of the first regularly scheduled general election for Federal office which occurs after the chief executive of the State receives the State apportionment notice. (2) Preservation of records The State shall ensure that the records of the independent redistricting commission are retained in the appropriate State archive in such manner as may be necessary to enable the State to respond to any civil action brought with respect to Congressional redistricting in the State. 5. Selection of Plan by Courts (a) State Court (1) Submission and selection of plan If a redistricting plan developed by the independent redistricting commission of a State is not enacted into law under section 4(c)(3) by the first November 1 which occurs after the chief executive of the State receives the State apportionment notice, the commission may submit redistricting plans developed by the commission in accordance with section 4 to the highest court of the State, which may select and publish one of the submitted plans to serve as the redistricting plan for the State. (2) No modification of plan permitted The highest court of a State may not modify any redistricting plan submitted under this subsection. (b) Federal Court (1) Failure of State court to select plan (A) Notice to court if plan not selected by State court If a State court to whom redistricting plans have been submitted under subsection (a) does not select a plan to serve as the redistricting plan for the State under such subsection on or before the first December 1 which occurs after the chief executive of the State receives the State apportionment notice, the State shall file a notice with the United States district court for the district in which the capital of the State is located. (B) Development and selection of plan by Federal court Not later than 30 days after receiving a notice from a State under subparagraph (A), the court shall develop and publish a final redistricting plan for the State. (2) Failure of State to establish commission (A) In general If a State does not establish an independent redistricting commission under section 4 by the first September 1 which occurs after the chief executive of the State receives the State apportionment notice— (i) the State may not establish the commission; and (ii) the United States district court for the district in which the capital of the State is located shall develop and publish a final redistricting plan for the State not later than the first December 1 which occurs after the chief executive of the State receives the State apportionment notice. (B) Determination of failure to establish commission For purposes of subparagraph (A), a State shall be considered to have failed to establish an independent redistricting commission by the date referred to in such subparagraph if a chair of the commission has not been appointed on or before such date. (3) Criteria It is the sense of Congress that, in developing a redistricting plan for a State under this subsection, the district court should adhere to the same terms and conditions that applied to the development of the plan of the commission under section 4(b). (c) Access to Information and Records of Commission A court which is required to select, publish, or develop a redistricting plan for a State under this section shall have access to any information, data, software, or other records and material used by the independent redistricting commission of the State in carrying out its duties under this Act. 6. Special Rule For Redistricting Conducted Under Order of Federal Court If a Federal court requires a State to conduct redistricting subsequent to an apportionment of Representatives in the State in order to comply with the Constitution or to enforce the Voting Rights Act of 1965 , sections 4 and 5 shall apply with respect to the redistricting, except that— (1) the deadline for the establishment of the independent redistricting commission and the appointment of the commission’s chair (as described in section 4(a)(5)) shall be the expiration of the 30-day period which begins on the date of the final order of the Federal court to conduct the redistricting; (2) the deadline for the submission of redistricting plans to the legislature by the commission, and the date of the termination of the commission (as described in section 4(c)(1) and section 4(e)) shall be the expiration of the 150-day period which begins on the date of the final order of the Federal court to conduct the redistricting; (3) the deadline for the selection and publication of the plan by the highest court of the State (as described in section 5(a)) shall be the expiration of the 180-day period which begins on the date of the final order of the Federal court to conduct the redistricting; and (4) the deadline for the selection and publication of the plan by the district court of the United States (as described in section 5(b)) shall be the expiration of the 210-day period which begins on the date of the final order of the Federal court to conduct the redistricting. 7. Payments to States For carrying out Redistricting (a) Authorization of Payments Subject to subsection (d), not later than 30 days after a State receives a State apportionment notice, the Election Assistance Commission shall make a payment to the State in an amount equal to the product of— (1) the number of Representatives to which the State is entitled, as provided under the notice; and (2) $150,000. (b) Use of Funds A State shall use the payment made under this section to establish and operate the State’s independent redistricting commission, to implement the State redistricting plan, and to otherwise carry out Congressional redistricting in the State. (c) No Payment to States With Single Member The Election Assistance Commission shall not make a payment under this section to any State which is not entitled to more than one Representative under its State apportionment notice. (d) Requiring Establishment of Commission as Condition of Payment The Election Assistance Commission may not make a payment to a State under this section until the State certifies to the Commission that the State has established an independent redistricting commission, and that a chair of the commission has been appointed, in accordance with section 4. (e) Authorization of Appropriations There are authorized to be appropriated such sums as may be necessary for payments under this section. 8. State Apportionment Notice Defined In this Act, the State apportionment notice means, with respect to a State, the notice sent to the State from the Clerk of the House of Representatives under section 22(b) of the Act entitled An Act to provide for the fifteenth and subsequent decennial censuses and to provide for an apportionment of Representatives in Congress , approved June 18, 1929 ( 2 U.S.C. 2a ), of the number of Representatives to which the State is entitled. 9. No Effect on Elections for State and Local Office Nothing in this Act or in any amendment made by this Act may be construed to affect the manner in which a State carries out elections for State or local office, including the process by which a State establishes the districts used in such elections. 10. Effective Date This Act and the amendments made by this Act shall apply with respect to any Congressional redistricting which occurs after the regular decennial census conducted during 2020. |
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| I 113th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 279 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES January 15, 2013 Mr. Cole 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, and for other purposes.
1. Authority reaffirmed (a) Reaffirmation Section 19 of the Act of June 18, 1934 (commonly known as the Indian Reorganization Act ; 25 U.S.C. 479 ), is amended— (1) in the first sentence— (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 ; and (2) by striking the third sentence and inserting the following: In said sections, the term Indian tribe means any Indian or Alaska Native tribe, band, nation, pueblo, village, or community that the Secretary of the Interior acknowledges to exist as an Indian tribe. . (b) Effective Date The amendments made by this section 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 enactment of that Act. |
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| I 113th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 280 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES January 15, 2013 Mr. Ellison introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on House Administration A BILL To amend the Help America Vote Act of 2002 to require States to provide for same day registration.
1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Same Day Registration Act of 2013 . 2. Same day registration (a) In general Title III of the Help America Vote Act of 2002 ( 42 U.S.C. 15481 et seq. ) is amended— (1) by redesignating sections 304 and 305 as sections 305 and 306, respectively; and (2) by inserting after section 303 the following new section: 304. Same day registration (a) In general (1) Registration Notwithstanding section 8(a)(1)(D) of the National Voter Registration Act of 1993 ( 42 U.S.C. 1973gg–6 ), each State shall permit any eligible individual on the day of a Federal election and on any day when voting, including early voting, is permitted for a Federal election— (A) to register to vote in such election at the polling place using a form that meets the requirements under section 9(b) of the National Voter Registration Act of 1993 (or, if the individual is already registered to vote, to revise any of the individual's voter registration information); and (B) to cast a vote in such election. (2) Exception The requirements under paragraph (1) shall not apply to a State in which, under a State law in effect continuously on and after the date of the enactment of this section, there is no voter registration requirement for individuals in the State with respect to elections for Federal office. (b) Eligible individual For purposes of this section, the term eligible individual means, with respect to any election for Federal office, an individual who is otherwise qualified to vote in that election. (c) Effective date Each State shall be required to comply with the requirements of subsection (a) for the regularly scheduled general election for Federal office occurring in November 2014 and for any subsequent election for Federal office. . (b) Conforming amendments (1) Section 401 of such Act ( 42 U.S.C. 15511 ) is amended by striking and 303 and inserting 303, and 304 . (2) The table of contents of such Act is amended— (A) by redesignating the items relating to sections 304 and 305 as relating to sections 305 and 306, respectively; and (B) by inserting after the item relating to section 303 the following new item: Sec. 304. Same day registration. . |
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Prohibiting states from imposing photo identification requirement for voting or registering to vote in federal elections
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Prohibiting election officials from requiring individuals to present photo identification
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Sec. 303A. Prohibiting election officials from requiring individuals to present photo identification.
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The amendments made by this Act shall apply with respect to elections occurring after the date of the enactment of this Act.
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| I 113th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 281 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES January 15, 2013 Mr. Ellison introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on House Administration A BILL To prohibit election officials from requiring individuals to provide photo identification as a condition of obtaining or casting a ballot in an election for Federal office or registering to vote in elections for Federal office, and for other purposes.
1. Short Title This Act may be cited as the Voter Access Protection Act of 2013 . 2. Prohibiting states from imposing photo identification requirement for voting or registering to vote in federal elections (a) Prohibition (1) In general Title III of the Help America Vote Act of 2002 ( 42 U.S.C. 15481 et seq. ) is amended by inserting after section 303 the following new section: 303A. Prohibiting election officials from requiring individuals to present photo identification (a) Photo identification as a condition of voting Except to the extent permitted under section 303(b), a State or local election official may not— (1) require an individual to present a photo identification (or, in the case of an individual who desires to vote by mail, a copy of a photo identification) as a condition of obtaining or casting a ballot in an election for Federal office; or (2) require an individual to cast a provisional ballot under section 302 solely on the grounds that the individual does not present a photo identification at the polling place. (b) Photo identification as a condition of registering To vote A State or local election official may not require an individual to provide a photo identification (or, in the case of an individual who desires to register to vote by mail or online, a copy or electronic copy of a photo identification) as a condition of registering to vote in an election for Federal office. . (2) Clerical amendment The table of contents of such Act is amended by inserting after the item relating to section 303 the following new item: Sec. 303A. Prohibiting election officials from requiring individuals to present photo identification. . (b) Conforming amendment relating to enforcement Section 401 of such Act ( 42 U.S.C. 15511 ) is amended by striking and 303 and inserting 303, and 303A . 3. Effective date The amendments made by this Act shall apply with respect to elections occurring after the date of the enactment of this Act. |
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| I 113th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 282 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES January 15, 2013 Mr. Fleischmann introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Appropriations A BILL To rescind certain Federal funds identified by States as unwanted and use the funds to reduce the Federal debt.
1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Returned Exclusively For Unpaid National Debt Act or the REFUND Act . 2. Use of unwanted Federal funds to reduce Federal debt (a) Rescission of unwanted Federal funds There is rescinded, from any Federal funds required to be allocated by formula among all States that agree to use such funds for a specified purpose, an amount equal to the amount of such funds that would have otherwise been allocated to a State that identifies such funds under subsection (b) as unwanted. (b) Identification of funds Subsection (a) shall only apply if, not later than the last date on which an application or State plan must be submitted in order for a State to be allocated, in an annual or biennial budget cycle, funds described in such subsection— (1) the State legislature with jurisdiction over such budget cycle adopts a concurrent resolution identifying the funds as unwanted; and (2) the State submits notice of the resolution described in paragraph (1) to the agency head responsible for allocation of the funds, in such form and manner and containing such information as the agency head determines appropriate to make the determination in subsection (c). (c) Determination of amount To be rescinded An agency head that receives notice described in subsection (b)(2) shall determine and report to the Office of Management and Budget the amount to be rescinded under subsection (a). (d) Use for reduction of Federal debt Amounts rescinded under subsection (a) shall be deposited by the Secretary of the Treasury in the special fund account “Gifts to Reduce Debt Held by the Public, Bureau of the Public Debt, Treasury” and used to reduce the Federal debt as provided in section 3113(d) of title 31, United States Code. (e) Annual report The Secretary of the Treasury shall submit to the Congress each year a report identifying the amount deposited in the Treasury under subsection (d) with respect to each State in such year. (f) Definitions In this section: (1) The term agency head means the head of a department or agency of the Federal Government. (2) The term State means— (A) each of the several States; (B) the District of Columbia; or (C) any commonwealth, territory, or possession of the United States. |
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Mrs. Black
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Mrs. Blackburn
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Agency Conferences and Conventions Operating Under Necessary Transparency Act of 2013
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Agency conference requirements
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Agency head approval required
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Any conference costing more than $25,000 must be approved in writing by the head of the relevant agency before the date on which such conference occurs. The head of an agency may only approve such conference if the head determines that the conference is necessary to the core mission of the agency.
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Not later than 30 days after the date of a conference described in subsection (a), the head of the agency shall publish on the website of such agency a summary of the conference that includes the purpose and total cost of the conference and the cost per employee that attended the conference.
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Not later than December 31 of each year, the head of each agency shall submit a report, for the previous fiscal year, to the relevant committees of the Congress that includes a list of each conference approved pursuant to subsection (a) and with regard to each such conference, the following:
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| I 113th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 283 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES January 15, 2013 Mr. Fleischmann (for himself, Mr. Barletta , Mrs. Black , Mrs. Blackburn , Mr. Miller of Florida , Mr. Mulvaney , Mr. Grimm , and Mr. DesJarlais ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform A BILL To require the approval by the head of an agency for any conference costing more than $25,000, and for other purposes.
1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Agency Conferences and Conventions Operating Under Necessary Transparency Act of 2013 or the ACCOUNT Act . 2. Agency conference requirements (a) Agency head approval required Any conference costing more than $25,000 must be approved in writing by the head of the relevant agency before the date on which such conference occurs. The head of an agency may only approve such conference if the head determines that the conference is necessary to the core mission of the agency. (b) Publication of statement required Not later than 30 days after the date of a conference described in subsection (a), the head of the agency shall publish on the website of such agency a summary of the conference that includes the purpose and total cost of the conference and the cost per employee that attended the conference. (c) Report to Congress Not later than December 31 of each year, the head of each agency shall submit a report, for the previous fiscal year, to the relevant committees of the Congress that includes a list of each conference approved pursuant to subsection (a) and with regard to each such conference, the following: (1) A summary of the purposes and goals. (2) A description of the conference activities that accomplish such purposes and goals. (3) The total cost. (4) The cost per government employee. (d) Exclusion The requirements of this section shall not apply— (1) to the armed forces; (2) with respect to law enforcement activity; and (3) with respect to any conference that the head of the agency determines is classified or related to national security. (e) Definitions In this section: (1) Agency The term agency has the meaning given that term in section 551 of title 5, United States Code. (2) Armed forces The term armed forces has the meaning given that term in section 2101 of title 5, United States Code. (3) Conference The term conference means a meeting, retreat, seminar, symposium, or event to which 20 or more employees travel at least 25 miles to attend, that— (A) is held for consultation, education, discussion, or training; and (B) is not held entirely at a Government facility. (4) Employee The term employee has the meaning given that term in section 2105 of title 5, United States Code. |
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IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
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January 15, 2013
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Mr. Forbes
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To provide for rates of pay for Members of Congress to be
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This Act may be cited as the
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Congressional Accountability Pay
Act
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2.
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Change in method
for adjusting pay
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Section
601(a) of the Legislative Reorganization Act of 1946 (
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2 U.S.C. 31
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to read as follows:
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601.
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This subsection applies
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(A)
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each Senator, Member of the House of
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Commissioner from Puerto Rico,
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(B)
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the President pro tempore of the
Senate, the majority leader and the minority leader of the Senate, and the
majority leader and the minority leader of the House of Representatives,
and
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(C)
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the Speaker of the House of
Representatives.
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(2)
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Whenever outlays for any fiscal year
are greater than outlays for the preceding fiscal year, then, effective as of
the first day of the first applicable pay period beginning on or after January
1 of the calendar year next beginning after the close of the second of those 2
fiscal years, the rate of pay for each position under paragraph (1) shall be
decreased by the percentage (rounded to the nearest
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1/10
</fraction>
of 1 percent) equal to the percentage by which outlays for the second of those
2 fiscal years are greater than outlays for the first of those 2 fiscal years,
but in no event below $1.
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(3)
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The Congressional Budget Office shall
prescribe any regulations necessary to carry out this subsection, including
regulations governing the determination of total outlays for a fiscal
year.
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(4)
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For purposes of this subsection, the
term
<term>
outlays
</term>
means budget outlays, as defined by section 3 of the
Congressional Budget and Impoundment Control Act of 1974 (
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(5)
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This subsection shall apply for
purposes of determining rates of pay for pay periods beginning on or after
January 1,
2015.
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.
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3.
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Coordination
rule
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(a)
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In
general
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Section 225(l)(3) of
the Federal Salary Act of 1967 (
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2 U.S.C. 362(3)
</external-xref>
) is amended by adding at the
end the following:
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(C)
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Notwithstanding any other provision of this
subsection, in the case of a position referred to in section 601(a) of the
Legislative Reorganization Act of 1946 (
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2 U.S.C. 31
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), no recommendation
referred to in this subsection (in the matter before paragraph (1)) may be made
which, if enacted, would cause the rate of pay for any such position to differ
from the rate of pay which would, as of any given time, then be payable with
respect to such position under such section
601(a).
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.
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(b)
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Exclusion of
judges
</header>
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Section 225(l)(3)(A) of such Act (
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2 U.S.C. 362(3)(A)
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) is
further amended—
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(1)
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in clause (i), by
striking all that follows
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recommended for
</quote>
and inserting
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the Speaker of the House of Representatives and the Vice President of
the United States, respectively, shall be equal.
</quote>
; and
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(2)
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in clause (iii),
by striking all that follows
<quote>
a Delegate to the House of
Representatives,
</quote>
and that precedes
<quote>
and each office or position
under
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section 5313
</external-xref>
of title 5
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.
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| I 113th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 284 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES January 15, 2013 Mr. Forbes introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on House Administration , 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 provide for rates of pay for Members of Congress to be adjusted as a function of changes in Government spending.
1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Congressional Accountability Pay Act . 2. Change in method for adjusting pay Section 601(a) of the Legislative Reorganization Act of 1946 ( 2 U.S.C. 31 ) is amended to read as follows: 601. (a) (1) This subsection applies with respect to— (A) each Senator, Member of the House of Representatives, and Delegate to the House of Representatives, and the Resident Commissioner from Puerto Rico, (B) the President pro tempore of the Senate, the majority leader and the minority leader of the Senate, and the majority leader and the minority leader of the House of Representatives, and (C) the Speaker of the House of Representatives. (2) Whenever outlays for any fiscal year are greater than outlays for the preceding fiscal year, then, effective as of the first day of the first applicable pay period beginning on or after January 1 of the calendar year next beginning after the close of the second of those 2 fiscal years, the rate of pay for each position under paragraph (1) shall be decreased by the percentage (rounded to the nearest 1/10 of 1 percent) equal to the percentage by which outlays for the second of those 2 fiscal years are greater than outlays for the first of those 2 fiscal years, but in no event below $1. (3) The Congressional Budget Office shall prescribe any regulations necessary to carry out this subsection, including regulations governing the determination of total outlays for a fiscal year. (4) For purposes of this subsection, the term outlays means budget outlays, as defined by section 3 of the Congressional Budget and Impoundment Control Act of 1974 ( 2 U.S.C. 622 ). (5) This subsection shall apply for purposes of determining rates of pay for pay periods beginning on or after January 1, 2015. . 3. Coordination rule (a) In general Section 225(l)(3) of the Federal Salary Act of 1967 ( 2 U.S.C. 362(3) ) is amended by adding at the end the following: (C) Notwithstanding any other provision of this subsection, in the case of a position referred to in section 601(a) of the Legislative Reorganization Act of 1946 ( 2 U.S.C. 31 ), no recommendation referred to in this subsection (in the matter before paragraph (1)) may be made which, if enacted, would cause the rate of pay for any such position to differ from the rate of pay which would, as of any given time, then be payable with respect to such position under such section 601(a). . (b) Exclusion of judges Section 225(l)(3)(A) of such Act ( 2 U.S.C. 362(3)(A) ) is further amended— (1) in clause (i), by striking all that follows recommended for and inserting the Speaker of the House of Representatives and the Vice President of the United States, respectively, shall be equal. ; and (2) in clause (iii), by striking all that follows a Delegate to the House of Representatives, and that precedes and each office or position under section 5313 of title 5 . |
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113 HR 285 IH: Veterans, Women, Families with Children, Race, and Persons with Disabilities Housing Fairness Act of 2013
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U.S. House of Representatives
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113th CONGRESS
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1st Session
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H. R. 285
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IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
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January 15, 2013
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<sponsor name-id="G000553">
Mr. Al Green of Texas
</sponsor>
(for himself,
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Mr. Hastings of Florida
</cosponsor>
,
<cosponsor name-id="S001145">
Ms. Schakowsky
</cosponsor>
,
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Mr. Clay
</cosponsor>
,
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Mr. Hinojosa
</cosponsor>
,
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Mr.
Honda
</cosponsor>
,
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Ms. Moore
</cosponsor>
,
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Mr. Rush
</cosponsor>
,
<cosponsor name-id="W000808">
Ms. Wilson of Florida
</cosponsor>
,
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Mr. Grijalva
</cosponsor>
, and
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Mr. Serrano
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) introduced the following
bill; which was referred to the
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Committee
on Financial Services
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A BILL
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<official-title>
To authorize funds to prevent housing discrimination
through the use of nationwide testing, to increase funds for the Fair Housing
Initiatives Program, and for other purposes.
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1.
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Short title
</header>
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This Act may be cited as the
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Veterans, Women, Families with
Children, Race, and Persons with Disabilities Housing Fairness Act of
2013
</short-title>
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or the
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Housing Fairness Act of 2013
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.
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2.
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Testing for
discrimination
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(a)
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<header>
In
General
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The Secretary of Housing and Urban Development shall
conduct a nationwide program of testing to—
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(1)
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<text>
detect and
document differences in the treatment of persons seeking to rent or purchase
housing or obtain or refinance a home mortgage loan, and measure patterns of
adverse treatment because of the race, color, religion, sex, familial status,
disability status, or national origin of a renter, home buyer, or borrower;
and
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(2)
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measure the
prevalence of such discriminatory practices across the housing and mortgage
lending markets as a whole.
</text>
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(b)
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Administration
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<text>
The
Secretary of Housing and Urban Development shall enter into agreements with
qualified fair housing enforcement organizations, as such organizations are
defined under subsection (h) of section 561 of the Housing and Community
Development Act of 1987 (
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/3616a">
42 U.S.C. 3616a(h)
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), for the purpose of conducting the
testing required under subsection (a).
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(c)
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Program
requirements
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The Secretary
shall—
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(1)
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submit to the Congress an evaluation by the
Secretary of the effectiveness of the program under this section; and
</text>
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(2)
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issue regulations
that require each application for the program under this section to
contain—
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(A)
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a description of
the assisted activities proposed to be undertaken by the applicant;
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(B)
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a description of
the experience of the applicant in formulating or carrying out programs to
carry out the activities described in subsection (a); and
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(C)
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a description of
proposed procedures to be used by the applicant for evaluating the results of
the activities proposed to be carried out under the program.
</text>
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(d)
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Report
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The
Secretary of Housing and Urban Development shall report to Congress—
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<enum>
(1)
</enum>
<text>
on a biennial
basis, the aggregate outcomes of testing required under subsection (a) along
with any recommendations or proposals for legislative or administrative action
to address any issues raised by such testing; and
</text>
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(2)
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on an annual basis, a detailed summary of
the messages received by the Office of Fair Housing and Equal Opportunity of
the Department through its 24-hour toll-free telephone hotline, through
electronic mail, and through its website.
</text>
</paragraph>
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The
Secretary may submit the reports required under paragraph (1) of this
subsection as part of the reports prepared in accordance with paragraphs (2)
and (6) of section 808(e) of the Fair Housing Act (
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42 U.S.C. 3608(e)
</external-xref>
) and
section 561(j) of the Housing and Community Development Act of 1987 (42 U.S.C.
3616a(j)).
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(e)
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<header>
Use of
Results
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The results of any
testing required under subsection (a) may be used as the basis for the
Secretary, or any Federal agency authorized to bring such an enforcement
action, or any State or local government or agency, public or private nonprofit
organization or institution, or other public or private entity that the
Secretary has entered into a contract or cooperative agreement with under
section 561 of the Housing and Community Development Act of 1987 (42 U.S.C.
3616a) to commence, undertake, or pursue any investigation or enforcement
action to remedy any discriminatory housing practice (as such term is defined
in section 802 of the Fair Housing Act (
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/3602">
42 U.S.C. 3602
</external-xref>
)) uncovered as a result
of such testing.
</text>
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(f)
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<header>
Definitions
</header>
<text>
As
used in this section:
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<enum>
(1)
</enum>
<header>
Disability
status
</header>
<text>
The term
<term>
disability status
</term>
has the same
meaning given the term
<term>
handicap
</term>
in section 802 of the Civil Rights
Act of 1968 (
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/3602">
42 U.S.C. 3602
</external-xref>
).
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H40A2D25CD8C240B3B1C02C091EDFF2C2">
<enum>
(2)
</enum>
<header>
Familial
status
</header>
<text>
The term
<term>
familial status
</term>
has the same meaning
given that term in section 802 of the Civil Rights Act of 1968 (42 U.S.C.
3602).
</text>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
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<enum>
(g)
</enum>
<header>
Relationship to
other laws
</header>
<text>
Nothing in this section may be construed to amend,
alter, or affect any provision of criminal law or the Truth in Lending Act (15
U.S.C. 1601 et seq.).
</text>
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<enum>
(h)
</enum>
<header>
Regulations
</header>
<text>
Not
later than the expiration of the 180-day period beginning on the date of the
enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development shall
issue regulations that establish minimum standards for the training of testers
of organizations conducting testing required under subsection (a). Such
regulations shall serve as the basis of an evaluation of such testers, which
shall be developed by the Secretary, and such regulations shall be issued after
notice and an opportunity for public comment in accordance with the procedure
under
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/5/553">
section 553
</external-xref>
of title 5, United States Code, applicable to substantive
rules (notwithstanding subsections (a)(2), (b)(B), and (d)(3) of such section).
</text>
</subsection>
<subsection id="HA5E186E2C0754137BDB1295622618A8F">
<enum>
(i)
</enum>
<header>
Authorization of
Appropriations
</header>
<text>
There are authorized to be appropriated to carry
out the provisions of this section $15,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2014
through 2018.
</text>
</subsection>
</section>
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3.
</enum>
<header>
Increase in
funding for the Fair Housing Initiatives Program
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<subsection id="HB00259DB01534F97B9578719551B9DB7">
<enum>
(a)
</enum>
<header>
In
general
</header>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Section 561 of the
Housing and Community Development Act of 1987 (
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/3616a">
42 U.S.C. 3616a
</external-xref>
) is
amended—
</text>
<paragraph id="H5283D67C81EF42CDB93131CCCAAFCA6D">
<enum>
(1)
</enum>
<text>
in subsection
(b)—
</text>
<subparagraph id="HBBAA4500B1C1456C821F1E53CC266C5E">
<enum>
(A)
</enum>
<text>
in paragraph (1),
by inserting
<quote>
qualified
</quote>
before
<quote>
private nonprofit fair
housing enforcement organizations,
</quote>
; and
</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H60375CA57BE543B2B573B3250BD3DBA2">
<enum>
(B)
</enum>
<text>
in paragraph (2),
by inserting
<quote>
qualified
</quote>
before
<quote>
private nonprofit fair
housing enforcement organizations,
</quote>
;
</text>
</subparagraph>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H808F4E9F2615437B825DBB648C1278DB">
<enum>
(2)
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<text>
by striking
subsection (g) and inserting the following:
</text>
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(g)
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<header>
Authorization of
Appropriations
</header>
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<enum>
(1)
</enum>
<header>
In
general
</header>
<text>
There are authorized to be appropriated to carry out the
provisions of this section $42,500,000 for each of fiscal years 2014 through
2018, of which—
</text>
<subparagraph id="HFA97CFD55794417B820BA24A2682884C">
<enum>
(A)
</enum>
<text>
not less than 75
percent of such amounts shall be for private enforcement initiatives authorized
under subsection (b);
</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H381127B47FEF4DEEA1DEFB7292B69F07">
<enum>
(B)
</enum>
<text>
not more than 10
percent of such amounts shall be for education and outreach programs under
subsection (d); and
</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HD56DF88C9124472CBDECEA3593929E82">
<enum>
(C)
</enum>
<text>
any remaining
amounts shall be used for program activities authorized under this
section.
</text>
</subparagraph>
</paragraph>
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<enum>
(2)
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<header>
Availability
</header>
<text>
Any
amount appropriated under this section shall remain available until expended to
carry out the provisions of this
section.
</text>
</paragraph>
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;
</after-quoted-block>
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<paragraph id="H4AE27715C0DC4D8FB9B14E707857B793">
<enum>
(3)
</enum>
<text>
in subsection (h),
in the matter following subparagraph (C), by inserting
<quote>
and meets the
criteria described in subparagraphs (A) and (C)
</quote>
after
<quote>
subparagraph (B)
</quote>
; and
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="HDD3F3F15079B47A3971CEC0F2A5C58E5">
<enum>
(4)
</enum>
<text>
in subsection
(d)—
</text>
<subparagraph id="H282A7C10B31F4381931ACD703E405D4E">
<enum>
(A)
</enum>
<text>
in paragraph
(1)—
</text>
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<enum>
(i)
</enum>
<text>
in
subparagraph (C), by striking
<quote>
and
</quote>
at the end;
</text>
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<clause id="HD2065A7BE7F949E6B7F4171DBCCEA8B8">
<enum>
(ii)
</enum>
<text>
in
subparagraph (D), by striking the period and inserting
<quote>
; and
</quote>
;
and
</text>
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<clause id="H6DDE3ABEF1384116A280D7447553805E">
<enum>
(iii)
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<text>
by
adding after subparagraph (D) the following new subparagraph:
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<enum>
(E)
</enum>
<text>
websites and other
media
outlets.
</text>
</subparagraph>
<after-quoted-block>
;
</after-quoted-block>
</quoted-block>
</clause>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H423121598EEF4D7BA00A60D44D133773">
<enum>
(B)
</enum>
<text>
in paragraph (2),
by striking
<quote>
or other public or private entities
</quote>
and inserting
<quote>
or other public or private nonprofit entities
</quote>
; and
</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HC265103F6AE34B188E8E855031535163">
<enum>
(C)
</enum>
<text>
in paragraph (3),
by striking
<quote>
or other public or private entities
</quote>
and inserting
<quote>
or other public or private nonprofit entities
</quote>
.
</text>
</subparagraph>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
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(b)
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<header>
Regulations
</header>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Not later than the expiration of the
180-day period beginning on the date of the enactment of this Act, the
Secretary of Housing and Urban Development shall issue regulations that
establish minimum standards for the training of testers of organizations funded
with any amounts made available to carry out this section for any of fiscal
years 2014 through 2018. Such regulations shall serve as the basis of an
evaluation of such testers, which shall be developed by the Secretary, and
shall be issued after notice and an opportunity for public comment in
accordance with the procedure under
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/5/553">
section 553
</external-xref>
of title 5, United States Code,
applicable to substantive rules (notwithstanding subsections (a)(2), (b)(B),
and (d)(3) of such section).
</text>
</subsection>
</section>
<section id="H0C9A459A46EB4F4F9B6BD1012FCB4F1F">
<enum>
4.
</enum>
<header>
Sense of
Congress
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
It is the sense of
Congress that the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development should—
</text>
<paragraph id="HD8D5BC28D9C241E08373970958FD2E53">
<enum>
(1)
</enum>
<text>
fully comply with
the requirements of section 561(d) of the Housing and Community Development Act
of 1987 (
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/3616a">
42 U.S.C. 3616a(d)
</external-xref>
) to establish, design, and maintain a national
education and outreach program to provide a centralized, coordinated effort for
the development and dissemination of the fair housing rights of individuals who
seek to rent, purchase, sell, or facilitate the sale of a home;
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H087EE8F855994101AAD87E689F07C464">
<enum>
(2)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
expend for such education and outreach
programs all amounts appropriated for such programs;
</text>
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<paragraph id="H9201AAAA2DA544D88852E44BD882E31A">
<enum>
(3)
</enum>
<text>
promulgate
regulations regarding the fair housing obligations of each recipient of Federal
housing and community development funds to affirmatively further fair housing,
as that term is defined under title VIII of the Civil Rights Act of 1968 (42
U.S.C. 3601 et seq.); and
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="HCAD8B1495FC047BD91554A564ADE88D9">
<enum>
(4)
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<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
fully comply with the requirements of
section 810(a) of the Fair Housing Act (
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42 U.S.C. 3610(a)
</external-xref>
).
</text>
</paragraph>
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<section id="H80ED17BBBE0A4E1D99306B265E0D2AB2">
<enum>
5.
</enum>
<header>
Grants to private
entities to study housing discrimination
</header>
<subsection id="HFD2FA2AB11E14F859D6733D8F481372D">
<enum>
(a)
</enum>
<header>
Grant
Program
</header>
<text>
The Secretary of Housing and Urban Development shall
carry out a competitive matching grant program to assist public and private
nonprofit organizations in—
</text>
<paragraph id="H43D4440B272B491E9DC6FB965B0ABA64">
<enum>
(1)
</enum>
<text>
conducting
comprehensive studies that examine—
</text>
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<enum>
(A)
</enum>
<text>
the causes of
housing discrimination and segregation;
</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H73BB6BA5DEFD4CDC9CE8E3C6DF6B1BE5">
<enum>
(B)
</enum>
<text>
the effects of
housing discrimination and segregation on education, poverty, and economic
development; or
</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HA9F8937C4D4C45C69FA2DDF87379AE81">
<enum>
(C)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
the incidences, causes, and effects of
housing discrimination and segregation on veterans and military personnel;
and
</text>
</subparagraph>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H1D43E6DD6BC44A9A8D58A79640B53527">
<enum>
(2)
</enum>
<text>
implementing pilot
projects that test solutions that will help prevent or alleviate housing
discrimination and segregation.
</text>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
<subsection id="H96E27D6D75EA4BFE9471C3A8449E83AE">
<enum>
(b)
</enum>
<header>
Eligibility
</header>
<text>
To
be eligible to receive a grant under this section, a public or private
nonprofit organization shall—
</text>
<paragraph id="HE55BE35E5A79461096DDA662E02F19D0">
<enum>
(1)
</enum>
<text>
submit an
application to the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development, containing such
information as the Secretary shall require;
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="HBEED1651EC5A40039F1AB35F2CEC280D">
<enum>
(2)
</enum>
<text>
agree to provide
matching non-Federal funds for 50 percent of the total amount of the grant,
which matching funds may include items donated on an in-kind contribution
basis; and
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="HE7EC46DDBB6D42FF95C48E57A0B65132">
<enum>
(3)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
meet the requirements of a qualified fair
housing enforcement organization, as such term is defined in section 561(h) of
the Housing and Community Development Act of 1987 (
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/3616a">
42 U.S.C. 3616a(h)
</external-xref>
), or
subcontract with a qualified fair housing enforcement organization as a primary
subcontractor.
</text>
</paragraph>
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<enum>
(c)
</enum>
<header>
Report
</header>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
The Secretary of Housing and Urban
Development shall submit a report to the Congress on a biennial basis that
provides a detailed summary of the results of the comprehensive studies and
pilot projects carried out under subsection (a), together with any
recommendations or proposals for legislative or administrative actions to
address any issues raised by such studies. The Secretary may submit the reports
required under this subsection as part of the reports prepared in accordance
with paragraphs (2) and (6) of section 808(e) of the Fair Housing Act (42
U.S.C. 10 3608(e)) and section 561(j) of the Housing and Community Development
Act of 1987 (
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/3616a">
42 U.S.C. 3616a(j)
</external-xref>
).
</text>
</subsection>
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<enum>
(d)
</enum>
<header>
Authorization of
Appropriations
</header>
<text>
There are authorized to be appropriated to carry
out the provisions of this section $5,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2014
through 2018.
</text>
</subsection>
</section>
<section id="H9313CD16716049CBBEE73E898F2ACE1A">
<enum>
6.
</enum>
<header>
Limitation on use
of funds
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
None of the funds
made available under this Act, or the amendments made by this Act, may be used
for any political activities, political advocacy, or lobbying (as such terms
are defined by Circular A–122 of the Office of Management and Budget, entitled
<quote>
Cost Principles for Non-Profit Organizations
</quote>
), or for expenses
for travel to engage in political activities or preparation of or provision of
advice on tax returns.
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| I 113th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 285 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES January 15, 2013 Mr. Al Green of Texas (for himself, Mr. Hastings of Florida , Ms. Schakowsky , Mr. Clay , Mr. Hinojosa , Mr. Honda , Ms. Moore , Mr. Rush , Ms. Wilson of Florida , Mr. Grijalva , and Mr. Serrano ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Financial Services A BILL To authorize funds to prevent housing discrimination through the use of nationwide testing, to increase funds for the Fair Housing Initiatives Program, and for other purposes.
1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Veterans, Women, Families with Children, Race, and Persons with Disabilities Housing Fairness Act of 2013 or the Housing Fairness Act of 2013 . 2. Testing for discrimination (a) In General The Secretary of Housing and Urban Development shall conduct a nationwide program of testing to— (1) detect and document differences in the treatment of persons seeking to rent or purchase housing or obtain or refinance a home mortgage loan, and measure patterns of adverse treatment because of the race, color, religion, sex, familial status, disability status, or national origin of a renter, home buyer, or borrower; and (2) measure the prevalence of such discriminatory practices across the housing and mortgage lending markets as a whole. (b) Administration The Secretary of Housing and Urban Development shall enter into agreements with qualified fair housing enforcement organizations, as such organizations are defined under subsection (h) of section 561 of the Housing and Community Development Act of 1987 ( 42 U.S.C. 3616a(h) ), for the purpose of conducting the testing required under subsection (a). (c) Program requirements The Secretary shall— (1) submit to the Congress an evaluation by the Secretary of the effectiveness of the program under this section; and (2) issue regulations that require each application for the program under this section to contain— (A) a description of the assisted activities proposed to be undertaken by the applicant; (B) a description of the experience of the applicant in formulating or carrying out programs to carry out the activities described in subsection (a); and (C) a description of proposed procedures to be used by the applicant for evaluating the results of the activities proposed to be carried out under the program. (d) Report The Secretary of Housing and Urban Development shall report to Congress— (1) on a biennial basis, the aggregate outcomes of testing required under subsection (a) along with any recommendations or proposals for legislative or administrative action to address any issues raised by such testing; and (2) on an annual basis, a detailed summary of the messages received by the Office of Fair Housing and Equal Opportunity of the Department through its 24-hour toll-free telephone hotline, through electronic mail, and through its website. The Secretary may submit the reports required under paragraph (1) of this subsection as part of the reports prepared in accordance with paragraphs (2) and (6) of section 808(e) of the Fair Housing Act ( 42 U.S.C. 3608(e) ) and section 561(j) of the Housing and Community Development Act of 1987 (42 U.S.C. 3616a(j)). (e) Use of Results The results of any testing required under subsection (a) may be used as the basis for the Secretary, or any Federal agency authorized to bring such an enforcement action, or any State or local government or agency, public or private nonprofit organization or institution, or other public or private entity that the Secretary has entered into a contract or cooperative agreement with under section 561 of the Housing and Community Development Act of 1987 (42 U.S.C. 3616a) to commence, undertake, or pursue any investigation or enforcement action to remedy any discriminatory housing practice (as such term is defined in section 802 of the Fair Housing Act ( 42 U.S.C. 3602 )) uncovered as a result of such testing. (f) Definitions As used in this section: (1) Disability status The term disability status has the same meaning given the term handicap in section 802 of the Civil Rights Act of 1968 ( 42 U.S.C. 3602 ). (2) Familial status The term familial status has the same meaning given that term in section 802 of the Civil Rights Act of 1968 (42 U.S.C. 3602). (g) Relationship to other laws Nothing in this section may be construed to amend, alter, or affect any provision of criminal law or the Truth in Lending Act (15 U.S.C. 1601 et seq.). (h) Regulations Not later than the expiration of the 180-day period beginning on the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development shall issue regulations that establish minimum standards for the training of testers of organizations conducting testing required under subsection (a). Such regulations shall serve as the basis of an evaluation of such testers, which shall be developed by the Secretary, and such regulations shall be issued after notice and an opportunity for public comment in accordance with the procedure under section 553 of title 5, United States Code, applicable to substantive rules (notwithstanding subsections (a)(2), (b)(B), and (d)(3) of such section). (i) Authorization of Appropriations There are authorized to be appropriated to carry out the provisions of this section $15,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2014 through 2018. 3. Increase in funding for the Fair Housing Initiatives Program (a) In general Section 561 of the Housing and Community Development Act of 1987 ( 42 U.S.C. 3616a ) is amended— (1) in subsection (b)— (A) in paragraph (1), by inserting qualified before private nonprofit fair housing enforcement organizations, ; and (B) in paragraph (2), by inserting qualified before private nonprofit fair housing enforcement organizations, ; (2) by striking subsection (g) and inserting the following: (g) Authorization of Appropriations (1) In general There are authorized to be appropriated to carry out the provisions of this section $42,500,000 for each of fiscal years 2014 through 2018, of which— (A) not less than 75 percent of such amounts shall be for private enforcement initiatives authorized under subsection (b); (B) not more than 10 percent of such amounts shall be for education and outreach programs under subsection (d); and (C) any remaining amounts shall be used for program activities authorized under this section. (2) Availability Any amount appropriated under this section shall remain available until expended to carry out the provisions of this section. ; (3) in subsection (h), in the matter following subparagraph (C), by inserting and meets the criteria described in subparagraphs (A) and (C) after subparagraph (B) ; and (4) in subsection (d)— (A) in paragraph (1)— (i) in subparagraph (C), by striking and at the end; (ii) in subparagraph (D), by striking the period and inserting ; and ; and (iii) by adding after subparagraph (D) the following new subparagraph: (E) websites and other media outlets. ; (B) in paragraph (2), by striking or other public or private entities and inserting or other public or private nonprofit entities ; and (C) in paragraph (3), by striking or other public or private entities and inserting or other public or private nonprofit entities . (b) Regulations Not later than the expiration of the 180-day period beginning on the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development shall issue regulations that establish minimum standards for the training of testers of organizations funded with any amounts made available to carry out this section for any of fiscal years 2014 through 2018. Such regulations shall serve as the basis of an evaluation of such testers, which shall be developed by the Secretary, and shall be issued after notice and an opportunity for public comment in accordance with the procedure under section 553 of title 5, United States Code, applicable to substantive rules (notwithstanding subsections (a)(2), (b)(B), and (d)(3) of such section). 4. Sense of Congress It is the sense of Congress that the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development should— (1) fully comply with the requirements of section 561(d) of the Housing and Community Development Act of 1987 ( 42 U.S.C. 3616a(d) ) to establish, design, and maintain a national education and outreach program to provide a centralized, coordinated effort for the development and dissemination of the fair housing rights of individuals who seek to rent, purchase, sell, or facilitate the sale of a home; (2) expend for such education and outreach programs all amounts appropriated for such programs; (3) promulgate regulations regarding the fair housing obligations of each recipient of Federal housing and community development funds to affirmatively further fair housing, as that term is defined under title VIII of the Civil Rights Act of 1968 (42 U.S.C. 3601 et seq.); and (4) fully comply with the requirements of section 810(a) of the Fair Housing Act ( 42 U.S.C. 3610(a) ). 5. Grants to private entities to study housing discrimination (a) Grant Program The Secretary of Housing and Urban Development shall carry out a competitive matching grant program to assist public and private nonprofit organizations in— (1) conducting comprehensive studies that examine— (A) the causes of housing discrimination and segregation; (B) the effects of housing discrimination and segregation on education, poverty, and economic development; or (C) the incidences, causes, and effects of housing discrimination and segregation on veterans and military personnel; and (2) implementing pilot projects that test solutions that will help prevent or alleviate housing discrimination and segregation. (b) Eligibility To be eligible to receive a grant under this section, a public or private nonprofit organization shall— (1) submit an application to the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development, containing such information as the Secretary shall require; (2) agree to provide matching non-Federal funds for 50 percent of the total amount of the grant, which matching funds may include items donated on an in-kind contribution basis; and (3) meet the requirements of a qualified fair housing enforcement organization, as such term is defined in section 561(h) of the Housing and Community Development Act of 1987 ( 42 U.S.C. 3616a(h) ), or subcontract with a qualified fair housing enforcement organization as a primary subcontractor. (c) Report The Secretary of Housing and Urban Development shall submit a report to the Congress on a biennial basis that provides a detailed summary of the results of the comprehensive studies and pilot projects carried out under subsection (a), together with any recommendations or proposals for legislative or administrative actions to address any issues raised by such studies. The Secretary may submit the reports required under this subsection as part of the reports prepared in accordance with paragraphs (2) and (6) of section 808(e) of the Fair Housing Act (42 U.S.C. 10 3608(e)) and section 561(j) of the Housing and Community Development Act of 1987 ( 42 U.S.C. 3616a(j) ). (d) Authorization of Appropriations There are authorized to be appropriated to carry out the provisions of this section $5,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2014 through 2018. 6. Limitation on use of funds None of the funds made available under this Act, or the amendments made by this Act, may be used for any political activities, political advocacy, or lobbying (as such terms are defined by Circular A–122 of the Office of Management and Budget, entitled Cost Principles for Non-Profit Organizations ), or for expenses for travel to engage in political activities or preparation of or provision of advice on tax returns. |
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H. R. 286
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IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
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January 15, 2013
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Mr. Gene Green of
Texas
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introduced the following bill; which was referred to the
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Committee on Ways and
Means
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A BILL
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To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to exclude
from gross income certain State foster care program payments made to the
biological parents of disabled children.
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1.
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Exclusion from gross income
of certain State foster care program payments made to biological parents of
disabled children
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(a)
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In
general
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Subsection (c) of
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section 131
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of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by adding at the
end the following new paragraph:
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(3)
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Application to
biological parents receiving payments through State foster care
programs
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A payment made
pursuant to a foster care program of a State or political subdivision thereof
shall not fail to be treated as a difficulty of care payment which is
excludible from gross income under subsection (a) solely because the qualified
foster individual with respect to which such payment is made is the biological
child of the foster care
provider.
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.
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(b)
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Effective
date
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The amendment made by this section shall apply to payments
made in taxable years ending after the date of the enactment of this
Act.
</text>
</subsection>
</section>
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| I 113th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 286 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES January 15, 2013 Mr. Gene Green of Texas 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 exclude from gross income certain State foster care program payments made to the biological parents of disabled children.
1. Exclusion from gross income of certain State foster care program payments made to biological parents of disabled children (a) In general Subsection (c) of section 131 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by adding at the end the following new paragraph: (3) Application to biological parents receiving payments through State foster care programs A payment made pursuant to a foster care program of a State or political subdivision thereof shall not fail to be treated as a difficulty of care payment which is excludible from gross income under subsection (a) solely because the qualified foster individual with respect to which such payment is made is the biological child of the foster care provider. . (b) Effective date The amendment made by this section shall apply to payments made in taxable years ending after the date of the enactment of this Act. |
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113 HR 287 IH: Video Games Ratings Enforcement Act
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U.S. House of Representatives
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2013-01-15
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113th CONGRESS
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1st Session
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H. R. 287
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IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
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January 15, 2013
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Mr. Matheson
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introduced the following bill; which was referred to the
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Committee on Energy and
Commerce
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A BILL
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To require ratings label on video games and to prohibit
the sales and rentals of adult-rated video games to minors.
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This Act may be cited as the
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Video Games Ratings Enforcement
Act
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.
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Rating label
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Conduct
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It shall be
unlawful for any person to ship or otherwise distribute in interstate commerce,
or to sell or rent, a video game that does not contain a rating label, in a
clear and conspicuous location on the outside packaging of the video game,
containing an age-based content rating determined by the Entertainment Software
Ratings Board.
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(b)
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Requirement of
retailers To post ratings information
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Not later than 180 days after the date of
the enactment of this Act, the Federal Trade Commission shall promulgate rules
requiring all retail establishments engaged in the sale of video games to
display, in a clear and conspicuous location, information about the content
rating system of the Entertainment Software Ratings Board. Such rules shall
prescribe the information required to be displayed concerning the basic
age-based content ratings of such Board.
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3.
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Prohibition on
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It shall be unlawful for any person to sell
or rent, or attempt to sell or rent—
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(1)
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any video game
containing a content rating of
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Adults Only
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(as determined by the
Entertainment Software Ratings Board) to any person under the age of 18;
or
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(2)
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any video game
containing a content rating of
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Mature
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(as determined by such
Board) to any person under the age of 17.
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4.
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Enforcement by
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Unfair or
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A
violation of sections 2 or 3 shall be treated as a violation of a rule defining
an unfair or deceptive act or practice prescribed under section 18(a)(1)(B) of
the Federal Trade Commission Act (
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15 U.S.C. 57a(a)(1)(B)
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). The Federal Trade
Commission shall enforce this Act in the same manner, by the same means, and
with the same jurisdiction as though all applicable terms and provisions of the
Federal Trade Commission Act were incorporated into and made a part of this
Act.
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(b)
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Penalty
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Notwithstanding
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15 U.S.C. 45(m)
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), any person
who violates section 2 or 3 of this Act shall be subject to a civil penalty of
not more than $5,000 per violation.
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| I 113th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 287 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES January 15, 2013 Mr. Matheson introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce A BILL To require ratings label on video games and to prohibit the sales and rentals of adult-rated video games to minors.
1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Video Games Ratings Enforcement Act . 2. Rating label requirement for video games (a) Conduct prohibited It shall be unlawful for any person to ship or otherwise distribute in interstate commerce, or to sell or rent, a video game that does not contain a rating label, in a clear and conspicuous location on the outside packaging of the video game, containing an age-based content rating determined by the Entertainment Software Ratings Board. (b) Requirement of retailers To post ratings information Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Federal Trade Commission shall promulgate rules requiring all retail establishments engaged in the sale of video games to display, in a clear and conspicuous location, information about the content rating system of the Entertainment Software Ratings Board. Such rules shall prescribe the information required to be displayed concerning the basic age-based content ratings of such Board. 3. Prohibition on sales and rentals of adult-rated video games to minors It shall be unlawful for any person to sell or rent, or attempt to sell or rent— (1) any video game containing a content rating of Adults Only (as determined by the Entertainment Software Ratings Board) to any person under the age of 18; or (2) any video game containing a content rating of Mature (as determined by such Board) to any person under the age of 17. 4. Enforcement by the Federal Trade Commission (a) Unfair or Deceptive Act or Practice A violation of sections 2 or 3 shall be treated as a violation of a rule defining an unfair or deceptive act or practice prescribed under section 18(a)(1)(B) of the Federal Trade Commission Act ( 15 U.S.C. 57a(a)(1)(B) ). The Federal Trade Commission shall enforce this Act in the same manner, by the same means, and with the same jurisdiction as though all applicable terms and provisions of the Federal Trade Commission Act were incorporated into and made a part of this Act. (b) Penalty Notwithstanding section 5(m) of the Federal Trade Commission Act ( 15 U.S.C. 45(m) ), any person who violates section 2 or 3 of this Act shall be subject to a civil penalty of not more than $5,000 per violation. |