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113 HR 343 IH: To amend title 10, United States Code, to ensure that every military chaplain has the prerogative to close a prayer outside of a religious service according to the dictates of the chaplain’s own conscience.
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U.S. House of Representatives
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2013-01-22
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H. R. 343
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IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
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January 22, 2013
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Mr. Jones
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introduced
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To amend title 10, United States Code, to ensure that
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Protection of the religious
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United States
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Section 3547 of title
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If called upon to lead a prayer outside of
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If called upon to lead a prayer outside of
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United States
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Section 8547 of
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United States
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Section
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by adding at the
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If called upon to lead a prayer outside of
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| I 113th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 343 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES January 22, 2013 Mr. Jones introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Armed Services A BILL To amend title 10, United States Code, to ensure that every military chaplain has the prerogative to close a prayer outside of a religious service according to the dictates of the chaplain’s own conscience.
1. Protection of the religious freedom of military chaplains to close a prayer outside of a religious service according to the dictates of the chaplain’s conscience (a) United States Army Section 3547 of title 10, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following new subsection: (c) If called upon to lead a prayer outside of a religious service, a chaplain shall have the prerogative to close the prayer according to the dictates of the chaplain’s own conscience. . (b) United States Military Academy Section 4337 of such title is amended— (1) by inserting (a) before There ; and (2) by adding at the end the following new subsection: (b) If called upon to lead a prayer outside of a religious service, the Chaplain shall have the prerogative to close the prayer according to the dictates of the Chaplain’s conscience. . (c) United States Navy and Marine Corps Section 6031 of such title is amended by adding at the end the following new subsection: (d) If called upon to lead a prayer outside of a religious service, a chaplain shall have the prerogative to close the prayer according to the dictates of the chaplain’s own conscience. . (d) United States Air Force Section 8547 of such title is amended by adding at the end the following new subsection: (c) If called upon to lead a prayer outside of a religious service, a chaplain shall have the prerogative to close the prayer according to the dictates of the chaplain’s own conscience. . (e) United States Air Force Academy Section 9337 of such title is amended— (1) by inserting (a) before There ; and (2) by adding at the end the following new subsection: (b) If called upon to lead a prayer outside of a religious service, the Chaplain shall have the prerogative to close the prayer according to the dictates of the Chaplain’s conscience. . |
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113 HR 344 IH: Competitive Health Insurance Act
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U.S. House of Representatives
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2013-01-22
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January 22, 2013
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Mr. Lynch
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introduced
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Committee on the
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To restore the application of the Federal antitrust laws
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Competitive Health Insurance
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Restoring the
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Amendment to
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Section 3 of the Act of March 9, 1945 (15
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Nothing contained in this Act shall modify,
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the business of health insurance. For purposes of the preceding sentence, the
term
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antitrust laws
</quote>
has the meaning given it in subsection (a)
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5 of the Federal Trade Commission Act to the extent that such section 5 applies
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competition.
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with respect to the business of health insurance without regard to whether such
business is carried on for profit, notwithstanding the definition of
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Corporation
</quote>
contained in section 4 of the Federal Trade
Commission Act.
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| I 113th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 344 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES January 22, 2013 Mr. Lynch introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary A BILL To restore the application of the Federal antitrust laws to the business of health insurance to protect competition and consumers.
1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Competitive Health Insurance Act . 2. Restoring the application of antitrust laws to health sector insurers (a) Amendment to McCarran-Ferguson Act Section 3 of the Act of March 9, 1945 (15 U.S.C. 1013), commonly known as the McCarran-Ferguson Act, is amended by adding at the end the following: (c) Nothing contained in this Act shall modify, impair, or supersede the operation of any of the antitrust laws with respect to the business of health insurance. For purposes of the preceding sentence, the term antitrust laws has the meaning given it in subsection (a) of the first section of the Clayton Act, except that such term includes section 5 of the Federal Trade Commission Act to the extent that such section 5 applies to unfair methods of competition. . (b) Related Provision For purposes of section 5 of the Federal Trade Commission Act ( 15 U.S.C. 45 ) to the extent such section applies to unfair methods of competition, section 3(c) of the McCarran-Ferguson Act shall apply with respect to the business of health insurance without regard to whether such business is carried on for profit, notwithstanding the definition of Corporation contained in section 4 of the Federal Trade Commission Act. |
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113 HR 345 IH: District of Columbia Budget Autonomy Act of 2013
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U.S. House of Representatives
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2013-01-22
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H. R. 345
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January 22, 2013
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Ms. Norton
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introduced
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Committee on Oversight and Government
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A BILL
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To amend the District of Columbia Home Rule Act to
eliminate all federally imposed mandates over the local budget process and
financial management of the District of Columbia and the borrowing of money by
the District of Columbia.
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This Act may be cited as the
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District of Columbia Budget Autonomy
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Termination of
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Termination of
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(1)
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In
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Part D of title IV of the District of Columbia Home Rule
Act (sec. 1–204.41 et seq., D.C. Official Code) is amended by adding at the end
the following new subpart:
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3
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Termination of
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458.
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Termination of Federal
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Budget and Financial
Management Governed Under District Law
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Effective with respect to
fiscal year 2014 and each succeeding fiscal year which is not a control
year—
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(1)
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the provisions of
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not apply; and
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(2)
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the process by
which the District of Columbia develops and enacts the budget for the District
government for a fiscal year, and the activities carried out with respect to
the financial management of the District government for a fiscal year, shall be
established under such laws as may be enacted by the District (except that
nothing in this subsection may be construed to permit the District to waive the
application of any other provision of this Act to such budget or such
activities for the fiscal year).
</text>
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(b)
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Special Rule for
Determination of Fiscal Year
</header>
<text>
Section 441 (relating to the fiscal
year of the District) shall not apply with respect to fiscal year 2014 or any
succeeding fiscal year, without regard to whether or not the fiscal year is a
control year.
</text>
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(c)
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No Effect on
Existing Obligations
</header>
<text>
Nothing in this section may be construed to
relieve the District of Columbia of any contractual or other financial
obligations incurred by the District under a budget enacted for a fiscal year
prior to fiscal year 2014.
</text>
</subsection>
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(d)
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No Effect on
Other Provisions of Law
</header>
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Nothing in this section may be construed to
waive the application of any provision of this Act with respect to the process
and activities described in subsection (a)(2) for a fiscal year, other than the
provisions which do not apply to the fiscal year pursuant to subsection
(a)(1).
</text>
</subsection>
</section>
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.
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(2)
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Clerical
Amendment
</header>
<text>
The table of contents of such Act is amended by adding
at the end of the items relating to part D of title IV the following:
</text>
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Subpart 3—Termination of Federal
Mandates
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Sec. 458. Termination of Federal
mandates.
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<after-quoted-block>
.
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(b)
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<header>
Elimination of
Congressional Review Period for Budget Acts
</header>
<text>
Section 602(c) of
such Act (sec. 1–206.02(c), D.C. Official Code) is amended—
</text>
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(1)
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in the second
sentence of paragraph (1), by striking
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paragraph (2)
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and
inserting
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paragraphs (2) and (4)
</quote>
; and
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(2)
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by adding at the
end the following new paragraph:
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In the case of any Act adopting the
annual budget for the District of Columbia government for fiscal year 2014 or
any succeeding fiscal year which is not a control year, such Act shall take
effect upon the date prescribed by such
Act.
</text>
</paragraph>
<after-quoted-block>
.
</after-quoted-block>
</quoted-block>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
</section>
<section id="HC77CB553B9F947DEB664D33DCA8712A1">
<enum>
3.
</enum>
<header>
Termination of
Federal Mandates Over Borrowing of Money
</header>
<subsection id="HEE7F0EC517BE4FB787F1B94FFE9863A6">
<enum>
(a)
</enum>
<header>
Termination of
Mandates
</header>
<paragraph id="H54D7C40B80FD40519EF35A65A16A0D8E">
<enum>
(1)
</enum>
<header>
In
general
</header>
<text>
Part E of title IV of the District of Columbia Home Rule
Act (sec. 1–204.61 et seq., D.C. Official Code) is amended by adding at the end
the following new subpart:
</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HC3F7C778ED1A4DB69B39314E1B4194BD" style="traditional">
<subpart id="H0379152D08EF4893A0207BAD59932CAE">
<enum>
6
</enum>
<header>
Termination of
Federal Mandates
</header>
<section id="HFF4EA7C9AE9146D5970BF472B65F2C20">
<enum>
490A.
</enum>
<header>
Termination of Federal
Mandates
</header>
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="yes-display-inline" id="H90DD8406D64B4776966EF431ED4FA672">
<enum>
(a)
</enum>
<header>
Borrowing Governed
Under District Law
</header>
<text>
Except as provided in subsection (b),
effective with respect to fiscal year 2014 and each succeeding fiscal year
which is not a control year—
</text>
<paragraph id="H89E45CEC995C412994EEB075EF8569C9">
<enum>
(1)
</enum>
<text>
the provisions of
subparts 1 through 5 shall not apply; and
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="HD5B9EA84A16442679D1661AB167F0C55">
<enum>
(2)
</enum>
<text>
the process and
rules by which the District of Columbia issues bonds or otherwise borrows money
shall be established under such laws as may be enacted by the District.
</text>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
<subsection id="H4021D55E8C564DBE9B5D39519F9C282B">
<enum>
(b)
</enum>
<header>
Exception for
Certain Provisions
</header>
<text>
Subsection (a) does not apply with respect to
the following sections:
</text>
<paragraph id="H2FFB6841485643A1962B6D1EC67BEB0D">
<enum>
(1)
</enum>
<text>
Section 482
(relating to the full faith and credit of the District).
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H1347D179E80C4C0CAB37BC438B7BFC4F">
<enum>
(2)
</enum>
<text>
Section 484
(relating to the nonapplicability of the full faith and credit of the United
States).
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="HEB063E2B617D49A2B130329C946F4C0F">
<enum>
(3)
</enum>
<text>
Section 485
(relating to the tax treatment of bonds and notes).
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H7A2B223F9C644BD5AE2F777AAF8C1503">
<enum>
(4)
</enum>
<text>
Section 486
(relating to legal investment in bonds and notes).
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="HC023219A1AB54D41AA6B1D303192085A">
<enum>
(5)
</enum>
<text>
Section 487
(relating to payments for sanitary sewage water works, water pollution
projects, and waste treatment services).
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H70FE905A930F49D7912E60A97450D9D6">
<enum>
(6)
</enum>
<text>
Section 488
(relating to payments for reservoirs on the Potomac River).
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H140CF1E555C54B388CCE7555DA0FD003">
<enum>
(7)
</enum>
<text>
Section 489
(relating to contributions to the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit
Authority).
</text>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
<subsection id="H80E5FA9908D54BF8831851232F370B4B">
<enum>
(c)
</enum>
<header>
Rule of
Construction
</header>
<text>
Nothing in this section may be construed—
</text>
<paragraph id="HFC3F6A2E1B9D4669A95AE11DD34A439F">
<enum>
(1)
</enum>
<text>
to relieve the
District of Columbia of any obligation incurred with respect to bonds or other
forms of borrowing issued prior to fiscal year 2014; or
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="HB275FCBF07C847BBB3D231D92B7671BD">
<enum>
(2)
</enum>
<text>
to waive the
application to the District of Columbia of any other Federal law governing the
borrowing of funds by States or units of local government, including the
Internal Revenue Code of
1986.
</text>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
</section>
</subpart>
<after-quoted-block>
.
</after-quoted-block>
</quoted-block>
</paragraph>
<paragraph display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H2F1DB863DE084429A88EB4C3050EC80A">
<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 part E of title IV the following:
</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H6711A7E4EFB24DEBAB9ED96189995ED3" style="traditional">
<toc regeneration="no-regeneration">
<toc-entry level="subpart">
Subpart 6—Termination of Federal
Mandates
</toc-entry>
<toc-entry level="section">
Sec. 490A. Termination of Federal
mandates.
</toc-entry>
</toc>
<after-quoted-block>
.
</after-quoted-block>
</quoted-block>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
<subsection id="HEEC846F320684282A11B2FE8816B9B40">
<enum>
(b)
</enum>
<header>
Repeal of Cap on
Amount of District Borrowing
</header>
<text>
Section 603(b) of such Act (sec.
1–206.03(b), D.C. Official Code) is amended by adding at the end the following
new paragraph:
</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H6E002EEDC9764253932891E9B35DF676" style="traditional">
<paragraph id="H8D3A2C8CDB1544CA82343606DBF2AA16" indent="up1">
<enum>
(4)
</enum>
<text>
Paragraphs (1) through (3) shall not
apply with respect to fiscal year 2014 or any succeeding fiscal year which is
not a control
year.
</text>
</paragraph>
<after-quoted-block>
.
</after-quoted-block>
</quoted-block>
</subsection>
</section>
<section id="H3415968D85334FF18290676FEA34AA49">
<enum>
4.
</enum>
<header>
Repeal of
application of federal anti-deficiency act to district of columbia
government
</header>
<subsection id="H525E355536874E3A90437BC9D7954649">
<enum>
(a)
</enum>
<header>
Repeal of
Provisions Relating to Limitations on Appropriations
</header>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Subchapter III of
<external-xref legal-doc="usc-chapter" parsable-cite="usc-chapter/31/13">
chapter 13
</external-xref>
of title 31,
United States Code, is amended by striking
<quote>
or of the District of
Columbia government
</quote>
each place it appears in the following
sections:
</text>
<paragraph id="HFB3DB7310F9B43128DB87C17D013B86E">
<enum>
(1)
</enum>
<text>
Section
1341(a)(1).
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H5A45E06CE26E4B3D9AFB4F52AA5BEB49">
<enum>
(2)
</enum>
<text>
Section
1342.
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H7B4FB312172E434D8B0DB3D1DD25996B">
<enum>
(3)
</enum>
<text>
Section
1349(a).
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H47AB1AD5FBFD4D8A8C6E38C200F7B61C">
<enum>
(4)
</enum>
<text>
Section
1350.
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="HBA091AEB23A943739C6D051981276F06">
<enum>
(5)
</enum>
<text>
Section
1351.
</text>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
<subsection id="H09EB98F698274B4A8B0EC546E846F54F">
<enum>
(b)
</enum>
<header>
Repeal of
Provisions Relating to Apportionment of Appropriations
</header>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Subchapter II of chapter 15 of such title
is amended by striking
<quote>
or of the District of Columbia government
</quote>
each place it appears in the following sections:
</text>
<paragraph id="HF7553DA39EFF4EBA9813E46BBD89F4DD">
<enum>
(1)
</enum>
<text>
Section
1517(a).
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H70FA97469B624AF593153D30BB0E6F24">
<enum>
(2)
</enum>
<text>
Section
1517(b).
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H15F4C11568F64E9FA320FC8525B27396">
<enum>
(3)
</enum>
<text>
Section
1518.
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="HC2F1E6F3396D4D6598360D5FF34517BE">
<enum>
(4)
</enum>
<text>
Section
1519.
</text>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
<subsection id="HC1175A37A6CF452F91D8E6C2662273D7">
<enum>
(c)
</enum>
<header>
Other conforming
amendments
</header>
<text>
Such title is further amended as follows:
</text>
<paragraph id="HDF289E295CFE437B8CA8A6BA4D8F9D8B">
<enum>
(1)
</enum>
<text>
Section 1341 is
amended by striking subsection (b).
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="HCF34A22F9C1C4690A85BAD476D646104">
<enum>
(2)
</enum>
<text>
Section 1351 is
amended by striking
<quote>
or the Mayor of the District of Columbia, as the
case may be,
</quote>
.
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H4038CDA8C2CA4EEAB6FC8B065E0D355F">
<enum>
(3)
</enum>
<text>
Section 1513(a)
and section 1514(a) are each amended by striking
<quote>
the United States
International Trade Commission, or the District of Columbia government
</quote>
and inserting
<quote>
or the United States International Trade
Commission
</quote>
.
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="HA7743EBD8B3E44EAB722AD6F12807353">
<enum>
(4)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Section 1517(b) is amended by striking
<quote>
or the Mayor of the District of Columbia, as the case may
be,
</quote>
.
</text>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
<subsection id="HACB7A7EAD4DF49B6A9AD047304D49A72">
<enum>
(d)
</enum>
<header>
Effective
Date
</header>
<text>
The amendments made by this section shall apply with respect
to fiscal year 2014 and each succeeding fiscal year.
</text>
</subsection>
</section>
<section display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HA17AE8B5B84C449791B2BAEA441E6073" section-type="subsequent-section">
<enum>
5.
</enum>
<header>
Other conforming
amendments to Home Rule Act relating to changes in Federal role in budget
process
</header>
<subsection id="HCC0D60A929254904B8FC5C0D64642EC9">
<enum>
(a)
</enum>
<header>
Federal
authority over budget-Making process
</header>
<text>
Section 603(a) of the
District of Columbia Home Rule Act (sec. 1–206.03, D.C. Official Code) is
amended by inserting before the period at the end the following:
<quote>
for a
fiscal year which is a control year
</quote>
.
</text>
</subsection>
<subsection id="HAA2919EC7444436186D0555853624011">
<enum>
(b)
</enum>
<header>
Restrictions
applicable during control years
</header>
<text>
Section 603(d) of such Act (sec.
1–206.03(d), D.C. Official Code) is amended to read as follows:
</text>
<quoted-block id="HA33AC6E8CBDB46EA8AC569552BF0D8DD">
<subsection id="H97FC9C2CCE30464490FF856BBCE63959">
<enum>
(d)
</enum>
<text>
In the case of a
fiscal year which is a control year, the Council may not approve, and the Mayor
may not forward to the President, any budget which is not consistent with the
financial plan and budget established for the fiscal year under subtitle A of
title II of the District of Columbia Financial Responsibility and Management
Assistance Act of
1995.
</text>
</subsection>
<after-quoted-block>
.
</after-quoted-block>
</quoted-block>
</subsection>
<subsection id="H8156D86413894FBB9006E311A3660749">
<enum>
(c)
</enum>
<header>
Definition
</header>
<text>
Section
603(f) of such Act (sec. 1–206.03(f), D.C. Official Code) is amended to read as
follows:
</text>
<quoted-block id="H9AD3F71B86BA45C38E38B62A94EC164B">
<subsection id="HAF4363797C314E9DAE9BE1AD4A44008B">
<enum>
(f)
</enum>
<text>
In this section,
the term
<term>
control year
</term>
has the meaning given such term in section
305(4) of the District of Columbia Financial Responsibility and Management
Assistance Act of
1995.
</text>
</subsection>
<after-quoted-block>
.
</after-quoted-block>
</quoted-block>
</subsection>
<subsection id="H0C0B58A1360A42719F1CF106E85F3D96">
<enum>
(d)
</enum>
<header>
Effective
Date
</header>
<text>
The amendments made by this section shall apply with respect
to fiscal year 2014 and each succeeding fiscal year.
</text>
</subsection>
</section>
<section id="HFB85A4A61AA64F87962E2E89CA30C50B">
<enum>
6.
</enum>
<header>
Other conforming
amendments relating to Federally authorized adjustments to local
appropriations
</header>
<subsection id="H53FD71D6D86D4F3D9EA858F318CFB731">
<enum>
(a)
</enum>
<header>
Authority
granted by Federal government To increase spending in case of general fund
surplus
</header>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Section 816 of the
Financial Services and General Government Appropriations Act, 2009 (sec.
47–369.01, D.C. Official Code), is amended by striking
<quote>
Beginning in
fiscal year 2009 and each fiscal year thereafter,
</quote>
and inserting the
following:
<quote>
With respect to fiscal years 2009 through 2013 and any fiscal
year thereafter which is a control year (as defined in section 305(4) of the
District of Columbia Financial Responsibility and Management Assistance Act of
1995),
</quote>
.
</text>
</subsection>
<subsection id="H9EA7562AACFE4ABF8303A24AAF11312A">
<enum>
(b)
</enum>
<header>
Authority
granted by Federal government To increase spending in case of increased revenue
collections
</header>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Section 817(a) of
such Act (sec. 47–369.02(a), D.C. Official Code) is amended by striking
<quote>
Beginning in fiscal year 2009 and each fiscal year thereafter,
</quote>
and inserting the following:
<quote>
With respect to fiscal years 2009 through
2013 and any fiscal year thereafter which is a control year (as defined in
section 305(4) of the District of Columbia Financial Responsibility and
Management Assistance Act of 1995),
</quote>
.
</text>
</subsection>
<subsection id="HDAA0163C9DE54394B233743E3F4F8AAA">
<enum>
(c)
</enum>
<header>
Authority
granted by Federal government regarding use of Federally Mandated reserve
funds
</header>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Section 818 of such Act
(sec. 47–369.03, D.C. Official Code) is amended by striking
<quote>
Beginning in
fiscal year 2009 and each fiscal year thereafter,
</quote>
and inserting the
following:
<quote>
With respect to fiscal years 2009 through 2013 and any fiscal
year thereafter which is a control year (as defined in section 305(4) of the
District of Columbia Financial Responsibility and Management Assistance Act of
1995),
</quote>
.
</text>
</subsection>
</section>
</legis-body>
</bill>
| I 113th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 345 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES January 22, 2013 Ms. Norton introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform A BILL To amend the District of Columbia Home Rule Act to eliminate all federally imposed mandates over the local budget process and financial management of the District of Columbia and the borrowing of money by the District of Columbia.
1. Short Title This Act may be cited as the District of Columbia Budget Autonomy Act of 2013 . 2. Termination of Federal Mandates Over Local Budget Process and Financial Management of District of Columbia (a) Termination of Mandates (1) In general Part D of title IV of the District of Columbia Home Rule Act (sec. 1–204.41 et seq., D.C. Official Code) is amended by adding at the end the following new subpart: 3 Termination of Federal Mandates 458. Termination of Federal Mandates (a) Budget and Financial Management Governed Under District Law Effective with respect to fiscal year 2014 and each succeeding fiscal year which is not a control year— (1) the provisions of subpart 1 and subpart 2 (other than sections 445A, 449, 453(c), and 455) shall not apply; and (2) the process by which the District of Columbia develops and enacts the budget for the District government for a fiscal year, and the activities carried out with respect to the financial management of the District government for a fiscal year, shall be established under such laws as may be enacted by the District (except that nothing in this subsection may be construed to permit the District to waive the application of any other provision of this Act to such budget or such activities for the fiscal year). (b) Special Rule for Determination of Fiscal Year Section 441 (relating to the fiscal year of the District) shall not apply with respect to fiscal year 2014 or any succeeding fiscal year, without regard to whether or not the fiscal year is a control year. (c) No Effect on Existing Obligations Nothing in this section may be construed to relieve the District of Columbia of any contractual or other financial obligations incurred by the District under a budget enacted for a fiscal year prior to fiscal year 2014. (d) No Effect on Other Provisions of Law Nothing in this section may be construed to waive the application of any provision of this Act with respect to the process and activities described in subsection (a)(2) for a fiscal year, other than the provisions which do not apply to the fiscal year pursuant to subsection (a)(1). . (2) Clerical Amendment The table of contents of such Act is amended by adding at the end of the items relating to part D of title IV the following: Subpart 3—Termination of Federal Mandates Sec. 458. Termination of Federal mandates. . (b) Elimination of Congressional Review Period for Budget Acts Section 602(c) of such Act (sec. 1–206.02(c), D.C. Official Code) is amended— (1) in the second sentence of paragraph (1), by striking paragraph (2) and inserting paragraphs (2) and (4) ; and (2) by adding at the end the following new paragraph: (4) In the case of any Act adopting the annual budget for the District of Columbia government for fiscal year 2014 or any succeeding fiscal year which is not a control year, such Act shall take effect upon the date prescribed by such Act. . 3. Termination of Federal Mandates Over Borrowing of Money (a) Termination of Mandates (1) In general Part E of title IV of the District of Columbia Home Rule Act (sec. 1–204.61 et seq., D.C. Official Code) is amended by adding at the end the following new subpart: 6 Termination of Federal Mandates 490A. Termination of Federal Mandates (a) Borrowing Governed Under District Law Except as provided in subsection (b), effective with respect to fiscal year 2014 and each succeeding fiscal year which is not a control year— (1) the provisions of subparts 1 through 5 shall not apply; and (2) the process and rules by which the District of Columbia issues bonds or otherwise borrows money shall be established under such laws as may be enacted by the District. (b) Exception for Certain Provisions Subsection (a) does not apply with respect to the following sections: (1) Section 482 (relating to the full faith and credit of the District). (2) Section 484 (relating to the nonapplicability of the full faith and credit of the United States). (3) Section 485 (relating to the tax treatment of bonds and notes). (4) Section 486 (relating to legal investment in bonds and notes). (5) Section 487 (relating to payments for sanitary sewage water works, water pollution projects, and waste treatment services). (6) Section 488 (relating to payments for reservoirs on the Potomac River). (7) Section 489 (relating to contributions to the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority). (c) Rule of Construction Nothing in this section may be construed— (1) to relieve the District of Columbia of any obligation incurred with respect to bonds or other forms of borrowing issued prior to fiscal year 2014; or (2) to waive the application to the District of Columbia of any other Federal law governing the borrowing of funds by States or units of local government, including the Internal Revenue Code of 1986. . (2) Clerical amendment The table of contents of such Act is amended by adding at the end of the items relating to part E of title IV the following: Subpart 6—Termination of Federal Mandates Sec. 490A. Termination of Federal mandates. . (b) Repeal of Cap on Amount of District Borrowing Section 603(b) of such Act (sec. 1–206.03(b), D.C. Official Code) is amended by adding at the end the following new paragraph: (4) Paragraphs (1) through (3) shall not apply with respect to fiscal year 2014 or any succeeding fiscal year which is not a control year. . 4. Repeal of application of federal anti-deficiency act to district of columbia government (a) Repeal of Provisions Relating to Limitations on Appropriations Subchapter III of chapter 13 of title 31, United States Code, is amended by striking or of the District of Columbia government each place it appears in the following sections: (1) Section 1341(a)(1). (2) Section 1342. (3) Section 1349(a). (4) Section 1350. (5) Section 1351. (b) Repeal of Provisions Relating to Apportionment of Appropriations Subchapter II of chapter 15 of such title is amended by striking or of the District of Columbia government each place it appears in the following sections: (1) Section 1517(a). (2) Section 1517(b). (3) Section 1518. (4) Section 1519. (c) Other conforming amendments Such title is further amended as follows: (1) Section 1341 is amended by striking subsection (b). (2) Section 1351 is amended by striking or the Mayor of the District of Columbia, as the case may be, . (3) Section 1513(a) and section 1514(a) are each amended by striking the United States International Trade Commission, or the District of Columbia government and inserting or the United States International Trade Commission . (4) Section 1517(b) is amended by striking or the Mayor of the District of Columbia, as the case may be, . (d) Effective Date The amendments made by this section shall apply with respect to fiscal year 2014 and each succeeding fiscal year. 5. Other conforming amendments to Home Rule Act relating to changes in Federal role in budget process (a) Federal authority over budget-Making process Section 603(a) of the District of Columbia Home Rule Act (sec. 1–206.03, D.C. Official Code) is amended by inserting before the period at the end the following: for a fiscal year which is a control year . (b) Restrictions applicable during control years Section 603(d) of such Act (sec. 1–206.03(d), D.C. Official Code) is amended to read as follows: (d) In the case of a fiscal year which is a control year, the Council may not approve, and the Mayor may not forward to the President, any budget which is not consistent with the financial plan and budget established for the fiscal year under subtitle A of title II of the District of Columbia Financial Responsibility and Management Assistance Act of 1995. . (c) Definition Section 603(f) of such Act (sec. 1–206.03(f), D.C. Official Code) is amended to read as follows: (f) In this section, the term control year has the meaning given such term in section 305(4) of the District of Columbia Financial Responsibility and Management Assistance Act of 1995. . (d) Effective Date The amendments made by this section shall apply with respect to fiscal year 2014 and each succeeding fiscal year. 6. Other conforming amendments relating to Federally authorized adjustments to local appropriations (a) Authority granted by Federal government To increase spending in case of general fund surplus Section 816 of the Financial Services and General Government Appropriations Act, 2009 (sec. 47–369.01, D.C. Official Code), is amended by striking Beginning in fiscal year 2009 and each fiscal year thereafter, and inserting the following: With respect to fiscal years 2009 through 2013 and any fiscal year thereafter which is a control year (as defined in section 305(4) of the District of Columbia Financial Responsibility and Management Assistance Act of 1995), . (b) Authority granted by Federal government To increase spending in case of increased revenue collections Section 817(a) of such Act (sec. 47–369.02(a), D.C. Official Code) is amended by striking Beginning in fiscal year 2009 and each fiscal year thereafter, and inserting the following: With respect to fiscal years 2009 through 2013 and any fiscal year thereafter which is a control year (as defined in section 305(4) of the District of Columbia Financial Responsibility and Management Assistance Act of 1995), . (c) Authority granted by Federal government regarding use of Federally Mandated reserve funds Section 818 of such Act (sec. 47–369.03, D.C. Official Code) is amended by striking Beginning in fiscal year 2009 and each fiscal year thereafter, and inserting the following: With respect to fiscal years 2009 through 2013 and any fiscal year thereafter which is a control year (as defined in section 305(4) of the District of Columbia Financial Responsibility and Management Assistance Act of 1995), . |
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January 22, 2013
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Mr. Nunnelee
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To amend title I of the Patient Protection and Affordable
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plans offered in Exchanges is consistent with the Federal abortion funding
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Short title
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This Act may be cited as the
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Stop Abortion Funding in Multi-state
Exchange Plans Act
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or
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SAFE Act
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Consistency with
Federal abortion funding ban for coverage under multi-State plans in
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Paragraph (6) of
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Consistency with
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(A)
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In
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In entering into contracts under this subsection, the
Director shall ensure that no multi-State qualified health plan offered in an
Exchange provides coverage of abortion.
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(B)
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Exception
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The
limitation established in
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subparagraph (A)
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shall not apply to an
abortion—
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(i)
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if
the pregnancy is the result of an act of rape or incest; or
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(ii)
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in a case where a woman suffers from a
physical disorder, physical injury, or physical illness that would, as
certified by a physician, place the woman in danger of death unless an abortion
is performed, including a life-endangering physical condition caused by or
arising from the pregnancy
itself.
</text>
</clause>
</subparagraph>
</paragraph>
<after-quoted-block>
.
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Preemption
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Section 1303(c) of the Patient Protection
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42 U.S.C. 18023(c)
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(1)
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in paragraph (1),
by striking
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Nothing in this Act
</quote>
and inserting
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Subject to
paragraph (4), nothing in this Act
</quote>
; and
</text>
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(2)
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by adding at the
end the following:
</text>
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(4)
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Application of
limitation for multi-State plans
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Paragraph (6) of section 1334(a) shall
preempt any State law requiring coverage of or funding for abortions with
respect to the application of such law to multi-State health
plans.
</text>
</paragraph>
<after-quoted-block>
.
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| I 113th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 346 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES January 22, 2013 Mr. Nunnelee introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce A BILL To amend title I of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act to ensure that the coverage offered under multi-State qualified health plans offered in Exchanges is consistent with the Federal abortion funding ban.
1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Stop Abortion Funding in Multi-state Exchange Plans Act or SAFE Act . 2. Consistency with Federal abortion funding ban for coverage under multi-State plans in Exchanges (a) In general Paragraph (6) of section 1334(a) of the Patient protection and Affordable Care Act (42 U.S.C. 18054(a)(6)) is amended to read as follows: (6) Consistency with Federal abortion funding ban (A) In general In entering into contracts under this subsection, the Director shall ensure that no multi-State qualified health plan offered in an Exchange provides coverage of abortion. (B) Exception The limitation established in subparagraph (A) shall not apply to an abortion— (i) if the pregnancy is the result of an act of rape or incest; or (ii) in a case where a woman suffers from a physical disorder, physical injury, or physical illness that would, as certified by a physician, place the woman in danger of death unless an abortion is performed, including a life-endangering physical condition caused by or arising from the pregnancy itself. . (b) Preemption Section 1303(c) of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act ( 42 U.S.C. 18023(c) ) is amended— (1) in paragraph (1), by striking Nothing in this Act and inserting Subject to paragraph (4), nothing in this Act ; and (2) by adding at the end the following: (4) Application of limitation for multi-State plans Paragraph (6) of section 1334(a) shall preempt any State law requiring coverage of or funding for abortions with respect to the application of such law to multi-State health plans. . |
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113 HR 347 IH: 21st Century Readiness Act
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113th CONGRESS
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1st Session
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H. R. 347
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IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
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January 22, 2013
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<sponsor name-id="P000265">
Mr. Petri
</sponsor>
(for
himself,
<cosponsor name-id="L000565">
Mr. Loebsack
</cosponsor>
,
<cosponsor name-id="M001149">
Mr. Michaud
</cosponsor>
,
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Mr. Hanna
</cosponsor>
,
<cosponsor name-id="N000147">
Ms. Norton
</cosponsor>
,
<cosponsor name-id="T000467">
Mr. Thompson of Pennsylvania
</cosponsor>
,
<cosponsor name-id="M001160">
Ms. Moore
</cosponsor>
,
<cosponsor name-id="G000569">
Mr. Grimm
</cosponsor>
, and
<cosponsor name-id="C001066">
Ms. Castor of Florida
</cosponsor>
) introduced the
following bill; which was referred to the
<committee-name committee-id="HED00">
Committee on Education and the
Workforce
</committee-name>
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</action>
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A BILL
</legis-type>
<official-title>
To provide, develop, and support 21st century readiness
initiatives that assist students in acquiring the skills necessary to think
critically and solve problems, be an effective communicator, collaborate with
others, and learn to create and innovate.
</official-title>
</form>
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1.
</enum>
<header>
Short title
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
This Act may be cited as the
<quote>
<short-title>
21st Century Readiness
Act
</short-title>
</quote>
.
</text>
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2.
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<header>
Findings
</header>
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Congress finds the following:
</text>
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(1)
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<text>
Students must be
prepared in core academic subjects.
</text>
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<enum>
(2)
</enum>
<text>
Students must
possess the skills to be able to think critically and solve problems, be
effective communicators, collaborate with others, and learn to create and
innovate.
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H0290D6EF4ABC4CCE8ACFDDA3ED01F717">
<enum>
(3)
</enum>
<text>
In order for
students in the United States to be prepared to succeed in citizenship and
workplaces of the present and future, core academic subjects must be fused with
critical thinking and problem solving, communication, collaboration, and
creativity and innovation skills, as such skills are critical for success in
the 21st century.
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="HD8C5867826E54061AC252434838B61E4">
<enum>
(4)
</enum>
<text>
The work of the
National Governors Association, along with the Council of Chief State School
Officers, in developing a set of voluntary and internationally benchmarked
national common standards in mathematics and English that include rigorous
content and 21st century skills, is a positive development and should serve as
a basis for incorporating those skills and other critical skills throughout
other core academic subjects in the future. Federal policy must support State
leadership and encourage continued State innovation.
</text>
</paragraph>
</section>
<section id="HAD678F7DF8EE4ACEB84F71882BA6A276">
<enum>
3.
</enum>
<header>
College and
career readiness statement of purpose
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
Section 1001 of the Elementary and Secondary
Education Act of 1965 (
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/20/6301">
20 U.S.C. 6301
</external-xref>
) is amended—
</text>
<paragraph id="HC946A38471B9468BA347E78B58A0EBCF">
<enum>
(1)
</enum>
<text>
in paragraph (11),
by striking
<quote>
and
</quote>
after the semicolon;
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H619DA7355A3E4FDA8EF04DEAEE711113">
<enum>
(2)
</enum>
<text>
in paragraph (12),
by striking the period and inserting
<quote>
; and
</quote>
; and
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="HCAFFDAE60CE44085BCA1148DDFBA03E8">
<enum>
(3)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
by adding at the end the following:
</text>
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<paragraph id="H3E3ED6D33C1D4A80AE0B45D16D3E69C9">
<enum>
(13)
</enum>
<text>
fusing core
academic subject knowledge mastery and higher-order thinking skills (such as
critical thinking and problem solving, communication, collaboration,
creativity, and innovation) to ensure that students can apply a range of skill
competencies alongside content knowledge, and do so in real-world
contexts.
</text>
</paragraph>
<after-quoted-block>
.
</after-quoted-block>
</quoted-block>
</paragraph>
</section>
<section id="H56B4DE70BD2A40FEAB721E4811100317">
<enum>
4.
</enum>
<header>
Evaluating of
college and career readiness
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
Section 1501(a)(2) of the Elementary and
Secondary Education Act of 1965 (
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/20/6491">
20 U.S.C. 6491(a)(2)
</external-xref>
) is amended—
</text>
<paragraph id="HF249AA8F7C384BE1907B78157B713FA0">
<enum>
(1)
</enum>
<text>
by redesignating
subparagraph (O) as subparagraph (P); and
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="HB64B91601D0649F7817035980F2C6174">
<enum>
(2)
</enum>
<text>
by inserting after
subparagraph (N) the following:
</text>
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<subparagraph id="HD8EAEBF880674D1389CFCB92194399C9">
<enum>
(O)
</enum>
<text>
The extent to
which fusing core academic subjects and higher-order thinking skills (such as
critical thinking and problem solving, communication, collaboration,
creativity, and innovation) to ensure that students can apply a range of skill
competencies alongside content knowledge in real-world contexts leads to
readiness for postsecondary education and
careers.
</text>
</subparagraph>
<after-quoted-block>
.
</after-quoted-block>
</quoted-block>
</paragraph>
</section>
<section id="HD75D0CB6D98A40D88FA527875EFD9EC5">
<enum>
5.
</enum>
<header>
School reform
through 21st century readiness initiatives
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
Section 1606(a) of the Elementary and
Secondary Education Act of 1965 (
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/20/6516">
20 U.S.C. 6516(a)
</external-xref>
) is amended—
</text>
<paragraph id="HBD39C5E6E0314E2CBCC10EE0386422D1">
<enum>
(1)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
by striking
<quote>
and
</quote>
at the end
of paragraph (10);
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="HE216E35D261243A283A5D0539E9005A0">
<enum>
(2)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
by redesignating paragraph (11) as
paragraph (12); and
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H39F261B3D3E64592BCC20FCC2DC3BD79">
<enum>
(3)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
by inserting after paragraph (10) the
following:
</text>
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<paragraph id="H52CFD224D3F949759539BC8DC26C1ABE">
<enum>
(11)
</enum>
<text>
includes a 21st
century readiness initiative designed to fuse core academic subject knowledge
and higher-order thinking skills (such as critical thinking and problem
solving, communication, collaboration, creativity, and innovation) to ensure
students can apply a range of skill competencies alongside content knowledge,
and do so in real-world contexts;
and
</text>
</paragraph>
<after-quoted-block>
.
</after-quoted-block>
</quoted-block>
</paragraph>
</section>
<section id="HF341C49AFF2F445093B2969EED759354">
<enum>
6.
</enum>
<header>
School dropout
prevention strategies through 21st century readiness initiatives
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
Section 1822(b)(1) of the Elementary and
Secondary Education Act of 1965 (
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/20/6561a">
20 U.S.C. 6561a(b)(1)
</external-xref>
) is amended—
</text>
<paragraph id="H3F23D5A6A37A4966B73264A1ABE013CC">
<enum>
(1)
</enum>
<text>
in subparagraph
(I), by striking
<quote>
and
</quote>
after the semicolon;
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H81C63AC5DC8B443EB887E8D90A283ED3">
<enum>
(2)
</enum>
<text>
in subparagraph
(J), by striking the period and inserting
<quote>
; and
</quote>
; and
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H2C6A39F1723A4ECE8BAC906C5B8701D0">
<enum>
(3)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
by adding at the end the following:
</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HC628D2F8DE494F1BA14FA93C4592D12A" style="OLC">
<subparagraph id="H59EC65E24CAF41C5BCEE716C19DD2D96">
<enum>
(K)
</enum>
<text>
implementing 21st
century readiness initiatives, such as initiatives that fuse core academic
subject knowledge and higher-order thinking skills (such as critical thinking
and problem solving, communication, collaboration, creativity, and innovation)
to ensure students can apply a range of skill competencies alongside content
knowledge, and do so in real-world
contexts.
</text>
</subparagraph>
<after-quoted-block>
.
</after-quoted-block>
</quoted-block>
</paragraph>
</section>
<section id="H784AC7214859423383CDBC367ACEF2A2">
<enum>
7.
</enum>
<header>
High-quality
professional development initiatives around 21st century skills
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
Section 2102 of the Elementary and Secondary
Education Act of 1965 (
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/20/6602">
20 U.S.C. 6602
</external-xref>
) is amended—
</text>
<paragraph id="H222F462197524EC487163ED8DA8F9CB4">
<enum>
(1)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
by redesignating paragraphs (4) through (6)
as paragraphs (5) through (7), respectively; and
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H3FEBA44A969848BBA49593B7D7B049B5">
<enum>
(2)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
by inserting after paragraph (3) the
following:
</text>
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<paragraph id="HEB976B95E30243E4866EEC9B6F7A8011">
<enum>
(4)
</enum>
<header>
High-quality
professional development
</header>
<text>
The term
<term>
high-quality professional
development
</term>
means professional development that incorporates an aligned
system of teaching and learning that includes 21st century skills (such as
critical thinking and problem solving, communication, collaboration,
creativity, and innovation), standards, curriculum, instruction, and
assessments, such as high-quality professional development that—
</text>
<subparagraph id="HA237F21146604639AB4099F26283A652">
<enum>
(A)
</enum>
<text>
ensures that
educators understand the importance of 21st century skills and how best to
integrate such skills into daily instruction;
</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H5F6A84EB31724D4B95F31BA73D2D14F2">
<enum>
(B)
</enum>
<text>
enables
collaboration among all participants;
</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HA9C2D180C3914920B9C4953F52A14812">
<enum>
(C)
</enum>
<text>
allows educators
to construct their own learning communities;
</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H4528F9B35E7F49B6AC43FAFDF2AEF152">
<enum>
(D)
</enum>
<text>
uses expertise
within a school or local educational agency through coaching, mentoring, and
team teaching;
</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HA84C18E0944749F4BF7C8138EE433E45">
<enum>
(E)
</enum>
<text>
supports educators
in their role as facilitators of learning; and
</text>
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uses 21st century
skills technology
tools.
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8.
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High-quality
professional development application
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Section 2122(b) of the Elementary and
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20 U.S.C. 6622(b)
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end the following:
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A description of
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(A)
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deliver
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use the latest
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skills.
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High-quality
professional development training
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Section 2123(a)(3)(B) of the Elementary and
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20 U.S.C. 6623(a)(3)(B)
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in clause (iv), by
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and
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(2)
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in clause (v), by
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; and
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; and
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by adding at the
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(vi)
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provide training
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thinking and problem solving, communication, collaboration, creativity, and
innovation) so that students can apply a range of skill competencies alongside
core academic subject knowledge, and do so in real-world contexts, which may
include effectively integrating technology into curricula and
instruction.
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.
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10.
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Expanded 21st
century community learning center activities
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Section 4205(a) of the Elementary and
Secondary Education Act of 1965 (
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20 U.S.C. 7175(a)
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in paragraph (11),
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and
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(13)
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initiatives that
allow students to apply a range of skill competencies (such as critical
thinking and problem solving, communication, collaboration, creativity, and
innovation) alongside core academic subjects, and do so in real-world contexts,
which may include effectively using technology to improve student
achievement.
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21st century
readiness assessments
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Section
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7301(2)) is amended by adding at the end the following:
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(I)
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Developing or
improving assessments that use technology to measure core academic subject
knowledge and higher-order thinking skills (such as critical thinking and
problem solving, communication, collaboration, creativity, and innovation) to
ensure that students can apply a range of skill competencies alongside core
academic subject knowledge, and do so in real-world
contexts.
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.
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21St century
readiness initiative definition
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Section 9101 of the Elementary and Secondary
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20 U.S.C. 7801
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) is amended—
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(1)
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by redesignating
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and
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(2)
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by inserting before paragraph (2), the
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(1)
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21st century
readiness initiative
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The term
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21st century readiness
initiative
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means any initiative that—
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(A)
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embeds core
academic subjects with critical skills; and
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(B)
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is focused on
ensuring that students are prepared for postsecondary education and careers,
upon graduation from secondary
school.
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.
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| I 113th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 347 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES January 22, 2013 Mr. Petri (for himself, Mr. Loebsack , Mr. Michaud , Mr. Hanna , Ms. Norton , Mr. Thompson of Pennsylvania , Ms. Moore , Mr. Grimm , and Ms. Castor of Florida ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Education and the Workforce A BILL To provide, develop, and support 21st century readiness initiatives that assist students in acquiring the skills necessary to think critically and solve problems, be an effective communicator, collaborate with others, and learn to create and innovate.
1. Short title This Act may be cited as the 21st Century Readiness Act . 2. Findings Congress finds the following: (1) Students must be prepared in core academic subjects. (2) Students must possess the skills to be able to think critically and solve problems, be effective communicators, collaborate with others, and learn to create and innovate. (3) In order for students in the United States to be prepared to succeed in citizenship and workplaces of the present and future, core academic subjects must be fused with critical thinking and problem solving, communication, collaboration, and creativity and innovation skills, as such skills are critical for success in the 21st century. (4) The work of the National Governors Association, along with the Council of Chief State School Officers, in developing a set of voluntary and internationally benchmarked national common standards in mathematics and English that include rigorous content and 21st century skills, is a positive development and should serve as a basis for incorporating those skills and other critical skills throughout other core academic subjects in the future. Federal policy must support State leadership and encourage continued State innovation. 3. College and career readiness statement of purpose Section 1001 of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 ( 20 U.S.C. 6301 ) is amended— (1) in paragraph (11), by striking and after the semicolon; (2) in paragraph (12), by striking the period and inserting ; and ; and (3) by adding at the end the following: (13) fusing core academic subject knowledge mastery and higher-order thinking skills (such as critical thinking and problem solving, communication, collaboration, creativity, and innovation) to ensure that students can apply a range of skill competencies alongside content knowledge, and do so in real-world contexts. . 4. Evaluating of college and career readiness Section 1501(a)(2) of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 ( 20 U.S.C. 6491(a)(2) ) is amended— (1) by redesignating subparagraph (O) as subparagraph (P); and (2) by inserting after subparagraph (N) the following: (O) The extent to which fusing core academic subjects and higher-order thinking skills (such as critical thinking and problem solving, communication, collaboration, creativity, and innovation) to ensure that students can apply a range of skill competencies alongside content knowledge in real-world contexts leads to readiness for postsecondary education and careers. . 5. School reform through 21st century readiness initiatives Section 1606(a) of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 ( 20 U.S.C. 6516(a) ) is amended— (1) by striking and at the end of paragraph (10); (2) by redesignating paragraph (11) as paragraph (12); and (3) by inserting after paragraph (10) the following: (11) includes a 21st century readiness initiative designed to fuse core academic subject knowledge and higher-order thinking skills (such as critical thinking and problem solving, communication, collaboration, creativity, and innovation) to ensure students can apply a range of skill competencies alongside content knowledge, and do so in real-world contexts; and . 6. School dropout prevention strategies through 21st century readiness initiatives Section 1822(b)(1) of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 ( 20 U.S.C. 6561a(b)(1) ) is amended— (1) in subparagraph (I), by striking and after the semicolon; (2) in subparagraph (J), by striking the period and inserting ; and ; and (3) by adding at the end the following: (K) implementing 21st century readiness initiatives, such as initiatives that fuse core academic subject knowledge and higher-order thinking skills (such as critical thinking and problem solving, communication, collaboration, creativity, and innovation) to ensure students can apply a range of skill competencies alongside content knowledge, and do so in real-world contexts. . 7. High-quality professional development initiatives around 21st century skills Section 2102 of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 ( 20 U.S.C. 6602 ) is amended— (1) by redesignating paragraphs (4) through (6) as paragraphs (5) through (7), respectively; and (2) by inserting after paragraph (3) the following: (4) High-quality professional development The term high-quality professional development means professional development that incorporates an aligned system of teaching and learning that includes 21st century skills (such as critical thinking and problem solving, communication, collaboration, creativity, and innovation), standards, curriculum, instruction, and assessments, such as high-quality professional development that— (A) ensures that educators understand the importance of 21st century skills and how best to integrate such skills into daily instruction; (B) enables collaboration among all participants; (C) allows educators to construct their own learning communities; (D) uses expertise within a school or local educational agency through coaching, mentoring, and team teaching; (E) supports educators in their role as facilitators of learning; and (F) uses 21st century skills technology tools. . 8. High-quality professional development application Section 2122(b) of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 ( 20 U.S.C. 6622(b) ) is amended by adding at the end the following: (12) A description of how the local educational agency will provide high-quality professional development to enable educators to— (A) deliver instruction on higher-order thinking skills (such as critical thinking and problem solving, communication, collaboration, creativity, and innovation) to ensure that students can apply a range of skill competencies alongside core academic subject knowledge, and do so in real-world contexts; and (B) use the latest available technology to deliver instruction on higher-order thinking skills. . 9. High-quality professional development training Section 2123(a)(3)(B) of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 ( 20 U.S.C. 6623(a)(3)(B) ) is amended— (1) in clause (iv), by striking and at the end; (2) in clause (v), by striking the period at the end and adding ; and ; and (3) by adding at the end the following: (vi) provide training on how to deliver instruction on higher-order thinking skills (such as critical thinking and problem solving, communication, collaboration, creativity, and innovation) so that students can apply a range of skill competencies alongside core academic subject knowledge, and do so in real-world contexts, which may include effectively integrating technology into curricula and instruction. . 10. Expanded 21st century community learning center activities Section 4205(a) of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 ( 20 U.S.C. 7175(a) ) is amended— (1) in paragraph (11), by striking and at the end; (2) in paragraph (12), by striking the period at the end and adding ; and ; and (3) by adding at the end the following: (13) initiatives that allow students to apply a range of skill competencies (such as critical thinking and problem solving, communication, collaboration, creativity, and innovation) alongside core academic subjects, and do so in real-world contexts, which may include effectively using technology to improve student achievement. . 11. 21st century readiness assessments Section 6111(2) of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 7301(2)) is amended by adding at the end the following: (I) Developing or improving assessments that use technology to measure core academic subject knowledge and higher-order thinking skills (such as critical thinking and problem solving, communication, collaboration, creativity, and innovation) to ensure that students can apply a range of skill competencies alongside core academic subject knowledge, and do so in real-world contexts. . 12. 21St century readiness initiative definition Section 9101 of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 ( 20 U.S.C. 7801 ) is amended— (1) by redesignating paragraphs (1) through (43) as paragraphs (2) through (44), respectively; and (2) by inserting before paragraph (2), the following: (1) 21st century readiness initiative The term 21st century readiness initiative means any initiative that— (A) embeds core academic subjects with critical skills; and (B) is focused on ensuring that students are prepared for postsecondary education and careers, upon graduation from secondary school. . |
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113th CONGRESS
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1st Session
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H. R. 348
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IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
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January 22, 2013
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Mr. Rangel
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(for
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Mr. Van Hollen
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Mr. Blumenauer
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Mr. McDermott
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To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 and the Social
Security Act to provide for employment tax treatment of professional service
businesses.
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This Act may be cited as the
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Narrowing Exceptions for Withholding
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Employment tax
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(a)
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In
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Section 1402 of the
Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by adding at the end the following new
subsection:
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Special rules
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Shareholders
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(A)
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In
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In the case of any disqualified S corporation, each
shareholder of such disqualified S corporation who provides substantial
services with respect to the professional service business referred to in
subparagraph (C) shall take into account such shareholder’s pro rata share of
all items of income or loss described in section 1366 which are attributable to
such business in determining the shareholder’s net earnings from
self-employment.
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(B)
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Treatment of
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Except as
otherwise provided by the Secretary, the shareholder’s pro rata share of items
referred to in subparagraph (A) shall be increased by the pro rata share of
such items of each member of such shareholder’s family (within the meaning of
section 318(a)(1)) who does not provide substantial services with respect to
such professional service business.
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(C)
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Disqualified S
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For purposes of this subsection, the term
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disqualified S corporation
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any S corporation
which is a partner in a partnership which is engaged in a professional service
business if substantially all of the activities of such S corporation are
performed in connection with such partnership, and
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any other S
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principal asset of such business is the reputation and skill of 3 or fewer
employees.
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(2)
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Partners
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In
the case of any partnership which is engaged in a professional service
business, subsection (a)(13) shall not apply to any partner who provides
substantial services with respect to such professional service business.
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(3)
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Professional
service business
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For purposes of this subsection, the term
<term>
professional service business
</term>
means any trade or business if
substantially all of the activities of such trade or business involve providing
services in the fields of health, law, lobbying, engineering, architecture,
accounting, actuarial science, performing arts, consulting, athletics,
investment advice or management, or brokerage services.
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(4)
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Regulations
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The
Secretary shall prescribe such regulations as may be necessary or appropriate
to carry out the purposes of this subsection, including regulations which
prevent the avoidance of the purposes of this subsection through tiered
entities or otherwise.
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(5)
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Cross
reference
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For employment tax
treatment of wages paid to shareholders of S corporations, see subtitle
C.
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(b)
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Conforming
amendment
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Section 211 of the
Social Security Act is amended by adding at the end the following new
subsection:
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Special rules
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(1)
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Shareholders
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(A)
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In
general
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In the case of any disqualified S corporation, each
shareholder of such disqualified S corporation who provides substantial
services with respect to the professional service business referred to in
subparagraph (C) shall take into account such shareholder’s pro rata share of
all items of income or loss described in section 1366 of the Internal Revenue
Code of 1986 which are attributable to such business in determining the
shareholder’s net earnings from self-employment.
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(B)
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Treatment of
family members
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Except as
otherwise provided by the Secretary of the Treasury, the shareholder’s pro rata
share of items referred to in subparagraph (A) shall be increased by the pro
rata share of such items of each member of such shareholder’s family (within
the meaning of
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section 318(a)(1)
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of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986) who does
not provide substantial services with respect to such professional service
business.
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(C)
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<header>
Disqualified S
corporation
</header>
<text>
For purposes of this subsection, the term
<term>
disqualified S corporation
</term>
means—
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(i)
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any S corporation
which is a partner in a partnership which is engaged in a professional service
business if substantially all of the activities of such S corporation are
performed in connection with such partnership, and
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(ii)
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any other S
corporation which is engaged in a professional service business if the
principal asset of such business is the reputation and skill of 3 or fewer
employees.
</text>
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(2)
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<header>
Partners
</header>
<text>
In
the case of any partnership which is engaged in a professional service
business, subsection (a)(12) shall not apply to any partner who provides
substantial services with respect to such professional service business.
</text>
</paragraph>
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<enum>
(3)
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<header>
Professional
service business
</header>
<text>
For purposes of this subsection, the term
<term>
professional service business
</term>
means any trade or business if
substantially all of the activities of such trade or business involve providing
services in the fields of health, law, lobbying, engineering, architecture,
accounting, actuarial science, performing arts, consulting, athletics,
investment advice or management, or brokerage
services.
</text>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
<after-quoted-block>
.
</after-quoted-block>
</quoted-block>
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<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>
</legis-body>
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| I 113th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 348 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES January 22, 2013 Mr. Rangel (for himself, Mr. Van Hollen , Mr. Blumenauer , and Mr. McDermott ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Ways and Means A BILL To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 and the Social Security Act to provide for employment tax treatment of professional service businesses.
1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Narrowing Exceptions for Withholding Taxes Act of 2013 . 2. Employment tax treatment of professional service businesses (a) In general Section 1402 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by adding at the end the following new subsection: (m) Special rules for professional service businesses (1) Shareholders providing services to disqualified S corporations (A) In general In the case of any disqualified S corporation, each shareholder of such disqualified S corporation who provides substantial services with respect to the professional service business referred to in subparagraph (C) shall take into account such shareholder’s pro rata share of all items of income or loss described in section 1366 which are attributable to such business in determining the shareholder’s net earnings from self-employment. (B) Treatment of family members Except as otherwise provided by the Secretary, the shareholder’s pro rata share of items referred to in subparagraph (A) shall be increased by the pro rata share of such items of each member of such shareholder’s family (within the meaning of section 318(a)(1)) who does not provide substantial services with respect to such professional service business. (C) Disqualified S corporation For purposes of this subsection, the term disqualified S corporation means— (i) any S corporation which is a partner in a partnership which is engaged in a professional service business if substantially all of the activities of such S corporation are performed in connection with such partnership, and (ii) any other S corporation which is engaged in a professional service business if the principal asset of such business is the reputation and skill of 3 or fewer employees. (2) Partners In the case of any partnership which is engaged in a professional service business, subsection (a)(13) shall not apply to any partner who provides substantial services with respect to such professional service business. (3) Professional service business For purposes of this subsection, the term professional service business means any trade or business if substantially all of the activities of such trade or business involve providing services in the fields of health, law, lobbying, engineering, architecture, accounting, actuarial science, performing arts, consulting, athletics, investment advice or management, or brokerage services. (4) Regulations The Secretary shall prescribe such regulations as may be necessary or appropriate to carry out the purposes of this subsection, including regulations which prevent the avoidance of the purposes of this subsection through tiered entities or otherwise. (5) Cross reference For employment tax treatment of wages paid to shareholders of S corporations, see subtitle C. . (b) Conforming amendment Section 211 of the Social Security Act is amended by adding at the end the following new subsection: (l) Special rules for professional service businesses (1) Shareholders providing services to disqualified S corporations (A) In general In the case of any disqualified S corporation, each shareholder of such disqualified S corporation who provides substantial services with respect to the professional service business referred to in subparagraph (C) shall take into account such shareholder’s pro rata share of all items of income or loss described in section 1366 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 which are attributable to such business in determining the shareholder’s net earnings from self-employment. (B) Treatment of family members Except as otherwise provided by the Secretary of the Treasury, the shareholder’s pro rata share of items referred to in subparagraph (A) shall be increased by the pro rata share of such items of each member of such shareholder’s family (within the meaning of section 318(a)(1) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986) who does not provide substantial services with respect to such professional service business. (C) Disqualified S corporation For purposes of this subsection, the term disqualified S corporation means— (i) any S corporation which is a partner in a partnership which is engaged in a professional service business if substantially all of the activities of such S corporation are performed in connection with such partnership, and (ii) any other S corporation which is engaged in a professional service business if the principal asset of such business is the reputation and skill of 3 or fewer employees. (2) Partners In the case of any partnership which is engaged in a professional service business, subsection (a)(12) shall not apply to any partner who provides substantial services with respect to such professional service business. (3) Professional service business For purposes of this subsection, the term professional service business means any trade or business if substantially all of the activities of such trade or business involve providing services in the fields of health, law, lobbying, engineering, architecture, accounting, actuarial science, performing arts, consulting, athletics, investment advice or management, or brokerage services. . (c) Effective date The amendments made by this section shall apply to taxable years beginning after December 31, 2012. |
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2013-01-22
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113th CONGRESS
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1st Session
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H. R. 349
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IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
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January 22, 2013
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Mrs. Roby
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(for
herself,
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Mr. Bonner
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,
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Mr. Bachus
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, and
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Ms. Sewell of Alabama
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) introduced the
following bill; which was referred to the
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Committee on Agriculture
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A BILL
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<official-title>
To amend the Food Security Act of 1985 with respect to
maximum enrollment and eligible land in the conservation reserve
program.
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Short title
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This Act may be cited as the
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<short-title>
Preserving Marginal Lands and
Protecting Farming Act of 2013
</short-title>
</quote>
.
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2.
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<header>
Maximum
enrollment
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
Section 1231(d) of
the Food Security Act of 1985 (
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/16/3831">
16 U.S.C. 3831(d)
</external-xref>
) is amended to read as
follows:
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<enum>
(d)
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<header>
Maximum
enrollment
</header>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
The Secretary may
maintain in the conservation reserve at any 1 time, not more than—
</text>
<paragraph id="H81D64FC993AF4EBEB2B05E89B76B073F">
<enum>
(1)
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during fiscal year 2013, 29,000,000
acres;
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</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H1FBBA3DE3FFC47438FB2990192AFBB26">
<enum>
(2)
</enum>
<text>
during fiscal year
2014, 26,000,000 acres; and
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="HB652E027464A4B78A8A6FAB3FCE6CCE8">
<enum>
(3)
</enum>
<text>
during each of
fiscal years 2015 through 2018, 24,000,000
acres.
</text>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
<after-quoted-block>
.
</after-quoted-block>
</quoted-block>
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<section id="H5A694CB471364D9EA1D9BA9F3E93C9B7">
<enum>
3.
</enum>
<header>
Ineligible
land
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
Section 1231 of the Food
Security Act of 1985 (
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/16/3831">
16 U.S.C. 3831
</external-xref>
) is amended by adding at the end the
following new subsection:
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<enum>
(j)
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<header>
Ineligible
land
</header>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Notwithstanding any
other provision of this section, after the date of enactment of this
subsection, the Secretary may not enroll land in the conservation reserve that
is classified as class I or class II land under the land capability
classification system published in the National Soil Survey Handbook of the
Natural Resources Conservation Service, unless such land is enrolled as a
buffer, filterstrip, or strip adjacent to a riparian
area.
</text>
</subsection>
<after-quoted-block>
.
</after-quoted-block>
</quoted-block>
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<section id="H84C0145F1882450A9667C17B3FA389E2">
<enum>
4.
</enum>
<header>
Contract
requirements
</header>
<subsection commented="no" id="H52788D8E27B14C3A8B10839D2DAC1E60">
<enum>
(a)
</enum>
<header>
Early
termination by owner or operator
</header>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Section 1235(e) of the Food Security Act of
1985 (
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/16/3835">
16 U.S.C. 3835(e)
</external-xref>
) is amended—
</text>
<paragraph commented="no" id="H5AA29AA3153E4F2EA8C09F3745EC8CCE">
<enum>
(1)
</enum>
<text>
in paragraph
(1)(A)—
</text>
<subparagraph commented="no" id="H822D1929528242419CFDE41FCED50B8D">
<enum>
(A)
</enum>
<text>
by striking
<quote>
The Secretary
</quote>
and inserting
<quote>
During fiscal year 2014, the
Secretary
</quote>
; and
</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph commented="no" id="H1D5AED04E59E45BC91127928990F120B">
<enum>
(B)
</enum>
<text>
by striking
<quote>
before January 1, 1995,
</quote>
;
</text>
</subparagraph>
</paragraph>
<paragraph commented="no" id="H26A2B484CD0A40BC902C7F7F4FADA93E">
<enum>
(2)
</enum>
<text>
in paragraph (2),
by striking subparagraph (C) and inserting the following:
</text>
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<subparagraph commented="no" id="HF5F622C417CA478B9F4CF6DE6A18E7DF">
<enum>
(C)
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<text>
Land devoted to
hardwood trees.
</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph commented="no" id="H46C657A00F8347DDA86A1881B670D0A5">
<enum>
(D)
</enum>
<text>
Wildlife habitat,
duck nesting habitat, pollinator habitat, upland bird habitat buffer, wildlife
food plots, State acres for wildlife enhancement, shallow water areas for
wildlife, and rare and declining habitat.
</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph commented="no" id="HC9F5839AD77042CC8386A8C1BFF0B036">
<enum>
(E)
</enum>
<text>
Farmable wetland
and restored wetland.
</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph commented="no" id="HEB6CCCDAB132456C8B7C82235177303A">
<enum>
(F)
</enum>
<text>
Land that contains
diversions, erosion control structures, flood control structures, contour grass
strips, living snow fences, salinity reducing vegetation, cross wind trap
strips, and sediment retention structures.
</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph commented="no" id="HA9376117216643BB9B65A7BDF4447E83">
<enum>
(G)
</enum>
<text>
Land located
within a federally-designated wellhead protection area.
</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph commented="no" id="H0618678E4856450EBEDE918F7134C6E1">
<enum>
(H)
</enum>
<text>
Land that is
covered by an easement under the conservation reserve program.
</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph commented="no" id="H291BF0C8F46948B9BF2B3B3FE26E7885">
<enum>
(I)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Land located within an average width,
according to the applicable Natural Resources Conservation Service field office
technical guide, of a perennial stream or permanent water
body.
</text>
</subparagraph>
<after-quoted-block>
;
and
</after-quoted-block>
</quoted-block>
</paragraph>
<paragraph commented="no" id="H7DC749CB49B440859C83D49E29A0B8AF">
<enum>
(3)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
in paragraph (3), by striking
<quote>
60
days after the date on which the owner or operator submits the notice required
under paragraph (1)(C)
</quote>
and inserting
<quote>
upon approval by the
Secretary
</quote>
.
</text>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
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<enum>
(b)
</enum>
<header>
Transition
option for certain farmers or ranchers
</header>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Section 1235(f) of the Food Security Act of
1985 (
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/16/3835">
16 U.S.C. 3835(f)
</external-xref>
) is amended—
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(1)
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<text>
in paragraph
(1)—
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<enum>
(A)
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<text>
in the matter
preceding subparagraph (A), by striking
<quote>
<header-in-text level="paragraph" style="OLC">
Duties
</header-in-text>
</quote>
and all that
follows through
<quote>
a beginning farmer
</quote>
and inserting
<quote>
<header-in-text level="paragraph" style="OLC">
Transition to covered
farmer or rancher.—
</header-in-text>
In the case of a contract modification
approved in order to facilitate the transfer of land subject to a contract from
a retired farmer or rancher to a beginning farmer
</quote>
;
</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph commented="no" id="H208BAEDCA3324CC4A893A87036D39A14">
<enum>
(B)
</enum>
<text>
in subparagraph
(A)(i), by inserting
<quote>
, including preparing to plant an agricultural
crop
</quote>
after
<quote>
improvements
</quote>
;
</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph commented="no" id="H75A9960EE03E475FA0AAA8F8C7F306B8">
<enum>
(C)
</enum>
<text>
in subparagraph
(D), by striking
<quote>
the farmer or rancher
</quote>
and inserting
<quote>
the
covered farmer or rancher
</quote>
; and
</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HB7C36EB176A349AD8DE22BE0AE24FEC4">
<enum>
(D)
</enum>
<text>
in subparagraph
(E), by striking
<quote>
section 1001A(b)(3)(B)
</quote>
and inserting
<quote>
section 1001(a)
</quote>
; and
</text>
</subparagraph>
</paragraph>
<paragraph commented="no" id="H27D17BE0F36441DB81807295C86F3638">
<enum>
(2)
</enum>
<text>
in paragraph (2),
by striking
<quote>
requirement of section 1231(h)(4)(B)
</quote>
and inserting
<quote>
option pursuant to section 1231(h)
</quote>
.
</text>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
<subsection commented="no" id="H06313EF38DBE4CE3A76578476995F84C">
<enum>
(c)
</enum>
<header>
Final year
contract
</header>
<text>
Section 1235 of the Food Security Act of 1985 (16 U.S.C.
3835) is amended by adding at the end the following new subsection:
</text>
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(g)
</enum>
<header>
Final year of
contract
</header>
<text>
The Secretary shall not consider an owner or operator to
be in violation of a term or condition of the conservation reserve contract
if—
</text>
<paragraph commented="no" id="HC29D4CEC794749F4963AF0DD6E355041">
<enum>
(1)
</enum>
<text>
during the year
prior to expiration of the contract, the land is enrolled in the conservation
stewardship program; and
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph commented="no" id="H63D2CAD3AC954ABDB54F9D54414AF973">
<enum>
(2)
</enum>
<text>
the activity
required under the conservation stewardship program pursuant to such enrollment
is consistent with this
subchapter.
</text>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
<after-quoted-block>
.
</after-quoted-block>
</quoted-block>
</subsection>
</section>
</legis-body>
</bill>
| I 113th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 349 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES January 22, 2013 Mrs. Roby (for herself, Mr. Bonner , Mr. Bachus , and Ms. Sewell of Alabama ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Agriculture A BILL To amend the Food Security Act of 1985 with respect to maximum enrollment and eligible land in the conservation reserve program.
1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Preserving Marginal Lands and Protecting Farming Act of 2013 . 2. Maximum enrollment Section 1231(d) of the Food Security Act of 1985 ( 16 U.S.C. 3831(d) ) is amended to read as follows: (d) Maximum enrollment The Secretary may maintain in the conservation reserve at any 1 time, not more than— (1) during fiscal year 2013, 29,000,000 acres; (2) during fiscal year 2014, 26,000,000 acres; and (3) during each of fiscal years 2015 through 2018, 24,000,000 acres. . 3. Ineligible land Section 1231 of the Food Security Act of 1985 ( 16 U.S.C. 3831 ) is amended by adding at the end the following new subsection: (j) Ineligible land Notwithstanding any other provision of this section, after the date of enactment of this subsection, the Secretary may not enroll land in the conservation reserve that is classified as class I or class II land under the land capability classification system published in the National Soil Survey Handbook of the Natural Resources Conservation Service, unless such land is enrolled as a buffer, filterstrip, or strip adjacent to a riparian area. . 4. Contract requirements (a) Early termination by owner or operator Section 1235(e) of the Food Security Act of 1985 ( 16 U.S.C. 3835(e) ) is amended— (1) in paragraph (1)(A)— (A) by striking The Secretary and inserting During fiscal year 2014, the Secretary ; and (B) by striking before January 1, 1995, ; (2) in paragraph (2), by striking subparagraph (C) and inserting the following: (C) Land devoted to hardwood trees. (D) Wildlife habitat, duck nesting habitat, pollinator habitat, upland bird habitat buffer, wildlife food plots, State acres for wildlife enhancement, shallow water areas for wildlife, and rare and declining habitat. (E) Farmable wetland and restored wetland. (F) Land that contains diversions, erosion control structures, flood control structures, contour grass strips, living snow fences, salinity reducing vegetation, cross wind trap strips, and sediment retention structures. (G) Land located within a federally-designated wellhead protection area. (H) Land that is covered by an easement under the conservation reserve program. (I) Land located within an average width, according to the applicable Natural Resources Conservation Service field office technical guide, of a perennial stream or permanent water body. ; and (3) in paragraph (3), by striking 60 days after the date on which the owner or operator submits the notice required under paragraph (1)(C) and inserting upon approval by the Secretary . (b) Transition option for certain farmers or ranchers Section 1235(f) of the Food Security Act of 1985 ( 16 U.S.C. 3835(f) ) is amended— (1) in paragraph (1)— (A) in the matter preceding subparagraph (A), by striking Duties and all that follows through a beginning farmer and inserting Transition to covered farmer or rancher.— In the case of a contract modification approved in order to facilitate the transfer of land subject to a contract from a retired farmer or rancher to a beginning farmer ; (B) in subparagraph (A)(i), by inserting , including preparing to plant an agricultural crop after improvements ; (C) in subparagraph (D), by striking the farmer or rancher and inserting the covered farmer or rancher ; and (D) in subparagraph (E), by striking section 1001A(b)(3)(B) and inserting section 1001(a) ; and (2) in paragraph (2), by striking requirement of section 1231(h)(4)(B) and inserting option pursuant to section 1231(h) . (c) Final year contract Section 1235 of the Food Security Act of 1985 (16 U.S.C. 3835) is amended by adding at the end the following new subsection: (g) Final year of contract The Secretary shall not consider an owner or operator to be in violation of a term or condition of the conservation reserve contract if— (1) during the year prior to expiration of the contract, the land is enrolled in the conservation stewardship program; and (2) the activity required under the conservation stewardship program pursuant to such enrollment is consistent with this subchapter. . |
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IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
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January 22, 2013
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Mr. Austin Scott of
Georgia
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Mr.
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,
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Mr. Duncan of South
Carolina
</cosponsor>
, and
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Mr.
Mulvaney
</cosponsor>
) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the
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Committee on the
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A BILL
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To repeal the Legal Services Corporation
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That the Legal Services Corporation Act is repealed.
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| I 113th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 350 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES January 22, 2013 Mr. Austin Scott of Georgia (for himself, Mr. Westmoreland , Mr. Duncan of South Carolina , and Mr. Mulvaney ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary A BILL To repeal the Legal Services Corporation Act.
That the Legal Services Corporation Act is repealed. |
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H. R. 351
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IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
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January 23, 2013
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Mr. Roe of Tennessee
</sponsor>
(for himself,
<cosponsor name-id="S001162">
Ms. Schwartz
</cosponsor>
,
<cosponsor name-id="B001271">
Mr. Benishek
</cosponsor>
,
<cosponsor name-id="B001257">
Mr. Bilirakis
</cosponsor>
,
<cosponsor name-id="B001242">
Mr. Bishop of New York
</cosponsor>
,
<cosponsor name-id="B001250">
Mr. Bishop of Utah
</cosponsor>
,
<cosponsor name-id="B001273">
Mrs. Black
</cosponsor>
,
<cosponsor name-id="B001243">
Mrs. Blackburn
</cosponsor>
,
<cosponsor name-id="B001255">
Mr. Boustany
</cosponsor>
,
<cosponsor name-id="B001260">
Mr. Buchanan
</cosponsor>
,
<cosponsor name-id="B001275">
Mr. Bucshon
</cosponsor>
,
<cosponsor name-id="B001248">
Mr. Burgess
</cosponsor>
,
<cosponsor name-id="C001047">
Mrs. Capito
</cosponsor>
,
<cosponsor name-id="C001075">
Mr. Cassidy
</cosponsor>
,
<cosponsor name-id="C000266">
Mr. Chabot
</cosponsor>
,
<cosponsor name-id="C000380">
Mrs. Christensen
</cosponsor>
,
<cosponsor name-id="C001069">
Mr. Courtney
</cosponsor>
,
<cosponsor name-id="C001096">
Mr. Cramer
</cosponsor>
,
<cosponsor name-id="C001048">
Mr. Culberson
</cosponsor>
,
<cosponsor name-id="D000618">
Mr. Daines
</cosponsor>
,
<cosponsor name-id="D000612">
Mr. Denham
</cosponsor>
,
<cosponsor name-id="D000604">
Mr. Dent
</cosponsor>
,
<cosponsor name-id="D000616">
Mr. DesJarlais
</cosponsor>
,
<cosponsor name-id="D000533">
Mr. Duncan of Tennessee
</cosponsor>
,
<cosponsor name-id="F000458">
Mr. Fincher
</cosponsor>
,
<cosponsor name-id="F000451">
Mr. Fitzpatrick
</cosponsor>
,
<cosponsor name-id="F000456">
Mr. Fleming
</cosponsor>
,
<cosponsor name-id="F000448">
Mr. Franks of Arizona
</cosponsor>
,
<cosponsor name-id="G000549">
Mr. Gerlach
</cosponsor>
,
<cosponsor name-id="G000563">
Mr. Gibbs
</cosponsor>
,
<cosponsor name-id="G000550">
Mr. Gingrey of Georgia
</cosponsor>
,
<cosponsor name-id="G000565">
Mr. Gosar
</cosponsor>
,
<cosponsor name-id="G000566">
Mr. Gowdy
</cosponsor>
,
<cosponsor name-id="G000567">
Mr. Griffin of Arkansas
</cosponsor>
,
<cosponsor name-id="G000568">
Mr. Griffith of Virginia
</cosponsor>
,
<cosponsor name-id="G000558">
Mr. Guthrie
</cosponsor>
,
<cosponsor name-id="H001051">
Mr. Hanna
</cosponsor>
,
<cosponsor name-id="H001045">
Mr. Harper
</cosponsor>
,
<cosponsor name-id="H001052">
Mr. Harris
</cosponsor>
,
<cosponsor name-id="H001053">
Mrs. Hartzler
</cosponsor>
,
<cosponsor name-id="H001055">
Mr. Heck of Nevada
</cosponsor>
,
<cosponsor name-id="H001057">
Mr. Huelskamp
</cosponsor>
,
<cosponsor name-id="J000292">
Mr. Johnson of Ohio
</cosponsor>
,
<cosponsor name-id="J000255">
Mr. Jones
</cosponsor>
,
<cosponsor name-id="L000564">
Mr. Lamborn
</cosponsor>
,
<cosponsor name-id="L000567">
Mr. Lance
</cosponsor>
,
<cosponsor name-id="L000111">
Mr. Latham
</cosponsor>
,
<cosponsor name-id="S001156">
Ms. Linda T. Sánchez of California
</cosponsor>
,
<cosponsor name-id="L000576">
Mr. Long
</cosponsor>
,
<cosponsor name-id="L000569">
Mr. Luetkemeyer
</cosponsor>
,
<cosponsor name-id="M001142">
Mr. Matheson
</cosponsor>
,
<cosponsor name-id="M001180">
Mr. McKinley
</cosponsor>
,
<cosponsor name-id="M001181">
Mr. Meehan
</cosponsor>
,
<cosponsor name-id="M001144">
Mr. Miller of Florida
</cosponsor>
,
<cosponsor name-id="M001182">
Mr. Mulvaney
</cosponsor>
,
<cosponsor name-id="M001151">
Mr. Murphy of Pennsylvania
</cosponsor>
,
<cosponsor name-id="N000185">
Mr. Nugent
</cosponsor>
,
<cosponsor name-id="O000168">
Mr. Olson
</cosponsor>
,
<cosponsor name-id="P000601">
Mr. Palazzo
</cosponsor>
,
<cosponsor name-id="P000588">
Mr. Pearce
</cosponsor>
,
<cosponsor name-id="P000265">
Mr. Petri
</cosponsor>
,
<cosponsor name-id="P000592">
Mr. Poe of Texas
</cosponsor>
,
<cosponsor name-id="P000602">
Mr. Pompeo
</cosponsor>
,
<cosponsor name-id="P000599">
Mr. Posey
</cosponsor>
,
<cosponsor name-id="P000591">
Mr. Price of Georgia
</cosponsor>
,
<cosponsor name-id="R000585">
Mr. Reed
</cosponsor>
,
<cosponsor name-id="R000591">
Mrs. Roby
</cosponsor>
,
<cosponsor name-id="R000572">
Mr. Rogers of Michigan
</cosponsor>
,
<cosponsor name-id="R000592">
Mr. Rokita
</cosponsor>
,
<cosponsor name-id="R000580">
Mr. Roskam
</cosponsor>
,
<cosponsor name-id="S001179">
Mr. Schock
</cosponsor>
,
<cosponsor name-id="S000364">
Mr. Shimkus
</cosponsor>
,
<cosponsor name-id="S001148">
Mr. Simpson
</cosponsor>
,
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Mr. Smith of Texas
</cosponsor>
,
<cosponsor name-id="T000467">
Mr. Thompson of Pennsylvania
</cosponsor>
,
<cosponsor name-id="T000238">
Mr. Thornberry
</cosponsor>
,
<cosponsor name-id="T000462">
Mr. Tiberi
</cosponsor>
,
<cosponsor name-id="W000798">
Mr. Walberg
</cosponsor>
,
<cosponsor name-id="W000791">
Mr. Walden
</cosponsor>
,
<cosponsor name-id="W000806">
Mr. Webster of Florida
</cosponsor>
,
<cosponsor name-id="W000815">
Mr. Wenstrup
</cosponsor>
,
<cosponsor name-id="W000796">
Mr. Westmoreland
</cosponsor>
,
<cosponsor name-id="W000795">
Mr. Wilson of South Carolina
</cosponsor>
,
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Mr. Womack
</cosponsor>
, and
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Mr. Young of Florida
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This Act may be cited as the
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Protecting Seniors’ Access to Medicare Act of 2013
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.
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2.
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Repeal of the Independent Payment Advisory Board
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Effective as of the enactment of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (
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Public Law 111–148
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| I 113th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 351 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES January 23, 2013 Mr. Roe of Tennessee (for himself, Ms. Schwartz , Mr. Benishek , Mr. Bilirakis , Mr. Bishop of New York , Mr. Bishop of Utah , Mrs. Black , Mrs. Blackburn , Mr. Boustany , Mr. Buchanan , Mr. Bucshon , Mr. Burgess , Mrs. Capito , Mr. Cassidy , Mr. Chabot , Mrs. Christensen , Mr. Courtney , Mr. Cramer , Mr. Culberson , Mr. Daines , Mr. Denham , Mr. Dent , Mr. DesJarlais , Mr. Duncan of Tennessee , Mr. Fincher , Mr. Fitzpatrick , Mr. Fleming , Mr. Franks of Arizona , Mr. Gerlach , Mr. Gibbs , Mr. Gingrey of Georgia , Mr. Gosar , Mr. Gowdy , Mr. Griffin of Arkansas , Mr. Griffith of Virginia , Mr. Guthrie , Mr. Hanna , Mr. Harper , Mr. Harris , Mrs. Hartzler , Mr. Heck of Nevada , Mr. Huelskamp , Mr. Johnson of Ohio , Mr. Jones , Mr. Lamborn , Mr. Lance , Mr. Latham , Ms. Linda T. Sánchez of California , Mr. Long , Mr. Luetkemeyer , Mr. Matheson , Mr. McKinley , Mr. Meehan , Mr. Miller of Florida , Mr. Mulvaney , Mr. Murphy of Pennsylvania , Mr. Nugent , Mr. Olson , Mr. Palazzo , Mr. Pearce , Mr. Petri , Mr. Poe of Texas , Mr. Pompeo , Mr. Posey , Mr. Price of Georgia , Mr. Reed , Mrs. Roby , Mr. Rogers of Michigan , Mr. Rokita , Mr. Roskam , Mr. Schock , Mr. Shimkus , Mr. Simpson , Mr. Smith of Texas , Mr. Thompson of Pennsylvania , Mr. Thornberry , Mr. Tiberi , Mr. Walberg , Mr. Walden , Mr. Webster of Florida , Mr. Wenstrup , Mr. Westmoreland , Mr. Wilson of South Carolina , Mr. Womack , and Mr. Young of Florida ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Ways and Means , and in addition to the Committees on Energy and Commerce and Rules , for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned A BILL To repeal the provisions of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act providing for the Independent Payment Advisory Board.
1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Protecting Seniors’ Access to Medicare Act of 2013 . 2. Repeal of the Independent Payment Advisory Board Effective as of the enactment of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act ( Public Law 111–148 ), sections 3403 and 10320 of such Act (including the amendments made by such sections) are repealed, and any provision of law amended by such sections is hereby restored as if such sections had not been enacted into law. |
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H. R. 352
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IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
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January 23, 2013
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<sponsor name-id="G000289">
Mr. Goodlatte
</sponsor>
(for
himself,
<cosponsor name-id="T000238">
Mr. Thornberry
</cosponsor>
,
<cosponsor name-id="D000533">
Mr. Duncan of Tennessee
</cosponsor>
,
<cosponsor name-id="G000568">
Mr. Griffith of Virginia
</cosponsor>
,
<cosponsor name-id="M000485">
Mr. McIntyre
</cosponsor>
,
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Mr. Coffman
</cosponsor>
,
<cosponsor name-id="W000796">
Mr. Westmoreland
</cosponsor>
,
<cosponsor name-id="B001248">
Mr. Burgess
</cosponsor>
,
<cosponsor name-id="S000244">
Mr. Sensenbrenner
</cosponsor>
,
<cosponsor name-id="S001148">
Mr. Simpson
</cosponsor>
,
<cosponsor name-id="B000013">
Mr. Bachus
</cosponsor>
,
<cosponsor name-id="W000804">
Mr. Wittman
</cosponsor>
,
<cosponsor name-id="B001262">
Mr. Broun of Georgia
</cosponsor>
,
<cosponsor name-id="B001250">
Mr. Bishop of Utah
</cosponsor>
,
<cosponsor name-id="M001159">
Mrs. McMorris Rodgers
</cosponsor>
,
<cosponsor name-id="S001176">
Mr. Scalise
</cosponsor>
,
<cosponsor name-id="L000569">
Mr. Luetkemeyer
</cosponsor>
,
<cosponsor name-id="F000445">
Mr. Forbes
</cosponsor>
,
<cosponsor name-id="L000576">
Mr. Long
</cosponsor>
,
<cosponsor name-id="H000329">
Mr. Hastings of Washington
</cosponsor>
,
<cosponsor name-id="M000508">
Mr. McKeon
</cosponsor>
,
<cosponsor name-id="I000056">
Mr. Issa
</cosponsor>
,
<cosponsor name-id="L000491">
Mr. Lucas
</cosponsor>
,
<cosponsor name-id="U000031">
Mr.
Upton
</cosponsor>
,
<cosponsor name-id="W000791">
Mr. Walden
</cosponsor>
,
<cosponsor name-id="M001144">
Mr. Miller of Florida
</cosponsor>
,
<cosponsor name-id="K000363">
Mr. Kline
</cosponsor>
,
<cosponsor name-id="M001165">
Mr. McCarthy of California
</cosponsor>
,
<cosponsor name-id="R000572">
Mr. Rogers of Michigan
</cosponsor>
,
<cosponsor name-id="M001156">
Mr. McHenry
</cosponsor>
,
<cosponsor name-id="K000362">
Mr. King of Iowa
</cosponsor>
,
<cosponsor name-id="J000292">
Mr. Johnson of Ohio
</cosponsor>
,
<cosponsor name-id="P000599">
Mr. Posey
</cosponsor>
,
<cosponsor name-id="L000564">
Mr. Lamborn
</cosponsor>
,
<cosponsor name-id="R000395">
Mr. Rogers of Kentucky
</cosponsor>
,
<cosponsor name-id="K000220">
Mr. Kingston
</cosponsor>
,
<cosponsor name-id="J000289">
Mr. Jordan
</cosponsor>
,
<cosponsor name-id="B001244">
Mr. Bonner
</cosponsor>
,
<cosponsor name-id="P000373">
Mr. Pitts
</cosponsor>
,
<cosponsor name-id="C001064">
Mr. Campbell
</cosponsor>
,
<cosponsor name-id="C001051">
Mr. Carter
</cosponsor>
,
<cosponsor name-id="F000456">
Mr. Fleming
</cosponsor>
,
<cosponsor name-id="M000689">
Mr. Mica
</cosponsor>
,
<cosponsor name-id="S000364">
Mr. Shimkus
</cosponsor>
,
<cosponsor name-id="C000059">
Mr.
Calvert
</cosponsor>
,
<cosponsor name-id="M001158">
Mr. Marchant
</cosponsor>
,
<cosponsor name-id="B000755">
Mr. Brady of Texas
</cosponsor>
,
<cosponsor name-id="T000459">
Mr. Terry
</cosponsor>
,
<cosponsor name-id="G000552">
Mr. Gohmert
</cosponsor>
,
<cosponsor name-id="B001243">
Mrs. Blackburn
</cosponsor>
,
<cosponsor name-id="C001062">
Mr. Conaway
</cosponsor>
,
<cosponsor name-id="B001256">
Mrs. Bachmann
</cosponsor>
,
<cosponsor name-id="R000575">
Mr. Rogers of Alabama
</cosponsor>
,
<cosponsor name-id="G000550">
Mr. Gingrey of Georgia
</cosponsor>
,
<cosponsor name-id="R000582">
Mr. Roe of Tennessee
</cosponsor>
,
<cosponsor name-id="N000182">
Mr. Neugebauer
</cosponsor>
,
<cosponsor name-id="W000810">
Mr. Woodall
</cosponsor>
,
<cosponsor name-id="H001060">
Mr. Hurt
</cosponsor>
,
<cosponsor name-id="L000566">
Mr. Latta
</cosponsor>
,
<cosponsor name-id="G000548">
Mr.
Garrett
</cosponsor>
,
<cosponsor name-id="W000798">
Mr. Walberg
</cosponsor>
,
<cosponsor name-id="L000111">
Mr. Latham
</cosponsor>
,
<cosponsor name-id="M001177">
Mr. McClintock
</cosponsor>
,
<cosponsor name-id="P000591">
Mr. Price of Georgia
</cosponsor>
,
<cosponsor name-id="F000448">
Mr. Franks of Arizona
</cosponsor>
,
<cosponsor name-id="W000814">
Mr. Weber of Texas
</cosponsor>
,
<cosponsor name-id="A000369">
Mr. Amodei
</cosponsor>
,
<cosponsor name-id="B001271">
Mr. Benishek
</cosponsor>
, and
<cosponsor name-id="B001255">
Mr. Boustany
</cosponsor>
) introduced the following
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, and in addition to the Committee on
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To terminate the Internal Revenue Code of
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1.
</enum>
<header>
Short title
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
This Act may be cited as the
<quote>
<short-title>
Tax Code Termination
Act
</short-title>
</quote>
.
</text>
</section>
<section id="HB2DD3BD3D29D452DA9505B5E6739907E">
<enum>
2.
</enum>
<header>
Termination of
Internal Revenue Code of 1986
</header>
<subsection id="H0FCEF35ACA794A6AAF4A67D408B594C6">
<enum>
(a)
</enum>
<header>
In
General
</header>
<text>
No tax shall be imposed by the Internal Revenue Code of
1986—
</text>
<paragraph id="H4828A2FAD7D042089896C607AF7E8895">
<enum>
(1)
</enum>
<text>
for any taxable
year beginning after December 31, 2017; and
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="HD4A201FA99634937B4BF92445CA5830D">
<enum>
(2)
</enum>
<text>
in the case of any
tax not imposed on the basis of a taxable year, on any taxable event or for any
period after December 31, 2017.
</text>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
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<enum>
(b)
</enum>
<header>
Exception
</header>
<text>
Subsection
(a) shall not apply to taxes imposed by—
</text>
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<enum>
(1)
</enum>
<text>
chapter 2 of such
Code (relating to tax on self-employment income);
</text>
</paragraph>
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<enum>
(2)
</enum>
<text>
chapter 21 of such
Code (relating to
<act-name parsable-cite="FICA">
Federal Insurance
Contributions Act
</act-name>
); and
</text>
</paragraph>
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<enum>
(3)
</enum>
<text>
chapter 22 of such
Code (relating to
<act-name parsable-cite="RRTA">
Railroad Retirement Tax
Act
</act-name>
).
</text>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
</section>
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<enum>
3.
</enum>
<header>
New Federal tax
system
</header>
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<enum>
(a)
</enum>
<header>
Structure
</header>
<text>
The
Congress hereby declares that any new Federal tax system should be a simple and
fair system that—
</text>
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<enum>
(1)
</enum>
<text>
applies a low rate
to all Americans;
</text>
</paragraph>
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<enum>
(2)
</enum>
<text>
provides tax
relief for working Americans;
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H7D0DBD3C11344F77AC2732E32A018A8D">
<enum>
(3)
</enum>
<text>
protects the
rights of taxpayers and reduces tax collection abuses;
</text>
</paragraph>
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<enum>
(4)
</enum>
<text>
eliminates the
bias against savings and investment;
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<enum>
(5)
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<text>
promotes economic
growth and job creation; and
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<enum>
(6)
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<text>
does not penalize
marriage or families.
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(b)
</enum>
<header>
Timing of
implementation
</header>
<text>
In order to ensure an easy transition and
effective implementation, the Congress hereby declares that any new Federal tax
system should be approved by Congress in its final form no later than July 4,
2017.
</text>
</subsection>
</section>
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4.
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<header>
Delay of
termination dates
</header>
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(a)
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<header>
Two-Thirds
majority required
</header>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
In the
House of Representatives or the Senate, a bill or joint resolution, amendment,
or conference report carrying a change of the dates specified in section 2(a)
of this Act may not be considered as passed or agreed to unless so determined
by a vote of not less than two-thirds of the Members voting, a quorum being
present.
</text>
</subsection>
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(b)
</enum>
<header>
Rules of the
Senate and House
</header>
<text>
The provisions of subsection (a) are enacted by
the Congress as an exercise of the rulemaking power of the House of
Representatives and the Senate, respectively, and as such they shall be
considered as part of the rules of each House, respectively, or of that House
to which they specifically apply, and such rules shall supersede other rules
only to the extent that they are inconsistent therewith.
</text>
</subsection>
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| I 113th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 352 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES January 23, 2013 Mr. Goodlatte (for himself, Mr. Thornberry , Mr. Duncan of Tennessee , Mr. Griffith of Virginia , Mr. McIntyre , Mr. Coffman , Mr. Westmoreland , Mr. Burgess , Mr. Sensenbrenner , Mr. Simpson , Mr. Bachus , Mr. Wittman , Mr. Broun of Georgia , Mr. Bishop of Utah , Mrs. McMorris Rodgers , Mr. Scalise , Mr. Luetkemeyer , Mr. Forbes , Mr. Long , Mr. Hastings of Washington , Mr. McKeon , Mr. Issa , Mr. Lucas , Mr. Upton , Mr. Walden , Mr. Miller of Florida , Mr. Kline , Mr. McCarthy of California , Mr. Rogers of Michigan , Mr. McHenry , Mr. King of Iowa , Mr. Johnson of Ohio , Mr. Posey , Mr. Lamborn , Mr. Rogers of Kentucky , Mr. Kingston , Mr. Jordan , Mr. Bonner , Mr. Pitts , Mr. Campbell , Mr. Carter , Mr. Fleming , Mr. Mica , Mr. Shimkus , Mr. Calvert , Mr. Marchant , Mr. Brady of Texas , Mr. Terry , Mr. Gohmert , Mrs. Blackburn , Mr. Conaway , Mrs. Bachmann , Mr. Rogers of Alabama , Mr. Gingrey of Georgia , Mr. Roe of Tennessee , Mr. Neugebauer , Mr. Woodall , Mr. Hurt , Mr. Latta , Mr. Garrett , Mr. Walberg , Mr. Latham , Mr. McClintock , Mr. Price of Georgia , Mr. Franks of Arizona , Mr. Weber of Texas , Mr. Amodei , Mr. Benishek , and Mr. Boustany ) 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 terminate the Internal Revenue Code of 1986.
1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Tax Code Termination Act . 2. Termination of Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (a) In General No tax shall be imposed by the Internal Revenue Code of 1986— (1) for any taxable year beginning after December 31, 2017; and (2) in the case of any tax not imposed on the basis of a taxable year, on any taxable event or for any period after December 31, 2017. (b) Exception Subsection (a) shall not apply to taxes imposed by— (1) chapter 2 of such Code (relating to tax on self-employment income); (2) chapter 21 of such Code (relating to Federal Insurance Contributions Act ); and (3) chapter 22 of such Code (relating to Railroad Retirement Tax Act ). 3. New Federal tax system (a) Structure The Congress hereby declares that any new Federal tax system should be a simple and fair system that— (1) applies a low rate to all Americans; (2) provides tax relief for working Americans; (3) protects the rights of taxpayers and reduces tax collection abuses; (4) eliminates the bias against savings and investment; (5) promotes economic growth and job creation; and (6) does not penalize marriage or families. (b) Timing of implementation In order to ensure an easy transition and effective implementation, the Congress hereby declares that any new Federal tax system should be approved by Congress in its final form no later than July 4, 2017. 4. Delay of termination dates (a) Two-Thirds majority required In the House of Representatives or the Senate, a bill or joint resolution, amendment, or conference report carrying a change of the dates specified in section 2(a) of this Act may not be considered as passed or agreed to unless so determined by a vote of not less than two-thirds of the Members voting, a quorum being present. (b) Rules of the Senate and House The provisions of subsection (a) are enacted by the Congress as an exercise of the rulemaking power of the House of Representatives and the Senate, respectively, and as such they shall be considered as part of the rules of each House, respectively, or of that House to which they specifically apply, and such rules shall supersede other rules only to the extent that they are inconsistent therewith. |
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Program to prevent fraudulent
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The Secretary of
the Treasury shall, in coordination with the territories and possessions of the
United States, implement a program to prevent the fraudulent use of taxpayer
identification numbers of residents of such territories and possessions to
obtain a refund or credit against any tax imposed by the Internal Revenue Code
of 1986. Such program shall include a comparison of all income tax returns
filed with the United States and any territory or possession of the United
States, under the same taxpayer identification number.
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| I 113th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 353 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES January 23, 2013 Mr. Dent introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Ways and Means A BILL To require the Secretary of the Treasury to implement a program to prevent the fraudulent use of taxpayer identification numbers of residents of United States territories and possessions to be used to obtain a credit or refund on tax returns filed with the United States.
1. Program to prevent fraudulent use of taxpayer identification numbers of residents of territories and possessions The Secretary of the Treasury shall, in coordination with the territories and possessions of the United States, implement a program to prevent the fraudulent use of taxpayer identification numbers of residents of such territories and possessions to obtain a refund or credit against any tax imposed by the Internal Revenue Code of 1986. Such program shall include a comparison of all income tax returns filed with the United States and any territory or possession of the United States, under the same taxpayer identification number. |
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113 HR 354 IH: Sexual Assault Forensic Evidence Reporting Act of 2013
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2013-01-23
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IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
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January 23, 2013
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Mr. Poe of Texas
</sponsor>
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Mrs. Carolyn B. Maloney of New
York
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To amend the DNA Analysis Backlog Elimination Act of 2000
to provide for Debbie Smith grants for auditing sexual assault evidence
backlogs and to establish a Sexual Assault Forensic Evidence Reporting System,
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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Sexual Assault Forensic Evidence
Reporting Act of 2013
</short-title>
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or the
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<short-title>
SAFER Act of 2013
</short-title>
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Debbie Smith grants for auditing sexual
assault evidence backlogs
</header>
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Section 2 of the DNA Analysis Backlog
Elimination Act of 2000 (
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42 U.S.C. 14135
</external-xref>
) is amended—
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in subsection (a), by adding at the end the
following new paragraphs:
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To conduct an audit consistent with
subsection (n) of the samples of sexual assault evidence that are in the
possession of the State or unit of local government and are awaiting
testing.
</text>
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<enum>
(8)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
To ensure that the collection and
processing of DNA evidence by law enforcement agencies from crimes, including
sexual assault and other violent crimes against persons, is carried out in an
appropriate and timely manner and in accordance with the protocols and
practices developed under subsection
(o)(1).
</text>
</paragraph>
<after-quoted-block>
;
</after-quoted-block>
</quoted-block>
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(2)
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in subsection (c), by adding at the end the
following new paragraph:
</text>
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(4)
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Allocation of grant awards for
audits
</header>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
For each of fiscal
years 2014 through 2017, not less than 5 percent, but not more than 7 percent,
of the grant amounts distributed under paragraph (1) shall, if sufficient
applications to justify such amounts are received by the Attorney General, be
awarded for purposes described in subsection (a)(7), provided that none of the
funds required to be distributed under this paragraph shall decrease or
otherwise limit the availability of funds required to be awarded to States or
units of local government under paragraph
(3).
</text>
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<after-quoted-block>
;
and
</after-quoted-block>
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by adding at the end the following new
subsections:
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(n)
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Use of Funds for Auditing Sexual Assault
Evidence Backlogs
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(1)
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Eligibility
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The Attorney General may award a grant
under this section to a State or unit of local government for the purpose
described in subsection (a)(7) only if the State or unit of local
government—
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(A)
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submits a plan for performing the audit of
samples described in such subsection; and
</text>
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(B)
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includes in such plan a good-faith estimate
of the number of such samples.
</text>
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<enum>
(2)
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Grant conditions
</header>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
A State or unit of local government
receiving a grant for the purpose described in subsection (a)(7)—
</text>
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(A)
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may not enter into any contract or
agreement with any non-governmental vendor laboratory to conduct an audit
described in subsection (a)(7); and
</text>
</subparagraph>
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(B)
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shall—
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(i)
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not later than 1 year after receiving the
grant, complete the audit referred to in paragraph (1)(A) in accordance with
the plan submitted under such paragraph;
</text>
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<enum>
(ii)
</enum>
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not later than 60 days after receiving
possession of a sample of sexual assault evidence that was not in the
possession of the State or unit of local government at the time of the
initiation of an audit under paragraph (1)(A), subject to paragraph (4)(F),
include in any required reports under clause (v), the information listed under
paragraph (4)(B);
</text>
</clause>
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(iii)
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for each sample of sexual assault evidence
that is identified as awaiting testing as part of the audit referred to in
paragraph (1)(A)—
</text>
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(I)
</enum>
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assign a unique numeric or alphanumeric
identifier to each sample of sexual assault evidence that is in the possession
of the State or unit of local government and is awaiting testing; and
</text>
</subclause>
<subclause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H23F7635E16DD474498D041414CF3A5D3">
<enum>
(II)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
identify the date or dates after which the
State or unit of local government would be barred by any applicable statutes of
limitations from prosecuting a perpetrator of the sexual assault to which the
sample relates;
</text>
</subclause>
</clause>
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<enum>
(iv)
</enum>
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provide that—
</text>
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(I)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
the chief law enforcement officer of the
State or unit of local government, respectively, is the individual responsible
for the compliance of the State or unit of local government, respectively, with
the reporting requirements described in clause (v); or
</text>
</subclause>
<subclause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H2A18B7CCAB434F26BA7F4E62FCF5C459">
<enum>
(II)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
the designee of such officer may fulfill
the responsibility described in subclause (I) so long as such designee is an
employee of the State or unit of local government, respectively, and is not an
employee of any governmental laboratory or non-governmental vendor laboratory;
and
</text>
</subclause>
</clause>
<clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HB7C47B9D79F74B1AA1724B5FEBB03067">
<enum>
(v)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
comply with all grantee reporting
requirements described in paragraph (4).
</text>
</clause>
</subparagraph>
</paragraph>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H833E16DCF2AF4AB88C89D31D86974F35">
<enum>
(3)
</enum>
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Extension of initial deadline
</header>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
The Attorney General may grant an extension
of the deadline under paragraph (2)(B)(i) to a State or unit of local
government that demonstrates that more time is required for compliance with
such paragraph.
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H7A9A7952B4F84776B092503E15941E05">
<enum>
(4)
</enum>
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Sexual assault forensic evidence
reports
</header>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H282104BD5A744757BC4CFBE7422B1CAD">
<enum>
(A)
</enum>
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
In general
</header>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
For not less than 12 months after the
completion of an initial count of sexual assault evidence that is awaiting
testing during an audit referred to in paragraph (1)(A), a State or unit of
local government that receives a grant award under subsection (a)(7) shall, not
less than every 60 days, submit a report to the Department of Justice, on a
form prescribed by the Attorney General, which shall contain the information
required under subparagraph (B).
</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H04A922C42F4746ABA9546AD9E2253383">
<enum>
(B)
</enum>
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Contents of reports
</header>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
A report under this paragraph shall contain
the following information—
</text>
<clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H61D80FA2127342718FF19A64503EB6A4">
<enum>
(i)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
the name of the State or unit of local
government filing the report;
</text>
</clause>
<clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H089062797894433F8E3E0BCEC954C476">
<enum>
(ii)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
the period of dates covered by the
report;
</text>
</clause>
<clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HC7B210E4D9FA492F850B3ABE04CEADF5">
<enum>
(iii)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
the cumulative total number of samples of
sexual assault evidence that, at the end of the reporting period—
</text>
<subclause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H82A799BD75AA4452B5BBCEE4E1C9FB8B">
<enum>
(I)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
are in the possession of the State or unit
of local government at the reporting period;
</text>
</subclause>
<subclause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HFED7D7BAAF28498EA1D55E380E6878D2">
<enum>
(II)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
are awaiting testing; and
</text>
</subclause>
<subclause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H159B64C054954C488E2E35A853C40C7E">
<enum>
(III)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
the State or unit of local government has
determined should undergo DNA or other appropriate forensic analyses;
</text>
</subclause>
</clause>
<clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HE695153D116342C9B7C29EE16F1B064D">
<enum>
(iv)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
the cumulative total number of samples of
sexual assault evidence in the possession of the State or unit of local
government that, at the end of the reporting period, the State or unit of local
government has determined should not undergo DNA or other appropriate forensic
analyses, provided that the reporting form shall allow for the State or unit of
local government, at its sole discretion, to explain the reasoning for this
determination in some or all cases;
</text>
</clause>
<clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H6A96C704AC184B7BBDF8823ECC3C3662">
<enum>
(v)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
the cumulative total number of samples of
sexual assault evidence in a total under clause (iii) that have been submitted
to a laboratory for DNA or other appropriate forensic analyses;
</text>
</clause>
<clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H5AD4CF49558443BCBB84165E5874F9E7">
<enum>
(vi)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
the cumulative total number of samples of
sexual assault evidence identified by an audit referred to in paragraph (1)(A)
or under paragraph (2)(B)(ii) for which DNA or other appropriate forensic
analysis has been completed at the end of the reporting period;
</text>
</clause>
<clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H6F000BAB2F3C4A9AAD23675058E1E31D">
<enum>
(vii)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
the total number of samples of sexual
assault evidence identified by the State or unit of local government under
paragraph (2)(B)(ii), since the previous reporting period; and
</text>
</clause>
<clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HD7C00BAAB26D4106BB723B80BD41E2B9">
<enum>
(viii)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
the cumulative total number of samples of
sexual assault evidence described under clause (iii) for which the State or
unit of local government will be barred within 12 months by any applicable
statute of limitations from prosecuting a perpetrator of the sexual assault to
which the sample relates.
</text>
</clause>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HC35FD917BC04401A8693CD1102ACCC18">
<enum>
(C)
</enum>
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Publication of reports
</header>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Not later than 7 days after the submission
of a report under this paragraph by a State or unit of local government, the
Attorney General shall, subject to subparagraph (D), publish and disseminate a
facsimile of the full contents of such report on an appropriate internet
website.
</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HB05789F8A95F434E84BE60C214792555">
<enum>
(D)
</enum>
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Personally identifiable
information
</header>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
The Attorney
General shall ensure that any information published and disseminated as part of
a report under this paragraph, which reports information under this subsection,
does not include personally identifiable information or details about a sexual
assault that might lead to the identification of the individuals
involved.
</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HC37EF99274D44F93B379885A976D53E8">
<enum>
(E)
</enum>
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Optional reporting
</header>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
The Attorney General shall—
</text>
<clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H21CD52564480448B88AE1D1A35A884FF">
<enum>
(i)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
at the discretion of a State or unit of
local government required to file a report under subparagraph (A), allow such
State or unit of local government, at their sole discretion, to submit such
reports on a more frequent basis; and
</text>
</clause>
<clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H42AF3A35A27443B0A90D4CBF079962D0">
<enum>
(ii)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
make available to all States and units of
local government the reporting form created pursuant to subparagraph (A),
whether or not they are required to submit such reports, and allow such States
or units of local government, at their sole discretion, to submit such reports
for publication.
</text>
</clause>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H8A3D039D80A842B7A15124B6AFBA79CD">
<enum>
(F)
</enum>
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Samples exempt from reporting
requirement
</header>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
The reporting
requirements described in paragraph (2) shall not apply to a sample of sexual
assault evidence that—
</text>
<clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H743E87B9C6D642D596F32CA09C1FAFFB">
<enum>
(i)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
is not considered criminal evidence (such
as a sample collected anonymously from a victim who is unwilling to make a
criminal complaint); or
</text>
</clause>
<clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HA8A097D67FAC4EB09904F044205C317E">
<enum>
(ii)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
relates to a sexual assault for which the
prosecution of each perpetrator is barred by a statute of limitations.
</text>
</clause>
</subparagraph>
</paragraph>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H0B581200AFC4438FA1D79BC2CEE4F907">
<enum>
(5)
</enum>
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Definitions
</header>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
In this subsection:
</text>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H9EAA9E2F5B064CA7A85578FB13B1029C">
<enum>
(A)
</enum>
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Awaiting testing
</header>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
The term
<term>
awaiting testing
</term>
means, with respect to a sample of sexual assault evidence, that—
</text>
<clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HA920491A67894D1AAE27A2B7324E1A42">
<enum>
(i)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
the sample has been collected and is in the
possession of a State or unit of local government;
</text>
</clause>
<clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H384CC0BA04544866967C16CCCB7C07AE">
<enum>
(ii)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
DNA and other appropriate forensic analyses
have not been performed on such sample; and
</text>
</clause>
<clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H8A5E6FB30CDD4092B8CC46FFF469EED4">
<enum>
(iii)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
the sample is related to a criminal case or
investigation in which final disposition has not yet been reached.
</text>
</clause>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HD6C4FC9E8FA047CA840468B6FA1144D3">
<enum>
(B)
</enum>
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Final disposition
</header>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
The term
<term>
final disposition
</term>
means, with respect to a criminal case or investigation to which a sample of
sexual assault evidence relates—
</text>
<clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HA99B682B35BE4CD38A828C6915AA5B1D">
<enum>
(i)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
the conviction or acquittal of all
suspected perpetrators of the crime involved;
</text>
</clause>
<clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H010EA3779C7B4C7FA2A205D683967441">
<enum>
(ii)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
a determination by the State or unit of
local government in possession of the sample that the case is unfounded;
or
</text>
</clause>
<clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H6B411FFD639042928F32754CFB80138C">
<enum>
(iii)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
a declaration by the victim of the crime
involved that the act constituting the basis of the crime was not
committed.
</text>
</clause>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HF7FB80404F5645969150AB5EF91AE86F">
<enum>
(C)
</enum>
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Possession
</header>
<clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H0F93434CA19047C888C8507D86736E29">
<enum>
(i)
</enum>
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
In general
</header>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
The term
<term>
possession
</term>
, used with
respect to possession of a sample of sexual assault evidence by a State or unit
of local government, includes possession by an individual who is acting as an
agent of the State or unit of local government for the collection of the
sample.
</text>
</clause>
<clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HCD8BF5D9780F4230B863AA74A582BB5B">
<enum>
(ii)
</enum>
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Rule of construction
</header>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Nothing in clause (i) shall be construed to
create or amend any Federal rights or privileges for non-governmental vendor
laboratories described in regulations promulgated under section 210303 of the
DNA Identification Act of 1994 (
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/14131">
42 U.S.C. 14131
</external-xref>
).
</text>
</clause>
</subparagraph>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HCCFDB923E824449FB9E6F782A491933E">
<enum>
(o)
</enum>
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Establishment of protocols, technical
assistance, and definitions
</header>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H47925023B7224C1B9E309581E54FD589">
<enum>
(1)
</enum>
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Protocols and practices
</header>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Not later than 18 months after the date of
enactment of the
<short-title>
SAFER Act of
2013
</short-title>
, the Director, in consultation with Federal, State, and
local law enforcement agencies and government laboratories, shall develop and
publish a description of protocols and practices the Director considers
appropriate for the accurate, timely, and effective collection and processing
of DNA evidence, including protocols and practices specific to sexual assault
cases, which shall address appropriate steps in the investigation of cases that
might involve DNA evidence, including—
</text>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H2D8884C6F1D54CB5B3E5B8EAFA955485">
<enum>
(A)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
how to determine—
</text>
<clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H3314B3381E204EDF9CB1FD6AF8C97B3C">
<enum>
(i)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
which evidence is to be collected by law
enforcement personnel and forwarded for testing;
</text>
</clause>
<clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H2ADEE16F975047ABADFE5EBD2FD92683">
<enum>
(ii)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
the preferred order in which evidence from
the same case is to be tested; and
</text>
</clause>
<clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H89B0F6DEF4544D8585FD37DF8B1F0398">
<enum>
(iii)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
what information to take into account when
establishing the order in which evidence from different cases is to be
tested;
</text>
</clause>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H2D217C0E2AE54C3EAD15966405374795">
<enum>
(B)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
the establishment of a reasonable period of
time in which evidence is to be forwarded by emergency response providers, law
enforcement personnel, and prosecutors to a laboratory for testing;
</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HC4CAFC9C96E34CD2A7FE24FE6C1AE4AC">
<enum>
(C)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
the establishment of reasonable periods of
time in which each stage of analytical laboratory testing is to be
completed;
</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HE90345ABFFE64F4B9EB334F23B3ADC36">
<enum>
(D)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
systems to encourage communication within a
State or unit of local government among emergency response providers, law
enforcement personnel, prosecutors, courts, defense counsel, crime laboratory
personnel, and crime victims regarding the status of crime scene evidence to be
tested; and
</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HD0C3001AE2894229B1B792698306CE66">
<enum>
(E)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
standards for conducting the audit of the
backlog for DNA case work in sexual assault cases required under subsection
(n).
</text>
</subparagraph>
</paragraph>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H8091B3947EAD48D99FC5FF46AE0FF4A9">
<enum>
(2)
</enum>
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Technical assistance and
training
</header>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
The Director shall
make available technical assistance and training to support States and units of
local government in adopting and implementing the protocols and practices
developed under paragraph (1) on and after the date on which the protocols and
practices are published.
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H12E69E42FC6A4DEAB033FEC8CA7638E9">
<enum>
(3)
</enum>
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Definitions
</header>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
In this subsection, the terms
<term>
awaiting testing
</term>
and
<term>
possession
</term>
have the meanings
given those terms in subsection
(n).
</text>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
<after-quoted-block>
.
</after-quoted-block>
</quoted-block>
</paragraph>
</section>
<section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H98AAC8370C7846E0A57963B2E10173D5" section-type="subsequent-section">
<enum>
3.
</enum>
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Reports to congress
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
Not later than 90 days after the end of each
fiscal year for which a grant is made for the purpose described in section
2(a)(7) of the DNA Analysis Backlog Elimination Act of 2000, as amended by
section 2, the Attorney General shall submit to Congress a report that—
</text>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H88E333DAAFF54B60BFFB90965369C72C">
<enum>
(1)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
lists the States and units of local
government that have been awarded such grants and the amount of the grant
received by each such State or unit of local government;
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H42C4E4BD30C843F3B0027ADEE3AF7EE6">
<enum>
(2)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
states the number of extensions granted by
the Attorney General under section 2(n)(3) of the DNA Analysis Backlog
Elimination Act of 2000, as added by section 2; and
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H992A2B25A21848BFBF6F408C51C5D5EC">
<enum>
(3)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
summarizes the processing status of the
samples of sexual assault evidence identified in Sexual Assault Forensic
Evidence Reports established under section 2(n)(4) of the DNA Analysis Backlog
Elimination Act of 2000, including the number of samples that have not been
tested.
</text>
</paragraph>
</section>
<section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H4619ADD6D5174AD7A36BBA33F16525A7" section-type="subsequent-section">
<enum>
4.
</enum>
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Reducing the rape kit backlog
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
Section 2(c)(3) of the DNA Analysis Backlog
Elimination Act of 2000 (
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/14135">
42 U.S.C. 14135(c)(3)
</external-xref>
) is amended—
</text>
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H3DEB135C06BA42D08DE019A86983D978">
<enum>
(a)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
in subparagraph (B), by striking
<quote>
2014
</quote>
and inserting
<quote>
2018
</quote>
; and
</text>
</subsection>
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HCB252F0D330748A3A48AB8AC7C78A5E0">
<enum>
(b)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
by adding at the end the following:
</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HC3AEE815CD3D4518BDC42D93335353A6" style="OLC">
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HB0422383AA274B79AA127244D287F8F2">
<enum>
(C)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
For each of fiscal years 2014 through 2018,
not less than 75 percent of the total grant amounts shall be awarded for a
combination of purposes under paragraphs (1), (2), and (3) of subsection
(a).
</text>
</subparagraph>
<after-quoted-block>
.
</after-quoted-block>
</quoted-block>
</subsection>
</section>
<section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HDDB90D6CE0D44402B181CB0B3489E06E" section-type="subsequent-section">
<enum>
5.
</enum>
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Oversight and accountability
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
All grants awarded by the Department of
Justice that are authorized under the
<short-title>
SAFER
Act of 2013
</short-title>
shall be subject to the following:
</text>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H5338B3CF7CBE438BA9670D31851DAC7E">
<enum>
(1)
</enum>
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Audit requirement
</header>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Beginning in fiscal year 2013, and each
fiscal year thereafter, the Inspector General of the Department of Justice
shall conduct audits of recipients of grants under this Act to prevent waste,
fraud, and abuse of funds by grantees. The Inspector General shall determine
the appropriate number of grantees to be audited each year.
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HF3E2A6813ABC49F6AD64BCCACEB3993F">
<enum>
(2)
</enum>
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Mandatory exclusion
</header>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
A recipient of grant funds under this Act
that is found to have an unresolved audit finding shall not be eligible to
receive grant funds under this Act during the 2 fiscal years beginning after
the 12-month period described in paragraph (5).
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HDEFF6A17DC4C4E619906B0AB810A59FA">
<enum>
(3)
</enum>
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Priority
</header>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
In awarding grants under this Act, the
Attorney General shall give priority to eligible entities that, during the 3
fiscal years before submitting an application for a grant under this Act, did
not have an unresolved audit finding showing a violation in the terms or
conditions of a Department of Justice grant program.
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HF1C236CF7E7A4D7A961974E09DAB6F0E">
<enum>
(4)
</enum>
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Reimbursement
</header>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
If an entity is awarded grant funds under
this Act during the 2-fiscal-year period in which the entity is barred from
receiving grants under paragraph (2), the Attorney General shall—
</text>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H22F5B2FAB396440BBA0B09E242AA403F">
<enum>
(A)
</enum>
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deposit an amount equal to the grant funds
that were improperly awarded to the grantee into the General Fund of the
Treasury; and
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seek to recoup the costs of the repayment
to the fund from the grant recipient that was erroneously awarded grant
funds.
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In this section, the term
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unresolved
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means an audit report finding in the final audit report of
the Inspector General of the Department of Justice that the grantee has
utilized grant funds for an unauthorized expenditure or otherwise unallowable
cost that is not closed or resolved within a 12-month period beginning on the
date when the final audit report is issued.
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Nonprofit organization
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For purposes of this section and the grant
programs described in this Act, the term
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nonprofit organization
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means an organization that is described in section 501(c)(3) of the Internal
Revenue Code of 1986 and is exempt from taxation under section 501(a) of such
Code.
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Prohibition
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The Attorney General shall not award a
grant under any grant program described in this Act to a nonprofit organization
that holds money in offshore accounts for the purpose of avoiding paying the
tax described in
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Disclosure
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Each nonprofit organization that is awarded
a grant under a grant program described in this Act and uses the procedures
prescribed in regulations to create a rebuttable presumption of reasonableness
for the compensation of its officers, directors, trustees and key employees,
shall disclose to the Attorney General, in the application for the grant, the
process for determining such compensation, including the independent persons
involved in reviewing and approving such compensation, the comparability data
used, and contemporaneous substantiation of the deliberation and decision. Upon
request, the Attorney General shall make the information disclosed under this
subsection available for public inspection.
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Administrative expenses
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Unless otherwise explicitly provided in
authorizing legislation, not more than 7.5 percent of the amounts authorized to
be appropriated under this Act may be used by the Attorney General for salaries
and administrative expenses of the Department of Justice.
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Conference expenditures
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Limitation
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No amounts authorized to be appropriated to
the Department of Justice under this Act may be used by the Attorney General or
by any individual or organization awarded discretionary funds through a
cooperative agreement under this Act, to host or support any expenditure for
conferences that uses more than $20,000 in Department funds, unless the Deputy
Attorney General or the appropriate Assistant Attorney General, Director, or
principal deputy as the Deputy Attorney General may designate, provides prior
written authorization that the funds may be expended to host a
conference.
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Written approval
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Written approval under subparagraph (A)
shall include a written estimate of all costs associated with the conference,
including the cost of all food and beverages, audio/visual equipment, honoraria
for speakers, and any entertainment.
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Report
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The Deputy Attorney General shall submit an
annual report to the Committee on the Judiciary of the Senate and the Committee
on the Judiciary of the House of Representatives on all conference expenditures
approved by operation of this paragraph.
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Prohibition on lobbying activity
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In general
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Amounts authorized to be appropriated under
this Act may not be utilized by any grant recipient to—
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(i)
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lobby any representative of the Department
of Justice regarding the award of grant funding; or
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lobby any representative of a Federal,
State, local, or tribal government regarding the award of grant funding.
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Penalty
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If the Attorney General determines that any
recipient of a grant under this Act has violated subparagraph (A), the Attorney
General shall—
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require the grant recipient to repay the
grant in full; and
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prohibit the grant recipient from receiving
another grant under this Act for not less than 5 years.
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Sunset
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Effective on December 31, 2018, subsections
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| I 113th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 354 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES January 23, 2013 Mr. Poe of Texas (for himself and Mrs. Carolyn B. Maloney of New York ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary A BILL To amend the DNA Analysis Backlog Elimination Act of 2000 to provide for Debbie Smith grants for auditing sexual assault evidence backlogs and to establish a Sexual Assault Forensic Evidence Reporting System, and for other purposes.
1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Sexual Assault Forensic Evidence Reporting Act of 2013 or the SAFER Act of 2013 . 2. Debbie Smith grants for auditing sexual assault evidence backlogs Section 2 of the DNA Analysis Backlog Elimination Act of 2000 ( 42 U.S.C. 14135 ) is amended— (1) in subsection (a), by adding at the end the following new paragraphs: (7) To conduct an audit consistent with subsection (n) of the samples of sexual assault evidence that are in the possession of the State or unit of local government and are awaiting testing. (8) To ensure that the collection and processing of DNA evidence by law enforcement agencies from crimes, including sexual assault and other violent crimes against persons, is carried out in an appropriate and timely manner and in accordance with the protocols and practices developed under subsection (o)(1). ; (2) in subsection (c), by adding at the end the following new paragraph: (4) Allocation of grant awards for audits For each of fiscal years 2014 through 2017, not less than 5 percent, but not more than 7 percent, of the grant amounts distributed under paragraph (1) shall, if sufficient applications to justify such amounts are received by the Attorney General, be awarded for purposes described in subsection (a)(7), provided that none of the funds required to be distributed under this paragraph shall decrease or otherwise limit the availability of funds required to be awarded to States or units of local government under paragraph (3). ; and (3) by adding at the end the following new subsections: (n) Use of Funds for Auditing Sexual Assault Evidence Backlogs (1) Eligibility The Attorney General may award a grant under this section to a State or unit of local government for the purpose described in subsection (a)(7) only if the State or unit of local government— (A) submits a plan for performing the audit of samples described in such subsection; and (B) includes in such plan a good-faith estimate of the number of such samples. (2) Grant conditions A State or unit of local government receiving a grant for the purpose described in subsection (a)(7)— (A) may not enter into any contract or agreement with any non-governmental vendor laboratory to conduct an audit described in subsection (a)(7); and (B) shall— (i) not later than 1 year after receiving the grant, complete the audit referred to in paragraph (1)(A) in accordance with the plan submitted under such paragraph; (ii) not later than 60 days after receiving possession of a sample of sexual assault evidence that was not in the possession of the State or unit of local government at the time of the initiation of an audit under paragraph (1)(A), subject to paragraph (4)(F), include in any required reports under clause (v), the information listed under paragraph (4)(B); (iii) for each sample of sexual assault evidence that is identified as awaiting testing as part of the audit referred to in paragraph (1)(A)— (I) assign a unique numeric or alphanumeric identifier to each sample of sexual assault evidence that is in the possession of the State or unit of local government and is awaiting testing; and (II) identify the date or dates after which the State or unit of local government would be barred by any applicable statutes of limitations from prosecuting a perpetrator of the sexual assault to which the sample relates; (iv) provide that— (I) the chief law enforcement officer of the State or unit of local government, respectively, is the individual responsible for the compliance of the State or unit of local government, respectively, with the reporting requirements described in clause (v); or (II) the designee of such officer may fulfill the responsibility described in subclause (I) so long as such designee is an employee of the State or unit of local government, respectively, and is not an employee of any governmental laboratory or non-governmental vendor laboratory; and (v) comply with all grantee reporting requirements described in paragraph (4). (3) Extension of initial deadline The Attorney General may grant an extension of the deadline under paragraph (2)(B)(i) to a State or unit of local government that demonstrates that more time is required for compliance with such paragraph. (4) Sexual assault forensic evidence reports (A) In general For not less than 12 months after the completion of an initial count of sexual assault evidence that is awaiting testing during an audit referred to in paragraph (1)(A), a State or unit of local government that receives a grant award under subsection (a)(7) shall, not less than every 60 days, submit a report to the Department of Justice, on a form prescribed by the Attorney General, which shall contain the information required under subparagraph (B). (B) Contents of reports A report under this paragraph shall contain the following information— (i) the name of the State or unit of local government filing the report; (ii) the period of dates covered by the report; (iii) the cumulative total number of samples of sexual assault evidence that, at the end of the reporting period— (I) are in the possession of the State or unit of local government at the reporting period; (II) are awaiting testing; and (III) the State or unit of local government has determined should undergo DNA or other appropriate forensic analyses; (iv) the cumulative total number of samples of sexual assault evidence in the possession of the State or unit of local government that, at the end of the reporting period, the State or unit of local government has determined should not undergo DNA or other appropriate forensic analyses, provided that the reporting form shall allow for the State or unit of local government, at its sole discretion, to explain the reasoning for this determination in some or all cases; (v) the cumulative total number of samples of sexual assault evidence in a total under clause (iii) that have been submitted to a laboratory for DNA or other appropriate forensic analyses; (vi) the cumulative total number of samples of sexual assault evidence identified by an audit referred to in paragraph (1)(A) or under paragraph (2)(B)(ii) for which DNA or other appropriate forensic analysis has been completed at the end of the reporting period; (vii) the total number of samples of sexual assault evidence identified by the State or unit of local government under paragraph (2)(B)(ii), since the previous reporting period; and (viii) the cumulative total number of samples of sexual assault evidence described under clause (iii) for which the State or unit of local government will be barred within 12 months by any applicable statute of limitations from prosecuting a perpetrator of the sexual assault to which the sample relates. (C) Publication of reports Not later than 7 days after the submission of a report under this paragraph by a State or unit of local government, the Attorney General shall, subject to subparagraph (D), publish and disseminate a facsimile of the full contents of such report on an appropriate internet website. (D) Personally identifiable information The Attorney General shall ensure that any information published and disseminated as part of a report under this paragraph, which reports information under this subsection, does not include personally identifiable information or details about a sexual assault that might lead to the identification of the individuals involved. (E) Optional reporting The Attorney General shall— (i) at the discretion of a State or unit of local government required to file a report under subparagraph (A), allow such State or unit of local government, at their sole discretion, to submit such reports on a more frequent basis; and (ii) make available to all States and units of local government the reporting form created pursuant to subparagraph (A), whether or not they are required to submit such reports, and allow such States or units of local government, at their sole discretion, to submit such reports for publication. (F) Samples exempt from reporting requirement The reporting requirements described in paragraph (2) shall not apply to a sample of sexual assault evidence that— (i) is not considered criminal evidence (such as a sample collected anonymously from a victim who is unwilling to make a criminal complaint); or (ii) relates to a sexual assault for which the prosecution of each perpetrator is barred by a statute of limitations. (5) Definitions In this subsection: (A) Awaiting testing The term awaiting testing means, with respect to a sample of sexual assault evidence, that— (i) the sample has been collected and is in the possession of a State or unit of local government; (ii) DNA and other appropriate forensic analyses have not been performed on such sample; and (iii) the sample is related to a criminal case or investigation in which final disposition has not yet been reached. (B) Final disposition The term final disposition means, with respect to a criminal case or investigation to which a sample of sexual assault evidence relates— (i) the conviction or acquittal of all suspected perpetrators of the crime involved; (ii) a determination by the State or unit of local government in possession of the sample that the case is unfounded; or (iii) a declaration by the victim of the crime involved that the act constituting the basis of the crime was not committed. (C) Possession (i) In general The term possession , used with respect to possession of a sample of sexual assault evidence by a State or unit of local government, includes possession by an individual who is acting as an agent of the State or unit of local government for the collection of the sample. (ii) Rule of construction Nothing in clause (i) shall be construed to create or amend any Federal rights or privileges for non-governmental vendor laboratories described in regulations promulgated under section 210303 of the DNA Identification Act of 1994 ( 42 U.S.C. 14131 ). (o) Establishment of protocols, technical assistance, and definitions (1) Protocols and practices Not later than 18 months after the date of enactment of the SAFER Act of 2013 , the Director, in consultation with Federal, State, and local law enforcement agencies and government laboratories, shall develop and publish a description of protocols and practices the Director considers appropriate for the accurate, timely, and effective collection and processing of DNA evidence, including protocols and practices specific to sexual assault cases, which shall address appropriate steps in the investigation of cases that might involve DNA evidence, including— (A) how to determine— (i) which evidence is to be collected by law enforcement personnel and forwarded for testing; (ii) the preferred order in which evidence from the same case is to be tested; and (iii) what information to take into account when establishing the order in which evidence from different cases is to be tested; (B) the establishment of a reasonable period of time in which evidence is to be forwarded by emergency response providers, law enforcement personnel, and prosecutors to a laboratory for testing; (C) the establishment of reasonable periods of time in which each stage of analytical laboratory testing is to be completed; (D) systems to encourage communication within a State or unit of local government among emergency response providers, law enforcement personnel, prosecutors, courts, defense counsel, crime laboratory personnel, and crime victims regarding the status of crime scene evidence to be tested; and (E) standards for conducting the audit of the backlog for DNA case work in sexual assault cases required under subsection (n). (2) Technical assistance and training The Director shall make available technical assistance and training to support States and units of local government in adopting and implementing the protocols and practices developed under paragraph (1) on and after the date on which the protocols and practices are published. (3) Definitions In this subsection, the terms awaiting testing and possession have the meanings given those terms in subsection (n). . 3. Reports to congress Not later than 90 days after the end of each fiscal year for which a grant is made for the purpose described in section 2(a)(7) of the DNA Analysis Backlog Elimination Act of 2000, as amended by section 2, the Attorney General shall submit to Congress a report that— (1) lists the States and units of local government that have been awarded such grants and the amount of the grant received by each such State or unit of local government; (2) states the number of extensions granted by the Attorney General under section 2(n)(3) of the DNA Analysis Backlog Elimination Act of 2000, as added by section 2; and (3) summarizes the processing status of the samples of sexual assault evidence identified in Sexual Assault Forensic Evidence Reports established under section 2(n)(4) of the DNA Analysis Backlog Elimination Act of 2000, including the number of samples that have not been tested. 4. Reducing the rape kit backlog Section 2(c)(3) of the DNA Analysis Backlog Elimination Act of 2000 ( 42 U.S.C. 14135(c)(3) ) is amended— (a) in subparagraph (B), by striking 2014 and inserting 2018 ; and (b) by adding at the end the following: (C) For each of fiscal years 2014 through 2018, not less than 75 percent of the total grant amounts shall be awarded for a combination of purposes under paragraphs (1), (2), and (3) of subsection (a). . 5. Oversight and accountability All grants awarded by the Department of Justice that are authorized under the SAFER Act of 2013 shall be subject to the following: (1) Audit requirement Beginning in fiscal year 2013, and each fiscal year thereafter, the Inspector General of the Department of Justice shall conduct audits of recipients of grants under this Act to prevent waste, fraud, and abuse of funds by grantees. The Inspector General shall determine the appropriate number of grantees to be audited each year. (2) Mandatory exclusion A recipient of grant funds under this Act that is found to have an unresolved audit finding shall not be eligible to receive grant funds under this Act during the 2 fiscal years beginning after the 12-month period described in paragraph (5). (3) Priority In awarding grants under this Act, the Attorney General shall give priority to eligible entities that, during the 3 fiscal years before submitting an application for a grant under this Act, did not have an unresolved audit finding showing a violation in the terms or conditions of a Department of Justice grant program. (4) Reimbursement If an entity is awarded grant funds under this Act during the 2-fiscal-year period in which the entity is barred from receiving grants under paragraph (2), the Attorney General shall— (A) deposit an amount equal to the grant funds that were improperly awarded to the grantee into the General Fund of the Treasury; and (B) seek to recoup the costs of the repayment to the fund from the grant recipient that was erroneously awarded grant funds. (5) Defined term In this section, the term unresolved audit finding means an audit report finding in the final audit report of the Inspector General of the Department of Justice that the grantee has utilized grant funds for an unauthorized expenditure or otherwise unallowable cost that is not closed or resolved within a 12-month period beginning on the date when the final audit report is issued. (6) Nonprofit organization requirements (A) Definition For purposes of this section and the grant programs described in this Act, the term nonprofit organization means an organization that is described in section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 and is exempt from taxation under section 501(a) of such Code. (B) Prohibition The Attorney General shall not award a grant under any grant program described in this Act to a nonprofit organization that holds money in offshore accounts for the purpose of avoiding paying the tax described in section 511(a) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986. (C) Disclosure Each nonprofit organization that is awarded a grant under a grant program described in this Act and uses the procedures prescribed in regulations to create a rebuttable presumption of reasonableness for the compensation of its officers, directors, trustees and key employees, shall disclose to the Attorney General, in the application for the grant, the process for determining such compensation, including the independent persons involved in reviewing and approving such compensation, the comparability data used, and contemporaneous substantiation of the deliberation and decision. Upon request, the Attorney General shall make the information disclosed under this subsection available for public inspection. (7) Administrative expenses Unless otherwise explicitly provided in authorizing legislation, not more than 7.5 percent of the amounts authorized to be appropriated under this Act may be used by the Attorney General for salaries and administrative expenses of the Department of Justice. (8) Conference expenditures (A) Limitation No amounts authorized to be appropriated to the Department of Justice under this Act may be used by the Attorney General or by any individual or organization awarded discretionary funds through a cooperative agreement under this Act, to host or support any expenditure for conferences that uses more than $20,000 in Department funds, unless the Deputy Attorney General or the appropriate Assistant Attorney General, Director, or principal deputy as the Deputy Attorney General may designate, provides prior written authorization that the funds may be expended to host a conference. (B) Written approval Written approval under subparagraph (A) shall include a written estimate of all costs associated with the conference, including the cost of all food and beverages, audio/visual equipment, honoraria for speakers, and any entertainment. (C) Report The Deputy Attorney General shall submit an annual report to the Committee on the Judiciary of the Senate and the Committee on the Judiciary of the House of Representatives on all conference expenditures approved by operation of this paragraph. (9) Prohibition on lobbying activity (A) In general Amounts authorized to be appropriated under this Act may not be utilized by any grant recipient to— (i) lobby any representative of the Department of Justice regarding the award of grant funding; or (ii) lobby any representative of a Federal, State, local, or tribal government regarding the award of grant funding. (B) Penalty If the Attorney General determines that any recipient of a grant under this Act has violated subparagraph (A), the Attorney General shall— (i) require the grant recipient to repay the grant in full; and (ii) prohibit the grant recipient from receiving another grant under this Act for not less than 5 years. 6. Sunset Effective on December 31, 2018, subsections (a)(7) and (n) of section 2 of the DNA Analysis Backlog Elimination Act of 2000 ( 42 U.S.C. 14135(a)(7) and (n)) are repealed. |
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January 23, 2013
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Mr. Crawford
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To increase the statutory limit on the public debt only
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Public debt limit
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Subsection (b) of
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Effective
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The amendment made by
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President certifies the Archivist of the United States has submitted to the
States for their ratification a proposed amendment to the Constitution of the
United States pursuant to a joint resolution entitled
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Joint resolution
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,
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Joint resolution proposing a spending limit amendment to
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Joint resolution
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| I 113th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 355 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES January 23, 2013 Mr. Crawford introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Ways and Means A BILL To increase the statutory limit on the public debt only upon the certification by the President of the submission to the States for their ratification of the proposed amendment to the Constitution of the United States to balance the Federal Budget or limit Federal spending.
1. Public debt limit extension Subsection (b) of section 3101 of title 31, United States Code, is amended by striking out the dollar limitation contained in such subsection and inserting $16,994,000,000,000 upon the certification by the President of the submission to the States for their ratification of the proposed amendment to the Constitution of the United States described in section 2. 2. Effective date The amendment made by section 1 shall not take effect unless and until the date upon which the President certifies the Archivist of the United States has submitted to the States for their ratification a proposed amendment to the Constitution of the United States pursuant to a joint resolution entitled Joint resolution proposing a balanced budget amendment to the Constitution of the United States , Joint resolution proposing a spending limit amendment to the Constitution of the United States , or Joint resolution proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States to restrict the power of Congress to enact legislation increasing any amount spent under entitlement programs or creating new entitlement programs . |
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An Act to define the exterior boundary of the Uintah and Ouray Indian Reservation in the State of Utah, and for other purposes
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An Act to amend the Act extending the exterior boundary of the Uintah and Ouray Indian Reservation in the State of Utah so as to authorize such State to exchange certain mineral lands for other lands mineral in character
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approved August 9, 1955, (69 Stat. 544), is further amended by adding at the end the following:
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In order to further clarify authorizations under this Act, the State of Utah is hereby authorized to relinquish to the United States, for the benefit of the Ute Indian Tribe of the Uintah and Ouray Reservation, State school trust or other State-owned subsurface mineral lands located beneath the surface estate delineated in Public Law 440 (approved March 11, 1948) and south of the border between Grand County, Utah, and Uintah County, Utah, and select in lieu of such relinquished lands, on an acre-for-acre basis, any subsurface mineral lands of the United States located beneath the surface estate delineated in Public Law 440 (approved March 11, 1948) and north of the border between Grand County, Utah, and Uintah County, Utah, subject to the following conditions:
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The Secretary of the Interior is authorized to enter into cooperative agreements with the State and the Ute Indian Tribe of the Uintah and Ouray Reservation to facilitate the relinquishment and selection of lands to be conveyed under this section, and the administration of the overriding interests reserved hereunder.
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| IB 113th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 356 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES AN ACT To clarify authority granted under the Act entitled An Act to define the exterior boundary of the Uintah and Ouray Indian Reservation in the State of Utah, and for other purposes .
1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Hill Creek Cultural Preservation and Energy Development Act . 2. Clarification of authority The Act entitled An Act to define the exterior boundary of the Uintah and Ouray Indian Reservation in the State of Utah, and for other purposes , approved March 11, 1948 (62 Stat. 72), as amended by the Act entitled An Act to amend the Act extending the exterior boundary of the Uintah and Ouray Indian Reservation in the State of Utah so as to authorize such State to exchange certain mineral lands for other lands mineral in character approved August 9, 1955, (69 Stat. 544), is further amended by adding at the end the following: 5. In order to further clarify authorizations under this Act, the State of Utah is hereby authorized to relinquish to the United States, for the benefit of the Ute Indian Tribe of the Uintah and Ouray Reservation, State school trust or other State-owned subsurface mineral lands located beneath the surface estate delineated in Public Law 440 (approved March 11, 1948) and south of the border between Grand County, Utah, and Uintah County, Utah, and select in lieu of such relinquished lands, on an acre-for-acre basis, any subsurface mineral lands of the United States located beneath the surface estate delineated in Public Law 440 (approved March 11, 1948) and north of the border between Grand County, Utah, and Uintah County, Utah, subject to the following conditions: (1) Reservation by united states The Secretary of the Interior shall reserve an overriding interest in that portion of the mineral estate comprised of minerals subject to leasing under the Mineral Leasing Act ( 30 U.S.C. 171 et seq. ) in any mineral lands conveyed to the State. (2) Extent of overriding interest The overriding interest reserved by the United States under paragraph (1) shall consist of— (A) 50 percent of any bonus bid or other payment received by the State as consideration for securing any lease or authorization to develop such mineral resources; (B) 50 percent of any rental or other payments received by the State as consideration for the lease or authorization to develop such mineral resources; (C) a 6.25 percent overriding royalty on the gross proceeds of oil and gas production under any lease or authorization to develop such oil and gas resources; and (D) an overriding royalty on the gross proceeds of production of such minerals other than oil and gas, equal to 50 percent of the royalty rate established by the Secretary of the Interior by regulation as of October 1, 2011. (3) Reservation by state of Utah The State of Utah shall reserve, for the benefit of its State school trust, an overriding interest in that portion of the mineral estate comprised of minerals subject to leasing under the Mineral Leasing Act ( 30 U.S.C. 181 et seq. ) in any mineral lands relinquished by the State to the United States. (4) Extent of overriding interest The overriding interest reserved by the State under paragraph (3) shall consist of— (A) 50 percent of any bonus bid or other payment received by the United States as consideration for securing any lease or authorization to develop such mineral resources on the relinquished lands; (B) 50 percent of any rental or other payments received by the United States as consideration for the lease or authorization to develop such mineral resources; (C) a 6.25 percent overriding royalty on the gross proceeds of oil and gas production under any lease or authorization to develop such oil and gas resources; and (D) an overriding royalty on the gross proceeds of production of such minerals other than oil and gas, equal to 50 percent of the royalty rate established by the Secretary of the Interior by regulation as of October 1, 2011. (5) No obligation to lease Neither the United States nor the State shall be obligated to lease or otherwise develop oil and gas resources in which the other party retains an overriding interest under this section. (6) Cooperative agreements The Secretary of the Interior is authorized to enter into cooperative agreements with the State and the Ute Indian Tribe of the Uintah and Ouray Reservation to facilitate the relinquishment and selection of lands to be conveyed under this section, and the administration of the overriding interests reserved hereunder. .
Passed the House of Representatives May 15, 2013. Karen L. Haas, Clerk. |
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An Act to amend the Act extending the exterior boundary of the Uintah and Ouray Indian Reservation in the State of Utah so as to authorize such State to exchange certain mineral lands for other lands mineral in character
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In order to further clarify authorizations under this Act, the State of Utah is hereby authorized to relinquish to the United States, for the benefit of the Ute Indian Tribe of the Uintah and Ouray Reservation, State school trust or other State-owned subsurface mineral lands located beneath the surface estate delineated in Public Law 440 (approved March 11, 1948) and south of the border between Grand County, Utah, and Uintah County, Utah, and select in lieu of such relinquished lands, on an acre-for-acre basis, any subsurface mineral lands of the United States located beneath the surface estate delineated in Public Law 440 (approved March 11, 1948) and north of the border between Grand County, Utah, and Uintah County, Utah, subject to the following conditions:
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50 percent of any rental or other payments received by the State as consideration for the lease or authorization to develop such mineral resources;
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a 6.25 percent overriding royalty on the gross proceeds of oil and gas production under any lease or authorization to develop such oil and gas resources; and
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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. 356 AN ACT To clarify authority granted under the Act entitled An Act to define the exterior boundary of the Uintah and Ouray Indian Reservation in the State of Utah, and for other purposes .
1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Hill Creek Cultural Preservation and Energy Development Act . 2. Clarification of authority The Act entitled An Act to define the exterior boundary of the Uintah and Ouray Indian Reservation in the State of Utah, and for other purposes , approved March 11, 1948 (62 Stat. 72), as amended by the Act entitled An Act to amend the Act extending the exterior boundary of the Uintah and Ouray Indian Reservation in the State of Utah so as to authorize such State to exchange certain mineral lands for other lands mineral in character approved August 9, 1955, (69 Stat. 544), is further amended by adding at the end the following: 5. In order to further clarify authorizations under this Act, the State of Utah is hereby authorized to relinquish to the United States, for the benefit of the Ute Indian Tribe of the Uintah and Ouray Reservation, State school trust or other State-owned subsurface mineral lands located beneath the surface estate delineated in Public Law 440 (approved March 11, 1948) and south of the border between Grand County, Utah, and Uintah County, Utah, and select in lieu of such relinquished lands, on an acre-for-acre basis, any subsurface mineral lands of the United States located beneath the surface estate delineated in Public Law 440 (approved March 11, 1948) and north of the border between Grand County, Utah, and Uintah County, Utah, subject to the following conditions: (1) Reservation by united states The Secretary of the Interior shall reserve an overriding interest in that portion of the mineral estate comprised of minerals subject to leasing under the Mineral Leasing Act ( 30 U.S.C. 171 et seq. ) in any mineral lands conveyed to the State. (2) Extent of overriding interest The overriding interest reserved by the United States under paragraph (1) shall consist of— (A) 50 percent of any bonus bid or other payment received by the State as consideration for securing any lease or authorization to develop such mineral resources; (B) 50 percent of any rental or other payments received by the State as consideration for the lease or authorization to develop such mineral resources; (C) a 6.25 percent overriding royalty on the gross proceeds of oil and gas production under any lease or authorization to develop such oil and gas resources; and (D) an overriding royalty on the gross proceeds of production of such minerals other than oil and gas, equal to 50 percent of the royalty rate established by the Secretary of the Interior by regulation as of October 1, 2011. (3) Reservation by state of Utah The State of Utah shall reserve, for the benefit of its State school trust, an overriding interest in that portion of the mineral estate comprised of minerals subject to leasing under the Mineral Leasing Act ( 30 U.S.C. 181 et seq. ) in any mineral lands relinquished by the State to the United States. (4) Extent of overriding interest The overriding interest reserved by the State under paragraph (3) shall consist of— (A) 50 percent of any bonus bid or other payment received by the United States as consideration for securing any lease or authorization to develop such mineral resources on the relinquished lands; (B) 50 percent of any rental or other payments received by the United States as consideration for the lease or authorization to develop such mineral resources; (C) a 6.25 percent overriding royalty on the gross proceeds of oil and gas production under any lease or authorization to develop such oil and gas resources; and (D) an overriding royalty on the gross proceeds of production of such minerals other than oil and gas, equal to 50 percent of the royalty rate established by the Secretary of the Interior by regulation as of October 1, 2011. (5) No obligation to lease Neither the United States nor the State shall be obligated to lease or otherwise develop oil and gas resources in which the other party retains an overriding interest under this section. (6) Cooperative agreements The Secretary of the Interior is authorized to enter into cooperative agreements with the State and the Ute Indian Tribe of the Uintah and Ouray Reservation to facilitate the relinquishment and selection of lands to be conveyed under this section, and the administration of the overriding interests reserved hereunder. .
Speaker of the House of Representatives. Vice President of the United States and President of the Senate. |
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January 23, 2013
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Mr. Bishop of Utah
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Mr. Matheson
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An Act to define the exterior boundary of the Uintah and Ouray Indian
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This Act may be cited as the
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Clarification of
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The Act entitled
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An Act to define the exterior boundary of the Uintah and Ouray Indian
Reservation in the State of Utah, and for other purposes
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, approved
March 11, 1948 (62 Stat. 72), as amended by the Act entitled
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An Act to
amend the Act extending the exterior boundary of the Uintah and Ouray Indian
Reservation in the State of Utah so as to authorize such State to exchange
certain mineral lands for other lands mineral in character
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approved
August 9, 1955, (69 Stat. 544), is further amended by adding at the end the
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In order to further clarify authorizations
under this Act, the State of Utah is hereby authorized to relinquish to the
United States, for the benefit of the Ute Indian Tribe of the Uintah and Ouray
Reservation, State school trust or other State-owned subsurface mineral lands
located beneath the surface estate delineated in Public Law 440 (approved March
11, 1948) and south of the border between Grand County, Utah, and Uintah
County, Utah, and select in lieu of such relinquished lands, on an
acre-for-acre basis, any subsurface mineral lands of the United States located
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Reservation by
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The Secretary
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an overriding
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50 percent of any
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Cooperative
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The Secretary of the Interior is authorized to enter
into cooperative agreements with the State and the Ute Indian Tribe of the
Uintah and Ouray Reservation to facilitate the relinquishment and selection of
lands to be conveyed under this section, and the administration of the
overriding interests reserved
hereunder.
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| I 113th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 356 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES January 23, 2013 Mr. Bishop of Utah (for himself, Mr. Matheson , Mr. Chaffetz , and Mr. Stewart ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Natural Resources A BILL To clarify authority granted under the Act entitled An Act to define the exterior boundary of the Uintah and Ouray Indian Reservation in the State of Utah, and for other purposes .
1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Hill Creek Cultural Preservation and Energy Development Act . 2. Clarification of authority The Act entitled An Act to define the exterior boundary of the Uintah and Ouray Indian Reservation in the State of Utah, and for other purposes , approved March 11, 1948 (62 Stat. 72), as amended by the Act entitled An Act to amend the Act extending the exterior boundary of the Uintah and Ouray Indian Reservation in the State of Utah so as to authorize such State to exchange certain mineral lands for other lands mineral in character approved August 9, 1955, (69 Stat. 544), is further amended by adding at the end the following: 5. In order to further clarify authorizations under this Act, the State of Utah is hereby authorized to relinquish to the United States, for the benefit of the Ute Indian Tribe of the Uintah and Ouray Reservation, State school trust or other State-owned subsurface mineral lands located beneath the surface estate delineated in Public Law 440 (approved March 11, 1948) and south of the border between Grand County, Utah, and Uintah County, Utah, and select in lieu of such relinquished lands, on an acre-for-acre basis, any subsurface mineral lands of the United States located beneath the surface estate delineated in Public Law 440 (approved March 11, 1948) and north of the border between Grand County, Utah, and Uintah County, Utah, subject to the following conditions: (1) Reservation by united states The Secretary of the Interior shall reserve an overriding interest in that portion of the mineral estate comprised of minerals subject to leasing under the Mineral Leasing Act ( 30 U.S.C. 171 et seq. ) in any mineral lands conveyed to the State. (2) Extent of overriding interest The overriding interest reserved by the United States under paragraph (1) shall consist of— (A) 50 percent of any bonus bid or other payment received by the State as consideration for securing any lease or authorization to develop such mineral resources; (B) 50 percent of any rental or other payments received by the State as consideration for the lease or authorization to develop such mineral resources; (C) a 6.25 percent overriding royalty on the gross proceeds of oil and gas production under any lease or authorization to develop such oil and gas resources; and (D) an overriding royalty on the gross proceeds of production of such minerals other than oil and gas, equal to 50 percent of the royalty rate established by the Secretary of the Interior by regulation as of October 1, 2011. (3) Reservation by state of Utah The State of Utah shall reserve, for the benefit of its State school trust, an overriding interest in that portion of the mineral estate comprised of minerals subject to leasing under the Mineral Leasing Act ( 30 U.S.C. 181 et seq. ) in any mineral lands relinquished by the State to the United States. (4) Extent of overriding interest The overriding interest reserved by the State under paragraph (3) shall consist of— (A) 50 percent of any bonus bid or other payment received by the United States as consideration for securing any lease or authorization to develop such mineral resources on the relinquished lands; (B) 50 percent of any rental or other payments received by the United States as consideration for the lease or authorization to develop such mineral resources; (C) a 6.25 percent overriding royalty on the gross proceeds of oil and gas production under any lease or authorization to develop such oil and gas resources; and (D) an overriding royalty on the gross proceeds of production of such minerals other than oil and gas, equal to 50 percent of the royalty rate established by the Secretary of the Interior by regulation as of October 1, 2011. (5) No obligation to lease Neither the United States nor the State shall be obligated to lease or otherwise develop oil and gas resources in which the other party retains an overriding interest under this section. (6) Cooperative agreements The Secretary of the Interior is authorized to enter into cooperative agreements with the State and the Ute Indian Tribe of the Uintah and Ouray Reservation to facilitate the relinquishment and selection of lands to be conveyed under this section, and the administration of the overriding interests reserved hereunder. . |
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To clarify authority granted under the Act
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An Act to define the exterior boundary of the Uintah and Ouray
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Short title
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This Act may be cited as the
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Hill Creek Cultural Preservation and
Energy Development Act
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Clarification of
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The Act entitled
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An Act to define the exterior boundary of the Uintah and Ouray Indian
Reservation in the State of Utah, and for other purposes
</quote>
, approved
March 11, 1948 (62 Stat. 72), as amended by the Act entitled
<quote>
An Act to
amend the Act extending the exterior boundary of the Uintah and Ouray Indian
Reservation in the State of Utah so as to authorize such State to exchange
certain mineral lands for other lands mineral in character
</quote>
approved
August 9, 1955, (69 Stat. 544), is further amended by adding at the end the
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In order to further clarify authorizations
under this Act, the State of Utah is hereby authorized to relinquish to the
United States, for the benefit of the Ute Indian Tribe of the Uintah and Ouray
Reservation, State school trust or other State-owned subsurface mineral lands
located beneath the surface estate delineated in Public Law 440 (approved March
11, 1948) and south of the border between Grand County, Utah, and Uintah
County, Utah, and select in lieu of such relinquished lands, on an
acre-for-acre basis, any subsurface mineral lands of the United States located
beneath the surface estate delineated in Public Law 440 (approved March 11,
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Reservation by
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The Secretary
of the Interior shall reserve an overriding interest in that portion of the
mineral estate comprised of minerals subject to leasing under the Mineral
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U.S.C. 171 et seq.) in any mineral lands conveyed to the
State.
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Extent of
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The overriding interest reserved by the
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50 percent of any
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50 percent of any
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a 6.25 percent
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an overriding
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Reservation by
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The State of
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interest in that portion of the mineral estate comprised of minerals subject to
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<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/30/181">
30 U.S.C. 181 et seq.
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Extent of
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The overriding interest reserved by the State
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(A)
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50 percent of any
bonus bid or other payment received by the United States as consideration for
securing any lease or authorization to develop such mineral resources on the
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50 percent of any
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lease or authorization to develop such mineral resources;
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(C)
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a 6.25 percent
overriding royalty on the gross proceeds of oil and gas production under any
lease or authorization to develop such oil and gas resources; and
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(D)
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an overriding
royalty on the gross proceeds of production of such minerals other than oil and
gas, equal to 50 percent of the royalty rate established by the Secretary of
the Interior by regulation as of October 1, 2011.
</text>
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(5)
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No obligation to
lease
</header>
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Neither the United States nor the State shall be obligated
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retains an overriding interest under this section.
</text>
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Cooperative
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The Secretary of the Interior is authorized to enter
into cooperative agreements with the State and the Ute Indian Tribe of the
Uintah and Ouray Reservation to facilitate the relinquishment and selection of
lands to be conveyed under this section, and the administration of the
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| IIB 113th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 356 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES May 16, 2013 Received; read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources AN ACT To clarify authority granted under the Act entitled An Act to define the exterior boundary of the Uintah and Ouray Indian Reservation in the State of Utah, and for other purposes .
1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Hill Creek Cultural Preservation and Energy Development Act . 2. Clarification of authority The Act entitled An Act to define the exterior boundary of the Uintah and Ouray Indian Reservation in the State of Utah, and for other purposes , approved March 11, 1948 (62 Stat. 72), as amended by the Act entitled An Act to amend the Act extending the exterior boundary of the Uintah and Ouray Indian Reservation in the State of Utah so as to authorize such State to exchange certain mineral lands for other lands mineral in character approved August 9, 1955, (69 Stat. 544), is further amended by adding at the end the following: 5. In order to further clarify authorizations under this Act, the State of Utah is hereby authorized to relinquish to the United States, for the benefit of the Ute Indian Tribe of the Uintah and Ouray Reservation, State school trust or other State-owned subsurface mineral lands located beneath the surface estate delineated in Public Law 440 (approved March 11, 1948) and south of the border between Grand County, Utah, and Uintah County, Utah, and select in lieu of such relinquished lands, on an acre-for-acre basis, any subsurface mineral lands of the United States located beneath the surface estate delineated in Public Law 440 (approved March 11, 1948) and north of the border between Grand County, Utah, and Uintah County, Utah, subject to the following conditions: (1) Reservation by united states The Secretary of the Interior shall reserve an overriding interest in that portion of the mineral estate comprised of minerals subject to leasing under the Mineral Leasing Act (30 U.S.C. 171 et seq.) in any mineral lands conveyed to the State. (2) Extent of overriding interest The overriding interest reserved by the United States under paragraph (1) shall consist of— (A) 50 percent of any bonus bid or other payment received by the State as consideration for securing any lease or authorization to develop such mineral resources; (B) 50 percent of any rental or other payments received by the State as consideration for the lease or authorization to develop such mineral resources; (C) a 6.25 percent overriding royalty on the gross proceeds of oil and gas production under any lease or authorization to develop such oil and gas resources; and (D) an overriding royalty on the gross proceeds of production of such minerals other than oil and gas, equal to 50 percent of the royalty rate established by the Secretary of the Interior by regulation as of October 1, 2011. (3) Reservation by state of Utah The State of Utah shall reserve, for the benefit of its State school trust, an overriding interest in that portion of the mineral estate comprised of minerals subject to leasing under the Mineral Leasing Act ( 30 U.S.C. 181 et seq. ) in any mineral lands relinquished by the State to the United States. (4) Extent of overriding interest The overriding interest reserved by the State under paragraph (3) shall consist of— (A) 50 percent of any bonus bid or other payment received by the United States as consideration for securing any lease or authorization to develop such mineral resources on the relinquished lands; (B) 50 percent of any rental or other payments received by the United States as consideration for the lease or authorization to develop such mineral resources; (C) a 6.25 percent overriding royalty on the gross proceeds of oil and gas production under any lease or authorization to develop such oil and gas resources; and (D) an overriding royalty on the gross proceeds of production of such minerals other than oil and gas, equal to 50 percent of the royalty rate established by the Secretary of the Interior by regulation as of October 1, 2011. (5) No obligation to lease Neither the United States nor the State shall be obligated to lease or otherwise develop oil and gas resources in which the other party retains an overriding interest under this section. (6) Cooperative agreements The Secretary of the Interior is authorized to enter into cooperative agreements with the State and the Ute Indian Tribe of the Uintah and Ouray Reservation to facilitate the relinquishment and selection of lands to be conveyed under this section, and the administration of the overriding interests reserved hereunder. .
Passed the House of Representatives May 15, 2013. Karen L. Haas, Clerk. |
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Mr. Bishop of Utah
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An Act to define the exterior boundary of the Uintah and Ouray
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The Act entitled
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An Act to define the exterior boundary of the Uintah and Ouray Indian
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An Act to
amend the Act extending the exterior boundary of the Uintah and Ouray Indian
Reservation in the State of Utah so as to authorize such State to exchange
certain mineral lands for other lands mineral in character
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In order to further clarify authorizations
under this Act, the State of Utah is hereby authorized to relinquish to the
United States, for the benefit of the Ute Indian Tribe of the Uintah and Ouray
Reservation, State school trust or other State-owned subsurface mineral lands
located beneath the surface estate delineated in Public Law 440 (approved March
11, 1948) and south of the border between Grand County, Utah, and Uintah
County, Utah, and select in lieu of such relinquished lands, on an
acre-for-acre basis, any subsurface mineral lands of the United States located
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The Secretary
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50 percent of any
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50 percent of any
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a 6.25 percent
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an overriding
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a 6.25 percent
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an overriding
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No obligation to
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Cooperative
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The Secretary of the Interior is authorized to enter
into cooperative agreements with the State and the Ute Indian Tribe of the
Uintah and Ouray Reservation to facilitate the relinquishment and selection of
lands to be conveyed under this section, and the administration of the
overriding interests reserved
hereunder.
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| IB Union Calendar No. 35 113th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 356 [Report No. 113–57] IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES January 23, 2013 Mr. Bishop of Utah (for himself, Mr. Matheson , Mr. Chaffetz , and Mr. Stewart ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Natural Resources May 14, 2013 Committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union and ordered to be printed A BILL To clarify authority granted under the Act entitled An Act to define the exterior boundary of the Uintah and Ouray Indian Reservation in the State of Utah, and for other purposes .
1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Hill Creek Cultural Preservation and Energy Development Act . 2. Clarification of authority The Act entitled An Act to define the exterior boundary of the Uintah and Ouray Indian Reservation in the State of Utah, and for other purposes , approved March 11, 1948 (62 Stat. 72), as amended by the Act entitled An Act to amend the Act extending the exterior boundary of the Uintah and Ouray Indian Reservation in the State of Utah so as to authorize such State to exchange certain mineral lands for other lands mineral in character approved August 9, 1955, (69 Stat. 544), is further amended by adding at the end the following: 5. In order to further clarify authorizations under this Act, the State of Utah is hereby authorized to relinquish to the United States, for the benefit of the Ute Indian Tribe of the Uintah and Ouray Reservation, State school trust or other State-owned subsurface mineral lands located beneath the surface estate delineated in Public Law 440 (approved March 11, 1948) and south of the border between Grand County, Utah, and Uintah County, Utah, and select in lieu of such relinquished lands, on an acre-for-acre basis, any subsurface mineral lands of the United States located beneath the surface estate delineated in Public Law 440 (approved March 11, 1948) and north of the border between Grand County, Utah, and Uintah County, Utah, subject to the following conditions: (1) Reservation by united states The Secretary of the Interior shall reserve an overriding interest in that portion of the mineral estate comprised of minerals subject to leasing under the Mineral Leasing Act ( 30 U.S.C. 171 et seq. ) in any mineral lands conveyed to the State. (2) Extent of overriding interest The overriding interest reserved by the United States under paragraph (1) shall consist of— (A) 50 percent of any bonus bid or other payment received by the State as consideration for securing any lease or authorization to develop such mineral resources; (B) 50 percent of any rental or other payments received by the State as consideration for the lease or authorization to develop such mineral resources; (C) a 6.25 percent overriding royalty on the gross proceeds of oil and gas production under any lease or authorization to develop such oil and gas resources; and (D) an overriding royalty on the gross proceeds of production of such minerals other than oil and gas, equal to 50 percent of the royalty rate established by the Secretary of the Interior by regulation as of October 1, 2011. (3) Reservation by state of Utah The State of Utah shall reserve, for the benefit of its State school trust, an overriding interest in that portion of the mineral estate comprised of minerals subject to leasing under the Mineral Leasing Act ( 30 U.S.C. 181 et seq. ) in any mineral lands relinquished by the State to the United States. (4) Extent of overriding interest The overriding interest reserved by the State under paragraph (3) shall consist of— (A) 50 percent of any bonus bid or other payment received by the United States as consideration for securing any lease or authorization to develop such mineral resources on the relinquished lands; (B) 50 percent of any rental or other payments received by the United States as consideration for the lease or authorization to develop such mineral resources; (C) a 6.25 percent overriding royalty on the gross proceeds of oil and gas production under any lease or authorization to develop such oil and gas resources; and (D) an overriding royalty on the gross proceeds of production of such minerals other than oil and gas, equal to 50 percent of the royalty rate established by the Secretary of the Interior by regulation as of October 1, 2011. (5) No obligation to lease Neither the United States nor the State shall be obligated to lease or otherwise develop oil and gas resources in which the other party retains an overriding interest under this section. (6) Cooperative agreements The Secretary of the Interior is authorized to enter into cooperative agreements with the State and the Ute Indian Tribe of the Uintah and Ouray Reservation to facilitate the relinquishment and selection of lands to be conveyed under this section, and the administration of the overriding interests reserved hereunder. .
May 14, 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 title 38, United States Code, to require courses of education provided by public institutions of higher education that are approved for purposes of the educational assistance programs administered by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to charge veterans tuition and fees at the in-State tuition rate, to make other improvements in the laws relating to benefits administered by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs, and for other purposes.
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Sec. 4. Approval of courses of education provided by public institutions of higher education for purposes of All-Volunteer Force Educational Assistance Program and Post-9/11 Educational Assistance conditional on in-State tuition rate for veterans.
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Sec. 6. Extension of eligibility period for vocational rehabilitation programs.
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Sec. 10. Rounding down of increase in rates of disability compensation and dependency and indemnity compensation.
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Sec. 14. Prohibition of visual recording without informed consent.
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Sec. 15. Two-month extension of Veterans Retraining Assistance Program.
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References to title 38, United States Code
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Scoring of budgetary effects
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Budgetary Effects of PAYGO Legislation
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Approval of courses of education provided by public institutions of higher education for purposes of All-Volunteer Force Educational Assistance Program and Post-9/11 Educational Assistance conditional on in-State tuition rate for veterans
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In general
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Section 3679
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is amended by adding at the end the following new subsection:
</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H49C1F01D0BEA4D85A0541ACA2B373D51" style="USC">
<subsection id="H4A009F3430364A98B64D2F51F83CCB78">
<enum>
(c)
</enum>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="yes-display-inline" id="H73B64D2F661345B29FAAC2D1D51B8457">
<enum>
(1)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Notwithstanding any other provision of this chapter and subject to paragraphs (3) through (6), the Secretary shall disapprove a course of education provided by a public institution of higher education to a covered individual pursuing a course of education with educational assistance under chapter 30 or 33 of this title while living in the State in which the public institution of higher education is located if the institution charges tuition and fees for that course for the covered individual at a rate that is higher than the rate the institution charges for tuition and fees for that course for residents of the State in which the institution is located, regardless of the covered individual’s State of residence.
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="HD7B6FC38798647C185FBCAB843ADF0D0" indent="up1">
<enum>
(2)
</enum>
<text>
For purposes of this subsection, a covered individual is a veteran who was discharged or released from a period of not fewer than 90 days of service in the active military, naval, or air service less than three years before the date of enrollment in the course concerned.
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H19E7203DD66146719ED4ED284376ABC3" indent="up1">
<enum>
(3)
</enum>
<text>
If after enrollment in a course of education that is subject to disapproval under paragraph (1) a covered individual pursues one or more courses of education at the same public institution of higher education while remaining continuously enrolled (other than during regularly scheduled breaks between courses, semesters or terms) at that institution of higher education, any course so pursued by the covered individual at that institution of higher education while so continuously enrolled shall also be subject to disapproval under paragraph (1).
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H056F5E5FCE83419B8C341CEC47681542" indent="up1">
<enum>
(4)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
It shall not be grounds to disapprove a course of education under paragraph (1) if a public institution of higher education requires a covered individual pursuing a course of education at the institution to demonstrate an intent, by means other than satisfying a physical presence requirement, to establish residency in the State in which the institution is located, or to satisfy other requirements not relating to the establishment of residency, in order to be charged tuition and fees for that course at a rate that is equal to or less than the rate the institution charges for tuition and fees for that course for residents of the State.
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="HDB3CC7D30A4F4A57B91111AE71A51130" indent="up1">
<enum>
(5)
</enum>
<text>
The Secretary may waive such requirements of paragraph (1) as the Secretary considers appropriate.
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H6E99B4D2DB5E4EB59E154EE3B58B7C7D" indent="up1">
<enum>
(6)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Disapproval under paragraph (1) shall apply only with respect to educational assistance under chapters 30 and 33 of this title.
</text>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
<after-quoted-block>
.
</after-quoted-block>
</quoted-block>
</subsection>
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H8A5AE74514454D7AB536DF005E1D45F1">
<enum>
(b)
</enum>
<header>
Effective date
</header>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Subsection (c) of
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/38/3679">
section 3679
</external-xref>
of title 38, United States Code (as added by subsection (a) of this section), shall apply with respect to educational assistance provided for pursuit of programs of education during academic terms that begin after July 1, 2016, through courses of education that commence on or after that date.
</text>
</subsection>
</section>
<section display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HAB2E83151B424062B641FEEC77327560" section-type="subsequent-section">
<enum>
5.
</enum>
<header>
Clarification of eligibility for services under the Homeless Veterans Reintegration Program
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
Subsection (a) of
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/38/2021">
section 2021
</external-xref>
is amended by striking
<quote>
reintegration of homeless veterans into the labor force.
</quote>
and inserting the following: “reintegration into the labor force of—
</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HB197C46802FA443687C733B9E14342F8" style="OLC">
<paragraph id="H2622736A625F4D5A852F53DD36231261">
<enum>
(1)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
homeless veterans;
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H8AF02AADFE4143A18EA5971CACB1721A">
<enum>
(2)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
veterans participating in the Department of Veterans Affairs supported housing program for which rental assistance provided pursuant to section 8(o)(19) of the United States Housing Act of 1937 (
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/1437f">
42 U.S.C. 1437f(o)(19)
</external-xref>
); and
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="HABA3079B031142BF82E59083E1587202">
<enum>
(3)
</enum>
<text>
veterans who are transitioning from being incarcerated.
</text>
</paragraph>
<after-quoted-block>
.
</after-quoted-block>
</quoted-block>
</section>
<section id="H7DECC07F87EE476FAB03FE700841BBDC" section-type="subsequent-section">
<enum>
6.
</enum>
<header>
Extension of eligibility period for vocational rehabilitation programs
</header>
<subsection id="HF7F94FE9EB0B45E78A982B0F50DEBF75">
<enum>
(a)
</enum>
<header>
Extension
</header>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/38/3103">
Section 3103
</external-xref>
is amended by striking
<quote>
twelve-year period
</quote>
and inserting
<quote>
17-year period
</quote>
each place it appears.
</text>
</subsection>
<subsection commented="no" id="H280AA3DF6BA346398D051C85EACE4110">
<enum>
(b)
</enum>
<header>
Effective date
</header>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
The amendment made by subsection (a) shall apply with respect to a veteran applying for assistance under
<external-xref legal-doc="usc-chapter" parsable-cite="usc-chapter/38/31">
chapter 31
</external-xref>
of title 38, United States Code, on or after the date of the enactment of this Act.
</text>
</subsection>
</section>
<section id="H0ECD32F306E043D5AC65577EFFDB6919">
<enum>
7.
</enum>
<header>
Work-study allowance
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/38/3485">
Section 3485(a)(4)
</external-xref>
is amended by striking
<quote>
June 30, 2013
</quote>
each place it appears and inserting
<quote>
June 30, 2018
</quote>
.
</text>
</section>
<section id="H9A965EED4B3346C588248B0E2B57098F" section-type="subsequent-section">
<enum>
8.
</enum>
<header>
Responsibilities of the Directors of Veterans’ Employment and Training
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/38/4103">
Section 4103
</external-xref>
is amended—
</text>
<paragraph id="HA403879EB1AD4D9D810DCBC24ECDAC11">
<enum>
(1)
</enum>
<text>
by redesignating subsection (b) as subsection (c); and
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="HAE70F3BDBF0540EAAF64135B8C8CEA87">
<enum>
(2)
</enum>
<text>
by inserting after subsection (a) the following new subsection (b):
</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H4547B58F78CB458584D3C4301F945B95" style="USC">
<subsection id="HB8BCF519889C4519973729FB53C70425">
<enum>
(b)
</enum>
<header>
Responsibilities
</header>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Each Director assigned to a State under subsection (a) shall carry out the following responsibilities:
</text>
<paragraph id="H60296118B983481290E08C5BE8668DA2">
<enum>
(1)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Monitoring the performance of veterans’ training and employment programs in the State, with special emphasis on services to disabled veterans.
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H6103DE4F8CC64F2A8E0C9A4DF8AC6048">
<enum>
(2)
</enum>
<text>
Monitoring the performance of the State workforce agency in complying with
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/38/4212">
section 4212
</external-xref>
of this title.
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="HA2BDD6AFBB864B26A0361BDD1D7A381A">
<enum>
(3)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Suggesting to the Assistant Secretary of Labor for Veterans’ Employment and Training corrective actions that could be taken by the State workforce agency to address deficiencies in the performance of veterans’ training and employment programs in the State.
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H356CEB667AB84B9BA01659D7D3AEB26C">
<enum>
(4)
</enum>
<text>
Annually negotiating with the State workforce agency to establish performance goals for veterans’ training and employment programs in the State.
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="HD4829FF2A9694EF3A1211047661E9D8B">
<enum>
(5)
</enum>
<text>
Reviewing the State’s requests for funding for veterans’ training and employment programs and providing advice to the State workforce agency and the Assistant Secretary regarding such funding requests.
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H3762CB833B5444D4971FD4D662E3E011">
<enum>
(6)
</enum>
<text>
Forwarding complaints regarding possible violations of
<external-xref legal-doc="usc-chapter" parsable-cite="usc-chapter/38/43">
chapter 43
</external-xref>
of this title to the appropriate Regional Administrator or to the to the Assistant Secretary, as required.
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H04317BB57948411388CCECFDD3180C2F">
<enum>
(7)
</enum>
<text>
Carrying out grant officer technical representative responsibilities for grants issued under programs administered by the Department.
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H34B002C55F4E4A6F8D8790D5B0BAE911">
<enum>
(8)
</enum>
<text>
Providing advice to the State workforce agency on strategies to market veterans to employers.
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H83C131E2459443BA8098E53BFD04E73D">
<enum>
(9)
</enum>
<text>
Supervising and managing all support staff, including Assistant Directors, establishing workload priorities, managing all personnel actions, and evaluating all assigned personnel.
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="HCB5564861AF840CCB6C857831EA4016B">
<enum>
(10)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Submitting to the Assistant Secretary regular reports on the matters described in paragraphs (1), (2), (4), and (8), and any other matters the Assistant Secretary determine appropriate.
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H86F2488CA2204D26BE2D2E94ECA6D272">
<enum>
(11)
</enum>
<text>
Performing such other related duties as directed by the Assistant Secretary.
</text>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
<after-quoted-block>
.
</after-quoted-block>
</quoted-block>
</paragraph>
</section>
<section id="HD0A9867208CF424496509BF6B2E05DFC" section-type="subsequent-section">
<enum>
9.
</enum>
<header>
Contents of Transition Assistance Program
</header>
<subsection id="H59D7D06F82354FF7BC427A7BF558F021">
<enum>
(a)
</enum>
<header>
In general
</header>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/10/1144">
Section 1144
</external-xref>
of title 10, United States Code, is amended—
</text>
<paragraph id="HDD8103B8B9D244F295A61149EB782A14">
<enum>
(1)
</enum>
<text>
in subsection (b), by adding at the end the following new paragraph:
</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H128B2868AEDD4E7ABB73BAF216A11B71" style="USC">
<paragraph id="H85BA97456500417E86321E265F918193">
<enum>
(9)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Provide information about disability-related employment and education protections.
</text>
</paragraph>
<after-quoted-block>
.
</after-quoted-block>
</quoted-block>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H5254824B7A5E44DBBBC2BC1B763E0361">
<enum>
(2)
</enum>
<text>
by redesignating subsections (c), (d), and (e), as subsections (d), (e), and (f), respectively; and
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="HAD6D55B4BED34E299AAF5E0929B2FC6E">
<enum>
(3)
</enum>
<text>
by inserting after subsection (b) the following new subsection (c):
</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H29A3ED3573D3453CB69211A31D3EA2DA" style="USC">
<subsection display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H6F5782E9485B4006B3A398C931E23952">
<enum>
(c)
</enum>
<header>
Additional elements of program
</header>
<text>
The mandatory program carried out by this section shall include—
</text>
<paragraph display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HA23A600C21D34B9D8C0412EFD8AA789F">
<enum>
(1)
</enum>
<text>
for any such member who plans to use the member’s entitlement to educational assistance under title 38—
</text>
<subparagraph id="HFAFEF572D3A94AEABBE9451CF6AEFE5C">
<enum>
(A)
</enum>
<text>
instruction providing an overview of the use of such entitlement; and
</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H0406BA37D4A24C9BBD24C7EBEE2AF34F">
<enum>
(B)
</enum>
<text>
courses of post-secondary education appropriate for the member, courses of post-secondary education compatible with the member’s education goals, and instruction on how to finance the member’s post-secondary education; and
</text>
</subparagraph>
</paragraph>
<paragraph display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H8BF5A3848F874295B124B6DEC5302780">
<enum>
(2)
</enum>
<text>
instruction in the benefits under laws administered by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs and in other subjects determined by the Secretary concerned.
</text>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
<after-quoted-block>
.
</after-quoted-block>
</quoted-block>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
<subsection id="HB78D96FF2B964DB0B3DBB906732E8D79">
<enum>
(b)
</enum>
<header>
Deadline for implementation
</header>
<text>
The program carried out under
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/10/1144">
section 1144
</external-xref>
of title 10, United States Code, shall comply with the requirements of subsections (b)(9) and (c) of such section, as added by subsection (a), by not later than April 1, 2015.
</text>
</subsection>
<subsection id="HFE91351C989C4D84ABC5F74537F7DE23">
<enum>
(c)
</enum>
<header>
Feasibility study
</header>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Not later than 270 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall submit to the Committee on Veterans’ Affairs and the Committee on Armed Services of the Senate and the Committee on Veterans’ Affairs and the Committee on Armed Services of the House of Representatives the results of a study carried out by the Secretary to determine the feasibility of providing the instruction described in subsection (b) of
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/10/1142">
section 1142
</external-xref>
of title 10, United States Code, at all overseas locations where such instruction is provided by entering into a contract jointly with the Secretary of Labor for the provision of such instruction.
</text>
</subsection>
</section>
<section id="H85C32059B85F4879BC60DBEF91E243FF">
<enum>
10.
</enum>
<header>
Rounding down of increase in rates of disability compensation and dependency and indemnity compensation
</header>
<subsection id="HABC2201EB59042D6A29D5BEAEEF11CF7">
<enum>
(a)
</enum>
<header>
Rounding
</header>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Each dollar amount increased under section 2 of the Veterans’ Compensation Cost- of-Living Adjustment Act of 2013 (
<external-xref legal-doc="public-law" parsable-cite="pl/113/52">
Public Law 113–52
</external-xref>
), if not a whole dollar amount, shall be rounded to the next lower whole dollar amount.
</text>
</subsection>
<subsection id="H16FD788ECD5345D3B678D208F325BBE9">
<enum>
(b)
</enum>
<header>
Applicability
</header>
<text>
Subsection (a) shall apply with respect to a payment made after the date of the enactment of this Act.
</text>
</subsection>
</section>
<section id="H6478D1F121B44C959F34E8628C45F5EB">
<enum>
11.
</enum>
<header>
Limitation on performance awards in the senior executive service
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
For each of fiscal years 2014 through 2018, the Secretary of Veterans Affairs may not make any performance awards under
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/5/5384">
section 5384
</external-xref>
of title 5, United States Code.
</text>
</section>
<section id="H94543FF035AC40B2B2A6A716EB07E6E8">
<enum>
12.
</enum>
<header>
Semiannual reports to Congress on cost of certain travel
</header>
<subsection id="HB8BFEA01AF404134B9B6D870B628C4CA">
<enum>
(a)
</enum>
<header>
In general
</header>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Subchapter I of
<external-xref legal-doc="usc-chapter" parsable-cite="usc-chapter/38/5">
chapter 5
</external-xref>
is amended by adding at the end the following new section:
</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HD2AD1E82ED334080861146D88F406993" style="USC">
<section id="H72C8A8CED10A456FA52C42D9164E97DA">
<enum>
518.
</enum>
<header>
Semiannual reports to Congress on cost of certain travel
</header>
<subsection id="H98D7A7E87DC54A278CB36327AF664176">
<enum>
(a)
</enum>
<header>
Semiannual reports
</header>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Not later than June 30, 2014, and not later than 60 days after each 180-day period thereafter, the Secretary shall submit to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Veterans' Affairs of the Senate a semiannual report on covered travel made during the 180-day period covered by the report.
</text>
</subsection>
<subsection id="H6C35A2FE3BDD4E2299078633F4BB0ED2">
<enum>
(b)
</enum>
<header>
Matters included
</header>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Each report under subsection (a) shall include the following:
</text>
<paragraph id="H06AAFF783C984AE8B0E5A6D47F273944">
<enum>
(1)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
With respect to each instance of covered travel made during the period covered by the report—
</text>
<subparagraph id="H8FF9F3E60B324660A90D105DED41FEAF">
<enum>
(A)
</enum>
<text>
the purpose of such travel;
</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HF8BC3C5081634AAA99670B07E3A42913">
<enum>
(B)
</enum>
<text>
the destination;
</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H50FCA004792049CCABC9616CE938FC04">
<enum>
(C)
</enum>
<text>
the name and title of each employee included on such travel;
</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HF82DF4B42A014F1993B351DF91CB1DA4">
<enum>
(D)
</enum>
<text>
the duration of such travel;
</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HDD8643FAEC764C7A9096EF4F3790F33C">
<enum>
(E)
</enum>
<text>
the total cost to the Department of such travel; and
</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H5282EBA3C7D646A88926E9698315E76A">
<enum>
(F)
</enum>
<text>
with respect to covered travel described in subsection (d)(2), the identity of the person or entity that paid or reimbursed for such travel.
</text>
</subparagraph>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H6D8F3717F9074CE088C0D52A9A6881DE">
<enum>
(2)
</enum>
<text>
The final costs to the Department with respect to all covered travel made during the period covered by the report, including costs relating to—
</text>
<subparagraph id="HB3EF430BDB4243A1818DEAB3370763E8">
<enum>
(A)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
transportation, including fares for travel by air, rail, bus, ferry, cruise ship, taxi, mass transit, or other mode of transportation;
</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HB1376363209E496290B6AAE62A6A4D19">
<enum>
(B)
</enum>
<text>
expenses or reimbursements relating to operating and maintaining a car, including the costs of fuel and mileage;
</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HF6DD5244C3684E8DB807EA19F62BEC5D">
<enum>
(C)
</enum>
<text>
passport and visa fees;
</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H9096DBCAD5C64326B2145B19674BCD51">
<enum>
(D)
</enum>
<text>
lodging;
</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HE7C7F87FCDCD4CD2B85EA55598C5D5D4">
<enum>
(E)
</enum>
<text>
per diem payments;
</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H9E1A326BBF4548D0B23C9CD4C0ED1A54">
<enum>
(F)
</enum>
<text>
baggage charges;
</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H4B217E33333243199E27D4B5C7151FA0">
<enum>
(G)
</enum>
<text>
computer rental fees;
</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HC592DA36E87C4444A42F28F36D4945E9">
<enum>
(H)
</enum>
<text>
rental of halls, auditoriums, or other spaces;
</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HB66EBDBEBF6946E796235729022B284D">
<enum>
(I)
</enum>
<text>
entertainment;
</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HC3ADFAF63D864B5F833DDD2EFB4F15E1">
<enum>
(J)
</enum>
<text>
contractors;
</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H3B4D9B94FD434A7BA581A9D0AA8A801F">
<enum>
(K)
</enum>
<text>
registration fees; and
</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HF18E86C9BC4648949CEE3984FFA86771">
<enum>
(L)
</enum>
<text>
promotional items.
</text>
</subparagraph>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
<subsection id="HBD506E0E7E52408C891565DF321FF392">
<enum>
(c)
</enum>
<header>
Duplicative information
</header>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Each report under subsection (a) shall include the information described in subsection (b) regardless of whether such information is also included in a report under
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/38/517">
section 517
</external-xref>
of this title.
</text>
</subsection>
<subsection id="H631A4F5CB67A4DADACE323B8330CED97">
<enum>
(d)
</enum>
<header>
Covered travel defined
</header>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
In this section, the term
<term>
covered travel
</term>
means travel made by an employee of the Department of Veterans Affairs, including an employee who is stationed in a foreign country, on official business to any of the following locations:
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(1)
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If the Department or other element of the Federal Government pays for such travel, a location outside of—
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(A)
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the several States;
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(B)
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the District of Columbia;
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(C)
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<text>
a territory, commonwealth, or possession of the United States;
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(D)
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Indian lands (as defined in section 4(4) of the Indian Gaming Regulatory Act (
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25 U.S.C. 2703(4)
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)); or
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(E)
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the territorial waters of the United States.
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<enum>
(2)
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If any person or entity other than the Federal Government pays (or reimburses) for such travel, any location, regardless of whether the location is inside or outside of the United States.
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.
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(b)
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Clerical amendment
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The table of sections at the beginning of such chapter is amended by adding after the item relating to section 517 the following new item:
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518. Semiannual reports to Congress on cost of certain travel.
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.
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13.
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<header>
Report of infectious disease at medical facilities of Department of Veterans Affairs
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(a)
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In general
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<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
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Section 7311
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is amended by adding at the end the following new subsection:
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(f)
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(1)
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The Secretary shall report to the appropriate entity each case of a notifiable infectious disease or condition that is diagnosed at a medical facility of the Department of Veterans Affairs in accordance with the laws of the State in which the facility is located.
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</paragraph>
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(2)
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In addition to reporting each case of a notifiable infectious disease or condition at a medical facility of the Department pursuant to paragraph (1), the Secretary shall report each such case that is classified as a health-care-associated infection sentinel event to the accrediting organization of such facility.
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(3)
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(A)
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If the Secretary fails to report a case of a notifiable infectious disease or condition at a medical facility of the Department in accordance with State law pursuant to paragraph (1), the Secretary shall—
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(i)
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take any remedial action required under the laws of the State to correct such failure; and
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(ii)
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if the Secretary does not correct such failure pursuant to clause (i), pay to the State an amount equal to the amount that a medical facility not owned by the Federal Government that is located in the same State would pay as a penalty to such State for such failure.
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<subparagraph commented="no" id="H5AF43D61B9354D3381754F68419B64A7" indent="up1">
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(B)
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The State may file a civil action against the Secretary in the United States district court for the district in which the medical facility is located to recover from the United States the amount described in subparagraph (A)(ii).
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(C)
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A civil action under subparagraph (B) may not be commenced later than two years after the cause of action accrues.
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(4)
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<enum>
(A)
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<text>
In any case in which the Inspector General of the Department suspects that a director of a Veterans Integrated Service Network has failed to comply with an applicable provision of this subsection, the Inspector General shall conduct an investigation to determine whether such director failed to comply with an applicable provision of this section.
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</subparagraph>
<subparagraph commented="no" id="H8B2F4E293C66402EBB2AA2F9F8F106A8" indent="up1">
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(B)
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If the Inspector General determines under subparagraph (A) that a director has failed to comply with a provision of this subsection, the Secretary shall suspend such director for such period as the Secretary considers appropriate under subchapter I or subchapter II of
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chapter 75
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of title 5, as the case may be. In addition to such suspension, the Secretary may impose such other administrative disciplinary action on the director as the Secretary considers appropriate and for which the Secretary is otherwise authorized.
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<paragraph id="HB008D336711541DEAC515E04858F5B6A" indent="up1">
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(5)
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The Secretary shall—
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(A)
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maintain records of each notifiable infectious disease or condition reported pursuant to paragraph (1); and
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(B)
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submit to the Committees on Veterans’ Affairs of the House of Representatives and the Senate a notification of each such notifiable infectious disease or condition.
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(6)
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In this subsection, the term
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notifiable infectious disease or condition
</term>
means any infectious disease or condition that is—
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(A)
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<text>
on the list of nationally notifiable diseases or conditions published by the Council of State and Territorial Epidemiologists and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention; or
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(B)
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covered by a provision of law of a State that requires the reporting of infectious diseases or conditions.
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</subparagraph>
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.
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(b)
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Effective date
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The reporting requirement under
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section 7311(f)
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of title 38, United States Code, as added by subsection (a), shall apply with respect to a case of a notifiable infectious disease or condition diagnosed at a medical facility of the Department of Veterans Affairs on or after the date that is 60 days after the date of the enactment of this Act.
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14.
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<header>
Prohibition of visual recording without informed consent
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<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
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Section 7331
</external-xref>
is amended—
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(1)
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by striking
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The Secretary, upon
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and inserting
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(a)
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In general.—
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The Secretary, upon
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; and
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(2)
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by adding at the end the following new subsection:
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(b)
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<header>
Visual recording
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<enum>
(1)
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<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
The Secretary shall prescribe regulations establishing procedures to ensure that, except as provided by paragraph (2), any visual recording made by the Secretary of a patient during the course of furnishing care under this title is carried out only with the full and informed consent of the patient or, in appropriate cases, a representative thereof.
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(2)
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The Secretary may waive the requirement for informed consent under paragraph (1) with respect to the visual recording of a patient if such recording is made—
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(A)
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pursuant to a determination by a physician or psychologist that such recording is medically necessary or necessary for the safety of the patient;
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<enum>
(B)
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pursuant to a warrant or order of a court of competent jurisdiction; or
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<enum>
(C)
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in a public setting where a person would not have a reasonable expectation to privacy, such as a waiting room or hallway, and such recording is for general security purposes not particularized to the patient.
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(3)
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<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
In this subsection, the term
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visual recording
</term>
means the recording or transmission of images or video, but does not include—
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(A)
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medical imaging, including such imaging produced by radiographic procedures, nuclear medicine, endoscopy, ultrasound, or other similar procedures; or
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(B)
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<text>
images, video, and other clinical information transmitted for the purposes of providing treatment through telehealth and telemedicine technologies.
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</subparagraph>
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.
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15.
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<header>
Two-month extension of Veterans Retraining Assistance Program
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
Section 211 of the VOW to Hire Heroes Act of 2011 (
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Public Law 112–56
</external-xref>
; 125 Stat. 713;
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38 U.S.C. 4100
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note) is amended—
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(1)
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<text>
in subsection (a)(2)(B), by striking
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March 31, 2014
</quote>
and inserting
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May 31, 2014
</quote>
; and
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<enum>
(2)
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<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
in subsection (k), by striking
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March 31, 2014
</quote>
and inserting
<quote>
May 31, 2014
</quote>
.
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Passed the House of Representatives February 3, 2014.
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Karen L. Haas,
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Clerk.
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| I 113th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 357 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES AN ACT To amend title 38, United States Code, to require courses of education provided by public institutions of higher education that are approved for purposes of the educational assistance programs administered by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to charge veterans tuition and fees at the in-State tuition rate, to make other improvements in the laws relating to benefits administered by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs, and for other purposes.
1. Short title; table of contents (a) Short title This Act may be cited as the GI Bill Tuition Fairness Act of 2014 . (b) Table of contents The table of contents for this Act is as follows: Sec. 1. Short title; table of contents. Sec. 2. References to title 38, United States Code. Sec. 3. Scoring of budgetary effects. Sec. 4. Approval of courses of education provided by public institutions of higher education for purposes of All-Volunteer Force Educational Assistance Program and Post-9/11 Educational Assistance conditional on in-State tuition rate for veterans. Sec. 5. Clarification of eligibility for services under the Homeless Veterans Reintegration Program. Sec. 6. Extension of eligibility period for vocational rehabilitation programs. Sec. 7. Work-study allowance. Sec. 8. Responsibilities of the Directors of Veterans’ Employment and Training. Sec. 9. Contents of Transition Assistance Program. Sec. 10. Rounding down of increase in rates of disability compensation and dependency and indemnity compensation. Sec. 11. Limitation on performance awards in the senior executive service. Sec. 12. Semiannual reports to Congress on cost of certain travel. Sec. 13. Report of infectious disease at medical facilities of Department of Veterans Affairs. Sec. 14. Prohibition of visual recording without informed consent. Sec. 15. Two-month extension of Veterans Retraining Assistance Program. 2. References to title 38, United States Code Except as otherwise expressly provided, whenever in this Act an amendment or repeal is expressed in terms of an amendment to, or a repeal of, a section or other provision, the reference shall be considered to be made to a section or other provision of title 38, United States Code. 3. Scoring of budgetary effects 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. 4. Approval of courses of education provided by public institutions of higher education for purposes of All-Volunteer Force Educational Assistance Program and Post-9/11 Educational Assistance conditional on in-State tuition rate for veterans (a) In general Section 3679 is amended by adding at the end the following new subsection: (c) (1) Notwithstanding any other provision of this chapter and subject to paragraphs (3) through (6), the Secretary shall disapprove a course of education provided by a public institution of higher education to a covered individual pursuing a course of education with educational assistance under chapter 30 or 33 of this title while living in the State in which the public institution of higher education is located if the institution charges tuition and fees for that course for the covered individual at a rate that is higher than the rate the institution charges for tuition and fees for that course for residents of the State in which the institution is located, regardless of the covered individual’s State of residence. (2) For purposes of this subsection, a covered individual is a veteran who was discharged or released from a period of not fewer than 90 days of service in the active military, naval, or air service less than three years before the date of enrollment in the course concerned. (3) If after enrollment in a course of education that is subject to disapproval under paragraph (1) a covered individual pursues one or more courses of education at the same public institution of higher education while remaining continuously enrolled (other than during regularly scheduled breaks between courses, semesters or terms) at that institution of higher education, any course so pursued by the covered individual at that institution of higher education while so continuously enrolled shall also be subject to disapproval under paragraph (1). (4) It shall not be grounds to disapprove a course of education under paragraph (1) if a public institution of higher education requires a covered individual pursuing a course of education at the institution to demonstrate an intent, by means other than satisfying a physical presence requirement, to establish residency in the State in which the institution is located, or to satisfy other requirements not relating to the establishment of residency, in order to be charged tuition and fees for that course at a rate that is equal to or less than the rate the institution charges for tuition and fees for that course for residents of the State. (5) The Secretary may waive such requirements of paragraph (1) as the Secretary considers appropriate. (6) Disapproval under paragraph (1) shall apply only with respect to educational assistance under chapters 30 and 33 of this title. . (b) Effective date Subsection (c) of section 3679 of title 38, United States Code (as added by subsection (a) of this section), shall apply with respect to educational assistance provided for pursuit of programs of education during academic terms that begin after July 1, 2016, through courses of education that commence on or after that date. 5. Clarification of eligibility for services under the Homeless Veterans Reintegration Program Subsection (a) of section 2021 is amended by striking reintegration of homeless veterans into the labor force. and inserting the following: “reintegration into the labor force of— (1) homeless veterans; (2) veterans participating in the Department of Veterans Affairs supported housing program for which rental assistance provided pursuant to section 8(o)(19) of the United States Housing Act of 1937 ( 42 U.S.C. 1437f(o)(19) ); and (3) veterans who are transitioning from being incarcerated. . 6. Extension of eligibility period for vocational rehabilitation programs (a) Extension Section 3103 is amended by striking twelve-year period and inserting 17-year period each place it appears. (b) Effective date The amendment made by subsection (a) shall apply with respect to a veteran applying for assistance under chapter 31 of title 38, United States Code, on or after the date of the enactment of this Act. 7. Work-study allowance Section 3485(a)(4) is amended by striking June 30, 2013 each place it appears and inserting June 30, 2018 . 8. Responsibilities of the Directors of Veterans’ Employment and Training Section 4103 is amended— (1) by redesignating subsection (b) as subsection (c); and (2) by inserting after subsection (a) the following new subsection (b): (b) Responsibilities Each Director assigned to a State under subsection (a) shall carry out the following responsibilities: (1) Monitoring the performance of veterans’ training and employment programs in the State, with special emphasis on services to disabled veterans. (2) Monitoring the performance of the State workforce agency in complying with section 4212 of this title. (3) Suggesting to the Assistant Secretary of Labor for Veterans’ Employment and Training corrective actions that could be taken by the State workforce agency to address deficiencies in the performance of veterans’ training and employment programs in the State. (4) Annually negotiating with the State workforce agency to establish performance goals for veterans’ training and employment programs in the State. (5) Reviewing the State’s requests for funding for veterans’ training and employment programs and providing advice to the State workforce agency and the Assistant Secretary regarding such funding requests. (6) Forwarding complaints regarding possible violations of chapter 43 of this title to the appropriate Regional Administrator or to the to the Assistant Secretary, as required. (7) Carrying out grant officer technical representative responsibilities for grants issued under programs administered by the Department. (8) Providing advice to the State workforce agency on strategies to market veterans to employers. (9) Supervising and managing all support staff, including Assistant Directors, establishing workload priorities, managing all personnel actions, and evaluating all assigned personnel. (10) Submitting to the Assistant Secretary regular reports on the matters described in paragraphs (1), (2), (4), and (8), and any other matters the Assistant Secretary determine appropriate. (11) Performing such other related duties as directed by the Assistant Secretary. . 9. Contents of Transition Assistance Program (a) In general Section 1144 of title 10, United States Code, is amended— (1) in subsection (b), by adding at the end the following new paragraph: (9) Provide information about disability-related employment and education protections. . (2) by redesignating subsections (c), (d), and (e), as subsections (d), (e), and (f), respectively; and (3) by inserting after subsection (b) the following new subsection (c): (c) Additional elements of program The mandatory program carried out by this section shall include— (1) for any such member who plans to use the member’s entitlement to educational assistance under title 38— (A) instruction providing an overview of the use of such entitlement; and (B) courses of post-secondary education appropriate for the member, courses of post-secondary education compatible with the member’s education goals, and instruction on how to finance the member’s post-secondary education; and (2) instruction in the benefits under laws administered by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs and in other subjects determined by the Secretary concerned. . (b) Deadline for implementation The program carried out under section 1144 of title 10, United States Code, shall comply with the requirements of subsections (b)(9) and (c) of such section, as added by subsection (a), by not later than April 1, 2015. (c) Feasibility study Not later than 270 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall submit to the Committee on Veterans’ Affairs and the Committee on Armed Services of the Senate and the Committee on Veterans’ Affairs and the Committee on Armed Services of the House of Representatives the results of a study carried out by the Secretary to determine the feasibility of providing the instruction described in subsection (b) of section 1142 of title 10, United States Code, at all overseas locations where such instruction is provided by entering into a contract jointly with the Secretary of Labor for the provision of such instruction. 10. Rounding down of increase in rates of disability compensation and dependency and indemnity compensation (a) Rounding Each dollar amount increased under section 2 of the Veterans’ Compensation Cost- of-Living Adjustment Act of 2013 ( Public Law 113–52 ), if not a whole dollar amount, shall be rounded to the next lower whole dollar amount. (b) Applicability Subsection (a) shall apply with respect to a payment made after the date of the enactment of this Act. 11. Limitation on performance awards in the senior executive service For each of fiscal years 2014 through 2018, the Secretary of Veterans Affairs may not make any performance awards under section 5384 of title 5, United States Code. 12. Semiannual reports to Congress on cost of certain travel (a) In general Subchapter I of chapter 5 is amended by adding at the end the following new section: 518. Semiannual reports to Congress on cost of certain travel (a) Semiannual reports Not later than June 30, 2014, and not later than 60 days after each 180-day period thereafter, the Secretary shall submit to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Veterans' Affairs of the Senate a semiannual report on covered travel made during the 180-day period covered by the report. (b) Matters included Each report under subsection (a) shall include the following: (1) With respect to each instance of covered travel made during the period covered by the report— (A) the purpose of such travel; (B) the destination; (C) the name and title of each employee included on such travel; (D) the duration of such travel; (E) the total cost to the Department of such travel; and (F) with respect to covered travel described in subsection (d)(2), the identity of the person or entity that paid or reimbursed for such travel. (2) The final costs to the Department with respect to all covered travel made during the period covered by the report, including costs relating to— (A) transportation, including fares for travel by air, rail, bus, ferry, cruise ship, taxi, mass transit, or other mode of transportation; (B) expenses or reimbursements relating to operating and maintaining a car, including the costs of fuel and mileage; (C) passport and visa fees; (D) lodging; (E) per diem payments; (F) baggage charges; (G) computer rental fees; (H) rental of halls, auditoriums, or other spaces; (I) entertainment; (J) contractors; (K) registration fees; and (L) promotional items. (c) Duplicative information Each report under subsection (a) shall include the information described in subsection (b) regardless of whether such information is also included in a report under section 517 of this title. (d) Covered travel defined In this section, the term covered travel means travel made by an employee of the Department of Veterans Affairs, including an employee who is stationed in a foreign country, on official business to any of the following locations: (1) If the Department or other element of the Federal Government pays for such travel, a location outside of— (A) the several States; (B) the District of Columbia; (C) a territory, commonwealth, or possession of the United States; (D) Indian lands (as defined in section 4(4) of the Indian Gaming Regulatory Act ( 25 U.S.C. 2703(4) )); or (E) the territorial waters of the United States. (2) If any person or entity other than the Federal Government pays (or reimburses) for such travel, any location, regardless of whether the location is inside or outside of the United States. . (b) Clerical amendment The table of sections at the beginning of such chapter is amended by adding after the item relating to section 517 the following new item: 518. Semiannual reports to Congress on cost of certain travel. . 13. Report of infectious disease at medical facilities of Department of Veterans Affairs (a) In general Section 7311 is amended by adding at the end the following new subsection: (f) (1) The Secretary shall report to the appropriate entity each case of a notifiable infectious disease or condition that is diagnosed at a medical facility of the Department of Veterans Affairs in accordance with the laws of the State in which the facility is located. (2) In addition to reporting each case of a notifiable infectious disease or condition at a medical facility of the Department pursuant to paragraph (1), the Secretary shall report each such case that is classified as a health-care-associated infection sentinel event to the accrediting organization of such facility. (3) (A) If the Secretary fails to report a case of a notifiable infectious disease or condition at a medical facility of the Department in accordance with State law pursuant to paragraph (1), the Secretary shall— (i) take any remedial action required under the laws of the State to correct such failure; and (ii) if the Secretary does not correct such failure pursuant to clause (i), pay to the State an amount equal to the amount that a medical facility not owned by the Federal Government that is located in the same State would pay as a penalty to such State for such failure. (B) The State may file a civil action against the Secretary in the United States district court for the district in which the medical facility is located to recover from the United States the amount described in subparagraph (A)(ii). (C) A civil action under subparagraph (B) may not be commenced later than two years after the cause of action accrues. (4) (A) In any case in which the Inspector General of the Department suspects that a director of a Veterans Integrated Service Network has failed to comply with an applicable provision of this subsection, the Inspector General shall conduct an investigation to determine whether such director failed to comply with an applicable provision of this section. (B) If the Inspector General determines under subparagraph (A) that a director has failed to comply with a provision of this subsection, the Secretary shall suspend such director for such period as the Secretary considers appropriate under subchapter I or subchapter II of chapter 75 of title 5, as the case may be. In addition to such suspension, the Secretary may impose such other administrative disciplinary action on the director as the Secretary considers appropriate and for which the Secretary is otherwise authorized. (5) The Secretary shall— (A) maintain records of each notifiable infectious disease or condition reported pursuant to paragraph (1); and (B) submit to the Committees on Veterans’ Affairs of the House of Representatives and the Senate a notification of each such notifiable infectious disease or condition. (6) In this subsection, the term notifiable infectious disease or condition means any infectious disease or condition that is— (A) on the list of nationally notifiable diseases or conditions published by the Council of State and Territorial Epidemiologists and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention; or (B) covered by a provision of law of a State that requires the reporting of infectious diseases or conditions. . (b) Effective date The reporting requirement under section 7311(f) of title 38, United States Code, as added by subsection (a), shall apply with respect to a case of a notifiable infectious disease or condition diagnosed at a medical facility of the Department of Veterans Affairs on or after the date that is 60 days after the date of the enactment of this Act. 14. Prohibition of visual recording without informed consent Section 7331 is amended— (1) by striking The Secretary, upon and inserting (a) In general.— The Secretary, upon ; and (2) by adding at the end the following new subsection: (b) Visual recording (1) The Secretary shall prescribe regulations establishing procedures to ensure that, except as provided by paragraph (2), any visual recording made by the Secretary of a patient during the course of furnishing care under this title is carried out only with the full and informed consent of the patient or, in appropriate cases, a representative thereof. (2) The Secretary may waive the requirement for informed consent under paragraph (1) with respect to the visual recording of a patient if such recording is made— (A) pursuant to a determination by a physician or psychologist that such recording is medically necessary or necessary for the safety of the patient; (B) pursuant to a warrant or order of a court of competent jurisdiction; or (C) in a public setting where a person would not have a reasonable expectation to privacy, such as a waiting room or hallway, and such recording is for general security purposes not particularized to the patient. (3) In this subsection, the term visual recording means the recording or transmission of images or video, but does not include— (A) medical imaging, including such imaging produced by radiographic procedures, nuclear medicine, endoscopy, ultrasound, or other similar procedures; or (B) images, video, and other clinical information transmitted for the purposes of providing treatment through telehealth and telemedicine technologies. . 15. Two-month extension of Veterans Retraining Assistance Program Section 211 of the VOW to Hire Heroes Act of 2011 ( Public Law 112–56 ; 125 Stat. 713; 38 U.S.C. 4100 note) is amended— (1) in subsection (a)(2)(B), by striking March 31, 2014 and inserting May 31, 2014 ; and (2) in subsection (k), by striking March 31, 2014 and inserting May 31, 2014 .
Passed the House of Representatives February 3, 2014. Karen L. Haas, Clerk. |
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January 23, 2013
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Approval of courses of
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Notwithstanding any other provision of this
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the Secretary’s designee by reason of subsection (c) of section 3679 of such
title, the Secretary shall treat such institution as an institution that is
approved under such chapter for purposes of the laws administered by the
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| I 113th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 357 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES January 23, 2013 Mr. Miller of Florida (for himself and Mr. Michaud ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Veterans’ Affairs A BILL To amend title 38, United States Code, to require courses of education provided by public institutions of higher education that are approved for purposes of the educational assistance programs administered by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to charge veterans tuition and fees at the in-State tuition rate.
1. Short title This Act may be cited as the GI Bill Tuition Fairness Act of 2013 . 2. Approval of courses of education provided by public institutions of higher education for purposes of educational assistance programs administered by Secretary of Veterans Affairs conditional on in-State tuition rate for veterans (a) In general Section 3679 of title 38, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following new subsection: (c) Notwithstanding any other provision of this subtitle, the Secretary or the Secretary’s designee shall disapprove a course of education provided by a public institution of higher education unless the institution charges tuition and fees for a veteran at the same rate as the institution charges for residents of the State in which the institution is located, regardless of the veteran’s State of residence. The Secretary shall notify the State approving agency of the Secretary’s disapproval of a course of education under this subsection. . (b) Treatment of enrolled benefits recipients (1) In general In the case of a veteran or eligible person who is enrolled before August 1, 2014, in a course of education provided by a public institution of higher education that was approved under chapter 36 of title 38, United States Code, at the time of the initial enrollment of the veteran or eligible person but that is disapproved by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs or the Secretary’s designee by reason of subsection (c) of section 3679 of such title, the Secretary shall treat such institution as an institution that is approved under such chapter for purposes of the laws administered by the Secretary with respect to the veteran or eligible person until the veteran or eligible person completes the course of education in which the veteran or eligible person is enrolled. (2) Termination (A) Limitation Except as provided in subparagraph (B), the Secretary of Veterans Affairs may not treat such an institution as an approved institution under paragraph (1) after August 1, 2018. (B) Waiver The Secretary may waive the limitation under subparagraph (A) if the Secretary determines such a waiver is appropriate. (c) Effective date Subsection (c) of section 3679 of title 38, United States Code, as added by subsection (a) shall apply with respect to educational assistance provided after August 1, 2014. |
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February 4, 2014
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GI Bill Tuition Fairness Act of 2014
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Sec. 2. References to title 38, United States Code.
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Sec. 3. Scoring of budgetary effects.
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Sec. 4. Approval of courses of education provided by public institutions of higher education for purposes of All-Volunteer Force Educational Assistance Program and Post-9/11 Educational Assistance conditional on in-State tuition rate for veterans.
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Sec. 5. Clarification of eligibility for services under the Homeless Veterans Reintegration Program.
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Sec. 6. Extension of eligibility period for vocational rehabilitation programs.
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Sec. 7. Work-study allowance.
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Sec. 8. Responsibilities of the Directors of Veterans’ Employment and Training.
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Sec. 9. Contents of Transition Assistance Program.
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Sec. 10. Rounding down of increase in rates of disability compensation and dependency and indemnity compensation.
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Sec. 11. Limitation on performance awards in the senior executive service.
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Sec. 12. Semiannual reports to Congress on cost of certain travel.
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Sec. 13. Report of infectious disease at medical facilities of Department of Veterans Affairs.
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Sec. 14. Prohibition of visual recording without informed consent.
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Sec. 15. Two-month extension of Veterans Retraining Assistance Program.
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References to title 38, United States 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 a repeal of, a section or other provision, the reference shall be considered to be made to a section or other provision of title 38, United States Code.
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Scoring of budgetary effects
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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
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Budgetary Effects of PAYGO Legislation
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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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Approval of courses of education provided by public institutions of higher education for purposes of All-Volunteer Force Educational Assistance Program and Post-9/11 Educational Assistance conditional on in-State tuition rate for veterans
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In general
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Notwithstanding any other provision of this chapter and subject to paragraphs (3) through (6), the Secretary shall disapprove a course of education provided by a public institution of higher education to a covered individual pursuing a course of education with educational assistance under chapter 30 or 33 of this title while living in the State in which the public institution of higher education is located if the institution charges tuition and fees for that course for the covered individual at a rate that is higher than the rate the institution charges for tuition and fees for that course for residents of the State in which the institution is located, regardless of the covered individual’s State of residence.
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For purposes of this subsection, a covered individual is a veteran who was discharged or released from a period of not fewer than 90 days of service in the active military, naval, or air service less than three years before the date of enrollment in the course concerned.
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If after enrollment in a course of education that is subject to disapproval under paragraph (1) a covered individual pursues one or more courses of education at the same public institution of higher education while remaining continuously enrolled (other than during regularly scheduled breaks between courses, semesters or terms) at that institution of higher education, any course so pursued by the covered individual at that institution of higher education while so continuously enrolled shall also be subject to disapproval under paragraph (1).
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It shall not be grounds to disapprove a course of education under paragraph (1) if a public institution of higher education requires a covered individual pursuing a course of education at the institution to demonstrate an intent, by means other than satisfying a physical presence requirement, to establish residency in the State in which the institution is located, or to satisfy other requirements not relating to the establishment of residency, in order to be charged tuition and fees for that course at a rate that is equal to or less than the rate the institution charges for tuition and fees for that course for residents of the State.
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The Secretary may waive such requirements of paragraph (1) as the Secretary considers appropriate.
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Disapproval under paragraph (1) shall apply only with respect to educational assistance under chapters 30 and 33 of this title.
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of title 38, United States Code (as added by subsection (a) of this section), shall apply with respect to educational assistance provided for pursuit of programs of education during academic terms that begin after July 1, 2016, through courses of education that commence on or after that date.
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</subsection>
</section>
<section display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HAB2E83151B424062B641FEEC77327560" section-type="subsequent-section">
<enum>
5.
</enum>
<header>
Clarification of eligibility for services under the Homeless Veterans Reintegration Program
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
Subsection (a) of
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/38/2021">
section 2021
</external-xref>
is amended by striking
<quote>
reintegration of homeless veterans into the labor force.
</quote>
and inserting the following: “reintegration into the labor force of—
</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HB197C46802FA443687C733B9E14342F8" style="OLC">
<paragraph id="H2622736A625F4D5A852F53DD36231261">
<enum>
(1)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
homeless veterans;
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H8AF02AADFE4143A18EA5971CACB1721A">
<enum>
(2)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
veterans participating in the Department of Veterans Affairs supported housing program for which rental assistance provided pursuant to section 8(o)(19) of the United States Housing Act of 1937 (
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/1437f">
42 U.S.C. 1437f(o)(19)
</external-xref>
); and
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="HABA3079B031142BF82E59083E1587202">
<enum>
(3)
</enum>
<text>
veterans who are transitioning from being incarcerated.
</text>
</paragraph>
<after-quoted-block>
.
</after-quoted-block>
</quoted-block>
</section>
<section id="H7DECC07F87EE476FAB03FE700841BBDC" section-type="subsequent-section">
<enum>
6.
</enum>
<header>
Extension of eligibility period for vocational rehabilitation programs
</header>
<subsection id="HF7F94FE9EB0B45E78A982B0F50DEBF75">
<enum>
(a)
</enum>
<header>
Extension
</header>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/38/3103">
Section 3103
</external-xref>
is amended by striking
<quote>
twelve-year period
</quote>
and inserting
<quote>
17-year period
</quote>
each place it appears.
</text>
</subsection>
<subsection commented="no" id="H280AA3DF6BA346398D051C85EACE4110">
<enum>
(b)
</enum>
<header>
Effective date
</header>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
The amendment made by subsection (a) shall apply with respect to a veteran applying for assistance under
<external-xref legal-doc="usc-chapter" parsable-cite="usc-chapter/38/31">
chapter 31
</external-xref>
of title 38, United States Code, on or after the date of the enactment of this Act.
</text>
</subsection>
</section>
<section id="H0ECD32F306E043D5AC65577EFFDB6919">
<enum>
7.
</enum>
<header>
Work-study allowance
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/38/3485">
Section 3485(a)(4)
</external-xref>
is amended by striking
<quote>
June 30, 2013
</quote>
each place it appears and inserting
<quote>
June 30, 2018
</quote>
.
</text>
</section>
<section id="H9A965EED4B3346C588248B0E2B57098F" section-type="subsequent-section">
<enum>
8.
</enum>
<header>
Responsibilities of the Directors of Veterans’ Employment and Training
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/38/4103">
Section 4103
</external-xref>
is amended—
</text>
<paragraph id="HA403879EB1AD4D9D810DCBC24ECDAC11">
<enum>
(1)
</enum>
<text>
by redesignating subsection (b) as subsection (c); and
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="HAE70F3BDBF0540EAAF64135B8C8CEA87">
<enum>
(2)
</enum>
<text>
by inserting after subsection (a) the following new subsection (b):
</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H4547B58F78CB458584D3C4301F945B95" style="USC">
<subsection id="HB8BCF519889C4519973729FB53C70425">
<enum>
(b)
</enum>
<header>
Responsibilities
</header>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Each Director assigned to a State under subsection (a) shall carry out the following responsibilities:
</text>
<paragraph id="H60296118B983481290E08C5BE8668DA2">
<enum>
(1)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Monitoring the performance of veterans’ training and employment programs in the State, with special emphasis on services to disabled veterans.
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H6103DE4F8CC64F2A8E0C9A4DF8AC6048">
<enum>
(2)
</enum>
<text>
Monitoring the performance of the State workforce agency in complying with
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/38/4212">
section 4212
</external-xref>
of this title.
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="HA2BDD6AFBB864B26A0361BDD1D7A381A">
<enum>
(3)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Suggesting to the Assistant Secretary of Labor for Veterans’ Employment and Training corrective actions that could be taken by the State workforce agency to address deficiencies in the performance of veterans’ training and employment programs in the State.
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H356CEB667AB84B9BA01659D7D3AEB26C">
<enum>
(4)
</enum>
<text>
Annually negotiating with the State workforce agency to establish performance goals for veterans’ training and employment programs in the State.
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="HD4829FF2A9694EF3A1211047661E9D8B">
<enum>
(5)
</enum>
<text>
Reviewing the State’s requests for funding for veterans’ training and employment programs and providing advice to the State workforce agency and the Assistant Secretary regarding such funding requests.
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H3762CB833B5444D4971FD4D662E3E011">
<enum>
(6)
</enum>
<text>
Forwarding complaints regarding possible violations of
<external-xref legal-doc="usc-chapter" parsable-cite="usc-chapter/38/43">
chapter 43
</external-xref>
of this title to the appropriate Regional Administrator or to the to the Assistant Secretary, as required.
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H04317BB57948411388CCECFDD3180C2F">
<enum>
(7)
</enum>
<text>
Carrying out grant officer technical representative responsibilities for grants issued under programs administered by the Department.
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H34B002C55F4E4A6F8D8790D5B0BAE911">
<enum>
(8)
</enum>
<text>
Providing advice to the State workforce agency on strategies to market veterans to employers.
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H83C131E2459443BA8098E53BFD04E73D">
<enum>
(9)
</enum>
<text>
Supervising and managing all support staff, including Assistant Directors, establishing workload priorities, managing all personnel actions, and evaluating all assigned personnel.
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="HCB5564861AF840CCB6C857831EA4016B">
<enum>
(10)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Submitting to the Assistant Secretary regular reports on the matters described in paragraphs (1), (2), (4), and (8), and any other matters the Assistant Secretary determine appropriate.
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H86F2488CA2204D26BE2D2E94ECA6D272">
<enum>
(11)
</enum>
<text>
Performing such other related duties as directed by the Assistant Secretary.
</text>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
<after-quoted-block>
.
</after-quoted-block>
</quoted-block>
</paragraph>
</section>
<section id="HD0A9867208CF424496509BF6B2E05DFC" section-type="subsequent-section">
<enum>
9.
</enum>
<header>
Contents of Transition Assistance Program
</header>
<subsection id="H59D7D06F82354FF7BC427A7BF558F021">
<enum>
(a)
</enum>
<header>
In general
</header>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/10/1144">
Section 1144
</external-xref>
of title 10, United States Code, is amended—
</text>
<paragraph id="HDD8103B8B9D244F295A61149EB782A14">
<enum>
(1)
</enum>
<text>
in subsection (b), by adding at the end the following new paragraph:
</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H128B2868AEDD4E7ABB73BAF216A11B71" style="USC">
<paragraph id="H85BA97456500417E86321E265F918193">
<enum>
(9)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Provide information about disability-related employment and education protections.
</text>
</paragraph>
<after-quoted-block>
.
</after-quoted-block>
</quoted-block>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H5254824B7A5E44DBBBC2BC1B763E0361">
<enum>
(2)
</enum>
<text>
by redesignating subsections (c), (d), and (e), as subsections (d), (e), and (f), respectively; and
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="HAD6D55B4BED34E299AAF5E0929B2FC6E">
<enum>
(3)
</enum>
<text>
by inserting after subsection (b) the following new subsection (c):
</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H29A3ED3573D3453CB69211A31D3EA2DA" style="USC">
<subsection display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H6F5782E9485B4006B3A398C931E23952">
<enum>
(c)
</enum>
<header>
Additional elements of program
</header>
<text>
The mandatory program carried out by this section shall include—
</text>
<paragraph display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HA23A600C21D34B9D8C0412EFD8AA789F">
<enum>
(1)
</enum>
<text>
for any such member who plans to use the member’s entitlement to educational assistance under title 38—
</text>
<subparagraph id="HFAFEF572D3A94AEABBE9451CF6AEFE5C">
<enum>
(A)
</enum>
<text>
instruction providing an overview of the use of such entitlement; and
</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H0406BA37D4A24C9BBD24C7EBEE2AF34F">
<enum>
(B)
</enum>
<text>
courses of post-secondary education appropriate for the member, courses of post-secondary education compatible with the member’s education goals, and instruction on how to finance the member’s post-secondary education; and
</text>
</subparagraph>
</paragraph>
<paragraph display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H8BF5A3848F874295B124B6DEC5302780">
<enum>
(2)
</enum>
<text>
instruction in the benefits under laws administered by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs and in other subjects determined by the Secretary concerned.
</text>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
<after-quoted-block>
.
</after-quoted-block>
</quoted-block>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
<subsection id="HB78D96FF2B964DB0B3DBB906732E8D79">
<enum>
(b)
</enum>
<header>
Deadline for implementation
</header>
<text>
The program carried out under
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/10/1144">
section 1144
</external-xref>
of title 10, United States Code, shall comply with the requirements of subsections (b)(9) and (c) of such section, as added by subsection (a), by not later than April 1, 2015.
</text>
</subsection>
<subsection id="HFE91351C989C4D84ABC5F74537F7DE23">
<enum>
(c)
</enum>
<header>
Feasibility study
</header>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Not later than 270 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall submit to the Committee on Veterans’ Affairs and the Committee on Armed Services of the Senate and the Committee on Veterans’ Affairs and the Committee on Armed Services of the House of Representatives the results of a study carried out by the Secretary to determine the feasibility of providing the instruction described in subsection (b) of
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/10/1142">
section 1142
</external-xref>
of title 10, United States Code, at all overseas locations where such instruction is provided by entering into a contract jointly with the Secretary of Labor for the provision of such instruction.
</text>
</subsection>
</section>
<section id="H85C32059B85F4879BC60DBEF91E243FF">
<enum>
10.
</enum>
<header>
Rounding down of increase in rates of disability compensation and dependency and indemnity compensation
</header>
<subsection id="HABC2201EB59042D6A29D5BEAEEF11CF7">
<enum>
(a)
</enum>
<header>
Rounding
</header>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Each dollar amount increased under section 2 of the Veterans’ Compensation Cost- of-Living Adjustment Act of 2013 (
<external-xref legal-doc="public-law" parsable-cite="pl/113/52">
Public Law 113–52
</external-xref>
), if not a whole dollar amount, shall be rounded to the next lower whole dollar amount.
</text>
</subsection>
<subsection id="H16FD788ECD5345D3B678D208F325BBE9">
<enum>
(b)
</enum>
<header>
Applicability
</header>
<text>
Subsection (a) shall apply with respect to a payment made after the date of the enactment of this Act.
</text>
</subsection>
</section>
<section id="H6478D1F121B44C959F34E8628C45F5EB">
<enum>
11.
</enum>
<header>
Limitation on performance awards in the senior executive service
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
For each of fiscal years 2014 through 2018, the Secretary of Veterans Affairs may not make any performance awards under
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/5/5384">
section 5384
</external-xref>
of title 5, United States Code.
</text>
</section>
<section id="H94543FF035AC40B2B2A6A716EB07E6E8">
<enum>
12.
</enum>
<header>
Semiannual reports to Congress on cost of certain travel
</header>
<subsection id="HB8BFEA01AF404134B9B6D870B628C4CA">
<enum>
(a)
</enum>
<header>
In general
</header>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Subchapter I of
<external-xref legal-doc="usc-chapter" parsable-cite="usc-chapter/38/5">
chapter 5
</external-xref>
is amended by adding at the end the following new section:
</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HD2AD1E82ED334080861146D88F406993" style="USC">
<section id="H72C8A8CED10A456FA52C42D9164E97DA">
<enum>
518.
</enum>
<header>
Semiannual reports to Congress on cost of certain travel
</header>
<subsection id="H98D7A7E87DC54A278CB36327AF664176">
<enum>
(a)
</enum>
<header>
Semiannual reports
</header>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Not later than June 30, 2014, and not later than 60 days after each 180-day period thereafter, the Secretary shall submit to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Veterans' Affairs of the Senate a semiannual report on covered travel made during the 180-day period covered by the report.
</text>
</subsection>
<subsection id="H6C35A2FE3BDD4E2299078633F4BB0ED2">
<enum>
(b)
</enum>
<header>
Matters included
</header>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Each report under subsection (a) shall include the following:
</text>
<paragraph id="H06AAFF783C984AE8B0E5A6D47F273944">
<enum>
(1)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
With respect to each instance of covered travel made during the period covered by the report—
</text>
<subparagraph id="H8FF9F3E60B324660A90D105DED41FEAF">
<enum>
(A)
</enum>
<text>
the purpose of such travel;
</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HF8BC3C5081634AAA99670B07E3A42913">
<enum>
(B)
</enum>
<text>
the destination;
</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H50FCA004792049CCABC9616CE938FC04">
<enum>
(C)
</enum>
<text>
the name and title of each employee included on such travel;
</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HF82DF4B42A014F1993B351DF91CB1DA4">
<enum>
(D)
</enum>
<text>
the duration of such travel;
</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HDD8643FAEC764C7A9096EF4F3790F33C">
<enum>
(E)
</enum>
<text>
the total cost to the Department of such travel; and
</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H5282EBA3C7D646A88926E9698315E76A">
<enum>
(F)
</enum>
<text>
with respect to covered travel described in subsection (d)(2), the identity of the person or entity that paid or reimbursed for such travel.
</text>
</subparagraph>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H6D8F3717F9074CE088C0D52A9A6881DE">
<enum>
(2)
</enum>
<text>
The final costs to the Department with respect to all covered travel made during the period covered by the report, including costs relating to—
</text>
<subparagraph id="HB3EF430BDB4243A1818DEAB3370763E8">
<enum>
(A)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
transportation, including fares for travel by air, rail, bus, ferry, cruise ship, taxi, mass transit, or other mode of transportation;
</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HB1376363209E496290B6AAE62A6A4D19">
<enum>
(B)
</enum>
<text>
expenses or reimbursements relating to operating and maintaining a car, including the costs of fuel and mileage;
</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HF6DD5244C3684E8DB807EA19F62BEC5D">
<enum>
(C)
</enum>
<text>
passport and visa fees;
</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H9096DBCAD5C64326B2145B19674BCD51">
<enum>
(D)
</enum>
<text>
lodging;
</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HE7C7F87FCDCD4CD2B85EA55598C5D5D4">
<enum>
(E)
</enum>
<text>
per diem payments;
</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H9E1A326BBF4548D0B23C9CD4C0ED1A54">
<enum>
(F)
</enum>
<text>
baggage charges;
</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H4B217E33333243199E27D4B5C7151FA0">
<enum>
(G)
</enum>
<text>
computer rental fees;
</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HC592DA36E87C4444A42F28F36D4945E9">
<enum>
(H)
</enum>
<text>
rental of halls, auditoriums, or other spaces;
</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HB66EBDBEBF6946E796235729022B284D">
<enum>
(I)
</enum>
<text>
entertainment;
</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HC3ADFAF63D864B5F833DDD2EFB4F15E1">
<enum>
(J)
</enum>
<text>
contractors;
</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H3B4D9B94FD434A7BA581A9D0AA8A801F">
<enum>
(K)
</enum>
<text>
registration fees; and
</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HF18E86C9BC4648949CEE3984FFA86771">
<enum>
(L)
</enum>
<text>
promotional items.
</text>
</subparagraph>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
<subsection id="HBD506E0E7E52408C891565DF321FF392">
<enum>
(c)
</enum>
<header>
Duplicative information
</header>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Each report under subsection (a) shall include the information described in subsection (b) regardless of whether such information is also included in a report under
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/38/517">
section 517
</external-xref>
of this title.
</text>
</subsection>
<subsection id="H631A4F5CB67A4DADACE323B8330CED97">
<enum>
(d)
</enum>
<header>
Covered travel defined
</header>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
In this section, the term
<term>
covered travel
</term>
means travel made by an employee of the Department of Veterans Affairs, including an employee who is stationed in a foreign country, on official business to any of the following locations:
</text>
<paragraph id="HFC0DEBF8884944F78CAF04F353EF1033">
<enum>
(1)
</enum>
<text>
If the Department or other element of the Federal Government pays for such travel, a location outside of—
</text>
<subparagraph id="HAB77833560A741658BEBF68209936FFF">
<enum>
(A)
</enum>
<text>
the several States;
</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H05C865586DC241A2B7AE025BD59F43E6">
<enum>
(B)
</enum>
<text>
the District of Columbia;
</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H5397918495474C3F86BE4EEB9369AFAB">
<enum>
(C)
</enum>
<text>
a territory, commonwealth, or possession of the United States;
</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HEB21DDF423D243749162C80128793AD0">
<enum>
(D)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Indian lands (as defined in section 4(4) of the Indian Gaming Regulatory Act (
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/25/2703">
25 U.S.C. 2703(4)
</external-xref>
)); or
</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HF7E30A2538194D04BB7C8575B7035091">
<enum>
(E)
</enum>
<text>
the territorial waters of the United States.
</text>
</subparagraph>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H89A9100933374B6BB8411E9917D2C32A">
<enum>
(2)
</enum>
<text>
If any person or entity other than the Federal Government pays (or reimburses) for such travel, any location, regardless of whether the location is inside or outside of the United States.
</text>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
</section>
<after-quoted-block>
.
</after-quoted-block>
</quoted-block>
</subsection>
<subsection id="HD752D9E310D340A6BA462E24771C515C">
<enum>
(b)
</enum>
<header>
Clerical amendment
</header>
<text>
The table of sections at the beginning of such chapter is amended by adding after the item relating to section 517 the following new item:
</text>
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<toc regeneration="no-regeneration">
<toc-entry level="section">
518. Semiannual reports to Congress on cost of certain travel.
</toc-entry>
</toc>
<after-quoted-block>
.
</after-quoted-block>
</quoted-block>
</subsection>
</section>
<section id="HBFD842946CDC4389916F324ADA90D585" section-type="subsequent-section">
<enum>
13.
</enum>
<header>
Report of infectious disease at medical facilities of Department of Veterans Affairs
</header>
<subsection id="H2BE9DA1502684A4A854ED3587371CBC0">
<enum>
(a)
</enum>
<header>
In general
</header>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/38/7311">
Section 7311
</external-xref>
is amended by adding at the end the following new subsection:
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The Secretary shall report to the appropriate entity each case of a notifiable infectious disease or condition that is diagnosed at a medical facility of the Department of Veterans Affairs in accordance with the laws of the State in which the facility is located.
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In addition to reporting each case of a notifiable infectious disease or condition at a medical facility of the Department pursuant to paragraph (1), the Secretary shall report each such case that is classified as a health-care-associated infection sentinel event to the accrediting organization of such facility.
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If the Secretary fails to report a case of a notifiable infectious disease or condition at a medical facility of the Department in accordance with State law pursuant to paragraph (1), the Secretary shall—
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take any remedial action required under the laws of the State to correct such failure; and
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if the Secretary does not correct such failure pursuant to clause (i), pay to the State an amount equal to the amount that a medical facility not owned by the Federal Government that is located in the same State would pay as a penalty to such State for such failure.
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The State may file a civil action against the Secretary in the United States district court for the district in which the medical facility is located to recover from the United States the amount described in subparagraph (A)(ii).
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A civil action under subparagraph (B) may not be commenced later than two years after the cause of action accrues.
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In any case in which the Inspector General of the Department suspects that a director of a Veterans Integrated Service Network has failed to comply with an applicable provision of this subsection, the Inspector General shall conduct an investigation to determine whether such director failed to comply with an applicable provision of this section.
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If the Inspector General determines under subparagraph (A) that a director has failed to comply with a provision of this subsection, the Secretary shall suspend such director for such period as the Secretary considers appropriate under subchapter I or subchapter II of
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chapter 75
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The Secretary shall—
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(A)
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maintain records of each notifiable infectious disease or condition reported pursuant to paragraph (1); and
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submit to the Committees on Veterans’ Affairs of the House of Representatives and the Senate a notification of each such notifiable infectious disease or condition.
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In this subsection, the term
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notifiable infectious disease or condition
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(A)
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on the list of nationally notifiable diseases or conditions published by the Council of State and Territorial Epidemiologists and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention; or
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covered by a provision of law of a State that requires the reporting of infectious diseases or conditions.
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Effective date
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The reporting requirement under
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section 7311(f)
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of title 38, United States Code, as added by subsection (a), shall apply with respect to a case of a notifiable infectious disease or condition diagnosed at a medical facility of the Department of Veterans Affairs on or after the date that is 60 days after the date of the enactment of this Act.
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14.
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Prohibition of visual recording without informed consent
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Section 7331
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(1)
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The Secretary, upon
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In general.—
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The Secretary, upon
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by adding at the end the following new subsection:
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(b)
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Visual recording
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(1)
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The Secretary shall prescribe regulations establishing procedures to ensure that, except as provided by paragraph (2), any visual recording made by the Secretary of a patient during the course of furnishing care under this title is carried out only with the full and informed consent of the patient or, in appropriate cases, a representative thereof.
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The Secretary may waive the requirement for informed consent under paragraph (1) with respect to the visual recording of a patient if such recording is made—
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pursuant to a determination by a physician or psychologist that such recording is medically necessary or necessary for the safety of the patient;
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pursuant to a warrant or order of a court of competent jurisdiction; or
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in a public setting where a person would not have a reasonable expectation to privacy, such as a waiting room or hallway, and such recording is for general security purposes not particularized to the patient.
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visual recording
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medical imaging, including such imaging produced by radiographic procedures, nuclear medicine, endoscopy, ultrasound, or other similar procedures; or
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images, video, and other clinical information transmitted for the purposes of providing treatment through telehealth and telemedicine technologies.
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.
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15.
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Two-month extension of Veterans Retraining Assistance Program
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Section 211 of the VOW to Hire Heroes Act of 2011 (
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Public Law 112–56
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note) is amended—
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(1)
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in subsection (a)(2)(B), by striking
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March 31, 2014
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May 31, 2014
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; and
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in subsection (k), by striking
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March 31, 2014
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and inserting
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May 31, 2014
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.
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Passed the House of Representatives February 3, 2014.
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Karen L. Haas,
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Clerk
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| IIB 113th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 357 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES February 4, 2014 Received; read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs AN ACT To amend title 38, United States Code, to require courses of education provided by public institutions of higher education that are approved for purposes of the educational assistance programs administered by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to charge veterans tuition and fees at the in-State tuition rate, to make other improvements in the laws relating to benefits administered by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs, and for other purposes.
1. Short title; table of contents (a) Short title This Act may be cited as the GI Bill Tuition Fairness Act of 2014 . (b) Table of contents The table of contents for this Act is as follows: Sec. 1. Short title; table of contents. Sec. 2. References to title 38, United States Code. Sec. 3. Scoring of budgetary effects. Sec. 4. Approval of courses of education provided by public institutions of higher education for purposes of All-Volunteer Force Educational Assistance Program and Post-9/11 Educational Assistance conditional on in-State tuition rate for veterans. Sec. 5. Clarification of eligibility for services under the Homeless Veterans Reintegration Program. Sec. 6. Extension of eligibility period for vocational rehabilitation programs. Sec. 7. Work-study allowance. Sec. 8. Responsibilities of the Directors of Veterans’ Employment and Training. Sec. 9. Contents of Transition Assistance Program. Sec. 10. Rounding down of increase in rates of disability compensation and dependency and indemnity compensation. Sec. 11. Limitation on performance awards in the senior executive service. Sec. 12. Semiannual reports to Congress on cost of certain travel. Sec. 13. Report of infectious disease at medical facilities of Department of Veterans Affairs. Sec. 14. Prohibition of visual recording without informed consent. Sec. 15. Two-month extension of Veterans Retraining Assistance Program. 2. References to title 38, United States Code Except as otherwise expressly provided, whenever in this Act an amendment or repeal is expressed in terms of an amendment to, or a repeal of, a section or other provision, the reference shall be considered to be made to a section or other provision of title 38, United States Code. 3. Scoring of budgetary effects 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. 4. Approval of courses of education provided by public institutions of higher education for purposes of All-Volunteer Force Educational Assistance Program and Post-9/11 Educational Assistance conditional on in-State tuition rate for veterans (a) In general Section 3679 is amended by adding at the end the following new subsection: (c) (1) Notwithstanding any other provision of this chapter and subject to paragraphs (3) through (6), the Secretary shall disapprove a course of education provided by a public institution of higher education to a covered individual pursuing a course of education with educational assistance under chapter 30 or 33 of this title while living in the State in which the public institution of higher education is located if the institution charges tuition and fees for that course for the covered individual at a rate that is higher than the rate the institution charges for tuition and fees for that course for residents of the State in which the institution is located, regardless of the covered individual’s State of residence. (2) For purposes of this subsection, a covered individual is a veteran who was discharged or released from a period of not fewer than 90 days of service in the active military, naval, or air service less than three years before the date of enrollment in the course concerned. (3) If after enrollment in a course of education that is subject to disapproval under paragraph (1) a covered individual pursues one or more courses of education at the same public institution of higher education while remaining continuously enrolled (other than during regularly scheduled breaks between courses, semesters or terms) at that institution of higher education, any course so pursued by the covered individual at that institution of higher education while so continuously enrolled shall also be subject to disapproval under paragraph (1). (4) It shall not be grounds to disapprove a course of education under paragraph (1) if a public institution of higher education requires a covered individual pursuing a course of education at the institution to demonstrate an intent, by means other than satisfying a physical presence requirement, to establish residency in the State in which the institution is located, or to satisfy other requirements not relating to the establishment of residency, in order to be charged tuition and fees for that course at a rate that is equal to or less than the rate the institution charges for tuition and fees for that course for residents of the State. (5) The Secretary may waive such requirements of paragraph (1) as the Secretary considers appropriate. (6) Disapproval under paragraph (1) shall apply only with respect to educational assistance under chapters 30 and 33 of this title. . (b) Effective date Subsection (c) of section 3679 of title 38, United States Code (as added by subsection (a) of this section), shall apply with respect to educational assistance provided for pursuit of programs of education during academic terms that begin after July 1, 2016, through courses of education that commence on or after that date. 5. Clarification of eligibility for services under the Homeless Veterans Reintegration Program Subsection (a) of section 2021 is amended by striking reintegration of homeless veterans into the labor force. and inserting the following: “reintegration into the labor force of— (1) homeless veterans; (2) veterans participating in the Department of Veterans Affairs supported housing program for which rental assistance provided pursuant to section 8(o)(19) of the United States Housing Act of 1937 ( 42 U.S.C. 1437f(o)(19) ); and (3) veterans who are transitioning from being incarcerated. . 6. Extension of eligibility period for vocational rehabilitation programs (a) Extension Section 3103 is amended by striking twelve-year period and inserting 17-year period each place it appears. (b) Effective date The amendment made by subsection (a) shall apply with respect to a veteran applying for assistance under chapter 31 of title 38, United States Code, on or after the date of the enactment of this Act. 7. Work-study allowance Section 3485(a)(4) is amended by striking June 30, 2013 each place it appears and inserting June 30, 2018 . 8. Responsibilities of the Directors of Veterans’ Employment and Training Section 4103 is amended— (1) by redesignating subsection (b) as subsection (c); and (2) by inserting after subsection (a) the following new subsection (b): (b) Responsibilities Each Director assigned to a State under subsection (a) shall carry out the following responsibilities: (1) Monitoring the performance of veterans’ training and employment programs in the State, with special emphasis on services to disabled veterans. (2) Monitoring the performance of the State workforce agency in complying with section 4212 of this title. (3) Suggesting to the Assistant Secretary of Labor for Veterans’ Employment and Training corrective actions that could be taken by the State workforce agency to address deficiencies in the performance of veterans’ training and employment programs in the State. (4) Annually negotiating with the State workforce agency to establish performance goals for veterans’ training and employment programs in the State. (5) Reviewing the State’s requests for funding for veterans’ training and employment programs and providing advice to the State workforce agency and the Assistant Secretary regarding such funding requests. (6) Forwarding complaints regarding possible violations of chapter 43 of this title to the appropriate Regional Administrator or to the to the Assistant Secretary, as required. (7) Carrying out grant officer technical representative responsibilities for grants issued under programs administered by the Department. (8) Providing advice to the State workforce agency on strategies to market veterans to employers. (9) Supervising and managing all support staff, including Assistant Directors, establishing workload priorities, managing all personnel actions, and evaluating all assigned personnel. (10) Submitting to the Assistant Secretary regular reports on the matters described in paragraphs (1), (2), (4), and (8), and any other matters the Assistant Secretary determine appropriate. (11) Performing such other related duties as directed by the Assistant Secretary. . 9. Contents of Transition Assistance Program (a) In general Section 1144 of title 10, United States Code, is amended— (1) in subsection (b), by adding at the end the following new paragraph: (9) Provide information about disability-related employment and education protections. . (2) by redesignating subsections (c), (d), and (e), as subsections (d), (e), and (f), respectively; and (3) by inserting after subsection (b) the following new subsection (c): (c) Additional elements of program The mandatory program carried out by this section shall include— (1) for any such member who plans to use the member’s entitlement to educational assistance under title 38— (A) instruction providing an overview of the use of such entitlement; and (B) courses of post-secondary education appropriate for the member, courses of post-secondary education compatible with the member’s education goals, and instruction on how to finance the member’s post-secondary education; and (2) instruction in the benefits under laws administered by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs and in other subjects determined by the Secretary concerned. . (b) Deadline for implementation The program carried out under section 1144 of title 10, United States Code, shall comply with the requirements of subsections (b)(9) and (c) of such section, as added by subsection (a), by not later than April 1, 2015. (c) Feasibility study Not later than 270 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall submit to the Committee on Veterans’ Affairs and the Committee on Armed Services of the Senate and the Committee on Veterans’ Affairs and the Committee on Armed Services of the House of Representatives the results of a study carried out by the Secretary to determine the feasibility of providing the instruction described in subsection (b) of section 1142 of title 10, United States Code, at all overseas locations where such instruction is provided by entering into a contract jointly with the Secretary of Labor for the provision of such instruction. 10. Rounding down of increase in rates of disability compensation and dependency and indemnity compensation (a) Rounding Each dollar amount increased under section 2 of the Veterans’ Compensation Cost- of-Living Adjustment Act of 2013 ( Public Law 113–52 ), if not a whole dollar amount, shall be rounded to the next lower whole dollar amount. (b) Applicability Subsection (a) shall apply with respect to a payment made after the date of the enactment of this Act. 11. Limitation on performance awards in the senior executive service For each of fiscal years 2014 through 2018, the Secretary of Veterans Affairs may not make any performance awards under section 5384 of title 5, United States Code. 12. Semiannual reports to Congress on cost of certain travel (a) In general Subchapter I of chapter 5 is amended by adding at the end the following new section: 518. Semiannual reports to Congress on cost of certain travel (a) Semiannual reports Not later than June 30, 2014, and not later than 60 days after each 180-day period thereafter, the Secretary shall submit to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Veterans' Affairs of the Senate a semiannual report on covered travel made during the 180-day period covered by the report. (b) Matters included Each report under subsection (a) shall include the following: (1) With respect to each instance of covered travel made during the period covered by the report— (A) the purpose of such travel; (B) the destination; (C) the name and title of each employee included on such travel; (D) the duration of such travel; (E) the total cost to the Department of such travel; and (F) with respect to covered travel described in subsection (d)(2), the identity of the person or entity that paid or reimbursed for such travel. (2) The final costs to the Department with respect to all covered travel made during the period covered by the report, including costs relating to— (A) transportation, including fares for travel by air, rail, bus, ferry, cruise ship, taxi, mass transit, or other mode of transportation; (B) expenses or reimbursements relating to operating and maintaining a car, including the costs of fuel and mileage; (C) passport and visa fees; (D) lodging; (E) per diem payments; (F) baggage charges; (G) computer rental fees; (H) rental of halls, auditoriums, or other spaces; (I) entertainment; (J) contractors; (K) registration fees; and (L) promotional items. (c) Duplicative information Each report under subsection (a) shall include the information described in subsection (b) regardless of whether such information is also included in a report under section 517 of this title. (d) Covered travel defined In this section, the term covered travel means travel made by an employee of the Department of Veterans Affairs, including an employee who is stationed in a foreign country, on official business to any of the following locations: (1) If the Department or other element of the Federal Government pays for such travel, a location outside of— (A) the several States; (B) the District of Columbia; (C) a territory, commonwealth, or possession of the United States; (D) Indian lands (as defined in section 4(4) of the Indian Gaming Regulatory Act ( 25 U.S.C. 2703(4) )); or (E) the territorial waters of the United States. (2) If any person or entity other than the Federal Government pays (or reimburses) for such travel, any location, regardless of whether the location is inside or outside of the United States. . (b) Clerical amendment The table of sections at the beginning of such chapter is amended by adding after the item relating to section 517 the following new item: 518. Semiannual reports to Congress on cost of certain travel. . 13. Report of infectious disease at medical facilities of Department of Veterans Affairs (a) In general Section 7311 is amended by adding at the end the following new subsection: (f) (1) The Secretary shall report to the appropriate entity each case of a notifiable infectious disease or condition that is diagnosed at a medical facility of the Department of Veterans Affairs in accordance with the laws of the State in which the facility is located. (2) In addition to reporting each case of a notifiable infectious disease or condition at a medical facility of the Department pursuant to paragraph (1), the Secretary shall report each such case that is classified as a health-care-associated infection sentinel event to the accrediting organization of such facility. (3) (A) If the Secretary fails to report a case of a notifiable infectious disease or condition at a medical facility of the Department in accordance with State law pursuant to paragraph (1), the Secretary shall— (i) take any remedial action required under the laws of the State to correct such failure; and (ii) if the Secretary does not correct such failure pursuant to clause (i), pay to the State an amount equal to the amount that a medical facility not owned by the Federal Government that is located in the same State would pay as a penalty to such State for such failure. (B) The State may file a civil action against the Secretary in the United States district court for the district in which the medical facility is located to recover from the United States the amount described in subparagraph (A)(ii). (C) A civil action under subparagraph (B) may not be commenced later than two years after the cause of action accrues. (4) (A) In any case in which the Inspector General of the Department suspects that a director of a Veterans Integrated Service Network has failed to comply with an applicable provision of this subsection, the Inspector General shall conduct an investigation to determine whether such director failed to comply with an applicable provision of this section. (B) If the Inspector General determines under subparagraph (A) that a director has failed to comply with a provision of this subsection, the Secretary shall suspend such director for such period as the Secretary considers appropriate under subchapter I or subchapter II of chapter 75 of title 5, as the case may be. In addition to such suspension, the Secretary may impose such other administrative disciplinary action on the director as the Secretary considers appropriate and for which the Secretary is otherwise authorized. (5) The Secretary shall— (A) maintain records of each notifiable infectious disease or condition reported pursuant to paragraph (1); and (B) submit to the Committees on Veterans’ Affairs of the House of Representatives and the Senate a notification of each such notifiable infectious disease or condition. (6) In this subsection, the term notifiable infectious disease or condition means any infectious disease or condition that is— (A) on the list of nationally notifiable diseases or conditions published by the Council of State and Territorial Epidemiologists and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention; or (B) covered by a provision of law of a State that requires the reporting of infectious diseases or conditions. . (b) Effective date The reporting requirement under section 7311(f) of title 38, United States Code, as added by subsection (a), shall apply with respect to a case of a notifiable infectious disease or condition diagnosed at a medical facility of the Department of Veterans Affairs on or after the date that is 60 days after the date of the enactment of this Act. 14. Prohibition of visual recording without informed consent Section 7331 is amended— (1) by striking The Secretary, upon and inserting (a) In general.— The Secretary, upon ; and (2) by adding at the end the following new subsection: (b) Visual recording (1) The Secretary shall prescribe regulations establishing procedures to ensure that, except as provided by paragraph (2), any visual recording made by the Secretary of a patient during the course of furnishing care under this title is carried out only with the full and informed consent of the patient or, in appropriate cases, a representative thereof. (2) The Secretary may waive the requirement for informed consent under paragraph (1) with respect to the visual recording of a patient if such recording is made— (A) pursuant to a determination by a physician or psychologist that such recording is medically necessary or necessary for the safety of the patient; (B) pursuant to a warrant or order of a court of competent jurisdiction; or (C) in a public setting where a person would not have a reasonable expectation to privacy, such as a waiting room or hallway, and such recording is for general security purposes not particularized to the patient. (3) In this subsection, the term visual recording means the recording or transmission of images or video, but does not include— (A) medical imaging, including such imaging produced by radiographic procedures, nuclear medicine, endoscopy, ultrasound, or other similar procedures; or (B) images, video, and other clinical information transmitted for the purposes of providing treatment through telehealth and telemedicine technologies. . 15. Two-month extension of Veterans Retraining Assistance Program Section 211 of the VOW to Hire Heroes Act of 2011 ( Public Law 112–56 ; 125 Stat. 713; 38 U.S.C. 4100 note) is amended— (1) in subsection (a)(2)(B), by striking March 31, 2014 and inserting May 31, 2014 ; and (2) in subsection (k), by striking March 31, 2014 and inserting May 31, 2014 .
Passed the House of Representatives February 3, 2014. Karen L. Haas, Clerk |
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Union Calendar No. 66
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113th CONGRESS
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1st Session
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H. R. 357
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[Report No.
113–94]
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IN THE HOUSE OF
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January 23, 2013
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Mr. Miller of Florida
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Mr. Michaud
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introduced the following bill; which was referred to the
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June 3, 2013
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Mr.
Jones
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Mr. Griffin of
Arkansas
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,
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Mr. Nugent
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Mr. Pastor of Arizona
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Mr. O'Rourke
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Mr. Ross
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Mr. Hunter
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Mrs.
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Mr. Wilson of
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Mr. Collins of New
York
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Mr. Cicilline
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Mr. Cole
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Mr. Ruiz
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Ms. Wilson
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Mr. LoBiondo
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Mr. Lamborn
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Mr. Peterson
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Ms. Frankel of Florida
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Mr. Walz
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Ms. Shea-Porter
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Ms.
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Mr. Young of
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Ms. Sewell of
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Mr. Takano
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Mr. Johnson of Ohio
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,
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Mr. Courtney
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Mr. Honda
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Mr. Stivers
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Mrs. Negrete McLeod
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Ms. Schwartz
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Mr. Bishop of New York
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Mr. Carson of Indiana
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Mrs. Kirkpatrick
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Ms. Kuster
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Mr. Benishek
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Mr. Holt
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Mr. Latta
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Mr.
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Mr. Amodei
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Mr. Runyan
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Mr. Forbes
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Mr. Barber
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Mr. Roe of Tennessee
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Mr. Peters of California
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Ms. Brownley of California
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Mrs. Walorski
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Mr. Messer
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Ms. Sinema
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Mr. Gerlach
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June 3, 2013
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Reported with amendments, committed to the Committee of
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A BILL
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To amend title 38, United States Code, to
require courses of education provided by public institutions of higher
education that are approved for purposes of the educational assistance programs
administered by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to charge veterans tuition
and fees at the in-State tuition rate.
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1.
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<header>
Short title; table of
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(a)
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<header>
Short
title
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This Act may be cited
as the
<quote>
<short-title>
GI Bill Tuition Fairness Act of
2013
</short-title>
</quote>
.
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<enum>
(b)
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Table of
contents
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The table of
contents for this Act is as follows:
</text>
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Sec. 1. Short title; table of
contents.
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Sec. 2. References to title 38, United States
Code.
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Sec. 3. Approval of courses of education
provided by public educational institutions for purposes of educational
assistance programs administered by Secretary of Veterans Affairs conditional
on in-State tuition rate for veterans.
</toc-entry>
<toc-entry idref="HC21D057C1E5A402E9DB2CF2A0731EAB1" level="section">
Sec. 4. Extension of authorization of
appropriations for payment of a monthly assistance allowance to disabled
veterans training or competing for the Paralympic Team.
</toc-entry>
<toc-entry idref="HA041AE743C4F469E8545B767BB638F6E" level="section">
Sec. 5. Extension of authorization of
appropriations for assistance to United States Paralympics, Inc.
</toc-entry>
<toc-entry idref="HF54A4BEDBF8D40A7886BFAB2E5E494DC" level="section">
Sec. 6. Clarification of eligibility for
services under the Homeless Veterans Reintegration Program.
</toc-entry>
<toc-entry idref="H2AEA53AC96094B73937017A63991C91F" level="section">
Sec. 7. Extension of eligibility period for
vocational rehabilitation programs.
</toc-entry>
<toc-entry idref="H928E3BC5B1DD452782421269739F0B17" level="section">
Sec. 8. Work-study allowance.
</toc-entry>
<toc-entry idref="H2C00F7356AFF4C7DB05B2901F504881C" level="section">
Sec. 9. Responsibilities of the Directors of
Veterans’ Employment and Training.
</toc-entry>
<toc-entry idref="HC38691F6E380464686A378AD6E957329" level="section">
Sec. 10. Contents of Transition Assistance
Program.
</toc-entry>
<toc-entry idref="H89E7B263FA9F4BB4B6FD56A89983E47B" level="section">
Sec. 11. Three-month extension of Veterans
Retraining Assistance Program.
</toc-entry>
<toc-entry idref="HDAC1CF33BEA6442484BCC852AD8190E9" level="section">
Sec. 12. Increase in rates of disability
compensation and dependency and indemnity compensation.
</toc-entry>
<toc-entry idref="H728D2958B923479E950117E771B160BC" level="section">
Sec. 13. Performance awards in the senior
executive service.
</toc-entry>
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2.
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<header>
References to title 38,
United States Code
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
Except as
otherwise expressly provided, whenever in this Act an amendment or repeal is
expressed in terms of an amendment to, or a repeal of, a section or other
provision, the reference shall be considered to be made to a section or other
provision of title 38, United States Code.
</text>
</section>
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<enum>
3.
</enum>
<header>
Approval of courses of
education provided by public educational institutions for purposes of
educational assistance programs administered by Secretary of Veterans Affairs
conditional on in-State tuition rate for veterans
</header>
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<enum>
(a)
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<header>
In
general
</header>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Section 3679 is
amended by adding at the end the following new subsection:
</text>
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(c)
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Notwithstanding any other provision of this
subtitle, the Secretary or the Secretary’s designee shall disapprove a course
of education provided by a public educational institution unless the
institution charges tuition and fees for a veteran at up to the same rate as
the institution charges for residents of the State in which the institution is
located, regardless of the veteran’s State of residence. The Secretary shall
notify the State approving agency of the Secretary’s disapproval of a course of
education under this
subsection.
</text>
</subsection>
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.
</after-quoted-block>
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<enum>
(b)
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<header>
Treatment of enrolled
benefits recipients
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<enum>
(1)
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<header>
In
general
</header>
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In the case of a veteran or eligible person who is
enrolled before July 1, 2015, in a course of education provided by a public
educational institution that was approved under
<external-xref legal-doc="usc-chapter" parsable-cite="usc-chapter/38/36">
chapter 36
</external-xref>
of title 38, United
States Code, at the time of the initial enrollment of the veteran or eligible
person but that is disapproved by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs or the
Secretary’s designee by reason of subsection (c) of section 3679 of such title,
as added by subsection (a), the Secretary shall treat such institution as an
institution that is approved under such chapter for purposes of the laws
administered by the Secretary with respect to the veteran or eligible person
until the veteran or eligible person completes the program of education in
which the veteran or eligible person is enrolled.
</text>
</paragraph>
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(2)
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<header>
Termination
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<enum>
(A)
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<header>
Limitation
</header>
<text>
Except
as provided in subparagraph (B), the Secretary of Veterans Affairs may not
treat such an institution as an approved institution under paragraph (1) after
July 1, 2019.
</text>
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(B)
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<header>
Waiver
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The
Secretary may waive the limitation under subparagraph (A) if the Secretary
determines such a waiver is appropriate.
</text>
</subparagraph>
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(c)
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<header>
Effective
date
</header>
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Subsection (c) of
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section 3679
</external-xref>
of title 38, United States Code, as added by subsection (a) shall
apply with respect to educational assistance provided after July 1,
2015.
</text>
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<enum>
4.
</enum>
<header>
Extension of
authorization of appropriations for payment of a monthly assistance allowance
to disabled veterans training or competing for the Paralympic
Team
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
Section 322(d)(4) is
amended by striking
<quote>
2013
</quote>
and inserting
<quote>
2018
</quote>
.
</text>
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<enum>
5.
</enum>
<header>
Extension of
authorization of appropriations for assistance to United States Paralympics,
Inc
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
Section 521A is
amended—
</text>
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<enum>
(1)
</enum>
<text>
in subsection (g), by
striking
<quote>
2013
</quote>
and inserting
<quote>
2018
</quote>
; and
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H1A1525CF75604FBC8761817DAE35EDBF">
<enum>
(2)
</enum>
<text>
in subsection (l), by
striking
<quote>
2013
</quote>
and inserting
<quote>
2018
</quote>
.
</text>
</paragraph>
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<enum>
6.
</enum>
<header>
Clarification of
eligibility for services under the Homeless Veterans Reintegration
Program
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
Subsection (a) of
section 2021 is amended by striking
<quote>
reintegration of homeless veterans
into the labor force.
</quote>
and inserting the following:
<quote>
reintegration
into the labor force of—
</quote>
</text>
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(1)
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<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
homeless veterans;
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<enum>
(2)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
veterans participating in the Department of
Veterans Affairs supported housing program for which rental assistance provided
pursuant to section 8(o)(19) of the United States Housing Act of 1937 (42
U.S.C. 1437f(o)(19)); and
</text>
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(3)
</enum>
<text>
veterans who are
transitioning from being
incarcerated.
</text>
</paragraph>
<after-quoted-block>
.
</after-quoted-block>
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<enum>
7.
</enum>
<header>
Extension of
eligibility period for vocational rehabilitation programs
</header>
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<enum>
(a)
</enum>
<header>
Extension
</header>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Section 3103 is amended by striking
<quote>
twelve-year period
</quote>
and inserting
<quote>
17-year period
</quote>
each place it appears.
</text>
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(b)
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<header>
Effective
date
</header>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
The amendment made by
subsection (a) shall apply with respect to a veteran applying for assistance
under
<external-xref legal-doc="usc-chapter" parsable-cite="usc-chapter/38/31">
chapter 31
</external-xref>
of title 38, United States Code, on or after the date of the
enactment of this Act.
</text>
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<enum>
8.
</enum>
<header>
Work-study
allowance
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
Section 3485(a)(4)
is amended by striking
<quote>
June 30, 2013
</quote>
each place it appears and
inserting
<quote>
June 30, 2018
</quote>
.
</text>
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<enum>
9.
</enum>
<header>
Responsibilities of
the Directors of Veterans’ Employment and Training
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
Section
4103 is amended—
</text>
<paragraph id="H522E3B9D8C384E57B4C600ABE4149254">
<enum>
(1)
</enum>
<text>
by redesignating
subsection (b) as subsection (c); and
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H5AB71C22B5A347BC9EC18CA7F2DF89A8">
<enum>
(2)
</enum>
<text>
by inserting after
subsection (a) the following new subsection (b):
</text>
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<enum>
(b)
</enum>
<header>
Responsibilities
</header>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Each Director assigned to a State under
subsection (a) shall carry out the following responsibilities:
</text>
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<enum>
(1)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Monitoring the performance of veterans’
training and employment programs in the State, with special emphasis on
services to disabled veterans.
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="HFBB1CC39696145098F3EAA0595028C20">
<enum>
(2)
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<text>
Monitoring the
performance of the State workforce agency in complying with section 4212 of
this title.
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(3)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Suggesting to the Assistant Secretary of
Labor for Veterans’ Employment and Training corrective actions that could be
taken by the State workforce agency to address deficiencies in the performance
of veterans’ training and employment programs in the State.
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H456C74C5C2E640AF96DF4053605B6793">
<enum>
(4)
</enum>
<text>
Annually negotiating with
the State workforce agency to establish performance goals for veterans’
training and employment programs in the State.
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H627AE92B3980499EB75C330503FA344E">
<enum>
(5)
</enum>
<text>
Reviewing the State’s
requests for funding for veterans’ training and employment programs and
providing advice to the State workforce agency and the Assistant Secretary
regarding such funding requests.
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="HB023EA22A0AC4B85AA495FDAFE140BE3">
<enum>
(6)
</enum>
<text>
Forwarding complaints
regarding possible violations of chapter 43 of this title to the appropriate
Regional Administrator or to the to the Assistant Secretary, as
required.
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H3215E525CA304A2C82D7F395A33260C3">
<enum>
(7)
</enum>
<text>
Carrying out grant
officer technical representative responsibilities for grants issued under
programs administered by the Department.
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="HDD13E01905C145749EB236DD72B20D18">
<enum>
(8)
</enum>
<text>
Providing advice to the
State workforce agency on strategies to market veterans to employers.
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="HA914F87023524E8089861C6CCE4E5E8B">
<enum>
(9)
</enum>
<text>
Supervising and managing
all support staff, including Assistant Directors, establishing workload
priorities, managing all personnel actions, and evaluating all assigned
personnel.
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H568A507585AD4C8D9751CD7184F9B0CF">
<enum>
(10)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Submitting to the Assistant Secretary
regular reports on the matters described in paragraphs (1), (2), (4), and (8),
and any other matters the Assistant Secretary determine appropriate.
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="HCDD6DC7F0EC442C7A9937C6AA7B39573">
<enum>
(11)
</enum>
<text>
Performing such other
related duties as directed by the Assistant
Secretary.
</text>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
<after-quoted-block>
.
</after-quoted-block>
</quoted-block>
</paragraph>
</section>
<section id="HC38691F6E380464686A378AD6E957329" section-type="subsequent-section">
<enum>
10.
</enum>
<header>
Contents of
Transition Assistance Program
</header>
<subsection id="H551AF12EDD3043858F8989FF605CBA0E">
<enum>
(a)
</enum>
<header>
In
general
</header>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Section 1144 of title
10, United States Code, is amended—
</text>
<paragraph id="H3465F87E46F141F5928B21B90617D8EC">
<enum>
(1)
</enum>
<text>
in subsection (b), by
adding at the end the following new paragraph:
</text>
<quoted-block changed="added" committee-id="HVR00" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H0DDEA0FD60984700A65AA4DA5C372E61" reported-display-style="italic" style="USC">
<paragraph id="H62F3CC4976DF4784B9B1D55D0E7B3E44">
<enum>
(9)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Provide information about
disability-related employment and education
protections.
</text>
</paragraph>
<after-quoted-block>
.
</after-quoted-block>
</quoted-block>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H26010D614AC14DA49D1F447BCA4C47C4">
<enum>
(2)
</enum>
<text>
by redesignating
subsections (c), (d), and (e), as subsections (d), (e), and (f), respectively;
and
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H1AF85F4D03B846E1A07D1E816C507F8F">
<enum>
(3)
</enum>
<text>
by inserting after
subsection (b) the following new subsection (c):
</text>
<quoted-block changed="added" committee-id="HVR00" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H80CEDA371FB84C819A008A4D499A01B6" reported-display-style="italic" style="USC">
<subsection display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H8EFCBF9D5AC7444BB43531BE0A622506">
<enum>
(c)
</enum>
<header>
Additional elements of
program
</header>
<text>
The mandatory program carried out by this section shall
include—
</text>
<paragraph display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HA1CD159BA7D04B19A545E62C694AE6D9">
<enum>
(1)
</enum>
<text>
for any such member who
plans to use the member’s entitlement to educational assistance under title
38—
</text>
<subparagraph id="HFC34989FAB2D435B8C184A998C62E889">
<enum>
(A)
</enum>
<text>
instruction providing an
overview of the use of such entitlement; and
</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H1639E0D9F5E54761A0F5A37F83E2DC18">
<enum>
(B)
</enum>
<text>
testing to determine
academic readiness for post-secondary education, courses of post-secondary
education appropriate for the member, courses of post-secondary education
compatible with the member’s education goals, and instruction on how to finance
the member’s post-secondary education; and
</text>
</subparagraph>
</paragraph>
<paragraph display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HA755D4B3BB34495AAA996150902D9511">
<enum>
(2)
</enum>
<text>
instruction in the
benefits under laws administered by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs and in
other subjects determined by the Secretary
concerned.
</text>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
<after-quoted-block>
.
</after-quoted-block>
</quoted-block>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
<subsection id="HC533BB53F1A2416A9F0D18491B4FBB86">
<enum>
(b)
</enum>
<header>
Deadline for
implementation
</header>
<text>
The program carried out under section 1144 of
title 10, United States Code, shall comply with the requirements of subsections
(b)(9) and (c) of such section, as added by subsection (a), by not later than
April 1, 2015.
</text>
</subsection>
<subsection id="HBCEB1BB4ADC949F0B074BD5F3EA4C221">
<enum>
(c)
</enum>
<header>
Feasibility
study
</header>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Not later than 270 days
after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Veterans Affairs
shall submit to the Committees on Veterans’ Affairs of the Senate and House of
Representatives the results of a study carried out by the Secretary to
determine the feasibility of providing the instruction described in subsection
(b) of
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/10/1142">
section 1142
</external-xref>
of title 10, United States Code, at all overseas locations
where such instruction is provided by entering into a contract jointly with the
Secretary of Labor for the provision of such instruction.
</text>
</subsection>
</section>
<section id="H89E7B263FA9F4BB4B6FD56A89983E47B">
<enum>
11.
</enum>
<header>
Three-month extension
of Veterans Retraining Assistance Program
</header>
<subsection id="H5CA3BFB86AAC4AFCAD29D8C58D6D7ACF">
<enum>
(a)
</enum>
<header>
Extension
</header>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Section 211 of the VOW to Hire Heroes Act
of 2011 (
<external-xref legal-doc="public-law" parsable-cite="pl/112/56">
Public Law 112–56
</external-xref>
; 125 Stat. 713;
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/38/4100">
38 U.S.C. 4100
</external-xref>
note) is
amended—
</text>
<paragraph id="HBA2E2C1278864706AD96441F47D12A21">
<enum>
(1)
</enum>
<text>
in subsection (a)(2)(B),
by striking
<quote>
March 31, 2014
</quote>
and inserting
<quote>
June 30,
2014
</quote>
; and
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="HA888A8199F804C1E8B7DCA5BFFA826E7">
<enum>
(2)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
in subsection (k), by striking
<quote>
March
31, 2014
</quote>
and inserting
<quote>
June 30, 2014
</quote>
.
</text>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
<subsection id="H134588A3CD2C48C3885FFAAA38640F89">
<enum>
(b)
</enum>
<header>
Interim report
</header>
<paragraph id="H37AFA2368ABE44ECA95506890E6F7E83">
<enum>
(1)
</enum>
<header>
Report
required
</header>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Not later than 30
days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Veterans
Affairs, in collaboration with the Secretary of Labor, shall submit to the
appropriate committees of Congress an interim report on the retraining
assistance provided under section 211 of the VOW to Hire Heroes Act of 2011
(
<external-xref legal-doc="public-law" parsable-cite="pl/112/56">
Public Law 112–56
</external-xref>
; 125 Stat. 713;
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/38/4100">
38 U.S.C. 4100
</external-xref>
note).
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="HEAC09D9B35294FBBB20A3DAC03931F83">
<enum>
(2)
</enum>
<header>
Elements
</header>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
The report required by paragraph (1) shall
include the following:
</text>
<subparagraph id="H5366877621864DA4958EEF8311E84144">
<enum>
(A)
</enum>
<text>
The total number
of—
</text>
<clause id="H20E892DBAFBF4BB38AD262F521F8B7D0">
<enum>
(i)
</enum>
<text>
eligible veterans who
have participated in the program established under such section as of the date
of the enactment of this Act; and
</text>
</clause>
<clause id="H804D8B8CEF3D46AD9381A9F88D7F8F5C">
<enum>
(ii)
</enum>
<text>
associates degrees or
certificates awarded (or other similar evidence of the completion of the
program of education or training earned) to veterans participating in the
program established under such section as of such date.
</text>
</clause>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HA5B5F77F281446FDB073A64C39377AD9">
<enum>
(B)
</enum>
<text>
Data related to the
employment status of eligible veterans who participated in such program.
</text>
</subparagraph>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
</section>
<section id="HDAC1CF33BEA6442484BCC852AD8190E9">
<enum>
12.
</enum>
<header>
Increase in rates of
disability compensation and dependency and indemnity compensation
</header>
<subsection id="HCEE1456C63B34AB0BC7ED13485FD9008">
<enum>
(a)
</enum>
<header>
Rate
adjustment
</header>
<text>
Effective on December 1, 2013, the Secretary of
Veterans Affairs shall increase, in accordance with subsection (c), the dollar
amounts in effect on November 30, 2013, for the payment of disability
compensation and dependency and indemnity compensation under the provisions
specified in subsection (b).
</text>
</subsection>
<subsection id="H869C1CB951DA4CD3963D4ABFA91F4E20">
<enum>
(b)
</enum>
<header>
Amounts To be
increased
</header>
<text>
The dollar amounts to be increased pursuant to
subsection (a) are the following:
</text>
<paragraph id="HCA222083E3A944D2A6D5161965100D99">
<enum>
(1)
</enum>
<header>
Wartime disability
compensation
</header>
<text>
Each of the dollar amounts under section 1114 of
title 38, United States Code.
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H45E64D2DD91C42C7971A6F8785AF249F">
<enum>
(2)
</enum>
<header>
Additional compensation
for dependents
</header>
<text>
Each of the dollar amounts under section 1115(1)
of such title.
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="HF49108F0388B42488470DBFF3F62E5EB">
<enum>
(3)
</enum>
<header>
Clothing
allowance
</header>
<text>
The dollar amount under section 1162 of such
title.
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H6996FDDAC1BC4B01A9B8925256391CF0">
<enum>
(4)
</enum>
<header>
Dependency and
indemnity compensation to surviving spouse
</header>
<text>
Each of the dollar
amounts under subsections (a) through (d) of section 1311 of such title.
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="HA4A77B928AB9444BB7486092AE130974">
<enum>
(5)
</enum>
<header>
Dependency and
indemnity compensation to children
</header>
<text>
Each of the dollar amounts
under sections 1313(a) and 1314 of such title.
</text>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
<subsection id="H2F1C8092310C4A55B5D81C5792CE3B07">
<enum>
(c)
</enum>
<header>
Determination of
Increase
</header>
<paragraph id="HACC82A8D37C6437D97AF75959B057B8E">
<enum>
(1)
</enum>
<header>
Percentage
</header>
<text>
Except
as provided in paragraph (2), each dollar amount described in subsection (b)
shall be increased by the same percentage as the percentage by which benefit
amounts payable under title II of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 401 et
seq.) are increased effective December 1, 2012, as a result of a determination
under section 215(i) of such Act (
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/415">
42 U.S.C. 415(i)
</external-xref>
).
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H809D6E01A1B645D6AD07C483EBA169DF">
<enum>
(2)
</enum>
<header>
Rounding
</header>
<text>
Each
dollar amount increased under paragraph (1), if not a whole dollar amount,
shall be rounded to the next lower whole dollar amount.
</text>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
<subsection id="H3AA3AA237B53486183554A9713A3159D">
<enum>
(d)
</enum>
<header>
Special
rule
</header>
<text>
The Secretary of Veterans Affairs may adjust
administratively, consistent with the increases made under subsection (a), the
rates of disability compensation payable to persons under section 10 of Public
Law 85–857 (72 Stat. 1263) who have not received compensation under chapter 11
of title 38, United States Code.
</text>
</subsection>
<subsection id="H2B0881535ACC49E8BE548697B809E3EB">
<enum>
(e)
</enum>
<header>
Publication of adjusted
rates
</header>
<text>
The Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall publish in the
Federal Register the amounts specified in subsection (b), as increased under
that section, not later than the date on which the matters specified in section
215(i)(2)(D) of the Social Security Act (
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/415">
42 U.S.C. 415(i)(2)(D)
</external-xref>
) are required
to be published by reason of a determination made under section 215(i) of such
Act during fiscal year 2014.
</text>
</subsection>
</section>
<section id="H728D2958B923479E950117E771B160BC">
<enum>
13.
</enum>
<header>
Performance awards in
the senior executive service
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
For each of fiscal years 2014 through 2018,
the Secretary of Veterans Affairs may not pay any performance awards under
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/5/5384">
section 5384
</external-xref>
of title 5, United States Code.
</text>
</section>
</legis-body>
<official-title-amendment>
Amend the title so as to read:
<quote>
A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to require courses of
education provided by public institutions of higher education that are approved
for purposes of the educational assistance programs administered by the
Secretary of Veterans Affairs to charge veterans tuition and fees at the
in-State tuition rate, to make other improvements in the laws relating to
benefits administered by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs, and for other
purposes.
</quote>
.
</official-title-amendment>
<endorsement display="yes">
<action-date date="20130603">
June 3, 2013
</action-date>
<action-desc>
Reported with amendments, committed to the Committee of the
Whole House on the State of the Union, and ordered to be printed
</action-desc>
</endorsement>
</bill>
| IB Union Calendar No. 66 113th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 357 [Report No. 113–94] IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES January 23, 2013 Mr. Miller of Florida (for himself and Mr. Michaud ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Veterans’ Affairs June 3, 2013 Additional sponsors: Mr. Jones , Mr. Griffin of Arkansas , Mr. Nugent , Mr. Pastor of Arizona , Mr. O'Rourke , Mr. Ross , Mr. Hunter , Mrs. McCarthy of New York , Mr. Wilson of South Carolina , Mr. Collins of New York , Mr. Cicilline , Mr. Cole , Mr. Ruiz , Ms. Wilson of Florida , Mr. LoBiondo , Mr. Lamborn , Mr. Peterson , Ms. Frankel of Florida , Mr. Walz , Ms. Shea-Porter , Ms. Titus , Mr. Young of Alaska , Ms. Sewell of Alabama , Mr. Takano , Mr. Johnson of Ohio , Mr. Courtney , Mr. Honda , Mr. Stivers , Mrs. Negrete McLeod , Ms. Schwartz , Mr. Bishop of New York , Mr. Carson of Indiana , Mrs. Kirkpatrick , Ms. Kuster , Mr. Benishek , Mr. Holt , Mr. Latta , Mr. Bilirakis , Mr. Amodei , Mr. Runyan , Mr. Forbes , Mr. Barber , Mr. Roe of Tennessee , Mr. Peters of California , Ms. Brownley of California , Mrs. Walorski , Mr. Messer , Ms. Sinema , and Mr. Gerlach June 3, 2013 Reported with amendments, committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union, and ordered to be printed Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert the part printed in italic For text of introduced bill, see copy of bill as introduced on January 23, 2013 A BILL To amend title 38, United States Code, to require courses of education provided by public institutions of higher education that are approved for purposes of the educational assistance programs administered by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to charge veterans tuition and fees at the in-State tuition rate.
1. Short title; table of contents (a) Short title This Act may be cited as the GI Bill Tuition Fairness 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. References to title 38, United States Code. Sec. 3. Approval of courses of education provided by public educational institutions for purposes of educational assistance programs administered by Secretary of Veterans Affairs conditional on in-State tuition rate for veterans. Sec. 4. Extension of authorization of appropriations for payment of a monthly assistance allowance to disabled veterans training or competing for the Paralympic Team. Sec. 5. Extension of authorization of appropriations for assistance to United States Paralympics, Inc. Sec. 6. Clarification of eligibility for services under the Homeless Veterans Reintegration Program. Sec. 7. Extension of eligibility period for vocational rehabilitation programs. Sec. 8. Work-study allowance. Sec. 9. Responsibilities of the Directors of Veterans’ Employment and Training. Sec. 10. Contents of Transition Assistance Program. Sec. 11. Three-month extension of Veterans Retraining Assistance Program. Sec. 12. Increase in rates of disability compensation and dependency and indemnity compensation. Sec. 13. Performance awards in the senior executive service. 2. References to title 38, United States Code Except as otherwise expressly provided, whenever in this Act an amendment or repeal is expressed in terms of an amendment to, or a repeal of, a section or other provision, the reference shall be considered to be made to a section or other provision of title 38, United States Code. 3. Approval of courses of education provided by public educational institutions for purposes of educational assistance programs administered by Secretary of Veterans Affairs conditional on in-State tuition rate for veterans (a) In general Section 3679 is amended by adding at the end the following new subsection: (c) Notwithstanding any other provision of this subtitle, the Secretary or the Secretary’s designee shall disapprove a course of education provided by a public educational institution unless the institution charges tuition and fees for a veteran at up to the same rate as the institution charges for residents of the State in which the institution is located, regardless of the veteran’s State of residence. The Secretary shall notify the State approving agency of the Secretary’s disapproval of a course of education under this subsection. . (b) Treatment of enrolled benefits recipients (1) In general In the case of a veteran or eligible person who is enrolled before July 1, 2015, in a course of education provided by a public educational institution that was approved under chapter 36 of title 38, United States Code, at the time of the initial enrollment of the veteran or eligible person but that is disapproved by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs or the Secretary’s designee by reason of subsection (c) of section 3679 of such title, as added by subsection (a), the Secretary shall treat such institution as an institution that is approved under such chapter for purposes of the laws administered by the Secretary with respect to the veteran or eligible person until the veteran or eligible person completes the program of education in which the veteran or eligible person is enrolled. (2) Termination (A) Limitation Except as provided in subparagraph (B), the Secretary of Veterans Affairs may not treat such an institution as an approved institution under paragraph (1) after July 1, 2019. (B) Waiver The Secretary may waive the limitation under subparagraph (A) if the Secretary determines such a waiver is appropriate. (c) Effective date Subsection (c) of section 3679 of title 38, United States Code, as added by subsection (a) shall apply with respect to educational assistance provided after July 1, 2015. 4. Extension of authorization of appropriations for payment of a monthly assistance allowance to disabled veterans training or competing for the Paralympic Team Section 322(d)(4) is amended by striking 2013 and inserting 2018 . 5. Extension of authorization of appropriations for assistance to United States Paralympics, Inc Section 521A is amended— (1) in subsection (g), by striking 2013 and inserting 2018 ; and (2) in subsection (l), by striking 2013 and inserting 2018 . 6. Clarification of eligibility for services under the Homeless Veterans Reintegration Program Subsection (a) of section 2021 is amended by striking reintegration of homeless veterans into the labor force. and inserting the following: reintegration into the labor force of— (1) homeless veterans; (2) veterans participating in the Department of Veterans Affairs supported housing program for which rental assistance provided pursuant to section 8(o)(19) of the United States Housing Act of 1937 (42 U.S.C. 1437f(o)(19)); and (3) veterans who are transitioning from being incarcerated. . 7. Extension of eligibility period for vocational rehabilitation programs (a) Extension Section 3103 is amended by striking twelve-year period and inserting 17-year period each place it appears. (b) Effective date The amendment made by subsection (a) shall apply with respect to a veteran applying for assistance under chapter 31 of title 38, United States Code, on or after the date of the enactment of this Act. 8. Work-study allowance Section 3485(a)(4) is amended by striking June 30, 2013 each place it appears and inserting June 30, 2018 . 9. Responsibilities of the Directors of Veterans’ Employment and Training Section 4103 is amended— (1) by redesignating subsection (b) as subsection (c); and (2) by inserting after subsection (a) the following new subsection (b): (b) Responsibilities Each Director assigned to a State under subsection (a) shall carry out the following responsibilities: (1) Monitoring the performance of veterans’ training and employment programs in the State, with special emphasis on services to disabled veterans. (2) Monitoring the performance of the State workforce agency in complying with section 4212 of this title. (3) Suggesting to the Assistant Secretary of Labor for Veterans’ Employment and Training corrective actions that could be taken by the State workforce agency to address deficiencies in the performance of veterans’ training and employment programs in the State. (4) Annually negotiating with the State workforce agency to establish performance goals for veterans’ training and employment programs in the State. (5) Reviewing the State’s requests for funding for veterans’ training and employment programs and providing advice to the State workforce agency and the Assistant Secretary regarding such funding requests. (6) Forwarding complaints regarding possible violations of chapter 43 of this title to the appropriate Regional Administrator or to the to the Assistant Secretary, as required. (7) Carrying out grant officer technical representative responsibilities for grants issued under programs administered by the Department. (8) Providing advice to the State workforce agency on strategies to market veterans to employers. (9) Supervising and managing all support staff, including Assistant Directors, establishing workload priorities, managing all personnel actions, and evaluating all assigned personnel. (10) Submitting to the Assistant Secretary regular reports on the matters described in paragraphs (1), (2), (4), and (8), and any other matters the Assistant Secretary determine appropriate. (11) Performing such other related duties as directed by the Assistant Secretary. . 10. Contents of Transition Assistance Program (a) In general Section 1144 of title 10, United States Code, is amended— (1) in subsection (b), by adding at the end the following new paragraph: (9) Provide information about disability-related employment and education protections. . (2) by redesignating subsections (c), (d), and (e), as subsections (d), (e), and (f), respectively; and (3) by inserting after subsection (b) the following new subsection (c): (c) Additional elements of program The mandatory program carried out by this section shall include— (1) for any such member who plans to use the member’s entitlement to educational assistance under title 38— (A) instruction providing an overview of the use of such entitlement; and (B) testing to determine academic readiness for post-secondary education, courses of post-secondary education appropriate for the member, courses of post-secondary education compatible with the member’s education goals, and instruction on how to finance the member’s post-secondary education; and (2) instruction in the benefits under laws administered by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs and in other subjects determined by the Secretary concerned. . (b) Deadline for implementation The program carried out under section 1144 of title 10, United States Code, shall comply with the requirements of subsections (b)(9) and (c) of such section, as added by subsection (a), by not later than April 1, 2015. (c) Feasibility study Not later than 270 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall submit to the Committees on Veterans’ Affairs of the Senate and House of Representatives the results of a study carried out by the Secretary to determine the feasibility of providing the instruction described in subsection (b) of section 1142 of title 10, United States Code, at all overseas locations where such instruction is provided by entering into a contract jointly with the Secretary of Labor for the provision of such instruction. 11. Three-month extension of Veterans Retraining Assistance Program (a) Extension Section 211 of the VOW to Hire Heroes Act of 2011 ( Public Law 112–56 ; 125 Stat. 713; 38 U.S.C. 4100 note) is amended— (1) in subsection (a)(2)(B), by striking March 31, 2014 and inserting June 30, 2014 ; and (2) in subsection (k), by striking March 31, 2014 and inserting June 30, 2014 . (b) Interim report (1) Report required Not later than 30 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Veterans Affairs, in collaboration with the Secretary of Labor, shall submit to the appropriate committees of Congress an interim report on the retraining assistance provided under section 211 of the VOW to Hire Heroes Act of 2011 ( Public Law 112–56 ; 125 Stat. 713; 38 U.S.C. 4100 note). (2) Elements The report required by paragraph (1) shall include the following: (A) The total number of— (i) eligible veterans who have participated in the program established under such section as of the date of the enactment of this Act; and (ii) associates degrees or certificates awarded (or other similar evidence of the completion of the program of education or training earned) to veterans participating in the program established under such section as of such date. (B) Data related to the employment status of eligible veterans who participated in such program. 12. Increase in rates of disability compensation and dependency and indemnity compensation (a) Rate adjustment Effective on December 1, 2013, the Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall increase, in accordance with subsection (c), the dollar amounts in effect on November 30, 2013, for the payment of disability compensation and dependency and indemnity compensation under the provisions specified in subsection (b). (b) Amounts To be increased The dollar amounts to be increased pursuant to subsection (a) are the following: (1) Wartime disability compensation Each of the dollar amounts under section 1114 of title 38, United States Code. (2) Additional compensation for dependents Each of the dollar amounts under section 1115(1) of such title. (3) Clothing allowance The dollar amount under section 1162 of such title. (4) Dependency and indemnity compensation to surviving spouse Each of the dollar amounts under subsections (a) through (d) of section 1311 of such title. (5) Dependency and indemnity compensation to children Each of the dollar amounts under sections 1313(a) and 1314 of such title. (c) Determination of Increase (1) Percentage Except as provided in paragraph (2), each dollar amount described in subsection (b) shall be increased by the same percentage as the percentage by which benefit amounts payable under title II of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 401 et seq.) are increased effective December 1, 2012, as a result of a determination under section 215(i) of such Act ( 42 U.S.C. 415(i) ). (2) Rounding Each dollar amount increased under paragraph (1), if not a whole dollar amount, shall be rounded to the next lower whole dollar amount. (d) Special rule The Secretary of Veterans Affairs may adjust administratively, consistent with the increases made under subsection (a), the rates of disability compensation payable to persons under section 10 of Public Law 85–857 (72 Stat. 1263) who have not received compensation under chapter 11 of title 38, United States Code. (e) Publication of adjusted rates The Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall publish in the Federal Register the amounts specified in subsection (b), as increased under that section, not later than the date on which the matters specified in section 215(i)(2)(D) of the Social Security Act ( 42 U.S.C. 415(i)(2)(D) ) are required to be published by reason of a determination made under section 215(i) of such Act during fiscal year 2014. 13. Performance awards in the senior executive service For each of fiscal years 2014 through 2018, the Secretary of Veterans Affairs may not pay any performance awards under section 5384 of title 5, United States Code.
Amend the title so as to read: A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to require courses of education provided by public institutions of higher education that are approved for purposes of the educational assistance programs administered by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to charge veterans tuition and fees at the in-State tuition rate, to make other improvements in the laws relating to benefits administered by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs, and for other purposes. .
June 3, 2013 Reported with amendments, committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union, and ordered to be printed |
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H. R. 358
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IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
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January 23, 2013
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Ms. McCollum
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Mr. Kelly
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,
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Mr. Walz
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Mr. Latta
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Mr.
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Mr. Higgins
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Mrs. Bachmann
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Mr. Conyers
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,
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Ms. Slaughter
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,
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Mr. Peterson
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, and
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Mr. Paulsen
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A BILL
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To direct the United States Fish and Wildlife Service, in
coordination with the Army Corps of Engineers, the National Park Service, and
the United States Geological Survey, to lead a multiagency effort to slow the
spread of Asian Carp in the Upper Mississippi and Ohio River basins and
tributaries, and for other purposes.
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This Act may be cited as the
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Strategic Response to Asian Carp
Invasion Act
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Findings
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Congress finds the following:
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The rapid spread
of several invasive species of Asian Carp in the Upper Mississippi River and
Ohio River basins and tributaries threatens ecosystems and billions of dollars
of economic activities connected to outdoor recreation in States throughout the
Midwest.
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(2)
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While Federal
efforts have focused on preventing the spread of Asian Carp into the Great
Lakes, there is growing recognition of the threat these invasive species pose
to other ecosystems in the Upper Mississippi and Ohio River basins.
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3.
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Multiagency
effort to slow the spread of Asian Carp in the Upper Mississippi and Ohio River
basins and tributaries
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The
Director of the United States Fish and Wildlife Service, in coordination with
the Army Corps of Engineers, the National Park Service, and the United States
Geological Survey, shall lead a multiagency effort to slow the spread of Asian
Carp in the Upper Mississippi and Ohio River basins and tributaries by
providing high-level technical assistance, coordination, best practices, and
support to State and local government strategies to slow, and eventually
eliminate, the threat posed by Asian Carp. To the maximum extent practicable,
the multiagency effort shall apply lessons learned and best practices such as
those developed under the Management and Control Plan for Bighead, Black,
Grass, and Silver Carps in the United States, November 2007 and the Asian Carp
Control Strategic Framework.
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4.
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Report to
Congress
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(a)
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In
general
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The Director of the United States Fish and Wildlife
Service shall by December 31 of each year submit to the Subcommittee on
Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies of the Committee on Appropriations
and the Committee on Natural Resources of the House of Representatives a report
on the coordinated strategies established and progress made toward goals to
control and eliminate the Asian Carp in the Upper Mississippi and Ohio River
basins and tributaries.
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(b)
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Contents
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The
Director shall include in each report—
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(1)
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observed changes
in the range of Asian Carp in such waters during the 2-year period preceding
submission of the report;
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(2)
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a
summary of Federal agency efforts, including cooperative efforts with
non-Federal partners, to control the spread of Asian Carp in such
waters;
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(3)
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research needed
that could improve the ability to control such spread;
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(4)
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quantitative
measures that will be used to document progress in controlling such spread;
and
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(5)
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cross-cut
accounting of Federal and non-Federal expenditures to control such
spread.
</text>
</paragraph>
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| I 113th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 358 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES January 23, 2013 Ms. McCollum (for herself, Mr. Kelly , Mr. Walz , Mr. Latta , Mr. Nolan , Mr. Higgins , Mrs. Bachmann , Mr. Conyers , Ms. Slaughter , Mr. Peterson , and Mr. Paulsen ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Natural Resources A BILL To direct the United States Fish and Wildlife Service, in coordination with the Army Corps of Engineers, the National Park Service, and the United States Geological Survey, to lead a multiagency effort to slow the spread of Asian Carp in the Upper Mississippi and Ohio River basins and tributaries, and for other purposes.
1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Strategic Response to Asian Carp Invasion Act . 2. Findings Congress finds the following: (1) The rapid spread of several invasive species of Asian Carp in the Upper Mississippi River and Ohio River basins and tributaries threatens ecosystems and billions of dollars of economic activities connected to outdoor recreation in States throughout the Midwest. (2) While Federal efforts have focused on preventing the spread of Asian Carp into the Great Lakes, there is growing recognition of the threat these invasive species pose to other ecosystems in the Upper Mississippi and Ohio River basins. 3. Multiagency effort to slow the spread of Asian Carp in the Upper Mississippi and Ohio River basins and tributaries The Director of the United States Fish and Wildlife Service, in coordination with the Army Corps of Engineers, the National Park Service, and the United States Geological Survey, shall lead a multiagency effort to slow the spread of Asian Carp in the Upper Mississippi and Ohio River basins and tributaries by providing high-level technical assistance, coordination, best practices, and support to State and local government strategies to slow, and eventually eliminate, the threat posed by Asian Carp. To the maximum extent practicable, the multiagency effort shall apply lessons learned and best practices such as those developed under the Management and Control Plan for Bighead, Black, Grass, and Silver Carps in the United States, November 2007 and the Asian Carp Control Strategic Framework. 4. Report to Congress (a) In general The Director of the United States Fish and Wildlife Service shall by December 31 of each year submit to the Subcommittee on Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies of the Committee on Appropriations and the Committee on Natural Resources of the House of Representatives a report on the coordinated strategies established and progress made toward goals to control and eliminate the Asian Carp in the Upper Mississippi and Ohio River basins and tributaries. (b) Contents The Director shall include in each report— (1) observed changes in the range of Asian Carp in such waters during the 2-year period preceding submission of the report; (2) a summary of Federal agency efforts, including cooperative efforts with non-Federal partners, to control the spread of Asian Carp in such waters; (3) research needed that could improve the ability to control such spread; (4) quantitative measures that will be used to document progress in controlling such spread; and (5) cross-cut accounting of Federal and non-Federal expenditures to control such spread. |
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113th CONGRESS
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1st Session
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H. R. 359
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IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
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January 23, 2013
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Mr. Scott of Virginia
</sponsor>
(for himself,
<cosponsor name-id="W000672">
Mr. Wolf
</cosponsor>
, and
<cosponsor name-id="C000984">
Mr. Cummings
</cosponsor>
) introduced the following
bill; which was referred to the
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Committee
on the Judiciary
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A BILL
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To establish and operate a National Center for Campus
Public Safety.
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This Act may be cited as the
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Center to Advance, Monitor, and
Preserve University Security Safety Act of 2013
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CAMPUS Safety Act of
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National Center
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Title
I of the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 (42 U.S.C. 3711 et
seq.) is amended by adding at the end the following:
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National Center
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3021.
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National
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Authority To
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In
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The Attorney General
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Policing Services, a National Center for Campus Public Safety (referred to in
this section as the
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Center
</term>
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(2)
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Grant
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The Attorney
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authorized to award grants to institutions of higher education and other
nonprofit organizations to assist in carrying out the functions of the Center
required under
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(b)
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Functions of the
Center
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The Center shall—
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provide quality
education and training for public safety personnel of institutions of higher
education and their collaborative partners, including campus mental health
agencies;
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(2)
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foster quality
research to strengthen the safety and security of institutions of higher
education;
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(3)
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serve as a
clearinghouse for the identification and dissemination of information,
policies, protocols, procedures, and best practices relevant to campus public
safety, including off-campus housing safety, the prevention of violence against
persons and property, and emergency response and evacuation procedures;
</text>
</paragraph>
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(4)
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<text>
coordinate with
the Secretary of Homeland Security, the Secretary of Education, State, local
and tribal governments and law enforcement agencies, private and nonprofit
organizations and associations, and other stakeholders, to develop protocols
and best practices to prevent, protect against and respond to dangerous and
violent situations involving an immediate threat to the safety of the campus
community;
</text>
</paragraph>
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<enum>
(5)
</enum>
<text>
promote the
development and dissemination of effective behavioral threat assessment and
management models to prevent campus violence;
</text>
</paragraph>
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<enum>
(6)
</enum>
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identify campus
safety information (including ways to increase off-campus housing safety) and
identify resources available from the Department of Justice, the Department of
Homeland Security, the Department of Education, State, local, and tribal
governments and law enforcement agencies, and private and nonprofit
organizations and associations;
</text>
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(7)
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promote
cooperation, collaboration, and consistency in prevention, response, and
problem-solving methods among public safety and emergency management personnel
of institutions of higher education and their campus- and non-campus-based
collaborative partners, including law enforcement, emergency management, mental
health services, and other relevant agencies;
</text>
</paragraph>
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(8)
</enum>
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disseminate
standardized formats and models for mutual aid agreements and memoranda of
understanding between campus security agencies and other public safety
organizations and mental health agencies; and
</text>
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(9)
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report annually to
Congress on activities performed by the Center during the previous 12
months.
</text>
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(c)
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Coordination
with available resources
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In
establishing the Center, the Attorney General shall—
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(1)
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coordinate with
the Secretary of Homeland Security, the Secretary of Education, and appropriate
State or territory officials; and
</text>
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<enum>
(2)
</enum>
<text>
ensure
coordination with campus public safety resources within the Department of
Homeland Security, including within the Federal Emergency Management Agency,
and the Department of Education.
</text>
</paragraph>
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(d)
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Definition of
institution of higher education
</header>
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In this section, the term
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institution of higher education
</term>
has the meaning given the term in
section 101 of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (
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(e)
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Funding
</header>
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Funding for the implementation of this part
shall be through the use of existing excess unobligated funds available to the
Office of Community Oriented Policing
Services.
</text>
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<after-quoted-block>
.
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3.
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<header>
Rule of
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<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
Nothing in this
Act shall preclude public elementary and secondary schools or their larger
governing agencies from receiving the informational and training benefits of
the Center.
</text>
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| I 113th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 359 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES January 23, 2013 Mr. Scott of Virginia (for himself, Mr. Wolf , and Mr. Cummings ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary A BILL To establish and operate a National Center for Campus Public Safety.
1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Center to Advance, Monitor, and Preserve University Security Safety Act of 2013 or the CAMPUS Safety Act of 2013 . 2. National Center for Campus Public Safety Title I of the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 (42 U.S.C. 3711 et seq.) is amended by adding at the end the following: LL National Center for Campus Public Safety 3021. National Center for Campus Public Safety (a) Authority To establish and operate Center (1) In general The Attorney General is authorized to establish and operate, within the Office of Community Oriented Policing Services, a National Center for Campus Public Safety (referred to in this section as the Center ). (2) Grant authority The Attorney General, through the Office of Community Oriented Policing Services, is authorized to award grants to institutions of higher education and other nonprofit organizations to assist in carrying out the functions of the Center required under subsection (b) . (b) Functions of the Center The Center shall— (1) provide quality education and training for public safety personnel of institutions of higher education and their collaborative partners, including campus mental health agencies; (2) foster quality research to strengthen the safety and security of institutions of higher education; (3) serve as a clearinghouse for the identification and dissemination of information, policies, protocols, procedures, and best practices relevant to campus public safety, including off-campus housing safety, the prevention of violence against persons and property, and emergency response and evacuation procedures; (4) coordinate with the Secretary of Homeland Security, the Secretary of Education, State, local and tribal governments and law enforcement agencies, private and nonprofit organizations and associations, and other stakeholders, to develop protocols and best practices to prevent, protect against and respond to dangerous and violent situations involving an immediate threat to the safety of the campus community; (5) promote the development and dissemination of effective behavioral threat assessment and management models to prevent campus violence; (6) identify campus safety information (including ways to increase off-campus housing safety) and identify resources available from the Department of Justice, the Department of Homeland Security, the Department of Education, State, local, and tribal governments and law enforcement agencies, and private and nonprofit organizations and associations; (7) promote cooperation, collaboration, and consistency in prevention, response, and problem-solving methods among public safety and emergency management personnel of institutions of higher education and their campus- and non-campus-based collaborative partners, including law enforcement, emergency management, mental health services, and other relevant agencies; (8) disseminate standardized formats and models for mutual aid agreements and memoranda of understanding between campus security agencies and other public safety organizations and mental health agencies; and (9) report annually to Congress on activities performed by the Center during the previous 12 months. (c) Coordination with available resources In establishing the Center, the Attorney General shall— (1) coordinate with the Secretary of Homeland Security, the Secretary of Education, and appropriate State or territory officials; and (2) ensure coordination with campus public safety resources within the Department of Homeland Security, including within the Federal Emergency Management Agency, and the Department of Education. (d) Definition of institution of higher education In this section, the term institution of higher education has the meaning given the term in section 101 of the Higher Education Act of 1965 ( 20 U.S.C. 1001 ). (e) Funding Funding for the implementation of this part shall be through the use of existing excess unobligated funds available to the Office of Community Oriented Policing Services. . 3. Rule of construction Nothing in this Act shall preclude public elementary and secondary schools or their larger governing agencies from receiving the informational and training benefits of the Center. |
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September 15, 2013, will mark 50 years since the lives of Addie Mae Collins, Denise McNair, Carole Robertson, and Cynthia Wesley were suddenly taken by a bomb planted in the Sixteenth Street Baptist Church in Birmingham, Alabama.
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On that tragic Sunday in September of 1963, the world took notice of the violence inflicted in the struggle for equal rights.
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The fact that 4 innocent children lost their lives as they prepared for Sunday School shook the world’s conscience.
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Justice was delayed for these 4 little Black girls and their families until 2002, 39 years after the bombing, when the last of the 4 Klansmen responsible for the bombing was charged and convicted of the crime.
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The 4 little Black girls are emblematic of so many who have lost their lives for the cause of freedom and equality, including Virgil Ware and James Johnny Robinson who were children also killed within hours of the 1963 church bombing.
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The legacy that these 4 little Black girls left will live on in the minds and hearts of us all for generations to come.
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Their extraordinary sacrifice sparked real and lasting change as Congress began to aggressively pass legislation that ensured equality.
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Sixteenth Street Baptist Church remains a powerful symbol of the movement for civil and human rights and will host the 50th anniversary ceremony on Sunday, September 15, 2013.
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It is befitting that Congress bestow the highest civilian honor, the Congressional Gold Medal, in 2013 to the 4 little Black girls, Addie Mae Collins, Denise McNair, Carole Robertson, and Cynthia Wesley, posthumously in recognition of the 50th commemoration of the historical significance of the bombing of the Sixteenth Street Baptist Church.
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| I 113th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 360 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES AN ACT To award posthumously a Congressional Gold Medal to Addie Mae Collins, Denise McNair, Carole Robertson, and Cynthia Wesley to commemorate the lives they lost 50 years ago in the bombing of the Sixteenth Street Baptist Church, where these 4 little Black girls’ ultimate sacrifice served as a catalyst for the Civil Rights Movement.
1. Findings The Congress Finds the following: (1) September 15, 2013, will mark 50 years since the lives of Addie Mae Collins, Denise McNair, Carole Robertson, and Cynthia Wesley were suddenly taken by a bomb planted in the Sixteenth Street Baptist Church in Birmingham, Alabama. (2) The senseless and premature death of these 4 little Black girls sparked The Movement that Changed the World . (3) On that tragic Sunday in September of 1963, the world took notice of the violence inflicted in the struggle for equal rights. (4) The fact that 4 innocent children lost their lives as they prepared for Sunday School shook the world’s conscience. (5) This tragedy galvanized the Civil Rights Movement and sparked a surge of momentum that helped secure the passage of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 and later the Voting Rights Act of 1965 by President Lyndon B. Johnson. (6) Justice was delayed for these 4 little Black girls and their families until 2002, 39 years after the bombing, when the last of the 4 Klansmen responsible for the bombing was charged and convicted of the crime. (7) The 4 little Black girls are emblematic of so many who have lost their lives for the cause of freedom and equality, including Virgil Ware and James Johnny Robinson who were children also killed within hours of the 1963 church bombing. (8) The legacy that these 4 little Black girls left will live on in the minds and hearts of us all for generations to come. (9) Their extraordinary sacrifice sparked real and lasting change as Congress began to aggressively pass legislation that ensured equality. (10) Sixteenth Street Baptist Church remains a powerful symbol of the movement for civil and human rights and will host the 50th anniversary ceremony on Sunday, September 15, 2013. (11) It is befitting that Congress bestow the highest civilian honor, the Congressional Gold Medal, in 2013 to the 4 little Black girls, Addie Mae Collins, Denise McNair, Carole Robertson, and Cynthia Wesley, posthumously in recognition of the 50th commemoration of the historical significance of the bombing of the Sixteenth Street Baptist Church. 2. Congressional gold medal (a) Presentation authorized The Speaker of the House of Representatives and the President Pro Tempore of the Senate shall make appropriate arrangements for the presentation, on behalf of Congress, of a gold medal of appropriate design to commemorate the lives of Addie Mae Collins, Denise McNair, Carole Robertson, and Cynthia Wesley. (b) Design and striking For purposes of the presentation referred to in subsection (a), the Secretary of the Treasury (referred to in this Act as the Secretary ) shall strike a gold medal with suitable emblems, devices, and inscriptions to be determined by the Secretary. (c) Award of medal Following the award of the gold medal described in subsection (a), the medal shall be given to the Birmingham Civil Rights Institute in Birmingham, AL, where it shall be available for display or temporary loan to be displayed elsewhere, as appropriate. 3. Duplicate medals The Secretary may strike and sell duplicates in bronze of the gold medal struck under section 2, at a price sufficient to cover the costs of the medal, including labor, materials, dies, use of machinery, and overhead expenses, and amounts received from the sale of such duplicates shall be deposited in the United States Mint Public Enterprise Fund. 4. Status of medals (a) National medals The medals struck under this Act are national medals for purposes of chapter 51 of title 31, United States Code. (b) Numismatic items For purposes of sections 5134 and 5136 of title 31, United States Code, all medals struck under this Act shall be considered to be numismatic items.
Passed the House of Representatives April 24, 2013. Karen L. Haas, Clerk. |
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The legacy that these 4 little Black girls left will live on in the minds and hearts of us all for generations to come.
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It is befitting that Congress bestow the highest civilian honor, the Congressional Gold Medal, in 2013 to the 4 little Black girls, Addie Mae Collins, Denise McNair, Carole Robertson, and Cynthia Wesley, posthumously in recognition of the 50th commemoration of the historical significance of the bombing of the Sixteenth Street Baptist Church.
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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. 360 AN ACT To award posthumously a Congressional Gold Medal to Addie Mae Collins, Denise McNair, Carole Robertson, and Cynthia Wesley to commemorate the lives they lost 50 years ago in the bombing of the Sixteenth Street Baptist Church, where these 4 little Black girls’ ultimate sacrifice served as a catalyst for the Civil Rights Movement.
1. Findings The Congress Finds the following: (1) September 15, 2013, will mark 50 years since the lives of Addie Mae Collins, Denise McNair, Carole Robertson, and Cynthia Wesley were suddenly taken by a bomb planted in the Sixteenth Street Baptist Church in Birmingham, Alabama. (2) The senseless and premature death of these 4 little Black girls sparked The Movement that Changed the World . (3) On that tragic Sunday in September of 1963, the world took notice of the violence inflicted in the struggle for equal rights. (4) The fact that 4 innocent children lost their lives as they prepared for Sunday School shook the world’s conscience. (5) This tragedy galvanized the Civil Rights Movement and sparked a surge of momentum that helped secure the passage of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 and later the Voting Rights Act of 1965 by President Lyndon B. Johnson. (6) Justice was delayed for these 4 little Black girls and their families until 2002, 39 years after the bombing, when the last of the 4 Klansmen responsible for the bombing was charged and convicted of the crime. (7) The 4 little Black girls are emblematic of so many who have lost their lives for the cause of freedom and equality, including Virgil Ware and James Johnny Robinson who were children also killed within hours of the 1963 church bombing. (8) The legacy that these 4 little Black girls left will live on in the minds and hearts of us all for generations to come. (9) Their extraordinary sacrifice sparked real and lasting change as Congress began to aggressively pass legislation that ensured equality. (10) Sixteenth Street Baptist Church remains a powerful symbol of the movement for civil and human rights and will host the 50th anniversary ceremony on Sunday, September 15, 2013. (11) It is befitting that Congress bestow the highest civilian honor, the Congressional Gold Medal, in 2013 to the 4 little Black girls, Addie Mae Collins, Denise McNair, Carole Robertson, and Cynthia Wesley, posthumously in recognition of the 50th commemoration of the historical significance of the bombing of the Sixteenth Street Baptist Church. 2. Congressional gold medal (a) Presentation authorized The Speaker of the House of Representatives and the President Pro Tempore of the Senate shall make appropriate arrangements for the presentation, on behalf of Congress, of a gold medal of appropriate design to commemorate the lives of Addie Mae Collins, Denise McNair, Carole Robertson, and Cynthia Wesley. (b) Design and striking For purposes of the presentation referred to in subsection (a), the Secretary of the Treasury (referred to in this Act as the Secretary ) shall strike a gold medal with suitable emblems, devices, and inscriptions to be determined by the Secretary. (c) Award of medal Following the award of the gold medal described in subsection (a), the medal shall be given to the Birmingham Civil Rights Institute in Birmingham, AL, where it shall be available for display or temporary loan to be displayed elsewhere, as appropriate. 3. Duplicate medals The Secretary may strike and sell duplicates in bronze of the gold medal struck under section 2, at a price sufficient to cover the costs of the medal, including labor, materials, dies, use of machinery, and overhead expenses, and amounts received from the sale of such duplicates shall be deposited in the United States Mint Public Enterprise Fund. 4. Status of medals (a) National medals The medals struck under this Act are national medals for purposes of chapter 51 of title 31, United States Code. (b) Numismatic items For purposes of sections 5134 and 5136 of title 31, United States Code, all medals struck under this Act shall be considered to be numismatic items.
Speaker of the House of Representatives. Vice President of the United States and President of the Senate. |
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January 23, 2013
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Ms. Sewell of Alabama
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Mr. Bachus
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Mr. Bonner
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Mrs. Roby
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Mr. Rogers of Alabama
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Mr. Aderholt
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Mr. Brooks of Alabama
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Mr. Lewis
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Mr. Bishop of Georgia
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To award posthumously a Congressional Gold Medal to Addie
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September 15, 2013 will mark 50 years since
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The senseless and
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On that tragic
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The fact that 4
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This tragedy
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Justice was
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The 4 little Black
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The legacy that these 4 little Black girls
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Their
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Sixteenth Street
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It is befitting
that Congress bestow the highest civilian honor, the Congressional Gold Medal,
in 2013 to the 4 little Black girls, Addie Mae Collins, Denise McNair, Carole
Robertson, and Cynthia Wesley, posthumously in recognition of the 50th
commemoration of the historical significance of the bombing of the Sixteenth
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Congressional
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Presentation
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The Speaker of the
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appropriate arrangements for the presentation, on behalf of Congress, of a gold
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For purposes of the presentation referred to in
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Duplicate
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The Secretary may
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sufficient to cover the cost thereof, including labor, materials, dies, use of
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National
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Authority to use
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Authority To use
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Proceeds of
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Amounts received from the sale of duplicate bronze medals
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| I 113th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 360 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES January 23, 2013 Ms. Sewell of Alabama (for herself, Mr. Bachus , Mr. Bonner , Mrs. Roby , Mr. Rogers of Alabama , Mr. Aderholt , Mr. Brooks of Alabama , Mr. Lewis , and Mr. Bishop of Georgia ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Financial Services A BILL To award posthumously a Congressional Gold Medal to Addie Mae Collins, Denise McNair, Carole Robertson, and Cynthia Wesley, in recognition of the 50th commemoration of the bombing of the Sixteenth Street Baptist Church where the 4 little Black girls lost their lives, which served as a catalyst for the Civil Rights Movement.
1. Findings The Congress Finds the following: (1) September 15, 2013 will mark 50 years since the lives of Addie Mae Collins, Denise McNair, Carole Robertson, and Cynthia Wesley were suddenly taken by a bomb planted in the Sixteenth Street Baptist Church in Birmingham, Alabama. (2) The senseless and premature death of these 4 little Black girls sparked “The Movement that Changed the World.” (3) On that tragic Sunday in September of 1963, the world took notice of the violence inflicted in the struggle for equal rights. (4) The fact that 4 innocent children lost their lives as they prepared for Sunday School shook the world’s conscience. (5) This tragedy galvanized the Civil Rights Movement and sparked a surge of momentum that helped secure the passage of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 and later the Voting Rights Act of 1965 by President Lyndon B. Johnson. (6) Justice was delayed for these 4 little Black girls and their families until 2002, 39 years after the bombing, when the last of the 4 Klansmen responsible for the bombing was charged and convicted with the crime. (7) The 4 little Black girls are emblematic of so many who have lost their lives for the cause of freedom and equality, including Virgil Ware and James Johnny Robinson who were children also killed within hours of the 1963 church bombing. (8) The legacy that these 4 little Black girls left will live on in the minds and hearts of us all for generations to come. (9) Their extraordinary sacrifice sparked real and lasting change as Congress began to aggressively pass legislation that ensured equality. (10) Sixteenth Street Baptist Church remains a powerful symbol of the movement for civil and human rights and will host the 50th anniversary ceremony on Sunday, September 15, 2013. (11) It is befitting that Congress bestow the highest civilian honor, the Congressional Gold Medal, in 2013 to the 4 little Black girls, Addie Mae Collins, Denise McNair, Carole Robertson, and Cynthia Wesley, posthumously in recognition of the 50th commemoration of the historical significance of the bombing of the Sixteenth Street Baptist Church. 2. Congressional gold medal (a) Presentation authorized The Speaker of the House of Representatives and the President Pro Tempore of the Senate shall make appropriate arrangements for the presentation, on behalf of Congress, of a gold medal of appropriate design to commemorate the lives of Addie Mae Collins, Denise McNair, Carole Robertson, and Cynthia Wesley. (b) Design and striking For purposes of the presentation referred to in subsection (a), the Secretary of the Treasury (referred to in this Act as the Secretary ) shall strike a gold medal with suitable emblems, devices, and inscriptions to be determined by the Secretary. 3. Duplicate medals The Secretary may strike and sell duplicates in bronze of the gold medal struck pursuant to section 2 under such regulations as the Secretary may prescribe, at a price sufficient to cover the cost thereof, including labor, materials, dies, use of machinery, and overhead expenses, and the cost of the gold medal. 4. Status of medals (a) National medals The medals struck under this Act are national medals for purposes of chapter 51 of title 31, United States Code. (b) Numismatic items For purposes of sections 5134 and 5136 of title 31, United States Code, all medals struck under this Act shall be considered to be numismatic items. 5. Authority to use fund amounts; proceeds of sale (a) Authority To use fund amounts There is authorized to be charged against the United States Mint Public Enterprise Fund such amounts as may be necessary to pay for the costs of the medals struck pursuant to this Act. (b) Proceeds of sale Amounts received from the sale of duplicate bronze medals authorized under section 3 shall be deposited into the United States Mint Public Enterprise Fund. |
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September 15, 2013, will mark 50 years
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On that tragic
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The fact that 4
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This tragedy
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Justice was
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The 4 little Black
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The legacy that these 4 little Black girls
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Their
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It is befitting
that Congress bestow the highest civilian honor, the Congressional Gold Medal,
in 2013 to the 4 little Black girls, Addie Mae Collins, Denise McNair, Carole
Robertson, and Cynthia Wesley, posthumously in recognition of the 50th
commemoration of the historical significance of the bombing of the Sixteenth
Street Baptist Church.
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Congressional
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Presentation
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The Speaker of the
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appropriate arrangements for the presentation, on behalf of Congress, of a gold
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Design and
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For purposes of the presentation referred to in
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Secretary
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Award of
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Following the award of
the gold medal described in subsection (a), the medal shall be given to the
Birmingham Civil Rights Institute in Birmingham, AL, where it shall be
available for display or temporary loan to be displayed elsewhere, as
appropriate.
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3.
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Duplicate
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The Secretary may
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at a price sufficient to cover the costs of the medal, including labor,
materials, dies, use of machinery, and overhead expenses, and amounts received
from the sale of such duplicates shall be deposited in the United States Mint
Public Enterprise Fund.
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4.
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Status of
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National
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The medals struck under this Act are national medals for
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chapter 51
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United States Code.
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Numismatic
items
</header>
<text>
For purposes of sections
5134
and 5136 of title 31, United States
Code, all medals struck under this Act shall be considered to be numismatic
items.
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Karen L. Haas,
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| II 113th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 360 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES April 25, 2013 Received AN ACT To award posthumously a Congressional Gold Medal to Addie Mae Collins, Denise McNair, Carole Robertson, and Cynthia Wesley to commemorate the lives they lost 50 years ago in the bombing of the Sixteenth Street Baptist Church, where these 4 little Black girls’ ultimate sacrifice served as a catalyst for the Civil Rights Movement.
1. Findings The Congress Finds the following: (1) September 15, 2013, will mark 50 years since the lives of Addie Mae Collins, Denise McNair, Carole Robertson, and Cynthia Wesley were suddenly taken by a bomb planted in the Sixteenth Street Baptist Church in Birmingham, Alabama. (2) The senseless and premature death of these 4 little Black girls sparked The Movement that Changed the World . (3) On that tragic Sunday in September of 1963, the world took notice of the violence inflicted in the struggle for equal rights. (4) The fact that 4 innocent children lost their lives as they prepared for Sunday School shook the world’s conscience. (5) This tragedy galvanized the Civil Rights Movement and sparked a surge of momentum that helped secure the passage of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 and later the Voting Rights Act of 1965 by President Lyndon B. Johnson. (6) Justice was delayed for these 4 little Black girls and their families until 2002, 39 years after the bombing, when the last of the 4 Klansmen responsible for the bombing was charged and convicted of the crime. (7) The 4 little Black girls are emblematic of so many who have lost their lives for the cause of freedom and equality, including Virgil Ware and James Johnny Robinson who were children also killed within hours of the 1963 church bombing. (8) The legacy that these 4 little Black girls left will live on in the minds and hearts of us all for generations to come. (9) Their extraordinary sacrifice sparked real and lasting change as Congress began to aggressively pass legislation that ensured equality. (10) Sixteenth Street Baptist Church remains a powerful symbol of the movement for civil and human rights and will host the 50th anniversary ceremony on Sunday, September 15, 2013. (11) It is befitting that Congress bestow the highest civilian honor, the Congressional Gold Medal, in 2013 to the 4 little Black girls, Addie Mae Collins, Denise McNair, Carole Robertson, and Cynthia Wesley, posthumously in recognition of the 50th commemoration of the historical significance of the bombing of the Sixteenth Street Baptist Church. 2. Congressional gold medal (a) Presentation authorized The Speaker of the House of Representatives and the President Pro Tempore of the Senate shall make appropriate arrangements for the presentation, on behalf of Congress, of a gold medal of appropriate design to commemorate the lives of Addie Mae Collins, Denise McNair, Carole Robertson, and Cynthia Wesley. (b) Design and striking For purposes of the presentation referred to in subsection (a), the Secretary of the Treasury (referred to in this Act as the Secretary ) shall strike a gold medal with suitable emblems, devices, and inscriptions to be determined by the Secretary. (c) Award of medal Following the award of the gold medal described in subsection (a), the medal shall be given to the Birmingham Civil Rights Institute in Birmingham, AL, where it shall be available for display or temporary loan to be displayed elsewhere, as appropriate. 3. Duplicate medals The Secretary may strike and sell duplicates in bronze of the gold medal struck under section 2, at a price sufficient to cover the costs of the medal, including labor, materials, dies, use of machinery, and overhead expenses, and amounts received from the sale of such duplicates shall be deposited in the United States Mint Public Enterprise Fund. 4. Status of medals (a) National medals The medals struck under this Act are national medals for purposes of chapter 51 of title 31, United States Code. (b) Numismatic items For purposes of sections 5134 and 5136 of title 31, United States Code, all medals struck under this Act shall be considered to be numismatic items.
Passed the House of Representatives April 24, 2013. Karen L. Haas, Clerk |
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H. R. 361
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IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
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January 23, 2013
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Mr. Reichert
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Ms. DelBene
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To expand the Alpine Lakes Wilderness in the State of
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wild and scenic rivers, and for other purposes.
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This Act may be cited as the
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Alpine Lakes Wilderness Additions and
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Expansion of
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In
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There is designated as wilderness and as a component of
the National Wilderness Preservation System certain Federal land in the Mount
Baker-Snoqualmie National Forest in the State of Washington comprising
approximately 22,173 acres that is within the Proposed Alpine Lakes Wilderness
Additions Boundary, as generally depicted on the map entitled
<quote>
Proposed
Alpine Lakes Wilderness Additions
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and dated December 3, 2009, which is
incorporated in and shall be considered to be a part of the Alpine Lakes
Wilderness.
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Management
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Subject
to valid existing rights, the land designated as wilderness by subsection (a)
shall be administered by the Secretary of Agriculture (referred to in this
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Secretary
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enactment of this Act.
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In
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As soon as practicable after the date of enactment of
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designated as wilderness by subsection (a) with—
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the
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Force of
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A map and legal description filed under subparagraph (A)
shall have the same force and effect as if included in this Act, except that
the Secretary may correct minor errors in the map and legal description.
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Public
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The map and legal description filed under
subparagraph (A) shall be filed and made available for public inspection in the
appropriate office of the Forest Service.
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Incorporation of
acquired land and interests in land
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Any land or interests in land
within the Proposed Alpine Lakes Wilderness Additions Boundary, as generally
depicted on the map entitled
<quote>
Proposed Alpine Lakes Wilderness
Additions
</quote>
and dated December 3, 2009, that is acquired by the United
States shall—
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become part of the
wilderness area; and
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be managed in
accordance with subsection (b)(1).
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Wild and scenic
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Section
3(a) of the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act (
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Middle Fork
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The 27.4-mile segment from the headwaters
of the Middle Fork Snoqualmie River near La Bohn Gap in NE 1/4 sec. 20, T. 24
N., R. 13 E., to the northern boundary of sec. 11, T. 23 N., R. 9 E., to be
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The approximately
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sec. 3, T. 23 N., R. 12 E., as a wild river.
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The approximately
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the northern boundary of sec. 11, T. 23 N., R. 9 E., as a scenic river.
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Pratt River,
Washington
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The entirety of the Pratt River in the State of
Washington, located in the Mount Baker-Snoqualmie National Forest, to be
administered by the Secretary of Agriculture as a wild
river.
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.
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| I 113th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 361 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES January 23, 2013 Mr. Reichert (for himself and Ms. DelBene ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Natural Resources A BILL To expand the Alpine Lakes Wilderness in the State of Washington, to designate the Middle Fork Snoqualmie River and Pratt River as wild and scenic rivers, and for other purposes.
1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Alpine Lakes Wilderness Additions and Pratt and Middle Fork Snoqualmie Rivers Protection Act . 2. Expansion of alpine lakes wilderness (a) In general There is designated as wilderness and as a component of the National Wilderness Preservation System certain Federal land in the Mount Baker-Snoqualmie National Forest in the State of Washington comprising approximately 22,173 acres that is within the Proposed Alpine Lakes Wilderness Additions Boundary, as generally depicted on the map entitled Proposed Alpine Lakes Wilderness Additions and dated December 3, 2009, which is incorporated in and shall be considered to be a part of the Alpine Lakes Wilderness. (b) Administration (1) Management Subject to valid existing rights, the land designated as wilderness by subsection (a) shall be administered by the Secretary of Agriculture (referred to in this section as the Secretary ), in accordance with the Wilderness Act ( 16 U.S.C. 1131 et seq. ), except that any reference in that Act to the effective date of that Act shall be considered to be a reference to the date of enactment of this Act. (2) Map and description (A) In general As soon as practicable after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall file a map and a legal description of the land designated as wilderness by subsection (a) with— (i) the Committee on Natural Resources of the House of Representatives; and (ii) the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources of the Senate. (B) Force of law A map and legal description filed under subparagraph (A) shall have the same force and effect as if included in this Act, except that the Secretary may correct minor errors in the map and legal description. (C) Public availability The map and legal description filed under subparagraph (A) shall be filed and made available for public inspection in the appropriate office of the Forest Service. (c) Incorporation of acquired land and interests in land Any land or interests in land within the Proposed Alpine Lakes Wilderness Additions Boundary, as generally depicted on the map entitled Proposed Alpine Lakes Wilderness Additions and dated December 3, 2009, that is acquired by the United States shall— (1) become part of the wilderness area; and (2) be managed in accordance with subsection (b)(1). 3. Wild and scenic river designations Section 3(a) of the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act ( 16 U.S.C. 1274(a) ) is amended by adding at the end the following: (__) Middle Fork Snoqualmie, Washington The 27.4-mile segment from the headwaters of the Middle Fork Snoqualmie River near La Bohn Gap in NE 1/4 sec. 20, T. 24 N., R. 13 E., to the northern boundary of sec. 11, T. 23 N., R. 9 E., to be administered by the Secretary of Agriculture in the following classifications: (A) The approximately 6.4-mile segment from the headwaters of the Middle Fork Snoqualmie River near La Bohn Gap in NE 1/4 sec. 20, T. 24 N., R. 13 E., to the west section line of sec. 3, T. 23 N., R. 12 E., as a wild river. (B) The approximately 21-mile segment from the west section line of sec. 3, T. 23 N., R. 12 E., to the northern boundary of sec. 11, T. 23 N., R. 9 E., as a scenic river. (__) Pratt River, Washington The entirety of the Pratt River in the State of Washington, located in the Mount Baker-Snoqualmie National Forest, to be administered by the Secretary of Agriculture as a wild river. . |
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H. R. 361
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Ms. DelBene
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Alpine Lakes Wilderness Additions and Pratt and Middle Fork Snoqualmie Rivers Protection Act
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Expansion of alpine lakes wilderness
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In general
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There is designated as wilderness and as a component of the National Wilderness Preservation System
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the Proposed Alpine Lakes Wilderness Additions Boundary, as generally
depicted on the map entitled
<quote>
HR 361, Alpine Lakes Wilderness Additions and Pratt and Middle Fork Snoqualmie Rivers Protection
Act, 2013
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and dated October 25, 2013, which is incorporated in and shall be considered to be a part of the
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Secretary
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that Act to the effective date of that Act shall be considered to be a
reference to the date of enactment of this Act, and in accordance with
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Military overflights
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Nothing in this section restricts or precludes—
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low-level overflights of military aircraft over the area designated as wilderness under this
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flight testing and evaluation; or
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the designation or creation of new units of special use airspace, or the establishment of military
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Prevention of wildfires
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The designation of wilderness under this section shall not be construed to interfere with the
authority of the Secretary of Agriculture to authorize mechanical thinning
of trees or underbrush to prevent or control the spread of wildfires, or
conditions creating the risk of wildfire that threaten areas outside the
boundary of the wilderness, or the use of mechanized equipment for
wildfire pre-suppression and suppression.
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Map and description
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In general
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the Committee on Natural Resources of the House of Representatives; and
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the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources of the Senate.
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Force of law
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A map and legal description filed under subparagraph (A) shall have the same force and effect as if
included in this Act, except that the Secretary may correct minor errors
in the map and legal description.
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(C)
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Public availability
</header>
<text>
The map and legal description filed under subparagraph (A) shall be filed and made available for
public inspection in the appropriate office of the Forest Service.
</text>
</subparagraph>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
</section>
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3.
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<header>
Wild and scenic river designations
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
Section 3(a) of the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act (
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/16/1274">
16 U.S.C. 1274(a)
</external-xref>
) is amended by adding at the end
the following:
</text>
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(__)
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Middle Fork Snoqualmie, Washington
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Subject to subparagraph (C), the 27.4-mile segment from the headwaters of the Middle Fork
Snoqualmie River near La Bohn Gap in NE 1/4 sec. 20, T. 24 N., R. 13 E.,
to the northern boundary of sec. 11, T. 23 N., R. 9 E., to be administered
by the Secretary of Agriculture in the following classifications:
</text>
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(A)
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The approximately 6.4-mile segment from the headwaters of the Middle Fork Snoqualmie River near La
Bohn Gap in NE 1/4 sec. 20, T. 24 N., R. 13 E., to the west section line
of sec. 3, T. 23 N., R. 12 E., as a wild river.
</text>
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<enum>
(B)
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<text>
The approximately 21-mile segment from the west section line of sec. 3, T. 23 N., R. 12 E., to the
northern boundary of sec. 11, T. 23 N., R. 9 E., as a scenic river.
</text>
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(C)
</enum>
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The Secretary of Agriculture may not acquire by condemnation any land or interest in land within
the boundaries of the Wild and Scenic River segments designated by this
paragraph. Private or non-Federal public property shall not be included
within the boundaries of the Wild and Scenic River segments designated by
this paragraph unless the owner of such property has consented in writing
to having that property included in such boundaries.
</text>
</subparagraph>
</paragraph>
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<enum>
(__)
</enum>
<header>
Pratt River, Washington
</header>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
The entirety of the Pratt River in the State of Washington, located in the Mount Baker-Snoqualmie
National Forest, to be administered by the Secretary of Agriculture as a
wild river. The Secretary of Agriculture may not acquire by condemnation
any land or interest in land within the boundaries of the Wild and Scenic
River segments designated by this paragraph. Private or non-Federal public
property shall not be included within the boundaries of the Wild and
Scenic River segments designated by this paragraph unless the owner of
such property has consented in writing to having that property included in
such boundaries.
</text>
</paragraph>
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.
</after-quoted-block>
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4.
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<header>
Adjacent land management
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
Nothing in this Act—
</text>
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<enum>
(1)
</enum>
<text>
establishes or authorizes the establishment of a protective perimeter or buffer zone around the
boundaries of the Wild and Scenic River segments or wilderness designated
by this Act; or
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="HEE8838F16819428EAFD1B26134072626">
<enum>
(2)
</enum>
<text>
precludes, limits, or restricts an activity from being conducted outside such boundaries, including
an activity that can be seen or heard from within such boundaries.
</text>
</paragraph>
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</legis-body>
<endorsement display="yes">
<action-date>
December 22, 2014
</action-date>
<action-desc>
Reported with an amendment, committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the
Union, and ordered to be printed
</action-desc>
</endorsement>
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| IB Union Calendar No. 517 113th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 361 [Report No. 113–686] IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES January 23, 2013 Mr. Reichert (for himself and Ms. DelBene ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Natural Resources December 22, 2014 Additional sponsors: Mr. Smith of Washington and Mr. McDermott December 22, 2014 Reported with an amendment, committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union, and ordered to be printed Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert the part printed in italic For text of introduced bill, see copy of bill as introduced on January 23, 2013 A BILL To expand the Alpine Lakes Wilderness in the State of Washington, to designate the Middle Fork Snoqualmie River and Pratt River as wild and scenic rivers, and for other purposes.
1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Alpine Lakes Wilderness Additions and Pratt and Middle Fork Snoqualmie Rivers Protection Act . 2. Expansion of alpine lakes wilderness (a) In general There is designated as wilderness and as a component of the National Wilderness Preservation System certain Federal land in the Mount Baker-Snoqualmie National Forest in the State of Washington comprising approximately 21,493 acres that is within the Proposed Alpine Lakes Wilderness Additions Boundary, as generally depicted on the map entitled HR 361, Alpine Lakes Wilderness Additions and Pratt and Middle Fork Snoqualmie Rivers Protection Act, 2013 and dated October 25, 2013, which is incorporated in and shall be considered to be a part of the Alpine Lakes Wilderness. (b) Administration (1) Management Subject to valid existing rights, the land designated as wilderness by subsection (a) shall be administered by the Secretary of Agriculture (referred to in this section as the Secretary ), in accordance with the Wilderness Act ( 16 U.S.C. 1131 et seq. ), except that any reference in that Act to the effective date of that Act shall be considered to be a reference to the date of enactment of this Act, and in accordance with section 4 of this Act. (2) Military overflights Nothing in this section restricts or precludes— (A) low-level overflights of military aircraft over the area designated as wilderness under this section, including military overflights that can be seen or heard within any wilderness area; (B) flight testing and evaluation; or (C) the designation or creation of new units of special use airspace, or the establishment of military flight training routes over the wilderness area. (3) Prevention of wildfires The designation of wilderness under this section shall not be construed to interfere with the authority of the Secretary of Agriculture to authorize mechanical thinning of trees or underbrush to prevent or control the spread of wildfires, or conditions creating the risk of wildfire that threaten areas outside the boundary of the wilderness, or the use of mechanized equipment for wildfire pre-suppression and suppression. (4) Map and description (A) In general As soon as practicable after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall file a map and a legal description of the land designated as wilderness by subsection (a) with— (i) the Committee on Natural Resources of the House of Representatives; and (ii) the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources of the Senate. (B) Force of law A map and legal description filed under subparagraph (A) shall have the same force and effect as if included in this Act, except that the Secretary may correct minor errors in the map and legal description. (C) Public availability The map and legal description filed under subparagraph (A) shall be filed and made available for public inspection in the appropriate office of the Forest Service. 3. Wild and scenic river designations Section 3(a) of the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act ( 16 U.S.C. 1274(a) ) is amended by adding at the end the following: (__) Middle Fork Snoqualmie, Washington Subject to subparagraph (C), the 27.4-mile segment from the headwaters of the Middle Fork Snoqualmie River near La Bohn Gap in NE 1/4 sec. 20, T. 24 N., R. 13 E., to the northern boundary of sec. 11, T. 23 N., R. 9 E., to be administered by the Secretary of Agriculture in the following classifications: (A) The approximately 6.4-mile segment from the headwaters of the Middle Fork Snoqualmie River near La Bohn Gap in NE 1/4 sec. 20, T. 24 N., R. 13 E., to the west section line of sec. 3, T. 23 N., R. 12 E., as a wild river. (B) The approximately 21-mile segment from the west section line of sec. 3, T. 23 N., R. 12 E., to the northern boundary of sec. 11, T. 23 N., R. 9 E., as a scenic river. (C) The Secretary of Agriculture may not acquire by condemnation any land or interest in land within the boundaries of the Wild and Scenic River segments designated by this paragraph. Private or non-Federal public property shall not be included within the boundaries of the Wild and Scenic River segments designated by this paragraph unless the owner of such property has consented in writing to having that property included in such boundaries. (__) Pratt River, Washington The entirety of the Pratt River in the State of Washington, located in the Mount Baker-Snoqualmie National Forest, to be administered by the Secretary of Agriculture as a wild river. The Secretary of Agriculture may not acquire by condemnation any land or interest in land within the boundaries of the Wild and Scenic River segments designated by this paragraph. Private or non-Federal public property shall not be included within the boundaries of the Wild and Scenic River segments designated by this paragraph unless the owner of such property has consented in writing to having that property included in such boundaries. . 4. Adjacent land management Nothing in this Act— (1) establishes or authorizes the establishment of a protective perimeter or buffer zone around the boundaries of the Wild and Scenic River segments or wilderness designated by this Act; or (2) precludes, limits, or restricts an activity from being conducted outside such boundaries, including an activity that can be seen or heard from within such boundaries.
December 22, 2014 Reported with an amendment, committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union, and ordered to be printed |
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113th CONGRESS
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1st Session
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H. R. 362
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IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
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January 23, 2013
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<sponsor name-id="N000147">
Ms. Norton
</sponsor>
(for
herself,
<cosponsor name-id="H001034">
Mr. Honda
</cosponsor>
,
<cosponsor name-id="F000030">
Mr. Farr
</cosponsor>
,
<cosponsor name-id="R000053">
Mr. Rangel
</cosponsor>
,
<cosponsor name-id="N000179">
Mrs.
Napolitano
</cosponsor>
,
<cosponsor name-id="C000380">
Mrs.
Christensen
</cosponsor>
,
<cosponsor name-id="R000515">
Mr. Rush
</cosponsor>
,
<cosponsor name-id="F000010">
Mr. Faleomavaega
</cosponsor>
,
<cosponsor name-id="C001049">
Mr. Clay
</cosponsor>
,
<cosponsor name-id="E000288">
Mr. Ellison
</cosponsor>
,
<cosponsor name-id="C000714">
Mr.
Conyers
</cosponsor>
,
<cosponsor name-id="B001245">
Ms. Bordallo
</cosponsor>
,
<cosponsor name-id="C001068">
Mr. Cohen
</cosponsor>
,
<cosponsor name-id="B000574">
Mr. Blumenauer
</cosponsor>
,
<cosponsor name-id="C001080">
Ms. Chu
</cosponsor>
,
<cosponsor name-id="P000596">
Mr. Pierluisi
</cosponsor>
, and
<cosponsor name-id="P000598">
Mr. Polis
</cosponsor>
) introduced the following bill; which
was referred to the
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Committee on the
Judiciary
</committee-name>
, and in addition to the Committee on
<committee-name committee-id="HGO00">
Oversight and Government
Reform
</committee-name>
, for a period to be subsequently determined by the
Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the
jurisdiction of the committee concerned
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A BILL
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<official-title>
To provide for the treatment of the District of Columbia
as a State for purposes of representation in the House of Representatives and
Senate, and for other purposes.
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1.
</enum>
<header>
Short title
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
This Act may be cited as the
<quote>
<short-title>
District of Columbia Equal
Representation Act of 2013
</short-title>
</quote>
.
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<section id="H0908AB05FD5E4290B27A433FC36E56C0">
<enum>
2.
</enum>
<header>
Representation in
Congress for District of Columbia
</header>
<subsection id="H4786280219AB4B3A82777B046683057A">
<enum>
(a)
</enum>
<header>
Representation
</header>
<paragraph id="HBD0CF388D6904240B6EA48FA8C52C2F1">
<enum>
(1)
</enum>
<header>
In
general
</header>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Notwithstanding any
other provision of law, effective with respect to the One Hundred Thirteenth
Congress and each succeeding Congress, the District of Columbia shall be
treated as a State for the purposes of representation in the House of
Representatives and the Senate.
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H934550E12882479CB05C6EBFA31C8EC4">
<enum>
(2)
</enum>
<header>
Classification
of senators
</header>
<text>
In the first election of Senators from the District
of Columbia, the 2 senatorial offices shall be separately identified and
designated, and no person may be a candidate for both offices. No such
identification or designation of either of the 2 senatorial offices shall refer
to or be taken to refer to the terms of such offices, or in any way impair the
privilege of the Senate to determine the class to which each of the Senators
elected shall be assigned.
</text>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
<subsection display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HEA1648E3AFFC41B2B312A603B1C0B320">
<enum>
(b)
</enum>
<header>
Conforming
Amendments Relating to Apportionment of Members of House of
Representatives
</header>
<paragraph id="HEC0E66E6CBCB4D0B9D0CB18E29CFA1B4">
<enum>
(1)
</enum>
<header>
Inclusion of
District of Columbia in reapportionment of members among States
</header>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Section 22 of the Act entitled
<quote>
An
Act to provide for the fifteenth and subsequent decennial censuses and to
provide for apportionment of Representatives in Congress
</quote>
, approved June
28, 1929 (
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/2/2a">
2 U.S.C. 2a
</external-xref>
), is amended by adding at the end the following new
subsection:
</text>
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<subsection id="H618D19C56F05420CB32C251F2AF88899">
<enum>
(d)
</enum>
<text>
This section shall
apply with respect to the District of Columbia in the same manner as this
section applies to a
State.
</text>
</subsection>
<after-quoted-block>
.
</after-quoted-block>
</quoted-block>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H28ED08309FD64FC7B60D0C5D732C9E45">
<enum>
(2)
</enum>
<header>
Clarification of
determination of number of Presidential electors on basis of 23rd
Amendment
</header>
<text>
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/3/3">
Section 3
</external-xref>
of title 3, United States Code, is amended by
striking
<quote>
come into office;
</quote>
and inserting the following:
<quote>
come into office (subject to the twenty-third article of amendment to
the Constitution of the United States in the case of the District of
Columbia);
</quote>
.
</text>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
<subsection display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HEBA352062EC44BB58EA112F73845CE18">
<enum>
(c)
</enum>
<header>
Conforming
amendments regarding appointments to service academies
</header>
<paragraph id="H7230F5D84CF1463BB015337DB6FE0792">
<enum>
(1)
</enum>
<header>
United States
military academy
</header>
<text>
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/10/4342">
Section 4342
</external-xref>
of title 10, United States Code, is
amended—
</text>
<subparagraph id="H0FBD58054D344A019FB4ACF5FCCB5C07">
<enum>
(A)
</enum>
<text>
in subsection (a),
by striking paragraph (5); and
</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H0DDDB3D7359942F9A4D8C6F6BB45C293">
<enum>
(B)
</enum>
<text>
in subsection (f),
by striking
<quote>
the District of Columbia,
</quote>
.
</text>
</subparagraph>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H9B8DCB4E679542798E412EDDE5B60057">
<enum>
(2)
</enum>
<header>
United States
naval academy
</header>
<text>
Such title is amended—
</text>
<subparagraph id="H62C15458266E45D68F360338873976F5">
<enum>
(A)
</enum>
<text>
in section
6954(a), by striking paragraph (5); and
</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H7733D7DBAD1044B3B89AD354AFB50A73">
<enum>
(B)
</enum>
<text>
in section
6958(b), by striking
<quote>
the District of Columbia,
</quote>
.
</text>
</subparagraph>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H8B83081A37C74C3A9D7F0A38929C51A5">
<enum>
(3)
</enum>
<header>
United States
air force academy
</header>
<text>
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/10/9342">
Section 9342
</external-xref>
of title 10, United States Code,
is amended—
</text>
<subparagraph id="H075D32F0D1C042609941E3C1C4A304B1">
<enum>
(A)
</enum>
<text>
in subsection (a),
by striking paragraph (5); and
</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H521A0815609549B6AEA8DB9FEE95E33A">
<enum>
(B)
</enum>
<text>
in subsection (f),
by striking
<quote>
the District of Columbia,
</quote>
.
</text>
</subparagraph>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H54BCBD9536ED4E27AB1D9685FF99DECA">
<enum>
(4)
</enum>
<header>
Effective
date
</header>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
This subsection and the
amendments made by this subsection shall take effect on the date on which a
Representative from the District of Columbia takes office for the One Hundred
Thirteenth Congress.
</text>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
</section>
<section display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H198DD67FB59B435CB0FFCFBA8572D8DC" section-type="subsequent-section">
<enum>
3.
</enum>
<header>
Increase in Membership
of House of Representatives
</header>
<subsection id="H8BA0F9336E8A43F3BFCA39F4604D75A3">
<enum>
(a)
</enum>
<header>
Permanent
Increase in Number of Members
</header>
<text>
Effective with respect to the One
Hundred Thirteenth Congress and each succeeding Congress, the House of
Representatives shall be composed of 436 Members, including any Members
representing the District of Columbia pursuant to section 2(a).
</text>
</subsection>
<subsection id="H27B399F694644799801010572247FE36">
<enum>
(b)
</enum>
<header>
Reapportionment
of Members Resulting From Increase
</header>
<paragraph id="H28642F49F221494B982E58978931B217">
<enum>
(1)
</enum>
<header>
In
general
</header>
<text>
Section 22(a) of the Act entitled
<quote>
An Act to
provide for the fifteenth and subsequent decennial censuses and to provide for
apportionment of Representatives in Congress
</quote>
, approved June 28, 1929 (2
U.S.C. 2a(a)), is amended by striking
<quote>
the then existing number of
Representatives
</quote>
and inserting
<quote>
the number of Representatives
established with respect to the One Hundred Thirteenth Congress
</quote>
.
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H4CF8278D03DD4CE283C42ADCC7F9702F">
<enum>
(2)
</enum>
<header>
Effective
date
</header>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
The amendment made by
paragraph (1) shall apply with respect to the regular decennial census
conducted for 2020 and each subsequent regular decennial census.
</text>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
</section>
<section display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HD84CB5D1AFB449059DBAC37DAB2BBC3A" section-type="subsequent-section">
<enum>
4.
</enum>
<header>
Repeal of office of
District of Columbia delegate
</header>
<subsection id="HE6ED53D57674429C8E1207B0560F4F1F">
<enum>
(a)
</enum>
<header>
Repeal of
Office
</header>
<text>
Sections 202 and 204 of the District of Columbia Delegate
Act (
<external-xref legal-doc="public-law" parsable-cite="pl/91/405">
Public Law 91–405
</external-xref>
; sections 1–401 and 1–402, D.C. Official Code) are
repealed, and the provisions of law amended or repealed by such sections are
restored or revived as if such sections had not been enacted.
</text>
</subsection>
<subsection display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HC3914EEAE2F544D2B0BD70D32A85C794">
<enum>
(b)
</enum>
<header>
Effective
date
</header>
<text>
The amendments made by this section shall take effect on the
date on which a Representative from the District of Columbia takes office for
the One Hundred Thirteenth Congress.
</text>
</subsection>
</section>
<section id="H02A1BAAE7C8D41338E7244A9A5743928">
<enum>
5.
</enum>
<header>
Providing For
Elections for House Members and Senators From District of Columbia
</header>
<subsection display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HD2B97D58A7B54CD391D3628D68A20D73">
<enum>
(a)
</enum>
<header>
Application of
District of Columbia Elections Code of 1955
</header>
<text>
The District of
Columbia Elections Code of 1955 is amended as follows:
</text>
<paragraph id="H796A91D5A5DD45E2BEFA49A2976A2A81">
<enum>
(1)
</enum>
<text>
In section 1 (sec.
1–1001.01, D.C. Official Code), by striking
<quote>
the Delegate to the House of
Representatives,
</quote>
and inserting
<quote>
the Representative in the
Congress, Senator,
</quote>
.
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="HB36A08097B4F432EAD3D1F5E848F91E5">
<enum>
(2)
</enum>
<text>
In section 2 (sec.
1–1001.02, D.C. Official Code)—
</text>
<subparagraph id="H42964596A3824F118E3F8F80459DB7EE">
<enum>
(A)
</enum>
<text>
by striking
paragraph (6); and
</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H42B37FD60C4045AE8E98FEB5013F2149">
<enum>
(B)
</enum>
<text>
in paragraph (13),
by striking
<quote>
the Delegate to Congress for the District of Columbia,
United States Senator and Representative,
</quote>
and inserting
<quote>
the
Representative in the Congress, Senator,
</quote>
.
</text>
</subparagraph>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="HE95A8F9857C44813A595CF140FC7064A">
<enum>
(3)
</enum>
<text>
In section 8 (sec.
1–1001.08, D.C. Official Code)—
</text>
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<enum>
(A)
</enum>
<text>
in the heading, by
striking
<quote>
Delegate
</quote>
and inserting
<quote>
Representative,
Senator,
</quote>
; and
</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H8D89F72E1F884344A14F3449CBB59B87">
<enum>
(B)
</enum>
<text>
by striking
<quote>
Delegate,
</quote>
each place it appears in subsections (h)(1)(A),
(i)(1), and (j)(1) and inserting
<quote>
Representative in the Congress,
Senator,
</quote>
.
</text>
</subparagraph>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="HA03CE52AB32A46AFA41D487F32DA096E">
<enum>
(4)
</enum>
<text>
In section 10
(sec. 1–1001.10, D.C. Official Code)—
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(A)
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<text>
in subsection
(a)(3)(A)—
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(i)
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by
striking
<quote>
or section 206(d) of the District of Columbia Delegate
Act
</quote>
, and
</text>
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<enum>
(ii)
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<text>
by
striking
<quote>
the office of Delegate to the House of Representatives
</quote>
and inserting
<quote>
the office of Representative in the
Congress
</quote>
;
</text>
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</subparagraph>
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(B)
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<text>
in subsection
(d)(1), by striking
<quote>
Delegate,
</quote>
each place it appears;
</text>
</subparagraph>
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<enum>
(C)
</enum>
<text>
in subsection
(d)(2)—
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<enum>
(i)
</enum>
<text>
by
striking
<quote>
(A) In the event
</quote>
and all that follows through
<quote>
term of office,
</quote>
and inserting
<quote>
In the event that a vacancy
occurs in the office of Representative in the Congress before May 1 of the last
year of the Representative’s term of office,
</quote>
and
</text>
</clause>
<clause id="HAE37A1C712D34C34A9C97B88D5A7B015">
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(ii)
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<text>
by
striking subparagraph (B); and
</text>
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(D)
</enum>
<text>
by amending
subsection (d)(3) to read as follows:
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<enum>
(3)
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<text>
In the event of a vacancy in the
office of Senator, the Mayor shall appoint a successor to complete the
remainder of the term of
office.
</text>
</paragraph>
<after-quoted-block>
.
</after-quoted-block>
</quoted-block>
</subparagraph>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="HE5A373279FF942C8BCD1AE842F37F4EC">
<enum>
(5)
</enum>
<text>
In section
11(a)(2) (sec. 1—1001.11(a)(2), D.C. Official Code), by striking
<quote>
Delegate to the House of Representatives,
</quote>
and inserting
<quote>
Representative in the Congress, Senator,
</quote>
.
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="HC0DE929EDC434B39B7F4CDFE5932C373">
<enum>
(6)
</enum>
<text>
In section 15(b)
(sec. 1–1001.15(b), D.C. Official Code), by striking
<quote>
Delegate,
</quote>
and inserting
<quote>
Representative in the Congress, Senator,
</quote>
.
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H698EF07AF425493EB9F586F9EB3B096F">
<enum>
(7)
</enum>
<text>
In section 17(a)
(sec. 1–1001.17(a), D.C. Official Code), by striking
<quote>
the Delegate to the
Congress from the District of Columbia
</quote>
and inserting
<quote>
the
Representative in the Congress and Senator
</quote>
.
</text>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
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<enum>
(b)
</enum>
<header>
Effective
date
</header>
<text>
The amendments made by this section shall apply with respect
to the election of the first Representative and Senators from the District of
Columbia pursuant to this Act and each subsequent election of Representatives
and Senators from the District of Columbia pursuant to this Act.
</text>
</subsection>
</section>
<section display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H0601E251EB7E424AA82E03AD2E838483" section-type="subsequent-section">
<enum>
6.
</enum>
<header>
Repeal of offices of
statehood Representative and Senator
</header>
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<enum>
(a)
</enum>
<header>
In
general
</header>
<text>
Section 4 of the District of Columbia Statehood
Constitutional Convention Initiative of 1979 (sec. 1–123, D.C. Official Code)
is amended by striking subsections (d), (e), (f), and (g).
</text>
</subsection>
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<enum>
(b)
</enum>
<header>
Conforming
amendments
</header>
<paragraph id="HC3A3B4BB43974456B138A9F90D0A1F78">
<enum>
(1)
</enum>
<header>
Statehood
commission
</header>
<text>
Section 6 of such Initiative (sec. 1–125, D.C.
Official Code) is amended—
</text>
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<enum>
(A)
</enum>
<text>
in subsection
(a)—
</text>
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<enum>
(i)
</enum>
<text>
by
striking
<quote>
27 voting members
</quote>
and inserting
<quote>
24 voting
members
</quote>
;
</text>
</clause>
<clause id="H3C06A4E4681D4B4BA6023FE1337B1249">
<enum>
(ii)
</enum>
<text>
by
adding
<quote>
and
</quote>
at the end of paragraph (4); and
</text>
</clause>
<clause id="H8C3A45BC98134B19B4E2A38B6C26D81D">
<enum>
(iii)
</enum>
<text>
by
striking paragraphs (5) and (6) and redesignating paragraph (7) as paragraph
(5); and
</text>
</clause>
</subparagraph>
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<enum>
(B)
</enum>
<text>
in subsection
(a–1)(1), by striking subparagraphs (F), (G), and (H).
</text>
</subparagraph>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H8D00A36A60104F97AFC80551A181B990">
<enum>
(2)
</enum>
<header>
Authorization of
appropriations
</header>
<text>
Section 8 of such Initiative (sec. 1–127, D.C.
Official Code) is repealed.
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H5ED8AD8805DE4DFDBF2DE9C84957E9B2">
<enum>
(3)
</enum>
<header>
Application of
honoraria limitations
</header>
<text>
Section 4 of D.C. Law 8–135 (sec. 1–131,
D.C. Official Code) is repealed.
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H83075FD04B4D46FEBC0E48730A070B3B">
<enum>
(4)
</enum>
<header>
Application of
campaign finance laws
</header>
<text>
Section 3 of the Statehood Convention
Procedural Amendments Act of 1982 (sec. 1–135, D.C. Official Code) is
repealed.
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H7668BD52AB2C46268A631572AF2B81B0">
<enum>
(5)
</enum>
<header>
District of
Columbia Elections Code of 1955
</header>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Section 2(13) of the District of Columbia
Elections Code of 1955 (sec. 1—1001.02(13), D.C. Official Code) is amended by
striking
<quote>
United States Senator and Representative,
</quote>
.
</text>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
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<enum>
(c)
</enum>
<header>
Effective
date
</header>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
The amendments made by
this section shall take effect upon the taking office of the first
Representative and Senators from the District of Columbia pursuant to this
Act.
</text>
</subsection>
</section>
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<enum>
7.
</enum>
<header>
Expedited judicial
review
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
If any action is
brought to challenge the constitutionality of any provision of this Act or any
amendment made by this Act, the following rules shall apply:
</text>
<paragraph id="HC3CEFBF4A2AA4269A2F40D94F1E2D9FE">
<enum>
(1)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
The action shall be filed in the United
States District Court for the District of Columbia and shall be heard by a
3-judge court convened pursuant to
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/28/2284">
section 2284
</external-xref>
of title 28, United States
Code.
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</paragraph>
<paragraph id="HA5CBACF40F794332A82FD224FAEEF5C0">
<enum>
(2)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
A copy of the complaint shall be delivered
promptly to the Clerk of the House of Representatives and the Secretary of the
Senate.
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H34DAB8A14CA041318DA91318D0F24045">
<enum>
(3)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
A final decision in the action shall be
reviewable only by appeal directly to the Supreme Court of the United States.
Such appeal shall be taken by the filing of a notice of appeal within 10 days,
and the filing of a jurisdictional statement within 30 days, of the entry of
the final decision.
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H0A231F6BD6134DCF990B6F5972048AE1">
<enum>
(4)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
It shall be the duty of the United States
District Court 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>
</paragraph>
</section>
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<enum>
8.
</enum>
<header>
Nonseverability of
provisions
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
If any provision of
section 2(a), 2(b)(1), or 3, or any amendment made by any such section, is
declared or held invalid or unenforceable, the remaining provisions of this Act
and any amendment made by this Act shall be treated and deemed invalid and
shall have no force or effect of law.
</text>
</section>
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| I 113th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 362 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES January 23, 2013 Ms. Norton (for herself, Mr. Honda , Mr. Farr , Mr. Rangel , Mrs. Napolitano , Mrs. Christensen , Mr. Rush , Mr. Faleomavaega , Mr. Clay , Mr. Ellison , Mr. Conyers , Ms. Bordallo , Mr. Cohen , Mr. Blumenauer , Ms. Chu , Mr. Pierluisi , and Mr. Polis ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary , 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 the treatment of the District of Columbia as a State for purposes of representation in the House of Representatives and Senate, and for other purposes.
1. Short title This Act may be cited as the District of Columbia Equal Representation Act of 2013 . 2. Representation in Congress for District of Columbia (a) Representation (1) In general Notwithstanding any other provision of law, effective with respect to the One Hundred Thirteenth Congress and each succeeding Congress, the District of Columbia shall be treated as a State for the purposes of representation in the House of Representatives and the Senate. (2) Classification of senators In the first election of Senators from the District of Columbia, the 2 senatorial offices shall be separately identified and designated, and no person may be a candidate for both offices. No such identification or designation of either of the 2 senatorial offices shall refer to or be taken to refer to the terms of such offices, or in any way impair the privilege of the Senate to determine the class to which each of the Senators elected shall be assigned. (b) Conforming Amendments Relating to Apportionment of Members of House of Representatives (1) Inclusion of District of Columbia in reapportionment of members among States Section 22 of the Act entitled An Act to provide for the fifteenth and subsequent decennial censuses and to provide for apportionment of Representatives in Congress , approved June 28, 1929 ( 2 U.S.C. 2a ), is amended by adding at the end the following new subsection: (d) This section shall apply with respect to the District of Columbia in the same manner as this section applies to a State. . (2) Clarification of determination of number of Presidential electors on basis of 23rd Amendment Section 3 of title 3, United States Code, is amended by striking come into office; and inserting the following: come into office (subject to the twenty-third article of amendment to the Constitution of the United States in the case of the District of Columbia); . (c) Conforming amendments regarding appointments to service academies (1) United States military academy Section 4342 of title 10, United States Code, is amended— (A) in subsection (a), by striking paragraph (5); and (B) in subsection (f), by striking the District of Columbia, . (2) United States naval academy Such title is amended— (A) in section 6954(a), by striking paragraph (5); and (B) in section 6958(b), by striking the District of Columbia, . (3) United States air force academy Section 9342 of title 10, United States Code, is amended— (A) in subsection (a), by striking paragraph (5); and (B) in subsection (f), by striking the District of Columbia, . (4) Effective date This subsection and the amendments made by this subsection shall take effect on the date on which a Representative from the District of Columbia takes office for the One Hundred Thirteenth Congress. 3. Increase in Membership of House of Representatives (a) Permanent Increase in Number of Members Effective with respect to the One Hundred Thirteenth Congress and each succeeding Congress, the House of Representatives shall be composed of 436 Members, including any Members representing the District of Columbia pursuant to section 2(a). (b) Reapportionment of Members Resulting From Increase (1) In general Section 22(a) of the Act entitled An Act to provide for the fifteenth and subsequent decennial censuses and to provide for apportionment of Representatives in Congress , approved June 28, 1929 (2 U.S.C. 2a(a)), is amended by striking the then existing number of Representatives and inserting the number of Representatives established with respect to the One Hundred Thirteenth Congress . (2) Effective date The amendment made by paragraph (1) shall apply with respect to the regular decennial census conducted for 2020 and each subsequent regular decennial census. 4. Repeal of office of District of Columbia delegate (a) Repeal of Office Sections 202 and 204 of the District of Columbia Delegate Act ( Public Law 91–405 ; sections 1–401 and 1–402, D.C. Official Code) are repealed, and the provisions of law amended or repealed by such sections are restored or revived as if such sections had not been enacted. (b) Effective date The amendments made by this section shall take effect on the date on which a Representative from the District of Columbia takes office for the One Hundred Thirteenth Congress. 5. Providing For Elections for House Members and Senators From District of Columbia (a) Application of District of Columbia Elections Code of 1955 The District of Columbia Elections Code of 1955 is amended as follows: (1) In section 1 (sec. 1–1001.01, D.C. Official Code), by striking the Delegate to the House of Representatives, and inserting the Representative in the Congress, Senator, . (2) In section 2 (sec. 1–1001.02, D.C. Official Code)— (A) by striking paragraph (6); and (B) in paragraph (13), by striking the Delegate to Congress for the District of Columbia, United States Senator and Representative, and inserting the Representative in the Congress, Senator, . (3) In section 8 (sec. 1–1001.08, D.C. Official Code)— (A) in the heading, by striking Delegate and inserting Representative, Senator, ; and (B) by striking Delegate, each place it appears in subsections (h)(1)(A), (i)(1), and (j)(1) and inserting Representative in the Congress, Senator, . (4) In section 10 (sec. 1–1001.10, D.C. Official Code)— (A) in subsection (a)(3)(A)— (i) by striking or section 206(d) of the District of Columbia Delegate Act , and (ii) by striking the office of Delegate to the House of Representatives and inserting the office of Representative in the Congress ; (B) in subsection (d)(1), by striking Delegate, each place it appears; (C) in subsection (d)(2)— (i) by striking (A) In the event and all that follows through term of office, and inserting In the event that a vacancy occurs in the office of Representative in the Congress before May 1 of the last year of the Representative’s term of office, and (ii) by striking subparagraph (B); and (D) by amending subsection (d)(3) to read as follows: (3) In the event of a vacancy in the office of Senator, the Mayor shall appoint a successor to complete the remainder of the term of office. . (5) In section 11(a)(2) (sec. 1—1001.11(a)(2), D.C. Official Code), by striking Delegate to the House of Representatives, and inserting Representative in the Congress, Senator, . (6) In section 15(b) (sec. 1–1001.15(b), D.C. Official Code), by striking Delegate, and inserting Representative in the Congress, Senator, . (7) In section 17(a) (sec. 1–1001.17(a), D.C. Official Code), by striking the Delegate to the Congress from the District of Columbia and inserting the Representative in the Congress and Senator . (b) Effective date The amendments made by this section shall apply with respect to the election of the first Representative and Senators from the District of Columbia pursuant to this Act and each subsequent election of Representatives and Senators from the District of Columbia pursuant to this Act. 6. Repeal of offices of statehood Representative and Senator (a) In general Section 4 of the District of Columbia Statehood Constitutional Convention Initiative of 1979 (sec. 1–123, D.C. Official Code) is amended by striking subsections (d), (e), (f), and (g). (b) Conforming amendments (1) Statehood commission Section 6 of such Initiative (sec. 1–125, D.C. Official Code) is amended— (A) in subsection (a)— (i) by striking 27 voting members and inserting 24 voting members ; (ii) by adding and at the end of paragraph (4); and (iii) by striking paragraphs (5) and (6) and redesignating paragraph (7) as paragraph (5); and (B) in subsection (a–1)(1), by striking subparagraphs (F), (G), and (H). (2) Authorization of appropriations Section 8 of such Initiative (sec. 1–127, D.C. Official Code) is repealed. (3) Application of honoraria limitations Section 4 of D.C. Law 8–135 (sec. 1–131, D.C. Official Code) is repealed. (4) Application of campaign finance laws Section 3 of the Statehood Convention Procedural Amendments Act of 1982 (sec. 1–135, D.C. Official Code) is repealed. (5) District of Columbia Elections Code of 1955 Section 2(13) of the District of Columbia Elections Code of 1955 (sec. 1—1001.02(13), D.C. Official Code) is amended by striking United States Senator and Representative, . (c) Effective date The amendments made by this section shall take effect upon the taking office of the first Representative and Senators from the District of Columbia pursuant to this Act. 7. Expedited judicial review If any action is brought to challenge the constitutionality of any provision of this Act or any amendment made by this Act, the following rules shall apply: (1) The action shall be filed in the United States District Court for the District of Columbia and shall be heard by a 3-judge court convened pursuant to section 2284 of title 28, United States Code. (2) A copy of the complaint shall be delivered promptly to the Clerk of the House of Representatives and the Secretary of the Senate. (3) A final decision in the action shall be reviewable only by appeal directly to the Supreme Court of the United States. Such appeal shall be taken by the filing of a notice of appeal within 10 days, and the filing of a jurisdictional statement within 30 days, of the entry of the final decision. (4) It shall be the duty of the United States District Court 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. 8. Nonseverability of provisions If any provision of section 2(a), 2(b)(1), or 3, or any amendment made by any such section, is declared or held invalid or unenforceable, the remaining provisions of this Act and any amendment made by this Act shall be treated and deemed invalid and shall have no force or effect of law. |
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113th CONGRESS
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1st Session
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H. R. 363
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IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
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January 23, 2013
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Ms. Norton
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(for
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Mr. Honda
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,
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Mr. Farr
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,
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Mr. Rangel
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,
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Mrs.
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,
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Mrs.
Christensen
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,
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Mr. Rush
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,
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Mr. Faleomavaega
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,
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Mr. Clay
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,
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Mr. Ellison
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,
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Mr.
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Ms. Bordallo
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,
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Mr. Cohen
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Mr. Blumenauer
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Ms. Chu
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Mr. Pierluisi
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Committee on the Judiciary
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, and in
addition to the Committee on
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Oversight and
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Short Title
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<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
This Act may be cited as the
<quote>
<short-title>
District of Columbia House Voting
Rights Act of 2013
</short-title>
</quote>
.
</text>
</section>
<section display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H23E21CACBD3E47F6B566787253A95522" section-type="subsequent-section">
<enum>
2.
</enum>
<header>
Representation in
House of Representatives for District of Columbia
</header>
<subsection id="H8C7847CC51B34D5CBFFE7D31AEE3D8B9">
<enum>
(a)
</enum>
<header>
Representation
in House
</header>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Notwithstanding any
other provision of law, effective with respect to the One Hundred Thirteenth
Congress and each succeeding Congress, the District of Columbia shall be
treated as a State for purposes of representation in the House of
Representatives.
</text>
</subsection>
<subsection id="H455517726F5041CFBB10B3E6E948FB03">
<enum>
(b)
</enum>
<header>
Conforming
Amendments Relating to Apportionment of Members of House of
Representatives
</header>
<paragraph id="HB502888F5619448981E9CD85C78F7A3C">
<enum>
(1)
</enum>
<header>
Inclusion of
District of Columbia in reapportionment of members among States
</header>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Section 22 of the Act entitled
<quote>
An
Act to provide for the fifteenth and subsequent decennial censuses and to
provide for apportionment of Representatives in Congress
</quote>
, approved June
28, 1929 (
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/2/2a">
2 U.S.C. 2a
</external-xref>
), is amended by adding at the end the following new
subsection:
</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H0A2CBB97C8E648AD94C80A93D6C20770" style="traditional">
<subsection id="HBE587DD93EA74F4DBFF0B509D4D5A071">
<enum>
(d)
</enum>
<text>
This section shall
apply with respect to the District of Columbia in the same manner as this
section applies to a
State.
</text>
</subsection>
<after-quoted-block>
.
</after-quoted-block>
</quoted-block>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="HCD91107DAECB4FD9BB5CA550F0F272FC">
<enum>
(2)
</enum>
<header>
Clarification of
determination of number of Presidential electors on basis of 23rd
Amendment
</header>
<text>
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/3/3">
Section 3
</external-xref>
of title 3, United States Code, is amended by
striking
<quote>
come into office;
</quote>
and inserting the following:
<quote>
come into office (subject to the twenty-third article of amendment to
the Constitution of the United States in the case of the District of
Columbia);
</quote>
.
</text>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
<subsection display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HC5ED7C80BAC34457B588F70FE2CD9AAA">
<enum>
(c)
</enum>
<header>
Conforming
amendments regarding appointments to service academies
</header>
<paragraph id="HF6AF1E60703F48B1983B7CEC898527C0">
<enum>
(1)
</enum>
<header>
United States
military academy
</header>
<text>
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/10/4342">
Section 4342
</external-xref>
of title 10, United States Code, is
amended—
</text>
<subparagraph id="H507C738A7AA04A11A4049D18D71B938A">
<enum>
(A)
</enum>
<text>
in subsection (a),
by striking paragraph (5); and
</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HFCC7AC72DE64425FB2F61EF841F81D52">
<enum>
(B)
</enum>
<text>
in subsection (f),
by striking
<quote>
the District of Columbia,
</quote>
.
</text>
</subparagraph>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="HB8294B6EE43040E585AF5535247D48D1">
<enum>
(2)
</enum>
<header>
United States
naval academy
</header>
<text>
Such title is amended—
</text>
<subparagraph id="HCA881C110BBB4DC0B3FF631A59A290BB">
<enum>
(A)
</enum>
<text>
in section
6954(a), by striking paragraph (5); and
</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H7F0F4808BF324C228831C652A34E5F2B">
<enum>
(B)
</enum>
<text>
in section
6958(b), by striking
<quote>
the District of Columbia,
</quote>
.
</text>
</subparagraph>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="HEEE9F958075748649F73147DF370CFC3">
<enum>
(3)
</enum>
<header>
United States
air force academy
</header>
<text>
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/10/9342">
Section 9342
</external-xref>
of title 10, United States Code,
is amended—
</text>
<subparagraph id="HF0ACB9AD3EB3466080844554EACC4876">
<enum>
(A)
</enum>
<text>
in subsection (a),
by striking paragraph (5); and
</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HAA6270B3B3424B728841A4D5A57F1C8A">
<enum>
(B)
</enum>
<text>
in subsection (f),
by striking
<quote>
the District of Columbia,
</quote>
.
</text>
</subparagraph>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="HD9496D86F1754F60AFF6607529F40875">
<enum>
(4)
</enum>
<header>
Effective
date
</header>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
This subsection and the
amendments made by this subsection shall take effect on the date on which a
Representative from the District of Columbia takes office for the One Hundred
Thirteenth Congress.
</text>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
</section>
<section display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H3E6550E37D1F40399C6BD060A61413B7" section-type="subsequent-section">
<enum>
3.
</enum>
<header>
Increase in Membership
of House of Representatives
</header>
<subsection id="H2A4935B073884775AA60E0B82BCF6432">
<enum>
(a)
</enum>
<header>
Permanent
Increase in Number of Members
</header>
<text>
Effective with respect to the One
Hundred Thirteenth Congress and each succeeding Congress, the House of
Representatives shall be composed of 436 Members, including any Members
representing the District of Columbia pursuant to section 2(a).
</text>
</subsection>
<subsection id="H12A10A5DDF9C42A39FA0BB80F3F126DF">
<enum>
(b)
</enum>
<header>
Reapportionment
of Members Resulting From Increase
</header>
<paragraph id="H47AAA5C88A2D4AC7A55EE23A630C0427">
<enum>
(1)
</enum>
<header>
In
general
</header>
<text>
Section 22(a) of the Act entitled
<quote>
An Act to
provide for the fifteenth and subsequent decennial censuses and to provide for
apportionment of Representatives in Congress
</quote>
, approved June 28, 1929 (2
U.S.C. 2a(a)), is amended by striking
<quote>
the then existing number of
Representatives
</quote>
and inserting
<quote>
the number of Representatives
established with respect to the One Hundred Thirteenth Congress
</quote>
.
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H6DB3B54A958642C28BF604DB635EF561">
<enum>
(2)
</enum>
<header>
Effective
date
</header>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
The amendment made by
paragraph (1) shall apply with respect to the regular decennial census
conducted for 2020 and each subsequent regular decennial census.
</text>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
</section>
<section display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H8946CC5D95FA4798A8CF03E20DE36DF9" section-type="subsequent-section">
<enum>
4.
</enum>
<header>
Repeal of office of
District of Columbia delegate
</header>
<subsection id="H17ED97ED9D104203B5085F98BAD5719F">
<enum>
(a)
</enum>
<header>
Repeal of
Office
</header>
<text>
Sections 202 and 204 of the District of Columbia Delegate
Act (
<external-xref legal-doc="public-law" parsable-cite="pl/91/405">
Public Law 91–405
</external-xref>
; sections 1–401 and 1–402, D.C. Official Code) are
repealed, and the provisions of law amended or repealed by such sections are
restored or revived as if such sections had not been enacted.
</text>
</subsection>
<subsection display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H007C59AEEBB940CA8B15CB588431CB15">
<enum>
(b)
</enum>
<header>
Effective
date
</header>
<text>
The amendments made by this subsection shall take effect on
the date on which a Representative from the District of Columbia takes office
for the One Hundred Thirteenth Congress.
</text>
</subsection>
</section>
<section id="H986A2E5FA825448781E5E6523BC85E35">
<enum>
5.
</enum>
<header>
Providing For
Elections for House Members From District of Columbia
</header>
<subsection id="HE710CB0550414A5ABDC82A907697483F">
<enum>
(a)
</enum>
<header>
Application of
District of Columbia Elections Code of 1955
</header>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
The District of Columbia Elections Code of
1955 is amended as follows:
</text>
<paragraph id="H4AB2E239663E4073B145031B8039581D">
<enum>
(1)
</enum>
<text>
In section 1 (sec.
1–1001.01, D.C. Official Code), by striking
<quote>
the Delegate to the House of
Representatives,
</quote>
and inserting
<quote>
the Representative in the
Congress,
</quote>
.
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H0AF4C6D54C0548E8ABD18B30E82C2774">
<enum>
(2)
</enum>
<text>
In section 2 (sec.
1–1001.02, D.C. Official Code)—
</text>
<subparagraph id="H16F34B8AE1E442B9A09B008DA00A9537">
<enum>
(A)
</enum>
<text>
by striking
paragraph (6); and
</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HF1226F3310F04977AE90FA5C6F50A01F">
<enum>
(B)
</enum>
<text>
in paragraph (13),
by striking
<quote>
the Delegate to Congress for the District of
Columbia,
</quote>
and inserting
<quote>
the Representative in the
Congress,
</quote>
.
</text>
</subparagraph>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="HB4DE17AB85FB46EB88A195BCF7EC14FC">
<enum>
(3)
</enum>
<text>
In section 8 (sec.
1–1001.08, D.C. Official Code)—
</text>
<subparagraph id="H3A86075F847141D7944C2CEB0E7BC683">
<enum>
(A)
</enum>
<text>
in the heading, by
striking
<quote>
Delegate
</quote>
and inserting
<quote>
Representative
</quote>
;
and
</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H1A7A4438B2F04A86B8D5FFA4F9919F25">
<enum>
(B)
</enum>
<text>
by striking
<quote>
Delegate,
</quote>
each place it appears in subsections (h)(1)(A),
(i)(1), and (j)(1) and inserting
<quote>
Representative in the
Congress,
</quote>
.
</text>
</subparagraph>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H22E9A3646593469A8F75382114F1DA05">
<enum>
(4)
</enum>
<text>
In section 10
(sec. 1–1001.10, D.C. Official Code)—
</text>
<subparagraph id="H13467C9C0EA941D4943D26867D75CA07">
<enum>
(A)
</enum>
<text>
in subsection
(a)(3)(A)—
</text>
<clause id="H09D337E1FC7E4BB8A0DA1D4FD3EEEEA6">
<enum>
(i)
</enum>
<text>
by
striking
<quote>
or section 206(d) of the District of Columbia Delegate
Act
</quote>
, and
</text>
</clause>
<clause id="HCBB4603D29534953B36B9D7948786745">
<enum>
(ii)
</enum>
<text>
by
striking
<quote>
the office of Delegate to the House of Representatives
</quote>
and inserting
<quote>
the office of Representative in the
Congress
</quote>
;
</text>
</clause>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H77CF54AC7F5845839B8BBD1999FE7E99">
<enum>
(B)
</enum>
<text>
in subsection
(d)(1), by striking
<quote>
Delegate,
</quote>
each place it appears; and
</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H5A43DCFE4AF144C7BD8AC95398CBB9B2">
<enum>
(C)
</enum>
<text>
in subsection
(d)(2)—
</text>
<clause id="HCAC82E004E8D4553B2A1A191E249527F">
<enum>
(i)
</enum>
<text>
by
striking
<quote>
(A) In the event
</quote>
and all that follows through
<quote>
term of office,
</quote>
and inserting
<quote>
In the event that a vacancy
occurs in the office of Representative in the Congress before May 1 of the last
year of the Representative’s term of office,
</quote>
and
</text>
</clause>
<clause id="H478110755767462D9BCA3CF5D1927946">
<enum>
(ii)
</enum>
<text>
by
striking subparagraph (B).
</text>
</clause>
</subparagraph>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H66C71C98D20B4028BD929F75682B1DA7">
<enum>
(5)
</enum>
<text>
In section
11(a)(2) (sec. 1–1001.11(a)(2), D.C. Official Code), by striking
<quote>
Delegate to the House of Representatives,
</quote>
and inserting
<quote>
Representative in the Congress,
</quote>
.
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H8B4417AFE54A41C889A9527840321970">
<enum>
(6)
</enum>
<text>
In section 15(b)
(sec. 1–1001.15(b), D.C. Official Code), by striking
<quote>
Delegate,
</quote>
and inserting
<quote>
Representative in the Congress,
</quote>
.
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H60293C19963E41ED8F5C20ED1A64E635">
<enum>
(7)
</enum>
<text>
In section 17(a)
(sec. 1–1001.17(a), D.C. Official Code), by striking
<quote>
the Delegate to the
Congress from the District of Columbia
</quote>
and inserting
<quote>
the
Representative in the Congress
</quote>
.
</text>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
<subsection display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HD651EB1DEEB34C0DA251880CA8FD4498">
<enum>
(b)
</enum>
<header>
Effective
date
</header>
<text>
The amendments made by this section shall apply with respect
to the election of the first Representative from the District of Columbia
pursuant to this Act and each subsequent election of Representatives from the
District of Columbia pursuant to this Act.
</text>
</subsection>
</section>
<section display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HFBD90FF657024B7FA1F9F98E0FDDF1E0" section-type="subsequent-section">
<enum>
6.
</enum>
<header>
Repeal of office of
statehood Representative
</header>
<subsection id="HA4271F55FEA54788AB8E35083CF3D635">
<enum>
(a)
</enum>
<header>
In
general
</header>
<text>
Section 4 of the District of Columbia Statehood
Constitutional Convention Initiative of 1979 (sec. 1–123, D.C. Official Code)
is amended as follows:
</text>
<paragraph id="HD1D69AFD365C433EA09C1E9D467B7A7F">
<enum>
(1)
</enum>
<text>
By striking
<quote>
offices of Senator and Representative
</quote>
each place it appears in
subsection (d) and inserting
<quote>
office of Senator
</quote>
.
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="HC46DAA8B79094F38954B7DEA6A63BFAE">
<enum>
(2)
</enum>
<text>
In subsection
(d)(2)—
</text>
<subparagraph id="HC36CFC54E198421CB780B2BE1FB2AD01">
<enum>
(A)
</enum>
<text>
by striking
<quote>
a Representative or
</quote>
;
</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HE7EDCBB36A4943AF9E21B7481F76EA87">
<enum>
(B)
</enum>
<text>
by striking
<quote>
the Representative or
</quote>
; and
</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HB5B1A07AE11A424D8A57D0C261B850AD">
<enum>
(C)
</enum>
<text>
by striking
<quote>
Representative shall be elected for a 2-year term and
each
</quote>
.
</text>
</subparagraph>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="HC6618C769C0A4336B4514EF5F0FAEEB2">
<enum>
(3)
</enum>
<text>
In subsection
(d)(3)(A), by striking
<quote>
and 1 United States
Representative
</quote>
.
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H875C3798D35D4B1DBF8914AAC5250550">
<enum>
(4)
</enum>
<text>
By striking
<quote>
Representative or
</quote>
each place it appears in subsections (e), (f),
(g), and (h).
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H46A44AD07F3F4B74B459B356AA5F42CB">
<enum>
(5)
</enum>
<text>
By striking
<quote>
Representative’s or
</quote>
each place it appears in subsections (g) and
(h).
</text>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
<subsection id="H2FB31C354C3F4DCA80C68C4F5E93BF95">
<enum>
(b)
</enum>
<header>
Conforming
amendments
</header>
<paragraph id="HBEAA8173F7F340D689FC53978062AB1C">
<enum>
(1)
</enum>
<header>
Statehood
commission
</header>
<text>
Section 6 of such Initiative (sec. 1–125, D.C.
Official Code) is amended—
</text>
<subparagraph id="HE259BE9E54B94E199482F948928D8A59">
<enum>
(A)
</enum>
<text>
in subsection
(a)—
</text>
<clause id="H8C6429BA5CD64B6AAF7E1F134E630F6E">
<enum>
(i)
</enum>
<text>
by
striking
<quote>
27 voting members
</quote>
and inserting
<quote>
26 voting
members
</quote>
;
</text>
</clause>
<clause id="HF92170B8BA23423BAE2943E777465911">
<enum>
(ii)
</enum>
<text>
by
adding
<quote>
and
</quote>
at the end of paragraph (5); and
</text>
</clause>
<clause id="H38E5F8C9F0264DF996C55C0089C8C9C6">
<enum>
(iii)
</enum>
<text>
by
striking paragraph (6) and redesignating paragraph (7) as paragraph (6);
and
</text>
</clause>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HC04A097D2320494C8C53C19DB9A96FDF">
<enum>
(B)
</enum>
<text>
in subsection
(a–1)(1), by striking subparagraph (H).
</text>
</subparagraph>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="HDDC5479FD95C4AA583257ADBD895A96E">
<enum>
(2)
</enum>
<header>
Authorization of
appropriations
</header>
<text>
Section 8 of such Initiative (sec. 1–127, D.C.
Official Code) is amended by striking
<quote>
and House
</quote>
.
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="HC8E9F3728EFF4C6B8F266C394CDD2C30">
<enum>
(3)
</enum>
<header>
Application of
honoraria limitations
</header>
<text>
Section 4 of D.C. Law 8–135 (sec. 1–131,
D.C. Official Code) is amended by striking
<quote>
or Representative
</quote>
each place it appears.
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="HFEA287957EE94331BDFC589157372FBC">
<enum>
(4)
</enum>
<header>
Application of
campaign finance laws
</header>
<text>
Section 3 of the Statehood Convention
Procedural Amendments Act of 1982 (sec. 1–135, D.C. Official Code) is amended
by striking
<quote>
and United States Representative
</quote>
.
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H67B5E60D3B4A421AB3A8CF7EBCBABD31">
<enum>
(5)
</enum>
<header>
District of
Columbia Elections Code of 1955
</header>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
The District of Columbia Elections Code of
1955 is amended—
</text>
<subparagraph id="H08B8BAC5F2BB4AA1B5440001F39A637E">
<enum>
(A)
</enum>
<text>
in section 2(13)
(sec. 1–1001.02(13), D.C. Official Code), by striking
<quote>
United States
Senator and Representative,
</quote>
and inserting
<quote>
United States
Senator,
</quote>
; and
</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H8BF774BD6F4C477184E15DEFF4D92B61">
<enum>
(B)
</enum>
<text>
in section 10(d)
(sec. 1–1001.10(d)(3), D.C. Official Code), by striking
<quote>
United States
Representative or
</quote>
.
</text>
</subparagraph>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
<subsection display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HE121AFB7961D45569117D487CDC89FFE">
<enum>
(c)
</enum>
<header>
Effective
Date
</header>
<text>
The amendments made by this section shall take effect on the
date on which a Representative from the District of Columbia takes office for
the One Hundred Thirteenth Congress.
</text>
</subsection>
</section>
<section id="H002D6AFBA2F14224ADD3F604C99A6717">
<enum>
7.
</enum>
<header>
Expedited
judicial review
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
If any action
is brought to challenge the constitutionality of any provision of this Act or
any amendment made by this Act, the following rules shall apply:
</text>
<paragraph id="HEF5A4134B500480684FB809599387799">
<enum>
(1)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
The action shall be filed in the United
States District Court for the District of Columbia and shall be heard by a
3-judge court convened pursuant to
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/28/2284">
section 2284
</external-xref>
of title 28, United States
Code.
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="HBCDF39D9A7D0434E986A56FAD850616E">
<enum>
(2)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
A copy of the complaint shall be delivered
promptly to the Clerk of the House of Representatives and the Secretary of the
Senate.
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H33FA1F21D05340CB8182BE95ECAB9E62">
<enum>
(3)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
A final decision in the action shall be
reviewable only by appeal directly to the Supreme Court of the United States.
Such appeal shall be taken by the filing of a notice of appeal within 10 days,
and the filing of a jurisdictional statement within 30 days, of the entry of
the final decision.
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H81CA694317314F2185AFCD66BD9C4761">
<enum>
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It shall be the duty of the United States
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States to advance on the docket and to expedite to the greatest possible extent
the disposition of the action and appeal.
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Nonseverability of
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If any provision of
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| I 113th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 363 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES January 23, 2013 Ms. Norton (for herself, Mr. Honda , Mr. Farr , Mr. Rangel , Mrs. Napolitano , Mrs. Christensen , Mr. Rush , Mr. Faleomavaega , Mr. Clay , Mr. Ellison , Mr. Conyers , Ms. Bordallo , Mr. Cohen , Mr. Blumenauer , Ms. Chu , and Mr. Pierluisi ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary , 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 the treatment of the District of Columbia as a State for purposes of representation in the House of Representatives, and for other purposes.
1. Short Title This Act may be cited as the District of Columbia House Voting Rights Act of 2013 . 2. Representation in House of Representatives for District of Columbia (a) Representation in House Notwithstanding any other provision of law, effective with respect to the One Hundred Thirteenth Congress and each succeeding Congress, the District of Columbia shall be treated as a State for purposes of representation in the House of Representatives. (b) Conforming Amendments Relating to Apportionment of Members of House of Representatives (1) Inclusion of District of Columbia in reapportionment of members among States Section 22 of the Act entitled An Act to provide for the fifteenth and subsequent decennial censuses and to provide for apportionment of Representatives in Congress , approved June 28, 1929 ( 2 U.S.C. 2a ), is amended by adding at the end the following new subsection: (d) This section shall apply with respect to the District of Columbia in the same manner as this section applies to a State. . (2) Clarification of determination of number of Presidential electors on basis of 23rd Amendment Section 3 of title 3, United States Code, is amended by striking come into office; and inserting the following: come into office (subject to the twenty-third article of amendment to the Constitution of the United States in the case of the District of Columbia); . (c) Conforming amendments regarding appointments to service academies (1) United States military academy Section 4342 of title 10, United States Code, is amended— (A) in subsection (a), by striking paragraph (5); and (B) in subsection (f), by striking the District of Columbia, . (2) United States naval academy Such title is amended— (A) in section 6954(a), by striking paragraph (5); and (B) in section 6958(b), by striking the District of Columbia, . (3) United States air force academy Section 9342 of title 10, United States Code, is amended— (A) in subsection (a), by striking paragraph (5); and (B) in subsection (f), by striking the District of Columbia, . (4) Effective date This subsection and the amendments made by this subsection shall take effect on the date on which a Representative from the District of Columbia takes office for the One Hundred Thirteenth Congress. 3. Increase in Membership of House of Representatives (a) Permanent Increase in Number of Members Effective with respect to the One Hundred Thirteenth Congress and each succeeding Congress, the House of Representatives shall be composed of 436 Members, including any Members representing the District of Columbia pursuant to section 2(a). (b) Reapportionment of Members Resulting From Increase (1) In general Section 22(a) of the Act entitled An Act to provide for the fifteenth and subsequent decennial censuses and to provide for apportionment of Representatives in Congress , approved June 28, 1929 (2 U.S.C. 2a(a)), is amended by striking the then existing number of Representatives and inserting the number of Representatives established with respect to the One Hundred Thirteenth Congress . (2) Effective date The amendment made by paragraph (1) shall apply with respect to the regular decennial census conducted for 2020 and each subsequent regular decennial census. 4. Repeal of office of District of Columbia delegate (a) Repeal of Office Sections 202 and 204 of the District of Columbia Delegate Act ( Public Law 91–405 ; sections 1–401 and 1–402, D.C. Official Code) are repealed, and the provisions of law amended or repealed by such sections are restored or revived as if such sections had not been enacted. (b) Effective date The amendments made by this subsection shall take effect on the date on which a Representative from the District of Columbia takes office for the One Hundred Thirteenth Congress. 5. Providing For Elections for House Members From District of Columbia (a) Application of District of Columbia Elections Code of 1955 The District of Columbia Elections Code of 1955 is amended as follows: (1) In section 1 (sec. 1–1001.01, D.C. Official Code), by striking the Delegate to the House of Representatives, and inserting the Representative in the Congress, . (2) In section 2 (sec. 1–1001.02, D.C. Official Code)— (A) by striking paragraph (6); and (B) in paragraph (13), by striking the Delegate to Congress for the District of Columbia, and inserting the Representative in the Congress, . (3) In section 8 (sec. 1–1001.08, D.C. Official Code)— (A) in the heading, by striking Delegate and inserting Representative ; and (B) by striking Delegate, each place it appears in subsections (h)(1)(A), (i)(1), and (j)(1) and inserting Representative in the Congress, . (4) In section 10 (sec. 1–1001.10, D.C. Official Code)— (A) in subsection (a)(3)(A)— (i) by striking or section 206(d) of the District of Columbia Delegate Act , and (ii) by striking the office of Delegate to the House of Representatives and inserting the office of Representative in the Congress ; (B) in subsection (d)(1), by striking Delegate, each place it appears; and (C) in subsection (d)(2)— (i) by striking (A) In the event and all that follows through term of office, and inserting In the event that a vacancy occurs in the office of Representative in the Congress before May 1 of the last year of the Representative’s term of office, and (ii) by striking subparagraph (B). (5) In section 11(a)(2) (sec. 1–1001.11(a)(2), D.C. Official Code), by striking Delegate to the House of Representatives, and inserting Representative in the Congress, . (6) In section 15(b) (sec. 1–1001.15(b), D.C. Official Code), by striking Delegate, and inserting Representative in the Congress, . (7) In section 17(a) (sec. 1–1001.17(a), D.C. Official Code), by striking the Delegate to the Congress from the District of Columbia and inserting the Representative in the Congress . (b) Effective date The amendments made by this section shall apply with respect to the election of the first Representative from the District of Columbia pursuant to this Act and each subsequent election of Representatives from the District of Columbia pursuant to this Act. 6. Repeal of office of statehood Representative (a) In general Section 4 of the District of Columbia Statehood Constitutional Convention Initiative of 1979 (sec. 1–123, D.C. Official Code) is amended as follows: (1) By striking offices of Senator and Representative each place it appears in subsection (d) and inserting office of Senator . (2) In subsection (d)(2)— (A) by striking a Representative or ; (B) by striking the Representative or ; and (C) by striking Representative shall be elected for a 2-year term and each . (3) In subsection (d)(3)(A), by striking and 1 United States Representative . (4) By striking Representative or each place it appears in subsections (e), (f), (g), and (h). (5) By striking Representative’s or each place it appears in subsections (g) and (h). (b) Conforming amendments (1) Statehood commission Section 6 of such Initiative (sec. 1–125, D.C. Official Code) is amended— (A) in subsection (a)— (i) by striking 27 voting members and inserting 26 voting members ; (ii) by adding and at the end of paragraph (5); and (iii) by striking paragraph (6) and redesignating paragraph (7) as paragraph (6); and (B) in subsection (a–1)(1), by striking subparagraph (H). (2) Authorization of appropriations Section 8 of such Initiative (sec. 1–127, D.C. Official Code) is amended by striking and House . (3) Application of honoraria limitations Section 4 of D.C. Law 8–135 (sec. 1–131, D.C. Official Code) is amended by striking or Representative each place it appears. (4) Application of campaign finance laws Section 3 of the Statehood Convention Procedural Amendments Act of 1982 (sec. 1–135, D.C. Official Code) is amended by striking and United States Representative . (5) District of Columbia Elections Code of 1955 The District of Columbia Elections Code of 1955 is amended— (A) in section 2(13) (sec. 1–1001.02(13), D.C. Official Code), by striking United States Senator and Representative, and inserting United States Senator, ; and (B) in section 10(d) (sec. 1–1001.10(d)(3), D.C. Official Code), by striking United States Representative or . (c) Effective Date The amendments made by this section shall take effect on the date on which a Representative from the District of Columbia takes office for the One Hundred Thirteenth Congress. 7. Expedited judicial review If any action is brought to challenge the constitutionality of any provision of this Act or any amendment made by this Act, the following rules shall apply: (1) The action shall be filed in the United States District Court for the District of Columbia and shall be heard by a 3-judge court convened pursuant to section 2284 of title 28, United States Code. (2) A copy of the complaint shall be delivered promptly to the Clerk of the House of Representatives and the Secretary of the Senate. (3) A final decision in the action shall be reviewable only by appeal directly to the Supreme Court of the United States. Such appeal shall be taken by the filing of a notice of appeal within 10 days, and the filing of a jurisdictional statement within 30 days, of the entry of the final decision. (4) It shall be the duty of the United States District Court 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. 8. Nonseverability of provisions If any provision of section 2(a), 2(b)(1), or 3, or any amendment made by any such section, is declared or held invalid or unenforceable, the remaining provisions of this Act and any amendment made by this Act shall be treated and deemed invalid and shall have no force or effect of law. |
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Mrs. Christensen
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Ms. Bordallo
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To extend the supplemental security income program to
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This Act may be cited as the
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Extension of the
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Section 303 of the Social Security Amendments of 1972 (86
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Section 1101(a)(1) of the
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Such
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Elimination of
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Section 1108 of such
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United States
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Section 1614(a)(1)(B) of
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or national
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citizen
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Territories
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Section 1614(e)
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42 U.S.C. 1382c(e)
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and the District
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, the District of Columbia, Puerto
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Waiver
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The Commissioner of
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provision of benefits under the Supplemental Security Income Program under
title XVI of the Social Security Act in the Virgin Islands, Guam, or Puerto
Rico, to the extent that the Commissioner deems it necessary in order to adapt
the program to the needs of the territory involved.
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Effective
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This section and the
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| I 113th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 364 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES January 23, 2013 Mr. Pierluisi (for himself, Mr. Faleomavaega , Mrs. Christensen , Ms. Bordallo , Mr. Sablan , and Mr. Serrano ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Ways and Means A BILL To extend the supplemental security income program to Puerto Rico, the United States Virgin Islands, Guam, and American Samoa, and for other purposes.
1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Supplemental Security Income Equality Act . 2. Extension of the supplemental security income program to Puerto Rico, the United States Virgin Islands, Guam, and American Samoa (a) In general Section 303 of the Social Security Amendments of 1972 (86 Stat. 1484) is amended by striking subsection (b). (b) Conforming amendments (1) Definition of state Section 1101(a)(1) of the Social Security Act ( 42 U.S.C. 1301(a)(1) ) is amended by striking the 5th sentence and inserting the following: Such term when used in title XVI includes Puerto Rico, the United States Virgin Islands, Guam, and American Samoa. . (2) Elimination of limit on total payments to the territories Section 1108 of such Act ( 42 U.S.C. 1308 ) is amended— (A) in the section heading, by striking ; limitation on total payments ; (B) by striking subsection (a); and (C) in subsection (c), by striking paragraphs (2) and (4) and redesignating paragraphs (3) and (5) as paragraphs (2) and (4), respectively. (3) United States nationals treated the same as citizens Section 1614(a)(1)(B) of such Act ( 42 U.S.C. 1382c(a)(1)(B) ) is amended— (A) in clause (i)(I), by inserting or national, after citizen ; (B) in clause (i)(II), by adding ; or at the end; and (C) in clause (ii), by inserting or national after citizen . (4) Territories included in geographic meaning of United States Section 1614(e) of such Act ( 42 U.S.C. 1382c(e) ) is amended by striking and the District of Columbia and inserting , the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, the United States Virgin Islands, Guam, and American Samoa . (c) Waiver Authority The Commissioner of Social Security may waive or modify any statutory requirement relating to the provision of benefits under the Supplemental Security Income Program under title XVI of the Social Security Act in the Virgin Islands, Guam, or Puerto Rico, to the extent that the Commissioner deems it necessary in order to adapt the program to the needs of the territory involved. (d) Effective date This section and the amendments made by this section shall take effect on the 1st day of the 1st Federal fiscal year that begins 1 year or more after the date of the enactment of this Act. |
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Elimination of
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Additional
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Section 1108 of such Act (
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42 U.S.C. 1308
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(ii)
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redesignating
paragraph (3) as paragraph (2);
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(B)
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in subsection (c), as redesignated by
paragraph (1), by striking
<quote>
subsection (b)
</quote>
and inserting
<quote>
subsection (a)
</quote>
;
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</subparagraph>
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<enum>
(C)
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<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
in subsection (d), as redesignated by
paragraph (1), by striking
<quote>
subsection (g)
</quote>
and inserting
<quote>
subsection (e)
</quote>
; and
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<enum>
(D)
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<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
in subsection (e), as redesignated by
paragraph (1), by striking
<quote>
subsection (f)
</quote>
each place it appears
and inserting
<quote>
subsection (d)
</quote>
.
</text>
</subparagraph>
</paragraph>
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<section id="HE3CEBE1C5B9E4AAB90F608F8854EA3FC">
<enum>
3.
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<header>
Supplemental
grants to Puerto Rico, the Virgin Islands, Guam, and American
Samoa
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
Section 1108(a) of the
Social Security Act (
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42 U.S.C. 1308(a)
</external-xref>
), as redesignated by section 2(b)(1) of
this Act, is amended to read as follows:
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(a)
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Entitlement to
supplemental grants
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(1)
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<header>
In
general
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Each territory shall be entitled to receive from the
Secretary for each fiscal year a supplemental grant in an amount equal
to—
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(A)
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in the case of
Puerto Rico, the Virgin Islands, and Guam, 10 percent of the family assistance
grant payable to the territory for the fiscal year; and
</text>
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(B)
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in the case of
American Samoa, $100,000.
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(2)
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<header>
Appropriation
</header>
<text>
Out
of any money in the Treasury of the United States not otherwise appropriated,
there are appropriated for fiscal year 2013 such sums as are necessary for
grants under this
subsection.
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</paragraph>
</subsection>
<after-quoted-block>
.
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<section id="HB983489A822F45B49028D93E6E09E19C">
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4.
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<header>
Eligibility of
Puerto Rico, the Virgin Islands, Guam, and American Samoa for the TANF
contingency fund
</header>
<subsection id="H1F95EF212A7A47E9A57A5A3184E6DDE8">
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(a)
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<header>
Definition of
State
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Section 403(b)(7) of
the Social Security Act (
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42 U.S.C. 603(b)(7)
</external-xref>
) is amended by striking
<quote>
and
the District of Columbia
</quote>
and inserting
<quote>
, the District of
Columbia, Puerto Rico, the Virgin Islands, Guam, and American
Samoa.
</quote>
.
</text>
</subsection>
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(b)
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<header>
Alternative
eligibility criteria for territories
</header>
<text>
Section 403(b)(5) of such
Act (
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42 U.S.C. 603(b)(5)
</external-xref>
) is amended—
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(1)
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<text>
in subparagraph
(A)(ii), by striking
<quote>
or
</quote>
at the end;
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H583190A9DC1F4EC58122B0116FA54A03">
<enum>
(2)
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in subparagraph
(B)(ii), by striking the period at the end and inserting
<quote>
; or
</quote>
;
and
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(3)
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by adding at the
end the following:
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(C)
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in the case of Puerto Rico, the Virgin
Islands, Guam, and American Samoa, the State satisfies alternative eligibility
criteria established by the Secretary in consultation with the Governor of the
State, to be submitted to the Congress not later than 1 year after the date of
the enactment of this
subparagraph.
</text>
</subparagraph>
<after-quoted-block>
.
</after-quoted-block>
</quoted-block>
</paragraph>
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<section id="HBB9320CB2603450AA101D26ECBF75401">
<enum>
5.
</enum>
<header>
Eligibility of
Puerto Rico, the Virgin Islands, Guam, and American Samoa for child care
entitlement funds
</header>
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<enum>
(a)
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<header>
Definition of
State
</header>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Section 418(d) of the
Social Security Act (
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/618">
42 U.S.C. 618(d)
</external-xref>
) is amended by striking
<quote>
and the
District of Columbia
</quote>
and inserting
<quote>
, the District of Columbia,
Puerto Rico, the Virgin Islands, Guam, and American Samoa.
</quote>
.
</text>
</subsection>
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<enum>
(b)
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<header>
Amount of
payment
</header>
<paragraph id="HCED8390683E24063906B64C55A926B7B">
<enum>
(1)
</enum>
<header>
General
entitlement
</header>
<text>
Section 418(a)(1) of such Act (
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/618">
42 U.S.C. 618(a)(1)
</external-xref>
)
is amended by striking
<quote>
equal to the greater of—
</quote>
and all that
follows and inserting the following:
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<text>
equal
to—
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<enum>
(A)
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<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
in the case of Puerto Rico, the Virgin
Islands, Guam, and American Samoa, 60 percent of the amount required to be paid
to the State for fiscal year 2010 under the Child Care and Development Block
Grant Act of 1990; or
</text>
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(B)
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<text>
in the case of any
other State, the greater of—
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<enum>
(i)
</enum>
<text>
the total amount
required to be paid to the State under section 403 of this Act for fiscal year
1994 or 1995 (whichever is greater) with respect to expenditures for child care
under subsections (g) and (i) of section 402 of this Act (as in effect before
October 1, 1995); or
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<enum>
(ii)
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<text>
the average of
the total amounts required to be paid to the State for fiscal years 1992
through 1994 under the subsections referred to in clause
(i).
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</subparagraph>
<after-quoted-block>
.
</after-quoted-block>
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<paragraph id="H5897EA85DA58469F8D3B40F545243493">
<enum>
(2)
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<header>
Allotment of
remainder
</header>
<text>
Section 418(a)(2)(B) of such Act (42 U.S.C.
618(a)(2)(B)) is amended to read as follows:
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<enum>
(B)
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<header>
Allotments to
states
</header>
<text>
Of the total amount available for payments to States under
this paragraph, as determined under subparagraph (A)—
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<enum>
(i)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
an amount equal to 65 percent of the amount
required to be paid to each of Puerto Rico, the Virgin Islands, Guam, and
American Samoa for fiscal year 2010 under the Child Care and Development Block
Grant Act of 1990, shall be allotted to Puerto Rico, the Virgin Islands, Guam,
and American Samoa, respectively; and
</text>
</clause>
<clause id="H1F989B7B66424294A73791E8AC8AF6A5">
<enum>
(ii)
</enum>
<text>
the remainder
shall be allotted among the other States based on the formula used for
determining the amount of Federal payments to each State under section 403(n)
of this Act (as in effect before October 1,
1995).
</text>
</clause>
</subparagraph>
<after-quoted-block>
.
</after-quoted-block>
</quoted-block>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
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<section id="H8C936E359FB1435B93831811977716D0">
<enum>
6.
</enum>
<header>
Increase in
Federal matching rate for foster care and adoption assistance in Puerto Rico,
the Virgin Islands, Guam, and American Samoa
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
Section 474(a) of the Social Security Act
(
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/674">
42 U.S.C. 674(a)
</external-xref>
) is amended in each of paragraphs (1) and (2)—
</text>
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<enum>
(1)
</enum>
<text>
by striking
<quote>
in the case of a State other than the District of Columbia, or
</quote>
and inserting
<quote>
in the case of each of the 50 States,
</quote>
; and
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="HFB997971534E4F8988C39FF1D77D9D49">
<enum>
(2)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
by inserting
<quote>
, or 75 percent, in the
case of Puerto Rico, the Virgin Islands, Guam, and American Samoa
</quote>
after
<quote>
in the case of the District of Columbia
</quote>
.
</text>
</paragraph>
</section>
<section id="H9EA62131EDEC41A5A91EDF32978F43E6">
<enum>
7.
</enum>
<header>
Effective
date
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
The amendments made by
this Act shall take effect on the 1st day of the 1st Federal fiscal year that
begins 1 year or more after the date of enactment of this Act.
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| I 113th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 365 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES January 23, 2013 Mr. Pierluisi (for himself, Mr. Faleomavaega , Mrs. Christensen , Ms. Bordallo , and Mr. Serrano ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Ways and Means A BILL To amend the Social Security Act to eliminate the cap on certain payments under the TANF program to Puerto Rico, the Virgin Islands, Guam, and American Samoa, and for other purposes.
1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Territorial TANF Equity Act of 2013 . 2. Elimination of cap on certain payments to Puerto Rico, the Virgin Islands, Guam, and American Samoa (a) In general Section 1108 of the Social Security Act ( 42 U.S.C. 1308 ) is amended by striking subsection (a). (b) Conforming amendments (1) Redesignations Section 1108 of such Act ( 42 U.S.C. 1308 ) is amended by redesignating subsections (b), (c), (d), (f), and (g) as subsections (a), (b), (c), (d), and (e), respectively. (2) Additional conforming amendments Section 1108 of such Act ( 42 U.S.C. 1308 ) is amended— (A) in subsection (b), as redesignated by paragraph (1)— (i) by striking paragraphs (2), (4), and (5); and (ii) redesignating paragraph (3) as paragraph (2); (B) in subsection (c), as redesignated by paragraph (1), by striking subsection (b) and inserting subsection (a) ; (C) in subsection (d), as redesignated by paragraph (1), by striking subsection (g) and inserting subsection (e) ; and (D) in subsection (e), as redesignated by paragraph (1), by striking subsection (f) each place it appears and inserting subsection (d) . 3. Supplemental grants to Puerto Rico, the Virgin Islands, Guam, and American Samoa Section 1108(a) of the Social Security Act ( 42 U.S.C. 1308(a) ), as redesignated by section 2(b)(1) of this Act, is amended to read as follows: (a) Entitlement to supplemental grants (1) In general Each territory shall be entitled to receive from the Secretary for each fiscal year a supplemental grant in an amount equal to— (A) in the case of Puerto Rico, the Virgin Islands, and Guam, 10 percent of the family assistance grant payable to the territory for the fiscal year; and (B) in the case of American Samoa, $100,000. (2) Appropriation Out of any money in the Treasury of the United States not otherwise appropriated, there are appropriated for fiscal year 2013 such sums as are necessary for grants under this subsection. . 4. Eligibility of Puerto Rico, the Virgin Islands, Guam, and American Samoa for the TANF contingency fund (a) Definition of State Section 403(b)(7) of the Social Security Act ( 42 U.S.C. 603(b)(7) ) is amended by striking and the District of Columbia and inserting , the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, the Virgin Islands, Guam, and American Samoa. . (b) Alternative eligibility criteria for territories Section 403(b)(5) of such Act ( 42 U.S.C. 603(b)(5) ) is amended— (1) in subparagraph (A)(ii), by striking or at the end; (2) in subparagraph (B)(ii), by striking the period at the end and inserting ; or ; and (3) by adding at the end the following: (C) in the case of Puerto Rico, the Virgin Islands, Guam, and American Samoa, the State satisfies alternative eligibility criteria established by the Secretary in consultation with the Governor of the State, to be submitted to the Congress not later than 1 year after the date of the enactment of this subparagraph. . 5. Eligibility of Puerto Rico, the Virgin Islands, Guam, and American Samoa for child care entitlement funds (a) Definition of State Section 418(d) of the Social Security Act ( 42 U.S.C. 618(d) ) is amended by striking and the District of Columbia and inserting , the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, the Virgin Islands, Guam, and American Samoa. . (b) Amount of payment (1) General entitlement Section 418(a)(1) of such Act ( 42 U.S.C. 618(a)(1) ) is amended by striking equal to the greater of— and all that follows and inserting the following: equal to— (A) in the case of Puerto Rico, the Virgin Islands, Guam, and American Samoa, 60 percent of the amount required to be paid to the State for fiscal year 2010 under the Child Care and Development Block Grant Act of 1990; or (B) in the case of any other State, the greater of— (i) the total amount required to be paid to the State under section 403 of this Act for fiscal year 1994 or 1995 (whichever is greater) with respect to expenditures for child care under subsections (g) and (i) of section 402 of this Act (as in effect before October 1, 1995); or (ii) the average of the total amounts required to be paid to the State for fiscal years 1992 through 1994 under the subsections referred to in clause (i). . (2) Allotment of remainder Section 418(a)(2)(B) of such Act (42 U.S.C. 618(a)(2)(B)) is amended to read as follows: (B) Allotments to states Of the total amount available for payments to States under this paragraph, as determined under subparagraph (A)— (i) an amount equal to 65 percent of the amount required to be paid to each of Puerto Rico, the Virgin Islands, Guam, and American Samoa for fiscal year 2010 under the Child Care and Development Block Grant Act of 1990, shall be allotted to Puerto Rico, the Virgin Islands, Guam, and American Samoa, respectively; and (ii) the remainder shall be allotted among the other States based on the formula used for determining the amount of Federal payments to each State under section 403(n) of this Act (as in effect before October 1, 1995). . 6. Increase in Federal matching rate for foster care and adoption assistance in Puerto Rico, the Virgin Islands, Guam, and American Samoa Section 474(a) of the Social Security Act ( 42 U.S.C. 674(a) ) is amended in each of paragraphs (1) and (2)— (1) by striking in the case of a State other than the District of Columbia, or and inserting in the case of each of the 50 States, ; and (2) by inserting , or 75 percent, in the case of Puerto Rico, the Virgin Islands, Guam, and American Samoa after in the case of the District of Columbia . 7. Effective date The amendments made by this Act shall take effect on the 1st day of the 1st Federal fiscal year that begins 1 year or more after the date of enactment of this Act. |
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113 HR 366 IH: Animal Fighting Spectator Prohibition Act of 2013
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U.S. House of Representatives
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2013-01-23
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113th CONGRESS
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1st Session
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H. R. 366
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IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
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January 23, 2013
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<sponsor name-id="M001179">
Mr. Marino
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(for
himself,
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Mr. McGovern
</cosponsor>
,
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Mr. Campbell
</cosponsor>
,
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Mr. Moran
</cosponsor>
,
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Mr. Roskam
</cosponsor>
,
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Mr. Grimm
</cosponsor>
,
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Mr. Coffman
</cosponsor>
,
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Mr. Tierney
</cosponsor>
,
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Mr. Langevin
</cosponsor>
,
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Mr. Welch
</cosponsor>
,
<cosponsor name-id="I000057">
Mr. Israel
</cosponsor>
,
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Mr. Smith of New Jersey
</cosponsor>
,
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Mr. Cicilline
</cosponsor>
,
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Mr. Gerlach
</cosponsor>
,
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Mr. Dent
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,
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Mr. Gutierrez
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,
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Mr.
King of New York
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,
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Ms. Loretta Sanchez
of California
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,
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Mr. Lewis
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,
and
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Mr. Himes
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) introduced the
following bill; which was referred to the
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Committee on Agriculture
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, and in addition
to the Committee on the
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Judiciary
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, for a period to be
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A BILL
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To prohibit attendance of an animal fighting venture, 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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Animal Fighting Spectator Prohibition
Act of 2013
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.
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2.
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Prohibition on
attending an animal fight or causing a minor to attend an animal
fight
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Section 26 of the Animal
Welfare Act (
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7 U.S.C. 2156
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) is amended—
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(1)
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in subsection
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(A)
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in the heading, by striking
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Sponsoring or Exhibiting
an Animal in
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</quote>
and inserting
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<header-in-text level="subsection" style="OLC">
Sponsoring or Exhibiting an Animal in,
Attending, or Causing a Minor To Attend
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;
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(B)
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in paragraph (1)—
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(i)
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in
the heading, by striking
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<header-in-text level="subsection" style="OLC">
In general
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</quote>
and inserting
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<header-in-text level="subsection" style="OLC">
Sponsoring or
Exhibiting
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; and
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(ii)
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Attending or
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It
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Whoever violates subsection (a)(2)(A) of
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violation.
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| I 113th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 366 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES January 23, 2013 Mr. Marino (for himself, Mr. McGovern , Mr. Campbell , Mr. Moran , Mr. Roskam , Mr. Grimm , Mr. Coffman , Mr. Tierney , Mr. Langevin , Mr. Welch , Mr. Israel , Mr. Smith of New Jersey , Mr. Cicilline , Mr. Gerlach , Mr. Dent , Mr. Gutierrez , Mr. King of New York , Ms. Loretta Sanchez of California , Mr. Lewis , and Mr. Himes ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Agriculture , and in addition to the Committee on the Judiciary , for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned A BILL To prohibit attendance of an animal fighting venture, and for other purposes.
1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Animal Fighting Spectator Prohibition Act of 2013 . 2. Prohibition on attending an animal fight or causing a minor to attend an animal fight Section 26 of the Animal Welfare Act ( 7 U.S.C. 2156 ) is amended— (1) in subsection (a)— (A) in the heading, by striking Sponsoring or Exhibiting an Animal in and inserting Sponsoring or Exhibiting an Animal in, Attending, or Causing a Minor To Attend ; (B) in paragraph (1)— (i) in the heading, by striking In general and inserting Sponsoring or Exhibiting ; and (ii) by striking paragraph (2) and inserting paragraph (3) ; (C) by redesignating paragraph (2) as paragraph (3); and (D) by inserting after paragraph (1) the following new paragraph: (2) Attending or causing a minor to attend It shall be unlawful for any person to— (A) knowingly attend an animal fighting venture; or (B) knowingly cause a minor to attend an animal fighting venture. ; and (2) in subsection (g), by adding at the end the following new paragraph: (5) the term minor means a person under the age of 18 years old. . 3. Enforcement of animal fighting prohibitions Section 49 of title 18, United States Code, is amended— (1) by striking Whoever and inserting (a) In general.— Whoever ; (2) in subsection (a), as designated by paragraph (1) of this section, by striking subsection (a), and inserting subsection (a)(1), ; and (3) by adding at the end the following new subsections: (b) Attending an animal fighting venture Whoever violates subsection (a)(2)(A) of section 26 of the Animal Welfare Act ( 7 U.S.C. 2156 ) shall be fined under this title, imprisoned for not more than 1 year, or both, for each violation. (c) Causing a minor To attend an animal fighting venture Whoever violates subsection (a)(2)(B) of section 26 ( 7 U.S.C. 2156 ) of the Animal Welfare Act shall be fined under this title, imprisoned for not more than 3 years, or both, for each violation. . |
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The purpose of this Act is to increase accountability for and transparency in the Federal regulatory process. Section 1 of article I of the United States Constitution grants all legislative powers to Congress. Over time, Congress has excessively delegated its constitutional charge while failing to conduct appropriate oversight and retain accountability for the content of the laws it passes. By requiring a vote in Congress, the REINS Act will result in more carefully drafted and detailed legislation, an improved regulatory process, and a legislative branch that is truly accountable to the American people for the laws imposed upon them. Moreover, as a tax on carbon emissions increases energy costs on consumers, reduces economic growth and is therefore detrimental to individuals, families and businesses, the REINS Act includes in the definition of a major rule, any rule that implements or provides for the imposition or collection of a tax on carbon emissions.
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Congressional review of agency rulemaking
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Congressional Review of Agency Rulemaking
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Congressional review
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Before a rule may take effect, the Federal agency promulgating such rule shall submit to each House of the Congress and to the Comptroller General a report containing—
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a classification of the rule as a major or nonmajor rule, including an explanation of the classification specifically addressing each criteria for a major rule contained within clauses (i) through (iii) of section 804(2)(A) or within section 804(2)(B);
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a list of any other related regulatory actions taken by or that will be taken by the Federal agency promulgating the rule that are intended to implement the same statutory provision or regulatory objective as well as the individual and aggregate economic effects of those actions;
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a list of any other related regulatory actions taken by or that will be taken by any other Federal agency with authority to implement the same statutory provision or regulatory objective that are intended to implement such provision or objective, of which the Federal agency promulgating the rule is aware, as well as the individual and aggregate economic effects of those actions; and
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the proposed effective date of the rule.
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On the date of the submission of the report under subparagraph (A), the Federal agency promulgating the rule shall submit to the Comptroller General and make available to each House of Congress—
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a complete copy of the cost-benefit analysis of the rule, if any, including an analysis of any jobs added or lost, differentiating between public and private sector jobs;
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the agency’s actions pursuant to sections 603, 604, 605, 607, and 609 of this title;
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the agency’s actions pursuant to sections 202, 203, 204, and 205 of the Unfunded Mandates Reform Act of 1995; and
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any other relevant information or requirements under any other Act and any relevant Executive orders.
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Upon receipt of a report submitted under subparagraph (A), each House shall provide copies of the report to the chairman and ranking member of each standing committee with jurisdiction under the rules of the House of Representatives or the Senate to report a bill to amend the provision of law under which the rule is issued.
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The Comptroller General shall provide a report on each major rule to the committees of jurisdiction by the end of 15 calendar days after the submission or publication date. The report of the Comptroller General shall include an assessment of the agency’s compliance with procedural steps required by paragraph (1)(B) and an assessment of whether the major rule imposes any new limits or mandates on private-sector activity.
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Federal agencies shall cooperate with the Comptroller General by providing information relevant to the Comptroller General’s report under subparagraph (A).
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A major rule relating to a report submitted under paragraph (1) shall take effect upon enactment of a joint resolution of approval described in section 802 or as provided for in the rule following enactment of a joint resolution of approval described in section 802, whichever is later.
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A nonmajor rule shall take effect as provided by section 803 after submission to Congress under paragraph (1).
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If a joint resolution of approval relating to a major rule is not enacted within the period provided in subsection (b)(2), then a joint resolution of approval relating to the same rule may not be considered under this chapter in the same Congress by either the House of Representatives or the Senate.
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A major rule shall not take effect unless the Congress enacts a joint resolution of approval described under section 802.
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If a joint resolution described in subsection (a) is not enacted into law by the end of 70 session days or legislative days, as applicable, beginning on the date on which the report referred to in section 801(a)(1)(A) is received by Congress (excluding days either House of Congress is adjourned for more than 3 days during a session of Congress), then the rule described in that resolution shall be deemed not to be approved and such rule shall not take effect.
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Notwithstanding any other provision of this section (except subject to paragraph (3)), a major rule may take effect for one 90-calendar-day period if the President makes a determination under paragraph (2) and submits written notice of such determination to the Congress.
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necessary because of an imminent threat to health or safety or other emergency;
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necessary for the enforcement of criminal laws;
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necessary for national security; or
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issued pursuant to any statute implementing an international trade agreement.
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An exercise by the President of the authority under this subsection shall have no effect on the procedures under section 802.
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In addition to the opportunity for review otherwise provided under this chapter, in the case of any rule for which a report was submitted in accordance with subsection (a)(1)(A) during the period beginning on the date occurring—
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in the case of the Senate, 60 session days, or
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in the case of the House of Representatives, 60 legislative days,
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before the date the Congress is scheduled to adjourn a session of Congress through the date on which the same or succeeding Congress first convenes its next session, sections 802 and 803 shall apply to such rule in the succeeding session of Congress.
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<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HF9761EDDC137458099BBB64D0E2547EB" indent="up1">
<enum>
(2)
</enum>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="yes-display-inline" id="H26A5F17A9A3447C39FFC9C556D643EAA">
<enum>
(A)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
In applying sections 802 and 803 for purposes of such additional review, a rule described under paragraph (1) shall be treated as though—
</text>
<clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H3240AE970AB645FEB4549BF67C643202" indent="up1">
<enum>
(i)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
such rule were published in the Federal Register on—
</text>
<subclause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H8D075FED939249098E7727614B15DABF">
<enum>
(I)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
in the case of the Senate, the 15th session day, or
</text>
</subclause>
<subclause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H7A017723BE704811BF50457F59FF591F">
<enum>
(II)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
in the case of the House of Representatives, the 15th legislative day,
</text>
</subclause>
<continuation-text commented="no" continuation-text-level="clause">
after the succeeding session of Congress first convenes; and
</continuation-text>
</clause>
<clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HC130C588F2C3479BBA46BC792A2C0E28" indent="up1">
<enum>
(ii)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
a report on such rule were submitted to Congress under subsection (a)(1) on such date.
</text>
</clause>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H7DE794546B3149E4896AEB74FC941397" indent="up1">
<enum>
(B)
</enum>
<text>
Nothing in this paragraph shall be construed to affect the requirement under subsection (a)(1) that a report shall be submitted to Congress before a rule can take effect.
</text>
</subparagraph>
</paragraph>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H2F8C36C56EEF4F578C4F6550DB823037" indent="up1">
<enum>
(3)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
A rule described under paragraph (1) shall take effect as otherwise provided by law (including other subsections of this section).
</text>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
</section>
<section id="HB7767AB9231941D0B30E8134205120DD">
<enum>
802.
</enum>
<header>
Congressional approval procedure for major rules
</header>
<subsection id="H85729A2ED1C146C09D2794A5DE374D8C">
<enum>
(a)
</enum>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="yes-display-inline" id="H50713382EA5A4AD689077A100845881A">
<enum>
(1)
</enum>
<text>
For purposes of this section, the term
<term>
joint resolution
</term>
means only a joint resolution addressing a report classifying a rule as major pursuant to section 801(a)(1)(A)(iii) that—
</text>
<subparagraph id="H82F492546B0E43EB81183DE822AD9F06" indent="up1">
<enum>
(A)
</enum>
<text>
bears no preamble;
</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H09E13857AC7946ABAAA41C93BD42A7BA" indent="up1">
<enum>
(B)
</enum>
<text>
bears the following title (with blanks filled as appropriate):
<quote>
Approving the rule submitted by ___ relating to ___.
</quote>
;
</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HD5E64315D24942458158193B39C664BF" indent="up1">
<enum>
(C)
</enum>
<text>
includes after its resolving clause only the following (with blanks filled as appropriate):
<quote>
That Congress approves the rule submitted by ___ relating to ___.
</quote>
; and
</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H171DC249EB8A4D4E962990A742321457" indent="up1">
<enum>
(D)
</enum>
<text>
is introduced pursuant to paragraph (2).
</text>
</subparagraph>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H2E124DBE995E4AA7B5C0AB7EFD6255FD" indent="up1">
<enum>
(2)
</enum>
<text>
After a House of Congress receives a report classifying a rule as major pursuant to section 801(a)(1)(A)(iii), the majority leader of that House (or his or her respective designee) shall introduce (by request, if appropriate) a joint resolution described in paragraph (1)—
</text>
<subparagraph id="HC7003144FE054147A53A1E58AEB5ECE6">
<enum>
(A)
</enum>
<text>
in the case of the House of Representatives, within three legislative days; and
</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H4999A70C06DF48059E1EBD15CCA855C9">
<enum>
(B)
</enum>
<text>
in the case of the Senate, within three session days.
</text>
</subparagraph>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H3B86B5E371D54E41A2EF0B80BB502310" indent="up1">
<enum>
(3)
</enum>
<text>
A joint resolution described in paragraph (1) shall not be subject to amendment at any stage of proceeding.
</text>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
<subsection id="H7CD6168026F84E0CA82BE40DCE74115D">
<enum>
(b)
</enum>
<text>
A joint resolution described in subsection (a) shall be referred in each House of Congress to the committees having jurisdiction over the provision of law under which the rule is issued.
</text>
</subsection>
<subsection id="HAAFFF1EA90894967878535E957111697">
<enum>
(c)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
In the Senate, if the committee or committees to which a joint resolution described in subsection (a) has been referred have not reported it at the end of 15 session days after its introduction, such committee or committees shall be automatically discharged from further consideration of the resolution and it shall be placed on the calendar. A vote on final passage of the resolution shall be taken on or before the close of the 15th session day after the resolution is reported by the committee or committees to which it was referred, or after such committee or committees have been discharged from further consideration of the resolution.
</text>
</subsection>
<subsection id="HA1E6FD1F0B834EC4955B0744636A70AC">
<enum>
(d)
</enum>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="yes-display-inline" id="H3AF3E927078D4AE984F3D039DED84FAE">
<enum>
(1)
</enum>
<text>
In the Senate, when the committee or committees to which a joint resolution is referred have reported, or when a committee or committees are discharged (under subsection (c)) from further consideration of a joint resolution described in subsection (a), it is at any time thereafter in order (even though a previous motion to the same effect has been disagreed to) for a motion to proceed to the consideration of the joint resolution, and all points of order against the joint resolution (and against consideration of the joint resolution) are waived. The motion is not subject to amendment, or to a motion to postpone, or to a motion to proceed to the consideration of other business. A motion to reconsider the vote by which the motion is agreed to or disagreed to shall not be in order. If a motion to proceed to the consideration of the joint resolution is agreed to, the joint resolution shall remain the unfinished business of the Senate until disposed of.
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H22F9FBF778084DD39A505758E45F5245" indent="up1">
<enum>
(2)
</enum>
<text>
In the Senate, debate on the joint resolution, and on all debatable motions and appeals in connection therewith, shall be limited to not more than 2 hours, which shall be divided equally between those favoring and those opposing the joint resolution. A motion to further limit debate is in order and not debatable. An amendment to, or a motion to postpone, or a motion to proceed to the consideration of other business, or a motion to recommit the joint resolution is not in order.
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="HDF32A6E0BE104B8EA361ABEDCEBAD0E8" indent="up1">
<enum>
(3)
</enum>
<text>
In the Senate, immediately following the conclusion of the debate on a joint resolution described in subsection (a), and a single quorum call at the conclusion of the debate if requested in accordance with the rules of the Senate, the vote on final passage of the joint resolution shall occur.
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="HF11B2C967147494A932A1F478C8BC31E" indent="up1">
<enum>
(4)
</enum>
<text>
Appeals from the decisions of the Chair relating to the application of the rules of the Senate to the procedure relating to a joint resolution described in subsection (a) shall be decided without debate.
</text>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
<subsection id="H95DF514CD45B4D8DAB48551AE7EA526A">
<enum>
(e)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
In the House of Representatives, if any committee to which a joint resolution described in subsection (a) has been referred has not reported it to the House at the end of 15 legislative days after its introduction, such committee shall be discharged from further consideration of the joint resolution, and it shall be placed on the appropriate calendar. On the second and fourth Thursdays of each month it shall be in order at any time for the Speaker to recognize a Member who favors passage of a joint resolution that has appeared on the calendar for at least 5 legislative days to call up that joint resolution for immediate consideration in the House without intervention of any point of order. When so called up a joint resolution shall be considered as read and shall be debatable for 1 hour equally divided and controlled by the proponent and an opponent, and the previous question shall be considered as ordered to its passage without intervening motion. It shall not be in order to reconsider the vote on passage. If a vote on final passage of the joint resolution has not been taken by the third Thursday on which the Speaker may recognize a Member under this subsection, such vote shall be taken on that day.
</text>
</subsection>
<subsection id="H36C0F8E25C9445E8BEAD2A3E47BAF31D">
<enum>
(f)
</enum>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="yes-display-inline" id="H221AD6BD658A4D78B6C747135DE2EB1A">
<enum>
(1)
</enum>
<text>
If, before passing a joint resolution described in subsection (a), one House receives from the other a joint resolution having the same text, then—
</text>
<subparagraph id="H7DAB2977B23E414A9A64F69F5AACFF60" indent="up1">
<enum>
(A)
</enum>
<text>
the joint resolution of the other House shall not be referred to a committee; and
</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H38473FC2127C4EFB90290FB764E4F592" indent="up1">
<enum>
(B)
</enum>
<text>
the procedure in the receiving House shall be the same as if no joint resolution had been received from the other House until the vote on passage, when the joint resolution received from the other House shall supplant the joint resolution of the receiving House.
</text>
</subparagraph>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H4D4AC302415643F8851E726471931B42" indent="up1">
<enum>
(2)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
This subsection shall not apply to the House of Representatives if the joint resolution received from the Senate is a revenue measure.
</text>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
<subsection commented="no" id="HDABABA151CB3419F94FA6B4A33C1C2EC">
<enum>
(g)
</enum>
<text>
If either House has not taken a vote on final passage of the joint resolution by the last day of the period described in section 801(b)(2), then such vote shall be taken on that day.
</text>
</subsection>
<subsection id="HD81859FE507C48079556F92F1536B803">
<enum>
(h)
</enum>
<text>
This section and section 803 are enacted by Congress—
</text>
<paragraph id="H9971AC662BAC4B38A10E26E873051B1D">
<enum>
(1)
</enum>
<text>
as an exercise of the rulemaking power of the Senate and House of Representatives, respectively, and as such is deemed to be part of the rules of each House, respectively, but applicable only with respect to the procedure to be followed in that House in the case of a joint resolution described in subsection (a) and superseding other rules only where explicitly so; and
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="HFFBDDD771ED54105B6FD06433707C100">
<enum>
(2)
</enum>
<text>
with full recognition of the Constitutional right of either House to change the rules (so far as they relate to the procedure of that House) at any time, in the same manner and to the same extent as in the case of any other rule of that House.
</text>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
</section>
<section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HE35A496C3E884B6C92B6608752F2D222" section-type="subsequent-section">
<enum>
803.
</enum>
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Congressional disapproval procedure for nonmajor rules
</header>
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H2A634D9866174D5F9C1E301596030D8B">
<enum>
(a)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
For purposes of this section, the term
<term>
joint resolution
</term>
means only a joint resolution introduced in the period beginning on the date on which the report referred to in section 801(a)(1)(A) is received by Congress and ending 60 days thereafter (excluding days either House of Congress is adjourned for more than 3 days during a session of Congress), the matter after the resolving clause of which is as follows:
<quote>
That Congress disapproves the nonmajor rule submitted by the ___ relating to ___ , and such rule shall have no force or effect.
</quote>
(The blank spaces being appropriately filled in).
</text>
</subsection>
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H0E47127A85F64F34ABBE2B2B7D52DE1E">
<enum>
(b)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
A joint resolution described in subsection (a) shall be referred to the committees in each House of Congress with jurisdiction.
</text>
</subsection>
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H7559E4FAA940454D978784F7982EE92C">
<enum>
(c)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
In the Senate, if the committee to which is referred a joint resolution described in subsection (a) has not reported such joint resolution (or an identical joint resolution) at the end of 15 session days after the date of introduction of the joint resolution, such committee may be discharged from further consideration of such joint resolution upon a petition supported in writing by 30 Members of the Senate, and such joint resolution shall be placed on the calendar.
</text>
</subsection>
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H2CA1933F5A2C4237BFD049DF97A26A0D">
<enum>
(d)
</enum>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="yes-display-inline" id="HFDE9316108C043E793A717838B7F55B3">
<enum>
(1)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
In the Senate, when the committee to which a joint resolution is referred has reported, or when a committee is discharged (under subsection (c)) from further consideration of a joint resolution described in subsection (a), it is at any time thereafter in order (even though a previous motion to the same effect has been disagreed to) for a motion to proceed to the consideration of the joint resolution, and all points of order against the joint resolution (and against consideration of the joint resolution) are waived. The motion is not subject to amendment, or to a motion to postpone, or to a motion to proceed to the consideration of other business. A motion to reconsider the vote by which the motion is agreed to or disagreed to shall not be in order. If a motion to proceed to the consideration of the joint resolution is agreed to, the joint resolution shall remain the unfinished business of the Senate until disposed of.
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H8FC6E638EC6B4A0892EA7778A5BC4714" indent="up1">
<enum>
(2)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
In the Senate, debate on the joint resolution, and on all debatable motions and appeals in connection therewith, shall be limited to not more than 10 hours, which shall be divided equally between those favoring and those opposing the joint resolution. A motion to further limit debate is in order and not debatable. An amendment to, or a motion to postpone, or a motion to proceed to the consideration of other business, or a motion to recommit the joint resolution is not in order.
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H5F9C581A6B1E4601909D8CDCFCFB14D9" indent="up1">
<enum>
(3)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
In the Senate, immediately following the conclusion of the debate on a joint resolution described in subsection (a), and a single quorum call at the conclusion of the debate if requested in accordance with the rules of the Senate, the vote on final passage of the joint resolution shall occur.
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H125389FFDA3E46DE84061EA2D8B20145" indent="up1">
<enum>
(4)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Appeals from the decisions of the Chair relating to the application of the rules of the Senate to the procedure relating to a joint resolution described in subsection (a) shall be decided without debate.
</text>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H4CCF7060417948AC8BD798F54419D57E">
<enum>
(e)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
In the Senate the procedure specified in subsection (c) or (d) shall not apply to the consideration of a joint resolution respecting a nonmajor rule—
</text>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H9F312FA8C84C42D4BB1D9D02DFAD9F34">
<enum>
(1)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
after the expiration of the 60 session days beginning with the applicable submission or publication date, or
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HAA2E59EE95E4484DA4E598195405D3DC">
<enum>
(2)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
if the report under section 801(a)(1)(A) was submitted during the period referred to in section 801(d)(1), after the expiration of the 60 session days beginning on the 15th session day after the succeeding session of Congress first convenes.
</text>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HF0E21A6D37D34FE3B320857677EB868F">
<enum>
(f)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
If, before the passage by one House of a joint resolution of that House described in subsection (a), that House receives from the other House a joint resolution described in subsection (a), then the following procedures shall apply:
</text>
<paragraph id="H7F5F70C68C944C50894DBB338C68A482">
<enum>
(1)
</enum>
<text>
The joint resolution of the other House shall not be referred to a committee.
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H427F82656BAA4B52B1DAEE3132B1D900">
<enum>
(2)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
With respect to a joint resolution described in subsection (a) of the House receiving the joint resolution—
</text>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HE67B02FB922842E08B123C9D5C264D5B">
<enum>
(A)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
the procedure in that House shall be the same as if no joint resolution had been received from the other House; but
</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H75D54F43FADC4D4E831BE66805458300">
<enum>
(B)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
the vote on final passage shall be on the joint resolution of the other House.
</text>
</subparagraph>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
</section>
<section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H917D03E28E2847A1979A1C045A202891" section-type="subsequent-section">
<enum>
804.
</enum>
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Definitions
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
For purposes of this chapter—
</text>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H4E8361135E9F4D46946BC3B8157CCC24">
<enum>
(1)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
The term
<term>
Federal agency
</term>
means any agency as that term is defined in section 551(1).
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="HEFC74DAB5E5A4F0491D0E1BEE6DE16B6">
<enum>
(2)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
The term
<quote>
major rule
</quote>
means any rule, including an interim final rule, that the Administrator of the Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs of the Office of Management and Budget finds—
</text>
<subparagraph id="HB641F46A42DD41D78A9160348C3772F4">
<enum>
(A)
</enum>
<text>
has resulted in or is likely to result in—
</text>
<clause id="HB042FE12D03B460392B4EBE41D584822">
<enum>
(i)
</enum>
<text>
an annual effect on the economy of $50,000,000 or more;
</text>
</clause>
<clause id="H777CCE2C5F0344249FDE5F9431807EEF">
<enum>
(ii)
</enum>
<text>
a major increase in costs or prices for consumers, individual industries, Federal, State, or local government agencies, or geographic regions; or
</text>
</clause>
<clause id="H038A41774B6845D0BE6D053FE7C51AF0">
<enum>
(iii)
</enum>
<text>
significant adverse effects on competition, employment, investment, productivity, innovation, or on the ability of United States-based enterprises to compete with foreign-based enterprises in domestic and export markets; or
</text>
</clause>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H725E3709B996438290D2B1B55E7F6E99">
<enum>
(B)
</enum>
<text>
is made by the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency and that would have a significant impact on a substantial number of agricultural entities, as determined by the Secretary of Agriculture (who shall publish such determination in the Federal Register);
</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H845615CC36154097BEEDB8222A52C516">
<enum>
(C)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
is a rule that implements or provides for the imposition or collection of a carbon tax; or
</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H4731864F250B421FAD8AA0E4F29690AB">
<enum>
(D)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
is made under the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (
<external-xref legal-doc="public-law" parsable-cite="pl/111/148">
Public Law 111–148
</external-xref>
).
</text>
</subparagraph>
</paragraph>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H688B82F23BCB48089411294750D9ACF6">
<enum>
(3)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
The term
<term>
nonmajor rule
</term>
means any rule that is not a major rule.
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H3A349C15808B471987C83EB4485CEB2D">
<enum>
(4)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
The term
<term>
rule
</term>
has the meaning given such term in section 551, except that such term does not include any rule of particular applicability, including a rule that approves or prescribes for the future rates, wages, prices, services, or allowances therefore, corporate or financial structures, reorganizations, mergers, or acquisitions thereof, or accounting practices or disclosures bearing on any of the foregoing.
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H4718B42877EC4D70BA0A48C607F23AB1">
<enum>
(5)
</enum>
<text>
The term
<quote>
submission date or publication date
</quote>
, except as otherwise provided in this chapter, means—
</text>
<subparagraph id="H9BFE858E5792416CAC8CC2A8F1AF1787">
<enum>
(A)
</enum>
<text>
in the case of a major rule, the date on which the Congress receives the report submitted under section 801(a)(1); and
</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H6102A28010CB4714BE8CA7082A41E100">
<enum>
(B)
</enum>
<text>
in the case of a nonmajor rule, the later of—
</text>
<clause id="H095188C62C40424FB0DCF6A55A428993">
<enum>
(i)
</enum>
<text>
the date on which the Congress receives the report submitted under section 801(a)(1); and
</text>
</clause>
<clause id="H8466C6766DCA46D591BDB5A05DAEBE08">
<enum>
(ii)
</enum>
<text>
the date on which the nonmajor rule is published in the Federal Register, if so published.
</text>
</clause>
</subparagraph>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="HF4218858BCCF4A9BAB221774B1C42BFE">
<enum>
(6)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
The term
<quote>
agricultural entity
</quote>
means any entity involved in or related to agricultural enterprise, including enterprises that are engaged in the business of production of food and fiber, ranching and raising of livestock, aquaculture, and all other farming and agricultural related industries.
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H6C060D56126A425C8A114070DA41762B">
<enum>
(7)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
The term
<quote>
carbon tax
</quote>
means a fee, levy, or price on—
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Judicial review
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No determination, finding, action, or omission under this chapter shall be subject to judicial review.
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The enactment of a joint resolution of approval under section 802 shall not be interpreted to serve as a grant or modification of statutory authority by Congress for the promulgation of a rule, shall not extinguish or affect any claim, whether substantive or procedural, against any alleged defect in a rule, and shall not form part of the record before the court in any judicial proceeding concerning a rule except for purposes of determining whether or not the rule is in effect.
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Nothing in this chapter shall apply to rules that concern monetary policy proposed or implemented by the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System or the Federal Open Market Committee.
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Effective date of certain rules
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any rule other than a major rule which an agency for good cause finds (and incorporates the finding and a brief statement of reasons therefore in the rule issued) that notice and public procedure thereon are impracticable, unnecessary, or contrary to the public interest,
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Section 257(b)(2) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985 is amended by adding at the end the following new subparagraph:
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Government Accountability Office study of rules
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the total estimated economic cost imposed by all such rules.
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Report
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Not later than one year after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Comptroller General of the United States shall submit a report to Congress that contains the findings of the study conducted under subsection (a).
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Passed the House of Representatives August 2, 2013.
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Karen L. Haas,
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| IB 113th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 367 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES AN ACT To amend chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, to provide that major rules of the executive branch shall have no force or effect unless a joint resolution of approval is enacted into law.
1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Regulations From the Executive in Need of Scrutiny Act of 2013 . 2. Purpose The purpose of this Act is to increase accountability for and transparency in the Federal regulatory process. Section 1 of article I of the United States Constitution grants all legislative powers to Congress. Over time, Congress has excessively delegated its constitutional charge while failing to conduct appropriate oversight and retain accountability for the content of the laws it passes. By requiring a vote in Congress, the REINS Act will result in more carefully drafted and detailed legislation, an improved regulatory process, and a legislative branch that is truly accountable to the American people for the laws imposed upon them. Moreover, as a tax on carbon emissions increases energy costs on consumers, reduces economic growth and is therefore detrimental to individuals, families and businesses, the REINS Act includes in the definition of a major rule, any rule that implements or provides for the imposition or collection of a tax on carbon emissions. 3. Congressional review of agency rulemaking Chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, is amended to read as follows: 8 Congressional Review of Agency Rulemaking Sec. 801. Congressional review. 802. Congressional approval procedure for major rules. 803. Congressional disapproval procedure for nonmajor rules. 804. Definitions. 805. Judicial review. 806. Exemption for monetary policy. 807. Effective date of certain rules. 801. Congressional review (a) (1) (A) Before a rule may take effect, the Federal agency promulgating such rule shall submit to each House of the Congress and to the Comptroller General a report containing— (i) a copy of the rule; (ii) a concise general statement relating to the rule; (iii) a classification of the rule as a major or nonmajor rule, including an explanation of the classification specifically addressing each criteria for a major rule contained within clauses (i) through (iii) of section 804(2)(A) or within section 804(2)(B); (iv) a list of any other related regulatory actions taken by or that will be taken by the Federal agency promulgating the rule that are intended to implement the same statutory provision or regulatory objective as well as the individual and aggregate economic effects of those actions; (v) a list of any other related regulatory actions taken by or that will be taken by any other Federal agency with authority to implement the same statutory provision or regulatory objective that are intended to implement such provision or objective, of which the Federal agency promulgating the rule is aware, as well as the individual and aggregate economic effects of those actions; and (vi) the proposed effective date of the rule. (B) On the date of the submission of the report under subparagraph (A), the Federal agency promulgating the rule shall submit to the Comptroller General and make available to each House of Congress— (i) a complete copy of the cost-benefit analysis of the rule, if any, including an analysis of any jobs added or lost, differentiating between public and private sector jobs; (ii) the agency’s actions pursuant to sections 603, 604, 605, 607, and 609 of this title; (iii) the agency’s actions pursuant to sections 202, 203, 204, and 205 of the Unfunded Mandates Reform Act of 1995; and (iv) any other relevant information or requirements under any other Act and any relevant Executive orders. (C) Upon receipt of a report submitted under subparagraph (A), each House shall provide copies of the report to the chairman and ranking member of each standing committee with jurisdiction under the rules of the House of Representatives or the Senate to report a bill to amend the provision of law under which the rule is issued. (2) (A) The Comptroller General shall provide a report on each major rule to the committees of jurisdiction by the end of 15 calendar days after the submission or publication date. The report of the Comptroller General shall include an assessment of the agency’s compliance with procedural steps required by paragraph (1)(B) and an assessment of whether the major rule imposes any new limits or mandates on private-sector activity. (B) Federal agencies shall cooperate with the Comptroller General by providing information relevant to the Comptroller General’s report under subparagraph (A). (3) A major rule relating to a report submitted under paragraph (1) shall take effect upon enactment of a joint resolution of approval described in section 802 or as provided for in the rule following enactment of a joint resolution of approval described in section 802, whichever is later. (4) A nonmajor rule shall take effect as provided by section 803 after submission to Congress under paragraph (1). (5) If a joint resolution of approval relating to a major rule is not enacted within the period provided in subsection (b)(2), then a joint resolution of approval relating to the same rule may not be considered under this chapter in the same Congress by either the House of Representatives or the Senate. (b) (1) A major rule shall not take effect unless the Congress enacts a joint resolution of approval described under section 802. (2) If a joint resolution described in subsection (a) is not enacted into law by the end of 70 session days or legislative days, as applicable, beginning on the date on which the report referred to in section 801(a)(1)(A) is received by Congress (excluding days either House of Congress is adjourned for more than 3 days during a session of Congress), then the rule described in that resolution shall be deemed not to be approved and such rule shall not take effect. (c) (1) Notwithstanding any other provision of this section (except subject to paragraph (3)), a major rule may take effect for one 90-calendar-day period if the President makes a determination under paragraph (2) and submits written notice of such determination to the Congress. (2) Paragraph (1) applies to a determination made by the President by Executive order that the major rule should take effect because such rule is— (A) necessary because of an imminent threat to health or safety or other emergency; (B) necessary for the enforcement of criminal laws; (C) necessary for national security; or (D) issued pursuant to any statute implementing an international trade agreement. (3) An exercise by the President of the authority under this subsection shall have no effect on the procedures under section 802. (d) (1) In addition to the opportunity for review otherwise provided under this chapter, in the case of any rule for which a report was submitted in accordance with subsection (a)(1)(A) during the period beginning on the date occurring— (A) in the case of the Senate, 60 session days, or (B) in the case of the House of Representatives, 60 legislative days, before the date the Congress is scheduled to adjourn a session of Congress through the date on which the same or succeeding Congress first convenes its next session, sections 802 and 803 shall apply to such rule in the succeeding session of Congress. (2) (A) In applying sections 802 and 803 for purposes of such additional review, a rule described under paragraph (1) shall be treated as though— (i) such rule were published in the Federal Register on— (I) in the case of the Senate, the 15th session day, or (II) in the case of the House of Representatives, the 15th legislative day, after the succeeding session of Congress first convenes; and (ii) a report on such rule were submitted to Congress under subsection (a)(1) on such date. (B) Nothing in this paragraph shall be construed to affect the requirement under subsection (a)(1) that a report shall be submitted to Congress before a rule can take effect. (3) A rule described under paragraph (1) shall take effect as otherwise provided by law (including other subsections of this section). 802. Congressional approval procedure for major rules (a) (1) For purposes of this section, the term joint resolution means only a joint resolution addressing a report classifying a rule as major pursuant to section 801(a)(1)(A)(iii) that— (A) bears no preamble; (B) bears the following title (with blanks filled as appropriate): Approving the rule submitted by ___ relating to ___. ; (C) includes after its resolving clause only the following (with blanks filled as appropriate): That Congress approves the rule submitted by ___ relating to ___. ; and (D) is introduced pursuant to paragraph (2). (2) After a House of Congress receives a report classifying a rule as major pursuant to section 801(a)(1)(A)(iii), the majority leader of that House (or his or her respective designee) shall introduce (by request, if appropriate) a joint resolution described in paragraph (1)— (A) in the case of the House of Representatives, within three legislative days; and (B) in the case of the Senate, within three session days. (3) A joint resolution described in paragraph (1) shall not be subject to amendment at any stage of proceeding. (b) A joint resolution described in subsection (a) shall be referred in each House of Congress to the committees having jurisdiction over the provision of law under which the rule is issued. (c) In the Senate, if the committee or committees to which a joint resolution described in subsection (a) has been referred have not reported it at the end of 15 session days after its introduction, such committee or committees shall be automatically discharged from further consideration of the resolution and it shall be placed on the calendar. A vote on final passage of the resolution shall be taken on or before the close of the 15th session day after the resolution is reported by the committee or committees to which it was referred, or after such committee or committees have been discharged from further consideration of the resolution. (d) (1) In the Senate, when the committee or committees to which a joint resolution is referred have reported, or when a committee or committees are discharged (under subsection (c)) from further consideration of a joint resolution described in subsection (a), it is at any time thereafter in order (even though a previous motion to the same effect has been disagreed to) for a motion to proceed to the consideration of the joint resolution, and all points of order against the joint resolution (and against consideration of the joint resolution) are waived. The motion is not subject to amendment, or to a motion to postpone, or to a motion to proceed to the consideration of other business. A motion to reconsider the vote by which the motion is agreed to or disagreed to shall not be in order. If a motion to proceed to the consideration of the joint resolution is agreed to, the joint resolution shall remain the unfinished business of the Senate until disposed of. (2) In the Senate, debate on the joint resolution, and on all debatable motions and appeals in connection therewith, shall be limited to not more than 2 hours, which shall be divided equally between those favoring and those opposing the joint resolution. A motion to further limit debate is in order and not debatable. An amendment to, or a motion to postpone, or a motion to proceed to the consideration of other business, or a motion to recommit the joint resolution is not in order. (3) In the Senate, immediately following the conclusion of the debate on a joint resolution described in subsection (a), and a single quorum call at the conclusion of the debate if requested in accordance with the rules of the Senate, the vote on final passage of the joint resolution shall occur. (4) Appeals from the decisions of the Chair relating to the application of the rules of the Senate to the procedure relating to a joint resolution described in subsection (a) shall be decided without debate. (e) In the House of Representatives, if any committee to which a joint resolution described in subsection (a) has been referred has not reported it to the House at the end of 15 legislative days after its introduction, such committee shall be discharged from further consideration of the joint resolution, and it shall be placed on the appropriate calendar. On the second and fourth Thursdays of each month it shall be in order at any time for the Speaker to recognize a Member who favors passage of a joint resolution that has appeared on the calendar for at least 5 legislative days to call up that joint resolution for immediate consideration in the House without intervention of any point of order. When so called up a joint resolution shall be considered as read and shall be debatable for 1 hour equally divided and controlled by the proponent and an opponent, and the previous question shall be considered as ordered to its passage without intervening motion. It shall not be in order to reconsider the vote on passage. If a vote on final passage of the joint resolution has not been taken by the third Thursday on which the Speaker may recognize a Member under this subsection, such vote shall be taken on that day. (f) (1) If, before passing a joint resolution described in subsection (a), one House receives from the other a joint resolution having the same text, then— (A) the joint resolution of the other House shall not be referred to a committee; and (B) the procedure in the receiving House shall be the same as if no joint resolution had been received from the other House until the vote on passage, when the joint resolution received from the other House shall supplant the joint resolution of the receiving House. (2) This subsection shall not apply to the House of Representatives if the joint resolution received from the Senate is a revenue measure. (g) If either House has not taken a vote on final passage of the joint resolution by the last day of the period described in section 801(b)(2), then such vote shall be taken on that day. (h) This section and section 803 are enacted by Congress— (1) as an exercise of the rulemaking power of the Senate and House of Representatives, respectively, and as such is deemed to be part of the rules of each House, respectively, but applicable only with respect to the procedure to be followed in that House in the case of a joint resolution described in subsection (a) and superseding other rules only where explicitly so; and (2) with full recognition of the Constitutional right of either House to change the rules (so far as they relate to the procedure of that House) at any time, in the same manner and to the same extent as in the case of any other rule of that House. 803. Congressional disapproval procedure for nonmajor rules (a) For purposes of this section, the term joint resolution means only a joint resolution introduced in the period beginning on the date on which the report referred to in section 801(a)(1)(A) is received by Congress and ending 60 days thereafter (excluding days either House of Congress is adjourned for more than 3 days during a session of Congress), the matter after the resolving clause of which is as follows: That Congress disapproves the nonmajor rule submitted by the ___ relating to ___ , and such rule shall have no force or effect. (The blank spaces being appropriately filled in). (b) A joint resolution described in subsection (a) shall be referred to the committees in each House of Congress with jurisdiction. (c) In the Senate, if the committee to which is referred a joint resolution described in subsection (a) has not reported such joint resolution (or an identical joint resolution) at the end of 15 session days after the date of introduction of the joint resolution, such committee may be discharged from further consideration of such joint resolution upon a petition supported in writing by 30 Members of the Senate, and such joint resolution shall be placed on the calendar. (d) (1) In the Senate, when the committee to which a joint resolution is referred has reported, or when a committee is discharged (under subsection (c)) from further consideration of a joint resolution described in subsection (a), it is at any time thereafter in order (even though a previous motion to the same effect has been disagreed to) for a motion to proceed to the consideration of the joint resolution, and all points of order against the joint resolution (and against consideration of the joint resolution) are waived. The motion is not subject to amendment, or to a motion to postpone, or to a motion to proceed to the consideration of other business. A motion to reconsider the vote by which the motion is agreed to or disagreed to shall not be in order. If a motion to proceed to the consideration of the joint resolution is agreed to, the joint resolution shall remain the unfinished business of the Senate until disposed of. (2) In the Senate, debate on the joint resolution, and on all debatable motions and appeals in connection therewith, shall be limited to not more than 10 hours, which shall be divided equally between those favoring and those opposing the joint resolution. A motion to further limit debate is in order and not debatable. An amendment to, or a motion to postpone, or a motion to proceed to the consideration of other business, or a motion to recommit the joint resolution is not in order. (3) In the Senate, immediately following the conclusion of the debate on a joint resolution described in subsection (a), and a single quorum call at the conclusion of the debate if requested in accordance with the rules of the Senate, the vote on final passage of the joint resolution shall occur. (4) Appeals from the decisions of the Chair relating to the application of the rules of the Senate to the procedure relating to a joint resolution described in subsection (a) shall be decided without debate. (e) In the Senate the procedure specified in subsection (c) or (d) shall not apply to the consideration of a joint resolution respecting a nonmajor rule— (1) after the expiration of the 60 session days beginning with the applicable submission or publication date, or (2) if the report under section 801(a)(1)(A) was submitted during the period referred to in section 801(d)(1), after the expiration of the 60 session days beginning on the 15th session day after the succeeding session of Congress first convenes. (f) If, before the passage by one House of a joint resolution of that House described in subsection (a), that House receives from the other House a joint resolution described in subsection (a), then the following procedures shall apply: (1) The joint resolution of the other House shall not be referred to a committee. (2) With respect to a joint resolution described in subsection (a) of the House receiving the joint resolution— (A) the procedure in that House shall be the same as if no joint resolution had been received from the other House; but (B) the vote on final passage shall be on the joint resolution of the other House. 804. Definitions For purposes of this chapter— (1) The term Federal agency means any agency as that term is defined in section 551(1). (2) The term major rule means any rule, including an interim final rule, that the Administrator of the Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs of the Office of Management and Budget finds— (A) has resulted in or is likely to result in— (i) an annual effect on the economy of $50,000,000 or more; (ii) a major increase in costs or prices for consumers, individual industries, Federal, State, or local government agencies, or geographic regions; or (iii) significant adverse effects on competition, employment, investment, productivity, innovation, or on the ability of United States-based enterprises to compete with foreign-based enterprises in domestic and export markets; or (B) is made by the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency and that would have a significant impact on a substantial number of agricultural entities, as determined by the Secretary of Agriculture (who shall publish such determination in the Federal Register); (C) is a rule that implements or provides for the imposition or collection of a carbon tax; or (D) is made under the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act ( Public Law 111–148 ). (3) The term nonmajor rule means any rule that is not a major rule. (4) The term rule has the meaning given such term in section 551, except that such term does not include any rule of particular applicability, including a rule that approves or prescribes for the future rates, wages, prices, services, or allowances therefore, corporate or financial structures, reorganizations, mergers, or acquisitions thereof, or accounting practices or disclosures bearing on any of the foregoing. (5) The term submission date or publication date , except as otherwise provided in this chapter, means— (A) in the case of a major rule, the date on which the Congress receives the report submitted under section 801(a)(1); and (B) in the case of a nonmajor rule, the later of— (i) the date on which the Congress receives the report submitted under section 801(a)(1); and (ii) the date on which the nonmajor rule is published in the Federal Register, if so published. (6) The term agricultural entity means any entity involved in or related to agricultural enterprise, including enterprises that are engaged in the business of production of food and fiber, ranching and raising of livestock, aquaculture, and all other farming and agricultural related industries. (7) The term carbon tax means a fee, levy, or price on— (A) emissions, including carbon dioxide emissions generated by the burning of coal, natural gas, or oil; or (B) coal, natural gas, or oil based on emissions, including carbon dioxide emissions that would be generated through the fuel's combustion. 805. Judicial review (a) No determination, finding, action, or omission under this chapter shall be subject to judicial review. (b) Notwithstanding subsection (a), a court may determine whether a Federal agency has completed the necessary requirements under this chapter for a rule to take effect. (c) The enactment of a joint resolution of approval under section 802 shall not be interpreted to serve as a grant or modification of statutory authority by Congress for the promulgation of a rule, shall not extinguish or affect any claim, whether substantive or procedural, against any alleged defect in a rule, and shall not form part of the record before the court in any judicial proceeding concerning a rule except for purposes of determining whether or not the rule is in effect. 806. Exemption for monetary policy Nothing in this chapter shall apply to rules that concern monetary policy proposed or implemented by the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System or the Federal Open Market Committee. 807. Effective date of certain rules Notwithstanding section 801— (1) any rule that establishes, modifies, opens, closes, or conducts a regulatory program for a commercial, recreational, or subsistence activity related to hunting, fishing, or camping; or (2) any rule other than a major rule which an agency for good cause finds (and incorporates the finding and a brief statement of reasons therefore in the rule issued) that notice and public procedure thereon are impracticable, unnecessary, or contrary to the public interest, shall take effect at such time as the Federal agency promulgating the rule determines. . 4. Budgetary effects of rules subject to section 802 of title 5, United States Code Section 257(b)(2) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985 is amended by adding at the end the following new subparagraph: (E) Budgetary effects of rules subject to section 802 of title 5, United States Code Any rules subject to the congressional approval procedure set forth in section 802 of chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, affecting budget authority, outlays, or receipts shall be assumed to be effective unless it is not approved in accordance with such section. . 5. Government Accountability Office study of rules (a) In general The Comptroller General of the United States shall conduct a study to determine, as of the date of the enactment of this Act— (1) how many rules (as such term is defined in section 804 of title 5, United States Code) were in effect; (2) how many major rules (as such term is defined in section 804 of title 5, United States Code) were in effect; and (3) the total estimated economic cost imposed by all such rules. (b) Report Not later than one year after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Comptroller General of the United States shall submit a report to Congress that contains the findings of the study conducted under subsection (a).
Passed the House of Representatives August 2, 2013. Karen L. Haas, Clerk. |
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</action-date>
<action-desc>
<sponsor name-id="Y000064">
Mr. Young of Indiana
</sponsor>
(for himself,
<cosponsor name-id="A000369">
Mr. Amodei
</cosponsor>
,
<cosponsor name-id="B000013">
Mr. Bachus
</cosponsor>
,
<cosponsor name-id="B001282">
Mr. Barr
</cosponsor>
,
<cosponsor name-id="B001250">
Mr. Bishop of Utah
</cosponsor>
,
<cosponsor name-id="B001273">
Mrs. Black
</cosponsor>
,
<cosponsor name-id="B001243">
Mrs.
Blackburn
</cosponsor>
,
<cosponsor name-id="B001244">
Mr. Bonner
</cosponsor>
,
<cosponsor name-id="B001274">
Mr. Brooks of Alabama
</cosponsor>
,
<cosponsor name-id="B001275">
Mr. Bucshon
</cosponsor>
,
<cosponsor name-id="C000071">
Mr. Camp
</cosponsor>
,
<cosponsor name-id="C001075">
Mr. Cassidy
</cosponsor>
,
<cosponsor name-id="C000266">
Mr.
Chabot
</cosponsor>
,
<cosponsor name-id="C001076">
Mr. Chaffetz
</cosponsor>
,
<cosponsor name-id="C001093">
Mr. Collins of Georgia
</cosponsor>
,
<cosponsor name-id="C001096">
Mr. Cramer
</cosponsor>
,
<cosponsor name-id="C001087">
Mr. Crawford
</cosponsor>
,
<cosponsor name-id="D000619">
Mr. Rodney Davis of Illinois
</cosponsor>
,
<cosponsor name-id="D000621">
Mr. DeSantis
</cosponsor>
,
<cosponsor name-id="D000616">
Mr. DesJarlais
</cosponsor>
,
<cosponsor name-id="D000533">
Mr. Duncan of Tennessee
</cosponsor>
,
<cosponsor name-id="D000615">
Mr. Duncan of South Carolina
</cosponsor>
,
<cosponsor name-id="F000451">
Mr. Fitzpatrick
</cosponsor>
,
<cosponsor name-id="F000445">
Mr. Forbes
</cosponsor>
,
<cosponsor name-id="F000449">
Mr. Fortenberry
</cosponsor>
,
<cosponsor name-id="G000548">
Mr. Garrett
</cosponsor>
,
<cosponsor name-id="G000549">
Mr. Gerlach
</cosponsor>
,
<cosponsor name-id="G000563">
Mr. Gibbs
</cosponsor>
,
<cosponsor name-id="G000550">
Mr. Gingrey of Georgia
</cosponsor>
,
<cosponsor name-id="G000565">
Mr. Gosar
</cosponsor>
,
<cosponsor name-id="G000566">
Mr. Gowdy
</cosponsor>
,
<cosponsor name-id="G000546">
Mr. Graves of Missouri
</cosponsor>
,
<cosponsor name-id="G000567">
Mr. Griffin of Arkansas
</cosponsor>
,
<cosponsor name-id="G000558">
Mr. Guthrie
</cosponsor>
,
<cosponsor name-id="H001051">
Mr. Hanna
</cosponsor>
,
<cosponsor name-id="H001045">
Mr. Harper
</cosponsor>
,
<cosponsor name-id="H001053">
Mrs. Hartzler
</cosponsor>
,
<cosponsor name-id="H001065">
Mr. Holding
</cosponsor>
,
<cosponsor name-id="H001067">
Mr. Hudson
</cosponsor>
,
<cosponsor name-id="H001057">
Mr. Huelskamp
</cosponsor>
,
<cosponsor name-id="H001058">
Mr. Huizenga of Michigan
</cosponsor>
,
<cosponsor name-id="H001059">
Mr. Hultgren
</cosponsor>
,
<cosponsor name-id="J000290">
Ms. Jenkins
</cosponsor>
,
<cosponsor name-id="J000292">
Mr. Johnson of Ohio
</cosponsor>
,
<cosponsor name-id="J000255">
Mr. Jones
</cosponsor>
,
<cosponsor name-id="K000376">
Mr. Kelly
</cosponsor>
,
<cosponsor name-id="K000363">
Mr. Kline
</cosponsor>
,
<cosponsor name-id="L000564">
Mr. Lamborn
</cosponsor>
,
<cosponsor name-id="L000111">
Mr. Latham
</cosponsor>
,
<cosponsor name-id="L000566">
Mr. Latta
</cosponsor>
,
<cosponsor name-id="L000576">
Mr. Long
</cosponsor>
,
<cosponsor name-id="L000569">
Mr. Luetkemeyer
</cosponsor>
,
<cosponsor name-id="L000571">
Mrs. Lummis
</cosponsor>
,
<cosponsor name-id="M001184">
Mr.
Massie
</cosponsor>
,
<cosponsor name-id="M001180">
Mr. McKinley
</cosponsor>
,
<cosponsor name-id="M001189">
Mr. Messer
</cosponsor>
,
<cosponsor name-id="M001144">
Mr. Miller of Florida
</cosponsor>
,
<cosponsor name-id="C001047">
Mrs. Capito
</cosponsor>
,
<cosponsor name-id="M001190">
Mr. Mullin
</cosponsor>
,
<cosponsor name-id="M001182">
Mr. Mulvaney
</cosponsor>
,
<cosponsor name-id="N000182">
Mr. Neugebauer
</cosponsor>
,
<cosponsor name-id="N000184">
Mrs. Noem
</cosponsor>
,
<cosponsor name-id="N000185">
Mr. Nugent
</cosponsor>
,
<cosponsor name-id="N000186">
Mr. Nunnelee
</cosponsor>
,
<cosponsor name-id="O000168">
Mr. Olson
</cosponsor>
,
<cosponsor name-id="P000588">
Mr. Pearce
</cosponsor>
,
<cosponsor name-id="R000585">
Mr. Reed
</cosponsor>
,
<cosponsor name-id="R000587">
Mr. Ribble
</cosponsor>
,
<cosponsor name-id="R000582">
Mr. Roe
of Tennessee
</cosponsor>
,
<cosponsor name-id="R000572">
Mr. Rogers of
Michigan
</cosponsor>
,
<cosponsor name-id="R000592">
Mr. Rokita
</cosponsor>
,
<cosponsor name-id="S001176">
Mr. Scalise
</cosponsor>
,
<cosponsor name-id="S001179">
Mr. Schock
</cosponsor>
,
<cosponsor name-id="S000244">
Mr. Sensenbrenner
</cosponsor>
,
<cosponsor name-id="S001148">
Mr. Simpson
</cosponsor>
,
<cosponsor name-id="S000583">
Mr. Smith of Texas
</cosponsor>
,
<cosponsor name-id="S001172">
Mr. Smith of Nebraska
</cosponsor>
,
<cosponsor name-id="S000937">
Mr. Stockman
</cosponsor>
,
<cosponsor name-id="S001188">
Mr. Stutzman
</cosponsor>
,
<cosponsor name-id="T000238">
Mr. Thornberry
</cosponsor>
,
<cosponsor name-id="T000462">
Mr. Tiberi
</cosponsor>
,
<cosponsor name-id="W000798">
Mr. Walberg
</cosponsor>
,
<cosponsor name-id="W000791">
Mr. Walden
</cosponsor>
,
<cosponsor name-id="W000806">
Mr. Webster of Florida
</cosponsor>
,
<cosponsor name-id="W000796">
Mr. Westmoreland
</cosponsor>
,
<cosponsor name-id="W000795">
Mr. Wilson of South Carolina
</cosponsor>
,
<cosponsor name-id="Y000063">
Mr. Yoder
</cosponsor>
,
<cosponsor name-id="Y000065">
Mr. Yoho
</cosponsor>
,
<cosponsor name-id="Y000033">
Mr. Young of Alaska
</cosponsor>
,
<cosponsor name-id="K000378">
Mr. Kinzinger of Illinois
</cosponsor>
,
<cosponsor name-id="S001187">
Mr. Stivers
</cosponsor>
,
<cosponsor name-id="T000470">
Mr. Tipton
</cosponsor>
,
<cosponsor name-id="G000564">
Mr. Gibson
</cosponsor>
,
<cosponsor name-id="B001255">
Mr. Boustany
</cosponsor>
,
<cosponsor name-id="P000592">
Mr. Poe of Texas
</cosponsor>
,
<cosponsor name-id="G000562">
Mr. Gardner
</cosponsor>
,
<cosponsor name-id="S001183">
Mr. Schweikert
</cosponsor>
,
<cosponsor name-id="F000448">
Mr. Franks of Arizona
</cosponsor>
,
<cosponsor name-id="H000067">
Mr. Hall
</cosponsor>
,
<cosponsor name-id="R000586">
Mr. Renacci
</cosponsor>
,
<cosponsor name-id="P000601">
Mr.
Palazzo
</cosponsor>
,
<cosponsor name-id="R000580">
Mr. Roskam
</cosponsor>
,
<cosponsor name-id="M001179">
Mr. Marino
</cosponsor>
,
<cosponsor name-id="P000599">
Mr. Posey
</cosponsor>
,
<cosponsor name-id="R000591">
Mrs. Roby
</cosponsor>
,
<cosponsor name-id="F000461">
Mr. Flores
</cosponsor>
,
<cosponsor name-id="B000213">
Mr. Barton
</cosponsor>
,
<cosponsor name-id="C000059">
Mr. Calvert
</cosponsor>
,
<cosponsor name-id="D000612">
Mr. Denham
</cosponsor>
,
<cosponsor name-id="B001269">
Mr. Barletta
</cosponsor>
,
<cosponsor name-id="A000361">
Mr. Alexander
</cosponsor>
,
<cosponsor name-id="A000055">
Mr. Aderholt
</cosponsor>
,
<cosponsor name-id="V000129">
Mr. Valadao
</cosponsor>
,
<cosponsor name-id="G000552">
Mr. Gohmert
</cosponsor>
,
<cosponsor name-id="C001077">
Mr. Coffman
</cosponsor>
,
<cosponsor name-id="U000031">
Mr. Upton
</cosponsor>
,
<cosponsor name-id="S000250">
Mr. Sessions
</cosponsor>
,
<cosponsor name-id="W000812">
Mrs. Wagner
</cosponsor>
,
<cosponsor name-id="K000362">
Mr. King of Iowa
</cosponsor>
,
<cosponsor name-id="B001284">
Mrs. Brooks of Indiana
</cosponsor>
,
<cosponsor name-id="B001271">
Mr. Benishek
</cosponsor>
, and
<cosponsor name-id="R000593">
Mr. Ross
</cosponsor>
) introduced the following
bill; which was referred to the
<committee-name committee-id="HJU00">
Committee
on the Judiciary
</committee-name>
, and in addition to the Committees on
<committee-name committee-id="HRU00">
Rules
</committee-name>
and
<committee-name committee-id="HBU00">
the Budget
</committee-name>
, for a period
to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of
such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee
concerned
</action-desc>
</action>
<legis-type>
A BILL
</legis-type>
<official-title>
To amend
<external-xref legal-doc="usc-chapter" parsable-cite="usc-chapter/5/8">
chapter 8
</external-xref>
of title 5, United States Code, to
provide that major rules of the executive branch shall have no force or effect
unless a joint resolution of approval is enacted into law.
</official-title>
</form>
<legis-body id="HA3FDA5AEB5164EF5AFE2FFF796340110" style="OLC">
<section id="HE5432B7B8FAB4D589956D481AB867FC1" 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>
Regulations From the Executive in Need
of Scrutiny Act of 2013
</short-title>
</quote>
.
</text>
</section>
<section commented="no" id="H599627F9027E4401939D0EE3C696D195">
<enum>
2.
</enum>
<header>
Purpose
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
The purpose of this Act is to increase
accountability for and transparency in the Federal regulatory process. Section
1 of article I of the United States Constitution grants all legislative powers
to Congress. Over time, Congress has excessively delegated its constitutional
charge while failing to conduct appropriate oversight and retain accountability
for the content of the laws it passes. By requiring a vote in Congress, the
REINS Act will result in more carefully drafted and detailed legislation, an
improved regulatory process, and a legislative branch that is truly accountable
to the American people for the laws imposed upon them.
</text>
</section>
<section id="HD460E617BD6B4A81AA730C53228E4FC7">
<enum>
3.
</enum>
<header>
Congressional
review of agency rulemaking
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
<external-xref legal-doc="usc-chapter" parsable-cite="usc-chapter/5/8">
Chapter 8
</external-xref>
of title 5, United States Code, is
amended to read as follows:
</text>
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<chapter commented="no" id="H0485CE4175AB446388AABBBCF6128785" level-type="subsequent">
<enum>
8
</enum>
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Congressional Review of Agency
Rulemaking
</header>
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<toc-entry bold="off" level="section">
Sec.
</toc-entry>
<toc-entry bold="off" level="section">
801. Congressional
review.
</toc-entry>
<toc-entry bold="off" level="section">
802. Congressional approval
procedure for major rules.
</toc-entry>
<toc-entry bold="off" level="section">
803. Congressional
disapproval procedure for nonmajor rules.
</toc-entry>
<toc-entry bold="off" level="section">
804. Definitions.
</toc-entry>
<toc-entry bold="off" level="section">
805. Judicial
review.
</toc-entry>
<toc-entry bold="off" level="section">
806. Exemption for monetary
policy.
</toc-entry>
<toc-entry bold="off" level="section">
807. Effective date of
certain rules.
</toc-entry>
</toc>
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<enum>
801.
</enum>
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Congressional review
</header>
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HB25586FE8EA7429C91A73DE9E0AD8A64">
<enum>
(a)
</enum>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="yes-display-inline" id="HBBDD7A5FEF234B988D427DE5772DC703">
<enum>
(1)
</enum>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="yes-display-inline" id="HFD07DF91998649268B66ED96AE24DE23">
<enum>
(A)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Before a rule may take effect, the Federal
agency promulgating such rule shall submit to each House of the Congress and to
the Comptroller General a report containing—
</text>
<clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H2D834242922B4D41B322971CF183F04A" indent="up2">
<enum>
(i)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
a copy of the rule;
</text>
</clause>
<clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H986513F6E76842FB8683B1B56707F2F5" indent="up2">
<enum>
(ii)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
a
concise general statement relating to the rule;
</text>
</clause>
<clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H091B25A80FAC4F72B06F45FFEA4009D2" indent="up2">
<enum>
(iii)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
a classification of the rule as a major or
nonmajor rule, including an explanation of the classification specifically
addressing each criteria for a major rule contained within sections 804(2)(A),
804(2)(B), and 804(2)(C);
</text>
</clause>
<clause id="H08EBD9B23945488C8546A4675E296962" indent="up2">
<enum>
(iv)
</enum>
<text>
a list of any other related
regulatory actions intended to implement the same statutory provision or
regulatory objective as well as the individual and aggregate economic effects
of those actions; and
</text>
</clause>
<clause id="HBC2726D2E63B4741AF89E3E312F5DEC7" indent="up2">
<enum>
(v)
</enum>
<text>
the proposed effective date of the
rule.
</text>
</clause>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H01541E4476ED41EF9CE3F87FC4EC1199" indent="up2">
<enum>
(B)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
On the date of the submission of the report
under subparagraph (A), the Federal agency promulgating the rule shall submit
to the Comptroller General and make available to each House of Congress—
</text>
<clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HE5BCB73EBD074332A7D2A659232C1F0F">
<enum>
(i)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
a complete copy of the cost-benefit
analysis of the rule, if any;
</text>
</clause>
<clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H051FE042CB1C400886125D5FDD6DD8E4">
<enum>
(ii)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
the agency’s actions pursuant to sections
603, 604, 605, 607, and 609 of this title;
</text>
</clause>
<clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H38AFF46DB19B49CFA514A10E93F401EA">
<enum>
(iii)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
the agency’s actions pursuant to sections
202, 203, 204, and 205 of the Unfunded Mandates Reform Act of 1995; and
</text>
</clause>
<clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H1D005C370B2C4C0F91EF796361528092">
<enum>
(iv)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
any other relevant information or
requirements under any other Act and any relevant Executive orders.
</text>
</clause>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HAEB4DAB0CF744C36A5975BE34E70FD02" indent="up2">
<enum>
(C)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Upon receipt of a report submitted under
subparagraph (A), each House shall provide copies of the report to the chairman
and ranking member of each standing committee with jurisdiction under the rules
of the House of Representatives or the Senate to report a bill to amend the
provision of law under which the rule is issued.
</text>
</subparagraph>
</paragraph>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H24BFF45360A14929B03BC41D1EDFBE88" indent="up1">
<enum>
(2)
</enum>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="yes-display-inline" id="H204680DCD9B4495E8A2C2722E9E27665">
<enum>
(A)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
The Comptroller General shall provide a
report on each major rule to the committees of jurisdiction by the end of 15
calendar days after the submission or publication date as provided in section
802(b)(2). The report of the Comptroller General shall include an assessment of
the agency’s compliance with procedural steps required by paragraph
(1)(B).
</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H2920FA3DD8D14A2BAAB54DC9C21DB38F" indent="up1">
<enum>
(B)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Federal agencies shall cooperate with the
Comptroller General by providing information relevant to the Comptroller
General’s report under subparagraph (A).
</text>
</subparagraph>
</paragraph>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H2BD9FC9715C74B6D90B0AD61E1DF4622" indent="up1">
<enum>
(3)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
A
major rule relating to a report submitted under paragraph (1) shall take effect
upon enactment of a joint resolution of approval described in section 802 or as
provided for in the rule following enactment of a joint resolution of approval
described in section 802, whichever is later.
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HBBAC895A4156478282026AD6A1EF8A88" indent="up1">
<enum>
(4)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
A
nonmajor rule shall take effect as provided by section 803 after submission to
Congress under paragraph (1).
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H2C5399C37E1C4825BF35E577227DB17A" indent="up1">
<enum>
(5)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
If a joint resolution of approval relating
to a major rule is not enacted within the period provided in subsection (b)(2),
then a joint resolution of approval relating to the same rule may not be
considered under this chapter in the same Congress by either the House of
Representatives or the Senate.
</text>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HF0359F36ED5F45D98837928EB1C265E9">
<enum>
(b)
</enum>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="yes-display-inline" id="H9BD942BCD63E4914804792FF0CC4EC3A">
<enum>
(1)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
A major rule shall not take effect unless
the Congress enacts a joint resolution of approval described under section
802.
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HEAFBF9189A2243B3A1A2C6E7F3914970" indent="up1">
<enum>
(2)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
If a joint resolution described in
subsection (a) is not enacted into law by the end of 70 session days or
legislative days, as applicable, beginning on the date on which the report
referred to in section 801(a)(1)(A) is received by Congress (excluding days
either House of Congress is adjourned for more than 3 days during a session of
Congress), then the rule described in that resolution shall be deemed not to be
approved and such rule shall not take effect.
</text>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H3375FCE22F28432284A743689D7459AD">
<enum>
(c)
</enum>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="yes-display-inline" id="H4138E32D2EA849D9A3BC1F018ED10D02">
<enum>
(1)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Notwithstanding any other provision of this
section (except subject to paragraph (3)), a major rule may take effect for one
90-calendar-day period if the President makes a determination under paragraph
(2) and submits written notice of such determination to the Congress.
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HCD7725D8F4384E989C969DCD4429EC43" indent="up1">
<enum>
(2)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Paragraph (1) applies to a determination
made by the President by Executive order that the major rule should take effect
because such rule is—
</text>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HBF486D3A7FEC48498E4C52F916E8B9B8">
<enum>
(A)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
necessary because of an imminent threat to
health or safety or other emergency;
</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HCCBEBDBD38F54D9ABFF8B96712C443E9">
<enum>
(B)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
necessary for the enforcement of criminal
laws;
</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H6A313BC4906A4E02AB0202EE8F3A04CC">
<enum>
(C)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
necessary for national security; or
</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HA6805917FACF42D29205C5400BCC67D0">
<enum>
(D)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
issued pursuant to any statute implementing
an international trade agreement.
</text>
</subparagraph>
</paragraph>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H88F83F0E5FAE4A37B6AA540B5B905C35" indent="up1">
<enum>
(3)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
An exercise by the President of the
authority under this subsection shall have no effect on the procedures under
section 802.
</text>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HF4BA7690A84A4665895F7FE1E4C37B77">
<enum>
(d)
</enum>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="yes-display-inline" id="HA83B2CFF9B8B437B9E52526C772D8896">
<enum>
(1)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
In addition to the opportunity for review
otherwise provided under this chapter, in the case of any rule for which a
report was submitted in accordance with subsection (a)(1)(A) during the period
beginning on the date occurring—
</text>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HBDAC3A0FB1E443C6BBAC26AA377E49E4" indent="up1">
<enum>
(A)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
in the case of the Senate, 60 session days,
or
</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H701E9A9DFBD64D0BB239E3034AFC8237" indent="up1">
<enum>
(B)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
in the case of the House of
Representatives, 60 legislative days,
</text>
</subparagraph>
</paragraph>
<continuation-text commented="no" continuation-text-level="subsection">
before the date the Congress is
scheduled to adjourn a session of Congress through the date on which the same
or succeeding Congress first convenes its next session, sections 802 and 803
shall apply to such rule in the succeeding session of Congress.
</continuation-text>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H32961D7BC33E4AAEA857331EFD7814A8" indent="up1">
<enum>
(2)
</enum>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="yes-display-inline" id="H8C120DECB26E434EB7256245F739A287">
<enum>
(A)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
In applying sections 802 and 803 for
purposes of such additional review, a rule described under paragraph (1) shall
be treated as though—
</text>
<clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H2A59AAE5162D421CAC613B9539156A68" indent="up1">
<enum>
(i)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
such rule were published in the Federal
Register on—
</text>
<subclause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H8E60B637D34D4D86895161F57C053B0E">
<enum>
(I)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
in the case of the Senate, the 15th session
day, or
</text>
</subclause>
<subclause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HC2678DB8525B4FCE9818A0FCC78CEA32">
<enum>
(II)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
in the case of the House of
Representatives, the 15th legislative day,
</text>
</subclause>
<continuation-text commented="no" continuation-text-level="clause">
after the succeeding session of Congress
first convenes; and
</continuation-text>
</clause>
<clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HE3B9E4ED2C4045618712A1BE57038716" indent="up1">
<enum>
(ii)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
a
report on such rule were submitted to Congress under subsection (a)(1) on such
date.
</text>
</clause>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H74F7B733132A4F63B62E398D4807990C" indent="up1">
<enum>
(B)
</enum>
<text>
Nothing in this paragraph shall be
construed to affect the requirement under subsection (a)(1) that a report shall
be submitted to Congress before a rule can take effect.
</text>
</subparagraph>
</paragraph>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H04AF2165FB684C7BBE4C5474D0215405" indent="up1">
<enum>
(3)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
A
rule described under paragraph (1) shall take effect as otherwise provided by
law (including other subsections of this section).
</text>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
</section>
<section id="H2FC7E27F8E8C43439E5052A20FE09DD9">
<enum>
802.
</enum>
<header>
Congressional
approval procedure for major rules
</header>
<subsection id="H26190500A3854A67915BD9F7F196B5B3">
<enum>
(a)
</enum>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="yes-display-inline" id="HBE3C51CFD3F04CE6A783C75C8C5DD56B">
<enum>
(1)
</enum>
<text>
For purposes of this
section, the term
<term>
joint resolution
</term>
means only a joint resolution
addressing a report classifying a rule as major pursuant to section
801(a)(1)(A)(iii) that—
</text>
<subparagraph id="HF77B41AFFA0A4CC289AA2698FE1C68B5" indent="up1">
<enum>
(A)
</enum>
<text>
bears no preamble;
</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HEDCF22320CD944E28CE456EC661C1ADA" indent="up1">
<enum>
(B)
</enum>
<text>
bears the following title (with blanks
filled as appropriate):
<quote>
Approving the rule submitted by ___ relating to
___.
</quote>
;
</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H7FF688D0884E42C7BE524205BA08D956" indent="up1">
<enum>
(C)
</enum>
<text>
includes after its resolving clause
only the following (with blanks filled as appropriate):
<quote>
That Congress
approves the rule submitted by ___ relating to ___.
</quote>
; and
</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HD04B7F7B5379429188F59F46D90EC34B" indent="up1">
<enum>
(D)
</enum>
<text>
is introduced pursuant to paragraph
(2).
</text>
</subparagraph>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H6CB80E44D869469CB02711277E36AB0D" indent="up1">
<enum>
(2)
</enum>
<text>
After a House of Congress receives a
report classifying a rule as major pursuant to section 801(a)(1)(A)(iii), the
majority leader of that House (or his or her respective designee) shall
introduce (by request, if appropriate) a joint resolution described in
paragraph (1)—
</text>
<subparagraph id="H5FDACC98B2464C5791F4D2BE77281E97">
<enum>
(A)
</enum>
<text>
in the case of the House of
Representatives, within three legislative days; and
</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H3A8EA9287C1248A099265D21F8032C7B">
<enum>
(B)
</enum>
<text>
in the case of the Senate, within
three session days.
</text>
</subparagraph>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H0A78C0B3AC494BEC9B2E1D4211B397E7" indent="up1">
<enum>
(3)
</enum>
<text>
A joint resolution described in
paragraph (1) shall not be subject to amendment at any stage of
proceeding.
</text>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
<subsection id="HF3B5363D321F45B8AF070D458A2AA103">
<enum>
(b)
</enum>
<text>
A joint resolution
described in subsection (a) shall be referred in each House of Congress to the
committees having jurisdiction over the provision of law under which the rule
is issued.
</text>
</subsection>
<subsection id="HFEB0315966404665A416F28A6750EC8A">
<enum>
(c)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
In the Senate, if the committee or
committees to which a joint resolution described in subsection (a) has been
referred have not reported it at the end of 15 session days after its
introduction, such committee or committees shall be automatically discharged
from further consideration of the resolution and it shall be placed on the
calendar. A vote on final passage of the resolution shall be taken on or before
the close of the 15th session day after the resolution is reported by the
committee or committees to which it was referred, or after such committee or
committees have been discharged from further consideration of the
resolution.
</text>
</subsection>
<subsection id="H5224575868324F419A4F605033CAFFE1">
<enum>
(d)
</enum>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="yes-display-inline" id="H223DD3745E394C3397AF68ADAB099EF2">
<enum>
(1)
</enum>
<text>
In the Senate, when the
committee or committees to which a joint resolution is referred have reported,
or when a committee or committees are discharged (under subsection (c)) from
further consideration of a joint resolution described in subsection (a), it is
at any time thereafter in order (even though a previous motion to the same
effect has been disagreed to) for a motion to proceed to the consideration of
the joint resolution, and all points of order against the joint resolution (and
against consideration of the joint resolution) are waived. The motion is not
subject to amendment, or to a motion to postpone, or to a motion to proceed to
the consideration of other business. A motion to reconsider the vote by which
the motion is agreed to or disagreed to shall not be in order. If a motion to
proceed to the consideration of the joint resolution is agreed to, the joint
resolution shall remain the unfinished business of the Senate until disposed
of.
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H26EF6A7172764244B2DC282D1F2C132A" indent="up1">
<enum>
(2)
</enum>
<text>
In the Senate, debate on the joint
resolution, and on all debatable motions and appeals in connection therewith,
shall be limited to not more than 2 hours, which shall be divided equally
between those favoring and those opposing the joint resolution. A motion to
further limit debate is in order and not debatable. An amendment to, or a
motion to postpone, or a motion to proceed to the consideration of other
business, or a motion to recommit the joint resolution is not in order.
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H3C0C79E2C0114F2EBE2B5E2920D20FBA" indent="up1">
<enum>
(3)
</enum>
<text>
In the Senate, immediately following
the conclusion of the debate on a joint resolution described in subsection (a),
and a single quorum call at the conclusion of the debate if requested in
accordance with the rules of the Senate, the vote on final passage of the joint
resolution shall occur.
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="HE692089BFF7E44489A39409196A35D77" indent="up1">
<enum>
(4)
</enum>
<text>
Appeals from the decisions of the
Chair relating to the application of the rules of the Senate to the procedure
relating to a joint resolution described in subsection (a) shall be decided
without debate.
</text>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
<subsection id="HB5B0D7F503DB4104B11B20F7B65B61B1">
<enum>
(e)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
In the House of Representatives, if any
committee to which a joint resolution described in subsection (a) has been
referred has not reported it to the House at the end of 15 legislative days
after its introduction, such committee shall be discharged from further
consideration of the joint resolution, and it shall be placed on the
appropriate calendar. On the second and fourth Thursdays of each month it shall
be in order at any time for the Speaker to recognize a Member who favors
passage of a joint resolution that has appeared on the calendar for at least 5
legislative days to call up that joint resolution for immediate consideration
in the House without intervention of any point of order. When so called up a
joint resolution shall be considered as read and shall be debatable for 1 hour
equally divided and controlled by the proponent and an opponent, and the
previous question shall be considered as ordered to its passage without
intervening motion. It shall not be in order to reconsider the vote on passage.
If a vote on final passage of the joint resolution has not been taken by the
third Thursday on which the Speaker may recognize a Member under this
subsection, such vote shall be taken on that day.
</text>
</subsection>
<subsection id="H90C1CDBB5E354C12A4A851180E83BD91">
<enum>
(f)
</enum>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="yes-display-inline" id="HB6B04169AF72464B81A0C8A95D8933DD">
<enum>
(1)
</enum>
<text>
If, before passing a
joint resolution described in subsection (a), one House receives from the other
a joint resolution having the same text, then—
</text>
<subparagraph id="H05124467EF78462C9FA5E03360794A40" indent="up1">
<enum>
(A)
</enum>
<text>
the joint resolution of the other
House shall not be referred to a committee; and
</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H816515B82A5D4AD5B8CA4F1BF569EAEC" indent="up1">
<enum>
(B)
</enum>
<text>
the procedure in the receiving House
shall be the same as if no joint resolution had been received from the other
House until the vote on passage, when the joint resolution received from the
other House shall supplant the joint resolution of the receiving House.
</text>
</subparagraph>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H1ADA3945F0E24BCFA4C38C9B312836F8" indent="up1">
<enum>
(2)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
This subsection shall not apply to the
House of Representatives if the joint resolution received from the Senate is a
revenue measure.
</text>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
<subsection commented="no" id="HD6AEF142395444BA83E3B8ECD8DCDEC8">
<enum>
(g)
</enum>
<text>
If either House
has not taken a vote on final passage of the joint resolution by the last day
of the period described in section 801(b)(2), then such vote shall be taken on
that day.
</text>
</subsection>
<subsection id="H176D39B28554467F9B1677E8F88C91AC">
<enum>
(h)
</enum>
<text>
This section and
section 803 are enacted by Congress—
</text>
<paragraph id="HA874196FF70A4CE88224260AC71FBDF5">
<enum>
(1)
</enum>
<text>
as an exercise of
the rulemaking power of the Senate and House of Representatives, respectively,
and as such is deemed to be part of the rules of each House, respectively, but
applicable only with respect to the procedure to be followed in that House in
the case of a joint resolution described in subsection (a) and superseding
other rules only where explicitly so; and
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H14BD1E5AE7804A498BCA7DF142806E5D">
<enum>
(2)
</enum>
<text>
with full
recognition of the Constitutional right of either House to change the rules (so
far as they relate to the procedure of that House) at any time, in the same
manner and to the same extent as in the case of any other rule of that
House.
</text>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
</section>
<section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HC09D7432E69E43B18F0347B98AC0E1CC" section-type="subsequent-section">
<enum>
803.
</enum>
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Congressional disapproval procedure for
nonmajor rules
</header>
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H1AC1B76135B3423B908DEFF7DCB51D78">
<enum>
(a)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
For purposes of this section, the term
<term>
joint resolution
</term>
means only a joint resolution introduced in the
period beginning on the date on which the report referred to in section
801(a)(1)(A) is received by Congress and ending 60 days thereafter (excluding
days either House of Congress is adjourned for more than 3 days during a
session of Congress), the matter after the resolving clause of which is as
follows:
<quote>
That Congress disapproves the nonmajor rule submitted by the
___ relating to ___ , and such rule shall have no force or effect.
</quote>
(The
blank spaces being appropriately filled in).
</text>
</subsection>
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H562F37454BE84D1BA1BA65916F0EB410">
<enum>
(b)
</enum>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="yes-display-inline" id="H029D44B99FB844CA9D8628E0D1B6AB02">
<enum>
(1)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
A joint resolution described in subsection
(a) shall be referred to the committees in each House of Congress with
jurisdiction.
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H962162CF1DFF4868925F14067294D105" indent="up1">
<enum>
(2)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
For purposes of this section, the term
submission or publication date means the later of the date on which—
</text>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H886B75E623C440D7B3AFA86F10BAABEE">
<enum>
(A)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
the Congress receives the report submitted
under section 801(a)(1); or
</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HA07F204A375B44A7A74F756D1B9F93F3">
<enum>
(B)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
the nonmajor rule is published in the
Federal Register, if so published.
</text>
</subparagraph>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HF1D8DC57E2BA4EC9A65526287CB27DA8">
<enum>
(c)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
In the Senate, if the committee to which is
referred a joint resolution described in subsection (a) has not reported such
joint resolution (or an identical joint resolution) at the end of 15 session
days after the date of introduction of the joint resolution, such committee may
be discharged from further consideration of such joint resolution upon a
petition supported in writing by 30 Members of the Senate, and such joint
resolution shall be placed on the calendar.
</text>
</subsection>
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H4EC04F44E4E74C58B83678A79BED2ED4">
<enum>
(d)
</enum>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="yes-display-inline" id="H01619897ED1F41DE99C8B13045DCD93B">
<enum>
(1)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
In the Senate, when the committee to which
a joint resolution is referred has reported, or when a committee is discharged
(under subsection (c)) from further consideration of a joint resolution
described in subsection (a), it is at any time thereafter in order (even though
a previous motion to the same effect has been disagreed to) for a motion to
proceed to the consideration of the joint resolution, and all points of order
against the joint resolution (and against consideration of the joint
resolution) are waived. The motion is not subject to amendment, or to a motion
to postpone, or to a motion to proceed to the consideration of other business.
A motion to reconsider the vote by which the motion is agreed to or disagreed
to shall not be in order. If a motion to proceed to the consideration of the
joint resolution is agreed to, the joint resolution shall remain the unfinished
business of the Senate until disposed of.
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H36A314FABD1E46D5A5D43F13EEEA6A68" indent="up1">
<enum>
(2)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
In the Senate, debate on the joint
resolution, and on all debatable motions and appeals in connection therewith,
shall be limited to not more than 10 hours, which shall be divided equally
between those favoring and those opposing the joint resolution. A motion to
further limit debate is in order and not debatable. An amendment to, or a
motion to postpone, or a motion to proceed to the consideration of other
business, or a motion to recommit the joint resolution is not in order.
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H4EECDBA609F44B4D9EF7EA4CE749E50E" indent="up1">
<enum>
(3)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
In the Senate, immediately following the
conclusion of the debate on a joint resolution described in subsection (a), and
a single quorum call at the conclusion of the debate if requested in accordance
with the rules of the Senate, the vote on final passage of the joint resolution
shall occur.
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H54C8FA936C2249E9A740855A8ED1C51B" indent="up1">
<enum>
(4)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Appeals from the decisions of the Chair
relating to the application of the rules of the Senate to the procedure
relating to a joint resolution described in subsection (a) shall be decided
without debate.
</text>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HCF4FB2C0EB6F4D90AA5546626A2F1C16">
<enum>
(e)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
In the Senate the procedure specified in
subsection (c) or (d) shall not apply to the consideration of a joint
resolution respecting a nonmajor rule—
</text>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H1644B086D51C4257A76887D498B3190C">
<enum>
(1)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
after the expiration of the 60 session days
beginning with the applicable submission or publication date, or
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HCEA04CE446B64854B8696476919F4E89">
<enum>
(2)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
if the report under section 801(a)(1)(A)
was submitted during the period referred to in section 801(d)(1), after the
expiration of the 60 session days beginning on the 15th session day after the
succeeding session of Congress first convenes.
</text>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HC80EB564174D47FCB5E698A42B0D5127">
<enum>
(f)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
If, before the passage by one House of a
joint resolution of that House described in subsection (a), that House receives
from the other House a joint resolution described in subsection (a), then the
following procedures shall apply:
</text>
<paragraph id="H02113A45489E47E0B23E20200184E34B">
<enum>
(1)
</enum>
<text>
The joint
resolution of the other House shall not be referred to a committee.
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HDE83044FE04A459B8D8B338E57B127E8">
<enum>
(2)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
With respect to a joint resolution
described in subsection (a) of the House receiving the joint resolution—
</text>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H43822704BD42429BABCB841334D96F39">
<enum>
(A)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
the procedure in that House shall be the
same as if no joint resolution had been received from the other House;
but
</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H1E3F09D63A774ED197E2B679969F18C7">
<enum>
(B)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
the vote on final passage shall be on the
joint resolution of the other House.
</text>
</subparagraph>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
</section>
<section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H9A838E8DCE8546778225A96925A442D8" section-type="subsequent-section">
<enum>
804.
</enum>
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Definitions
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
For purposes of this chapter—
</text>
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(1)
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The term
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Federal agency
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means
any agency as that term is defined in section 551(1).
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(2)
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The term
<term>
major rule
</term>
means any
rule, including an interim final rule, that the Administrator of the Office of
Information and Regulatory Affairs of the Office of Management and Budget finds
has resulted in or is likely to result in—
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(A)
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an annual effect on the economy of
$100,000,000 or more;
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(B)
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a major increase in costs or prices for
consumers, individual industries, Federal, State, or local government agencies,
or geographic regions; or
</text>
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(C)
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significant adverse effects on competition,
employment, investment, productivity, innovation, or on the ability of United
States-based enterprises to compete with foreign-based enterprises in domestic
and export markets.
</text>
</subparagraph>
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(3)
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The term
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nonmajor rule
</term>
means
any rule that is not a major rule.
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(4)
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The term
<term>
rule
</term>
has the meaning
given such term in section 551, except that such term does not include—
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(A)
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any rule of particular applicability,
including a rule that approves or prescribes for the future rates, wages,
prices, services, or allowances therefore, corporate or financial structures,
reorganizations, mergers, or acquisitions thereof, or accounting practices or
disclosures bearing on any of the foregoing;
</text>
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<enum>
(B)
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any rule relating to agency management or
personnel; or
</text>
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<enum>
(C)
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any rule of agency organization, procedure,
or practice that does not substantially affect the rights or obligations of
non-agency parties.
</text>
</subparagraph>
</paragraph>
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<enum>
805.
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Judicial review
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(a)
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No determination, finding, action, or
omission under this chapter shall be subject to judicial review.
</text>
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(b)
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Notwithstanding subsection (a), a court may
determine whether a Federal agency has completed the necessary requirements
under this chapter for a rule to take effect.
</text>
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<enum>
(c)
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The enactment of a joint resolution of
approval under section 802 shall not be interpreted to serve as a grant or
modification of statutory authority by Congress for the promulgation of a rule,
shall not extinguish or affect any claim, whether substantive or procedural,
against any alleged defect in a rule, and shall not form part of the record
before the court in any judicial proceeding concerning a rule except for
purposes of determining whether or not the rule is in effect.
</text>
</subsection>
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806.
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Exemption for monetary policy
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Nothing in this chapter shall apply to rules
that concern monetary policy proposed or implemented by the Board of Governors
of the Federal Reserve System or the Federal Open Market Committee.
</text>
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807.
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Effective date of certain
rules
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Notwithstanding section
801—
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(1)
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any rule that establishes, modifies, opens,
closes, or conducts a regulatory program for a commercial, recreational, or
subsistence activity related to hunting, fishing, or camping; or
</text>
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(2)
</enum>
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any rule other than a major rule which an
agency for good cause finds (and incorporates the finding and a brief statement
of reasons therefore in the rule issued) that notice and public procedure
thereon are impracticable, unnecessary, or contrary to the public
interest,
</text>
</paragraph>
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shall
take effect at such time as the Federal agency promulgating the rule
determines.
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.
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4.
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<header>
Budgetary effects
of rules subject to
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section 802
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of title 5, United States Code
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<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
Section 257(b)(2) of the Balanced Budget and
Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985 is amended by adding at the end the
following new subparagraph:
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(E)
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Budgetary
effects of rules subject to
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section 802
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of title 5, United States
Code
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Any rules subject to the
congressional approval procedure set forth in section 802 of chapter 8 of title
5, United States Code, affecting budget authority, outlays, or receipts shall
be assumed to be effective unless it is not approved in accordance with such
section.
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.
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| I 113th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 367 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES January 23, 2013 Mr. Young of Indiana (for himself, Mr. Amodei , Mr. Bachus , Mr. Barr , Mr. Bishop of Utah , Mrs. Black , Mrs. Blackburn , Mr. Bonner , Mr. Brooks of Alabama , Mr. Bucshon , Mr. Camp , Mr. Cassidy , Mr. Chabot , Mr. Chaffetz , Mr. Collins of Georgia , Mr. Cramer , Mr. Crawford , Mr. Rodney Davis of Illinois , Mr. DeSantis , Mr. DesJarlais , Mr. Duncan of Tennessee , Mr. Duncan of South Carolina , Mr. Fitzpatrick , Mr. Forbes , Mr. Fortenberry , Mr. Garrett , Mr. Gerlach , Mr. Gibbs , Mr. Gingrey of Georgia , Mr. Gosar , Mr. Gowdy , Mr. Graves of Missouri , Mr. Griffin of Arkansas , Mr. Guthrie , Mr. Hanna , Mr. Harper , Mrs. Hartzler , Mr. Holding , Mr. Hudson , Mr. Huelskamp , Mr. Huizenga of Michigan , Mr. Hultgren , Ms. Jenkins , Mr. Johnson of Ohio , Mr. Jones , Mr. Kelly , Mr. Kline , Mr. Lamborn , Mr. Latham , Mr. Latta , Mr. Long , Mr. Luetkemeyer , Mrs. Lummis , Mr. Massie , Mr. McKinley , Mr. Messer , Mr. Miller of Florida , Mrs. Capito , Mr. Mullin , Mr. Mulvaney , Mr. Neugebauer , Mrs. Noem , Mr. Nugent , Mr. Nunnelee , Mr. Olson , Mr. Pearce , Mr. Reed , Mr. Ribble , Mr. Roe of Tennessee , Mr. Rogers of Michigan , Mr. Rokita , Mr. Scalise , Mr. Schock , Mr. Sensenbrenner , Mr. Simpson , Mr. Smith of Texas , Mr. Smith of Nebraska , Mr. Stockman , Mr. Stutzman , Mr. Thornberry , Mr. Tiberi , Mr. Walberg , Mr. Walden , Mr. Webster of Florida , Mr. Westmoreland , Mr. Wilson of South Carolina , Mr. Yoder , Mr. Yoho , Mr. Young of Alaska , Mr. Kinzinger of Illinois , Mr. Stivers , Mr. Tipton , Mr. Gibson , Mr. Boustany , Mr. Poe of Texas , Mr. Gardner , Mr. Schweikert , Mr. Franks of Arizona , Mr. Hall , Mr. Renacci , Mr. Palazzo , Mr. Roskam , Mr. Marino , Mr. Posey , Mrs. Roby , Mr. Flores , Mr. Barton , Mr. Calvert , Mr. Denham , Mr. Barletta , Mr. Alexander , Mr. Aderholt , Mr. Valadao , Mr. Gohmert , Mr. Coffman , Mr. Upton , Mr. Sessions , Mrs. Wagner , Mr. King of Iowa , Mrs. Brooks of Indiana , Mr. Benishek , and Mr. Ross ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary , and in addition to the Committees on 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 amend chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, to provide that major rules of the executive branch shall have no force or effect unless a joint resolution of approval is enacted into law.
1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Regulations From the Executive in Need of Scrutiny Act of 2013 . 2. Purpose The purpose of this Act is to increase accountability for and transparency in the Federal regulatory process. Section 1 of article I of the United States Constitution grants all legislative powers to Congress. Over time, Congress has excessively delegated its constitutional charge while failing to conduct appropriate oversight and retain accountability for the content of the laws it passes. By requiring a vote in Congress, the REINS Act will result in more carefully drafted and detailed legislation, an improved regulatory process, and a legislative branch that is truly accountable to the American people for the laws imposed upon them. 3. Congressional review of agency rulemaking Chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, is amended to read as follows: 8 Congressional Review of Agency Rulemaking Sec. 801. Congressional review. 802. Congressional approval procedure for major rules. 803. Congressional disapproval procedure for nonmajor rules. 804. Definitions. 805. Judicial review. 806. Exemption for monetary policy. 807. Effective date of certain rules. 801. Congressional review (a) (1) (A) Before a rule may take effect, the Federal agency promulgating such rule shall submit to each House of the Congress and to the Comptroller General a report containing— (i) a copy of the rule; (ii) a concise general statement relating to the rule; (iii) a classification of the rule as a major or nonmajor rule, including an explanation of the classification specifically addressing each criteria for a major rule contained within sections 804(2)(A), 804(2)(B), and 804(2)(C); (iv) a list of any other related regulatory actions intended to implement the same statutory provision or regulatory objective as well as the individual and aggregate economic effects of those actions; and (v) the proposed effective date of the rule. (B) On the date of the submission of the report under subparagraph (A), the Federal agency promulgating the rule shall submit to the Comptroller General and make available to each House of Congress— (i) a complete copy of the cost-benefit analysis of the rule, if any; (ii) the agency’s actions pursuant to sections 603, 604, 605, 607, and 609 of this title; (iii) the agency’s actions pursuant to sections 202, 203, 204, and 205 of the Unfunded Mandates Reform Act of 1995; and (iv) any other relevant information or requirements under any other Act and any relevant Executive orders. (C) Upon receipt of a report submitted under subparagraph (A), each House shall provide copies of the report to the chairman and ranking member of each standing committee with jurisdiction under the rules of the House of Representatives or the Senate to report a bill to amend the provision of law under which the rule is issued. (2) (A) The Comptroller General shall provide a report on each major rule to the committees of jurisdiction by the end of 15 calendar days after the submission or publication date as provided in section 802(b)(2). The report of the Comptroller General shall include an assessment of the agency’s compliance with procedural steps required by paragraph (1)(B). (B) Federal agencies shall cooperate with the Comptroller General by providing information relevant to the Comptroller General’s report under subparagraph (A). (3) A major rule relating to a report submitted under paragraph (1) shall take effect upon enactment of a joint resolution of approval described in section 802 or as provided for in the rule following enactment of a joint resolution of approval described in section 802, whichever is later. (4) A nonmajor rule shall take effect as provided by section 803 after submission to Congress under paragraph (1). (5) If a joint resolution of approval relating to a major rule is not enacted within the period provided in subsection (b)(2), then a joint resolution of approval relating to the same rule may not be considered under this chapter in the same Congress by either the House of Representatives or the Senate. (b) (1) A major rule shall not take effect unless the Congress enacts a joint resolution of approval described under section 802. (2) If a joint resolution described in subsection (a) is not enacted into law by the end of 70 session days or legislative days, as applicable, beginning on the date on which the report referred to in section 801(a)(1)(A) is received by Congress (excluding days either House of Congress is adjourned for more than 3 days during a session of Congress), then the rule described in that resolution shall be deemed not to be approved and such rule shall not take effect. (c) (1) Notwithstanding any other provision of this section (except subject to paragraph (3)), a major rule may take effect for one 90-calendar-day period if the President makes a determination under paragraph (2) and submits written notice of such determination to the Congress. (2) Paragraph (1) applies to a determination made by the President by Executive order that the major rule should take effect because such rule is— (A) necessary because of an imminent threat to health or safety or other emergency; (B) necessary for the enforcement of criminal laws; (C) necessary for national security; or (D) issued pursuant to any statute implementing an international trade agreement. (3) An exercise by the President of the authority under this subsection shall have no effect on the procedures under section 802. (d) (1) In addition to the opportunity for review otherwise provided under this chapter, in the case of any rule for which a report was submitted in accordance with subsection (a)(1)(A) during the period beginning on the date occurring— (A) in the case of the Senate, 60 session days, or (B) in the case of the House of Representatives, 60 legislative days, before the date the Congress is scheduled to adjourn a session of Congress through the date on which the same or succeeding Congress first convenes its next session, sections 802 and 803 shall apply to such rule in the succeeding session of Congress. (2) (A) In applying sections 802 and 803 for purposes of such additional review, a rule described under paragraph (1) shall be treated as though— (i) such rule were published in the Federal Register on— (I) in the case of the Senate, the 15th session day, or (II) in the case of the House of Representatives, the 15th legislative day, after the succeeding session of Congress first convenes; and (ii) a report on such rule were submitted to Congress under subsection (a)(1) on such date. (B) Nothing in this paragraph shall be construed to affect the requirement under subsection (a)(1) that a report shall be submitted to Congress before a rule can take effect. (3) A rule described under paragraph (1) shall take effect as otherwise provided by law (including other subsections of this section). 802. Congressional approval procedure for major rules (a) (1) For purposes of this section, the term joint resolution means only a joint resolution addressing a report classifying a rule as major pursuant to section 801(a)(1)(A)(iii) that— (A) bears no preamble; (B) bears the following title (with blanks filled as appropriate): Approving the rule submitted by ___ relating to ___. ; (C) includes after its resolving clause only the following (with blanks filled as appropriate): That Congress approves the rule submitted by ___ relating to ___. ; and (D) is introduced pursuant to paragraph (2). (2) After a House of Congress receives a report classifying a rule as major pursuant to section 801(a)(1)(A)(iii), the majority leader of that House (or his or her respective designee) shall introduce (by request, if appropriate) a joint resolution described in paragraph (1)— (A) in the case of the House of Representatives, within three legislative days; and (B) in the case of the Senate, within three session days. (3) A joint resolution described in paragraph (1) shall not be subject to amendment at any stage of proceeding. (b) A joint resolution described in subsection (a) shall be referred in each House of Congress to the committees having jurisdiction over the provision of law under which the rule is issued. (c) In the Senate, if the committee or committees to which a joint resolution described in subsection (a) has been referred have not reported it at the end of 15 session days after its introduction, such committee or committees shall be automatically discharged from further consideration of the resolution and it shall be placed on the calendar. A vote on final passage of the resolution shall be taken on or before the close of the 15th session day after the resolution is reported by the committee or committees to which it was referred, or after such committee or committees have been discharged from further consideration of the resolution. (d) (1) In the Senate, when the committee or committees to which a joint resolution is referred have reported, or when a committee or committees are discharged (under subsection (c)) from further consideration of a joint resolution described in subsection (a), it is at any time thereafter in order (even though a previous motion to the same effect has been disagreed to) for a motion to proceed to the consideration of the joint resolution, and all points of order against the joint resolution (and against consideration of the joint resolution) are waived. The motion is not subject to amendment, or to a motion to postpone, or to a motion to proceed to the consideration of other business. A motion to reconsider the vote by which the motion is agreed to or disagreed to shall not be in order. If a motion to proceed to the consideration of the joint resolution is agreed to, the joint resolution shall remain the unfinished business of the Senate until disposed of. (2) In the Senate, debate on the joint resolution, and on all debatable motions and appeals in connection therewith, shall be limited to not more than 2 hours, which shall be divided equally between those favoring and those opposing the joint resolution. A motion to further limit debate is in order and not debatable. An amendment to, or a motion to postpone, or a motion to proceed to the consideration of other business, or a motion to recommit the joint resolution is not in order. (3) In the Senate, immediately following the conclusion of the debate on a joint resolution described in subsection (a), and a single quorum call at the conclusion of the debate if requested in accordance with the rules of the Senate, the vote on final passage of the joint resolution shall occur. (4) Appeals from the decisions of the Chair relating to the application of the rules of the Senate to the procedure relating to a joint resolution described in subsection (a) shall be decided without debate. (e) In the House of Representatives, if any committee to which a joint resolution described in subsection (a) has been referred has not reported it to the House at the end of 15 legislative days after its introduction, such committee shall be discharged from further consideration of the joint resolution, and it shall be placed on the appropriate calendar. On the second and fourth Thursdays of each month it shall be in order at any time for the Speaker to recognize a Member who favors passage of a joint resolution that has appeared on the calendar for at least 5 legislative days to call up that joint resolution for immediate consideration in the House without intervention of any point of order. When so called up a joint resolution shall be considered as read and shall be debatable for 1 hour equally divided and controlled by the proponent and an opponent, and the previous question shall be considered as ordered to its passage without intervening motion. It shall not be in order to reconsider the vote on passage. If a vote on final passage of the joint resolution has not been taken by the third Thursday on which the Speaker may recognize a Member under this subsection, such vote shall be taken on that day. (f) (1) If, before passing a joint resolution described in subsection (a), one House receives from the other a joint resolution having the same text, then— (A) the joint resolution of the other House shall not be referred to a committee; and (B) the procedure in the receiving House shall be the same as if no joint resolution had been received from the other House until the vote on passage, when the joint resolution received from the other House shall supplant the joint resolution of the receiving House. (2) This subsection shall not apply to the House of Representatives if the joint resolution received from the Senate is a revenue measure. (g) If either House has not taken a vote on final passage of the joint resolution by the last day of the period described in section 801(b)(2), then such vote shall be taken on that day. (h) This section and section 803 are enacted by Congress— (1) as an exercise of the rulemaking power of the Senate and House of Representatives, respectively, and as such is deemed to be part of the rules of each House, respectively, but applicable only with respect to the procedure to be followed in that House in the case of a joint resolution described in subsection (a) and superseding other rules only where explicitly so; and (2) with full recognition of the Constitutional right of either House to change the rules (so far as they relate to the procedure of that House) at any time, in the same manner and to the same extent as in the case of any other rule of that House. 803. Congressional disapproval procedure for nonmajor rules (a) For purposes of this section, the term joint resolution means only a joint resolution introduced in the period beginning on the date on which the report referred to in section 801(a)(1)(A) is received by Congress and ending 60 days thereafter (excluding days either House of Congress is adjourned for more than 3 days during a session of Congress), the matter after the resolving clause of which is as follows: That Congress disapproves the nonmajor rule submitted by the ___ relating to ___ , and such rule shall have no force or effect. (The blank spaces being appropriately filled in). (b) (1) A joint resolution described in subsection (a) shall be referred to the committees in each House of Congress with jurisdiction. (2) For purposes of this section, the term submission or publication date means the later of the date on which— (A) the Congress receives the report submitted under section 801(a)(1); or (B) the nonmajor rule is published in the Federal Register, if so published. (c) In the Senate, if the committee to which is referred a joint resolution described in subsection (a) has not reported such joint resolution (or an identical joint resolution) at the end of 15 session days after the date of introduction of the joint resolution, such committee may be discharged from further consideration of such joint resolution upon a petition supported in writing by 30 Members of the Senate, and such joint resolution shall be placed on the calendar. (d) (1) In the Senate, when the committee to which a joint resolution is referred has reported, or when a committee is discharged (under subsection (c)) from further consideration of a joint resolution described in subsection (a), it is at any time thereafter in order (even though a previous motion to the same effect has been disagreed to) for a motion to proceed to the consideration of the joint resolution, and all points of order against the joint resolution (and against consideration of the joint resolution) are waived. The motion is not subject to amendment, or to a motion to postpone, or to a motion to proceed to the consideration of other business. A motion to reconsider the vote by which the motion is agreed to or disagreed to shall not be in order. If a motion to proceed to the consideration of the joint resolution is agreed to, the joint resolution shall remain the unfinished business of the Senate until disposed of. (2) In the Senate, debate on the joint resolution, and on all debatable motions and appeals in connection therewith, shall be limited to not more than 10 hours, which shall be divided equally between those favoring and those opposing the joint resolution. A motion to further limit debate is in order and not debatable. An amendment to, or a motion to postpone, or a motion to proceed to the consideration of other business, or a motion to recommit the joint resolution is not in order. (3) In the Senate, immediately following the conclusion of the debate on a joint resolution described in subsection (a), and a single quorum call at the conclusion of the debate if requested in accordance with the rules of the Senate, the vote on final passage of the joint resolution shall occur. (4) Appeals from the decisions of the Chair relating to the application of the rules of the Senate to the procedure relating to a joint resolution described in subsection (a) shall be decided without debate. (e) In the Senate the procedure specified in subsection (c) or (d) shall not apply to the consideration of a joint resolution respecting a nonmajor rule— (1) after the expiration of the 60 session days beginning with the applicable submission or publication date, or (2) if the report under section 801(a)(1)(A) was submitted during the period referred to in section 801(d)(1), after the expiration of the 60 session days beginning on the 15th session day after the succeeding session of Congress first convenes. (f) If, before the passage by one House of a joint resolution of that House described in subsection (a), that House receives from the other House a joint resolution described in subsection (a), then the following procedures shall apply: (1) The joint resolution of the other House shall not be referred to a committee. (2) With respect to a joint resolution described in subsection (a) of the House receiving the joint resolution— (A) the procedure in that House shall be the same as if no joint resolution had been received from the other House; but (B) the vote on final passage shall be on the joint resolution of the other House. 804. Definitions For purposes of this chapter— (1) The term Federal agency means any agency as that term is defined in section 551(1). (2) The term major rule means any rule, including an interim final rule, that the Administrator of the Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs of the Office of Management and Budget finds has resulted in or is likely to result in— (A) an annual effect on the economy of $100,000,000 or more; (B) a major increase in costs or prices for consumers, individual industries, Federal, State, or local government agencies, or geographic regions; or (C) significant adverse effects on competition, employment, investment, productivity, innovation, or on the ability of United States-based enterprises to compete with foreign-based enterprises in domestic and export markets. (3) The term nonmajor rule means any rule that is not a major rule. (4) The term rule has the meaning given such term in section 551, except that such term does not include— (A) any rule of particular applicability, including a rule that approves or prescribes for the future rates, wages, prices, services, or allowances therefore, corporate or financial structures, reorganizations, mergers, or acquisitions thereof, or accounting practices or disclosures bearing on any of the foregoing; (B) any rule relating to agency management or personnel; or (C) any rule of agency organization, procedure, or practice that does not substantially affect the rights or obligations of non-agency parties. 805. Judicial review (a) No determination, finding, action, or omission under this chapter shall be subject to judicial review. (b) Notwithstanding subsection (a), a court may determine whether a Federal agency has completed the necessary requirements under this chapter for a rule to take effect. (c) The enactment of a joint resolution of approval under section 802 shall not be interpreted to serve as a grant or modification of statutory authority by Congress for the promulgation of a rule, shall not extinguish or affect any claim, whether substantive or procedural, against any alleged defect in a rule, and shall not form part of the record before the court in any judicial proceeding concerning a rule except for purposes of determining whether or not the rule is in effect. 806. Exemption for monetary policy Nothing in this chapter shall apply to rules that concern monetary policy proposed or implemented by the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System or the Federal Open Market Committee. 807. Effective date of certain rules Notwithstanding section 801— (1) any rule that establishes, modifies, opens, closes, or conducts a regulatory program for a commercial, recreational, or subsistence activity related to hunting, fishing, or camping; or (2) any rule other than a major rule which an agency for good cause finds (and incorporates the finding and a brief statement of reasons therefore in the rule issued) that notice and public procedure thereon are impracticable, unnecessary, or contrary to the public interest, shall take effect at such time as the Federal agency promulgating the rule determines. . 4. Budgetary effects of rules subject to section 802 of title 5, United States Code Section 257(b)(2) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985 is amended by adding at the end the following new subparagraph: (E) Budgetary effects of rules subject to section 802 of title 5, United States Code Any rules subject to the congressional approval procedure set forth in section 802 of chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, affecting budget authority, outlays, or receipts shall be assumed to be effective unless it is not approved in accordance with such section. . |
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113 HR 367 : Regulations From the Executive in Need of Scrutiny Act of 2013
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U.S. House of Representatives
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2013-09-09
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113th CONGRESS
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1st Session
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H. R. 367
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IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED
STATES
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September 9, 2013
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Received; read twice and referred to the
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Committee on Homeland Security and
Governmental Affairs
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To amend
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chapter 8
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of title 5, United
States Code, to provide that major rules of the executive branch shall have no
force or effect unless a joint resolution of approval is enacted into
law.
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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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Regulations From the Executive in Need
of Scrutiny Act of 2013
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.
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2.
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Purpose
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The purpose of this Act is to increase
accountability for and transparency in the Federal regulatory process. Section
1 of article I of the United States Constitution grants all legislative powers
to Congress. Over time, Congress has excessively delegated its constitutional
charge while failing to conduct appropriate oversight and retain accountability
for the content of the laws it passes. By requiring a vote in Congress, the
REINS Act will result in more carefully drafted and detailed legislation, an
improved regulatory process, and a legislative branch that is truly accountable
to the American people for the laws imposed upon them. Moreover, as a tax on
carbon emissions increases energy costs on consumers, reduces economic growth
and is therefore detrimental to individuals, families and businesses, the REINS
Act includes in the definition of a major rule, any rule that implements or
provides for the imposition or collection of a tax on carbon emissions.
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3.
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<header>
Congressional
review of agency rulemaking
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Chapter 8
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of title 5, United States Code, is
amended to read as follows:
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8
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Congressional Review of Agency
Rulemaking
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Sec.
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801. Congressional
review.
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<toc-entry bold="off" level="section">
802. Congressional approval
procedure for major rules.
</toc-entry>
<toc-entry bold="off" level="section">
803. Congressional
disapproval procedure for nonmajor rules.
</toc-entry>
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804. Definitions.
</toc-entry>
<toc-entry bold="off" level="section">
805. Judicial
review.
</toc-entry>
<toc-entry bold="off" level="section">
806. Exemption for monetary
policy.
</toc-entry>
<toc-entry bold="off" level="section">
807. Effective date of
certain rules.
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801.
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<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Congressional review
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(a)
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<enum>
(1)
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<enum>
(A)
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<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Before a rule may take effect, the Federal
agency promulgating such rule shall submit to each House of the Congress and to
the Comptroller General a report containing—
</text>
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(i)
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a copy of the rule;
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<enum>
(ii)
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a
concise general statement relating to the rule;
</text>
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(iii)
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a classification of the rule as a major or
nonmajor rule, including an explanation of the classification specifically
addressing each criteria for a major rule contained within clauses (i) through
(iii) of section 804(2)(A) or within section 804(2)(B);
</text>
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<enum>
(iv)
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<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
a
list of any other related regulatory actions taken by or that will be taken by
the Federal agency promulgating the rule that are intended to implement the
same statutory provision or regulatory objective as well as the individual and
aggregate economic effects of those actions;
</text>
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<enum>
(v)
</enum>
<text>
a list of any other related regulatory
actions taken by or that will be taken by any other Federal agency with
authority to implement the same statutory provision or regulatory objective
that are intended to implement such provision or objective, of which the
Federal agency promulgating the rule is aware, as well as the individual and
aggregate economic effects of those actions; and
</text>
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(vi)
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<text>
the proposed effective date of the
rule.
</text>
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(B)
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<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
On the date of the submission of the report
under subparagraph (A), the Federal agency promulgating the rule shall submit
to the Comptroller General and make available to each House of Congress—
</text>
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<enum>
(i)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
a complete copy of the cost-benefit
analysis of the rule, if any, including an analysis of any jobs added or lost,
differentiating between public and private sector jobs;
</text>
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<enum>
(ii)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
the agency’s actions pursuant to sections
603, 604, 605, 607, and 609 of this title;
</text>
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(iii)
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the agency’s actions pursuant to sections
202, 203, 204, and 205 of the Unfunded Mandates Reform Act of 1995; and
</text>
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(iv)
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any other relevant information or
requirements under any other Act and any relevant Executive orders.
</text>
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(C)
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<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Upon receipt of a report submitted under
subparagraph (A), each House shall provide copies of the report to the chairman
and ranking member of each standing committee with jurisdiction under the rules
of the House of Representatives or the Senate to report a bill to amend the
provision of law under which the rule is issued.
</text>
</subparagraph>
</paragraph>
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(2)
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<enum>
(A)
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<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
The Comptroller General shall provide a
report on each major rule to the committees of jurisdiction by the end of 15
calendar days after the submission or publication date. The report of the
Comptroller General shall include an assessment of the agency’s compliance with
procedural steps required by paragraph (1)(B) and an assessment of whether the
major rule imposes any new limits or mandates on private-sector
activity.
</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HB7F43340A5C14479A64148296558931E" indent="up1">
<enum>
(B)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Federal agencies shall cooperate with the
Comptroller General by providing information relevant to the Comptroller
General’s report under subparagraph (A).
</text>
</subparagraph>
</paragraph>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HF30E4359679D41B4B55688A82B343A63" indent="up1">
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(3)
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A
major rule relating to a report submitted under paragraph (1) shall take effect
upon enactment of a joint resolution of approval described in section 802 or as
provided for in the rule following enactment of a joint resolution of approval
described in section 802, whichever is later.
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H6311261E41EB47B0AC79CB990BEC86BD" indent="up1">
<enum>
(4)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
A
nonmajor rule shall take effect as provided by section 803 after submission to
Congress under paragraph (1).
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H2E68CAAE717F4C03BD31F3279D9AA3C1" indent="up1">
<enum>
(5)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
If a joint resolution of approval relating
to a major rule is not enacted within the period provided in subsection (b)(2),
then a joint resolution of approval relating to the same rule may not be
considered under this chapter in the same Congress by either the House of
Representatives or the Senate.
</text>
</paragraph>
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<enum>
(b)
</enum>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="yes-display-inline" id="HAA46E870C4D74BDB82BDAC58ACE3912C">
<enum>
(1)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
A major rule shall not take effect unless
the Congress enacts a joint resolution of approval described under section
802.
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H26AAD0DC6E3B444C9004CDE4801DF8FB" indent="up1">
<enum>
(2)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
If a joint resolution described in
subsection (a) is not enacted into law by the end of 70 session days or
legislative days, as applicable, beginning on the date on which the report
referred to in section 801(a)(1)(A) is received by Congress (excluding days
either House of Congress is adjourned for more than 3 days during a session of
Congress), then the rule described in that resolution shall be deemed not to be
approved and such rule shall not take effect.
</text>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HEA69EFB98E9D4DC78A305659C1EBE36B">
<enum>
(c)
</enum>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="yes-display-inline" id="H364D20396D974DAD93C30ABA33FA0E10">
<enum>
(1)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Notwithstanding any other provision of this
section (except subject to paragraph (3)), a major rule may take effect for one
90-calendar-day period if the President makes a determination under paragraph
(2) and submits written notice of such determination to the Congress.
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HFD0396BE26F94A65837D408A25E3DD7D" indent="up1">
<enum>
(2)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Paragraph (1) applies to a determination
made by the President by Executive order that the major rule should take effect
because such rule is—
</text>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H3A888894B4834207AB950B9127524337">
<enum>
(A)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
necessary because of an imminent threat to
health or safety or other emergency;
</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HBFD47E7FA2D5455689287424502064D9">
<enum>
(B)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
necessary for the enforcement of criminal
laws;
</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HFB80660C83564342AA883E5366125B28">
<enum>
(C)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
necessary for national security; or
</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H0DE81C0D1E5E4356BCAA897A7CDEBFDD">
<enum>
(D)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
issued pursuant to any statute implementing
an international trade agreement.
</text>
</subparagraph>
</paragraph>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HB6756706B6D24124BC1BF0274E25A510" indent="up1">
<enum>
(3)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
An exercise by the President of the
authority under this subsection shall have no effect on the procedures under
section 802.
</text>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H93210FDA0CC84E05BD375187A83DCC74">
<enum>
(d)
</enum>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="yes-display-inline" id="H55A5E8D8496F4878B7F1D40A15CBA4B2">
<enum>
(1)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
In addition to the opportunity for review
otherwise provided under this chapter, in the case of any rule for which a
report was submitted in accordance with subsection (a)(1)(A) during the period
beginning on the date occurring—
</text>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H097989EE36854354BFEDCF1BDE09C8B4" indent="up1">
<enum>
(A)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
in the case of the Senate, 60 session days,
or
</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H39D82826829847B7AE573C2602643528" indent="up1">
<enum>
(B)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
in the case of the House of
Representatives, 60 legislative days,
</text>
</subparagraph>
</paragraph>
<continuation-text commented="no" continuation-text-level="subsection">
before the date the Congress is
scheduled to adjourn a session of Congress through the date on which the same
or succeeding Congress first convenes its next session, sections 802 and 803
shall apply to such rule in the succeeding session of Congress.
</continuation-text>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HF9761EDDC137458099BBB64D0E2547EB" indent="up1">
<enum>
(2)
</enum>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="yes-display-inline" id="H26A5F17A9A3447C39FFC9C556D643EAA">
<enum>
(A)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
In applying sections 802 and 803 for
purposes of such additional review, a rule described under paragraph (1) shall
be treated as though—
</text>
<clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H3240AE970AB645FEB4549BF67C643202" indent="up1">
<enum>
(i)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
such rule were published in the Federal
Register on—
</text>
<subclause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H8D075FED939249098E7727614B15DABF">
<enum>
(I)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
in the case of the Senate, the 15th session
day, or
</text>
</subclause>
<subclause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H7A017723BE704811BF50457F59FF591F">
<enum>
(II)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
in the case of the House of
Representatives, the 15th legislative day,
</text>
</subclause>
<continuation-text commented="no" continuation-text-level="clause">
after the succeeding session of Congress
first convenes; and
</continuation-text>
</clause>
<clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HC130C588F2C3479BBA46BC792A2C0E28" indent="up1">
<enum>
(ii)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
a
report on such rule were submitted to Congress under subsection (a)(1) on such
date.
</text>
</clause>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H7DE794546B3149E4896AEB74FC941397" indent="up1">
<enum>
(B)
</enum>
<text>
Nothing in this paragraph shall be
construed to affect the requirement under subsection (a)(1) that a report shall
be submitted to Congress before a rule can take effect.
</text>
</subparagraph>
</paragraph>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H2F8C36C56EEF4F578C4F6550DB823037" indent="up1">
<enum>
(3)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
A
rule described under paragraph (1) shall take effect as otherwise provided by
law (including other subsections of this section).
</text>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
</section>
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<enum>
802.
</enum>
<header>
Congressional
approval procedure for major rules
</header>
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<enum>
(a)
</enum>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="yes-display-inline" id="H50713382EA5A4AD689077A100845881A">
<enum>
(1)
</enum>
<text>
For purposes of this
section, the term
<term>
joint resolution
</term>
means only a joint resolution
addressing a report classifying a rule as major pursuant to section
801(a)(1)(A)(iii) that—
</text>
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<enum>
(A)
</enum>
<text>
bears no preamble;
</text>
</subparagraph>
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<enum>
(B)
</enum>
<text>
bears the following title (with blanks
filled as appropriate):
<quote>
Approving the rule submitted by ___ relating to
___.
</quote>
;
</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HD5E64315D24942458158193B39C664BF" indent="up1">
<enum>
(C)
</enum>
<text>
includes after its resolving clause
only the following (with blanks filled as appropriate):
<quote>
That Congress
approves the rule submitted by ___ relating to ___.
</quote>
; and
</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H171DC249EB8A4D4E962990A742321457" indent="up1">
<enum>
(D)
</enum>
<text>
is introduced pursuant to paragraph
(2).
</text>
</subparagraph>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H2E124DBE995E4AA7B5C0AB7EFD6255FD" indent="up1">
<enum>
(2)
</enum>
<text>
After a House of Congress receives a
report classifying a rule as major pursuant to section 801(a)(1)(A)(iii), the
majority leader of that House (or his or her respective designee) shall
introduce (by request, if appropriate) a joint resolution described in
paragraph (1)—
</text>
<subparagraph id="HC7003144FE054147A53A1E58AEB5ECE6">
<enum>
(A)
</enum>
<text>
in the case of the House of
Representatives, within three legislative days; and
</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H4999A70C06DF48059E1EBD15CCA855C9">
<enum>
(B)
</enum>
<text>
in the case of the Senate, within
three session days.
</text>
</subparagraph>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H3B86B5E371D54E41A2EF0B80BB502310" indent="up1">
<enum>
(3)
</enum>
<text>
A joint resolution described in
paragraph (1) shall not be subject to amendment at any stage of
proceeding.
</text>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
<subsection id="H7CD6168026F84E0CA82BE40DCE74115D">
<enum>
(b)
</enum>
<text>
A joint resolution
described in subsection (a) shall be referred in each House of Congress to the
committees having jurisdiction over the provision of law under which the rule
is issued.
</text>
</subsection>
<subsection id="HAAFFF1EA90894967878535E957111697">
<enum>
(c)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
In the Senate, if the committee or
committees to which a joint resolution described in subsection (a) has been
referred have not reported it at the end of 15 session days after its
introduction, such committee or committees shall be automatically discharged
from further consideration of the resolution and it shall be placed on the
calendar. A vote on final passage of the resolution shall be taken on or before
the close of the 15th session day after the resolution is reported by the
committee or committees to which it was referred, or after such committee or
committees have been discharged from further consideration of the
resolution.
</text>
</subsection>
<subsection id="HA1E6FD1F0B834EC4955B0744636A70AC">
<enum>
(d)
</enum>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="yes-display-inline" id="H3AF3E927078D4AE984F3D039DED84FAE">
<enum>
(1)
</enum>
<text>
In the Senate, when the
committee or committees to which a joint resolution is referred have reported,
or when a committee or committees are discharged (under subsection (c)) from
further consideration of a joint resolution described in subsection (a), it is
at any time thereafter in order (even though a previous motion to the same
effect has been disagreed to) for a motion to proceed to the consideration of
the joint resolution, and all points of order against the joint resolution (and
against consideration of the joint resolution) are waived. The motion is not
subject to amendment, or to a motion to postpone, or to a motion to proceed to
the consideration of other business. A motion to reconsider the vote by which
the motion is agreed to or disagreed to shall not be in order. If a motion to
proceed to the consideration of the joint resolution is agreed to, the joint
resolution shall remain the unfinished business of the Senate until disposed
of.
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H22F9FBF778084DD39A505758E45F5245" indent="up1">
<enum>
(2)
</enum>
<text>
In the Senate, debate on the joint
resolution, and on all debatable motions and appeals in connection therewith,
shall be limited to not more than 2 hours, which shall be divided equally
between those favoring and those opposing the joint resolution. A motion to
further limit debate is in order and not debatable. An amendment to, or a
motion to postpone, or a motion to proceed to the consideration of other
business, or a motion to recommit the joint resolution is not in order.
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="HDF32A6E0BE104B8EA361ABEDCEBAD0E8" indent="up1">
<enum>
(3)
</enum>
<text>
In the Senate, immediately following
the conclusion of the debate on a joint resolution described in subsection (a),
and a single quorum call at the conclusion of the debate if requested in
accordance with the rules of the Senate, the vote on final passage of the joint
resolution shall occur.
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="HF11B2C967147494A932A1F478C8BC31E" indent="up1">
<enum>
(4)
</enum>
<text>
Appeals from the decisions of the
Chair relating to the application of the rules of the Senate to the procedure
relating to a joint resolution described in subsection (a) shall be decided
without debate.
</text>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
<subsection id="H95DF514CD45B4D8DAB48551AE7EA526A">
<enum>
(e)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
In the House of Representatives, if any
committee to which a joint resolution described in subsection (a) has been
referred has not reported it to the House at the end of 15 legislative days
after its introduction, such committee shall be discharged from further
consideration of the joint resolution, and it shall be placed on the
appropriate calendar. On the second and fourth Thursdays of each month it shall
be in order at any time for the Speaker to recognize a Member who favors
passage of a joint resolution that has appeared on the calendar for at least 5
legislative days to call up that joint resolution for immediate consideration
in the House without intervention of any point of order. When so called up a
joint resolution shall be considered as read and shall be debatable for 1 hour
equally divided and controlled by the proponent and an opponent, and the
previous question shall be considered as ordered to its passage without
intervening motion. It shall not be in order to reconsider the vote on passage.
If a vote on final passage of the joint resolution has not been taken by the
third Thursday on which the Speaker may recognize a Member under this
subsection, such vote shall be taken on that day.
</text>
</subsection>
<subsection id="H36C0F8E25C9445E8BEAD2A3E47BAF31D">
<enum>
(f)
</enum>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="yes-display-inline" id="H221AD6BD658A4D78B6C747135DE2EB1A">
<enum>
(1)
</enum>
<text>
If, before passing a
joint resolution described in subsection (a), one House receives from the other
a joint resolution having the same text, then—
</text>
<subparagraph id="H7DAB2977B23E414A9A64F69F5AACFF60" indent="up1">
<enum>
(A)
</enum>
<text>
the joint resolution of the other
House shall not be referred to a committee; and
</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H38473FC2127C4EFB90290FB764E4F592" indent="up1">
<enum>
(B)
</enum>
<text>
the procedure in the receiving House
shall be the same as if no joint resolution had been received from the other
House until the vote on passage, when the joint resolution received from the
other House shall supplant the joint resolution of the receiving House.
</text>
</subparagraph>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H4D4AC302415643F8851E726471931B42" indent="up1">
<enum>
(2)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
This subsection shall not apply to the
House of Representatives if the joint resolution received from the Senate is a
revenue measure.
</text>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
<subsection commented="no" id="HDABABA151CB3419F94FA6B4A33C1C2EC">
<enum>
(g)
</enum>
<text>
If either House
has not taken a vote on final passage of the joint resolution by the last day
of the period described in section 801(b)(2), then such vote shall be taken on
that day.
</text>
</subsection>
<subsection id="HD81859FE507C48079556F92F1536B803">
<enum>
(h)
</enum>
<text>
This section and
section 803 are enacted by Congress—
</text>
<paragraph id="H9971AC662BAC4B38A10E26E873051B1D">
<enum>
(1)
</enum>
<text>
as an exercise of
the rulemaking power of the Senate and House of Representatives, respectively,
and as such is deemed to be part of the rules of each House, respectively, but
applicable only with respect to the procedure to be followed in that House in
the case of a joint resolution described in subsection (a) and superseding
other rules only where explicitly so; and
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="HFFBDDD771ED54105B6FD06433707C100">
<enum>
(2)
</enum>
<text>
with full
recognition of the Constitutional right of either House to change the rules (so
far as they relate to the procedure of that House) at any time, in the same
manner and to the same extent as in the case of any other rule of that
House.
</text>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
</section>
<section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HE35A496C3E884B6C92B6608752F2D222" section-type="subsequent-section">
<enum>
803.
</enum>
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Congressional disapproval procedure for
nonmajor rules
</header>
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H2A634D9866174D5F9C1E301596030D8B">
<enum>
(a)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
For purposes of this section, the term
<term>
joint resolution
</term>
means only a joint resolution introduced in the
period beginning on the date on which the report referred to in section
801(a)(1)(A) is received by Congress and ending 60 days thereafter (excluding
days either House of Congress is adjourned for more than 3 days during a
session of Congress), the matter after the resolving clause of which is as
follows:
<quote>
That Congress disapproves the nonmajor rule submitted by the
___ relating to ___ , and such rule shall have no force or effect.
</quote>
(The
blank spaces being appropriately filled in).
</text>
</subsection>
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H0E47127A85F64F34ABBE2B2B7D52DE1E">
<enum>
(b)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
A joint resolution described in subsection
(a) shall be referred to the committees in each House of Congress with
jurisdiction.
</text>
</subsection>
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H7559E4FAA940454D978784F7982EE92C">
<enum>
(c)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
In the Senate, if the committee to which is
referred a joint resolution described in subsection (a) has not reported such
joint resolution (or an identical joint resolution) at the end of 15 session
days after the date of introduction of the joint resolution, such committee may
be discharged from further consideration of such joint resolution upon a
petition supported in writing by 30 Members of the Senate, and such joint
resolution shall be placed on the calendar.
</text>
</subsection>
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H2CA1933F5A2C4237BFD049DF97A26A0D">
<enum>
(d)
</enum>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="yes-display-inline" id="HFDE9316108C043E793A717838B7F55B3">
<enum>
(1)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
In the Senate, when the committee to which
a joint resolution is referred has reported, or when a committee is discharged
(under subsection (c)) from further consideration of a joint resolution
described in subsection (a), it is at any time thereafter in order (even though
a previous motion to the same effect has been disagreed to) for a motion to
proceed to the consideration of the joint resolution, and all points of order
against the joint resolution (and against consideration of the joint
resolution) are waived. The motion is not subject to amendment, or to a motion
to postpone, or to a motion to proceed to the consideration of other business.
A motion to reconsider the vote by which the motion is agreed to or disagreed
to shall not be in order. If a motion to proceed to the consideration of the
joint resolution is agreed to, the joint resolution shall remain the unfinished
business of the Senate until disposed of.
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H8FC6E638EC6B4A0892EA7778A5BC4714" indent="up1">
<enum>
(2)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
In the Senate, debate on the joint
resolution, and on all debatable motions and appeals in connection therewith,
shall be limited to not more than 10 hours, which shall be divided equally
between those favoring and those opposing the joint resolution. A motion to
further limit debate is in order and not debatable. An amendment to, or a
motion to postpone, or a motion to proceed to the consideration of other
business, or a motion to recommit the joint resolution is not in order.
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H5F9C581A6B1E4601909D8CDCFCFB14D9" indent="up1">
<enum>
(3)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
In the Senate, immediately following the
conclusion of the debate on a joint resolution described in subsection (a), and
a single quorum call at the conclusion of the debate if requested in accordance
with the rules of the Senate, the vote on final passage of the joint resolution
shall occur.
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H125389FFDA3E46DE84061EA2D8B20145" indent="up1">
<enum>
(4)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Appeals from the decisions of the Chair
relating to the application of the rules of the Senate to the procedure
relating to a joint resolution described in subsection (a) shall be decided
without debate.
</text>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H4CCF7060417948AC8BD798F54419D57E">
<enum>
(e)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
In the Senate the procedure specified in
subsection (c) or (d) shall not apply to the consideration of a joint
resolution respecting a nonmajor rule—
</text>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H9F312FA8C84C42D4BB1D9D02DFAD9F34">
<enum>
(1)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
after the expiration of the 60 session days
beginning with the applicable submission or publication date, or
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HAA2E59EE95E4484DA4E598195405D3DC">
<enum>
(2)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
if the report under section 801(a)(1)(A)
was submitted during the period referred to in section 801(d)(1), after the
expiration of the 60 session days beginning on the 15th session day after the
succeeding session of Congress first convenes.
</text>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HF0E21A6D37D34FE3B320857677EB868F">
<enum>
(f)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
If, before the passage by one House of a
joint resolution of that House described in subsection (a), that House receives
from the other House a joint resolution described in subsection (a), then the
following procedures shall apply:
</text>
<paragraph id="H7F5F70C68C944C50894DBB338C68A482">
<enum>
(1)
</enum>
<text>
The joint
resolution of the other House shall not be referred to a committee.
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H427F82656BAA4B52B1DAEE3132B1D900">
<enum>
(2)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
With respect to a joint resolution
described in subsection (a) of the House receiving the joint resolution—
</text>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HE67B02FB922842E08B123C9D5C264D5B">
<enum>
(A)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
the procedure in that House shall be the
same as if no joint resolution had been received from the other House;
but
</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H75D54F43FADC4D4E831BE66805458300">
<enum>
(B)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
the vote on final passage shall be on the
joint resolution of the other House.
</text>
</subparagraph>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
</section>
<section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H917D03E28E2847A1979A1C045A202891" section-type="subsequent-section">
<enum>
804.
</enum>
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Definitions
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
For purposes of this chapter—
</text>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H4E8361135E9F4D46946BC3B8157CCC24">
<enum>
(1)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
The term
<term>
Federal agency
</term>
means
any agency as that term is defined in section 551(1).
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="HEFC74DAB5E5A4F0491D0E1BEE6DE16B6">
<enum>
(2)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
The term
<quote>
major rule
</quote>
means
any rule, including an interim final rule, that the Administrator of the Office
of Information and Regulatory Affairs of the Office of Management and Budget
finds—
</text>
<subparagraph id="HB641F46A42DD41D78A9160348C3772F4">
<enum>
(A)
</enum>
<text>
has resulted in or
is likely to result in—
</text>
<clause id="HB042FE12D03B460392B4EBE41D584822">
<enum>
(i)
</enum>
<text>
an
annual effect on the economy of $50,000,000 or more;
</text>
</clause>
<clause id="H777CCE2C5F0344249FDE5F9431807EEF">
<enum>
(ii)
</enum>
<text>
a
major increase in costs or prices for consumers, individual industries,
Federal, State, or local government agencies, or geographic regions; or
</text>
</clause>
<clause id="H038A41774B6845D0BE6D053FE7C51AF0">
<enum>
(iii)
</enum>
<text>
significant
adverse effects on competition, employment, investment, productivity,
innovation, or on the ability of United States-based enterprises to compete
with foreign-based enterprises in domestic and export markets; or
</text>
</clause>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H725E3709B996438290D2B1B55E7F6E99">
<enum>
(B)
</enum>
<text>
is made by the
Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency and that would have a
significant impact on a substantial number of agricultural entities, as
determined by the Secretary of Agriculture (who shall publish such
determination in the Federal Register);
</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H845615CC36154097BEEDB8222A52C516">
<enum>
(C)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
is a rule that implements or provides for
the imposition or collection of a carbon tax; or
</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H4731864F250B421FAD8AA0E4F29690AB">
<enum>
(D)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
is made under the Patient Protection and
Affordable Care Act (
<external-xref legal-doc="public-law" parsable-cite="pl/111/148">
Public Law 111–148
</external-xref>
).
</text>
</subparagraph>
</paragraph>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H688B82F23BCB48089411294750D9ACF6">
<enum>
(3)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
The term
<term>
nonmajor rule
</term>
means
any rule that is not a major rule.
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H3A349C15808B471987C83EB4485CEB2D">
<enum>
(4)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
The term
<term>
rule
</term>
has the meaning
given such term in section 551, except that such term does not include any rule
of particular applicability, including a rule that approves or prescribes for
the future rates, wages, prices, services, or allowances therefore, corporate
or financial structures, reorganizations, mergers, or acquisitions thereof, or
accounting practices or disclosures bearing on any of the foregoing.
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H4718B42877EC4D70BA0A48C607F23AB1">
<enum>
(5)
</enum>
<text>
The term
<quote>
submission date or publication date
</quote>
, except as otherwise
provided in this chapter, means—
</text>
<subparagraph id="H9BFE858E5792416CAC8CC2A8F1AF1787">
<enum>
(A)
</enum>
<text>
in the case of a
major rule, the date on which the Congress receives the report submitted under
section 801(a)(1); and
</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H6102A28010CB4714BE8CA7082A41E100">
<enum>
(B)
</enum>
<text>
in the case of a
nonmajor rule, the later of—
</text>
<clause id="H095188C62C40424FB0DCF6A55A428993">
<enum>
(i)
</enum>
<text>
the date on which
the Congress receives the report submitted under section 801(a)(1); and
</text>
</clause>
<clause id="H8466C6766DCA46D591BDB5A05DAEBE08">
<enum>
(ii)
</enum>
<text>
the date on which
the nonmajor rule is published in the Federal Register, if so published.
</text>
</clause>
</subparagraph>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="HF4218858BCCF4A9BAB221774B1C42BFE">
<enum>
(6)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
The term
<quote>
agricultural entity
</quote>
means any entity involved in or related to agricultural enterprise, including
enterprises that are engaged in the business of production of food and fiber,
ranching and raising of livestock, aquaculture, and all other farming and
agricultural related industries.
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H6C060D56126A425C8A114070DA41762B">
<enum>
(7)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
The term
<quote>
carbon tax
</quote>
means a
fee, levy, or price on—
</text>
<subparagraph id="H9E64C111F0924BD6B6D008E7F615A2FD">
<enum>
(A)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
emissions, including carbon dioxide
emissions generated by the burning of coal, natural gas, or oil; or
</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H282C5760FF22489C9909769EDDDF129E">
<enum>
(B)
</enum>
<text>
coal, natural gas,
or oil based on emissions, including carbon dioxide emissions that would be
generated through the fuel's combustion.
</text>
</subparagraph>
</paragraph>
</section>
<section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H2325E628E15D4E74B753B5EC281C79B8" section-type="subsequent-section">
<enum>
805.
</enum>
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Judicial review
</header>
<subsection id="H086BFA4EBC814CF48DDFC6D032C0359D">
<enum>
(a)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
No determination, finding, action, or
omission under this chapter shall be subject to judicial review.
</text>
</subsection>
<subsection id="HA3AC53AB76284688BAD0635BE741C550">
<enum>
(b)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Notwithstanding subsection (a), a court may
determine whether a Federal agency has completed the necessary requirements
under this chapter for a rule to take effect.
</text>
</subsection>
<subsection id="H504AFB6F159542C29A14366CB9299654">
<enum>
(c)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
The enactment of a joint resolution of
approval under section 802 shall not be interpreted to serve as a grant or
modification of statutory authority by Congress for the promulgation of a rule,
shall not extinguish or affect any claim, whether substantive or procedural,
against any alleged defect in a rule, and shall not form part of the record
before the court in any judicial proceeding concerning a rule except for
purposes of determining whether or not the rule is in effect.
</text>
</subsection>
</section>
<section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HE632CA63801A49949B0F350256346089" section-type="subsequent-section">
<enum>
806.
</enum>
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Exemption for monetary policy
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
Nothing in this chapter shall apply to rules
that concern monetary policy proposed or implemented by the Board of Governors
of the Federal Reserve System or the Federal Open Market Committee.
</text>
</section>
<section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HA47C7283C5024173A11C389B9BF525FD" section-type="subsequent-section">
<enum>
807.
</enum>
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Effective date of certain
rules
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
Notwithstanding section
801—
</text>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H233E730D47AF45EA864EE9AE4EDA56C6">
<enum>
(1)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
any rule that establishes, modifies, opens,
closes, or conducts a regulatory program for a commercial, recreational, or
subsistence activity related to hunting, fishing, or camping; or
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H929D6B7E81D4486E8257097264CF1499">
<enum>
(2)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
any rule other than a major rule which an
agency for good cause finds (and incorporates the finding and a brief statement
of reasons therefore in the rule issued) that notice and public procedure
thereon are impracticable, unnecessary, or contrary to the public
interest,
</text>
</paragraph>
</section>
</chapter>
<quoted-block-continuation-text quoted-block-continuation-text-level="subsection">
shall
take effect at such time as the Federal agency promulgating the rule
determines.
</quoted-block-continuation-text>
<after-quoted-block>
.
</after-quoted-block>
</quoted-block>
</section>
<section id="H10B9780C12C54EEABEBDB0EE6CCB0023">
<enum>
4.
</enum>
<header>
Budgetary effects
of rules subject to
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/5/802">
section 802
</external-xref>
of title 5, United States Code
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
Section 257(b)(2) of the Balanced Budget and
Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985 is amended by adding at the end the
following new subparagraph:
</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H9A1756B3FF1D46E6B17EE630EA86F3D9" style="OLC">
<subparagraph id="HA9869B1AC3C642CEA1CB8FC31B79F486">
<enum>
(E)
</enum>
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Budgetary
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Any rules subject to the
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5, United States Code, affecting budget authority, outlays, or receipts shall
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Government
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In
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the total
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Report
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Not
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Passed the House of
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| IIB 113th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 367 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES September 9, 2013 Received; read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs AN ACT To amend chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, to provide that major rules of the executive branch shall have no force or effect unless a joint resolution of approval is enacted into law.
1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Regulations From the Executive in Need of Scrutiny Act of 2013 . 2. Purpose The purpose of this Act is to increase accountability for and transparency in the Federal regulatory process. Section 1 of article I of the United States Constitution grants all legislative powers to Congress. Over time, Congress has excessively delegated its constitutional charge while failing to conduct appropriate oversight and retain accountability for the content of the laws it passes. By requiring a vote in Congress, the REINS Act will result in more carefully drafted and detailed legislation, an improved regulatory process, and a legislative branch that is truly accountable to the American people for the laws imposed upon them. Moreover, as a tax on carbon emissions increases energy costs on consumers, reduces economic growth and is therefore detrimental to individuals, families and businesses, the REINS Act includes in the definition of a major rule, any rule that implements or provides for the imposition or collection of a tax on carbon emissions. 3. Congressional review of agency rulemaking Chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, is amended to read as follows: 8 Congressional Review of Agency Rulemaking Sec. 801. Congressional review. 802. Congressional approval procedure for major rules. 803. Congressional disapproval procedure for nonmajor rules. 804. Definitions. 805. Judicial review. 806. Exemption for monetary policy. 807. Effective date of certain rules. 801. Congressional review (a) (1) (A) Before a rule may take effect, the Federal agency promulgating such rule shall submit to each House of the Congress and to the Comptroller General a report containing— (i) a copy of the rule; (ii) a concise general statement relating to the rule; (iii) a classification of the rule as a major or nonmajor rule, including an explanation of the classification specifically addressing each criteria for a major rule contained within clauses (i) through (iii) of section 804(2)(A) or within section 804(2)(B); (iv) a list of any other related regulatory actions taken by or that will be taken by the Federal agency promulgating the rule that are intended to implement the same statutory provision or regulatory objective as well as the individual and aggregate economic effects of those actions; (v) a list of any other related regulatory actions taken by or that will be taken by any other Federal agency with authority to implement the same statutory provision or regulatory objective that are intended to implement such provision or objective, of which the Federal agency promulgating the rule is aware, as well as the individual and aggregate economic effects of those actions; and (vi) the proposed effective date of the rule. (B) On the date of the submission of the report under subparagraph (A), the Federal agency promulgating the rule shall submit to the Comptroller General and make available to each House of Congress— (i) a complete copy of the cost-benefit analysis of the rule, if any, including an analysis of any jobs added or lost, differentiating between public and private sector jobs; (ii) the agency’s actions pursuant to sections 603, 604, 605, 607, and 609 of this title; (iii) the agency’s actions pursuant to sections 202, 203, 204, and 205 of the Unfunded Mandates Reform Act of 1995; and (iv) any other relevant information or requirements under any other Act and any relevant Executive orders. (C) Upon receipt of a report submitted under subparagraph (A), each House shall provide copies of the report to the chairman and ranking member of each standing committee with jurisdiction under the rules of the House of Representatives or the Senate to report a bill to amend the provision of law under which the rule is issued. (2) (A) The Comptroller General shall provide a report on each major rule to the committees of jurisdiction by the end of 15 calendar days after the submission or publication date. The report of the Comptroller General shall include an assessment of the agency’s compliance with procedural steps required by paragraph (1)(B) and an assessment of whether the major rule imposes any new limits or mandates on private-sector activity. (B) Federal agencies shall cooperate with the Comptroller General by providing information relevant to the Comptroller General’s report under subparagraph (A). (3) A major rule relating to a report submitted under paragraph (1) shall take effect upon enactment of a joint resolution of approval described in section 802 or as provided for in the rule following enactment of a joint resolution of approval described in section 802, whichever is later. (4) A nonmajor rule shall take effect as provided by section 803 after submission to Congress under paragraph (1). (5) If a joint resolution of approval relating to a major rule is not enacted within the period provided in subsection (b)(2), then a joint resolution of approval relating to the same rule may not be considered under this chapter in the same Congress by either the House of Representatives or the Senate. (b) (1) A major rule shall not take effect unless the Congress enacts a joint resolution of approval described under section 802. (2) If a joint resolution described in subsection (a) is not enacted into law by the end of 70 session days or legislative days, as applicable, beginning on the date on which the report referred to in section 801(a)(1)(A) is received by Congress (excluding days either House of Congress is adjourned for more than 3 days during a session of Congress), then the rule described in that resolution shall be deemed not to be approved and such rule shall not take effect. (c) (1) Notwithstanding any other provision of this section (except subject to paragraph (3)), a major rule may take effect for one 90-calendar-day period if the President makes a determination under paragraph (2) and submits written notice of such determination to the Congress. (2) Paragraph (1) applies to a determination made by the President by Executive order that the major rule should take effect because such rule is— (A) necessary because of an imminent threat to health or safety or other emergency; (B) necessary for the enforcement of criminal laws; (C) necessary for national security; or (D) issued pursuant to any statute implementing an international trade agreement. (3) An exercise by the President of the authority under this subsection shall have no effect on the procedures under section 802. (d) (1) In addition to the opportunity for review otherwise provided under this chapter, in the case of any rule for which a report was submitted in accordance with subsection (a)(1)(A) during the period beginning on the date occurring— (A) in the case of the Senate, 60 session days, or (B) in the case of the House of Representatives, 60 legislative days, before the date the Congress is scheduled to adjourn a session of Congress through the date on which the same or succeeding Congress first convenes its next session, sections 802 and 803 shall apply to such rule in the succeeding session of Congress. (2) (A) In applying sections 802 and 803 for purposes of such additional review, a rule described under paragraph (1) shall be treated as though— (i) such rule were published in the Federal Register on— (I) in the case of the Senate, the 15th session day, or (II) in the case of the House of Representatives, the 15th legislative day, after the succeeding session of Congress first convenes; and (ii) a report on such rule were submitted to Congress under subsection (a)(1) on such date. (B) Nothing in this paragraph shall be construed to affect the requirement under subsection (a)(1) that a report shall be submitted to Congress before a rule can take effect. (3) A rule described under paragraph (1) shall take effect as otherwise provided by law (including other subsections of this section). 802. Congressional approval procedure for major rules (a) (1) For purposes of this section, the term joint resolution means only a joint resolution addressing a report classifying a rule as major pursuant to section 801(a)(1)(A)(iii) that— (A) bears no preamble; (B) bears the following title (with blanks filled as appropriate): Approving the rule submitted by ___ relating to ___. ; (C) includes after its resolving clause only the following (with blanks filled as appropriate): That Congress approves the rule submitted by ___ relating to ___. ; and (D) is introduced pursuant to paragraph (2). (2) After a House of Congress receives a report classifying a rule as major pursuant to section 801(a)(1)(A)(iii), the majority leader of that House (or his or her respective designee) shall introduce (by request, if appropriate) a joint resolution described in paragraph (1)— (A) in the case of the House of Representatives, within three legislative days; and (B) in the case of the Senate, within three session days. (3) A joint resolution described in paragraph (1) shall not be subject to amendment at any stage of proceeding. (b) A joint resolution described in subsection (a) shall be referred in each House of Congress to the committees having jurisdiction over the provision of law under which the rule is issued. (c) In the Senate, if the committee or committees to which a joint resolution described in subsection (a) has been referred have not reported it at the end of 15 session days after its introduction, such committee or committees shall be automatically discharged from further consideration of the resolution and it shall be placed on the calendar. A vote on final passage of the resolution shall be taken on or before the close of the 15th session day after the resolution is reported by the committee or committees to which it was referred, or after such committee or committees have been discharged from further consideration of the resolution. (d) (1) In the Senate, when the committee or committees to which a joint resolution is referred have reported, or when a committee or committees are discharged (under subsection (c)) from further consideration of a joint resolution described in subsection (a), it is at any time thereafter in order (even though a previous motion to the same effect has been disagreed to) for a motion to proceed to the consideration of the joint resolution, and all points of order against the joint resolution (and against consideration of the joint resolution) are waived. The motion is not subject to amendment, or to a motion to postpone, or to a motion to proceed to the consideration of other business. A motion to reconsider the vote by which the motion is agreed to or disagreed to shall not be in order. If a motion to proceed to the consideration of the joint resolution is agreed to, the joint resolution shall remain the unfinished business of the Senate until disposed of. (2) In the Senate, debate on the joint resolution, and on all debatable motions and appeals in connection therewith, shall be limited to not more than 2 hours, which shall be divided equally between those favoring and those opposing the joint resolution. A motion to further limit debate is in order and not debatable. An amendment to, or a motion to postpone, or a motion to proceed to the consideration of other business, or a motion to recommit the joint resolution is not in order. (3) In the Senate, immediately following the conclusion of the debate on a joint resolution described in subsection (a), and a single quorum call at the conclusion of the debate if requested in accordance with the rules of the Senate, the vote on final passage of the joint resolution shall occur. (4) Appeals from the decisions of the Chair relating to the application of the rules of the Senate to the procedure relating to a joint resolution described in subsection (a) shall be decided without debate. (e) In the House of Representatives, if any committee to which a joint resolution described in subsection (a) has been referred has not reported it to the House at the end of 15 legislative days after its introduction, such committee shall be discharged from further consideration of the joint resolution, and it shall be placed on the appropriate calendar. On the second and fourth Thursdays of each month it shall be in order at any time for the Speaker to recognize a Member who favors passage of a joint resolution that has appeared on the calendar for at least 5 legislative days to call up that joint resolution for immediate consideration in the House without intervention of any point of order. When so called up a joint resolution shall be considered as read and shall be debatable for 1 hour equally divided and controlled by the proponent and an opponent, and the previous question shall be considered as ordered to its passage without intervening motion. It shall not be in order to reconsider the vote on passage. If a vote on final passage of the joint resolution has not been taken by the third Thursday on which the Speaker may recognize a Member under this subsection, such vote shall be taken on that day. (f) (1) If, before passing a joint resolution described in subsection (a), one House receives from the other a joint resolution having the same text, then— (A) the joint resolution of the other House shall not be referred to a committee; and (B) the procedure in the receiving House shall be the same as if no joint resolution had been received from the other House until the vote on passage, when the joint resolution received from the other House shall supplant the joint resolution of the receiving House. (2) This subsection shall not apply to the House of Representatives if the joint resolution received from the Senate is a revenue measure. (g) If either House has not taken a vote on final passage of the joint resolution by the last day of the period described in section 801(b)(2), then such vote shall be taken on that day. (h) This section and section 803 are enacted by Congress— (1) as an exercise of the rulemaking power of the Senate and House of Representatives, respectively, and as such is deemed to be part of the rules of each House, respectively, but applicable only with respect to the procedure to be followed in that House in the case of a joint resolution described in subsection (a) and superseding other rules only where explicitly so; and (2) with full recognition of the Constitutional right of either House to change the rules (so far as they relate to the procedure of that House) at any time, in the same manner and to the same extent as in the case of any other rule of that House. 803. Congressional disapproval procedure for nonmajor rules (a) For purposes of this section, the term joint resolution means only a joint resolution introduced in the period beginning on the date on which the report referred to in section 801(a)(1)(A) is received by Congress and ending 60 days thereafter (excluding days either House of Congress is adjourned for more than 3 days during a session of Congress), the matter after the resolving clause of which is as follows: That Congress disapproves the nonmajor rule submitted by the ___ relating to ___ , and such rule shall have no force or effect. (The blank spaces being appropriately filled in). (b) A joint resolution described in subsection (a) shall be referred to the committees in each House of Congress with jurisdiction. (c) In the Senate, if the committee to which is referred a joint resolution described in subsection (a) has not reported such joint resolution (or an identical joint resolution) at the end of 15 session days after the date of introduction of the joint resolution, such committee may be discharged from further consideration of such joint resolution upon a petition supported in writing by 30 Members of the Senate, and such joint resolution shall be placed on the calendar. (d) (1) In the Senate, when the committee to which a joint resolution is referred has reported, or when a committee is discharged (under subsection (c)) from further consideration of a joint resolution described in subsection (a), it is at any time thereafter in order (even though a previous motion to the same effect has been disagreed to) for a motion to proceed to the consideration of the joint resolution, and all points of order against the joint resolution (and against consideration of the joint resolution) are waived. The motion is not subject to amendment, or to a motion to postpone, or to a motion to proceed to the consideration of other business. A motion to reconsider the vote by which the motion is agreed to or disagreed to shall not be in order. If a motion to proceed to the consideration of the joint resolution is agreed to, the joint resolution shall remain the unfinished business of the Senate until disposed of. (2) In the Senate, debate on the joint resolution, and on all debatable motions and appeals in connection therewith, shall be limited to not more than 10 hours, which shall be divided equally between those favoring and those opposing the joint resolution. A motion to further limit debate is in order and not debatable. An amendment to, or a motion to postpone, or a motion to proceed to the consideration of other business, or a motion to recommit the joint resolution is not in order. (3) In the Senate, immediately following the conclusion of the debate on a joint resolution described in subsection (a), and a single quorum call at the conclusion of the debate if requested in accordance with the rules of the Senate, the vote on final passage of the joint resolution shall occur. (4) Appeals from the decisions of the Chair relating to the application of the rules of the Senate to the procedure relating to a joint resolution described in subsection (a) shall be decided without debate. (e) In the Senate the procedure specified in subsection (c) or (d) shall not apply to the consideration of a joint resolution respecting a nonmajor rule— (1) after the expiration of the 60 session days beginning with the applicable submission or publication date, or (2) if the report under section 801(a)(1)(A) was submitted during the period referred to in section 801(d)(1), after the expiration of the 60 session days beginning on the 15th session day after the succeeding session of Congress first convenes. (f) If, before the passage by one House of a joint resolution of that House described in subsection (a), that House receives from the other House a joint resolution described in subsection (a), then the following procedures shall apply: (1) The joint resolution of the other House shall not be referred to a committee. (2) With respect to a joint resolution described in subsection (a) of the House receiving the joint resolution— (A) the procedure in that House shall be the same as if no joint resolution had been received from the other House; but (B) the vote on final passage shall be on the joint resolution of the other House. 804. Definitions For purposes of this chapter— (1) The term Federal agency means any agency as that term is defined in section 551(1). (2) The term major rule means any rule, including an interim final rule, that the Administrator of the Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs of the Office of Management and Budget finds— (A) has resulted in or is likely to result in— (i) an annual effect on the economy of $50,000,000 or more; (ii) a major increase in costs or prices for consumers, individual industries, Federal, State, or local government agencies, or geographic regions; or (iii) significant adverse effects on competition, employment, investment, productivity, innovation, or on the ability of United States-based enterprises to compete with foreign-based enterprises in domestic and export markets; or (B) is made by the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency and that would have a significant impact on a substantial number of agricultural entities, as determined by the Secretary of Agriculture (who shall publish such determination in the Federal Register); (C) is a rule that implements or provides for the imposition or collection of a carbon tax; or (D) is made under the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act ( Public Law 111–148 ). (3) The term nonmajor rule means any rule that is not a major rule. (4) The term rule has the meaning given such term in section 551, except that such term does not include any rule of particular applicability, including a rule that approves or prescribes for the future rates, wages, prices, services, or allowances therefore, corporate or financial structures, reorganizations, mergers, or acquisitions thereof, or accounting practices or disclosures bearing on any of the foregoing. (5) The term submission date or publication date , except as otherwise provided in this chapter, means— (A) in the case of a major rule, the date on which the Congress receives the report submitted under section 801(a)(1); and (B) in the case of a nonmajor rule, the later of— (i) the date on which the Congress receives the report submitted under section 801(a)(1); and (ii) the date on which the nonmajor rule is published in the Federal Register, if so published. (6) The term agricultural entity means any entity involved in or related to agricultural enterprise, including enterprises that are engaged in the business of production of food and fiber, ranching and raising of livestock, aquaculture, and all other farming and agricultural related industries. (7) The term carbon tax means a fee, levy, or price on— (A) emissions, including carbon dioxide emissions generated by the burning of coal, natural gas, or oil; or (B) coal, natural gas, or oil based on emissions, including carbon dioxide emissions that would be generated through the fuel's combustion. 805. Judicial review (a) No determination, finding, action, or omission under this chapter shall be subject to judicial review. (b) Notwithstanding subsection (a), a court may determine whether a Federal agency has completed the necessary requirements under this chapter for a rule to take effect. (c) The enactment of a joint resolution of approval under section 802 shall not be interpreted to serve as a grant or modification of statutory authority by Congress for the promulgation of a rule, shall not extinguish or affect any claim, whether substantive or procedural, against any alleged defect in a rule, and shall not form part of the record before the court in any judicial proceeding concerning a rule except for purposes of determining whether or not the rule is in effect. 806. Exemption for monetary policy Nothing in this chapter shall apply to rules that concern monetary policy proposed or implemented by the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System or the Federal Open Market Committee. 807. Effective date of certain rules Notwithstanding section 801— (1) any rule that establishes, modifies, opens, closes, or conducts a regulatory program for a commercial, recreational, or subsistence activity related to hunting, fishing, or camping; or (2) any rule other than a major rule which an agency for good cause finds (and incorporates the finding and a brief statement of reasons therefore in the rule issued) that notice and public procedure thereon are impracticable, unnecessary, or contrary to the public interest, shall take effect at such time as the Federal agency promulgating the rule determines. . 4. Budgetary effects of rules subject to section 802 of title 5, United States Code Section 257(b)(2) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985 is amended by adding at the end the following new subparagraph: (E) Budgetary effects of rules subject to section 802 of title 5, United States Code Any rules subject to the congressional approval procedure set forth in section 802 of chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, affecting budget authority, outlays, or receipts shall be assumed to be effective unless it is not approved in accordance with such section. . 5. Government Accountability Office study of rules (a) In general The Comptroller General of the United States shall conduct a study to determine, as of the date of the enactment of this Act— (1) how many rules (as such term is defined in section 804 of title 5, United States Code) were in effect; (2) how many major rules (as such term is defined in section 804 of title 5, United States Code) were in effect; and (3) the total estimated economic cost imposed by all such rules. (b) Report Not later than one year after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Comptroller General of the United States shall submit a report to Congress that contains the findings of the study conducted under subsection (a).
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Ms. Jenkins
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,
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Mr. Johnson of Ohio
</cosponsor>
,
<cosponsor name-id="J000255">
Mr. Jones
</cosponsor>
,
<cosponsor name-id="K000376">
Mr. Kelly
</cosponsor>
,
<cosponsor name-id="K000363">
Mr. Kline
</cosponsor>
,
<cosponsor name-id="L000564">
Mr. Lamborn
</cosponsor>
,
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Mr. Latham
</cosponsor>
,
<cosponsor name-id="L000566">
Mr. Latta
</cosponsor>
,
<cosponsor name-id="L000576">
Mr. Long
</cosponsor>
,
<cosponsor name-id="L000569">
Mr. Luetkemeyer
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,
<cosponsor name-id="L000571">
Mrs. Lummis
</cosponsor>
,
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Mr. Massie
</cosponsor>
,
<cosponsor name-id="M001180">
Mr. McKinley
</cosponsor>
,
<cosponsor name-id="M001189">
Mr. Messer
</cosponsor>
,
<cosponsor name-id="M001144">
Mr. Miller of Florida
</cosponsor>
,
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Mrs. Capito
</cosponsor>
,
<cosponsor name-id="M001190">
Mr. Mullin
</cosponsor>
,
<cosponsor name-id="M001182">
Mr. Mulvaney
</cosponsor>
,
<cosponsor name-id="N000182">
Mr. Neugebauer
</cosponsor>
,
<cosponsor name-id="N000184">
Mrs. Noem
</cosponsor>
,
<cosponsor name-id="N000185">
Mr. Nugent
</cosponsor>
,
<cosponsor name-id="N000186">
Mr. Nunnelee
</cosponsor>
,
<cosponsor name-id="O000168">
Mr. Olson
</cosponsor>
,
<cosponsor name-id="P000588">
Mr. Pearce
</cosponsor>
,
<cosponsor name-id="R000585">
Mr. Reed
</cosponsor>
,
<cosponsor name-id="R000587">
Mr. Ribble
</cosponsor>
,
<cosponsor name-id="R000582">
Mr. Roe of Tennessee
</cosponsor>
,
<cosponsor name-id="R000572">
Mr. Rogers of Michigan
</cosponsor>
,
<cosponsor name-id="R000592">
Mr. Rokita
</cosponsor>
,
<cosponsor name-id="S001176">
Mr. Scalise
</cosponsor>
,
<cosponsor name-id="S001179">
Mr. Schock
</cosponsor>
,
<cosponsor name-id="S000244">
Mr. Sensenbrenner
</cosponsor>
,
<cosponsor name-id="S001148">
Mr. Simpson
</cosponsor>
,
<cosponsor name-id="S000583">
Mr. Smith of Texas
</cosponsor>
,
<cosponsor name-id="S001172">
Mr. Smith of Nebraska
</cosponsor>
,
<cosponsor name-id="S000937">
Mr. Stockman
</cosponsor>
,
<cosponsor name-id="S001188">
Mr. Stutzman
</cosponsor>
,
<cosponsor name-id="T000238">
Mr. Thornberry
</cosponsor>
,
<cosponsor name-id="T000462">
Mr. Tiberi
</cosponsor>
,
<cosponsor name-id="W000798">
Mr. Walberg
</cosponsor>
,
<cosponsor name-id="W000791">
Mr. Walden
</cosponsor>
,
<cosponsor name-id="W000806">
Mr. Webster of Florida
</cosponsor>
,
<cosponsor name-id="W000796">
Mr. Westmoreland
</cosponsor>
,
<cosponsor name-id="W000795">
Mr. Wilson of South Carolina
</cosponsor>
,
<cosponsor name-id="Y000063">
Mr. Yoder
</cosponsor>
,
<cosponsor name-id="Y000065">
Mr. Yoho
</cosponsor>
,
<cosponsor name-id="Y000033">
Mr. Young of Alaska
</cosponsor>
,
<cosponsor name-id="K000378">
Mr. Kinzinger of Illinois
</cosponsor>
,
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Mr. Stivers
</cosponsor>
,
<cosponsor name-id="T000470">
Mr. Tipton
</cosponsor>
,
<cosponsor name-id="G000564">
Mr. Gibson
</cosponsor>
,
<cosponsor name-id="B001255">
Mr. Boustany
</cosponsor>
,
<cosponsor name-id="P000592">
Mr. Poe of Texas
</cosponsor>
,
<cosponsor name-id="G000562">
Mr. Gardner
</cosponsor>
,
<cosponsor name-id="S001183">
Mr. Schweikert
</cosponsor>
,
<cosponsor name-id="F000448">
Mr. Franks of Arizona
</cosponsor>
,
<cosponsor name-id="H000067">
Mr. Hall
</cosponsor>
,
<cosponsor name-id="R000586">
Mr. Renacci
</cosponsor>
,
<cosponsor name-id="P000601">
Mr. Palazzo
</cosponsor>
,
<cosponsor name-id="R000580">
Mr. Roskam
</cosponsor>
,
<cosponsor name-id="M001179">
Mr. Marino
</cosponsor>
,
<cosponsor name-id="P000599">
Mr. Posey
</cosponsor>
,
<cosponsor name-id="R000591">
Mrs. Roby
</cosponsor>
,
<cosponsor name-id="F000461">
Mr. Flores
</cosponsor>
,
<cosponsor name-id="B000213">
Mr. Barton
</cosponsor>
,
<cosponsor name-id="C000059">
Mr. Calvert
</cosponsor>
,
<cosponsor name-id="D000612">
Mr. Denham
</cosponsor>
,
<cosponsor name-id="B001269">
Mr. Barletta
</cosponsor>
,
<cosponsor name-id="A000361">
Mr. Alexander
</cosponsor>
,
<cosponsor name-id="A000055">
Mr. Aderholt
</cosponsor>
,
<cosponsor name-id="V000129">
Mr. Valadao
</cosponsor>
,
<cosponsor name-id="G000552">
Mr. Gohmert
</cosponsor>
,
<cosponsor name-id="C001077">
Mr. Coffman
</cosponsor>
,
<cosponsor name-id="U000031">
Mr. Upton
</cosponsor>
,
<cosponsor name-id="S000250">
Mr. Sessions
</cosponsor>
,
<cosponsor name-id="W000812">
Mrs. Wagner
</cosponsor>
,
<cosponsor name-id="K000362">
Mr. King of Iowa
</cosponsor>
,
<cosponsor name-id="B001284">
Mrs. Brooks of Indiana
</cosponsor>
,
<cosponsor name-id="B001271">
Mr. Benishek
</cosponsor>
, and
<cosponsor name-id="R000593">
Mr. Ross
</cosponsor>
) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the
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Committee on the Judiciary
</committee-name>
, and in addition to the Committees on
<committee-name committee-id="HRU00">
Rules
</committee-name>
and
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the Budget
</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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<action>
<action-date date="20130719">
July 19, 2013
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<action-desc>
Additional sponsors:
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Mr. McHenry
</cosponsor>
,
<cosponsor name-id="M000689">
Mr. Mica
</cosponsor>
,
<cosponsor name-id="H001036">
Mr. Hensarling
</cosponsor>
,
<cosponsor name-id="M001151">
Mr. Murphy of Pennsylvania
</cosponsor>
,
<cosponsor name-id="G000377">
Ms. Granger
</cosponsor>
,
<cosponsor name-id="R000596">
Mr. Radel
</cosponsor>
,
<cosponsor name-id="M001177">
Mr. McClintock
</cosponsor>
,
<cosponsor name-id="M001187">
Mr. Meadows
</cosponsor>
,
<cosponsor name-id="W000815">
Mr. Wenstrup
</cosponsor>
,
<cosponsor name-id="C001095">
Mr. Cotton
</cosponsor>
,
<cosponsor name-id="C001048">
Mr. Culberson
</cosponsor>
,
<cosponsor name-id="L000578">
Mr. LaMalfa
</cosponsor>
,
<cosponsor name-id="W000804">
Mr. Wittman
</cosponsor>
,
<cosponsor name-id="P000594">
Mr. Paulsen
</cosponsor>
,
<cosponsor name-id="G000560">
Mr. Graves of Georgia
</cosponsor>
,
<cosponsor name-id="K000220">
Mr. Kingston
</cosponsor>
,
<cosponsor name-id="R000598">
Mr. Rothfus
</cosponsor>
,
<cosponsor name-id="R000589">
Mr. Rigell
</cosponsor>
,
<cosponsor name-id="D000600">
Mr. Diaz-Balart
</cosponsor>
,
<cosponsor name-id="W000813">
Mrs. Walorski
</cosponsor>
,
<cosponsor name-id="S000018">
Mr. Salmon
</cosponsor>
,
<cosponsor name-id="M001157">
Mr. McCaul
</cosponsor>
,
<cosponsor name-id="P000606">
Mr. Pittenger
</cosponsor>
,
<cosponsor name-id="Y000031">
Mr. Young of Florida
</cosponsor>
,
<cosponsor name-id="F000460">
Mr. Farenthold
</cosponsor>
,
<cosponsor name-id="L000575">
Mr. Lankford
</cosponsor>
,
<cosponsor name-id="R000570">
Mr. Ryan of Wisconsin
</cosponsor>
,
<cosponsor name-id="B001283">
Mr. Bridenstine
</cosponsor>
,
<cosponsor name-id="C000556">
Mr. Coble
</cosponsor>
,
<cosponsor name-id="R000597">
Mr. Rice of South Carolina
</cosponsor>
,
<cosponsor name-id="B001256">
Mrs. Bachmann
</cosponsor>
,
<cosponsor name-id="W000814">
Mr. Weber of Texas
</cosponsor>
,
<cosponsor name-id="D000618">
Mr. Daines
</cosponsor>
,
<cosponsor name-id="M001158">
Mr. Marchant
</cosponsor>
,
<cosponsor name-id="S001189">
Mr. Austin Scott of Georgia
</cosponsor>
,
<cosponsor name-id="T000459">
Mr. Terry
</cosponsor>
,
<cosponsor name-id="H001056">
Ms. Herrera Beutler
</cosponsor>
,
<cosponsor name-id="D000614">
Mr. Duffy
</cosponsor>
,
<cosponsor name-id="B000755">
Mr. Brady of Texas
</cosponsor>
,
<cosponsor name-id="N000181">
Mr. Nunes
</cosponsor>
,
<cosponsor name-id="F000459">
Mr. Fleischmann
</cosponsor>
,
<cosponsor name-id="P000602">
Mr. Pompeo
</cosponsor>
, and
<cosponsor name-id="S001195">
Mr. Smith of Missouri
</cosponsor>
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</action>
<action>
<action-desc>
<pagebreak/>
</action-desc>
</action>
<action>
<action-date date="20130719">
July 19, 2013
</action-date>
<action-desc>
Reported from the Committee on the Judiciary with an amendment
</action-desc>
<action-instruction>
Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert the part printed in italic
</action-instruction>
</action>
<action>
<action-date date="20130719">
July 19, 2013
</action-date>
<action-desc>
The Committees on Rules and Budget discharged; committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union and ordered to be printed
</action-desc>
<action-instruction>
For text of introduced bill, see copy of bill as introduced on January 23, 2013
</action-instruction>
</action>
<action>
<action-desc>
<pagebreak/>
</action-desc>
</action>
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A BILL
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To amend
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chapter 8
</external-xref>
of title 5, United States Code, to provide that major rules of the executive branch shall have no force or effect unless a joint resolution of approval is enacted into law.
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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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Regulations From the Executive in Need of Scrutiny Act of 2013
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.
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2.
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Purpose
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The purpose of this Act is to increase accountability for and transparency in the Federal regulatory process. Section 1 of article I of the United States Constitution grants all legislative powers to Congress. Over time, Congress has excessively delegated its constitutional charge while failing to conduct appropriate oversight and retain accountability for the content of the laws it passes. By requiring a vote in Congress, the REINS Act will result in more carefully drafted and detailed legislation, an improved regulatory process, and a legislative branch that is truly accountable to the American people for the laws imposed upon them.
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3.
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Congressional review of agency rulemaking
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Chapter 8
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of title 5, United States Code, is amended to read as follows:
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8
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Congressional Review of Agency Rulemaking
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Sec.
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801. Congressional review.
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802. Congressional approval procedure for major rules.
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803. Congressional disapproval procedure for nonmajor rules.
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804. Definitions.
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805. Judicial review.
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806. Exemption for monetary policy.
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807. Effective date of certain rules.
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801.
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Congressional review
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(a)
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(1)
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(A)
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Before a rule may take effect, the Federal agency promulgating such rule shall submit to each House of the Congress and to the Comptroller General a report containing—
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(i)
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a copy of the rule;
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(ii)
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a concise general statement relating to the rule;
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(iii)
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a classification of the rule as a major or nonmajor rule, including an explanation of the classification specifically addressing each criteria for a major rule contained within sections 804(2)(A), 804(2)(B), and 804(2)(C);
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(iv)
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a list of any other related regulatory actions intended to implement the same statutory provision or regulatory objective as well as the individual and aggregate economic effects of those actions; and
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(v)
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the proposed effective date of the rule.
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(B)
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On the date of the submission of the report under subparagraph (A), the Federal agency promulgating the rule shall submit to the Comptroller General and make available to each House of Congress—
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(i)
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a complete copy of the cost-benefit analysis of the rule, if any;
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<enum>
(ii)
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the agency’s actions pursuant to sections 603, 604, 605, 607, and 609 of this title;
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<enum>
(iii)
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the agency’s actions pursuant to sections 202, 203, 204, and 205 of the Unfunded Mandates Reform Act of 1995; and
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(iv)
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any other relevant information or requirements under any other Act and any relevant Executive orders.
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(C)
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Upon receipt of a report submitted under subparagraph (A), each House shall provide copies of the report to the chairman and ranking member of each standing committee with jurisdiction under the rules of the House of Representatives or the Senate to report a bill to amend the provision of law under which the rule is issued.
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(2)
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(A)
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The Comptroller General shall provide a report on each major rule to the committees of jurisdiction by the end of 15 calendar days after the submission or publication date. The report of the Comptroller General shall include an assessment of the agency’s compliance with procedural steps required by paragraph (1)(B) and an assessment of whether the major rule imposes any new limits or mandates on private-sector activity.
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(B)
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Federal agencies shall cooperate with the Comptroller General by providing information relevant to the Comptroller General’s report under subparagraph (A).
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(3)
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A major rule relating to a report submitted under paragraph (1) shall take effect upon enactment of a joint resolution of approval described in section 802 or as provided for in the rule following enactment of a joint resolution of approval described in section 802, whichever is later.
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(4)
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A nonmajor rule shall take effect as provided by section 803 after submission to Congress under paragraph (1).
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(5)
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If a joint resolution of approval relating to a major rule is not enacted within the period provided in subsection (b)(2), then a joint resolution of approval relating to the same rule may not be considered under this chapter in the same Congress by either the House of Representatives or the Senate.
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(b)
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(1)
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A major rule shall not take effect unless the Congress enacts a joint resolution of approval described under section 802.
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(2)
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If a joint resolution described in subsection (a) is not enacted into law by the end of 70 session days or legislative days, as applicable, beginning on the date on which the report referred to in section 801(a)(1)(A) is received by Congress (excluding days either House of Congress is adjourned for more than 3 days during a session of Congress), then the rule described in that resolution shall be deemed not to be approved and such rule shall not take effect.
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</paragraph>
</subsection>
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HEA69EFB98E9D4DC78A305659C1EBE36B">
<enum>
(c)
</enum>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="yes-display-inline" id="H364D20396D974DAD93C30ABA33FA0E10">
<enum>
(1)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Notwithstanding any other provision of this section (except subject to paragraph (3)), a major rule may take effect for one 90-calendar-day period if the President makes a determination under paragraph (2) and submits written notice of such determination to the Congress.
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HFD0396BE26F94A65837D408A25E3DD7D" indent="up1">
<enum>
(2)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Paragraph (1) applies to a determination made by the President by Executive order that the major rule should take effect because such rule is—
</text>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H3A888894B4834207AB950B9127524337">
<enum>
(A)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
necessary because of an imminent threat to health or safety or other emergency;
</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HBFD47E7FA2D5455689287424502064D9">
<enum>
(B)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
necessary for the enforcement of criminal laws;
</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HFB80660C83564342AA883E5366125B28">
<enum>
(C)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
necessary for national security; or
</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H0DE81C0D1E5E4356BCAA897A7CDEBFDD">
<enum>
(D)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
issued pursuant to any statute implementing an international trade agreement.
</text>
</subparagraph>
</paragraph>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HB6756706B6D24124BC1BF0274E25A510" indent="up1">
<enum>
(3)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
An exercise by the President of the authority under this subsection shall have no effect on the procedures under section 802.
</text>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H93210FDA0CC84E05BD375187A83DCC74">
<enum>
(d)
</enum>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="yes-display-inline" id="H55A5E8D8496F4878B7F1D40A15CBA4B2">
<enum>
(1)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
In addition to the opportunity for review otherwise provided under this chapter, in the case of any rule for which a report was submitted in accordance with subsection (a)(1)(A) during the period beginning on the date occurring—
</text>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H097989EE36854354BFEDCF1BDE09C8B4" indent="up1">
<enum>
(A)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
in the case of the Senate, 60 session days, or
</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H39D82826829847B7AE573C2602643528" indent="up1">
<enum>
(B)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
in the case of the House of Representatives, 60 legislative days,
</text>
</subparagraph>
</paragraph>
<continuation-text commented="no" continuation-text-level="subsection">
before the date the Congress is scheduled to adjourn a session of Congress through the date on which the same or succeeding Congress first convenes its next session, sections 802 and 803 shall apply to such rule in the succeeding session of Congress.
</continuation-text>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HF9761EDDC137458099BBB64D0E2547EB" indent="up1">
<enum>
(2)
</enum>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="yes-display-inline" id="H26A5F17A9A3447C39FFC9C556D643EAA">
<enum>
(A)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
In applying sections 802 and 803 for purposes of such additional review, a rule described under paragraph (1) shall be treated as though—
</text>
<clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H3240AE970AB645FEB4549BF67C643202" indent="up1">
<enum>
(i)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
such rule were published in the Federal Register on—
</text>
<subclause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H8D075FED939249098E7727614B15DABF">
<enum>
(I)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
in the case of the Senate, the 15th session day, or
</text>
</subclause>
<subclause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H7A017723BE704811BF50457F59FF591F">
<enum>
(II)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
in the case of the House of Representatives, the 15th legislative day,
</text>
</subclause>
<continuation-text commented="no" continuation-text-level="clause">
after the succeeding session of Congress first convenes; and
</continuation-text>
</clause>
<clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HC130C588F2C3479BBA46BC792A2C0E28" indent="up1">
<enum>
(ii)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
a report on such rule were submitted to Congress under subsection (a)(1) on such date.
</text>
</clause>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H7DE794546B3149E4896AEB74FC941397" indent="up1">
<enum>
(B)
</enum>
<text>
Nothing in this paragraph shall be construed to affect the requirement under subsection (a)(1) that a report shall be submitted to Congress before a rule can take effect.
</text>
</subparagraph>
</paragraph>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H2F8C36C56EEF4F578C4F6550DB823037" indent="up1">
<enum>
(3)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
A rule described under paragraph (1) shall take effect as otherwise provided by law (including other subsections of this section).
</text>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
</section>
<section id="HB7767AB9231941D0B30E8134205120DD">
<enum>
802.
</enum>
<header>
Congressional approval procedure for major rules
</header>
<subsection id="H85729A2ED1C146C09D2794A5DE374D8C">
<enum>
(a)
</enum>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="yes-display-inline" id="H50713382EA5A4AD689077A100845881A">
<enum>
(1)
</enum>
<text>
For purposes of this section, the term
<term>
joint resolution
</term>
means only a joint resolution addressing a report classifying a rule as major pursuant to section 801(a)(1)(A)(iii) that—
</text>
<subparagraph id="H82F492546B0E43EB81183DE822AD9F06" indent="up1">
<enum>
(A)
</enum>
<text>
bears no preamble;
</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H09E13857AC7946ABAAA41C93BD42A7BA" indent="up1">
<enum>
(B)
</enum>
<text>
bears the following title (with blanks filled as appropriate):
<quote>
Approving the rule submitted by ___ relating to ___.
</quote>
;
</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HD5E64315D24942458158193B39C664BF" indent="up1">
<enum>
(C)
</enum>
<text>
includes after its resolving clause only the following (with blanks filled as appropriate):
<quote>
That Congress approves the rule submitted by ___ relating to ___.
</quote>
; and
</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H171DC249EB8A4D4E962990A742321457" indent="up1">
<enum>
(D)
</enum>
<text>
is introduced pursuant to paragraph (2).
</text>
</subparagraph>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H2E124DBE995E4AA7B5C0AB7EFD6255FD" indent="up1">
<enum>
(2)
</enum>
<text>
After a House of Congress receives a report classifying a rule as major pursuant to section 801(a)(1)(A)(iii), the majority leader of that House (or his or her respective designee) shall introduce (by request, if appropriate) a joint resolution described in paragraph (1)—
</text>
<subparagraph id="HC7003144FE054147A53A1E58AEB5ECE6">
<enum>
(A)
</enum>
<text>
in the case of the House of Representatives, within three legislative days; and
</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H4999A70C06DF48059E1EBD15CCA855C9">
<enum>
(B)
</enum>
<text>
in the case of the Senate, within three session days.
</text>
</subparagraph>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H3B86B5E371D54E41A2EF0B80BB502310" indent="up1">
<enum>
(3)
</enum>
<text>
A joint resolution described in paragraph (1) shall not be subject to amendment at any stage of proceeding.
</text>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
<subsection id="H7CD6168026F84E0CA82BE40DCE74115D">
<enum>
(b)
</enum>
<text>
A joint resolution described in subsection (a) shall be referred in each House of Congress to the committees having jurisdiction over the provision of law under which the rule is issued.
</text>
</subsection>
<subsection id="HAAFFF1EA90894967878535E957111697">
<enum>
(c)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
In the Senate, if the committee or committees to which a joint resolution described in subsection (a) has been referred have not reported it at the end of 15 session days after its introduction, such committee or committees shall be automatically discharged from further consideration of the resolution and it shall be placed on the calendar. A vote on final passage of the resolution shall be taken on or before the close of the 15th session day after the resolution is reported by the committee or committees to which it was referred, or after such committee or committees have been discharged from further consideration of the resolution.
</text>
</subsection>
<subsection id="HA1E6FD1F0B834EC4955B0744636A70AC">
<enum>
(d)
</enum>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="yes-display-inline" id="H3AF3E927078D4AE984F3D039DED84FAE">
<enum>
(1)
</enum>
<text>
In the Senate, when the committee or committees to which a joint resolution is referred have reported, or when a committee or committees are discharged (under subsection (c)) from further consideration of a joint resolution described in subsection (a), it is at any time thereafter in order (even though a previous motion to the same effect has been disagreed to) for a motion to proceed to the consideration of the joint resolution, and all points of order against the joint resolution (and against consideration of the joint resolution) are waived. The motion is not subject to amendment, or to a motion to postpone, or to a motion to proceed to the consideration of other business. A motion to reconsider the vote by which the motion is agreed to or disagreed to shall not be in order. If a motion to proceed to the consideration of the joint resolution is agreed to, the joint resolution shall remain the unfinished business of the Senate until disposed of.
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H22F9FBF778084DD39A505758E45F5245" indent="up1">
<enum>
(2)
</enum>
<text>
In the Senate, debate on the joint resolution, and on all debatable motions and appeals in connection therewith, shall be limited to not more than 2 hours, which shall be divided equally between those favoring and those opposing the joint resolution. A motion to further limit debate is in order and not debatable. An amendment to, or a motion to postpone, or a motion to proceed to the consideration of other business, or a motion to recommit the joint resolution is not in order.
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="HDF32A6E0BE104B8EA361ABEDCEBAD0E8" indent="up1">
<enum>
(3)
</enum>
<text>
In the Senate, immediately following the conclusion of the debate on a joint resolution described in subsection (a), and a single quorum call at the conclusion of the debate if requested in accordance with the rules of the Senate, the vote on final passage of the joint resolution shall occur.
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="HF11B2C967147494A932A1F478C8BC31E" indent="up1">
<enum>
(4)
</enum>
<text>
Appeals from the decisions of the Chair relating to the application of the rules of the Senate to the procedure relating to a joint resolution described in subsection (a) shall be decided without debate.
</text>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
<subsection id="H95DF514CD45B4D8DAB48551AE7EA526A">
<enum>
(e)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
In the House of Representatives, if any committee to which a joint resolution described in subsection (a) has been referred has not reported it to the House at the end of 15 legislative days after its introduction, such committee shall be discharged from further consideration of the joint resolution, and it shall be placed on the appropriate calendar. On the second and fourth Thursdays of each month it shall be in order at any time for the Speaker to recognize a Member who favors passage of a joint resolution that has appeared on the calendar for at least 5 legislative days to call up that joint resolution for immediate consideration in the House without intervention of any point of order. When so called up a joint resolution shall be considered as read and shall be debatable for 1 hour equally divided and controlled by the proponent and an opponent, and the previous question shall be considered as ordered to its passage without intervening motion. It shall not be in order to reconsider the vote on passage. If a vote on final passage of the joint resolution has not been taken by the third Thursday on which the Speaker may recognize a Member under this subsection, such vote shall be taken on that day.
</text>
</subsection>
<subsection id="H36C0F8E25C9445E8BEAD2A3E47BAF31D">
<enum>
(f)
</enum>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="yes-display-inline" id="H221AD6BD658A4D78B6C747135DE2EB1A">
<enum>
(1)
</enum>
<text>
If, before passing a joint resolution described in subsection (a), one House receives from the other a joint resolution having the same text, then—
</text>
<subparagraph id="H7DAB2977B23E414A9A64F69F5AACFF60" indent="up1">
<enum>
(A)
</enum>
<text>
the joint resolution of the other House shall not be referred to a committee; and
</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H38473FC2127C4EFB90290FB764E4F592" indent="up1">
<enum>
(B)
</enum>
<text>
the procedure in the receiving House shall be the same as if no joint resolution had been received from the other House until the vote on passage, when the joint resolution received from the other House shall supplant the joint resolution of the receiving House.
</text>
</subparagraph>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H4D4AC302415643F8851E726471931B42" indent="up1">
<enum>
(2)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
This subsection shall not apply to the House of Representatives if the joint resolution received from the Senate is a revenue measure.
</text>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
<subsection commented="no" id="HDABABA151CB3419F94FA6B4A33C1C2EC">
<enum>
(g)
</enum>
<text>
If either House has not taken a vote on final passage of the joint resolution by the last day of the period described in section 801(b)(2), then such vote shall be taken on that day.
</text>
</subsection>
<subsection id="HD81859FE507C48079556F92F1536B803">
<enum>
(h)
</enum>
<text>
This section and section 803 are enacted by Congress—
</text>
<paragraph id="H9971AC662BAC4B38A10E26E873051B1D">
<enum>
(1)
</enum>
<text>
as an exercise of the rulemaking power of the Senate and House of Representatives, respectively, and as such is deemed to be part of the rules of each House, respectively, but applicable only with respect to the procedure to be followed in that House in the case of a joint resolution described in subsection (a) and superseding other rules only where explicitly so; and
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="HFFBDDD771ED54105B6FD06433707C100">
<enum>
(2)
</enum>
<text>
with full recognition of the Constitutional right of either House to change the rules (so far as they relate to the procedure of that House) at any time, in the same manner and to the same extent as in the case of any other rule of that House.
</text>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
</section>
<section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HE35A496C3E884B6C92B6608752F2D222" section-type="subsequent-section">
<enum>
803.
</enum>
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Congressional disapproval procedure for nonmajor rules
</header>
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H2A634D9866174D5F9C1E301596030D8B">
<enum>
(a)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
For purposes of this section, the term
<term>
joint resolution
</term>
means only a joint resolution introduced in the period beginning on the date on which the report referred to in section 801(a)(1)(A) is received by Congress and ending 60 days thereafter (excluding days either House of Congress is adjourned for more than 3 days during a session of Congress), the matter after the resolving clause of which is as follows:
<quote>
That Congress disapproves the nonmajor rule submitted by the ___ relating to ___ , and such rule shall have no force or effect.
</quote>
(The blank spaces being appropriately filled in).
</text>
</subsection>
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H0E47127A85F64F34ABBE2B2B7D52DE1E">
<enum>
(b)
</enum>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="yes-display-inline" id="HC9813049F82045A4AEC59D9F22A62E23">
<enum>
(1)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
A joint resolution described in subsection (a) shall be referred to the committees in each House of Congress with jurisdiction.
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H38B0585FD41D494CB5155A3270952A0B" indent="up1">
<enum>
(2)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
For purposes of this section, the term submission or publication date means the later of the date on which—
</text>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H4475B170030C47DFA17963D8E8C550C6">
<enum>
(A)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
the Congress receives the report submitted under section 801(a)(1); or
</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HE69173640EA54135BD73FB0BCC72F468">
<enum>
(B)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
the nonmajor rule is published in the Federal Register, if so published.
</text>
</subparagraph>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H7559E4FAA940454D978784F7982EE92C">
<enum>
(c)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
In the Senate, if the committee to which is referred a joint resolution described in subsection (a) has not reported such joint resolution (or an identical joint resolution) at the end of 15 session days after the date of introduction of the joint resolution, such committee may be discharged from further consideration of such joint resolution upon a petition supported in writing by 30 Members of the Senate, and such joint resolution shall be placed on the calendar.
</text>
</subsection>
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H2CA1933F5A2C4237BFD049DF97A26A0D">
<enum>
(d)
</enum>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="yes-display-inline" id="HFDE9316108C043E793A717838B7F55B3">
<enum>
(1)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
In the Senate, when the committee to which a joint resolution is referred has reported, or when a committee is discharged (under subsection (c)) from further consideration of a joint resolution described in subsection (a), it is at any time thereafter in order (even though a previous motion to the same effect has been disagreed to) for a motion to proceed to the consideration of the joint resolution, and all points of order against the joint resolution (and against consideration of the joint resolution) are waived. The motion is not subject to amendment, or to a motion to postpone, or to a motion to proceed to the consideration of other business. A motion to reconsider the vote by which the motion is agreed to or disagreed to shall not be in order. If a motion to proceed to the consideration of the joint resolution is agreed to, the joint resolution shall remain the unfinished business of the Senate until disposed of.
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H8FC6E638EC6B4A0892EA7778A5BC4714" indent="up1">
<enum>
(2)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
In the Senate, debate on the joint resolution, and on all debatable motions and appeals in connection therewith, shall be limited to not more than 10 hours, which shall be divided equally between those favoring and those opposing the joint resolution. A motion to further limit debate is in order and not debatable. An amendment to, or a motion to postpone, or a motion to proceed to the consideration of other business, or a motion to recommit the joint resolution is not in order.
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H5F9C581A6B1E4601909D8CDCFCFB14D9" indent="up1">
<enum>
(3)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
In the Senate, immediately following the conclusion of the debate on a joint resolution described in subsection (a), and a single quorum call at the conclusion of the debate if requested in accordance with the rules of the Senate, the vote on final passage of the joint resolution shall occur.
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H125389FFDA3E46DE84061EA2D8B20145" indent="up1">
<enum>
(4)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Appeals from the decisions of the Chair relating to the application of the rules of the Senate to the procedure relating to a joint resolution described in subsection (a) shall be decided without debate.
</text>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H4CCF7060417948AC8BD798F54419D57E">
<enum>
(e)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
In the Senate the procedure specified in subsection (c) or (d) shall not apply to the consideration of a joint resolution respecting a nonmajor rule—
</text>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H9F312FA8C84C42D4BB1D9D02DFAD9F34">
<enum>
(1)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
after the expiration of the 60 session days beginning with the applicable submission or publication date, or
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HAA2E59EE95E4484DA4E598195405D3DC">
<enum>
(2)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
if the report under section 801(a)(1)(A) was submitted during the period referred to in section 801(d)(1), after the expiration of the 60 session days beginning on the 15th session day after the succeeding session of Congress first convenes.
</text>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HF0E21A6D37D34FE3B320857677EB868F">
<enum>
(f)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
If, before the passage by one House of a joint resolution of that House described in subsection (a), that House receives from the other House a joint resolution described in subsection (a), then the following procedures shall apply:
</text>
<paragraph id="H7F5F70C68C944C50894DBB338C68A482">
<enum>
(1)
</enum>
<text>
The joint resolution of the other House shall not be referred to a committee.
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H427F82656BAA4B52B1DAEE3132B1D900">
<enum>
(2)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
With respect to a joint resolution described in subsection (a) of the House receiving the joint resolution—
</text>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HE67B02FB922842E08B123C9D5C264D5B">
<enum>
(A)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
the procedure in that House shall be the same as if no joint resolution had been received from the other House; but
</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H75D54F43FADC4D4E831BE66805458300">
<enum>
(B)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
the vote on final passage shall be on the joint resolution of the other House.
</text>
</subparagraph>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
</section>
<section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H917D03E28E2847A1979A1C045A202891" section-type="subsequent-section">
<enum>
804.
</enum>
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Definitions
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
For purposes of this chapter—
</text>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H4E8361135E9F4D46946BC3B8157CCC24">
<enum>
(1)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
The term
<term>
Federal agency
</term>
means any agency as that term is defined in section 551(1).
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H0B2B150447D140B38EB393D567A477AE">
<enum>
(2)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
The term
<term>
major rule
</term>
means any rule, including an interim final rule, that the Administrator of the Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs of the Office of Management and Budget finds has resulted in or is likely to result in—
</text>
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(A)
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an annual effect on the economy of $100,000,000 or more;
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(B)
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a major increase in costs or prices for consumers, individual industries, Federal, State, or local government agencies, or geographic regions; or
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(C)
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significant adverse effects on competition, employment, investment, productivity, innovation, or on the ability of United States-based enterprises to compete with foreign-based enterprises in domestic and export markets.
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The term
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nonmajor rule
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means any rule that is not a major rule.
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The term
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rule
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has the meaning given such term in section 551, except that such term does not include—
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(A)
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any rule of particular applicability, including a rule that approves or prescribes for the future rates, wages, prices, services, or allowances therefore, corporate or financial structures, reorganizations, mergers, or acquisitions thereof, or accounting practices or disclosures bearing on any of the foregoing;
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(B)
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any rule relating to agency management or personnel; or
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(C)
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any rule of agency organization, procedure, or practice that does not substantially affect the rights or obligations of non-agency parties.
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(5)
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The term
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submission date or publication date
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, except as otherwise provided in this chapter, means—
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(A)
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in the case of a major rule, the date on which the Congress receives the report submitted under section 801(a)(1); and
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(B)
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in the case of a nonmajor rule, the later of—
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(i)
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the date on which the Congress receives the report submitted under section 801(a)(1); and
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(ii)
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the date on which the nonmajor rule is published in the Federal Register, if so published.
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805.
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Judicial review
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(a)
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No determination, finding, action, or omission under this chapter shall be subject to judicial review.
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(b)
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Notwithstanding subsection (a), a court may determine whether a Federal agency has completed the necessary requirements under this chapter for a rule to take effect.
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(c)
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The enactment of a joint resolution of approval under section 802 shall not be interpreted to serve as a grant or modification of statutory authority by Congress for the promulgation of a rule, shall not extinguish or affect any claim, whether substantive or procedural, against any alleged defect in a rule, and shall not form part of the record before the court in any judicial proceeding concerning a rule except for purposes of determining whether or not the rule is in effect.
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Exemption for monetary policy
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Nothing in this chapter shall apply to rules that concern monetary policy proposed or implemented by the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System or the Federal Open Market Committee.
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807.
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Effective date of certain rules
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Notwithstanding section 801—
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(1)
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any rule that establishes, modifies, opens, closes, or conducts a regulatory program for a commercial, recreational, or subsistence activity related to hunting, fishing, or camping; or
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(2)
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any rule other than a major rule which an agency for good cause finds (and incorporates the finding and a brief statement of reasons therefore in the rule issued) that notice and public procedure thereon are impracticable, unnecessary, or contrary to the public interest,
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shall take effect at such time as the Federal agency promulgating the rule determines.
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.
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4.
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Budgetary effects of rules subject to
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section 802
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of title 5, United States Code
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Section 257(b)(2) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985 is amended by adding at the end the following new subparagraph:
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(E)
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Budgetary effects of rules subject to
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section 802
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of title 5, United States Code
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Any rules subject to the congressional approval procedure set forth in section 802 of
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chapter 8
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of title 5, United States Code, affecting budget authority, outlays, or receipts shall be assumed to be effective unless it is not approved in accordance with such section.
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.
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5.
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Government Accountability Office study of rules
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In general
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The Comptroller General of the United States shall conduct a study to determine, as of the date of the enactment of this Act—
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(1)
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how many rules (as such term is defined in
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section 804
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of title 5, United States Code) were in effect;
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(2)
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how many major rules (as such term is defined in
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section 804
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of title 5, United States Code) were in effect; and
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(3)
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the total estimated economic cost imposed by all such rules.
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(b)
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Report
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<text>
Not later than one year after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Comptroller General of the United States shall submit a report to Congress that contains the findings of the study conducted under subsection (a).
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July 19, 2013
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Reported from the Committee on the Judiciary with an amendment
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July 19, 2013
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The Committees on Rules and 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 Union Calendar No. 115 113th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 367 [Report No. 113–160, Part I] IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES January 23, 2013 Mr. Young of Indiana (for himself, Mr. Amodei , Mr. Bachus , Mr. Barr , Mr. Bishop of Utah , Mrs. Black , Mrs. Blackburn , Mr. Bonner , Mr. Brooks of Alabama , Mr. Bucshon , Mr. Camp , Mr. Cassidy , Mr. Chabot , Mr. Chaffetz , Mr. Collins of Georgia , Mr. Cramer , Mr. Crawford , Mr. Rodney Davis of Illinois , Mr. DeSantis , Mr. DesJarlais , Mr. Duncan of Tennessee , Mr. Duncan of South Carolina , Mr. Fitzpatrick , Mr. Forbes , Mr. Fortenberry , Mr. Garrett , Mr. Gerlach , Mr. Gibbs , Mr. Gingrey of Georgia , Mr. Gosar , Mr. Gowdy , Mr. Graves of Missouri , Mr. Griffin of Arkansas , Mr. Guthrie , Mr. Hanna , Mr. Harper , Mrs. Hartzler , Mr. Holding , Mr. Hudson , Mr. Huelskamp , Mr. Huizenga of Michigan , Mr. Hultgren , Ms. Jenkins , Mr. Johnson of Ohio , Mr. Jones , Mr. Kelly , Mr. Kline , Mr. Lamborn , Mr. Latham , Mr. Latta , Mr. Long , Mr. Luetkemeyer , Mrs. Lummis , Mr. Massie , Mr. McKinley , Mr. Messer , Mr. Miller of Florida , Mrs. Capito , Mr. Mullin , Mr. Mulvaney , Mr. Neugebauer , Mrs. Noem , Mr. Nugent , Mr. Nunnelee , Mr. Olson , Mr. Pearce , Mr. Reed , Mr. Ribble , Mr. Roe of Tennessee , Mr. Rogers of Michigan , Mr. Rokita , Mr. Scalise , Mr. Schock , Mr. Sensenbrenner , Mr. Simpson , Mr. Smith of Texas , Mr. Smith of Nebraska , Mr. Stockman , Mr. Stutzman , Mr. Thornberry , Mr. Tiberi , Mr. Walberg , Mr. Walden , Mr. Webster of Florida , Mr. Westmoreland , Mr. Wilson of South Carolina , Mr. Yoder , Mr. Yoho , Mr. Young of Alaska , Mr. Kinzinger of Illinois , Mr. Stivers , Mr. Tipton , Mr. Gibson , Mr. Boustany , Mr. Poe of Texas , Mr. Gardner , Mr. Schweikert , Mr. Franks of Arizona , Mr. Hall , Mr. Renacci , Mr. Palazzo , Mr. Roskam , Mr. Marino , Mr. Posey , Mrs. Roby , Mr. Flores , Mr. Barton , Mr. Calvert , Mr. Denham , Mr. Barletta , Mr. Alexander , Mr. Aderholt , Mr. Valadao , Mr. Gohmert , Mr. Coffman , Mr. Upton , Mr. Sessions , Mrs. Wagner , Mr. King of Iowa , Mrs. Brooks of Indiana , Mr. Benishek , and Mr. Ross ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary , and in addition to the Committees on 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 July 19, 2013 Additional sponsors: Mr. McHenry , Mr. Mica , Mr. Hensarling , Mr. Murphy of Pennsylvania , Ms. Granger , Mr. Radel , Mr. McClintock , Mr. Meadows , Mr. Wenstrup , Mr. Cotton , Mr. Culberson , Mr. LaMalfa , Mr. Wittman , Mr. Paulsen , Mr. Graves of Georgia , Mr. Kingston , Mr. Rothfus , Mr. Rigell , Mr. Diaz-Balart , Mrs. Walorski , Mr. Salmon , Mr. McCaul , Mr. Pittenger , Mr. Young of Florida , Mr. Farenthold , Mr. Lankford , Mr. Ryan of Wisconsin , Mr. Bridenstine , Mr. Coble , Mr. Rice of South Carolina , Mrs. Bachmann , Mr. Weber of Texas , Mr. Daines , Mr. Marchant , Mr. Austin Scott of Georgia , Mr. Terry , Ms. Herrera Beutler , Mr. Duffy , Mr. Brady of Texas , Mr. Nunes , Mr. Fleischmann , Mr. Pompeo , and Mr. Smith of Missouri July 19, 2013 Reported from the Committee on the Judiciary with an amendment Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert the part printed in italic July 19, 2013 The Committees on Rules and Budget discharged; committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union and ordered to be printed For text of introduced bill, see copy of bill as introduced on January 23, 2013 A BILL To amend chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, to provide that major rules of the executive branch shall have no force or effect unless a joint resolution of approval is enacted into law.
1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Regulations From the Executive in Need of Scrutiny Act of 2013 . 2. Purpose The purpose of this Act is to increase accountability for and transparency in the Federal regulatory process. Section 1 of article I of the United States Constitution grants all legislative powers to Congress. Over time, Congress has excessively delegated its constitutional charge while failing to conduct appropriate oversight and retain accountability for the content of the laws it passes. By requiring a vote in Congress, the REINS Act will result in more carefully drafted and detailed legislation, an improved regulatory process, and a legislative branch that is truly accountable to the American people for the laws imposed upon them. 3. Congressional review of agency rulemaking Chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, is amended to read as follows: 8 Congressional Review of Agency Rulemaking Sec. 801. Congressional review. 802. Congressional approval procedure for major rules. 803. Congressional disapproval procedure for nonmajor rules. 804. Definitions. 805. Judicial review. 806. Exemption for monetary policy. 807. Effective date of certain rules. 801. Congressional review (a) (1) (A) Before a rule may take effect, the Federal agency promulgating such rule shall submit to each House of the Congress and to the Comptroller General a report containing— (i) a copy of the rule; (ii) a concise general statement relating to the rule; (iii) a classification of the rule as a major or nonmajor rule, including an explanation of the classification specifically addressing each criteria for a major rule contained within sections 804(2)(A), 804(2)(B), and 804(2)(C); (iv) a list of any other related regulatory actions intended to implement the same statutory provision or regulatory objective as well as the individual and aggregate economic effects of those actions; and (v) the proposed effective date of the rule. (B) On the date of the submission of the report under subparagraph (A), the Federal agency promulgating the rule shall submit to the Comptroller General and make available to each House of Congress— (i) a complete copy of the cost-benefit analysis of the rule, if any; (ii) the agency’s actions pursuant to sections 603, 604, 605, 607, and 609 of this title; (iii) the agency’s actions pursuant to sections 202, 203, 204, and 205 of the Unfunded Mandates Reform Act of 1995; and (iv) any other relevant information or requirements under any other Act and any relevant Executive orders. (C) Upon receipt of a report submitted under subparagraph (A), each House shall provide copies of the report to the chairman and ranking member of each standing committee with jurisdiction under the rules of the House of Representatives or the Senate to report a bill to amend the provision of law under which the rule is issued. (2) (A) The Comptroller General shall provide a report on each major rule to the committees of jurisdiction by the end of 15 calendar days after the submission or publication date. The report of the Comptroller General shall include an assessment of the agency’s compliance with procedural steps required by paragraph (1)(B) and an assessment of whether the major rule imposes any new limits or mandates on private-sector activity. (B) Federal agencies shall cooperate with the Comptroller General by providing information relevant to the Comptroller General’s report under subparagraph (A). (3) A major rule relating to a report submitted under paragraph (1) shall take effect upon enactment of a joint resolution of approval described in section 802 or as provided for in the rule following enactment of a joint resolution of approval described in section 802, whichever is later. (4) A nonmajor rule shall take effect as provided by section 803 after submission to Congress under paragraph (1). (5) If a joint resolution of approval relating to a major rule is not enacted within the period provided in subsection (b)(2), then a joint resolution of approval relating to the same rule may not be considered under this chapter in the same Congress by either the House of Representatives or the Senate. (b) (1) A major rule shall not take effect unless the Congress enacts a joint resolution of approval described under section 802. (2) If a joint resolution described in subsection (a) is not enacted into law by the end of 70 session days or legislative days, as applicable, beginning on the date on which the report referred to in section 801(a)(1)(A) is received by Congress (excluding days either House of Congress is adjourned for more than 3 days during a session of Congress), then the rule described in that resolution shall be deemed not to be approved and such rule shall not take effect. (c) (1) Notwithstanding any other provision of this section (except subject to paragraph (3)), a major rule may take effect for one 90-calendar-day period if the President makes a determination under paragraph (2) and submits written notice of such determination to the Congress. (2) Paragraph (1) applies to a determination made by the President by Executive order that the major rule should take effect because such rule is— (A) necessary because of an imminent threat to health or safety or other emergency; (B) necessary for the enforcement of criminal laws; (C) necessary for national security; or (D) issued pursuant to any statute implementing an international trade agreement. (3) An exercise by the President of the authority under this subsection shall have no effect on the procedures under section 802. (d) (1) In addition to the opportunity for review otherwise provided under this chapter, in the case of any rule for which a report was submitted in accordance with subsection (a)(1)(A) during the period beginning on the date occurring— (A) in the case of the Senate, 60 session days, or (B) in the case of the House of Representatives, 60 legislative days, before the date the Congress is scheduled to adjourn a session of Congress through the date on which the same or succeeding Congress first convenes its next session, sections 802 and 803 shall apply to such rule in the succeeding session of Congress. (2) (A) In applying sections 802 and 803 for purposes of such additional review, a rule described under paragraph (1) shall be treated as though— (i) such rule were published in the Federal Register on— (I) in the case of the Senate, the 15th session day, or (II) in the case of the House of Representatives, the 15th legislative day, after the succeeding session of Congress first convenes; and (ii) a report on such rule were submitted to Congress under subsection (a)(1) on such date. (B) Nothing in this paragraph shall be construed to affect the requirement under subsection (a)(1) that a report shall be submitted to Congress before a rule can take effect. (3) A rule described under paragraph (1) shall take effect as otherwise provided by law (including other subsections of this section). 802. Congressional approval procedure for major rules (a) (1) For purposes of this section, the term joint resolution means only a joint resolution addressing a report classifying a rule as major pursuant to section 801(a)(1)(A)(iii) that— (A) bears no preamble; (B) bears the following title (with blanks filled as appropriate): Approving the rule submitted by ___ relating to ___. ; (C) includes after its resolving clause only the following (with blanks filled as appropriate): That Congress approves the rule submitted by ___ relating to ___. ; and (D) is introduced pursuant to paragraph (2). (2) After a House of Congress receives a report classifying a rule as major pursuant to section 801(a)(1)(A)(iii), the majority leader of that House (or his or her respective designee) shall introduce (by request, if appropriate) a joint resolution described in paragraph (1)— (A) in the case of the House of Representatives, within three legislative days; and (B) in the case of the Senate, within three session days. (3) A joint resolution described in paragraph (1) shall not be subject to amendment at any stage of proceeding. (b) A joint resolution described in subsection (a) shall be referred in each House of Congress to the committees having jurisdiction over the provision of law under which the rule is issued. (c) In the Senate, if the committee or committees to which a joint resolution described in subsection (a) has been referred have not reported it at the end of 15 session days after its introduction, such committee or committees shall be automatically discharged from further consideration of the resolution and it shall be placed on the calendar. A vote on final passage of the resolution shall be taken on or before the close of the 15th session day after the resolution is reported by the committee or committees to which it was referred, or after such committee or committees have been discharged from further consideration of the resolution. (d) (1) In the Senate, when the committee or committees to which a joint resolution is referred have reported, or when a committee or committees are discharged (under subsection (c)) from further consideration of a joint resolution described in subsection (a), it is at any time thereafter in order (even though a previous motion to the same effect has been disagreed to) for a motion to proceed to the consideration of the joint resolution, and all points of order against the joint resolution (and against consideration of the joint resolution) are waived. The motion is not subject to amendment, or to a motion to postpone, or to a motion to proceed to the consideration of other business. A motion to reconsider the vote by which the motion is agreed to or disagreed to shall not be in order. If a motion to proceed to the consideration of the joint resolution is agreed to, the joint resolution shall remain the unfinished business of the Senate until disposed of. (2) In the Senate, debate on the joint resolution, and on all debatable motions and appeals in connection therewith, shall be limited to not more than 2 hours, which shall be divided equally between those favoring and those opposing the joint resolution. A motion to further limit debate is in order and not debatable. An amendment to, or a motion to postpone, or a motion to proceed to the consideration of other business, or a motion to recommit the joint resolution is not in order. (3) In the Senate, immediately following the conclusion of the debate on a joint resolution described in subsection (a), and a single quorum call at the conclusion of the debate if requested in accordance with the rules of the Senate, the vote on final passage of the joint resolution shall occur. (4) Appeals from the decisions of the Chair relating to the application of the rules of the Senate to the procedure relating to a joint resolution described in subsection (a) shall be decided without debate. (e) In the House of Representatives, if any committee to which a joint resolution described in subsection (a) has been referred has not reported it to the House at the end of 15 legislative days after its introduction, such committee shall be discharged from further consideration of the joint resolution, and it shall be placed on the appropriate calendar. On the second and fourth Thursdays of each month it shall be in order at any time for the Speaker to recognize a Member who favors passage of a joint resolution that has appeared on the calendar for at least 5 legislative days to call up that joint resolution for immediate consideration in the House without intervention of any point of order. When so called up a joint resolution shall be considered as read and shall be debatable for 1 hour equally divided and controlled by the proponent and an opponent, and the previous question shall be considered as ordered to its passage without intervening motion. It shall not be in order to reconsider the vote on passage. If a vote on final passage of the joint resolution has not been taken by the third Thursday on which the Speaker may recognize a Member under this subsection, such vote shall be taken on that day. (f) (1) If, before passing a joint resolution described in subsection (a), one House receives from the other a joint resolution having the same text, then— (A) the joint resolution of the other House shall not be referred to a committee; and (B) the procedure in the receiving House shall be the same as if no joint resolution had been received from the other House until the vote on passage, when the joint resolution received from the other House shall supplant the joint resolution of the receiving House. (2) This subsection shall not apply to the House of Representatives if the joint resolution received from the Senate is a revenue measure. (g) If either House has not taken a vote on final passage of the joint resolution by the last day of the period described in section 801(b)(2), then such vote shall be taken on that day. (h) This section and section 803 are enacted by Congress— (1) as an exercise of the rulemaking power of the Senate and House of Representatives, respectively, and as such is deemed to be part of the rules of each House, respectively, but applicable only with respect to the procedure to be followed in that House in the case of a joint resolution described in subsection (a) and superseding other rules only where explicitly so; and (2) with full recognition of the Constitutional right of either House to change the rules (so far as they relate to the procedure of that House) at any time, in the same manner and to the same extent as in the case of any other rule of that House. 803. Congressional disapproval procedure for nonmajor rules (a) For purposes of this section, the term joint resolution means only a joint resolution introduced in the period beginning on the date on which the report referred to in section 801(a)(1)(A) is received by Congress and ending 60 days thereafter (excluding days either House of Congress is adjourned for more than 3 days during a session of Congress), the matter after the resolving clause of which is as follows: That Congress disapproves the nonmajor rule submitted by the ___ relating to ___ , and such rule shall have no force or effect. (The blank spaces being appropriately filled in). (b) (1) A joint resolution described in subsection (a) shall be referred to the committees in each House of Congress with jurisdiction. (2) For purposes of this section, the term submission or publication date means the later of the date on which— (A) the Congress receives the report submitted under section 801(a)(1); or (B) the nonmajor rule is published in the Federal Register, if so published. (c) In the Senate, if the committee to which is referred a joint resolution described in subsection (a) has not reported such joint resolution (or an identical joint resolution) at the end of 15 session days after the date of introduction of the joint resolution, such committee may be discharged from further consideration of such joint resolution upon a petition supported in writing by 30 Members of the Senate, and such joint resolution shall be placed on the calendar. (d) (1) In the Senate, when the committee to which a joint resolution is referred has reported, or when a committee is discharged (under subsection (c)) from further consideration of a joint resolution described in subsection (a), it is at any time thereafter in order (even though a previous motion to the same effect has been disagreed to) for a motion to proceed to the consideration of the joint resolution, and all points of order against the joint resolution (and against consideration of the joint resolution) are waived. The motion is not subject to amendment, or to a motion to postpone, or to a motion to proceed to the consideration of other business. A motion to reconsider the vote by which the motion is agreed to or disagreed to shall not be in order. If a motion to proceed to the consideration of the joint resolution is agreed to, the joint resolution shall remain the unfinished business of the Senate until disposed of. (2) In the Senate, debate on the joint resolution, and on all debatable motions and appeals in connection therewith, shall be limited to not more than 10 hours, which shall be divided equally between those favoring and those opposing the joint resolution. A motion to further limit debate is in order and not debatable. An amendment to, or a motion to postpone, or a motion to proceed to the consideration of other business, or a motion to recommit the joint resolution is not in order. (3) In the Senate, immediately following the conclusion of the debate on a joint resolution described in subsection (a), and a single quorum call at the conclusion of the debate if requested in accordance with the rules of the Senate, the vote on final passage of the joint resolution shall occur. (4) Appeals from the decisions of the Chair relating to the application of the rules of the Senate to the procedure relating to a joint resolution described in subsection (a) shall be decided without debate. (e) In the Senate the procedure specified in subsection (c) or (d) shall not apply to the consideration of a joint resolution respecting a nonmajor rule— (1) after the expiration of the 60 session days beginning with the applicable submission or publication date, or (2) if the report under section 801(a)(1)(A) was submitted during the period referred to in section 801(d)(1), after the expiration of the 60 session days beginning on the 15th session day after the succeeding session of Congress first convenes. (f) If, before the passage by one House of a joint resolution of that House described in subsection (a), that House receives from the other House a joint resolution described in subsection (a), then the following procedures shall apply: (1) The joint resolution of the other House shall not be referred to a committee. (2) With respect to a joint resolution described in subsection (a) of the House receiving the joint resolution— (A) the procedure in that House shall be the same as if no joint resolution had been received from the other House; but (B) the vote on final passage shall be on the joint resolution of the other House. 804. Definitions For purposes of this chapter— (1) The term Federal agency means any agency as that term is defined in section 551(1). (2) The term major rule means any rule, including an interim final rule, that the Administrator of the Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs of the Office of Management and Budget finds has resulted in or is likely to result in— (A) an annual effect on the economy of $100,000,000 or more; (B) a major increase in costs or prices for consumers, individual industries, Federal, State, or local government agencies, or geographic regions; or (C) significant adverse effects on competition, employment, investment, productivity, innovation, or on the ability of United States-based enterprises to compete with foreign-based enterprises in domestic and export markets. (3) The term nonmajor rule means any rule that is not a major rule. (4) The term rule has the meaning given such term in section 551, except that such term does not include— (A) any rule of particular applicability, including a rule that approves or prescribes for the future rates, wages, prices, services, or allowances therefore, corporate or financial structures, reorganizations, mergers, or acquisitions thereof, or accounting practices or disclosures bearing on any of the foregoing; (B) any rule relating to agency management or personnel; or (C) any rule of agency organization, procedure, or practice that does not substantially affect the rights or obligations of non-agency parties. (5) The term submission date or publication date , except as otherwise provided in this chapter, means— (A) in the case of a major rule, the date on which the Congress receives the report submitted under section 801(a)(1); and (B) in the case of a nonmajor rule, the later of— (i) the date on which the Congress receives the report submitted under section 801(a)(1); and (ii) the date on which the nonmajor rule is published in the Federal Register, if so published. 805. Judicial review (a) No determination, finding, action, or omission under this chapter shall be subject to judicial review. (b) Notwithstanding subsection (a), a court may determine whether a Federal agency has completed the necessary requirements under this chapter for a rule to take effect. (c) The enactment of a joint resolution of approval under section 802 shall not be interpreted to serve as a grant or modification of statutory authority by Congress for the promulgation of a rule, shall not extinguish or affect any claim, whether substantive or procedural, against any alleged defect in a rule, and shall not form part of the record before the court in any judicial proceeding concerning a rule except for purposes of determining whether or not the rule is in effect. 806. Exemption for monetary policy Nothing in this chapter shall apply to rules that concern monetary policy proposed or implemented by the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System or the Federal Open Market Committee. 807. Effective date of certain rules Notwithstanding section 801— (1) any rule that establishes, modifies, opens, closes, or conducts a regulatory program for a commercial, recreational, or subsistence activity related to hunting, fishing, or camping; or (2) any rule other than a major rule which an agency for good cause finds (and incorporates the finding and a brief statement of reasons therefore in the rule issued) that notice and public procedure thereon are impracticable, unnecessary, or contrary to the public interest, shall take effect at such time as the Federal agency promulgating the rule determines. . 4. Budgetary effects of rules subject to section 802 of title 5, United States Code Section 257(b)(2) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985 is amended by adding at the end the following new subparagraph: (E) Budgetary effects of rules subject to section 802 of title 5, United States Code Any rules subject to the congressional approval procedure set forth in section 802 of chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, affecting budget authority, outlays, or receipts shall be assumed to be effective unless it is not approved in accordance with such section. . 5. Government Accountability Office study of rules (a) In general The Comptroller General of the United States shall conduct a study to determine, as of the date of the enactment of this Act— (1) how many rules (as such term is defined in section 804 of title 5, United States Code) were in effect; (2) how many major rules (as such term is defined in section 804 of title 5, United States Code) were in effect; and (3) the total estimated economic cost imposed by all such rules. (b) Report Not later than one year after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Comptroller General of the United States shall submit a report to Congress that contains the findings of the study conducted under subsection (a).
July 19, 2013 Reported from the Committee on the Judiciary with an amendment July 19, 2013 The Committees on Rules and 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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Audiometric test required
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Under
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| I 113th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 368 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES January 23, 2013 Mr. Benishek introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Armed Services A BILL To amend title 10, United States Code, to require an audiometric test of each member of the Armed Forces before the separation of the member.
1. Audiometric test required before separation of members of the Armed Forces (a) In general Chapter 59 of title 10, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following new section: 1179. Audiometric test required Under regulations prescribed by the Secretary of Defense, the Secretary of a military department shall ensure that a member of the armed forces under the jurisdiction of the Secretary receives an audiometric test at the 8000 Hz frequency (or other test that the Secretary of Defense determines has the ability to discover potential future hearing loss) to evaluate the hearing of the member during the 90-day period before the date on which the member is discharged, separated, or retired. . (b) Clerical amendment The table of sections at the beginning of such chapter is amended by adding after the item relating to section 1178 the following new item: 1179. Audiometric test required. . (c) Effective date Section 1179 of title 10, United States Code, as added by subsection (a), shall apply with respect to a member being discharged, separated, or retired from the Armed Forces on or after the date that is 60 days after the date of the enactment of this Act. |
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To amend title 38, United States Code, to establish a presumption of service connection for certain veterans with tinnitus or hearing loss.
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Reducing Barriers to Veterans’ Benefits Act
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Tinnitus is the most common service-connected disability for veterans from all periods of service, accounting for almost 841,000 individuals.
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Hearing loss is the second leading service-connected disability for veterans from all periods of service, accounting for almost 702,000 individuals.
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Since fiscal year 1999, the number of veterans with service-connected disability for tinnitus has increased by an average rate of 17 percent each year.
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The number of tinnitus disabilities has grown from 128,600 in fiscal year 1999 to 840,900 in fiscal year 2011, an increase of more than 500 percent.
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Presumption of service-connection for hearing loss and tinnitus
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Subchapter II of
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Presumption of service connection for hearing loss associated with particular military occupational specialties or combat service
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For purposes of section 1110 of this title, and subject to section 1113 of this title, diagnosed hearing loss, tinnitus, or both of a veteran described in paragraph (2) shall be considered to have been incurred in or aggravated by the service of the veteran, notwithstanding that there is no record of evidence of such hearing loss or tinnitus, as the case may be, during the period of such service.
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A veteran described in this paragraph is a veteran who while on active military, naval, or air service—
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was assigned to a military occupational specialty or equivalent described in subsection (b); or
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served in combat against a hostile force during a period of hostilities (as defined in section 1712A(a)(2)(B) of this title).
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A military occupational specialty or equivalent referred to in subsection (a)(2)(A) is a military occupational specialty or equivalent, if any, that the Secretary determines in regulations prescribed under this section in which individuals assigned to such military occupational specialty or equivalent in the active military, naval, or air service are or were likely to be exposed to a sufficiently high level of acoustic trauma as to result in permanent hearing loss, tinnitus, or both.
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If the Secretary determines under subsection (b) that a presumption of service connection is warranted for a military occupational specialty or equivalent, the Secretary, not later than 60 days after the date of the determination, shall issue proposed regulations setting forth the Secretary’s determination.
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If the Secretary determines under subsection (b) that a presumption of service connection is not warranted for a military occupational specialty or equivalent, the Secretary, not later than 60 days after the date of the determination, shall—
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submit to the Committees on Veterans’ Affairs of the Senate and the House of Representatives a report on the determination, including a justification for the determination.
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The table of sections at the beginning of chapter 11 of such title is amended by inserting after the item relating to section 1118 the following new item:
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Effective date
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Section 1119
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| I 113th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 369 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES January 23, 2013 Mr. Benishek introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Veterans’ Affairs A BILL To amend title 38, United States Code, to establish a presumption of service connection for certain veterans with tinnitus or hearing loss.
1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Reducing Barriers to Veterans’ Benefits Act . 2. Findings Congress finds the following: (1) Tinnitus is the most common service-connected disability for veterans from all periods of service, accounting for almost 841,000 individuals. (2) Hearing loss is the second leading service-connected disability for veterans from all periods of service, accounting for almost 702,000 individuals. (3) Since fiscal year 1999, the number of veterans with service-connected disability for tinnitus has increased by an average rate of 17 percent each year. (4) The number of tinnitus disabilities has grown from 128,600 in fiscal year 1999 to 840,900 in fiscal year 2011, an increase of more than 500 percent. 3. Presumption of service-connection for hearing loss and tinnitus (a) Presumption (1) In general Subchapter II of chapter 11 of title 38, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following new section: 1119. Presumption of service connection for hearing loss associated with particular military occupational specialties or combat service (a) In general (1) For purposes of section 1110 of this title, and subject to section 1113 of this title, diagnosed hearing loss, tinnitus, or both of a veteran described in paragraph (2) shall be considered to have been incurred in or aggravated by the service of the veteran, notwithstanding that there is no record of evidence of such hearing loss or tinnitus, as the case may be, during the period of such service. (2) A veteran described in this paragraph is a veteran who while on active military, naval, or air service— (A) was assigned to a military occupational specialty or equivalent described in subsection (b); or (B) served in combat against a hostile force during a period of hostilities (as defined in section 1712A(a)(2)(B) of this title). (b) Military occupational specialty A military occupational specialty or equivalent referred to in subsection (a)(2)(A) is a military occupational specialty or equivalent, if any, that the Secretary determines in regulations prescribed under this section in which individuals assigned to such military occupational specialty or equivalent in the active military, naval, or air service are or were likely to be exposed to a sufficiently high level of acoustic trauma as to result in permanent hearing loss, tinnitus, or both. (c) Determination (1) If the Secretary determines under subsection (b) that a presumption of service connection is warranted for a military occupational specialty or equivalent, the Secretary, not later than 60 days after the date of the determination, shall issue proposed regulations setting forth the Secretary’s determination. (2) If the Secretary determines under subsection (b) that a presumption of service connection is not warranted for a military occupational specialty or equivalent, the Secretary, not later than 60 days after the date of the determination, shall— (A) publish the determination in the Federal Register; and (B) submit to the Committees on Veterans’ Affairs of the Senate and the House of Representatives a report on the determination, including a justification for the determination. . (2) Clerical amendment The table of sections at the beginning of chapter 11 of such title is amended by inserting after the item relating to section 1118 the following new item: 1119. Presumption of service connection for hearing loss associated with particular military occupational specialties or combat service. . (b) Presumption rebuttable Section 1113 of title 38, United States Code, is amended by striking or 1118 each place it appears and inserting 1118, or 1119 . (c) Presumption during peacetime service Section 1137 of title 38, United States Code, is amended by striking and 1113 and inserting 1113, and 1119 . (d) Effective date Section 1119 of title 38, United States Code, as added by subsection (a)(1), shall apply with respect to a claim for compensation made on or after the date that is 60 days after the date on which the Secretary prescribes regulations pursuant to subsection (c)(1) of such section. |
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January 23, 2013
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Mrs. Blackburn
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To amend title II of the Social Security Act to establish
a Social Security Surplus Protection Account in the Federal Old-Age and
Survivors Insurance Trust Fund to hold the Social Security surplus, to provide
for suspension of investment of amounts held in the Account until enactment of
legislation providing for investment of the Trust Fund in investment vehicles
other than obligations of the United States, and to establish a Social Security
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This Act may be cited as the
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Interim
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In
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Section 201(d) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C.
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There is established in
the Federal Old-Age and Survivors Insurance Trust Fund a Social Security
Surplus Protection Account. As soon as practicable after each fiscal year after
fiscal year 2015, the Managing Trustee shall transfer to the Account, from
amounts otherwise available in the Trust Fund, amounts equivalent to the social
security surplus for such fiscal year. Such amounts shall be transferred from
time to time to the Account, such amounts to be determined on the basis of
estimates by the Managing Trustee, and proper adjustments shall be made in
amounts subsequently transferred to the extent prior estimates were in excess
of or were less than the correct amount.
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social security surplus
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excess, if any, of—
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the sum of—
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the taxes imposed for such fiscal
year by chapter 21 (other than sections 3101(b) and 3111(b)) of the Internal
Revenue Code of 1986 with respect to wages (as defined in section 3121 of such
Code) reported to the Secretary of the Treasury or his delegates pursuant to
subtitle F of such Code, as determined by the Secretary of the Treasury by
applying the applicable rates of tax under such chapter 21 (other than sections
3101(b) and 3111(b)) to such wages, less the amounts specified in clause (1) of
subsection (b) of this section for such fiscal year,
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the taxes imposed by chapter 2
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section 1401(b))
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of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 with respect
to self-employment income (as defined in section 1402 of such Code) reported to
the Secretary of the Treasury on tax returns under subtitle F of such Code, as
determined by the Secretary of the Treasury by applying the applicable rate of
tax under such chapter (other than section 1401(b)) to such self-employment
income, less the amounts specified in clause (2) of subsection (b) of this
section for such fiscal year, and
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the amount equivalent to the
aggregate increase in tax liabilities under chapter 1 of the Internal Revenue
Code of 1986 which is attributable to the application of sections 86 and
871(a)(3) of such Code to payments from the Trust Fund, over
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the sum of—
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benefits paid from the Trust Fund
during the fiscal year, and
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(II)
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amounts authorized to be made
available from the Trust Fund under subsection (g) of this section which are
paid from the Trust Fund during such fiscal year.
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Notwithstanding paragraph (1), the
balance in the Account shall not be available for investment by the Managing
Trustee.
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The preceding provisions
of this paragraph shall not apply with respect to fiscal years commencing with
or after the first fiscal year, after fiscal year 2015, for which a provision
of Federal law takes effect and authorizes, for amounts in the Trust Fund, an
investment vehicle other than obligations of the United States resulting in the
transfer of Trust Fund assets to the general fund of the Treasury.
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(ii)
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A provision of Federal law shall be
deemed to meet the requirements of clause (i) if such provision includes the
the following:
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This Act shall be considered to be a provision of Federal
law meeting the requirements of section 201(d)(2)(D)(i) of the Social Security
Act.
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.
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.
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3.
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Social Security
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Establishment
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There
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Investment Commission.
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Study and
report
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As soon as practicable
after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Commission shall conduct a
study to ascertain the most effective vehicles for investment of the Federal
Old-Age and Survivors Insurance Trust Fund, other than investment in the form
of obligations of the United States resulting in the transfer of Trust Fund
assets to the general fund of the Treasury. Not later than October 1, 2015, the
Commission shall submit a report to the President and to each House of the
Congress setting forth its recommendations for such vehicles for investment,
together with proposals for such administrative and legislative changes as the
Commission determines necessary to authorize and implement such
recommendations.
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Composition
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The
Commission shall be composed of—
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3
members appointed by the President, of whom 1 shall be designated by the
President as Chairman;
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2 members
appointed by the Speaker of the House of Representatives;
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1 member appointed
by the minority leader of the House of Representatives;
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2 members
appointed by the majority leader of the Senate; and
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1 member appointed
by the minority leader of the Senate.
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(d)
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Membership
requirements
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Members of the Commission shall have substantial
experience, training, and expertise in the management of financial investments
and pension benefit plans.
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Length of
appointments
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Members of the Commission shall serve for the life
of the Commission. A vacancy on the Commission shall be filled in the manner in
which the original appointment was made and shall be subject to any conditions
that applied with respect to the original appointment.
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(f)
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Administrative
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(1)
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Meetings
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The
Commission shall meet—
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(A)
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not less than once
during each month; and
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(B)
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at additional
times at the call of the Chairman.
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(2)
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Exercise of
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(A)
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In
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The Commission shall perform the functions and exercise
the powers of the Commission on a majority vote of a quorum of the Commission.
Three members of the Commission shall constitute a quorum for the transaction
of business.
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(B)
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Vacancies
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A
vacancy on the Commission shall not impair the authority of a quorum of the
Commission to perform the functions and exercise the powers of the
Commission.
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Compensation
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(1)
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In
general
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Each member of the Commission who is not an officer or
employee of the Federal Government shall be compensated at the daily rate of
basic pay for level IV of the Executive Schedule for each day during which such
member is engaged in performing a function of the Commission.
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(2)
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Expenses
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A
member of the Commission shall be paid travel, per diem, and other necessary
expenses under subchapter I of
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chapter 57
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of title 5, United States Code, while
traveling away from such member's home or regular place of business in the
performance of the duties of the Commission.
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(h)
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Termination
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The
Commission shall terminate 90 days after the date of the submission of its
report pursuant to subsection (b).
</text>
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| I 113th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 370 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES January 23, 2013 Mrs. Blackburn (for herself, Mr. Westmoreland , and Mr. Griffin of Arkansas ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Ways and Means A BILL To amend title II of the Social Security Act to establish a Social Security Surplus Protection Account in the Federal Old-Age and Survivors Insurance Trust Fund to hold the Social Security surplus, to provide for suspension of investment of amounts held in the Account until enactment of legislation providing for investment of the Trust Fund in investment vehicles other than obligations of the United States, and to establish a Social Security Investment Commission to make recommendations for alternative forms of investment of the Social Security surplus in the Trust Fund.
1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Savings for Seniors Act of 2013 . 2. Interim protections for social security trust fund surplus (a) In general Section 201(d) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 402(d)) is amended— (1) by striking It shall be the duty and inserting (1) Except as provided in paragraph (2), it shall be the duty ; and (2) by adding at the end the following new paragraph: (2) (A) There is established in the Federal Old-Age and Survivors Insurance Trust Fund a Social Security Surplus Protection Account. As soon as practicable after each fiscal year after fiscal year 2015, the Managing Trustee shall transfer to the Account, from amounts otherwise available in the Trust Fund, amounts equivalent to the social security surplus for such fiscal year. Such amounts shall be transferred from time to time to the Account, such amounts to be determined on the basis of estimates by the Managing Trustee, and proper adjustments shall be made in amounts subsequently transferred to the extent prior estimates were in excess of or were less than the correct amount. (B) For purposes of subparagraph (A), the term social security surplus means, for any fiscal year, the excess, if any, of— (i) the sum of— (I) the taxes imposed for such fiscal year by chapter 21 (other than sections 3101(b) and 3111(b)) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 with respect to wages (as defined in section 3121 of such Code) reported to the Secretary of the Treasury or his delegates pursuant to subtitle F of such Code, as determined by the Secretary of the Treasury by applying the applicable rates of tax under such chapter 21 (other than sections 3101(b) and 3111(b)) to such wages, less the amounts specified in clause (1) of subsection (b) of this section for such fiscal year, (II) the taxes imposed by chapter 2 (other than section 1401(b)) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 with respect to self-employment income (as defined in section 1402 of such Code) reported to the Secretary of the Treasury on tax returns under subtitle F of such Code, as determined by the Secretary of the Treasury by applying the applicable rate of tax under such chapter (other than section 1401(b)) to such self-employment income, less the amounts specified in clause (2) of subsection (b) of this section for such fiscal year, and (III) the amount equivalent to the aggregate increase in tax liabilities under chapter 1 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 which is attributable to the application of sections 86 and 871(a)(3) of such Code to payments from the Trust Fund, over (ii) the sum of— (I) benefits paid from the Trust Fund during the fiscal year, and (II) amounts authorized to be made available from the Trust Fund under subsection (g) of this section which are paid from the Trust Fund during such fiscal year. (C) Notwithstanding paragraph (1), the balance in the Account shall not be available for investment by the Managing Trustee. (D) (i) The preceding provisions of this paragraph shall not apply with respect to fiscal years commencing with or after the first fiscal year, after fiscal year 2015, for which a provision of Federal law takes effect and authorizes, for amounts in the Trust Fund, an investment vehicle other than obligations of the United States resulting in the transfer of Trust Fund assets to the general fund of the Treasury. (ii) A provision of Federal law shall be deemed to meet the requirements of clause (i) if such provision includes the the following: This Act shall be considered to be a provision of Federal law meeting the requirements of section 201(d)(2)(D)(i) of the Social Security Act. . . 3. Social Security Investment Commission (a) Establishment There is established in the executive branch of the Government a Social Security Investment Commission. (b) Study and report As soon as practicable after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Commission shall conduct a study to ascertain the most effective vehicles for investment of the Federal Old-Age and Survivors Insurance Trust Fund, other than investment in the form of obligations of the United States resulting in the transfer of Trust Fund assets to the general fund of the Treasury. Not later than October 1, 2015, the Commission shall submit a report to the President and to each House of the Congress setting forth its recommendations for such vehicles for investment, together with proposals for such administrative and legislative changes as the Commission determines necessary to authorize and implement such recommendations. (c) Composition The Commission shall be composed of— (1) 3 members appointed by the President, of whom 1 shall be designated by the President as Chairman; (2) 2 members appointed by the Speaker of the House of Representatives; (3) 1 member appointed by the minority leader of the House of Representatives; (4) 2 members appointed by the majority leader of the Senate; and (5) 1 member appointed by the minority leader of the Senate. (d) Membership requirements Members of the Commission shall have substantial experience, training, and expertise in the management of financial investments and pension benefit plans. (e) Length of appointments Members of the Commission shall serve for the life of the Commission. A vacancy on the Commission shall be filled in the manner in which the original appointment was made and shall be subject to any conditions that applied with respect to the original appointment. (f) Administrative provisions (1) Meetings The Commission shall meet— (A) not less than once during each month; and (B) at additional times at the call of the Chairman. (2) Exercise of powers (A) In general The Commission shall perform the functions and exercise the powers of the Commission on a majority vote of a quorum of the Commission. Three members of the Commission shall constitute a quorum for the transaction of business. (B) Vacancies A vacancy on the Commission shall not impair the authority of a quorum of the Commission to perform the functions and exercise the powers of the Commission. (g) Compensation (1) In general Each member of the Commission who is not an officer or employee of the Federal Government shall be compensated at the daily rate of basic pay for level IV of the Executive Schedule for each day during which such member is engaged in performing a function of the Commission. (2) Expenses A member of the Commission shall be paid travel, per diem, and other necessary expenses under subchapter I of chapter 57 of title 5, United States Code, while traveling away from such member's home or regular place of business in the performance of the duties of the Commission. (h) Termination The Commission shall terminate 90 days after the date of the submission of its report pursuant to subsection (b). |
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113th CONGRESS
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1st Session
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H. R. 371
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IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
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January 23, 2013
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Mr. Brooks of Alabama
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(for himself,
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Mr. Bachus
</cosponsor>
,
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Mr. Wilson of South Carolina
</cosponsor>
,
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Mr. Southerland
</cosponsor>
,
<cosponsor name-id="S001188">
Mr. Stutzman
</cosponsor>
,
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Mr. McKinley
</cosponsor>
, and
<cosponsor name-id="J000255">
Mr. Jones
</cosponsor>
) introduced the following
bill; which was referred to the
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Committee
on Ways and Means
</committee-name>
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<legis-type>
A BILL
</legis-type>
<official-title>
To increase the statutory limit on the public debt by
$1,000,000,000 upon the adoption by Congress of a Balanced Budget
Constitutional Amendment and by an additional $1,000,000,000 upon ratification
by the States of that Amendment.
</official-title>
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1.
</enum>
<header>
Short title
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
This Act may be cited as the
<quote>
<short-title>
Protecting America’s Solvency Act of
2013
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</quote>
.
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2.
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<header>
Increase in the
statutory limit on the public debt
</header>
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<enum>
(a)
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<header>
Adoption
</header>
<text>
Effective
upon the adoption by the Congress of a Balanced Budget Constitutional Amendment
with the provisions described in section 3, below, the statutory limit on the
public debt set forth in
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section 3101(b)
</external-xref>
of title 31, United States Code, is
increased by $1,000,000,000.
</text>
</subsection>
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<enum>
(b)
</enum>
<header>
Ratification
</header>
<text>
Effective
upon the ratification by the States of the Balanced Budget Constitutional
Amendment with the provisions described in section 3, below, the statutory
limit on the public debt set forth in
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/31/3101">
section 3101(b)
</external-xref>
of title 31, United
States Code, is increased by an additional $1,000,000,000.
</text>
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</section>
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<enum>
3.
</enum>
<header>
Required
provisions of a balanced budget constitutional amendment
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
A Balanced Budget Constitutional Amendment,
to comply with the requirements of section 2, above, must include the following
provisions:
</text>
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<enum>
(1)
</enum>
<text>
Total outlays of
the United States for any fiscal year shall not exceed total receipts for that
fiscal year. Total receipts shall include all receipts of the United States
except those derived from borrowing. Total outlays shall include all outlays of
the United States except those for repayment of debt principal. The United
States shall have no fiscal year deficits except pursuant to the terms of the
Amendment.
</text>
</paragraph>
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<enum>
(2)
</enum>
<text>
The fiscal year
deficit prohibition described herein may be suspended by a majority of the
membership of both houses of Congress, by rollcall vote, for any fiscal year in
which the United States is actively engaged in military conflict pursuant to a
war declared by Congress pursuant to article I, section 8, or may be suspended
by four-fifths of the membership of Congress, by rollcall vote, for any other
fiscal year.
</text>
</paragraph>
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<enum>
(3)
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<text>
In any fiscal year
in which Congress does not suspend the Amendment pursuant to its terms and in
which total outlays will or may exceed total receipts, the President shall take
such steps as are necessary to ensure total outlays for that fiscal year do not
exceed total receipts. The President may not order any increase in taxes or
other revenue measures to enforce the Amendment. A President’s failure to
prevent a prohibited fiscal year deficit is an impeachable offense.
</text>
</paragraph>
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<enum>
(4)
</enum>
<text>
Any Member of
Congress and any Governor or Attorney General of any State shall have standing
and a cause of action to seek judicial enforcement of the Amendment. No court
of the United States or of any State may order any increase in taxes or other
revenue measures to prevent or reduce fiscal year deficits.
</text>
</paragraph>
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(5)
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(A)
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<text>
The Amendment shall be
phased in beginning with the first fiscal year commencing six or more months
after ratification of the Amendment by the States.
</text>
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(B)
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Within three months after
ratification, the President shall calculate the total outlays, the total
receipts, and the resulting deficit of the United States for the fiscal year in
which the Amendment was ratified. This deficit is the
<quote>
Base
Deficit
</quote>
.
</text>
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(C)
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Fiscal year deficits shall be
phased-out as follows:
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(i)
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<text>
The deficit for the first fiscal
year commencing six or more months after ratification by the States of the
Amendment shall not exceed eighty percent of the Base Deficit.
</text>
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(ii)
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The deficit for the first fiscal
year commencing eighteen or more months after ratification by the States of the
Amendment shall not exceed sixty percent of the Base Deficit.
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(iii)
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The deficit for the first fiscal
year commencing thirty or more months after ratification by the States of the
Amendment shall not exceed forty percent of the Base Deficit.
</text>
</clause>
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<enum>
(iv)
</enum>
<text>
The deficit for the first fiscal
year commencing forty-two or more months after ratification by the States of
the Amendment shall not exceed twenty percent of the Base Deficit.
</text>
</clause>
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<enum>
(v)
</enum>
<text>
There shall be no deficit for any
fiscal year commencing fifty-four or more months after ratification by the
States of the Amendment.
</text>
</clause>
</subparagraph>
</paragraph>
</section>
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| I 113th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 371 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES January 23, 2013 Mr. Brooks of Alabama (for himself, Mr. Bachus , Mr. Wilson of South Carolina , Mr. Southerland , Mr. Stutzman , Mr. McKinley , and Mr. Jones ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Ways and Means A BILL To increase the statutory limit on the public debt by $1,000,000,000 upon the adoption by Congress of a Balanced Budget Constitutional Amendment and by an additional $1,000,000,000 upon ratification by the States of that Amendment.
1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Protecting America’s Solvency Act of 2013 . 2. Increase in the statutory limit on the public debt (a) Adoption Effective upon the adoption by the Congress of a Balanced Budget Constitutional Amendment with the provisions described in section 3, below, the statutory limit on the public debt set forth in section 3101(b) of title 31, United States Code, is increased by $1,000,000,000. (b) Ratification Effective upon the ratification by the States of the Balanced Budget Constitutional Amendment with the provisions described in section 3, below, the statutory limit on the public debt set forth in section 3101(b) of title 31, United States Code, is increased by an additional $1,000,000,000. 3. Required provisions of a balanced budget constitutional amendment A Balanced Budget Constitutional Amendment, to comply with the requirements of section 2, above, must include the following provisions: (1) Total outlays of the United States for any fiscal year shall not exceed total receipts for that fiscal year. Total receipts shall include all receipts of the United States except those derived from borrowing. Total outlays shall include all outlays of the United States except those for repayment of debt principal. The United States shall have no fiscal year deficits except pursuant to the terms of the Amendment. (2) The fiscal year deficit prohibition described herein may be suspended by a majority of the membership of both houses of Congress, by rollcall vote, for any fiscal year in which the United States is actively engaged in military conflict pursuant to a war declared by Congress pursuant to article I, section 8, or may be suspended by four-fifths of the membership of Congress, by rollcall vote, for any other fiscal year. (3) In any fiscal year in which Congress does not suspend the Amendment pursuant to its terms and in which total outlays will or may exceed total receipts, the President shall take such steps as are necessary to ensure total outlays for that fiscal year do not exceed total receipts. The President may not order any increase in taxes or other revenue measures to enforce the Amendment. A President’s failure to prevent a prohibited fiscal year deficit is an impeachable offense. (4) Any Member of Congress and any Governor or Attorney General of any State shall have standing and a cause of action to seek judicial enforcement of the Amendment. No court of the United States or of any State may order any increase in taxes or other revenue measures to prevent or reduce fiscal year deficits. (5) (A) The Amendment shall be phased in beginning with the first fiscal year commencing six or more months after ratification of the Amendment by the States. (B) Within three months after ratification, the President shall calculate the total outlays, the total receipts, and the resulting deficit of the United States for the fiscal year in which the Amendment was ratified. This deficit is the Base Deficit . (C) Fiscal year deficits shall be phased-out as follows: (i) The deficit for the first fiscal year commencing six or more months after ratification by the States of the Amendment shall not exceed eighty percent of the Base Deficit. (ii) The deficit for the first fiscal year commencing eighteen or more months after ratification by the States of the Amendment shall not exceed sixty percent of the Base Deficit. (iii) The deficit for the first fiscal year commencing thirty or more months after ratification by the States of the Amendment shall not exceed forty percent of the Base Deficit. (iv) The deficit for the first fiscal year commencing forty-two or more months after ratification by the States of the Amendment shall not exceed twenty percent of the Base Deficit. (v) There shall be no deficit for any fiscal year commencing fifty-four or more months after ratification by the States of the Amendment. |
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H. R. 372
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IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
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January 23, 2013
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Mr. Broun of Georgia
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To amend title 31, United States Code, to eliminate the requirement that the President submit a budget to the Congress each year, and for other purposes.
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This Act may be cited as the
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Budget or Bust Act
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Repeal of requirement that President submit annual budget to Congress
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1105
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3.
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Change in congressional budget process timetable
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<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
Section 300 of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974 is amended by striking
<quote>
April 1
</quote>
and inserting
<quote>
March 15
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and by striking
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April 15
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April 1
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4.
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Holding salaries of members of congress in escrow if congress fails to adopt budget resolution
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(a)
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Escrow
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If on or before April 1 of any year Congress does not adopt a concurrent resolution on the budget for the fiscal year that begins on October 1 of that year, the Secretary of the Treasury shall deposit all payments otherwise required to be made for the compensation of Members of Congress in an escrow account, and shall release such payments to the Members only upon the adoption by Congress of a concurrent resolution on the budget for that fiscal year.
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(b)
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Withholding and remittance of amounts from payments held in escrow
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The Secretary of the Treasury shall provide for the same withholding and remittance with respect to a payment deposited in an escrow account under subsection (a) that would apply to the payment if the payment were not subject to subsection (a).
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(c)
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Coordination with House and Senate
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The Secretary of the Treasury shall enter into such agreements with the Chief Administrative Officer of the House of Representatives and the Secretary of the Senate as may be necessary to carry out this section.
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(d)
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Member of Congress Defined
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In this section, the term
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Member of Congress
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5.
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Effective date
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This Act shall apply with respect to fiscal year 2015 and each succeeding fiscal year.
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| I 113th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 372 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES January 23, 2013 Mr. Broun of Georgia introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on the Budget , and in addition to the Committees on House Administration , Oversight and Government Reform , and Rules , for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned A BILL To amend title 31, United States Code, to eliminate the requirement that the President submit a budget to the Congress each year, and for other purposes.
1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Budget or Bust Act . 2. Repeal of requirement that President submit annual budget to Congress Sections 1105 and 1106 of title 31, United States Code, are repealed. 3. Change in congressional budget process timetable Section 300 of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974 is amended by striking April 1 and inserting March 15 and by striking April 15 and inserting April 1 . 4. Holding salaries of members of congress in escrow if congress fails to adopt budget resolution (a) Escrow If on or before April 1 of any year Congress does not adopt a concurrent resolution on the budget for the fiscal year that begins on October 1 of that year, the Secretary of the Treasury shall deposit all payments otherwise required to be made for the compensation of Members of Congress in an escrow account, and shall release such payments to the Members only upon the adoption by Congress of a concurrent resolution on the budget for that fiscal year. (b) Withholding and remittance of amounts from payments held in escrow The Secretary of the Treasury shall provide for the same withholding and remittance with respect to a payment deposited in an escrow account under subsection (a) that would apply to the payment if the payment were not subject to subsection (a). (c) Coordination with House and Senate The Secretary of the Treasury shall enter into such agreements with the Chief Administrative Officer of the House of Representatives and the Secretary of the Senate as may be necessary to carry out this section. (d) Member of Congress Defined In this section, the term Member of Congress means an individual serving in a position under subparagraph (A), (B), or (C) of section 601(a) of the Legislative Reorganization Act of 1946 ( 2 U.S.C. 31 ). 5. Effective date This Act shall apply with respect to fiscal year 2015 and each succeeding fiscal year. |
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IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
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January 23, 2013
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Mrs. Capps
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Mr. Farr
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Mr. Conyers
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Mr. Holt
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Ms. Lee of California
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Mr. Grijalva
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Oil Pollution Research and Development Program Reauthorization Act of 2013
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Federal Oil Pollution Research Committee
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(a)
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Section 7001(a)(2) of the Oil Pollution Act of 1990 (
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State
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State and tribal
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Membership
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(3)
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Structure
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(A)
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Members
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The Interagency Committee shall consist of representatives from the following:
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(i)
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The Coast Guard.
</text>
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<clause id="H976A62675515499E8CB27C4B49F1D466">
<enum>
(ii)
</enum>
<text>
The Department of Commerce, including the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.
</text>
</clause>
<clause id="H66D970AC3FB2461587AFAAF96897FFA8">
<enum>
(iii)
</enum>
<text>
The Department of the Interior.
</text>
</clause>
<clause id="H3405884D78724C02B8BB3C649814DEB6">
<enum>
(iv)
</enum>
<text>
The Environmental Protection Agency.
</text>
</clause>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HF92D57887C8549F78CE89BDBE2E9738D">
<enum>
(B)
</enum>
<header>
Collaborating agencies
</header>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
The Interagency Committee shall collaborate with the following:
</text>
<clause id="H4A54CF2E162A485199CFC9C9FCAEF525">
<enum>
(i)
</enum>
<text>
The National Institute of Standards and Technology.
</text>
</clause>
<clause id="H7DB27502B593468B956A9FCE962616EB">
<enum>
(ii)
</enum>
<text>
The Department of Energy.
</text>
</clause>
<clause id="HFE031941649A4CC8B5E2F10E713103CD">
<enum>
(iii)
</enum>
<text>
The Department of Transportation, including the Maritime Administration and the Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration.
</text>
</clause>
<clause id="H1342B8DB06BB48C4BE07D98A2A2A6F3A">
<enum>
(iv)
</enum>
<text>
The Department of Defense, including the Army Corps of Engineers and the Navy.
</text>
</clause>
<clause id="HF5A670514EBC47718616D2B187B8AE3F">
<enum>
(v)
</enum>
<text>
The Department of Homeland Security, including the United States Fire Administration in the Federal Emergency Management Agency.
</text>
</clause>
<clause id="H7AE03703E44040948289DFD75BF23099">
<enum>
(vi)
</enum>
<text>
The National Aeronautics and Space Administration.
</text>
</clause>
<clause id="H70488305B81D4D9DB29E63A902970C72">
<enum>
(vii)
</enum>
<text>
The National Science Foundation.
</text>
</clause>
<clause id="H901D3269B1CD4918B0987FF332E75499">
<enum>
(viii)
</enum>
<text>
Other Federal agencies, as appropriate.
</text>
</clause>
</subparagraph>
</paragraph>
<after-quoted-block>
.
</after-quoted-block>
</quoted-block>
</subsection>
<subsection id="HB6CE862212894195A136143429ED162B">
<enum>
(c)
</enum>
<header>
Role of the Chair
</header>
<text>
Section 7001(a)(4) of such Act (
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/33/2761">
33 U.S.C. 2761(a)(4)
</external-xref>
) is amended to read as follows:
</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HA894EC10AA0C4B4E890C287C990B4DE4" style="OLC">
<paragraph id="HC4DCF44ABA084FE2AB6E543C7634B92F">
<enum>
(4)
</enum>
<header>
Chair
</header>
<subparagraph id="HA251AEA45FB344CB9B93429D82F46735">
<enum>
(A)
</enum>
<header>
In general
</header>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
A representative of the Coast Guard shall serve as Chair.
</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H668841DFE02B4419A88D9B79F5836B9B">
<enum>
(B)
</enum>
<header>
Role of Chair
</header>
<text>
The primary role of the Chair shall be to ensure that—
</text>
<clause id="H3D5EC8767BD34D67BCD2D743D9241F2D">
<enum>
(i)
</enum>
<text>
the activities of the Interagency Committee and the agencies listed in paragraph (3)(B) are coordinated;
</text>
</clause>
<clause id="HF4E0C254EEEF471B9AE654B4478350BB">
<enum>
(ii)
</enum>
<text>
the implementation plans required under subsection (b)(1) are completed and submitted;
</text>
</clause>
<clause id="HF3B3C1098D914662A38700AF424264E3">
<enum>
(iii)
</enum>
<text>
the annual reports required under subsection (e) are completed and submitted;
</text>
</clause>
<clause id="H8890286646D34B5296548B99B920A5DA">
<enum>
(iv)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
the Interagency Committee meets in accordance with the requirements of paragraph (5); and
</text>
</clause>
<clause id="HE0B8E8486497418699A27A8F5D48DAC3">
<enum>
(v)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
the Oil Pollution Research Advisory Committee under subsection (f) is established and utilized.
</text>
</clause>
</subparagraph>
</paragraph>
<after-quoted-block>
.
</after-quoted-block>
</quoted-block>
</subsection>
<subsection id="H188C3AB75A494DA5BA9624A7A74D78D1">
<enum>
(d)
</enum>
<header>
Activities
</header>
<text>
Section 7001(a) of such Act (
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/33/2761">
33 U.S.C. 2761(a)
</external-xref>
) is amended by adding at the end the following:
</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H16859AB71078416582FD7D3857ADCB0A" style="OLC">
<paragraph id="H17C55E6B375C4734A0A8A1F293AAFC77">
<enum>
(5)
</enum>
<header>
Activities
</header>
<subparagraph id="H1F7127905F6544658631E9F6CAC971F4">
<enum>
(A)
</enum>
<header>
Ongoing, coordinated efforts
</header>
<text>
The Interagency Committee shall ensure that the research, development, and demonstration efforts authorized by this section are coordinated and conducted on an ongoing basis.
</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HD415C1C06C7D4C7A97D013DF980D4BD3">
<enum>
(B)
</enum>
<header>
Meetings
</header>
<clause id="H1E934A52CAC24840B18E09E3547C8414">
<enum>
(i)
</enum>
<header>
In general
</header>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
The Interagency Committee shall meet, or otherwise communicate, as appropriate, to—
</text>
<subclause id="HBD8FB046790041C79A0FFD0C51FBD1C9">
<enum>
(I)
</enum>
<text>
plan program-related activities; and
</text>
</subclause>
<subclause id="H244D516CE4FE4B8EB158B0C071F4BA18">
<enum>
(II)
</enum>
<text>
determine whether the program is resulting in the development of new or improved methods and technologies to prevent, detect, respond to, contain, and mitigate oil discharge.
</text>
</subclause>
</clause>
<clause id="H21241B8479D449BDB309A0B9E65B796D">
<enum>
(ii)
</enum>
<header>
Frequency
</header>
<text>
In no event shall the Interagency Committee meet less than once per year.
</text>
</clause>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H63A9DDB2F3ED46CCA9B168E4D938A165">
<enum>
(C)
</enum>
<header>
Information exchange
</header>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
The Interagency Committee, acting through the Administrator of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, shall develop a national information clearinghouse on oil discharge that—
</text>
<clause id="H4D384F242583496DA785F0C3A24CDD01">
<enum>
(i)
</enum>
<text>
includes scientific information and research on preparedness, response, and restoration; and
</text>
</clause>
<clause id="HC29AE9B602344BA295C6036C22440DCB">
<enum>
(ii)
</enum>
<text>
serves as a single electronic access and input point for Federal agencies, emergency responders, the research community, and other interested parties for such information.
</text>
</clause>
</subparagraph>
</paragraph>
<after-quoted-block>
.
</after-quoted-block>
</quoted-block>
</subsection>
</section>
<section id="H4EA8E84417F746E1AE98084BEF737907">
<enum>
3.
</enum>
<header>
Oil pollution research and technology plan
</header>
<subsection commented="no" id="HAD68F1E1245B46DEBF3B57461DE73B35">
<enum>
(a)
</enum>
<header>
Implementation Plan
</header>
<text>
Section 7001(b)(1) of such Act (
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/33/2761">
33 U.S.C. 2761(b)(1)
</external-xref>
) is amended—
</text>
<paragraph id="H9A2BA938202040FA93D7A592AA66D4BD">
<enum>
(1)
</enum>
<text>
by striking
<quote>
180 days after the date of enactment of this Act
</quote>
and inserting
<quote>
180 days after the date of enactment of the
<short-title>
Oil Pollution Research and Development Program Reauthorization Act of 2013
</short-title>
and periodically thereafter, as appropriate, but not less than once every 5 years
</quote>
;
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="HD59718A972AB47CC8E3FAE6561997A60">
<enum>
(2)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
by striking subparagraph (A) and inserting the following:
</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H253A166A817A4C259AEADB024EB8641C" style="OLC">
<subparagraph id="H1AC5DF7B0E674ECE9E8FF0144E4E2C23">
<enum>
(A)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
identify the roles and responsibilities of each member agency of the Interagency Committee under subsection (a)(3)(A) and each of the collaborating agencies under subsection (a)(3)(B);
</text>
</subparagraph>
<after-quoted-block>
;
</after-quoted-block>
</quoted-block>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H78CAD1E128034AAFAD5849BDC8FD6FC3">
<enum>
(3)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
in subparagraph (B) by inserting
<quote>
containment,
</quote>
after
<quote>
response,
</quote>
;
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H033F8CEFB14A43E594A9A4F58B84DB7F">
<enum>
(4)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
in subparagraph (D) by inserting
<quote>
containment,
</quote>
after
<quote>
response,
</quote>
;
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="HC4272303B38547C89EACE4940A177F0E">
<enum>
(5)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
by striking
<quote>
and
</quote>
at the end of subparagraph (E);
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H155228329101457597C8F44C727B5510">
<enum>
(6)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
in subparagraph (F)—
</text>
<subparagraph id="H6C1312886EAD48589A082B87878AD75C">
<enum>
(A)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
by striking
<quote>
the States
</quote>
through
<quote>
research needs
</quote>
and inserting
<quote>
State and tribal governments, regional oil pollution research needs, including natural seeps and pollution resulting from importing oil from overseas,
</quote>
; and
</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HF004203517CD4E58AB3109F76C4B3DDA">
<enum>
(B)
</enum>
<text>
by striking the period at the end and inserting a semicolon; and
</text>
</subparagraph>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="HCD7F521C3E5549A18C4913F4A6AE4CB7">
<enum>
(7)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
by adding at the end the following new subparagraphs:
</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HBC167F7A74FB415F851B7D59F4B1ED71" style="OLC">
<subparagraph id="HA7CACB5528CE4B1EB52D5C5DE3906142">
<enum>
(G)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
identify the information needed to conduct risk assessment and risk analysis research to effectively prevent oil discharges, including information on human factors and decisionmaking, and to protect the environment; and
</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H30F36F66FC8445B892B0AC680258031E">
<enum>
(H)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
identify a methodology that—
</text>
<clause id="H012922859509418A8CB46382B6866A09">
<enum>
(i)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
provides for the solicitation, evaluation, preapproval, funding, and utilization of technologies and research projects developed by the public and private sector in advance of future oil discharges; and
</text>
</clause>
<clause id="H1A74F55FF4424EB4ADF8ACC79EF030DB">
<enum>
(ii)
</enum>
<text>
where appropriate, ensures that such technologies are readily available for rapid testing and potential deployment and that research projects can be implemented during an incident response.
</text>
</clause>
</subparagraph>
<after-quoted-block>
.
</after-quoted-block>
</quoted-block>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
<subsection id="H7F15A98B83FB4F62832CBD568D81C782">
<enum>
(b)
</enum>
<header>
Advice and guidance
</header>
<text>
Section 7001(b)(2) of such Act (
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/33/2761">
33 U.S.C. 2761(b)(2)
</external-xref>
) is amended to read as follows:
</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H18A573EE5C974DF4B59A4E6AE46ABA99" style="OLC">
<paragraph id="H9E97BF1266FF46CFAE0ACDCC3E262FE1">
<enum>
(2)
</enum>
<header>
Advice and guidance
</header>
<subparagraph id="H87A6121ABCBC4256BB6B57DE85F1FFC1">
<enum>
(A)
</enum>
<header>
In general
</header>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
The Chair shall solicit advice and guidance in the development of the research plan under paragraph (1) from—
</text>
<clause id="H231D61DEF37744A1AAEFAF8DBB52CA7B">
<enum>
(i)
</enum>
<text>
the Oil Pollution Research Advisory Committee established under subsection (f);
</text>
</clause>
<clause id="H585F27E0E6E54B86B166E94D2FCC2382">
<enum>
(ii)
</enum>
<text>
the National Institute of Standards and Technology on issues relating to quality assurance and standards measurements;
</text>
</clause>
<clause id="HE2A36A4A38504CC0A4AB2D788927FCE8">
<enum>
(iii)
</enum>
<text>
third party standard-setting organizations on issues relating to voluntary consensus standards; and
</text>
</clause>
<clause id="H935A347B4C1B4FBCB4256E529D112A1B">
<enum>
(iv)
</enum>
<text>
the public in accordance with subparagraph (B).
</text>
</clause>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H8DAA44B7C6D7470F979FD52D03DCDFE5">
<enum>
(B)
</enum>
<header>
Public comment
</header>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Prior to the submission of the research plan to Congress under paragraph (1), the research plan shall be published in the Federal Register and subject to a public comment period of 30 days. The Chair shall review the public comments received and incorporate those comments into the plan, as appropriate.
</text>
</subparagraph>
</paragraph>
<after-quoted-block>
.
</after-quoted-block>
</quoted-block>
</subsection>
<subsection id="H454C2F56321C4431A5FB792CAF5AB873">
<enum>
(c)
</enum>
<header>
Review
</header>
<text>
Section 7001(b) of such Act (
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/33/2761">
33 U.S.C. 2761(b)
</external-xref>
) is amended by adding at the end the following:
</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H59FBD334ADF248ECA03CB884EA976040" style="OLC">
<paragraph id="HD7E3F7A35D354710BEA163547BB4DEB8">
<enum>
(3)
</enum>
<header>
Review
</header>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
After the submission of each research plan to Congress under paragraph (1), the Chair shall contract with the National Academy of Sciences—
</text>
<subparagraph id="H9BAD333062EC45AE92B68175F98D4F32">
<enum>
(A)
</enum>
<text>
to review the research plan;
</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H1739522492E64924BF70F727CC15BE86">
<enum>
(B)
</enum>
<text>
to assess the adequacy of the research plan; and
</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H73879999330241B7AC68A8ED0AF14CB2">
<enum>
(C)
</enum>
<text>
to submit a report to Congress on the conclusions of the assessment.
</text>
</subparagraph>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H94320B24433641FE9942CC9EADF6A254">
<enum>
(4)
</enum>
<header>
Incorporation of recommendations
</header>
<text>
The Chair shall address any recommendations in the review conducted under paragraph (3) and shall incorporate such recommendations into the research plan, as appropriate.
</text>
</paragraph>
<after-quoted-block>
.
</after-quoted-block>
</quoted-block>
</subsection>
</section>
<section id="H6084F2A3DA9242A0BF860CC13EAB508F">
<enum>
4.
</enum>
<header>
Oil pollution research and development program
</header>
<subsection id="HCFFEB3F6274D48DDB94CD1D1F2C32468">
<enum>
(a)
</enum>
<header>
Establishment
</header>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Section 7001(c)(1) of such Act (
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/33/2761">
33 U.S.C. 2761(c)(1)
</external-xref>
) is amended by striking
<quote>
research and development, as provided in this subsection
</quote>
and inserting
<quote>
research, development, and demonstration, as provided in this subsection and subsection (a)(2)
</quote>
.
</text>
</subsection>
<subsection id="HA3088F069B3D46059E7B718A7166FA17">
<enum>
(b)
</enum>
<header>
Innovative oil pollution technology
</header>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Section 7001(c)(2) of such Act (
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/33/2761">
33 U.S.C. 2761(c)(2)
</external-xref>
) is amended—
</text>
<paragraph id="HEDD63D604ADA4B53B1E95A256CF47465">
<enum>
(1)
</enum>
<text>
in the matter before subparagraph (A), by striking
<quote>
preventing or mitigating
</quote>
and inserting
<quote>
preventing, detecting, containing, recovering, or mitigating
</quote>
;
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H27F9536C09694634B8B57A79110D07DC">
<enum>
(2)
</enum>
<text>
by striking subparagraph (I);
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H95B4A5C252644FA8A3615D44CF927724">
<enum>
(3)
</enum>
<text>
by striking the period at the end of subparagraph (J) and inserting a semicolon;
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H4E9EBBE9ED4D4449A71A1B2004915FDF">
<enum>
(4)
</enum>
<text>
by redesignating subparagraph (J) as subparagraph (I); and
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H18594E4E9C1447D29F77CCAB0997222B">
<enum>
(5)
</enum>
<text>
by adding at the end the following:
</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HA6BBCAA4A7344B4A90A01D5C635F9CCE" style="OLC">
<subparagraph id="H207AE6E6945C462A88B45CA00221225C">
<enum>
(J)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
technologies and methods to address oil discharge on land and in inland waters, coastal areas, offshore areas, including deepwater and ultra-deepwater areas, and polar and other icy areas; and
</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HC08B8B7DA7694F3088EC736E3AC22514">
<enum>
(K)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
modeling and simulation capabilities, including tools and technologies, that can be used to facilitate effective recovery and containment of oil discharge during incident response.
</text>
</subparagraph>
<after-quoted-block>
.
</after-quoted-block>
</quoted-block>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
<subsection id="H766EBD66027A4634B32BF09088FA0BD2">
<enum>
(c)
</enum>
<header>
Oil pollution technology evaluation
</header>
<text>
Section 7001(c)(3) of such Act (
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/33/2761">
33 U.S.C. 2761(c)(3)
</external-xref>
) is amended to read as follows:
</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H7BCF2CFA256544789C54948CB80523F7" style="OLC">
<paragraph id="H8FACBBFA205744DA88B65F289D19BAB3">
<enum>
(3)
</enum>
<header>
Oil pollution technology evaluation
</header>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
The program established under this subsection shall provide for the evaluation of oil pollution prevention, containment, and mitigation technologies, including—
</text>
<subparagraph commented="no" id="H864D3E2C818743A18768E4415DA360B5">
<enum>
(A)
</enum>
<text>
the evaluation of the performance and effectiveness of such technologies in preventing, detecting, containing, recovering, and mitigating oil discharges;
</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HEC55165251FA459C8F0889A23A7CACA6">
<enum>
(B)
</enum>
<text>
the evaluation of the environmental effects of the use of such technologies;
</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H22080E3E15D4427F8BE1D1F912B91899">
<enum>
(C)
</enum>
<text>
the evaluation and testing of technologies developed independently of the research and development program established under this subsection, including technologies developed by small businesses;
</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H5B69898315B242D4B310DB30FE248AD2">
<enum>
(D)
</enum>
<text>
the establishment, with the advice and guidance of the National Institute of Standards and Technology, of standards and testing protocols traceable to national standards to measure the performance of oil pollution prevention, containment, or mitigation technologies;
</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H073013CC3BF340DC8DE2DDF1BF68DE80">
<enum>
(E)
</enum>
<text>
an evaluation of the environmental effects and utility of controlled field testing;
</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HC15B426DE2B24512A2EF5CE4451AFF35">
<enum>
(F)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
the use, where appropriate, of controlled field testing to evaluate real-world application of new or improved oil discharge prevention, response, containment, recovery, or mitigation technologies;
</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H7BE0DED9CEC84F7BBDF6A839BB7E9366">
<enum>
(G)
</enum>
<text>
an evaluation of the effectiveness of oil pollution prevention technologies based on probabilistic risk analyses of the system; and
</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HDEF631A2CE7D4FC5B5AA17BD7B53107E">
<enum>
(H)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
research conducted by the Environmental Protection Agency and other appropriate Federal agencies for the evaluation and testing of technologies that demonstrate—
</text>
<clause id="HA6D82D63B3A742F8BA84D4A9CF24BCBE">
<enum>
(i)
</enum>
<text>
maximum effectiveness, including application and delivery mechanisms; and
</text>
</clause>
<clause id="H1E2E12DEBAA946C8909CD48DA1D50257">
<enum>
(ii)
</enum>
<text>
minimum effects, including toxicity, to human health and the environment in both the near-term and long-term.
</text>
</clause>
</subparagraph>
</paragraph>
<after-quoted-block>
.
</after-quoted-block>
</quoted-block>
</subsection>
<subsection id="H768CF6CB6B2843AB9B4FDAB13C5B0260">
<enum>
(d)
</enum>
<header>
Oil pollution effects research
</header>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Section 7001(c)(4) of such Act (
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/33/2761">
33 U.S.C. 2761(c)(4)
</external-xref>
) is amended—
</text>
<paragraph id="H20F1BFC67B3D47AA87665C33478F7C73">
<enum>
(1)
</enum>
<text>
by striking subparagraph (A) and inserting the following:
</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H90533E0587874B499CF68C6D625D22CC" style="OLC">
<subparagraph id="HDCA2F0F5300940D8B796D5B19530130B">
<enum>
(A)
</enum>
<header>
In general
</header>
<clause id="H27E56E2129CE4752A88E7A340B3DC250">
<enum>
(i)
</enum>
<header>
Establishment
</header>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
The Interagency Committee, acting through the Administrator of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, shall establish a research program to monitor and scientifically evaluate the environmental effects, including long-term effects, of oil discharge.
</text>
</clause>
<clause id="H98FB9A5062A247E5A980228EE69CE4CA">
<enum>
(ii)
</enum>
<header>
Specifications
</header>
<text>
Such program shall include the following elements:
</text>
<subclause id="HB633793A5B784957A98F7D481359E722">
<enum>
(I)
</enum>
<text>
Research on and the development of effective tools to detect, measure, observe, analyze, monitor, model, and forecast the presence, transport, fate, and effect of an oil discharge throughout the environment, including tools and models to accurately measure and predict the flow of oil discharged.
</text>
</subclause>
<subclause id="HD823A34745934E788079E630ADFDF4A3">
<enum>
(II)
</enum>
<text>
The development of methods, including economic methods, to assess and predict damages to natural resources, including air quality, resulting from oil discharges, including in economically disadvantaged communities and areas.
</text>
</subclause>
<subclause id="H47B5A31FC823458D9439B01A8A011625">
<enum>
(III)
</enum>
<text>
The identification of types of ecologically sensitive areas at particular risk from oil discharges, such as inland waters, coastal areas, offshore areas, including deepwater and ultra-deepwater areas, and polar and other icy areas.
</text>
</subclause>
<subclause id="H968D5C03477F4AB59B8F465B6871FECB">
<enum>
(IV)
</enum>
<text>
The preparation of scientific monitoring and evaluation plans for the areas identified under subclause (III) to be implemented in the event of major oil discharges in such areas.
</text>
</subclause>
<subclause id="H51686291CCAE4C6D864CFAC05483258B">
<enum>
(V)
</enum>
<text>
The collection of environmental baseline data in the areas identified under subclause (III) if such data are insufficient.
</text>
</subclause>
<subclause id="H85C38CF32179430D8B67DAD3A975E627">
<enum>
(VI)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
The use of both onshore and offshore air quality monitoring to study the effects of an oil discharge and oil discharge cleanup technologies on air quality and making the results of such monitoring and health and safety warnings readily available to the public, including emergency responders, the research community, local residents, and other interested parties.
</text>
</subclause>
<subclause id="H2F98B5C2D1514EE59F557050985B98F0">
<enum>
(VII)
</enum>
<text>
Research on technologies, methods, and standards for protecting removal personnel and for volunteers that may participate in incident responses, including training, adequate supervision, protective equipment, maximum exposure limits, and decontamination procedures.
</text>
</subclause>
</clause>
</subparagraph>
<after-quoted-block>
;
</after-quoted-block>
</quoted-block>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H75FDE69B3B724E578A340AF77AEA3B52">
<enum>
(2)
</enum>
<text>
in subparagraph (B)—
</text>
<subparagraph id="H5AEE8D983430427B9D949AD0E9D7D1D7">
<enum>
(A)
</enum>
<text>
by striking
<quote>
(B) The Department of Commerce
</quote>
and all that follows through
<quote>
future oil discharges.
</quote>
and inserting the following:
</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H2126C85DCC064BD5A64AF6FC0909FABE" style="OLC">
<subparagraph id="H737D66B0CD9246269621A6B5DF2E0B46">
<enum>
(B)
</enum>
<header>
Conditions
</header>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
The Interagency Committee, acting through the Administrator of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, shall conduct research activities under subparagraph (A) for areas in which—
</text>
<clause id="H2E21312EE0D8446399CAD83825989985">
<enum>
(i)
</enum>
<text>
the amount of oil discharged exceeds 250,000 gallons; and
</text>
</clause>
<clause id="HBC2A908B119343C8A681427335EE983F">
<enum>
(ii)
</enum>
<text>
a study of the long-term environmental effects of the discharge would be of significant scientific value, especially for preventing or responding to future oil discharges.
</text>
</clause>
</subparagraph>
<after-quoted-block>
;
</after-quoted-block>
</quoted-block>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H53E9EAB32A7B4C6AA834051604EDC9C4">
<enum>
(B)
</enum>
<text>
by striking
<quote>
ATHOS I, and
</quote>
and inserting
<quote>
ATHOS I;
</quote>
; and
</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HBBF868F41FF040E59E6D974258BC3291">
<enum>
(C)
</enum>
<text>
by striking the period at the end and inserting
<quote>
; Prince William Sound, where oil was discharged by the EXXON VALDEZ; and the Gulf of Mexico, where oil was discharged by the DEEPWATER HORIZON.
</quote>
; and
</text>
</subparagraph>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="HBBD3632537A1419BAE7633DF66AD1617">
<enum>
(3)
</enum>
<text>
in subparagraph (C) by striking
<quote>
Research
</quote>
and inserting
<quote>
<header-in-text level="subparagraph" style="OLC">
Coordination.
</header-in-text>
—Research
</quote>
.
</text>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
<subsection id="H046A97F6FA1040BEB1E2641997CCCFE4">
<enum>
(e)
</enum>
<header>
Demonstration projects
</header>
<text>
Section 7001(c)(6) of such Act (
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/33/2761">
33 U.S.C. 2761(c)(6)
</external-xref>
) is amended—
</text>
<paragraph id="H3865AE9F23954B9B918D37EB1EE84F2C">
<enum>
(1)
</enum>
<text>
by striking the first sentence and inserting the following:
<quote>
The United States Coast Guard, in conjunction with such agencies as the President may designate, shall conduct a total of 2 port oil pollution minimization demonstration projects, 1 with the Ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach, California, and 1 with a port on the Great Lakes, for the purpose of developing and demonstrating integrated port oil pollution prevention and cleanup systems that utilize the information and implement the improved practices and technologies developed from the research, development, and demonstration program established in this section.
</quote>
; and
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H8144B9E24A0D40858DD408852E5D2E9D">
<enum>
(2)
</enum>
<text>
in the second sentence by striking
<quote>
oil spill
</quote>
and inserting
<quote>
oil discharge
</quote>
.
</text>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
<subsection id="HAB9C170E2A1D4EECA7786AAB6924DDFC">
<enum>
(f)
</enum>
<header>
Simulated Environmental Testing
</header>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Section 7001(c)(7) of such Act (
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/33/2761">
33 U.S.C. 2761(c)(7)
</external-xref>
) is amended by inserting
<quote>
Oil pollution technology testing and evaluations shall be given priority over all other activities performed at such Research Center.
</quote>
after
<quote>
evaluations.
</quote>
.
</text>
</subsection>
<subsection id="HEA5561C034604CF7B0873C9FED787B1B">
<enum>
(g)
</enum>
<header>
Regional research program
</header>
<paragraph id="H500F81E9EC7B4FF990AF2E0438CD505F">
<enum>
(1)
</enum>
<header>
In general
</header>
<text>
Section 7001(c)(8) of such Act (
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/33/2761">
33 U.S.C. 2761(c)(8)
</external-xref>
) is amended—
</text>
<subparagraph id="HA3900F9195CD4E25B480AC631DADB803">
<enum>
(A)
</enum>
<text>
in subparagraph (A)—
</text>
<clause id="H1C6B69FCC5D54FB095328727BB54E803">
<enum>
(i)
</enum>
<text>
by striking
<quote>
program of competitive grants
</quote>
and inserting
<quote>
program of peer-reviewed, competitive grants
</quote>
; and
</text>
</clause>
<clause id="H87459858510345E48651F13EA4AC4F1F">
<enum>
(ii)
</enum>
<text>
by striking
<quote>
(1989)
</quote>
and inserting
<quote>
(2009)
</quote>
;
</text>
</clause>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HD2910D2AD07A41BFBF7FF9E850D55157">
<enum>
(B)
</enum>
<text>
in subparagraph (C) by striking
<quote>
the entity or entities which
</quote>
and inserting
<quote>
at least one entity that
</quote>
; and
</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HA2859B8CF3E74A21A022C764BCEB8BAF">
<enum>
(C)
</enum>
<text>
by adding at the end the following new subparagraph:
</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HE81F99C04B954E35A766CB9387D185DF" style="OLC">
<subparagraph id="H4C003406F5D44625A9F6ADCE95D8EB28" indent="up1">
<enum>
(H)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
In carrying out this paragraph, the Interagency Committee shall coordinate the program of peer-reviewed, competitive grants to universities or other research institutions, including Minority Serving Institutions as defined under section 371(a) of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/20/1067q">
20 U.S.C. 1067q(a)
</external-xref>
), and provide consideration to such institutions in the recommendations for awarding grants.
</text>
</subparagraph>
<after-quoted-block>
.
</after-quoted-block>
</quoted-block>
</subparagraph>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="HB490A72403904789B6615DADA3CBD800">
<enum>
(2)
</enum>
<header>
Funding
</header>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Section 7001(c)(9) of such Act (
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/33/2761">
33 U.S.C. 2761(c)(9)
</external-xref>
) is amended by striking
<quote>
1991
</quote>
and all that follows through
<quote>
shall be available
</quote>
and inserting
<quote>
2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, and 2018, there are authorized to be appropriated from amounts in the Fund $12,000,000
</quote>
.
</text>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
</section>
<section id="HAB4F7A2E8B1A4C8AAE8571499897C99C">
<enum>
5.
</enum>
<header>
International cooperation
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
Section 7001(d) of such Act (
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/33/2761">
33 U.S.C. 2761(d)
</external-xref>
) is amended to read as follows:
</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HD5C6F4879ECD4AA7931464226D144309" style="OLC">
<subsection id="H3B57896DC7144E6DA472B468DF52683B">
<enum>
(d)
</enum>
<header>
International cooperation
</header>
<text>
In accordance with the research plan submitted under subsection (b), the Interagency Committee shall engage in international cooperation by—
</text>
<paragraph id="HE4955C5EC4A14922B0F8B7B703A62D96">
<enum>
(1)
</enum>
<text>
harnessing global expertise through collaborative partnerships with foreign governments and research entities, and domestic and foreign private actors, including nongovernmental organizations and private sector companies; and
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H7AF96415017345308CDD71BC4B020DA5">
<enum>
(2)
</enum>
<text>
leveraging public and private capital, technology, expertise, and services towards innovative models that can be instituted to conduct collaborative oil pollution research, development, and demonstration activities, including controlled field tests of oil discharges and other activities designed to improve oil recovery and cleanup.
</text>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
<after-quoted-block>
.
</after-quoted-block>
</quoted-block>
</section>
<section id="H56902B4308AA44F09D9738EFB44B6495">
<enum>
6.
</enum>
<header>
Annual reports
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
Section 7001(e) of such Act (
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/33/2761">
33 U.S.C. 2761(e)
</external-xref>
) is amended to read as follows:
</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H15DACCF02F7F415994752D0D814AD6A3" style="OLC">
<subsection id="H46FAC9AAFF274393933FCC4073D3F3DA">
<enum>
(e)
</enum>
<header>
Annual report
</header>
<paragraph id="HCD399BD68A8643958B3C2A5CBA66B8AD">
<enum>
(1)
</enum>
<header>
In general
</header>
<text>
Concurrent with the submission to Congress of the President’s annual budget request in each year after the date of enactment of the
<short-title>
Oil Pollution Research and Development Program Reauthorization Act of 2013
</short-title>
, the Chair of the Interagency Committee shall submit to Congress a report describing the—
</text>
<subparagraph id="HA9EA077B55C24D9AA1574CA462E8E677">
<enum>
(A)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
activities carried out under this section in the preceding fiscal year, including—
</text>
<clause id="H60951AB3EF6142DBA1FFBFBEDC74A6BE">
<enum>
(i)
</enum>
<text>
a description of major research conducted on oil discharge prevention, detection, containment, recovery, and mitigation techniques in all environments by each agency described in subparagraphs (A) and (B) of subsection (a)(3); and
</text>
</clause>
<clause id="HC54BB41925B749E08AA507FF05122CEC">
<enum>
(ii)
</enum>
<text>
a summary of—
</text>
<subclause id="H85F256BEBED943CC8441589EDE9911D1">
<enum>
(I)
</enum>
<text>
projects in which the agency contributed funding or other resources;
</text>
</subclause>
<subclause id="HC8A6361331524B918E8D3060D7D83575">
<enum>
(II)
</enum>
<text>
major projects undertaken by State and tribal governments, and foreign governments; and
</text>
</subclause>
<subclause id="H256AADD65D0C4660ADCE59D6AD1C23AC">
<enum>
(III)
</enum>
<text>
major projects undertaken by the private sector and educational institutions;
</text>
</subclause>
</clause>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H0475E3DE54664F2CBDE7D47BE9052CE5">
<enum>
(B)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
activities being carried out under this section in the current fiscal year, including a description of major research and development activities on oil discharge prevention, detection, containment, recovery, and mitigation technologies and techniques in all environments that each agency will conduct or contribute to; and
</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HAEF6274F567C4EDEA007E34B219FD48A">
<enum>
(C)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
activities proposed to be carried out under this section in the subsequent fiscal year, including an analysis of how these activities will further the purposes of the program authorized by this section.
</text>
</subparagraph>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H9F99090746CA4B769695DD03FEBD3A9C">
<enum>
(2)
</enum>
<header>
Additional requirement
</header>
<text>
If the National Academy of Sciences provides recommendations on the research plan under section 7001(b)(3), the Chair shall include, in the first annual report under paragraph (1) of this subsection, a description of those recommendations incorporated into the research plan, and a description of, and explanation for, any recommendations that are not included in such plan.
</text>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
<after-quoted-block>
.
</after-quoted-block>
</quoted-block>
</section>
<section commented="no" id="HEB8E4836AF3642328DBCF3C16F3FC757">
<enum>
7.
</enum>
<header>
Advisory committee
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
Section 7001 of such Act (
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/33/2761">
33 U.S.C. 2761
</external-xref>
) is further amended—
</text>
<paragraph id="H9266B10E37F4460DBCA36D3585F7AB39">
<enum>
(1)
</enum>
<text>
by striking subsection (f); and
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="HF39CC8823A654B899F85C8F1EF6D6C54">
<enum>
(2)
</enum>
<text>
by inserting after subsection (e) the following:
</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HCB92C4A36357438485F2E49F22EB8A1F" style="OLC">
<subsection commented="no" id="H1A223622685A450080466EC848B8EFC3">
<enum>
(f)
</enum>
<header>
Advisory committee
</header>
<paragraph id="H6205FAF607CE45EB9FF2D04262BFE8DF">
<enum>
(1)
</enum>
<header>
Establishment
</header>
<text>
Not later than 90 days after the date of enactment of the
<short-title>
Oil Pollution Research and Development Program Reauthorization Act of 2013
</short-title>
, the Chair of the Interagency Committee shall establish an advisory committee to be known as the Oil Pollution Research Advisory Committee (in this subsection referred to as the
<quote>
advisory committee
</quote>
).
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H957E8326C4BD48A58637FE0D9B4E667C">
<enum>
(2)
</enum>
<header>
Membership
</header>
<subparagraph id="H706490CFCB5D44338F6112FA92D82F0E">
<enum>
(A)
</enum>
<header>
In general
</header>
<text>
The advisory committee shall be composed of members appointed by the Chair, in consultation with each member agency described in subsection (a)(3), including—
</text>
<clause id="HC2050450C1114325A7AD6F85B8FDCEA5">
<enum>
(i)
</enum>
<text>
individuals with extensive knowledge and research experience or operational knowledge of prevention, detection, response, containment, and mitigation of oil discharges;
</text>
</clause>
<clause id="H976BB07D059E4B069B16816D8464D773">
<enum>
(ii)
</enum>
<text>
individuals broadly representative of stakeholders affected by oil discharges; and
</text>
</clause>
<clause id="HE2E2903B561543DE9073FD1052882518">
<enum>
(iii)
</enum>
<text>
other individuals, as determined by the Chair.
</text>
</clause>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H2D508CF9AA9449648E25D8B0AD36A11E">
<enum>
(B)
</enum>
<header>
Limitations
</header>
<text>
The Chair shall—
</text>
<clause id="H56E0516F59B14D0E954F26DC9315206F">
<enum>
(i)
</enum>
<text>
appoint no more than 25 members that shall not include representatives of the Federal Government, but may include representatives from State, tribal, and local governments; and
</text>
</clause>
<clause id="H4AF66190CFB841929212BF58AAF75A68">
<enum>
(ii)
</enum>
<text>
ensure that no class of individuals described in clause (ii) or (iii) of subparagraph (A) comprises more than
<fraction>
1/3
</fraction>
of the membership of the advisory committee.
</text>
</clause>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H9EEEDEB98D774C5C833A37F3677962B8">
<enum>
(C)
</enum>
<header>
Terms of service
</header>
<clause id="H0F39DF8A1D15485FA086C8C0D9FA14ED">
<enum>
(i)
</enum>
<header>
In general
</header>
<text>
Members shall be appointed for a 3-year term and may serve for not more than 2 terms, except as provided in clause (iii).
</text>
</clause>
<clause id="H58096ED6C70C4A7EA61F1D51554B14AC">
<enum>
(ii)
</enum>
<header>
Vacancies
</header>
<text>
Vacancy appointments shall be for the remainder of the unexpired term of the vacancy.
</text>
</clause>
<clause id="HCF39EFD736D044F0A569F6D84AA0BC98">
<enum>
(iii)
</enum>
<header>
Special rule
</header>
<text>
If a member is appointed to fill a vacancy and the remainder of the unexpired term is less than 1 year, the member may subsequently be appointed for 2 full terms.
</text>
</clause>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H4BFF97DD49624754A9B3D27B14C44E6B">
<enum>
(D)
</enum>
<header>
Compensation and expenses
</header>
<text>
Members of the advisory committee shall not be compensated for service on the advisory committee, but may be allowed travel expenses, including per diem in lieu of subsistence, in accordance with 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>
</subparagraph>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H37DFFB66E4554E008559EC4552C5B4EC">
<enum>
(3)
</enum>
<header>
Duties
</header>
<text>
The advisory committee shall review, advise, and comment on Interagency Committee activities, including the following:
</text>
<subparagraph commented="no" id="HD8A44CF74A724E06B8D12502292EA2D2">
<enum>
(A)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Management and functioning of the Interagency Committee.
</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HD871D6AF98A44778ADEC8C98CCC55979">
<enum>
(B)
</enum>
<text>
Collaboration of the Interagency Committee and the agencies listed in subsection (a)(3)(B).
</text>
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| I 113th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 373 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES January 23, 2013 Mrs. Capps (for herself, Mr. Farr , Mr. Conyers , Mr. Holt , Ms. Lee of California , and Mr. Grijalva ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Science, Space, and Technology A BILL To amend title VII of the Oil Pollution Act of 1990, and for other purposes.
1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Oil Pollution Research and Development Program Reauthorization Act of 2013 . 2. Federal Oil Pollution Research Committee (a) Purposes Section 7001(a)(2) of the Oil Pollution Act of 1990 ( 33 U.S.C. 2761(a)(2) ) is amended by striking State and inserting State and tribal . (b) Membership Section 7001(a)(3) of such Act ( 33 U.S.C. 2761(a)(3) ) is amended to read as follows: (3) Structure (A) Members The Interagency Committee shall consist of representatives from the following: (i) The Coast Guard. (ii) The Department of Commerce, including the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. (iii) The Department of the Interior. (iv) The Environmental Protection Agency. (B) Collaborating agencies The Interagency Committee shall collaborate with the following: (i) The National Institute of Standards and Technology. (ii) The Department of Energy. (iii) The Department of Transportation, including the Maritime Administration and the Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration. (iv) The Department of Defense, including the Army Corps of Engineers and the Navy. (v) The Department of Homeland Security, including the United States Fire Administration in the Federal Emergency Management Agency. (vi) The National Aeronautics and Space Administration. (vii) The National Science Foundation. (viii) Other Federal agencies, as appropriate. . (c) Role of the Chair Section 7001(a)(4) of such Act ( 33 U.S.C. 2761(a)(4) ) is amended to read as follows: (4) Chair (A) In general A representative of the Coast Guard shall serve as Chair. (B) Role of Chair The primary role of the Chair shall be to ensure that— (i) the activities of the Interagency Committee and the agencies listed in paragraph (3)(B) are coordinated; (ii) the implementation plans required under subsection (b)(1) are completed and submitted; (iii) the annual reports required under subsection (e) are completed and submitted; (iv) the Interagency Committee meets in accordance with the requirements of paragraph (5); and (v) the Oil Pollution Research Advisory Committee under subsection (f) is established and utilized. . (d) Activities Section 7001(a) of such Act ( 33 U.S.C. 2761(a) ) is amended by adding at the end the following: (5) Activities (A) Ongoing, coordinated efforts The Interagency Committee shall ensure that the research, development, and demonstration efforts authorized by this section are coordinated and conducted on an ongoing basis. (B) Meetings (i) In general The Interagency Committee shall meet, or otherwise communicate, as appropriate, to— (I) plan program-related activities; and (II) determine whether the program is resulting in the development of new or improved methods and technologies to prevent, detect, respond to, contain, and mitigate oil discharge. (ii) Frequency In no event shall the Interagency Committee meet less than once per year. (C) Information exchange The Interagency Committee, acting through the Administrator of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, shall develop a national information clearinghouse on oil discharge that— (i) includes scientific information and research on preparedness, response, and restoration; and (ii) serves as a single electronic access and input point for Federal agencies, emergency responders, the research community, and other interested parties for such information. . 3. Oil pollution research and technology plan (a) Implementation Plan Section 7001(b)(1) of such Act ( 33 U.S.C. 2761(b)(1) ) is amended— (1) by striking 180 days after the date of enactment of this Act and inserting 180 days after the date of enactment of the Oil Pollution Research and Development Program Reauthorization Act of 2013 and periodically thereafter, as appropriate, but not less than once every 5 years ; (2) by striking subparagraph (A) and inserting the following: (A) identify the roles and responsibilities of each member agency of the Interagency Committee under subsection (a)(3)(A) and each of the collaborating agencies under subsection (a)(3)(B); ; (3) in subparagraph (B) by inserting containment, after response, ; (4) in subparagraph (D) by inserting containment, after response, ; (5) by striking and at the end of subparagraph (E); (6) in subparagraph (F)— (A) by striking the States through research needs and inserting State and tribal governments, regional oil pollution research needs, including natural seeps and pollution resulting from importing oil from overseas, ; and (B) by striking the period at the end and inserting a semicolon; and (7) by adding at the end the following new subparagraphs: (G) identify the information needed to conduct risk assessment and risk analysis research to effectively prevent oil discharges, including information on human factors and decisionmaking, and to protect the environment; and (H) identify a methodology that— (i) provides for the solicitation, evaluation, preapproval, funding, and utilization of technologies and research projects developed by the public and private sector in advance of future oil discharges; and (ii) where appropriate, ensures that such technologies are readily available for rapid testing and potential deployment and that research projects can be implemented during an incident response. . (b) Advice and guidance Section 7001(b)(2) of such Act ( 33 U.S.C. 2761(b)(2) ) is amended to read as follows: (2) Advice and guidance (A) In general The Chair shall solicit advice and guidance in the development of the research plan under paragraph (1) from— (i) the Oil Pollution Research Advisory Committee established under subsection (f); (ii) the National Institute of Standards and Technology on issues relating to quality assurance and standards measurements; (iii) third party standard-setting organizations on issues relating to voluntary consensus standards; and (iv) the public in accordance with subparagraph (B). (B) Public comment Prior to the submission of the research plan to Congress under paragraph (1), the research plan shall be published in the Federal Register and subject to a public comment period of 30 days. The Chair shall review the public comments received and incorporate those comments into the plan, as appropriate. . (c) Review Section 7001(b) of such Act ( 33 U.S.C. 2761(b) ) is amended by adding at the end the following: (3) Review After the submission of each research plan to Congress under paragraph (1), the Chair shall contract with the National Academy of Sciences— (A) to review the research plan; (B) to assess the adequacy of the research plan; and (C) to submit a report to Congress on the conclusions of the assessment. (4) Incorporation of recommendations The Chair shall address any recommendations in the review conducted under paragraph (3) and shall incorporate such recommendations into the research plan, as appropriate. . 4. Oil pollution research and development program (a) Establishment Section 7001(c)(1) of such Act ( 33 U.S.C. 2761(c)(1) ) is amended by striking research and development, as provided in this subsection and inserting research, development, and demonstration, as provided in this subsection and subsection (a)(2) . (b) Innovative oil pollution technology Section 7001(c)(2) of such Act ( 33 U.S.C. 2761(c)(2) ) is amended— (1) in the matter before subparagraph (A), by striking preventing or mitigating and inserting preventing, detecting, containing, recovering, or mitigating ; (2) by striking subparagraph (I); (3) by striking the period at the end of subparagraph (J) and inserting a semicolon; (4) by redesignating subparagraph (J) as subparagraph (I); and (5) by adding at the end the following: (J) technologies and methods to address oil discharge on land and in inland waters, coastal areas, offshore areas, including deepwater and ultra-deepwater areas, and polar and other icy areas; and (K) modeling and simulation capabilities, including tools and technologies, that can be used to facilitate effective recovery and containment of oil discharge during incident response. . (c) Oil pollution technology evaluation Section 7001(c)(3) of such Act ( 33 U.S.C. 2761(c)(3) ) is amended to read as follows: (3) Oil pollution technology evaluation The program established under this subsection shall provide for the evaluation of oil pollution prevention, containment, and mitigation technologies, including— (A) the evaluation of the performance and effectiveness of such technologies in preventing, detecting, containing, recovering, and mitigating oil discharges; (B) the evaluation of the environmental effects of the use of such technologies; (C) the evaluation and testing of technologies developed independently of the research and development program established under this subsection, including technologies developed by small businesses; (D) the establishment, with the advice and guidance of the National Institute of Standards and Technology, of standards and testing protocols traceable to national standards to measure the performance of oil pollution prevention, containment, or mitigation technologies; (E) an evaluation of the environmental effects and utility of controlled field testing; (F) the use, where appropriate, of controlled field testing to evaluate real-world application of new or improved oil discharge prevention, response, containment, recovery, or mitigation technologies; (G) an evaluation of the effectiveness of oil pollution prevention technologies based on probabilistic risk analyses of the system; and (H) research conducted by the Environmental Protection Agency and other appropriate Federal agencies for the evaluation and testing of technologies that demonstrate— (i) maximum effectiveness, including application and delivery mechanisms; and (ii) minimum effects, including toxicity, to human health and the environment in both the near-term and long-term. . (d) Oil pollution effects research Section 7001(c)(4) of such Act ( 33 U.S.C. 2761(c)(4) ) is amended— (1) by striking subparagraph (A) and inserting the following: (A) In general (i) Establishment The Interagency Committee, acting through the Administrator of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, shall establish a research program to monitor and scientifically evaluate the environmental effects, including long-term effects, of oil discharge. (ii) Specifications Such program shall include the following elements: (I) Research on and the development of effective tools to detect, measure, observe, analyze, monitor, model, and forecast the presence, transport, fate, and effect of an oil discharge throughout the environment, including tools and models to accurately measure and predict the flow of oil discharged. (II) The development of methods, including economic methods, to assess and predict damages to natural resources, including air quality, resulting from oil discharges, including in economically disadvantaged communities and areas. (III) The identification of types of ecologically sensitive areas at particular risk from oil discharges, such as inland waters, coastal areas, offshore areas, including deepwater and ultra-deepwater areas, and polar and other icy areas. (IV) The preparation of scientific monitoring and evaluation plans for the areas identified under subclause (III) to be implemented in the event of major oil discharges in such areas. (V) The collection of environmental baseline data in the areas identified under subclause (III) if such data are insufficient. (VI) The use of both onshore and offshore air quality monitoring to study the effects of an oil discharge and oil discharge cleanup technologies on air quality and making the results of such monitoring and health and safety warnings readily available to the public, including emergency responders, the research community, local residents, and other interested parties. (VII) Research on technologies, methods, and standards for protecting removal personnel and for volunteers that may participate in incident responses, including training, adequate supervision, protective equipment, maximum exposure limits, and decontamination procedures. ; (2) in subparagraph (B)— (A) by striking (B) The Department of Commerce and all that follows through future oil discharges. and inserting the following: (B) Conditions The Interagency Committee, acting through the Administrator of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, shall conduct research activities under subparagraph (A) for areas in which— (i) the amount of oil discharged exceeds 250,000 gallons; and (ii) a study of the long-term environmental effects of the discharge would be of significant scientific value, especially for preventing or responding to future oil discharges. ; (B) by striking ATHOS I, and and inserting ATHOS I; ; and (C) by striking the period at the end and inserting ; Prince William Sound, where oil was discharged by the EXXON VALDEZ; and the Gulf of Mexico, where oil was discharged by the DEEPWATER HORIZON. ; and (3) in subparagraph (C) by striking Research and inserting Coordination. —Research . (e) Demonstration projects Section 7001(c)(6) of such Act ( 33 U.S.C. 2761(c)(6) ) is amended— (1) by striking the first sentence and inserting the following: The United States Coast Guard, in conjunction with such agencies as the President may designate, shall conduct a total of 2 port oil pollution minimization demonstration projects, 1 with the Ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach, California, and 1 with a port on the Great Lakes, for the purpose of developing and demonstrating integrated port oil pollution prevention and cleanup systems that utilize the information and implement the improved practices and technologies developed from the research, development, and demonstration program established in this section. ; and (2) in the second sentence by striking oil spill and inserting oil discharge . (f) Simulated Environmental Testing Section 7001(c)(7) of such Act ( 33 U.S.C. 2761(c)(7) ) is amended by inserting Oil pollution technology testing and evaluations shall be given priority over all other activities performed at such Research Center. after evaluations. . (g) Regional research program (1) In general Section 7001(c)(8) of such Act ( 33 U.S.C. 2761(c)(8) ) is amended— (A) in subparagraph (A)— (i) by striking program of competitive grants and inserting program of peer-reviewed, competitive grants ; and (ii) by striking (1989) and inserting (2009) ; (B) in subparagraph (C) by striking the entity or entities which and inserting at least one entity that ; and (C) by adding at the end the following new subparagraph: (H) In carrying out this paragraph, the Interagency Committee shall coordinate the program of peer-reviewed, competitive grants to universities or other research institutions, including Minority Serving Institutions as defined under section 371(a) of the Higher Education Act of 1965 ( 20 U.S.C. 1067q(a) ), and provide consideration to such institutions in the recommendations for awarding grants. . (2) Funding Section 7001(c)(9) of such Act ( 33 U.S.C. 2761(c)(9) ) is amended by striking 1991 and all that follows through shall be available and inserting 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, and 2018, there are authorized to be appropriated from amounts in the Fund $12,000,000 . 5. International cooperation Section 7001(d) of such Act ( 33 U.S.C. 2761(d) ) is amended to read as follows: (d) International cooperation In accordance with the research plan submitted under subsection (b), the Interagency Committee shall engage in international cooperation by— (1) harnessing global expertise through collaborative partnerships with foreign governments and research entities, and domestic and foreign private actors, including nongovernmental organizations and private sector companies; and (2) leveraging public and private capital, technology, expertise, and services towards innovative models that can be instituted to conduct collaborative oil pollution research, development, and demonstration activities, including controlled field tests of oil discharges and other activities designed to improve oil recovery and cleanup. . 6. Annual reports Section 7001(e) of such Act ( 33 U.S.C. 2761(e) ) is amended to read as follows: (e) Annual report (1) In general Concurrent with the submission to Congress of the President’s annual budget request in each year after the date of enactment of the Oil Pollution Research and Development Program Reauthorization Act of 2013 , the Chair of the Interagency Committee shall submit to Congress a report describing the— (A) activities carried out under this section in the preceding fiscal year, including— (i) a description of major research conducted on oil discharge prevention, detection, containment, recovery, and mitigation techniques in all environments by each agency described in subparagraphs (A) and (B) of subsection (a)(3); and (ii) a summary of— (I) projects in which the agency contributed funding or other resources; (II) major projects undertaken by State and tribal governments, and foreign governments; and (III) major projects undertaken by the private sector and educational institutions; (B) activities being carried out under this section in the current fiscal year, including a description of major research and development activities on oil discharge prevention, detection, containment, recovery, and mitigation technologies and techniques in all environments that each agency will conduct or contribute to; and (C) activities proposed to be carried out under this section in the subsequent fiscal year, including an analysis of how these activities will further the purposes of the program authorized by this section. (2) Additional requirement If the National Academy of Sciences provides recommendations on the research plan under section 7001(b)(3), the Chair shall include, in the first annual report under paragraph (1) of this subsection, a description of those recommendations incorporated into the research plan, and a description of, and explanation for, any recommendations that are not included in such plan. . 7. Advisory committee Section 7001 of such Act ( 33 U.S.C. 2761 ) is further amended— (1) by striking subsection (f); and (2) by inserting after subsection (e) the following: (f) Advisory committee (1) Establishment Not later than 90 days after the date of enactment of the Oil Pollution Research and Development Program Reauthorization Act of 2013 , the Chair of the Interagency Committee shall establish an advisory committee to be known as the Oil Pollution Research Advisory Committee (in this subsection referred to as the advisory committee ). (2) Membership (A) In general The advisory committee shall be composed of members appointed by the Chair, in consultation with each member agency described in subsection (a)(3), including— (i) individuals with extensive knowledge and research experience or operational knowledge of prevention, detection, response, containment, and mitigation of oil discharges; (ii) individuals broadly representative of stakeholders affected by oil discharges; and (iii) other individuals, as determined by the Chair. (B) Limitations The Chair shall— (i) appoint no more than 25 members that shall not include representatives of the Federal Government, but may include representatives from State, tribal, and local governments; and (ii) ensure that no class of individuals described in clause (ii) or (iii) of subparagraph (A) comprises more than 1/3 of the membership of the advisory committee. (C) Terms of service (i) In general Members shall be appointed for a 3-year term and may serve for not more than 2 terms, except as provided in clause (iii). (ii) Vacancies Vacancy appointments shall be for the remainder of the unexpired term of the vacancy. (iii) Special rule If a member is appointed to fill a vacancy and the remainder of the unexpired term is less than 1 year, the member may subsequently be appointed for 2 full terms. (D) Compensation and expenses Members of the advisory committee shall not be compensated for service on the advisory committee, but may be allowed travel expenses, including per diem in lieu of subsistence, in accordance with subchapter I of chapter 57 of title 5, United States Code. (3) Duties The advisory committee shall review, advise, and comment on Interagency Committee activities, including the following: (A) Management and functioning of the Interagency Committee. (B) Collaboration of the Interagency Committee and the agencies listed in subsection (a)(3)(B). (C) The research and technology development of new or improved response capabilities. (D) The use of cost-effective research mechanisms. (E) Research, computation, and modeling needs and other resources needed to develop a comprehensive program of oil pollution research. (4) Subcommittees The advisory committee may establish subcommittees of its members. (5) Meetings The advisory committee shall meet at least once per year and at other times at the call of the chairperson. (6) Report The advisory committee shall submit biennial reports to the Interagency Committee and Congress on the function, activities, and progress of the Interagency Committee and the programs established under this section. (7) Expiration Section 14 of the Federal Advisory Committee Act (5 U.S.C. App.) shall not apply to the advisory committee. . 8. Funding (a) In general Section 7001 of such Act ( 33 U.S.C. 2761 ) is further amended by adding at the end the following new subsection: (g) Funding (1) In general There are authorized to be appropriated from amounts in the Fund not more than $48,000,000 annually to carry out this section, except for subsection (c)(8). (2) Specific allocations From the amounts in paragraph (1), there are authorized to be appropriated— (A) $16,000,000 to the Administrator of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration annually to carry out this section; and (B) $2,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2014, 2015, 2016, and 2017 to carry out the activities in subsection (c)(6). . (b) Authorization Section 1012(a)(5)(C) of such Act ( 33 U.S.C. 2712(a)(5)(C) ) is amended to read as follows: (C) notwithstanding section 9509(f) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, not more than $48,000,000 in each fiscal year shall be available to carry out title VII of this Act; and . 9. Access to research during an emergency Section 7001 of such Act ( 33 U.S.C. 2761 ) is further amended by adding at the end the following new subsection: (h) Access to research during an emergency Any entity that receives Federal funding for research, the methodologies or results of which may be useful for response activities in the event of an oil discharge incident described in sections 300.300–334 of title 40 of the Code of Federal Regulations, shall, upon request to that entity, make the methodologies or results of such research available to the Interagency Committee and the Federal On-Scene Coordinator (as defined in section 311(a)(21) of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act ( 33 U.S.C. 1321(a)(21) )). Any methodologies or research results made available under this subsection shall be for use only for purposes of the response activities with respect to the oil discharge incident and shall not be available for disclosure under section 552 of title 5, United States Code, or included in information made publicly available pursuant to this Act. . |
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To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to assist in
the recovery and development of the Virgin Islands by providing for a reduction
in the tax imposed on distributions from certain retirement plans’ assets which
are invested for at least 30 years, subject to defined withdrawals, under a
Virgin Islands investment program.
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1.
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<header>
Short title
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This Act may be cited as the
<quote>
<short-title>
Derek M. Hodge Virgin Islands
Improvement Act of 2013
</short-title>
</quote>
.
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2.
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<header>
Tax-free
distributions from certain retirement plan assets invested under a virgin
islands investment program
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<enum>
(a)
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<header>
In
general
</header>
<text>
Part I of subchapter D of chapter 1 of the Internal
Revenue Code of 1986 (relating to pension, profit-sharing, stock bonus plans,
etc.) is amended by adding at the end the following new section:
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409B.
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<header>
Treatment of
distributions from certain retirement plan assets invested under a virgin
islands investment program
</header>
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<enum>
(a)
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<header>
In
general
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If an individual
under the age of 61 makes a one-time designation of an amount of qualified
retirement savings as being under investment by the Virgin Islands Investment
Program for at least 30 years, then, as of the close of the 10th year, such
amount (and any earnings properly allocable to such amount) shall be treated
for purposes of this title—
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(1)
</enum>
<text>
as a designated
Roth account in the case of qualified retirement savings described in
subsection (b)(1), or
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H45E260559080416DB41E91B4CB64F21F">
<enum>
(2)
</enum>
<text>
as a Roth IRA in
the case of qualified retirement savings described in subsection (b)(2).
</text>
</paragraph>
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No amount
shall be includible in gross income by reason of the change in treatment under
the preceding sentence.
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<enum>
(b)
</enum>
<header>
Qualified
retirement savings
</header>
<text>
For purposes of this section, the term
<term>
qualified retirement savings
</term>
means—
</text>
<paragraph id="HACFA2A1AD9834994B5A851CE5C2418BA">
<enum>
(1)
</enum>
<text>
amounts
attributable to elective deferrals under an applicable retirement plan,
and
</text>
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<enum>
(2)
</enum>
<text>
amounts held in an
individual retirement plan which is not a Roth IRA.
</text>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
<subsection id="HC47D1A1DBFAA40069CE30601865E8501">
<enum>
(c)
</enum>
<header>
Virgin islands
investment program
</header>
<text>
For purposes of this section—
</text>
<paragraph id="H2573BA128AEC4650AA16D2022211C6A8">
<enum>
(1)
</enum>
<header>
In
general
</header>
<text>
The term
<term>
Virgin Islands Investment Program
</term>
means a program of the Virgin Islands which meets the requirements of
paragraphs (2), (3), (4), and (5).
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="HAB785B50FE0E4CDAA81E540D08517A99">
<enum>
(2)
</enum>
<header>
Maximum amount
accepted for management
</header>
<text>
A program meets the requirements of this
paragraph if the amount accepted for management under the program does not
exceed $50,000,000,000.
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H1A8206C114764952BA6C4A94891EC04A">
<enum>
(3)
</enum>
<header>
Fees and
taxes
</header>
<text>
A program meets the requirements of this paragraph
if—
</text>
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<enum>
(A)
</enum>
<text>
the fees charged
by investment managers under the program do not exceed the fees customarily
imposed by investment managers for managing like qualified retirement savings
outside the Virgin Islands Investment Program,
</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H6946AE324CA140CF8CC1A08F4AB05E58">
<enum>
(B)
</enum>
<text>
the program
imposes an annual tax (in addition to the fees permitted under subparagraph
(A)) equal to—
</text>
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<enum>
(i)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
1.5 percent of the amount designated for
management under the program for the first 10 years of the account, and
</text>
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<enum>
(ii)
</enum>
<text>
1
percent of the amount designated for management under the program for the
remainder of the life of the account without regard to account balance,
and
</text>
</clause>
</subparagraph>
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<enum>
(C)
</enum>
<text>
the 1 percent tax
is imposed notwithstanding the Roth designation.
</text>
</subparagraph>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H1D2256C342EF4174BB9DFFF2A25CD857">
<enum>
(4)
</enum>
<header>
Investment
manager
</header>
<text>
A program meets the requirements of this paragraph if the
investment managers under the program are chosen by the Governor of the Virgin
Islands.
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="HBD6E0A7DEF3C47B1AA37F4E9567FE605">
<enum>
(5)
</enum>
<header>
Separate
accounting
</header>
<text>
A program meets the requirements of this paragraph if
the program—
</text>
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<enum>
(A)
</enum>
<text>
establishes
separate accounts for each type of qualified retirement savings held for the
benefit of each individual and any earnings properly allocable to such assets,
and
</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H8E2F8AEA27B747F79DDAB5E620802B2E">
<enum>
(B)
</enum>
<text>
maintains separate
recordkeeping with respect to each account.
</text>
</subparagraph>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
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(d)
</enum>
<header>
Use of
<enum-in-header>
1
</enum-in-header>
percent annual tax
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<enum>
(1)
</enum>
<header>
Revenues to the
virgin islands during first 20 years
</header>
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<enum>
(A)
</enum>
<header>
In
general
</header>
<text>
Revenues from the tax referred to in subsection (c)(3)(B)
shall be collected, held, and distributed for the benefit of the Virgin Islands
in a manner similar to section 7652(b) (relating to rum excise tax).
</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H7C854AE853E64B45BA868A5BEB3A8947">
<enum>
(B)
</enum>
<header>
Distributions to
virgin islands
</header>
<text>
Funds and accrued interest described in subsection
(d)(1)(A) may be paid from escrow to the Virgin Islands for expenditure only
if—
</text>
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<enum>
(i)
</enum>
<text>
the expenditure is
pursuant to a qualified infrastructure development plan, and
</text>
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<enum>
(ii)
</enum>
<text>
the expenditure
is approved by the Secretary of the Interior as being pursuant to such
plan.
</text>
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<enum>
(C)
</enum>
<header>
Qualified
infrastructure development plan
</header>
<text>
For purposes of this paragraph,
the term
<term>
qualified infrastructure development plan
</term>
means a plan
for improving and enhancing the infrastructure of the Virgin Islands which
is—
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<enum>
(i)
</enum>
<text>
developed and
approved by the committee described in subparagraph (D), and
</text>
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<enum>
(ii)
</enum>
<text>
approved by the
Governor of the Virgin Islands.
</text>
</clause>
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<enum>
(D)
</enum>
<header>
Committee
</header>
<text>
The
committee described in this subparagraph is a committee—
</text>
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<enum>
(i)
</enum>
<text>
comprised of 5
members, each serving a term of either three or five years—
</text>
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<enum>
(I)
</enum>
<text>
2 of whom are
appointed by the Governor of the Virgin Islands, one for a 3-year and one for a
5-year term,
</text>
</subclause>
<subclause id="H9B7531792CFA4C5188C81F4A61C9CBB0">
<enum>
(II)
</enum>
<text>
2 of whom are
appointed by the Virgin Islands legislature, one for a 3-year and one for a
5-year term, and
</text>
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<subclause id="H1B6039366B1047B9A641DC95209C6B60">
<enum>
(III)
</enum>
<text>
1 of whom is
appointed by the Secretary of the Interior for a 5-year term, and
</text>
</subclause>
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<enum>
(ii)
</enum>
<text>
with respect to
which a vacancy is filled in the manner in which the original appointment was
made.
</text>
</clause>
</subparagraph>
</paragraph>
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<enum>
(2)
</enum>
<header>
Revenues to the
united states and the virgin islands
</header>
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<enum>
(A)
</enum>
<header>
During first 20
years
</header>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Revenues from the fee
referred to in subsection (c)(3)(B) imposed on designated assets after the
first 10 years under management by the Virgin Islands Investment Program shall
be collected by the United States Treasury in a manner similar to section 7652,
upon which—
</text>
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<enum>
(i)
</enum>
<text>
<fraction>
1/3
</fraction>
of the proceeds shall be distributed to the Virgin Islands for the first 10
years of management, and
</text>
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<clause id="H7327F22B981D44C48C3C7D76E9D9AAAC">
<enum>
(ii)
</enum>
<text>
half of the
proceeds shall be distributed to the Virgin Islands for the next 10 years of
management.
</text>
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</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H5BA9C644652A490BAA6E5E62A76F1847">
<enum>
(B)
</enum>
<header>
After the first
20 years
</header>
<text>
Beginning in the 21st year, the entire 1 percent tax
collected shall be retained by the United States Treasury.
</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H5A1E4E57E70A4354BD086497913AFAF5">
<enum>
(C)
</enum>
<header>
Minimum holding
period
</header>
<text>
No withdrawals may be made by an investor from the account
during the minimum holding period of ten years. Should the investor choose to
withdraw money from the account during the minimum holding period, the investor
would forfeit the tax advantages of the Fund. Any funds so withdrawn would be
included in gross income and subject to Federal income tax, minus payments of
the 1 percent tax.
</text>
</subparagraph>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H539171E2117742B9A0B688BB27761408">
<enum>
(3)
</enum>
<header>
Early
withdrawal
</header>
<text>
Should an investor withdraw the entire balance of the
funds after the 10-year minimum holding period but before the end of the 30
years, his account will be liable for the entire 1 percent tax for each of the
remaining years.
</text>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
<subsection id="H968235A0A984486F995648143B568E05">
<enum>
(e)
</enum>
<header>
Other
definitions
</header>
<text>
For purposes of this section—
</text>
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<enum>
(1)
</enum>
<header>
Elective
deferrals; applicable retirement plan
</header>
<text>
The terms
<term>
elective
deferrals
</term>
and
<term>
applicable retirement plan
</term>
have the
respective meanings given such terms by section 402A.
</text>
</paragraph>
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<enum>
(2)
</enum>
<header>
Virgin
islands
</header>
<text>
The term
<term>
Virgin Islands
</term>
means the United
States Virgin Islands.
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="HF1B514DB9511488FB1FFBAA95290F22B">
<enum>
(3)
</enum>
<header>
Secretary of the
interior
</header>
<text>
The term
<term>
Secretary of the Interior
</term>
means
the Secretary of the Interior or his
designee.
</text>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
</section>
<after-quoted-block>
.
</after-quoted-block>
</quoted-block>
</subsection>
<subsection id="H4F37BB93596640FB96725C31EB3BD2BA">
<enum>
(b)
</enum>
<header>
Clerical
amendment
</header>
<text>
The table of sections for such part I is amended by
adding at the end the following new item:
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Sec. 409B. Treatment of distributions from
certain retirement plan assets invested under a Virgin Islands investment
program.
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</toc>
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.
</after-quoted-block>
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<enum>
(c)
</enum>
<header>
Effective
date
</header>
<text>
The amendments made by this section shall take effect on the
date of the enactment of this Act.
</text>
</subsection>
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| I 113th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 374 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES January 23, 2013 Mrs. Christensen 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 assist in the recovery and development of the Virgin Islands by providing for a reduction in the tax imposed on distributions from certain retirement plans’ assets which are invested for at least 30 years, subject to defined withdrawals, under a Virgin Islands investment program.
1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Derek M. Hodge Virgin Islands Improvement Act of 2013 . 2. Tax-free distributions from certain retirement plan assets invested under a virgin islands investment program (a) In general Part I of subchapter D of chapter 1 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (relating to pension, profit-sharing, stock bonus plans, etc.) is amended by adding at the end the following new section: 409B. Treatment of distributions from certain retirement plan assets invested under a virgin islands investment program (a) In general If an individual under the age of 61 makes a one-time designation of an amount of qualified retirement savings as being under investment by the Virgin Islands Investment Program for at least 30 years, then, as of the close of the 10th year, such amount (and any earnings properly allocable to such amount) shall be treated for purposes of this title— (1) as a designated Roth account in the case of qualified retirement savings described in subsection (b)(1), or (2) as a Roth IRA in the case of qualified retirement savings described in subsection (b)(2). No amount shall be includible in gross income by reason of the change in treatment under the preceding sentence. (b) Qualified retirement savings For purposes of this section, the term qualified retirement savings means— (1) amounts attributable to elective deferrals under an applicable retirement plan, and (2) amounts held in an individual retirement plan which is not a Roth IRA. (c) Virgin islands investment program For purposes of this section— (1) In general The term Virgin Islands Investment Program means a program of the Virgin Islands which meets the requirements of paragraphs (2), (3), (4), and (5). (2) Maximum amount accepted for management A program meets the requirements of this paragraph if the amount accepted for management under the program does not exceed $50,000,000,000. (3) Fees and taxes A program meets the requirements of this paragraph if— (A) the fees charged by investment managers under the program do not exceed the fees customarily imposed by investment managers for managing like qualified retirement savings outside the Virgin Islands Investment Program, (B) the program imposes an annual tax (in addition to the fees permitted under subparagraph (A)) equal to— (i) 1.5 percent of the amount designated for management under the program for the first 10 years of the account, and (ii) 1 percent of the amount designated for management under the program for the remainder of the life of the account without regard to account balance, and (C) the 1 percent tax is imposed notwithstanding the Roth designation. (4) Investment manager A program meets the requirements of this paragraph if the investment managers under the program are chosen by the Governor of the Virgin Islands. (5) Separate accounting A program meets the requirements of this paragraph if the program— (A) establishes separate accounts for each type of qualified retirement savings held for the benefit of each individual and any earnings properly allocable to such assets, and (B) maintains separate recordkeeping with respect to each account. (d) Use of 1 percent annual tax (1) Revenues to the virgin islands during first 20 years (A) In general Revenues from the tax referred to in subsection (c)(3)(B) shall be collected, held, and distributed for the benefit of the Virgin Islands in a manner similar to section 7652(b) (relating to rum excise tax). (B) Distributions to virgin islands Funds and accrued interest described in subsection (d)(1)(A) may be paid from escrow to the Virgin Islands for expenditure only if— (i) the expenditure is pursuant to a qualified infrastructure development plan, and (ii) the expenditure is approved by the Secretary of the Interior as being pursuant to such plan. (C) Qualified infrastructure development plan For purposes of this paragraph, the term qualified infrastructure development plan means a plan for improving and enhancing the infrastructure of the Virgin Islands which is— (i) developed and approved by the committee described in subparagraph (D), and (ii) approved by the Governor of the Virgin Islands. (D) Committee The committee described in this subparagraph is a committee— (i) comprised of 5 members, each serving a term of either three or five years— (I) 2 of whom are appointed by the Governor of the Virgin Islands, one for a 3-year and one for a 5-year term, (II) 2 of whom are appointed by the Virgin Islands legislature, one for a 3-year and one for a 5-year term, and (III) 1 of whom is appointed by the Secretary of the Interior for a 5-year term, and (ii) with respect to which a vacancy is filled in the manner in which the original appointment was made. (2) Revenues to the united states and the virgin islands (A) During first 20 years Revenues from the fee referred to in subsection (c)(3)(B) imposed on designated assets after the first 10 years under management by the Virgin Islands Investment Program shall be collected by the United States Treasury in a manner similar to section 7652, upon which— (i) 1/3 of the proceeds shall be distributed to the Virgin Islands for the first 10 years of management, and (ii) half of the proceeds shall be distributed to the Virgin Islands for the next 10 years of management. (B) After the first 20 years Beginning in the 21st year, the entire 1 percent tax collected shall be retained by the United States Treasury. (C) Minimum holding period No withdrawals may be made by an investor from the account during the minimum holding period of ten years. Should the investor choose to withdraw money from the account during the minimum holding period, the investor would forfeit the tax advantages of the Fund. Any funds so withdrawn would be included in gross income and subject to Federal income tax, minus payments of the 1 percent tax. (3) Early withdrawal Should an investor withdraw the entire balance of the funds after the 10-year minimum holding period but before the end of the 30 years, his account will be liable for the entire 1 percent tax for each of the remaining years. (e) Other definitions For purposes of this section— (1) Elective deferrals; applicable retirement plan The terms elective deferrals and applicable retirement plan have the respective meanings given such terms by section 402A. (2) Virgin islands The term Virgin Islands means the United States Virgin Islands. (3) Secretary of the interior The term Secretary of the Interior means the Secretary of the Interior or his designee. . (b) Clerical amendment The table of sections for such part I is amended by adding at the end the following new item: Sec. 409B. Treatment of distributions from certain retirement plan assets invested under a Virgin Islands investment program. . (c) Effective date The amendments made by this section shall take effect on the date of the enactment of this Act. |
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2013-01-23
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113th CONGRESS
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1st Session
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H. R. 375
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IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
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January 23, 2013
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Mr. Cicilline
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(for
himself,
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Mr. Langevin
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,
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Mr. Yarmuth
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,
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Ms. Norton
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,
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Mr. Grijalva
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,
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Mr. Ryan of Ohio
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, and
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Mr. Lipinski
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bill; which was referred to the
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Committee
on Financial Services
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, and in addition to the Committee on
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Education and the
Workforce
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, 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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To require the Secretary of Commerce and the Secretary of
Labor to establish the Make It In America Incentive Grant Program, 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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Make It In America Manufacturing Act
of 2013
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.
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2.
</enum>
<header>
Definitions
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
In this Act:
</text>
<paragraph id="HC6D5D7B602B64DF898EC7F907C3929A1">
<enum>
(1)
</enum>
<header>
Industry
cluster
</header>
<text>
The term
<term>
industry cluster
</term>
means a
concentration of interconnected businesses, suppliers, research and development
entities, service providers, and associated institutions in a particular field
that are linked by common manufacturing and workforce needs.
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H0F726CA00F8F41FE87CD0602D3D54CD2">
<enum>
(2)
</enum>
<header>
Manufacturer
</header>
<text>
The
term
<term>
manufacturer
</term>
shall be defined by the Secretary of Commerce in
accordance with the North American Industry Classification System.
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H6A7B3028E5C34FD79E45E616669DBD9C">
<enum>
(3)
</enum>
<header>
Nationally
portable
</header>
<text>
The term
<term>
nationally portable
</term>
, with respect
to a credential, means a credential that is sought or accepted by businesses
within the industry sector involved, across multiple States, as a recognized,
preferred, or required credential for recruitment, screening, advancement, or
hiring purposes.
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H38366161E32548229B2378C5A8846825">
<enum>
(4)
</enum>
<header>
Program
</header>
<text>
The
term
<term>
Program
</term>
means the program established under section
3(a).
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="HE13EBB510D1C4C97B58C8BD02C96D48E">
<enum>
(5)
</enum>
<header>
Regional
partnership
</header>
<text>
The term
<term>
regional partnership
</term>
means a
collaborative group that—
</text>
<subparagraph id="H3974D08F80BC4D9AB726ABE02D299E0D">
<enum>
(A)
</enum>
<text>
organizes key
stakeholders in a targeted industry cluster or broader manufacturing
partnership into a working group that focuses on the needs of manufacturers in
order to implement a manufacturing enhancement strategy;
</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HC93D148524B44F43A487E57C461EBEE4">
<enum>
(B)
</enum>
<text>
includes, at the
appropriate stage of development of the partnership—
</text>
<clause id="HBD6782523C6B40AD81C90576113398CF">
<enum>
(i)
</enum>
<text>
representatives of
multiple firms or employers in the targeted industry cluster, including small-
or medium-sized manufacturers and large manufacturers when practicable;
</text>
</clause>
<clause id="H21FE4E5EE2C446539758016706CED071">
<enum>
(ii)
</enum>
<text>
one
or more representatives of State labor organizations, central labor coalitions,
or other labor organizations, except in instances where no labor representation
exists;
</text>
</clause>
<clause id="H2863A68189924AB692478E71424477C5">
<enum>
(iii)
</enum>
<text>
one or more
representatives of postsecondary educational institutions or other training
providers;
</text>
</clause>
<clause id="HA3E6C44B65504CDFA65C2BB7A59F36AF">
<enum>
(iv)
</enum>
<text>
one
or more representatives of State workforce agencies or other entities providing
employment services; and
</text>
</clause>
<clause id="H4C2344244AF74D30854564F7DE5611ED">
<enum>
(v)
</enum>
<text>
one
or more representatives of a State or local government or Indian tribe (as
defined in section 4 of the Indian Self-Determination and Education Assistance
Act (
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/25/450b">
25 U.S.C. 450b
</external-xref>
));
</text>
</clause>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H8E9C5AA5060F4760B7580143414059BB">
<enum>
(C)
</enum>
<text>
may include
representatives of—
</text>
<clause id="H438EC55F0BC64A0CB2DDD6D1301CEE73">
<enum>
(i)
</enum>
<text>
State or local
economic development agencies;
</text>
</clause>
<clause id="HB05A303C45EA411999A9C6887AC90E08">
<enum>
(ii)
</enum>
<text>
other State or
local agencies;
</text>
</clause>
<clause id="H62FAE33691F740C08F6925E8A3FED83C">
<enum>
(iii)
</enum>
<text>
chambers of
commerce;
</text>
</clause>
<clause id="H910A6CD922444D94BFEB04CB559323B0">
<enum>
(iv)
</enum>
<text>
nonprofit
organizations;
</text>
</clause>
<clause id="HF87FEBCB04F24148BD5E6017B8CB11BE">
<enum>
(v)
</enum>
<text>
philanthropic
organizations;
</text>
</clause>
<clause id="H9677FE809CF344D694B4979A63F36D23">
<enum>
(vi)
</enum>
<text>
economic
development organizations;
</text>
</clause>
<clause id="H9F3B837DB98C48DEA6AF852388C79789">
<enum>
(vii)
</enum>
<text>
industry
associations;
</text>
</clause>
<clause id="H2E189F056FFF48FFAF81537B9E917A6E">
<enum>
(viii)
</enum>
<text>
a
local or regional Hollings Manufacturing Extension Center; and
</text>
</clause>
<clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H3E775C56D18F41F08CA06A2BB09563CC">
<enum>
(ix)
</enum>
<text>
other
organizations, as determined necessary by the members comprising the industry
or sector partnership; and
</text>
</clause>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HF2818621EBDB4685ACA455D1696358A1">
<enum>
(D)
</enum>
<text>
designates as the
fiscal agent for the collaborative group a not-for-profit organization or
government entity that is a member of the collaborative group.
</text>
</subparagraph>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H608180418AFA49AA90827040C5B77AED">
<enum>
(6)
</enum>
<header>
Small-sized
manufacturer
</header>
<text>
The term
<term>
small-sized manufacturer
</term>
means
a manufacturer that is a small business concern.
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="HD46F3A4B7A144996A51BCD4B90171B08">
<enum>
(7)
</enum>
<header>
Small business
concern
</header>
<text>
The term
<term>
small business concern
</term>
has the
meaning given such term under section 3 of the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C.
632).
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="HFF906602D4AD4D4BB9274D53BB23FDF9">
<enum>
(8)
</enum>
<header>
State
</header>
<text>
The
term
<term>
State
</term>
means each of the 50 States, the District of Columbia,
and any territory or possession of the United States.
</text>
</paragraph>
</section>
<section id="H00BF3ECAAA5642419A3BF7E082A76872">
<enum>
3.
</enum>
<header>
Establishment of
the Make It In America Incentive Grant Program
</header>
<subsection id="H7C246120C59147B7B7F79C469E0CE458">
<enum>
(a)
</enum>
<header>
Establishment
</header>
<text>
Not
later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary
of Commerce and the Secretary of Labor shall jointly establish a program under
which the secretaries shall jointly award incentive grants to eligible entities
to support the manufacturing industry in the United States.
</text>
</subsection>
<subsection id="H42AE157F55D44B4599AC402969C89457">
<enum>
(b)
</enum>
<header>
Administration
</header>
<text>
The
Secretary of Labor shall administer the Program with respect to all matters
relating to the use of incentive grants for job training and the Secretary of
Commerce shall administer the Program with respect to all other matters.
</text>
</subsection>
<subsection id="H81D6CC3183F3457CBB2695D16E0F978C">
<enum>
(c)
</enum>
<header>
Eligible
entities
</header>
<text>
For purposes of the Program, an eligible entity is any
of the following:
</text>
<paragraph id="H9B2DA057B8604DDABCCBAAAADFBCB61F">
<enum>
(1)
</enum>
<text>
A
State.
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H796CE1F4B25047478D951B2894A243D0">
<enum>
(2)
</enum>
<text>
A
regional partnership.
</text>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
<subsection id="H71C1ED893F0F430BA3B644C118AFE3DF">
<enum>
(d)
</enum>
<header>
Designation
</header>
<text>
The
program established under subsection (a) shall be known as the
<quote>
Make It
In America Incentive Grant Program
</quote>
.
</text>
</subsection>
<subsection id="HB26AE003DC4B4C299C122C8E61A68E6C">
<enum>
(e)
</enum>
<header>
Coordination
</header>
<text>
In
carrying out the Program, the Secretary of Commerce and the Secretary of Labor
shall coordinate with such other heads of Federal agencies as the secretaries
consider appropriate.
</text>
</subsection>
</section>
<section id="HC3A99C10956D46988C3B65A4911631B1">
<enum>
4.
</enum>
<header>
Incentive
grants
</header>
<subsection id="HBB4FF6F623C0407F966643B05F542D77">
<enum>
(a)
</enum>
<header>
Maximum
amount
</header>
<text>
An incentive grant awarded by the Secretary of Commerce
and the Secretary of Labor under the Program may not exceed $20,000,000.
</text>
</subsection>
<subsection id="H621AAD9A45CF4E1E8EFD3E1684101460">
<enum>
(b)
</enum>
<header>
Use of
funds
</header>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
An incentive grant
awarded by the Secretary of Commerce and the Secretary of Labor under the
Program shall be used by the recipient of the incentive grant to carry out a
manufacturing enhancement strategy through the following:
</text>
<paragraph id="H11E292648C0E4353A65AE16E0B0C74B7">
<enum>
(1)
</enum>
<text>
Establishing a
revolving loan fund to issue loans to manufacturers to finance the cost of any
of the following:
</text>
<subparagraph id="HB0BFA51507484A68AAC0B34429233D66">
<enum>
(A)
</enum>
<text>
Retooling,
retrofitting, expanding, or establishing (including applicable engineering
costs) a manufacturer in the United States, including with respect to
equipment, facilities, infrastructure, or capital.
</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HACED6111D600405FA5BAE37CCEAC6B78">
<enum>
(B)
</enum>
<text>
Activities
relating to improving the energy or process efficiency of a manufacturer, but
not relating to or involving training.
</text>
</subparagraph>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H50638AFDA4C348F08C555D6CC34ECC5F">
<enum>
(2)
</enum>
<text>
Retraining the
employees of the manufacturers, including through the awarding of grants to
not-for-profit third-parties—
</text>
<subparagraph id="H2D2C32956DBC46729229959431E644A5">
<enum>
(A)
</enum>
<text>
to provide skills
necessary to operate new or advanced manufacturing equipment; or
</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HA2F9C6C77D7242FE8AF44F429A8FF2AB">
<enum>
(B)
</enum>
<text>
to sustain or
improve the processes of the manufacturer.
</text>
</subparagraph>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H29FEA058841549E49F7F4159BBA67734">
<enum>
(3)
</enum>
<text>
Training new
employees of the manufacturers, including through the awarding of grants to
not-for-profit third-parties—
</text>
<subparagraph id="H203DAFACB3FE4E7D903625B3E5366911">
<enum>
(A)
</enum>
<text>
to provide
on-the-job training;
</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H1005628C6C8748C7BFA36D1C142FF606">
<enum>
(B)
</enum>
<text>
to provide
off-site training;
</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H6AC43C744E2241DEBEE57677C04B2064">
<enum>
(C)
</enum>
<text>
for classroom and
on-site experiential learning;
</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H702B2286917940D8A43E56ECDC88D332">
<enum>
(D)
</enum>
<text>
for the
development and implementation of registered apprenticeship programs;
and
</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HC3D4A31B98844C88A6590A998185D8D6">
<enum>
(E)
</enum>
<text>
for such other
activities as the Secretary of Labor considers appropriate for training new
employees of the manufacturers.
</text>
</subparagraph>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H88C1CCF9DE6F414894210B94EFAF7F99">
<enum>
(4)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Creating or expanding export activity and
domestic supply chain opportunities by providing capital and technical
expertise to the manufacturers—
</text>
<subparagraph id="HFF8AE1763A714E21B8720E97A627F21B">
<enum>
(A)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
to facilitate new connections in domestic
supply chains between small-sized manufacturers and other manufacturers;
and
</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H3A096D829A53452F95385B3D3D42C8A8">
<enum>
(B)
</enum>
<text>
for such other
activities as the Secretary of Commerce considers appropriate.
</text>
</subparagraph>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H69A7227EF7A745078F96F150C28D7949">
<enum>
(5)
</enum>
<text>
Such other
activities as the Secretary of Commerce and the Secretary of Labor consider
appropriate to carry out a manufacturing enhancement strategy.
</text>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
<subsection id="HE597F56FD70B4A41B9739F8C5F84189F">
<enum>
(c)
</enum>
<header>
Interest
rates
</header>
<text>
Loans issued under subsection (b)(1) shall bear an interest
rate determined by the entity receiving the incentive grant as follows:
</text>
<paragraph id="HE807398FDE2742A8A187B6454B86816D">
<enum>
(1)
</enum>
<text>
The interest rate
shall enable the loan recipient to accomplish the activities described in
subparagraphs (A) and (B) of subsection (b)(1).
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H052BF4187E4747149ACFCF38ED811C9F">
<enum>
(2)
</enum>
<text>
The interest rate
may be set below market interest rates.
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="HD915FC95342A4AD08BB9617BA4E82A13">
<enum>
(3)
</enum>
<text>
The interest rate
may not be less than zero percent.
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H55F18B66501045C58DFC859739769C15">
<enum>
(4)
</enum>
<text>
The interest rate
may not exceed the current prime rate plus 500 basis points.
</text>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
<subsection commented="no" id="H6E5E60D0195744C6B22500E033BC8E04">
<enum>
(d)
</enum>
<header>
Use of funds in
United States
</header>
<text>
A recipient of an incentive grant under the Program
may only use such grant to carry out activities in the United States and to
improve manufacturing in the United States.
</text>
</subsection>
</section>
<section id="HB0066F8D39894F308CEB1F406A53C701">
<enum>
5.
</enum>
<header>
Requirements for
incentive grant recipients
</header>
<subsection id="H2081B735793F4BD79B30605593EFD973">
<enum>
(a)
</enum>
<header>
Application
</header>
<paragraph id="HBF035317A7074659BEA40A256FA2D1D6">
<enum>
(1)
</enum>
<header>
In
general
</header>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
An entity seeking an
incentive grant under the Program shall submit to the Secretary of Commerce and
the Secretary of Labor an application therefor at such time, in such form, and
in such manner as the Secretary of Commerce and the Secretary of Labor may
require.
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H418D570964F54E95B4DF23DE5053511E">
<enum>
(2)
</enum>
<header>
Elements
</header>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Each application submitted under paragraph
(1) shall include the following:
</text>
<subparagraph id="HEE2CEA4E7FCE4BC885FE2170E8CBB465">
<enum>
(A)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
The manufacturing enhancement strategy for
which the entity is seeking an incentive grant under the Program.
</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HF237272A1FDA4DC69B9953E37A449218">
<enum>
(B)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Such other information as the Secretary of
Commerce and the Secretary of Labor consider appropriate.
</text>
</subparagraph>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H3B9F5696CA6949C2A2D11A0C560AC8F9">
<enum>
(3)
</enum>
<header>
Proposed
manufacturing enhancement strategy
</header>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Each manufacturing enhancement strategy
submitted under paragraph (2)(A) by an entity for an incentive grant shall
include the following:
</text>
<subparagraph id="HD011057901FB419099C18EE1E2033445">
<enum>
(A)
</enum>
<text>
A description of
the plans of the entity to make loans or grants to third parties with funds
from the incentive grant and how such plans will improve the competitiveness of
a particular industry cluster identified by the entity and of manufacturing in
the United States in one or more industries.
</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HE19C618DDEB544EC9EC408B4BA60D7A6">
<enum>
(B)
</enum>
<text>
A description of
the expected economic return on investment of the entity's manufacturing
enhancement strategy with respect to the incentive grant, including the
following:
</text>
<clause id="H719F99C430A4404CBE1F80DF483AD65B">
<enum>
(i)
</enum>
<text>
The
number of jobs to be created or retained by third-party recipients of loans or
grants issued or awarded by the entity under the Program.
</text>
</clause>
<clause id="HA2630199BCBD47BA99B58E7675B58DB5">
<enum>
(ii)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
The sales to be increased or retained by
such third-party recipients.
</text>
</clause>
<clause id="H8FDE7506640A43E1BCFF5CF83180D93A">
<enum>
(iii)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
The cost savings to be achieved by such
third-party recipients due to energy efficiency savings or other activities
supported by loans issued or grants awarded by the entity under the
Program.
</text>
</clause>
<clause id="H82B1002465074FE6A341F86F6E5FAAFA">
<enum>
(iv)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
The workforce training investments to be
made by the entity or such third-party recipients, including—
</text>
<subclause id="HF19BC53A5BD74E098DEC4E1FE0EC4F09">
<enum>
(I)
</enum>
<text>
the number of
training hours to be provided; and
</text>
</subclause>
<subclause id="H7B8CC628A24741609789506A98F671FB">
<enum>
(II)
</enum>
<text>
a description of
the nationally portable, industry recognized credentials or, if not available,
other credentials, related to the targeted industry cluster that the entity
proposes to support, develop, or use as a performance measure, in order to
carry out the goals of the entity with respect to the proposed manufacturing
enhancement strategy.
</text>
</subclause>
</clause>
<clause id="H78216CEDBF6242A5AA22EB2AEB8B5A1D">
<enum>
(v)
</enum>
<text>
The
amount of capital and technical assistance to be provided to manufacturers to
expand the export opportunities, facilitate new domestic supply chains, or
carry out other authorized activities.
</text>
</clause>
<clause id="HFD94B31778AD483F9B43087A44824661">
<enum>
(vi)
</enum>
<text>
Private
investments from the third party recipients or affiliated private investors
leveraged by grant funding.
</text>
</clause>
<clause id="H6F4CE014B08A4661B0202DAA73EB365B">
<enum>
(vii)
</enum>
<text>
How the entity
will address, to the extent practicable, economic distress, including high
rates of unemployment, situations of sudden and severe economic dislocation, in
particular where mass layoffs result in a precipitous increase in unemployment,
and such other similar issues of economic distress as the Secretary of Commerce
considers appropriate.
</text>
</clause>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HEEE00AD2144C4E6C920980499CDD601C">
<enum>
(C)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
A description of how the entity intends to
establish a Make It In America Partnership Board—
</text>
<clause id="H87DF6CCF8401430181850B7793C37D8E">
<enum>
(i)
</enum>
<text>
to
assist the entity in issuing loans and awarding grants to third parties;
</text>
</clause>
<clause id="H2AAA2C8D4B75473695F372EDC14EFD7F">
<enum>
(ii)
</enum>
<text>
to
ensure the coordination and best use of Federal, State, regional, and local
assets and resources for the implementation of the proposed manufacturing
enhancement strategy; and
</text>
</clause>
<clause id="H5006032A54444FD3AE4C061CD0B60F03">
<enum>
(iii)
</enum>
<text>
which shall be
comprised of, to the extent practicable, representatives of—
</text>
<subclause id="HF1B79A9B58774F0C9C93D80C952DFCDA">
<enum>
(I)
</enum>
<text>
economic
development agencies of State and local governments;
</text>
</subclause>
<subclause id="H38CC8A7F888D4BE6A73895465969ADEA">
<enum>
(II)
</enum>
<text>
departments of
labor;
</text>
</subclause>
<subclause id="HD65B0618F5344BD899882FF14DD04C44">
<enum>
(III)
</enum>
<text>
workforce
investment boards and agencies;
</text>
</subclause>
<subclause id="HD84A544D7DB34737B693B4E6FC066162">
<enum>
(IV)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
institutions of higher education, including
community colleges run by a State;
</text>
</subclause>
<subclause id="H302A95253A164E2FA6A907C9A183271A">
<enum>
(V)
</enum>
<text>
economic
development organizations;
</text>
</subclause>
<subclause id="HC51A74D80DFE45ADB2F14F506E4BB323">
<enum>
(VI)
</enum>
<text>
chambers of
commerce;
</text>
</subclause>
<subclause id="H7B07F75F3C36464DAF110C31FC361182">
<enum>
(VII)
</enum>
<text>
nonprofit
organizations;
</text>
</subclause>
<subclause id="H27F172845EA24F6BA5AC0A93B300C4DF">
<enum>
(VIII)
</enum>
<text>
philanthropic
organizations;
</text>
</subclause>
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industry
associations;
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labor
organizations;
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a local or
regional Hollings Manufacturing Extension Center; and
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such other
organizations or entities as the entity considers appropriate.
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A description of the plans of the entity to
foster, through the Make It In America Partnership Board established by the
entity, collaboration between Federal entities, State and local economic
development organizations and agencies, State and local workforce development
organizations and agencies, manufacturers, and institutions of higher education
(including community colleges run by a State)—
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to improve resource allocation, including
coordinating the use of other Federal, State, and local funding sources to
improve intended results;
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to identify opportunities to leverage
additional public and private funding for the purposes of implementing the
manufacturing enhancement strategy; and
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to
ensure comprehensive counseling, technical assistance, workforce development,
and export assistance are provided to manufacturers.
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Priority for
entities with matching funds
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(1)
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In
general
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In awarding incentive grants under the Program to
entities to carry out manufacturing enhancement strategies, the Secretary of
Commerce and the Secretary of Labor shall give priority to an entity that, with
respect to the costs to be incurred by the entity in carrying out a
manufacturing enhancement strategy under the Program, the entity identifies and
commits contributions in an amount equal to not less than 50 percent of Federal
funds provided under the incentive grant.
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(2)
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Source of
contributions
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A contribution described in paragraph (1) may
consist of non-Federal funds, in-kind contributions, including contributions of
space, equipment, services, and such other kinds of funds and contributions as
the Secretary of Commerce and the Secretary of Labor consider
appropriate.
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(c)
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Coordination
with Hollings Manufacturing Extension Centers
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Each recipient of
an incentive grant under the Program shall coordinate with a Hollings
Manufacturing Extension Center as a preferred provider of services to implement
the manufacturing enhancement strategy of the recipient as determined by the
Secretary of Commerce and the Secretary of Labor.
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Workforce
training investments
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(1)
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In
general
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Not more than half of amounts appropriated or otherwise
made available to carry out the Program may be used as described in paragraphs
(2) and (3) of section 4(b).
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(2)
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Training and
retraining of employees
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Each
recipient of an incentive grant under the Program shall, with respect to
training new employees and retraining employees of manufacturers, help
postsecondary educational institutions, training institutions, apprenticeship
programs, and other training programs align curricula, entrance requirements,
and programs to industry demand and nationally portable, industry-recognized
credentials (or, if not available for the targeted industry, other credentials,
as the Secretary of Labor considers appropriate), particularly for higher
skill, high-priority occupations (as determined by the Secretary of
Labor).
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Administrative
expenses
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A recipient of an incentive grant under the Program may
only use such amount of the incentive grant for costs associated with
administering the incentive grant as the Secretary of Commerce and the
Secretary of Labor shall specify in solicitations for applications for
incentive grants.
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(f)
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Annual
reports
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For each recipient of an incentive grant awarded under
the Program, not later than 1 year after the date on which the recipient first
receives funds under the Program, and not less frequently than once each year
thereafter, the recipient shall submit to the Secretary of Commerce and the
Secretary of Labor a report describing—
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the loans and grants issued and awarded by
the recipient to third parties using incentive grant funds;
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(2)
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the achievements
with respect to the goals identified in the proposed manufacturing enhancement
strategy of the grant recipient;
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(3)
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for each third
party recipient, the achievements of such third party with respect to relevant
goals specified in the proposed manufacturing enhancement strategy of the grant
recipient; and
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(4)
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in the case of a
recipient who used grants amounts as described in paragraphs (2) and (3) of
section 4(b), common employment outcomes using measures established by the
Secretary of Labor.
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Establishment of
State and local advisory committee required
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The Secretary of Commerce and the Secretary
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secretaries with respect to implementing and evaluating the Program, which
shall be comprised of the following:
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(1)
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One or more
individuals who represent a State government.
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(2)
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One or more
individuals who represent a local government.
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(3)
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One or more
individuals who represent a regional planning organization or economic
development organization.
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One or more
individuals who represent the education sector.
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One or more
individuals who represent the manufacturing sector.
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One or more
individuals who represent a labor organization.
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Such other
individuals as the Secretary considers appropriate.
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Review and
evaluation
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Grant
recipients
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The Secretary of Commerce and the Secretary of Labor
may review and evaluate the performance of a recipient of an incentive grant
under the Program as the secretaries consider appropriate.
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(b)
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Ineligibility
for future grants
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The Secretary of Commerce and the Secretary of
Labor may determine a recipient of an incentive grant under the Program to be
ineligible to receive additional incentive grants under the Program if the
Secretary determines that the recipient has failed to achieve compliance
with—
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(1)
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any applicable
guideline or regulation of the Secretary relating to the Program, including
with respect to the misuse or misappropriation of funds provided under the
Program; or
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the proposed manufacturing enhancement
strategy of the recipient.
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| I 113th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 375 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES January 23, 2013 Mr. Cicilline (for himself, Mr. Langevin , Mr. Yarmuth , Ms. Norton , Mr. Grijalva , Mr. Ryan of Ohio , and Mr. Lipinski ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Financial Services , and in addition to the Committee on Education and the Workforce , for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned A BILL To require the Secretary of Commerce and the Secretary of Labor to establish the Make It In America Incentive Grant Program, and for other purposes.
1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Make It In America Manufacturing Act of 2013 . 2. Definitions In this Act: (1) Industry cluster The term industry cluster means a concentration of interconnected businesses, suppliers, research and development entities, service providers, and associated institutions in a particular field that are linked by common manufacturing and workforce needs. (2) Manufacturer The term manufacturer shall be defined by the Secretary of Commerce in accordance with the North American Industry Classification System. (3) Nationally portable The term nationally portable , with respect to a credential, means a credential that is sought or accepted by businesses within the industry sector involved, across multiple States, as a recognized, preferred, or required credential for recruitment, screening, advancement, or hiring purposes. (4) Program The term Program means the program established under section 3(a). (5) Regional partnership The term regional partnership means a collaborative group that— (A) organizes key stakeholders in a targeted industry cluster or broader manufacturing partnership into a working group that focuses on the needs of manufacturers in order to implement a manufacturing enhancement strategy; (B) includes, at the appropriate stage of development of the partnership— (i) representatives of multiple firms or employers in the targeted industry cluster, including small- or medium-sized manufacturers and large manufacturers when practicable; (ii) one or more representatives of State labor organizations, central labor coalitions, or other labor organizations, except in instances where no labor representation exists; (iii) one or more representatives of postsecondary educational institutions or other training providers; (iv) one or more representatives of State workforce agencies or other entities providing employment services; and (v) one or more representatives of a State or local government or Indian tribe (as defined in section 4 of the Indian Self-Determination and Education Assistance Act ( 25 U.S.C. 450b )); (C) may include representatives of— (i) State or local economic development agencies; (ii) other State or local agencies; (iii) chambers of commerce; (iv) nonprofit organizations; (v) philanthropic organizations; (vi) economic development organizations; (vii) industry associations; (viii) a local or regional Hollings Manufacturing Extension Center; and (ix) other organizations, as determined necessary by the members comprising the industry or sector partnership; and (D) designates as the fiscal agent for the collaborative group a not-for-profit organization or government entity that is a member of the collaborative group. (6) Small-sized manufacturer The term small-sized manufacturer means a manufacturer that is a small business concern. (7) Small business concern The term small business concern has the meaning given such term under section 3 of the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 632). (8) State The term State means each of the 50 States, the District of Columbia, and any territory or possession of the United States. 3. Establishment of the Make It In America Incentive Grant Program (a) Establishment Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Commerce and the Secretary of Labor shall jointly establish a program under which the secretaries shall jointly award incentive grants to eligible entities to support the manufacturing industry in the United States. (b) Administration The Secretary of Labor shall administer the Program with respect to all matters relating to the use of incentive grants for job training and the Secretary of Commerce shall administer the Program with respect to all other matters. (c) Eligible entities For purposes of the Program, an eligible entity is any of the following: (1) A State. (2) A regional partnership. (d) Designation The program established under subsection (a) shall be known as the Make It In America Incentive Grant Program . (e) Coordination In carrying out the Program, the Secretary of Commerce and the Secretary of Labor shall coordinate with such other heads of Federal agencies as the secretaries consider appropriate. 4. Incentive grants (a) Maximum amount An incentive grant awarded by the Secretary of Commerce and the Secretary of Labor under the Program may not exceed $20,000,000. (b) Use of funds An incentive grant awarded by the Secretary of Commerce and the Secretary of Labor under the Program shall be used by the recipient of the incentive grant to carry out a manufacturing enhancement strategy through the following: (1) Establishing a revolving loan fund to issue loans to manufacturers to finance the cost of any of the following: (A) Retooling, retrofitting, expanding, or establishing (including applicable engineering costs) a manufacturer in the United States, including with respect to equipment, facilities, infrastructure, or capital. (B) Activities relating to improving the energy or process efficiency of a manufacturer, but not relating to or involving training. (2) Retraining the employees of the manufacturers, including through the awarding of grants to not-for-profit third-parties— (A) to provide skills necessary to operate new or advanced manufacturing equipment; or (B) to sustain or improve the processes of the manufacturer. (3) Training new employees of the manufacturers, including through the awarding of grants to not-for-profit third-parties— (A) to provide on-the-job training; (B) to provide off-site training; (C) for classroom and on-site experiential learning; (D) for the development and implementation of registered apprenticeship programs; and (E) for such other activities as the Secretary of Labor considers appropriate for training new employees of the manufacturers. (4) Creating or expanding export activity and domestic supply chain opportunities by providing capital and technical expertise to the manufacturers— (A) to facilitate new connections in domestic supply chains between small-sized manufacturers and other manufacturers; and (B) for such other activities as the Secretary of Commerce considers appropriate. (5) Such other activities as the Secretary of Commerce and the Secretary of Labor consider appropriate to carry out a manufacturing enhancement strategy. (c) Interest rates Loans issued under subsection (b)(1) shall bear an interest rate determined by the entity receiving the incentive grant as follows: (1) The interest rate shall enable the loan recipient to accomplish the activities described in subparagraphs (A) and (B) of subsection (b)(1). (2) The interest rate may be set below market interest rates. (3) The interest rate may not be less than zero percent. (4) The interest rate may not exceed the current prime rate plus 500 basis points. (d) Use of funds in United States A recipient of an incentive grant under the Program may only use such grant to carry out activities in the United States and to improve manufacturing in the United States. 5. Requirements for incentive grant recipients (a) Application (1) In general An entity seeking an incentive grant under the Program shall submit to the Secretary of Commerce and the Secretary of Labor an application therefor at such time, in such form, and in such manner as the Secretary of Commerce and the Secretary of Labor may require. (2) Elements Each application submitted under paragraph (1) shall include the following: (A) The manufacturing enhancement strategy for which the entity is seeking an incentive grant under the Program. (B) Such other information as the Secretary of Commerce and the Secretary of Labor consider appropriate. (3) Proposed manufacturing enhancement strategy Each manufacturing enhancement strategy submitted under paragraph (2)(A) by an entity for an incentive grant shall include the following: (A) A description of the plans of the entity to make loans or grants to third parties with funds from the incentive grant and how such plans will improve the competitiveness of a particular industry cluster identified by the entity and of manufacturing in the United States in one or more industries. (B) A description of the expected economic return on investment of the entity's manufacturing enhancement strategy with respect to the incentive grant, including the following: (i) The number of jobs to be created or retained by third-party recipients of loans or grants issued or awarded by the entity under the Program. (ii) The sales to be increased or retained by such third-party recipients. (iii) The cost savings to be achieved by such third-party recipients due to energy efficiency savings or other activities supported by loans issued or grants awarded by the entity under the Program. (iv) The workforce training investments to be made by the entity or such third-party recipients, including— (I) the number of training hours to be provided; and (II) a description of the nationally portable, industry recognized credentials or, if not available, other credentials, related to the targeted industry cluster that the entity proposes to support, develop, or use as a performance measure, in order to carry out the goals of the entity with respect to the proposed manufacturing enhancement strategy. (v) The amount of capital and technical assistance to be provided to manufacturers to expand the export opportunities, facilitate new domestic supply chains, or carry out other authorized activities. (vi) Private investments from the third party recipients or affiliated private investors leveraged by grant funding. (vii) How the entity will address, to the extent practicable, economic distress, including high rates of unemployment, situations of sudden and severe economic dislocation, in particular where mass layoffs result in a precipitous increase in unemployment, and such other similar issues of economic distress as the Secretary of Commerce considers appropriate. (C) A description of how the entity intends to establish a Make It In America Partnership Board— (i) to assist the entity in issuing loans and awarding grants to third parties; (ii) to ensure the coordination and best use of Federal, State, regional, and local assets and resources for the implementation of the proposed manufacturing enhancement strategy; and (iii) which shall be comprised of, to the extent practicable, representatives of— (I) economic development agencies of State and local governments; (II) departments of labor; (III) workforce investment boards and agencies; (IV) institutions of higher education, including community colleges run by a State; (V) economic development organizations; (VI) chambers of commerce; (VII) nonprofit organizations; (VIII) philanthropic organizations; (IX) industry associations; (X) labor organizations; (XI) a local or regional Hollings Manufacturing Extension Center; and (XII) such other organizations or entities as the entity considers appropriate. (D) A description of the plans of the entity to foster, through the Make It In America Partnership Board established by the entity, collaboration between Federal entities, State and local economic development organizations and agencies, State and local workforce development organizations and agencies, manufacturers, and institutions of higher education (including community colleges run by a State)— (i) to improve resource allocation, including coordinating the use of other Federal, State, and local funding sources to improve intended results; (ii) to identify opportunities to leverage additional public and private funding for the purposes of implementing the manufacturing enhancement strategy; and (iii) to ensure comprehensive counseling, technical assistance, workforce development, and export assistance are provided to manufacturers. (b) Priority for entities with matching funds (1) In general In awarding incentive grants under the Program to entities to carry out manufacturing enhancement strategies, the Secretary of Commerce and the Secretary of Labor shall give priority to an entity that, with respect to the costs to be incurred by the entity in carrying out a manufacturing enhancement strategy under the Program, the entity identifies and commits contributions in an amount equal to not less than 50 percent of Federal funds provided under the incentive grant. (2) Source of contributions A contribution described in paragraph (1) may consist of non-Federal funds, in-kind contributions, including contributions of space, equipment, services, and such other kinds of funds and contributions as the Secretary of Commerce and the Secretary of Labor consider appropriate. (c) Coordination with Hollings Manufacturing Extension Centers Each recipient of an incentive grant under the Program shall coordinate with a Hollings Manufacturing Extension Center as a preferred provider of services to implement the manufacturing enhancement strategy of the recipient as determined by the Secretary of Commerce and the Secretary of Labor. (d) Workforce training investments (1) In general Not more than half of amounts appropriated or otherwise made available to carry out the Program may be used as described in paragraphs (2) and (3) of section 4(b). (2) Training and retraining of employees Each recipient of an incentive grant under the Program shall, with respect to training new employees and retraining employees of manufacturers, help postsecondary educational institutions, training institutions, apprenticeship programs, and other training programs align curricula, entrance requirements, and programs to industry demand and nationally portable, industry-recognized credentials (or, if not available for the targeted industry, other credentials, as the Secretary of Labor considers appropriate), particularly for higher skill, high-priority occupations (as determined by the Secretary of Labor). (e) Administrative expenses A recipient of an incentive grant under the Program may only use such amount of the incentive grant for costs associated with administering the incentive grant as the Secretary of Commerce and the Secretary of Labor shall specify in solicitations for applications for incentive grants. (f) Annual reports For each recipient of an incentive grant awarded under the Program, not later than 1 year after the date on which the recipient first receives funds under the Program, and not less frequently than once each year thereafter, the recipient shall submit to the Secretary of Commerce and the Secretary of Labor a report describing— (1) the loans and grants issued and awarded by the recipient to third parties using incentive grant funds; (2) the achievements with respect to the goals identified in the proposed manufacturing enhancement strategy of the grant recipient; (3) for each third party recipient, the achievements of such third party with respect to relevant goals specified in the proposed manufacturing enhancement strategy of the grant recipient; and (4) in the case of a recipient who used grants amounts as described in paragraphs (2) and (3) of section 4(b), common employment outcomes using measures established by the Secretary of Labor. 6. Establishment of State and local advisory committee required The Secretary of Commerce and the Secretary of Labor shall jointly establish an advisory committee to advise the secretaries with respect to implementing and evaluating the Program, which shall be comprised of the following: (1) One or more individuals who represent a State government. (2) One or more individuals who represent a local government. (3) One or more individuals who represent a regional planning organization or economic development organization. (4) One or more individuals who represent the education sector. (5) One or more individuals who represent the manufacturing sector. (6) One or more individuals who represent a labor organization. (7) Such other individuals as the Secretary considers appropriate. 7. Review and evaluation (a) Grant recipients The Secretary of Commerce and the Secretary of Labor may review and evaluate the performance of a recipient of an incentive grant under the Program as the secretaries consider appropriate. (b) Ineligibility for future grants The Secretary of Commerce and the Secretary of Labor may determine a recipient of an incentive grant under the Program to be ineligible to receive additional incentive grants under the Program if the Secretary determines that the recipient has failed to achieve compliance with— (1) any applicable guideline or regulation of the Secretary relating to the Program, including with respect to the misuse or misappropriation of funds provided under the Program; or (2) the proposed manufacturing enhancement strategy of the recipient. |
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113 HR 376 IH: Universal Right to Vote by Mail Act of 2013
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IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
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January 23, 2013
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Mrs. Davis of
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Mr. Brady of
Pennsylvania
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Mr. Honda
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Ms. Lee of California
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Mrs. Carolyn B. Maloney of New York
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To amend the Help America Vote Act of 2002 to allow all
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This Act may be cited as the
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An inequity of voting rights exists in the
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mail while voters in other States do not.
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Many voters often have work, family, or
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permitted to vote by mail.
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(3)
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<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
29 States and the District of Columbia
currently allow universal absentee voting (also known as
<quote>
no-excuse
</quote>
absentee voting), which permits any voter to request a
mail-in ballot without providing a reason for the request, and no State which
has implemented no-excuse absentee voting has switched back.
</text>
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<paragraph id="H1B0829909DA445078FD0331A37852940">
<enum>
(4)
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<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Voting by mail gives voters more time to
consider their choices, which is especially important as many ballots contain
greater numbers of questions about complex issues than in the past due to the
expanded use of the initiative and referendum process in many States.
</text>
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<enum>
(5)
</enum>
<text>
Allowing all
voters the option to vote by mail can lead to increased voter
participation.
</text>
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<paragraph id="H3FE4DC67100F46C69ED096EFAB805F22">
<enum>
(6)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Allowing all voters the option to vote by
mail can reduce waiting times for those voters who choose to vote at the
polls.
</text>
</paragraph>
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<enum>
(7)
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<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Voting by mail is preferable to many voters
as an alternative to going to the polls. Voting by mail has become increasingly
popular with voters who want to be certain that they are able to vote no matter
what comes up on Election Day.
</text>
</paragraph>
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<enum>
(8)
</enum>
<text>
No evidence exists
suggesting the potential for fraud in absentee balloting is greater than the
potential for fraud by any other method of voting.
</text>
</paragraph>
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<enum>
(9)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Many of the reasons which voters in many
States are required to provide in order to vote by mail require the revelation
of personal information about health, travel plans, or religious activities,
which violate voters’ privacy while doing nothing to prevent voter
fraud.
</text>
</paragraph>
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<enum>
(10)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
State laws which require voters to obtain a
notary signature to vote by mail only add cost and inconvenience to voters
without increasing security.
</text>
</paragraph>
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<enum>
3.
</enum>
<header>
Promoting Ability
of Voters to Vote by Mail in Federal Elections
</header>
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<enum>
(a)
</enum>
<header>
In
General
</header>
<text>
Subtitle A of title III of the Help America Vote Act of
2002 (
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/15481">
42 U.S.C. 15481 et seq.
</external-xref>
) is amended by inserting after section 303 the
following new section:
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<section id="H677B9A1000E04405BEC3FCC917CAE9FB">
<enum>
303A.
</enum>
<header>
Promoting
Ability of Voters to Vote by Mail
</header>
<subsection id="H02F781413D894C4D8B4EFEE53ADFEB95">
<enum>
(a)
</enum>
<header>
In
General
</header>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
If an individual in a
State is eligible to cast a vote in an election for Federal office, the State
may not impose any additional conditions or requirements on the eligibility of
the individual to cast the vote in such election by mail, except to the extent
that the State imposes a deadline for requesting the ballot and related voting
materials from the appropriate State or local election official and for
returning the ballot to the appropriate State or local election
official.
</text>
</subsection>
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<enum>
(b)
</enum>
<header>
Rule of
Construction
</header>
<text>
Nothing in this section shall be construed to affect
the authority of States to conduct elections for Federal office through the use
of polling places at which individuals cast ballots on the date of the
election.
</text>
</subsection>
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<enum>
(c)
</enum>
<header>
Effective
Date
</header>
<text>
A State shall be required to comply with the requirements of
this section with respect to elections for Federal office held in years
beginning with
2016.
</text>
</subsection>
</section>
<after-quoted-block>
.
</after-quoted-block>
</quoted-block>
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<enum>
(b)
</enum>
<header>
Conforming
Amendment Relating to Enforcement
</header>
<text>
Section 401 of such Act (42
U.S.C. 15511) is amended by striking
<quote>
and 303
</quote>
and inserting
<quote>
303, and 303A
</quote>
.
</text>
</subsection>
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<enum>
(c)
</enum>
<header>
Clerical
Amendment
</header>
<text>
The table of contents for such Act is amended by
inserting after the item relating to section 303 the following new item:
</text>
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Sec. 303A. Promoting ability of voters to
vote by
mail.
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</toc>
<after-quoted-block>
.
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| I 113th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 376 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES January 23, 2013 Mrs. Davis of California (for herself, Mr. Brady of Pennsylvania , Mr. Honda , Ms. Lee of California , and Mrs. Carolyn B. Maloney of New York ) 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 allow all eligible voters to vote by mail in Federal elections.
1. Short Title This Act may be cited as the Universal Right to Vote by Mail Act of 2013 . 2. Findings Congress finds the following: (1) An inequity of voting rights exists in the United States because voters in some States have the universal right to vote by mail while voters in other States do not. (2) Many voters often have work, family, or other commitments that make getting to polls on the date of an election difficult or impossible. Under current State laws, many of these voters are not permitted to vote by mail. (3) 29 States and the District of Columbia currently allow universal absentee voting (also known as no-excuse absentee voting), which permits any voter to request a mail-in ballot without providing a reason for the request, and no State which has implemented no-excuse absentee voting has switched back. (4) Voting by mail gives voters more time to consider their choices, which is especially important as many ballots contain greater numbers of questions about complex issues than in the past due to the expanded use of the initiative and referendum process in many States. (5) Allowing all voters the option to vote by mail can lead to increased voter participation. (6) Allowing all voters the option to vote by mail can reduce waiting times for those voters who choose to vote at the polls. (7) Voting by mail is preferable to many voters as an alternative to going to the polls. Voting by mail has become increasingly popular with voters who want to be certain that they are able to vote no matter what comes up on Election Day. (8) No evidence exists suggesting the potential for fraud in absentee balloting is greater than the potential for fraud by any other method of voting. (9) Many of the reasons which voters in many States are required to provide in order to vote by mail require the revelation of personal information about health, travel plans, or religious activities, which violate voters’ privacy while doing nothing to prevent voter fraud. (10) State laws which require voters to obtain a notary signature to vote by mail only add cost and inconvenience to voters without increasing security. 3. Promoting Ability of Voters to Vote by Mail in Federal Elections (a) In General Subtitle A of 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. Promoting Ability of Voters to Vote by Mail (a) In General If an individual in a State is eligible to cast a vote in an election for Federal office, the State may not impose any additional conditions or requirements on the eligibility of the individual to cast the vote in such election by mail, except to the extent that the State imposes a deadline for requesting the ballot and related voting materials from the appropriate State or local election official and for returning the ballot to the appropriate State or local election official. (b) Rule of Construction Nothing in this section shall be construed to affect the authority of States to conduct elections for Federal office through the use of polling places at which individuals cast ballots on the date of the election. (c) Effective Date A State shall be required to comply with the requirements of this section with respect to elections for Federal office held in years beginning with 2016. . (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 . (c) Clerical Amendment The table of contents for such Act is amended by inserting after the item relating to section 303 the following new item: Sec. 303A. Promoting ability of voters to vote by mail. . |
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IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
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January 23, 2013
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Ms. DeLauro
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Mr. Andrews
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,
<cosponsor name-id="B001270">
Ms. Bass
</cosponsor>
,
<cosponsor name-id="B000287">
Mr. Becerra
</cosponsor>
,
<cosponsor name-id="B001242">
Mr. Bishop of New York
</cosponsor>
,
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Mr. Blumenauer
</cosponsor>
,
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Ms. Bonamici
</cosponsor>
,
<cosponsor name-id="B001227">
Mr. Brady of Pennsylvania
</cosponsor>
,
<cosponsor name-id="B001259">
Mr. Braley of Iowa
</cosponsor>
,
<cosponsor name-id="B000911">
Ms. Brown of Florida
</cosponsor>
,
<cosponsor name-id="B001286">
Mrs. Bustos
</cosponsor>
,
<cosponsor name-id="B001251">
Mr. Butterfield
</cosponsor>
,
<cosponsor name-id="C001036">
Mrs. Capps
</cosponsor>
,
<cosponsor name-id="C001037">
Mr. Capuano
</cosponsor>
,
<cosponsor name-id="C001097">
Mr. Cárdenas
</cosponsor>
,
<cosponsor name-id="C001072">
Mr. Carson of Indiana
</cosponsor>
,
<cosponsor name-id="C001066">
Ms. Castor of Florida
</cosponsor>
,
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Mrs. Christensen
</cosponsor>
,
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Ms. Chu
</cosponsor>
,
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Mr. Cicilline
</cosponsor>
,
<cosponsor name-id="C001067">
Ms. Clarke
</cosponsor>
,
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Mr. Clay
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,
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Mr. Cleaver
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,
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Mr. Clyburn
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,
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Mr. Cohen
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Mr. Conyers
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,
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Mr. Cooper
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Mr. Costa
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,
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Mr. Courtney
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,
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Mr. Cummings
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,
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Mrs. Davis of California
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,
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Mr. DeFazio
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,
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Ms. DeGette
</cosponsor>
,
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Mr. Delaney
</cosponsor>
,
<cosponsor name-id="D000617">
Ms. DelBene
</cosponsor>
,
<cosponsor name-id="D000610">
Mr. Deutch
</cosponsor>
,
<cosponsor name-id="D000355">
Mr. Dingell
</cosponsor>
,
<cosponsor name-id="D000482">
Mr. Doyle
</cosponsor>
,
<cosponsor name-id="E000290">
Ms. Edwards
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,
<cosponsor name-id="E000288">
Mr. Ellison
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Mr. Engel
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,
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Ms. Eshoo
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,
<cosponsor name-id="E000293">
Ms. Esty
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,
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Mr. Farr
</cosponsor>
,
<cosponsor name-id="F000043">
Mr. Fattah
</cosponsor>
,
<cosponsor name-id="F000462">
Ms. Frankel of Florida
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,
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Ms. Fudge
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,
<cosponsor name-id="G000559">
Mr. Garamendi
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,
<cosponsor name-id="G000553">
Mr. Al Green of Texas
</cosponsor>
,
<cosponsor name-id="G000410">
Mr. Gene Green of Texas
</cosponsor>
,
<cosponsor name-id="G000551">
Mr. Grijalva
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Mr. Gutierrez
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Ms. Hahn
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,
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Ms. Hanabusa
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,
<cosponsor name-id="H000324">
Mr. Hastings of Florida
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,
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Mr. Heck of Washington
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Mr. Higgins
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Mr. Himes
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Mr. Hinojosa
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Mr. Holt
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Mr. Honda
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Mr. Hoyer
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,
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Mr. Israel
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Ms. Eddie Bernice Johnson of Texas
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Mr. Johnson of Georgia
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Ms. Kaptur
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Mr. Keating
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Mr. Kildee
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Mr. Kilmer
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Mr. Kind
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Mr. Langevin
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Mr. Larsen of Washington
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Mr. Larson of Connecticut
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Ms. Lee of California
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Mr. Levin
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Mr. Lewis
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Mr. Loebsack
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Ms. Lofgren
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Mrs. Lowey
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Mr. Ben Ray Luján of New Mexico
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,
<cosponsor name-id="L000580">
Ms. Michelle Lujan Grisham of New Mexico
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,
<cosponsor name-id="L000562">
Mr. Lynch
</cosponsor>
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Mrs. Carolyn B. Maloney of New York
</cosponsor>
,
<cosponsor name-id="M001142">
Mr. Matheson
</cosponsor>
,
<cosponsor name-id="M001163">
Ms. Matsui
</cosponsor>
,
<cosponsor name-id="M000309">
Mrs. McCarthy of New York
</cosponsor>
,
<cosponsor name-id="M001143">
Ms. McCollum
</cosponsor>
,
<cosponsor name-id="M000404">
Mr. McDermott
</cosponsor>
,
<cosponsor name-id="M000312">
Mr. McGovern
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,
<cosponsor name-id="M001166">
Mr. McNerney
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<cosponsor name-id="M001137">
Mr. Meeks
</cosponsor>
,
<cosponsor name-id="M001188">
Ms. Meng
</cosponsor>
,
<cosponsor name-id="M001149">
Mr. Michaud
</cosponsor>
,
<cosponsor name-id="M000725">
Mr. George Miller of California
</cosponsor>
,
<cosponsor name-id="M001160">
Ms. Moore
</cosponsor>
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Mr. Moran
</cosponsor>
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Mr. Nadler
</cosponsor>
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<cosponsor name-id="N000179">
Mrs. Napolitano
</cosponsor>
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<cosponsor name-id="N000127">
Mr. Nolan
</cosponsor>
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<cosponsor name-id="N000147">
Ms. Norton
</cosponsor>
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<cosponsor name-id="P000034">
Mr. Pallone
</cosponsor>
,
<cosponsor name-id="P000096">
Mr. Pascrell
</cosponsor>
,
<cosponsor name-id="P000099">
Mr. Pastor of Arizona
</cosponsor>
,
<cosponsor name-id="P000197">
Ms. Pelosi
</cosponsor>
,
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Mr. Perlmutter
</cosponsor>
,
<cosponsor name-id="P000595">
Mr. Peters of Michigan
</cosponsor>
,
<cosponsor name-id="P000596">
Mr. Pierluisi
</cosponsor>
,
<cosponsor name-id="P000597">
Ms. Pingree of Maine
</cosponsor>
,
<cosponsor name-id="P000607">
Mr. Pocan
</cosponsor>
,
<cosponsor name-id="P000598">
Mr. Polis
</cosponsor>
,
<cosponsor name-id="P000523">
Mr. Price of North Carolina
</cosponsor>
,
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Mr. Rangel
</cosponsor>
,
<cosponsor name-id="R000588">
Mr. Richmond
</cosponsor>
,
<cosponsor name-id="R000486">
Ms. Roybal-Allard
</cosponsor>
,
<cosponsor name-id="R000576">
Mr. Ruppersberger
</cosponsor>
,
<cosponsor name-id="R000515">
Mr. Rush
</cosponsor>
,
<cosponsor name-id="R000577">
Mr. Ryan of Ohio
</cosponsor>
,
<cosponsor name-id="S001156">
Ms. Linda T. Sánchez of California
</cosponsor>
,
<cosponsor name-id="S000030">
Ms. Loretta Sanchez of California
</cosponsor>
,
<cosponsor name-id="S001168">
Mr. Sarbanes
</cosponsor>
,
<cosponsor name-id="S001145">
Ms. Schakowsky
</cosponsor>
,
<cosponsor name-id="S001150">
Mr. Schiff
</cosponsor>
,
<cosponsor name-id="S001190">
Mr. Schneider
</cosponsor>
,
<cosponsor name-id="S001180">
Mr. Schrader
</cosponsor>
,
<cosponsor name-id="S001162">
Ms. Schwartz
</cosponsor>
,
<cosponsor name-id="S001157">
Mr. David Scott of Georgia
</cosponsor>
,
<cosponsor name-id="S000185">
Mr. Scott of Virginia
</cosponsor>
,
<cosponsor name-id="S000248">
Mr. Serrano
</cosponsor>
,
<cosponsor name-id="S001170">
Ms. Shea-Porter
</cosponsor>
,
<cosponsor name-id="S000344">
Mr. Sherman
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,
<cosponsor name-id="S001191">
Ms. Sinema
</cosponsor>
,
<cosponsor name-id="S000480">
Ms. Slaughter
</cosponsor>
,
<cosponsor name-id="S000510">
Mr. Smith of Washington
</cosponsor>
,
<cosponsor name-id="S001175">
Ms. Speier
</cosponsor>
,
<cosponsor name-id="T000460">
Mr. Thompson of California
</cosponsor>
,
<cosponsor name-id="T000266">
Mr. Tierney
</cosponsor>
,
<cosponsor name-id="T000469">
Mr. Tonko
</cosponsor>
,
<cosponsor name-id="T000465">
Ms. Tsongas
</cosponsor>
,
<cosponsor name-id="V000128">
Mr. Van Hollen
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,
<cosponsor name-id="V000081">
Ms. Velázquez
</cosponsor>
,
<cosponsor name-id="V000108">
Mr. Visclosky
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,
<cosponsor name-id="W000799">
Mr. Walz
</cosponsor>
,
<cosponsor name-id="W000797">
Ms. Wasserman Schultz
</cosponsor>
,
<cosponsor name-id="W000187">
Ms. Waters
</cosponsor>
,
<cosponsor name-id="W000207">
Mr. Watt
</cosponsor>
,
<cosponsor name-id="W000215">
Mr. Waxman
</cosponsor>
,
<cosponsor name-id="W000800">
Mr. Welch
</cosponsor>
,
<cosponsor name-id="W000808">
Ms. Wilson of Florida
</cosponsor>
,
<cosponsor name-id="Y000062">
Mr. Yarmuth
</cosponsor>
,
<cosponsor name-id="B001281">
Mrs. Beatty
</cosponsor>
, and
<cosponsor name-id="C001078">
Mr. Connolly
</cosponsor>
) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the
<committee-name committee-id="HED00">
Committee on Education and the Workforce
</committee-name>
</action-desc>
</action>
<legis-type>
A BILL
</legis-type>
<official-title>
To amend the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 to provide more effective remedies to victims of discrimination in the payment of wages on the basis of sex, and for other purposes.
</official-title>
</form>
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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>
Paycheck Fairness Act
</short-title>
</quote>
.
</text>
</section>
<section id="HFA6FE34E81CF408BB0B8A167484AD43F">
<enum>
2.
</enum>
<header>
Findings
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
Congress finds the following:
</text>
<paragraph id="H42DA9AECE17242F388BB6A7576D4600E">
<enum>
(1)
</enum>
<text>
Women have entered the workforce in record numbers over the past 50 years.
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H504A30E580BE4886A01E4B277F91081F">
<enum>
(2)
</enum>
<text>
Despite the enactment of the Equal Pay Act in 1963, many women continue to earn significantly lower pay than men for equal work. These pay disparities exist in both the private and governmental sectors. In many instances, the pay disparities can only be due to continued intentional discrimination or the lingering effects of past discrimination.
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H20DA90136BBA443285540B32B88B54CE">
<enum>
(3)
</enum>
<text>
The existence of such pay disparities—
</text>
<subparagraph id="HF5839938C2BE468993B18DB7AE6FFC47">
<enum>
(A)
</enum>
<text>
depresses the wages of working families who rely on the wages of all members of the family to make ends meet;
</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H40A967097C5742CDBFAE74B20AF33EB6">
<enum>
(B)
</enum>
<text>
undermines women's retirement security, which is often based on earnings while in the workforce;
</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H00556C75DAC0499B8D425BC5E335386C">
<enum>
(C)
</enum>
<text>
prevents the optimum utilization of available labor resources;
</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H7CB10324A7A7404E948632F95A6C2990">
<enum>
(D)
</enum>
<text>
has been spread and perpetuated, through commerce and the channels and instrumentalities of commerce, among the workers of the several States;
</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H8025F4C47B444988ADEAC44D39E822D5">
<enum>
(E)
</enum>
<text>
burdens commerce and the free flow of goods in commerce;
</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H5200B8B25F1B41DF99B3DD45111223EF">
<enum>
(F)
</enum>
<text>
constitutes an unfair method of competition in commerce;
</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HC38D3540BBC540108D678C8CBD4546DB">
<enum>
(G)
</enum>
<text>
leads to labor disputes burdening and obstructing commerce and the free flow of goods in commerce;
</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H81D7806EDACD40F68737F67F0F0DD7A2">
<enum>
(H)
</enum>
<text>
interferes with the orderly and fair marketing of goods in commerce; and
</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H75D50EB28A924608BE152618B907DC0A">
<enum>
(I)
</enum>
<text>
in many instances, may deprive workers of equal protection on the basis of sex in violation of the 5th and 14th Amendments.
</text>
</subparagraph>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H0D787BF2920548B18DAD05BBBA479EF8">
<enum>
(4)
</enum>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="yes-display-inline" id="H7329705C1E104708941C19C4BD2F72DF">
<enum>
(A)
</enum>
<text>
Artificial barriers to the elimination of discrimination in the payment of wages on the basis of sex continue to exist decades after the enactment of the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 (
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/29/201">
29 U.S.C. 201 et seq.
</external-xref>
) and the
<act-name parsable-cite="CRA64">
Civil Rights Act of 1964
</act-name>
(
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/2000a">
42 U.S.C. 2000a et seq.
</external-xref>
).
</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H13AEAE73CE9E466BBD184639EC1BF2DA" indent="up1">
<enum>
(B)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
These barriers have resulted, in significant part, because the Equal Pay Act has not worked as Congress originally intended. Improvements and modifications to the law are necessary to ensure that the Act provides effective protection to those subject to pay discrimination on the basis of their sex.
</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HF19C0316600944178ECBC12B2EC91F3D" indent="up1">
<enum>
(C)
</enum>
<text>
Elimination of such barriers would have positive effects, including—
</text>
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<enum>
(i)
</enum>
<text>
providing a solution to problems in the economy created by unfair pay disparities;
</text>
</clause>
<clause id="HD18D264122AB4B4293CE6594FC8379DD">
<enum>
(ii)
</enum>
<text>
substantially reducing the number of working women earning unfairly low wages, thereby reducing the dependence on public assistance;
</text>
</clause>
<clause id="H3F3F1AFF975B4D9C9723B90F7B390D3F">
<enum>
(iii)
</enum>
<text>
promoting stable families by enabling all family members to earn a fair rate of pay;
</text>
</clause>
<clause id="HED2EF9F126B643A2A2109BDDE9B5853C">
<enum>
(iv)
</enum>
<text>
remedying the effects of past discrimination on the basis of sex and ensuring that in the future workers are afforded equal protection on the basis of sex; and
</text>
</clause>
<clause id="HC642C75DE40349D7A8BFC653A2D50174">
<enum>
(v)
</enum>
<text>
ensuring equal protection pursuant to Congress’ power to enforce the 5th and 14th Amendments.
</text>
</clause>
</subparagraph>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="HB462DC3AA89345E3B0E3B801141BEA72">
<enum>
(5)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
The Department of Labor and the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission have important and unique responsibilities to help ensure that women receive equal pay for equal work.
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H016B87307F8643E3A52950820424E1F6">
<enum>
(6)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
The Department of Labor is responsible for—
</text>
<subparagraph id="H0BD86AA4022B4E119CEFEA61F43B128A">
<enum>
(A)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
collecting and making publicly available information about women’s pay;
</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H50740C5C08064419806B8CB3DC9B689E">
<enum>
(B)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
ensuring that companies receiving Federal contracts comply with anti-discrimination affirmative action requirements of Executive Order 11246 (relating to equal employment opportunity);
</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H3517E42BC1D34FE6A0CB97BB7A45C0D1">
<enum>
(C)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
disseminating information about women’s rights in the workplace;
</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H7A6CD04E4A294508BCDEA7E176272E96">
<enum>
(D)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
helping women who have been victims of pay discrimination obtain a remedy; and
</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H0ED79436997C4042AAA59898567FA85C">
<enum>
(E)
</enum>
<text>
being proactive in investigating and prosecuting equal pay violations, especially systemic violations, and in enforcing all of its mandates.
</text>
</subparagraph>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="HC3D3DCBBBB2C426D9FCF76A9631EBA1D">
<enum>
(7)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission is the primary enforcement agency for claims made under the Equal Pay Act, and issues regulations and guidance on appropriate interpretations of the law.
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H04BFCF8BB8584BCEB49EA516AE3CC9F1">
<enum>
(8)
</enum>
<text>
With a stronger commitment by the Department of Labor and the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission to their responsibilities, increased information as a result of the amendments made by this Act to the Equal Pay Act of 1963, wage data, and more effective remedies, women will be better able to recognize and enforce their rights.
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="HC571F73E315841D9AD1846597C31C19F">
<enum>
(9)
</enum>
<text>
Certain employers have already made great strides in eradicating unfair pay disparities in the workplace and their achievements should be recognized.
</text>
</paragraph>
</section>
<section id="H4D6949E138CC4328BC4256642BAC985F">
<enum>
3.
</enum>
<header>
Enhanced enforcement of equal pay requirements
</header>
<subsection id="HA83C1EBA0AD2483A96545A65CB3B42FE">
<enum>
(a)
</enum>
<header>
Bona-Fide factor defense and modification of same establishment requirement
</header>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Section 6(d)(1) of the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 (
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/29/206">
29 U.S.C. 206(d)(1)
</external-xref>
) is amended—
</text>
<paragraph id="H4C8C2B786E8143EB979FD1692D0D28BB">
<enum>
(1)
</enum>
<text>
by striking
<quote>
No employer having
</quote>
and inserting
<quote>
(A) No employer having
</quote>
;
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H8A31AB6218F6465A9E6E4CE270497055">
<enum>
(2)
</enum>
<text>
by striking
<quote>
any other factor other than sex
</quote>
and inserting
<quote>
a bona fide factor other than sex, such as education, training, or experience
</quote>
; and
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="HC3AE3584752247D88E659F2AD88E31BE">
<enum>
(3)
</enum>
<text>
by inserting at the end the following:
</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H4C66578FEFF44EDC9F678FD1590412E4" style="traditional">
<subparagraph id="H07EFA744C22A4A4181588FE71397D270" indent="up2">
<enum>
(B)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
The bona fide factor defense described in subparagraph (A)(iv) shall apply only if the employer demonstrates that such factor (i) is not based upon or derived from a sex-based differential in compensation; (ii) is job-related with respect to the position in question; and (iii) is consistent with business necessity. Such defense shall not apply where the employee demonstrates that an alternative employment practice exists that would serve the same business purpose without producing such differential and that the employer has refused to adopt such alternative practice.
</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H41D16001D424431CB82E8B819B14504A" indent="up2">
<enum>
(C)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
For purposes of subparagraph (A), employees shall be deemed to work in the same establishment if the employees work for the same employer at workplaces located in the same county or similar political subdivision of a State. The preceding sentence shall not be construed as limiting broader applications of the term
<term>
establishment
</term>
consistent with rules prescribed or guidance issued by the Equal Opportunity Employment Commission.
</text>
</subparagraph>
<after-quoted-block>
.
</after-quoted-block>
</quoted-block>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
<subsection id="H8516C5469FEE4D9F8F5E0B58E9B653D0">
<enum>
(b)
</enum>
<header>
Nonretaliation provision
</header>
<text>
Section 15 of the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 (
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/29/215">
29 U.S.C. 215(a)(3)
</external-xref>
) is amended—
</text>
<paragraph id="HE295212230534A4FA6DEC65771C3DB0A">
<enum>
(1)
</enum>
<text>
in subsection (a)(3), by striking
<quote>
employee has filed
</quote>
and all that follows and inserting
</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="yes-display-inline" id="HBCAE2EB44C694DE0B096AFF11CF6CF26" style="OLC">
<text>
employee—
</text>
<subparagraph id="H240B8FDFE2C04D57B7C3592A02378EE3">
<enum>
(A)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
has made a charge or filed any complaint or instituted or caused to be instituted any investigation, proceeding, hearing, or action under or related to this Act, including an investigation conducted by the employer, or has testified or is planning to testify or has assisted or participated in any manner in any such investigation, proceeding, hearing or action, or has served or is planning to serve on an industry Committee; or
</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H9F14CC66A69240C1B39B074605D7CABF">
<enum>
(B)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
has inquired about, discussed, or disclosed the wages of the employee or another employee.
</text>
</subparagraph>
<after-quoted-block>
; and
</after-quoted-block>
</quoted-block>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="HC5046635716540EFAAA5F2BAF724D769">
<enum>
(2)
</enum>
<text>
by adding at the end the following:
</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H6E924E5794F64BBAA5D489C798A5F63E" style="traditional">
<subsection id="H847638761F97495E9C7568216A7586E7">
<enum>
(c)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Subsection (a)(3)(B) shall not apply to instances in which an employee who has access to the wage information of other employees as a part of such employee’s essential job functions discloses the wages of such other employees to individuals who do not otherwise have access to such information, unless such disclosure is in response to a complaint or charge or in furtherance of an investigation, proceeding, hearing, or action under section 6(d), including an investigation conducted by the employer. Nothing in this subsection shall be construed to limit the rights of an employee provided under any other provision of law.
</text>
</subsection>
<after-quoted-block>
.
</after-quoted-block>
</quoted-block>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
<subsection id="H58664BC367A349378476B1AC4924D407">
<enum>
(c)
</enum>
<header>
Enhanced penalties
</header>
<text>
Section 16(b) of the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 (
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/29/216">
29 U.S.C. 216(b)
</external-xref>
) is amended—
</text>
<paragraph id="H2DE26EA3699E4ACFA0600F4FE8628173">
<enum>
(1)
</enum>
<text>
by inserting after the first sentence the following:
<quote>
Any employer who violates section 6(d) shall additionally be liable for such compensatory damages, or, where the employee demonstrates that the employer acted with malice or reckless indifference, punitive damages as may be appropriate, except that the United States shall not be liable for punitive damages.
</quote>
;
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="HC345AB6C88EA4EAF99DF7726770EB6B9">
<enum>
(2)
</enum>
<text>
in the sentence beginning
<quote>
An action to
</quote>
, by striking
<quote>
either of the preceding sentences
</quote>
and inserting
<quote>
any of the preceding sentences of this subsection
</quote>
;
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H80D52CB3BA1149878E09CE3EFEC85A90">
<enum>
(3)
</enum>
<text>
in the sentence beginning
<quote>
No employees shall
</quote>
, by striking
<quote>
No employees
</quote>
and inserting
<quote>
Except with respect to class actions brought to enforce section 6(d), no employee
</quote>
;
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H9F048B3EA4CF43398C49A64AFA1A6215">
<enum>
(4)
</enum>
<text>
by inserting after the sentence referred to in paragraph (3), the following:
<quote>
Notwithstanding any other provision of Federal law, any action brought to enforce section 6(d) may be maintained as a class action as provided by the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure.
</quote>
; and
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H193D72E8DE8547A5968A50647EB289C1">
<enum>
(5)
</enum>
<text>
in the sentence beginning
<quote>
The court in
</quote>
—
</text>
<subparagraph id="HDF3457BFEFDF4ACABB9CBA68E4E92503">
<enum>
(A)
</enum>
<text>
by striking
<quote>
in such action
</quote>
and inserting
<quote>
in any action brought to recover the liability prescribed in any of the preceding sentences of this subsection
</quote>
; and
</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H799456016CC04FD085E76BAB58E29241">
<enum>
(B)
</enum>
<text>
by inserting before the period the following:
<quote>
, including expert fees
</quote>
.
</text>
</subparagraph>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
<subsection id="H4388BF7A10A240C3B978B84F03AE4923">
<enum>
(d)
</enum>
<header>
Action by Secretary
</header>
<text>
Section 16(c) of the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 (
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/29/216">
29 U.S.C. 216(c)
</external-xref>
) is amended—
</text>
<paragraph id="HBC14DF0F81C246DA8E99129E7BC67013">
<enum>
(1)
</enum>
<text>
in the first sentence—
</text>
<subparagraph id="HD56916812A444CBEA95BC37ACA50B2AB">
<enum>
(A)
</enum>
<text>
by inserting
<quote>
or, in the case of a violation of section 6(d), additional compensatory or punitive damages, as described in subsection (b),
</quote>
before
<quote>
and the agreement
</quote>
; and
</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H1FE7FD09C8874130B9DAE886C3E69712">
<enum>
(B)
</enum>
<text>
by inserting before the period the following:
<quote>
, or such compensatory or punitive damages, as appropriate
</quote>
;
</text>
</subparagraph>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="HCC3C4AFA00FB4C5BA9CAD379999DCC22">
<enum>
(2)
</enum>
<text>
in the second sentence, by inserting before the period the following:
<quote>
and, in the case of a violation of section 6(d), additional compensatory or punitive damages, as described in subsection (b)
</quote>
;
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="HB4A9450B666747C19E05E162D69434A8">
<enum>
(3)
</enum>
<text>
in the third sentence, by striking
<quote>
the first sentence
</quote>
and inserting
<quote>
the first or second sentence
</quote>
; and
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H1BAB123AFAC24BF888471FDE852BD3D8">
<enum>
(4)
</enum>
<text>
in the last sentence—
</text>
<subparagraph id="H5B365CF2F2AF4AD2BC4AA4691BCC1F3D">
<enum>
(A)
</enum>
<text>
by striking
<quote>
commenced in the case
</quote>
and inserting
</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="yes-display-inline" id="H1E7038C1B52043E590B2B070F798C160">
<text>
commenced—
</text>
<paragraph id="H2199B7BE0C8E4FDBB4F9156F6407BA77">
<enum>
(1)
</enum>
<text>
in the case
</text>
</paragraph>
<after-quoted-block>
;
</after-quoted-block>
</quoted-block>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H1C9B8E5089B7447088A995194C24E95E">
<enum>
(B)
</enum>
<text>
by striking the period and inserting
<quote>
; or
</quote>
; and
</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HD2BFE78FED32459ABAFD1DFE6BA22E68">
<enum>
(C)
</enum>
<text>
by adding at the end the following:
</text>
<quoted-block id="H5265CCDD85084E96A479E3A91B4291F6">
<paragraph id="H186B3B6B26894E1E8E0D82B2264EBB67">
<enum>
(2)
</enum>
<text>
in the case of a class action brought to enforce section 6(d), on the date on which the individual becomes a party plaintiff to the class action.
</text>
</paragraph>
<after-quoted-block>
.
</after-quoted-block>
</quoted-block>
</subparagraph>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
</section>
<section id="HCAFE8D749E194C6CBE182714CC682602">
<enum>
4.
</enum>
<header>
Training
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission and the Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs, subject to the availability of funds appropriated under section 10, shall provide training to Commission employees and affected individuals and entities on matters involving discrimination in the payment of wages.
</text>
</section>
<section id="H2A33FF0D433C4098895C2BD68A59853C">
<enum>
5.
</enum>
<header>
Negotiation skills training for girls and women
</header>
<subsection id="HB03BA695937F48EAAAECE916AA5D1764">
<enum>
(a)
</enum>
<header>
Program authorized
</header>
<paragraph id="H57267C7D3EB945659A8D8170A4C4B5FD">
<enum>
(1)
</enum>
<header>
In general
</header>
<text>
The Secretary of Labor, after consultation with the Secretary of Education, is authorized to establish and carry out a grant program.
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H1A659C4B83E84CDDAEA0F121E366C8B2">
<enum>
(2)
</enum>
<header>
Grants
</header>
<text>
In carrying out the program, the Secretary of Labor may make grants on a competitive basis to eligible entities, to carry out negotiation skills training programs for girls and women.
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H9121507F3AD0428891AB7497EFE64E7B">
<enum>
(3)
</enum>
<header>
Eligible entities
</header>
<text>
To be eligible to receive a grant under this subsection, an entity shall be a public agency, such as a State, a local government in a metropolitan statistical area (as defined by the Office of Management and Budget), a State educational agency, or a local educational agency, a private nonprofit organization, or a community-based organization.
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="HFF2BC89737C24E37BA62DAC948FBA294">
<enum>
(4)
</enum>
<header>
Application
</header>
<text>
To be eligible to receive a grant under this subsection, an entity shall submit an application to the Secretary of Labor at such time, in such manner, and containing such information as the Secretary of Labor may require.
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H91DF346EB08D44B282B5ECDCA698A13B">
<enum>
(5)
</enum>
<header>
Use of funds
</header>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
An entity that receives a grant under this subsection shall use the funds made available through the grant to carry out an effective negotiation skills training program that empowers girls and women. The training provided through the program shall help girls and women strengthen their negotiation skills to allow the girls and women to obtain higher salaries and rates of compensation that are equal to those paid to similarly situated male employees.
</text>
</paragraph>
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<enum>
(b)
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<header>
Incorporating training into existing programs
</header>
<text>
The Secretary of Labor and the Secretary of Education shall issue regulations or policy guidance that provides for integrating the negotiation skills training, to the extent practicable, into programs authorized under—
</text>
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<enum>
(1)
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<text>
in the case of the Secretary of Education, the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/20/6301">
20 U.S.C. 6301 et seq.
</external-xref>
), the Carl D. Perkins Vocational and Technical Education Act of 1998 (
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/20/2301">
20 U.S.C. 2301 et seq.
</external-xref>
), the Higher Education Act of 1965 (
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/20/1001">
20 U.S.C. 1001 et seq.
</external-xref>
), and other programs carried out by the Department of Education that the Secretary of Education determines to be appropriate; and
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="HF3EBEC8AA2F9417193959516F57C392C">
<enum>
(2)
</enum>
<text>
in the case of the Secretary of Labor, the Workforce Investment Act of 1998 (
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/29/2801">
29 U.S.C. 2801 et seq.
</external-xref>
), and other programs carried out by the Department of Labor that the Secretary of Labor determines to be appropriate.
</text>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
<subsection id="H95E141289DE44DD8BD3DED3F5C227650">
<enum>
(c)
</enum>
<header>
Report
</header>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this Act, and annually thereafter, the Secretary of Labor and the Secretary of Education shall prepare and submit to Congress a report describing the activities conducted under this section and evaluating the effectiveness of such activities in achieving the purposes of this Act.
</text>
</subsection>
</section>
<section id="H0F0A8AA3C3654808BFD2C4B40B33A330">
<enum>
6.
</enum>
<header>
Research, education, and outreach
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
The Secretary of Labor shall conduct studies and provide information to employers, labor organizations, and the general public concerning the means available to eliminate pay disparities between men and women, including—
</text>
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<enum>
(1)
</enum>
<text>
conducting and promoting research to develop the means to correct expeditiously the conditions leading to the pay disparities;
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H5D5ED84D8B3B4E1882AD09BC59A69542">
<enum>
(2)
</enum>
<text>
publishing and otherwise making available to employers, labor organizations, professional associations, educational institutions, the media, and the general public the findings resulting from studies and other materials, relating to eliminating the pay disparities;
</text>
</paragraph>
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<enum>
(3)
</enum>
<text>
sponsoring and assisting State and community informational and educational programs;
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="HD54B1A2C04A742B6A00699A3FD5BD210">
<enum>
(4)
</enum>
<text>
providing information to employers, labor organizations, professional associations, and other interested persons on the means of eliminating the pay disparities;
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H8DE58C462B6B415E98B61EA7D505C65F">
<enum>
(5)
</enum>
<text>
recognizing and promoting the achievements of employers, labor organizations, and professional associations that have worked to eliminate the pay disparities; and
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H816A3AC4BF4442D3A7AD1B077164325D">
<enum>
(6)
</enum>
<text>
convening a national summit to discuss, and consider approaches for rectifying, the pay disparities.
</text>
</paragraph>
</section>
<section id="HEF06F73FD9674AA6B726CC9C88EDFE98">
<enum>
7.
</enum>
<header>
Establishment of the National Award for Pay Equity in the Workplace
</header>
<subsection id="HC84870F2C9CB4DE786E524BF56224569">
<enum>
(a)
</enum>
<header>
In general
</header>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
There is established the Secretary of Labor’s National Award for Pay Equity in the Workplace, which shall be awarded, as appropriate, to encourage proactive efforts to comply with section 6(d) of the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 (
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/29/206">
29 U.S.C. 206(d)
</external-xref>
).
</text>
</subsection>
<subsection id="HEFBA4B2795064F57B193E17EE8662602">
<enum>
(b)
</enum>
<header>
Criteria for qualification
</header>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
The Secretary of Labor shall set criteria for receipt of the award, including a requirement that an employer has made substantial effort to eliminate pay disparities between men and women, and deserves special recognition as a consequence of such effort. The Secretary shall establish procedures for the application and presentation of the award.
</text>
</subsection>
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<enum>
(c)
</enum>
<header>
Business
</header>
<text>
In this section, the term
<term>
employer
</term>
includes—
</text>
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<enum>
(1)
</enum>
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<enum>
(A)
</enum>
<text>
a corporation, including a nonprofit corporation;
</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HE3BD9EB23376498FB38173C4F430FEC4" indent="up1">
<enum>
(B)
</enum>
<text>
a partnership;
</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HB2EA1C7C8BB140A5A65B41F1EDC8AA04" indent="up1">
<enum>
(C)
</enum>
<text>
a professional association;
</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HC6D67B5CFB3844EBB329523781420665" indent="up1">
<enum>
(D)
</enum>
<text>
a labor organization; and
</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HECA7EC4E602240BF89EB3A0957FF8AD2" indent="up1">
<enum>
(E)
</enum>
<text>
a business entity similar to an entity described in any of subparagraphs (A) through (D);
</text>
</subparagraph>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="HB543A56E424C46458C0183340488B4A8">
<enum>
(2)
</enum>
<text>
an entity carrying out an education referral program, a training program, such as an apprenticeship or management training program, or a similar program; and
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="HE1E87F0333784764B475419FD3149B22">
<enum>
(3)
</enum>
<text>
an entity carrying out a joint program, formed by a combination of any entities described in paragraph (1) or (2).
</text>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
</section>
<section id="H0E79890DFEC4420FB456349F76A9ECF2">
<enum>
8.
</enum>
<header>
Collection of pay information by the equal employment opportunity Commission
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
Section 709 of the
<act-name parsable-cite="CRA64">
Civil Rights Act of 1964
</act-name>
(
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/2000e-8">
42 U.S.C. 2000e–8
</external-xref>
) is amended by adding at the end the following:
</text>
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<subsection id="H745CD1850B9B428086865A5F173EBA11">
<enum>
(f)
</enum>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="yes-display-inline" id="H7D6D8C1FEBF04BC8A48E0B464BC7FD48">
<enum>
(1)
</enum>
<text>
Not later than 18 months after the date of enactment of this subsection, the Commission shall—
</text>
<subparagraph id="H629C32CF70BB4FB9AC48DA89610FCA37" indent="up1">
<enum>
(A)
</enum>
<text>
complete a survey of the data that is currently available to the Federal Government relating to employee pay information for use in the enforcement of Federal laws prohibiting pay discrimination and, in consultation with other relevant Federal agencies, identify additional data collections that will enhance the enforcement of such laws; and
</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HBA338A841B4C467DA222A3EF57A78399" indent="up1">
<enum>
(B)
</enum>
<text>
based on the results of the survey and consultations under subparagraph (A), issue regulations to provide for the collection of pay information data from employers as described by the sex, race, and national origin of employees.
</text>
</subparagraph>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="HA33FE9EF025D4628AF7908155DDDE4A5" indent="up1">
<enum>
(2)
</enum>
<text>
In implementing paragraph (1), the Commission shall have as its primary consideration the most effective and efficient means for enhancing the enforcement of Federal laws prohibiting pay discrimination. For this purpose, the Commission shall consider factors including the imposition of burdens on employers, the frequency of required reports (including which employers should be required to prepare reports), appropriate protections for maintaining data confidentiality, and the most effective format for the data collection reports.
</text>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
<after-quoted-block>
.
</after-quoted-block>
</quoted-block>
</section>
<section id="H0F4FDCA653154FB69936EC2792130C93">
<enum>
9.
</enum>
<header>
Reinstatement of pay equity programs and pay equity data collection
</header>
<subsection id="H47E757C99269425A96F9C13C92D6C343">
<enum>
(a)
</enum>
<header>
Bureau of Labor Statistics data collection
</header>
<text>
The Commissioner of Labor Statistics shall continue to collect data on women workers in the Current Employment Statistics survey.
</text>
</subsection>
<subsection id="H8FE210DDDFA14F8B8D00DF159E2574A4">
<enum>
(b)
</enum>
<header>
Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs initiatives
</header>
<text>
The Director of the Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs shall ensure that employees of the Office—
</text>
<paragraph id="H5A30DF9202DA4636B896E765B579009D">
<enum>
(1)
</enum>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="yes-display-inline" id="HF42B4EF445FD494D86B61404CF3E8243">
<enum>
(A)
</enum>
<text>
shall use the full range of investigatory tools at the Office's disposal, including pay grade methodology;
</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HEEA5B1F447F248EA950ACFD7E473053B" indent="up1">
<enum>
(B)
</enum>
<text>
in considering evidence of possible compensation discrimination—
</text>
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<enum>
(i)
</enum>
<text>
shall not limit its consideration to a small number of types of evidence; and
</text>
</clause>
<clause id="H7C9C4CE343A54D74ABCF562C8C598800">
<enum>
(ii)
</enum>
<text>
shall not limit its evaluation of the evidence to a small number of methods of evaluating the evidence; and
</text>
</clause>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H6A393AFCC5A6404CB6C2E5629D4719A5" indent="up1">
<enum>
(C)
</enum>
<text>
shall not require a multiple regression analysis or anecdotal evidence for a compensation discrimination case;
</text>
</subparagraph>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="HD6FB6057CD504F379735FE1EB35795A3">
<enum>
(2)
</enum>
<text>
for purposes of its investigative, compliance, and enforcement activities, shall define
<term>
similarly situated employees
</term>
in a way that is consistent with and not more stringent than the definition provided in item 1 of subsection A of section 10–III of the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission Compliance Manual (2000), and shall consider only factors that the Office's investigation reveals were used in making compensation decisions; and
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H6E578178AA3348469829204338FB26E6">
<enum>
(3)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
shall reinstate the Equal Opportunity Survey, as required by
<external-xref legal-doc="regulation" parsable-cite="cfr/41/60">
section 60–2.18
</external-xref>
of title 41, Code of Federal Regulations (as in effect on September 7, 2006), designating not less than half of all nonconstruction contractor establishments each year to prepare and file such survey, and shall review and utilize the responses to such survey to identify contractor establishments for further evaluation and for other enforcement purposes as appropriate.
</text>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
<subsection id="H2EEB7315B7D040958C95C8B37957636D">
<enum>
(c)
</enum>
<header>
Department of Labor distribution of wage discrimination information
</header>
<text>
The Secretary of Labor shall make readily available (in print, on the Department of Labor website, and through any other forum that the Department may use to distribute compensation discrimination information), accurate information on compensation discrimination, including statistics, explanations of employee rights, historical analyses of such discrimination, instructions for employers on compliance, and any other information that will assist the public in understanding and addressing such discrimination.
</text>
</subsection>
</section>
<section id="H771C2B97BB32407689912783A3AF9FB4">
<enum>
10.
</enum>
<header>
Authorization of appropriations
</header>
<subsection id="H9616ACAE613841EA9998EB02483D0ADC">
<enum>
(a)
</enum>
<header>
Authorization of Appropriations
</header>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
There are authorized to be appropriated $15,000,000 to carry out this Act.
</text>
</subsection>
<subsection id="H6BEA4C59F2AE45958BEF82D26F7CBAC1">
<enum>
(b)
</enum>
<header>
Prohibition on Earmarks
</header>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
None of the funds appropriated pursuant to subsection (a) for purposes of the grant program in section 5 of this Act may be used for a congressional earmark as defined in clause 9(d) of rule XXI of the Rules of the House of Representatives.
</text>
</subsection>
</section>
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<enum>
11.
</enum>
<header>
Small Business Assistance
</header>
<subsection id="H776F4F08443A435D8D2354FC26B23D23">
<enum>
(a)
</enum>
<header>
Effective date
</header>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
This Act and the amendments made by this Act shall take effect on the date that is 6 months after the date of enactment of this Act.
</text>
</subsection>
<subsection id="HEA0F16E89A4B4A01BAB990A4AB4A1ED9">
<enum>
(b)
</enum>
<header>
Technical assistance materials
</header>
<text>
The Secretary of Labor and the Commissioner of the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission shall jointly develop technical assistance material to assist small businesses in complying with the requirements of this Act and the amendments made by this Act.
</text>
</subsection>
<subsection id="HDC4EAF99E55D431E92E67D3CF01E7768">
<enum>
(c)
</enum>
<header>
Small Businesses
</header>
<text>
A small business shall be exempt from the provisions of this Act to the same extent that such business is exempt from the requirements of the Fair Labor Standards Act pursuant to section 3(s)(1)(A) (i) and (ii) of such Act.
</text>
</subsection>
</section>
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<enum>
12.
</enum>
<header>
Rule of Construction
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
Nothing in this Act, or in any amendments made by this Act, shall affect the obligation of employers and employees to fully comply with all applicable immigration laws, including any penalties, fines, or other sanctions.
</text>
</section>
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</bill>
| I 113th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 377 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES January 23, 2013 Ms. DeLauro (for herself, Mr. Andrews , Ms. Bass , Mr. Becerra , Mr. Bishop of New York , Mr. Blumenauer , Ms. Bonamici , Mr. Brady of Pennsylvania , Mr. Braley of Iowa , Ms. Brown of Florida , Mrs. Bustos , Mr. Butterfield , Mrs. Capps , Mr. Capuano , Mr. Cárdenas , Mr. Carson of Indiana , Ms. Castor of Florida , Mrs. Christensen , Ms. Chu , Mr. Cicilline , Ms. Clarke , Mr. Clay , Mr. Cleaver , Mr. Clyburn , Mr. Cohen , Mr. Conyers , Mr. Cooper , Mr. Costa , Mr. Courtney , Mr. Cummings , Mrs. Davis of California , Mr. DeFazio , Ms. DeGette , Mr. Delaney , Ms. DelBene , Mr. Deutch , Mr. Dingell , Mr. Doyle , Ms. Edwards , Mr. Ellison , Mr. Engel , Ms. Eshoo , Ms. Esty , Mr. Farr , Mr. Fattah , Ms. Frankel of Florida , Ms. Fudge , Mr. Garamendi , Mr. Al Green of Texas , Mr. Gene Green of Texas , Mr. Grijalva , Mr. Gutierrez , Ms. Hahn , Ms. Hanabusa , Mr. Hastings of Florida , Mr. Heck of Washington , Mr. Higgins , Mr. Himes , Mr. Hinojosa , Mr. Holt , Mr. Honda , Mr. Hoyer , Mr. Israel , Ms. Eddie Bernice Johnson of Texas , Mr. Johnson of Georgia , Ms. Kaptur , Mr. Keating , Mr. Kildee , Mr. Kilmer , Mr. Kind , Mr. Langevin , Mr. Larsen of Washington , Mr. Larson of Connecticut , Ms. Lee of California , Mr. Levin , Mr. Lewis , Mr. Loebsack , Ms. Lofgren , Mrs. Lowey , Mr. Ben Ray Luján of New Mexico , Ms. Michelle Lujan Grisham of New Mexico , Mr. Lynch , Mrs. Carolyn B. Maloney of New York , Mr. Matheson , Ms. Matsui , Mrs. McCarthy of New York , Ms. McCollum , Mr. McDermott , Mr. McGovern , Mr. McNerney , Mr. Meeks , Ms. Meng , Mr. Michaud , Mr. George Miller of California , Ms. Moore , Mr. Moran , Mr. Nadler , Mrs. Napolitano , Mr. Nolan , Ms. Norton , Mr. Pallone , Mr. Pascrell , Mr. Pastor of Arizona , Ms. Pelosi , Mr. Perlmutter , Mr. Peters of Michigan , Mr. Pierluisi , Ms. Pingree of Maine , Mr. Pocan , Mr. Polis , Mr. Price of North Carolina , Mr. Rangel , Mr. Richmond , Ms. Roybal-Allard , Mr. Ruppersberger , Mr. Rush , Mr. Ryan of Ohio , Ms. Linda T. Sánchez of California , Ms. Loretta Sanchez of California , Mr. Sarbanes , Ms. Schakowsky , Mr. Schiff , Mr. Schneider , Mr. Schrader , Ms. Schwartz , Mr. David Scott of Georgia , Mr. Scott of Virginia , Mr. Serrano , Ms. Shea-Porter , Mr. Sherman , Ms. Sinema , Ms. Slaughter , Mr. Smith of Washington , Ms. Speier , Mr. Thompson of California , Mr. Tierney , Mr. Tonko , Ms. Tsongas , Mr. Van Hollen , Ms. Velázquez , Mr. Visclosky , Mr. Walz , Ms. Wasserman Schultz , Ms. Waters , Mr. Watt , Mr. Waxman , Mr. Welch , Ms. Wilson of Florida , Mr. Yarmuth , Mrs. Beatty , and Mr. Connolly ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Education and the Workforce A BILL To amend the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 to provide more effective remedies to victims of discrimination in the payment of wages on the basis of sex, and for other purposes.
1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Paycheck Fairness Act . 2. Findings Congress finds the following: (1) Women have entered the workforce in record numbers over the past 50 years. (2) Despite the enactment of the Equal Pay Act in 1963, many women continue to earn significantly lower pay than men for equal work. These pay disparities exist in both the private and governmental sectors. In many instances, the pay disparities can only be due to continued intentional discrimination or the lingering effects of past discrimination. (3) The existence of such pay disparities— (A) depresses the wages of working families who rely on the wages of all members of the family to make ends meet; (B) undermines women's retirement security, which is often based on earnings while in the workforce; (C) prevents the optimum utilization of available labor resources; (D) has been spread and perpetuated, through commerce and the channels and instrumentalities of commerce, among the workers of the several States; (E) burdens commerce and the free flow of goods in commerce; (F) constitutes an unfair method of competition in commerce; (G) leads to labor disputes burdening and obstructing commerce and the free flow of goods in commerce; (H) interferes with the orderly and fair marketing of goods in commerce; and (I) in many instances, may deprive workers of equal protection on the basis of sex in violation of the 5th and 14th Amendments. (4) (A) Artificial barriers to the elimination of discrimination in the payment of wages on the basis of sex continue to exist decades after the enactment of the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 ( 29 U.S.C. 201 et seq. ) and the Civil Rights Act of 1964 ( 42 U.S.C. 2000a et seq. ). (B) These barriers have resulted, in significant part, because the Equal Pay Act has not worked as Congress originally intended. Improvements and modifications to the law are necessary to ensure that the Act provides effective protection to those subject to pay discrimination on the basis of their sex. (C) Elimination of such barriers would have positive effects, including— (i) providing a solution to problems in the economy created by unfair pay disparities; (ii) substantially reducing the number of working women earning unfairly low wages, thereby reducing the dependence on public assistance; (iii) promoting stable families by enabling all family members to earn a fair rate of pay; (iv) remedying the effects of past discrimination on the basis of sex and ensuring that in the future workers are afforded equal protection on the basis of sex; and (v) ensuring equal protection pursuant to Congress’ power to enforce the 5th and 14th Amendments. (5) The Department of Labor and the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission have important and unique responsibilities to help ensure that women receive equal pay for equal work. (6) The Department of Labor is responsible for— (A) collecting and making publicly available information about women’s pay; (B) ensuring that companies receiving Federal contracts comply with anti-discrimination affirmative action requirements of Executive Order 11246 (relating to equal employment opportunity); (C) disseminating information about women’s rights in the workplace; (D) helping women who have been victims of pay discrimination obtain a remedy; and (E) being proactive in investigating and prosecuting equal pay violations, especially systemic violations, and in enforcing all of its mandates. (7) The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission is the primary enforcement agency for claims made under the Equal Pay Act, and issues regulations and guidance on appropriate interpretations of the law. (8) With a stronger commitment by the Department of Labor and the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission to their responsibilities, increased information as a result of the amendments made by this Act to the Equal Pay Act of 1963, wage data, and more effective remedies, women will be better able to recognize and enforce their rights. (9) Certain employers have already made great strides in eradicating unfair pay disparities in the workplace and their achievements should be recognized. 3. Enhanced enforcement of equal pay requirements (a) Bona-Fide factor defense and modification of same establishment requirement Section 6(d)(1) of the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 ( 29 U.S.C. 206(d)(1) ) is amended— (1) by striking No employer having and inserting (A) No employer having ; (2) by striking any other factor other than sex and inserting a bona fide factor other than sex, such as education, training, or experience ; and (3) by inserting at the end the following: (B) The bona fide factor defense described in subparagraph (A)(iv) shall apply only if the employer demonstrates that such factor (i) is not based upon or derived from a sex-based differential in compensation; (ii) is job-related with respect to the position in question; and (iii) is consistent with business necessity. Such defense shall not apply where the employee demonstrates that an alternative employment practice exists that would serve the same business purpose without producing such differential and that the employer has refused to adopt such alternative practice. (C) For purposes of subparagraph (A), employees shall be deemed to work in the same establishment if the employees work for the same employer at workplaces located in the same county or similar political subdivision of a State. The preceding sentence shall not be construed as limiting broader applications of the term establishment consistent with rules prescribed or guidance issued by the Equal Opportunity Employment Commission. . (b) Nonretaliation provision Section 15 of the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 ( 29 U.S.C. 215(a)(3) ) is amended— (1) in subsection (a)(3), by striking employee has filed and all that follows and inserting employee— (A) has made a charge or filed any complaint or instituted or caused to be instituted any investigation, proceeding, hearing, or action under or related to this Act, including an investigation conducted by the employer, or has testified or is planning to testify or has assisted or participated in any manner in any such investigation, proceeding, hearing or action, or has served or is planning to serve on an industry Committee; or (B) has inquired about, discussed, or disclosed the wages of the employee or another employee. ; and (2) by adding at the end the following: (c) Subsection (a)(3)(B) shall not apply to instances in which an employee who has access to the wage information of other employees as a part of such employee’s essential job functions discloses the wages of such other employees to individuals who do not otherwise have access to such information, unless such disclosure is in response to a complaint or charge or in furtherance of an investigation, proceeding, hearing, or action under section 6(d), including an investigation conducted by the employer. Nothing in this subsection shall be construed to limit the rights of an employee provided under any other provision of law. . (c) Enhanced penalties Section 16(b) of the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 ( 29 U.S.C. 216(b) ) is amended— (1) by inserting after the first sentence the following: Any employer who violates section 6(d) shall additionally be liable for such compensatory damages, or, where the employee demonstrates that the employer acted with malice or reckless indifference, punitive damages as may be appropriate, except that the United States shall not be liable for punitive damages. ; (2) in the sentence beginning An action to , by striking either of the preceding sentences and inserting any of the preceding sentences of this subsection ; (3) in the sentence beginning No employees shall , by striking No employees and inserting Except with respect to class actions brought to enforce section 6(d), no employee ; (4) by inserting after the sentence referred to in paragraph (3), the following: Notwithstanding any other provision of Federal law, any action brought to enforce section 6(d) may be maintained as a class action as provided by the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure. ; and (5) in the sentence beginning The court in — (A) by striking in such action and inserting in any action brought to recover the liability prescribed in any of the preceding sentences of this subsection ; and (B) by inserting before the period the following: , including expert fees . (d) Action by Secretary Section 16(c) of the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 ( 29 U.S.C. 216(c) ) is amended— (1) in the first sentence— (A) by inserting or, in the case of a violation of section 6(d), additional compensatory or punitive damages, as described in subsection (b), before and the agreement ; and (B) by inserting before the period the following: , or such compensatory or punitive damages, as appropriate ; (2) in the second sentence, by inserting before the period the following: and, in the case of a violation of section 6(d), additional compensatory or punitive damages, as described in subsection (b) ; (3) in the third sentence, by striking the first sentence and inserting the first or second sentence ; and (4) in the last sentence— (A) by striking commenced in the case and inserting commenced— (1) in the case ; (B) by striking the period and inserting ; or ; and (C) by adding at the end the following: (2) in the case of a class action brought to enforce section 6(d), on the date on which the individual becomes a party plaintiff to the class action. . 4. Training The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission and the Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs, subject to the availability of funds appropriated under section 10, shall provide training to Commission employees and affected individuals and entities on matters involving discrimination in the payment of wages. 5. Negotiation skills training for girls and women (a) Program authorized (1) In general The Secretary of Labor, after consultation with the Secretary of Education, is authorized to establish and carry out a grant program. (2) Grants In carrying out the program, the Secretary of Labor may make grants on a competitive basis to eligible entities, to carry out negotiation skills training programs for girls and women. (3) Eligible entities To be eligible to receive a grant under this subsection, an entity shall be a public agency, such as a State, a local government in a metropolitan statistical area (as defined by the Office of Management and Budget), a State educational agency, or a local educational agency, a private nonprofit organization, or a community-based organization. (4) Application To be eligible to receive a grant under this subsection, an entity shall submit an application to the Secretary of Labor at such time, in such manner, and containing such information as the Secretary of Labor may require. (5) Use of funds An entity that receives a grant under this subsection shall use the funds made available through the grant to carry out an effective negotiation skills training program that empowers girls and women. The training provided through the program shall help girls and women strengthen their negotiation skills to allow the girls and women to obtain higher salaries and rates of compensation that are equal to those paid to similarly situated male employees. (b) Incorporating training into existing programs The Secretary of Labor and the Secretary of Education shall issue regulations or policy guidance that provides for integrating the negotiation skills training, to the extent practicable, into programs authorized under— (1) in the case of the Secretary of Education, the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 ( 20 U.S.C. 6301 et seq. ), the Carl D. Perkins Vocational and Technical Education Act of 1998 ( 20 U.S.C. 2301 et seq. ), the Higher Education Act of 1965 ( 20 U.S.C. 1001 et seq. ), and other programs carried out by the Department of Education that the Secretary of Education determines to be appropriate; and (2) in the case of the Secretary of Labor, the Workforce Investment Act of 1998 ( 29 U.S.C. 2801 et seq. ), and other programs carried out by the Department of Labor that the Secretary of Labor determines to be appropriate. (c) Report Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this Act, and annually thereafter, the Secretary of Labor and the Secretary of Education shall prepare and submit to Congress a report describing the activities conducted under this section and evaluating the effectiveness of such activities in achieving the purposes of this Act. 6. Research, education, and outreach The Secretary of Labor shall conduct studies and provide information to employers, labor organizations, and the general public concerning the means available to eliminate pay disparities between men and women, including— (1) conducting and promoting research to develop the means to correct expeditiously the conditions leading to the pay disparities; (2) publishing and otherwise making available to employers, labor organizations, professional associations, educational institutions, the media, and the general public the findings resulting from studies and other materials, relating to eliminating the pay disparities; (3) sponsoring and assisting State and community informational and educational programs; (4) providing information to employers, labor organizations, professional associations, and other interested persons on the means of eliminating the pay disparities; (5) recognizing and promoting the achievements of employers, labor organizations, and professional associations that have worked to eliminate the pay disparities; and (6) convening a national summit to discuss, and consider approaches for rectifying, the pay disparities. 7. Establishment of the National Award for Pay Equity in the Workplace (a) In general There is established the Secretary of Labor’s National Award for Pay Equity in the Workplace, which shall be awarded, as appropriate, to encourage proactive efforts to comply with section 6(d) of the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 ( 29 U.S.C. 206(d) ). (b) Criteria for qualification The Secretary of Labor shall set criteria for receipt of the award, including a requirement that an employer has made substantial effort to eliminate pay disparities between men and women, and deserves special recognition as a consequence of such effort. The Secretary shall establish procedures for the application and presentation of the award. (c) Business In this section, the term employer includes— (1) (A) a corporation, including a nonprofit corporation; (B) a partnership; (C) a professional association; (D) a labor organization; and (E) a business entity similar to an entity described in any of subparagraphs (A) through (D); (2) an entity carrying out an education referral program, a training program, such as an apprenticeship or management training program, or a similar program; and (3) an entity carrying out a joint program, formed by a combination of any entities described in paragraph (1) or (2). 8. Collection of pay information by the equal employment opportunity Commission Section 709 of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 ( 42 U.S.C. 2000e–8 ) is amended by adding at the end the following: (f) (1) Not later than 18 months after the date of enactment of this subsection, the Commission shall— (A) complete a survey of the data that is currently available to the Federal Government relating to employee pay information for use in the enforcement of Federal laws prohibiting pay discrimination and, in consultation with other relevant Federal agencies, identify additional data collections that will enhance the enforcement of such laws; and (B) based on the results of the survey and consultations under subparagraph (A), issue regulations to provide for the collection of pay information data from employers as described by the sex, race, and national origin of employees. (2) In implementing paragraph (1), the Commission shall have as its primary consideration the most effective and efficient means for enhancing the enforcement of Federal laws prohibiting pay discrimination. For this purpose, the Commission shall consider factors including the imposition of burdens on employers, the frequency of required reports (including which employers should be required to prepare reports), appropriate protections for maintaining data confidentiality, and the most effective format for the data collection reports. . 9. Reinstatement of pay equity programs and pay equity data collection (a) Bureau of Labor Statistics data collection The Commissioner of Labor Statistics shall continue to collect data on women workers in the Current Employment Statistics survey. (b) Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs initiatives The Director of the Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs shall ensure that employees of the Office— (1) (A) shall use the full range of investigatory tools at the Office's disposal, including pay grade methodology; (B) in considering evidence of possible compensation discrimination— (i) shall not limit its consideration to a small number of types of evidence; and (ii) shall not limit its evaluation of the evidence to a small number of methods of evaluating the evidence; and (C) shall not require a multiple regression analysis or anecdotal evidence for a compensation discrimination case; (2) for purposes of its investigative, compliance, and enforcement activities, shall define similarly situated employees in a way that is consistent with and not more stringent than the definition provided in item 1 of subsection A of section 10–III of the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission Compliance Manual (2000), and shall consider only factors that the Office's investigation reveals were used in making compensation decisions; and (3) shall reinstate the Equal Opportunity Survey, as required by section 60–2.18 of title 41, Code of Federal Regulations (as in effect on September 7, 2006), designating not less than half of all nonconstruction contractor establishments each year to prepare and file such survey, and shall review and utilize the responses to such survey to identify contractor establishments for further evaluation and for other enforcement purposes as appropriate. (c) Department of Labor distribution of wage discrimination information The Secretary of Labor shall make readily available (in print, on the Department of Labor website, and through any other forum that the Department may use to distribute compensation discrimination information), accurate information on compensation discrimination, including statistics, explanations of employee rights, historical analyses of such discrimination, instructions for employers on compliance, and any other information that will assist the public in understanding and addressing such discrimination. 10. Authorization of appropriations (a) Authorization of Appropriations There are authorized to be appropriated $15,000,000 to carry out this Act. (b) Prohibition on Earmarks None of the funds appropriated pursuant to subsection (a) for purposes of the grant program in section 5 of this Act may be used for a congressional earmark as defined in clause 9(d) of rule XXI of the Rules of the House of Representatives. 11. Small Business Assistance (a) Effective date This Act and the amendments made by this Act shall take effect on the date that is 6 months after the date of enactment of this Act. (b) Technical assistance materials The Secretary of Labor and the Commissioner of the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission shall jointly develop technical assistance material to assist small businesses in complying with the requirements of this Act and the amendments made by this Act. (c) Small Businesses A small business shall be exempt from the provisions of this Act to the same extent that such business is exempt from the requirements of the Fair Labor Standards Act pursuant to section 3(s)(1)(A) (i) and (ii) of such Act. 12. Rule of Construction Nothing in this Act, or in any amendments made by this Act, shall affect the obligation of employers and employees to fully comply with all applicable immigration laws, including any penalties, fines, or other sanctions. |
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113 HR 378 IH: Student Bill of Rights
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U.S. House of Representatives
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2013-01-23
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113th CONGRESS
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1st Session
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H. R. 378
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IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
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January 23, 2013
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Mr. Fattah
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introduced
the following bill; which was referred to the
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Committee on Education and the
Workforce
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A BILL
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To provide for adequate and equitable educational
opportunities for students in State public school systems, 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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Student Bill of
Rights
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.
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2.
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Table of
contents
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The table of contents
for this Act is as follows:
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Sec. 1. Short title.
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Sec. 2. Table of contents.
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Sec. 3. Findings and purposes.
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Title I—Educational opportunity in State public school
systems
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Subtitle A—Access to educational opportunity
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Sec. 111. Adequate and equitable State public school
systems.
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<toc-entry idref="H62FDF4F711B84D7BB4893114F7AE09EC" level="section">
Sec. 112. State educational adequacy and equity
requirements.
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Sec. 113. State-established standards for opportunity to
learn.
</toc-entry>
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Subtitle B—State accountability
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Sec. 121. Determination of educationally adequate and
inequitable State public school systems.
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Sec. 122. State accountability for improvement of educational
opportunity.
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Sec. 123. Consequences of nonremediation.
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Subtitle C—Public reporting and remedy
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Sec. 131. Annual report by Secretary on adequacy and equity in
State public school systems.
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Sec. 132. Civil action for enforcement.
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Title II—Effects of educational disparities on economic growth
and national defense
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Sec. 201. Effects on economic growth and
productivity.
</toc-entry>
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Sec. 202. Effects on national defense.
</toc-entry>
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Title III—General provisions
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Sec. 301. Definitions.
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Sec. 302. Notice and opportunity for hearing.
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Sec. 303. Rulemaking.
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Sec. 304. Rule of construction.
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3.
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<header>
Findings and
purposes
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(a)
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<header>
Findings
</header>
<text>
The
Congress finds the following:
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<enum>
(1)
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<text>
A
high-quality, highly competitive education for all students is imperative for
the economic growth and productivity of the United States, for its effective
national defense, and for achievement of the historical aspiration to be one
Nation of equal citizens. It is therefore necessary and proper to overcome the
nationwide phenomenon of educationally inadequate or inequitable State public
school systems, in which high-quality public schools serve high-income
communities and poor-quality schools serve low-income, urban, rural, and
minority communities.
</text>
</paragraph>
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<enum>
(2)
</enum>
<text>
There exists in
the States an ever-widening educational opportunity gap for low-income, urban,
rural, and minority students characterized by the following:
</text>
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<enum>
(A)
</enum>
<text>
Highly
differential educational expenditures among local educational agencies within
States.
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<enum>
(B)
</enum>
<text>
Continuing
disparities within the States in students’ access to the opportunity to learn
indicators described in section 112(a).
</text>
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<enum>
(C)
</enum>
<text>
Radically
differential educational achievement among local educational agencies within
the States, as measured by the following:
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<enum>
(i)
</enum>
<text>
Achievement in
mathematics, reading or language arts, and science on State academic
achievement tests and measures, including the academic assessments described in
section 113(b)(1).
</text>
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(ii)
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<text>
Advanced
placement courses offered and taken.
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<enum>
(iii)
</enum>
<text>
Scholastic
Aptitude Test (SAT) and ACT Assessment scores.
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(iv)
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<text>
Dropout rates and
graduation rates.
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(v)
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<text>
College-going and
college-completion rates.
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(vi)
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<text>
Job
placement and retention rates and indices of job quality.
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<enum>
(3)
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<text>
As a consequence
of this educational opportunity gap, the quality of a child’s education depends
largely upon where the child’s family lives, and the detriments of lower
quality public education are imposed particularly on—
</text>
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(A)
</enum>
<text>
children from
low-income families;
</text>
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<enum>
(B)
</enum>
<text>
children living in
urban and rural areas; and
</text>
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<enum>
(C)
</enum>
<text>
minority
children.
</text>
</subparagraph>
</paragraph>
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<enum>
(4)
</enum>
<text>
Since 1785, the
Congress of the United States, exercising the power to admit new States under
article IV, section 3 of the Constitution (and previously, the Congress of the
Confederation of States under the Articles of Confederation), has imposed upon
every State, as a fundamental condition of the State’s admission, the following
requirements:
</text>
<subparagraph id="HF5AF71CFD7FF4896914CFC4CC6952386">
<enum>
(A)
</enum>
<text>
One, and sometimes
two, square-mile lots in every township were to be
<quote>
granted and …
reserved for the maintenance and use of public schools
</quote>
.
</text>
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<enum>
(B)
</enum>
<text>
<quote>
[S]chools
and the means of education [are to] be forever encouraged
</quote>
.
</text>
</subparagraph>
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<enum>
(C)
</enum>
<text>
<quote>
State
conventions [were to] provide, by ordinances irrevocable without the consent of
the United States and the people of said States … that provision … be made for
the establishment and maintenance of systems of public schools which shall be
open to all children of said States
</quote>
.
</text>
</subparagraph>
<continuation-text continuation-text-level="paragraph">
(See
Ordinances of May 20, 1785, and July 13, 1787; Act of March 3, 1845, 28th Cong.
2d Sess., 5 Stat. 789, Chap. 76 (admitting Iowa and Florida); Act of February
22, 1889, 50th Cong., 2d Sess., Chap. 180 (admitting States created from the
Dakota Territories); and the Acts of Congress pertaining to the admission of
each of the States.)
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</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H801E5641CA8649EAB22BDB9B5CDDA38A">
<enum>
(5)
</enum>
<text>
Over the years
since the landmark ruling in Brown v. Board of Education, when a unanimous
United States Supreme Court held that
<quote>
the opportunity of an education …
, where the state has undertaken to provide it, is a right which must be made
available to all on equal terms
</quote>
, courts in 44 of the States have heard
challenges to the establishment, maintenance, and operation of educationally
inadequate or inequitable State public school systems. (347 U.S. 483, 493
(1954)).
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</paragraph>
<paragraph id="HD10C427FFECA49AA9C9B50749BDF64B4">
<enum>
(6)
</enum>
<text>
In 1970, the
Presidential Commission on School Finance found that significant disparities in
the distribution of educational resources existed among local educational
agencies within States because the States relied too significantly on local
district financing for educational revenues, and that reforms in systems of
school financing would increase the Nation’s ability to serve the educational
needs of all children.
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H99D1878AF3B64D9899EC3A2295CF9C8A">
<enum>
(7)
</enum>
<text>
In 1999, the
National Research Council of the National Academy of Sciences published a
report entitled
<quote>
Making Money Matter, Financing America’s
Schools
</quote>
, which found that the concept of funding adequacy, which moves
beyond the more traditional concepts of finance equity to focus attention on
the sufficiency of funding for desired educational outcomes, is an important
step in developing a fair and productive educational system.
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H0A2F4B77050547EA8F88EBBFE4803D67">
<enum>
(8)
</enum>
<text>
In 2001, the
Executive order establishing the President’s Commission on Educational Resource
Equity declared,
<quote>
A quality education is essential to the success of
every child in the 21st century and to the continued strength and prosperity of
our Nation. … [L]ong-standing gaps in access to educational resources exist,
including disparities based on race and ethnicity.
</quote>
(Executive Order
13190, § 1 (January 15, 2001); 66 Fed. Reg. 5424.)
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H406E72546A35478592F1F551A5953504">
<enum>
(9)
</enum>
<text>
According to the
Secretary of Education, as stated in a letter (with enclosures) dated January
19, 2002, from the Secretary to States—
</text>
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<enum>
(A)
</enum>
<text>
racial and ethnic
minorities continue to suffer from lack of access to educational resources,
including
<quote>
experienced and qualified teachers, adequate facilities, and
instructional programs and support, including technology, as well as … the
funding necessary to secure these resources
</quote>
; and
</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HD93F11B518954392BE3177A375DA10F4">
<enum>
(B)
</enum>
<text>
these inadequacies
are
<quote>
particularly acute in high-poverty schools, including urban schools,
where many students of color are isolated and where the effect of the resource
gaps may be cumulative. In other words, students who need the most may often
receive the least, and these students often are students of
color
</quote>
.
</text>
</subparagraph>
</paragraph>
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<enum>
(10)
</enum>
<text>
The
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Elementary and Secondary Education Act of
1965
</act-name>
(
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20 U.S.C. 6301 et seq.
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), as amended by the No Child Left
Behind Act of 2001 (
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Public Law 107–110
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), provides that—
</text>
<subparagraph id="HB66531BC664949128ADF0F658368BF54">
<enum>
(A)
</enum>
<text>
States must
establish standards and assessments in mathematics, reading or language arts,
and science;
</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H7E460D14436E4CEDB6EB6708DA6928B7">
<enum>
(B)
</enum>
<text>
elementary schools
and secondary schools must ensure that all students are proficient in such
subjects within 12 years after the end of the 2001–2002 school year; and
</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H63D12ABFE0234EB48943989B3DE2D939">
<enum>
(C)
</enum>
<text>
elementary schools
and secondary schools will be held accountable for the students’
progress.
</text>
</subparagraph>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H940A3B81172F4A04810BB7AB59AE59BF">
<enum>
(11)
</enum>
<text>
The standards and
accountability movement will succeed only if, in addition to standards and
accountability, all schools have access to the educational resources necessary
to enable students to achieve.
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="HFB9D91B8F21A4348BA839293F3ECAFCD">
<enum>
(12)
</enum>
<text>
Raising standards
without ensuring adequate and equitable access to educational resources may, in
fact, exacerbate achievement gaps and set children up for failure.
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H888E43FDF2F4430295F230656998760B">
<enum>
(13)
</enum>
<text>
According to the
World Economic Forum’s Global Competitiveness Report 2001–2002, the United
States ranks last among developed countries in the difference in the quality of
schools available to rich and poor children.
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="HE7A4836AAF5F47349F6616C1CD57FFAC">
<enum>
(14)
</enum>
<text>
Each State
Government has ultimate authority in determining every important aspect and
priority of the public school system that provides elementary and secondary
education to children in the State, including whether children throughout the
State have high access to the opportunity to learn indicators described in
section 112(a).
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="HE97CFD5160B84AF78A49290F8140C98A">
<enum>
(15)
</enum>
<text>
Since 1965, the
Congress, in exercising its spending authority, has provided substantial
Federal financial assistance to the States for the improvement of their public
school systems. In their expenditure and oversight of this assistance, the
States have failed systematically to achieve the purpose of the Congress in
providing the assistance, namely the effective education of all the children of
the United States.
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="HE20CCF527BBF472BBC040136CD3338DE">
<enum>
(16)
</enum>
<text>
Because a
well-educated populace is critical to the Nation’s political and economic
well-being and national security, the Federal Government has a substantial
interest in ensuring that States provide a high-quality education by ensuring
that all children have access to the opportunity to learn indicators described
in section 112(a) to enable the children to succeed academically and in
life.
</text>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
<subsection id="HD88BF08DDD574896B2F642FB1DC1FA8E">
<enum>
(b)
</enum>
<header>
Purposes
</header>
<text>
The
purposes of this Act are the following:
</text>
<paragraph id="H1331D35AA4F7441A8504F8A64DCE9FDF">
<enum>
(1)
</enum>
<text>
To further the
goals of the No Child Left Behind Act of 2001 (
<external-xref legal-doc="public-law" parsable-cite="pl/107/110">
Public Law 107–110
</external-xref>
) and the
<act-name parsable-cite="ESEA">
Elementary and Secondary Education Act of
1965
</act-name>
(
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/20/6301">
20 U.S.C. 6301 et seq.
</external-xref>
) by holding States accountable for
providing all students access to the opportunity to learn indicators described
in section 112(a).
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="HEC75BE5BE76A42E9B0484575E016649A">
<enum>
(2)
</enum>
<text>
To ensure that all
students in public elementary schools and secondary schools receive educational
opportunities that enable the students—
</text>
<subparagraph id="H5247F5320F6440F99B85C9E585AF15ED">
<enum>
(A)
</enum>
<text>
to acquire the
knowledge and skills necessary for responsible citizenship, including the
ability to participate fully in the political process through informed
electoral choice;
</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H6700AD84C4BD459A8C9041D9CEE0C5CF">
<enum>
(B)
</enum>
<text>
to meet
challenging State student academic achievement standards; and
</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H402AABFCE0F647D5B760A854BD31046B">
<enum>
(C)
</enum>
<text>
to be able to
compete and succeed in a global economy.
</text>
</subparagraph>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="HE8AE5EF737A94F509451576C91864875">
<enum>
(3)
</enum>
<text>
To end the
pervasive pattern of educationally inadequate or inequitable State public
school systems.
</text>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
</section>
<title id="HB36256A75E7A438FAEC52FE4AFC95647">
<enum>
I
</enum>
<header>
Educational
opportunity in State public school systems
</header>
<subtitle id="H9321D22C45834C6297CC66A37BBF818F">
<enum>
A
</enum>
<header>
Access to
educational opportunity
</header>
<section id="H88A87649F7FD4234911CD05E5C28C5DE">
<enum>
111.
</enum>
<header>
Adequate and
equitable State public school systems
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
Each State receiving Federal financial
assistance for elementary or secondary education shall maintain a public school
system that meets the requirements of section 112 and provides all students in
the State with—
</text>
<paragraph id="H2D23682868264BC39EB8FFB49708278D">
<enum>
(1)
</enum>
<text>
the educational
resources needed to succeed academically and in life; and
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="HD3E204A30CBF4E19B7A815ED3F6BB85B">
<enum>
(2)
</enum>
<text>
an education that
enables the students—
</text>
<subparagraph id="HE06F4A9CD8B24F07BFD598E6400D5DC9">
<enum>
(A)
</enum>
<text>
to acquire the
knowledge and skills necessary for responsible citizenship;
</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HAD18D37ACEE84D849C11D5420A542881">
<enum>
(B)
</enum>
<text>
to participate
fully in the political process through informed electoral choice; and
</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H26B849201AFF4E84A5DC6E0EE55A16E4">
<enum>
(C)
</enum>
<text>
to be able to
compete and succeed in a global economy.
</text>
</subparagraph>
</paragraph>
</section>
<section id="H62FDF4F711B84D7BB4893114F7AE09EC">
<enum>
112.
</enum>
<header>
State
educational adequacy and equity requirements
</header>
<subsection id="H70FC0D30C1134DB09851E0D7E3D6A302">
<enum>
(a)
</enum>
<header>
Opportunity To
learn
</header>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
A State shall provide
for all public schools in the State access, at levels defined by the State
under section 113 as ideal or adequate, to each of the following opportunity to
learn indicators:
</text>
<paragraph id="H21D49E29EB554D9EBF50E4107A685013">
<enum>
(1)
</enum>
<text>
highly effective
teachers;
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H8849966EF5D54CF888DA05F3FAC8BF6B">
<enum>
(2)
</enum>
<text>
early childhood
education;
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="HFBFE79C808A8478BB9D3F8E5671099EE">
<enum>
(3)
</enum>
<text>
college
preparatory curricula; and
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H68B97AC2580448348143E3958CBEA7F1">
<enum>
(4)
</enum>
<text>
equitable
instructional resources.
</text>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
<subsection id="HE0FE5AC2601B483E8823A7B96AC9D520">
<enum>
(b)
</enum>
<header>
Comparable
educational services
</header>
<text>
A State shall provide educational services
in local educational agencies that receive funds under part A of title I of the
<act-name parsable-cite="ESEA">
Elementary and Secondary Education Act of
1965
</act-name>
(
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/20/6311">
20 U.S.C. 6311 et seq.
</external-xref>
) that are, taken as a whole, at least
comparable to educational services provided in local educational agencies not
receiving such funds.
</text>
</subsection>
<subsection id="H289ECDAF023F4BFA810F1377478A5FCC">
<enum>
(c)
</enum>
<header>
Compliance with
court orders
</header>
<text>
A State shall comply with any substantive Federal or
State court order in any matter concerning the adequacy or equity of the
State’s public school system, to the extent required in the order.
</text>
</subsection>
</section>
<section id="HC226AD9E75A142EDA7DBE6087EEDC7A3">
<enum>
113.
</enum>
<header>
State-established
standards for opportunity to learn
</header>
<subsection id="HF9B5676CA1124C7A826B42DB7A2ECDD3">
<enum>
(a)
</enum>
<header>
Establishment
</header>
<text>
In
carrying out section 112(a), each State educational agency, in consultation
with local educational agencies, teachers, principals, pupil services
personnel, administrators, other staff, and parents, shall develop standards to
describe and measure the extent to which the State provides to the students in
each public school and local educational agency in the State each of the
opportunity to learn indicators described in section 112(a) in terms of ideal,
adequate, and basic levels of such access.
</text>
</subsection>
<subsection id="HDE9A4117AFBD4A10A776594F70997DF0">
<enum>
(b)
</enum>
<header>
Factors for
consideration
</header>
<text>
In defining the levels of access required under
subsection (a), the State shall consider, in addition to the factors described
in section 112(a)—
</text>
<paragraph id="H8497919542B54D9A80ADD946BDC602E7">
<enum>
(1)
</enum>
<text>
the access
available to students in schools in the highest achieving decile of public
elementary schools and secondary schools in the State, as determined on the
basis of student performance on statewide student academic assessments,
including—
</text>
<subparagraph id="HD09615815B94463BAE7E6EA333B05864">
<enum>
(A)
</enum>
<text>
student academic
assessments in reading or language arts, mathematics, and science under section
1111(b)(3) of the
<act-name parsable-cite="ESEA">
Elementary and Secondary
Education Act of 1965
</act-name>
(
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/20/6311">
20 U.S.C. 6311(b)(3)
</external-xref>
);
</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H8E69C76F069B4236BE1B16120CCD44B0">
<enum>
(B)
</enum>
<text>
national student
academic assessments of reading and mathematics under the National Assessment
of Educational Progress carried out under section 303(a) of the National
Assessment of Educational Progress Authorization Act (
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/20/9622">
20 U.S.C. 9622(a)
</external-xref>
);
and
</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H77F1F35FFC984C829597DFFDA71873BC">
<enum>
(C)
</enum>
<text>
State student
academic assessments of reading and mathematics under the National Assessment
of Educational Progress carried out under section 303(b)(3) of the National
Assessment of Educational Progress Authorization Act (20 U.S.C.
9622(b)(3));
</text>
</subparagraph>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="HBC15BC491BD34F6D99B93BDBFF4C7CDB">
<enum>
(2)
</enum>
<text>
the unique needs
of low-income, urban and rural, and minority students; and
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H5F99433A83D34644ADFD7EDE280C3520">
<enum>
(3)
</enum>
<text>
other
educationally appropriate factors.
</text>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
<subsection id="H1E1C7143932D43C6883FBE30C1EB4C48">
<enum>
(c)
</enum>
<header>
Challenging
standards
</header>
<text>
The levels of access required under subsection (a)
shall be aligned with the challenging State academic content and achievement
standards, and the high-quality academic assessments, required under the
<act-name parsable-cite="ESEA">
Elementary and Secondary Education Act of
1965
</act-name>
(
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/20/6301">
20 U.S.C. 6301 et seq.
</external-xref>
).
</text>
</subsection>
<subsection id="H0A86B7A26C3146A799C8A198B548AA84">
<enum>
(d)
</enum>
<header>
Submission to
Secretary
</header>
<text>
A State educational agency shall submit to the
Secretary—
</text>
<paragraph id="HBAB88333A4A04DD5892FF6553B1A2301">
<enum>
(1)
</enum>
<text>
a
description of each of the levels of access required under subsection
(a);
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H32DB2AB1921D4FCC968827F9B4053D4A">
<enum>
(2)
</enum>
<text>
a
description of the level of access of each local educational agency, elementary
school, and secondary school in the State to each of the opportunity to learn
indicators described in section 112(a), including identification of any such
schools that do not provide ideal or adequate levels of access (as defined
under subsection (a));
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H050B9798C2BB4AB382E21AE51648DDBC">
<enum>
(3)
</enum>
<text>
an estimate of the
additional cost, if any, of ensuring that the public school system meets the
requirements of section 112; and
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H72E01B1B53AA455096D672841DB1BA7F">
<enum>
(4)
</enum>
<text>
the information
required under subparagraphs (B) and (C) of paragraph (1) and paragraph (2)(B)
of section 131(b).
</text>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
<subsection id="HA0EE1E94C4614FB28B002A2AE406B5E4">
<enum>
(e)
</enum>
<header>
Publication and
dissemination to parents
</header>
<text>
The State annually shall publish the
information submitted under subsection (d) and shall disseminate the
information to the public and the parents of children attending (or who may
attend) public schools in the State, in an understandable and uniform format
and, to the extent practicable, in a language that the parents can understand,
through such means as the Internet, the media, and public agencies.
</text>
</subsection>
</section>
</subtitle>
<subtitle id="H009DB908183742DE95F8D2A2A571F79A">
<enum>
B
</enum>
<header>
State
accountability
</header>
<section id="H51BD954A20544BB6AE394A60578A8439">
<enum>
121.
</enum>
<header>
Determination
of educationally adequate and inequitable State public school systems
</header>
<subsection id="H43BD2FD463FB41CCA41A4037F330B74F">
<enum>
(a)
</enum>
<header>
Annual
determination by Secretary
</header>
<text>
Beginning not later than October 1 of
the first full school year after the date of enactment of this Act, the
Secretary shall annually determine whether each State meets each of the
requirements of section 112.
</text>
</subsection>
<subsection id="H02BC652D6B7E4BEEA88060DE67136A64">
<enum>
(b)
</enum>
<header>
Publication by
Secretary
</header>
<text>
The Secretary shall publish and make available to the
general public (including by means of the Internet) the determinations under
subsection (a).
</text>
</subsection>
</section>
<section id="HFCBA9966F860419996DA09475DAEE54B">
<enum>
122.
</enum>
<header>
State
accountability for improvement of educational opportunity
</header>
<subsection id="H43D180DE94BA45F3859481074575DBB3">
<enum>
(a)
</enum>
<header>
State
remediation plan
</header>
<text>
A State determined under section 121 not to meet
the requirements of section 112 shall develop and submit to the Secretary, by
not later than 1 year after the determination, a remediation plan (which the
State may amend to improve the plan or to take into account significantly
changed circumstances), as follows:
</text>
<paragraph id="H1CB5EBA4E63F4759B6A1943053403B2C">
<enum>
(1)
</enum>
<header>
Long-term
remediation for Access to opportunity to learn indicators
</header>
<text>
If the
State is determined not to meet the requirements under section 112(a) (relating
to access to the opportunity to learn indicators), the plan shall provide for
the following:
</text>
<subparagraph id="H5B2B42F4947B4721978C8AC20A868BFF">
<enum>
(A)
</enum>
<text>
A description of
the actions the State will take to meet the requirements of section 112(a), by
not later than 12 years after the end of the 2003–2004 school year, to provide
ideal or adequate access (as defined by the State under section 113) to the
opportunity to learn indicators for each public school in the State.
</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H786E8020EF094D629C78CDC59C339137">
<enum>
(B)
</enum>
<text>
A timeline for
improvement that includes annual interim goals for increasing the number of
public schools and local educational agencies in the State that have ideal or
adequate levels of access (as defined by the State under section 113) to each
of the opportunity to learn indicators, in order to achieve the required levels
of access within the time described in subparagraph (A).
</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HA5ACAFCF19C648E2A3EA1386952F0FC4">
<enum>
(C)
</enum>
<text>
Implementation of
a single, statewide accountability system to ensure that the State achieves the
interim goals described in subparagraph (B).
</text>
</subparagraph>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H0AEC68EE26AE45FAAA349223053BD7B5">
<enum>
(2)
</enum>
<header>
Two-year
remediation for comparable educational services
</header>
<text>
If the State is
determined not to meet the requirements of section 112(b) (relating to
comparable educational services), the plan shall describe the actions the State
will take to meet the requirements of such section by not later than 2 school
years after submission of the plan.
</text>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
<subsection id="HF152B6FD70714710A1A923EFF48D3DA9">
<enum>
(b)
</enum>
<header>
Disapproval of
plan
</header>
<text>
The Secretary may disapprove a plan (or amendment) submitted
under subsection (a) that the Secretary determines does not meet the
requirements of such subsection.
</text>
</subsection>
</section>
<section id="HA20806FB54FF4527AFE94B70D8CE1A08">
<enum>
123.
</enum>
<header>
Consequences of
nonremediation
</header>
<subsection id="H85A82AA27A85423096384902D15BFE3A">
<enum>
(a)
</enum>
<header>
Failure To meet
annual interim access goals
</header>
<text>
Notwithstanding any other provision
of law and in addition to any other consequence under this section, the
Secretary shall withhold 2.75 percent of any funds otherwise available to a
State (or a State educational agency) for administration of Federal elementary
and secondary education programs for each annual interim goal established under
section 122(a)(1)(B) for a fiscal year, or a prior fiscal year, that the
Secretary determines the State fails to meet.
</text>
</subsection>
<subsection id="HEC8D136352804A9480C159972B761742">
<enum>
(b)
</enum>
<header>
Continuing
failure To provide comparable educational
services
</header>
<text>
Notwithstanding any other provision of law and in
addition to any other consequence under this section, the Secretary shall
withhold from a State determined by the Secretary to continue to fail to meet
the requirements of section 112(b) (relating to comparable educational
services) at the end of the second school year after a plan is required to be
submitted under section 122, up to 33
<fraction>
1/3
</fraction>
percent of funds
otherwise available to the State for administration of Federal elementary and
secondary education programs.
</text>
</subsection>
<subsection id="HDC80FEA6FD39478CB3F4C140F2DD724F">
<enum>
(c)
</enum>
<header>
Noncompliance
with court orders
</header>
<text>
Notwithstanding any other provision of law and
in addition to any other consequence under this section, the Secretary shall
withhold from a State determined by the Secretary to fail to meet the
requirements of section 112(c) (relating to compliance with court orders) up to
33
<fraction>
1/3
</fraction>
percent of funds otherwise available to the State
for the administration of Federal elementary and secondary education
programs.
</text>
</subsection>
<subsection id="H11CEAA3C39924F11AB36D75C3CDE3E6E">
<enum>
(d)
</enum>
<header>
Disposition of
withheld funds
</header>
<text>
For each State from which funds are withheld under
this section, the Secretary shall make a determination whether the State, by
not later than 1 year after a determination under subsection (a), (b), or (c),
has corrected the condition leading to a withholding of funds and shall
distribute withheld funds as follows:
</text>
<paragraph id="HDC4E1445323D41EF913DAD25602AD02D">
<enum>
(1)
</enum>
<text>
If the State
corrects a condition leading to a withholding of funds, the Secretary shall
make the applicable withheld funds available to the State (or State educational
agency).
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="HE2B292C4A47346D5AF3680F01EB52C9C">
<enum>
(2)
</enum>
<text>
If the State fails
to correct a condition leading to a withholding of funds, the Secretary shall
allocate the applicable withheld funds to public schools or local educational
agencies affected by the State’s failure to make adequate remediation, for the
purpose of enabling the school or local educational agency to correct such
condition.
</text>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
<subsection id="HCDC54720DDAB4F9DB84FA0A34A5B0CD2">
<enum>
(e)
</enum>
<header>
Temporary
waiver
</header>
<text>
The Secretary may grant a request by a State for a waiver
of the withholding provisions of subsections (a) through (c) for a total period
of not more than 1 year if—
</text>
<paragraph id="HB6C14ED6F4414044B46CD5BC14197B82">
<enum>
(1)
</enum>
<text>
the Secretary is
satisfied that exceptional circumstances (such as a precipitous decrease in
State revenues) prevent a State from complying with the requirements of section
112; and
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="HF7E7C7FE7DF444E29CA30D2A481AD705">
<enum>
(2)
</enum>
<text>
the State’s
request describes the manner in which the State will comply with the
requirements of section 112 by the end of the waiver period.
</text>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
</section>
</subtitle>
<subtitle id="H74D58A36C4BC441CB01A8CA4E39D2431">
<enum>
C
</enum>
<header>
Public reporting
and remedy
</header>
<section id="HF06CE16A1CA84C999059AC99C1215699">
<enum>
131.
</enum>
<header>
Annual report
by Secretary on adequacy and equity in State public school systems
</header>
<subsection id="HA4515BEDFF1C4F40ADC17B0875E3AC13">
<enum>
(a)
</enum>
<header>
Annual report to
Congress
</header>
<text>
Not later than October 1 of the first full school year
after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall transmit to the
Congress a report that provides a detailed analysis of the public school system
of each State.
</text>
</subsection>
<subsection id="H4C3B60660BEE442F8C8F7569168894F0">
<enum>
(b)
</enum>
<header>
Contents of
report
</header>
<text>
The analysis under subsection (a) shall include the
following information with respect to each State’s public school system:
</text>
<paragraph id="HC6A2047CC93C4A4BA3185D80C437CFCF">
<enum>
(1)
</enum>
<header>
Basic public
school system information
</header>
<subparagraph id="HF3A6FFB5457B4EA1BFF377A376F77053">
<enum>
(A)
</enum>
<text>
The number of
students, elementary schools, secondary schools, and local educational agencies
in the public school system.
</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H51D5046B3DF84D5F8EED158FF656F836">
<enum>
(B)
</enum>
<text>
For each such
school and local educational agency, the number and percentage of—
</text>
<clause id="H116FA12B2B984934A9B4F10B6AE20383">
<enum>
(i)
</enum>
<text>
children counted
under section 1124(c) of the
<act-name parsable-cite="ESEA">
Elementary and
Secondary Education Act of 1965
</act-name>
(
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/20/6333">
20 U.S.C. 6333(c)
</external-xref>
); and
</text>
</clause>
<clause id="H2203FDD8D19D49D1B14DF8AB647C5AFF">
<enum>
(ii)
</enum>
<text>
students,
disaggregated by groups described in section 1111(b)(3)(C)(xiii) of the
<act-name parsable-cite="ESEA">
Elementary and Secondary Education Act of
1965
</act-name>
(
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/20/6311">
20 U.S.C. 6311(b)(3)(C)(xiii)
</external-xref>
).
</text>
</clause>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HE6AAD577EC1E41D5B8EA0BAE1388DB4A">
<enum>
(C)
</enum>
<text>
For each such
school, a statement whether the school is an urban, rural, or mixed school (as
defined by the Commissioner for Education Statistics).
</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H993CED2300DE44D9AF593D4B64864E22">
<enum>
(D)
</enum>
<text>
The average
per-pupil expenditure (in actual dollars and adjusted for cost and need) for
the State and for each school and local educational agency.
</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H39413B71B40547E6AC42047FC0B762CA">
<enum>
(E)
</enum>
<text>
The decile ranking
of each local educational agency, as measured by achievement in mathematics,
reading or language arts, and science on the academic assessments described in
subparagraphs (A) and (C) of section 113(b)(1).
</text>
</subparagraph>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H153C378E5C9C493FA22F65406CB51754">
<enum>
(2)
</enum>
<header>
Success in
providing opportunity to learn indicators
</header>
<subparagraph id="HE68A6A82B1BA451EB29F5A7F83FAF14A">
<enum>
(A)
</enum>
<text>
A description of
the ideal, adequate, and basic levels of access established by the State under
section 113 to each of the opportunity to learn indicators described under
section 112(a).
</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H1B7987D6D0C244869FC5A40DBF5CF55E">
<enum>
(B)
</enum>
<text>
For each school
and local educational agency, the following information:
</text>
<clause id="H87C398FFCD6C4125BAFC2447537EA0FD">
<enum>
(i)
</enum>
<text>
The
level of access (as established under section 113) of the school or local
educational agency to each of the opportunity to learn indicators described in
section 112(a).
</text>
</clause>
<clause id="HA2C76813AB964AAF88AD0F7B627A8F29">
<enum>
(ii)
</enum>
<text>
The
percentage of students proficient in mathematics, reading or language arts, and
science, as measured through assessments under section 1111(b)(3)(C)(v) of the
<act-name parsable-cite="ESEA">
Elementary and Secondary Education Act of
1965
</act-name>
(
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/20/6311">
20 U.S.C. 6311(b)(3)(C)(v)
</external-xref>
).
</text>
</clause>
<clause id="HA3A016A84EDF4D8B975B1DCBBB435359">
<enum>
(iii)
</enum>
<text>
Whether the
school or local educational agency is making adequate yearly progress under
section 1111(b)(2) of the
<act-name parsable-cite="ESEA">
Elementary and
Secondary Education Act of 1965
</act-name>
(
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/20/6311">
20 U.S.C. 6311(b)(2)
</external-xref>
).
</text>
</clause>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HE1734066B340452FAFC1584849AF1A55">
<enum>
(C)
</enum>
<text>
The number and
names of each school in the State that does not provide each of the opportunity
to learn indicators described in section 112(a) at an ideal or adequate level
(as established under section 113).
</text>
</subparagraph>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H539EC668858F4CF889C9B3615F61BEE1">
<enum>
(3)
</enum>
<header>
State
remediation actions
</header>
<text>
If the State is determined under section 121
not to meet the requirements of section 112—
</text>
<subparagraph id="H0EEA598DD70E4FA2B0A9E4DED5E8A0DB">
<enum>
(A)
</enum>
<text>
a detailed
description and evaluation of—
</text>
<clause id="HBC28E5E61C914413ABA6E3A441D28188">
<enum>
(i)
</enum>
<text>
the
State’s success in carrying out any remediation plan required to be submitted
by the State under section 122; and
</text>
</clause>
<clause id="HCD23392D140540829CD51937F498800F">
<enum>
(ii)
</enum>
<text>
any
other actions taken, or measures proposed to be taken, by the State to meet the
requirements of section 112; and
</text>
</clause>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H5280C3824F014B11A940408D188B4180">
<enum>
(B)
</enum>
<text>
a copy of any
remediation plan required to be submitted by the State under section 122
(including any amendments).
</text>
</subparagraph>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H742E087FC526469989C1FF0A5B398C29">
<enum>
(4)
</enum>
<header>
Effects on
academic achievement
</header>
<text>
An analysis of the effects of the average
per-pupil expenditure, and the level of access (as provided by the State under
section 113) to each of the opportunity to learn indicators described in
section 112(a) provided to students in each school and local educational agency
on the outcomes of the academic assessments identified in section
113(b)(1).
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="HD24784C8733F49C09A423636F24C2EB1">
<enum>
(5)
</enum>
<header>
Other
information
</header>
<subparagraph id="H4380604A033E48AC9D83E420F0C7C7E6">
<enum>
(A)
</enum>
<text>
The most recent
information submitted by the State under section 113(d).
</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HB2EF54FEE1B842D7B33166FFA803C706">
<enum>
(B)
</enum>
<text>
For the year
covered by the report, a summary of any changes in the data required in
paragraphs (1) and (2) for each of the preceding 3 years (which may be based on
such data as are available for the first 3 reports under subsection
(a)).
</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H2D186322D6F44607BC720ECBF0D96EDA">
<enum>
(C)
</enum>
<text>
Such other
information as the Secretary considers useful and appropriate to
include.
</text>
</subparagraph>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
<subsection id="H44B314B022644C359E53745CCFA48A61">
<enum>
(c)
</enum>
<header>
Scope of
report
</header>
<text>
The report required under subsection (a) shall cover the
school year ending in the calendar year in which the report is required to be
submitted.
</text>
</subsection>
<subsection id="H4CF29FB81F3F43F492A7FA1086D73423">
<enum>
(d)
</enum>
<header>
Submission of
data to Secretary
</header>
<text>
Each State receiving Federal financial
assistance for elementary and secondary education shall submit to the
Secretary, at such time and in such manner as the Secretary may reasonably
require, such data as the Secretary deems necessary to make a determination
under section 121 and to submit the report under this section. Such data shall
include the information used to measure the State’s success in providing the
opportunity to learn indicators described in section 112(a).
</text>
</subsection>
<subsection id="HEA5589D623124787B6D8C14A13533B48">
<enum>
(e)
</enum>
<header>
Failure To
submit data
</header>
<text>
If a State fails to submit the data required to make
a determination under section 121—
</text>
<paragraph id="H7121442AC38A4FFDB7146D066E039403">
<enum>
(1)
</enum>
<text>
the State shall be
deemed to have been determined under such section not to meet the applicable
requirements of section 112, until the State submits the data and the Secretary
is able to make a determination under such section based on such data;
and
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H9E4D6B39F2684E869758F05AD402DC9B">
<enum>
(2)
</enum>
<text>
the Secretary
shall—
</text>
<subparagraph id="HA6D5C9271CA148AF8E03F26826D6D658">
<enum>
(A)
</enum>
<text>
provide, to the
extent practicable, the analysis required in subsection (a) for the State based
on the best data available to the Secretary; and
</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H1BCCF18BB9EB4489B8A89021C254269D">
<enum>
(B)
</enum>
<text>
update the
analysis, as necessary, after submission of the data by the State.
</text>
</subparagraph>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
<subsection id="H0410DCE0E6BF44179ADCB7D13F18CBAA">
<enum>
(f)
</enum>
<header>
Publication
</header>
<text>
The
Secretary shall publish and make available to the general public (including by
means of the Internet) the report required under subsection (a).
</text>
</subsection>
</section>
<section id="HD14F065BED6C4092A7742E6BF09DEDB0">
<enum>
132.
</enum>
<header>
Civil action
for enforcement
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
A student or
parent of a student aggrieved by a violation of this Act may bring a civil
action against an appropriate official in an appropriate United States district
court seeking declaratory and injunctive relief to enforce the requirements of
this Act, together with reasonable attorney fees and the costs of the action,
without regard to the citizenship of the parties or the amount in
controversy.
</text>
</section>
</subtitle>
</title>
<title id="H20C95B59324E45FBA4E9ED61A48A74E1">
<enum>
II
</enum>
<header>
Effects of
educational disparities on economic growth and national defense
</header>
<section id="H567DB74246C443C584E39EDDE000E5AB">
<enum>
201.
</enum>
<header>
Effects on
economic growth and productivity
</header>
<subsection id="H38C985B844234AA2AB4AE4FDB732E346">
<enum>
(a)
</enum>
<header>
Study
</header>
<text>
The
Commissioner for Education Statistics, in consultation with the Secretaries of
Commerce, Labor, and the Treasury, shall conduct a comprehensive study
concerning the effects on economic growth and productivity of eliminating
disparities in public school systems that do not meet the requirements of
section 112. Such study shall include the following:
</text>
<paragraph id="HCEF889A92D684D69B7C82DCFF3230F18">
<enum>
(1)
</enum>
<text>
The economic costs
to the Nation resulting from the maintenance by States of public school systems
that do not meet the requirements of section 112.
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="HEB542D9FE88A47188736FD279119A316">
<enum>
(2)
</enum>
<text>
The economic gains
to be expected from the elimination of disparities in public school systems
that do not meet the requirements of section 112.
</text>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
<subsection id="H47A5F9108E0A4A3C8F6BAFB2744EAC24">
<enum>
(b)
</enum>
<header>
Report to
Congress
</header>
<text>
Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of
this Act, the Commissioner for Education Statistics shall submit to the
Congress a final report detailing the results of the study required under
subsection (a).
</text>
</subsection>
</section>
<section id="H21BB8EB53739438D9548A273E0381AC0">
<enum>
202.
</enum>
<header>
Effects on
national defense
</header>
<subsection id="HCA4C5214E79244A69A92BD5236074C49">
<enum>
(a)
</enum>
<header>
Study
</header>
<text>
The
Commissioner for Education Statistics, in consultation with the Secretary of
Defense, shall conduct a comprehensive study concerning the effects on national
defense of eliminating disparities in public school systems that do not meet
the requirements of section 112. Such study shall include the following:
</text>
<paragraph id="H1982560786664917B60DA46AC849649E">
<enum>
(1)
</enum>
<text>
The detriments to
national defense resulting from the maintenance by States of public school
systems that do not meet the requirements of section 112, including the effects
of education deficits arising from low-quality schools on—
</text>
<subparagraph id="H965E01CE15FA4D8797B3503F6046CA09">
<enum>
(A)
</enum>
<text>
knowledge and
skills necessary for the effective functioning of the Armed Forces;
</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H342F82A1184F4DFC9424E509C543071F">
<enum>
(B)
</enum>
<text>
the costs to the
Armed Forces of training; and
</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HF337D5EFBC444344A31D758688E8CB9C">
<enum>
(C)
</enum>
<text>
efficiency
resulting from the use of sophisticated equipment and information
technology.
</text>
</subparagraph>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H5F5E5FA355284F2CAA411D6180F8F115">
<enum>
(2)
</enum>
<text>
The gains to
national defense to be expected from the elimination of disparities in public
school systems that do not meet the requirements of section 112.
</text>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
<subsection id="HBEF509C81BE94F70A987D65E37B1A92A">
<enum>
(b)
</enum>
<header>
Report to
Congress
</header>
<text>
Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of
this Act, the Commissioner for Education Statistics shall submit to the
Congress a final report detailing the results of the study required under
subsection (a).
</text>
</subsection>
</section>
</title>
<title id="H6BDAC3EDA8C541CBAD1E87E68E164A87">
<enum>
III
</enum>
<header>
General
provisions
</header>
<section id="H3ADA482EE53D43EE94EA116AD442CA18">
<enum>
301.
</enum>
<header>
Definitions
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
In this Act:
</text>
<paragraph id="HBEE612BE175745B58F74730BA2679423">
<enum>
(1)
</enum>
<text>
The terms
<quote>
average per-pupil expenditure
</quote>
,
<quote>
core academic
subjects
</quote>
,
<term>
elementary school
</term>
,
<quote>
highly
qualified
</quote>
,
<quote>
local educational agency
</quote>
,
<quote>
parent
</quote>
,
<quote>
pupil services
</quote>
,
<quote>
pupil services
personnel
</quote>
,
<term>
secondary school
</term>
, and
<term>
State educational
agency
</term>
each have the meanings given those terms in section 9101 of the
<act-name parsable-cite="ESEA">
Elementary and Secondary Education Act of
1965
</act-name>
(
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/20/7801">
20 U.S.C. 7801
</external-xref>
).
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H57F532F77CBC40649F6F3E0BEDEAE7E2">
<enum>
(2)
</enum>
<text>
The term
<term>
public school system
</term>
means a State’s system of public elementary
and secondary education.
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H5FFF721DA32F4F8BAF3937A24C469C28">
<enum>
(3)
</enum>
<text>
The term
<term>
Federal elementary and secondary education programs
</term>
means programs
providing Federal financial assistance for elementary or secondary education,
other than programs under the following provisions of law:
</text>
<subparagraph id="H1DE8D8C7A6FC4867A1764FFF8FDDFD29">
<enum>
(A)
</enum>
<text>
The Individuals
with Disabilities Education Act (
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/20/1400">
20 U.S.C. 1400 et seq.
</external-xref>
).
</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H535ED9493B864D7DBB645915D37295A0">
<enum>
(B)
</enum>
<text>
Title III of the
<act-name parsable-cite="ESEA">
Elementary and Secondary Education Act of
1965
</act-name>
(
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/20/6801">
20 U.S.C. 6801 et seq.
</external-xref>
).
</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H581A388595E44C9E8AD4500C331089BA">
<enum>
(C)
</enum>
<text>
The Richard B.
Russell
<act-name parsable-cite="NSLA">
National School Lunch Act
</act-name>
(42
U.S.C. 1751 et seq.).
</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H98785FF5DDB542C0B60FC56FC3FFD4A2">
<enum>
(D)
</enum>
<text>
The
<act-name parsable-cite="CNA66">
Child Nutrition Act of 1966
</act-name>
(42
U.S.C. 1771 et seq.).
</text>
</subparagraph>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H5495E3934EC44BDBBC2713867332D5DD">
<enum>
(4)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
The term
<term>
State
</term>
includes the
several States, the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, the
Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, American Samoa, Guam, the Virgin
Islands, and any other territory or possession of the United States.
</text>
</paragraph>
</section>
<section id="H5A85A85E9CEA45129928B692E6540E92">
<enum>
302.
</enum>
<header>
Notice and
opportunity for hearing
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
The
Secretary may make an adverse determination under this Act only after notice
and opportunity for hearing.
</text>
</section>
<section id="H636D6C5F66BE4F798CA5FC3D419C991E">
<enum>
303.
</enum>
<header>
Rulemaking
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
The Secretary may prescribe regulations to
carry out this Act.
</text>
</section>
<section id="H31DA7A2FB4D54A018C2BBB5EA5E6F055">
<enum>
304.
</enum>
<header>
Rule of
construction
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
Nothing in this
Act may be construed to require a jurisdiction to increase property tax or
other tax rates or to redistribute revenues from such taxes.
</text>
</section>
</title>
</legis-body>
</bill>
| I 113th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 378 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES January 23, 2013 Mr. Fattah introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Education and the Workforce A BILL To provide for adequate and equitable educational opportunities for students in State public school systems, and for other purposes.
1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Student Bill of Rights . 2. Table of contents The table of contents for this Act is as follows: Sec. 1. Short title. Sec. 2. Table of contents. Sec. 3. Findings and purposes. Title I—Educational opportunity in State public school systems Subtitle A—Access to educational opportunity Sec. 111. Adequate and equitable State public school systems. Sec. 112. State educational adequacy and equity requirements. Sec. 113. State-established standards for opportunity to learn. Subtitle B—State accountability Sec. 121. Determination of educationally adequate and inequitable State public school systems. Sec. 122. State accountability for improvement of educational opportunity. Sec. 123. Consequences of nonremediation. Subtitle C—Public reporting and remedy Sec. 131. Annual report by Secretary on adequacy and equity in State public school systems. Sec. 132. Civil action for enforcement. Title II—Effects of educational disparities on economic growth and national defense Sec. 201. Effects on economic growth and productivity. Sec. 202. Effects on national defense. Title III—General provisions Sec. 301. Definitions. Sec. 302. Notice and opportunity for hearing. Sec. 303. Rulemaking. Sec. 304. Rule of construction. 3. Findings and purposes (a) Findings The Congress finds the following: (1) A high-quality, highly competitive education for all students is imperative for the economic growth and productivity of the United States, for its effective national defense, and for achievement of the historical aspiration to be one Nation of equal citizens. It is therefore necessary and proper to overcome the nationwide phenomenon of educationally inadequate or inequitable State public school systems, in which high-quality public schools serve high-income communities and poor-quality schools serve low-income, urban, rural, and minority communities. (2) There exists in the States an ever-widening educational opportunity gap for low-income, urban, rural, and minority students characterized by the following: (A) Highly differential educational expenditures among local educational agencies within States. (B) Continuing disparities within the States in students’ access to the opportunity to learn indicators described in section 112(a). (C) Radically differential educational achievement among local educational agencies within the States, as measured by the following: (i) Achievement in mathematics, reading or language arts, and science on State academic achievement tests and measures, including the academic assessments described in section 113(b)(1). (ii) Advanced placement courses offered and taken. (iii) Scholastic Aptitude Test (SAT) and ACT Assessment scores. (iv) Dropout rates and graduation rates. (v) College-going and college-completion rates. (vi) Job placement and retention rates and indices of job quality. (3) As a consequence of this educational opportunity gap, the quality of a child’s education depends largely upon where the child’s family lives, and the detriments of lower quality public education are imposed particularly on— (A) children from low-income families; (B) children living in urban and rural areas; and (C) minority children. (4) Since 1785, the Congress of the United States, exercising the power to admit new States under article IV, section 3 of the Constitution (and previously, the Congress of the Confederation of States under the Articles of Confederation), has imposed upon every State, as a fundamental condition of the State’s admission, the following requirements: (A) One, and sometimes two, square-mile lots in every township were to be granted and … reserved for the maintenance and use of public schools . (B) [S]chools and the means of education [are to] be forever encouraged . (C) State conventions [were to] provide, by ordinances irrevocable without the consent of the United States and the people of said States … that provision … be made for the establishment and maintenance of systems of public schools which shall be open to all children of said States . (See Ordinances of May 20, 1785, and July 13, 1787; Act of March 3, 1845, 28th Cong. 2d Sess., 5 Stat. 789, Chap. 76 (admitting Iowa and Florida); Act of February 22, 1889, 50th Cong., 2d Sess., Chap. 180 (admitting States created from the Dakota Territories); and the Acts of Congress pertaining to the admission of each of the States.) (5) Over the years since the landmark ruling in Brown v. Board of Education, when a unanimous United States Supreme Court held that the opportunity of an education … , where the state has undertaken to provide it, is a right which must be made available to all on equal terms , courts in 44 of the States have heard challenges to the establishment, maintenance, and operation of educationally inadequate or inequitable State public school systems. (347 U.S. 483, 493 (1954)). (6) In 1970, the Presidential Commission on School Finance found that significant disparities in the distribution of educational resources existed among local educational agencies within States because the States relied too significantly on local district financing for educational revenues, and that reforms in systems of school financing would increase the Nation’s ability to serve the educational needs of all children. (7) In 1999, the National Research Council of the National Academy of Sciences published a report entitled Making Money Matter, Financing America’s Schools , which found that the concept of funding adequacy, which moves beyond the more traditional concepts of finance equity to focus attention on the sufficiency of funding for desired educational outcomes, is an important step in developing a fair and productive educational system. (8) In 2001, the Executive order establishing the President’s Commission on Educational Resource Equity declared, A quality education is essential to the success of every child in the 21st century and to the continued strength and prosperity of our Nation. … [L]ong-standing gaps in access to educational resources exist, including disparities based on race and ethnicity. (Executive Order 13190, § 1 (January 15, 2001); 66 Fed. Reg. 5424.) (9) According to the Secretary of Education, as stated in a letter (with enclosures) dated January 19, 2002, from the Secretary to States— (A) racial and ethnic minorities continue to suffer from lack of access to educational resources, including experienced and qualified teachers, adequate facilities, and instructional programs and support, including technology, as well as … the funding necessary to secure these resources ; and (B) these inadequacies are particularly acute in high-poverty schools, including urban schools, where many students of color are isolated and where the effect of the resource gaps may be cumulative. In other words, students who need the most may often receive the least, and these students often are students of color . (10) The Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 ( 20 U.S.C. 6301 et seq. ), as amended by the No Child Left Behind Act of 2001 ( Public Law 107–110 ), provides that— (A) States must establish standards and assessments in mathematics, reading or language arts, and science; (B) elementary schools and secondary schools must ensure that all students are proficient in such subjects within 12 years after the end of the 2001–2002 school year; and (C) elementary schools and secondary schools will be held accountable for the students’ progress. (11) The standards and accountability movement will succeed only if, in addition to standards and accountability, all schools have access to the educational resources necessary to enable students to achieve. (12) Raising standards without ensuring adequate and equitable access to educational resources may, in fact, exacerbate achievement gaps and set children up for failure. (13) According to the World Economic Forum’s Global Competitiveness Report 2001–2002, the United States ranks last among developed countries in the difference in the quality of schools available to rich and poor children. (14) Each State Government has ultimate authority in determining every important aspect and priority of the public school system that provides elementary and secondary education to children in the State, including whether children throughout the State have high access to the opportunity to learn indicators described in section 112(a). (15) Since 1965, the Congress, in exercising its spending authority, has provided substantial Federal financial assistance to the States for the improvement of their public school systems. In their expenditure and oversight of this assistance, the States have failed systematically to achieve the purpose of the Congress in providing the assistance, namely the effective education of all the children of the United States. (16) Because a well-educated populace is critical to the Nation’s political and economic well-being and national security, the Federal Government has a substantial interest in ensuring that States provide a high-quality education by ensuring that all children have access to the opportunity to learn indicators described in section 112(a) to enable the children to succeed academically and in life. (b) Purposes The purposes of this Act are the following: (1) To further the goals of the No Child Left Behind Act of 2001 ( Public Law 107–110 ) and the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 ( 20 U.S.C. 6301 et seq. ) by holding States accountable for providing all students access to the opportunity to learn indicators described in section 112(a). (2) To ensure that all students in public elementary schools and secondary schools receive educational opportunities that enable the students— (A) to acquire the knowledge and skills necessary for responsible citizenship, including the ability to participate fully in the political process through informed electoral choice; (B) to meet challenging State student academic achievement standards; and (C) to be able to compete and succeed in a global economy. (3) To end the pervasive pattern of educationally inadequate or inequitable State public school systems. I Educational opportunity in State public school systems A Access to educational opportunity 111. Adequate and equitable State public school systems Each State receiving Federal financial assistance for elementary or secondary education shall maintain a public school system that meets the requirements of section 112 and provides all students in the State with— (1) the educational resources needed to succeed academically and in life; and (2) an education that enables the students— (A) to acquire the knowledge and skills necessary for responsible citizenship; (B) to participate fully in the political process through informed electoral choice; and (C) to be able to compete and succeed in a global economy. 112. State educational adequacy and equity requirements (a) Opportunity To learn A State shall provide for all public schools in the State access, at levels defined by the State under section 113 as ideal or adequate, to each of the following opportunity to learn indicators: (1) highly effective teachers; (2) early childhood education; (3) college preparatory curricula; and (4) equitable instructional resources. (b) Comparable educational services A State shall provide educational services in local educational agencies that receive funds under part A of title I of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 ( 20 U.S.C. 6311 et seq. ) that are, taken as a whole, at least comparable to educational services provided in local educational agencies not receiving such funds. (c) Compliance with court orders A State shall comply with any substantive Federal or State court order in any matter concerning the adequacy or equity of the State’s public school system, to the extent required in the order. 113. State-established standards for opportunity to learn (a) Establishment In carrying out section 112(a), each State educational agency, in consultation with local educational agencies, teachers, principals, pupil services personnel, administrators, other staff, and parents, shall develop standards to describe and measure the extent to which the State provides to the students in each public school and local educational agency in the State each of the opportunity to learn indicators described in section 112(a) in terms of ideal, adequate, and basic levels of such access. (b) Factors for consideration In defining the levels of access required under subsection (a), the State shall consider, in addition to the factors described in section 112(a)— (1) the access available to students in schools in the highest achieving decile of public elementary schools and secondary schools in the State, as determined on the basis of student performance on statewide student academic assessments, including— (A) student academic assessments in reading or language arts, mathematics, and science under section 1111(b)(3) of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 ( 20 U.S.C. 6311(b)(3) ); (B) national student academic assessments of reading and mathematics under the National Assessment of Educational Progress carried out under section 303(a) of the National Assessment of Educational Progress Authorization Act ( 20 U.S.C. 9622(a) ); and (C) State student academic assessments of reading and mathematics under the National Assessment of Educational Progress carried out under section 303(b)(3) of the National Assessment of Educational Progress Authorization Act (20 U.S.C. 9622(b)(3)); (2) the unique needs of low-income, urban and rural, and minority students; and (3) other educationally appropriate factors. (c) Challenging standards The levels of access required under subsection (a) shall be aligned with the challenging State academic content and achievement standards, and the high-quality academic assessments, required under the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 ( 20 U.S.C. 6301 et seq. ). (d) Submission to Secretary A State educational agency shall submit to the Secretary— (1) a description of each of the levels of access required under subsection (a); (2) a description of the level of access of each local educational agency, elementary school, and secondary school in the State to each of the opportunity to learn indicators described in section 112(a), including identification of any such schools that do not provide ideal or adequate levels of access (as defined under subsection (a)); (3) an estimate of the additional cost, if any, of ensuring that the public school system meets the requirements of section 112; and (4) the information required under subparagraphs (B) and (C) of paragraph (1) and paragraph (2)(B) of section 131(b). (e) Publication and dissemination to parents The State annually shall publish the information submitted under subsection (d) and shall disseminate the information to the public and the parents of children attending (or who may attend) public schools in the State, in an understandable and uniform format and, to the extent practicable, in a language that the parents can understand, through such means as the Internet, the media, and public agencies. B State accountability 121. Determination of educationally adequate and inequitable State public school systems (a) Annual determination by Secretary Beginning not later than October 1 of the first full school year after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall annually determine whether each State meets each of the requirements of section 112. (b) Publication by Secretary The Secretary shall publish and make available to the general public (including by means of the Internet) the determinations under subsection (a). 122. State accountability for improvement of educational opportunity (a) State remediation plan A State determined under section 121 not to meet the requirements of section 112 shall develop and submit to the Secretary, by not later than 1 year after the determination, a remediation plan (which the State may amend to improve the plan or to take into account significantly changed circumstances), as follows: (1) Long-term remediation for Access to opportunity to learn indicators If the State is determined not to meet the requirements under section 112(a) (relating to access to the opportunity to learn indicators), the plan shall provide for the following: (A) A description of the actions the State will take to meet the requirements of section 112(a), by not later than 12 years after the end of the 2003–2004 school year, to provide ideal or adequate access (as defined by the State under section 113) to the opportunity to learn indicators for each public school in the State. (B) A timeline for improvement that includes annual interim goals for increasing the number of public schools and local educational agencies in the State that have ideal or adequate levels of access (as defined by the State under section 113) to each of the opportunity to learn indicators, in order to achieve the required levels of access within the time described in subparagraph (A). (C) Implementation of a single, statewide accountability system to ensure that the State achieves the interim goals described in subparagraph (B). (2) Two-year remediation for comparable educational services If the State is determined not to meet the requirements of section 112(b) (relating to comparable educational services), the plan shall describe the actions the State will take to meet the requirements of such section by not later than 2 school years after submission of the plan. (b) Disapproval of plan The Secretary may disapprove a plan (or amendment) submitted under subsection (a) that the Secretary determines does not meet the requirements of such subsection. 123. Consequences of nonremediation (a) Failure To meet annual interim access goals Notwithstanding any other provision of law and in addition to any other consequence under this section, the Secretary shall withhold 2.75 percent of any funds otherwise available to a State (or a State educational agency) for administration of Federal elementary and secondary education programs for each annual interim goal established under section 122(a)(1)(B) for a fiscal year, or a prior fiscal year, that the Secretary determines the State fails to meet. (b) Continuing failure To provide comparable educational services Notwithstanding any other provision of law and in addition to any other consequence under this section, the Secretary shall withhold from a State determined by the Secretary to continue to fail to meet the requirements of section 112(b) (relating to comparable educational services) at the end of the second school year after a plan is required to be submitted under section 122, up to 33 1/3 percent of funds otherwise available to the State for administration of Federal elementary and secondary education programs. (c) Noncompliance with court orders Notwithstanding any other provision of law and in addition to any other consequence under this section, the Secretary shall withhold from a State determined by the Secretary to fail to meet the requirements of section 112(c) (relating to compliance with court orders) up to 33 1/3 percent of funds otherwise available to the State for the administration of Federal elementary and secondary education programs. (d) Disposition of withheld funds For each State from which funds are withheld under this section, the Secretary shall make a determination whether the State, by not later than 1 year after a determination under subsection (a), (b), or (c), has corrected the condition leading to a withholding of funds and shall distribute withheld funds as follows: (1) If the State corrects a condition leading to a withholding of funds, the Secretary shall make the applicable withheld funds available to the State (or State educational agency). (2) If the State fails to correct a condition leading to a withholding of funds, the Secretary shall allocate the applicable withheld funds to public schools or local educational agencies affected by the State’s failure to make adequate remediation, for the purpose of enabling the school or local educational agency to correct such condition. (e) Temporary waiver The Secretary may grant a request by a State for a waiver of the withholding provisions of subsections (a) through (c) for a total period of not more than 1 year if— (1) the Secretary is satisfied that exceptional circumstances (such as a precipitous decrease in State revenues) prevent a State from complying with the requirements of section 112; and (2) the State’s request describes the manner in which the State will comply with the requirements of section 112 by the end of the waiver period. C Public reporting and remedy 131. Annual report by Secretary on adequacy and equity in State public school systems (a) Annual report to Congress Not later than October 1 of the first full school year after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall transmit to the Congress a report that provides a detailed analysis of the public school system of each State. (b) Contents of report The analysis under subsection (a) shall include the following information with respect to each State’s public school system: (1) Basic public school system information (A) The number of students, elementary schools, secondary schools, and local educational agencies in the public school system. (B) For each such school and local educational agency, the number and percentage of— (i) children counted under section 1124(c) of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 ( 20 U.S.C. 6333(c) ); and (ii) students, disaggregated by groups described in section 1111(b)(3)(C)(xiii) of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 ( 20 U.S.C. 6311(b)(3)(C)(xiii) ). (C) For each such school, a statement whether the school is an urban, rural, or mixed school (as defined by the Commissioner for Education Statistics). (D) The average per-pupil expenditure (in actual dollars and adjusted for cost and need) for the State and for each school and local educational agency. (E) The decile ranking of each local educational agency, as measured by achievement in mathematics, reading or language arts, and science on the academic assessments described in subparagraphs (A) and (C) of section 113(b)(1). (2) Success in providing opportunity to learn indicators (A) A description of the ideal, adequate, and basic levels of access established by the State under section 113 to each of the opportunity to learn indicators described under section 112(a). (B) For each school and local educational agency, the following information: (i) The level of access (as established under section 113) of the school or local educational agency to each of the opportunity to learn indicators described in section 112(a). (ii) The percentage of students proficient in mathematics, reading or language arts, and science, as measured through assessments under section 1111(b)(3)(C)(v) of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 ( 20 U.S.C. 6311(b)(3)(C)(v) ). (iii) Whether the school or local educational agency is making adequate yearly progress under section 1111(b)(2) of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 ( 20 U.S.C. 6311(b)(2) ). (C) The number and names of each school in the State that does not provide each of the opportunity to learn indicators described in section 112(a) at an ideal or adequate level (as established under section 113). (3) State remediation actions If the State is determined under section 121 not to meet the requirements of section 112— (A) a detailed description and evaluation of— (i) the State’s success in carrying out any remediation plan required to be submitted by the State under section 122; and (ii) any other actions taken, or measures proposed to be taken, by the State to meet the requirements of section 112; and (B) a copy of any remediation plan required to be submitted by the State under section 122 (including any amendments). (4) Effects on academic achievement An analysis of the effects of the average per-pupil expenditure, and the level of access (as provided by the State under section 113) to each of the opportunity to learn indicators described in section 112(a) provided to students in each school and local educational agency on the outcomes of the academic assessments identified in section 113(b)(1). (5) Other information (A) The most recent information submitted by the State under section 113(d). (B) For the year covered by the report, a summary of any changes in the data required in paragraphs (1) and (2) for each of the preceding 3 years (which may be based on such data as are available for the first 3 reports under subsection (a)). (C) Such other information as the Secretary considers useful and appropriate to include. (c) Scope of report The report required under subsection (a) shall cover the school year ending in the calendar year in which the report is required to be submitted. (d) Submission of data to Secretary Each State receiving Federal financial assistance for elementary and secondary education shall submit to the Secretary, at such time and in such manner as the Secretary may reasonably require, such data as the Secretary deems necessary to make a determination under section 121 and to submit the report under this section. Such data shall include the information used to measure the State’s success in providing the opportunity to learn indicators described in section 112(a). (e) Failure To submit data If a State fails to submit the data required to make a determination under section 121— (1) the State shall be deemed to have been determined under such section not to meet the applicable requirements of section 112, until the State submits the data and the Secretary is able to make a determination under such section based on such data; and (2) the Secretary shall— (A) provide, to the extent practicable, the analysis required in subsection (a) for the State based on the best data available to the Secretary; and (B) update the analysis, as necessary, after submission of the data by the State. (f) Publication The Secretary shall publish and make available to the general public (including by means of the Internet) the report required under subsection (a). 132. Civil action for enforcement A student or parent of a student aggrieved by a violation of this Act may bring a civil action against an appropriate official in an appropriate United States district court seeking declaratory and injunctive relief to enforce the requirements of this Act, together with reasonable attorney fees and the costs of the action, without regard to the citizenship of the parties or the amount in controversy. II Effects of educational disparities on economic growth and national defense 201. Effects on economic growth and productivity (a) Study The Commissioner for Education Statistics, in consultation with the Secretaries of Commerce, Labor, and the Treasury, shall conduct a comprehensive study concerning the effects on economic growth and productivity of eliminating disparities in public school systems that do not meet the requirements of section 112. Such study shall include the following: (1) The economic costs to the Nation resulting from the maintenance by States of public school systems that do not meet the requirements of section 112. (2) The economic gains to be expected from the elimination of disparities in public school systems that do not meet the requirements of section 112. (b) Report to Congress Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this Act, the Commissioner for Education Statistics shall submit to the Congress a final report detailing the results of the study required under subsection (a). 202. Effects on national defense (a) Study The Commissioner for Education Statistics, in consultation with the Secretary of Defense, shall conduct a comprehensive study concerning the effects on national defense of eliminating disparities in public school systems that do not meet the requirements of section 112. Such study shall include the following: (1) The detriments to national defense resulting from the maintenance by States of public school systems that do not meet the requirements of section 112, including the effects of education deficits arising from low-quality schools on— (A) knowledge and skills necessary for the effective functioning of the Armed Forces; (B) the costs to the Armed Forces of training; and (C) efficiency resulting from the use of sophisticated equipment and information technology. (2) The gains to national defense to be expected from the elimination of disparities in public school systems that do not meet the requirements of section 112. (b) Report to Congress Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this Act, the Commissioner for Education Statistics shall submit to the Congress a final report detailing the results of the study required under subsection (a). III General provisions 301. Definitions In this Act: (1) The terms average per-pupil expenditure , core academic subjects , elementary school , highly qualified , local educational agency , parent , pupil services , pupil services personnel , secondary school , and State educational agency each have the meanings given those terms in section 9101 of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 ( 20 U.S.C. 7801 ). (2) The term public school system means a State’s system of public elementary and secondary education. (3) The term Federal elementary and secondary education programs means programs providing Federal financial assistance for elementary or secondary education, other than programs under the following provisions of law: (A) The Individuals with Disabilities Education Act ( 20 U.S.C. 1400 et seq. ). (B) Title III of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 ( 20 U.S.C. 6801 et seq. ). (C) The Richard B. Russell National School Lunch Act (42 U.S.C. 1751 et seq.). (D) The Child Nutrition Act of 1966 (42 U.S.C. 1771 et seq.). (4) The term State includes the several States, the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, American Samoa, Guam, the Virgin Islands, and any other territory or possession of the United States. 302. Notice and opportunity for hearing The Secretary may make an adverse determination under this Act only after notice and opportunity for hearing. 303. Rulemaking The Secretary may prescribe regulations to carry out this Act. 304. Rule of construction Nothing in this Act may be construed to require a jurisdiction to increase property tax or other tax rates or to redistribute revenues from such taxes. |
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113 HR 379 IH: Fiscal Fairness Act
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U.S. House of Representatives
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2013-01-23
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113th CONGRESS
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1st Session
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H. R. 379
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IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
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January 23, 2013
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Mr. Fattah
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introduced
the following bill; which was referred to the
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Committee on Education and the
Workforce
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A BILL
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To amend section 1120A(c) of the Elementary and Secondary
Education Act of 1965 to assure comparability of opportunity for educationally
disadvantaged students.
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Short title
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This Act may be cited as the
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Fiscal Fairness
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2.
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Purposes
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The purposes of this Act are as
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(1)
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To remedy the inequitable distribution of
State and local funds within the areas served by local educational
agencies.
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(2)
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To reinforce the
supplementary intent of funds made available under title I of the Elementary
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20 U.S.C. 6301 et seq.
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), ensuring that
these funds serve their original purpose of subsidizing the increased costs
associated with educating students in concentrated poverty.
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(3)
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To address the
statutory, regulatory, and enforcement weaknesses that have undermined the role
of the comparability requirement in ensuring comparability within school
districts.
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(4)
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To require the
inclusion of real teacher salaries in calculations of per-pupil
expenditures.
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(5)
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To provide
sufficient transparency, accountability, and disclosure to allow parents,
communities, educators, and local agency officials to ensure students have
access to the resources they need to achieve at high levels.
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3.
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Comparability of
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Section 1120A(c)
of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (
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20 U.S.C. 6321(c)
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amended to read as follows:
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(c)
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Comparability of
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(1)
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In
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Comparable
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Except as provided in paragraphs (4) and (5),
a local educational agency may receive funds under this part for a fiscal year
only if, for the preceding fiscal year, the average expenditure per pupil of
State and local funds in each school served under this part was at least 97
percent of the average expenditure per pupil of State and local funds across
all schools served by the local educational agency that are not receiving funds
under this part.
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(B)
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Comparable
funding among title i schools
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In any case where all of the
schools served by a local educational agency receive support under this part,
such agency may receive funds under this part for a fiscal year only if, for
the preceding fiscal year, the average expenditure per pupil of State and local
funds in each higher poverty school is at least 97 percent of the average
expenditure per pupil of State and local funds across all lower poverty
schools.
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(2)
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Equivalence
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A
local educational agency shall be considered to have met the requirements of
paragraph (1), and to be eligible to receive funds under this part, if—
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(A)
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such agency has
filed with the State educational agency current school-by-school listing of
per-pupil expenditures of State and local funds for each school served by the
agency for the preceding fiscal year; and
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the listing described in subparagraph (A)
demonstrates comparability across schools as required by subparagraph (A) or
(B) of paragraph (1).
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(3)
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Basis
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A local educational agency may meet the
requirements of paragraph (1) across all schools or among schools serving a
particular grade span, if the local educational agency compares schools within
not more than three grade spans.
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(4)
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Monitoring
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(A)
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Regulations by
Secretary
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Not later than 120
days after the date of the enactment of the
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Fiscal Fairness Act
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, the Secretary shall
issue regulations concerning State educational agencies’ and local educational
agencies’ responsibilities for meeting the requirements of this
subsection.
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(B)
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Regulations by
States
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Not later than 6
months after the date on which the regulations required under subparagraph (A)
are issued, each State educational agency receiving funds under this part shall
create and distribute to local educational agencies, and make available to the
public, regulations on the responsibilities of local educational agencies for
meeting the requirements of this subsection.
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(C)
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Plan by local
educational agencies
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<text>
Not later than 14 months after the date on
which regulations required by subparagraph (B) are distributed, each local
educational agency receiving funds under this part shall develop and submit to
the State educational agency a plan, including a timeline and annual
benchmarks, that will ensure comparability as described in paragraph (1) not
later than 3 years after the date on which such regulations are distributed.
The plan shall be made available to the public.
</text>
</subparagraph>
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<enum>
(D)
</enum>
<header>
Audit
</header>
<text>
In
each of the fourth and fifth years after the date of enactment of the
<short-title>
Fiscal Fairness Act
</short-title>
, the
Inspector General of the Department shall audit 5 States and 10 local
educational agencies to determine progress in meeting the requirements of this
section.
</text>
</subparagraph>
</paragraph>
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<enum>
(5)
</enum>
<header>
Inapplicability
</header>
<text>
This
subsection shall not apply to a local educational agency that does not have
more than one building for each grade span.
</text>
</paragraph>
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(6)
</enum>
<header>
Compliance
</header>
<text>
For
the purpose of determining compliance with paragraph (1), a local educational
agency—
</text>
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<enum>
(A)
</enum>
<text>
shall exclude
State and local funds expended for the excess costs of providing English
language instruction for Limited English Proficient students as determined by
the local educational agency;
</text>
</subparagraph>
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<enum>
(B)
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shall exclude State and local funds
expended for the excess costs of providing services to children with
disabilities as determined by the local educational agency; and
</text>
</subparagraph>
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<enum>
(C)
</enum>
<text>
may exclude
supplemental State or local funds expended in any school attendance area or
school for programs that meet the intent and purpose of this part.
</text>
</subparagraph>
</paragraph>
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<enum>
(7)
</enum>
<header>
No forced
transfers
</header>
<text>
Nothing in this subsection shall be construed to
require the forced or involuntary transfer of any school personnel in order to
comply with subparagraph (A) or (B) of paragraph (1).
</text>
</paragraph>
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(8)
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<header>
Comparability as
minimum standard
</header>
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<enum>
(A)
</enum>
<header>
In
general
</header>
<text>
Nothing in this subsection shall be construed to limit or
discourage the allocation of State or local funds to schools served under this
part in excess of 100 percent of the average per-pupil expenditure for schools
not served under this part.
</text>
</subparagraph>
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(B)
</enum>
<header>
Exception
</header>
<text>
In
the case of a local educational agency subject to the requirements of paragraph
(1)(B), nothing shall be construed to discourage the allocation of State and
local funds to any higher poverty schools served by the local educational
agency in excess of 100 percent of the average per-pupil expenditure in lower
poverty schools served by the agency.
</text>
</subparagraph>
</paragraph>
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(9)
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<header>
Public
reporting
</header>
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<enum>
(A)
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<header>
School report
cards
</header>
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Beginning with the
first academic year that begins after the date of the enactment of the
<short-title>
Fiscal Fairness Act
</short-title>
, and for
each academic year thereafter, each local educational agency shall include on
the school report cards required under section 1111(h)(2) the following:
</text>
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(i)
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The average
per-pupil expenditures of State and local funds for the school.
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<enum>
(ii)
</enum>
<text>
The average
per-pupil expenditures of State and local funds for schools in the local
educational agency not served under this part or, in the case where all schools
in a local educational agency are served under this part, for lower poverty
schools.
</text>
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<enum>
(iii)
</enum>
<text>
The mean of
average per-pupil expenditures of State and local funds for all schools in the
State.
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(B)
</enum>
<header>
Current
school-by-school listing
</header>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Beginning with the first academic year that
begins after the date of the enactment of the
<short-title>
Fiscal Fairness Act
</short-title>
and for each academic
year thereafter, the State educational agency shall make publicly available the
most current school-by-school listings of per-pupil expenditures of State and
local funds submitted by each local educational agency, as required under
paragraph (2)(A)(i).
</text>
</subparagraph>
</paragraph>
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(10)
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Definitions
</header>
<text>
For
purposes of this subsection:
</text>
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(A)
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<header>
Expenditures
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<enum>
(i)
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<header>
In
general
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The term
<term>
expenditures
</term>
means—
</text>
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<enum>
(I)
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<text>
salary
expenditures for classroom teachers, including not only base salaries but also
incentive pay, bonuses, and supplemental stipends for mentoring or other
additional roles;
</text>
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<enum>
(II)
</enum>
<text>
salary
expenditures for instructional and instructional support staff who are not
classroom teachers (such as principals, librarians, paraprofessionals, academic
coaches, and curriculum specialists), including not only base salaries but also
incentive pay, bonuses, and supplemental stipends for mentoring or other
additional roles;
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(III)
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<text>
salary
expenditures for noninstructional staff, including student support staff;
and
</text>
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<enum>
(IV)
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<text>
nonpersonnel
expenditures such as—
</text>
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(aa)
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<text>
professional
development for teachers and other staff;
</text>
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<enum>
(bb)
</enum>
<text>
instructional
materials and supplies;
</text>
</item>
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<enum>
(cc)
</enum>
<text>
computers,
software, and other technology;
</text>
</item>
<item id="H2EC2BC10687A45EFAE213ACA066E7A62">
<enum>
(dd)
</enum>
<text>
contracted
services such as distance learning, art, athletics, and technology
services;
</text>
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<enum>
(ee)
</enum>
<text>
library books and
media center materials; and
</text>
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<enum>
(ff)
</enum>
<text>
such other
expenditures as the Secretary of Education may require.
</text>
</item>
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<enum>
(ii)
</enum>
<header>
Determinations
</header>
<text>
For
purposes of subclauses (I) and (II) of clause (i), in the determination of
salary expenditures, salary differentials for years of employment shall be
included.
</text>
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<enum>
(B)
</enum>
<header>
Higher poverty
school
</header>
<text>
The term
<term>
higher poverty school
</term>
means a school
that is in the highest three quartiles of schools served by a local educational
agency, based on the percentage of enrolled students from low-income
families.
</text>
</subparagraph>
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<enum>
(C)
</enum>
<header>
Lower poverty
school
</header>
<text>
The term
<term>
lower poverty school
</term>
means a school
that is in the lowest quartile of schools served by a local educational agency,
based on the percentage of enrolled students from low-income
families.
</text>
</subparagraph>
</paragraph>
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.
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| I 113th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 379 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES January 23, 2013 Mr. Fattah introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Education and the Workforce A BILL To amend section 1120A(c) of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 to assure comparability of opportunity for educationally disadvantaged students.
1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Fiscal Fairness Act . 2. Purposes The purposes of this Act are as follows: (1) To remedy the inequitable distribution of State and local funds within the areas served by local educational agencies. (2) To reinforce the supplementary intent of funds made available under title I of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 ( 20 U.S.C. 6301 et seq. ), ensuring that these funds serve their original purpose of subsidizing the increased costs associated with educating students in concentrated poverty. (3) To address the statutory, regulatory, and enforcement weaknesses that have undermined the role of the comparability requirement in ensuring comparability within school districts. (4) To require the inclusion of real teacher salaries in calculations of per-pupil expenditures. (5) To provide sufficient transparency, accountability, and disclosure to allow parents, communities, educators, and local agency officials to ensure students have access to the resources they need to achieve at high levels. 3. Comparability of Expenditures Section 1120A(c) of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 ( 20 U.S.C. 6321(c) ) is amended to read as follows: (c) Comparability of Expenditures (1) In general (A) Comparable funding in general Except as provided in paragraphs (4) and (5), a local educational agency may receive funds under this part for a fiscal year only if, for the preceding fiscal year, the average expenditure per pupil of State and local funds in each school served under this part was at least 97 percent of the average expenditure per pupil of State and local funds across all schools served by the local educational agency that are not receiving funds under this part. (B) Comparable funding among title i schools In any case where all of the schools served by a local educational agency receive support under this part, such agency may receive funds under this part for a fiscal year only if, for the preceding fiscal year, the average expenditure per pupil of State and local funds in each higher poverty school is at least 97 percent of the average expenditure per pupil of State and local funds across all lower poverty schools. (2) Equivalence A local educational agency shall be considered to have met the requirements of paragraph (1), and to be eligible to receive funds under this part, if— (A) such agency has filed with the State educational agency current school-by-school listing of per-pupil expenditures of State and local funds for each school served by the agency for the preceding fiscal year; and (B) the listing described in subparagraph (A) demonstrates comparability across schools as required by subparagraph (A) or (B) of paragraph (1). (3) Basis A local educational agency may meet the requirements of paragraph (1) across all schools or among schools serving a particular grade span, if the local educational agency compares schools within not more than three grade spans. (4) Monitoring (A) Regulations by Secretary Not later than 120 days after the date of the enactment of the Fiscal Fairness Act , the Secretary shall issue regulations concerning State educational agencies’ and local educational agencies’ responsibilities for meeting the requirements of this subsection. (B) Regulations by States Not later than 6 months after the date on which the regulations required under subparagraph (A) are issued, each State educational agency receiving funds under this part shall create and distribute to local educational agencies, and make available to the public, regulations on the responsibilities of local educational agencies for meeting the requirements of this subsection. (C) Plan by local educational agencies Not later than 14 months after the date on which regulations required by subparagraph (B) are distributed, each local educational agency receiving funds under this part shall develop and submit to the State educational agency a plan, including a timeline and annual benchmarks, that will ensure comparability as described in paragraph (1) not later than 3 years after the date on which such regulations are distributed. The plan shall be made available to the public. (D) Audit In each of the fourth and fifth years after the date of enactment of the Fiscal Fairness Act , the Inspector General of the Department shall audit 5 States and 10 local educational agencies to determine progress in meeting the requirements of this section. (5) Inapplicability This subsection shall not apply to a local educational agency that does not have more than one building for each grade span. (6) Compliance For the purpose of determining compliance with paragraph (1), a local educational agency— (A) shall exclude State and local funds expended for the excess costs of providing English language instruction for Limited English Proficient students as determined by the local educational agency; (B) shall exclude State and local funds expended for the excess costs of providing services to children with disabilities as determined by the local educational agency; and (C) may exclude supplemental State or local funds expended in any school attendance area or school for programs that meet the intent and purpose of this part. (7) No forced transfers Nothing in this subsection shall be construed to require the forced or involuntary transfer of any school personnel in order to comply with subparagraph (A) or (B) of paragraph (1). (8) Comparability as minimum standard (A) In general Nothing in this subsection shall be construed to limit or discourage the allocation of State or local funds to schools served under this part in excess of 100 percent of the average per-pupil expenditure for schools not served under this part. (B) Exception In the case of a local educational agency subject to the requirements of paragraph (1)(B), nothing shall be construed to discourage the allocation of State and local funds to any higher poverty schools served by the local educational agency in excess of 100 percent of the average per-pupil expenditure in lower poverty schools served by the agency. (9) Public reporting (A) School report cards Beginning with the first academic year that begins after the date of the enactment of the Fiscal Fairness Act , and for each academic year thereafter, each local educational agency shall include on the school report cards required under section 1111(h)(2) the following: (i) The average per-pupil expenditures of State and local funds for the school. (ii) The average per-pupil expenditures of State and local funds for schools in the local educational agency not served under this part or, in the case where all schools in a local educational agency are served under this part, for lower poverty schools. (iii) The mean of average per-pupil expenditures of State and local funds for all schools in the State. (B) Current school-by-school listing Beginning with the first academic year that begins after the date of the enactment of the Fiscal Fairness Act and for each academic year thereafter, the State educational agency shall make publicly available the most current school-by-school listings of per-pupil expenditures of State and local funds submitted by each local educational agency, as required under paragraph (2)(A)(i). (10) Definitions For purposes of this subsection: (A) Expenditures (i) In general The term expenditures means— (I) salary expenditures for classroom teachers, including not only base salaries but also incentive pay, bonuses, and supplemental stipends for mentoring or other additional roles; (II) salary expenditures for instructional and instructional support staff who are not classroom teachers (such as principals, librarians, paraprofessionals, academic coaches, and curriculum specialists), including not only base salaries but also incentive pay, bonuses, and supplemental stipends for mentoring or other additional roles; (III) salary expenditures for noninstructional staff, including student support staff; and (IV) nonpersonnel expenditures such as— (aa) professional development for teachers and other staff; (bb) instructional materials and supplies; (cc) computers, software, and other technology; (dd) contracted services such as distance learning, art, athletics, and technology services; (ee) library books and media center materials; and (ff) such other expenditures as the Secretary of Education may require. (ii) Determinations For purposes of subclauses (I) and (II) of clause (i), in the determination of salary expenditures, salary differentials for years of employment shall be included. (B) Higher poverty school The term higher poverty school means a school that is in the highest three quartiles of schools served by a local educational agency, based on the percentage of enrolled students from low-income families. (C) Lower poverty school The term lower poverty school means a school that is in the lowest quartile of schools served by a local educational agency, based on the percentage of enrolled students from low-income families. . |
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113 HR 380 IH: Communities Committed to College Tax Credit Act of 2013
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U.S. House of Representatives
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2013-01-23
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113th CONGRESS
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1st Session
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H. R. 380
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IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
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January 23, 2013
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Mr. Fattah
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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 allow a credit against income tax for contributions to a trust used to provide need-based college scholarships.
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Short title
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This Act may be cited as the
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Communities Committed to College Tax Credit Act of 2013
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.
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Credit for contributions to a trust used to provide need-based college scholarships
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(a)
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In general
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Subpart B of part IV of subchapter A of
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chapter 1
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of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (relating to other credits) is amended by adding at the end the following new section:
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30E.
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Contributions to trust used to provide need-based college scholarships
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(a)
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Allowance of credit
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In addition to any deduction allowable under this title, there shall be allowed as a credit against the tax imposed by this chapter for the taxable year an amount equal to 50 percent of designated qualified college scholarship funding contributions made by the taxpayer during the taxable year.
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(b)
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Designated qualified college scholarship funding contribution
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For purposes of this section—
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(1)
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In general
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The term
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designated qualified college scholarship funding contribution
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(A)
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which is paid in cash by the taxpayer to a qualified scholarship funding trust, and
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which is designated by the trust for purposes of this section.
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(2)
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Qualified scholarship funding trust
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qualified scholarship funding trust
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which is established and maintained in the United States by an organization—
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described in section 501(c)(3) and exempt from tax under section 501(a), and
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(ii)
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organized primarily for educational purposes,
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(B)
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which is part of a plan of one or more local education agencies (as defined in section 9101 of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965) of the State in which such trust is established and maintained to provide scholarships to children of such agencies, and
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(C)
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the written governing instrument of which—
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(i)
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requires that the income of the trust be used exclusively to provide qualified scholarships (as defined in section 117(b)) to individuals who—
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(I)
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are candidates for a degree at an institution of higher education (within the meaning given such term by section 101 of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (
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20 U.S.C. 1001
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)), and
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have demonstrated financial need in accordance with section 471 of such Act (
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20 U.S.C. 1087kk
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), and
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requires that the assets of the trust not be distributed for any purpose.
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(c)
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Limitations
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(1)
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In general
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There is a national qualified college scholarship funding contribution limitation of $1,000,000,000.
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Such national limitation shall be allocated by the Secretary among the qualified scholarship funding trusts which have registered with the Secretary on or before the 180th day after the date of the enactment of this section. Each trust’s share of such national limitation shall be the amount which bears the same ratio to such limitation as the number of school age children of such trust’s sponsoring agencies bears to the aggregate number of school age children of the sponsoring agencies of all trusts which have so registered with the Secretary.
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For purposes of subparagraph (A), the number of school age children of a trust’s sponsoring agencies is the number of children of the local education agencies referred to in subsection (b)(2)(B) who have attained age 5 but not age 18 for the most recent fiscal year ending before the date the allocations under this paragraph are made.
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Designation subject to allocated limitation amount
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The maximum qualified college scholarship funding contribution limitation which may be allocated to each trust is $200,000,000. An amount which may not be allocated to a trust by reason of the preceding sentence shall be allocated as provided in paragraph (2) among registered qualified scholarship funding trusts whose allocated limitation (without regard to this sentence) does not exceed $200,000,000.
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Business credit treated as part of general business credit
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So much of the credit which would be allowed under subsection (a) for any taxable year (determined without regard to this subsection) to a taxpayer engaged in a trade or business shall be treated as a credit listed in section 38(b) for such taxable year (and not allowed under subsection (a)).
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Personal credit
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For purposes of this title, the credit allowed under subsection (a) for any taxable year (determined after application of paragraph (1)) shall be treated as a credit allowable under subpart A for such taxable year.
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Limitation based on amount of tax
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the sum of the regular tax liability (as defined in section 26(b)) plus the tax imposed by section 55, over
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the sum of the credits allowable under subpart A (other than this section and sections 23 and 25D) and section 27 for the taxable year.
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This section shall apply only to contributions made during the 3-year period beginning on the 180th day after the date of the enactment of this section.
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and 30E
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section 25D
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Sections 24(b)(3)(B), 25A(i)(5)(B), 25B(g)(2), 26(a)(1), 30(c)(2)(B)(ii), 30B(g)(2)(B)(ii), 904(i), and 1400C(d)(2) of such Code are each amended by striking
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Sec. 30E. Contributions to trust used to provide need-based college scholarships.
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The amendments made by this section shall apply to contributions made on or after the 180th day after the date of the enactment of this Act in taxable years ending after such date.
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| I 113th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 380 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES January 23, 2013 Mr. Fattah 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 income tax for contributions to a trust used to provide need-based college scholarships.
1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Communities Committed to College Tax Credit Act of 2013 . 2. Credit for contributions to a trust used to provide need-based college scholarships (a) In general Subpart B of part IV of subchapter A of chapter 1 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (relating to other credits) is amended by adding at the end the following new section: 30E. Contributions to trust used to provide need-based college scholarships (a) Allowance of credit In addition to any deduction allowable under this title, there shall be allowed as a credit against the tax imposed by this chapter for the taxable year an amount equal to 50 percent of designated qualified college scholarship funding contributions made by the taxpayer during the taxable year. (b) Designated qualified college scholarship funding contribution For purposes of this section— (1) In general The term designated qualified college scholarship funding contribution means any charitable contribution (as defined in section 170(c))— (A) which is paid in cash by the taxpayer to a qualified scholarship funding trust, and (B) which is designated by the trust for purposes of this section. (2) Qualified scholarship funding trust The term qualified scholarship funding trust means a trust— (A) which is established and maintained in the United States by an organization— (i) described in section 501(c)(3) and exempt from tax under section 501(a), and (ii) organized primarily for educational purposes, (B) which is part of a plan of one or more local education agencies (as defined in section 9101 of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965) of the State in which such trust is established and maintained to provide scholarships to children of such agencies, and (C) the written governing instrument of which— (i) requires that the income of the trust be used exclusively to provide qualified scholarships (as defined in section 117(b)) to individuals who— (I) are candidates for a degree at an institution of higher education (within the meaning given such term by section 101 of the Higher Education Act of 1965 ( 20 U.S.C. 1001 )), and (II) have demonstrated financial need in accordance with section 471 of such Act ( 20 U.S.C. 1087kk ), and (ii) requires that the assets of the trust not be distributed for any purpose. (c) Limitations (1) In general There is a national qualified college scholarship funding contribution limitation of $1,000,000,000. (2) Allocation of limitation (A) In general Such national limitation shall be allocated by the Secretary among the qualified scholarship funding trusts which have registered with the Secretary on or before the 180th day after the date of the enactment of this section. Each trust’s share of such national limitation shall be the amount which bears the same ratio to such limitation as the number of school age children of such trust’s sponsoring agencies bears to the aggregate number of school age children of the sponsoring agencies of all trusts which have so registered with the Secretary. (B) School age children of sponsoring agencies For purposes of subparagraph (A), the number of school age children of a trust’s sponsoring agencies is the number of children of the local education agencies referred to in subsection (b)(2)(B) who have attained age 5 but not age 18 for the most recent fiscal year ending before the date the allocations under this paragraph are made. (3) Designation subject to allocated limitation amount The amount of contributions made to a qualified scholarship funding trust which may be designated by such trust for purposes of this section shall not exceed the limitation amount allocated to such trust under paragraph (2). (4) Maximum allocation per trust The maximum qualified college scholarship funding contribution limitation which may be allocated to each trust is $200,000,000. An amount which may not be allocated to a trust by reason of the preceding sentence shall be allocated as provided in paragraph (2) among registered qualified scholarship funding trusts whose allocated limitation (without regard to this sentence) does not exceed $200,000,000. (d) Application with other credits (1) Business credit treated as part of general business credit So much of the credit which would be allowed under subsection (a) for any taxable year (determined without regard to this subsection) to a taxpayer engaged in a trade or business shall be treated as a credit listed in section 38(b) for such taxable year (and not allowed under subsection (a)). (2) Personal credit (A) In general For purposes of this title, the credit allowed under subsection (a) for any taxable year (determined after application of paragraph (1)) shall be treated as a credit allowable under subpart A for such taxable year. (B) Limitation based on amount of tax In the case of a taxable year to which section 26(a)(2) does not apply, the credit allowed under subsection (a) for any taxable year (determined after application of paragraph (1)) shall not exceed the excess of— (i) the sum of the regular tax liability (as defined in section 26(b)) plus the tax imposed by section 55, over (ii) the sum of the credits allowable under subpart A (other than this section and sections 23 and 25D) and section 27 for the taxable year. (e) Application of section This section shall apply only to contributions made during the 3-year period beginning on the 180th day after the date of the enactment of this section. . (b) Conforming amendments (1) Section 23(b)(4)(B) of such Code is amended by inserting and 30E after section 25D . (2) Sections 24(b)(3)(B), 25A(i)(5)(B), 25B(g)(2), 26(a)(1), 30(c)(2)(B)(ii), 30B(g)(2)(B)(ii), 904(i), and 1400C(d)(2) of such Code are each amended by striking and 30D and inserting 30D, and 30E . (3) Section 25(e)(1)(C)(ii) of such Code is amended by inserting 30E, after 30D, . (4) Section 30D(c)(2)(B)(ii) of such Code is amended by striking and 25D and inserting , 25D, and 30E . (5) Section 38(b) of such Code is amended by striking plus at the end of paragraph (35), by striking the period at the end of paragraph (36) and inserting , plus , and by adding at the end the following new paragraph: (37) the portion of the credit to which section 30E(d)(1) applies. . (6) The table of sections for subpart B of part IV of subchapter A of chapter 1 of such Code is amended by adding at the end the following new item: Sec. 30E. Contributions to trust used to provide need-based college scholarships. . (c) Effective date The amendments made by this section shall apply to contributions made on or after the 180th day after the date of the enactment of this Act in taxable years ending after such date. |
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Reinvesting and Ensuring America’s
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The bedrock of the Nation’s economic
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Recognizing the importance of education and
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As President Bill
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The currency of national strength in this new era will be denominated
not only in ships and tanks and planes, but in diplomas and patents and
paychecks.
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Recognizing diplomas and patents will not
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we must address the low standing of American test scores amongst
industrialized nations in math and science, the very subjects most likely to
affect our future competitiveness.
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Similarly,
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international competitiveness depend on our Nation’s willingness to educate,
invest, and innovate.
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As stated in a
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Amendment to the
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The Director of the Congressional Budget
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job creation;
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consumption;
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investments; and
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savings.
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The analysis referred to in paragraph
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negatively impact America’s economic ability to compete globally compared to
member nations of the Group of Twenty, or G-20, which comprise of 19 country
members and the European Union, accounting 90 percent of global gross domestic
product (GDP) and 80 percent of global
trade.
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| I 113th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 381 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES January 23, 2013 Mr. Fattah introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Rules , 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 amend the Congressional Budget Act of 1974 to require long-term cost benefit analyses of introduced bills.
1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Reinvesting and Ensuring America’s Ability to Lead Act of 2013 . 2. Findings Congress finds the following: (1) The bedrock of the Nation’s economic strength and future growth will be directly attributed to the robust Federal investment in critical areas such as education, science, technology, engineering, and mathematics. (2) Recognizing the importance of education and its role in maintaining America’s position as an economic global leader, President George H.W. Bush stated that U.S. students must be the first in the world in math and science achievement. Every American adult must be a skilled, literate worker and citizen. . (3) As President Bill Clinton recognized when he created the National Economic Council in 1992, The currency of national strength in this new era will be denominated not only in ships and tanks and planes, but in diplomas and patents and paychecks. . (4) Recognizing diplomas and patents will not occur without investing in education, President George W. Bush stated that we must address the low standing of American test scores amongst industrialized nations in math and science, the very subjects most likely to affect our future competitiveness. . (5) Similarly, President Obama has stated that America’s future economic growth and international competitiveness depend on our Nation’s willingness to educate, invest, and innovate. (6) As stated in a recent report from the National Economic Council, the Nation must create the jobs and industries of the future by doing what America does best—investing in the creativity and imagination of our people. To win the future, we must out-innovate, out-educate, and out-build the rest of the world. . (7) Accordingly, Congress should be provided the means to evaluate legislative worth beyond its impact to the annual budget. 3. Amendment to the Congressional Budget Act of 1974 Section 402 of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974 ( 2 U.S.C. 653 ) is amended by inserting (a) after Sec. 402. and by adding at the end the following new subsection: (b) (1) The Director of the Congressional Budget Office shall, to the extent practicable, prepare a ten-year long-term cost benefit analysis for each introduced bill or resolution of a public character that determines its impact on American global competitiveness as defined by the Congressional Budget Office. (2) The Director of the Congressional Budget Office shall devise criteria to evaluate American global competitiveness, including the bill or resolution’s impact on— (A) job creation; (B) economic growth; (C) consumption; (D) investments; and (E) savings. (3) The analysis referred to in paragraph (1) shall evaluate whether the introduced bill or resolution will positively or negatively impact America’s economic ability to compete globally compared to member nations of the Group of Twenty, or G-20, which comprise of 19 country members and the European Union, accounting 90 percent of global gross domestic product (GDP) and 80 percent of global trade. . |
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Designation of
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| I 113th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 382 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES January 23, 2013 Ms. Foxx (for herself, Mr. Schweikert , Mr. Weber of Texas , Mrs. Blackburn , Mr. LaMalfa , Mr. Gohmert , and Mr. Mulvaney ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Natural Resources A BILL To provide for State approval of national monuments, and for other purposes.
1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Preserve Land Freedom For Americans Act . 2. Designation of national monuments The Act of June 8, 1906 ( 16 U.S.C. 431 et seq. ) is amended— (1) in section 2 ( 16 U.S.C. 431 ), by striking Sec. 2. That the and inserting the following: 2. Designation of national monuments After obtaining approval from the Governor and the legislature of each State within the boundaries of which the proposed national monument would be located, the ; and (2) by adding at the end the following: 5. Restrictions on public use The Secretary of the Interior shall not implement any restrictions on the public use of a national monument until the expiration of an appropriate review period (as determined by the Secretary of the Interior) providing for public input and State approval under section 2. . |
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Mr. Smith of Washington
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Mr. Smith of New Jersey
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Mr. Stivers
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War Powers Reform
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Section 2(c) of the War
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are exercised
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may be exercised
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attack
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or imminent
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Consultation and
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Section 3 of the War
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The President
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The
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The President in every possible instance
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clearly indicated by the circumstances a report, in writing, setting forth the
estimated scope and duration of the hostilities or
involvement.
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Reporting
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Section 4(a) of the War Powers Resolution
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or a specific statutory
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Limitation on use
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| I 113th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 383 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES January 23, 2013 Mr. Gibson (for himself, Mr. Amash , Mr. Benishek , Mr. Brooks of Alabama , Mr. Coffman , Mr. Duncan of Tennessee , Mr. Fitzpatrick , Mr. Fortenberry , Ms. Foxx , Mr. Garamendi , Mr. Gosar , Mr. Johnson of Ohio , Mr. Jordan , Mr. Labrador , Mr. Lankford , Mr. Miller of Florida , Mr. Mulvaney , Mr. Nugent , Mr. Reed , Mr. Ribble , Mr. Rooney , Mr. Ross , Mr. Austin Scott of Georgia , Mr. Shimkus , Mr. Smith of Washington , Mr. Smith of New Jersey , and Mr. Stivers ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs , 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 the War Powers Resolution to limit the use of funds for introduction of the Armed Forces into hostilities, and for other purposes.
1. Short title This Act may be cited as the War Powers Reform Act . 2. Purpose and policy Section 2(c) of the War Powers Resolution ( 50 U.S.C. 1541(c) ) is amended— (1) in the matter preceding paragraph (1), by striking are exercised and inserting may be exercised ; and (2) in paragraph (3), by inserting after attack the following: or imminent threat of attack . 3. Consultation and reporting Section 3 of the War Powers Resolution ( 50 U.S.C. 1542 ) is amended— (1) in the heading, by inserting and reporting after consultation ; (2) by striking The President and inserting the following: (a) Consultation The President ; and (3) by adding at the end the following: (b) Reporting The President in every possible instance shall submit to Congress before introducing United States Armed Forces into hostilities or into situations where imminent involvement in hostilities is clearly indicated by the circumstances a report, in writing, setting forth the estimated scope and duration of the hostilities or involvement. . 4. Reporting Section 4(a) of the War Powers Resolution ( 50 U.S.C. 1543(a) ) is amended by inserting or a specific statutory authorization after a declaration of war . 5. Limitation on use of funds for introduction of Armed Forces into hostilities The War Powers Resolution (50 U.S.C. 1541 et seq.) is amended— (1) by striking sections 5, 6, and 7; (2) by redesignating sections 8, 9, and 10 as sections 6, 7, and 8, respectively; and (3) by inserting after section 4 the following: 5. limitation on use of funds (a) No funds available for the United States Armed Forces may be obligated or expended for introduction of the Armed Forces into hostilities, or into situations where imminent involvement in hostilities is clearly indicated by the circumstances, in the absence of a declaration of war, specific statutory authorization, or a national emergency created by an attack or imminent threat of attack upon the United States, its territories or possessions, or the Armed Forces. (b) It shall not be in order in the House of Representatives or the Senate to consider any bill or joint resolution that would make funds available in violation of subsection (a). . |
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Special assistant for Veterans Affairs in the Department of Housing and Urban Development
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Transfer of position to Office of the Secretary
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Special assistant for veterans affairs
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Position
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The Special Assistant for Veterans Affairs shall be appointed based solely on merit and shall be covered under the provisions of title 5, United States Code, governing appointments in the competitive service.
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ensuring veterans have fair access to housing and homeless assistance under each program of the Department providing either such assistance;
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coordinating all programs and activities of the Department relating to veterans;
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serving as a liaison for the Department with the Department of Veterans Affairs, including establishing and maintaining relationships with the Secretary of Veterans Affairs;
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serving as a liaison for the Department, and establishing and maintaining relationships with the United States Interagency Council on Homelessness and officials of State, local, regional, and nongovernmental organizations concerned with veterans;
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providing information and advice regarding—
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sponsoring housing projects for veterans assisted under programs administered by the Department; or
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assisting veterans in obtaining housing or homeless assistance under programs administered by the Department;
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coordinating with the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development and the Secretary of Veterans Affairs in carrying out section 3 of the Homes for Heroes Act of 2013; and
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carrying out such other duties as may be assigned to the Special Assistant by the Secretary or by law.
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Transfer of position in Office of Deputy Assistant Secretary for Special Needs
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On the date that the initial Special Assistant for Veterans Affairs is appointed pursuant to section 4(h)(2) of the Department of Housing and Urban Development Act, as added by subsection (a) of this section, the position of Special Assistant for Veterans Programs in the Office of the Deputy Assistant Secretary for Special Needs of the Department of Housing and Urban Development shall be terminated.
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3.
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Annual supplemental report on veterans homelessness
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The Secretary of Housing and Urban Development and the Secretary of Veterans Affairs, in coordination with the United States Interagency Council on Homelessness, shall submit annually to the Committees of the Congress specified in subsection (b), together with the annual reports required by such Secretaries under section 203(c)(1) of the McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance Act (
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The same information, for such preceding year, that was included with respect to 2010 in the report by the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development and the Secretary of Veterans Affairs entitled
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Veterans Homelessness: A Supplemental Report to the 2010 Annual Homeless Assessment Report to Congress
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Information regarding the activities of the Department of Housing and Urban Development relating to veterans during such preceding year, as follows:
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(A)
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The number of veterans provided assistance under the housing choice voucher program for Veterans Affairs supported housing (VASH) under section 8(o)(19) of the United States Housing Act of 1937 (
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A summary description of the special considerations made for veterans under public housing agency plans submitted pursuant to section 5A of the United States Housing Act of 1937 (
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42 U.S.C. 1437c–1
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A description of the activities of the Special Assistant for Veterans Affairs of the Department of Housing and Urban Development.
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The cost to the Department of Housing and Urban Development of administering the programs and activities relating to veterans.
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The Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs of the Senate.
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The Committee on Veterans' Affairs of the Senate.
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The Committee on Appropriations of the Senate.
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The Committee on Financial Services of the House of Representatives.
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The Committee on Veterans' Affairs of the House of Representatives.
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The Committee on Appropriations of the House of Representatives.
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Passed the House of Representatives May 15, 2013.
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Karen L. Haas,
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| I 113th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 384 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES AN ACT To transfer the position of Special Assistant for Veterans Affairs in the Department of Housing and Urban Development to the Office of the Secretary, and for other purposes.
1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Homes for Heroes Act of 2013 . 2. Special assistant for Veterans Affairs in the Department of Housing and Urban Development (a) Transfer of position to Office of the Secretary Section 4 of the Department of Housing and Urban Development Act ( 42 U.S.C. 3533 ) is amended by adding at the end the following new subsection: (h) Special assistant for veterans affairs (1) Position There shall be in the Office of the Secretary a Special Assistant for Veterans Affairs, who shall report directly to the Secretary. (2) Appointment The Special Assistant for Veterans Affairs shall be appointed based solely on merit and shall be covered under the provisions of title 5, United States Code, governing appointments in the competitive service. (3) Responsibilities The Special Assistant for Veterans Affairs shall be responsible for— (A) ensuring veterans have fair access to housing and homeless assistance under each program of the Department providing either such assistance; (B) coordinating all programs and activities of the Department relating to veterans; (C) serving as a liaison for the Department with the Department of Veterans Affairs, including establishing and maintaining relationships with the Secretary of Veterans Affairs; (D) serving as a liaison for the Department, and establishing and maintaining relationships with the United States Interagency Council on Homelessness and officials of State, local, regional, and nongovernmental organizations concerned with veterans; (E) providing information and advice regarding— (i) sponsoring housing projects for veterans assisted under programs administered by the Department; or (ii) assisting veterans in obtaining housing or homeless assistance under programs administered by the Department; (F) coordinating with the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development and the Secretary of Veterans Affairs in carrying out section 3 of the Homes for Heroes Act of 2013; and (G) carrying out such other duties as may be assigned to the Special Assistant by the Secretary or by law. . (b) Transfer of position in Office of Deputy Assistant Secretary for Special Needs On the date that the initial Special Assistant for Veterans Affairs is appointed pursuant to section 4(h)(2) of the Department of Housing and Urban Development Act, as added by subsection (a) of this section, the position of Special Assistant for Veterans Programs in the Office of the Deputy Assistant Secretary for Special Needs of the Department of Housing and Urban Development shall be terminated. 3. Annual supplemental report on veterans homelessness (a) In general The Secretary of Housing and Urban Development and the Secretary of Veterans Affairs, in coordination with the United States Interagency Council on Homelessness, shall submit annually to the Committees of the Congress specified in subsection (b), together with the annual reports required by such Secretaries under section 203(c)(1) of the McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance Act ( 42 U.S.C. 11313(c)(1) ), a supplemental report that includes the following information with respect to the preceding year: (1) The same information, for such preceding year, that was included with respect to 2010 in the report by the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development and the Secretary of Veterans Affairs entitled Veterans Homelessness: A Supplemental Report to the 2010 Annual Homeless Assessment Report to Congress . (2) Information regarding the activities of the Department of Housing and Urban Development relating to veterans during such preceding year, as follows: (A) The number of veterans provided assistance under the housing choice voucher program for Veterans Affairs supported housing (VASH) under section 8(o)(19) of the United States Housing Act of 1937 ( 42 U.S.C. 1437f(o)(19) ), the socioeconomic characteristics of such homeless veterans, and the number, types, and locations of entities contracted under such section to administer the vouchers. (B) A summary description of the special considerations made for veterans under public housing agency plans submitted pursuant to section 5A of the United States Housing Act of 1937 ( 42 U.S.C. 1437c–1 ) and under comprehensive housing affordability strategies submitted pursuant to section 105 of the Cranston-Gonzalez National Affordable Housing Act ( 42 U.S.C. 12705 ). (C) A description of the activities of the Special Assistant for Veterans Affairs of the Department of Housing and Urban Development. (D) A description of the efforts of the Department of Housing and Urban Development and the other members of the United States Interagency Council on Homelessness to coordinate the delivery of housing and services to veterans. (E) The cost to the Department of Housing and Urban Development of administering the programs and activities relating to veterans. (F) Any other information that the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development and the Secretary of Veterans Affairs consider relevant in assessing the programs and activities of the Department of Housing and Urban Development relating to veterans. (b) Committees The Committees of the Congress specified in this subsection are as follows: (1) The Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs of the Senate. (2) The Committee on Veterans' Affairs of the Senate. (3) The Committee on Appropriations of the Senate. (4) The Committee on Financial Services of the House of Representatives. (5) The Committee on Veterans' Affairs of the House of Representatives. (6) The Committee on Appropriations of the House of Representatives.
Passed the House of Representatives May 15, 2013. Karen L. Haas, Clerk. |
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113th CONGRESS
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1st Session
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H. R. 384
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IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
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January 23, 2013
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Mr. Al Green of Texas
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(for himself,
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Ms. Bordallo
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,
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Mr. Gene Green of Texas
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Mr. Grimm
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,
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Mr. Hinojosa
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Mr. Conyers
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Ms. Hahn
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,
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Mr. Hastings of Florida
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,
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Mr. Holt
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Mr. Honda
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,
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Ms.
Kaptur
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,
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Mr. McDermott
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Mr. McGovern
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Mr. Michaud
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Ms. Pingree of Maine
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Mr. Rangel
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Mr. Rush
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Committee
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To establish the position of Special Assistant for
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other purposes.
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Homes for Heroes Act of 2013
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Special assistant
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Development
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Section 4 of the
Department of Housing and Urban Development Act (
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42 U.S.C. 3533
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Special
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(1)
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Establishment
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There
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be a special assistant to the Secretary and shall report directly to the
Secretary.
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Appointment
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The
Special Assistant for Veterans Affairs shall be appointed based solely on merit
and shall be covered under the provisions of title 5, United States Code,
governing appointments in the competitive service.
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(3)
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Responsibilities
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The
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(A)
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ensuring veterans
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Department providing either such assistance;
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coordinating all
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(C)
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serving as a
liaison for the Department with the Department of Veterans Affairs, including
establishing and maintaining relationships with the Secretary of Veterans
Affairs;
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(D)
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serving as a
liaison for the Department, and establishing and maintaining relationships with
the United States Interagency Council on Homelessness and officials of State,
local, regional, and nongovernmental organizations concerned with
veterans;
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(E)
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providing
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(i)
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sponsoring housing
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or
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assisting
veterans in obtaining housing or homeless assistance under programs
administered by the Department;
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coordinating with
the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development and the Secretary of Veterans
Affairs in carrying out section 3 of the Homes for Heroes Act of 2013;
and
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(G)
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carrying out such
other duties as may be assigned to the Special Assistant by the Secretary or by
law.
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.
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3.
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Annual
supplemental report on veterans homelessness
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(a)
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In
general
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The Secretary of
Housing and Urban Development and the Secretary of Veterans Affairs, in
coordination with the United States Interagency Council on Homelessness, shall
submit annually to the Committees of the Congress specified in subsection (b),
together with the annual reports required by such Secretaries under section
203(c)(1) of the McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance Act (42 U.S.C.
11313(c)(1)), a supplemental report that includes the following information
with respect to the preceding year:
</text>
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(1)
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The same
information, for such preceding year, that was included with respect to 2010 in
the report by the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development and the Secretary
of Veterans Affairs entitled
<quote>
Veterans Homelessness: A Supplemental
Report to the 2010 Annual Homeless Assessment Report to Congress
</quote>
.
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(2)
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<text>
Information
regarding the activities of the Department of Housing and Urban Development
relating to veterans during such preceding year, as follows:
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(A)
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The number of
veterans provided assistance under the housing choice voucher program for
Veterans Affairs supported housing (VASH) under section 8(o)(19) of the United
States Housing Act of 1937 (
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42 U.S.C. 1437f(o)(19)
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), the socioeconomic
characteristics of such homeless veterans, and the number, types, and locations
of entities contracted under such section to administer the vouchers.
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(B)
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A summary
description of the special considerations made for veterans under public
housing agency plans submitted pursuant to section 5A of the United States
Housing Act of 1937 (
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42 U.S.C. 1437c–1
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) and under comprehensive housing
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Cranston-Gonzalez National Affordable Housing Act (
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42 U.S.C. 12705
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).
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(C)
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A description of
the activities of the Special Assistant for Veterans Affairs of the Department
of Housing and Urban Development.
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(D)
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A description of the efforts of the
Department of Housing and Urban Development and the other members of the United
States Interagency Council on Homelessness to coordinate the delivery of
housing and services to veterans.
</text>
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(E)
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The cost to the
Department of Housing and Urban Development of administering the programs and
activities relating to veterans.
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(F)
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Any other information that the Secretary of
Housing and Urban Development and the Secretary of Veterans Affairs consider
relevant in assessing the programs and activities of the Department of Housing
and Urban Development relating to veterans.
</text>
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(b)
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Committees
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The
Committees of the Congress specified in this subsection are as follows:
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(1)
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The Committee on
Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs of the Senate.
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(2)
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The Committee on
Veterans' Affairs of the Senate.
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(3)
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The Committee on
Appropriations of the Senate.
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(4)
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The Committee on
Financial Services of the House of Representatives.
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(5)
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The Committee on
Veterans' Affairs of the House of Representatives.
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(6)
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The Committee on
Appropriations of the House of Representatives.
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| I 113th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 384 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES January 23, 2013 Mr. Al Green of Texas (for himself, Ms. Bordallo , Mr. Gene Green of Texas , Mr. Grimm , Mr. Hinojosa , Mr. Conyers , Ms. Hahn , Mr. Hastings of Florida , Mr. Holt , Mr. Honda , Ms. Kaptur , Mr. McDermott , Mr. McGovern , Mr. Michaud , Ms. Pingree of Maine , Mr. Rangel , and Mr. Rush ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Financial Services A BILL To establish the position of Special Assistant for Veterans Affairs in the Department of Housing and Urban Development, and for other purposes.
1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Homes for Heroes Act of 2013 . 2. Special assistant for Veterans Affairs in the Department of Housing and Urban Development Section 4 of the Department of Housing and Urban Development Act ( 42 U.S.C. 3533 ) is amended by adding at the end the following new subsection: (g) Special assistant for veterans affairs (1) Establishment There shall be in the Department a Special Assistant for Veterans Affairs, who shall be a special assistant to the Secretary and shall report directly to the Secretary. (2) Appointment The Special Assistant for Veterans Affairs shall be appointed based solely on merit and shall be covered under the provisions of title 5, United States Code, governing appointments in the competitive service. (3) Responsibilities The Special Assistant for Veterans Affairs shall be responsible for— (A) ensuring veterans have fair access to housing and homeless assistance under each program of the Department providing either such assistance; (B) coordinating all programs and activities of the Department relating to veterans; (C) serving as a liaison for the Department with the Department of Veterans Affairs, including establishing and maintaining relationships with the Secretary of Veterans Affairs; (D) serving as a liaison for the Department, and establishing and maintaining relationships with the United States Interagency Council on Homelessness and officials of State, local, regional, and nongovernmental organizations concerned with veterans; (E) providing information and advice regarding— (i) sponsoring housing projects for veterans assisted under programs administered by the Department; or (ii) assisting veterans in obtaining housing or homeless assistance under programs administered by the Department; (F) coordinating with the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development and the Secretary of Veterans Affairs in carrying out section 3 of the Homes for Heroes Act of 2013; and (G) carrying out such other duties as may be assigned to the Special Assistant by the Secretary or by law. . 3. Annual supplemental report on veterans homelessness (a) In general The Secretary of Housing and Urban Development and the Secretary of Veterans Affairs, in coordination with the United States Interagency Council on Homelessness, shall submit annually to the Committees of the Congress specified in subsection (b), together with the annual reports required by such Secretaries under section 203(c)(1) of the McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 11313(c)(1)), a supplemental report that includes the following information with respect to the preceding year: (1) The same information, for such preceding year, that was included with respect to 2010 in the report by the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development and the Secretary of Veterans Affairs entitled Veterans Homelessness: A Supplemental Report to the 2010 Annual Homeless Assessment Report to Congress . (2) Information regarding the activities of the Department of Housing and Urban Development relating to veterans during such preceding year, as follows: (A) The number of veterans provided assistance under the housing choice voucher program for Veterans Affairs supported housing (VASH) under section 8(o)(19) of the United States Housing Act of 1937 ( 42 U.S.C. 1437f(o)(19) ), the socioeconomic characteristics of such homeless veterans, and the number, types, and locations of entities contracted under such section to administer the vouchers. (B) A summary description of the special considerations made for veterans under public housing agency plans submitted pursuant to section 5A of the United States Housing Act of 1937 ( 42 U.S.C. 1437c–1 ) and under comprehensive housing affordability strategies submitted pursuant to section 105 of the Cranston-Gonzalez National Affordable Housing Act ( 42 U.S.C. 12705 ). (C) A description of the activities of the Special Assistant for Veterans Affairs of the Department of Housing and Urban Development. (D) A description of the efforts of the Department of Housing and Urban Development and the other members of the United States Interagency Council on Homelessness to coordinate the delivery of housing and services to veterans. (E) The cost to the Department of Housing and Urban Development of administering the programs and activities relating to veterans. (F) Any other information that the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development and the Secretary of Veterans Affairs consider relevant in assessing the programs and activities of the Department of Housing and Urban Development relating to veterans. (b) Committees The Committees of the Congress specified in this subsection are as follows: (1) The Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs of the Senate. (2) The Committee on Veterans' Affairs of the Senate. (3) The Committee on Appropriations of the Senate. (4) The Committee on Financial Services of the House of Representatives. (5) The Committee on Veterans' Affairs of the House of Representatives. (6) The Committee on Appropriations of the House of Representatives. |
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113th CONGRESS
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1st Session
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H. R. 384
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IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED
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May 16, 2013
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Received; read twice and referred to the
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Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban
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AN ACT
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To transfer the position of Special
Assistant for Veterans Affairs in the Department of Housing and Urban
Development to the Office of the Secretary, and for other
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Short title
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This Act may be cited as the
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Homes for Heroes Act of
2013
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.
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2.
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Special assistant
for Veterans Affairs in the Department of Housing and Urban
Development
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(a)
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Transfer of
position to Office of the Secretary
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Section 4 of the Department of Housing and
Urban Development Act (
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42 U.S.C. 3533
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) is amended by
adding at the end the following new subsection:
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(h)
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Special
assistant for veterans affairs
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(1)
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Position
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There
shall be in the Office of the Secretary a Special Assistant for Veterans
Affairs, who shall report directly to the Secretary.
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(2)
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Appointment
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The
Special Assistant for Veterans Affairs shall be appointed based solely on merit
and shall be covered under the provisions of title 5, United States Code,
governing appointments in the competitive service.
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(3)
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Responsibilities
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The
Special Assistant for Veterans Affairs shall be responsible for—
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(A)
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ensuring veterans
have fair access to housing and homeless assistance under each program of the
Department providing either such assistance;
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(B)
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coordinating all
programs and activities of the Department relating to veterans;
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(C)
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serving as a
liaison for the Department with the Department of Veterans Affairs, including
establishing and maintaining relationships with the Secretary of Veterans
Affairs;
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(D)
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serving as a
liaison for the Department, and establishing and maintaining relationships with
the United States Interagency Council on Homelessness and officials of State,
local, regional, and nongovernmental organizations concerned with
veterans;
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(E)
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providing
information and advice regarding—
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(i)
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sponsoring housing
projects for veterans assisted under programs administered by the Department;
or
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(ii)
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assisting
veterans in obtaining housing or homeless assistance under programs
administered by the Department;
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(F)
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coordinating with
the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development and the Secretary of Veterans
Affairs in carrying out section 3 of the Homes for Heroes Act of 2013;
and
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(G)
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carrying out such
other duties as may be assigned to the Special Assistant by the Secretary or by
law.
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.
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(b)
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Transfer of
position in Office of Deputy Assistant Secretary for Special
Needs
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On the date that the
initial Special Assistant for Veterans Affairs is appointed pursuant to section
4(h)(2) of the Department of Housing and Urban Development Act, as added by
subsection (a) of this section, the position of Special Assistant for Veterans
Programs in the Office of the Deputy Assistant Secretary for Special Needs of
the Department of Housing and Urban Development shall be terminated.
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3.
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<header>
Annual
supplemental report on veterans homelessness
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(a)
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In
general
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The Secretary of
Housing and Urban Development and the Secretary of Veterans Affairs, in
coordination with the United States Interagency Council on Homelessness, shall
submit annually to the Committees of the Congress specified in subsection (b),
together with the annual reports required by such Secretaries under section
203(c)(1) of the McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance Act (42 U.S.C.
11313(c)(1)), a supplemental report that includes the following
information with respect to the preceding year:
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(1)
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The same
information, for such preceding year, that was included with respect to 2010 in
the report by the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development and the Secretary
of Veterans Affairs entitled
<quote>
Veterans Homelessness: A Supplemental
Report to the 2010 Annual Homeless Assessment Report to
Congress
</quote>
.
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(2)
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Information
regarding the activities of the Department of Housing and Urban Development
relating to veterans during such preceding year, as follows:
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(A)
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The number of
veterans provided assistance under the housing choice voucher program for
Veterans Affairs supported housing (VASH) under section 8(o)(19) of the United
States Housing Act of 1937 (
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/1437f">
42 U.S.C. 1437f(o)(19)
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), the
socioeconomic characteristics of such homeless veterans, and the number, types,
and locations of entities contracted under such section to administer the
vouchers.
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(B)
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A summary
description of the special considerations made for veterans under public
housing agency plans submitted pursuant to section 5A of the United States
Housing Act of 1937 (
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/1437c-1">
42 U.S.C. 1437c–1
</external-xref>
) and under
comprehensive housing affordability strategies submitted pursuant to section
105 of the Cranston-Gonzalez National Affordable Housing Act (42 U.S.C.
12705).
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(C)
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A description of
the activities of the Special Assistant for Veterans Affairs of the Department
of Housing and Urban Development.
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(D)
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A description of the efforts of the
Department of Housing and Urban Development and the other members of the United
States Interagency Council on Homelessness to coordinate the delivery of
housing and services to veterans.
</text>
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(E)
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The cost to the
Department of Housing and Urban Development of administering the programs and
activities relating to veterans.
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(F)
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Any other information that the Secretary of
Housing and Urban Development and the Secretary of Veterans Affairs consider
relevant in assessing the programs and activities of the Department of Housing
and Urban Development relating to veterans.
</text>
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(b)
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Committees
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The
Committees of the Congress specified in this subsection are as follows:
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(1)
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The Committee on
Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs of the Senate.
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(2)
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The Committee on
Veterans' Affairs of the Senate.
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(3)
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The Committee on
Appropriations of the Senate.
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(4)
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The Committee on
Financial Services of the House of Representatives.
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(5)
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The Committee on
Veterans' Affairs of the House of Representatives.
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(6)
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The Committee on
Appropriations of the House of Representatives.
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Passed the House of
Representatives May 15, 2013.
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Karen L. Haas,
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Clerk.
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| IIB 113th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 384 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES May 16, 2013 Received; read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs AN ACT To transfer the position of Special Assistant for Veterans Affairs in the Department of Housing and Urban Development to the Office of the Secretary, and for other purposes.
1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Homes for Heroes Act of 2013 . 2. Special assistant for Veterans Affairs in the Department of Housing and Urban Development (a) Transfer of position to Office of the Secretary Section 4 of the Department of Housing and Urban Development Act ( 42 U.S.C. 3533 ) is amended by adding at the end the following new subsection: (h) Special assistant for veterans affairs (1) Position There shall be in the Office of the Secretary a Special Assistant for Veterans Affairs, who shall report directly to the Secretary. (2) Appointment The Special Assistant for Veterans Affairs shall be appointed based solely on merit and shall be covered under the provisions of title 5, United States Code, governing appointments in the competitive service. (3) Responsibilities The Special Assistant for Veterans Affairs shall be responsible for— (A) ensuring veterans have fair access to housing and homeless assistance under each program of the Department providing either such assistance; (B) coordinating all programs and activities of the Department relating to veterans; (C) serving as a liaison for the Department with the Department of Veterans Affairs, including establishing and maintaining relationships with the Secretary of Veterans Affairs; (D) serving as a liaison for the Department, and establishing and maintaining relationships with the United States Interagency Council on Homelessness and officials of State, local, regional, and nongovernmental organizations concerned with veterans; (E) providing information and advice regarding— (i) sponsoring housing projects for veterans assisted under programs administered by the Department; or (ii) assisting veterans in obtaining housing or homeless assistance under programs administered by the Department; (F) coordinating with the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development and the Secretary of Veterans Affairs in carrying out section 3 of the Homes for Heroes Act of 2013; and (G) carrying out such other duties as may be assigned to the Special Assistant by the Secretary or by law. . (b) Transfer of position in Office of Deputy Assistant Secretary for Special Needs On the date that the initial Special Assistant for Veterans Affairs is appointed pursuant to section 4(h)(2) of the Department of Housing and Urban Development Act, as added by subsection (a) of this section, the position of Special Assistant for Veterans Programs in the Office of the Deputy Assistant Secretary for Special Needs of the Department of Housing and Urban Development shall be terminated. 3. Annual supplemental report on veterans homelessness (a) In general The Secretary of Housing and Urban Development and the Secretary of Veterans Affairs, in coordination with the United States Interagency Council on Homelessness, shall submit annually to the Committees of the Congress specified in subsection (b), together with the annual reports required by such Secretaries under section 203(c)(1) of the McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 11313(c)(1)), a supplemental report that includes the following information with respect to the preceding year: (1) The same information, for such preceding year, that was included with respect to 2010 in the report by the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development and the Secretary of Veterans Affairs entitled Veterans Homelessness: A Supplemental Report to the 2010 Annual Homeless Assessment Report to Congress . (2) Information regarding the activities of the Department of Housing and Urban Development relating to veterans during such preceding year, as follows: (A) The number of veterans provided assistance under the housing choice voucher program for Veterans Affairs supported housing (VASH) under section 8(o)(19) of the United States Housing Act of 1937 ( 42 U.S.C. 1437f(o)(19) ), the socioeconomic characteristics of such homeless veterans, and the number, types, and locations of entities contracted under such section to administer the vouchers. (B) A summary description of the special considerations made for veterans under public housing agency plans submitted pursuant to section 5A of the United States Housing Act of 1937 ( 42 U.S.C. 1437c–1 ) and under comprehensive housing affordability strategies submitted pursuant to section 105 of the Cranston-Gonzalez National Affordable Housing Act (42 U.S.C. 12705). (C) A description of the activities of the Special Assistant for Veterans Affairs of the Department of Housing and Urban Development. (D) A description of the efforts of the Department of Housing and Urban Development and the other members of the United States Interagency Council on Homelessness to coordinate the delivery of housing and services to veterans. (E) The cost to the Department of Housing and Urban Development of administering the programs and activities relating to veterans. (F) Any other information that the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development and the Secretary of Veterans Affairs consider relevant in assessing the programs and activities of the Department of Housing and Urban Development relating to veterans. (b) Committees The Committees of the Congress specified in this subsection are as follows: (1) The Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs of the Senate. (2) The Committee on Veterans' Affairs of the Senate. (3) The Committee on Appropriations of the Senate. (4) The Committee on Financial Services of the House of Representatives. (5) The Committee on Veterans' Affairs of the House of Representatives. (6) The Committee on Appropriations of the House of Representatives.
Passed the House of Representatives May 15, 2013. Karen L. Haas, Clerk. |
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113 HR 385 IH: Housing Assistance for Veterans Act of 2013
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U.S. House of Representatives
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2013-01-23
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I
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<congress>
113th CONGRESS
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<session>
1st Session
</session>
<legis-num>
H. R. 385
</legis-num>
<current-chamber>
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
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<action>
<action-date date="20130123">
January 23, 2013
</action-date>
<action-desc>
<sponsor name-id="G000553">
Mr. Al Green of Texas
</sponsor>
(for himself,
<cosponsor name-id="C001049">
Mr. Clay
</cosponsor>
,
<cosponsor name-id="C001061">
Mr. Cleaver
</cosponsor>
, and
<cosponsor name-id="M001149">
Mr. Michaud
</cosponsor>
) introduced the following
bill; which was referred to the
<committee-name committee-id="HBA00">
Committee
on Financial Services
</committee-name>
</action-desc>
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A BILL
</legis-type>
<official-title>
To establish a pilot program to authorize the Secretary
of Housing and Urban Development to make grants to nonprofit organizations to
rehabilitate and modify homes of disabled and low-income
veterans.
</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>
Housing Assistance for Veterans Act of
2013
</short-title>
</quote>
or the
<quote>
<short-title>
HAVEN Act
</short-title>
</quote>
.
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<enum>
2.
</enum>
<header>
Definitions
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
In this Act:
</text>
<paragraph id="H348A3FD2594C45CD8EAB1744D77FB020">
<enum>
(1)
</enum>
<header>
Disabled
</header>
<text>
The
term
<term>
disabled
</term>
means an individual with a disability, as defined by
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/12102">
section 12102
</external-xref>
of title 42, United States Code.
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="HA79E51789EED4C7AA7139B552DB0219B">
<enum>
(2)
</enum>
<header>
Eligible
veteran
</header>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
The term
<term>
eligible veteran
</term>
means a disabled or low-income veteran.
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H34562A323EC44CC1BFC21EF4D8CD73BA">
<enum>
(3)
</enum>
<header>
Energy efficient
features or equipment
</header>
<text>
The term
<term>
energy efficient features or
equipment
</term>
means features of, or equipment in, a primary residence that
help reduce the amount of electricity used to heat, cool, or ventilate such
residence, including insulation, weatherstripping, air sealing, heating system
repairs, duct sealing, or other measures.
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="HC18F175020E54CA3AD69AAD8F97C1E86">
<enum>
(4)
</enum>
<header>
Low-income
veteran
</header>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
The term
<term>
low-income veteran
</term>
means a veteran whose income does not exceed 80
percent of the median income for an area, as determined by the
Secretary.
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="HE8228A0161094EDBBB25ED59D6B2DB75">
<enum>
(5)
</enum>
<header>
Nonprofit
organization
</header>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
The term
<term>
nonprofit organization
</term>
means an organization that is—
</text>
<subparagraph id="HB5752E8046E64F68A13E6E34F337E04C">
<enum>
(A)
</enum>
<text>
described in
section 501(c)(3) or 501(c)(19) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986;
and
</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H47DBCE6F091040228777CF6121C84E0F">
<enum>
(B)
</enum>
<text>
exempt from tax
under section 501(a) of such Code.
</text>
</subparagraph>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="HAE9316DEDD2048BD859E46F49F842A3E">
<enum>
(6)
</enum>
<header>
Primary
residence
</header>
<subparagraph id="H87DA0CBC1DA54D59AE048F740E2BFF61">
<enum>
(A)
</enum>
<header>
In
general
</header>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
The term
<term>
primary residence
</term>
means a single family house, a duplex, or a unit
within a multiple-dwelling structure that is an eligible veteran’s principal
dwelling and is owned by such veteran or a family member of such
veteran.
</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H504B3D80974F4D34A30341A3FA3ADAA7">
<enum>
(B)
</enum>
<header>
Family member
defined
</header>
<text>
For purposes of this paragraph, the term
<term>
family
member
</term>
includes—
</text>
<clause id="HAFB4DF78BB5C47D29E9DC8B4F6148D65">
<enum>
(i)
</enum>
<text>
a
spouse, child, grandchild, parent, or sibling;
</text>
</clause>
<clause id="HB1F4F1546D9F4C32A09D0944AE5B5965">
<enum>
(ii)
</enum>
<text>
a
spouse of such a child, grandchild, parent, or sibling; or
</text>
</clause>
<clause id="H4789FAEEB6D941FABF386D39BAE5F86D">
<enum>
(iii)
</enum>
<text>
any individual
related by blood or affinity whose close association with a veteran is the
equivalent of a family relationship.
</text>
</clause>
</subparagraph>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="HFAC7BF29BB90484A85AB33E219371608">
<enum>
(7)
</enum>
<header>
Qualified
organization
</header>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
The term
<term>
qualified organization
</term>
means a nonprofit organization that
provides nationwide or statewide programs that primarily serve veterans or
low-income individuals.
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H1EEBE5357B1643DCACC6EB0BCB8D4712">
<enum>
(8)
</enum>
<header>
Secretary
</header>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
The term
<term>
Secretary
</term>
means the
Secretary of Housing and Urban Development.
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H4EB34C08FF7746C1A71A4C4289083DDA">
<enum>
(9)
</enum>
<header>
Veteran
</header>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
The term
<term>
veteran
</term>
has the same
meaning as given such term in
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/38/101">
section 101
</external-xref>
of title 38, United States
Code.
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="HFA4B5778B4BE464F9D969F2ED322CBE8">
<enum>
(10)
</enum>
<header>
Veterans
service organization
</header>
<text>
The term
<term>
veterans service
organization
</term>
means any organization recognized by the Secretary of
Veterans Affairs for the representation of veterans under section 5902 of title
38, United States Code.
</text>
</paragraph>
</section>
<section id="HC6F4484B0B8843B5B794BA409AE6AECB">
<enum>
3.
</enum>
<header>
Establishment of
a pilot program
</header>
<subsection id="HC599C431024E4789A10CD72C024A4231">
<enum>
(a)
</enum>
<header>
Grant
</header>
<paragraph id="H7731B10758784F9983A2FB6AC353CDC8">
<enum>
(1)
</enum>
<header>
In
general
</header>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
The Secretary shall
establish a pilot program to award grants to qualified organizations to
rehabilitate and modify the primary residence of eligible veterans.
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H50D0F0D8DDC54C2C955098360ED8A824">
<enum>
(2)
</enum>
<header>
Coordination
</header>
<text>
The
Secretary shall work in conjunction with the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to
establish and oversee the pilot program and to ensure that such program meets
the needs of eligible veterans.
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="HA30A7A6FDB254BE4AF47F8703DBBF58F">
<enum>
(3)
</enum>
<header>
Maximum
grant
</header>
<text>
A grant award under the pilot program to any one qualified
organization shall not exceed $1,000,000 in any one fiscal year, and such an
award shall remain available until expended by such organization.
</text>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
<subsection id="H92D39A9407424DF7B0322BC2F241E140">
<enum>
(b)
</enum>
<header>
Application
</header>
<paragraph id="HA79BB283840547CCAA71437A73E2DC3D">
<enum>
(1)
</enum>
<header>
In
general
</header>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Each qualified
organization that desires a grant under the pilot program shall submit an
application to the Secretary at such time, in such manner, and, in addition to
the information required under paragraph (2), accompanied by such information
as the Secretary may reasonably require.
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="HE8AEE6468EAF42EFA067254BE5488A09">
<enum>
(2)
</enum>
<header>
Contents
</header>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Each application submitted under paragraph
(1) shall include—
</text>
<subparagraph id="HC92407E1202049CF9621521852535A5A">
<enum>
(A)
</enum>
<text>
a plan of action
detailing outreach initiatives;
</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HA9BD3A3049444ACD9D96E151598C302A">
<enum>
(B)
</enum>
<text>
the approximate
number of veterans the qualified organization intends to serve using grant
funds;
</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H93D72697B8604115BA336FA8C05853BC">
<enum>
(C)
</enum>
<text>
a description of
the type of work that will be conducted, such as interior home modifications,
energy efficiency improvements, and other similar categories of work;
and
</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H7BF02A8D14FB43ACA475E9510CBF996B">
<enum>
(D)
</enum>
<text>
a plan for working
with the Department of Veterans Affairs and veterans service organizations to
identify veterans and serve their needs.
</text>
</subparagraph>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H5E1E8BF7AE904E2A9529DA3FD26A4E40">
<enum>
(3)
</enum>
<header>
Preferences
</header>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
In awarding grants under the pilot program,
the Secretary shall give preference to a qualified organization—
</text>
<subparagraph id="HA5AC31617E04486DB230BF7D7FE692B2">
<enum>
(A)
</enum>
<text>
with experience in
providing housing rehabilitation and modification services for disabled
veterans; or
</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HE08845399BDE4EAC9157EFE0A3934745">
<enum>
(B)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
that proposes to provide housing
rehabilitation and modification services for eligible veterans who live in
rural areas (the Secretary, through regulations, shall define the term
<term>
rural areas
</term>
).
</text>
</subparagraph>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
<subsection id="H2D08708F5FE6485789BB75759AE41E08">
<enum>
(c)
</enum>
<header>
Criteria
</header>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
In order to receive a grant award under the
pilot program, a qualified organization shall meet the following
criteria:
</text>
<paragraph id="H7EB6644DB97E4C288C5D62AA71C9F288">
<enum>
(1)
</enum>
<text>
Demonstrate
expertise in providing housing rehabilitation and modification services for
disabled or low-income individuals for the purpose of making the homes of such
individuals accessible, functional, and safe for such individuals.
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H0EE277D893764A1D9CDC468DB638CE68">
<enum>
(2)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Have established outreach initiatives
that—
</text>
<subparagraph id="HDD0A596DC30347F7BD2AE43540FA34F9">
<enum>
(A)
</enum>
<text>
would engage
eligible veterans and veterans service organizations in projects utilizing
grant funds under the pilot program; and
</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H85B4556D23C64D10B46CB940180FA994">
<enum>
(B)
</enum>
<text>
identify eligible
veterans and their families and enlist veterans involved in skilled trades,
such as carpentry, roofing, plumbing, or HVAC work.
</text>
</subparagraph>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="HE54B599E64A94641BE289FD995F80DD5">
<enum>
(3)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Have an established nationwide or statewide
network of affiliates that are—
</text>
<subparagraph id="HFE8AAA6CA62D46CBB1FD17B22C89F112">
<enum>
(A)
</enum>
<text>
nonprofit
organizations; and
</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H72E4D6B8AACE40AF84824A84B8C1D3EB">
<enum>
(B)
</enum>
<text>
able to provide
housing rehabilitation and modification services for eligible veterans.
</text>
</subparagraph>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H34A510FEA9CC42998A4D1AE48C795869">
<enum>
(4)
</enum>
<text>
Have experience in
successfully carrying out the accountability and reporting requirements
involved in the proper administration of grant funds, including funds provided
by private entities or Federal, State, or local government entities.
</text>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
<subsection display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H2B698B6C908C4208B3B688E7C3569DB9">
<enum>
(d)
</enum>
<header>
Use of
funds
</header>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
A grant award under the
pilot program shall be used—
</text>
<paragraph id="HE2264EB5B0A741188269A5ED290C268E">
<enum>
(1)
</enum>
<text>
to modify and
rehabilitate the primary residence of an eligible veteran, and may
include—
</text>
<subparagraph id="H22E6A6CB138C45FE96734B611DF1A774">
<enum>
(A)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
installing wheelchair ramps, widening
exterior and interior doors, reconfigurating and re-equipping bathrooms (which
includes installing new fixtures and grab bars), removing doorway thresholds,
installing special lighting, adding additional electrical outlets and
electrical service, and installing appropriate floor coverings to—
</text>
<clause id="H12D60BF202A84E3C8F4911EE8ABE3F96">
<enum>
(i)
</enum>
<text>
accommodate the
functional limitations that result from having a disability; or
</text>
</clause>
<clause id="HE3BF215F1B7844A9905D748069FB12D4">
<enum>
(ii)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
if such residence does not have
modifications necessary to reduce the chances that an elderly, but not disabled
person, will fall in their home, reduce the risks of such an elderly person
from falling;
</text>
</clause>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H932B1F704455445FA4B9CAC90B110CAA">
<enum>
(B)
</enum>
<text>
rehabilitating
such residence that is in a state of interior or exterior disrepair; and
</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H6D64CB85181E4F5D9E219EDA165ADF9D">
<enum>
(C)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
installing energy efficient features or
equipment if—
</text>
<clause id="H2D9541134E82499AACB6131F818FEE53">
<enum>
(i)
</enum>
<text>
an
eligible veteran’s monthly utility costs for such residence is more than 5
percent of such veteran’s monthly income; and
</text>
</clause>
<clause id="HCB2A3D6159EB4E94B5F89124308F11CC">
<enum>
(ii)
</enum>
<text>
an
energy audit of such residence indicates that the installation of energy
efficient features or equipment will reduce such costs by 10 percent or
more;
</text>
</clause>
</subparagraph>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H1739811893B24C2581DEDA023DF56520">
<enum>
(2)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
in connection with modification and
rehabilitation services provided under the pilot program, to provide technical,
administrative, and training support to an affiliate of a qualified
organization receiving a grant under such pilot program; and
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="HE892B6AB326B4DFBAE7A2446009CF3D8">
<enum>
(3)
</enum>
<text>
for other purposes
as the Secretary may prescribe through regulations.
</text>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
<subsection id="H1F418A861C88484F8951E55D1C947A66">
<enum>
(e)
</enum>
<header>
Oversight
</header>
<text>
The
Secretary shall direct the oversight of the grant funds for the pilot program
so that such funds are used efficiently until expended to fulfill the purpose
of addressing the adaptive housing needs of eligible veterans.
</text>
</subsection>
<subsection id="HF2AAF94A03724F03BDF81F1D31FE082B">
<enum>
(f)
</enum>
<header>
Matching
funds
</header>
<paragraph id="HA5BFB2C65B2048ED992AB8750C10A6FD">
<enum>
(1)
</enum>
<header>
In
general
</header>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
A qualified
organization receiving a grant under the pilot program shall contribute towards
the housing modification and rehabilitation services provided to eligible
veterans an amount equal to not less than 50 percent of the grant award
received by such organization.
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H63AB659E96A44DB789D81A2DF1F8EB9C">
<enum>
(2)
</enum>
<header>
In-kind
contributions
</header>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
In order to
meet the requirement under paragraph (1), such organization may arrange for
in-kind contributions.
</text>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
<subsection id="H4069D419CDB6453888CE64069B6D79EE">
<enum>
(g)
</enum>
<header>
Limitation cost
to the veterans
</header>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
A qualified
organization receiving a grant under the pilot program shall modify or
rehabilitate the primary residence of an eligible veteran at no cost to such
veteran (including application fees) or at a cost such that such veteran pays
no more than 30 percent of his or her income in housing costs during any
month.
</text>
</subsection>
<subsection id="HB06429BBB4FC405DB096814C42983134">
<enum>
(h)
</enum>
<header>
Reports
</header>
<paragraph id="HA35499B1571E43AEA65BC2912285F920">
<enum>
(1)
</enum>
<header>
Annual
report
</header>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
The Secretary shall
submit to Congress, on an annual basis, a report that provides, with respect to
the year for which such report is written—
</text>
<subparagraph id="HB5864269A5C44339A3677FB12DAE8DDA">
<enum>
(A)
</enum>
<text>
the number of
eligible veterans provided assistance under the pilot program;
</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HB98D6FA8F5E84FB2B0BCF7DF29521B00">
<enum>
(B)
</enum>
<text>
the socioeconomic
characteristics of such veterans, including their gender, age, race, and
ethnicity;
</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H641919616F1642F28CDBB99CCE71F525">
<enum>
(C)
</enum>
<text>
the total number,
types, and locations of entities contracted under such program to administer
the grant funding;
</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H2B5C8399EB364FD0AE28C3D6E991E3D4">
<enum>
(D)
</enum>
<text>
the amount of
matching funds and in-kind contributions raised with each grant;
</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H50DF310A46A840D593ECCA240AF41319">
<enum>
(E)
</enum>
<text>
a description of
the housing rehabilitation and modification services provided, costs saved, and
actions taken under such program;
</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H722660905C5240B48FAB79A4E9FD240A">
<enum>
(F)
</enum>
<text>
a description of
the outreach initiatives implemented by the Secretary to educate the general
public and eligible entities about such program;
</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H6B0E745B13B149C39894E4B7E1B2B2E3">
<enum>
(G)
</enum>
<text>
a description of
the outreach initiatives instituted by grant recipients to engage eligible
veterans and veteran service organizations in projects utilizing grant funds
under such program;
</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H689D61CAC0044D1D923085A442C6E52E">
<enum>
(H)
</enum>
<text>
a description of
the outreach initiatives instituted by grant recipients to identify eligible
veterans and their families; and
</text>
</subparagraph>
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(I)
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any other
information that the Secretary considers relevant in assessing such
program.
</text>
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(2)
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<header>
Final
report
</header>
<text>
Not later than 6 months after the completion of the pilot
program, the Secretary shall submit to Congress a report that provides such
information that the Secretary considers relevant in assessing the pilot
program.
</text>
</paragraph>
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(i)
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Authorization of
appropriations
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There are
authorized to be appropriated for carrying out this Act $4,000,000 for each of
fiscal years 2013 through 2017.
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| I 113th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 385 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES January 23, 2013 Mr. Al Green of Texas (for himself, Mr. Clay , Mr. Cleaver , and Mr. Michaud ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Financial Services A BILL To establish a pilot program to authorize the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development to make grants to nonprofit organizations to rehabilitate and modify homes of disabled and low-income veterans.
1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Housing Assistance for Veterans Act of 2013 or the HAVEN Act . 2. Definitions In this Act: (1) Disabled The term disabled means an individual with a disability, as defined by section 12102 of title 42, United States Code. (2) Eligible veteran The term eligible veteran means a disabled or low-income veteran. (3) Energy efficient features or equipment The term energy efficient features or equipment means features of, or equipment in, a primary residence that help reduce the amount of electricity used to heat, cool, or ventilate such residence, including insulation, weatherstripping, air sealing, heating system repairs, duct sealing, or other measures. (4) Low-income veteran The term low-income veteran means a veteran whose income does not exceed 80 percent of the median income for an area, as determined by the Secretary. (5) Nonprofit organization The term nonprofit organization means an organization that is— (A) described in section 501(c)(3) or 501(c)(19) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986; and (B) exempt from tax under section 501(a) of such Code. (6) Primary residence (A) In general The term primary residence means a single family house, a duplex, or a unit within a multiple-dwelling structure that is an eligible veteran’s principal dwelling and is owned by such veteran or a family member of such veteran. (B) Family member defined For purposes of this paragraph, the term family member includes— (i) a spouse, child, grandchild, parent, or sibling; (ii) a spouse of such a child, grandchild, parent, or sibling; or (iii) any individual related by blood or affinity whose close association with a veteran is the equivalent of a family relationship. (7) Qualified organization The term qualified organization means a nonprofit organization that provides nationwide or statewide programs that primarily serve veterans or low-income individuals. (8) Secretary The term Secretary means the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development. (9) Veteran The term veteran has the same meaning as given such term in section 101 of title 38, United States Code. (10) Veterans service organization The term veterans service organization means any organization recognized by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs for the representation of veterans under section 5902 of title 38, United States Code. 3. Establishment of a pilot program (a) Grant (1) In general The Secretary shall establish a pilot program to award grants to qualified organizations to rehabilitate and modify the primary residence of eligible veterans. (2) Coordination The Secretary shall work in conjunction with the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to establish and oversee the pilot program and to ensure that such program meets the needs of eligible veterans. (3) Maximum grant A grant award under the pilot program to any one qualified organization shall not exceed $1,000,000 in any one fiscal year, and such an award shall remain available until expended by such organization. (b) Application (1) In general Each qualified organization that desires a grant under the pilot program shall submit an application to the Secretary at such time, in such manner, and, in addition to the information required under paragraph (2), accompanied by such information as the Secretary may reasonably require. (2) Contents Each application submitted under paragraph (1) shall include— (A) a plan of action detailing outreach initiatives; (B) the approximate number of veterans the qualified organization intends to serve using grant funds; (C) a description of the type of work that will be conducted, such as interior home modifications, energy efficiency improvements, and other similar categories of work; and (D) a plan for working with the Department of Veterans Affairs and veterans service organizations to identify veterans and serve their needs. (3) Preferences In awarding grants under the pilot program, the Secretary shall give preference to a qualified organization— (A) with experience in providing housing rehabilitation and modification services for disabled veterans; or (B) that proposes to provide housing rehabilitation and modification services for eligible veterans who live in rural areas (the Secretary, through regulations, shall define the term rural areas ). (c) Criteria In order to receive a grant award under the pilot program, a qualified organization shall meet the following criteria: (1) Demonstrate expertise in providing housing rehabilitation and modification services for disabled or low-income individuals for the purpose of making the homes of such individuals accessible, functional, and safe for such individuals. (2) Have established outreach initiatives that— (A) would engage eligible veterans and veterans service organizations in projects utilizing grant funds under the pilot program; and (B) identify eligible veterans and their families and enlist veterans involved in skilled trades, such as carpentry, roofing, plumbing, or HVAC work. (3) Have an established nationwide or statewide network of affiliates that are— (A) nonprofit organizations; and (B) able to provide housing rehabilitation and modification services for eligible veterans. (4) Have experience in successfully carrying out the accountability and reporting requirements involved in the proper administration of grant funds, including funds provided by private entities or Federal, State, or local government entities. (d) Use of funds A grant award under the pilot program shall be used— (1) to modify and rehabilitate the primary residence of an eligible veteran, and may include— (A) installing wheelchair ramps, widening exterior and interior doors, reconfigurating and re-equipping bathrooms (which includes installing new fixtures and grab bars), removing doorway thresholds, installing special lighting, adding additional electrical outlets and electrical service, and installing appropriate floor coverings to— (i) accommodate the functional limitations that result from having a disability; or (ii) if such residence does not have modifications necessary to reduce the chances that an elderly, but not disabled person, will fall in their home, reduce the risks of such an elderly person from falling; (B) rehabilitating such residence that is in a state of interior or exterior disrepair; and (C) installing energy efficient features or equipment if— (i) an eligible veteran’s monthly utility costs for such residence is more than 5 percent of such veteran’s monthly income; and (ii) an energy audit of such residence indicates that the installation of energy efficient features or equipment will reduce such costs by 10 percent or more; (2) in connection with modification and rehabilitation services provided under the pilot program, to provide technical, administrative, and training support to an affiliate of a qualified organization receiving a grant under such pilot program; and (3) for other purposes as the Secretary may prescribe through regulations. (e) Oversight The Secretary shall direct the oversight of the grant funds for the pilot program so that such funds are used efficiently until expended to fulfill the purpose of addressing the adaptive housing needs of eligible veterans. (f) Matching funds (1) In general A qualified organization receiving a grant under the pilot program shall contribute towards the housing modification and rehabilitation services provided to eligible veterans an amount equal to not less than 50 percent of the grant award received by such organization. (2) In-kind contributions In order to meet the requirement under paragraph (1), such organization may arrange for in-kind contributions. (g) Limitation cost to the veterans A qualified organization receiving a grant under the pilot program shall modify or rehabilitate the primary residence of an eligible veteran at no cost to such veteran (including application fees) or at a cost such that such veteran pays no more than 30 percent of his or her income in housing costs during any month. (h) Reports (1) Annual report The Secretary shall submit to Congress, on an annual basis, a report that provides, with respect to the year for which such report is written— (A) the number of eligible veterans provided assistance under the pilot program; (B) the socioeconomic characteristics of such veterans, including their gender, age, race, and ethnicity; (C) the total number, types, and locations of entities contracted under such program to administer the grant funding; (D) the amount of matching funds and in-kind contributions raised with each grant; (E) a description of the housing rehabilitation and modification services provided, costs saved, and actions taken under such program; (F) a description of the outreach initiatives implemented by the Secretary to educate the general public and eligible entities about such program; (G) a description of the outreach initiatives instituted by grant recipients to engage eligible veterans and veteran service organizations in projects utilizing grant funds under such program; (H) a description of the outreach initiatives instituted by grant recipients to identify eligible veterans and their families; and (I) any other information that the Secretary considers relevant in assessing such program. (2) Final report Not later than 6 months after the completion of the pilot program, the Secretary shall submit to Congress a report that provides such information that the Secretary considers relevant in assessing the pilot program. (i) Authorization of appropriations There are authorized to be appropriated for carrying out this Act $4,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2013 through 2017. |
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113th CONGRESS
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1st Session
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H. R. 386
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IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
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January 23, 2013
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Mr. Al Green of Texas
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(for himself,
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Ms. Bordallo
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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. Hinojosa
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,
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Mr. Conyers
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,
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Ms. Hahn
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,
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Mr. Hastings of Florida
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,
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Mr. Holt
</cosponsor>
,
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Mr. Honda
</cosponsor>
,
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Ms.
Kaptur
</cosponsor>
,
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Mr. McDermott
</cosponsor>
,
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Mr. McGovern
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,
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Mr. Michaud
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,
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Ms. Pingree of Maine
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,
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Mr. Rangel
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,
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Mr. Rush
</cosponsor>
,
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Ms. Moore
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, 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
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, and in addition to the Committee on
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Ways and Means
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, for a
period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for
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A BILL
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To provide housing assistance for very low-income
veterans.
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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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Homes for Heroes Act of
2013
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.
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2.
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<header>
Special assistant
for Veterans Affairs in Office of Secretary of Housing and Urban
Development
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Section 4 of the
Department of Housing and Urban Development Act (
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42 U.S.C. 3533
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) is amended by
adding at the end the following new subsection:
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(g)
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Special
assistant for veterans affairs
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<enum>
(1)
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<header>
Establishment
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There
shall be in the Department a Special Assistant for Veterans Affairs, who shall
be in the Office of the Secretary.
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<enum>
(2)
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<header>
Appointment
</header>
<text>
The
Special Assistant for Veterans Affairs shall be appointed based solely on merit
and shall be covered under the provisions of title 5, United States Code,
governing appointments in the competitive service.
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</paragraph>
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(3)
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<header>
Responsibilities
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The
Special Assistant for Veterans Affairs shall be responsible for—
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(A)
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<text>
ensuring veterans
have access to housing and homeless assistance under each program of the
Department providing either such assistance;
</text>
</subparagraph>
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<enum>
(B)
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<text>
coordinating all
programs and activities of the Department relating to veterans;
</text>
</subparagraph>
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<enum>
(C)
</enum>
<text>
serving as a
liaison for the Department with the Department of Veterans Affairs, including
establishing and maintaining relationships with the Secretary of Veterans
Affairs;
</text>
</subparagraph>
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<enum>
(D)
</enum>
<text>
serving as a
liaison for the Department, and establishing and maintaining relationships with
officials of State, local, regional, and nongovernmental organizations
concerned with veterans;
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</subparagraph>
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(E)
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providing
information and advice regarding—
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(i)
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<text>
sponsoring housing
projects for veterans assisted under programs administered by the Department;
or
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<enum>
(ii)
</enum>
<text>
assisting
veterans in obtaining housing or homeless assistance under programs
administered by the Department;
</text>
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</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H76C837C9BD004036A33E796391BCF0C5">
<enum>
(F)
</enum>
<text>
preparing the
annual report under section 8 of Homes for Heroes Act of 2013; and
</text>
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<enum>
(G)
</enum>
<text>
carrying out such
other duties as may be assigned to the Special Assistant by the Secretary or by
law.
</text>
</subparagraph>
</paragraph>
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.
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3.
</enum>
<header>
Supportive
housing for very low-income veteran families
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<enum>
(a)
</enum>
<header>
Purpose
</header>
<text>
The
purposes of this section are—
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(1)
</enum>
<text>
to expand the
supply of permanent housing for very low-income veteran families; and
</text>
</paragraph>
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(2)
</enum>
<text>
to provide
supportive services through such housing to support the needs of such veteran
families.
</text>
</paragraph>
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(b)
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<header>
Authority
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<enum>
(1)
</enum>
<header>
In
general
</header>
<text>
The Secretary of Housing and Urban Development shall, to
the extent amounts are made available for assistance under this section and the
Secretary receives approvable applications for such assistance, provide
assistance to private nonprofit organizations and consumer cooperatives to
expand the supply of supportive housing for very low-income veteran
families.
</text>
</paragraph>
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<enum>
(2)
</enum>
<header>
Nature of
assistance
</header>
<text>
The assistance provided under paragraph (1)—
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(A)
</enum>
<text>
shall be available
for use to plan for and finance the acquisition, construction, reconstruction,
or moderate or substantial rehabilitation of a structure or a portion of a
structure to be used as supportive housing for very low-income veteran families
in accordance with this section; and
</text>
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<enum>
(B)
</enum>
<text>
may also cover the
cost of real property acquisition, site improvement, conversion, demolition,
relocation, and other expenses that the Secretary determines are necessary to
expand the supply of supportive housing for very low-income veteran
families.
</text>
</subparagraph>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="HE5387523E9274A6C8B099CF461BCCCFE">
<enum>
(3)
</enum>
<header>
Consultation
</header>
<text>
In
meeting the requirement of paragraph (1), the Secretary shall consult
with—
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<enum>
(A)
</enum>
<text>
the Secretary of
Veterans Affairs; and
</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H333F42266376468C8971AFC188DA5EDC">
<enum>
(B)
</enum>
<text>
the Special
Assistant for Veterans Affairs, as such Special Assistant was established under
section 4(g) of the Department of Housing and Urban Development Act.
</text>
</subparagraph>
</paragraph>
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<enum>
(c)
</enum>
<header>
Forms of
assistance
</header>
<text>
Assistance under this section shall be made available
in the following forms:
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<enum>
(1)
</enum>
<header>
Planning
grants
</header>
<text>
Assistance may be provided as a grant for costs of
planning a project to be used as supportive housing for very low-income veteran
families.
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H8627A3C7F1BD468E89DE9FFF33B4581A">
<enum>
(2)
</enum>
<header>
Capital
advances
</header>
<text>
Assistance may be provided as a capital advance under
this paragraph for a project, such advance shall—
</text>
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<enum>
(A)
</enum>
<text>
bear no
interest;
</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HEAB3C0D9FD454BF883699D5FC424573C">
<enum>
(B)
</enum>
<text>
not be required to
be repaid so long as the housing remains available for occupancy by very
low-income veteran families in accordance with this section; and
</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HBFDFBBDC78AD4C0FBFFFCF3EF8A25FA8">
<enum>
(C)
</enum>
<text>
be in an amount
calculated in accordance with the development cost limitation established
pursuant to subsection (i).
</text>
</subparagraph>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="HBF5471F2586C4D76998D31646A7A6ECD">
<enum>
(3)
</enum>
<header>
Project rental
assistance
</header>
<text>
Assistance may be provided as project rental
assistance, under an annual contract that—
</text>
<subparagraph id="H35A4AF24EAE842748FC4F050FF258495">
<enum>
(A)
</enum>
<text>
obligates the
Secretary to make monthly payments to cover any part of the costs attributed to
units occupied (or, as approved by the Secretary, held for occupancy) by very
low-income veteran families that is not met from project income;
</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H60BD8BC4C661440DA2A8CF4F3C333AA0">
<enum>
(B)
</enum>
<text>
provides for the
project not more than the sum of the initial annual project rentals for all
units so occupied and any initial utility allowances for such units, as
approved by the Secretary;
</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H463264C867FD4809830087280CC0E8A1">
<enum>
(C)
</enum>
<text>
provides that any
contract amounts not used by a project in any year shall remain available to
the project until the expiration of the contract;
</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HC2B33DE328534211B9ED8DA12350DF95">
<enum>
(D)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
provides that upon the expiration of each
contract term, the Secretary shall adjust the annual contract amount to provide
for reasonable project costs, and any increases, including adequate reserves,
supportive services, and service coordinators, except that any contract amounts
not used by a project during a contract term shall not be available for such
adjustments upon renewal; and
</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H3A9C17EB506F4C6199878E6F2F5F7480">
<enum>
(E)
</enum>
<text>
provides that in
the event of emergency situations that are outside the control of the owner,
the Secretary shall increase the annual contract amount, subject to reasonable
review and limitations as the Secretary shall provide.
</text>
</subparagraph>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
<subsection id="H1B0F5E0B361F4F7B8EE78FC3E60CBA24">
<enum>
(d)
</enum>
<header>
Tenant rent
contribution
</header>
<text>
A very low-income veteran family shall pay as rent
for a dwelling unit assisted under this section the highest of the following
amounts, rounded to the nearest dollar:
</text>
<paragraph id="H975214D37B5742AE9ACC62F8F7B919D6">
<enum>
(1)
</enum>
<text>
Thirty percent of
the veteran family's adjusted monthly income.
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H1E6DB9E56F734702A0AD78E7EB4D502A">
<enum>
(2)
</enum>
<text>
Ten percent of the
veteran family's monthly income.
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="HCBA52C91C84241D3A9FB14C4AC0A5B04">
<enum>
(3)
</enum>
<text>
If the veteran
family is receiving payments for welfare assistance from a public agency and a
part of such payments, adjusted in accordance with the veteran family's actual
housing costs, is specifically designated by such agency to meet the veteran
family's housing costs, the portion of such payments which is so
designated.
</text>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
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<enum>
(e)
</enum>
<header>
Term of
commitment
</header>
<paragraph id="HC0EE75EC27EE4E6CAFB007F27BF27F3D">
<enum>
(1)
</enum>
<header>
Use
limitations
</header>
<text>
All units in housing assisted under this section
shall be made available for occupancy by very low-income veteran families for
not less than 15 years.
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H722EE9EA85C942E682095E8AFB7FDEE1">
<enum>
(2)
</enum>
<header>
Contract terms
for project rental assistance
</header>
<subparagraph id="H126A78CF611845529CCB759E768622AD">
<enum>
(A)
</enum>
<header>
Initial
term
</header>
<text>
The initial term of a contract entered into under subsection
(c)(3) shall be 60 months.
</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H747264753DF247B6B2F13DF0AF390E25">
<enum>
(B)
</enum>
<header>
Extension
</header>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
The Secretary shall, subject only to the
availability of amounts provided in appropriation Acts, renew the contract
entered into under subsection (c)(3) for 10 consecutive 1-year terms, the first
such term beginning upon the expiration of such 60-month period.
</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HA07CAEF17E8B4C82BD1D71A000EDB299">
<enum>
(C)
</enum>
<header>
Authority of
Secretary to make early commitments
</header>
<text>
In order to facilitate the
orderly extension of expiring contracts, the Secretary may make commitments to
extend expiring contracts during the year prior to the date of
expiration.
</text>
</subparagraph>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
<subsection id="HB52BD87A30C34291ABAF1C58BF26C420">
<enum>
(f)
</enum>
<header>
Applications
</header>
<paragraph id="HDBC84B15AB75427687B27D7A7F8DC402">
<enum>
(1)
</enum>
<header>
In
general
</header>
<text>
Amounts made available under this section shall be
allocated by the Secretary among approvable applications submitted by private
nonprofit organizations and consumer cooperatives.
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H95227C2B021E4266932C6ADE9829F43D">
<enum>
(2)
</enum>
<header>
Content of
application
</header>
<subparagraph id="H413F1C77ACD44C87B850FCF5037539D5">
<enum>
(A)
</enum>
<header>
In
general
</header>
<text>
Applications for assistance under this section shall be
submitted by an applicant in such form and in accordance with such procedures
as the Secretary shall establish.
</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H63FBE1CCA7F948A683972CE2BC5CB420">
<enum>
(B)
</enum>
<header>
Required
content
</header>
<text>
Applications for assistance under this section shall
contain—
</text>
<clause id="HDC787FEE9ABA4C8088CE25D6BC95B615">
<enum>
(i)
</enum>
<text>
a
description of the proposed housing;
</text>
</clause>
<clause id="H0AE81C52AE3B4D59BA6BBBF193CDA648">
<enum>
(ii)
</enum>
<text>
a
description of the assistance the applicant seeks under this section;
</text>
</clause>
<clause id="H56596B06B57B45F8994872CFE30B942B">
<enum>
(iii)
</enum>
<text>
a
description of—
</text>
<subclause id="HFD11D8C0B5D545A390257355F21A53AF">
<enum>
(I)
</enum>
<text>
the supportive
services to be provided to the persons occupying such housing;
</text>
</subclause>
<subclause id="HED2219CCF8914B4DBEDCA75580BDE20D">
<enum>
(II)
</enum>
<text>
the manner in
which such services will be provided to such persons, including, in the case of
frail elderly persons (as such term is defined in section 202 of the Housing
Act of 1959 (
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/12/1701q">
12 U.S.C. 1701q
</external-xref>
)), evidence of such residential supervision as the
Secretary determines is necessary to facilitate the adequate provision of such
services; and
</text>
</subclause>
<subclause id="H966F06B9720144B19DEB3E169AE6ABCA">
<enum>
(III)
</enum>
<text>
the public or
private sources of assistance that can reasonably be expected to fund or
provide such services;
</text>
</subclause>
</clause>
<clause id="HDBFA2985E76646B3AC0A20DD77D99C76">
<enum>
(iv)
</enum>
<text>
a
certification from the public official responsible for submitting a housing
strategy for the jurisdiction to be served in accordance with section 105 of
the Cranston-Gonzalez National Affordable Housing Act (
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/12705">
42 U.S.C. 12705
</external-xref>
) that
the proposed project is consistent with the approved housing strategy;
and
</text>
</clause>
<clause id="HE2773693DFD04EAC922CB92B85A44C01">
<enum>
(v)
</enum>
<text>
such
other information or certifications that the Secretary determines to be
necessary or appropriate to achieve the purposes of this section.
</text>
</clause>
</subparagraph>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H17CAC79075234551B8909DF10E9BBDFA">
<enum>
(3)
</enum>
<header>
Rejection
</header>
<text>
The
Secretary shall not reject any application for assistance under this section on
technical grounds without giving notice of that rejection and the basis
therefore to the applicant.
</text>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
<subsection id="HD55E09DCEA544F118CF4492333C57D18">
<enum>
(g)
</enum>
<header>
Initial
selection criteria and processing
</header>
<paragraph id="HD4F6B63C676940B1885C92F82EBE5525">
<enum>
(1)
</enum>
<header>
Selection
criteria
</header>
<text>
The Secretary shall establish selection criteria for
assistance under this section, which shall include—
</text>
<subparagraph id="HBC43A2C16EF74D7C9FD7F6DCE3227AA9">
<enum>
(A)
</enum>
<text>
criteria based
upon—
</text>
<clause id="H52E620F299A24005AC5662C4DD7700F5">
<enum>
(i)
</enum>
<text>
the
ability of the applicant to develop and operate the proposed housing;
</text>
</clause>
<clause id="HB818CD37E9A84A119D7D41241BB4E2A1">
<enum>
(ii)
</enum>
<text>
the
need for supportive housing for very low-income veteran families in the area to
be served;
</text>
</clause>
<clause id="H2C846C1E1E0D4B849DD9AC7CAD86D87A">
<enum>
(iii)
</enum>
<text>
the extent to
which the proposed size and unit mix of the housing will enable the applicant
to manage and operate the housing efficiently and ensure that the provision of
supportive services will be accomplished in an economical fashion;
</text>
</clause>
<clause id="HEBCFBF9C7DA746EC96E4A4AF26FF23CA">
<enum>
(iv)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
the extent to which the proposed design of
the housing will meet the service-connected disability needs of very low-income
veteran families;
</text>
</clause>
<clause id="H9C9A943D52BF4277884AB9F233D78397">
<enum>
(v)
</enum>
<text>
the
extent to which the applicant has demonstrated that the supportive services
identified pursuant to subsection (f)(2)(B)(iii) will be provided on a
consistent, long-term basis;
</text>
</clause>
<clause id="H18235CE6DE1346F2803EFB2F719D8540">
<enum>
(vi)
</enum>
<text>
the
extent to which the proposed design of the housing will accommodate the
provision of supportive services that are expected to be needed, either
initially or over the useful life of the housing, by the very low-income
veterans the housing is intended to serve;
</text>
</clause>
<clause display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HAFFAC934CF9A4395A65081A52F0D9D3B">
<enum>
(vii)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
the extent to which the applicant has
ensured that a service coordinator will be employed or otherwise retained for
the housing, who has the managerial capacity and responsibility for carrying
out the actions described in clauses (i) and (ii) of subsection (h)(2)(A);
and
</text>
</clause>
<clause id="H0588023558054666B00471A472854EDB">
<enum>
(viii)
</enum>
<text>
such other
factors as the Secretary determines to be appropriate to ensure that funds made
available under this section are used effectively;
</text>
</clause>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H67D0DF8A30D5446091935BF98AAE2880">
<enum>
(B)
</enum>
<text>
a preference in
such selection for applications proposing housing to be reserved for occupancy
by very low-income veteran families who are homeless (as such term is defined
in section 103 of the McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance Act (42 U.S.C.
11302)); and
</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H395EADD69EC14ED8A608BD44FF81C35F">
<enum>
(C)
</enum>
<text>
criteria
appropriate to consider the need for supportive housing for very low-income
veteran families in nonmetropolitan areas and by Indian tribes.
</text>
</subparagraph>
</paragraph>
<paragraph display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H3904FF0E5ED04BB28110DF58310DBA80">
<enum>
(2)
</enum>
<header>
Delegated
processing
</header>
<subparagraph id="HFBA97B237A86402884530027F0E5D9B0">
<enum>
(A)
</enum>
<header>
Delegation to
State or local housing authority
</header>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
In issuing a capital advance under this
subsection for any project for which financing for the purposes described in
subsection (b)(2) is provided by a combination of a capital advance under
subsection (c)(2) and sources other than this section, within 30 days of award
of the capital advance, the Secretary shall delegate review and processing of
such projects to a State or local housing agency that—
</text>
<clause id="H8D4F1A6686FD41B2BC06A3CA08BA9971">
<enum>
(i)
</enum>
<text>
is
in geographic proximity to the property;
</text>
</clause>
<clause id="HBFC8102D028A4ABB83E00C26C0DE0D74">
<enum>
(ii)
</enum>
<text>
has
demonstrated experience in and capacity for underwriting multifamily housing
loans that provide housing and supportive services;
</text>
</clause>
<clause id="H5A8DFB2395EC4E09888B56CF873E4E97">
<enum>
(iii)
</enum>
<text>
may or may not
be providing low-income housing tax credits in combination with the capital
advance under this section; and
</text>
</clause>
<clause id="H84A70710E1B44D2A9CB95D1B8408FCCC">
<enum>
(iv)
</enum>
<text>
agrees to issue a
firm commitment within 12 months of delegation.
</text>
</clause>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H2BAB88276E3A491797F1E228D0038424">
<enum>
(B)
</enum>
<header>
Processing by
Secretary
</header>
<text>
The Secretary shall retain the authority to process
capital advances in cases in which no State or local housing agency has applied
to provide delegated processing pursuant to this paragraph or no such agency
has entered into an agreement with the Secretary to serve as a delegated
processing agency.
</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HFCECA9F95C72475F8FE50C1677CEC32E">
<enum>
(C)
</enum>
<header>
Processing
fees
</header>
<text>
An agency to which review and processing is delegated
pursuant to subparagraph (A) may assess a reasonable fee which shall be
included in the capital advance amounts and may recommend project rental
assistance amounts in excess of those initially awarded by the Secretary. The
Secretary shall develop a schedule for reasonable fees under this subparagraph
to be paid to delegated processing agencies, which shall take into
consideration any other fees to be paid to the agency for other funding
provided to the project by the agency, including bonds, tax credits, and other
gap funding.
</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H12AD6841DE2D472C9B2CDAD3264EE741">
<enum>
(D)
</enum>
<header>
Authority
retained by Secretary
</header>
<text>
Under such delegated system, the Secretary
shall retain the authority to approve rents and development costs and to
execute a capital advance within 60 days of receipt of the commitment from the
State or local agency. The Secretary shall provide to such agency and the
project sponsor, in writing, the reasons for any reduction in capital advance
amounts or project rental assistance and such reductions shall be subject to
appeal.
</text>
</subparagraph>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HBC898A8FBF154754B5672DAC8DA22B91">
<enum>
(h)
</enum>
<header>
Provision of
supportive services to veteran families
</header>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HF919CA61444643E4BEA1BC2D601727D3">
<enum>
(1)
</enum>
<header>
In
general
</header>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
The Secretary of
Housing and Urban Development shall coordinate with the Secretary of Veterans
Affairs to ensure that any housing assistance provided to veterans or veteran
families includes a range of services tailored to the needs of the very
low-income veteran families occupying such housing, which may include services
for—
</text>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H566E9CD49F0E424B9DFC238D56CAF519">
<enum>
(A)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
outreach;
</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H00D62555DA7847C8A5807C3DC0A17BA0">
<enum>
(B)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
health (including counseling, mental
health, substance abuse, post-traumatic stress disorder, and traumatic brain
injury) diagnosis and treatment;
</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HEAE629DE604645C48733EB6A3E7EE623">
<enum>
(C)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
habilitation and rehabilitation;
</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H517BC267D3F44793AFD0203C879B781C">
<enum>
(D)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
case management;
</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H5929BF63ECDC4B17B5855EBC7AD4FB63">
<enum>
(E)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
daily living;
</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HD6BFE52206C841D6B9D0FE719B33CA36">
<enum>
(F)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
personal financial planning;
</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H7A8E8F7DD35D488BB9D722B449616E53">
<enum>
(G)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
transportation;
</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H66DF95004CAB4A1EA0FE7AA8EC06B125">
<enum>
(H)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
vocation;
</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HCEEBCF8B831D4037A9A3DD7B464B12D1">
<enum>
(I)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
employment and training;
</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HF272BDB9421343AEB0B12EC90885DDE8">
<enum>
(J)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
education;
</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H0F21EE8393144FF38F1221766FF62918">
<enum>
(K)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
assistance in obtaining veterans benefits
and public benefits;
</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H8533D60A63284313BE5A968972C12901">
<enum>
(L)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
assistance in obtaining income
support;
</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H107633E6A089436A9985A11A47DA9347">
<enum>
(M)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
assistance in obtaining health
insurance;
</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HD11F94D1D3CB4E89BBC4E1F43DCBD73A">
<enum>
(N)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
fiduciary and representative payee;
</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H6DD2F68BE3B44D5482E3228C116E49FD">
<enum>
(O)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
legal aid;
</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HA591D69AA8D443B4A38C59E54C197AE2">
<enum>
(P)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
child care;
</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HF89D0B4BC9A94FF9B26628E64518B8C2">
<enum>
(Q)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
housing counseling;
</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HBAF2E7B067A54CCEAF8BE62BA1F045E5">
<enum>
(R)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
service coordination; and
</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HD0A69BB28DFF4EB693C4D3ED0B4BC528">
<enum>
(S)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
other services necessary for maintaining
independent living.
</text>
</subparagraph>
</paragraph>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H30467F08293840D3B40374E4B045D726">
<enum>
(2)
</enum>
<header>
Local
coordination of services
</header>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HE0F7890B3D9B4F1CBDB2B3017DB453F5">
<enum>
(A)
</enum>
<header>
In
general
</header>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
The Secretary of
Housing and Urban Development shall coordinate with the Secretary of the
Department of Veterans Affairs to ensure that owners of housing assisted under
this section have the managerial capacity to—
</text>
<clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H4807B3426A054E179733EC000F8A445A">
<enum>
(i)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
assess on an ongoing basis the service
needs of residents;
</text>
</clause>
<clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HB7C2FCDD241C49E2AE35E90CD4C3792A">
<enum>
(ii)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
coordinate the provision of supportive
services and tailor such services to the individual needs of residents;
and
</text>
</clause>
<clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H0D6F209AD4C2442A9F91E49728320024">
<enum>
(iii)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
seek on a continuous basis new sources of
assistance to ensure the long-term provision of supportive services.
</text>
</clause>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HBC5DBCD791764A4DB27BC9EE87EB21D1">
<enum>
(B)
</enum>
<header>
Classification
of costs
</header>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Any cost associated
with this subsection relating to the coordination of services shall be an
eligible cost under subsections (c)(3).
</text>
</subparagraph>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
<subsection id="HD961634030624F0EB4D32594E8BE7E26">
<enum>
(i)
</enum>
<header>
Development cost
limitations
</header>
<paragraph id="H8D80A8FED547480D8DA863CDCE02B58B">
<enum>
(1)
</enum>
<header>
In
general
</header>
<text>
The Secretary shall periodically establish reasonable
development cost limitations by market area for various types and sizes of
supportive housing for very low-income veteran families by publishing a notice
of the cost limitations in the Federal Register.
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="HACE81ECEEEC84120B5560962442D586D">
<enum>
(2)
</enum>
<header>
Considerations
</header>
<text>
The
cost limitations established under paragraph (1) shall reflect—
</text>
<subparagraph id="H3B8C8D1F03B140D4B74655BE866186F6">
<enum>
(A)
</enum>
<text>
the cost of
construction, reconstruction, or moderate or substantial rehabilitation of
supportive housing for very low-income veteran families that meets applicable
State and local housing and building codes;
</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HE5C62A9D2E314A599ABCE6189B32EAC5">
<enum>
(B)
</enum>
<text>
the cost of
movables necessary to the basic operation of the housing, as determined by the
Secretary;
</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H4E17A4BC8EAC42D58ABDA97C2F9E14AE">
<enum>
(C)
</enum>
<text>
the cost of
special design features necessary to make the housing accessible to very
low-income veteran families;
</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H8CFA3D33B353423B9C76E1A1E2AB5F68">
<enum>
(D)
</enum>
<text>
the cost of
community space necessary to accommodate the provision of supportive services
to veteran families;
</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H81E678BA057F4E9286D9965067363A23">
<enum>
(E)
</enum>
<text>
if the housing is
newly constructed, the cost of meeting the energy efficiency standards
promulgated by the Secretary in accordance with section 109 of the
Cranston-Gonzalez National Affordable Housing Act (
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/12709">
42 U.S.C. 12709
</external-xref>
); and
</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H8DD5733EBEE649BA9E04E9DB40CDDA0E">
<enum>
(F)
</enum>
<text>
the cost of land,
including necessary site improvement.
</text>
</subparagraph>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="HC4D351FD77894E569753E88F876FA85C">
<enum>
(3)
</enum>
<header>
Use of
data
</header>
<text>
In establishing development cost limitations for a given
market area under this subsection, the Secretary shall use data that reflect
currently prevailing costs of construction, reconstruction, or moderate or
substantial rehabilitation, and land acquisition in the area.
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="HD5F3014789E44B59B3AD30DCFF8EBB4A">
<enum>
(4)
</enum>
<header>
Community
space
</header>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
For purposes of
paragraph (2), a community space shall include space for cafeterias or dining
halls, community rooms or buildings, workshops, child care, adult day health
facilities or other outpatient health facilities, or other essential service
facilities.
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H6C6032EA7BD149E5B1297D1C3884201B">
<enum>
(5)
</enum>
<header>
Commercial
facilities
</header>
<text>
Neither this section nor any other provision of law
may be construed as prohibiting or preventing the location and operation, in a
project assisted under this section, of commercial facilities for the benefit
of residents of the project and the community in which the project is located,
except that assistance made available under this section may not be used to
subsidize any such commercial facility.
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="HEFA5C6D282464AEC8D2F65E8A291222D">
<enum>
(6)
</enum>
<header>
Acquisition
</header>
<text>
In
the case of existing housing and related facilities to be acquired, the cost
limitations shall include—
</text>
<subparagraph id="HE59056A323704BA3AF6659CA1B42B787">
<enum>
(A)
</enum>
<text>
the cost of
acquiring such housing;
</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H9387B8DFDC384EAF83D215AEDDBA1844">
<enum>
(B)
</enum>
<text>
the cost of
rehabilitation, alteration, conversion, or improvement, including the moderate
or substantial rehabilitation thereof; and
</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HC899385A339E4395AB52D69663556373">
<enum>
(C)
</enum>
<text>
the cost of the
land on which the housing and related facilities are located.
</text>
</subparagraph>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H1811384C23404996BF23C81DB2E635F9">
<enum>
(7)
</enum>
<header>
Annual
adjustments
</header>
<text>
The Secretary shall adjust the cost limitation not
less than annually to reflect changes in the general level of construction,
reconstruction, and moderate and substantial rehabilitation costs.
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H1BD16C2451D6477F8882FBDCEEDE3E77">
<enum>
(8)
</enum>
<header>
Incentives for
savings
</header>
<subparagraph id="H59EF3E5B8D2F4D969F5ACA014950BC81">
<enum>
(A)
</enum>
<header>
Special housing
account
</header>
<clause id="H05F703F339644DC8B5780C2734041606">
<enum>
(i)
</enum>
<header>
In
general
</header>
<text>
The Secretary shall use the development cost limitations
established under paragraph (1) or (6) to calculate the amount of financing to
be made available to individual owners.
</text>
</clause>
<clause id="HD24116C7FDA44721BA64A4C42A508421">
<enum>
(ii)
</enum>
<header>
Actual
developmental costs less than financing
</header>
<text>
Owners which incur actual
development costs that are less than the amount of financing shall be entitled
to retain 50 percent of the savings in a special housing account.
</text>
</clause>
<clause id="HBE44CA9FA25B49F19D0AC821B2063CD1">
<enum>
(iii)
</enum>
<header>
Bonus for
energy efficiency
</header>
<text>
The percentage established under clause (ii)
shall be increased to 75 percent for owners which add energy efficiency
features which—
</text>
<subclause id="H26CFEBE64F174E8B8537475151D14817">
<enum>
(I)
</enum>
<text>
exceed the energy
efficiency standards promulgated by the Secretary in accordance with section
109 of the Cranston-Gonzalez National Affordable Housing Act (42 U.S.C.
12709);
</text>
</subclause>
<subclause id="H475E1A51B53343859D6534976288712E">
<enum>
(II)
</enum>
<text>
substantially
reduce the life-cycle cost of the housing; and
</text>
</subclause>
<subclause id="HEAE12418159847658817541E8142B379">
<enum>
(III)
</enum>
<text>
reduce gross
rent requirements.
</text>
</subclause>
</clause>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HC26DF31EC9CB47319D7DB1E6A79D6CE7">
<enum>
(B)
</enum>
<header>
Uses
</header>
<text>
The
special housing account established under subparagraph (A) may be used—
</text>
<clause id="H18DFA81F30BC40038C40952C2B1BD4DB">
<enum>
(i)
</enum>
<text>
to
provide services to residents of the housing or funds set aside for replacement
reserves; or
</text>
</clause>
<clause id="H23056F473C57439BA36BABCF0AC5F670">
<enum>
(ii)
</enum>
<text>
for
such other purposes as determined by the Secretary.
</text>
</clause>
</subparagraph>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H5A80514C91D447718938D786C81D5022">
<enum>
(9)
</enum>
<header>
Design
flexibility
</header>
<text>
The Secretary shall, to the extent practicable, give
owners the flexibility to design housing appropriate to their location and
proposed resident population within broadly defined parameters.
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H7F3920D0EA294BA0B7F7792E4B09DA19">
<enum>
(10)
</enum>
<header>
Use of funds
from other sources
</header>
<text>
An owner shall be permitted voluntarily to
provide funds from sources other than this section for amenities and other
features of appropriate design and construction suitable for supportive housing
under this section if the cost of such amenities is—
</text>
<subparagraph id="HD530C86932844D4FBE60755C83D107A3">
<enum>
(A)
</enum>
<text>
not financed with
the advance; and
</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H157BC46E9A5949C38B9E4B3361955796">
<enum>
(B)
</enum>
<text>
is not taken into
account in determining the amount of Federal assistance or of the rent
contribution of tenants.
</text>
</subparagraph>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
<subsection id="H6B733FEC597D425BA3CE09CC76F3CC6F">
<enum>
(j)
</enum>
<header>
Tenant
selection
</header>
<paragraph id="H84CEFC186511433D994486CC10DF01A9">
<enum>
(1)
</enum>
<header>
In
general
</header>
<text>
An owner shall adopt written tenant selection procedures
that are—
</text>
<subparagraph id="H388D5FDD71054E298D2100E25BA86C10">
<enum>
(A)
</enum>
<text>
satisfactory to
the Secretary and which are—
</text>
<clause id="H37D61B5310234468957C848CD03FA792">
<enum>
(i)
</enum>
<text>
consistent with
the purpose of improving housing opportunities for very low-income veteran
families; and
</text>
</clause>
<clause id="HB994BCF4A29A4F7CA0626D06F62ED2B1">
<enum>
(ii)
</enum>
<text>
reasonably
related to program eligibility and an applicant's ability to perform the
obligations of the lease; and
</text>
</clause>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H940DEE9FAC3A435D90C299C8B44BD537">
<enum>
(B)
</enum>
<text>
compliant with
subtitle C of title VI of the Housing and Community Development Act of 1992 (42
U.S.C. 13601 et seq.) and any regulations issued under such subtitle.
</text>
</subparagraph>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="HEC083D1EDF4C41FC98E629EBE10A328E">
<enum>
(2)
</enum>
<header>
Notification of
rejection
</header>
<text>
Owners shall promptly notify in writing any rejected
applicant of the grounds for any rejection.
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H9FEB06A9E16346B194D7100D29A9C575">
<enum>
(3)
</enum>
<header>
Information
regarding housing
</header>
<subparagraph id="H7C580C0D0E8A47F69DD260DEAA990B7F">
<enum>
(A)
</enum>
<header>
In
general
</header>
<text>
The Secretary shall provide, to the Secretary of Veterans
Affairs and the Secretary of Labor, information regarding the availability of
the housing assisted under this section.
</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HE80E9A3E94044FF7A5E41EFC195BE263">
<enum>
(B)
</enum>
<header>
Sharing of
information with additional agencies
</header>
<text>
Within 30 days of receipt of
the information, the Secretary of Veterans Affairs and Secretary of Labor shall
provide such information to agencies in the area of the housing that receive
assistance from the Department of Veterans Affairs and the Department of Labor
for providing medical care, housing, supportive services or employment and
training services to homeless veterans.
</text>
</subparagraph>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
<subsection id="H4862B9956D9540C4B175EAA7B7A59262">
<enum>
(k)
</enum>
<header>
Miscellaneous
provisions
</header>
<paragraph id="H38782C50C32D453EA16C8B5B08E36319">
<enum>
(1)
</enum>
<header>
Technical
assistance
</header>
<text>
The Secretary shall make available appropriate
technical assistance to ensure that prospective applicants are able to
participate more fully in the program carried out under this section.
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H9C2952366A114B059589DBB8D2F74F85">
<enum>
(2)
</enum>
<header>
Civil rights
compliance
</header>
<text>
Each owner shall certify, to the satisfaction of the
Secretary, that assistance made available under this section will be conducted
and administered in conformity with title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964
(
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/2000a">
42 U.S.C. 2000a et seq.
</external-xref>
), the Fair Housing Act (
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/3601">
42 U.S.C. 3601 et seq.
</external-xref>
), and
other Federal, State, and local laws prohibiting discrimination and promoting
equal opportunity.
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="HD07416AF473B42169E8A273023A58080">
<enum>
(3)
</enum>
<header>
Owner
deposit
</header>
<subparagraph id="H51414A37DDB841B082B80767FE50B79B">
<enum>
(A)
</enum>
<header>
In
general
</header>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
The Secretary shall
require an owner of housing, assisted under this section, to deposit an amount
not to exceed $15,000 in a special escrow account to ensure the owner's
commitment to the housing. Such amount shall be used only to cover operating
deficits during the first three years of operations and shall not be used to
cover construction shortfalls or inadequate initial project rental assistance
amounts.
</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H6CB4B8C9E341491E85377B4FAA75AE62">
<enum>
(B)
</enum>
<header>
Reduction of
requirement
</header>
<clause id="HFD94552FB2DE4587A70B83CAC12327C5">
<enum>
(i)
</enum>
<header>
In
general
</header>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
The Secretary may
reduce or waive the owner deposit specified under subparagraph (A) for
individual applicants if the Secretary finds that such waiver or reduction is
necessary to achieve the purposes of this section and the applicant
demonstrates to the satisfaction of the Secretary that it has the capacity to
manage and maintain the housing in accordance with this section.
</text>
</clause>
<clause id="HAF2DEDC0D4A944AC924DC9F5F9BC7A20">
<enum>
(ii)
</enum>
<header>
Nonprofits
</header>
<text>
The
Secretary may reduce or waive the requirement of the owner deposit under
subparagraph (A) in the case of a nonprofit applicant that is not affiliated
with a national sponsor, as determined by the Secretary.
</text>
</clause>
</subparagraph>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="HB9C7DCF8A4C5472D8A8D938E63C820B0">
<enum>
(4)
</enum>
<header>
Notice of
appeal
</header>
<subparagraph id="H9BDBBD5E93CC4EC4909712B8EC8EF453">
<enum>
(A)
</enum>
<header>
In
general
</header>
<text>
The Secretary shall notify an owner not less than 30 days
prior to canceling any reservation of assistance provided under this
section.
</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H8D7EC177DA024A7695A9BEA1FC062F1A">
<enum>
(B)
</enum>
<header>
Appeal
</header>
<clause id="H29816ECF1EBF415B932CDF485324896C">
<enum>
(i)
</enum>
<header>
filing
deadline
</header>
<text>
During the 30-day period following the receipt of any
notice required under subparagraph (A), an owner may appeal the proposed
cancellation.
</text>
</clause>
<clause id="H66E8085976C24474B47E2AB81C863B02">
<enum>
(ii)
</enum>
<header>
timing of
decision
</header>
<text>
Any appeal undertaken under clause (i), including review
by the Secretary, shall be completed not later than 45 days after the appeal is
filed.
</text>
</clause>
</subparagraph>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H56B31EE82A8A4CC3BD58331671BF2F48">
<enum>
(5)
</enum>
<header>
Labor
</header>
<subparagraph id="H59D7207B98D7493881EFFBB0ECB2C21C">
<enum>
(A)
</enum>
<header>
In
general
</header>
<text>
The Secretary shall take such action as may be necessary
to ensure that all laborers and mechanics employed by contractors and
subcontractors in the construction of housing with 12 or more units assisted
under this section shall be paid wages at rates not less than the rates
prevailing in the locality involved for the corresponding classes of laborers
and mechanics employed on construction of a similar character, as determined by
the Secretary of Labor in accordance with subchapter IV of chapter 31 of title
40, United States Code.
</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H47DBCFC610D74C42968D2FF9CB20142C">
<enum>
(B)
</enum>
<header>
Exemption
</header>
<text>
Subparagraph
(A) shall not apply to any individual who—
</text>
<clause id="H24ADD5BA889444F6A44C3A14B2B6A9E9">
<enum>
(i)
</enum>
<text>
performs services
for which the individual volunteered;
</text>
</clause>
<clause id="H5062CDFDFF244225BD1BB7181AAC312E">
<enum>
(ii)
</enum>
<text>
does not receive
compensation for such services or is paid expenses, reasonable benefits, or a
nominal fee for such services; and
</text>
</clause>
<clause id="HB5BCF10A864D4D27A8DEEA42EB78F49B">
<enum>
(iii)
</enum>
<text>
is
not otherwise employed at any time in the construction work.
</text>
</clause>
</subparagraph>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H3DFB58E655EE4411B3CF1925965EB6B3">
<enum>
(6)
</enum>
<header>
Access to
residual receipts
</header>
<subparagraph id="H8C5A0E5222C94C3F9382AEAB075FC96B">
<enum>
(A)
</enum>
<header>
In
general
</header>
<text>
The Secretary shall authorize the owner of a housing
project assisted under this section to use any residual receipts held for the
project in excess of $500 per unit (or in excess of such other amount
prescribed by the Secretary based on the needs of the project) for activities
to retrofit and renovate the project as described under section 802(d)(3) of
the Cranston-Gonzalez National Affordable Housing Act (
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/8011">
42 U.S.C. 8011(d)(3)
</external-xref>
) or
to provide supportive services to residents of the project.
</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H38A67F02C2674FC1AA46580952920C7C">
<enum>
(B)
</enum>
<header>
Report
</header>
<text>
Any
owner that uses residual receipts under this paragraph shall submit to the
Secretary a report, not less than annually, describing the uses of the residual
receipts.
</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H5AEFE5DA7E4E4EAABB2D4ECD1439855B">
<enum>
(C)
</enum>
<header>
Determination of
amount
</header>
<text>
In determining the amount of project rental assistance to
be provided to a project under subsection (c)(3) of this section, the Secretary
may take into consideration the residual receipts held for the project only if,
and to the extent that, excess residual receipts are not used under this
paragraph.
</text>
</subparagraph>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H631266BE681B4E49BF9BCC4A37791ADA">
<enum>
(7)
</enum>
<header>
Occupancy
standards and obligations
</header>
<text>
Each owner shall operate housing
assisted under this section in compliance with subtitle C of title VI of the
Housing and Community Development Act of 1992 (
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/13601">
42 U.S.C. 13601 et seq.
</external-xref>
) and any
regulations issued under such subtitle.
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="HB6749375647E4D84A4859C59DE371B1A">
<enum>
(8)
</enum>
<header>
Use of project
reserves
</header>
<subparagraph id="H75368F68BB584970B6AD12AB55B17B49">
<enum>
(A)
</enum>
<header>
In
general
</header>
<text>
Amounts for project reserves for a project assisted under
this section may be used for costs, subject to reasonable limitations as the
Secretary determines appropriate, for reducing the number of dwelling units in
the project.
</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H4F41FEF23C284BE29718CCF688DCA1BC">
<enum>
(B)
</enum>
<header>
Approval of
Secretary required
</header>
<text>
Any use described in subparagraph (A) of
amounts for project reserves for a project assisted under this section shall be
subject to the approval of the Secretary to ensure that such use is designed to
retrofit units that are currently obsolete or unmarketable.
</text>
</subparagraph>
</paragraph>
<paragraph display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H31C06B47099541428444449F93FA041C">
<enum>
(9)
</enum>
<header>
Repayment of
assistance and prevention of undue benefits
</header>
<subparagraph id="H7F2564E0070E41F2AD6D3E0342AC3841">
<enum>
(A)
</enum>
<header>
Repayment
</header>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
If a recipient, or a project sponsor
receiving funds from the recipient, receives assistance under subsection (b)
for use pursuant to paragraph (2) of such subsection for the construction,
acquisition, or rehabilitation of supportive housing for very low-income
veteran families and the project ceases to provide permanent housing, the
Secretary shall require the recipient, or such project sponsor, to repay the
following percentage of such assistance:
</text>
<clause id="H5B04B066A8884B809E2BDF3715FE7286">
<enum>
(i)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
In the case of a project that ceases to be
used for such supportive housing before the expiration of the 10-year period
beginning upon commencement of the operation of the project, 100
percent.
</text>
</clause>
<clause id="HA4305D776D664E27B053900F9EF5E45E">
<enum>
(ii)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
In the case of a project that ceases to be
used for such supportive housing on or after the expiration of the 10-year
period beginning upon commencement of the operation of the project, but before
the expiration of the 15-year period beginning upon such commencement, 20
percent of the assistance for each of the years during such 15-year period for
which the project fails to provide permanent housing.
</text>
</clause>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H60A546E17E3848AABC49A762378E501C">
<enum>
(B)
</enum>
<header>
Prevention of
undue benefits
</header>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Except as
provided in paragraph (C), if any property is used for a project that receives
assistance under subsection (b) for use pursuant to paragraph (2) of such
subsection for the construction, acquisition or rehabilitation of supportive
housing for very low-income veteran families, and the sale or other disposition
of the property occurs before the expiration of the 15-year period beginning
upon commencement of the operation of the project, the recipient (or the
project sponsor receiving funds from the recipient) shall comply with such
terms and conditions as the Secretary may prescribe to prevent the recipient
(or such project sponsor) from unduly benefitting from such sale or
disposition.
</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H0B490255A25449EAB7F17C5041DA4E1F">
<enum>
(C)
</enum>
<header>
Exception
</header>
<text>
A
recipient, or a project sponsor receiving funds from the recipient, shall not
be required to make repayments, and comply with the terms and conditions,
required under subparagraph (A) or (B) if—
</text>
<clause id="H1E1B159EEA164F47B767CE8770BBADF5">
<enum>
(i)
</enum>
<text>
the
sale or disposition of the property used for the project results in the use of
the property for the direct benefit of very-low income persons;
</text>
</clause>
<clause id="H71FF3EA4777D479EB8EE38BBE1920EF8">
<enum>
(ii)
</enum>
<text>
all
of the proceeds of the sale or disposition are used to provide permanent
housing for very-low income veteran families meeting the requirements of this
section;
</text>
</clause>
<clause id="HD983C345E83D4199BA47BBE620833A6E">
<enum>
(iii)
</enum>
<text>
project-based
rental assistance or operating cost assistance from any Federal program or an
equivalent State or local program is no longer made available and the project
is meeting applicable performance standards, provided that the portion of the
project that had benefitted from such assistance continues to meet the tenant
income and rent restrictions for low-income units under section 42(g) of the
Internal Revenue Code of 1986; or
</text>
</clause>
<clause id="H99E0610375574CA7BDC2112968754955">
<enum>
(iv)
</enum>
<text>
there are no
low-income veteran families in the geographic area of the property who meet the
program criteria, in which case the project may serve non-veteran individuals
and families having incomes described in subsection (l)(2) of this
section.
</text>
</clause>
</subparagraph>
</paragraph>
<paragraph display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H67302A307F3D4A06813787D337675DD0">
<enum>
(10)
</enum>
<header>
Continued
eligibility of very low-income veteran families
</header>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
A veteran family residing in supportive
housing assisted under this section may not be considered to lose its status as
such a family for purposes of eligibility for continued occupancy in such
housing due to the death of any veteran member of the family, including the
sole veteran member of the family.
</text>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
<subsection id="HB216F94D27674AA68CC49369A2A5ED9E">
<enum>
(l)
</enum>
<header>
Definitions
</header>
<text>
In
this section, the following definitions shall apply:
</text>
<paragraph id="HE50B40A69BB84A0392F07F8B81F60536">
<enum>
(1)
</enum>
<header>
Consumer
cooperative
</header>
<text>
The term
<term>
consumer cooperative
</term>
has the
same meaning given such term for purposes of the supportive housing for the
elderly program under section 202 of the Housing Act of 1959 (12 U.S.C.
1701q).
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H1EDC6F05DB8648A3B53FEAD21DF43991">
<enum>
(2)
</enum>
<header>
Very low-income
veteran family
</header>
<text>
The term
<term>
very low-income veteran
family
</term>
means a veteran family whose income does not exceed 50 percent of
the median income for the area, as determined by the Secretary with adjustments
for smaller and larger families, except that the Secretary may establish an
income ceiling higher or lower than 50 percent of the median for the area on
the basis of the Secretary's findings that such variations are necessary
because of prevailing levels of construction costs or fair market rents (as
determined under section 8 of the United States Housing Act of 1937 (42 U.S.C.
1437f)), or unusually high or low family incomes.
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="HB1287CC585934C6D8DDCC20C0733A078">
<enum>
(3)
</enum>
<header>
Owner
</header>
<text>
The
term
<term>
owner
</term>
means a private nonprofit organization or consumer
cooperative that receives assistance under this section to develop and operate
supportive housing for very low-income veteran families.
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H8D3C69E699DA415BA9755E4CB3F58B06">
<enum>
(4)
</enum>
<header>
Private
nonprofit organization
</header>
<text>
The term
<term>
private nonprofit
organization
</term>
means—
</text>
<subparagraph id="HAE7B5F49B3774593B78A972C34024936">
<enum>
(A)
</enum>
<text>
any incorporated
private institution or foundation—
</text>
<clause id="HB397647A6ADE47D5BC7CBF2A1AF08D98">
<enum>
(i)
</enum>
<text>
no
part of the net earnings of which inures to the benefit of any member, founder,
contributor, or individual;
</text>
</clause>
<clause id="H25732EE72DB9458D8B04EB3CAFB0FD9C">
<enum>
(ii)
</enum>
<text>
which has a
governing board that is responsible for the operation of the housing assisted
under this section; and
</text>
</clause>
<clause id="HAE05738AA02F4EFD96814F5B3BFC8232">
<enum>
(iii)
</enum>
<text>
which is
approved by the Secretary as to financial responsibility;
</text>
</clause>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HD01867B37D6C41CD8705E71FFCD62D7E">
<enum>
(B)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
a for-profit limited partnership the sole
or managing general partner of which is an organization meeting the
requirements under clauses (i), (ii), and (iii) of subparagraph (A) or a
corporation meeting the requirements of subparagraph (C);
</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H7A2403BD40B54B2CB4C22FDA06C7622D">
<enum>
(C)
</enum>
<text>
a corporation
wholly owned and controlled by an organization meeting the requirements under
clauses (i), (ii), and (iii) of subparagraph (A); and
</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H34774110725046678737A040A23D8582">
<enum>
(D)
</enum>
<text>
a tribally
designated housing entity, as such term is defined in section 4 of the Native
American Housing Assistance and Self-Determination Act of 1996 (25 U.S.C.
4103).
</text>
</subparagraph>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H883088B09C8E4285A3AA1FBDA6AF055E">
<enum>
(5)
</enum>
<header>
Secretary
</header>
<text>
The
term
<term>
Secretary
</term>
means the Secretary of Housing and Urban
Development, except where specifically provided otherwise.
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H4F6986403EF04B8D928485A2BB5BE55D">
<enum>
(6)
</enum>
<header>
State
</header>
<text>
The
term
<term>
State
</term>
includes the several States, the District of Columbia,
the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, and the possessions of the United
States.
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="HBFDB4AF2FFCA4EA687FD11B775B72B51">
<enum>
(7)
</enum>
<header>
Supportive
housing for very low-income veteran families
</header>
<text>
The term
<term>
supportive housing for very low-income veteran families
</term>
means
housing that is designed to accommodate the provision of supportive services
that are expected to be needed, either initially or over the useful life of the
housing, by the veteran families that the housing is intended to serve.
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H41EBE734E0F64A1B90C0D5C1C6BB68A7">
<enum>
(8)
</enum>
<header>
Veteran
</header>
<text>
The
term
<term>
veteran
</term>
has the meaning given the term in section 101 of
title 38, United States Code.
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="HC707FC1FA16A43C6A56D9A061C3530CD">
<enum>
(9)
</enum>
<header>
Veteran
family
</header>
<text>
The term
<term>
veteran family
</term>
includes a veteran
who is a single person, a family (including families with children) whose head
of household (or whose spouse) is a veteran, and one or more veterans living
together with one or more persons.
</text>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
<subsection id="H356FC8ECE4FC4BE5BC7EA781F1B9000D">
<enum>
(m)
</enum>
<header>
Allocation of
funds
</header>
<text>
Of any amounts made available for assistance under this
section:
</text>
<paragraph id="HCD0DBED8AC9D4C2AA9EEF2DA70C62285">
<enum>
(1)
</enum>
<header>
Planning
grants
</header>
<text>
Not more than 2.5 percent shall be available for planning
grants in accordance with subsection (c)(1).
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H02FAD97BDF724804BB6AE396CCB862A8">
<enum>
(2)
</enum>
<header>
Capital
advances
</header>
<text>
Such sums as may be necessary shall be available for
capital advances in accordance with subsection (c)(2).
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H850DD3E3C3974A258F47795BED39991B">
<enum>
(3)
</enum>
<header>
Project rental
assistance
</header>
<text>
Such sums as may be necessary shall be available for
project rental assistance in accordance with subsection (c)(3).
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H125CB3D2ECB64B7CA8DC41E94BB0845B">
<enum>
(4)
</enum>
<header>
Technical
assistance
</header>
<text>
Not more than 1 percent shall be available for
technical assistance in accordance with subsection (k)(1).
</text>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
<subsection id="H3576975586734EDA82B7B38D9B94DF3B">
<enum>
(n)
</enum>
<header>
Authorization of
appropriations for housing assistance
</header>
<text>
There is authorized to be
appropriated for assistance under this section $200,000,000 for fiscal year
2013 and such sums as may be necessary for each fiscal year thereafter.
</text>
</subsection>
</section>
<section id="HADFC9E0B31604C8E924A67876FB5A57B">
<enum>
4.
</enum>
<header>
Housing choice
vouchers for homeless veterans
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
Section 8(o)(19) of the United States
Housing Act of 1937 (
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/1437f">
42 U.S.C. 1437f(o)(19)
</external-xref>
) is amended to read as
follows:
</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HF40B41DD58AC4A6FAC05DCCFD64AA65D" style="OLC">
<paragraph id="HE67F5902551F447FB3CC9E1AFA4171A7">
<enum>
(19)
</enum>
<header>
Rental vouchers
for homeless veterans
</header>
<subparagraph id="H8923624290FD4C62827EC4F86A0CF6BC">
<enum>
(A)
</enum>
<header>
Additional
vouchers
</header>
<text>
In addition to any amount made available for rental
assistance under this subsection, the Secretary shall make available the amount
specified in subparagraph (B), for use only for providing rental assistance for
homeless veterans in conjunction with the Secretary of Veterans Affairs.
</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H3085F77C1DE247BF95F0CFCC7A6251C0">
<enum>
(B)
</enum>
<header>
Amount
</header>
<text>
The
amount specified in this subparagraph is, for each fiscal year, the amount
necessary to provide not fewer than 20,000 vouchers for rental assistance under
this subsection.
</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H7605C8074F9C49039FF2F51BD1705ED7">
<enum>
(C)
</enum>
<header>
Continued
eligibility of homeless veteran families
</header>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
If any veteran member of a household for
which rental assistance is being provided under this paragraph, including the
sole veteran member of the household, dies, such household may not be
considered, due to such death, to lose its status as the household of a
homeless veteran for purposes of—
</text>
<clause id="HDB414E56B0F141F9953C959150A3F3B1">
<enum>
(i)
</enum>
<text>
eligibility for
continued assistance under this paragraph; or
</text>
</clause>
<clause id="HA59F54408EDB4B1CA617614CD729EDD0">
<enum>
(ii)
</enum>
<text>
continued
occupancy in the dwelling unit in which such family is residing using such
assistance at the time of such death.
</text>
</clause>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H2FB6D346BB494C5383A1DDB11F015CBB">
<enum>
(D)
</enum>
<header>
Funding
</header>
<text>
The
budget authority made available under any other provisions of law for rental
assistance under this subsection for fiscal year 2013 and each fiscal year
thereafter is authorized to be increased in each such fiscal year by such sums
as may be necessary to provide the number of vouchers specified in subparagraph
(B) for such fiscal
year.
</text>
</subparagraph>
</paragraph>
<after-quoted-block>
.
</after-quoted-block>
</quoted-block>
</section>
<section id="HF46AE82102EC49A2843B83A4CDF9DA10">
<enum>
5.
</enum>
<header>
Inclusion of
veterans in housing planning
</header>
<subsection id="H1F7087D6C2734B738B93C20C1C5C5CEB">
<enum>
(a)
</enum>
<header>
Public housing
agency plans
</header>
<text>
Section 5A(d)(1) of the United States Housing Act of
1937 (
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/1437c-1">
42 U.S.C. 1437c–1(d)(1)
</external-xref>
) is amended by striking
<quote>
and disabled
families
</quote>
and inserting
<quote>
, disabled families, and veterans (as
such term is defined in
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/38/101">
section 101
</external-xref>
of title 38, United States
Code)
</quote>
.
</text>
</subsection>
<subsection id="H6FC8328DCE2D4C4E84B9B4065149514D">
<enum>
(b)
</enum>
<header>
Comprehensive
housing affordability strategies
</header>
<paragraph id="HC92A04D9AAD245DD9539A35488F765F0">
<enum>
(1)
</enum>
<header>
In
general
</header>
<text>
Section 105 of the Cranston-Gonzalez National Affordable
Housing Act (
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/12705">
42 U.S.C. 12705
</external-xref>
) is amended—
</text>
<subparagraph id="HDD1D443A01E44E67A4295091C44F766C">
<enum>
(A)
</enum>
<text>
in subsection
(b)(1), by inserting
<quote>
veterans (as such term is defined in section 101 of
title 38, United States Code),
</quote>
after
<quote>
acquired immunodeficiency
syndrome,
</quote>
;
</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HF957281A1249452DA7827C886976CE7B">
<enum>
(B)
</enum>
<text>
in subsection
(b)(20), by striking
<quote>
and service
</quote>
and inserting
<quote>
veterans
service, and other service
</quote>
; and
</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HA123D29D95BB4E5EA259464E5CE5627A">
<enum>
(C)
</enum>
<text>
in subsection
(e)(1), by inserting
<quote>
veterans (as such term is defined in section 101 of
title 38, United States Code),
</quote>
after
<quote>
homeless
persons,
</quote>
.
</text>
</subparagraph>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H11FC66A9BB38493CA0DD9AB3C2E3F9FD">
<enum>
(2)
</enum>
<header>
Consolidated
plans
</header>
<text>
The Secretary of Housing and Urban Development shall revise
the regulations relating to submission of consolidated plans (part 91 of title
24, Code of Federal Regulations) in accordance with the amendments made by
paragraph (1) of this subsection to require inclusion of appropriate
information relating to veterans and veterans service agencies in all such
plans.
</text>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
</section>
<section id="H44009773D0D0411F81D583178EE547CA">
<enum>
6.
</enum>
<header>
Exclusion of
veterans benefits from assisted housing rent considerations
</header>
<subsection id="H606B7A7F9A0148289C8C647404665BAD">
<enum>
(a)
</enum>
<header>
In
general
</header>
<text>
Notwithstanding any other provision of law, for purposes
of determining the amount of rent paid by a family for occupancy of a dwelling
unit assisted under a federally assisted housing program under subsection (b)
or in housing assisted under any other federally assisted housing program, the
income and the adjusted income of the family shall not be considered to include
any amounts received by any member of the family from the Secretary of Veterans
Affairs as—
</text>
<paragraph id="H83F7ED98C3144A0E957D8EC2A3160220">
<enum>
(1)
</enum>
<text>
compensation, as
such term is defined in
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/38/101">
section 101(13)
</external-xref>
of title 38, United States Code;
and
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H89171E4F08894D5A9FBC9C6189C9E7D5">
<enum>
(2)
</enum>
<text>
dependency and
indemnity compensation, as such term is defined in section 101(14) of such
title.
</text>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
<subsection id="HFF06FF071C2346DDB72C0B2E21E4AB9B">
<enum>
(b)
</enum>
<header>
Federally
assisted housing program
</header>
<text>
The federally assisted housing programs
under this subsection are—
</text>
<paragraph id="HD6B8946D8B8145BDA91C52BAD363A4B3">
<enum>
(1)
</enum>
<text>
the public housing
program under the United States Housing Act of 1937 (42 U.S.C. 1437 et
seq.);
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H18BA3D6977B149E999FD3287346AD301">
<enum>
(2)
</enum>
<text>
the tenant-based
rental assistance program under section 8 of the United States Housing Act of
1937 (
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/1437f">
42 U.S.C. 1437f
</external-xref>
), including the program under subsection (o)(19) of such
section for housing rental vouchers for low-income veteran families;
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="HF0A9DF8F6745468C80A6CCCB4B89FB88">
<enum>
(3)
</enum>
<text>
the project-based
rental assistance program under section 8 of the United States Housing Act of
1937 (
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/1437f">
42 U.S.C. 1437f
</external-xref>
);
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="HBE5E33B3D5FA4ED18886E2F121483126">
<enum>
(4)
</enum>
<text>
the program for
housing opportunities for persons with AIDS under subtitle D of title VIII of
the Cranston-Gonzalez National Affordable Housing Act (42 U.S.C. 12901 et
seq.);
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H872E9E98E7844237A04258059A511334">
<enum>
(5)
</enum>
<text>
the supportive
housing for the elderly program under section 202 of the Housing Act of 1959
(
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/12/1701q">
12 U.S.C. 1701q
</external-xref>
);
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="HBECAFF42B4BD44CC92A34AEF6DF4A05D">
<enum>
(6)
</enum>
<text>
the supportive
housing for persons with disabilities program under section 811 of the
Cranston-Gonzalez National Affordable Housing Act (
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/8013">
42 U.S.C. 8013
</external-xref>
);
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H8ED4936AFDA44C87B8D7F2277085360D">
<enum>
(7)
</enum>
<text>
the supportive
housing for the homeless program under subtitle C of title IV of the
McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance Act (
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/11381">
42 U.S.C. 11381 et seq.
</external-xref>
);
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="HB4FA590245704E729121CEE67E1F570A">
<enum>
(8)
</enum>
<text>
the program for
moderate rehabilitation of single room occupancy dwellings for occupancy by the
homeless under section 441 of the McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance Act (42
U.S.C. 11401);
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H1B3817FB7DBF4F4E806DA445CA095D4C">
<enum>
(9)
</enum>
<text>
the shelter plus
care for the homeless program under subtitle F of title IV of the
McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance Act (
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/11403">
42 U.S.C. 11403 et seq.
</external-xref>
);
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="HB149B00316304CC1B9CF36FFE74B1479">
<enum>
(10)
</enum>
<text>
the supportive
housing for very low-income veteran families program under section 3 of this
Act;
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="HF26CE17DD9CB4A5CBC0D04085CD4B901">
<enum>
(11)
</enum>
<text>
the rental
assistance payments program under section 521(a)(2)(A) of the Housing Act of
1949 (
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/1490a">
42 U.S.C. 1490a(a)(2)(A)
</external-xref>
);
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H1386625314104CE1840A95A7D2CAD8E6">
<enum>
(12)
</enum>
<text>
the rental
assistance program under section 236 of the National Housing Act (12 U.S.C.
1715z–1);
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="HFF0306BE17C84DA8970F68800E30FCD9">
<enum>
(13)
</enum>
<text>
the rural housing
programs under section 515 and 538 of the Housing Act of 1949 (
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/1485">
42 U.S.C. 1485
</external-xref>
,
1490p–2);
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H23A5ECEF2D95441EADA79BFB2E35BBF6">
<enum>
(14)
</enum>
<text>
the HOME
investment partnerships program under title II of the Cranston-Gonzalez
National Affordable Housing Act (
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/12721">
42 U.S.C. 12721 et seq.
</external-xref>
);
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="HA2683D26D26C49E09909AB74DBB00B4B">
<enum>
(15)
</enum>
<text>
the block grant
programs for affordable housing for Native Americans and Native Hawaiians under
titles I through IV and VIII of the Native American Housing Assistance and
Self-Determination Act of 1996 (
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/25/4111">
25 U.S.C. 4111 et seq.
</external-xref>
, 4221 et seq.);
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="HEE012B508D2A4401938D22466596E793">
<enum>
(16)
</enum>
<text>
any other program
for housing assistance administered by the Secretary of Housing and Urban
Development or the Secretary of Agriculture under which eligibility for
occupancy in the housing assisted or for housing assistance is based upon
income;
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H64C7AA63A5E8456B8D2E50E027813E82">
<enum>
(17)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
low-income housing credits allocated
pursuant to
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/26/42">
section 42
</external-xref>
of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986; and
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H568C009A0E624707AFAE7C11ED170F02">
<enum>
(18)
</enum>
<text>
tax-exempt bonds
issued for qualified residential rental projects pursuant to section 142(d) of
the Internal Revenue Code of 1986.
</text>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
</section>
<section id="HC40B257C0AAA49B5B872CA89706B2C93">
<enum>
7.
</enum>
<header>
Technical
assistance grants for housing assistance for veterans
</header>
<subsection id="HCEFB19D3F5FE445BB882CC766935EDC7">
<enum>
(a)
</enum>
<header>
In
general
</header>
<text>
The Secretary of Housing and Urban Development shall, to
the extent amounts are made available in appropriation Acts for grants under
this section, make grants to eligible entities under subsection (b) to provide
to nonprofit organizations technical assistance appropriate to assist such
organizations in—
</text>
<paragraph id="H51F9196EAD4247E09338CCE465F3C296">
<enum>
(1)
</enum>
<text>
sponsoring housing
projects for veterans assisted under programs administered by the Department of
Housing and Urban Development;
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="HDB4AB955895E44EAA0C0D4DFD822B14F">
<enum>
(2)
</enum>
<text>
fulfilling the
planning and application processes and requirements necessary under such
programs administered by the Department; and
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H2CD39FD9DA6C4A21A600F106821339CE">
<enum>
(3)
</enum>
<text>
assisting veterans
in obtaining housing or homeless assistance under programs administered by the
Department.
</text>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
<subsection id="H572F40A9A84B44969B698585E62BFA3F">
<enum>
(b)
</enum>
<header>
Eligible
entities
</header>
<text>
An eligible entity under this subsection is a nonprofit
entity or organization having such expertise as the Secretary shall require in
providing technical assistance to providers of services for veterans.
</text>
</subsection>
<subsection id="H56B63990F7B04BF29580111B21921F96">
<enum>
(c)
</enum>
<header>
Selection of
grant recipients
</header>
<text>
The Secretary of Housing and Urban Development
shall establish criteria for selecting applicants for grants under this section
to receive such grants and shall select applicants based upon such
criteria.
</text>
</subsection>
<subsection id="H4378C1BF22E346AABE66702B64A828C8">
<enum>
(d)
</enum>
<header>
Funding
</header>
<text>
Of
any amounts made available in fiscal year 2013 or any fiscal year thereafter to
the Department of Housing and Urban Development for salaries and expenses,
$1,000,000 shall be available, and shall remain available until expended, for
grants under this section.
</text>
</subsection>
</section>
<section id="H8E9734F463134AD3B411C1904AF40775">
<enum>
8.
</enum>
<header>
Annual report on
housing assistance to veterans
</header>
<subsection id="HBCE0C6C0BBF44D09BA518F2EC6BF7061">
<enum>
(a)
</enum>
<header>
In
general
</header>
<text>
Not later than December 31 each year, the Secretary of
Housing and Urban Development shall submit a report on the activities of the
Department of Housing and Urban Development relating to veterans during such
year to the following:
</text>
<paragraph id="HECD05EEFAE72468BB02D5D0F14CC46A2">
<enum>
(1)
</enum>
<text>
The Committee on
Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs of the Senate.
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H0F270A1728EB41BF828633910655D981">
<enum>
(2)
</enum>
<text>
The Committee on
Veterans' Affairs of the Senate.
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="HDB470F901C054C1285FD48988BDE5A96">
<enum>
(3)
</enum>
<text>
The Committee on
Appropriations of the Senate.
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H86F39535CD67476F95CBA72F2F29D823">
<enum>
(4)
</enum>
<text>
The Committee on
Financial Services of the House of Representatives.
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H7B975690879F44BBB8A06414289CF794">
<enum>
(5)
</enum>
<text>
The Committee on
Veterans' Affairs of the House of Representatives.
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="HB0DC1991069B4FEDB325D85FBC71EA84">
<enum>
(6)
</enum>
<text>
The Committee on
Appropriations of the House of Representatives.
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H78F17FEED2C74F3FB43DA2EF36CB11DA">
<enum>
(7)
</enum>
<text>
The Secretary of
Veterans Affairs.
</text>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
<subsection id="HA8F2789FA76A43F498E19A4F08A53769">
<enum>
(b)
</enum>
<header>
Contents
</header>
<text>
Each
report required under subsection (a) shall include the following information
with respect to the year for which the report is submitted:
</text>
<paragraph id="HE7DE723688AD4D0EA745CAFF8CE62B40">
<enum>
(1)
</enum>
<text>
The number of very
low-income veteran families provided assistance under the program of supportive
housing for very low-income veteran families under section 3, the socioeconomic
characteristics of such families, the types of assistance provided such
families, and the number, types, and locations of owners of housing assisted
under such section.
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="HF0EDFF2773B343F8BB3273706C95826E">
<enum>
(2)
</enum>
<text>
The number of
homeless veterans provided assistance under the program of housing choice
vouchers for homeless veterans under section 8(o)(19) of the United States
Housing Act of 1937 (
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/1437f">
42 U.S.C. 1437f(o)(19)
</external-xref>
) (as amended by section 4), the
socioeconomic characteristics of such homeless veterans, and the number, types,
and locations of entities contracted under such section to administer the
vouchers.
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H65DC119B03A9403DB612CE1838BD082F">
<enum>
(3)
</enum>
<text>
A
summary description of the special considerations made for veterans under
public housing agency plans submitted pursuant to section 5A of the United
States Housing Act of 1937 (
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/1437c-1">
42 U.S.C. 1437c–1
</external-xref>
) and under comprehensive housing
affordability strategies submitted pursuant to section 105 of the
Cranston-Gonzalez National Affordable Housing Act (
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/12705">
42 U.S.C. 12705
</external-xref>
).
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="HC2FED1E104DE45B2B8296FCFA19CEBC8">
<enum>
(4)
</enum>
<text>
A
description of the technical assistance provided to organizations pursuant to
grants under section 7.
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H6E3C2C7D105540018559DD0A1F15BAEA">
<enum>
(5)
</enum>
<text>
A
description of the activities of the Special Assistant for Veterans
Affairs.
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H22AC16467F9947B0B2673DA13C8DCC99">
<enum>
(6)
</enum>
<text>
A
description of the efforts of the Department of Housing and Urban Development
to coordinate the delivery of housing and services to veterans with other
Federal departments and agencies, including the Department of Defense,
Department of Justice, Department of Labor, Department of Health and Human
Services, Department of Veterans Affairs, Interagency Council on Homelessness,
and the Social Security Administration.
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H06F75E1BC5344874A0AA3153EDAD1B7C">
<enum>
(7)
</enum>
<text>
The cost to the
Department of Housing and Urban Development of administering the programs and
activities relating to veterans.
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H6A8EE4E33B6F4939A5BFF84460E30C03">
<enum>
(8)
</enum>
<text>
Any other
information that the Secretary considers relevant in assessing the programs and
activities of the Department of Housing and Urban Development relating to
veterans.
</text>
</paragraph>
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<subsection id="H8E5D80DD6988416F8C800012132F9718">
<enum>
(c)
</enum>
<header>
Assessment of
housing needs of very low-Income veteran families
</header>
<paragraph id="H0351515F3DCA4FC889CCF79010E538AE">
<enum>
(1)
</enum>
<header>
In
general
</header>
<text>
For the first report submitted pursuant to subsection (a)
and every fifth report thereafter, the Secretary of Housing and Urban
Development shall—
</text>
<subparagraph id="H7B7B6FF4AE5B40479BA806F8E6129B12">
<enum>
(A)
</enum>
<text>
conduct an
assessment of the housing needs of very low-income veteran families (as such
term is defined in section 3); and
</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HF525724FC46D4D9E9C97822B0F04165C">
<enum>
(B)
</enum>
<text>
shall include in
each such report findings regarding such assessment.
</text>
</subparagraph>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H7B12573E6D6E4050BF54532C0DA4D75E">
<enum>
(2)
</enum>
<header>
Content
</header>
<text>
Each
assessment under this subsection shall include—
</text>
<subparagraph id="H7B22B875821A44D8B1090EF91BEEF901">
<enum>
(A)
</enum>
<text>
conducting a
survey of, and direct interviews with, a representative sample of very
low-income veteran families (as such term is defined in section 3) to determine
past and current—
</text>
<clause id="HCC0C7DF123C641B786BF91AB36F35965">
<enum>
(i)
</enum>
<text>
socioeconomic
characteristics of such veteran families;
</text>
</clause>
<clause id="H9385437C447E4AE180DDBF433D21B076">
<enum>
(ii)
</enum>
<text>
barriers to such
veteran families obtaining safe, quality, and affordable housing;
</text>
</clause>
<clause id="HDFCBAB66D78E4E56A352791668A91DF7">
<enum>
(iii)
</enum>
<text>
levels of
homelessness among such veteran families; and
</text>
</clause>
<clause id="HA0608A29F9C34401B76011CDBD74DB1F">
<enum>
(iv)
</enum>
<text>
levels and
circumstances of, and barriers to, receipt by such veteran families of rental
housing and homeownership assistance; and
</text>
</clause>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HE140F4E9E6E84E0FB51B0D685EC42902">
<enum>
(B)
</enum>
<text>
such other
information that the Secretary determines, in consultation with the Secretary
of Veterans Affairs and national nongovernmental organizations concerned with
veterans, homelessness, and very low-income housing, may be useful to the
assessment.
</text>
</subparagraph>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H9BD82F7C68784851B1024E1A89B4A191">
<enum>
(3)
</enum>
<header>
Conduct
</header>
<text>
If
the Secretary contracts with an entity other than the Department of Housing and
Urban Development to conduct the assessment under this subsection, such entity
shall be a nongovernmental organization determined by the Secretary to have
appropriate expertise in quantitative and qualitative social science
research.
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="HA035387FCC084A1283E3B1EB7E7DA655">
<enum>
(4)
</enum>
<header>
Funding
</header>
<text>
Of
any amounts made available pursuant to section 501 of the Housing and Urban
Development Act of 1970 (
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/1701z-1">
42 U.S.C. 1701z–1
</external-xref>
) for programs of research, studies,
testing, or demonstration relating to the mission or programs of the Department
of Housing and Urban Development for any fiscal year in which an assessment
under this subsection is required pursuant to paragraph (1) of this subsection,
$1,000,000 shall be available until expended for costs of the assessment under
this subsection.
</text>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
</section>
</legis-body>
</bill>
| I 113th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 386 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES January 23, 2013 Mr. Al Green of Texas (for himself, Ms. Bordallo , Mr. Gene Green of Texas , Mr. Grijalva , Mr. Hinojosa , Mr. Conyers , Ms. Hahn , Mr. Hastings of Florida , Mr. Holt , Mr. Honda , Ms. Kaptur , Mr. McDermott , Mr. McGovern , Mr. Michaud , Ms. Pingree of Maine , Mr. Rangel , Mr. Rush , Ms. Moore , and Mr. Serrano ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Financial Services , 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 provide housing assistance for very low-income veterans.
1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Homes for Heroes Act of 2013 . 2. Special assistant for Veterans Affairs in Office of Secretary of Housing and Urban Development Section 4 of the Department of Housing and Urban Development Act ( 42 U.S.C. 3533 ) is amended by adding at the end the following new subsection: (g) Special assistant for veterans affairs (1) Establishment There shall be in the Department a Special Assistant for Veterans Affairs, who shall be in the Office of the Secretary. (2) Appointment The Special Assistant for Veterans Affairs shall be appointed based solely on merit and shall be covered under the provisions of title 5, United States Code, governing appointments in the competitive service. (3) Responsibilities The Special Assistant for Veterans Affairs shall be responsible for— (A) ensuring veterans have access to housing and homeless assistance under each program of the Department providing either such assistance; (B) coordinating all programs and activities of the Department relating to veterans; (C) serving as a liaison for the Department with the Department of Veterans Affairs, including establishing and maintaining relationships with the Secretary of Veterans Affairs; (D) serving as a liaison for the Department, and establishing and maintaining relationships with officials of State, local, regional, and nongovernmental organizations concerned with veterans; (E) providing information and advice regarding— (i) sponsoring housing projects for veterans assisted under programs administered by the Department; or (ii) assisting veterans in obtaining housing or homeless assistance under programs administered by the Department; (F) preparing the annual report under section 8 of Homes for Heroes Act of 2013; and (G) carrying out such other duties as may be assigned to the Special Assistant by the Secretary or by law. . 3. Supportive housing for very low-income veteran families (a) Purpose The purposes of this section are— (1) to expand the supply of permanent housing for very low-income veteran families; and (2) to provide supportive services through such housing to support the needs of such veteran families. (b) Authority (1) In general The Secretary of Housing and Urban Development shall, to the extent amounts are made available for assistance under this section and the Secretary receives approvable applications for such assistance, provide assistance to private nonprofit organizations and consumer cooperatives to expand the supply of supportive housing for very low-income veteran families. (2) Nature of assistance The assistance provided under paragraph (1)— (A) shall be available for use to plan for and finance the acquisition, construction, reconstruction, or moderate or substantial rehabilitation of a structure or a portion of a structure to be used as supportive housing for very low-income veteran families in accordance with this section; and (B) may also cover the cost of real property acquisition, site improvement, conversion, demolition, relocation, and other expenses that the Secretary determines are necessary to expand the supply of supportive housing for very low-income veteran families. (3) Consultation In meeting the requirement of paragraph (1), the Secretary shall consult with— (A) the Secretary of Veterans Affairs; and (B) the Special Assistant for Veterans Affairs, as such Special Assistant was established under section 4(g) of the Department of Housing and Urban Development Act. (c) Forms of assistance Assistance under this section shall be made available in the following forms: (1) Planning grants Assistance may be provided as a grant for costs of planning a project to be used as supportive housing for very low-income veteran families. (2) Capital advances Assistance may be provided as a capital advance under this paragraph for a project, such advance shall— (A) bear no interest; (B) not be required to be repaid so long as the housing remains available for occupancy by very low-income veteran families in accordance with this section; and (C) be in an amount calculated in accordance with the development cost limitation established pursuant to subsection (i). (3) Project rental assistance Assistance may be provided as project rental assistance, under an annual contract that— (A) obligates the Secretary to make monthly payments to cover any part of the costs attributed to units occupied (or, as approved by the Secretary, held for occupancy) by very low-income veteran families that is not met from project income; (B) provides for the project not more than the sum of the initial annual project rentals for all units so occupied and any initial utility allowances for such units, as approved by the Secretary; (C) provides that any contract amounts not used by a project in any year shall remain available to the project until the expiration of the contract; (D) provides that upon the expiration of each contract term, the Secretary shall adjust the annual contract amount to provide for reasonable project costs, and any increases, including adequate reserves, supportive services, and service coordinators, except that any contract amounts not used by a project during a contract term shall not be available for such adjustments upon renewal; and (E) provides that in the event of emergency situations that are outside the control of the owner, the Secretary shall increase the annual contract amount, subject to reasonable review and limitations as the Secretary shall provide. (d) Tenant rent contribution A very low-income veteran family shall pay as rent for a dwelling unit assisted under this section the highest of the following amounts, rounded to the nearest dollar: (1) Thirty percent of the veteran family's adjusted monthly income. (2) Ten percent of the veteran family's monthly income. (3) If the veteran family is receiving payments for welfare assistance from a public agency and a part of such payments, adjusted in accordance with the veteran family's actual housing costs, is specifically designated by such agency to meet the veteran family's housing costs, the portion of such payments which is so designated. (e) Term of commitment (1) Use limitations All units in housing assisted under this section shall be made available for occupancy by very low-income veteran families for not less than 15 years. (2) Contract terms for project rental assistance (A) Initial term The initial term of a contract entered into under subsection (c)(3) shall be 60 months. (B) Extension The Secretary shall, subject only to the availability of amounts provided in appropriation Acts, renew the contract entered into under subsection (c)(3) for 10 consecutive 1-year terms, the first such term beginning upon the expiration of such 60-month period. (C) Authority of Secretary to make early commitments In order to facilitate the orderly extension of expiring contracts, the Secretary may make commitments to extend expiring contracts during the year prior to the date of expiration. (f) Applications (1) In general Amounts made available under this section shall be allocated by the Secretary among approvable applications submitted by private nonprofit organizations and consumer cooperatives. (2) Content of application (A) In general Applications for assistance under this section shall be submitted by an applicant in such form and in accordance with such procedures as the Secretary shall establish. (B) Required content Applications for assistance under this section shall contain— (i) a description of the proposed housing; (ii) a description of the assistance the applicant seeks under this section; (iii) a description of— (I) the supportive services to be provided to the persons occupying such housing; (II) the manner in which such services will be provided to such persons, including, in the case of frail elderly persons (as such term is defined in section 202 of the Housing Act of 1959 ( 12 U.S.C. 1701q )), evidence of such residential supervision as the Secretary determines is necessary to facilitate the adequate provision of such services; and (III) the public or private sources of assistance that can reasonably be expected to fund or provide such services; (iv) a certification from the public official responsible for submitting a housing strategy for the jurisdiction to be served in accordance with section 105 of the Cranston-Gonzalez National Affordable Housing Act ( 42 U.S.C. 12705 ) that the proposed project is consistent with the approved housing strategy; and (v) such other information or certifications that the Secretary determines to be necessary or appropriate to achieve the purposes of this section. (3) Rejection The Secretary shall not reject any application for assistance under this section on technical grounds without giving notice of that rejection and the basis therefore to the applicant. (g) Initial selection criteria and processing (1) Selection criteria The Secretary shall establish selection criteria for assistance under this section, which shall include— (A) criteria based upon— (i) the ability of the applicant to develop and operate the proposed housing; (ii) the need for supportive housing for very low-income veteran families in the area to be served; (iii) the extent to which the proposed size and unit mix of the housing will enable the applicant to manage and operate the housing efficiently and ensure that the provision of supportive services will be accomplished in an economical fashion; (iv) the extent to which the proposed design of the housing will meet the service-connected disability needs of very low-income veteran families; (v) the extent to which the applicant has demonstrated that the supportive services identified pursuant to subsection (f)(2)(B)(iii) will be provided on a consistent, long-term basis; (vi) the extent to which the proposed design of the housing will accommodate the provision of supportive services that are expected to be needed, either initially or over the useful life of the housing, by the very low-income veterans the housing is intended to serve; (vii) the extent to which the applicant has ensured that a service coordinator will be employed or otherwise retained for the housing, who has the managerial capacity and responsibility for carrying out the actions described in clauses (i) and (ii) of subsection (h)(2)(A); and (viii) such other factors as the Secretary determines to be appropriate to ensure that funds made available under this section are used effectively; (B) a preference in such selection for applications proposing housing to be reserved for occupancy by very low-income veteran families who are homeless (as such term is defined in section 103 of the McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 11302)); and (C) criteria appropriate to consider the need for supportive housing for very low-income veteran families in nonmetropolitan areas and by Indian tribes. (2) Delegated processing (A) Delegation to State or local housing authority In issuing a capital advance under this subsection for any project for which financing for the purposes described in subsection (b)(2) is provided by a combination of a capital advance under subsection (c)(2) and sources other than this section, within 30 days of award of the capital advance, the Secretary shall delegate review and processing of such projects to a State or local housing agency that— (i) is in geographic proximity to the property; (ii) has demonstrated experience in and capacity for underwriting multifamily housing loans that provide housing and supportive services; (iii) may or may not be providing low-income housing tax credits in combination with the capital advance under this section; and (iv) agrees to issue a firm commitment within 12 months of delegation. (B) Processing by Secretary The Secretary shall retain the authority to process capital advances in cases in which no State or local housing agency has applied to provide delegated processing pursuant to this paragraph or no such agency has entered into an agreement with the Secretary to serve as a delegated processing agency. (C) Processing fees An agency to which review and processing is delegated pursuant to subparagraph (A) may assess a reasonable fee which shall be included in the capital advance amounts and may recommend project rental assistance amounts in excess of those initially awarded by the Secretary. The Secretary shall develop a schedule for reasonable fees under this subparagraph to be paid to delegated processing agencies, which shall take into consideration any other fees to be paid to the agency for other funding provided to the project by the agency, including bonds, tax credits, and other gap funding. (D) Authority retained by Secretary Under such delegated system, the Secretary shall retain the authority to approve rents and development costs and to execute a capital advance within 60 days of receipt of the commitment from the State or local agency. The Secretary shall provide to such agency and the project sponsor, in writing, the reasons for any reduction in capital advance amounts or project rental assistance and such reductions shall be subject to appeal. (h) Provision of supportive services to veteran families (1) In general The Secretary of Housing and Urban Development shall coordinate with the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to ensure that any housing assistance provided to veterans or veteran families includes a range of services tailored to the needs of the very low-income veteran families occupying such housing, which may include services for— (A) outreach; (B) health (including counseling, mental health, substance abuse, post-traumatic stress disorder, and traumatic brain injury) diagnosis and treatment; (C) habilitation and rehabilitation; (D) case management; (E) daily living; (F) personal financial planning; (G) transportation; (H) vocation; (I) employment and training; (J) education; (K) assistance in obtaining veterans benefits and public benefits; (L) assistance in obtaining income support; (M) assistance in obtaining health insurance; (N) fiduciary and representative payee; (O) legal aid; (P) child care; (Q) housing counseling; (R) service coordination; and (S) other services necessary for maintaining independent living. (2) Local coordination of services (A) In general The Secretary of Housing and Urban Development shall coordinate with the Secretary of the Department of Veterans Affairs to ensure that owners of housing assisted under this section have the managerial capacity to— (i) assess on an ongoing basis the service needs of residents; (ii) coordinate the provision of supportive services and tailor such services to the individual needs of residents; and (iii) seek on a continuous basis new sources of assistance to ensure the long-term provision of supportive services. (B) Classification of costs Any cost associated with this subsection relating to the coordination of services shall be an eligible cost under subsections (c)(3). (i) Development cost limitations (1) In general The Secretary shall periodically establish reasonable development cost limitations by market area for various types and sizes of supportive housing for very low-income veteran families by publishing a notice of the cost limitations in the Federal Register. (2) Considerations The cost limitations established under paragraph (1) shall reflect— (A) the cost of construction, reconstruction, or moderate or substantial rehabilitation of supportive housing for very low-income veteran families that meets applicable State and local housing and building codes; (B) the cost of movables necessary to the basic operation of the housing, as determined by the Secretary; (C) the cost of special design features necessary to make the housing accessible to very low-income veteran families; (D) the cost of community space necessary to accommodate the provision of supportive services to veteran families; (E) if the housing is newly constructed, the cost of meeting the energy efficiency standards promulgated by the Secretary in accordance with section 109 of the Cranston-Gonzalez National Affordable Housing Act ( 42 U.S.C. 12709 ); and (F) the cost of land, including necessary site improvement. (3) Use of data In establishing development cost limitations for a given market area under this subsection, the Secretary shall use data that reflect currently prevailing costs of construction, reconstruction, or moderate or substantial rehabilitation, and land acquisition in the area. (4) Community space For purposes of paragraph (2), a community space shall include space for cafeterias or dining halls, community rooms or buildings, workshops, child care, adult day health facilities or other outpatient health facilities, or other essential service facilities. (5) Commercial facilities Neither this section nor any other provision of law may be construed as prohibiting or preventing the location and operation, in a project assisted under this section, of commercial facilities for the benefit of residents of the project and the community in which the project is located, except that assistance made available under this section may not be used to subsidize any such commercial facility. (6) Acquisition In the case of existing housing and related facilities to be acquired, the cost limitations shall include— (A) the cost of acquiring such housing; (B) the cost of rehabilitation, alteration, conversion, or improvement, including the moderate or substantial rehabilitation thereof; and (C) the cost of the land on which the housing and related facilities are located. (7) Annual adjustments The Secretary shall adjust the cost limitation not less than annually to reflect changes in the general level of construction, reconstruction, and moderate and substantial rehabilitation costs. (8) Incentives for savings (A) Special housing account (i) In general The Secretary shall use the development cost limitations established under paragraph (1) or (6) to calculate the amount of financing to be made available to individual owners. (ii) Actual developmental costs less than financing Owners which incur actual development costs that are less than the amount of financing shall be entitled to retain 50 percent of the savings in a special housing account. (iii) Bonus for energy efficiency The percentage established under clause (ii) shall be increased to 75 percent for owners which add energy efficiency features which— (I) exceed the energy efficiency standards promulgated by the Secretary in accordance with section 109 of the Cranston-Gonzalez National Affordable Housing Act (42 U.S.C. 12709); (II) substantially reduce the life-cycle cost of the housing; and (III) reduce gross rent requirements. (B) Uses The special housing account established under subparagraph (A) may be used— (i) to provide services to residents of the housing or funds set aside for replacement reserves; or (ii) for such other purposes as determined by the Secretary. (9) Design flexibility The Secretary shall, to the extent practicable, give owners the flexibility to design housing appropriate to their location and proposed resident population within broadly defined parameters. (10) Use of funds from other sources An owner shall be permitted voluntarily to provide funds from sources other than this section for amenities and other features of appropriate design and construction suitable for supportive housing under this section if the cost of such amenities is— (A) not financed with the advance; and (B) is not taken into account in determining the amount of Federal assistance or of the rent contribution of tenants. (j) Tenant selection (1) In general An owner shall adopt written tenant selection procedures that are— (A) satisfactory to the Secretary and which are— (i) consistent with the purpose of improving housing opportunities for very low-income veteran families; and (ii) reasonably related to program eligibility and an applicant's ability to perform the obligations of the lease; and (B) compliant with subtitle C of title VI of the Housing and Community Development Act of 1992 (42 U.S.C. 13601 et seq.) and any regulations issued under such subtitle. (2) Notification of rejection Owners shall promptly notify in writing any rejected applicant of the grounds for any rejection. (3) Information regarding housing (A) In general The Secretary shall provide, to the Secretary of Veterans Affairs and the Secretary of Labor, information regarding the availability of the housing assisted under this section. (B) Sharing of information with additional agencies Within 30 days of receipt of the information, the Secretary of Veterans Affairs and Secretary of Labor shall provide such information to agencies in the area of the housing that receive assistance from the Department of Veterans Affairs and the Department of Labor for providing medical care, housing, supportive services or employment and training services to homeless veterans. (k) Miscellaneous provisions (1) Technical assistance The Secretary shall make available appropriate technical assistance to ensure that prospective applicants are able to participate more fully in the program carried out under this section. (2) Civil rights compliance Each owner shall certify, to the satisfaction of the Secretary, that assistance made available under this section will be conducted and administered in conformity with title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 ( 42 U.S.C. 2000a et seq. ), the Fair Housing Act ( 42 U.S.C. 3601 et seq. ), and other Federal, State, and local laws prohibiting discrimination and promoting equal opportunity. (3) Owner deposit (A) In general The Secretary shall require an owner of housing, assisted under this section, to deposit an amount not to exceed $15,000 in a special escrow account to ensure the owner's commitment to the housing. Such amount shall be used only to cover operating deficits during the first three years of operations and shall not be used to cover construction shortfalls or inadequate initial project rental assistance amounts. (B) Reduction of requirement (i) In general The Secretary may reduce or waive the owner deposit specified under subparagraph (A) for individual applicants if the Secretary finds that such waiver or reduction is necessary to achieve the purposes of this section and the applicant demonstrates to the satisfaction of the Secretary that it has the capacity to manage and maintain the housing in accordance with this section. (ii) Nonprofits The Secretary may reduce or waive the requirement of the owner deposit under subparagraph (A) in the case of a nonprofit applicant that is not affiliated with a national sponsor, as determined by the Secretary. (4) Notice of appeal (A) In general The Secretary shall notify an owner not less than 30 days prior to canceling any reservation of assistance provided under this section. (B) Appeal (i) filing deadline During the 30-day period following the receipt of any notice required under subparagraph (A), an owner may appeal the proposed cancellation. (ii) timing of decision Any appeal undertaken under clause (i), including review by the Secretary, shall be completed not later than 45 days after the appeal is filed. (5) Labor (A) In general The Secretary shall take such action as may be necessary to ensure that all laborers and mechanics employed by contractors and subcontractors in the construction of housing with 12 or more units assisted under this section shall be paid wages at rates not less than the rates prevailing in the locality involved for the corresponding classes of laborers and mechanics employed on construction of a similar character, as determined by the Secretary of Labor in accordance with subchapter IV of chapter 31 of title 40, United States Code. (B) Exemption Subparagraph (A) shall not apply to any individual who— (i) performs services for which the individual volunteered; (ii) does not receive compensation for such services or is paid expenses, reasonable benefits, or a nominal fee for such services; and (iii) is not otherwise employed at any time in the construction work. (6) Access to residual receipts (A) In general The Secretary shall authorize the owner of a housing project assisted under this section to use any residual receipts held for the project in excess of $500 per unit (or in excess of such other amount prescribed by the Secretary based on the needs of the project) for activities to retrofit and renovate the project as described under section 802(d)(3) of the Cranston-Gonzalez National Affordable Housing Act ( 42 U.S.C. 8011(d)(3) ) or to provide supportive services to residents of the project. (B) Report Any owner that uses residual receipts under this paragraph shall submit to the Secretary a report, not less than annually, describing the uses of the residual receipts. (C) Determination of amount In determining the amount of project rental assistance to be provided to a project under subsection (c)(3) of this section, the Secretary may take into consideration the residual receipts held for the project only if, and to the extent that, excess residual receipts are not used under this paragraph. (7) Occupancy standards and obligations Each owner shall operate housing assisted under this section in compliance with subtitle C of title VI of the Housing and Community Development Act of 1992 ( 42 U.S.C. 13601 et seq. ) and any regulations issued under such subtitle. (8) Use of project reserves (A) In general Amounts for project reserves for a project assisted under this section may be used for costs, subject to reasonable limitations as the Secretary determines appropriate, for reducing the number of dwelling units in the project. (B) Approval of Secretary required Any use described in subparagraph (A) of amounts for project reserves for a project assisted under this section shall be subject to the approval of the Secretary to ensure that such use is designed to retrofit units that are currently obsolete or unmarketable. (9) Repayment of assistance and prevention of undue benefits (A) Repayment If a recipient, or a project sponsor receiving funds from the recipient, receives assistance under subsection (b) for use pursuant to paragraph (2) of such subsection for the construction, acquisition, or rehabilitation of supportive housing for very low-income veteran families and the project ceases to provide permanent housing, the Secretary shall require the recipient, or such project sponsor, to repay the following percentage of such assistance: (i) In the case of a project that ceases to be used for such supportive housing before the expiration of the 10-year period beginning upon commencement of the operation of the project, 100 percent. (ii) In the case of a project that ceases to be used for such supportive housing on or after the expiration of the 10-year period beginning upon commencement of the operation of the project, but before the expiration of the 15-year period beginning upon such commencement, 20 percent of the assistance for each of the years during such 15-year period for which the project fails to provide permanent housing. (B) Prevention of undue benefits Except as provided in paragraph (C), if any property is used for a project that receives assistance under subsection (b) for use pursuant to paragraph (2) of such subsection for the construction, acquisition or rehabilitation of supportive housing for very low-income veteran families, and the sale or other disposition of the property occurs before the expiration of the 15-year period beginning upon commencement of the operation of the project, the recipient (or the project sponsor receiving funds from the recipient) shall comply with such terms and conditions as the Secretary may prescribe to prevent the recipient (or such project sponsor) from unduly benefitting from such sale or disposition. (C) Exception A recipient, or a project sponsor receiving funds from the recipient, shall not be required to make repayments, and comply with the terms and conditions, required under subparagraph (A) or (B) if— (i) the sale or disposition of the property used for the project results in the use of the property for the direct benefit of very-low income persons; (ii) all of the proceeds of the sale or disposition are used to provide permanent housing for very-low income veteran families meeting the requirements of this section; (iii) project-based rental assistance or operating cost assistance from any Federal program or an equivalent State or local program is no longer made available and the project is meeting applicable performance standards, provided that the portion of the project that had benefitted from such assistance continues to meet the tenant income and rent restrictions for low-income units under section 42(g) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986; or (iv) there are no low-income veteran families in the geographic area of the property who meet the program criteria, in which case the project may serve non-veteran individuals and families having incomes described in subsection (l)(2) of this section. (10) Continued eligibility of very low-income veteran families A veteran family residing in supportive housing assisted under this section may not be considered to lose its status as such a family for purposes of eligibility for continued occupancy in such housing due to the death of any veteran member of the family, including the sole veteran member of the family. (l) Definitions In this section, the following definitions shall apply: (1) Consumer cooperative The term consumer cooperative has the same meaning given such term for purposes of the supportive housing for the elderly program under section 202 of the Housing Act of 1959 (12 U.S.C. 1701q). (2) Very low-income veteran family The term very low-income veteran family means a veteran family whose income does not exceed 50 percent of the median income for the area, as determined by the Secretary with adjustments for smaller and larger families, except that the Secretary may establish an income ceiling higher or lower than 50 percent of the median for the area on the basis of the Secretary's findings that such variations are necessary because of prevailing levels of construction costs or fair market rents (as determined under section 8 of the United States Housing Act of 1937 (42 U.S.C. 1437f)), or unusually high or low family incomes. (3) Owner The term owner means a private nonprofit organization or consumer cooperative that receives assistance under this section to develop and operate supportive housing for very low-income veteran families. (4) Private nonprofit organization The term private nonprofit organization means— (A) any incorporated private institution or foundation— (i) no part of the net earnings of which inures to the benefit of any member, founder, contributor, or individual; (ii) which has a governing board that is responsible for the operation of the housing assisted under this section; and (iii) which is approved by the Secretary as to financial responsibility; (B) a for-profit limited partnership the sole or managing general partner of which is an organization meeting the requirements under clauses (i), (ii), and (iii) of subparagraph (A) or a corporation meeting the requirements of subparagraph (C); (C) a corporation wholly owned and controlled by an organization meeting the requirements under clauses (i), (ii), and (iii) of subparagraph (A); and (D) a tribally designated housing entity, as such term is defined in section 4 of the Native American Housing Assistance and Self-Determination Act of 1996 (25 U.S.C. 4103). (5) Secretary The term Secretary means the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development, except where specifically provided otherwise. (6) State The term State includes the several States, the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, and the possessions of the United States. (7) Supportive housing for very low-income veteran families The term supportive housing for very low-income veteran families means housing that is designed to accommodate the provision of supportive services that are expected to be needed, either initially or over the useful life of the housing, by the veteran families that the housing is intended to serve. (8) Veteran The term veteran has the meaning given the term in section 101 of title 38, United States Code. (9) Veteran family The term veteran family includes a veteran who is a single person, a family (including families with children) whose head of household (or whose spouse) is a veteran, and one or more veterans living together with one or more persons. (m) Allocation of funds Of any amounts made available for assistance under this section: (1) Planning grants Not more than 2.5 percent shall be available for planning grants in accordance with subsection (c)(1). (2) Capital advances Such sums as may be necessary shall be available for capital advances in accordance with subsection (c)(2). (3) Project rental assistance Such sums as may be necessary shall be available for project rental assistance in accordance with subsection (c)(3). (4) Technical assistance Not more than 1 percent shall be available for technical assistance in accordance with subsection (k)(1). (n) Authorization of appropriations for housing assistance There is authorized to be appropriated for assistance under this section $200,000,000 for fiscal year 2013 and such sums as may be necessary for each fiscal year thereafter. 4. Housing choice vouchers for homeless veterans Section 8(o)(19) of the United States Housing Act of 1937 ( 42 U.S.C. 1437f(o)(19) ) is amended to read as follows: (19) Rental vouchers for homeless veterans (A) Additional vouchers In addition to any amount made available for rental assistance under this subsection, the Secretary shall make available the amount specified in subparagraph (B), for use only for providing rental assistance for homeless veterans in conjunction with the Secretary of Veterans Affairs. (B) Amount The amount specified in this subparagraph is, for each fiscal year, the amount necessary to provide not fewer than 20,000 vouchers for rental assistance under this subsection. (C) Continued eligibility of homeless veteran families If any veteran member of a household for which rental assistance is being provided under this paragraph, including the sole veteran member of the household, dies, such household may not be considered, due to such death, to lose its status as the household of a homeless veteran for purposes of— (i) eligibility for continued assistance under this paragraph; or (ii) continued occupancy in the dwelling unit in which such family is residing using such assistance at the time of such death. (D) Funding The budget authority made available under any other provisions of law for rental assistance under this subsection for fiscal year 2013 and each fiscal year thereafter is authorized to be increased in each such fiscal year by such sums as may be necessary to provide the number of vouchers specified in subparagraph (B) for such fiscal year. . 5. Inclusion of veterans in housing planning (a) Public housing agency plans Section 5A(d)(1) of the United States Housing Act of 1937 ( 42 U.S.C. 1437c–1(d)(1) ) is amended by striking and disabled families and inserting , disabled families, and veterans (as such term is defined in section 101 of title 38, United States Code) . (b) Comprehensive housing affordability strategies (1) In general Section 105 of the Cranston-Gonzalez National Affordable Housing Act ( 42 U.S.C. 12705 ) is amended— (A) in subsection (b)(1), by inserting veterans (as such term is defined in section 101 of title 38, United States Code), after acquired immunodeficiency syndrome, ; (B) in subsection (b)(20), by striking and service and inserting veterans service, and other service ; and (C) in subsection (e)(1), by inserting veterans (as such term is defined in section 101 of title 38, United States Code), after homeless persons, . (2) Consolidated plans The Secretary of Housing and Urban Development shall revise the regulations relating to submission of consolidated plans (part 91 of title 24, Code of Federal Regulations) in accordance with the amendments made by paragraph (1) of this subsection to require inclusion of appropriate information relating to veterans and veterans service agencies in all such plans. 6. Exclusion of veterans benefits from assisted housing rent considerations (a) In general Notwithstanding any other provision of law, for purposes of determining the amount of rent paid by a family for occupancy of a dwelling unit assisted under a federally assisted housing program under subsection (b) or in housing assisted under any other federally assisted housing program, the income and the adjusted income of the family shall not be considered to include any amounts received by any member of the family from the Secretary of Veterans Affairs as— (1) compensation, as such term is defined in section 101(13) of title 38, United States Code; and (2) dependency and indemnity compensation, as such term is defined in section 101(14) of such title. (b) Federally assisted housing program The federally assisted housing programs under this subsection are— (1) the public housing program under the United States Housing Act of 1937 (42 U.S.C. 1437 et seq.); (2) the tenant-based rental assistance program under section 8 of the United States Housing Act of 1937 ( 42 U.S.C. 1437f ), including the program under subsection (o)(19) of such section for housing rental vouchers for low-income veteran families; (3) the project-based rental assistance program under section 8 of the United States Housing Act of 1937 ( 42 U.S.C. 1437f ); (4) the program for housing opportunities for persons with AIDS under subtitle D of title VIII of the Cranston-Gonzalez National Affordable Housing Act (42 U.S.C. 12901 et seq.); (5) the supportive housing for the elderly program under section 202 of the Housing Act of 1959 ( 12 U.S.C. 1701q ); (6) the supportive housing for persons with disabilities program under section 811 of the Cranston-Gonzalez National Affordable Housing Act ( 42 U.S.C. 8013 ); (7) the supportive housing for the homeless program under subtitle C of title IV of the McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance Act ( 42 U.S.C. 11381 et seq. ); (8) the program for moderate rehabilitation of single room occupancy dwellings for occupancy by the homeless under section 441 of the McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 11401); (9) the shelter plus care for the homeless program under subtitle F of title IV of the McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance Act ( 42 U.S.C. 11403 et seq. ); (10) the supportive housing for very low-income veteran families program under section 3 of this Act; (11) the rental assistance payments program under section 521(a)(2)(A) of the Housing Act of 1949 ( 42 U.S.C. 1490a(a)(2)(A) ); (12) the rental assistance program under section 236 of the National Housing Act (12 U.S.C. 1715z–1); (13) the rural housing programs under section 515 and 538 of the Housing Act of 1949 ( 42 U.S.C. 1485 , 1490p–2); (14) the HOME investment partnerships program under title II of the Cranston-Gonzalez National Affordable Housing Act ( 42 U.S.C. 12721 et seq. ); (15) the block grant programs for affordable housing for Native Americans and Native Hawaiians under titles I through IV and VIII of the Native American Housing Assistance and Self-Determination Act of 1996 ( 25 U.S.C. 4111 et seq. , 4221 et seq.); (16) any other program for housing assistance administered by the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development or the Secretary of Agriculture under which eligibility for occupancy in the housing assisted or for housing assistance is based upon income; (17) low-income housing credits allocated pursuant to section 42 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986; and (18) tax-exempt bonds issued for qualified residential rental projects pursuant to section 142(d) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986. 7. Technical assistance grants for housing assistance for veterans (a) In general The Secretary of Housing and Urban Development shall, to the extent amounts are made available in appropriation Acts for grants under this section, make grants to eligible entities under subsection (b) to provide to nonprofit organizations technical assistance appropriate to assist such organizations in— (1) sponsoring housing projects for veterans assisted under programs administered by the Department of Housing and Urban Development; (2) fulfilling the planning and application processes and requirements necessary under such programs administered by the Department; and (3) assisting veterans in obtaining housing or homeless assistance under programs administered by the Department. (b) Eligible entities An eligible entity under this subsection is a nonprofit entity or organization having such expertise as the Secretary shall require in providing technical assistance to providers of services for veterans. (c) Selection of grant recipients The Secretary of Housing and Urban Development shall establish criteria for selecting applicants for grants under this section to receive such grants and shall select applicants based upon such criteria. (d) Funding Of any amounts made available in fiscal year 2013 or any fiscal year thereafter to the Department of Housing and Urban Development for salaries and expenses, $1,000,000 shall be available, and shall remain available until expended, for grants under this section. 8. Annual report on housing assistance to veterans (a) In general Not later than December 31 each year, the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development shall submit a report on the activities of the Department of Housing and Urban Development relating to veterans during such year to the following: (1) The Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs of the Senate. (2) The Committee on Veterans' Affairs of the Senate. (3) The Committee on Appropriations of the Senate. (4) The Committee on Financial Services of the House of Representatives. (5) The Committee on Veterans' Affairs of the House of Representatives. (6) The Committee on Appropriations of the House of Representatives. (7) The Secretary of Veterans Affairs. (b) Contents Each report required under subsection (a) shall include the following information with respect to the year for which the report is submitted: (1) The number of very low-income veteran families provided assistance under the program of supportive housing for very low-income veteran families under section 3, the socioeconomic characteristics of such families, the types of assistance provided such families, and the number, types, and locations of owners of housing assisted under such section. (2) The number of homeless veterans provided assistance under the program of housing choice vouchers for homeless veterans under section 8(o)(19) of the United States Housing Act of 1937 ( 42 U.S.C. 1437f(o)(19) ) (as amended by section 4), the socioeconomic characteristics of such homeless veterans, and the number, types, and locations of entities contracted under such section to administer the vouchers. (3) A summary description of the special considerations made for veterans under public housing agency plans submitted pursuant to section 5A of the United States Housing Act of 1937 ( 42 U.S.C. 1437c–1 ) and under comprehensive housing affordability strategies submitted pursuant to section 105 of the Cranston-Gonzalez National Affordable Housing Act ( 42 U.S.C. 12705 ). (4) A description of the technical assistance provided to organizations pursuant to grants under section 7. (5) A description of the activities of the Special Assistant for Veterans Affairs. (6) A description of the efforts of the Department of Housing and Urban Development to coordinate the delivery of housing and services to veterans with other Federal departments and agencies, including the Department of Defense, Department of Justice, Department of Labor, Department of Health and Human Services, Department of Veterans Affairs, Interagency Council on Homelessness, and the Social Security Administration. (7) The cost to the Department of Housing and Urban Development of administering the programs and activities relating to veterans. (8) Any other information that the Secretary considers relevant in assessing the programs and activities of the Department of Housing and Urban Development relating to veterans. (c) Assessment of housing needs of very low-Income veteran families (1) In general For the first report submitted pursuant to subsection (a) and every fifth report thereafter, the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development shall— (A) conduct an assessment of the housing needs of very low-income veteran families (as such term is defined in section 3); and (B) shall include in each such report findings regarding such assessment. (2) Content Each assessment under this subsection shall include— (A) conducting a survey of, and direct interviews with, a representative sample of very low-income veteran families (as such term is defined in section 3) to determine past and current— (i) socioeconomic characteristics of such veteran families; (ii) barriers to such veteran families obtaining safe, quality, and affordable housing; (iii) levels of homelessness among such veteran families; and (iv) levels and circumstances of, and barriers to, receipt by such veteran families of rental housing and homeownership assistance; and (B) such other information that the Secretary determines, in consultation with the Secretary of Veterans Affairs and national nongovernmental organizations concerned with veterans, homelessness, and very low-income housing, may be useful to the assessment. (3) Conduct If the Secretary contracts with an entity other than the Department of Housing and Urban Development to conduct the assessment under this subsection, such entity shall be a nongovernmental organization determined by the Secretary to have appropriate expertise in quantitative and qualitative social science research. (4) Funding Of any amounts made available pursuant to section 501 of the Housing and Urban Development Act of 1970 ( 42 U.S.C. 1701z–1 ) for programs of research, studies, testing, or demonstration relating to the mission or programs of the Department of Housing and Urban Development for any fiscal year in which an assessment under this subsection is required pursuant to paragraph (1) of this subsection, $1,000,000 shall be available until expended for costs of the assessment under this subsection. |
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113 HR 387 IH: Social Security Earnings Test Repeal Act of 2013
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U.S. House of Representatives
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2013-01-23
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113th CONGRESS
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1st Session
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H. R. 387
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IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
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January 23, 2013
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<sponsor name-id="G000410">
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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<official-title>
To amend title II of the Social Security Act to remove
the limitation upon the amount of outside income which an individual may earn
while receiving benefits under such title, 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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<short-title>
Social Security Earnings Test Repeal
Act of 2013
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.
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2.
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<header>
Repeal of
provisions relating to deductions on account of work
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(a)
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<header>
In
general
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<text>
Subsections (b), (c)(1), (d), (f), (h), (j), and (k) of
section 203 of the Social Security Act (
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42 U.S.C. 403
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) are repealed.
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(b)
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<header>
Conforming
amendments
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<text>
Section 203 of such Act (as amended by subsection (a))
is further amended—
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(1)
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<text>
in subsection (c),
by redesignating such subsection as subsection (b), and—
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(A)
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<text>
by striking
<quote>
Noncovered Work Outside the United States or
</quote>
in the
heading;
</text>
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<subparagraph id="HE1DD4EED370840339AFD03A7058F2CBE">
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(B)
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<text>
by redesignating
paragraphs (2), (3), and (4) as paragraphs (1), (2), and (3),
respectively;
</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H8DA98E82153C4AB593C134EB02574929">
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(C)
</enum>
<text>
by striking
<quote>
For purposes of paragraphs (2), (3), and (4)
</quote>
and inserting
<quote>
For purposes of paragraphs (1), (2), and (3)
</quote>
; and
</text>
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<subparagraph id="H8FC6A7878F4C48F9B25F7D5DC38B29D1">
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(D)
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<text>
by striking the
last sentence;
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</paragraph>
<paragraph id="HCDCE0BA4F423483684B3439F546CA539">
<enum>
(2)
</enum>
<text>
in subsection (e),
by redesignating such subsection as subsection (c), and by striking
<quote>
subsections (c) and (d)
</quote>
and inserting
<quote>
subsection
(b)
</quote>
;
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</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H5A72B3BE93AF482790C1BEE06205B158">
<enum>
(3)
</enum>
<text>
in subsection (g),
by redesignating such subsection as subsection (d), and by striking
<quote>
subsection (c)
</quote>
each place it appears and inserting
<quote>
subsection (b)
</quote>
; and
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</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H9E9EC0DB6CAA40C6AB6EB372013EBB74">
<enum>
(4)
</enum>
<text>
in subsection (l),
by redesignating such subsection as subsection (e), and by striking
<quote>
subsection (g) or (h)(1)(A)
</quote>
and inserting
<quote>
subsection
(d)
</quote>
.
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</paragraph>
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3.
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<header>
Additional
conforming amendments
</header>
<subsection id="H4147D11E00794658B620291E8A6E8A61">
<enum>
(a)
</enum>
<header>
Provisions
relating to benefits terminated upon deportation
</header>
<text>
Section
202(n)(1) of the Social Security Act (
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42 U.S.C. 402(n)(1)
</external-xref>
) is amended by
striking
<quote>
Section 203 (b), (c), and (d)
</quote>
and inserting
<quote>
Section 203(b)
</quote>
.
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(b)
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<header>
Provisions
relating to exemptions from reductions based on early retirement
</header>
<paragraph id="H4B4EB1DC22874349AADA5F0610EE5C9A">
<enum>
(1)
</enum>
<text>
Section
202(q)(5)(B) of such Act (
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42 U.S.C. 402(q)(5)(B)
</external-xref>
) is amended by striking
<quote>
section 203(c)(2)
</quote>
and inserting
<quote>
section
203(b)(1)
</quote>
.
</text>
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<paragraph id="H6AB5015D5F5C421390871D2277408D3D">
<enum>
(2)
</enum>
<text>
Section
202(q)(7)(A) of such Act (
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42 U.S.C. 402(q)(7)(A)
</external-xref>
) is amended by striking
<quote>
deductions under section 203(b), 203(c)(1), 203(d)(1), or 222(b)
</quote>
and inserting
<quote>
deductions on account of work under section 203 or
deductions under section 222(b)
</quote>
.
</text>
</paragraph>
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<enum>
(c)
</enum>
<header>
Provisions
relating to exemptions from reductions based on disregard of certain
entitlements to child’s insurance benefits
</header>
<paragraph id="H74A4980DD8CB4804A618C18872D34017">
<enum>
(1)
</enum>
<text>
Section 202(s)(1)
of such Act (
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42 U.S.C. 402(s)(1)
</external-xref>
) is amended by striking
<quote>
paragraphs (2),
(3), and (4) of section 203(c)
</quote>
and inserting
<quote>
paragraphs (1),
(2), and (3) of section 203(b)
</quote>
.
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="HA567A28B44624AE29EFE39922EB98D03">
<enum>
(2)
</enum>
<text>
Section 202(s)(3)
of such Act (
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42 U.S.C. 402(s)(3)
</external-xref>
) is amended by striking
<quote>
The last
sentence of subsection (c) of section 203, subsection (f)(1)(C) of section 203,
and subsections
</quote>
and inserting
<quote>
Subsections
</quote>
.
</text>
</paragraph>
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<enum>
(d)
</enum>
<header>
Provisions
relating to suspension of aliens' benefits
</header>
<text>
Section 202(t)(7) of
such Act (
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42 U.S.C. 402(t)(7)
</external-xref>
) is amended by striking
<quote>
Subsections (b),
(c), and (d)
</quote>
and inserting
<quote>
Subsection (b)
</quote>
.
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<enum>
(e)
</enum>
<header>
Provisions
relating to reductions in benefits based on maximum
benefits
</header>
<text>
Section 203(a)(3)(B)(iii) of such Act (42 U.S.C.
403(a)(3)(B)(iii)) is amended by striking
<quote>
and subsections (b), (c), and
(d)
</quote>
and inserting
<quote>
and subsection (b)
</quote>
.
</text>
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<enum>
(f)
</enum>
<header>
Provisions
relating to penalties for misrepresentations concerning earnings for periods
subject to deductions on account of work
</header>
<text>
Section 208(a)(1)(C) of
such Act (
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/408">
42 U.S.C. 408(a)(1)(C)
</external-xref>
) is amended by striking
<quote>
under section
203(f) of this title for purposes of deductions from benefits
</quote>
and
inserting
<quote>
under section 203 for purposes of deductions from benefits on
account of work
</quote>
.
</text>
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<subsection id="H596A2E59AFA14ED4B26FCFAE628DD83E">
<enum>
(g)
</enum>
<header>
Provisions
taking into account earnings in determining benefit computation
years
</header>
<text>
Clause (I) in the next to last sentence of section
215(b)(2)(A) of such Act (
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42 U.S.C. 415(b)(2)(A)
</external-xref>
) is amended by striking
<quote>
no earnings as described in section 203(f)(5) in such year
</quote>
and
inserting
<quote>
no wages, and no net earnings from self-employment (in excess
of net loss from self-employment), in such year
</quote>
.
</text>
</subsection>
<subsection id="HB6CB8CEFFC88439E84F3D6AB6C0C7BC1">
<enum>
(h)
</enum>
<header>
Provisions
relating to rounding of benefits
</header>
<text>
Section 215(g) of such Act (42
U.S.C. 415(g)) is amended by striking
<quote>
and any deduction under section
203(b)
</quote>
.
</text>
</subsection>
<subsection id="H8634A9E187814C92807857E92ACC62D7">
<enum>
(i)
</enum>
<header>
Provisions
relating to earnings taken into account in determining substantial gainful
activity of blind individuals
</header>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
The second sentence of section 223(d)(4)(A)
of such Act (
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/423">
42 U.S.C. 423(d)(4)(A)
</external-xref>
) is amended by striking
<quote>
if section
102 of the Senior Citizens Right to Work Act of 1996 had not been
enacted
</quote>
and inserting the following:
<quote>
if the amendments to
section 203 made by section 102 of the Senior Citizens Right to Work Act of
1996 and by the
<short-title>
Social Security Earnings Test
Repeal Act of 2011
</short-title>
had not been enacted
</quote>
.
</text>
</subsection>
<subsection id="H9B5FB1E4698B4846B22D9FA97E22489D">
<enum>
(j)
</enum>
<header>
Provisions
defining income for purposes of SSI
</header>
<text>
Section 1612(a) of such Act
(
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/1382a">
42 U.S.C. 1382a(a)
</external-xref>
) is amended—
</text>
<paragraph id="H3D5565A78E424212B732C880B64F15B3">
<enum>
(1)
</enum>
<text>
by striking
<quote>
as determined under section 203(f)(5)(C)
</quote>
in paragraph (1)(A) and
inserting
<quote>
as defined in the last two sentences of this
subsection
</quote>
; and
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H94F62FB74D304EC3879169B1931ADB1B">
<enum>
(2)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
by adding at the end (after and below
paragraph (2)(H)) the following:
</text>
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For
purposes of paragraph (1)(A), the term
<term>
wages
</term>
means wages as
defined in section 209, but computed without regard to the limitations as to
amounts of remuneration specified in paragraphs (1), (6)(B), (6)(C), (7)(B),
and (8) of section 209(a). In making the computation under the preceding
sentence, (A) services which do not constitute employment as defined in section
210, performed within the United States by an individual as an employee or
performed outside the United States in the active military or naval services of
the United States, shall be deemed to be employment as so defined if the
remuneration for such services is not includible in computing the individual's
net earnings or net loss from self-employment for purposes of title II, and (B)
the term
<term>
wages
</term>
shall be deemed not to include (i) the amount of
any payment made to, or on behalf of, an employee or any of his or her
dependents (including any amount paid by an employer for insurance or
annuities, or into a fund, to provide for any such payment) on account of
retirement, or (ii) any payment or series of payments by an employer to an
employee or any of his or her dependents upon or after the termination of the
employee’s employment relationship because of retirement after attaining an age
specified in a plan referred to in section 209(a)(11)(B) or in a pension plan
of the
employer.
</quoted-block-continuation-text>
<after-quoted-block>
.
</after-quoted-block>
</quoted-block>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
<subsection id="HAF711FCC94B94A2A9E6CB9909C870361">
<enum>
(k)
</enum>
<header>
Repeal of
deductions on account of work under the Railroad Retirement Program
</header>
<paragraph id="H2FA66884ACFD4B06A29B82AA3316C235">
<enum>
(1)
</enum>
<header>
In
general
</header>
<text>
Section 2 of the Railroad Retirement Act of 1974 (45
U.S.C. 231a) is amended—
</text>
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(A)
</enum>
<text>
by striking
subsection (f); and
</text>
</subparagraph>
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<enum>
(B)
</enum>
<text>
by striking
subsection (g)(2) and by redesignating subsection (g)(1) as subsection
(g).
</text>
</subparagraph>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H4172F301EB8F403B9416B1C3F30FCAAE">
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(2)
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Conforming
amendments
</header>
<subparagraph id="H5B8FB10941864C8E98504F4E8E6EA509">
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(A)
</enum>
<text>
Section 3(f)(1) of
such Act (
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45 U.S.C. 231b(f)(1)
</external-xref>
) is amended in the first sentence by striking
<quote>
before any reductions under the provisions of section 2(f) of this
Act,
</quote>
.
</text>
</subparagraph>
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(B)
</enum>
<text>
Section 4(g)(2) of
such Act (
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/45/231c">
45 U.S.C. 231c(g)(2)
</external-xref>
) is amended—
</text>
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<enum>
(i)
</enum>
<text>
in
clause (i), by striking
<quote>
shall, before any deductions under section 2(g)
of this Act,
</quote>
and inserting
<quote>
shall
</quote>
; and
</text>
</clause>
<clause id="H5C729D1A2A7D437190DEDBE65D0E8B41">
<enum>
(ii)
</enum>
<text>
in
clause (ii), by striking
<quote>
any deductions under section 2(g) of this Act
and before
</quote>
.
</text>
</clause>
</subparagraph>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
</section>
<section id="HD254E6902EC14723A74A2A509533AFF2">
<enum>
4.
</enum>
<header>
Effective
date
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
The amendments and
repeals made by this Act shall apply with respect to taxable years ending on or
after the date of the enactment of this Act.
</text>
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</bill>
| I 113th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 387 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES January 23, 2013 Mr. Gene Green of Texas introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Ways and Means A BILL To amend title II of the Social Security Act to remove the limitation upon the amount of outside income which an individual may earn while receiving benefits under such title, and for other purposes.
1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Social Security Earnings Test Repeal Act of 2013 . 2. Repeal of provisions relating to deductions on account of work (a) In general Subsections (b), (c)(1), (d), (f), (h), (j), and (k) of section 203 of the Social Security Act ( 42 U.S.C. 403 ) are repealed. (b) Conforming amendments Section 203 of such Act (as amended by subsection (a)) is further amended— (1) in subsection (c), by redesignating such subsection as subsection (b), and— (A) by striking Noncovered Work Outside the United States or in the heading; (B) by redesignating paragraphs (2), (3), and (4) as paragraphs (1), (2), and (3), respectively; (C) by striking For purposes of paragraphs (2), (3), and (4) and inserting For purposes of paragraphs (1), (2), and (3) ; and (D) by striking the last sentence; (2) in subsection (e), by redesignating such subsection as subsection (c), and by striking subsections (c) and (d) and inserting subsection (b) ; (3) in subsection (g), by redesignating such subsection as subsection (d), and by striking subsection (c) each place it appears and inserting subsection (b) ; and (4) in subsection (l), by redesignating such subsection as subsection (e), and by striking subsection (g) or (h)(1)(A) and inserting subsection (d) . 3. Additional conforming amendments (a) Provisions relating to benefits terminated upon deportation Section 202(n)(1) of the Social Security Act ( 42 U.S.C. 402(n)(1) ) is amended by striking Section 203 (b), (c), and (d) and inserting Section 203(b) . (b) Provisions relating to exemptions from reductions based on early retirement (1) Section 202(q)(5)(B) of such Act ( 42 U.S.C. 402(q)(5)(B) ) is amended by striking section 203(c)(2) and inserting section 203(b)(1) . (2) Section 202(q)(7)(A) of such Act ( 42 U.S.C. 402(q)(7)(A) ) is amended by striking deductions under section 203(b), 203(c)(1), 203(d)(1), or 222(b) and inserting deductions on account of work under section 203 or deductions under section 222(b) . (c) Provisions relating to exemptions from reductions based on disregard of certain entitlements to child’s insurance benefits (1) Section 202(s)(1) of such Act ( 42 U.S.C. 402(s)(1) ) is amended by striking paragraphs (2), (3), and (4) of section 203(c) and inserting paragraphs (1), (2), and (3) of section 203(b) . (2) Section 202(s)(3) of such Act ( 42 U.S.C. 402(s)(3) ) is amended by striking The last sentence of subsection (c) of section 203, subsection (f)(1)(C) of section 203, and subsections and inserting Subsections . (d) Provisions relating to suspension of aliens' benefits Section 202(t)(7) of such Act ( 42 U.S.C. 402(t)(7) ) is amended by striking Subsections (b), (c), and (d) and inserting Subsection (b) . (e) Provisions relating to reductions in benefits based on maximum benefits Section 203(a)(3)(B)(iii) of such Act (42 U.S.C. 403(a)(3)(B)(iii)) is amended by striking and subsections (b), (c), and (d) and inserting and subsection (b) . (f) Provisions relating to penalties for misrepresentations concerning earnings for periods subject to deductions on account of work Section 208(a)(1)(C) of such Act ( 42 U.S.C. 408(a)(1)(C) ) is amended by striking under section 203(f) of this title for purposes of deductions from benefits and inserting under section 203 for purposes of deductions from benefits on account of work . (g) Provisions taking into account earnings in determining benefit computation years Clause (I) in the next to last sentence of section 215(b)(2)(A) of such Act ( 42 U.S.C. 415(b)(2)(A) ) is amended by striking no earnings as described in section 203(f)(5) in such year and inserting no wages, and no net earnings from self-employment (in excess of net loss from self-employment), in such year . (h) Provisions relating to rounding of benefits Section 215(g) of such Act (42 U.S.C. 415(g)) is amended by striking and any deduction under section 203(b) . (i) Provisions relating to earnings taken into account in determining substantial gainful activity of blind individuals The second sentence of section 223(d)(4)(A) of such Act ( 42 U.S.C. 423(d)(4)(A) ) is amended by striking if section 102 of the Senior Citizens Right to Work Act of 1996 had not been enacted and inserting the following: if the amendments to section 203 made by section 102 of the Senior Citizens Right to Work Act of 1996 and by the Social Security Earnings Test Repeal Act of 2011 had not been enacted . (j) Provisions defining income for purposes of SSI Section 1612(a) of such Act ( 42 U.S.C. 1382a(a) ) is amended— (1) by striking as determined under section 203(f)(5)(C) in paragraph (1)(A) and inserting as defined in the last two sentences of this subsection ; and (2) by adding at the end (after and below paragraph (2)(H)) the following: For purposes of paragraph (1)(A), the term wages means wages as defined in section 209, but computed without regard to the limitations as to amounts of remuneration specified in paragraphs (1), (6)(B), (6)(C), (7)(B), and (8) of section 209(a). In making the computation under the preceding sentence, (A) services which do not constitute employment as defined in section 210, performed within the United States by an individual as an employee or performed outside the United States in the active military or naval services of the United States, shall be deemed to be employment as so defined if the remuneration for such services is not includible in computing the individual's net earnings or net loss from self-employment for purposes of title II, and (B) the term wages shall be deemed not to include (i) the amount of any payment made to, or on behalf of, an employee or any of his or her dependents (including any amount paid by an employer for insurance or annuities, or into a fund, to provide for any such payment) on account of retirement, or (ii) any payment or series of payments by an employer to an employee or any of his or her dependents upon or after the termination of the employee’s employment relationship because of retirement after attaining an age specified in a plan referred to in section 209(a)(11)(B) or in a pension plan of the employer. . (k) Repeal of deductions on account of work under the Railroad Retirement Program (1) In general Section 2 of the Railroad Retirement Act of 1974 (45 U.S.C. 231a) is amended— (A) by striking subsection (f); and (B) by striking subsection (g)(2) and by redesignating subsection (g)(1) as subsection (g). (2) Conforming amendments (A) Section 3(f)(1) of such Act ( 45 U.S.C. 231b(f)(1) ) is amended in the first sentence by striking before any reductions under the provisions of section 2(f) of this Act, . (B) Section 4(g)(2) of such Act ( 45 U.S.C. 231c(g)(2) ) is amended— (i) in clause (i), by striking shall, before any deductions under section 2(g) of this Act, and inserting shall ; and (ii) in clause (ii), by striking any deductions under section 2(g) of this Act and before . 4. Effective date The amendments and repeals made by this Act shall apply with respect to taxable years ending on or after the date of the enactment of this Act. |
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January 23, 2013
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Mr. Griffin of
Arkansas
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Mr.
Womack
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,
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Mr. Crawford
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To designate the United States courthouse located at 300
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Designation
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The United States courthouse located at 300
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Morris Sheppard Arnold United States Courthouse
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References
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Any reference in a law, map, regulation,
document, paper, or other record of the United States to the United States
courthouse referred to in section 1 shall be deemed to be a reference to the
<quote>
Morris Sheppard Arnold United States Courthouse
</quote>
.
</text>
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| I 113th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 388 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES January 23, 2013 Mr. Griffin of Arkansas (for himself, Mr. Womack , Mr. Crawford , and Mr. Cotton ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure A BILL To designate the United States courthouse located at 300 West Second Street in Little Rock, Arkansas, as the Morris Sheppard Arnold United States Courthouse .
1. Designation The United States courthouse located at 300 West Second Street in Little Rock, Arkansas, shall be known and designated as the Morris Sheppard Arnold United States Courthouse . 2. References Any reference in a law, map, regulation, document, paper, or other record of the United States to the United States courthouse referred to in section 1 shall be deemed to be a reference to the Morris Sheppard Arnold United States Courthouse . |
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Mr. Guthrie
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To require the submission to the Congress of annual
reports on the tobacco user fees assessed and collected under section 919 of
the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act.
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This Act may be cited as the
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Transparency in Tobacco User Fees Act
of 2013
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2.
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<header>
Reporting on
tobacco user fees
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Section 919
of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (
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21 U.S.C. 387s
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) is amended by
adding at the end the following:
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(f)
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Reporting
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<enum>
(1)
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<header>
In
general
</header>
<text>
Beginning with fiscal year 2014, not later than 120 days
after the end of each fiscal year for which fees are collected under this
section, the Secretary shall, with respect to such fiscal year, prepare and
submit to the Committee on Energy and Commerce of the House of Representatives
and the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions of the Senate a
report concerning such fees.
</text>
</paragraph>
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(2)
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<header>
Contents
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<text>
Each
report under paragraph (1) shall, with respect to the fiscal year involved,
include at a minimum the following:
</text>
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<enum>
(A)
</enum>
<text>
The total amount
of fees assessed and collected under this section.
</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HCFEAFE8B8D2940B5AE53B64DA7D82033">
<enum>
(B)
</enum>
<text>
A description of
how such fees have been, or are intended to be, used.
</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HB83DE6EE35674548A3FEF213C8B249AB">
<enum>
(C)
</enum>
<text>
The total amount
of fees assessed and collected under this section which have not been
obligated.
</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H270DC0BD01A841B2B326C7274028BA70">
<enum>
(D)
</enum>
<text>
The total amount
of fees assessed and collected under this section which have been obligated,
but have not been expended.
</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H8E19724ED907438F8B92F28C0390F119">
<enum>
(E)
</enum>
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Of the fees assessed and collected under
this section, the portion of such fees which have been, or are intended to be,
provided to public or private entities outside of the Federal
Government.
</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H9FB421D8CC41416CB7691C93E70397EB">
<enum>
(F)
</enum>
<text>
The total number
of tobacco products for which an application is received, or an order is
issued, under section 910.
</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H3A1C28D846A84948934887F394553698">
<enum>
(G)
</enum>
<text>
Of the
applications received under section 910—
</text>
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<enum>
(i)
</enum>
<text>
the number of such
applications disposed of; and
</text>
</clause>
<clause id="H2C57CAB2146F423B9C7B33B842CE2DE4">
<enum>
(ii)
</enum>
<text>
the number of
such applications which remain pending.
</text>
</clause>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H48190A5C095848A5A3BF0A0FF97F9A11">
<enum>
(H)
</enum>
<text>
The total number
of modified risk tobacco products (as defined in section 911(b)) for which an
application is received, or an order is issued, under section 911.
</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H7116085AC1634DCB9AF51A76F8764A0A">
<enum>
(I)
</enum>
<text>
Of the
applications received under section 911—
</text>
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<enum>
(i)
</enum>
<text>
the number of such
applications disposed of; and
</text>
</clause>
<clause id="H5490B5382B3949F5AA5C71AC12F4AD13">
<enum>
(ii)
</enum>
<text>
the number of
such applications which remain
pending.
</text>
</clause>
</subparagraph>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
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.
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| I 113th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 389 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES January 23, 2013 Mr. Guthrie introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce A BILL To require the submission to the Congress of annual reports on the tobacco user fees assessed and collected under section 919 of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act.
1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Transparency in Tobacco User Fees Act of 2013 . 2. Reporting on tobacco user fees Section 919 of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act ( 21 U.S.C. 387s ) is amended by adding at the end the following: (f) Reporting (1) In general Beginning with fiscal year 2014, not later than 120 days after the end of each fiscal year for which fees are collected under this section, the Secretary shall, with respect to such fiscal year, prepare and submit to the Committee on Energy and Commerce of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions of the Senate a report concerning such fees. (2) Contents Each report under paragraph (1) shall, with respect to the fiscal year involved, include at a minimum the following: (A) The total amount of fees assessed and collected under this section. (B) A description of how such fees have been, or are intended to be, used. (C) The total amount of fees assessed and collected under this section which have not been obligated. (D) The total amount of fees assessed and collected under this section which have been obligated, but have not been expended. (E) Of the fees assessed and collected under this section, the portion of such fees which have been, or are intended to be, provided to public or private entities outside of the Federal Government. (F) The total number of tobacco products for which an application is received, or an order is issued, under section 910. (G) Of the applications received under section 910— (i) the number of such applications disposed of; and (ii) the number of such applications which remain pending. (H) The total number of modified risk tobacco products (as defined in section 911(b)) for which an application is received, or an order is issued, under section 911. (I) Of the applications received under section 911— (i) the number of such applications disposed of; and (ii) the number of such applications which remain pending. . |
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2013-01-23
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113th CONGRESS
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<session>
1st Session
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H. R. 390
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IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
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January 23, 2013
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Mr. Hastings of
Florida
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introduced the following bill; which was referred to the
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Committee on Transportation and
Infrastructure
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, and in addition to the Committee on
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Armed Services
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, 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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To direct the Secretary of Homeland Security to establish
national emergency centers on military installations.
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1.
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<header>
Short title
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<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
This Act may be cited as the
<quote>
<short-title>
National Emergency Centers
Establishment Act
</short-title>
</quote>
.
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<enum>
2.
</enum>
<header>
Establishment of
national emergency centers
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<enum>
(a)
</enum>
<header>
In
general
</header>
<text>
In accordance with the requirements of this Act, the
Secretary of Homeland Security shall establish not fewer than 6 national
emergency centers on military installations.
</text>
</subsection>
<subsection id="H3DC67D17826F4951B60C8D55E0D61DC7">
<enum>
(b)
</enum>
<header>
Purpose of
national emergency centers
</header>
<text>
The purpose of a national emergency
center shall be to use existing infrastructure—
</text>
<paragraph id="H134F2BDAABE24DEDB7C28EF8EB22FA70">
<enum>
(1)
</enum>
<text>
to provide
temporary housing, medical, and humanitarian assistance to individuals and
families dislocated due to an emergency or major disaster;
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="HD1CBFB08E77B40FD95F9C0FEB9CF225A">
<enum>
(2)
</enum>
<text>
to provide
centralized locations for the purposes of training and ensuring the
coordination of Federal, State, and local first responders; and
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="HB6BF144A52204D84814AB62C45576144">
<enum>
(3)
</enum>
<text>
to provide
centralized locations to improve the coordination of preparedness, response,
and recovery efforts of government, private, and not-for-profit entities and
faith-based organizations.
</text>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
</section>
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<enum>
3.
</enum>
<header>
Designation of
military installations as national emergency centers
</header>
<subsection id="HE50EBAA502134E889AE56FD531CB51CE">
<enum>
(a)
</enum>
<header>
In
general
</header>
<text>
Not later than 60 days after the date of the enactment of
this Act, the Secretary of Homeland Security, in consultation with the
Secretary of Defense, shall designate not fewer than 6 military installations
as sites for the establishment of national emergency centers.
</text>
</subsection>
<subsection id="H7FA84F6007F64B4EAC48F0EBC22C1A2F">
<enum>
(b)
</enum>
<header>
Minimum
requirements
</header>
<text>
A site designated as a national emergency center
shall be—
</text>
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<enum>
(1)
</enum>
<text>
capable of meeting
for an extended period of time the housing, health, transportation, education,
public works, humanitarian and other transition needs of a large number of
individuals affected by an emergency or major disaster;
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H5F484B6B96094480A079D4575461EBFB">
<enum>
(2)
</enum>
<text>
environmentally
safe and shall not pose a health risk to individuals who may use the
center;
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H1C7E967CCF8B4CB2A00F80FB026E92D2">
<enum>
(3)
</enum>
<text>
capable of being
scaled up or down to accommodate major disaster preparedness and response
drills, operations, and procedures;
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H30FB7FCC59D54858BD01787577BD6EFE">
<enum>
(4)
</enum>
<text>
capable of housing
existing permanent structures necessary to meet training and first responders
coordination requirements during nondisaster periods;
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="HC31CEC93268B41D6B8118012B2D3402A">
<enum>
(5)
</enum>
<text>
capable of hosting
the infrastructure necessary to rapidly adjust to temporary housing, medical,
and humanitarian assistance needs;
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H59C4B9213E3A4C998339EA01DE63A1BC">
<enum>
(6)
</enum>
<text>
required to
consist of a complete operations command center, including 2 state-of-the-art
command and control centers that will comprise a 24/7 operations watch center
as follows:
</text>
<subparagraph id="H608675C54BFB4DE5B6342F393F64FB21">
<enum>
(A)
</enum>
<text>
one of the command
and control centers shall be in full ready mode; and
</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H6B6F1059A9194F3593C678237D4CD5D6">
<enum>
(B)
</enum>
<text>
the other shall be
used daily for training; and
</text>
</subparagraph>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H5B0EB6DA240144ECB510C09CFBCC3E38">
<enum>
(7)
</enum>
<text>
easily accessible
at all times and be able to facilitate handicapped and medical facilities,
including during an emergency or major disaster.
</text>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
<subsection id="HD68192EBC7CF4029968E3AF4BC34E519">
<enum>
(c)
</enum>
<header>
Location of
national emergency centers
</header>
<text>
There shall be established not fewer
than one national emergency center in each of the following areas:
</text>
<paragraph id="HE8799EE3A52C440A8901CDCE9D5033CA">
<enum>
(1)
</enum>
<text>
The area
consisting of Federal Emergency Management Agency Regions I, II, and
III.
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H7EFF5EAB28A844189D25988EE17537C6">
<enum>
(2)
</enum>
<text>
The area
consisting of Federal Emergency Management Agency Region IV.
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H8D17ED960000477C8A13B6978929DC00">
<enum>
(3)
</enum>
<text>
The area
consisting of Federal Emergency Management Agency Regions V and VII.
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="HEEB3348DB98D495C9939F2DB9F8BD39B">
<enum>
(4)
</enum>
<text>
The area
consisting of Federal Emergency Management Agency Region VI.
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="HE87454C25D4848919CB7F39501AD5EC0">
<enum>
(5)
</enum>
<text>
The area
consisting of Federal Emergency Management Agency Regions VIII and X.
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H0EA747D8495243A0BEFD310E6E6377AF">
<enum>
(6)
</enum>
<text>
The area
consisting of Federal Emergency Management Agency Region IX.
</text>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
<subsection id="HFCB9466E80A24F3795A06DF20226B2E5">
<enum>
(d)
</enum>
<header>
Preference for
designation of closed military installations
</header>
<text>
Wherever possible,
the Secretary of Homeland Security, in consultation with the Secretary of
Defense, shall designate a closed military installation as a site for a
national emergency center. If the Secretaries of Homeland Security and Defense
jointly determine that there is not a sufficient number of closed military
installations that meet the requirements of subsections (b) and (c), the
Secretaries shall jointly designate portions of existing military installations
other than closed military installations as national emergency centers.
</text>
</subsection>
<subsection id="H97CE94AB284F4720BDD8AA1581F2A5B2">
<enum>
(e)
</enum>
<header>
Transfer of
control of closed military installations
</header>
<text>
If a closed military
installation is designated as a national emergency center, not later than 180
days after the date of designation, the Secretary of Defense shall transfer to
the Secretary of Homeland Security administrative jurisdiction over such closed
military installation.
</text>
</subsection>
<subsection id="HDDDFC8F7DE5E427190DD0A6345844888">
<enum>
(f)
</enum>
<header>
Cooperative
agreement for joint use of existing military installations
</header>
<text>
If an
existing military installation other than a closed military installation is
designated as a national emergency center, not later than 180 days after the
date of designation, the Secretary of Homeland Security and the Secretary of
Defense shall enter into a cooperative agreement to provide for the
establishment of the national emergency center.
</text>
</subsection>
<subsection id="HBAC643A6499C4148A68FE1F2AF5D8461">
<enum>
(g)
</enum>
<header>
Reports
</header>
<paragraph id="H8123F07C344948CB8BF3FA3DFD36096D">
<enum>
(1)
</enum>
<header>
Preliminary
report
</header>
<text>
Not later than 90 days after the date of the enactment of
this Act, the Secretary of Homeland Security, acting jointly with the Secretary
of Defense, shall submit to Congress a report that contains for each designated
site—
</text>
<subparagraph id="H0F5B8E95ABE548FF991488857E2427ED">
<enum>
(A)
</enum>
<text>
an outline of the
reasons why the site was selected;
</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H49A6DA98B5F84B3D8A1C33F1C9290907">
<enum>
(B)
</enum>
<text>
an outline of the
need to construct, repair, or update any existing infrastructure at the
site;
</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HFC7ADA558D614575B17E3FE63389E535">
<enum>
(C)
</enum>
<text>
an outline of the
need to conduct any necessary environmental clean-up at the site;
</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HB4D5E243BBD049219A767C3F8654E232">
<enum>
(D)
</enum>
<text>
an outline of
preliminary plans for the transfer of control of the site from the Secretary of
Defense to the Secretary of Homeland Security, if necessary under subsection
(e); and
</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H629CA533FEC14554BF47C1690D716E4C">
<enum>
(E)
</enum>
<text>
an outline of
preliminary plans for entering into a cooperative agreement for the
establishment of a national emergency center at the site, if necessary under
subsection (f).
</text>
</subparagraph>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H8C023C041C004991B3357CAE338185BC">
<enum>
(2)
</enum>
<header>
Update
report
</header>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Not later than 120
days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Homeland
Security, acting jointly with the Secretary of Defense, shall submit to
Congress a report that contains for each designated site—
</text>
<subparagraph id="H82F04E2018374EC88C030B83F2917936">
<enum>
(A)
</enum>
<text>
an update on the
information contained in the report as required by paragraph (1);
</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H126090D9E713457495BB68A06EABB7EE">
<enum>
(B)
</enum>
<text>
an outline of the
progress made toward the transfer of control of the site, if necessary under
subsection (e);
</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H16E435897DDE4F3F884129C1570A8374">
<enum>
(C)
</enum>
<text>
an outline of the
progress made toward entering a cooperative agreement for the establishment of
a national emergency center at the site, if necessary under subsection (f);
and
</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HDCCCD83ABE0A4A7BA8AD5D54D99B82B4">
<enum>
(D)
</enum>
<text>
recommendations
regarding any authorizations and appropriations that may be necessary to
provide for the establishment of a national emergency center at the
site.
</text>
</subparagraph>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H479E8DCBAEEE4BA7AD667C6A6A11492C">
<enum>
(3)
</enum>
<header>
Final
report
</header>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Not later than 1 year
after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Homeland
Security, acting jointly with the Secretary of Defense, shall submit to
Congress a report that contains for each designated site—
</text>
<subparagraph id="HC11EA32291B94085B4ADBCACDC049118">
<enum>
(A)
</enum>
<text>
finalized
information detailing the transfer of control of the site, if necessary under
subsection (e);
</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HBA93AF3C17EC42E88207292E84AD64CE">
<enum>
(B)
</enum>
<text>
the finalized
cooperative agreement for the establishment of a national emergency center at
the site, if necessary under subsection (f); and
</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H480B3F273F7C4699BCAEE433EF78D43D">
<enum>
(C)
</enum>
<text>
any additional
information pertinent to the establishment of a national emergency center at
the site.
</text>
</subparagraph>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H28044F1A5AD54EB8BA172BFFEC45E7D3">
<enum>
(4)
</enum>
<header>
Additional
reports
</header>
<text>
The Secretary of Homeland Security, acting jointly with
the Secretary of Defense, may submit to Congress additional reports as
necessary to provide updates on steps being taken to meet the requirements of
this Act.
</text>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
</section>
<section id="HE0219CCC9EEE4880868ABF24331480E2">
<enum>
4.
</enum>
<header>
Limitations on
statutory construction
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
This
Act does not—
</text>
<paragraph id="H57A5DEFFF9B848BC8FFFE1F05CCED941">
<enum>
(1)
</enum>
<text>
affect the
authority of the Federal Government to provide emergency or major disaster
assistance or to implement any disaster mitigation and response program,
including any program authorized by the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and
Emergency Assistance Act (
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/5121">
42 U.S.C. 5121 et seq.
</external-xref>
);
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="HB075C7523F3D424DAC48B78925D083E6">
<enum>
(2)
</enum>
<text>
affect the
authority of a State or local government to respond to an emergency; or
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H59089453EFFF49B3BD72836F8AC873E9">
<enum>
(3)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
authorize any Federal officer or employee
to—
</text>
<subparagraph id="H2AD1721B4D484ED990948CA68B575AF8">
<enum>
(A)
</enum>
<text>
force an
individual to enter a national emergency center; or
</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HEAE39F4467294BA8B32FACD7A8A32C1C">
<enum>
(B)
</enum>
<text>
prevent an
individual from leaving a national emergency center.
</text>
</subparagraph>
</paragraph>
</section>
<section id="H14A043F5E5664199831EAEE497379AA7">
<enum>
5.
</enum>
<header>
Authorization of
appropriations
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
There is
authorized to be appropriated $180,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2014 and
2015 to carry out this Act. Such funds shall remain available until
expended.
</text>
</section>
<section id="HD1FDAFA86FF746938A2EF4AB9B84E9C1">
<enum>
6.
</enum>
<header>
Definitions
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
In this Act, the following definitions
apply:
</text>
<paragraph id="H42C16DFFB10348D9BEEE4A68823D59C3">
<enum>
(1)
</enum>
<header>
Closed military
installation
</header>
<text>
The term
<term>
closed military installation
</term>
means a military installation, or portion thereof, approved for closure or
realignment under the Defense Base Closure and Realignment Act of 1990 (part A
of title XXIX of
<external-xref legal-doc="public-law" parsable-cite="pl/101/510">
Public Law 101–510
</external-xref>
;
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/10/2687">
10 U.S.C. 2687
</external-xref>
note) that meet all, or 2
out of the 3 following requirements:
</text>
<subparagraph id="H337C48EC0F0B472890C6C3A725F36D9B">
<enum>
(A)
</enum>
<text>
Is located in
close proximity to a transportation corridor.
</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HFA00D4748A3E48EBAAE60112583BD83A">
<enum>
(B)
</enum>
<text>
Is located in a
State with a high level or threat of disaster related activities.
</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H92A1D0945DE741B5961E7B96ADE55DDD">
<enum>
(C)
</enum>
<text>
Is located near a
major metropolitan center.
</text>
</subparagraph>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="HD4A1D73A911643A5A749F3268DF04C6E">
<enum>
(2)
</enum>
<header>
Emergency
</header>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
The term
<term>
emergency
</term>
has the
meaning given such term in section 102 of the Robert T. Stafford Disaster
Relief and Emergency Assistance Act (
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/5122">
42 U.S.C. 5122
</external-xref>
).
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="HD4A3906453C64612A716BFA87F851D9B">
<enum>
(3)
</enum>
<header>
Major
disaster
</header>
<text>
The term
<term>
major disaster
</term>
has the meaning
given such term in section 102 of the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and
Emergency Assistance Act (
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/5122">
42 U.S.C. 5122
</external-xref>
).
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="HAB16D5286E3944EEBA158BD23386608C">
<enum>
(4)
</enum>
<header>
Military
installation
</header>
<text>
The term
<term>
military installation
</term>
has the
meaning given such term in section 2910 of the Defense Base Closure and
Realignment Act of 1990 (part A of title XXIX of
<external-xref legal-doc="public-law" parsable-cite="pl/101/510">
Public Law 101–510
</external-xref>
; 10 U.S.C.
2687 note).
</text>
</paragraph>
</section>
</legis-body>
</bill>
| I 113th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 390 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES January 23, 2013 Mr. Hastings of Florida introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure , and in addition to the Committee on Armed 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 Homeland Security to establish national emergency centers on military installations.
1. Short title This Act may be cited as the National Emergency Centers Establishment Act . 2. Establishment of national emergency centers (a) In general In accordance with the requirements of this Act, the Secretary of Homeland Security shall establish not fewer than 6 national emergency centers on military installations. (b) Purpose of national emergency centers The purpose of a national emergency center shall be to use existing infrastructure— (1) to provide temporary housing, medical, and humanitarian assistance to individuals and families dislocated due to an emergency or major disaster; (2) to provide centralized locations for the purposes of training and ensuring the coordination of Federal, State, and local first responders; and (3) to provide centralized locations to improve the coordination of preparedness, response, and recovery efforts of government, private, and not-for-profit entities and faith-based organizations. 3. Designation of military installations as national emergency centers (a) In general Not later than 60 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Homeland Security, in consultation with the Secretary of Defense, shall designate not fewer than 6 military installations as sites for the establishment of national emergency centers. (b) Minimum requirements A site designated as a national emergency center shall be— (1) capable of meeting for an extended period of time the housing, health, transportation, education, public works, humanitarian and other transition needs of a large number of individuals affected by an emergency or major disaster; (2) environmentally safe and shall not pose a health risk to individuals who may use the center; (3) capable of being scaled up or down to accommodate major disaster preparedness and response drills, operations, and procedures; (4) capable of housing existing permanent structures necessary to meet training and first responders coordination requirements during nondisaster periods; (5) capable of hosting the infrastructure necessary to rapidly adjust to temporary housing, medical, and humanitarian assistance needs; (6) required to consist of a complete operations command center, including 2 state-of-the-art command and control centers that will comprise a 24/7 operations watch center as follows: (A) one of the command and control centers shall be in full ready mode; and (B) the other shall be used daily for training; and (7) easily accessible at all times and be able to facilitate handicapped and medical facilities, including during an emergency or major disaster. (c) Location of national emergency centers There shall be established not fewer than one national emergency center in each of the following areas: (1) The area consisting of Federal Emergency Management Agency Regions I, II, and III. (2) The area consisting of Federal Emergency Management Agency Region IV. (3) The area consisting of Federal Emergency Management Agency Regions V and VII. (4) The area consisting of Federal Emergency Management Agency Region VI. (5) The area consisting of Federal Emergency Management Agency Regions VIII and X. (6) The area consisting of Federal Emergency Management Agency Region IX. (d) Preference for designation of closed military installations Wherever possible, the Secretary of Homeland Security, in consultation with the Secretary of Defense, shall designate a closed military installation as a site for a national emergency center. If the Secretaries of Homeland Security and Defense jointly determine that there is not a sufficient number of closed military installations that meet the requirements of subsections (b) and (c), the Secretaries shall jointly designate portions of existing military installations other than closed military installations as national emergency centers. (e) Transfer of control of closed military installations If a closed military installation is designated as a national emergency center, not later than 180 days after the date of designation, the Secretary of Defense shall transfer to the Secretary of Homeland Security administrative jurisdiction over such closed military installation. (f) Cooperative agreement for joint use of existing military installations If an existing military installation other than a closed military installation is designated as a national emergency center, not later than 180 days after the date of designation, the Secretary of Homeland Security and the Secretary of Defense shall enter into a cooperative agreement to provide for the establishment of the national emergency center. (g) Reports (1) Preliminary report Not later than 90 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Homeland Security, acting jointly with the Secretary of Defense, shall submit to Congress a report that contains for each designated site— (A) an outline of the reasons why the site was selected; (B) an outline of the need to construct, repair, or update any existing infrastructure at the site; (C) an outline of the need to conduct any necessary environmental clean-up at the site; (D) an outline of preliminary plans for the transfer of control of the site from the Secretary of Defense to the Secretary of Homeland Security, if necessary under subsection (e); and (E) an outline of preliminary plans for entering into a cooperative agreement for the establishment of a national emergency center at the site, if necessary under subsection (f). (2) Update report Not later than 120 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Homeland Security, acting jointly with the Secretary of Defense, shall submit to Congress a report that contains for each designated site— (A) an update on the information contained in the report as required by paragraph (1); (B) an outline of the progress made toward the transfer of control of the site, if necessary under subsection (e); (C) an outline of the progress made toward entering a cooperative agreement for the establishment of a national emergency center at the site, if necessary under subsection (f); and (D) recommendations regarding any authorizations and appropriations that may be necessary to provide for the establishment of a national emergency center at the site. (3) Final report Not later than 1 year after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Homeland Security, acting jointly with the Secretary of Defense, shall submit to Congress a report that contains for each designated site— (A) finalized information detailing the transfer of control of the site, if necessary under subsection (e); (B) the finalized cooperative agreement for the establishment of a national emergency center at the site, if necessary under subsection (f); and (C) any additional information pertinent to the establishment of a national emergency center at the site. (4) Additional reports The Secretary of Homeland Security, acting jointly with the Secretary of Defense, may submit to Congress additional reports as necessary to provide updates on steps being taken to meet the requirements of this Act. 4. Limitations on statutory construction This Act does not— (1) affect the authority of the Federal Government to provide emergency or major disaster assistance or to implement any disaster mitigation and response program, including any program authorized by the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act ( 42 U.S.C. 5121 et seq. ); (2) affect the authority of a State or local government to respond to an emergency; or (3) authorize any Federal officer or employee to— (A) force an individual to enter a national emergency center; or (B) prevent an individual from leaving a national emergency center. 5. Authorization of appropriations There is authorized to be appropriated $180,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2014 and 2015 to carry out this Act. Such funds shall remain available until expended. 6. Definitions In this Act, the following definitions apply: (1) Closed military installation The term closed military installation means a military installation, or portion thereof, approved for closure or realignment under the Defense Base Closure and Realignment Act of 1990 (part A of title XXIX of Public Law 101–510 ; 10 U.S.C. 2687 note) that meet all, or 2 out of the 3 following requirements: (A) Is located in close proximity to a transportation corridor. (B) Is located in a State with a high level or threat of disaster related activities. (C) Is located near a major metropolitan center. (2) Emergency The term emergency has the meaning given such term in section 102 of the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act ( 42 U.S.C. 5122 ). (3) Major disaster The term major disaster has the meaning given such term in section 102 of the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act ( 42 U.S.C. 5122 ). (4) Military installation The term military installation has the meaning given such term in section 2910 of the Defense Base Closure and Realignment Act of 1990 (part A of title XXIX of Public Law 101–510 ; 10 U.S.C. 2687 note). |
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January 23, 2013
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Ms. Herrera Beutler
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It is important to bring the Nation’s
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Taxpayers all over
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Congress has asked
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Members of
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Reduction in pay for
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Reduction
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Notwithstanding any other provision of law,
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for pay periods occurring during 2015, the
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Reduction in pay
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President
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Reduction
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Section
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Effective
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The amendment made by paragraph (1) shall apply to pay
periods beginning on or after January 1, 2015.
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Vice
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Notwithstanding any
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for pay periods occurring during 2015, the
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for subsequent pay periods, the applicable
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| I 113th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 391 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES January 23, 2013 Ms. Herrera Beutler (for herself and Mr. Griffith of Virginia ) 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 provide for a 10 percent reduction in pay for Members of Congress, the President, and the Vice President.
1. Short title; findings (a) Short Title This Act may be cited as the Savings Start With Us Act of 2013 . (b) Findings Congress finds the following: (1) It is important to bring the Nation’s spending under control and balance the budget. (2) Taxpayers all over the Nation are making do with less money. (3) Congress has asked Federal agencies to make major cuts to their budgets. (4) Members of Congress must do their share to cut spending and reduce their salaries. 2. Reduction in pay for Members of Congress (a) Reduction Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the annual rate of pay for each Member of Congress shall be equal to— (1) for pay periods occurring during 2015, the applicable rate in effect for pay periods occurring during 2013 reduced by 10 percent, rounded to the nearest multiple of $100 (or, if midway between multiples of $100, to the next higher multiple of $100); and (2) for subsequent pay periods, the applicable rate during 2015, subject to adjustment under paragraph (2) of section 601(a) of the Legislative Reorganization Act of 1946 ( 2 U.S.C. 31(2) ). (b) Member of Congress defined For purposes of this Act, the term Member of Congress means an individual serving in a position under subparagraph (A), (B), or (C) of section 601(a) of the Legislative Reorganization Act of 1946 ( 2 U.S.C. 31 ). 3. Reduction in pay for President and Vice President (a) President (1) Reduction Section 102 of title 3, United States Code, is amended by striking $400,000 and inserting $360,000 . (2) Effective date The amendment made by paragraph (1) shall apply to pay periods beginning on or after January 1, 2015. (b) Vice President Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the per annum rate of salary for the Vice President of the United States shall be equal to— (1) for pay periods occurring during 2015, the applicable rate in effect for pay periods occurring during 2013 reduced by 10 percent, rounded to the nearest multiple of $100 (or, if midway between multiples of $100, to the next higher multiple of $100); and (2) for subsequent pay periods, the applicable rate during 2015, subject to adjustment under section 104(a) of title 3, United States Code. |
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113 HR 392 IH: Student Privacy Protection Act of 2009
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U.S. House of Representatives
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1st Session
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H. R. 392
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IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
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January 23, 2013
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Mr. Honda
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(for himself,
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Mr. Conyers
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,
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Mr. Grijalva
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Ms. McCollum
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Ms. Moore
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Mrs. Napolitano
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,
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Mr. Polis
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, and
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Mr. Van Hollen
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Committee on Education and the Workforce
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To amend the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 to direct local educational agencies to release secondary school student information to military recruiters if the student’s parent provides written consent for the release, and for other purposes.
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Access by military recruiters to secondary school student information
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Amendments
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Section 9528 of the
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Military Recruiters
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Access to student recruiting information
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Notice; opportunity to consent
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A local educational agency receiving assistance under this Act shall—
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notify the parent of each secondary school student served by the agency of the option to consent to the release of the student’s name, address, and telephone listing to military recruiters; and
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Policy
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Institutions of Higher Education
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military recruiters or
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Application
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The amendments made by this Act apply only with respect to school years beginning after the date of the enactment of this Act.
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| I 113th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 392 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES January 23, 2013 Mr. Honda (for himself, Mr. Conyers , Mr. Grijalva , Ms. McCollum , Ms. Moore , Mrs. Napolitano , Mr. Polis , and Mr. Van Hollen ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Education and the Workforce A BILL To amend the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 to direct local educational agencies to release secondary school student information to military recruiters if the student’s parent provides written consent for the release, and for other purposes.
1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Student Privacy Protection Act of 2009 . 2. Access by military recruiters to secondary school student information (a) Amendments Section 9528 of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 ( 20 U.S.C. 7908 ) is amended— (1) by redesignating subsections (a) through (d) as subsections (b) through (e), respectively; (2) by inserting before subsection (b) (as so redesignated) the following: (a) Military Recruiters (1) Access to student recruiting information Notwithstanding section 503(c) of title 10, United States Code, each local educational agency receiving assistance under this Act shall provide, on a request made by military recruiters, access to the name, address, and telephone listing of each secondary student served by the agency if the parent of the student involved has provided written consent to the agency for the release of such information to military recruiters. (2) Notice; opportunity to consent A local educational agency receiving assistance under this Act shall— (A) notify the parent of each secondary school student served by the agency of the option to consent to the release of the student’s name, address, and telephone listing to military recruiters; and (B) give the parent an opportunity to provide such consent in writing. ; (3) in subsection (b) (as so redesignated)— (A) by striking Policy .— and inserting Institutions of Higher Education .— ; and (B) in paragraph (1), by striking military recruiters or ; and (4) by transferring paragraph (3) of subsection (b) (as so redesignated) from the end of such subsection to the end of subsection (a) (as added by paragraph (2)). (b) Application The amendments made by this Act apply only with respect to school years beginning after 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. 393
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IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
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January 23, 2013
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Mr. Honda
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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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A BILL
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To consolidate, improve, and reauthorize programs that
support families and victims in the justice system affected by domestic
violence.
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1.
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Short title;
Findings
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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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<short-title>
Domestic Violence Judicial
Support Act of 2013
</short-title>
</quote>
.
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(b)
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Findings
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The Congress finds as follows:
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(1)
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The 2010 National Survey by the Centers for
Disease Control and Prevention found that 1 in 4 women have been the victim of
severe physical violence by an intimate partner, while 1 in 7 men experienced
severe physical violence by an intimate partner. Female victims of intimate
partner violence experienced different patterns of violence than male victims.
Female victims experienced multiple forms of these types of violence; male
victims most often experienced physical violence.
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(2)
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A critical issue in domestic violence cases
is the risk of continued victimization during the pretrial period. Offenders
may violate no-contact orders, further injure victims, or intimidate them. Such
occurrences highlight a critical need for efficiency in court proceedings.
</text>
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(3)
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<text>
Of 3,750 intimate partner violence cases filed in State courts in 16 large
urban counties in 2002, children were present during the violent incident in 36
percent of the cases. Of those children who were present, 60 percent directly
witnessed the violence. Court collection of information and statistics related
to children who witnessed a violent incident between intimate partners assists
courts in identifying children in need of services as a result of such an
incident.
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="HC82A5D70C2E34D3284A896558E800025">
<enum>
(4)
</enum>
<text>
Domestic violence
cases involving spouses and other intimate partners often entail complex
processes that require careful consideration by the criminal justice system. In
the 1990s, many jurisdictions began to create specialized domestic violence
courts for judges to ensure follow-through on cases, aid domestic violence
victims, and hold offenders accountable, with the assistance of justice and
social service agencies. By specializing in domestic violence offenses, these
courts aim to process cases more efficiently and deliver more consistent
rulings about domestic violence statutes. Some domestic violence courts also
incorporate a stronger focus on rehabilitation of offenders and deterrence of
repeat offenses. These courts can also be more sensitive to the needs of
victims and be able to direct victims to additional community resources.
</text>
</paragraph>
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<enum>
(5)
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<text>
One-third of
violent felony defendants in State criminal courts have been charged with
domestic violence.
</text>
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<enum>
(6)
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<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Teen dating violence cases are best handled
by courts who have had the training to make informed decisions and have the
resources to make services available, on-site and in the community,
including—
</text>
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(A)
</enum>
<text>
counseling;
</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H6A6FD5231F6E4D0D93CFC49E347E29A7">
<enum>
(B)
</enum>
<text>
victim witness
services;
</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HAFE9F61CE16D4BD89590444FA48A06FE">
<enum>
(C)
</enum>
<text>
assistance with
civil restraining orders, paternity determinations, custody and access orders,
and child support orders; and
</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HB73C0A73B27845269E3E3B5F5898572A">
<enum>
(D)
</enum>
<text>
locating other
assistance needed by teen victims.
</text>
</subparagraph>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H89BB0540670D448DA3C12C0ACDF8989C">
<enum>
(7)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
There are more than 400,000 children in
foster care in the United States. Congress has charged juvenile courts with
oversight of child welfare cases. Highly trained and engaged judges focused on
effective case oversight and system reform have been shown to save significant
foster care costs for the States.
</text>
</paragraph>
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<enum>
(8)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
A 2009 study by the Department of Justice
found that Kentucky saved $85,000,000 in one year through the issuance of
protection orders and the reduction in violence resulting from the issuance of
such orders. Examples such as this are prevalent across the Nation.
</text>
</paragraph>
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<enum>
(9)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Children with a Court Appointed Special
Advocate volunteer experience fewer out of home placements, are less likely to
age out of foster care without a permanent home, and have significantly
improved education performance, compared to their peers without a volunteer
advocate.
</text>
</paragraph>
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<enum>
(10)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
By reducing long-term foster care
placements, subsequent victimization, and reentry into the foster care system,
the Court Appointed Special Advocate program substantially reduces child
welfare costs.
</text>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
</section>
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<enum>
2.
</enum>
<header>
Consolidation of
grants to support families and victims in the justice system
</header>
<subsection id="HCFF14973586A4A8C83D14E96008E0EAC">
<enum>
(a)
</enum>
<header>
In
general
</header>
<text>
Title III of division B of the Victims of Trafficking and
Violence Protection Act of 2000 (
<external-xref legal-doc="public-law" parsable-cite="pl/106/386">
Public Law 106–386
</external-xref>
; 114 Stat. 1509) is amended
by striking the section preceding section 1302 (
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/10420">
42 U.S.C. 10420
</external-xref>
), as amended by
section 306 of the Violence Against Women and Department of Justice
Reauthorization Act of 2005 (
<external-xref legal-doc="public-law" parsable-cite="pl/109/162">
Public Law 109–162
</external-xref>
; 119 Stat. 316), and inserting
the following:
</text>
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<section id="HD1DA276DCEB64FD0BB7FE8B8432BB1E2">
<enum>
1301.
</enum>
<header>
Court training
and supervised visitation improvements
</header>
<subsection id="H1DF2E0DBA19B4ABF8C1B8A145B5DE253">
<enum>
(a)
</enum>
<header>
In
general
</header>
<text>
The Attorney General may make grants to States, units of
local government, courts (including juvenile courts), Indian tribal
governments, nonprofit organizations, legal services providers, and victim
services providers to improve the response of all aspects of the civil and
criminal justice system to families and victims with a history of domestic
violence, dating violence, sexual assault, or stalking, or in cases involving
allegations of child sexual abuse.
</text>
</subsection>
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<enum>
(b)
</enum>
<header>
Use of
funds
</header>
<text>
A grant under this section may be used to—
</text>
<paragraph id="H76D4E9A9528B425EA7A63DEF891E8505">
<enum>
(1)
</enum>
<text>
provide supervised
visitation and safe visitation exchange of children and youth by and between
parents in situations involving domestic violence, dating violence, child
sexual abuse, sexual assault, or stalking;
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H4B324F8425384F28B4726A99B6D8F4E3">
<enum>
(2)
</enum>
<text>
develop and
promote State, local, and tribal legislation, policies, and best practices for
improving civil and criminal court functions, responses, practices, and
procedures in cases involving a history of domestic violence, dating violence,
sexual assault, or stalking, or in cases involving allegations of child sexual
abuse, including cases in which the victim proceeds pro se;
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H5DD5C62B31F5479881CB45CEF3E1FA2D">
<enum>
(3)
</enum>
<text>
educate
court-based and court-related personnel (including custody evaluators and
guardians ad litem) and child protective services workers on the dynamics of
domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault (including child sexual
abuse), and stalking, including information on perpetrator behavior,
evidence-based risk factors for domestic and dating violence homicide, and on
issues relating to the needs of victims, including safety, security, privacy,
and confidentiality, including cases in which the victim proceeds pro
se;
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="HB24F7C2252CE475194282E8FA3C2D547">
<enum>
(4)
</enum>
<text>
provide
appropriate resources in juvenile court matters to respond to dating violence,
domestic violence, sexual assault (including child sexual abuse), and stalking
and ensure necessary services dealing with the health and mental health of
victims are available;
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="HAF268861B1714A6795060EB8C4303042">
<enum>
(5)
</enum>
<text>
enable courts or
court-based or court-related programs to develop or enhance—
</text>
<subparagraph id="HBDD643D8020A48C5AA22B586D3202410">
<enum>
(A)
</enum>
<text>
court
infrastructure (such as specialized courts, consolidated courts, dockets,
intake centers, or interpreter services);
</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H8D4F64365C44470BA71C6C311236DA3E">
<enum>
(B)
</enum>
<text>
community-based
initiatives within the court system (such as court watch programs, victim
assistants, pro se victim assistance programs, or community-based supplementary
services);
</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HB1DABFB990DC4EC39C79FEA610827B34">
<enum>
(C)
</enum>
<text>
offender
management, monitoring, and accountability programs;
</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H2D51FD7C08B64DED81B067D735A7DF35">
<enum>
(D)
</enum>
<text>
safe and
confidential information-storage and information-sharing databases within and
between court systems;
</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HAC109A7FA9C54181B532D751679D2985">
<enum>
(E)
</enum>
<text>
education and
outreach programs to improve community access, including enhanced access for
underserved populations; and
</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H2FA3EBBE5FDE42D6AB62AF3D0A645FA6">
<enum>
(F)
</enum>
<text>
other projects
likely to improve court responses to domestic violence, dating violence, sexual
assault, and stalking;
</text>
</subparagraph>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H6B2C0D9127AC4997A5BBC247B7F16E17">
<enum>
(6)
</enum>
<text>
provide civil
legal assistance and advocacy services, including legal information and
resources in cases in which the victim proceeds pro se, to—
</text>
<subparagraph id="HB2582747A4E1439F9370ACB6F98F399A">
<enum>
(A)
</enum>
<text>
victims of
domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, or stalking; and
</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HB56201228C38401DABE19A4BE4578E5B">
<enum>
(B)
</enum>
<text>
nonoffending
parents in matters—
</text>
<clause id="H2F88FE1E195545FEBDE202A328EBEA3E">
<enum>
(i)
</enum>
<text>
that involve
allegations of child sexual abuse;
</text>
</clause>
<clause id="HD25852391A5D4A93BEFB06E2FE92CEE6">
<enum>
(ii)
</enum>
<text>
that relate to
family matters, including civil protection orders, custody, and divorce;
and
</text>
</clause>
<clause id="H0EDE818FAE554A33ACF63F30F8036717">
<enum>
(iii)
</enum>
<text>
in which the
other parent is represented by counsel;
</text>
</clause>
</subparagraph>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H6C81A9564AFD42C585CC99F167CF915D">
<enum>
(7)
</enum>
<text>
collect data and
provide training and technical assistance, including developing State, local,
and tribal model codes and policies, to improve the capacity of grantees and
communities to address the civil and criminal justice needs of victims of
domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, and stalking who have legal
representation, who are proceeding pro se, or are proceeding with the
assistance of a legal advocate; and
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="HF59E3B13242B4E16B49FA09621C80703">
<enum>
(8)
</enum>
<text>
improve training
and education to assist judges, judicial personnel, attorneys, child welfare
personnel, and legal advocates in the civil, criminal, and juvenile justice
systems.
</text>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
<subsection id="H63DD04D6261345E484D20A4D3C5BA0E2">
<enum>
(c)
</enum>
<header>
Considerations
</header>
<paragraph id="H7905FA686E6D4CC582309E3E40FCAF29">
<enum>
(1)
</enum>
<header>
In
general
</header>
<text>
In making grants for purposes described in paragraphs (1)
through (7) of
<internal-xref idref="HFE2A70D13A9B41A29189C9386180A414" legis-path="1301.(b)">
subsection (b)
</internal-xref>
, the Attorney General
shall consider—
</text>
<subparagraph id="H698B9F91CC374CB3AC32F05C2888863F">
<enum>
(A)
</enum>
<text>
the number of
families and victims to be served by the proposed programs and services;
</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H3552BE625B2C49F49F31F925EBE54BD4">
<enum>
(B)
</enum>
<text>
the extent to
which the proposed programs and services serve underserved populations;
</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H6EADF23DD95C472FB08C52C3AE1B6852">
<enum>
(C)
</enum>
<text>
the extent to
which the applicant demonstrates cooperation and collaboration with nonprofit,
nongovernmental entities in the local community with demonstrated histories of
effective work on domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, or
stalking, including State or tribal domestic violence coalitions, State or
tribal sexual assault coalitions, local shelters, and programs for domestic
violence and sexual assault victims; and
</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H9E6C6114CA9041D99C5DB6452588C9B8">
<enum>
(D)
</enum>
<text>
the extent to
which the applicant demonstrates coordination and collaboration with State,
tribal, and local court systems, including mechanisms for communication and
referral.
</text>
</subparagraph>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H02A8DEC3DC33456AB18F618E6A3ADDFD">
<enum>
(2)
</enum>
<header>
Other
grants
</header>
<text>
In making grants under paragraph (8) of
<internal-xref idref="HFE2A70D13A9B41A29189C9386180A414" legis-path="1301.(b)">
subsection (b)
</internal-xref>
, the Attorney General
shall consider the extent to which the applicant has experience providing
training, education, or other assistance to the judicial system related to
family violence, child custody, child abuse and neglect, adoption, foster care,
supervised visitation, divorce, and parentage.
</text>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
<subsection id="H16F0AC07A766436CA4BE17707DF427FC">
<enum>
(d)
</enum>
<header>
Applicant
requirements
</header>
<text>
The Attorney General may make a grant under this
section to an applicant that—
</text>
<paragraph id="HE570EBBB9A1D4381ACC863DED5EF6B64">
<enum>
(1)
</enum>
<text>
demonstrates
expertise in the areas of domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault,
stalking, or child sexual abuse, as appropriate;
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H5613100CB8C54F1B97D7E678640B0029">
<enum>
(2)
</enum>
<text>
ensures that any
fees charged to individuals for use of supervised visitation programs and
services are based on the income of those individuals, unless otherwise
provided by court order;
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H1093115F98274FE29F4C468F8F97FC32">
<enum>
(3)
</enum>
<text>
for a court-based
program, certifies that victims of domestic violence, dating violence, sexual
assault, or stalking are not charged fees or any other costs related to the
filing, petitioning, modifying, issuance, registration, enforcement,
withdrawal, or dismissal of matters relating to the domestic violence, dating
violence, sexual assault, or stalking;
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H74101C6A68EA4BD78F37C7E391BBF5A9">
<enum>
(4)
</enum>
<text>
demonstrates that
adequate security measures, including adequate facilities, procedures, and
personnel capable of preventing violence, and adequate standards are, or will
be, in place (including the development of protocols or policies to ensure that
confidential information is not shared with courts, law enforcement agencies,
or child welfare agencies unless necessary to ensure the safety of any child or
adult using the services of a program funded under this section), if the
applicant proposes to operate supervised visitation programs and services or
safe visitation exchange;
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H9F03E8BC40E840A1BE8C9B6E10C6AE60">
<enum>
(5)
</enum>
<text>
certifies that the
organizational policies of the applicant do not require mediation or counseling
involving offenders and victims being physically present in the same place, in
cases where domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, or stalking is
alleged;
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="HA032A39E0CF842D6BE2818FD0FF647C0">
<enum>
(6)
</enum>
<text>
certifies that any
person providing legal assistance through a program funded under this section
has completed or will complete training on domestic violence, dating violence,
sexual assault, and stalking, including child sexual abuse, and related legal
issues; and
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H0EA10DB917784B51AFC9A803410DD5C5">
<enum>
(7)
</enum>
<text>
certifies that any
person providing custody evaluation or guardian ad litem services through a
program funded under this section has completed or will complete training
developed with input from and in collaboration with a tribal, State,
territorial, or local domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, or
stalking organization or coalition on the dynamics of domestic violence and
sexual assault, including child sexual abuse, that includes training on how to
review evidence of past abuse and the use of evidenced-based theories to make
recommendations on custody and visitation.
</text>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
<subsection id="H508C80C843C945C1BEF53AEF1643FE7A">
<enum>
(e)
</enum>
<header>
Authorization of
appropriations
</header>
<text>
There is authorized to be appropriated to carry
out this section, $22,000,000 for each of the fiscal years 2014 through 2018.
Amounts appropriated pursuant to this subsection shall remain available until
expended.
</text>
</subsection>
</section>
<after-quoted-block>
.
</after-quoted-block>
</quoted-block>
</subsection>
</section>
<section id="HF8F228D7D2EC4F07B6D76EF33D5C92E6">
<enum>
3.
</enum>
<header>
Court-appointed
special advocate program
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
Subtitle B of the Victims of Child Abuse Act
of 1990 (
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/13011">
42 U.S.C. 13011 et seq.
</external-xref>
) is amended—
</text>
<paragraph id="H85AC1AD68E9247C7A17270832D56A3B8">
<enum>
(1)
</enum>
<text>
in section 216 (42
U.S.C. 13012), by striking
<quote>
January 1, 2010
</quote>
and inserting
<quote>
January 1, 2016
</quote>
;
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H04CFA8DC66564E2C87F0FD0E710958CB">
<enum>
(2)
</enum>
<text>
in section 217 (42
U.S.C. 13013)—
</text>
<subparagraph id="H2ED97827FDE44F61B5DF863E2CBCF51B">
<enum>
(A)
</enum>
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in subparagraph
(A) of subsection (c)(2), by striking
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Code of Ethics
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and
inserting
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Standards for Programs
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; and
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(B)
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by adding at the
end the following:
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(e)
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Reporting by
grantees
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<text>
An organization that receives a grant under this section
for a fiscal year shall submit to the Administrator a report regarding the use
of the grant for the fiscal year, including a discussion of outcome performance
measures (which shall be established by the Administrator) to determine the
effectiveness of the programs of the organization in meeting the needs of
children in the child welfare system.
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;
and
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in subsection (a)
of section 219 (
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42 U.S.C. 13014
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fiscal years 2007 through
2011
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and inserting
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the fiscal years 2014 through
2018
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.
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4.
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Reauthorization
of the child abuse training programs for judicial personnel and
practitioners
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Subsection (a)
of section 224 of the Victims of Child Abuse Act of 1990 (
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42 U.S.C. 13024
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amended to read as follows:
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(a)
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Authorization
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There is authorized to be appropriated to
carry out this subtitle $2,300,000 for each of the fiscal years 2014 through
2018.
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.
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| I 113th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 393 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES January 23, 2013 Mr. Honda introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary A BILL To consolidate, improve, and reauthorize programs that support families and victims in the justice system affected by domestic violence.
1. Short title; Findings (a) Short title This Act may be cited as the Domestic Violence Judicial Support Act of 2013 . (b) Findings The Congress finds as follows: (1) The 2010 National Survey by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention found that 1 in 4 women have been the victim of severe physical violence by an intimate partner, while 1 in 7 men experienced severe physical violence by an intimate partner. Female victims of intimate partner violence experienced different patterns of violence than male victims. Female victims experienced multiple forms of these types of violence; male victims most often experienced physical violence. (2) A critical issue in domestic violence cases is the risk of continued victimization during the pretrial period. Offenders may violate no-contact orders, further injure victims, or intimidate them. Such occurrences highlight a critical need for efficiency in court proceedings. (3) Of 3,750 intimate partner violence cases filed in State courts in 16 large urban counties in 2002, children were present during the violent incident in 36 percent of the cases. Of those children who were present, 60 percent directly witnessed the violence. Court collection of information and statistics related to children who witnessed a violent incident between intimate partners assists courts in identifying children in need of services as a result of such an incident. (4) Domestic violence cases involving spouses and other intimate partners often entail complex processes that require careful consideration by the criminal justice system. In the 1990s, many jurisdictions began to create specialized domestic violence courts for judges to ensure follow-through on cases, aid domestic violence victims, and hold offenders accountable, with the assistance of justice and social service agencies. By specializing in domestic violence offenses, these courts aim to process cases more efficiently and deliver more consistent rulings about domestic violence statutes. Some domestic violence courts also incorporate a stronger focus on rehabilitation of offenders and deterrence of repeat offenses. These courts can also be more sensitive to the needs of victims and be able to direct victims to additional community resources. (5) One-third of violent felony defendants in State criminal courts have been charged with domestic violence. (6) Teen dating violence cases are best handled by courts who have had the training to make informed decisions and have the resources to make services available, on-site and in the community, including— (A) counseling; (B) victim witness services; (C) assistance with civil restraining orders, paternity determinations, custody and access orders, and child support orders; and (D) locating other assistance needed by teen victims. (7) There are more than 400,000 children in foster care in the United States. Congress has charged juvenile courts with oversight of child welfare cases. Highly trained and engaged judges focused on effective case oversight and system reform have been shown to save significant foster care costs for the States. (8) A 2009 study by the Department of Justice found that Kentucky saved $85,000,000 in one year through the issuance of protection orders and the reduction in violence resulting from the issuance of such orders. Examples such as this are prevalent across the Nation. (9) Children with a Court Appointed Special Advocate volunteer experience fewer out of home placements, are less likely to age out of foster care without a permanent home, and have significantly improved education performance, compared to their peers without a volunteer advocate. (10) By reducing long-term foster care placements, subsequent victimization, and reentry into the foster care system, the Court Appointed Special Advocate program substantially reduces child welfare costs. 2. Consolidation of grants to support families and victims in the justice system (a) In general Title III of division B of the Victims of Trafficking and Violence Protection Act of 2000 ( Public Law 106–386 ; 114 Stat. 1509) is amended by striking the section preceding section 1302 ( 42 U.S.C. 10420 ), as amended by section 306 of the Violence Against Women and Department of Justice Reauthorization Act of 2005 ( Public Law 109–162 ; 119 Stat. 316), and inserting the following: 1301. Court training and supervised visitation improvements (a) In general The Attorney General may make grants to States, units of local government, courts (including juvenile courts), Indian tribal governments, nonprofit organizations, legal services providers, and victim services providers to improve the response of all aspects of the civil and criminal justice system to families and victims with a history of domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, or stalking, or in cases involving allegations of child sexual abuse. (b) Use of funds A grant under this section may be used to— (1) provide supervised visitation and safe visitation exchange of children and youth by and between parents in situations involving domestic violence, dating violence, child sexual abuse, sexual assault, or stalking; (2) develop and promote State, local, and tribal legislation, policies, and best practices for improving civil and criminal court functions, responses, practices, and procedures in cases involving a history of domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, or stalking, or in cases involving allegations of child sexual abuse, including cases in which the victim proceeds pro se; (3) educate court-based and court-related personnel (including custody evaluators and guardians ad litem) and child protective services workers on the dynamics of domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault (including child sexual abuse), and stalking, including information on perpetrator behavior, evidence-based risk factors for domestic and dating violence homicide, and on issues relating to the needs of victims, including safety, security, privacy, and confidentiality, including cases in which the victim proceeds pro se; (4) provide appropriate resources in juvenile court matters to respond to dating violence, domestic violence, sexual assault (including child sexual abuse), and stalking and ensure necessary services dealing with the health and mental health of victims are available; (5) enable courts or court-based or court-related programs to develop or enhance— (A) court infrastructure (such as specialized courts, consolidated courts, dockets, intake centers, or interpreter services); (B) community-based initiatives within the court system (such as court watch programs, victim assistants, pro se victim assistance programs, or community-based supplementary services); (C) offender management, monitoring, and accountability programs; (D) safe and confidential information-storage and information-sharing databases within and between court systems; (E) education and outreach programs to improve community access, including enhanced access for underserved populations; and (F) other projects likely to improve court responses to domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, and stalking; (6) provide civil legal assistance and advocacy services, including legal information and resources in cases in which the victim proceeds pro se, to— (A) victims of domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, or stalking; and (B) nonoffending parents in matters— (i) that involve allegations of child sexual abuse; (ii) that relate to family matters, including civil protection orders, custody, and divorce; and (iii) in which the other parent is represented by counsel; (7) collect data and provide training and technical assistance, including developing State, local, and tribal model codes and policies, to improve the capacity of grantees and communities to address the civil and criminal justice needs of victims of domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, and stalking who have legal representation, who are proceeding pro se, or are proceeding with the assistance of a legal advocate; and (8) improve training and education to assist judges, judicial personnel, attorneys, child welfare personnel, and legal advocates in the civil, criminal, and juvenile justice systems. (c) Considerations (1) In general In making grants for purposes described in paragraphs (1) through (7) of subsection (b) , the Attorney General shall consider— (A) the number of families and victims to be served by the proposed programs and services; (B) the extent to which the proposed programs and services serve underserved populations; (C) the extent to which the applicant demonstrates cooperation and collaboration with nonprofit, nongovernmental entities in the local community with demonstrated histories of effective work on domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, or stalking, including State or tribal domestic violence coalitions, State or tribal sexual assault coalitions, local shelters, and programs for domestic violence and sexual assault victims; and (D) the extent to which the applicant demonstrates coordination and collaboration with State, tribal, and local court systems, including mechanisms for communication and referral. (2) Other grants In making grants under paragraph (8) of subsection (b) , the Attorney General shall consider the extent to which the applicant has experience providing training, education, or other assistance to the judicial system related to family violence, child custody, child abuse and neglect, adoption, foster care, supervised visitation, divorce, and parentage. (d) Applicant requirements The Attorney General may make a grant under this section to an applicant that— (1) demonstrates expertise in the areas of domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, stalking, or child sexual abuse, as appropriate; (2) ensures that any fees charged to individuals for use of supervised visitation programs and services are based on the income of those individuals, unless otherwise provided by court order; (3) for a court-based program, certifies that victims of domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, or stalking are not charged fees or any other costs related to the filing, petitioning, modifying, issuance, registration, enforcement, withdrawal, or dismissal of matters relating to the domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, or stalking; (4) demonstrates that adequate security measures, including adequate facilities, procedures, and personnel capable of preventing violence, and adequate standards are, or will be, in place (including the development of protocols or policies to ensure that confidential information is not shared with courts, law enforcement agencies, or child welfare agencies unless necessary to ensure the safety of any child or adult using the services of a program funded under this section), if the applicant proposes to operate supervised visitation programs and services or safe visitation exchange; (5) certifies that the organizational policies of the applicant do not require mediation or counseling involving offenders and victims being physically present in the same place, in cases where domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, or stalking is alleged; (6) certifies that any person providing legal assistance through a program funded under this section has completed or will complete training on domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, and stalking, including child sexual abuse, and related legal issues; and (7) certifies that any person providing custody evaluation or guardian ad litem services through a program funded under this section has completed or will complete training developed with input from and in collaboration with a tribal, State, territorial, or local domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, or stalking organization or coalition on the dynamics of domestic violence and sexual assault, including child sexual abuse, that includes training on how to review evidence of past abuse and the use of evidenced-based theories to make recommendations on custody and visitation. (e) Authorization of appropriations There is authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section, $22,000,000 for each of the fiscal years 2014 through 2018. Amounts appropriated pursuant to this subsection shall remain available until expended. . 3. Court-appointed special advocate program Subtitle B of the Victims of Child Abuse Act of 1990 ( 42 U.S.C. 13011 et seq. ) is amended— (1) in section 216 (42 U.S.C. 13012), by striking January 1, 2010 and inserting January 1, 2016 ; (2) in section 217 (42 U.S.C. 13013)— (A) in subparagraph (A) of subsection (c)(2), by striking Code of Ethics and inserting Standards for Programs ; and (B) by adding at the end the following: (e) Reporting by grantees An organization that receives a grant under this section for a fiscal year shall submit to the Administrator a report regarding the use of the grant for the fiscal year, including a discussion of outcome performance measures (which shall be established by the Administrator) to determine the effectiveness of the programs of the organization in meeting the needs of children in the child welfare system. ; and (3) in subsection (a) of section 219 ( 42 U.S.C. 13014 ), by striking fiscal years 2007 through 2011 and inserting the fiscal years 2014 through 2018 . 4. Reauthorization of the child abuse training programs for judicial personnel and practitioners Subsection (a) of section 224 of the Victims of Child Abuse Act of 1990 ( 42 U.S.C. 13024 ) is amended to read as follows: (a) Authorization There is authorized to be appropriated to carry out this subtitle $2,300,000 for each of the fiscal years 2014 through 2018. . |
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113 HR 394 IH: Nanotechnology Advancement and New Opportunities Act
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U.S. House of Representatives
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2013-01-23
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113th CONGRESS
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1st Session
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H. R. 394
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IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
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January 23, 2013
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Mr. Honda
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introduced
the following bill; which was referred to the
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Committee on Science, Space, and
Technology
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, and in addition to the Committees on
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Energy and Commerce
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Ways and Means
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Homeland Security
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, for a
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A BILL
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To ensure the development and responsible stewardship of
nanotechnology.
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Short title
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This Act may be cited as the
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Nanotechnology Advancement and New
Opportunities Act
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.
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I
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<header>
Investment in
Nanotechnology Industry
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101.
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<header>
Nanomanufacturing
Investment Partnership
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<enum>
(a)
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<header>
Establishment
</header>
<text>
If
$100,000,000 is made available for such purposes from the private sector within
2 years after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Commerce
shall establish the Nanomanufacturing Investment Partnership, in partnership
with such private sector investors.
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(b)
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<header>
Purpose
</header>
<text>
The
Nanomanufacturing Investment Partnership shall provide funding for
precommercial nanomanufacturing research and development projects, but not for
basic research projects, through funding mechanisms described in subsection (c)
in a manner so as to advance the commercialization of nanomanufacturing
technologies to address critical scientific and engineering needs of national
importance, especially with respect to projects that would not be adequately
funded or pursued by the private sector or pursuant to the 21st Century
Nanotechnology Research and Development Act or other law, and to increase the
commercial application of federally supported research results. To the extent
that a sufficient number of viable applications have been submitted, at least
85 percent of the funding provided by the Nanomanufacturing Investment
Partnership under this section shall be provided to startup companies.
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(c)
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<header>
Funding
mechanisms
</header>
<text>
The Nanomanufacturing Investment Partnership may
provide funding through direct investment in nanomanufacturing firms,
contracts, loans or loan guarantees, unsecured subordinated debt, or any other
mechanism designed to advance nanomanufacturing technologies.
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(d)
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<header>
Return on
investment
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<enum>
(1)
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<header>
Requirement
</header>
<text>
Each
transaction through which the Nanomanufacturing Investment Partnership provides
funding under subsection (c) shall provide for the return to the
Nanomanufacturing Investment Partnership of fair and reasonable amounts
resulting from the commercialization of technologies developed with the funding
provided by the Nanomanufacturing Investment Partnership.
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(2)
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<header>
Distribution
</header>
<text>
Amounts
received by the Nanomanufacturing Investment Partnership pursuant to paragraph
(1) shall be distributed as follows:
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<enum>
(A)
</enum>
<text>
Except as provided
in subparagraph (B), amounts shall be distributed to all investors in the
Nanomanufacturing Investment Partnership, including the Federal Government, in
proportion to their monetary contribution to the Nanomanufacturing Investment
Partnership.
</text>
</subparagraph>
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<enum>
(B)
</enum>
<text>
After the total
monetary investment of the Federal Government has been recovered under
subparagraph (A), the Federal share of distributions under this paragraph shall
be reduced to 7 percent of the proportional distribution under subparagraph
(A), and the remaining amounts shall be distributed proportionately to all
non-Federal investors.
</text>
</subparagraph>
</paragraph>
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<enum>
(e)
</enum>
<header>
Cost
sharing
</header>
<text>
Each applicant for funding assistance from the
Nanomanufacturing Investment Partnership for a project shall be required to
provide a portion of the cost of the project.
</text>
</subsection>
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<enum>
(f)
</enum>
<header>
Administration
</header>
<text>
The
Secretary of Commerce, based on guidance from the Advisory Board established
under subsection (i), shall make awards of funding under this section. The
Advisory Board may obtain additional peer review in preparing guidance for the
Secretary under this subsection.
</text>
</subsection>
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<enum>
(g)
</enum>
<header>
Progress
reports
</header>
<text>
The Nanomanufacturing Investment Partnership shall
require periodic project progress reports from recipients of funding under this
section.
</text>
</subsection>
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<enum>
(h)
</enum>
<header>
Advisory
board
</header>
<paragraph id="HC53179B4991D49F783CB5AD09F627F06">
<enum>
(1)
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<header>
Establishment
</header>
<text>
The
Secretary of Commerce shall establish an Advisory Board to assist the Secretary
in carrying out this section, including by establishing requirements for
progress reports under subsection (g). The Advisory Board shall consist
of—
</text>
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<enum>
(A)
</enum>
<text>
representatives of
each investor providing more than $10,000,000 to the Nanomanufacturing
Investment Partnership, whose votes shall—
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<enum>
(i)
</enum>
<text>
be
distributed proportional to the size of their investment in the
Nanomanufacturing Investment Partnership; and
</text>
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<enum>
(ii)
</enum>
<text>
collectively
amount to 40 percent of the votes on the Advisory Board; and
</text>
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<enum>
(B)
</enum>
<text>
independent
experts on nanomanufacturing and finance appointed by the President from among
representatives of government, industry, and academia, whose votes shall
collectively amount to 60 percent of the votes on the Advisory Board.
</text>
</subparagraph>
</paragraph>
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<enum>
(2)
</enum>
<header>
Terms
</header>
<text>
Members
of the Advisory Board appointed under paragraph (1)(A) shall be appointed for
3-year terms, except that the President shall make some initial appointments
for terms of 1 year and some for terms of 2 years, in order to ensure
continuity of membership on the Advisory Board.
</text>
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<enum>
(i)
</enum>
<header>
Authorization of
appropriations
</header>
<text>
There are authorized to be appropriated to the
Secretary of Commerce for the Nanomanufacturing Investment Partnership
$300,000,000, to remain available until expended.
</text>
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102.
</enum>
<header>
Tax credit for
investment in nanotechnology firms
</header>
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<enum>
(a)
</enum>
<header>
In
General
</header>
<text>
Part IV of subchapter A of chapter 1 of the Internal
Revenue Code of 1986 (relating to credits against tax) is amended by adding at
the end the following new subpart:
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<enum>
J
</enum>
<header>
Nanotechnology
Development Credit
</header>
<section id="H0B0163AF0FD54C0DA1C9C37A34745B32">
<enum>
54I.
</enum>
<header>
Credit for
purchase of nanotechnology developer stock
</header>
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<enum>
(a)
</enum>
<header>
Allowance of
Credit
</header>
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<enum>
(1)
</enum>
<header>
In
general
</header>
<text>
There shall be allowed as a credit against the tax
imposed by this chapter for the taxable year an amount equal to the applicable
percentage of the aggregate amount paid by the taxpayer for the purchase of
qualified nanotechnology developer stock.
</text>
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<enum>
(2)
</enum>
<header>
Applicable
percentage
</header>
<text>
For purposes of subsection (a), the applicable
percentage is—
</text>
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<enum>
(A)
</enum>
<text>
5.25 percent for
the taxable year in which the qualified nanotechnology developer stock is
purchased,
</text>
</subparagraph>
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<enum>
(B)
</enum>
<text>
3.75 percent for
the taxable year following the year in which such stock is purchased,
</text>
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<enum>
(C)
</enum>
<text>
3 percent for the
second taxable year following the year in which such stock is purchased,
</text>
</subparagraph>
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<enum>
(D)
</enum>
<text>
1.5 percent for
the third taxable year following the year in which such stock is
purchased,
</text>
</subparagraph>
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<enum>
(E)
</enum>
<text>
1.5 percent for
fourth taxable year following the year in which such stock is purchased,
and
</text>
</subparagraph>
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<enum>
(F)
</enum>
<text>
0 percent for any
taxable year after the fourth taxable year following the year in which such
stock is purchased.
</text>
</subparagraph>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
<subsection id="HA8C08AB03D0745C790E4D0D5B74698DD">
<enum>
(b)
</enum>
<header>
Limitations
</header>
<paragraph id="H0E81D8ABF135494D90CF7CE20D33FDDD">
<enum>
(1)
</enum>
<header>
Amount of
investment eligible
</header>
<text>
No credit shall be allowed under subsection
(a) with respect to amounts paid in any taxable year for the purchase of
qualified nanotechnology developer stock which is in excess of
$10,000,000.
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H556859F4870248538F63A056A565F291">
<enum>
(2)
</enum>
<header>
Application with
other credits
</header>
<text>
The credit allowed under subsection (a) for any
taxable year shall not exceed the excess of—
</text>
<subparagraph id="H479109FED3194602B21EEEC0ABF0705C">
<enum>
(A)
</enum>
<text>
the regular tax
for the taxable year reduced by the sum of the credits allowable under this
part (other than subpart C thereof), over
</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H06685B2ECAAE468AB112687407D55F00">
<enum>
(B)
</enum>
<text>
the tentative
minimum tax for the taxable year.
</text>
</subparagraph>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
<subsection id="HE1F0205AD8D7400CACB8513915BF5CC1">
<enum>
(c)
</enum>
<header>
Qualified
Nanotechnology Developer Stock
</header>
<text>
For purposes of this
section—
</text>
<paragraph id="H5BF8D28C9CDB4AFAA0BB16E45FC7AA58">
<enum>
(1)
</enum>
<header>
In
general
</header>
<text>
The term
<term>
qualified nanotechnology developer
stock
</term>
means any common stock in a C corporation or any membership unit
in a State-registered limited liability company if—
</text>
<subparagraph id="H0CE1ECC46AE742BBBB3287F98688B95F">
<enum>
(A)
</enum>
<text>
as of the date of
issuance of such stock or membership unit, such corporation or company is a
qualified nanotechnology developer,
</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HF2292E9F554240FCA7976506E5E36304">
<enum>
(B)
</enum>
<text>
such stock is
acquired by the taxpayer at its original issue (directly or through an
underwriter) in exchange for money or other property (not including stock),
and
</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H00FFBDFFF3AE444A82FE5F6AE5A226E3">
<enum>
(C)
</enum>
<text>
the proceeds of
such issue are used by such issuer during the 5-year period beginning on the
date of issuance for the development, production, or sale of products using
nanotechnology.
</text>
</subparagraph>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="HBA57504EDCA74019AF912F58FF904F33">
<enum>
(2)
</enum>
<header>
Qualified
nanotechnology developer
</header>
<text>
The term
<term>
qualified nanotechnology
developer
</term>
means any entity—
</text>
<subparagraph id="H42F3F7C2718A4DBF9AF66E15DA4FB6E4">
<enum>
(A)
</enum>
<text>
which is a C
corporation or limited liability company organized under the laws of any State
or of the United States,
</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HF0CA200A44254720AA5F14207E0A981C">
<enum>
(B)
</enum>
<text>
which is a small
business concern (as defined in section 3(a) of the Small Business Act),
and
</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HB5200BB1D2734C0887F7F126807C25AF">
<enum>
(C)
</enum>
<text>
with respect to
which a certification under subsection (d) is in effect.
</text>
</subparagraph>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="HC3A0C6AD945A44849453EE1862BD89FF">
<enum>
(3)
</enum>
<header>
Nanotechnology
</header>
<text>
The
term
<term>
nanotechnology
</term>
means the science of understanding and
manipulating matter on an atomic or molecular scale, generally to create
structures, and usually at a size smaller than 100 nanometers.
</text>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
<subsection id="HA59DEFCC68224A33887E8AABE750CC65">
<enum>
(d)
</enum>
<header>
Certification
</header>
<paragraph id="H63B9A2417CF24DE49AE4C5ABEF4546BD">
<enum>
(1)
</enum>
<header>
In
general
</header>
<text>
The Secretary, in consultation with the National
Nanotechnology Coordination Office, shall certify an entity under this
subsection if such entity demonstrates by the submission of such information as
required by the Secretary that not less than 51 percent of its activities
relate to the development, production, and sale of products using
nanotechnology.
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H118F7637A61343CAA5296FFD10368629">
<enum>
(2)
</enum>
<header>
Revocation
</header>
<text>
The
Secretary shall revoke the certification of any entity which is certified under
paragraph (1) if the Secretary determines that—
</text>
<subparagraph id="H6645ED044CCF4216B5C7E06E98C16514">
<enum>
(A)
</enum>
<text>
the proceeds from
any qualified nanotechnology developer stock issued by such entity are used
during the 5-year period following such issue for a purpose other than the
development, production, or sale of products using nanotechnology, or
</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HECCCF164634C4209A77306E4B949977F">
<enum>
(B)
</enum>
<text>
such entity no
longer meets the requirements of paragraph (1).
</text>
</subparagraph>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H8C32A12D1B6945E09976F41DDFFCD3A1">
<enum>
(3)
</enum>
<header>
Submission of
information
</header>
<text>
The Secretary may require any entity certified under
paragraph (1) to provide such information as the Secretary may require in order
ensure compliance with the purposes of this section.
</text>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
<subsection id="H810457ADDBB144158A096E6D00D91FAA">
<enum>
(e)
</enum>
<header>
Carryover of
Unused Credit
</header>
<paragraph id="HE0CCE3EF3EC7444CA08442400CBE069E">
<enum>
(1)
</enum>
<header>
In
general
</header>
<text>
If the credit amount allowable under subsection (a) for a
taxable year exceeds the amount of the limitation under subsection (h) for such
taxable year, such excess shall be allowed as a credit carryforward for each of
the 20 taxable years following the unused credit year.
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H3DDD6342FAFF492E851D2B6E1BEFE06F">
<enum>
(2)
</enum>
<header>
Rules
</header>
<text>
Rules
similar to the rules of section 39 shall apply with respect to the credit
carryforward under paragraph (1).
</text>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
<subsection id="H93FEFB82EF404FD4846D0353D1628741">
<enum>
(f)
</enum>
<header>
Recapture of
Credit
</header>
<text>
If—
</text>
<paragraph id="H76C695C400394185BE5B1FEEF0B9D8A9">
<enum>
(1)
</enum>
<text>
the taxpayer fails
to hold qualified nanotechnology developer stock for the 7-year period
beginning on the date such stock was purchased by the taxpayer, or
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H8E19B5CBC319437EBB381D9BD1A5D81E">
<enum>
(2)
</enum>
<text>
during such 7-year
period, the issuer of such stock ceases to be a qualified nanotechnology
developer,
</text>
</paragraph>
<continuation-text continuation-text-level="subsection">
then
notwithstanding any other provision of this subtitle, the tax imposed by this
chapter on the taxpayer for the taxable year beginning in the calendar year in
which such cessation occurred shall be increased by the aggregate amount of
credit allowed under subsection (a) to the taxpayer with respect to such
stock.
</continuation-text>
</subsection>
<subsection id="H96CDD906ABDC48E08CA31E910C893139">
<enum>
(g)
</enum>
<header>
Special
Rule
</header>
<text>
For purposes of this section, rules similar to the rules of
section 1202(c)(3) shall apply.
</text>
</subsection>
<subsection id="HCA971EA8AD13496A924571349DF6C5D4">
<enum>
(h)
</enum>
<header>
Basis
Adjustments
</header>
<text>
For purposes of this subtitle, if a credit is allowed
under this section for the purchase of any stock—
</text>
<paragraph id="H4AE7FB6595C24106894457ADF5E1371D">
<enum>
(1)
</enum>
<text>
the increase in
the basis of such stock which would (but for this subsection) result from such
purchase shall be reduced by the amount of the credit so allowed, and
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H8D8DADCB3704492099E390589DB1FD24">
<enum>
(2)
</enum>
<text>
the basis of such
stock shall be increased by the amount of any increase in tax by reason of
subsection
(f).
</text>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
</section>
</subpart>
<after-quoted-block>
.
</after-quoted-block>
</quoted-block>
</subsection>
<subsection id="H0F02EE33062246C283684E29243C6BFB">
<enum>
(b)
</enum>
<header>
Conforming
Amendment
</header>
<text>
Subsection (a) of section 1016 of such Code is amended
by striking
<quote>
and
</quote>
at the end of paragraph (36), by striking the
period at the end of paragraph (37) and inserting
<quote>
; and
</quote>
, and by
adding at the end the following new paragraph:
</text>
<quoted-block id="H4BB7B21F08B34986B9195832AD93FF95" style="OLC">
<paragraph id="HC7A9AFCAFD634FC68B6E9584838E0AEA">
<enum>
(38)
</enum>
<text>
to the extent
provided in section 54I(h), in the case of amounts with respect to which a
credit has been allowed under section 54I or a recapture imposed under section
54I(f).
</text>
</paragraph>
<after-quoted-block>
.
</after-quoted-block>
</quoted-block>
</subsection>
<subsection id="HE8118DE5C172485CBC37A3130A3EE86B">
<enum>
(c)
</enum>
<header>
Clerical
Amendment
</header>
<text>
The table of subparts for part IV is amended by adding
at the end the following new item:
</text>
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<toc regeneration="no-regeneration">
<toc-entry level="subpart">
SUBPART J—NANOTECHNOLOGY DEVELOPMENT
CREDIT
</toc-entry>
</toc>
<after-quoted-block>
.
</after-quoted-block>
</quoted-block>
</subsection>
<subsection id="H474AE3F903374859A496FFAD0F5FF333">
<enum>
(d)
</enum>
<header>
Effective
Date
</header>
<text>
The amendments made by this section shall apply to amounts
paid after December 31, 2010.
</text>
</subsection>
</section>
<section id="HE40234DD61584F9BBF34BF425FAB1DDA">
<enum>
103.
</enum>
<header>
Nanotechnology
assistance
</header>
<subsection id="HCF9C0EE4B60844C08D817D2143AFE5BB">
<enum>
(a)
</enum>
<header>
Definitions
</header>
<text>
In
this section:
</text>
<paragraph id="H6EC85903CA384605AF86FADE8D45391C">
<enum>
(1)
</enum>
<header>
Commercialization
</header>
<text>
The
term
<term>
commercialization
</term>
means the process of converting
nanotechnology research into products and processes that are used in the
marketplace.
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="HFA1D5F8DA8E044959E3C2BC5739166CE">
<enum>
(2)
</enum>
<header>
Degree-granting
institution
</header>
<text>
The term
<term>
degree-granting institution
</term>
means an institution of higher education, as defined in section 101 of the
Higher Education Act of 1965 (
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/20/1001">
20 U.S.C. 1001
</external-xref>
), that awards an associate or
baccalaureate degree.
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="HD54D7D6662BD46F2B950CCAFDDBB9340">
<enum>
(3)
</enum>
<header>
Incubator
</header>
<text>
The
term
<term>
incubator
</term>
means an entity affiliated with or housed in a
degree-granting institution that provides space and coordinated and specialized
services to entrepreneurial businesses that work in the field of nanotechnology
commercialization and that meets selected criteria during the businesses’
startup phase, including providing services such as shared office space and
services, access to equipment, access to telecommunications and technology
services, flexible leases, specialized management assistance, access to
financing, and other coordinated business or technical support services.
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="HFBE519909675457FAD4EA3DE3F99F212">
<enum>
(4)
</enum>
<header>
Nanotechnology
</header>
<text>
The
term
<term>
nanotechnology
</term>
means the science of understanding and
manipulating matter on an atomic or molecular scale, generally to create
structures, and usually at a size smaller than 100 nanometers.
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H366DD92FCC9743B48C5D61DA667DF48F">
<enum>
(5)
</enum>
<header>
Secretary
</header>
<text>
The
term
<term>
Secretary
</term>
means the Secretary of Commerce.
</text>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
<subsection id="H65CFD45C41E4454BB4ED3D14E67571B6">
<enum>
(b)
</enum>
<header>
Grants
Authorized
</header>
<paragraph id="H0EB4946524B74019BFBFEFEEFFCFBEE9">
<enum>
(1)
</enum>
<header>
In
general
</header>
<text>
The Secretary is authorized to establish within the
Technology Administration of the Department of Commerce a grant program to
support the establishment and development of incubators.
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H619277633D3B479C8E784B77E6DF56C8">
<enum>
(2)
</enum>
<header>
Allocation of
funds
</header>
<text>
From the amount appropriated pursuant to the authorization
of appropriations in subsection (e) for a fiscal year, the Secretary—
</text>
<subparagraph id="HA863A38B1DA24C91B33A81CEF6EBA181">
<enum>
(A)
</enum>
<text>
shall use 80
percent of such amount to—
</text>
<clause id="H867F5BC3217B4742A1FA07BB16C3B9BB">
<enum>
(i)
</enum>
<text>
make
awards, on a competitive basis, in amounts of up to $2,500,000, to help acquire
or renovate space for incubators; and
</text>
</clause>
<clause id="HBB5CD9F8D5614D3B8FE3BBB7A62CC0CA">
<enum>
(ii)
</enum>
<text>
make awards, on a
competitive basis, in amounts of $50,000 to $150,000, for—
</text>
<subclause id="H70124039270F4C609C6865DA90717B6D">
<enum>
(I)
</enum>
<text>
developing
curricula related to nanotechnology;
</text>
</subclause>
<subclause id="HE2A38FF6C1E2404289C6F7E5C4F13D3E">
<enum>
(II)
</enum>
<text>
providing
services for commercialization, including preparing providing services to
appropriate businesses including corporate charters, partnership agreements,
and basic contracts, assistance with patents, trademarks, and copyrights, and
technology acquisition services; or
</text>
</subclause>
<subclause id="H7174E399F6634B908755B82C1DC5DF5D">
<enum>
(III)
</enum>
<text>
providing
programming for entrepreneurs working in nanotechnology housed in an
incubator;
</text>
</subclause>
</clause>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HB38A4EC412A541DFBBF9073BB3BBA734">
<enum>
(B)
</enum>
<text>
shall reserve 10
percent of the amount to make awards, on a competitive basis, in amounts of
$50,000 to $150,000, for feasibility studies for determining the need for or
siting of incubators; and
</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H241306856A8D4E61B7EED5383FB9B936">
<enum>
(C)
</enum>
<text>
shall reserve 10
percent for research regarding best practices for incubator programs, including
the development of a benchmarking system based on uniform measures, and for
dissemination of information regarding such practices.
</text>
</subparagraph>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H8BFEA40DE1A6487F99F97CB59C5F6CA5">
<enum>
(3)
</enum>
<header>
Contracts
</header>
<text>
The
Secretary is authorized to contract with organizations with expertise in
incubation practices for the purposes of carrying out paragraph (2)(C).
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="HF576621905A24FD993E7611878E0D941">
<enum>
(4)
</enum>
<header>
Uses of
funds
</header>
<text>
Funds awarded under paragraph (2)(A)(ii) may be used
for—
</text>
<subparagraph id="H71389965B1D64AEAB13F0CDBA6D360D2">
<enum>
(A)
</enum>
<text>
curriculum,
training, or technical assistance related to nanotechnology developed by
academic faculty with participation from entrepreneurship experts;
</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H6AD0F3AAFCCA406A8F7F66C708EA3C11">
<enum>
(B)
</enum>
<text>
programming that
contributes to a coordinated set of business assistance tools, such as
developing management teams, providing workforce development, forming strategic
alliances, developing capital formation networks, and developing customized
plans for commercialization; and
</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H8C08F3BD2D7C4863A263F0E80A3E69D1">
<enum>
(C)
</enum>
<text>
hiring staff to
coordinate the activities described in subparagraph (A) or (B) or for
curriculum development.
</text>
</subparagraph>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="HB2D9D9F72DE34D1985CB5A6508175988">
<enum>
(5)
</enum>
<header>
Recipients
</header>
<text>
The
Secretary shall make an award—
</text>
<subparagraph id="H57245BA96B4347148553D07FAC0C9859">
<enum>
(A)
</enum>
<text>
described in
paragraph (2)(A) to a nonprofit entity that has a strong affiliation with a
degree-granting institution and manages or provides technical assistance to the
degree-granting institution’s affiliated incubator, or if no nonprofit entity
manages or provides technical assistance to the incubator, to the
degree-granting institution managing the incubator; and
</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H64C5DF3B1485486BB921000D5F2894D7">
<enum>
(B)
</enum>
<text>
described in
paragraph (2)(B) to a degree-granting institution.
</text>
</subparagraph>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H40DA93585AC04C20A4C99BC6A6BEB4BE">
<enum>
(6)
</enum>
<header>
Applications
</header>
<text>
Each
entity desiring assistance under this section shall submit an application to
the Secretary at such time, in such manner, and accompanied by such information
as the Secretary may require.
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H642281B51B934102A3181B92AB052A56">
<enum>
(7)
</enum>
<header>
Selection
</header>
<subparagraph id="HE09CE90E01EE44068FEF54582F513622">
<enum>
(A)
</enum>
<header>
Priority
</header>
<text>
The
Secretary shall give priority to funding applications under this subsection for
activities that—
</text>
<clause id="H3A4AF76671F1433B888C20F98D4945F6">
<enum>
(i)
</enum>
<text>
will
be carried out at a facility that is included in the Centers and Networks of
Excellence of the research and development program known as the National
Nanotechnology Initiative;
</text>
</clause>
<clause id="HB7DBA63D627340CFB4A3B16B856439C8">
<enum>
(ii)
</enum>
<text>
provide strong
educational opportunities to students in fields related to nanotechnology and
commercialization; and
</text>
</clause>
<clause id="H894AE6A00B3149FD9A6154B07475C19B">
<enum>
(iii)
</enum>
<text>
require
significant collaboration between businesses and academia.
</text>
</clause>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H9EA9364345714E24B184EE01BA46E061">
<enum>
(B)
</enum>
<header>
Consideration
</header>
<text>
The
Secretary may give consideration to funding applications under this subsection
that support—
</text>
<clause id="H13CA25B06EBD4F8089DE371462605252">
<enum>
(i)
</enum>
<text>
the
building of new incubators;
</text>
</clause>
<clause id="H82CAB1D01B4A48798D409DB605E69466">
<enum>
(ii)
</enum>
<text>
incubators that
work with faculty entrepreneurs or university-based research;
</text>
</clause>
<clause id="HB7DDDB3BAD414A8AB656259569B6BEA7">
<enum>
(iii)
</enum>
<text>
incubators that
are located in areas with an established venture capital industry and other
industry support, including leadership and legal support, for
commercialization; or
</text>
</clause>
<clause id="HA3673BBCECDD4F41BC65A866ADF8983B">
<enum>
(iv)
</enum>
<text>
incubators that
have secured additional private funding.
</text>
</clause>
</subparagraph>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
<subsection id="HE173A4FDC0234E25B9CFB1E31FA49528">
<enum>
(c)
</enum>
<header>
Nanotechnology
Startup Advisory Council
</header>
<paragraph id="HAB5FB8BDBF35462B922F15982B9ED8C5">
<enum>
(1)
</enum>
<header>
Establishment
</header>
<text>
The
Secretary shall establish a Nanotechnology Startup Advisory Council composed of
industry leaders, business and marketing professionals, venture capitalists,
attorneys, and nanotechnology researchers.
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H5F148CDFE37247B797BBB4E4BAD03338">
<enum>
(2)
</enum>
<header>
Purpose
</header>
<text>
The
purpose of the Nanotechnology Startup Advisory Council is to ensure that
emerging nanotechnology companies create a sound foundation for new
business.
</text>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
<subsection id="HFA417F12BDC94DBE8FE240D9E41B3E0E">
<enum>
(d)
</enum>
<header>
Report
</header>
<text>
Not
later than September 30 of the third fiscal year during which assistance is
provided under this section, the Secretary shall prepare and submit to Congress
a report that—
</text>
<paragraph id="HE13956ECF9324ABBB2E0A239A9103595">
<enum>
(1)
</enum>
<text>
describes the most
effective or innovative additions to curricula related to nanotechnology that
were developed with such assistance;
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="HEECD746EC8E74F9F8FFFC9C26337209B">
<enum>
(2)
</enum>
<text>
contains a
comparison of the success of nanotechnology companies developed in incubators
that received such assistance with the success of other nanotechnology
companies;
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="HFC1B418379F54C23924426A3E3ED2C15">
<enum>
(3)
</enum>
<text>
describes any
factors leading to success of companies that were developed in
incubators;
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="HCE8E91C0637B467F888191BCBF15567F">
<enum>
(4)
</enum>
<text>
recommends the
best role for degree-granting institutions in commercialization; and
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="HD3EF197624E9459388D451A2121AB22B">
<enum>
(5)
</enum>
<text>
contains a
comparison of academic-affiliated incubators of specific missions and ages that
received assistance under this section with other incubators with similar
missions and ages.
</text>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
<subsection id="H3ADC8E459B6040C8B27AB8642B851654">
<enum>
(e)
</enum>
<header>
Authorization of
Appropriations
</header>
<text>
There are authorized to be appropriated to carry
out this section $25,000,000 for each of the fiscal years 2012, 2013, and
2014.
</text>
</subsection>
</section>
</title>
<title id="H321831C6D2C942E8B47CC9BC63436562">
<enum>
II
</enum>
<header>
Research and
Development Directions
</header>
<section id="H247F65A9468643EFBBB77BBD1BF41DE7">
<enum>
201.
</enum>
<header>
Nanoscale
science and engineering center
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
Section 9 of the 21st Century Nanotechnology
Research and Development Act (
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/15/7508">
15 U.S.C. 7508
</external-xref>
) is amended—
</text>
<paragraph id="HD672958EA5D54F35B0877DF1D9A53F0A">
<enum>
(1)
</enum>
<text>
by redesignating
subsection (c) as subsection (d); and
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H918361B31B2E40E4BADA01B2B130AE0B">
<enum>
(2)
</enum>
<text>
by inserting after
subsection (b) the following new subsection:
</text>
<quoted-block id="HBBA92DB3EF4D4A00B705A563E96ABDDB">
<subsection id="H166CA9A9657F47C69845F5AFD73EC711">
<enum>
(c)
</enum>
<header>
Nanoscale
science and engineering center
</header>
<paragraph id="HFD1664EA14154F368F46FE8B0B2110BE">
<enum>
(1)
</enum>
<header>
Establishment
</header>
<text>
The
National Science Foundation shall provide for the establishment, on a merit
reviewed and competitive basis, of a center for the development of computer
aided design tools for nanotechnology applications.
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H22546DCDE2D34CB69505EBA69BB3CF25">
<enum>
(2)
</enum>
<header>
Authorization of
appropriations
</header>
<text>
There are authorized to be appropriated to the
National Science Foundation for carrying out this subsection
$10,000,000.
</text>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
<after-quoted-block>
.
</after-quoted-block>
</quoted-block>
</paragraph>
</section>
<section id="H1B5588A132194ED9876CEE87DADC5CC0">
<enum>
202.
</enum>
<header>
Federal
programs
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
The 21st Century
Nanotechnology Research and Development Act (
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/15/7501">
15 U.S.C. 7501 et seq.
</external-xref>
) is
amended—
</text>
<paragraph id="H16B60CB5962444EB990931353EE40C38">
<enum>
(1)
</enum>
<text>
by redesignating
sections 9 and 10 as sections 12 and 13, respectively;
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H14D8481F5C19421FA5654554C096893E">
<enum>
(2)
</enum>
<text>
in section 8, by
adding at the end the following new subsection:
</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H4D991D89C9294CEAA90E2D9FE5130F89" style="OLC">
<subsection id="H182F4C4766FF4B8DB57BBCCFBEBF96F4">
<enum>
(c)
</enum>
<header>
Research
program
</header>
<paragraph id="H6571687FBCFB422392E22153D255411E">
<enum>
(1)
</enum>
<header>
Establishment
</header>
<text>
The
Secretary of Energy shall provide for the establishment, on a merit reviewed
and competitive basis, of a grant program for nanotechnology research to
address the need for clean, cheap, renewable energy.
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="HD7FDCC1CFD544448B374BD65800EC796">
<enum>
(2)
</enum>
<header>
Authorization of
appropriations
</header>
<text>
There are authorized to be appropriated to the
Secretary of Energy for carrying out this subsection $30,000,000 for each
fiscal year.
</text>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
<after-quoted-block>
;
and
</after-quoted-block>
</quoted-block>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H76F7CF3463B8462E9D3981262CDC5803">
<enum>
(3)
</enum>
<text>
by inserting after
section 8 the following new sections:
</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H36468966BD664BAD8F25DB952842CA8D" style="OLC">
<section id="HF7A1791E00F44EA4BAD5521809C3B31B">
<enum>
9.
</enum>
<header>
Environmental
Protection Agency programs
</header>
<subsection id="H575FEC175C7749B3ACF573F5CD918228">
<enum>
(a)
</enum>
<header>
Establishment
</header>
<text>
The
Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency shall provide for the
establishment, on a merit reviewed and competitive basis, of a grant program
for nanotechnology research to address technologies for the remediation of
pollution and other environmental protection technologies.
</text>
</subsection>
<subsection id="HEAB2C03F54734A81A096057ACE54B8B0">
<enum>
(b)
</enum>
<header>
Authorization of
appropriations
</header>
<text>
There are authorized to be appropriated to the
Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency for carrying out this
section $30,000,000 for each fiscal year.
</text>
</subsection>
</section>
<section id="HD96D3B57E990492A8FDFE345A01E997B">
<enum>
10.
</enum>
<header>
Department of
Homeland Security programs
</header>
<subsection id="HC1BEB99DFE0C405F8CF8BCFBD7652574">
<enum>
(a)
</enum>
<header>
Establishment
</header>
<text>
The
Secretary of Homeland Security shall provide for the establishment, on a merit
reviewed and competitive basis, of a grant program for nanotechnology research
to address the need for sensors and other materials related to homeland
security needs.
</text>
</subsection>
<subsection id="H55ACB352FDCB42FFB12BFF99E5395A4F">
<enum>
(b)
</enum>
<header>
Authorization of
appropriations
</header>
<text>
There are authorized to be appropriated to the
Secretary of Homeland Security for carrying out this section $30,000,000 for
each fiscal year.
</text>
</subsection>
</section>
<section id="H157F79A9E6D8438F9C5C34E083773333">
<enum>
11.
</enum>
<header>
Department of
Health and Human Services programs
</header>
<subsection id="H71438F324F064FF7886F43A3AA943984">
<enum>
(a)
</enum>
<header>
Establishment
</header>
<text>
The
Secretary of Health and Human Services shall provide for the establishment, on
a merit reviewed and competitive basis, of a grant program for nanotechnology
research to address the health related applications of nanotechnology.
</text>
</subsection>
<subsection id="H3DD98D26751B4EBE9C35F093F45771F2">
<enum>
(b)
</enum>
<header>
Authorization of
appropriations
</header>
<text>
There are authorized to be appropriated to the
Secretary of Health and Human Services for carrying out this section
$30,000,000 for each fiscal
year.
</text>
</subsection>
</section>
<after-quoted-block>
.
</after-quoted-block>
</quoted-block>
</paragraph>
</section>
</title>
<title id="HE7ABBC5E8354426CA71853D5E78E98CB">
<enum>
III
</enum>
<header>
Environmental
Nanotechnology Applications
</header>
<section id="H85CB8D0975BE4CA0A208198342FACB43">
<enum>
301.
</enum>
<header>
Nanotechnology
research strategy
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
Not later
than 1 year after the date of enactment of this Act, the Director of the
National Nanotechnology Coordination Office shall, after consultation with
appropriate Federal agencies and industry, transmit to the Congress a report
containing a nanotechnology research strategy that establishes priorities for
the Federal Government and industry that will ensure the development and
responsible stewardship of nanotechnology. The report shall include
recommendations regarding the funding levels the Director anticipates the
agencies charged with implementing this research strategy will require.
</text>
</section>
</title>
<title id="H65D6C2895BD440AF982D994FDD8178E0">
<enum>
IV
</enum>
<header>
Education
</header>
<section display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H1338467C382445249C7DACEBA11A2C17" section-type="subsequent-section">
<enum>
401.
</enum>
<header>
Credit for
nanotechnology education and training program expenses
</header>
<subsection id="HD3FD5138BD824991B97A1853FAA15BDB">
<enum>
(a)
</enum>
<header>
In
general
</header>
<text>
Subpart B of part IV of subchapter A of chapter 1 of the
Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by adding at the end the
following:
</text>
<quoted-block id="HEBA86D082BD8494B8B85018812B88033" style="OLC">
<section id="HC05B304E09DB420D89E143734BC8B34B">
<enum>
30E.
</enum>
<header>
Nanotechnology
education and training program expenses
</header>
<subsection id="H2C584F5C488B4CCAA6AB0064DA355519">
<enum>
(a)
</enum>
<header>
Allowance of
credit
</header>
<paragraph id="H3DC01A3A66A142DA993B02575F5A631B">
<enum>
(1)
</enum>
<header>
In
general
</header>
<text>
There shall be allowed as a credit against the tax
imposed by this chapter for the taxable year an amount equal to 50 percent of
nanotechnology education and training program expenses paid or incurred by the
taxpayer for the benefit of—
</text>
<subparagraph id="HAAB8F5D56F9F4D13BA677D612E795389">
<enum>
(A)
</enum>
<text>
in the case of a
taxpayer engaged in a trade or business, an employee of the taxpayer, or
</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H7E7DD21B96A047D79431A391E77C58AC">
<enum>
(B)
</enum>
<text>
in the case of a
taxpayer who is an individual not so engaged, such individual.
</text>
</subparagraph>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="HCA9AA7B7C5B64E15A87A87D95FEE208D">
<enum>
(2)
</enum>
<header>
Coordination of
credits
</header>
<text>
Credit shall be allowable to the employer with respect to
an employee only to the extent that the employee assigns some or all of the
limitation applicable to such employee under subsection (b) to such
employer.
</text>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
<subsection id="H31A21BF62DBE406E84A1D07293F50E27">
<enum>
(b)
</enum>
<header>
Limitations
</header>
<paragraph id="H33EF5D323F714A4C8AE95CFACC62AACC">
<enum>
(1)
</enum>
<header>
In
general
</header>
<text>
The amount of expenses with respect to any individual
which may be taken into account under subsection (a) for the taxable year shall
not exceed $4,000.
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H1DA5C5DEC88E4972904C92F5D2F71E12">
<enum>
(2)
</enum>
<header>
Increase in
credit amount for participation in certain programs and for certain
individuals
</header>
<text>
Paragraph (1) shall be applied by substituting
<quote>
$5,000
</quote>
for
<quote>
$4,000
</quote>
in the case of expenses—
</text>
<subparagraph id="H3930A176DA5F424EAE90258870055FA8">
<enum>
(A)
</enum>
<text>
with respect to a
program operated—
</text>
<clause id="HD933C896D81D41AEADD6D7E19D9A0D80">
<enum>
(i)
</enum>
<text>
in
an empowerment zone or enterprise community designated under part I of
subchapter U or a renewal community designated under part I of subchapter
X,
</text>
</clause>
<clause id="H99A1015392194A7EA729B945C1955A93">
<enum>
(ii)
</enum>
<text>
in a school
district in which at least 50 percent of the students attending schools in such
district are eligible for free or reduced-cost lunches under the school lunch
program established under the Richard B. Russell National School Lunch
Act,
</text>
</clause>
<clause id="H21E61BAD53914B368B3CA15FCBF723A3">
<enum>
(iii)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
in an area designated as a disaster area by
the Secretary of Agriculture under section 321 of the Consolidated Farm and
Rural Development Act or by the President under the Robert T. Stafford Disaster
Relief and Emergency Assistance Act in the taxable year or the 4 preceding
taxable years,
</text>
</clause>
<clause id="H1DF155B1F40F406D9D16D16086FE9D92">
<enum>
(iv)
</enum>
<text>
in a rural
enterprise community designated under section 766 of the Agriculture, Rural
Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations
Act, 1999 (112 Stat. 2681–37),
</text>
</clause>
<clause id="HE60547C2668B401999E098918FFB9DC9">
<enum>
(v)
</enum>
<text>
in
an area designated by the Secretary of Agriculture as a Rural Economic Area
Partnership Zone,
</text>
</clause>
<clause id="HA0617EE81FCE47A889C306AB0617DA9A">
<enum>
(vi)
</enum>
<text>
in an area over
which an Indian tribal government (as defined in section 7701(a)(40)) has
jurisdiction, or
</text>
</clause>
<clause id="HECF6DECE8B244512ACD540F4B96C31BE">
<enum>
(vii)
</enum>
<text>
by an employer
who has 200 or fewer employees for each business day in each of 20 or more
calendar weeks in the current or preceding calendar year, or
</text>
</clause>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H61F2092093CE4DE69A96FBBADF6D3F33">
<enum>
(B)
</enum>
<text>
in the case of an
individual with a disability.
</text>
</subparagraph>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
<subsection id="H1437DEF8ADCB434E8E65CC265549E382">
<enum>
(c)
</enum>
<header>
Nanotechnology
education and training program expenses
</header>
<text>
For purposes of this
section—
</text>
<paragraph id="HACFD9F82DC8D4FA3ABD57C4EBCEF8E8E">
<enum>
(1)
</enum>
<header>
In
general
</header>
<text>
The term
<term>
nanotechnology education and training
program expenses
</term>
means expenses paid or incurred by reason of the
participation of the taxpayer (or any employee of the taxpayer) in any
nanotechnology education and training program. Such expenses shall include
expenses paid in connection with—
</text>
<subparagraph id="H15833F67E46D4DC0BBC2B4C1350516B7">
<enum>
(A)
</enum>
<text>
course
work,
</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HB19CC4AB1B7D4E34B2361BDBB62AF992">
<enum>
(B)
</enum>
<text>
certification
testing,
</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HA6DE24F8C4F34693B3FD58F54FB3D6D2">
<enum>
(C)
</enum>
<text>
programs carried
out under the Act of August 16, 1937 (50 Stat. 664, chapter 663; 29 U.S.C. 50
et seq.) which are registered by the Department of Labor, and
</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HD6460F12CB3A4BDE932088D90F1AB394">
<enum>
(D)
</enum>
<text>
other expenses
that are essential to assessing skill acquisition.
</text>
</subparagraph>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="HEC1E3E5B21C34B0A8D14BAD2B36D036C">
<enum>
(2)
</enum>
<header>
Nanotechnology
education and training program
</header>
<text>
The term
<term>
nanotechnology
education and training program
</term>
means a training program in
nanotechnology workplace disciplines or other skill sets which is provided in
the United States by an accredited college, university, private career school,
postsecondary educational institution, a commercial nanotechnology provider, or
an employer-owned nanotechnology training organization.
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H7A607762911241F4A03594E8EFF72928">
<enum>
(3)
</enum>
<header>
Commercial
nanotechnology training provider
</header>
<text>
The term
<term>
commercial
nanotechnology training provider
</term>
means a private sector organization
providing a nanotechnology education and training program.
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H46C0F2DDE65D4C1296F3385F55686602">
<enum>
(4)
</enum>
<header>
Employer-owned
nanotechnology training organization
</header>
<text>
The term
<term>
employer-owned nanotechnology training organization
</term>
means a
private sector organization that provides nanotechnology training to its
employees using internal training development and delivery personnel. The
training programs must use industry-recognized training disciplines and
evaluation methods, comparable to institutional and commercial training
providers.
</text>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
<subsection id="H2E194645DC834231ABF584FB02382BCB">
<enum>
(d)
</enum>
<header>
Denial of double
benefit
</header>
<paragraph id="HFE50EE617BD64872A9532D3ACE482D48">
<enum>
(1)
</enum>
<header>
Disallowance of
other credits and deductions
</header>
<text>
No deduction or credit shall be
allowed under any other provision of this chapter for expenses taken into
account in determining the credit under this section.
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H9404A240FFE84CCA8C866198D8E5FF9A">
<enum>
(2)
</enum>
<header>
Reduction for
hope and lifetime learning credits
</header>
<text>
The amount taken into account
under subsection (a) shall be reduced by the nanotechnology education and
training program expenses taken into account in determining the credits under
section 25A.
</text>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
<subsection id="HA58F9611E6164B75B306834B8579C72F">
<enum>
(e)
</enum>
<header>
Certain rules
made Applicable
</header>
<text>
For purposes of this section, rules similar to
the rules of section 45A(e)(2) and subsections (c), (d), and (e) of section 52
shall apply.
</text>
</subsection>
<subsection id="HFEFA264DBDD94A99BD2E8638BFC23AC9">
<enum>
(f)
</enum>
<header>
Application with
other credits
</header>
<text>
The credit allowed by subsection (a) for any
taxable year shall not exceed the excess (if any) of—
</text>
<paragraph id="HE3957F2489C140CBAF37FE32FCE97361">
<enum>
(1)
</enum>
<text>
the regular tax
for the taxable year reduced by the sum of the credits allowable under the
subpart A and the previous sections of this subpart, over
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="HA4576DF38C404E4993AF5CFB23AEF90D">
<enum>
(2)
</enum>
<text>
the tentative
minimum tax for the taxable
year.
</text>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
</section>
<after-quoted-block>
.
</after-quoted-block>
</quoted-block>
</subsection>
<subsection id="H2D927ADF09D8498B848B1C04DC280931">
<enum>
(b)
</enum>
<header>
Clerical
amendment
</header>
<text>
The table of sections for subpart B of part IV of
subchapter A of
<external-xref legal-doc="usc-chapter" parsable-cite="usc-chapter/26/1">
chapter 1
</external-xref>
of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by
adding at the end the following:
</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HB634DF7D78B04E1290881B4CFBBAF35B" style="OLC">
<toc container-level="quoted-block-container" idref="HEBA86D082BD8494B8B85018812B88033" lowest-bolded-level="division-lowest-bolded" lowest-level="section" quoted-block="no-quoted-block" regeneration="yes-regeneration">
<toc-entry idref="HC05B304E09DB420D89E143734BC8B34B" level="section">
Sec. 30E. Nanotechnology education and training program
expenses.
</toc-entry>
</toc>
<after-quoted-block>
.
</after-quoted-block>
</quoted-block>
</subsection>
<subsection id="HAD880BBF59C945E280175A10371EA740">
<enum>
(c)
</enum>
<header>
Effective
date
</header>
<text>
The amendments made by this section shall apply to amounts
paid or incurred in taxable years beginning after December 31, 2010.
</text>
</subsection>
</section>
<section display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H5D4B4AF3A18D461D99F82F34BACCFFD1" section-type="subsequent-section">
<enum>
402.
</enum>
<header>
Eligible educational
institution
</header>
<subsection id="H5CD6C9AF80624EC1B113A41AAAE134B2">
<enum>
(a)
</enum>
<header>
In
general
</header>
<text>
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/26/25A">
Section 25A(f)(2)
</external-xref>
of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986
(relating to eligible educational institution) is amended to read as
follows:
</text>
<quoted-block id="HF8E6956AC65B4E39A84C5B233CE082B8" style="OLC">
<paragraph id="H1E8036427C9E4C979A6EBCD590B9205A">
<enum>
(2)
</enum>
<header>
Eligible
educational institution
</header>
<text>
The term
<term>
eligible educational
institution
</term>
means—
</text>
<subparagraph id="HEB5846A8E4444A60B8FA61F4D93DBD94">
<enum>
(A)
</enum>
<text>
an
institution—
</text>
<clause id="H6505344D2D0643ACA77DCB65F124CDF5">
<enum>
(i)
</enum>
<text>
which is described
in section 101(b) or 102(a) of the Higher Education Act of 1965, and
</text>
</clause>
<clause id="H6249C938799D4D5AAE908E507586C611">
<enum>
(ii)
</enum>
<text>
which is eligible
to participate in a program under title IV of such Act, or
</text>
</clause>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HA7EB1D786BAE4F91BAA5A02FD546DA6B">
<enum>
(B)
</enum>
<text>
a commercial
nanotechnology training provider (as defined in section
30E(c)(3)).
</text>
</subparagraph>
</paragraph>
<after-quoted-block>
.
</after-quoted-block>
</quoted-block>
</subsection>
<subsection id="H6B4CFBBD23004E37B5880EAD9B9ABE63">
<enum>
(b)
</enum>
<header>
Conforming
amendment
</header>
<text>
The second sentence of section 221(d)(2) of the
Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by striking
<quote>
section
25A(f)(2)
</quote>
and inserting
<quote>
section 25A(f)(2)(A)
</quote>
.
</text>
</subsection>
<subsection id="HEC088B388E62452BB22BAEC5E762ED8F">
<enum>
(c)
</enum>
<header>
Effective
date
</header>
<text>
The amendments made by this section shall apply to taxable
years beginning after December 31, 2010.
</text>
</subsection>
</section>
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403.
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Curriculum
development program
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(a)
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Establishment
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The
National Science Foundation shall provide for the establishment, on a merit
reviewed and competitive basis, of a grant program for the development of
curriculum materials for interdisciplinary nanotechnology courses at
institutions of higher education.
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Authorization of
appropriations
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There are authorized to be appropriated to the
National Science Foundation for carrying out this section $15,000,000 for each
of the fiscal years 2012 through 2015.
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Training
partnerships
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The National
Science Foundation, through its Advanced Technological Education program, shall
establish a program to encourage manufacturing companies to enter into
partnerships with occupational training centers for the development of training
to support nanotechnology manufacturing.
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V
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Public
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501.
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Interaction
between scientists and engineers
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Not later than 6 months after the date of
enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Energy shall transmit to the Congress a
report containing a strategy for increasing interaction on nanotechnology
issues between scientists and engineers at the Department of Energy’s National
Laboratories and in the informal science education community, to enable
researchers to use their expertise to assist in the development of appropriate
nanotechnology exhibitions for school age children and the general
public.
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| I 113th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 394 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES January 23, 2013 Mr. Honda introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Science, Space, and Technology , and in addition to the Committees on Energy and Commerce , Ways and Means , and Homeland Security , for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned A BILL To ensure the development and responsible stewardship of nanotechnology.
1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Nanotechnology Advancement and New Opportunities Act . I Investment in Nanotechnology Industry 101. Nanomanufacturing Investment Partnership (a) Establishment If $100,000,000 is made available for such purposes from the private sector within 2 years after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Commerce shall establish the Nanomanufacturing Investment Partnership, in partnership with such private sector investors. (b) Purpose The Nanomanufacturing Investment Partnership shall provide funding for precommercial nanomanufacturing research and development projects, but not for basic research projects, through funding mechanisms described in subsection (c) in a manner so as to advance the commercialization of nanomanufacturing technologies to address critical scientific and engineering needs of national importance, especially with respect to projects that would not be adequately funded or pursued by the private sector or pursuant to the 21st Century Nanotechnology Research and Development Act or other law, and to increase the commercial application of federally supported research results. To the extent that a sufficient number of viable applications have been submitted, at least 85 percent of the funding provided by the Nanomanufacturing Investment Partnership under this section shall be provided to startup companies. (c) Funding mechanisms The Nanomanufacturing Investment Partnership may provide funding through direct investment in nanomanufacturing firms, contracts, loans or loan guarantees, unsecured subordinated debt, or any other mechanism designed to advance nanomanufacturing technologies. (d) Return on investment (1) Requirement Each transaction through which the Nanomanufacturing Investment Partnership provides funding under subsection (c) shall provide for the return to the Nanomanufacturing Investment Partnership of fair and reasonable amounts resulting from the commercialization of technologies developed with the funding provided by the Nanomanufacturing Investment Partnership. (2) Distribution Amounts received by the Nanomanufacturing Investment Partnership pursuant to paragraph (1) shall be distributed as follows: (A) Except as provided in subparagraph (B), amounts shall be distributed to all investors in the Nanomanufacturing Investment Partnership, including the Federal Government, in proportion to their monetary contribution to the Nanomanufacturing Investment Partnership. (B) After the total monetary investment of the Federal Government has been recovered under subparagraph (A), the Federal share of distributions under this paragraph shall be reduced to 7 percent of the proportional distribution under subparagraph (A), and the remaining amounts shall be distributed proportionately to all non-Federal investors. (e) Cost sharing Each applicant for funding assistance from the Nanomanufacturing Investment Partnership for a project shall be required to provide a portion of the cost of the project. (f) Administration The Secretary of Commerce, based on guidance from the Advisory Board established under subsection (i), shall make awards of funding under this section. The Advisory Board may obtain additional peer review in preparing guidance for the Secretary under this subsection. (g) Progress reports The Nanomanufacturing Investment Partnership shall require periodic project progress reports from recipients of funding under this section. (h) Advisory board (1) Establishment The Secretary of Commerce shall establish an Advisory Board to assist the Secretary in carrying out this section, including by establishing requirements for progress reports under subsection (g). The Advisory Board shall consist of— (A) representatives of each investor providing more than $10,000,000 to the Nanomanufacturing Investment Partnership, whose votes shall— (i) be distributed proportional to the size of their investment in the Nanomanufacturing Investment Partnership; and (ii) collectively amount to 40 percent of the votes on the Advisory Board; and (B) independent experts on nanomanufacturing and finance appointed by the President from among representatives of government, industry, and academia, whose votes shall collectively amount to 60 percent of the votes on the Advisory Board. (2) Terms Members of the Advisory Board appointed under paragraph (1)(A) shall be appointed for 3-year terms, except that the President shall make some initial appointments for terms of 1 year and some for terms of 2 years, in order to ensure continuity of membership on the Advisory Board. (i) Authorization of appropriations There are authorized to be appropriated to the Secretary of Commerce for the Nanomanufacturing Investment Partnership $300,000,000, to remain available until expended. 102. Tax credit for investment in nanotechnology firms (a) In General Part IV of subchapter A of chapter 1 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (relating to credits against tax) is amended by adding at the end the following new subpart: J Nanotechnology Development Credit 54I. Credit for purchase of nanotechnology developer stock (a) Allowance of Credit (1) In general There shall be allowed as a credit against the tax imposed by this chapter for the taxable year an amount equal to the applicable percentage of the aggregate amount paid by the taxpayer for the purchase of qualified nanotechnology developer stock. (2) Applicable percentage For purposes of subsection (a), the applicable percentage is— (A) 5.25 percent for the taxable year in which the qualified nanotechnology developer stock is purchased, (B) 3.75 percent for the taxable year following the year in which such stock is purchased, (C) 3 percent for the second taxable year following the year in which such stock is purchased, (D) 1.5 percent for the third taxable year following the year in which such stock is purchased, (E) 1.5 percent for fourth taxable year following the year in which such stock is purchased, and (F) 0 percent for any taxable year after the fourth taxable year following the year in which such stock is purchased. (b) Limitations (1) Amount of investment eligible No credit shall be allowed under subsection (a) with respect to amounts paid in any taxable year for the purchase of qualified nanotechnology developer stock which is in excess of $10,000,000. (2) Application with other credits The credit allowed under subsection (a) for any taxable year shall not exceed the excess of— (A) the regular tax for the taxable year reduced by the sum of the credits allowable under this part (other than subpart C thereof), over (B) the tentative minimum tax for the taxable year. (c) Qualified Nanotechnology Developer Stock For purposes of this section— (1) In general The term qualified nanotechnology developer stock means any common stock in a C corporation or any membership unit in a State-registered limited liability company if— (A) as of the date of issuance of such stock or membership unit, such corporation or company is a qualified nanotechnology developer, (B) such stock is acquired by the taxpayer at its original issue (directly or through an underwriter) in exchange for money or other property (not including stock), and (C) the proceeds of such issue are used by such issuer during the 5-year period beginning on the date of issuance for the development, production, or sale of products using nanotechnology. (2) Qualified nanotechnology developer The term qualified nanotechnology developer means any entity— (A) which is a C corporation or limited liability company organized under the laws of any State or of the United States, (B) which is a small business concern (as defined in section 3(a) of the Small Business Act), and (C) with respect to which a certification under subsection (d) is in effect. (3) Nanotechnology The term nanotechnology means the science of understanding and manipulating matter on an atomic or molecular scale, generally to create structures, and usually at a size smaller than 100 nanometers. (d) Certification (1) In general The Secretary, in consultation with the National Nanotechnology Coordination Office, shall certify an entity under this subsection if such entity demonstrates by the submission of such information as required by the Secretary that not less than 51 percent of its activities relate to the development, production, and sale of products using nanotechnology. (2) Revocation The Secretary shall revoke the certification of any entity which is certified under paragraph (1) if the Secretary determines that— (A) the proceeds from any qualified nanotechnology developer stock issued by such entity are used during the 5-year period following such issue for a purpose other than the development, production, or sale of products using nanotechnology, or (B) such entity no longer meets the requirements of paragraph (1). (3) Submission of information The Secretary may require any entity certified under paragraph (1) to provide such information as the Secretary may require in order ensure compliance with the purposes of this section. (e) Carryover of Unused Credit (1) In general If the credit amount allowable under subsection (a) for a taxable year exceeds the amount of the limitation under subsection (h) for such taxable year, such excess shall be allowed as a credit carryforward for each of the 20 taxable years following the unused credit year. (2) Rules Rules similar to the rules of section 39 shall apply with respect to the credit carryforward under paragraph (1). (f) Recapture of Credit If— (1) the taxpayer fails to hold qualified nanotechnology developer stock for the 7-year period beginning on the date such stock was purchased by the taxpayer, or (2) during such 7-year period, the issuer of such stock ceases to be a qualified nanotechnology developer, then notwithstanding any other provision of this subtitle, the tax imposed by this chapter on the taxpayer for the taxable year beginning in the calendar year in which such cessation occurred shall be increased by the aggregate amount of credit allowed under subsection (a) to the taxpayer with respect to such stock. (g) Special Rule For purposes of this section, rules similar to the rules of section 1202(c)(3) shall apply. (h) Basis Adjustments For purposes of this subtitle, if a credit is allowed under this section for the purchase of any stock— (1) the increase in the basis of such stock which would (but for this subsection) result from such purchase shall be reduced by the amount of the credit so allowed, and (2) the basis of such stock shall be increased by the amount of any increase in tax by reason of subsection (f). . (b) Conforming Amendment Subsection (a) of section 1016 of such Code is amended by striking and at the end of paragraph (36), by striking the period at the end of paragraph (37) and inserting ; and , and by adding at the end the following new paragraph: (38) to the extent provided in section 54I(h), in the case of amounts with respect to which a credit has been allowed under section 54I or a recapture imposed under section 54I(f). . (c) Clerical Amendment The table of subparts for part IV is amended by adding at the end the following new item: SUBPART J—NANOTECHNOLOGY DEVELOPMENT CREDIT . (d) Effective Date The amendments made by this section shall apply to amounts paid after December 31, 2010. 103. Nanotechnology assistance (a) Definitions In this section: (1) Commercialization The term commercialization means the process of converting nanotechnology research into products and processes that are used in the marketplace. (2) Degree-granting institution The term degree-granting institution means an institution of higher education, as defined in section 101 of the Higher Education Act of 1965 ( 20 U.S.C. 1001 ), that awards an associate or baccalaureate degree. (3) Incubator The term incubator means an entity affiliated with or housed in a degree-granting institution that provides space and coordinated and specialized services to entrepreneurial businesses that work in the field of nanotechnology commercialization and that meets selected criteria during the businesses’ startup phase, including providing services such as shared office space and services, access to equipment, access to telecommunications and technology services, flexible leases, specialized management assistance, access to financing, and other coordinated business or technical support services. (4) Nanotechnology The term nanotechnology means the science of understanding and manipulating matter on an atomic or molecular scale, generally to create structures, and usually at a size smaller than 100 nanometers. (5) Secretary The term Secretary means the Secretary of Commerce. (b) Grants Authorized (1) In general The Secretary is authorized to establish within the Technology Administration of the Department of Commerce a grant program to support the establishment and development of incubators. (2) Allocation of funds From the amount appropriated pursuant to the authorization of appropriations in subsection (e) for a fiscal year, the Secretary— (A) shall use 80 percent of such amount to— (i) make awards, on a competitive basis, in amounts of up to $2,500,000, to help acquire or renovate space for incubators; and (ii) make awards, on a competitive basis, in amounts of $50,000 to $150,000, for— (I) developing curricula related to nanotechnology; (II) providing services for commercialization, including preparing providing services to appropriate businesses including corporate charters, partnership agreements, and basic contracts, assistance with patents, trademarks, and copyrights, and technology acquisition services; or (III) providing programming for entrepreneurs working in nanotechnology housed in an incubator; (B) shall reserve 10 percent of the amount to make awards, on a competitive basis, in amounts of $50,000 to $150,000, for feasibility studies for determining the need for or siting of incubators; and (C) shall reserve 10 percent for research regarding best practices for incubator programs, including the development of a benchmarking system based on uniform measures, and for dissemination of information regarding such practices. (3) Contracts The Secretary is authorized to contract with organizations with expertise in incubation practices for the purposes of carrying out paragraph (2)(C). (4) Uses of funds Funds awarded under paragraph (2)(A)(ii) may be used for— (A) curriculum, training, or technical assistance related to nanotechnology developed by academic faculty with participation from entrepreneurship experts; (B) programming that contributes to a coordinated set of business assistance tools, such as developing management teams, providing workforce development, forming strategic alliances, developing capital formation networks, and developing customized plans for commercialization; and (C) hiring staff to coordinate the activities described in subparagraph (A) or (B) or for curriculum development. (5) Recipients The Secretary shall make an award— (A) described in paragraph (2)(A) to a nonprofit entity that has a strong affiliation with a degree-granting institution and manages or provides technical assistance to the degree-granting institution’s affiliated incubator, or if no nonprofit entity manages or provides technical assistance to the incubator, to the degree-granting institution managing the incubator; and (B) described in paragraph (2)(B) to a degree-granting institution. (6) Applications Each entity desiring assistance under this section shall submit an application to the Secretary at such time, in such manner, and accompanied by such information as the Secretary may require. (7) Selection (A) Priority The Secretary shall give priority to funding applications under this subsection for activities that— (i) will be carried out at a facility that is included in the Centers and Networks of Excellence of the research and development program known as the National Nanotechnology Initiative; (ii) provide strong educational opportunities to students in fields related to nanotechnology and commercialization; and (iii) require significant collaboration between businesses and academia. (B) Consideration The Secretary may give consideration to funding applications under this subsection that support— (i) the building of new incubators; (ii) incubators that work with faculty entrepreneurs or university-based research; (iii) incubators that are located in areas with an established venture capital industry and other industry support, including leadership and legal support, for commercialization; or (iv) incubators that have secured additional private funding. (c) Nanotechnology Startup Advisory Council (1) Establishment The Secretary shall establish a Nanotechnology Startup Advisory Council composed of industry leaders, business and marketing professionals, venture capitalists, attorneys, and nanotechnology researchers. (2) Purpose The purpose of the Nanotechnology Startup Advisory Council is to ensure that emerging nanotechnology companies create a sound foundation for new business. (d) Report Not later than September 30 of the third fiscal year during which assistance is provided under this section, the Secretary shall prepare and submit to Congress a report that— (1) describes the most effective or innovative additions to curricula related to nanotechnology that were developed with such assistance; (2) contains a comparison of the success of nanotechnology companies developed in incubators that received such assistance with the success of other nanotechnology companies; (3) describes any factors leading to success of companies that were developed in incubators; (4) recommends the best role for degree-granting institutions in commercialization; and (5) contains a comparison of academic-affiliated incubators of specific missions and ages that received assistance under this section with other incubators with similar missions and ages. (e) Authorization of Appropriations There are authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section $25,000,000 for each of the fiscal years 2012, 2013, and 2014. II Research and Development Directions 201. Nanoscale science and engineering center Section 9 of the 21st Century Nanotechnology Research and Development Act ( 15 U.S.C. 7508 ) is amended— (1) by redesignating subsection (c) as subsection (d); and (2) by inserting after subsection (b) the following new subsection: (c) Nanoscale science and engineering center (1) Establishment The National Science Foundation shall provide for the establishment, on a merit reviewed and competitive basis, of a center for the development of computer aided design tools for nanotechnology applications. (2) Authorization of appropriations There are authorized to be appropriated to the National Science Foundation for carrying out this subsection $10,000,000. . 202. Federal programs The 21st Century Nanotechnology Research and Development Act ( 15 U.S.C. 7501 et seq. ) is amended— (1) by redesignating sections 9 and 10 as sections 12 and 13, respectively; (2) in section 8, by adding at the end the following new subsection: (c) Research program (1) Establishment The Secretary of Energy shall provide for the establishment, on a merit reviewed and competitive basis, of a grant program for nanotechnology research to address the need for clean, cheap, renewable energy. (2) Authorization of appropriations There are authorized to be appropriated to the Secretary of Energy for carrying out this subsection $30,000,000 for each fiscal year. ; and (3) by inserting after section 8 the following new sections: 9. Environmental Protection Agency programs (a) Establishment The Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency shall provide for the establishment, on a merit reviewed and competitive basis, of a grant program for nanotechnology research to address technologies for the remediation of pollution and other environmental protection technologies. (b) Authorization of appropriations There are authorized to be appropriated to the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency for carrying out this section $30,000,000 for each fiscal year. 10. Department of Homeland Security programs (a) Establishment The Secretary of Homeland Security shall provide for the establishment, on a merit reviewed and competitive basis, of a grant program for nanotechnology research to address the need for sensors and other materials related to homeland security needs. (b) Authorization of appropriations There are authorized to be appropriated to the Secretary of Homeland Security for carrying out this section $30,000,000 for each fiscal year. 11. Department of Health and Human Services programs (a) Establishment The Secretary of Health and Human Services shall provide for the establishment, on a merit reviewed and competitive basis, of a grant program for nanotechnology research to address the health related applications of nanotechnology. (b) Authorization of appropriations There are authorized to be appropriated to the Secretary of Health and Human Services for carrying out this section $30,000,000 for each fiscal year. . III Environmental Nanotechnology Applications 301. Nanotechnology research strategy Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this Act, the Director of the National Nanotechnology Coordination Office shall, after consultation with appropriate Federal agencies and industry, transmit to the Congress a report containing a nanotechnology research strategy that establishes priorities for the Federal Government and industry that will ensure the development and responsible stewardship of nanotechnology. The report shall include recommendations regarding the funding levels the Director anticipates the agencies charged with implementing this research strategy will require. IV Education 401. Credit for nanotechnology education and training program expenses (a) In general Subpart B of part IV of subchapter A of chapter 1 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by adding at the end the following: 30E. Nanotechnology education and training program expenses (a) Allowance of credit (1) In general There shall be allowed as a credit against the tax imposed by this chapter for the taxable year an amount equal to 50 percent of nanotechnology education and training program expenses paid or incurred by the taxpayer for the benefit of— (A) in the case of a taxpayer engaged in a trade or business, an employee of the taxpayer, or (B) in the case of a taxpayer who is an individual not so engaged, such individual. (2) Coordination of credits Credit shall be allowable to the employer with respect to an employee only to the extent that the employee assigns some or all of the limitation applicable to such employee under subsection (b) to such employer. (b) Limitations (1) In general The amount of expenses with respect to any individual which may be taken into account under subsection (a) for the taxable year shall not exceed $4,000. (2) Increase in credit amount for participation in certain programs and for certain individuals Paragraph (1) shall be applied by substituting $5,000 for $4,000 in the case of expenses— (A) with respect to a program operated— (i) in an empowerment zone or enterprise community designated under part I of subchapter U or a renewal community designated under part I of subchapter X, (ii) in a school district in which at least 50 percent of the students attending schools in such district are eligible for free or reduced-cost lunches under the school lunch program established under the Richard B. Russell National School Lunch Act, (iii) in an area designated as a disaster area by the Secretary of Agriculture under section 321 of the Consolidated Farm and Rural Development Act or by the President under the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act in the taxable year or the 4 preceding taxable years, (iv) in a rural enterprise community designated under section 766 of the Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 1999 (112 Stat. 2681–37), (v) in an area designated by the Secretary of Agriculture as a Rural Economic Area Partnership Zone, (vi) in an area over which an Indian tribal government (as defined in section 7701(a)(40)) has jurisdiction, or (vii) by an employer who has 200 or fewer employees for each business day in each of 20 or more calendar weeks in the current or preceding calendar year, or (B) in the case of an individual with a disability. (c) Nanotechnology education and training program expenses For purposes of this section— (1) In general The term nanotechnology education and training program expenses means expenses paid or incurred by reason of the participation of the taxpayer (or any employee of the taxpayer) in any nanotechnology education and training program. Such expenses shall include expenses paid in connection with— (A) course work, (B) certification testing, (C) programs carried out under the Act of August 16, 1937 (50 Stat. 664, chapter 663; 29 U.S.C. 50 et seq.) which are registered by the Department of Labor, and (D) other expenses that are essential to assessing skill acquisition. (2) Nanotechnology education and training program The term nanotechnology education and training program means a training program in nanotechnology workplace disciplines or other skill sets which is provided in the United States by an accredited college, university, private career school, postsecondary educational institution, a commercial nanotechnology provider, or an employer-owned nanotechnology training organization. (3) Commercial nanotechnology training provider The term commercial nanotechnology training provider means a private sector organization providing a nanotechnology education and training program. (4) Employer-owned nanotechnology training organization The term employer-owned nanotechnology training organization means a private sector organization that provides nanotechnology training to its employees using internal training development and delivery personnel. The training programs must use industry-recognized training disciplines and evaluation methods, comparable to institutional and commercial training providers. (d) Denial of double benefit (1) Disallowance of other credits and deductions No deduction or credit shall be allowed under any other provision of this chapter for expenses taken into account in determining the credit under this section. (2) Reduction for hope and lifetime learning credits The amount taken into account under subsection (a) shall be reduced by the nanotechnology education and training program expenses taken into account in determining the credits under section 25A. (e) Certain rules made Applicable For purposes of this section, rules similar to the rules of section 45A(e)(2) and subsections (c), (d), and (e) of section 52 shall apply. (f) Application with other credits The credit allowed by subsection (a) for any taxable year shall not exceed the excess (if any) of— (1) the regular tax for the taxable year reduced by the sum of the credits allowable under the subpart A and the previous sections of this subpart, over (2) the tentative minimum tax for the taxable year. . (b) Clerical amendment The table of sections for subpart B of part IV of subchapter A of chapter 1 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by adding at the end the following: Sec. 30E. Nanotechnology education and training program expenses. . (c) Effective date The amendments made by this section shall apply to amounts paid or incurred in taxable years beginning after December 31, 2010. 402. Eligible educational institution (a) In general Section 25A(f)(2) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (relating to eligible educational institution) is amended to read as follows: (2) Eligible educational institution The term eligible educational institution means— (A) an institution— (i) which is described in section 101(b) or 102(a) of the Higher Education Act of 1965, and (ii) which is eligible to participate in a program under title IV of such Act, or (B) a commercial nanotechnology training provider (as defined in section 30E(c)(3)). . (b) Conforming amendment The second sentence of section 221(d)(2) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by striking section 25A(f)(2) and inserting section 25A(f)(2)(A) . (c) Effective date The amendments made by this section shall apply to taxable years beginning after December 31, 2010. 403. Curriculum development program (a) Establishment The National Science Foundation shall provide for the establishment, on a merit reviewed and competitive basis, of a grant program for the development of curriculum materials for interdisciplinary nanotechnology courses at institutions of higher education. (b) Authorization of appropriations There are authorized to be appropriated to the National Science Foundation for carrying out this section $15,000,000 for each of the fiscal years 2012 through 2015. 404. Training partnerships The National Science Foundation, through its Advanced Technological Education program, shall establish a program to encourage manufacturing companies to enter into partnerships with occupational training centers for the development of training to support nanotechnology manufacturing. V Public Outreach 501. Interaction between scientists and engineers Not later than 6 months after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Energy shall transmit to the Congress a report containing a strategy for increasing interaction on nanotechnology issues between scientists and engineers at the Department of Energy’s National Laboratories and in the informal science education community, to enable researchers to use their expertise to assist in the development of appropriate nanotechnology exhibitions for school age children and the general public. |
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Gross income of an
employee does not include amounts paid or incurred by the employer for student
loan payment assistance provided to such employee if the assistance is
furnished pursuant to a program which is described in subsection (c).
</text>
</subsection>
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<enum>
(b)
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<header>
Limitations
</header>
<paragraph id="HF321780F6CF44219A6F67091DD3436D9">
<enum>
(1)
</enum>
<header>
Assistance
limitation
</header>
<text>
The amount taken into account under subsection (a)
with respect to an individual for student loan assistance with respect to
student loan payments during a taxable year shall not exceed $5,000.
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H06987C744BFD4248AA921DE4F886FB09">
<enum>
(2)
</enum>
<header>
Earned income
limitation
</header>
<text>
The amount excluded from the income of an employee
under subsection (a) for any taxable year shall not exceed the earned income of
such employee for such taxable year.
</text>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
<subsection id="HC62895ABEBDC409A81C491C458BA49D9">
<enum>
(c)
</enum>
<header>
Student loan
payment assistance program
</header>
<paragraph id="HA755A92AC59C4C21AECC2E7DEB99056F">
<enum>
(1)
</enum>
<header>
In
general
</header>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
For purposes of this
section a student loan payment assistance program is a separate written plan of
an employer for the exclusive benefit of his employees to provide such
employees with student loan payment assistance which meets the requirements of
paragraphs (2) through (9) of this subsection. If any plan would qualify as a
student loan payment assistance program but for a failure to meet the
requirements of this subsection, then, notwithstanding such failure, such plan
shall be treated as a student loan payment assistance program in the case of
employees who are not highly compensated employees.
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H51403611A39E44F6816D39E5771B6E0C">
<enum>
(2)
</enum>
<header>
Discrimination
</header>
<text>
The
contributions or benefits provided under the plan shall not discriminate in
favor of employees who are highly compensated employees (within the meaning of
section 414(q)).
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H4FEAA2A1DAB7491FA612DA13FC95E40D">
<enum>
(3)
</enum>
<header>
Eligibility
</header>
<text>
The
program shall benefit employees who qualify under a classification set up by
the employer and found by the Secretary not to be discriminatory in favor of
employees described in paragraph (2).
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="HEEA1DFCEB7A840E68482C1D301B98744">
<enum>
(4)
</enum>
<header>
Principal
shareholders or owners
</header>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Not
more than 25 percent of the amounts paid or incurred by the employer for
student loan payment assistance during the year may be provided for the class
of individuals who are shareholders or owners (or their spouses or dependents),
each of whom (on any day of the year) owns more than 5 percent of the stock or
of the capital or profits interest in the employer.
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H03F556D42B824A529145EA1CCAD328CD">
<enum>
(5)
</enum>
<header>
No funding
required
</header>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
A program referred
to in paragraph (1) is not required to be funded.
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="HFCE120F19B934398A9D10AE76B28F859">
<enum>
(6)
</enum>
<header>
Notification of
eligible employees
</header>
<text>
Reasonable notification of the availability
and terms of the program shall be provided to eligible employees.
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H0AFA1F955F7848898BBD5DDEB0759B0B">
<enum>
(7)
</enum>
<header>
Statement of
expenses
</header>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
The plan shall
furnish to an employee, on or before January 31, a written statement showing
the amounts paid or expenses incurred by the employer in providing student loan
payment assistance to such employee during the previous calendar year.
</text>
</paragraph>
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<enum>
(8)
</enum>
<header>
Benefits
</header>
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<enum>
(A)
</enum>
<header>
In
general
</header>
<text>
A plan meets the requirements of this paragraph if the
average benefits provided to employees who are not highly compensated employees
under all plans of the employer is at least 55 percent of the average benefits
provided to highly compensated employees under all plans of the
employer.
</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HCDE03A8486E54FE5A50B200040D2C165">
<enum>
(B)
</enum>
<header>
Salary reduction
agreements
</header>
<text>
For purposes of subparagraph (A), in the case of any
benefits provided through a salary reduction agreement, a plan may disregard
any employees whose compensation is less than $25,000. For purposes of this
subparagraph, the term
<term>
compensation
</term>
has the meaning given such
term by section 414(q)(4), except that, under rules prescribed by the
Secretary, an employer may elect to determine compensation on any other basis
which does not discriminate in favor of highly compensated employees.
</text>
</subparagraph>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="HCDB068CA4B46403BA0305B6F27CABB1A">
<enum>
(9)
</enum>
<header>
Excluded
employees
</header>
<text>
For purposes of paragraphs (3) and (8), there shall be
excluded from consideration—
</text>
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<enum>
(A)
</enum>
<text>
subject to rules
similar to the rules of section 410(b)(4), employees who have not attained the
age of 21 and completed 1 year of service (as defined in section 410(a)(3)),
and
</text>
</subparagraph>
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<enum>
(B)
</enum>
<text>
employees not
included in a student loan payment assistance program who are included in a
unit of employees covered by an agreement which the Secretary finds to be a
collective bargaining agreement between employee representatives and 1 or more
employees, if there is evidence that student loan payment benefits were the
subject of good faith bargaining between such employee representatives and such
employer or employers.
</text>
</subparagraph>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
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(d)
</enum>
<header>
Definitions and
special rules
</header>
<text>
For purposes of this section—
</text>
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(1)
</enum>
<header>
Student loan
payment assistance
</header>
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<enum>
(A)
</enum>
<header>
In
general
</header>
<text>
The term
<term>
student loan payment assistance
</term>
means the payment of principal or interest on—
</text>
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(i)
</enum>
<text>
any indebtedness
incurred by the employee solely to pay qualified higher education expenses (as
defined in section 221) which—
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(I)
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<text>
are paid or
incurred within a reasonable period of time before or after the indebtedness
was incurred, and
</text>
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(II)
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<text>
are attributable
to education furnished during a period during which the employee was an
eligible student, or
</text>
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(ii)
</enum>
<text>
any indebtedness
used to refinance indebtedness described in clause (i).
</text>
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Such
term shall not include any payment of principal or interest on indebtedness
owed to a person who is related (within the meaning of section 267(b) or
707(b)(1)) to the taxpayer or to any person by reason of a loan under any
qualified employer plan (as defined in section 72(p)(4)) or under any contract
referred to in section 72(p)(5).
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</subparagraph>
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<enum>
(B)
</enum>
<header>
Eligible
student
</header>
<text>
The term
<term>
eligible student
</term>
has the meaning
given such term by section 25A(b)(3).
</text>
</subparagraph>
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<enum>
(C)
</enum>
<header>
Dependent
</header>
<text>
The
term
<term>
dependent
</term>
has the meaning given such term by section 152
(determined without regard to subsections (b)(1), (b)(2), and (d)(1)(B)
thereof).
</text>
</subparagraph>
</paragraph>
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<enum>
(2)
</enum>
<header>
Earned
income
</header>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
The term
<term>
earned
income
</term>
shall have the meaning given such term in section 32(c)(2), but
such term shall not include any amounts paid or incurred by an employer for
student loan payment assistance to an employee.
</text>
</paragraph>
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<enum>
(3)
</enum>
<header>
Employee
</header>
<text>
The
term
<term>
employee
</term>
includes, for any year, an individual who is an
employee within the meaning of section 401(c)(1) (relating to self-employed
individuals).
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="HBCAF3C96F1F14B68BB0A72531414F5C7">
<enum>
(4)
</enum>
<header>
Employer
</header>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
An individual who owns the entire interest
in an unincorporated trade or business shall be treated as his own employer. A
partnership shall be treated as the employer of each partner who is an employee
within the meaning of paragraph (3).
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="HAA02F90EFDFC4663AC6D8929C7905BAA">
<enum>
(5)
</enum>
<header>
Attribution
rules
</header>
<subparagraph id="H7A20B76F54D441418F88299C9C3E5EF0">
<enum>
(A)
</enum>
<header>
Ownership of
stock
</header>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Ownership of stock in a
corporation shall be determined in accordance with the rules provided under
subsections (d) and (e) of section 1563 (without regard to section
1563(e)(3)(C)).
</text>
</subparagraph>
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<enum>
(B)
</enum>
<header>
Interest in
unincorporated trade or business
</header>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
The interest of an employee in a trade or
business which is not incorporated shall be determined in accordance with
regulations prescribed by the Secretary, which shall be based on principles
similar to the principles which apply in the case of subparagraph (A).
</text>
</subparagraph>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="HF6448FBB8A55475D887A123D2145AF82">
<enum>
(6)
</enum>
<header>
Utilization test
not applicable
</header>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
A student loan
payment assistance program shall not be held or considered to fail to meet any
requirements of subsection (c) (other than paragraphs (4) and (8) thereof)
merely because of utilization rates for the different types of assistance made
available under the program.
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H3D84041B85B440F892EDEA69E4E572D5">
<enum>
(7)
</enum>
<header>
Disallowance of
excluded amounts as credit or deduction
</header>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
No deduction or credit shall be allowed to
the employee under any other section of this chapter for any amount excluded
from the gross income of the employee by reason of this
section.
</text>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
</section>
<after-quoted-block>
.
</after-quoted-block>
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<enum>
(b)
</enum>
<header>
Conforming
amendments
</header>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Sections
221(d)(2)(A), 414(n)(3)(C) and (t)(2), 3121(a)(18), 3306(b)(13), 3401(a)(18),
and 6039D(d)(1) of such Code are each amended by inserting
<quote>
127A,
</quote>
after
<quote>
127,
</quote>
.
</text>
</subsection>
<subsection id="H45BF1A74D44841BA8A982FBDC04DCF4C">
<enum>
(c)
</enum>
<header>
Clerical
amendment
</header>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
The table of
sections for part III of subchapter B of chapter 1 of such Code is amended by
inserting after the item relating to section 127 the following new item:
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Sec. 127A. Student loan payment assistance
programs.
</toc-entry>
</toc>
<after-quoted-block>
.
</after-quoted-block>
</quoted-block>
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<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>
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| I 113th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 395 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES January 23, 2013 Mr. Israel (for himself, Mr. King of New York , Ms. Norton , Mr. Hanna , and Mr. Cicilline ) 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 amounts paid by an employer on an employee’s student loans.
1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Student Loan Employment Benefits Act of 2013 . 2. Student loan payment assistance programs (a) In general Part III of subchapter B of chapter 1 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by inserting after section 127 the following new section: 127A. Student loan payment assistance programs (a) In general Gross income of an employee does not include amounts paid or incurred by the employer for student loan payment assistance provided to such employee if the assistance is furnished pursuant to a program which is described in subsection (c). (b) Limitations (1) Assistance limitation The amount taken into account under subsection (a) with respect to an individual for student loan assistance with respect to student loan payments during a taxable year shall not exceed $5,000. (2) Earned income limitation The amount excluded from the income of an employee under subsection (a) for any taxable year shall not exceed the earned income of such employee for such taxable year. (c) Student loan payment assistance program (1) In general For purposes of this section a student loan payment assistance program is a separate written plan of an employer for the exclusive benefit of his employees to provide such employees with student loan payment assistance which meets the requirements of paragraphs (2) through (9) of this subsection. If any plan would qualify as a student loan payment assistance program but for a failure to meet the requirements of this subsection, then, notwithstanding such failure, such plan shall be treated as a student loan payment assistance program in the case of employees who are not highly compensated employees. (2) Discrimination The contributions or benefits provided under the plan shall not discriminate in favor of employees who are highly compensated employees (within the meaning of section 414(q)). (3) Eligibility The program shall benefit employees who qualify under a classification set up by the employer and found by the Secretary not to be discriminatory in favor of employees described in paragraph (2). (4) Principal shareholders or owners Not more than 25 percent of the amounts paid or incurred by the employer for student loan payment assistance during the year may be provided for the class of individuals who are shareholders or owners (or their spouses or dependents), each of whom (on any day of the year) owns more than 5 percent of the stock or of the capital or profits interest in the employer. (5) No funding required A program referred to in paragraph (1) is not required to be funded. (6) Notification of eligible employees Reasonable notification of the availability and terms of the program shall be provided to eligible employees. (7) Statement of expenses The plan shall furnish to an employee, on or before January 31, a written statement showing the amounts paid or expenses incurred by the employer in providing student loan payment assistance to such employee during the previous calendar year. (8) Benefits (A) In general A plan meets the requirements of this paragraph if the average benefits provided to employees who are not highly compensated employees under all plans of the employer is at least 55 percent of the average benefits provided to highly compensated employees under all plans of the employer. (B) Salary reduction agreements For purposes of subparagraph (A), in the case of any benefits provided through a salary reduction agreement, a plan may disregard any employees whose compensation is less than $25,000. For purposes of this subparagraph, the term compensation has the meaning given such term by section 414(q)(4), except that, under rules prescribed by the Secretary, an employer may elect to determine compensation on any other basis which does not discriminate in favor of highly compensated employees. (9) Excluded employees For purposes of paragraphs (3) and (8), there shall be excluded from consideration— (A) subject to rules similar to the rules of section 410(b)(4), employees who have not attained the age of 21 and completed 1 year of service (as defined in section 410(a)(3)), and (B) employees not included in a student loan payment assistance program who are included in a unit of employees covered by an agreement which the Secretary finds to be a collective bargaining agreement between employee representatives and 1 or more employees, if there is evidence that student loan payment benefits were the subject of good faith bargaining between such employee representatives and such employer or employers. (d) Definitions and special rules For purposes of this section— (1) Student loan payment assistance (A) In general The term student loan payment assistance means the payment of principal or interest on— (i) any indebtedness incurred by the employee solely to pay qualified higher education expenses (as defined in section 221) which— (I) are paid or incurred within a reasonable period of time before or after the indebtedness was incurred, and (II) are attributable to education furnished during a period during which the employee was an eligible student, or (ii) any indebtedness used to refinance indebtedness described in clause (i). Such term shall not include any payment of principal or interest on indebtedness owed to a person who is related (within the meaning of section 267(b) or 707(b)(1)) to the taxpayer or to any person by reason of a loan under any qualified employer plan (as defined in section 72(p)(4)) or under any contract referred to in section 72(p)(5). (B) Eligible student The term eligible student has the meaning given such term by section 25A(b)(3). (C) Dependent The term dependent has the meaning given such term by section 152 (determined without regard to subsections (b)(1), (b)(2), and (d)(1)(B) thereof). (2) Earned income The term earned income shall have the meaning given such term in section 32(c)(2), but such term shall not include any amounts paid or incurred by an employer for student loan payment assistance to an employee. (3) Employee The term employee includes, for any year, an individual who is an employee within the meaning of section 401(c)(1) (relating to self-employed individuals). (4) Employer An individual who owns the entire interest in an unincorporated trade or business shall be treated as his own employer. A partnership shall be treated as the employer of each partner who is an employee within the meaning of paragraph (3). (5) Attribution rules (A) Ownership of stock Ownership of stock in a corporation shall be determined in accordance with the rules provided under subsections (d) and (e) of section 1563 (without regard to section 1563(e)(3)(C)). (B) Interest in unincorporated trade or business The interest of an employee in a trade or business which is not incorporated shall be determined in accordance with regulations prescribed by the Secretary, which shall be based on principles similar to the principles which apply in the case of subparagraph (A). (6) Utilization test not applicable A student loan payment assistance program shall not be held or considered to fail to meet any requirements of subsection (c) (other than paragraphs (4) and (8) thereof) merely because of utilization rates for the different types of assistance made available under the program. (7) Disallowance of excluded amounts as credit or deduction No deduction or credit shall be allowed to the employee under any other section of this chapter for any amount excluded from the gross income of the employee by reason of this section. . (b) Conforming amendments Sections 221(d)(2)(A), 414(n)(3)(C) and (t)(2), 3121(a)(18), 3306(b)(13), 3401(a)(18), and 6039D(d)(1) of such Code are each amended by inserting 127A, after 127, . (c) Clerical amendment The table of sections for part III of subchapter B of chapter 1 of such Code is amended by inserting after the item relating to section 127 the following new item: Sec. 127A. Student loan payment assistance programs. . (d) Effective date The amendments made by this section shall apply to taxable years beginning after 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. 396
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IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
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January 23, 2013
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Ms. Jenkins
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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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, and in addition to the Committee on
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Oversight and Government
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, 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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To reduce the annual rates of pay for Members of Congress
by 20 percent, and to prohibit an adjustment in such rates during a year unless
the Federal Government did not run a deficit in the previous fiscal
year.
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Short title
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This Act may be cited as the
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Congressional Pay Adjustment
Act
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.
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2.
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Reduction in annual
rates of pay for Members of Congress
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(a)
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Reduction
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Notwithstanding any other provision of law,
the annual rate of pay for each Member of Congress shall be equal to—
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(1)
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for pay periods occurring during 2015, the
applicable rate in effect for pay periods occurring during 2013 reduced by 20
percent, rounded to the nearest multiple of $100 (or, if midway between
multiples of $100, to the next higher multiple of $100); and
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(2)
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for subsequent pay periods, the applicable
rate during 2013, subject to adjustment under paragraph (2) of section 601(a)
of the Legislative Reorganization Act of 1946 (
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2 U.S.C. 31(2)
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(b)
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Member of
Congress defined
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For purposes
of this Act, the term
<term>
Member of Congress
</term>
means an individual
serving in a position under subparagraph (A), (B), or (C) of section 601(a) of
the Legislative Reorganization Act of 1946 (
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2 U.S.C. 31
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).
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3.
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<header>
Prohibiting
adjustments in Member pay unless Federal budget is balanced
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Restrictions on
adjustments
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Notwithstanding
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the Legislative Reorganization Act of 1946 (
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with fiscal year 2014) unless the Secretary of the Treasury submits a report
that a Federal budget deficit did not exist in the previous fiscal year, in
accordance with subsection (b).
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Determination
and report
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Responsibilities
of Secretary
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Not later than
30 days after the end of each fiscal year (beginning with fiscal year 2013),
the Secretary of the Treasury shall—
</text>
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make a determination of whether a Federal
budget deficit existed in that fiscal year; and
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submit a report of that determination to
Congress.
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Determination of
deficit
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For purposes of this
Act, a Federal budget deficit shall be considered to exist in a fiscal year if
total budget outlays of the Government for such fiscal year exceed total
revenues of the Government for such fiscal year as of the last day of such
fiscal year.
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| I 113th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 396 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES January 23, 2013 Ms. Jenkins 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 reduce the annual rates of pay for Members of Congress by 20 percent, and to prohibit an adjustment in such rates during a year unless the Federal Government did not run a deficit in the previous fiscal year.
1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Congressional Pay Adjustment Act . 2. Reduction in annual rates of pay for Members of Congress (a) Reduction Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the annual rate of pay for each Member of Congress shall be equal to— (1) for pay periods occurring during 2015, the applicable rate in effect for pay periods occurring during 2013 reduced by 20 percent, rounded to the nearest multiple of $100 (or, if midway between multiples of $100, to the next higher multiple of $100); and (2) for subsequent pay periods, the applicable rate during 2013, subject to adjustment under paragraph (2) of section 601(a) of the Legislative Reorganization Act of 1946 ( 2 U.S.C. 31(2) ). (b) Member of Congress defined For purposes of this Act, the term Member of Congress means an individual serving in a position under subparagraph (A), (B), or (C) of section 601(a) of the Legislative Reorganization Act of 1946 ( 2 U.S.C. 31 ). 3. Prohibiting adjustments in Member pay unless Federal budget is balanced (a) Restrictions on adjustments 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 ) (relating to cost of living adjustments for Members of Congress) during any fiscal year (beginning with fiscal year 2014) unless the Secretary of the Treasury submits a report that a Federal budget deficit did not exist in the previous fiscal year, in accordance with subsection (b). (b) Determination and report (1) Responsibilities of Secretary Not later than 30 days after the end of each fiscal year (beginning with fiscal year 2013), the Secretary of the Treasury shall— (A) make a determination of whether a Federal budget deficit existed in that fiscal year; and (B) submit a report of that determination to Congress. (2) Determination of deficit For purposes of this Act, a Federal budget deficit shall be considered to exist in a fiscal year if total budget outlays of the Government for such fiscal year exceed total revenues of the Government for such fiscal year as of the last day of such fiscal year. |
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H. R. 397
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January 23, 2013
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Mr. Latham
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To prohibit the disbursement of funds for salaries and
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salaries of Members of Congress in escrow if Congress does not adopt a
concurrent resolution on the budget on or before May 15 of each year, and for
other purposes.
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This Act may be cited as the
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Do Your Job Act
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Prohibiting
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Salaries and
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Prohibition
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If
on or before May 15 of any year Congress does not adopt a concurrent resolution
on the budget for the fiscal year that begins on October 1 of that year, no
funds may be disbursed for the salaries and expenses (including travel
expenses) of any of the offices described in subsection (b) until Congress
adopts a concurrent resolution on the budget for that fiscal year.
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Treatment of
member salaries
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Paragraph (1) does not apply to funds disbursed
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accordance with section 3.
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Offices
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The office of any
Member of Congress.
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The office of any
standing, select, or joint committee of Congress.
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An office of the
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House
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in the act making appropriations for the Legislative
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The offices of the President pro Tempore,
Majority and Minority Leaders, Majority and Minority Whips, Conferences of the
Majority and of the Minority, and Majority and Minority Policy Committees of
the Senate (in addition to any office of a Member of Congress referred to in
paragraph (1)).
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3.
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Holding salaries of
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resolution
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Escrow
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If on or before May 15 of any year Congress
does not adopt a concurrent resolution on the budget for the fiscal year that
begins on October 1 of that year, the Secretary of the Treasury shall deposit
all payments otherwise required to be made for the compensation of Members of
Congress in an escrow account, and shall release such payments to the Members
only upon the adoption by Congress of a concurrent resolution on the budget for
that fiscal year.
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(b)
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Withholding and
remittance of amounts from payments held in escrow
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The Secretary
of the Treasury shall provide for the same withholding and remittance with
respect to a payment deposited in an escrow account under subsection (a) that
would apply to the payment if the payment were not subject to subsection
(a).
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(c)
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Coordination
with House and Senate
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The Secretary of the Treasury shall enter
into such agreements with the Chief Administrative Officer of the House of
Representatives and the Secretary of the Senate as may be necessary to carry
out this section.
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4.
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Member of
Congress Defined
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In this Act,
the term
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Member of Congress
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means an individual serving in a
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Legislative Reorganization Act of 1946 (
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2 U.S.C. 31
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5.
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Effective
date
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This Act shall apply with
respect to fiscal year 2014 and each succeeding fiscal year.
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| I 113th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 397 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES January 23, 2013 Mr. Latham 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 prohibit the disbursement of funds for salaries and expenses of the offices of Members and committees of Congress and to hold the salaries of Members of Congress in escrow if Congress does not adopt a concurrent resolution on the budget on or before May 15 of each year, and for other purposes.
1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Do Your Job Act . 2. Prohibiting disbursement of funds for salaries and expenses of Member and committee offices if congress fails to adopt budget resolution (a) Salaries and expenses of offices (1) Prohibition If on or before May 15 of any year Congress does not adopt a concurrent resolution on the budget for the fiscal year that begins on October 1 of that year, no funds may be disbursed for the salaries and expenses (including travel expenses) of any of the offices described in subsection (b) until Congress adopts a concurrent resolution on the budget for that fiscal year. (2) Treatment of member salaries Paragraph (1) does not apply to funds disbursed for the salary of any Member of Congress, which shall be subject to escrow in accordance with section 3. (b) Offices described The offices described in this subsection are as follows: (1) The office of any Member of Congress. (2) The office of any standing, select, or joint committee of Congress. (3) An office of the House of Representatives for which the appropriation for salaries and expenses of the office for the year involved is provided under the heading House Leadership Offices in the act making appropriations for the Legislative Branch for the fiscal year involved (in addition to any office of a Member of Congress referred to in paragraph (1)). (4) The offices of the President pro Tempore, Majority and Minority Leaders, Majority and Minority Whips, Conferences of the Majority and of the Minority, and Majority and Minority Policy Committees of the Senate (in addition to any office of a Member of Congress referred to in paragraph (1)). 3. Holding salaries of members of congress in escrow if congress fails to adopt budget resolution (a) Escrow If on or before May 15 of any year Congress does not adopt a concurrent resolution on the budget for the fiscal year that begins on October 1 of that year, the Secretary of the Treasury shall deposit all payments otherwise required to be made for the compensation of Members of Congress in an escrow account, and shall release such payments to the Members only upon the adoption by Congress of a concurrent resolution on the budget for that fiscal year. (b) Withholding and remittance of amounts from payments held in escrow The Secretary of the Treasury shall provide for the same withholding and remittance with respect to a payment deposited in an escrow account under subsection (a) that would apply to the payment if the payment were not subject to subsection (a). (c) Coordination with House and Senate The Secretary of the Treasury shall enter into such agreements with the Chief Administrative Officer of the House of Representatives and the Secretary of the Senate as may be necessary to carry out this section. 4. Member of Congress Defined In this Act, the term Member of Congress means an individual serving in a position under subparagraph (A), (B), or (C) of section 601(a) of the Legislative Reorganization Act of 1946 ( 2 U.S.C. 31 ). 5. Effective date This Act shall apply with respect to fiscal year 2014 and each succeeding fiscal year. |
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January 23, 2013
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Mr. Loebsack
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Mrs. Kirkpatrick
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Reduction in
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each Senator, Member of the House of
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the President pro tempore of the Senate,
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the Speaker of the
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Effective
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the date of the enactment of this Act.
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| I 113th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 398 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES January 23, 2013 Mr. Loebsack (for himself and Mrs. Kirkpatrick ) 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 reduce the rate of pay for Members of Congress by 10 percent and to eliminate automatic pay adjustments for Members.
1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Congressional Halt in Pay Increases and Cut Congressional Pay Act . 2. Reduction in pay (a) In general Section 601(a) of the Legislative Reorganization Act of 1946 ( 2 U.S.C. 31 ) is amended to read as follows: 601. (a) Effective as of the beginning of the first applicable pay period commencing after the date on which is held the next regularly scheduled general election for Federal office following the date of the enactment of the Congressional Halt in Pay Increases and Cut Congressional Pay Act , the annual rate of pay for— (1) each Senator, Member of the House of Representatives, and Delegate to the House of Representatives, and the Resident Commissioner from Puerto Rico, (2) 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 (3) the Speaker of the House of Representatives, shall be equal to the annual rate of pay for that position as of the date on which such general election is held, reduced by 10 percent. . (b) Effective date Subsection (a) shall take effect as of the date on which is held the next regularly scheduled general election for Federal office following the date of the enactment of this Act. |
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Mr. Garamendi
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Mr. George Miller of California
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Mr. Gary G. Miller of California
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Mr. Cárdenas
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Mr. Thompson of California
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,
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Ms. Lofgren
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,
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Mr. Costa
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,
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Mrs. Napolitano
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,
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Mrs. Capps
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,
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Ms. Eshoo
</cosponsor>
,
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Mr. Honda
</cosponsor>
,
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Ms. Linda T. Sánchez of California
</cosponsor>
,
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Ms. Loretta Sanchez of California
</cosponsor>
,
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Mr. Farr
</cosponsor>
,
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Ms. Lee of California
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,
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Mrs. Negrete McLeod
</cosponsor>
,
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Ms. Roybal-Allard
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,
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Mrs. Davis of California
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,
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Ms. Bass
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,
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Mr. Waxman
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,
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Ms.
Hahn
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,
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Ms. Chu
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,
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Mr. Bera of California
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,
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Mr. McNerney
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, and
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Mr.
Calvert
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) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the
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Committee on Transportation and
Infrastructure
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A BILL
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<official-title>
To direct the Secretary of the Army to undertake a
comprehensive review of the Corps of Engineers policy guidelines on vegetation
management for levees, 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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Levee Vegetation Review Act of
2013
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</quote>
.
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2.
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<header>
Flood control
policy
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<enum>
(a)
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<header>
Review
</header>
<text>
In
order to determine whether current Federal policy relating to levee vegetation
is appropriate for all regions of the United States, the Secretary of the Army
shall undertake a comprehensive review of the Corps of Engineers policy
guidelines on vegetation management for levees (in this section referred to as
the
<term>
guidelines
</term>
). The Secretary shall commence the review not later
than 6 months after the date of enactment of this Act.
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<enum>
(b)
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<header>
Factors
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<enum>
(1)
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<header>
In
general
</header>
<text>
In conducting the review, the Secretary shall examine the
guidelines in view of—
</text>
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(A)
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<text>
the varied
interests and responsibilities in managing flood risks, including the need to
provide the greatest levee safety benefit with limited resources;
</text>
</subparagraph>
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<enum>
(B)
</enum>
<text>
preserving,
protecting, and enhancing natural resources, including the potential benefit
that vegetation on levees can have in providing habitat for species of
concern;
</text>
</subparagraph>
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<enum>
(C)
</enum>
<text>
protecting the
rights of Native Americans pursuant to treaties and statutes; and
</text>
</subparagraph>
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<enum>
(D)
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<text>
such other factors
as the Secretary considers appropriate.
</text>
</subparagraph>
</paragraph>
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<enum>
(2)
</enum>
<header>
Regional and
watershed considerations
</header>
<text>
In conducting the review, the Secretary
shall specifically consider factors that promote and allow for consideration of
potential variances from national guidelines on a regional or watershed basis.
Such factors may include regional or watershed soil conditions, hydrologic
factors, vegetation patterns and characteristics, environmental resources,
levee performance history, institutional considerations, and other relevant
factors. The scope of a variance approved by the Secretary may include an
exemption to national guidelines where appropriate.
</text>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
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<enum>
(c)
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<header>
Cooperation and
consultation; recommendations
</header>
<paragraph id="H9803D9FF8E6D4E6C8F1A7C2E178F6951">
<enum>
(1)
</enum>
<header>
In
general
</header>
<text>
The review shall be undertaken in cooperation with
interested Federal agencies and in consultation with interested representatives
of State and local governments, Native American Indian tribes, appropriate
nongovernmental organizations, and the public.
</text>
</paragraph>
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<enum>
(2)
</enum>
<header>
Recommendations
</header>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Corps of Engineers Regional Integration
Teams, representing districts, divisions, and headquarters, in consultation
with State and Federal resources agencies, and with participation by local
agencies, shall recommend to the Chief of Engineers vegetation management
policies for levees that conform with State and Federal laws and other
applicable requirements.
</text>
</paragraph>
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<enum>
(d)
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<header>
Peer
review
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<enum>
(1)
</enum>
<header>
Views of
National Academy of Engineering
</header>
<text>
As part of the review, the
Secretary shall solicit and consider the views of the National Academy of
Engineering on the engineering, environmental, and institutional considerations
underlying the guidelines.
</text>
</paragraph>
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<enum>
(2)
</enum>
<header>
Availability of
views
</header>
<text>
The views of the National Academy of Engineering obtained
under paragraph (1) shall be—
</text>
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<enum>
(A)
</enum>
<text>
made available to
the public; and
</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H0CCABD43D85B40568C8D0D1C305D4134">
<enum>
(B)
</enum>
<text>
included in
supporting materials issued in connection with the revised guidelines required
under subsection (e).
</text>
</subparagraph>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
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<enum>
(e)
</enum>
<header>
Revision of
guidelines
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<enum>
(1)
</enum>
<header>
In
general
</header>
<text>
Not later than 2 years after the date of enactment of
this Act, the Secretary shall—
</text>
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<enum>
(A)
</enum>
<text>
revise the
guidelines based on the results of the review, including the results of the
peer review conducted under subsection (d); and
</text>
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<enum>
(B)
</enum>
<text>
submit to Congress
a report that contains a summary of the activities of the Secretary and a
description of the findings of the Secretary under this section.
</text>
</subparagraph>
</paragraph>
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<enum>
(2)
</enum>
<header>
Content;
incorporation into manual
</header>
<text>
The revised guidelines shall—
</text>
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<enum>
(A)
</enum>
<text>
provide a
practical process for approving regional or watershed variances from the
national guidelines, reflecting due consideration of measures to maximize
public safety benefits with limited resources, regional climatic variations,
environmental quality, implementation challenges, and allocation of
responsibilities; and
</text>
</subparagraph>
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<enum>
(B)
</enum>
<text>
be incorporated
into the manual proposed under section 5(c) of the Act entitled
<quote>
An Act
authorizing the construction of certain public works on rivers and harbors for
flood control, and for other purposes
</quote>
, approved August 18, 1941 (33
U.S.C. 701n(c)).
</text>
</subparagraph>
</paragraph>
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<enum>
(f)
</enum>
<header>
Continuation of
work
</header>
<text>
Concurrent with completion of the requirements of this
section, the Secretary shall proceed without interruption or delay with those
ongoing or programmed projects and studies, or elements of projects or studies,
that are not directly related to vegetation variance policy.
</text>
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| I 113th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 399 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES January 23, 2013 Ms. Matsui (for herself, Mr. Garamendi , Mr. George Miller of California , Mr. Gary G. Miller of California , Mr. Cárdenas , Mr. Thompson of California , Ms. Lofgren , Mr. Costa , Mrs. Napolitano , Mrs. Capps , Ms. Eshoo , Mr. Honda , Ms. Linda T. Sánchez of California , Ms. Loretta Sanchez of California , Mr. Farr , Ms. Lee of California , Mrs. Negrete McLeod , Ms. Roybal-Allard , Mrs. Davis of California , Ms. Bass , Mr. Waxman , Ms. Hahn , Ms. Chu , Mr. Bera of California , Mr. McNerney , and Mr. Calvert ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure A BILL To direct the Secretary of the Army to undertake a comprehensive review of the Corps of Engineers policy guidelines on vegetation management for levees, and for other purposes.
1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Levee Vegetation Review Act of 2013 . 2. Flood control policy (a) Review In order to determine whether current Federal policy relating to levee vegetation is appropriate for all regions of the United States, the Secretary of the Army shall undertake a comprehensive review of the Corps of Engineers policy guidelines on vegetation management for levees (in this section referred to as the guidelines ). The Secretary shall commence the review not later than 6 months after the date of enactment of this Act. (b) Factors (1) In general In conducting the review, the Secretary shall examine the guidelines in view of— (A) the varied interests and responsibilities in managing flood risks, including the need to provide the greatest levee safety benefit with limited resources; (B) preserving, protecting, and enhancing natural resources, including the potential benefit that vegetation on levees can have in providing habitat for species of concern; (C) protecting the rights of Native Americans pursuant to treaties and statutes; and (D) such other factors as the Secretary considers appropriate. (2) Regional and watershed considerations In conducting the review, the Secretary shall specifically consider factors that promote and allow for consideration of potential variances from national guidelines on a regional or watershed basis. Such factors may include regional or watershed soil conditions, hydrologic factors, vegetation patterns and characteristics, environmental resources, levee performance history, institutional considerations, and other relevant factors. The scope of a variance approved by the Secretary may include an exemption to national guidelines where appropriate. (c) Cooperation and consultation; recommendations (1) In general The review shall be undertaken in cooperation with interested Federal agencies and in consultation with interested representatives of State and local governments, Native American Indian tribes, appropriate nongovernmental organizations, and the public. (2) Recommendations Corps of Engineers Regional Integration Teams, representing districts, divisions, and headquarters, in consultation with State and Federal resources agencies, and with participation by local agencies, shall recommend to the Chief of Engineers vegetation management policies for levees that conform with State and Federal laws and other applicable requirements. (d) Peer review (1) Views of National Academy of Engineering As part of the review, the Secretary shall solicit and consider the views of the National Academy of Engineering on the engineering, environmental, and institutional considerations underlying the guidelines. (2) Availability of views The views of the National Academy of Engineering obtained under paragraph (1) shall be— (A) made available to the public; and (B) included in supporting materials issued in connection with the revised guidelines required under subsection (e). (e) Revision of guidelines (1) In general Not later than 2 years after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall— (A) revise the guidelines based on the results of the review, including the results of the peer review conducted under subsection (d); and (B) submit to Congress a report that contains a summary of the activities of the Secretary and a description of the findings of the Secretary under this section. (2) Content; incorporation into manual The revised guidelines shall— (A) provide a practical process for approving regional or watershed variances from the national guidelines, reflecting due consideration of measures to maximize public safety benefits with limited resources, regional climatic variations, environmental quality, implementation challenges, and allocation of responsibilities; and (B) be incorporated into the manual proposed under section 5(c) of the Act entitled An Act authorizing the construction of certain public works on rivers and harbors for flood control, and for other purposes , approved August 18, 1941 (33 U.S.C. 701n(c)). (f) Continuation of work Concurrent with completion of the requirements of this section, the Secretary shall proceed without interruption or delay with those ongoing or programmed projects and studies, or elements of projects or studies, that are not directly related to vegetation variance policy. |
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113th CONGRESS
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1st Session
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H. R. 400
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IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
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January 23, 2013
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Ms. Matsui
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(for
herself,
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Mr. Dingell
</cosponsor>
,
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Mrs. Capps
</cosponsor>
,
<cosponsor name-id="M001149">
Mr. Michaud
</cosponsor>
, and
<cosponsor name-id="S001150">
Mr. Schiff
</cosponsor>
) introduced the following
bill; which was referred to the
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Committee
on Foreign Affairs
</committee-name>
, and in addition to the Committee on
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Energy and Commerce
</committee-name>
, for
a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for
consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the
committee concerned
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A BILL
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<official-title>
To provide for the establishment of a Clean Energy
Technology Manufacturing and Export Assistance Fund to assist United States
businesses with exporting clean energy technology products and
services.
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Short title
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This Act may be cited as the
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Clean Energy Technology Manufacturing
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</short-title>
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.
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2.
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<header>
Clean Energy
Technology Manufacturing and Export Assistance Fund
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(a)
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Definitions
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<text>
For
purposes of this section—
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(1)
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the term
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clean energy
technology
</term>
means a technology related to the production, use,
transmission, storage, control, or conservation of energy that will contribute
to a stabilization of atmospheric greenhouse gas concentrations through
reduction, avoidance, or sequestration of energy-related emissions and—
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(A)
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reduce the need
for additional energy supplies by using existing energy supplies with greater
efficiency or by transmitting, distributing, or transporting energy with
greater effectiveness through the infrastructure of the United States;
or
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diversify the
sources of energy supply of the United States to strengthen energy security and
to increase supplies with a favorable balance of environmental effects if the
entire technology system is considered; and
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the term
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Secretary
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means the Secretary of Commerce.
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(b)
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Establishment
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<text>
The
Secretary shall establish a Clean Energy Technology Manufacturing and Export
Assistance Fund, to be administered through the International Trade
Administration. The Secretary shall administer the Fund to promote policies
that will reduce production costs and encourage innovation, investment, and
productivity in the clean energy technology sector, and implement a national
clean energy technology export strategy. The purpose of the Fund is to ensure
that United States clean energy technology firms, including clean energy
technology parts suppliers and engineering and design firms, have the
information and assistance they need to be competitive and create clean energy
technology sector jobs in the United States.
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Assistance
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The
Secretary, consistent with the National Export Initiative, shall provide
information, tools, and other assistance to United States businesses to promote
clean energy technology manufacturing and facilitate the export of clean energy
technology products and services. Such assistance shall include—
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(1)
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developing
critical analysis of policies to reduce production costs and promote
innovation, investment, and productivity in the clean energy technology
sector;
</text>
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<enum>
(2)
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helping educate
companies about how to tailor their activities to specific markets with respect
to their product slate, financing, marketing, assembly, and logistics;
</text>
</paragraph>
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(3)
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helping United
States companies learn about the export process and export opportunities in
foreign markets;
</text>
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(4)
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helping United
States companies to navigate foreign markets; and
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<enum>
(5)
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helping United
States companies provide input regarding clean energy technology manufacturing
and trade policy developments and trade promotion.
</text>
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(d)
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Reports to
Congress
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<enum>
(1)
</enum>
<text>
Not later than 180
days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall transmit to
the Congress a report indicating how the funds provided under this section will
be used to—
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(A)
</enum>
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focus on small and
medium-sized United States businesses;
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<enum>
(B)
</enum>
<text>
encourage the
creation and maintenance of the greatest number of clean energy technology jobs
in the United States; and
</text>
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<enum>
(C)
</enum>
<text>
encourage the
domestic production of clean energy technology products and services, including
materials, components, equipment, parts, and supplies related in any way to the
product or service.
</text>
</subparagraph>
</paragraph>
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(2)
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Not later than
January 1, 2017, the Secretary shall transmit to the Congress a report
assessing the extent to which the program established under this
section—
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<enum>
(A)
</enum>
<text>
has been
successful in developing critical analysis of policies to reduce production
costs and promote innovation, investment, and productivity in the clean energy
technology sector;
</text>
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<enum>
(B)
</enum>
<text>
has been
successful in increasing the competitiveness of United States clean energy
technology firms in emerging markets;
</text>
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<subparagraph id="H287AFDE75DD34501B001E1F9F0C01957">
<enum>
(C)
</enum>
<text>
has been
successful in assisting United States businesses, specifically small- and
medium-sized firms, with exporting clean energy technology products and
services;
</text>
</subparagraph>
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<enum>
(D)
</enum>
<text>
has been
successful in creating jobs directly related to the clean energy technology
sector in the United States, including specific information as to the nature,
location, and duration of those jobs and the methodology used by the Secretary
to compile such information;
</text>
</subparagraph>
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<enum>
(E)
</enum>
<text>
has been
successful in helping United States companies provide input regarding clean
energy technology manufacturing and trade policy developments and trade
promotion; and
</text>
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(F)
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should be
continued.
</text>
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(e)
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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 the Secretary
for carrying out this section $15,000,000 for each of the fiscal years 2013
through 2017.
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(2)
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Limitation
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No assistance provided using funds
appropriated pursuant to this section shall be provided in the form of a
monetary grant.
</text>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
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| I 113th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 400 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES January 23, 2013 Ms. Matsui (for herself, Mr. Dingell , Mrs. Capps , Mr. Michaud , and Mr. Schiff ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs , and in addition to the Committee on 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 provide for the establishment of a Clean Energy Technology Manufacturing and Export Assistance Fund to assist United States businesses with exporting clean energy technology products and services.
1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Clean Energy Technology Manufacturing and Export Assistance Act of 2013 . 2. Clean Energy Technology Manufacturing and Export Assistance Fund (a) Definitions For purposes of this section— (1) the term clean energy technology means a technology related to the production, use, transmission, storage, control, or conservation of energy that will contribute to a stabilization of atmospheric greenhouse gas concentrations through reduction, avoidance, or sequestration of energy-related emissions and— (A) reduce the need for additional energy supplies by using existing energy supplies with greater efficiency or by transmitting, distributing, or transporting energy with greater effectiveness through the infrastructure of the United States; or (B) diversify the sources of energy supply of the United States to strengthen energy security and to increase supplies with a favorable balance of environmental effects if the entire technology system is considered; and (2) the term Secretary means the Secretary of Commerce. (b) Establishment The Secretary shall establish a Clean Energy Technology Manufacturing and Export Assistance Fund, to be administered through the International Trade Administration. The Secretary shall administer the Fund to promote policies that will reduce production costs and encourage innovation, investment, and productivity in the clean energy technology sector, and implement a national clean energy technology export strategy. The purpose of the Fund is to ensure that United States clean energy technology firms, including clean energy technology parts suppliers and engineering and design firms, have the information and assistance they need to be competitive and create clean energy technology sector jobs in the United States. (c) Assistance The Secretary, consistent with the National Export Initiative, shall provide information, tools, and other assistance to United States businesses to promote clean energy technology manufacturing and facilitate the export of clean energy technology products and services. Such assistance shall include— (1) developing critical analysis of policies to reduce production costs and promote innovation, investment, and productivity in the clean energy technology sector; (2) helping educate companies about how to tailor their activities to specific markets with respect to their product slate, financing, marketing, assembly, and logistics; (3) helping United States companies learn about the export process and export opportunities in foreign markets; (4) helping United States companies to navigate foreign markets; and (5) helping United States companies provide input regarding clean energy technology manufacturing and trade policy developments and trade promotion. (d) Reports to Congress (1) Not later than 180 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall transmit to the Congress a report indicating how the funds provided under this section will be used to— (A) focus on small and medium-sized United States businesses; (B) encourage the creation and maintenance of the greatest number of clean energy technology jobs in the United States; and (C) encourage the domestic production of clean energy technology products and services, including materials, components, equipment, parts, and supplies related in any way to the product or service. (2) Not later than January 1, 2017, the Secretary shall transmit to the Congress a report assessing the extent to which the program established under this section— (A) has been successful in developing critical analysis of policies to reduce production costs and promote innovation, investment, and productivity in the clean energy technology sector; (B) has been successful in increasing the competitiveness of United States clean energy technology firms in emerging markets; (C) has been successful in assisting United States businesses, specifically small- and medium-sized firms, with exporting clean energy technology products and services; (D) has been successful in creating jobs directly related to the clean energy technology sector in the United States, including specific information as to the nature, location, and duration of those jobs and the methodology used by the Secretary to compile such information; (E) has been successful in helping United States companies provide input regarding clean energy technology manufacturing and trade policy developments and trade promotion; and (F) should be continued. (e) Authorization of appropriations (1) In general There are authorized to be appropriated to the Secretary for carrying out this section $15,000,000 for each of the fiscal years 2013 through 2017. (2) Limitation No assistance provided using funds appropriated pursuant to this section shall be provided in the form of a monetary grant. |
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113th CONGRESS
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1st Session
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H. R. 401
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IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
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January 23, 2013
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<sponsor name-id="N000185">
Mr. Nugent
</sponsor>
(for
himself,
<cosponsor name-id="S000185">
Mr. Scott of Virginia
</cosponsor>
,
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Mr. Cicilline
</cosponsor>
,
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Mr. Grimm
</cosponsor>
,
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Mr. Gowdy
</cosponsor>
,
<cosponsor name-id="S000244">
Mr. Sensenbrenner
</cosponsor>
,
<cosponsor name-id="R000578">
Mr. Reichert
</cosponsor>
,
<cosponsor name-id="V000128">
Mr. Van Hollen
</cosponsor>
,
<cosponsor name-id="C000714">
Mr. Conyers
</cosponsor>
, and
<cosponsor name-id="L000397">
Ms. Lofgren
</cosponsor>
) introduced the following
bill; which was referred to the
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Committee
on the Judiciary
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A BILL
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<official-title>
To reauthorize and improve the Mentally Ill Offender
Treatment and Crime Reduction Act of 2004.
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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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<short-title>
Justice and Mental Health
Collaboration Act of 2013
</short-title>
</quote>
.
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<enum>
2.
</enum>
<header>
Assisting
veterans
</header>
<subsection id="HCDD60FDA5D164B55AC9435F06900C941">
<enum>
(a)
</enum>
<header>
Redesignation
</header>
<text>
Section
2991 of the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 (42 U.S.C.
3797aa) is amended by redesignating subsection (i) as subsection (l).
</text>
</subsection>
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<enum>
(b)
</enum>
<header>
Assisting
veterans
</header>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Section 2991 of the
Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 (
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/3797aa">
42 U.S.C. 3797aa
</external-xref>
) is
amended by inserting after subsection (h) the following:
</text>
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<subsection id="HC0AA7BF20997462DAD19CD0A54C84E7C">
<enum>
(i)
</enum>
<header>
Assisting
veterans
</header>
<paragraph id="H03D85651D5DA405C9938F539CC386DB1">
<enum>
(1)
</enum>
<header>
Definitions
</header>
<text>
In
this subsection:
</text>
<subparagraph id="HDFEE9A318D6F4973B53AFEF85794088D">
<enum>
(A)
</enum>
<header>
Peer to peer
services or programs
</header>
<text>
The term
<term>
peer to peer services or
programs
</term>
means services or programs that connect qualified veterans with
other veterans for the purpose of providing support and mentorship to assist
qualified veterans in obtaining treatment, recovery, stabilization, or
rehabilitation.
</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H5F0B3BCD21D44866BB696D0F3FD45439">
<enum>
(B)
</enum>
<header>
Qualified
veteran
</header>
<text>
The term
<term>
qualified veteran
</term>
means a
preliminarily qualified offender who—
</text>
<clause id="HFC2D5EA934094F73B89FE14F84DC34C5">
<enum>
(i)
</enum>
<text>
has served on
active duty in any branch of the Armed Forces, including the National Guard and
reserve components; and
</text>
</clause>
<clause id="HE9062772742C4B7F92DD77CC96D1DE1C">
<enum>
(ii)
</enum>
<text>
was discharged or
released from such service under conditions other than dishonorable.
</text>
</clause>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H948135AF99D24115A7A85B7C090F9F33">
<enum>
(C)
</enum>
<header>
Veterans
treatment court program
</header>
<text>
The term
<term>
veterans treatment court
program
</term>
means a court program involving collaboration among criminal
justice, veterans, and mental health and substance abuse agencies that provides
qualified veterans with—
</text>
<clause id="HA7F790FC0BF04921B7547582E7A98492">
<enum>
(i)
</enum>
<text>
intensive judicial
supervision and case management, which may include random and frequent drug
testing where appropriate;
</text>
</clause>
<clause id="H04ACA5F535DE414F8FCE85DE3797E237">
<enum>
(ii)
</enum>
<text>
a
full continuum of treatment services, including mental health services,
substance abuse services, medical services, and services to address
trauma;
</text>
</clause>
<clause id="HC5841461D81A46E3A8BCE7C58CCFF0D4">
<enum>
(iii)
</enum>
<text>
alternatives to
incarceration; and
</text>
</clause>
<clause id="H383E93332C224CD3B4A1D033C5A03DBE">
<enum>
(iv)
</enum>
<text>
other appropriate
services, including housing, transportation, mentoring, employment, job
training, education, and assistance in applying for and obtaining available
benefits.
</text>
</clause>
</subparagraph>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H269E63CF5DEE49DC8D61E047004BDE6D">
<enum>
(2)
</enum>
<header>
Veterans
assistance program
</header>
<subparagraph id="HA18D78560674416496656E5BC2F2F108">
<enum>
(A)
</enum>
<header>
In
general
</header>
<text>
The Attorney General, in consultation with the Secretary
of Veterans Affairs, may award grants under this subsection to applicants to
establish or expand—
</text>
<clause id="H27E564FEFE5E482981C9531F712EC7BA">
<enum>
(i)
</enum>
<text>
veterans treatment
court programs;
</text>
</clause>
<clause id="H0CE7278515B64F59A2D451A8BAC6241D">
<enum>
(ii)
</enum>
<text>
peer to peer
services or programs for qualified veterans;
</text>
</clause>
<clause id="H3B9D593215C2495B86B8E9BA73264E7E">
<enum>
(iii)
</enum>
<text>
practices that
identify and provide treatment, rehabilitation, legal, transitional, and other
appropriate services to qualified veterans who have been incarcerated;
and
</text>
</clause>
<clause id="HB55696CEE6E64A4BBB9C3DFB9E3722BD">
<enum>
(iv)
</enum>
<text>
training programs
to teach criminal justice, law enforcement, corrections, mental health, and
substance abuse personnel how to identify and appropriately respond to
incidents involving qualified veterans.
</text>
</clause>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HE14036364B754F5991384EA4FED94DD6">
<enum>
(B)
</enum>
<header>
Priority
</header>
<text>
In
awarding grants under this subsection, the Attorney General shall give priority
to applications that—
</text>
<clause id="H8D8A9616B11043EEBF48CE9470507455">
<enum>
(i)
</enum>
<text>
demonstrate
collaboration between and joint investments by criminal justice, mental health,
substance abuse, and veterans service agencies;
</text>
</clause>
<clause id="H0942A86A8CA74B53A8154928AE3C23D9">
<enum>
(ii)
</enum>
<text>
promote effective
strategies to identify and reduce the risk of harm to qualified veterans and
public safety; and
</text>
</clause>
<clause id="HEC00E60ECE1F44A1A23603549D4FC160">
<enum>
(iii)
</enum>
<text>
propose
interventions with empirical support to improve outcomes for qualified
veterans.
</text>
</clause>
</subparagraph>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
<after-quoted-block>
.
</after-quoted-block>
</quoted-block>
</subsection>
</section>
<section id="H9FAEA5D1D9D641379D4103A202C64057">
<enum>
3.
</enum>
<header>
Correctional
facilities
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
Section 2991 of the
Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 (
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/3797aa">
42 U.S.C. 3797aa
</external-xref>
) is
amended by inserting after subsection (i), as so added by section 2, the
following:
</text>
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<subsection id="H4FEDEC4E35F74B19AE168CCBDB6B459C">
<enum>
(j)
</enum>
<header>
Correctional
facilities
</header>
<paragraph id="H1D9C2439B20B4E8795766DE134A8ACFA">
<enum>
(1)
</enum>
<header>
Definitions
</header>
<subparagraph id="HA16CDC5EC30C47DE914C668083E18DE8">
<enum>
(A)
</enum>
<header>
Correctional
facility
</header>
<text>
The term
<term>
correctional facility
</term>
means a
jail, prison, or other detention facility used to house people who have been
arrested, detained, held, or convicted by a criminal justice agency or a
court.
</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H4663D44F796646809537BEB49FD56939">
<enum>
(B)
</enum>
<header>
Eligible
inmate
</header>
<text>
The term
<term>
eligible inmate
</term>
means an individual
who—
</text>
<clause id="H1F4DB04407BE456F934ADA4F18A29E49">
<enum>
(i)
</enum>
<text>
is
being held, detained, or incarcerated in a correctional facility; and
</text>
</clause>
<clause id="H4B1CC30F04A54B8BB52B3CC586BE0FAD">
<enum>
(ii)
</enum>
<text>
manifests obvious
signs of a mental illness or has been diagnosed by a qualified mental health
professional as having a mental illness.
</text>
</clause>
</subparagraph>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H4405863EC8CE42E083005DD08C8DB712">
<enum>
(2)
</enum>
<header>
Correctional
facility grants
</header>
<text>
The Attorney General may award grants to
applicants to enhance the capabilities of a correctional facility—
</text>
<subparagraph id="H289CC67BBB064D1DA5CD84C0D620AD1B">
<enum>
(A)
</enum>
<text>
to identify and
screen for eligible inmates;
</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H3897BC08DF454D6398E69D02DE504AF2">
<enum>
(B)
</enum>
<text>
to plan and
provide—
</text>
<clause id="H67BC1B6079224F90A3346F7E73A8ECC0">
<enum>
(i)
</enum>
<text>
initial and
periodic assessments of the clinical, medical, and social needs of inmates;
and
</text>
</clause>
<clause id="HED432778272A4752B431F5D92F7A0D0E">
<enum>
(ii)
</enum>
<text>
appropriate
treatment and services that address the mental health and substance abuse needs
of inmates;
</text>
</clause>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H17732382A7E6403BAEB63EF8F04BDDED">
<enum>
(C)
</enum>
<text>
to develop,
implement, and enhance—
</text>
<clause id="H28A8EABDD8694602A8DFBD053CF3381C">
<enum>
(i)
</enum>
<text>
post-release
transition plans for eligible inmates that, in a comprehensive manner,
coordinate health, housing, medical, employment, and other appropriate services
and public benefits;
</text>
</clause>
<clause id="HE9DAE282E2704390BE71FC0DBF69FCA8">
<enum>
(ii)
</enum>
<text>
the availability
of mental health care services and substance abuse treatment services;
and
</text>
</clause>
<clause id="H862690401BB94104ACD480A047B79906">
<enum>
(iii)
</enum>
<text>
alternatives to
solitary confinement and segregated housing and mental health screening and
treatment for inmates placed in solitary confinement or segregated housing;
and
</text>
</clause>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HEDFD42CE60BC4ACC9C88EA054AB034B9">
<enum>
(D)
</enum>
<text>
to train each
employee of the correctional facility to identify and appropriately respond to
incidents involving inmates with mental health or co-occurring mental health
and substance abuse
disorders.
</text>
</subparagraph>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
<after-quoted-block>
.
</after-quoted-block>
</quoted-block>
</section>
<section id="H7254DAFF9E1441FBAD9D854B7796FD2A">
<enum>
4.
</enum>
<header>
High
utilizers
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
Section 2991 of the
Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 (
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/3797aa">
42 U.S.C. 3797aa
</external-xref>
) is
amended by inserting after subsection (j), as added by section 3, the
following:
</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HFD202CFF014240F6882453E8B74FAF3A" style="OLC">
<subsection id="HB1EC923CB8CE47749D57138FA000112A">
<enum>
(k)
</enum>
<header>
Demonstration
grants responding to high utilizers
</header>
<paragraph id="HFA74B6672F4443ABA02E5F5FDEA7334E">
<enum>
(1)
</enum>
<header>
Definition
</header>
<text>
In
this subsection, the term
<term>
high utilizer
</term>
means an individual
who—
</text>
<subparagraph id="HFCA33A16CA1F4C569DC86BA326E33B0C">
<enum>
(A)
</enum>
<text>
manifests obvious
signs of mental illness or has been diagnosed by a qualified mental health
professional as having a mental illness; and
</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HBCD6A4A2C0094EDD994EC3F2CD9A810C">
<enum>
(B)
</enum>
<text>
consumes a
significantly disproportionate quantity of public resources, such as emergency,
housing, judicial, corrections, and law enforcement services.
</text>
</subparagraph>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H4C411E967BC34C439B8D0617C4E00B4E">
<enum>
(2)
</enum>
<header>
Demonstration
grants responding to high utilizers
</header>
<subparagraph id="H2BEF6067AC204689951D08C614B3F7D0">
<enum>
(A)
</enum>
<header>
In
general
</header>
<text>
The Attorney General may award not more than 6 grants per
year under this subsection to applicants for the purpose of reducing the use of
public services by high utilizers.
</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H3957C449F49C41CCBA61DBEAD997CAFE">
<enum>
(B)
</enum>
<header>
Use of
grants
</header>
<text>
A recipient of a grant awarded under this subsection may
use the grant—
</text>
<clause id="HD7EEB811684C4D74ACA563AE79CD48A8">
<enum>
(i)
</enum>
<text>
to
develop or support multidisciplinary teams that coordinate, implement, and
administer community-based crisis responses and long-term plans for high
utilizers;
</text>
</clause>
<clause id="H22D05191DCBD4BA19ED5C5D463176DFE">
<enum>
(ii)
</enum>
<text>
to provide
training on how to respond appropriately to the unique issues involving high
utilizers for public service personnel, including criminal justice, mental
health, substance abuse, emergency room, healthcare, law enforcement,
corrections, and housing personnel;
</text>
</clause>
<clause id="H6325A46AC4E94C609F36C294AC4C5BEE">
<enum>
(iii)
</enum>
<text>
to develop or
support alternatives to hospital and jail admissions for high utilizers that
provide treatment, stabilization, and other appropriate supports in the least
restrictive, yet appropriate, environment; or
</text>
</clause>
<clause id="HA151510264E1448696D2F44540694355">
<enum>
(iv)
</enum>
<text>
to develop
protocols and systems among law enforcement, mental health, substance abuse,
housing, corrections, and emergency medical service operations to provide
coordinated assistance to high utilizers.
</text>
</clause>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HC3F64DBEDF224A6682D234D4EEB36971">
<enum>
(C)
</enum>
<header>
Report
</header>
<text>
Not
later than the last day of the first year following the fiscal year in which a
grant is awarded under this subsection, the recipient of the grant shall submit
to the Attorney General a report that—
</text>
<clause id="H59017AC935714813B7ADEDC4C92CB814">
<enum>
(i)
</enum>
<text>
measures the
performance of the grant recipient in reducing the use of public services by
high utilizers; and
</text>
</clause>
<clause id="H16191F02A7B34861B32E3C2FE61821C5">
<enum>
(ii)
</enum>
<text>
provides a model
set of practices, systems, or procedures that other jurisdictions can adopt to
reduce the use of public services by high
utilizers.
</text>
</clause>
</subparagraph>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
<after-quoted-block>
.
</after-quoted-block>
</quoted-block>
</section>
<section id="H26061B44B00D4803A3E444EDA6F9B548">
<enum>
5.
</enum>
<header>
Academy
training
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
Section 2991(h) of
the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 (
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/3797aa">
42 U.S.C. 3797aa(h)
</external-xref>
) is
amended—
</text>
<paragraph id="H556DB81A28C64F77B7DC2D2C618409E8">
<enum>
(1)
</enum>
<text>
in paragraph (1),
by adding at the end the following:
</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H16A0DBDD26B94AA7AD6A3A13E5A2022C" style="OLC">
<subparagraph id="H3258725812E04074B58FFBD3307D12A5">
<enum>
(F)
</enum>
<header>
Academy
training
</header>
<text>
To provide support for academy curricula, law
enforcement officer orientation programs, continuing education training, and
other programs that teach law enforcement personnel how to identify and respond
to incidents involving persons with mental health disorders or co-occurring
mental health and substance abuse
disorders.
</text>
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;
and
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(2)
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by adding at the
end the following:
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(4)
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Priority
consideration
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<text>
The Attorney General, in awarding grants under this
subsection, shall give priority to programs that law enforcement personnel and
members of the mental health and substance abuse professions develop and
administer
cooperatively.
</text>
</paragraph>
<after-quoted-block>
.
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6.
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<header>
Evidence based
practices
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Section 2991(c) of
the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 (
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42 U.S.C. 3797aa(c)
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) is
amended—
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(1)
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in paragraph (3),
by striking
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or
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at the end;
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(2)
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by redesignating
paragraph (4) as paragraph (6); and
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(3)
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<text>
by inserting after
paragraph (3), the following:
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(4)
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propose
interventions that have been shown by empirical evidence to reduce
recidivism;
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(5)
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<text>
when appropriate,
use validated assessment tools to target preliminarily qualified offenders with
a moderate or high risk of recidivism and a need for treatment and services;
or
</text>
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<after-quoted-block>
.
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7.
</enum>
<header>
Safe
communities
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<enum>
(a)
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<header>
In
general
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<text>
Section 2991(a) of the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe
Streets Act of 1968 (
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42 U.S.C. 3797aa(a)
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) is amended—
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(1)
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in paragraph
(7)—
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(A)
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<text>
in the heading, by
striking
<quote>
<header-in-text level="paragraph" style="OLC">
Mental
illness
</header-in-text>
</quote>
and inserting
<quote>
<header-in-text level="paragraph" style="OLC">
Mental illness; mental health
disorder
</header-in-text>
</quote>
; and
</text>
</subparagraph>
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<enum>
(B)
</enum>
<text>
by striking
<quote>
term
<term>
mental illness
</term>
means
</quote>
and inserting
<quote>
terms
<term>
mental illness
</term>
and
<term>
mental health
disorder
</term>
mean
</quote>
; and
</text>
</subparagraph>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H64F498E977DD467C9906F48C6B438410">
<enum>
(2)
</enum>
<text>
by striking
paragraph (9) and inserting the following:
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(9)
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Preliminarily qualified offender
</header>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HA732878E4CFA440A9139D221832854D4">
<enum>
(A)
</enum>
<header>
In
general
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The term
<term>
preliminarily qualified offender
</term>
means an adult or juvenile
accused of an offense who—
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(i)
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(I)
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previously or currently
has been diagnosed by a qualified mental health professional as having a mental
illness or co-occurring mental illness and substance abuse disorders;
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(II)
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manifests obvious signs of mental
illness or co-occurring mental illness and substance abuse disorders during
arrest or confinement or before any court; or
</text>
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(III)
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<text>
in the case of a veterans treatment
court provided under subsection (i), has been diagnosed with, or manifests
obvious signs of, mental illness or a substance abuse disorder or co-occurring
mental illness and substance abuse disorder; and
</text>
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(ii)
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<text>
has been
unanimously approved for participation in a program funded under this section
by, when appropriate, the relevant—
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<enum>
(I)
</enum>
<text>
prosecuting
attorney;
</text>
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<enum>
(II)
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<text>
defense
attorney;
</text>
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<enum>
(III)
</enum>
<text>
probation or
corrections official;
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</subclause>
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(IV)
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judge; and
</text>
</subclause>
<subclause id="H5140F0F2095D433D9BF6C9EF24E73BEA">
<enum>
(V)
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<text>
a representative
from the relevant mental health agency described in subsection
(b)(5)(B)(i).
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<subparagraph id="HB6E4040A56E14DC28A4CE55E26002FC8">
<enum>
(B)
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<header>
Determination
</header>
<text>
In
determining whether to designate a defendant as a preliminarily qualified
offender, the relevant prosecuting attorney, defense attorney, probation or
corrections official, judge, and mental health or substance abuse agency
representative shall take into account—
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<enum>
(i)
</enum>
<text>
whether the
participation of the defendant in the program would pose a substantial risk of
violence to the community;
</text>
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<enum>
(ii)
</enum>
<text>
the criminal
history of the defendant and the nature and severity of the offense for which
the defendant is charged;
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<enum>
(iii)
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<text>
the views of any
relevant victims to the offense;
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(iv)
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the extent to
which the defendant would benefit from participation in the program;
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(v)
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<text>
the extent to
which the community would realize cost savings because of the defendant's
participation in the program; and
</text>
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<enum>
(vi)
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whether the
defendant satisfies the eligibility criteria for program participation
unanimously established by the relevant prosecuting attorney, defense attorney,
probation or corrections official, judge and mental health or substance abuse
agency
representative.
</text>
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</subparagraph>
</paragraph>
<after-quoted-block>
.
</after-quoted-block>
</quoted-block>
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<subsection id="HD1666D50136448069264AAA3947618DF">
<enum>
(b)
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<header>
Technical and
conforming amendment
</header>
<text>
Section 2927(2) of the Omnibus Crime Control
and Safe Streets Act of 1968 (
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/3797s-6">
42 U.S.C. 3797s–6(2)
</external-xref>
) is amended by striking
<quote>
has the meaning given that term in section 2991(a).
</quote>
and
inserting “means an offense that—
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<enum>
(A)
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does not have as
an element the use, attempted use, or threatened use of physical force against
the person or property of another; or
</text>
</subparagraph>
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<enum>
(B)
</enum>
<text>
is not a felony
that by its nature involves a substantial risk that physical force against the
person or property of another may be used in the course of committing the
offense.
</text>
</subparagraph>
<after-quoted-block>
.
</after-quoted-block>
</quoted-block>
</subsection>
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<section id="H99196CB89DD24771B71825779D4D8C66">
<enum>
8.
</enum>
<header>
Reauthorization
of appropriations
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
Subsection
(l) of section 2991 of the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968
(
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/3797aa">
42 U.S.C. 3797aa
</external-xref>
), as redesignated in section 2(a), is amended—
</text>
<paragraph id="H59A4DDEBB81F4FC8A5F9617508E1573E">
<enum>
(1)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
in paragraph (1)—
</text>
<subparagraph id="H7B33529E2E9541ADBBBDD993E57135BA">
<enum>
(A)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
in subparagraph (B), by striking
<quote>
and
</quote>
at the end;
</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HE4B3098963274700860B437E276A816D">
<enum>
(B)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
in subparagraph (C), by striking the period
and inserting
<quote>
; and
</quote>
; and
</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HC1F02E88029741DB82FAC7A8F014D6FE">
<enum>
(C)
</enum>
<text>
by adding at the
end the following:
</text>
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<subparagraph id="H532935A9D4DD43F0A63DACD4BD24E781">
<enum>
(D)
</enum>
<text>
$40,000,000 for
each of fiscal years 2015 through 2019.
</text>
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<after-quoted-block>
;
and
</after-quoted-block>
</quoted-block>
</subparagraph>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="HCE218764779748F59F17C1841F802D94">
<enum>
(2)
</enum>
<text>
by adding at the
end the following:
</text>
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<enum>
(3)
</enum>
<header>
Limitation
</header>
<text>
Not
more than 20 percent of the funds authorized to be appropriated under this
section may be used for purposes described in subsection (i) (relating to
veterans).
</text>
</paragraph>
<after-quoted-block>
.
</after-quoted-block>
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| I 113th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 401 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES January 23, 2013 Mr. Nugent (for himself, Mr. Scott of Virginia , Mr. Cicilline , Mr. Grimm , Mr. Gowdy , Mr. Sensenbrenner , Mr. Reichert , Mr. Van Hollen , Mr. Conyers , and Ms. Lofgren ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary A BILL To reauthorize and improve the Mentally Ill Offender Treatment and Crime Reduction Act of 2004.
1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Justice and Mental Health Collaboration Act of 2013 . 2. Assisting veterans (a) Redesignation Section 2991 of the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 (42 U.S.C. 3797aa) is amended by redesignating subsection (i) as subsection (l). (b) Assisting veterans Section 2991 of the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 ( 42 U.S.C. 3797aa ) is amended by inserting after subsection (h) the following: (i) Assisting veterans (1) Definitions In this subsection: (A) Peer to peer services or programs The term peer to peer services or programs means services or programs that connect qualified veterans with other veterans for the purpose of providing support and mentorship to assist qualified veterans in obtaining treatment, recovery, stabilization, or rehabilitation. (B) Qualified veteran The term qualified veteran means a preliminarily qualified offender who— (i) has served on active duty in any branch of the Armed Forces, including the National Guard and reserve components; and (ii) was discharged or released from such service under conditions other than dishonorable. (C) Veterans treatment court program The term veterans treatment court program means a court program involving collaboration among criminal justice, veterans, and mental health and substance abuse agencies that provides qualified veterans with— (i) intensive judicial supervision and case management, which may include random and frequent drug testing where appropriate; (ii) a full continuum of treatment services, including mental health services, substance abuse services, medical services, and services to address trauma; (iii) alternatives to incarceration; and (iv) other appropriate services, including housing, transportation, mentoring, employment, job training, education, and assistance in applying for and obtaining available benefits. (2) Veterans assistance program (A) In general The Attorney General, in consultation with the Secretary of Veterans Affairs, may award grants under this subsection to applicants to establish or expand— (i) veterans treatment court programs; (ii) peer to peer services or programs for qualified veterans; (iii) practices that identify and provide treatment, rehabilitation, legal, transitional, and other appropriate services to qualified veterans who have been incarcerated; and (iv) training programs to teach criminal justice, law enforcement, corrections, mental health, and substance abuse personnel how to identify and appropriately respond to incidents involving qualified veterans. (B) Priority In awarding grants under this subsection, the Attorney General shall give priority to applications that— (i) demonstrate collaboration between and joint investments by criminal justice, mental health, substance abuse, and veterans service agencies; (ii) promote effective strategies to identify and reduce the risk of harm to qualified veterans and public safety; and (iii) propose interventions with empirical support to improve outcomes for qualified veterans. . 3. Correctional facilities Section 2991 of the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 ( 42 U.S.C. 3797aa ) is amended by inserting after subsection (i), as so added by section 2, the following: (j) Correctional facilities (1) Definitions (A) Correctional facility The term correctional facility means a jail, prison, or other detention facility used to house people who have been arrested, detained, held, or convicted by a criminal justice agency or a court. (B) Eligible inmate The term eligible inmate means an individual who— (i) is being held, detained, or incarcerated in a correctional facility; and (ii) manifests obvious signs of a mental illness or has been diagnosed by a qualified mental health professional as having a mental illness. (2) Correctional facility grants The Attorney General may award grants to applicants to enhance the capabilities of a correctional facility— (A) to identify and screen for eligible inmates; (B) to plan and provide— (i) initial and periodic assessments of the clinical, medical, and social needs of inmates; and (ii) appropriate treatment and services that address the mental health and substance abuse needs of inmates; (C) to develop, implement, and enhance— (i) post-release transition plans for eligible inmates that, in a comprehensive manner, coordinate health, housing, medical, employment, and other appropriate services and public benefits; (ii) the availability of mental health care services and substance abuse treatment services; and (iii) alternatives to solitary confinement and segregated housing and mental health screening and treatment for inmates placed in solitary confinement or segregated housing; and (D) to train each employee of the correctional facility to identify and appropriately respond to incidents involving inmates with mental health or co-occurring mental health and substance abuse disorders. . 4. High utilizers Section 2991 of the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 ( 42 U.S.C. 3797aa ) is amended by inserting after subsection (j), as added by section 3, the following: (k) Demonstration grants responding to high utilizers (1) Definition In this subsection, the term high utilizer means an individual who— (A) manifests obvious signs of mental illness or has been diagnosed by a qualified mental health professional as having a mental illness; and (B) consumes a significantly disproportionate quantity of public resources, such as emergency, housing, judicial, corrections, and law enforcement services. (2) Demonstration grants responding to high utilizers (A) In general The Attorney General may award not more than 6 grants per year under this subsection to applicants for the purpose of reducing the use of public services by high utilizers. (B) Use of grants A recipient of a grant awarded under this subsection may use the grant— (i) to develop or support multidisciplinary teams that coordinate, implement, and administer community-based crisis responses and long-term plans for high utilizers; (ii) to provide training on how to respond appropriately to the unique issues involving high utilizers for public service personnel, including criminal justice, mental health, substance abuse, emergency room, healthcare, law enforcement, corrections, and housing personnel; (iii) to develop or support alternatives to hospital and jail admissions for high utilizers that provide treatment, stabilization, and other appropriate supports in the least restrictive, yet appropriate, environment; or (iv) to develop protocols and systems among law enforcement, mental health, substance abuse, housing, corrections, and emergency medical service operations to provide coordinated assistance to high utilizers. (C) Report Not later than the last day of the first year following the fiscal year in which a grant is awarded under this subsection, the recipient of the grant shall submit to the Attorney General a report that— (i) measures the performance of the grant recipient in reducing the use of public services by high utilizers; and (ii) provides a model set of practices, systems, or procedures that other jurisdictions can adopt to reduce the use of public services by high utilizers. . 5. Academy training Section 2991(h) of the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 ( 42 U.S.C. 3797aa(h) ) is amended— (1) in paragraph (1), by adding at the end the following: (F) Academy training To provide support for academy curricula, law enforcement officer orientation programs, continuing education training, and other programs that teach law enforcement personnel how to identify and respond to incidents involving persons with mental health disorders or co-occurring mental health and substance abuse disorders. ; and (2) by adding at the end the following: (4) Priority consideration The Attorney General, in awarding grants under this subsection, shall give priority to programs that law enforcement personnel and members of the mental health and substance abuse professions develop and administer cooperatively. . 6. Evidence based practices Section 2991(c) of the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 ( 42 U.S.C. 3797aa(c) ) is amended— (1) in paragraph (3), by striking or at the end; (2) by redesignating paragraph (4) as paragraph (6); and (3) by inserting after paragraph (3), the following: (4) propose interventions that have been shown by empirical evidence to reduce recidivism; (5) when appropriate, use validated assessment tools to target preliminarily qualified offenders with a moderate or high risk of recidivism and a need for treatment and services; or . 7. Safe communities (a) In general Section 2991(a) of the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 ( 42 U.S.C. 3797aa(a) ) is amended— (1) in paragraph (7)— (A) in the heading, by striking Mental illness and inserting Mental illness; mental health disorder ; and (B) by striking term mental illness means and inserting terms mental illness and mental health disorder mean ; and (2) by striking paragraph (9) and inserting the following: (9) Preliminarily qualified offender (A) In general The term preliminarily qualified offender means an adult or juvenile accused of an offense who— (i) (I) previously or currently has been diagnosed by a qualified mental health professional as having a mental illness or co-occurring mental illness and substance abuse disorders; (II) manifests obvious signs of mental illness or co-occurring mental illness and substance abuse disorders during arrest or confinement or before any court; or (III) in the case of a veterans treatment court provided under subsection (i), has been diagnosed with, or manifests obvious signs of, mental illness or a substance abuse disorder or co-occurring mental illness and substance abuse disorder; and (ii) has been unanimously approved for participation in a program funded under this section by, when appropriate, the relevant— (I) prosecuting attorney; (II) defense attorney; (III) probation or corrections official; (IV) judge; and (V) a representative from the relevant mental health agency described in subsection (b)(5)(B)(i). (B) Determination In determining whether to designate a defendant as a preliminarily qualified offender, the relevant prosecuting attorney, defense attorney, probation or corrections official, judge, and mental health or substance abuse agency representative shall take into account— (i) whether the participation of the defendant in the program would pose a substantial risk of violence to the community; (ii) the criminal history of the defendant and the nature and severity of the offense for which the defendant is charged; (iii) the views of any relevant victims to the offense; (iv) the extent to which the defendant would benefit from participation in the program; (v) the extent to which the community would realize cost savings because of the defendant's participation in the program; and (vi) whether the defendant satisfies the eligibility criteria for program participation unanimously established by the relevant prosecuting attorney, defense attorney, probation or corrections official, judge and mental health or substance abuse agency representative. . (b) Technical and conforming amendment Section 2927(2) of the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 ( 42 U.S.C. 3797s–6(2) ) is amended by striking has the meaning given that term in section 2991(a). and inserting “means an offense that— (A) does not have as an element the use, attempted use, or threatened use of physical force against the person or property of another; or (B) is not a felony that by its nature involves a substantial risk that physical force against the person or property of another may be used in the course of committing the offense. . 8. Reauthorization of appropriations Subsection (l) of section 2991 of the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 ( 42 U.S.C. 3797aa ), as redesignated in section 2(a), is amended— (1) in paragraph (1)— (A) in subparagraph (B), by striking and at the end; (B) in subparagraph (C), by striking the period and inserting ; and ; and (C) by adding at the end the following: (D) $40,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2015 through 2019. ; and (2) by adding at the end the following: (3) Limitation Not more than 20 percent of the funds authorized to be appropriated under this section may be used for purposes described in subsection (i) (relating to veterans). . |
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January 23, 2013
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Mr. Ryan of Ohio
</sponsor>
introduced the following bill; which was referred to the
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Committee on Natural
Resources
</committee-name>
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A BILL
</legis-type>
<official-title>
To provide for the retention of the name of Mount
McKinley.
</official-title>
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1.
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Retention of name of Mount
McKinley
</header>
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Notwithstanding any
other authority of law, the mountain located 63 degrees 04 minutes 12 seconds
north, by 151 degrees 00 minutes 18 seconds west shall continue to be named and
referred to for all purposes as Mount McKinley.
</text>
</section>
</legis-body>
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| I 113th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 402 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES January 23, 2013 Mr. Ryan of Ohio introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Natural Resources A BILL To provide for the retention of the name of Mount McKinley.
1. Retention of name of Mount McKinley Notwithstanding any other authority of law, the mountain located 63 degrees 04 minutes 12 seconds north, by 151 degrees 00 minutes 18 seconds west shall continue to be named and referred to for all purposes as Mount McKinley. |
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Grants for outlying areas and
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Section 1121(a) of the Elementary and
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(1)
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a total of 1 percent to provide
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in paragraph (1),
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.5 percent to provide assistance to
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the outlying
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(3)
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in paragraph (2),
by inserting
<quote>
.75 percent to provide assistance to
</quote>
before
<quote>
the Secretary
</quote>
.
</text>
</paragraph>
</section>
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| I 113th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 403 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES January 23, 2013 Mr. Sablan introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Education and the Workforce A BILL To amend the percentage of funds appropriated under title I of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 required to be reserved for outlying areas and the Secretary of the Interior.
1. Grants for outlying areas and the Secretary of the Interior Section 1121(a) of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 ( 20 U.S.C. 6331(a) ) is amended— (1) in the matter preceding paragraph (1), by striking a total of 1 percent to provide assistance to ; (2) in paragraph (1), by inserting .5 percent to provide assistance to before the outlying ; and (3) in paragraph (2), by inserting .75 percent to provide assistance to before the Secretary . |
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113 HR 404 IH: Straw Purchaser Penalty Enhancement Act
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January 23, 2013
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Mr. Schiff
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(for
himself,
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Ms. Lee of California
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,
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Mr. Meeks
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,
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Mr. Pierluisi
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Ms. Norton
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,
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Mr. Moran
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Mr. Danny K. Davis of Illinois
</cosponsor>
,
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Ms. DeLauro
</cosponsor>
,
<cosponsor name-id="T000472">
Mr. Takano
</cosponsor>
,
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Ms. Slaughter
</cosponsor>
, and
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Mr. Sherman
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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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To enhance criminal penalties for straw purchasers of
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Short title
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This Act may be cited as the
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<short-title>
Straw Purchaser Penalty Enhancement
Act
</short-title>
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.
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<header>
Sentencing
enhancement for certain straw purchasers
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Section 924
</external-xref>
of title 18, United States Code,
is amended by adding at the end the following:
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(A)
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knowing or having reason to believe
that the violation will further the transfer of two or more firearms to a
person prohibited by law from shipping, transporting, possessing or receiving a
firearm; and
</text>
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(B)
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with the intent to conceal from the
transferor of the firearm the identity of the person referred to in
subparagraph (A),
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shall, in addition to the punishment otherwise
provided for the violation, be sentenced to a term of imprisonment of 2
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(2)
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Notwithstanding any other provision of
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(A)
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The court shall not place on probation
any person convicted of a violation described in paragraph (1).
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(B)
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The court shall not reduce a term of
imprisonment to be imposed for such a violation so as to compensate for, or
otherwise take into account, a term of imprisonment imposed or to be imposed
for a separate such violation.
</text>
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Except as provided in
clause (ii), a term of imprisonment imposed on a person under this subsection
shall not run concurrently with a term of imprisonment imposed on the person
under any other provision of law.
</text>
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(ii)
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A term of imprisonment imposed on a
person for such a violation may, in the discretion of the court, run
concurrently, in whole or in part, with another term of imprisonment imposed on
the person by the court at the same time for a separate such violation, subject
to applicable guidelines and policy statements issued by the Sentencing
Commission pursuant to
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section 994
</external-xref>
of title 28.
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Section 3553(a) shall
apply in sentencing under this subsection.
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(ii)
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Before imposing a sentence in
accordance with section 3553(a), the court shall give the parties reasonable
notice of the intent of the court to do so and an opportunity to
respond.
</text>
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(iii)
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If the court imposes a sentence in
accordance with section 3553(a), the court shall state, in the written
statement of reasons, the factors under section 3553(a) that require imposition
of a sentence below the statutory minimum.
</text>
</clause>
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(3)
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The Attorney General shall issue
regulations requiring any form required to be completed by the purchaser of a
firearm from a person licensed under section 923 to include a notice of the
provisions of this
subsection.
</text>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
<after-quoted-block>
.
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| I 113th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 404 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES January 23, 2013 Mr. Schiff (for himself, Ms. Lee of California , Mr. Meeks , Mr. Pierluisi , Ms. Norton , Mr. Moran , Mr. Danny K. Davis of Illinois , Ms. DeLauro , Mr. Takano , Ms. Slaughter , and Mr. Sherman ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary A BILL To enhance criminal penalties for straw purchasers of firearms.
1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Straw Purchaser Penalty Enhancement Act . 2. Sentencing enhancement for certain straw purchasers Section 924 of title 18, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following: (q) (1) Whoever violates section 922(a)(6) or subsection (a)(1)(A) of this section— (A) knowing or having reason to believe that the violation will further the transfer of two or more firearms to a person prohibited by law from shipping, transporting, possessing or receiving a firearm; and (B) with the intent to conceal from the transferor of the firearm the identity of the person referred to in subparagraph (A), shall, in addition to the punishment otherwise provided for the violation, be sentenced to a term of imprisonment of 2 years. (2) Notwithstanding any other provision of law: (A) The court shall not place on probation any person convicted of a violation described in paragraph (1). (B) The court shall not reduce a term of imprisonment to be imposed for such a violation so as to compensate for, or otherwise take into account, a term of imprisonment imposed or to be imposed for a separate such violation. (C) (i) Except as provided in clause (ii), a term of imprisonment imposed on a person under this subsection shall not run concurrently with a term of imprisonment imposed on the person under any other provision of law. (ii) A term of imprisonment imposed on a person for such a violation may, in the discretion of the court, run concurrently, in whole or in part, with another term of imprisonment imposed on the person by the court at the same time for a separate such violation, subject to applicable guidelines and policy statements issued by the Sentencing Commission pursuant to section 994 of title 28. (D) (i) Section 3553(a) shall apply in sentencing under this subsection. (ii) Before imposing a sentence in accordance with section 3553(a), the court shall give the parties reasonable notice of the intent of the court to do so and an opportunity to respond. (iii) If the court imposes a sentence in accordance with section 3553(a), the court shall state, in the written statement of reasons, the factors under section 3553(a) that require imposition of a sentence below the statutory minimum. (3) The Attorney General shall issue regulations requiring any form required to be completed by the purchaser of a firearm from a person licensed under section 923 to include a notice of the provisions of this subsection. . |
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U.S. House of Representatives
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H. R. 405
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IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
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January 23, 2013
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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 the
Judiciary
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To permit Members of Congress to administer the oath of
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1.
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Congressional administration
of the oath of allegiance
</header>
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(a)
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<header>
Naturalization
Authority
</header>
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Section 310(b) of
the Immigration and Nationality Act (
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8 U.S.C. 1421(b)
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in the subsection
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Court Authority
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and inserting
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<header-in-text level="subsection" style="OLC">
Authority
</header-in-text>
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(2)
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in paragraph
(1)(A)—
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(A)
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by inserting
<quote>
, by a Member of, or Delegate or Resident Commissioner to, the
Congress,
</quote>
before
<quote>
or by an eligible court
</quote>
; and
</text>
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<quote>
A Senator shall have the authority to administer such oath of allegiance
only to individuals who reside in the State the Senator represents. In the case
of a Member of the House of Representatives, including a Delegate or Resident
Commissioner to the Congress, the Member shall have the authority to administer
such oath of allegiance only to individuals who reside in the congressional
district the Member represents.
</quote>
;
</text>
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</paragraph>
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(3)
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in paragraph (1),
by adding at the end the following:
</text>
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(C)
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Limitations on
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</header>
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(i)
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<header>
Extent of
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The authority under this section of a Member of, or
Delegate or Resident Commissioner to, the Congress is limited solely to the
administration of the oath of allegiance under section 337(a).
</text>
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(ii)
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<header>
Period before
elections
</header>
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A Member of, or
Delegate or Resident Commissioner to, the Congress may not administer the oath
of allegiance under section 337(a) during the 90-day period which ends on the
date of any election for Federal, State, or local office in which the Member,
Delegate, or Resident Commissioner is a candidate.
</text>
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<enum>
(iii)
</enum>
<header>
Time and place
of ceremony
</header>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
A Member of, or
Delegate or Resident Commissioner to, the Congress shall administer the oath of
allegiance under section 337(a) only at such times and places as the Secretary
of Homeland Security may
designate.
</text>
</clause>
</subparagraph>
<after-quoted-block>
;
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</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H5C231859CE534016B7CF67FB497BBC6E">
<enum>
(4)
</enum>
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in paragraph (2)(A), in the matter
preceding clause (i), by inserting
<quote>
or a Member of, or Delegate or
Resident Commissioner to, the Congress
</quote>
after
<quote>
a
court
</quote>
;
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H51FA1E4776994374A7C50BB37F32E39D">
<enum>
(5)
</enum>
<text>
in paragraph
(2)(A)(i), by inserting
<quote>
or subject to paragraph (1)(C)(ii), the Member
of, or Delegate or Resident Commissioner to, the Congress
</quote>
after
<quote>
the court
</quote>
;
</text>
</paragraph>
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<enum>
(6)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
in paragraph (2)(A)(ii)(I), by inserting
<quote>
or the Member of, or Delegate or Resident Commissioner to, the
Congress
</quote>
before
<quote>
such information
</quote>
;
</text>
</paragraph>
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<enum>
(7)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
in paragraph (2)(A)(ii)(II), by inserting
<quote>
or the Member of, or Delegate or Resident Commissioner to, the
Congress
</quote>
after
<quote>
the court
</quote>
; and
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="HD17BB844501D47578E7C318F3F67D7ED">
<enum>
(8)
</enum>
<text>
in paragraph
(3)(B)—
</text>
<subparagraph id="HFF188DCF9C3B4B89B084D515F1243012">
<enum>
(A)
</enum>
<text>
in the
subparagraph heading, by striking
<quote>
<header-in-text level="subparagraph" style="OLC">
Authority of attorney general
</header-in-text>
</quote>
and
inserting
<quote>
<header-in-text level="subparagraph" style="OLC">
Timing of
Exclusive Authority
</header-in-text>
</quote>
;
</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H37557DEC503F4579B29EC5F9E177746B">
<enum>
(B)
</enum>
<text>
by inserting
<quote>
neither
</quote>
after
<quote>
Subject to subparagraph
(C),
</quote>
;
</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H540AEE0ABEB3499F813B68DD0FC3B7FC">
<enum>
(C)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
by inserting
<quote>
nor a Member of, or
Delegate or Resident Commissioner to, the Congress
</quote>
after
<quote>
the
Attorney General
</quote>
; and
</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HF42A98BA5D7C4DEF90CC935CEF22EC02">
<enum>
(D)
</enum>
<text>
by striking
<quote>
shall not administer
</quote>
and inserting
<quote>
shall
administer
</quote>
.
</text>
</subparagraph>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
<subsection id="HA9FDED3065DF41059F3057B79732ADE5">
<enum>
(b)
</enum>
<header>
Oath of
renunciation and allegiance
</header>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Section 337 of the Immigration and
Nationality Act (
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/8/1448">
8 U.S.C. 1448
</external-xref>
) is amended—
</text>
<paragraph id="HCF91A1812FEA44C282348D324E793C0E">
<enum>
(1)
</enum>
<text>
in the first
sentence of subsection (a), by inserting
<quote>
, the Member of the House of
Representatives, including a Delegate or Resident Commissioner to the Congress,
who represents the congressional district in which the individual resides, a
Senator who represents the State in which the individual resides,
</quote>
before
<quote>
or a court with jurisdiction
</quote>
;
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H0783BAC84B3A4C73BECBDC7ACD786C34">
<enum>
(2)
</enum>
<text>
in the first
sentence of subsection (c)—
</text>
<subparagraph id="H38223933E9E54686AD4A07933A5EB936">
<enum>
(A)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
by inserting
<quote>
(except to the extent
that such section limits the authority of a Member of, or Delegate or Resident
Commissioner to, the Congress)
</quote>
after
<quote>
Notwithstanding section
310(b)
</quote>
; and
</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HF6EA47E8B7BD44BCB836849A8D7135CB">
<enum>
(B)
</enum>
<text>
by inserting
<quote>
, oath administration by the Member of the House of Representatives,
including a Delegate or Resident Commissioner to the Congress, who represents
the congressional district in which the individual resides or a Senator who
represents the State in which the individual resides,
</quote>
after
<quote>
expedited judicial oath administration ceremony
</quote>
;
</text>
</subparagraph>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H6C5EBCDE85554E8BBCD2640811882DA3">
<enum>
(3)
</enum>
<text>
in the third
sentence of subsection (c), by inserting
<quote>
or oath administration by the
Member of, or Delegate or Resident Commissioner to, the Congress
</quote>
before
the period; and
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H1E016CE965794938A857F528477F3663">
<enum>
(4)
</enum>
<text>
in subsection (c),
by adding at the end the following:
<quote>
The authority under this section of
a Member of, or Delegate or Resident Commissioner to, the Congress shall be
subject to section 310(b).
</quote>
.
</text>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
<subsection id="HB292440E5C23451FA48FD5D44EBA3019">
<enum>
(c)
</enum>
<header>
Certificate of
naturalization; contents
</header>
<text>
Section 338 of the Immigration and
Nationality Act (
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/8/1449">
8 U.S.C. 1449
</external-xref>
) is amended by inserting
<quote>
, Member of, or
Delegate or Resident Commissioner to, the Congress,
</quote>
after
<quote>
location of the official
</quote>
.
</text>
</subsection>
<subsection id="H37B50532888B4DAFAA54E23BA09BFE55">
<enum>
(d)
</enum>
<header>
Functions and
duties of clerks and records of declarations of intention and applications for
naturalization
</header>
<text>
Section 339 of the Immigration and Nationality Act
(
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/8/1450">
8 U.S.C. 1450
</external-xref>
) is amended by adding at the end the following:
</text>
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(c)
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In the case of an oath administration by a
Member of, or Delegate or Resident Commissioner to, the Congress, the functions
and duties of clerks of courts described in this section shall be undertaken by
the Secretary of Homeland
Security.
</text>
</subsection>
<after-quoted-block>
.
</after-quoted-block>
</quoted-block>
</subsection>
</section>
<section id="H6746DAFF0DA64DA2A0C3648F38E42240">
<enum>
2.
</enum>
<header>
Regulatory
Authority
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
Not later than the
date that is 120 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary of
Homeland Security shall issue regulations implementing the amendments made by
this Act.
</text>
</section>
<section id="H4BEA80D2397645869A27004AC4ADD0BC">
<enum>
3.
</enum>
<header>
Clerical
amendment
</header>
<subsection id="H0CA338F182BE45368BE3A8B3FB3C8692">
<enum>
(a)
</enum>
<header>
In
general
</header>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Each of sections 310,
337, 338, and 339 of the Immigration and Nationality Act (
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/8/1421">
8 U.S.C. 1421
</external-xref>
, 1448,
1449, and 1450) is amended by striking
<quote>
Attorney General
</quote>
each
place it appears and inserting
<quote>
Secretary of Homeland
Security
</quote>
.
</text>
</subsection>
<subsection id="HEC17E72783E149A68E0DCD0BB5F582F5">
<enum>
(b)
</enum>
<header>
Exception
</header>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
The amendment made by this section shall
not affect the authority of any officer or employee of the Executive Office of
Immigration Review (including immigration judges (as defined in section
101(b)(4) of the Immigration and Nationality Act)) to administer the oath of
allegiance under section 337(a).
</text>
</subsection>
</section>
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| I 113th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 405 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES January 23, 2013 Mr. Serrano introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary A BILL To permit Members of Congress to administer the oath of allegiance to applicants for naturalization.
1. Congressional administration of the oath of allegiance (a) Naturalization Authority Section 310(b) of the Immigration and Nationality Act ( 8 U.S.C. 1421(b) ) is amended— (1) in the subsection heading, by striking Court Authority and inserting Authority ; (2) in paragraph (1)(A)— (A) by inserting , by a Member of, or Delegate or Resident Commissioner to, the Congress, before or by an eligible court ; and (B) by adding at the end the following: A Senator shall have the authority to administer such oath of allegiance only to individuals who reside in the State the Senator represents. In the case of a Member of the House of Representatives, including a Delegate or Resident Commissioner to the Congress, the Member shall have the authority to administer such oath of allegiance only to individuals who reside in the congressional district the Member represents. ; (3) in paragraph (1), by adding at the end the following: (C) Limitations on Congressional authority (i) Extent of authority The authority under this section of a Member of, or Delegate or Resident Commissioner to, the Congress is limited solely to the administration of the oath of allegiance under section 337(a). (ii) Period before elections A Member of, or Delegate or Resident Commissioner to, the Congress may not administer the oath of allegiance under section 337(a) during the 90-day period which ends on the date of any election for Federal, State, or local office in which the Member, Delegate, or Resident Commissioner is a candidate. (iii) Time and place of ceremony A Member of, or Delegate or Resident Commissioner to, the Congress shall administer the oath of allegiance under section 337(a) only at such times and places as the Secretary of Homeland Security may designate. ; (4) in paragraph (2)(A), in the matter preceding clause (i), by inserting or a Member of, or Delegate or Resident Commissioner to, the Congress after a court ; (5) in paragraph (2)(A)(i), by inserting or subject to paragraph (1)(C)(ii), the Member of, or Delegate or Resident Commissioner to, the Congress after the court ; (6) in paragraph (2)(A)(ii)(I), by inserting or the Member of, or Delegate or Resident Commissioner to, the Congress before such information ; (7) in paragraph (2)(A)(ii)(II), by inserting or the Member of, or Delegate or Resident Commissioner to, the Congress after the court ; and (8) in paragraph (3)(B)— (A) in the subparagraph heading, by striking Authority of attorney general and inserting Timing of Exclusive Authority ; (B) by inserting neither after Subject to subparagraph (C), ; (C) by inserting nor a Member of, or Delegate or Resident Commissioner to, the Congress after the Attorney General ; and (D) by striking shall not administer and inserting shall administer . (b) Oath of renunciation and allegiance Section 337 of the Immigration and Nationality Act ( 8 U.S.C. 1448 ) is amended— (1) in the first sentence of subsection (a), by inserting , the Member of the House of Representatives, including a Delegate or Resident Commissioner to the Congress, who represents the congressional district in which the individual resides, a Senator who represents the State in which the individual resides, before or a court with jurisdiction ; (2) in the first sentence of subsection (c)— (A) by inserting (except to the extent that such section limits the authority of a Member of, or Delegate or Resident Commissioner to, the Congress) after Notwithstanding section 310(b) ; and (B) by inserting , oath administration by the Member of the House of Representatives, including a Delegate or Resident Commissioner to the Congress, who represents the congressional district in which the individual resides or a Senator who represents the State in which the individual resides, after expedited judicial oath administration ceremony ; (3) in the third sentence of subsection (c), by inserting or oath administration by the Member of, or Delegate or Resident Commissioner to, the Congress before the period; and (4) in subsection (c), by adding at the end the following: The authority under this section of a Member of, or Delegate or Resident Commissioner to, the Congress shall be subject to section 310(b). . (c) Certificate of naturalization; contents Section 338 of the Immigration and Nationality Act ( 8 U.S.C. 1449 ) is amended by inserting , Member of, or Delegate or Resident Commissioner to, the Congress, after location of the official . (d) Functions and duties of clerks and records of declarations of intention and applications for naturalization Section 339 of the Immigration and Nationality Act ( 8 U.S.C. 1450 ) is amended by adding at the end the following: (c) In the case of an oath administration by a Member of, or Delegate or Resident Commissioner to, the Congress, the functions and duties of clerks of courts described in this section shall be undertaken by the Secretary of Homeland Security. . 2. Regulatory Authority Not later than the date that is 120 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Homeland Security shall issue regulations implementing the amendments made by this Act. 3. Clerical amendment (a) In general Each of sections 310, 337, 338, and 339 of the Immigration and Nationality Act ( 8 U.S.C. 1421 , 1448, 1449, and 1450) is amended by striking Attorney General each place it appears and inserting Secretary of Homeland Security . (b) Exception The amendment made by this section shall not affect the authority of any officer or employee of the Executive Office of Immigration Review (including immigration judges (as defined in section 101(b)(4) of the Immigration and Nationality Act)) to administer the oath of allegiance under section 337(a). |
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Discretionary authority with
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Discretion of
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In the case of an alien subject to
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citizen of the United States, the immigration judge may exercise discretion to
decline to order the alien removed, deported or excluded from the United States
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has engaged in
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Victims Protection Act of 2000 (22 U.S.C.
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| I 113th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 406 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES January 23, 2013 Mr. Serrano introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary A BILL To provide discretionary authority to an immigration judge to determine that an alien parent of a United States citizen child should not be ordered removed, deported, or excluded from the United States.
1. Discretionary authority with respect to removal, deportation, or exclusion of parents of citizen children Section 240(c)(4) of the Immigration and Nationality Act ( 8 U.S.C. 1229a(c)(4) ) is amended by adding at the end the following: (D) Discretion of judge in case of citizen child In the case of an alien subject to removal, deportation, or exclusion who is the parent of a child who is a citizen of the United States, the immigration judge may exercise discretion to decline to order the alien removed, deported or excluded from the United States if the judge determines that such removal, deportation, or exclusion is clearly against the best interests of the child, except that this subparagraph shall not apply to any alien who the judge determines— (i) is described in section 212(a)(3) or 237(a)(4); or (ii) has engaged in conduct described in paragraph (8) or (9) of section 103 of the Trafficking Victims Protection Act of 2000 (22 U.S.C. 7102). . |
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To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide a
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by businesses within areas designated as nonattainment areas under the Clean
Air Act, and for other purposes.
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This Act may be cited as the
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<short-title>
Clean Vehicles Incentive Act of
2013
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.
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Clean-fuel credit with
respect to businesses located in nonattainment areas
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(a)
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In
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Subpart D of part IV of subchapter A of chapter 1 of the
Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (relating to business-related credits) is amended
by adding at the end the following new section:
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45S.
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Clean-fuel
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(a)
</enum>
<header>
In
general
</header>
<text>
For purposes of section 38, in the case of an eligible
business the clean-fuel credit determined under this section for the taxable
year is the sum of—
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(1)
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the clean-fuel
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(2)
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the clean-burning
fuel use credit.
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(b)
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Clean-Fuel
property credit
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(1)
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<header>
In
general
</header>
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The clean-fuel property credit is the sum of—
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(A)
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qualified vehicle
property costs, plus
</text>
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(B)
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qualified
refueling property costs.
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(2)
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Qualified
vehicle property costs
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<enum>
(A)
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<header>
In
general
</header>
<text>
For purposes of paragraph (1), the term
<term>
qualified
vehicle property costs
</term>
means the amount paid or incurred by the eligible
business for qualified clean-fuel vehicle property which is placed in service
during the taxable year by the eligible business and substantially all of the
use of which is in a nonattainment area.
</text>
</subparagraph>
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(B)
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<header>
Limitation
</header>
<text>
The
amount which may be taken into account under subparagraph (A) with respect to
any motor vehicle shall not exceed—
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(i)
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$8,000, in the case of a motor vehicle with
a gross vehicle weight rating of not more than 8,500 pounds,
</text>
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(ii)
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<text>
$20,000, in the
case of a motor vehicle with a gross vehicle weight rating of more than 8,500
pounds but not more than 14,000 pounds,
</text>
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(iii)
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<text>
$40,000, in the
case of a motor vehicle with a gross vehicle weight rating of more than 14,000
pounds but not more than 26,000 pounds, and
</text>
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(iv)
</enum>
<text>
$80,000, in the
case of a motor vehicle with a gross vehicle weight rating of more than 26,000
pounds.
</text>
</clause>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H52C8048D3AA8474B94729C70BFC93D34">
<enum>
(C)
</enum>
<header>
Qualified
clean-fuel vehicle property
</header>
<text>
The term
<term>
qualified clean-fuel
vehicle property
</term>
shall have the meaning given to such term by section
179A(c) (without regard to paragraphs (1)(A) and (3) thereof), except that such
term does not include property that is a motor vehicle propelled by a fuel that
is not a clean-burning fuel.
</text>
</subparagraph>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="HB81D33F4C84846EEADAB6F967189686C">
<enum>
(3)
</enum>
<header>
Qualified
refueling property costs
</header>
<subparagraph id="H5199C34E90AC4D4FA55D5531BF52BAEC">
<enum>
(A)
</enum>
<header>
In
general
</header>
<text>
For purposes of paragraph (1), the term
<term>
qualified
refueling property costs
</term>
means amounts paid or incurred by the eligible
business for qualified clean-fuel vehicle refueling property (as defined by
section 179A(d)) which is placed in service in a nonattainment area during the
taxable year by the eligible business.
</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H0FE5D717C3AB47A3AACA708BF8F0D51E">
<enum>
(B)
</enum>
<header>
Limitation
</header>
<clause id="H231A745BA4674AA3B36397B7523B1118">
<enum>
(i)
</enum>
<header>
In
general
</header>
<text>
The aggregate cost which may be taken into account under
subparagraph (A) with respect to qualified clean-fuel vehicle refueling
property placed in service by the eligible business during the taxable year at
a location shall not exceed the lesser of—
</text>
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<enum>
(I)
</enum>
<text>
$150,000,
or
</text>
</subclause>
<subclause id="H625E885ADE29493C90C2880B648D3257">
<enum>
(II)
</enum>
<text>
the cost of such
property reduced by the amount described in clause (ii).
</text>
</subclause>
</clause>
<clause id="H6C9AA5C02ADD44EBA0067F08D14E8D21">
<enum>
(ii)
</enum>
<header>
Reduction for
amounts previously taken into account
</header>
<text>
For purposes of clause
(i)(II), the amount described in this clause is the sum of—
</text>
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<enum>
(I)
</enum>
<text>
the aggregate
amount taken into account under paragraph (1)(B) for all preceding taxable
years, and
</text>
</subclause>
<subclause id="H27FAA8B36B9B4161917C2521C9606A8C">
<enum>
(II)
</enum>
<text>
the aggregate
amount taken into account under section 179A(a)(1)(B) by the taxpayer (or any
related person or predecessor) with respect to property placed in service at
such location for all preceding taxable years.
</text>
</subclause>
</clause>
<clause id="HFFF14E8EF26D41B5ACFA1F8E8A3E027C">
<enum>
(iii)
</enum>
<header>
Special
rules
</header>
<text>
For purposes of this subparagraph, the provisions of
subparagraphs (B) and (C) of section 179A(b)(2) shall apply.
</text>
</clause>
</subparagraph>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
<subsection id="HC7008A126B2145719A29E15D49CEF4AD">
<enum>
(c)
</enum>
<header>
Clean-Burning
fuel use credit
</header>
<paragraph id="HE874627683C9460DA9D98AF80C3C1860">
<enum>
(1)
</enum>
<header>
In
general
</header>
<text>
For purposes of subsection (a), the clean-burning fuel
use credit is the amount equal to 50 cents for each gasoline gallon equivalent
of clean-burning fuel used by an eligible business during the taxable year to
propel qualified clean-fuel vehicle property.
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="HA3586756F2784773A7B3705F087DF70C">
<enum>
(2)
</enum>
<header>
Clean-burning
fuel
</header>
<text>
For purposes of paragraph (1), the term
<term>
clean-burning
fuel
</term>
has the meaning given to such term by section 179A, except that
such term includes compressed natural gas and biodiesel (as defined by section
40A(d)(1)).
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="HFF37256A922F4E22A223FA71C6C24760">
<enum>
(3)
</enum>
<header>
Gasoline gallon
equivalent
</header>
<text>
For purposes of paragraph (1), the term
<term>
gasoline
gallon equivalent
</term>
means, with respect to any clean burning fuel, the
amount (determined by the Secretary) of such fuel having a Btu content of
114,000.
</text>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
<subsection id="H0B70D184EF0843F78A78DF5EC9949965">
<enum>
(d)
</enum>
<header>
Other
definitions
</header>
<text>
For purposes of this section—
</text>
<paragraph id="HECFC3055DB154F9FA1028FAF779822E7">
<enum>
(1)
</enum>
<header>
Eligible
business
</header>
<text>
The term
<term>
eligible business
</term>
means—
</text>
<subparagraph id="H786BCBB8732C4F6ABD99A45E8907BA5B">
<enum>
(A)
</enum>
<text>
a qualified
business entity or a qualified proprietorship (as such terms are defined by
section 1397C, determined by substituting
<quote>
nonattainment area
</quote>
for
<quote>
empowerment zone
</quote>
and
<quote>
enterprise zone
</quote>
each place
it appears), and
</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HD95AC1F56D5A49C4848B67A94A2930AB">
<enum>
(B)
</enum>
<text>
a trade or
business located outside of a nonattainment area, but only with respect to
qualified clean-fuel vehicle property used substantially within a nonattainment
area.
</text>
</subparagraph>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="HFD1ADE428E624B5CBEC3176C34EB80C6">
<enum>
(2)
</enum>
<header>
Nonattainment
area
</header>
<text>
The term
<term>
nonattainment area
</term>
shall have the
meaning given to such term by section 171 of the
<act-name parsable-cite="CAA">
Clean Air Act
</act-name>
(
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/7501">
42 U.S.C. 7501
</external-xref>
).
</text>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
<subsection id="H560F18CC782E4F6E9F6A4714A52D69F0">
<enum>
(e)
</enum>
<header>
Denial of double
benefit
</header>
<text>
Except as provided in section 30B(d)(4), no credit shall
be allowed under subsection (a) for any expense for which a deduction or credit
is allowed under any other provision of this chapter.
</text>
</subsection>
<subsection id="H1F0F031B8CEC4602B662F56BD3F1881B">
<enum>
(f)
</enum>
<header>
Recapture
</header>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
The Secretary shall, by regulations,
provide for recapturing the benefit under any credit allowable under subsection
(a) with respect to any property substantially all of the use of which is not
in a nonattainment
area.
</text>
</subsection>
</section>
<after-quoted-block>
.
</after-quoted-block>
</quoted-block>
</subsection>
<subsection id="H3748AF06FF3D42FDB2C0FA2EFE3E6E2C">
<enum>
(b)
</enum>
<header>
Credit made part
of general business credit
</header>
<text>
Subsection (b) of section 38 of such
Code (relating to current year business credit) is amended by striking
<quote>
plus
</quote>
at the end of paragraph (35), by striking the period at the
end of paragraph (36) and inserting
<quote>
, plus
</quote>
, and by adding at the
end thereof the following new paragraph:
</text>
<quoted-block id="HB3B12BDA77D4487F8F95C5551D1BEEC4">
<paragraph id="H29FD6A6D68244ABE8E2699BC126DCE35">
<enum>
(37)
</enum>
<text>
the clean-fuel
credit determined under section
45S.
</text>
</paragraph>
<after-quoted-block>
.
</after-quoted-block>
</quoted-block>
</subsection>
<subsection id="H2A7C053DA2E142CF8BC443BC64F45943">
<enum>
(c)
</enum>
<header>
Denial of double
benefit
</header>
<text>
Section 280C of such Code (relating to certain expenses
for which credits are allowable) is amended by adding at the end thereof the
following new subsection:
</text>
<quoted-block id="HAED6AB3538F14792936495E9A1D92379">
<subsection id="H130B9ADFDFB040A491665B4E47F0A51C">
<enum>
(i)
</enum>
<header>
Zone clean fuels
expenses
</header>
<text>
No deduction shall be allowed for that portion of
expenses for clean-burning fuel otherwise allowable as a deduction for the
taxable year which is equal to the amount of the credit determined for such
taxable year under section
45S.
</text>
</subsection>
<after-quoted-block>
.
</after-quoted-block>
</quoted-block>
</subsection>
<subsection id="H04416C8922744F83B21E548EF773B23A">
<enum>
(d)
</enum>
<header>
Credit allowed
against regular and minimum tax
</header>
<text>
Subparagraph (B) of section
38(c)(4) of such Code (relating to specified credits) is amended by striking
<quote>
and
</quote>
at the end of clause (viii), by striking the period at the
end of clause (ix) and inserting
<quote>
, and
</quote>
, and by inserting after
clause (ix) the following:
</text>
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<enum>
(x)
</enum>
<text>
the credit
determined under section
45S.
</text>
</clause>
<after-quoted-block>
.
</after-quoted-block>
</quoted-block>
</subsection>
<subsection id="H9A91FA7118D941C0971C8B3497967BA2">
<enum>
(e)
</enum>
<header>
Deduction for
certain unused business credits
</header>
<text>
Subsection (c) of section 196 of
such Code is amended by striking
<quote>
and
</quote>
at the end of paragraph
(13), by striking the period at the end of paragraph (14) and inserting
<quote>
, and
</quote>
, and by adding after paragraph (14) the following new
paragraph:
</text>
<quoted-block id="HF4DE8815854E4B80A687CBA0CE79AE9E">
<paragraph id="H7DAA5D0DF18242C38121635C53B9F844">
<enum>
(15)
</enum>
<text>
the clean fuels
credit determined under section
45S.
</text>
</paragraph>
<after-quoted-block>
.
</after-quoted-block>
</quoted-block>
</subsection>
<subsection id="HF13455526AB548119CD900C076338F85">
<enum>
(f)
</enum>
<header>
Conforming
amendment
</header>
<text>
The table of sections for subpart D of part IV of
subchapter A of chapter 1 of such Code is amended by inserting after the item
relating to section 45R the following new item:
</text>
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<toc regeneration="no-regeneration">
<toc-entry level="section">
Sec. 45S. Clean-fuel credit with respect
to businesses located in nonattainment
areas.
</toc-entry>
</toc>
<after-quoted-block>
.
</after-quoted-block>
</quoted-block>
</subsection>
<subsection id="HB4F1561BFD944F1C871FDA542FC52ACE">
<enum>
(g)
</enum>
<header>
Effective
date
</header>
<text>
The amendments made by this section shall apply to property
placed in service after December 31, 2012.
</text>
</subsection>
</section>
<section id="HDBAA01B4189C436587BE79B69A3D8216">
<enum>
3.
</enum>
<header>
Credit for hybrid
vehicles placed in service in nonattainment areas
</header>
<subsection id="H9E7BBEA6A895487687218E6F1639DA85">
<enum>
(a)
</enum>
<header>
In
general
</header>
<text>
Subsection (d) of section 30B of the Internal Revenue
Code of 1986 is amended by adding at the end the following new
paragraph:
</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H58921ACA27CA4AF7B84321F090CBEBA3" style="OLC">
<paragraph id="HF0F4ABB9229A40EF8E4C0F94CC76E921">
<enum>
(4)
</enum>
<header>
Vehicles placed
in service in nonattainment area after 2012
</header>
<subparagraph id="HF35C2AB1AA5844CDB75D8C0913459EDF">
<enum>
(A)
</enum>
<header>
In
general
</header>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
No amount shall be
allowed as a credit determined under this subsection for any taxable year
beginning after 2012 with respect to a new qualified hybrid motor vehicle
unless such vehicle is placed in service by an eligible business and
substantially all of the use of which is in a nonattainment area.
</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HB94F8E185B5448648A67EE7A651AEFB5">
<enum>
(B)
</enum>
<header>
Recapture
</header>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
The Secretary shall, by regulations,
provide for recapturing the benefit under any credit allowable under subsection
(a) by reason of subparagraph (A) with respect to any property substantially
all of the use of which is not in a nonattainment area.
</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H9B18B479F83A406AB7C2FE7B16087B98">
<enum>
(C)
</enum>
<header>
Phaseout not to
apply
</header>
<text>
For purposes of this subsection, subsection (f) shall not
apply.
</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HC56187CBC84449CA8BE39614805D6068">
<enum>
(D)
</enum>
<header>
Definitions
</header>
<text>
For
purposes of this subsection, the terms
<term>
eligible business
</term>
and
<term>
nonattainment area
</term>
have the meanings given such terms by section
45S(d).
</text>
</subparagraph>
</paragraph>
<after-quoted-block>
.
</after-quoted-block>
</quoted-block>
</subsection>
<subsection id="HE78D74E2B32846C9986B42F069533F82">
<enum>
(b)
</enum>
<header>
Extension of
credit for hybrid vehicles placed in service in nonattainment
areas
</header>
<text>
Paragraph (3) of section 30(k) of such Code is amended to
read as follows:
</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HA5C4370C12C845D085F8120D3E60AC31" style="OLC">
<paragraph id="HE82D0C5D4A0B4F878E12E48CC0E6A346">
<enum>
(3)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
in the case of a new qualified hybrid motor
vehicle (as described in subsection (d)(2)(B))—
</text>
<subparagraph id="HE55F7B45338A4C4580608F833EBE6304">
<enum>
(A)
</enum>
<text>
December 31, 2009,
and before January 1, 2013, or
</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H6BA063CDE6AD44AA9774877149C6D37C">
<enum>
(B)
</enum>
<text>
December 31, 2012,
and before January 1,
2018.
</text>
</subparagraph>
</paragraph>
<after-quoted-block>
.
</after-quoted-block>
</quoted-block>
</subsection>
<subsection id="H7D03F0B87332413AAA42E694AEE66813">
<enum>
(c)
</enum>
<header>
Effective
date
</header>
<text>
The amendments made by this section shall apply to property
placed in service after December 31, 2012.
</text>
</subsection>
</section>
</legis-body>
</bill>
| I 113th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 407 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES January 23, 2013 Mr. Serrano 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 provide a business credit relating to the use of clean-fuel and fuel efficient vehicles by businesses within areas designated as nonattainment areas under the Clean Air Act, and for other purposes.
1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Clean Vehicles Incentive Act of 2013 . 2. Clean-fuel credit with respect to businesses located in nonattainment areas (a) In general Subpart D of part IV of subchapter A of chapter 1 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (relating to business-related credits) is amended by adding at the end the following new section: 45S. Clean-fuel credit with respect to businesses located in nonattainment areas (a) In general For purposes of section 38, in the case of an eligible business the clean-fuel credit determined under this section for the taxable year is the sum of— (1) the clean-fuel property credit, plus (2) the clean-burning fuel use credit. (b) Clean-Fuel property credit (1) In general The clean-fuel property credit is the sum of— (A) qualified vehicle property costs, plus (B) qualified refueling property costs. (2) Qualified vehicle property costs (A) In general For purposes of paragraph (1), the term qualified vehicle property costs means the amount paid or incurred by the eligible business for qualified clean-fuel vehicle property which is placed in service during the taxable year by the eligible business and substantially all of the use of which is in a nonattainment area. (B) Limitation The amount which may be taken into account under subparagraph (A) with respect to any motor vehicle shall not exceed— (i) $8,000, in the case of a motor vehicle with a gross vehicle weight rating of not more than 8,500 pounds, (ii) $20,000, in the case of a motor vehicle with a gross vehicle weight rating of more than 8,500 pounds but not more than 14,000 pounds, (iii) $40,000, in the case of a motor vehicle with a gross vehicle weight rating of more than 14,000 pounds but not more than 26,000 pounds, and (iv) $80,000, in the case of a motor vehicle with a gross vehicle weight rating of more than 26,000 pounds. (C) Qualified clean-fuel vehicle property The term qualified clean-fuel vehicle property shall have the meaning given to such term by section 179A(c) (without regard to paragraphs (1)(A) and (3) thereof), except that such term does not include property that is a motor vehicle propelled by a fuel that is not a clean-burning fuel. (3) Qualified refueling property costs (A) In general For purposes of paragraph (1), the term qualified refueling property costs means amounts paid or incurred by the eligible business for qualified clean-fuel vehicle refueling property (as defined by section 179A(d)) which is placed in service in a nonattainment area during the taxable year by the eligible business. (B) Limitation (i) In general The aggregate cost which may be taken into account under subparagraph (A) with respect to qualified clean-fuel vehicle refueling property placed in service by the eligible business during the taxable year at a location shall not exceed the lesser of— (I) $150,000, or (II) the cost of such property reduced by the amount described in clause (ii). (ii) Reduction for amounts previously taken into account For purposes of clause (i)(II), the amount described in this clause is the sum of— (I) the aggregate amount taken into account under paragraph (1)(B) for all preceding taxable years, and (II) the aggregate amount taken into account under section 179A(a)(1)(B) by the taxpayer (or any related person or predecessor) with respect to property placed in service at such location for all preceding taxable years. (iii) Special rules For purposes of this subparagraph, the provisions of subparagraphs (B) and (C) of section 179A(b)(2) shall apply. (c) Clean-Burning fuel use credit (1) In general For purposes of subsection (a), the clean-burning fuel use credit is the amount equal to 50 cents for each gasoline gallon equivalent of clean-burning fuel used by an eligible business during the taxable year to propel qualified clean-fuel vehicle property. (2) Clean-burning fuel For purposes of paragraph (1), the term clean-burning fuel has the meaning given to such term by section 179A, except that such term includes compressed natural gas and biodiesel (as defined by section 40A(d)(1)). (3) Gasoline gallon equivalent For purposes of paragraph (1), the term gasoline gallon equivalent means, with respect to any clean burning fuel, the amount (determined by the Secretary) of such fuel having a Btu content of 114,000. (d) Other definitions For purposes of this section— (1) Eligible business The term eligible business means— (A) a qualified business entity or a qualified proprietorship (as such terms are defined by section 1397C, determined by substituting nonattainment area for empowerment zone and enterprise zone each place it appears), and (B) a trade or business located outside of a nonattainment area, but only with respect to qualified clean-fuel vehicle property used substantially within a nonattainment area. (2) Nonattainment area The term nonattainment area shall have the meaning given to such term by section 171 of the Clean Air Act ( 42 U.S.C. 7501 ). (e) Denial of double benefit Except as provided in section 30B(d)(4), no credit shall be allowed under subsection (a) for any expense for which a deduction or credit is allowed under any other provision of this chapter. (f) Recapture The Secretary shall, by regulations, provide for recapturing the benefit under any credit allowable under subsection (a) with respect to any property substantially all of the use of which is not in a nonattainment area. . (b) Credit made part of general business credit Subsection (b) of section 38 of such Code (relating to current year business credit) is amended by striking plus at the end of paragraph (35), by striking the period at the end of paragraph (36) and inserting , plus , and by adding at the end thereof the following new paragraph: (37) the clean-fuel credit determined under section 45S. . (c) Denial of double benefit Section 280C of such Code (relating to certain expenses for which credits are allowable) is amended by adding at the end thereof the following new subsection: (i) Zone clean fuels expenses No deduction shall be allowed for that portion of expenses for clean-burning fuel otherwise allowable as a deduction for the taxable year which is equal to the amount of the credit determined for such taxable year under section 45S. . (d) Credit allowed against regular and minimum tax Subparagraph (B) of section 38(c)(4) of such Code (relating to specified credits) is amended by striking and at the end of clause (viii), by striking the period at the end of clause (ix) and inserting , and , and by inserting after clause (ix) the following: (x) the credit determined under section 45S. . (e) Deduction for certain unused business credits Subsection (c) of section 196 of such Code is amended by striking and at the end of paragraph (13), by striking the period at the end of paragraph (14) and inserting , and , and by adding after paragraph (14) the following new paragraph: (15) the clean fuels credit determined under section 45S. . (f) Conforming amendment The table of sections for subpart D of part IV of subchapter A of chapter 1 of such Code is amended by inserting after the item relating to section 45R the following new item: Sec. 45S. Clean-fuel credit with respect to businesses located in nonattainment areas. . (g) Effective date The amendments made by this section shall apply to property placed in service after December 31, 2012. 3. Credit for hybrid vehicles placed in service in nonattainment areas (a) In general Subsection (d) of section 30B of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by adding at the end the following new paragraph: (4) Vehicles placed in service in nonattainment area after 2012 (A) In general No amount shall be allowed as a credit determined under this subsection for any taxable year beginning after 2012 with respect to a new qualified hybrid motor vehicle unless such vehicle is placed in service by an eligible business and substantially all of the use of which is in a nonattainment area. (B) Recapture The Secretary shall, by regulations, provide for recapturing the benefit under any credit allowable under subsection (a) by reason of subparagraph (A) with respect to any property substantially all of the use of which is not in a nonattainment area. (C) Phaseout not to apply For purposes of this subsection, subsection (f) shall not apply. (D) Definitions For purposes of this subsection, the terms eligible business and nonattainment area have the meanings given such terms by section 45S(d). . (b) Extension of credit for hybrid vehicles placed in service in nonattainment areas Paragraph (3) of section 30(k) of such Code is amended to read as follows: (3) in the case of a new qualified hybrid motor vehicle (as described in subsection (d)(2)(B))— (A) December 31, 2009, and before January 1, 2013, or (B) December 31, 2012, and before January 1, 2018. . (c) Effective date The amendments made by this section shall apply to property placed in service after December 31, 2012. |
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113th CONGRESS
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1st Session
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H. R. 408
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IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
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January 23, 2013
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Mr. Sessions
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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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<official-title>
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to repeal
certain limitations on the expensing of section 179 property, to allow
taxpayers to elect shorter recovery periods for purposes of determining the
deduction for depreciation, 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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Expensing Property Expands our
Nation’s Strong Economy Act of 2013
</short-title>
</quote>
or as the
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EXPENSE Act of
2013
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.
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2.
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Repeal of certain
limitations on the expensing of section 179 property
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(a)
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<header>
In
general
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Section 179
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of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is
amended by striking subsections (b) and (e) and by redesignating subsections
(c), (d), and (f) as subsections (b), (c), and (d), respectively.
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(b)
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Conforming
amendments
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(1)
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<text>
Subsection (c) of
section 179 of such Code, as redesignated by subsection (a), is amended by
striking paragraphs (6) and (8), and by redesignating paragraphs (7), (9), and
(10) as paragraphs (6), (7), and (8), respectively.
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(2)
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<text>
Paragraph (6) of
section 179(c) of such Code, as redesignated by paragraph (1) and subsection
(a), is amended by striking
<quote>
paragraphs (2) and (6)
</quote>
and inserting
<quote>
paragraph (2)
</quote>
.
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(3)
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Subsection (d) of
section 179 of such Code, as redesignated by subsection (a), is amended—
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(A)
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by striking
<quote>
in 2010, 2011, 2012, or 2013
</quote>
in paragraph (1), and
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(B)
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by striking
paragraphs (3) and (4).
</text>
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(4)
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<text>
Sections
42(d)(2)(B)(i), 1397D(d)(1), 1400B(b)(4)(A)(i) and 1400F(b)(4)(A)(i) of such
Code are each amended by striking
<quote>
section 179(d)(2)
</quote>
and
inserting
<quote>
section 179(c)(2)
</quote>
.
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</paragraph>
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(5)
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<text>
Subclause (I) of
section 42(d)(2)(D)(iii) of such Code is amended—
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(A)
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by striking
<quote>
section 179(d)
</quote>
and inserting
<quote>
section 179(c)
</quote>
,
and
</text>
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(B)
</enum>
<text>
by striking
<quote>
section 179(d)(7)
</quote>
and inserting
<quote>
section
179(c)(6)
</quote>
.
</text>
</subparagraph>
</paragraph>
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(6)
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(A)
</enum>
<text>
Subpart B of part III of
subchapter U of chapter 1 of such Code is hereby repealed.
</text>
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<enum>
(B)
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<text>
The table of subparts for such part
III is amended by striking the item relating to subpart B.
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(7)
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<enum>
(A)
</enum>
<text>
Part III of subchapter X
of chapter 1 of such Code is amended by striking section 1400J.
</text>
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<enum>
(B)
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<text>
The table of sections for such part is
amended by striking the item relating to section 1400J.
</text>
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<enum>
(C)
</enum>
<text>
Paragraph (3) of section 1400E(b) of
such Code is amended by striking
<quote>
sections 1400F and 1400J
</quote>
and
inserting
<quote>
section 1400F
</quote>
.
</text>
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(8)
</enum>
<text>
Clause (iv) of
section 1400L(b)(2)(A) of such Code is amended by striking
<quote>
section
179(d)
</quote>
and inserting
<quote>
section 179(c)
</quote>
.
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(9)
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<text>
Section 1400L of
such Code is amended by striking subsection (f).
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(c)
</enum>
<header>
Effective
date
</header>
<text>
The amendments made by this section shall apply to property
placed in service during taxable years ending on or after the date of the
enactment of this Act.
</text>
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3.
</enum>
<header>
Election of
shorter recovery period for purpose of determining depreciation
deduction
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(a)
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<header>
In
general
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<text>
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Section 168
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of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is
amended by adding at the end the following new subsection:
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(o)
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<header>
Election of
shorter recovery period
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(1)
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<header>
In
general
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Notwithstanding subsections (c), (e), (g), and (j), for
purposes of subsection (a), the applicable recovery period for any property
placed in service during a taxable year ending on or after the date of the
enactment of this subsection shall not exceed any period of two or more years
elected by the taxpayer with respect to such property.
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<enum>
(2)
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<header>
Election
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<text>
An
election made under this subsection shall be made at such time and in such form
and manner as the Secretary may require. An election under this subsection,
once made, shall apply to the taxable year for which made and all subsequent
taxable years unless revoked with the consent of the Secretary.
</text>
</paragraph>
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<enum>
(3)
</enum>
<header>
Transition
rule
</header>
<text>
In the case of any property placed in service during a
taxable year ending before the date of the enactment of this subsection,
paragraph (1) shall apply with respect to the adjusted basis of such property
in the same manner as if such property (with such adjusted basis) were placed
in service on the first day of the taxable year which includes the date of the
enactment of this subsection. The application of this paragraph shall not be
treated as a change in method of accounting for purposes of section
481.
</text>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
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.
</after-quoted-block>
</quoted-block>
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<enum>
(b)
</enum>
<header>
Effective
date
</header>
<text>
The amendment made by this section shall apply to property
placed in service before, on, or after the date of the enactment of this
Act.
</text>
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| I 113th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 408 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES January 23, 2013 Mr. Sessions 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 repeal certain limitations on the expensing of section 179 property, to allow taxpayers to elect shorter recovery periods for purposes of determining the deduction for depreciation, and for other purposes.
1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Expensing Property Expands our Nation’s Strong Economy Act of 2013 or as the EXPENSE Act of 2013 . 2. Repeal of certain limitations on the expensing of section 179 property (a) In general Section 179 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by striking subsections (b) and (e) and by redesignating subsections (c), (d), and (f) as subsections (b), (c), and (d), respectively. (b) Conforming amendments (1) Subsection (c) of section 179 of such Code, as redesignated by subsection (a), is amended by striking paragraphs (6) and (8), and by redesignating paragraphs (7), (9), and (10) as paragraphs (6), (7), and (8), respectively. (2) Paragraph (6) of section 179(c) of such Code, as redesignated by paragraph (1) and subsection (a), is amended by striking paragraphs (2) and (6) and inserting paragraph (2) . (3) Subsection (d) of section 179 of such Code, as redesignated by subsection (a), is amended— (A) by striking in 2010, 2011, 2012, or 2013 in paragraph (1), and (B) by striking paragraphs (3) and (4). (4) Sections 42(d)(2)(B)(i), 1397D(d)(1), 1400B(b)(4)(A)(i) and 1400F(b)(4)(A)(i) of such Code are each amended by striking section 179(d)(2) and inserting section 179(c)(2) . (5) Subclause (I) of section 42(d)(2)(D)(iii) of such Code is amended— (A) by striking section 179(d) and inserting section 179(c) , and (B) by striking section 179(d)(7) and inserting section 179(c)(6) . (6) (A) Subpart B of part III of subchapter U of chapter 1 of such Code is hereby repealed. (B) The table of subparts for such part III is amended by striking the item relating to subpart B. (7) (A) Part III of subchapter X of chapter 1 of such Code is amended by striking section 1400J. (B) The table of sections for such part is amended by striking the item relating to section 1400J. (C) Paragraph (3) of section 1400E(b) of such Code is amended by striking sections 1400F and 1400J and inserting section 1400F . (8) Clause (iv) of section 1400L(b)(2)(A) of such Code is amended by striking section 179(d) and inserting section 179(c) . (9) Section 1400L of such Code is amended by striking subsection (f). (c) Effective date The amendments made by this section shall apply to property placed in service during taxable years ending on or after the date of the enactment of this Act. 3. Election of shorter recovery period for purpose of determining depreciation deduction (a) In general Section 168 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by adding at the end the following new subsection: (o) Election of shorter recovery period (1) In general Notwithstanding subsections (c), (e), (g), and (j), for purposes of subsection (a), the applicable recovery period for any property placed in service during a taxable year ending on or after the date of the enactment of this subsection shall not exceed any period of two or more years elected by the taxpayer with respect to such property. (2) Election An election made under this subsection shall be made at such time and in such form and manner as the Secretary may require. An election under this subsection, once made, shall apply to the taxable year for which made and all subsequent taxable years unless revoked with the consent of the Secretary. (3) Transition rule In the case of any property placed in service during a taxable year ending before the date of the enactment of this subsection, paragraph (1) shall apply with respect to the adjusted basis of such property in the same manner as if such property (with such adjusted basis) were placed in service on the first day of the taxable year which includes the date of the enactment of this subsection. The application of this paragraph shall not be treated as a change in method of accounting for purposes of section 481. . (b) Effective date The amendment made by this section shall apply to property placed in service before, on, or after the date of the enactment of this Act. |
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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. 409
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IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
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January 23, 2013
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Mr. Simpson
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introduced the following bill; which was referred to the
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Committee on Natural
Resources
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A BILL
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To provide for Indian trust asset management reform, and
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1.
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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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Indian Trust Asset Reform
Act
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.
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Table of
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The table of contents for this Act is as follows:
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Sec. 1. Short title; table of contents.
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TITLE I—RECOGNITION OF TRUST RESPONSIBILITY
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Sec. 101. Congressional statement of findings.
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Sec. 102. Congressional reaffirmation of policy.
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TITLE II—INDIAN TRUST ASSET MANAGEMENT DEMONSTRATION PROJECT
ACT
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Sec. 201. Short title.
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Sec. 202. Definitions.
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Sec. 203. Establishment of demonstration project; selection of
participating Indian tribes.
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Sec. 204. Indian trust asset management plan.
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Sec. 205. Effect of title.
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<toc-entry idref="H4BDDB224031D4EAB9559B7314584B4DC" level="title">
TITLE III—RESTRUCTURING BUREAU OF INDIAN AFFAIRS AND OFFICE OF
SPECIAL TRUSTEE
</toc-entry>
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Sec. 301. Purpose.
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Sec. 302. Definitions.
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Sec. 303. Under Secretary for Indian Affairs.
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Sec. 304. Transfer of functions of Assistant Secretary for
Indian Affairs.
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Sec. 305. Office of Special Trustee for American
Indians.
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Sec. 306. Cost savings recommendations.
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Sec. 307. Hiring preference.
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I
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RECOGNITION OF
TRUST RESPONSIBILITY
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101.
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<header>
Congressional
statement of findings
</header>
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The
Congress, after careful review of the Federal Government’s historical and
special legal relationship with, and resulting responsibilities to, American
Indian people, finds that—
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(1)
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the relationship
of Indian tribes to the United States is founded in part on the settled
doctrine of the law of nations that when a stronger sovereign assumes authority
over a weaker sovereign, the stronger one assumes a duty of protection for the
weaker one, which does not surrender its right to self-government;
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(2)
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the United States
fiduciary responsibilities to Indians also constitutes a foundational basis
for, not merely a function of, congressional legislation regarding Indians
because it constitutes an inherent presupposition of our constitutional
structure, which provides an inherent limit on the exercise and application of
the Indian Commerce Clause and the Treaty Clause of the Constitution;
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(3)
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the United States
fiduciary responsibilities to Indians also are founded in part on specific
commitments made through written treaties and agreements securing peace, in
exchange for which Indians have surrendered claims to vast tracts of land,
which provided legal consideration for permanent, ongoing performance of
Federal trust duties; and
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(4)
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the foregoing
historic Federal-tribal relations and understandings have benefitted the people
of the United States as a whole for centuries and established enduring and
enforceable Federal obligations to which the national honor has been
committed.
</text>
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102.
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<header>
Congressional
reaffirmation of policy
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Pursuant to its constitutionally vested
authority over Indian affairs, the Congress hereby reaffirms the following
regarding the proper discharge of the United States fiduciary responsibilities
to Indians—
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(1)
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<text>
enforceable
fiduciary duties necessarily arise when the United States assumes control or
supervision over tribal trust assets even though nothing is said expressly in
the governing statutes or regulations, unless Congress has expressly specified
otherwise;
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(2)
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in general, the
most exacting common-law fiduciary standards which govern private trustees also
govern the United States when it manages Indian trust assets, and enforceable
Federal trust duties for Indian trust asset management are not limited to the
express terms of statutes and regulations;
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<enum>
(3)
</enum>
<text>
the fact that the
United States simultaneously performs another task for another interest that
Congress has obligated it by statute to do does not compromise or limit the
United States enforceable fiduciary obligations to Indians; and
</text>
</paragraph>
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<enum>
(4)
</enum>
<text>
the United States
fiduciary responsibilities to Indian tribes include and are not limited by a
duty to promote tribal self-determination regarding governmental authority and
economic development.
</text>
</paragraph>
</section>
</title>
<title id="H43F81B5E34014F668558B78E554A7352">
<enum>
II
</enum>
<header>
INDIAN TRUST
ASSET MANAGEMENT DEMONSTRATION PROJECT ACT
</header>
<section id="H49E8791D861E42ACA729A2D5C9ECE2FA">
<enum>
201.
</enum>
<header>
Short
title
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
This title may be cited
as the
<quote>
<short-title>
Indian Trust Asset Management
Demonstration Project Act of 2013
</short-title>
</quote>
.
</text>
</section>
<section id="H1B5A858C55DA464AA5F82AFECF7B2960">
<enum>
202.
</enum>
<header>
Definitions
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
In this title:
</text>
<paragraph id="H4752D48330414671A8C2E2F1FEBDC4C1">
<enum>
(1)
</enum>
<header>
Project
</header>
<text>
The
term
<term>
Project
</term>
means the Indian trust asset management demonstration
project established under section 103(a).
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="HD6FAFFF956A74865A13A22A22B1C93A7">
<enum>
(2)
</enum>
<header>
Indian
tribe
</header>
<text>
The term
<term>
Indian tribe
</term>
means an Indian tribe
that—
</text>
<subparagraph id="H7480B3DB73364CE080EABB717FE669DE">
<enum>
(A)
</enum>
<text>
is federally
recognized; and
</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H053BC1B5DFF6472DB0B189D1E1F90043">
<enum>
(B)
</enum>
<text>
submits an
application under section 203(c).
</text>
</subparagraph>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H20F74A015BC749EBA3845FFA38988F88">
<enum>
(3)
</enum>
<header>
Secretary
</header>
<text>
The
term
<term>
Secretary
</term>
means the Secretary of the Interior.
</text>
</paragraph>
</section>
<section id="H97CA31AB1DE04BC796F81C1B89188A4A">
<enum>
203.
</enum>
<header>
Establishment
of demonstration project; selection of participating Indian tribes
</header>
<subsection id="H014AAD8AA03B43B4AD8243FC0964AD03">
<enum>
(a)
</enum>
<header>
In
general
</header>
<text>
The Secretary shall establish and carry out an Indian
trust asset management demonstration project, in accordance with this
title.
</text>
</subsection>
<subsection id="HAB2924048E94491EAC8C677B20311241">
<enum>
(b)
</enum>
<header>
Selection of
participating Indian tribes
</header>
<paragraph id="H448B4D1588A34C609880F3FC7042F5CD">
<enum>
(1)
</enum>
<header>
Indian
tribes
</header>
<subparagraph id="HBBB3DB7EBDCB4136AB72C985CC7942B8">
<enum>
(A)
</enum>
<header>
In
general
</header>
<text>
Any Indian tribe shall be eligible to participate in the
Project if—
</text>
<clause id="H3ACA212CB27E4B26BDA785B3B9C7D474">
<enum>
(i)
</enum>
<text>
the
Indian tribe submits to the Secretary an application under subsection (c);
and
</text>
</clause>
<clause id="HE922065B955648F0892E8B4933B3D9F6">
<enum>
(ii)
</enum>
<text>
the
Secretary approves the application of the Indian tribe.
</text>
</clause>
</subparagraph>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H51B6563240854565A7011EC02C145CF1">
<enum>
(2)
</enum>
<header>
Notice
</header>
<subparagraph id="HE0F123FA6FE8420CA2FC079DF02CBD9E">
<enum>
(A)
</enum>
<header>
In
general
</header>
<text>
The Secretary shall provide a written notice to each
Indian tribe approved to participate in the Project.
</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HFA6AFE2AD611450686DF05431F15396C">
<enum>
(B)
</enum>
<header>
Contents
</header>
<text>
A
notice under subparagraph (A) shall include—
</text>
<clause id="H6768058E1B384823AB4526BDD1BB71D1">
<enum>
(i)
</enum>
<text>
a
statement that the application of the Indian tribe has been approved by the
Secretary; and
</text>
</clause>
<clause id="H546B5590124D456495E8D044FDC159C7">
<enum>
(ii)
</enum>
<text>
a
requirement that the Indian tribe shall submit to the Secretary a proposed
Indian trust asset management plan in accordance with section 104.
</text>
</clause>
</subparagraph>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
<subsection id="HD20E2CDA419042CE8556926B8FCD0626">
<enum>
(c)
</enum>
<header>
Application
</header>
<paragraph id="HA7EDBEB59F6B4114B0E5CEEA649B0FF9">
<enum>
(1)
</enum>
<header>
In
general
</header>
<text>
To be eligible to participate in the Project, an Indian
tribe shall submit to the Secretary a written application in accordance with
paragraph (2).
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="HF23600DA77F34AA0BDE17835082A4612">
<enum>
(2)
</enum>
<header>
Requirements
</header>
<text>
The
Secretary shall take into consideration an application under this subsection
only if the application—
</text>
<subparagraph id="H395B8BE091F646C3978B7957C66CA432">
<enum>
(A)
</enum>
<text>
includes a copy of
a resolution or other appropriate action by the governing body of the Indian
tribe, as determined by the Secretary, in support of or authorizing the
application;
</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H0D372C3789134F25A9F07A9AAA0381B5">
<enum>
(B)
</enum>
<text>
is received by the
Secretary after the date of enactment of this Act; and
</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H268E74ED00144E249561946A5F8A9833">
<enum>
(C)
</enum>
<text>
states that the
Indian tribe is requesting to participate in the Project.
</text>
</subparagraph>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
<subsection id="H98C0C9623C12472ABD040FF6EEA4771C">
<enum>
(d)
</enum>
<header>
Duration
</header>
<text>
The
Project shall remain in effect for a period of 8 years after the date of
enactment of this Act.
</text>
</subsection>
</section>
<section id="H13093019982D4B97A84805A2B1028BDA">
<enum>
204.
</enum>
<header>
Indian trust
asset management plan
</header>
<subsection id="HEF7D8C6590314B30A61DE294D0DA45E3">
<enum>
(a)
</enum>
<header>
Proposed
plan
</header>
<paragraph id="HABBFF54C1E914E998B54F69AE44133BB">
<enum>
(1)
</enum>
<header>
Submission
</header>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
After the date on which an Indian tribe
receives a notice from the Secretary under section 203(b)(2), the Indian tribe
shall submit to the Secretary a proposed Indian trust asset management plan in
accordance with paragraph (2).
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H41CAD2AA22C0431B8DEDA0AEA4936637">
<enum>
(2)
</enum>
<header>
Contents
</header>
<text>
A
proposed Indian trust asset management plan shall include provisions
that—
</text>
<subparagraph id="H3EB01CD2F8D145008B72A04E3124EF1E">
<enum>
(A)
</enum>
<text>
identify the trust
assets that will be subject to the plan, including financial and nonfinancial
trust assets;
</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H8F328706CD9E4DC285A6508AC0E54F59">
<enum>
(B)
</enum>
<text>
establish trust
asset management objectives and priorities for Indian trust assets that are
located within the reservation, or otherwise subject to the jurisdiction, of
the Indian tribe;
</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H935088DB768C4C2E9CB232511C1C3DB5">
<enum>
(C)
</enum>
<text>
allocate trust
asset management funding that is available for the Indian trust assets subject
to the plan in order to meet the trust asset management objectives and
priorities;
</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H3B1BE870AAE046A38F02404CF8519D2C">
<enum>
(D)
</enum>
<text>
if the Indian
tribe has contracted or compacted functions or activities under the Indian
Self-Determination and Education Assistance Act (
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/25/450">
25 U.S.C. 450 et seq.
</external-xref>
)
relating to the management of trust assets—
</text>
<clause id="H56B0A6FC0F2742D6ABA82B5FF1355220">
<enum>
(i)
</enum>
<text>
identify the
functions or activities that are being performed by the Indian tribe under the
contracts or compacts; and
</text>
</clause>
<clause id="HBE96D0BD85AE418EBFFE888EE9549741">
<enum>
(ii)
</enum>
<text>
describe the
proposed management systems, practices, and procedures that the Indian tribe
will follow;
</text>
</clause>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H9651810FEC31405991AE88B6EEC1CE92">
<enum>
(E)
</enum>
<text>
establish
procedures for nonbinding mediation or resolution of any dispute between the
Indian tribe and the United States relating to the trust asset management
plan;
</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H9CE4467D00D84485AF88E91C16B4086D">
<enum>
(F)
</enum>
<text>
include a process
for the Indian tribe and the Federal agencies affected by the trust asset
management plan to conduct annual evaluations to ensure that trust assets are
being managed in accordance with the plan; and
</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H578F5A748F8F41A091FACCA7F3D9CDD9">
<enum>
(G)
</enum>
<text>
identify any
Federal regulations that will be superseded by the plan.
</text>
</subparagraph>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="HEE20631994BC49B4AC1E306D6483A19A">
<enum>
(3)
</enum>
<header>
Authority of
Indian tribes to develop systems, practices, and procedures
</header>
<text>
For
purposes of preparing and carrying out a management plan under this section, an
Indian tribe that has compacted or contracted activities or functions under the
Indian Self-Determination and Education Assistance Act (
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/25/450">
25 U.S.C. 450 et seq.
</external-xref>
),
for purposes of carrying out the activities or functions, may develop and carry
out trust asset management systems, practices, and procedures that differ from
any such systems, practices, and procedures used by the Secretary in managing
the trust assets if the systems, practices, and procedures of the Indian tribe
meet the requirements of the laws, standards, and responsibilities described in
subsection (c).
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H56AC5EEE7970454DBC053E632613E464">
<enum>
(4)
</enum>
<header>
Technical
assistance and information
</header>
<text>
The Secretary shall provide to an
Indian tribe any technical assistance and information, including budgetary
information, that the Indian tribe determines to be necessary for preparation
of a proposed plan on receipt of a written request from the Indian
tribe.
</text>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
<subsection id="HE8DB8156CC804A38AB8D1D124419A2A5">
<enum>
(b)
</enum>
<header>
Approval and
disapproval of proposed plans
</header>
<paragraph id="HDA345A33F4434A51A1C52F1C3FCC499D">
<enum>
(1)
</enum>
<header>
Approval
</header>
<subparagraph id="H948A4E36A097422E89FB5887C540127A">
<enum>
(A)
</enum>
<header>
In
general
</header>
<text>
Not later than 120 days after the date on which an Indian
tribe submits a proposed Indian trust asset management plan under subsection
(a), the Secretary shall approve or disapprove the proposed plan.
</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H6CAA3DAFBFC64FB9923D844B96906F98">
<enum>
(B)
</enum>
<header>
Requirements for
disapproval
</header>
<text>
The Secretary shall approve a proposed plan unless
the Secretary determines that—
</text>
<clause id="HED463DCBCD49423B86B21554C550CA57">
<enum>
(i)
</enum>
<text>
the
proposed plan fails to address a requirement under subsection (a)(2);
</text>
</clause>
<clause id="H5F58737EEB144A5189895625A7B94D12">
<enum>
(ii)
</enum>
<text>
the
proposed plan includes one or more provisions that are inconsistent with
subsection (c); or
</text>
</clause>
<clause id="HD6F35BAC77E74545B4529164470D0131">
<enum>
(iii)
</enum>
<text>
the cost of
implementing the proposed plan exceeds the amount of funding available for the
management of trust assets that would be subject to the proposed plan.
</text>
</clause>
</subparagraph>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H76243F8C5FAA45ACBFFC0F85312F50A9">
<enum>
(2)
</enum>
<header>
Action on
disapproval
</header>
<subparagraph id="H290596BFA367439795CF3572A07391DC">
<enum>
(A)
</enum>
<header>
Notice
</header>
<text>
If
the Secretary disapproves a proposed plan under paragraph (1)(B), the Secretary
shall provide to the Indian tribe a written notice of the disapproval,
including any reason why the proposed plan was disapproved.
</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HE5EE25A1AF9947578386A8844CB2BBDA">
<enum>
(B)
</enum>
<header>
Action by
tribes
</header>
<text>
If a proposed plan is disapproved under paragraph (1)(B),
the Indian tribe may resubmit an amended proposed plan not later than 90 days
after the date on which the Indian tribe receives the notice under subparagraph
(A).
</text>
</subparagraph>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H8A842557002E4C89A8B104E2572E3CEB">
<enum>
(3)
</enum>
<header>
Failure to
approve or disapprove
</header>
<text>
If the Secretary fails to approve or
disapprove a proposed plan in accordance with paragraph (1), the plan shall be
considered to be approved.
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H3430494804124FC1BA192056136DA3E4">
<enum>
(4)
</enum>
<header>
Judicial
review
</header>
<text>
An Indian tribe may seek judicial review of the
determination of the Secretary in accordance with subchapter II of chapter 5,
and chapter 7, of title 5, United States Code (commonly known as the
<term>
Administrative Procedure Act
</term>
) if—
</text>
<subparagraph id="H307614166B5D48E180201F3DDE34CD98">
<enum>
(A)
</enum>
<text>
the Secretary
disapproves the proposed plan of the Indian tribe under paragraph (1) or (3);
and
</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HAB14267E4C2E44EB9F7A3DA2B3300F3A">
<enum>
(B)
</enum>
<text>
the Indian tribe
has exhausted any other administrative remedy available to the Indian
tribe.
</text>
</subparagraph>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
<subsection id="H37E42000E874458EB3CD8ADA6202A320">
<enum>
(c)
</enum>
<header>
Applicable laws;
standards; trust responsibility
</header>
<paragraph id="H864B420F837143F386218F8203220E7D">
<enum>
(1)
</enum>
<header>
Applicable
laws
</header>
<text>
An Indian trust asset management plan, and any activity
carried out under the plan, shall not be approved unless the proposed plan is
consistent with—
</text>
<subparagraph id="H5D7AF326679E4ABE81EEAD9E98460A61">
<enum>
(A)
</enum>
<text>
all Federal
treaties, statutes, Executive orders, and court decisions that are applicable
to the trust assets, or the management of the trust assets, identified in the
plan; and
</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H5906B30AA1274AE29DC6CB8D74F703B9">
<enum>
(B)
</enum>
<text>
all tribal laws
that are applicable to the trust assets, or the management of trust assets,
identified in the plan, except to the extent that the laws are inconsistent
with the treaties, statutes, Executive orders, and court decisions referred to
in subparagraph (A).
</text>
</subparagraph>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H54E5B82931EE49E18FECAA3EA9D310B9">
<enum>
(2)
</enum>
<header>
Standards
</header>
<text>
Subject
to the laws referred to in paragraph (1)(A), an Indian trust asset management
plan shall not be approved unless the Secretary determines that the plan
will—
</text>
<subparagraph id="HF32632B58BF349B489BBE695938E2D5E">
<enum>
(A)
</enum>
<text>
protect trust
assets from loss, waste, and unlawful alienation;
</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H96A3038154DD47B9945DCA1B7DA0DA30">
<enum>
(B)
</enum>
<text>
promote the
interests of the beneficial owner of the trust asset;
</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H1E599BA93C5046488CCFC282DFC2CC5A">
<enum>
(C)
</enum>
<text>
conform, to the
maximum extent practicable, to the preferred use of the trust asset by the
beneficial owner, unless the use is inconsistent with a treaty, statute,
regulation, Executive order, or court decision referred to in paragraph
(1)(A);
</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H41B5E9B5EE86476486C2675852F31E46">
<enum>
(D)
</enum>
<text>
protect any
applicable treaty-based fishing, hunting and gathering, and similar rights
relating to the use, access, or enjoyment of a trust asset; and
</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H4141714AFF2C4026B03A24103E317DC2">
<enum>
(E)
</enum>
<text>
require that any
activity carried out under the plan be carried out in good faith and with
loyalty to the beneficial owner of the trust asset.
</text>
</subparagraph>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="HC5B5D647382843699035BF20325BB1D7">
<enum>
(3)
</enum>
<header>
Trust
responsibility
</header>
<text>
An Indian trust asset management plan shall not be
approved unless the Secretary determines that the plan is consistent with the
trust responsibility of the United States to the Indian tribe and individual
Indians.
</text>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
<subsection id="H790277051E054FACB477DEEA4C414480">
<enum>
(d)
</enum>
<header>
Termination of
plan
</header>
<paragraph id="HFA9C6636494F49EE84DB5EAD7447DBA1">
<enum>
(1)
</enum>
<header>
In
general
</header>
<text>
An Indian tribe may terminate an Indian trust asset
management plan on any date after the date on which a proposed Indian trust
asset management plan is approved by providing to the Secretary—
</text>
<subparagraph id="HCF9C4AF87E334A0B941843BBEE89AFB4">
<enum>
(A)
</enum>
<text>
a notice of the
intent of the Indian tribe to terminate the plan; and
</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H077586DDD83A49DEBC04D768D3BB8C65">
<enum>
(B)
</enum>
<text>
a resolution of
the governing body of the Indian tribe authorizing the termination of the
plan.
</text>
</subparagraph>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H6EB8F8704E404453B407C09A9B76B35E">
<enum>
(2)
</enum>
<header>
Effective
date
</header>
<text>
A termination of an Indian trust asset management plan under
paragraph (1) takes effect on October 1 of the first fiscal year following the
date on which a notice is provided to the Secretary under paragraph
(1)(A).
</text>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
</section>
<section id="H0CA2F59302A4491D9CEA924D9A6F181F">
<enum>
205.
</enum>
<header>
Effect of
title
</header>
<subsection id="H0750952F168347269CE36CEAA59E1AA3">
<enum>
(a)
</enum>
<header>
Liability
</header>
<text>
Nothing
in this title, or a trust asset management plan approved under section 204,
shall independently diminish, increase, create, or otherwise affect the
liability of the United States or an Indian tribe participating in the Project
for any loss resulting from the management of an Indian trust asset under an
Indian trust asset management plan.
</text>
</subsection>
<subsection id="H009A1D82041A474192F9CA7975AA1847">
<enum>
(b)
</enum>
<header>
Effect on other
laws
</header>
<text>
Except for any regulation superseded by a trust asset
management plan approved under section 204, nothing in this title amends or
otherwise affects the application of any treaty, statute, regulation, Executive
order, or court decision that is applicable to Indian trust assets or the
management or administration of Indian trust assets.
</text>
</subsection>
<subsection id="H106B0E4B226043E3B110104BA211BB1E">
<enum>
(c)
</enum>
<header>
Trust
responsibility
</header>
<text>
Nothing in this title diminishes or otherwise
affects the trust responsibility of the United States to Indian tribes and
individual Indians.
</text>
</subsection>
</section>
</title>
<title id="H4BDDB224031D4EAB9559B7314584B4DC">
<enum>
III
</enum>
<header>
RESTRUCTURING
BUREAU OF INDIAN AFFAIRS AND OFFICE OF SPECIAL TRUSTEE
</header>
<section id="H0F9DDC57556646EE90668D777F891963">
<enum>
301.
</enum>
<header>
Purpose
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
The purpose of this title is to ensure a
more effective and accountable administration of duties of the Secretary of the
Interior with respect to providing services and programs to Indians and Indian
tribes, including the management of Indian trust resources.
</text>
</section>
<section id="H45584FF0278D433C8381A21C89CD4F64">
<enum>
302.
</enum>
<header>
Definitions
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
In this title:
</text>
<paragraph id="H21A642EEE93C41CCA07B79EEF0090E7F">
<enum>
(1)
</enum>
<header>
Bureau
</header>
<text>
The
term
<term>
Bureau
</term>
means the Bureau of Indian Affairs.
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H01A7753F3AE444A7A0C7EF751815A781">
<enum>
(2)
</enum>
<header>
Office
</header>
<text>
The
term
<term>
Office
</term>
means the Office of Trust Reform Implementation and
Oversight referred to in section 303(c).
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="HA05C3736A30F4F3CA98BEEB73F0B3F69">
<enum>
(3)
</enum>
<header>
Secretary
</header>
<text>
The
term
<term>
Secretary
</term>
means the Secretary of the Interior.
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H21E6F66651E84B0B95A6AF62ACBF1265">
<enum>
(4)
</enum>
<header>
Under
secretary
</header>
<text>
The term
<term>
Under Secretary
</term>
means the
individual appointed to the position of Under Secretary for Indian Affairs,
established by section 303(a).
</text>
</paragraph>
</section>
<section id="H5760A58EFA774C698776D3E6740F0FC1">
<enum>
303.
</enum>
<header>
Under Secretary
for Indian Affairs
</header>
<subsection id="H7D80E434562441B28A3E9B1999775424">
<enum>
(a)
</enum>
<header>
Establishment of
position
</header>
<text>
There is established in the Department of the Interior
the position of Under Secretary for Indian Affairs, who shall report directly
to the Secretary.
</text>
</subsection>
<subsection id="H23F34007E3614D0CB0F6E50B62D364BE">
<enum>
(b)
</enum>
<header>
Appointment
</header>
<paragraph id="HF83A460BEBA64A76A279CC692142C34D">
<enum>
(1)
</enum>
<header>
In
general
</header>
<text>
Except as provided in paragraph (2), the Under Secretary
shall be appointed by the President, by and with the advice and consent of the
Senate.
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="HE17BA7238C4943CCB563F6A6EF1067D1">
<enum>
(2)
</enum>
<header>
Exception
</header>
<text>
The
officer serving as the Assistant Secretary for Indian Affairs on the date of
enactment of this Act may assume the position of Under Secretary without
appointment under paragraph (1) if—
</text>
<subparagraph id="H8FB8CAB8C09546FA878209491BFD0266">
<enum>
(A)
</enum>
<text>
the officer was
appointed as Assistant Secretary for Indian Affairs by the President by and
with the advice and consent of the Senate; and
</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HE43DA2953D944B2C90F9AF76B055A7FC">
<enum>
(B)
</enum>
<text>
not later than 180
days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary approves the
assumption.
</text>
</subparagraph>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
<subsection id="HB5B8D73EEB094C689F36D0695EC6CAC2">
<enum>
(c)
</enum>
<header>
Duties
</header>
<text>
In
addition to the duties transferred to the Under Secretary under sections 304
and 305, the Under Secretary, acting through an Office of Trust Reform
Implementation and Oversight, shall—
</text>
<paragraph id="HA885755762654AFEA47CA7C98D7C86DB">
<enum>
(1)
</enum>
<text>
carry out any
activity relating to trust fund accounts and trust resource management of the
Bureau (except any activity carried out under the Office of the Special Trustee
for American Indians before the date on which the Office of the Special Trustee
is abolished), in accordance with the American Indian Trust Fund Management
Reform Act of 1994 (
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/25/4001">
25 U.S.C. 4001 et seq.
</external-xref>
);
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="HBD5EFB76E1694C8EBF073A8DA4DB6B6F">
<enum>
(2)
</enum>
<text>
develop and
maintain an inventory of Indian trust assets and resources;
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H8DFBD7BC54444185BD0A92A5945325CE">
<enum>
(3)
</enum>
<text>
coordinate with
the Special Trustee for American Indians to ensure an orderly transition of the
functions of the Special Trustee under section 305;
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H833B1B4E47914F798ADD9592827E0548">
<enum>
(4)
</enum>
<text>
supervise any
activity carried out by the Department of the Interior, including but not
limited to—
</text>
<subparagraph id="H25EFFFDB1DF446429DEEB059A217217F">
<enum>
(A)
</enum>
<text>
to the extent that
the activities relate to Indian affairs, activities carried out by—
</text>
<clause id="HE4D99C8BF7F94700AFC9D1316F13442A">
<enum>
(i)
</enum>
<text>
the
Commissioner of Reclamation;
</text>
</clause>
<clause id="HF2D3AE28F9004079980B3E67B67574C1">
<enum>
(ii)
</enum>
<text>
the
Director of the Bureau of Land Management;
</text>
</clause>
<clause id="H4B694A678FC54E8497F8F145FAF093E0">
<enum>
(iii)
</enum>
<text>
the Director of
the Office of Natural Resources Revenue;
</text>
</clause>
<clause id="H868CFE4A682F42FB9AAAB0B7C9C50381">
<enum>
(iv)
</enum>
<text>
the
Director of the National Park Service; and
</text>
</clause>
<clause id="H7A14BA67673143FAA17540BA46BAC32B">
<enum>
(v)
</enum>
<text>
the
Director of the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service; and
</text>
</clause>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HC1D84E4A41804C6BBA149D1AF4219A66">
<enum>
(B)
</enum>
<text>
intergovernmental
relations between the Bureau and Indian tribal governments;
</text>
</subparagraph>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H04F43BB7512844FAB42268AD1C9DDAA8">
<enum>
(5)
</enum>
<text>
to the maximum
extent practicable, coordinate activities and policies of the Bureau with
activities and policies of—
</text>
<subparagraph id="H8D2736CD3A034CAF8AB397930E0D62B0">
<enum>
(A)
</enum>
<text>
the Bureau of
Reclamation;
</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H496D35A873DD407A84D53FE8145312C7">
<enum>
(B)
</enum>
<text>
the Bureau of Land
Management;
</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H3D71EED7B8D449149D6032A4C527B2E8">
<enum>
(C)
</enum>
<text>
the Office of
Natural Resources Revenue;
</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H281C78722D1D4B9CBF3D482883F0BD7B">
<enum>
(D)
</enum>
<text>
the National Park
Service; and
</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HEC0CDE63ABF64BFAB10D03D371CDE698">
<enum>
(E)
</enum>
<text>
the U.S. Fish and
Wildlife Service;
</text>
</subparagraph>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H6FE5E3B2710A4E16803D508480452CEC">
<enum>
(6)
</enum>
<text>
provide for
regular consultation with Indians and Indian tribes that own interests in trust
resources and trust fund accounts;
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H38E468E37F4042BFB702532BE0D88F45">
<enum>
(7)
</enum>
<text>
manage and
administer Indian trust resources in accordance with any applicable Federal
law;
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H4B6A524577A94910AE5592B829B2F55C">
<enum>
(8)
</enum>
<text>
take steps to
protect the security of data relating to individual Indian and Indian tribal
trust accounts; and
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H44FB97BF1100469B98D323A15289AE82">
<enum>
(9)
</enum>
<text>
take any other
measure the Under Secretary determines to be necessary with respect to Indian
affairs.
</text>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
</section>
<section id="H5ADB18A185314DE3880D88C8985D14E5">
<enum>
304.
</enum>
<header>
Transfer of
functions of Assistant Secretary for Indian Affairs
</header>
<subsection id="H882F748B0334467E96F00FE04386A247">
<enum>
(a)
</enum>
<header>
Transfer of
functions
</header>
<text>
There is transferred to the Under Secretary any
function of the Assistant Secretary for Indian Affairs that has not been
carried out by the Assistant Secretary as of the date of enactment of this
Act.
</text>
</subsection>
<subsection id="HE1A8F80FCED0492BAAB21DAE8D486BF5">
<enum>
(b)
</enum>
<header>
Determinations
of certain functions by the office of management and budget
</header>
<text>
If
necessary, the Office of Management and Budget shall make any determination
relating to the functions transferred under subsection (a).
</text>
</subsection>
<subsection id="H6D61E6DAEF294816850880549C3F5D69">
<enum>
(c)
</enum>
<header>
Personnel
provisions
</header>
<paragraph id="HE04BC01F856F4BD3AD9C86F2B3351D6B">
<enum>
(1)
</enum>
<header>
Appointments
</header>
<text>
The
Under Secretary may appoint and fix the compensation of such officers and
employees as the Under Secretary determines to be necessary to carry out any
function transferred under this section.
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H3D7F66F09F534DF1B9944944E4BA97A1">
<enum>
(2)
</enum>
<header>
Requirements
</header>
<text>
Except
as otherwise provided by law—
</text>
<subparagraph id="HA47E2579D8C548E69FE23E1BD06123A9">
<enum>
(A)
</enum>
<text>
an officer or
employee described in paragraph (1) shall be appointed in accordance with the
civil service laws; and
</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HE3578ACB5A3D4C00B44874BFCEFB3E55">
<enum>
(B)
</enum>
<text>
the compensation
of the officer or employee shall be fixed in accordance with title 5, United
States Code.
</text>
</subparagraph>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
<subsection id="H986DC90BC4BD4DD3A81CE69D683018D0">
<enum>
(d)
</enum>
<header>
Delegation and
assignment
</header>
<paragraph id="HC811A29E3A3F4470B8F47C56FED33596">
<enum>
(1)
</enum>
<header>
In
general
</header>
<text>
Except as otherwise expressly prohibited by law or
otherwise provided by this section, the Under Secretary may—
</text>
<subparagraph id="HD10C0F9B7C5744B094E3CDD0F9EFAAA2">
<enum>
(A)
</enum>
<text>
delegate any of
the functions transferred to the Under Secretary by this section and any
function transferred or granted to the Under Secretary after the date of
enactment of this Act to such officers and employees of the Office as the Under
Secretary may designate; and
</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HFCD35C843D324669B28AB9EBB65C6D11">
<enum>
(B)
</enum>
<text>
authorize
successive redelegations of such functions as the Under Secretary determines to
be necessary or appropriate.
</text>
</subparagraph>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H25E9E3A48DC74CA2BB7AB114C2C373D4">
<enum>
(2)
</enum>
<header>
Delegation
</header>
<text>
No
delegation of functions by the Under Secretary under this section shall relieve
the Under Secretary of responsibility for the administration of the
functions.
</text>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
<subsection id="H6DBA004B8B9D454A86BE8072EE4FB388">
<enum>
(e)
</enum>
<header>
Reorganization
</header>
<text>
The
Under Secretary may allocate or reallocate any function transferred under this
section among the officers of the Office, and establish, consolidate, alter, or
discontinue such organizational entities in the Office, as the Under Secretary
determines to be necessary or appropriate.
</text>
</subsection>
<subsection id="H78E38E07BE764FBE893785CECFADD421">
<enum>
(f)
</enum>
<header>
Rules
</header>
<text>
The
Under Secretary may prescribe, in accordance with the provisions of chapters 5
and 6 of title 5, United States Code, such rules and regulations as the Under
Secretary determines to be necessary or appropriate to administer and manage
the functions of the Office.
</text>
</subsection>
<subsection id="HFFF003BFC8F24D4EA94DD6D61CB1428E">
<enum>
(g)
</enum>
<header>
Transfer and
allocations of appropriations and personnel
</header>
<paragraph id="H2D754391BBF649418803D7C8A0369B8D">
<enum>
(1)
</enum>
<header>
In
general
</header>
<text>
Except as otherwise provided in this section, the
personnel employed in connection with, and the assets, liabilities, contracts,
property, records, and unexpended balances of appropriations, authorizations,
allocations, and other funds employed, used, held, arising from, available to,
or to be made available in connection with, the functions transferred by this
section, subject to
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/31/1531">
section 1531
</external-xref>
of title 31, United States Code, shall be
transferred to the Office.
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H2577C7CA99794484A205C13B30167C50">
<enum>
(2)
</enum>
<header>
Unexpended
funds
</header>
<text>
Unexpended funds transferred pursuant to this subsection
shall be used only for the purposes for which the funds were originally
authorized and appropriated.
</text>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
<subsection id="HA4E8A45F81614E18833BAFE398957B02">
<enum>
(h)
</enum>
<header>
Incidental
transfers
</header>
<paragraph id="H8F88A9C409B24B4E850ECA9F591C268A">
<enum>
(1)
</enum>
<header>
In
general
</header>
<text>
The Director of the Office of Management and Budget, at
any time the Director may provide, may make such determinations as are
necessary with regard to the functions transferred by this section, and make
such additional incidental dispositions of personnel, assets, liabilities,
grants, contracts, property, records, and unexpended balances of
appropriations, authorizations, allocations, and other funds held, used,
arising from, available to, or to be made available in connection with such
functions, as are necessary, to carry out this section.
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="HC4A6825B45FB4CE6B21954DA1FCE567A">
<enum>
(2)
</enum>
<header>
Termination of
affairs
</header>
<text>
The Director of the Office of Management and Budget shall
provide for the termination of the affairs of all entities terminated by this
section and for any further measures and dispositions as are necessary to
effectuate the purposes of this section.
</text>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
<subsection id="HD427E8AAD8F644318B12A690ED82AFE2">
<enum>
(i)
</enum>
<header>
Effect on
personnel
</header>
<paragraph id="H39AA3676B48A456C83D34183EBED580E">
<enum>
(1)
</enum>
<header>
In
general
</header>
<text>
Except as otherwise provided by this section, the
transfer pursuant to this section of full-time personnel (except special
Government employees) and part-time personnel holding permanent positions shall
not cause any such employee to be separated or reduced in grade or compensation
for a period of at least 1 year after the date of transfer of the employee
under this section.
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H2E3AFCE7D6334C1194BBAEE40230A3E8">
<enum>
(2)
</enum>
<header>
Executive
schedule positions
</header>
<text>
Except as otherwise provided in this section,
any person who, on the day preceding the date of enactment of this Act, held a
position compensated in accordance with the Executive Schedule prescribed in
<external-xref legal-doc="usc-chapter" parsable-cite="usc-chapter/5/53">
chapter 53
</external-xref>
of title 5, United States Code, and who, without a break in service,
is appointed to a position in the Office having duties comparable to the duties
performed immediately preceding such appointment shall continue to be
compensated in the new position at not less than the rate provided for the
previous position, for the duration of the service of the person in the new
position.
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="HCA1296D795804077B179BE18DEE9DFBF">
<enum>
(3)
</enum>
<header>
Termination of
certain positions
</header>
<text>
Positions whose incumbents are appointed by the
President, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate, the functions of
which are transferred by this title, shall terminate on the date of enactment
of this Act.
</text>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
<subsection id="HE2BE21A193FD4174910B0F7579ABF2A7">
<enum>
(j)
</enum>
<header>
Separability
</header>
<text>
If
a provision of this section or the application of this section to any person or
circumstance is held invalid, neither the remainder of this section nor the
application of the provision to other persons or circumstances shall be
affected.
</text>
</subsection>
<subsection id="H541DF70623E24E49BB940E42C6920DA7">
<enum>
(k)
</enum>
<header>
Transition
</header>
<text>
The
Under Secretary may use—
</text>
<paragraph id="HA19C8219871E45F49E20721A5923705A">
<enum>
(1)
</enum>
<text>
the services of
the officers, employees, and other personnel of the Assistant Secretary for
Indian Affairs relating to functions transferred to the Office by this section;
and
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="HDE3C3E09111A4BCF822158CD1D9F8B34">
<enum>
(2)
</enum>
<text>
funds appropriated
to the functions for such period of time as may reasonably be needed to
facilitate the orderly implementation of this section.
</text>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
<subsection id="HA4F4141EB9794A7CA73993E462F6CCC5">
<enum>
(l)
</enum>
<header>
References
</header>
<text>
Any
reference in a Federal law, Executive order, rule, regulation, delegation of
authority, or document relating to the Assistant Secretary for Indian Affairs,
with respect to functions transferred under this section, shall be deemed to be
a reference to the Under Secretary.
</text>
</subsection>
<subsection id="H5C00139B1F3B45768DBFE7A91F9DFE13">
<enum>
(m)
</enum>
<header>
Recommended
legislation
</header>
<text>
Not later than 180 days after the effective date of
this title, the Under Secretary, in consultation with the appropriate
committees of Congress and the Director of the Office of Management and Budget,
shall submit to Congress any recommendations relating to additional technical
and conforming amendments to Federal law to reflect the changes made by this
section.
</text>
</subsection>
<subsection id="H18526A1D63C9465DB943DEAE12D36F17">
<enum>
(n)
</enum>
<header>
Effect of
section
</header>
<paragraph id="H211AF9B2E04D46D798230C3E9A76EB04">
<enum>
(1)
</enum>
<header>
Continuing
effect of legal documents
</header>
<text>
Any legal document relating to a
function transferred by this section that is in effect on the date of enactment
of this Act shall continue in effect in accordance with the terms of the
document until the document is modified or terminated by—
</text>
<subparagraph id="HB2F826019CDE4DE199E00621F96CCF0A">
<enum>
(A)
</enum>
<text>
the
President;
</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H4E62718E999A4568ACCCCF1CECE623AB">
<enum>
(B)
</enum>
<text>
the Under
Secretary;
</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H38A22C8487E540429EC6B8ADED8E1087">
<enum>
(C)
</enum>
<text>
a court of
competent jurisdiction; or
</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H3280B43EBFAE4535B5E04D726BDD4A8C">
<enum>
(D)
</enum>
<text>
operation of
Federal or State law.
</text>
</subparagraph>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H0E5EBAB2587544E994B0DE0DE17AECED">
<enum>
(2)
</enum>
<header>
Proceedings not
affected
</header>
<text>
This section shall not affect any proceeding (including
a notice of proposed rulemaking, an administrative proceeding, and an
application for a license, permit, certificate, or financial assistance)
relating to a function transferred under this section that is pending before
the Assistant Secretary on the date of enactment of this Act.
</text>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
</section>
<section id="HFCC688D057BD4CE4925376D0A9366313">
<enum>
305.
</enum>
<header>
Office of
Special Trustee for American Indians
</header>
<subsection id="HA8E96F7166D74F6D94D6D7099AB64EBE">
<enum>
(a)
</enum>
<header>
Termination
</header>
<text>
Notwithstanding
sections 302 and 303 of the American Indian Trust Fund Management Reform Act of
1994 (
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/25/4042">
25 U.S.C. 4042
</external-xref>
; 4043), the Office of Special Trustee for American Indians
shall terminate on the effective date of this section.
</text>
</subsection>
<subsection id="H5212756F8AB4472A9DB34248950109FF">
<enum>
(b)
</enum>
<header>
Transfer of
functions
</header>
<text>
There is transferred to the Under Secretary any
function of the Special Trustee for American Indians that has not been carried
out by the Special Trustee as of the effective date of this section.
</text>
</subsection>
<subsection id="H2A98F6EE8F2A436EA512140EF8DAAC2C">
<enum>
(c)
</enum>
<header>
Determinations
of certain functions by the office of management and budget
</header>
<text>
If
necessary, the Office of Management and Budget shall make any determination
relating to the functions transferred under subsection (b).
</text>
</subsection>
<subsection id="H5DB4B99F521A4F91B55C0CB8B3746C76">
<enum>
(d)
</enum>
<header>
Personnel
provisions
</header>
<paragraph id="H97C2533479AC439392BA5286DB3B63D9">
<enum>
(1)
</enum>
<header>
Appointments
</header>
<text>
The
Under Secretary may appoint and fix the compensation of such officers and
employees as the Under Secretary determines to be necessary to carry out any
function transferred under this section.
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="HF2AD0BA6910E4272B184534D638AE413">
<enum>
(2)
</enum>
<header>
Requirements
</header>
<text>
Except
as otherwise provided by law—
</text>
<subparagraph id="H21DC4DBE510841569E6B72B3287AC444">
<enum>
(A)
</enum>
<text>
any officer or
employee described in paragraph (1) shall be appointed in accordance with the
civil service laws; and
</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H5FD8F22E3C7C45CABA2B21F4038087F8">
<enum>
(B)
</enum>
<text>
the compensation
of such an officer or employee shall be fixed in accordance with title 5,
United States Code.
</text>
</subparagraph>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
<subsection id="H8BEAFA734B7A488CBAFD2C178EDB7C21">
<enum>
(e)
</enum>
<header>
Delegation and
assignment
</header>
<paragraph id="H573F311E05DE479E94784890017B8D82">
<enum>
(1)
</enum>
<header>
In
general
</header>
<text>
Except as otherwise expressly prohibited by law or
otherwise provided by this section, the Under Secretary may—
</text>
<subparagraph id="HC1C8F6F1C8A6468DB5B97D0E1D1FC277">
<enum>
(A)
</enum>
<text>
delegate any of
the functions transferred to the Under Secretary under this section and any
function transferred or granted to the Under Secretary after the effective date
of this section to such officers and employees of the Office as the Under
Secretary may designate; and
</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HD02A71B82C5341AAA477042584A6F930">
<enum>
(B)
</enum>
<text>
authorize
successive redelegations of the functions as are necessary or
appropriate.
</text>
</subparagraph>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="HCB1CFF6B418B43A3A3024E4F47B1CEDB">
<enum>
(2)
</enum>
<header>
Delegation
</header>
<text>
No
delegation of functions by the Under Secretary under this section shall relieve
the Under Secretary of responsibility for the administration of the
functions.
</text>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
<subsection id="H3CFA021A261B44549AB6AE5B74CEF478">
<enum>
(f)
</enum>
<header>
Reorganization
</header>
<text>
The
Under Secretary may allocate or reallocate any function transferred under
subsection (b) among the officers of the Office, and establish, consolidate,
alter, or discontinue such organizational entities in the Office as the Under
Secretary determines to be necessary or appropriate.
</text>
</subsection>
<subsection id="H04920F9ACE3946F9AD4B482A1FF02BC7">
<enum>
(g)
</enum>
<header>
Rules
</header>
<text>
The
Under Secretary may prescribe, in accordance with the provisions of chapters 5
and 6 of title 5, United States Code, such rules and regulations as the Under
Secretary determines to be necessary or appropriate to administer and manage
the functions of the Office.
</text>
</subsection>
<subsection id="H3F4988A75C7A422EB3738FC2D158B3E2">
<enum>
(h)
</enum>
<header>
Transfer and
Allocations of Appropriations and Personnel
</header>
<text>
Except as otherwise
provided in this section, the personnel employed in connection with, and the
assets, liabilities, contracts, property, records, and unexpended balances of
appropriations, authorizations, allocations, and other funds employed, used,
held, arising from, available to, or to be made available in connection with
the functions transferred by this section, subject to
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/31/1531">
section 1531
</external-xref>
of title 31,
United States Code, shall be transferred to the Office.
</text>
</subsection>
<subsection id="HC157D0F419D8465E9AA24F4D245E3DF3">
<enum>
(i)
</enum>
<header>
Incidental
transfers
</header>
<paragraph id="HB05C474F418E4721B337DA3917B00758">
<enum>
(1)
</enum>
<header>
In
general
</header>
<text>
The Director of the Office of Management and Budget, at
any time the Director may provide, may make such determinations as are
necessary with regard to the functions transferred by this section, and make
such additional incidental dispositions of personnel, assets, liabilities,
grants, contracts, property, records, and unexpended balances of
appropriations, authorizations, allocations, and other funds held, used,
arising from, available to, or to be made available in connection with such
functions, as are necessary, to carry out this section.
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="HF20C4BE385E94E32A0212505BD4676A4">
<enum>
(2)
</enum>
<header>
Termination of
affairs
</header>
<text>
The Director of the Office of Management and Budget shall
provide for the termination of the affairs of all entities terminated by this
section and for any further measures and dispositions as are necessary to
effectuate the purposes of this section.
</text>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
<subsection id="HCD8A79DAB8744CFFADEFC0D101A260F9">
<enum>
(j)
</enum>
<header>
Effect on
personnel
</header>
<paragraph id="H9754A11A9ADF4DE0AB228723E5BDA5E7">
<enum>
(1)
</enum>
<header>
In
general
</header>
<text>
Except as otherwise provided by this section, the
transfer pursuant to this section of full-time personnel (except special
Government employees) and part-time personnel holding permanent positions shall
not cause any such employee to be separated or reduced in grade or compensation
for a period of at least 1 year after the date of transfer of the employee
under this section.
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H6B8A2DE6AE0C4033BDBE5D89B0816C7F">
<enum>
(2)
</enum>
<header>
Executive
schedule positions
</header>
<text>
Except as otherwise provided in this section,
any person who, on the day preceding the effective date of this section, held a
position compensated in accordance with the Executive Schedule prescribed in
<external-xref legal-doc="usc-chapter" parsable-cite="usc-chapter/5/53">
chapter 53
</external-xref>
of title 5, United States Code, and who, without a break in service,
is appointed to a position in the Office having duties comparable to the duties
performed immediately preceding such appointment, shall continue to be
compensated in the new position at not less than the rate provided for the
previous position, for the duration of the service of the person in the new
position.
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="HE59F06602A02481A80BA805323B8C855">
<enum>
(3)
</enum>
<header>
Termination of
certain positions
</header>
<text>
Positions the incumbents of which are appointed
by the President, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate, and the
functions of which are transferred by this title, shall terminate on the
effective date of this section.
</text>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
<subsection id="H551E97B7DF12438080A3E9116F5E7860">
<enum>
(k)
</enum>
<header>
Separability
</header>
<text>
If
a provision of this section or the application of this section to any person or
circumstance is held invalid, neither the remainder of this section nor the
application of the provision to other persons or circumstances shall be
affected.
</text>
</subsection>
<subsection id="HF37BF1A6E6E74DF7A45EA598D73990BC">
<enum>
(l)
</enum>
<header>
Transition
</header>
<text>
The
Under Secretary may use—
</text>
<paragraph id="H8DF4378117CF4610A5A3549618E8FB9C">
<enum>
(1)
</enum>
<text>
the services of
the officers, employees, and other personnel of the Special Trustee relating to
functions transferred to the Office by this section; and
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H12AD066721BF48AAAD9950F65F4CFA93">
<enum>
(2)
</enum>
<text>
funds appropriated
to those functions for such period of time as may reasonably be needed to
facilitate the orderly implementation of this section.
</text>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
<subsection id="H94F79A62E6E140B0AE2D4CC3E2000041">
<enum>
(m)
</enum>
<header>
References
</header>
<text>
Any
reference in a Federal law, Executive order, rule, regulation, delegation of
authority, or document relating to the Special Trustee, with respect to
functions transferred under this section, shall be deemed to be a reference to
the Under Secretary.
</text>
</subsection>
<subsection id="HAAB00FE99E544870868A76F15DC2C607">
<enum>
(n)
</enum>
<header>
Recommended
legislation
</header>
<text>
Not later than 180 days after the effective date of
this title, the Under Secretary, in consultation with the appropriate
committees of Congress and the Director of the Office of Management and Budget,
shall submit to Congress any recommendations relating to additional technical
and conforming amendments to Federal law to reflect the changes made by this
section.
</text>
</subsection>
<subsection id="H32D954622E8D4DE7997238BC49995E9C">
<enum>
(o)
</enum>
<header>
Effect of
section
</header>
<paragraph id="H19EB810EEC8940AFAE31F0F2DF203534">
<enum>
(1)
</enum>
<header>
Continuing
effect of legal documents
</header>
<text>
Any legal document relating to a
function transferred by this section that is in effect on the effective date of
this section shall continue in effect in accordance with the terms of the
document until the document is modified or terminated by—
</text>
<subparagraph id="H2700CFB7A4684AFDBEBB1A4CFE55C613">
<enum>
(A)
</enum>
<text>
the
President;
</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HFC47374EAA7E4EC98760E20AF117A23B">
<enum>
(B)
</enum>
<text>
the Under
Secretary;
</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H8F61B2C9D14F488B8B452676CF928BCE">
<enum>
(C)
</enum>
<text>
a court of
competent jurisdiction; or
</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HCF3C64F715D94F70904DA3720A813C0F">
<enum>
(D)
</enum>
<text>
operation of
Federal or State law.
</text>
</subparagraph>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="HD37B5E308108434BA0092D4FE9C43811">
<enum>
(2)
</enum>
<header>
Proceedings not
affected
</header>
<text>
This section shall not affect any proceeding (including
a notice of proposed rulemaking, an administrative proceeding, and an
application for a license, permit, certificate, or financial assistance)
relating to a function transferred under this section that is pending before
the Special Trustee on the effective date of this section.
</text>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
<subsection id="H2A8F4B4AF4664075826468B7B09AA770">
<enum>
(p)
</enum>
<header>
Effective
date
</header>
<text>
This section shall take effect on April 1, 2014, or 180 days
following enactment of this Act into law, whichever is earlier.
</text>
</subsection>
</section>
<section id="H55836059E1234A8893707CE485E2E36D">
<enum>
306.
</enum>
<header>
Cost savings
recommendations
</header>
<subsection id="H15370E034C2C47BA8E1CD8ED80C0F4C9">
<enum>
(a)
</enum>
<header>
Cost savings
identification
</header>
<text>
Within 60 days of the effective date in section
305(p), the Under Secretary shall initiate procedures to—
</text>
<paragraph id="HB5D98672575849B3B5C32A0C1AB1C547">
<enum>
(1)
</enum>
<text>
identify the
programs, functions, services, and activities (or any portions of programs,
functions, services, or activities) that will not have to operate or carry out
as a result of any transfer of functions and personnel under section
305;
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="HD9D689BE8C734AFD9F693BD15FD06CA9">
<enum>
(2)
</enum>
<text>
identify the
amounts that the Secretary would have otherwise expended to operate or carry
out each program, function, service, and activity (or any portion of a program,
function, service, or activity) identified pursuant to paragraph (1);
and
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="HE0A6AC880DF3422496CC9F4B37ADA1F7">
<enum>
(3)
</enum>
<text>
provide to the
Secretary and the tribal representatives of the Tribal/Interior Budget Council,
within 120 days of the effective date in section 305(p), a list of the
programs, functions, services, and activities (or any portions of programs,
functions, services, or activities) identified pursuant paragraph (1) and the
amounts associated with each program, function, service, and activity (or any
portion of a program, function, service, or activity) identified pursuant to
paragraph (2).
</text>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
<subsection id="H453FDF93A50B436EABAD4D3E6B192919">
<enum>
(b)
</enum>
<header>
Tribal
recommendations
</header>
<text>
Within 120 days of receipt of the information in
subsection (a)(3), the tribal representatives of the Tribal/Interior Budget
Council may provide recommendations to the Secretary and the Office of
Management and Budget on how any amounts or cost savings should be reallocated
and/or incorporated into future budget requests.
</text>
</subsection>
</section>
<section id="H880C64DFA6F04E35ADC98C345A8FEC63">
<enum>
307.
</enum>
<header>
Hiring
preference
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
In appointing or
otherwise hiring any employee to the Office, the Under Secretary shall give
preference to Indians in accordance with section 12 of the Act of June 8, 1934
(
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25 U.S.C. 472
</external-xref>
).
</text>
</section>
</title>
</legis-body>
</bill>
| I 113th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 409 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES January 23, 2013 Mr. Simpson introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Natural Resources A BILL To provide for Indian trust asset management reform, and for other purposes.
1. Short title; table of contents (a) Short title This Act may be cited as the Indian Trust Asset Reform Act . (b) Table of contents The table of contents for this Act is as follows: Sec. 1. Short title; table of contents. TITLE I—RECOGNITION OF TRUST RESPONSIBILITY Sec. 101. Congressional statement of findings. Sec. 102. Congressional reaffirmation of policy. TITLE II—INDIAN TRUST ASSET MANAGEMENT DEMONSTRATION PROJECT ACT Sec. 201. Short title. Sec. 202. Definitions. Sec. 203. Establishment of demonstration project; selection of participating Indian tribes. Sec. 204. Indian trust asset management plan. Sec. 205. Effect of title. TITLE III—RESTRUCTURING BUREAU OF INDIAN AFFAIRS AND OFFICE OF SPECIAL TRUSTEE Sec. 301. Purpose. Sec. 302. Definitions. Sec. 303. Under Secretary for Indian Affairs. Sec. 304. Transfer of functions of Assistant Secretary for Indian Affairs. Sec. 305. Office of Special Trustee for American Indians. Sec. 306. Cost savings recommendations. Sec. 307. Hiring preference. I RECOGNITION OF TRUST RESPONSIBILITY 101. Congressional statement of findings The Congress, after careful review of the Federal Government’s historical and special legal relationship with, and resulting responsibilities to, American Indian people, finds that— (1) the relationship of Indian tribes to the United States is founded in part on the settled doctrine of the law of nations that when a stronger sovereign assumes authority over a weaker sovereign, the stronger one assumes a duty of protection for the weaker one, which does not surrender its right to self-government; (2) the United States fiduciary responsibilities to Indians also constitutes a foundational basis for, not merely a function of, congressional legislation regarding Indians because it constitutes an inherent presupposition of our constitutional structure, which provides an inherent limit on the exercise and application of the Indian Commerce Clause and the Treaty Clause of the Constitution; (3) the United States fiduciary responsibilities to Indians also are founded in part on specific commitments made through written treaties and agreements securing peace, in exchange for which Indians have surrendered claims to vast tracts of land, which provided legal consideration for permanent, ongoing performance of Federal trust duties; and (4) the foregoing historic Federal-tribal relations and understandings have benefitted the people of the United States as a whole for centuries and established enduring and enforceable Federal obligations to which the national honor has been committed. 102. Congressional reaffirmation of policy Pursuant to its constitutionally vested authority over Indian affairs, the Congress hereby reaffirms the following regarding the proper discharge of the United States fiduciary responsibilities to Indians— (1) enforceable fiduciary duties necessarily arise when the United States assumes control or supervision over tribal trust assets even though nothing is said expressly in the governing statutes or regulations, unless Congress has expressly specified otherwise; (2) in general, the most exacting common-law fiduciary standards which govern private trustees also govern the United States when it manages Indian trust assets, and enforceable Federal trust duties for Indian trust asset management are not limited to the express terms of statutes and regulations; (3) the fact that the United States simultaneously performs another task for another interest that Congress has obligated it by statute to do does not compromise or limit the United States enforceable fiduciary obligations to Indians; and (4) the United States fiduciary responsibilities to Indian tribes include and are not limited by a duty to promote tribal self-determination regarding governmental authority and economic development. II INDIAN TRUST ASSET MANAGEMENT DEMONSTRATION PROJECT ACT 201. Short title This title may be cited as the Indian Trust Asset Management Demonstration Project Act of 2013 . 202. Definitions In this title: (1) Project The term Project means the Indian trust asset management demonstration project established under section 103(a). (2) Indian tribe The term Indian tribe means an Indian tribe that— (A) is federally recognized; and (B) submits an application under section 203(c). (3) Secretary The term Secretary means the Secretary of the Interior. 203. Establishment of demonstration project; selection of participating Indian tribes (a) In general The Secretary shall establish and carry out an Indian trust asset management demonstration project, in accordance with this title. (b) Selection of participating Indian tribes (1) Indian tribes (A) In general Any Indian tribe shall be eligible to participate in the Project if— (i) the Indian tribe submits to the Secretary an application under subsection (c); and (ii) the Secretary approves the application of the Indian tribe. (2) Notice (A) In general The Secretary shall provide a written notice to each Indian tribe approved to participate in the Project. (B) Contents A notice under subparagraph (A) shall include— (i) a statement that the application of the Indian tribe has been approved by the Secretary; and (ii) a requirement that the Indian tribe shall submit to the Secretary a proposed Indian trust asset management plan in accordance with section 104. (c) Application (1) In general To be eligible to participate in the Project, an Indian tribe shall submit to the Secretary a written application in accordance with paragraph (2). (2) Requirements The Secretary shall take into consideration an application under this subsection only if the application— (A) includes a copy of a resolution or other appropriate action by the governing body of the Indian tribe, as determined by the Secretary, in support of or authorizing the application; (B) is received by the Secretary after the date of enactment of this Act; and (C) states that the Indian tribe is requesting to participate in the Project. (d) Duration The Project shall remain in effect for a period of 8 years after the date of enactment of this Act. 204. Indian trust asset management plan (a) Proposed plan (1) Submission After the date on which an Indian tribe receives a notice from the Secretary under section 203(b)(2), the Indian tribe shall submit to the Secretary a proposed Indian trust asset management plan in accordance with paragraph (2). (2) Contents A proposed Indian trust asset management plan shall include provisions that— (A) identify the trust assets that will be subject to the plan, including financial and nonfinancial trust assets; (B) establish trust asset management objectives and priorities for Indian trust assets that are located within the reservation, or otherwise subject to the jurisdiction, of the Indian tribe; (C) allocate trust asset management funding that is available for the Indian trust assets subject to the plan in order to meet the trust asset management objectives and priorities; (D) if the Indian tribe has contracted or compacted functions or activities under the Indian Self-Determination and Education Assistance Act ( 25 U.S.C. 450 et seq. ) relating to the management of trust assets— (i) identify the functions or activities that are being performed by the Indian tribe under the contracts or compacts; and (ii) describe the proposed management systems, practices, and procedures that the Indian tribe will follow; (E) establish procedures for nonbinding mediation or resolution of any dispute between the Indian tribe and the United States relating to the trust asset management plan; (F) include a process for the Indian tribe and the Federal agencies affected by the trust asset management plan to conduct annual evaluations to ensure that trust assets are being managed in accordance with the plan; and (G) identify any Federal regulations that will be superseded by the plan. (3) Authority of Indian tribes to develop systems, practices, and procedures For purposes of preparing and carrying out a management plan under this section, an Indian tribe that has compacted or contracted activities or functions under the Indian Self-Determination and Education Assistance Act ( 25 U.S.C. 450 et seq. ), for purposes of carrying out the activities or functions, may develop and carry out trust asset management systems, practices, and procedures that differ from any such systems, practices, and procedures used by the Secretary in managing the trust assets if the systems, practices, and procedures of the Indian tribe meet the requirements of the laws, standards, and responsibilities described in subsection (c). (4) Technical assistance and information The Secretary shall provide to an Indian tribe any technical assistance and information, including budgetary information, that the Indian tribe determines to be necessary for preparation of a proposed plan on receipt of a written request from the Indian tribe. (b) Approval and disapproval of proposed plans (1) Approval (A) In general Not later than 120 days after the date on which an Indian tribe submits a proposed Indian trust asset management plan under subsection (a), the Secretary shall approve or disapprove the proposed plan. (B) Requirements for disapproval The Secretary shall approve a proposed plan unless the Secretary determines that— (i) the proposed plan fails to address a requirement under subsection (a)(2); (ii) the proposed plan includes one or more provisions that are inconsistent with subsection (c); or (iii) the cost of implementing the proposed plan exceeds the amount of funding available for the management of trust assets that would be subject to the proposed plan. (2) Action on disapproval (A) Notice If the Secretary disapproves a proposed plan under paragraph (1)(B), the Secretary shall provide to the Indian tribe a written notice of the disapproval, including any reason why the proposed plan was disapproved. (B) Action by tribes If a proposed plan is disapproved under paragraph (1)(B), the Indian tribe may resubmit an amended proposed plan not later than 90 days after the date on which the Indian tribe receives the notice under subparagraph (A). (3) Failure to approve or disapprove If the Secretary fails to approve or disapprove a proposed plan in accordance with paragraph (1), the plan shall be considered to be approved. (4) Judicial review An Indian tribe may seek judicial review of the determination of the Secretary in accordance with subchapter II of chapter 5, and chapter 7, of title 5, United States Code (commonly known as the Administrative Procedure Act ) if— (A) the Secretary disapproves the proposed plan of the Indian tribe under paragraph (1) or (3); and (B) the Indian tribe has exhausted any other administrative remedy available to the Indian tribe. (c) Applicable laws; standards; trust responsibility (1) Applicable laws An Indian trust asset management plan, and any activity carried out under the plan, shall not be approved unless the proposed plan is consistent with— (A) all Federal treaties, statutes, Executive orders, and court decisions that are applicable to the trust assets, or the management of the trust assets, identified in the plan; and (B) all tribal laws that are applicable to the trust assets, or the management of trust assets, identified in the plan, except to the extent that the laws are inconsistent with the treaties, statutes, Executive orders, and court decisions referred to in subparagraph (A). (2) Standards Subject to the laws referred to in paragraph (1)(A), an Indian trust asset management plan shall not be approved unless the Secretary determines that the plan will— (A) protect trust assets from loss, waste, and unlawful alienation; (B) promote the interests of the beneficial owner of the trust asset; (C) conform, to the maximum extent practicable, to the preferred use of the trust asset by the beneficial owner, unless the use is inconsistent with a treaty, statute, regulation, Executive order, or court decision referred to in paragraph (1)(A); (D) protect any applicable treaty-based fishing, hunting and gathering, and similar rights relating to the use, access, or enjoyment of a trust asset; and (E) require that any activity carried out under the plan be carried out in good faith and with loyalty to the beneficial owner of the trust asset. (3) Trust responsibility An Indian trust asset management plan shall not be approved unless the Secretary determines that the plan is consistent with the trust responsibility of the United States to the Indian tribe and individual Indians. (d) Termination of plan (1) In general An Indian tribe may terminate an Indian trust asset management plan on any date after the date on which a proposed Indian trust asset management plan is approved by providing to the Secretary— (A) a notice of the intent of the Indian tribe to terminate the plan; and (B) a resolution of the governing body of the Indian tribe authorizing the termination of the plan. (2) Effective date A termination of an Indian trust asset management plan under paragraph (1) takes effect on October 1 of the first fiscal year following the date on which a notice is provided to the Secretary under paragraph (1)(A). 205. Effect of title (a) Liability Nothing in this title, or a trust asset management plan approved under section 204, shall independently diminish, increase, create, or otherwise affect the liability of the United States or an Indian tribe participating in the Project for any loss resulting from the management of an Indian trust asset under an Indian trust asset management plan. (b) Effect on other laws Except for any regulation superseded by a trust asset management plan approved under section 204, nothing in this title amends or otherwise affects the application of any treaty, statute, regulation, Executive order, or court decision that is applicable to Indian trust assets or the management or administration of Indian trust assets. (c) Trust responsibility Nothing in this title diminishes or otherwise affects the trust responsibility of the United States to Indian tribes and individual Indians. III RESTRUCTURING BUREAU OF INDIAN AFFAIRS AND OFFICE OF SPECIAL TRUSTEE 301. Purpose The purpose of this title is to ensure a more effective and accountable administration of duties of the Secretary of the Interior with respect to providing services and programs to Indians and Indian tribes, including the management of Indian trust resources. 302. Definitions In this title: (1) Bureau The term Bureau means the Bureau of Indian Affairs. (2) Office The term Office means the Office of Trust Reform Implementation and Oversight referred to in section 303(c). (3) Secretary The term Secretary means the Secretary of the Interior. (4) Under secretary The term Under Secretary means the individual appointed to the position of Under Secretary for Indian Affairs, established by section 303(a). 303. Under Secretary for Indian Affairs (a) Establishment of position There is established in the Department of the Interior the position of Under Secretary for Indian Affairs, who shall report directly to the Secretary. (b) Appointment (1) In general Except as provided in paragraph (2), the Under Secretary shall be appointed by the President, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate. (2) Exception The officer serving as the Assistant Secretary for Indian Affairs on the date of enactment of this Act may assume the position of Under Secretary without appointment under paragraph (1) if— (A) the officer was appointed as Assistant Secretary for Indian Affairs by the President by and with the advice and consent of the Senate; and (B) not later than 180 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary approves the assumption. (c) Duties In addition to the duties transferred to the Under Secretary under sections 304 and 305, the Under Secretary, acting through an Office of Trust Reform Implementation and Oversight, shall— (1) carry out any activity relating to trust fund accounts and trust resource management of the Bureau (except any activity carried out under the Office of the Special Trustee for American Indians before the date on which the Office of the Special Trustee is abolished), in accordance with the American Indian Trust Fund Management Reform Act of 1994 ( 25 U.S.C. 4001 et seq. ); (2) develop and maintain an inventory of Indian trust assets and resources; (3) coordinate with the Special Trustee for American Indians to ensure an orderly transition of the functions of the Special Trustee under section 305; (4) supervise any activity carried out by the Department of the Interior, including but not limited to— (A) to the extent that the activities relate to Indian affairs, activities carried out by— (i) the Commissioner of Reclamation; (ii) the Director of the Bureau of Land Management; (iii) the Director of the Office of Natural Resources Revenue; (iv) the Director of the National Park Service; and (v) the Director of the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service; and (B) intergovernmental relations between the Bureau and Indian tribal governments; (5) to the maximum extent practicable, coordinate activities and policies of the Bureau with activities and policies of— (A) the Bureau of Reclamation; (B) the Bureau of Land Management; (C) the Office of Natural Resources Revenue; (D) the National Park Service; and (E) the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service; (6) provide for regular consultation with Indians and Indian tribes that own interests in trust resources and trust fund accounts; (7) manage and administer Indian trust resources in accordance with any applicable Federal law; (8) take steps to protect the security of data relating to individual Indian and Indian tribal trust accounts; and (9) take any other measure the Under Secretary determines to be necessary with respect to Indian affairs. 304. Transfer of functions of Assistant Secretary for Indian Affairs (a) Transfer of functions There is transferred to the Under Secretary any function of the Assistant Secretary for Indian Affairs that has not been carried out by the Assistant Secretary as of the date of enactment of this Act. (b) Determinations of certain functions by the office of management and budget If necessary, the Office of Management and Budget shall make any determination relating to the functions transferred under subsection (a). (c) Personnel provisions (1) Appointments The Under Secretary may appoint and fix the compensation of such officers and employees as the Under Secretary determines to be necessary to carry out any function transferred under this section. (2) Requirements Except as otherwise provided by law— (A) an officer or employee described in paragraph (1) shall be appointed in accordance with the civil service laws; and (B) the compensation of the officer or employee shall be fixed in accordance with title 5, United States Code. (d) Delegation and assignment (1) In general Except as otherwise expressly prohibited by law or otherwise provided by this section, the Under Secretary may— (A) delegate any of the functions transferred to the Under Secretary by this section and any function transferred or granted to the Under Secretary after the date of enactment of this Act to such officers and employees of the Office as the Under Secretary may designate; and (B) authorize successive redelegations of such functions as the Under Secretary determines to be necessary or appropriate. (2) Delegation No delegation of functions by the Under Secretary under this section shall relieve the Under Secretary of responsibility for the administration of the functions. (e) Reorganization The Under Secretary may allocate or reallocate any function transferred under this section among the officers of the Office, and establish, consolidate, alter, or discontinue such organizational entities in the Office, as the Under Secretary determines to be necessary or appropriate. (f) Rules The Under Secretary may prescribe, in accordance with the provisions of chapters 5 and 6 of title 5, United States Code, such rules and regulations as the Under Secretary determines to be necessary or appropriate to administer and manage the functions of the Office. (g) Transfer and allocations of appropriations and personnel (1) In general Except as otherwise provided in this section, the personnel employed in connection with, and the assets, liabilities, contracts, property, records, and unexpended balances of appropriations, authorizations, allocations, and other funds employed, used, held, arising from, available to, or to be made available in connection with, the functions transferred by this section, subject to section 1531 of title 31, United States Code, shall be transferred to the Office. (2) Unexpended funds Unexpended funds transferred pursuant to this subsection shall be used only for the purposes for which the funds were originally authorized and appropriated. (h) Incidental transfers (1) In general The Director of the Office of Management and Budget, at any time the Director may provide, may make such determinations as are necessary with regard to the functions transferred by this section, and make such additional incidental dispositions of personnel, assets, liabilities, grants, contracts, property, records, and unexpended balances of appropriations, authorizations, allocations, and other funds held, used, arising from, available to, or to be made available in connection with such functions, as are necessary, to carry out this section. (2) Termination of affairs The Director of the Office of Management and Budget shall provide for the termination of the affairs of all entities terminated by this section and for any further measures and dispositions as are necessary to effectuate the purposes of this section. (i) Effect on personnel (1) In general Except as otherwise provided by this section, the transfer pursuant to this section of full-time personnel (except special Government employees) and part-time personnel holding permanent positions shall not cause any such employee to be separated or reduced in grade or compensation for a period of at least 1 year after the date of transfer of the employee under this section. (2) Executive schedule positions Except as otherwise provided in this section, any person who, on the day preceding the date of enactment of this Act, held a position compensated in accordance with the Executive Schedule prescribed in chapter 53 of title 5, United States Code, and who, without a break in service, is appointed to a position in the Office having duties comparable to the duties performed immediately preceding such appointment shall continue to be compensated in the new position at not less than the rate provided for the previous position, for the duration of the service of the person in the new position. (3) Termination of certain positions Positions whose incumbents are appointed by the President, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate, the functions of which are transferred by this title, shall terminate on the date of enactment of this Act. (j) Separability If a provision of this section or the application of this section to any person or circumstance is held invalid, neither the remainder of this section nor the application of the provision to other persons or circumstances shall be affected. (k) Transition The Under Secretary may use— (1) the services of the officers, employees, and other personnel of the Assistant Secretary for Indian Affairs relating to functions transferred to the Office by this section; and (2) funds appropriated to the functions for such period of time as may reasonably be needed to facilitate the orderly implementation of this section. (l) References Any reference in a Federal law, Executive order, rule, regulation, delegation of authority, or document relating to the Assistant Secretary for Indian Affairs, with respect to functions transferred under this section, shall be deemed to be a reference to the Under Secretary. (m) Recommended legislation Not later than 180 days after the effective date of this title, the Under Secretary, in consultation with the appropriate committees of Congress and the Director of the Office of Management and Budget, shall submit to Congress any recommendations relating to additional technical and conforming amendments to Federal law to reflect the changes made by this section. (n) Effect of section (1) Continuing effect of legal documents Any legal document relating to a function transferred by this section that is in effect on the date of enactment of this Act shall continue in effect in accordance with the terms of the document until the document is modified or terminated by— (A) the President; (B) the Under Secretary; (C) a court of competent jurisdiction; or (D) operation of Federal or State law. (2) Proceedings not affected This section shall not affect any proceeding (including a notice of proposed rulemaking, an administrative proceeding, and an application for a license, permit, certificate, or financial assistance) relating to a function transferred under this section that is pending before the Assistant Secretary on the date of enactment of this Act. 305. Office of Special Trustee for American Indians (a) Termination Notwithstanding sections 302 and 303 of the American Indian Trust Fund Management Reform Act of 1994 ( 25 U.S.C. 4042 ; 4043), the Office of Special Trustee for American Indians shall terminate on the effective date of this section. (b) Transfer of functions There is transferred to the Under Secretary any function of the Special Trustee for American Indians that has not been carried out by the Special Trustee as of the effective date of this section. (c) Determinations of certain functions by the office of management and budget If necessary, the Office of Management and Budget shall make any determination relating to the functions transferred under subsection (b). (d) Personnel provisions (1) Appointments The Under Secretary may appoint and fix the compensation of such officers and employees as the Under Secretary determines to be necessary to carry out any function transferred under this section. (2) Requirements Except as otherwise provided by law— (A) any officer or employee described in paragraph (1) shall be appointed in accordance with the civil service laws; and (B) the compensation of such an officer or employee shall be fixed in accordance with title 5, United States Code. (e) Delegation and assignment (1) In general Except as otherwise expressly prohibited by law or otherwise provided by this section, the Under Secretary may— (A) delegate any of the functions transferred to the Under Secretary under this section and any function transferred or granted to the Under Secretary after the effective date of this section to such officers and employees of the Office as the Under Secretary may designate; and (B) authorize successive redelegations of the functions as are necessary or appropriate. (2) Delegation No delegation of functions by the Under Secretary under this section shall relieve the Under Secretary of responsibility for the administration of the functions. (f) Reorganization The Under Secretary may allocate or reallocate any function transferred under subsection (b) among the officers of the Office, and establish, consolidate, alter, or discontinue such organizational entities in the Office as the Under Secretary determines to be necessary or appropriate. (g) Rules The Under Secretary may prescribe, in accordance with the provisions of chapters 5 and 6 of title 5, United States Code, such rules and regulations as the Under Secretary determines to be necessary or appropriate to administer and manage the functions of the Office. (h) Transfer and Allocations of Appropriations and Personnel Except as otherwise provided in this section, the personnel employed in connection with, and the assets, liabilities, contracts, property, records, and unexpended balances of appropriations, authorizations, allocations, and other funds employed, used, held, arising from, available to, or to be made available in connection with the functions transferred by this section, subject to section 1531 of title 31, United States Code, shall be transferred to the Office. (i) Incidental transfers (1) In general The Director of the Office of Management and Budget, at any time the Director may provide, may make such determinations as are necessary with regard to the functions transferred by this section, and make such additional incidental dispositions of personnel, assets, liabilities, grants, contracts, property, records, and unexpended balances of appropriations, authorizations, allocations, and other funds held, used, arising from, available to, or to be made available in connection with such functions, as are necessary, to carry out this section. (2) Termination of affairs The Director of the Office of Management and Budget shall provide for the termination of the affairs of all entities terminated by this section and for any further measures and dispositions as are necessary to effectuate the purposes of this section. (j) Effect on personnel (1) In general Except as otherwise provided by this section, the transfer pursuant to this section of full-time personnel (except special Government employees) and part-time personnel holding permanent positions shall not cause any such employee to be separated or reduced in grade or compensation for a period of at least 1 year after the date of transfer of the employee under this section. (2) Executive schedule positions Except as otherwise provided in this section, any person who, on the day preceding the effective date of this section, held a position compensated in accordance with the Executive Schedule prescribed in chapter 53 of title 5, United States Code, and who, without a break in service, is appointed to a position in the Office having duties comparable to the duties performed immediately preceding such appointment, shall continue to be compensated in the new position at not less than the rate provided for the previous position, for the duration of the service of the person in the new position. (3) Termination of certain positions Positions the incumbents of which are appointed by the President, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate, and the functions of which are transferred by this title, shall terminate on the effective date of this section. (k) Separability If a provision of this section or the application of this section to any person or circumstance is held invalid, neither the remainder of this section nor the application of the provision to other persons or circumstances shall be affected. (l) Transition The Under Secretary may use— (1) the services of the officers, employees, and other personnel of the Special Trustee relating to functions transferred to the Office by this section; and (2) funds appropriated to those functions for such period of time as may reasonably be needed to facilitate the orderly implementation of this section. (m) References Any reference in a Federal law, Executive order, rule, regulation, delegation of authority, or document relating to the Special Trustee, with respect to functions transferred under this section, shall be deemed to be a reference to the Under Secretary. (n) Recommended legislation Not later than 180 days after the effective date of this title, the Under Secretary, in consultation with the appropriate committees of Congress and the Director of the Office of Management and Budget, shall submit to Congress any recommendations relating to additional technical and conforming amendments to Federal law to reflect the changes made by this section. (o) Effect of section (1) Continuing effect of legal documents Any legal document relating to a function transferred by this section that is in effect on the effective date of this section shall continue in effect in accordance with the terms of the document until the document is modified or terminated by— (A) the President; (B) the Under Secretary; (C) a court of competent jurisdiction; or (D) operation of Federal or State law. (2) Proceedings not affected This section shall not affect any proceeding (including a notice of proposed rulemaking, an administrative proceeding, and an application for a license, permit, certificate, or financial assistance) relating to a function transferred under this section that is pending before the Special Trustee on the effective date of this section. (p) Effective date This section shall take effect on April 1, 2014, or 180 days following enactment of this Act into law, whichever is earlier. 306. Cost savings recommendations (a) Cost savings identification Within 60 days of the effective date in section 305(p), the Under Secretary shall initiate procedures to— (1) identify the programs, functions, services, and activities (or any portions of programs, functions, services, or activities) that will not have to operate or carry out as a result of any transfer of functions and personnel under section 305; (2) identify the amounts that the Secretary would have otherwise expended to operate or carry out each program, function, service, and activity (or any portion of a program, function, service, or activity) identified pursuant to paragraph (1); and (3) provide to the Secretary and the tribal representatives of the Tribal/Interior Budget Council, within 120 days of the effective date in section 305(p), a list of the programs, functions, services, and activities (or any portions of programs, functions, services, or activities) identified pursuant paragraph (1) and the amounts associated with each program, function, service, and activity (or any portion of a program, function, service, or activity) identified pursuant to paragraph (2). (b) Tribal recommendations Within 120 days of receipt of the information in subsection (a)(3), the tribal representatives of the Tribal/Interior Budget Council may provide recommendations to the Secretary and the Office of Management and Budget on how any amounts or cost savings should be reallocated and/or incorporated into future budget requests. 307. Hiring preference In appointing or otherwise hiring any employee to the Office, the Under Secretary shall give preference to Indians in accordance with section 12 of the Act of June 8, 1934 ( 25 U.S.C. 472 ). |
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January 23, 2013
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Mr. Stockman
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This Act may be cited as the
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Restore the Constitution Act of
2013
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Sense of
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In
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That it is the sense of Congress that any executive
action issued by the President before, on, or after the date of the enactment
of this Act that infringes on the powers and duties of Congress under section 8
of article I of the Constitution or the Second Amendment to the Constitution,
or that would require the expenditure of Federal funds not specifically
appropriated for the purpose of executive action, is advisory only and has no
force or effect unless enacted by law.
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(b)
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Definition of
Executive Action
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In this Act, the term
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executive
action
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includes an Executive order, memoranda, proclamation or signing
statement.
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Vitiation of
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Any
existing or proposed executive action that infringes on the powers and duties
of Congress under section 8 of article I of the Constitution or the Second
Amendment to the Constitution shall have no force or effect.
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Prohibition
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No funds appropriated pursuant to any
provision of law may be used to promulgate or enforce any executive action that
infringes on the powers and duties of Congress under section 8 of article I of
the Constitution or the Second Amendment to the Constitution.
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5.
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Standing to
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Constitution or the Second Amendment to the Constitution
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The following persons may bring an action in
an appropriate United States court to challenge the validity of any executive
action which infringes on the powers and duties of Congress under section 8 of
article I of the Constitution or the Second Amendment to the
Constitution.
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(1)
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Congress and
its members
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Any Member of the House of Representatives or the
Senate, or either or both chambers acting pursuant to vote, if the challenged
action—
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(A)
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infringes on the
powers and duties of Congress under article I, section 8 of the Constitution;
or
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(B)
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violates the
Second Amendment to the Constitution.
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(2)
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State and local
governments
</header>
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The highest governmental official of any State,
commonwealth, district, territory or possession of the United States, or any
political subdivision thereof, or the designee of such person, if the
challenged executive action infringes on a power of such State or on a power
afforded to such commonwealth, district, territory, or possession under any
congressional enactment or relevant treaty of the United States.
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(3)
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Aggrieved
persons
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Any person aggrieved in a liberty or property interest
adversely affected by the challenged executive action.
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| I 113th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 410 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES January 23, 2013 Mr. Stockman introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary A BILL To provide that any executive action infringing on the Second Amendment has no force or effect, and to prohibit the use of funds for certain purposes.
1. Short Title This Act may be cited as the Restore the Constitution Act of 2013 . 2. Sense of Congress (a) In General That it is the sense of Congress that any executive action issued by the President before, on, or after the date of the enactment of this Act that infringes on the powers and duties of Congress under section 8 of article I of the Constitution or the Second Amendment to the Constitution, or that would require the expenditure of Federal funds not specifically appropriated for the purpose of executive action, is advisory only and has no force or effect unless enacted by law. (b) Definition of Executive Action In this Act, the term executive action includes an Executive order, memoranda, proclamation or signing statement. 3. Vitiation of Effect of Executive Action Any existing or proposed executive action that infringes on the powers and duties of Congress under section 8 of article I of the Constitution or the Second Amendment to the Constitution shall have no force or effect. 4. Prohibition Against Use of Funds for Certain Purposes No funds appropriated pursuant to any provision of law may be used to promulgate or enforce any executive action that infringes on the powers and duties of Congress under section 8 of article I of the Constitution or the Second Amendment to the Constitution. 5. Standing to challenge executive action which impacts article I, section 8 of the Constitution or the Second Amendment to the Constitution The following persons may bring an action in an appropriate United States court to challenge the validity of any executive action which infringes on the powers and duties of Congress under section 8 of article I of the Constitution or the Second Amendment to the Constitution. (1) Congress and its members Any Member of the House of Representatives or the Senate, or either or both chambers acting pursuant to vote, if the challenged action— (A) infringes on the powers and duties of Congress under article I, section 8 of the Constitution; or (B) violates the Second Amendment to the Constitution. (2) State and local governments The highest governmental official of any State, commonwealth, district, territory or possession of the United States, or any political subdivision thereof, or the designee of such person, if the challenged executive action infringes on a power of such State or on a power afforded to such commonwealth, district, territory, or possession under any congressional enactment or relevant treaty of the United States. (3) Aggrieved persons Any person aggrieved in a liberty or property interest adversely affected by the challenged executive action. |
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113 HR 411 IH: Fort McClellan Health Registry Act
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U.S. House of Representatives
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2013-01-23
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H. R. 411
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IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
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January 23, 2013
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<sponsor name-id="T000469">
Mr. Tonko
</sponsor>
(for
himself,
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Mr. Conyers
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,
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Mr. Hunter
</cosponsor>
,
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Ms. Slaughter
</cosponsor>
,
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Mr. Rangel
</cosponsor>
,
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Mr. Michaud
</cosponsor>
,
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Mr. Grijalva
</cosponsor>
,
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Ms. Norton
</cosponsor>
,
<cosponsor name-id="M001179">
Mr. Marino
</cosponsor>
,
<cosponsor name-id="H001038">
Mr. Higgins
</cosponsor>
,
<cosponsor name-id="C001084">
Mr. Cicilline
</cosponsor>
,
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Mr. McGovern
</cosponsor>
, and
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Ms. Shea-Porter
</cosponsor>
) introduced the
following bill; which was referred to the
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Committee on Veterans’
Affairs
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A BILL
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<official-title>
To direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to establish
a registry of certain veterans who were stationed at Fort McClellan, Alabama,
and for other purposes.
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This Act may be cited a
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Fort McClellan Health Registry
Act
</short-title>
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.
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2.
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<header>
Fort McClellan
Health Registry
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(a)
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Establishment
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The Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall
establish and maintain a special record to be known as the
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Fort McClellan
Health Registry
</term>
(in this section referred to as the
<term>
Registry
</term>
).
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(b)
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Contents
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Except as provided in subsection (c), the
Registry shall include the following information:
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(1)
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A list containing the name of each
individual who, while serving as a member of the Armed Forces, was stationed at
Fort McClellan, Alabama, at any time during the period beginning January 1,
1935, and ending on May 20, 1999, and who—
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(A)
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applies for care
or services from the Department of Veterans Affairs under chapter 17 of title
38, United States Code;
</text>
</subparagraph>
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<enum>
(B)
</enum>
<text>
files a claim for
compensation under chapter 11 of such title on the basis of any disability
which may be associated with such service;
</text>
</subparagraph>
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<enum>
(C)
</enum>
<text>
dies and is
survived by a spouse, child, or parent who files a claim for dependency and
indemnity compensation under chapter 13 of such title on the basis of such
service;
</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H074EFF5381DB4B0ABDEAE6A2BB785CA1">
<enum>
(D)
</enum>
<text>
requests from the
Secretary a health examination under subsection (d); or
</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H1F9E5F489F6E48EBA7AAAECBEC002181">
<enum>
(E)
</enum>
<text>
receives from the
Secretary a health examination similar to the health examination referred to in
subparagraph (D) and requests inclusion in the Registry.
</text>
</subparagraph>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="HDCBBA646BB9F4789B668215C9E196594">
<enum>
(2)
</enum>
<text>
Relevant medical
data relating to the health status of, and other information that the Secretary
considers relevant and appropriate with respect to, each individual described
in paragraph (1) who—
</text>
<subparagraph id="HC594FF4EA93C47369BD4EC3F27C83A2B">
<enum>
(A)
</enum>
<text>
grants to the
Secretary permission to include such information in the Registry; or
</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H400C9811B7074C39BC2D0C17AB8016B8">
<enum>
(B)
</enum>
<text>
at the time the
individual is listed in the Registry, is deceased.
</text>
</subparagraph>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
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<enum>
(c)
</enum>
<header>
Individuals
Submitting Claims or Making Requests Before Date of Enactment
</header>
<text>
If
in the case of an individual described in subsection (b)(1) the application,
claim, or request referred to in such subsection was submitted, filed, or made,
before the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall, to the
extent feasible, include in the Registry such individual's name and the data
and information, if any, described in subsection (b)(2) relating to the
individual.
</text>
</subsection>
<subsection id="HAC9CF374D6284DD5A5CD537F6FDC8472">
<enum>
(d)
</enum>
<header>
Examinations
</header>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Upon the request of a veteran who was
stationed at Fort McClellan, Alabama, at any time during the period beginning
January 1, 1935, and ending on May 20, 1999, the Secretary shall provide the
veteran with a health examination (including any appropriate diagnostic tests)
and consultation and counseling with respect to the results of the examination
and the tests.
</text>
</subsection>
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<enum>
(e)
</enum>
<header>
Outreach
</header>
<paragraph id="H57E41411F3F343F3ADDCE578F032034A">
<enum>
(1)
</enum>
<header>
Ongoing outreach
to individuals listed in Registry
</header>
<text>
The Secretary shall, from time
to time, notify individuals listed in the Registry of significant developments
in research on the health consequences of potential exposure to a toxic
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| I 113th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 411 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES January 23, 2013 Mr. Tonko (for himself, Mr. Conyers , Mr. Hunter , Ms. Slaughter , Mr. Rangel , Mr. Michaud , Mr. Grijalva , Ms. Norton , Mr. Marino , Mr. Higgins , Mr. Cicilline , Mr. McGovern , and Ms. Shea-Porter ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Veterans’ Affairs A BILL To direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to establish a registry of certain veterans who were stationed at Fort McClellan, Alabama, and for other purposes.
1. Short title This Act may be cited a Fort McClellan Health Registry Act . 2. Fort McClellan Health Registry (a) Establishment The Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall establish and maintain a special record to be known as the Fort McClellan Health Registry (in this section referred to as the Registry ). (b) Contents Except as provided in subsection (c), the Registry shall include the following information: (1) A list containing the name of each individual who, while serving as a member of the Armed Forces, was stationed at Fort McClellan, Alabama, at any time during the period beginning January 1, 1935, and ending on May 20, 1999, and who— (A) applies for care or services from the Department of Veterans Affairs under chapter 17 of title 38, United States Code; (B) files a claim for compensation under chapter 11 of such title on the basis of any disability which may be associated with such service; (C) dies and is survived by a spouse, child, or parent who files a claim for dependency and indemnity compensation under chapter 13 of such title on the basis of such service; (D) requests from the Secretary a health examination under subsection (d); or (E) receives from the Secretary a health examination similar to the health examination referred to in subparagraph (D) and requests inclusion in the Registry. (2) Relevant medical data relating to the health status of, and other information that the Secretary considers relevant and appropriate with respect to, each individual described in paragraph (1) who— (A) grants to the Secretary permission to include such information in the Registry; or (B) at the time the individual is listed in the Registry, is deceased. (c) Individuals Submitting Claims or Making Requests Before Date of Enactment If in the case of an individual described in subsection (b)(1) the application, claim, or request referred to in such subsection was submitted, filed, or made, before the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall, to the extent feasible, include in the Registry such individual's name and the data and information, if any, described in subsection (b)(2) relating to the individual. (d) Examinations Upon the request of a veteran who was stationed at Fort McClellan, Alabama, at any time during the period beginning January 1, 1935, and ending on May 20, 1999, the Secretary shall provide the veteran with a health examination (including any appropriate diagnostic tests) and consultation and counseling with respect to the results of the examination and the tests. (e) Outreach (1) Ongoing outreach to individuals listed in Registry The Secretary shall, from time to time, notify individuals listed in the Registry of significant developments in research on the health consequences of potential exposure to a toxic substance or environmental hazard related to service at Fort McClellan. (2) Examination outreach The Secretary shall carry out appropriate outreach activities with respect to the provision of any health examinations (including any diagnostic tests) and consultation and counseling services under subsection (d). (f) Consultation The Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall consult with the Secretary of Defense to acquire information maintained by the Secretary of Defense that the Secretary of Veterans Affairs considers necessary to establish and maintain the Registry. |
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The approximately 19-mile segment of the mainstem of the Nashua River from the confluence of the North and South Nashua Rivers in Lancaster, Massachusetts, north to the Massachusetts/New Hampshire State line, except the approximately 4.8-mile segment of the mainstem of the Nashua River from the Route 119 bridge in Groton, Massachusetts, downstream to its confluence with the Nissitissit River in Pepperell, Massachusetts.
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Not later than 3 years after the date on which funds are made available to carry out this paragraph, the Secretary of the Interior shall complete the study of the Nashua River in Massachusetts and New Hampshire, as described in subsection (a)(___), and submit a report describing the results of that study to the Committee on Natural Resources of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources of the Senate.
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| IB 113th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 412 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES AN ACT To amend the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act to designate segments of the mainstem of the Nashua River and its tributaries in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts for study for potential addition to the National Wild and Scenic Rivers System, and for other purposes.
1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Nashua River Wild and Scenic River Study Act . 2. Designation for study Section 5(a) of the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act ( 16 U.S.C. 1276(a) ) is amended by adding at the end the following: (___) Nashua River, Massachusetts (A) The approximately 19-mile segment of the mainstem of the Nashua River from the confluence of the North and South Nashua Rivers in Lancaster, Massachusetts, north to the Massachusetts/New Hampshire State line, except the approximately 4.8-mile segment of the mainstem of the Nashua River from the Route 119 bridge in Groton, Massachusetts, downstream to its confluence with the Nissitissit River in Pepperell, Massachusetts. (B) The 10-mile segment of the Squannacook River from its headwaters at Ash Swamp downstream to its confluence with the Nashua River in Shirley/Ayer, Massachusetts. (C) The 3.5-mile segment of the Nissitissit River from the Massachusetts/New Hampshire State line downstream to its confluence with the Nashua River in Pepperell, Massachusetts. . 3. Study and report Section 5(b) of the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act ( 16 U.S.C. 1276(b) ) is amended by adding at the end the following: (__) Study and report Not later than 3 years after the date on which funds are made available to carry out this paragraph, the Secretary of the Interior shall complete the study of the Nashua River in Massachusetts and New Hampshire, as described in subsection (a)(___), and submit a report describing the results of that study to the Committee on Natural Resources of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources of the Senate. . 4. Report requirements The report required under section 3 of this Act shall— (1) include a discussion of the effect of the designation of the area to be studied under this Act under the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act on— (A) existing commercial and recreational activities, such as hunting, fishing, trapping, recreational shooting, motor boat use, or bridge construction; (B) the authorization, construction, operation, maintenance, or improvement of energy production and transmission infrastructure; and (C) the authority of State and local governments to manage those activities encompassed in subparagraphs (A) and (B); and (2) identify— (A) all authorities that will authorize or require the Secretary of the Interior to influence local land use decisions (such as zoning) or place restrictions on non-Federal land if the area studied under this Act is designated under the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act; (B) all authorities that the Secretary of the Interior may use to condemn property if the area studied under this Act is designated under the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act; and (C) all private property located in the area to be studied under this Act.
Passed the House of Representatives June 23, 2014. Karen L. Haas, Clerk. |
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The approximately 19-mile segment of the
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The 3.5-mile segment of the
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Study and
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Not later than 3 years
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| I 113th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 412 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES January 23, 2013 Ms. Tsongas introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Natural Resources A BILL To amend the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act to designate segments of the mainstem of the Nashua River and its tributaries in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts for study for potential addition to the National Wild and Scenic Rivers System, and for other purposes.
1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Nashua River Wild and Scenic River Study Act . 2. Designation for study Section 5(a) of the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act ( 16 U.S.C. 1276(a) ) is amended by adding at the end the following: (___) Nashua River, Massachusetts (A) The approximately 19-mile segment of the mainstem of the Nashua River from the confluence of the North and South Nashua Rivers in Lancaster, Massachusetts, north to the Massachusetts/New Hampshire State line, and its tributaries, except the approximately 4.8-mile segment of the mainstem of the Nashua River from the Route 119 bridge in Groton, Massachusetts, downstream to its confluence with the Nissitissit River in Pepperell, Massachusetts. (B) The 10-mile segment of the Squannacook River from its headwaters at Ash Swamp downstream to its confluence with the Nashua River in Shirley/Ayer, Massachusetts. (C) The 3.5-mile segment of the Nissitissit River from the Massachusetts/New Hampshire State line downstream to its confluence with the Nashua River in Pepperell, Massachusetts. . 3. Study and report Section 5(b) of the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act ( 16 U.S.C. 1276(b) ) is amended by adding at the end the following: (__) Study and report Not later than 3 years after the date on which funds are made available to carry out this paragraph, the Secretary of the Interior shall complete the study of the Nashua River in Massachusetts and New Hampshire, as described in subsection (a)(___), and submit a report describing the results of that study to the Committee on Natural Resources of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources of the Senate. . 4. Report requirements The report required under section 3 of this Act shall— (1) include a discussion of the effect of the designation of the area to be studied under this Act under the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act on— (A) existing commercial and recreational activities, such as hunting, fishing, trapping, recreational shooting, motor boat use, or bridge construction; (B) the authorization, construction, operation, maintenance, or improvement of energy production and transmission infrastructure; and (C) the authority of State and local governments to manage those activities encompassed in subparagraphs (A) and (B); and (2) identify— (A) all authorities that will authorize or require the Secretary of the Interior to influence local land use decisions (such as zoning) or place restrictions on non-Federal land if the area studied under this Act is designated under the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act; (B) all authorities that the Secretary of the Interior may use to condemn property if the area studied under this Act is designated under the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act; and (C) all private property located in the area to be studied under this Act. |
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The approximately 19-mile segment of the mainstem of the Nashua River from the confluence of the
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| IIB 113th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 412 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES June 24, 2014 Received; read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources AN ACT To amend the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act to designate segments of the mainstem of the Nashua River and its tributaries in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts for study for potential addition to the National Wild and Scenic Rivers System, and for other purposes.
1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Nashua River Wild and Scenic River Study Act . 2. Designation for study Section 5(a) of the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act ( 16 U.S.C. 1276(a) ) is amended by adding at the end the following: (___) Nashua River, Massachusetts (A) The approximately 19-mile segment of the mainstem of the Nashua River from the confluence of the North and South Nashua Rivers in Lancaster, Massachusetts, north to the Massachusetts/New Hampshire State line, except the approximately 4.8-mile segment of the mainstem of the Nashua River from the Route 119 bridge in Groton, Massachusetts, downstream to its confluence with the Nissitissit River in Pepperell, Massachusetts. (B) The 10-mile segment of the Squannacook River from its headwaters at Ash Swamp downstream to its confluence with the Nashua River in Shirley/Ayer, Massachusetts. (C) The 3.5-mile segment of the Nissitissit River from the Massachusetts/New Hampshire State line downstream to its confluence with the Nashua River in Pepperell, Massachusetts. . 3. Study and report Section 5(b) of the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act ( 16 U.S.C. 1276(b) ) is amended by adding at the end the following: (__) Study and report Not later than 3 years after the date on which funds are made available to carry out this paragraph, the Secretary of the Interior shall complete the study of the Nashua River in Massachusetts and New Hampshire, as described in subsection (a)(___), and submit a report describing the results of that study to the Committee on Natural Resources of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources of the Senate. . 4. Report requirements The report required under section 3 of this Act shall— (1) include a discussion of the effect of the designation of the area to be studied under this Act under the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act on— (A) existing commercial and recreational activities, such as hunting, fishing, trapping, recreational shooting, motor boat use, or bridge construction; (B) the authorization, construction, operation, maintenance, or improvement of energy production and transmission infrastructure; and (C) the authority of State and local governments to manage those activities encompassed in subparagraphs (A) and (B); and (2) identify— (A) all authorities that will authorize or require the Secretary of the Interior to influence local land use decisions (such as zoning) or place restrictions on non-Federal land if the area studied under this Act is designated under the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act; (B) all authorities that the Secretary of the Interior may use to condemn property if the area studied under this Act is designated under the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act; and (C) all private property located in the area to be studied under this Act.
Passed the House of Representatives June 23, 2014. Karen L. Haas, Clerk |
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The 3.5-mile segment of
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Not later than 3 years
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all private property
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| IB Union Calendar No. 120 113th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 412 [Report No. 113–166] IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES January 23, 2013 Ms. Tsongas introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Natural Resources July 22, 2013 Reported with an amendment, committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union, and ordered to be printed Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert the part printed in italic For text of introduced bill, see copy of bill as introduced on January 23, 2013 A BILL To amend the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act to designate segments of the mainstem of the Nashua River and its tributaries in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts for study for potential addition to the National Wild and Scenic Rivers System, and for other purposes.
1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Nashua River Wild and Scenic River Study Act . 2. Designation for study Section 5(a) of the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act ( 16 U.S.C. 1276(a) ) is amended by adding at the end the following: (___) Nashua River, Massachusetts (A) The approximately 19-mile segment of the mainstem of the Nashua River from the confluence of the North and South Nashua Rivers in Lancaster, Massachusetts, north to the Massachusetts/New Hampshire State line, except the approximately 4.8-mile segment of the mainstem of the Nashua River from the Route 119 bridge in Groton, Massachusetts, downstream to its confluence with the Nissitissit River in Pepperell, Massachusetts. (B) The 10-mile segment of the Squannacook River from its headwaters at Ash Swamp downstream to its confluence with the Nashua River in Shirley/Ayer, Massachusetts. (C) The 3.5-mile segment of the Nissitissit River from the Massachusetts/New Hampshire State line downstream to its confluence with the Nashua River in Pepperell, Massachusetts. . 3. Study and report Section 5(b) of the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act ( 16 U.S.C. 1276(b) ) is amended by adding at the end the following: (__) Study and report Not later than 3 years after the date on which funds are made available to carry out this paragraph, the Secretary of the Interior shall complete the study of the Nashua River in Massachusetts and New Hampshire, as described in subsection (a)(___), and submit a report describing the results of that study to the Committee on Natural Resources of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources of the Senate. . 4. Report requirements The report required under section 3 of this Act shall— (1) include a discussion of the effect of the designation of the area to be studied under this Act under the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act on— (A) existing commercial and recreational activities, such as hunting, fishing, trapping, recreational shooting, motor boat use, or bridge construction; (B) the authorization, construction, operation, maintenance, or improvement of energy production and transmission infrastructure; and (C) the authority of State and local governments to manage those activities encompassed in subparagraphs (A) and (B); and (2) identify— (A) all authorities that will authorize or require the Secretary of the Interior to influence local land use decisions (such as zoning) or place restrictions on non-Federal land if the area studied under this Act is designated under the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act; (B) all authorities that the Secretary of the Interior may use to condemn property if the area studied under this Act is designated under the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act; and (C) all private property located in the area to be studied under this Act.
July 22, 2013 Reported with an amendment, committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union, and ordered to be printed |
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| I 113th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 413 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES January 23, 2013 Mr. Welch (for himself, Mr. Hanna , Mr. Cooper , and Mr. Braley of Iowa ) 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 eliminate the 2-year delay in including oral-only ESRD-related drugs in the Medicare ESRD prospective payment system, as provided under section 632(b)(1) of the American Taxpayer Relief Act of 2012.
1. Eliminating the 2-year delay in implementation of oral-only ESRD-related drugs in the Medicare ESRD prospective payment system Section 632(b) of the American Taxpayer Relief Act of 2012 ( Public Law 112–240 ) is amended by striking all that precedes With respect to the implementation and inserting the following:: (b) Monitoring of implementation of oral-Only ESRD-Related drugs in the ESRD prospective payment system With respect to the implementation . |
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Land lease and conveyance,
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Notice of
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If the Secretary of the Army intends to
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Secretary of the Interior not later than 36 months before the date of the
expiration of the lease.
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Conveyance
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If the lease described
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expiration of the lease, the Secretary of the Army, with the concurrence of the
Secretary of the Interior, shall use the authority provided by section 2878 of
title 10, United States Code, to convey all right, title, and interest of the
United States in and to the covered land.
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National
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The Secretary
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Secretary of Defense determines that retention and military use of the covered
land are in the national security interests of the United States. The waiver
shall not take effect until the end of the 90-day period beginning on the date
on which the Secretary of Defense notifies the Secretary of the Interior and
Congress of the need for the waiver.
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In the event of the
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shall require an appraisal of the land, which shall be performed by an
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Uniform Appraisal Standards
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Uniform Standards of
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Consideration
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As consideration for the conveyance of the
covered land under subsection (c), the purchaser shall pay to the Secretary of
the Army an amount equal to the appraised value of the covered land, as
determined under subsection (e).
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Costs of
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All costs of the
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Revocation of
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In the event
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| I 113th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 414 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES January 23, 2013 Mr. Young of Alaska introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Natural Resources , and in addition to the Committee on Armed Services , for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned A BILL To provide for the continued lease or eventual conveyance of certain Federal land within the boundaries of Fort Wainwright Military Reservation in Fairbanks, Alaska.
1. Land lease and conveyance, Fort Wainwright Military Reservation, Fairbanks, Alaska (a) Covered land defined In this section, the term covered land means a parcel of Federal land consisting of approximately 76 acres in Fairbanks, Alaska, that— (1) is under the jurisdiction of the Bureau of Land Management; (2) was withdrawn for military use pursuant to Executive Order 7596 of 1937 and is administered by the Secretary of the Army as part of Fort Wainwright Military Reservation; and (3) contains a 400-home rental housing community pursuant to a Department of the Army lease (Lease No. DACA 85–1–86–71) dated June 26, 1986. (b) Authority To extend current lease (1) Authority to extend; term The Secretary of the Army may offer to extend the lease described in subsection (a)(3) for one or more periods of 15 years. (2) Notice of exercise of discretion to extend If the Secretary of the Army intends to offer any extension of the lease, as authorized by paragraph (1), the Secretary shall provide written notice of the offer to the current lessee and the Secretary of the Interior not later than 36 months before the date of the expiration of the lease. (c) Conveyance option If the lease described in subsection (a)(3) is not extended under subsection (b), then upon the expiration of the lease, the Secretary of the Army, with the concurrence of the Secretary of the Interior, shall use the authority provided by section 2878 of title 10, United States Code, to convey all right, title, and interest of the United States in and to the covered land. (d) National security waiver The Secretary of Defense may waive the conveyance requirement under subsection (c) if the Secretary of Defense determines that retention and military use of the covered land are in the national security interests of the United States. The waiver shall not take effect until the end of the 90-day period beginning on the date on which the Secretary of Defense notifies the Secretary of the Interior and Congress of the need for the waiver. (e) Appraisal required In the event of the conveyance of the covered land under subsection (c), the Secretary of the Army shall require an appraisal of the land, which shall be performed by an independent appraiser in accordance with the Uniform Appraisal Standards for Federal Land Acquisitions and the Uniform Standards of Professional Appraisal Practice . (f) Consideration As consideration for the conveyance of the covered land under subsection (c), the purchaser shall pay to the Secretary of the Army an amount equal to the appraised value of the covered land, as determined under subsection (e). (g) Costs of Conveyance All costs of the conveyance under subsection (c), including appraisal costs, shall be paid by the purchaser. (h) Revocation of withdrawal order In the event the covered land is conveyed under subsection (c), Executive Order 7596 of 1937 is revoked to the extent necessary to permit conveyance of the land. |
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Permanent resident status for
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In
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Notwithstanding
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shall be eligible for issuance of an immigrant visa or for adjustment of status
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application for issuance of an immigrant visa under section 204 of such Act or
for adjustment of status to lawful permanent resident.
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Adjustment of
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If Francisca Lino
enters the United States before the filing deadline specified in subsection
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Deadline for
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Subsections (a) and (b) shall
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application for adjustment of status is filed with appropriate fees within 2
years after the date of the enactment of this Act.
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Reduction of
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Upon
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the current or next following fiscal year, the total number of immigrant visas
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Immigration and Nationality
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or, if applicable, the total number of immigrant visas that are
made available to natives of the country of the alien’s birth under section
202(e) of such Act.
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Denial of
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The natural parents, brothers, and sisters
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right, privilege, or status under the
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Immigration
and Nationality Act
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.
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| V 113th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 415 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES January 23, 2013 Mr. Gutierrez introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary A BILL For the relief of Francisca Lino.
1. Permanent resident status for Francisca Lino (a) In General Notwithstanding subsections (a) and (b) of section 201 of the Immigration and Nationality Act , Francisca Lino shall be eligible for issuance of an immigrant visa or for adjustment of status to that of an alien lawfully admitted for permanent residence upon filing an application for issuance of an immigrant visa under section 204 of such Act or for adjustment of status to lawful permanent resident. (b) Adjustment of Status If Francisca Lino enters the United States before the filing deadline specified in subsection (c), she shall be considered to have entered and remained lawfully and shall, if otherwise eligible, be eligible for adjustment of status under section 245 of the Immigration and Nationality Act as of the date of the enactment of this Act. (c) Deadline for Application and Payment of Fees Subsections (a) and (b) shall apply only if the application for issuance of an immigrant visa or the application for adjustment of status is filed with appropriate fees within 2 years after the date of the enactment of this Act. (d) Reduction of Immigrant Visa Number Upon the granting of an immigrant visa or permanent residence to Francisca Lino, the Secretary of State shall instruct the proper officer to reduce by one, during the current or next following fiscal year, the total number of immigrant visas that are made available to natives of the country of the alien’s birth under section 203(a) of the Immigration and Nationality Act or, if applicable, the total number of immigrant visas that are made available to natives of the country of the alien’s birth under section 202(e) of such Act. (e) Denial of Preferential Immigration Treatment for Certain Relatives The natural parents, brothers, and sisters of Francisca Lino shall not, by virtue of such relationship, be accorded any right, privilege, or status under the Immigration and Nationality Act . |
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113 HR 416 IH: Egypt Accountability and Democracy Promotion Act
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U.S. House of Representatives
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2013-01-25
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113th CONGRESS
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1st Session
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H. R. 416
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IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
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January 25, 2013
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Ms. Ros-Lehtinen
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introduced the following bill; which was referred to the
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Committee on Foreign
Affairs
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A BILL
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<official-title>
To condition security assistance and economic assistance
to the Government of Egypt in order to advance United States national security
interests in Egypt, including encouraging the advancement of political,
economic, and religious freedom in Egypt.
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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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<short-title>
Egypt Accountability and Democracy
Promotion Act
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.
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2.
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<header>
Declaration of
policy
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The policy of the
United States shall be to use its foreign assistance for Egypt, including the
<term>
Foreign Military Financing
</term>
program, to advance United States
national security interests in Egypt, including encouraging the advancement of
political, economic, and religious freedom in Egypt.
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3.
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<header>
Limitation on
security assistance to the Government of Egypt
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(a)
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<header>
Limitation
</header>
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Of the amounts available for assistance for
Egypt under section 23 of the Arms Export Control Act (
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22 U.S.C. 2763
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; relating
to the
<term>
Foreign Military Financing
</term>
program)—
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<enum>
(1)
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<text>
10 percent of that
amount shall be withheld from the Government of Egypt unless, not later than 30
days after the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of State has made the
certification described in subsection (c);
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H1C62AB133AAB40E5922B4F5AAF67F793">
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(2)
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<text>
50 percent of that
amount shall be withheld from the Government of Egypt if a further period of 30
days has elapsed immediately following the 30-day period described in paragraph
(1) without a certification described in subsection (c) being in effect;
and
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H3FE4F260F42E40BF846D317C815C9807">
<enum>
(3)
</enum>
<text>
100 percent of
that amount shall be withheld from the Government of Egypt if a further period
of 120 days has elapsed immediately following the 30-day period described in
paragraph (2) without a certification described in subsection (c) being in
effect.
</text>
</paragraph>
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<enum>
(b)
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<header>
Report
</header>
<text>
If
the Secretary of State is unable to make the certification described in
subsection (c) and applies the withholding of funds described in paragraph (1),
(2), or (3) of subsection (a), as the case may be, the Secretary shall transmit
to the appropriate congressional committees a report that contains the reasons
therefor.
</text>
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(c)
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Certification
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<text>
A
certification described in this subsection is a certification transmitted by
the Secretary of State to the appropriate congressional committees that
contains a determination of the Secretary that—
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(1)
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(A)
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the Government of Egypt
is not directly or indirectly controlled by or under the influence of a foreign
terrorist organization, its affiliates, or its supporters; and
</text>
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(B)
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<text>
no member, affiliate, or supporter of
a foreign terrorist organization serves in a policy-making position in a
ministry, agency, or instrumentality of the Government of Egypt;
</text>
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(2)
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<text>
the Government of
Egypt—
</text>
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<enum>
(A)
</enum>
<text>
has adopted and
fully implemented legal reforms that protect the political, economic, and
religious freedoms and human rights of all citizens and residents of Egypt;
and
</text>
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<enum>
(B)
</enum>
<text>
is not acting to
restrict the political, economic, or religious freedoms and human rights of the
citizens and residents of Egypt;
</text>
</subparagraph>
</paragraph>
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<enum>
(3)
</enum>
<text>
the Government of
Egypt is fully implementing the Israel-Egypt Peace Treaty; and
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="HA73EB4EC498D4BCF83BF3E0907155943">
<enum>
(4)
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<text>
the Government of
Egypt is taking concrete, verifiable steps to detect and destroy the smuggling
network and tunnels between Egypt and the Gaza Strip and to crack down on
violent extremist groups and activities in the Sinai Peninsula.
</text>
</paragraph>
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<enum>
(d)
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<header>
Recertifications
</header>
<text>
Not
later than 90 days after the date on which the Secretary of State transmits to
the appropriate congressional committees an initial certification under
subsection (c), and every 6 months thereafter—
</text>
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<enum>
(1)
</enum>
<text>
the Secretary
shall transmit to the appropriate congressional committees a recertification
that the requirements contained in subsection (c) are continuing to be met;
or
</text>
</paragraph>
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<enum>
(2)
</enum>
<text>
if the Secretary
is unable to make such a recertification, the Secretary shall apply the
withholding of funds described in paragraph (1), (2), or (3) of subsection (a),
as the case may be, and the Secretary shall transmit to the appropriate
congressional committees a report that contains the reasons therefor.
</text>
</paragraph>
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<enum>
(e)
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<header>
Waiver
</header>
<text>
The
Secretary of State may waive the limitation in subsection (a)(3) for one or
more 90-day periods with respect to up to 50 percent of the amount required to
be withheld under such subsection if, for each such 90-day period, the
Secretary determines and certifies to the appropriate congressional committees
that it is in the national security interests of the United States to do so and
transmits to the appropriate congressional committees a report with detailed
reasoning for the determination and certification.
</text>
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(f)
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<header>
Transfer of
Certain Interest for Egypt
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Any interest earned from amounts in an
interest bearing account for Egypt to which funds made available under section
23 of the Arms Export Control Act (
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22 U.S.C. 2763
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; relating to the
<term>
Foreign Military Financing
</term>
program) shall be—
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(1)
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<text>
transferred to and
consolidated with amounts available for assistance for the Middle East
Partnership Initiative under chapter 4 of part II of the Foreign Assistance Act
of 1961 (
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22 U.S.C. 2346 et seq.
</external-xref>
; relating to the
<quote>
Economic Support
Fund
</quote>
); and
</text>
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<enum>
(2)
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<text>
allocated for
democracy and governance programs for Egypt, including direct support for
secular, democratic nongovernmental organizations.
</text>
</paragraph>
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<enum>
(g)
</enum>
<header>
Report
</header>
<text>
Not
later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary
of State shall submit to the appropriate congressional committees a report that
includes the following:
</text>
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<enum>
(1)
</enum>
<text>
A
description of the strategic objectives of the United States regarding the
provision of United States security assistance to the Government of
Egypt.
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H80EEC6DA50CB4A2AA62D83BC519FDBE9">
<enum>
(2)
</enum>
<text>
A
description of biennial outlays of United States security assistance to the
Government of Egypt for the purposes of strategic planning, training, provision
of equipment, and construction of facilities, including funding streams.
</text>
</paragraph>
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<enum>
(3)
</enum>
<text>
A
description of vetting and end-user monitoring systems in place by both Egypt
and the United States for defense articles and training provided by the United
States, including human rights vetting.
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H4B53659E5DFC45D5AEB1C79B7E81EC07">
<enum>
(4)
</enum>
<text>
A
description of actions that the Government of Egypt is taking to—
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<enum>
(A)
</enum>
<text>
fully implement
the Egypt-Israel peace treaty;
</text>
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<enum>
(B)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
detect and destroy the smuggling network
and tunnels between Egypt and the Gaza Strip and to crack down on violent
extremist groups and activities in the Sinai Peninsula;
</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H45B3D59898A342BB80F759E5C673F3E9">
<enum>
(C)
</enum>
<text>
repudiate, combat,
and stop incitement to violence against the United States and United States
citizens and prohibit the transmission within its domains of satellite
television or radio channels that broadcast such incitement; and
</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H995D032475124BE68DB9E1C427932052">
<enum>
(D)
</enum>
<text>
adopt and
implement legal reforms that protect the religious and democratic freedoms of
all citizens and residents of Egypt.
</text>
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</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H879F75C6E0A84FB7B887EE660492A671">
<enum>
(5)
</enum>
<text>
Recommendations,
including with respect to required resources and actions, to maximize the
effectiveness of United States security assistance provided to Egypt.
</text>
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<enum>
(h)
</enum>
<header>
GAO
Report
</header>
<text>
Not later than 120 days after the date of the submission
of the report required under subsection (f), the Comptroller General of the
United States shall submit to the appropriate congressional committees a report
that—
</text>
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<enum>
(1)
</enum>
<text>
reviews and
comments on the report required under subsection (f); and
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H919E4AAFD16E42EE847BC882515ECD09">
<enum>
(2)
</enum>
<text>
provides
recommendations regarding additional actions with respect to the provision of
United States security assistance to Egypt, if necessary.
</text>
</paragraph>
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<enum>
(i)
</enum>
<header>
Appropriate
Congressional Committees Defined
</header>
<text>
In this section, the term
<term>
appropriate congressional committees
</term>
means—
</text>
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<enum>
(1)
</enum>
<text>
the Committee on
Foreign Affairs of the House of Representatives; and
</text>
</paragraph>
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<enum>
(2)
</enum>
<text>
the Committee on
Foreign Relations of the Senate.
</text>
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<enum>
4.
</enum>
<header>
Limitation on
economic assistance to Egypt
</header>
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<enum>
(a)
</enum>
<header>
Limitation
</header>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Of the amounts available for assistance for
Egypt under chapter 4 of part II of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 (22
U.S.C. 2346 et seq.; relating to the
<term>
Economic Support Fund
</term>
), none
of that amount may be provided for direct or indirect assistance to the
Government of Egypt unless a certification described in section 3(c) is in
effect.
</text>
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<enum>
(b)
</enum>
<header>
Reallocation
</header>
<text>
During
a period in which a certification described in section 3(c) is not in effect,
amounts that may not be provided for direct or indirect assistance to the
Government of Egypt pursuant to the limitation under subsection (a) shall be
reallocated for democracy and governance programs for Egypt, including direct
support for secular, democratic nongovernmental organizations, as well as
programming and support for rule of law and human rights, good governance,
political competition and consensus-building, and civil society.
</text>
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<enum>
5.
</enum>
<header>
Government of
Egypt defined
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
In this Act, the
term
<term>
Government of Egypt
</term>
means any person, agent, instrumentality,
or official of, is affiliated with, or is serving as a representative of the
Government of Egypt.
</text>
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| I 113th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 416 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES January 25, 2013 Ms. Ros-Lehtinen introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs A BILL To condition security assistance and economic assistance to the Government of Egypt in order to advance United States national security interests in Egypt, including encouraging the advancement of political, economic, and religious freedom in Egypt.
1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Egypt Accountability and Democracy Promotion Act . 2. Declaration of policy The policy of the United States shall be to use its foreign assistance for Egypt, including the Foreign Military Financing program, to advance United States national security interests in Egypt, including encouraging the advancement of political, economic, and religious freedom in Egypt. 3. Limitation on security assistance to the Government of Egypt (a) Limitation Of the amounts available for assistance for Egypt under section 23 of the Arms Export Control Act ( 22 U.S.C. 2763 ; relating to the Foreign Military Financing program)— (1) 10 percent of that amount shall be withheld from the Government of Egypt unless, not later than 30 days after the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of State has made the certification described in subsection (c); (2) 50 percent of that amount shall be withheld from the Government of Egypt if a further period of 30 days has elapsed immediately following the 30-day period described in paragraph (1) without a certification described in subsection (c) being in effect; and (3) 100 percent of that amount shall be withheld from the Government of Egypt if a further period of 120 days has elapsed immediately following the 30-day period described in paragraph (2) without a certification described in subsection (c) being in effect. (b) Report If the Secretary of State is unable to make the certification described in subsection (c) and applies the withholding of funds described in paragraph (1), (2), or (3) of subsection (a), as the case may be, the Secretary shall transmit to the appropriate congressional committees a report that contains the reasons therefor. (c) Certification A certification described in this subsection is a certification transmitted by the Secretary of State to the appropriate congressional committees that contains a determination of the Secretary that— (1) (A) the Government of Egypt is not directly or indirectly controlled by or under the influence of a foreign terrorist organization, its affiliates, or its supporters; and (B) no member, affiliate, or supporter of a foreign terrorist organization serves in a policy-making position in a ministry, agency, or instrumentality of the Government of Egypt; (2) the Government of Egypt— (A) has adopted and fully implemented legal reforms that protect the political, economic, and religious freedoms and human rights of all citizens and residents of Egypt; and (B) is not acting to restrict the political, economic, or religious freedoms and human rights of the citizens and residents of Egypt; (3) the Government of Egypt is fully implementing the Israel-Egypt Peace Treaty; and (4) the Government of Egypt is taking concrete, verifiable steps to detect and destroy the smuggling network and tunnels between Egypt and the Gaza Strip and to crack down on violent extremist groups and activities in the Sinai Peninsula. (d) Recertifications Not later than 90 days after the date on which the Secretary of State transmits to the appropriate congressional committees an initial certification under subsection (c), and every 6 months thereafter— (1) the Secretary shall transmit to the appropriate congressional committees a recertification that the requirements contained in subsection (c) are continuing to be met; or (2) if the Secretary is unable to make such a recertification, the Secretary shall apply the withholding of funds described in paragraph (1), (2), or (3) of subsection (a), as the case may be, and the Secretary shall transmit to the appropriate congressional committees a report that contains the reasons therefor. (e) Waiver The Secretary of State may waive the limitation in subsection (a)(3) for one or more 90-day periods with respect to up to 50 percent of the amount required to be withheld under such subsection if, for each such 90-day period, the Secretary determines and certifies to the appropriate congressional committees that it is in the national security interests of the United States to do so and transmits to the appropriate congressional committees a report with detailed reasoning for the determination and certification. (f) Transfer of Certain Interest for Egypt Any interest earned from amounts in an interest bearing account for Egypt to which funds made available under section 23 of the Arms Export Control Act ( 22 U.S.C. 2763 ; relating to the Foreign Military Financing program) shall be— (1) transferred to and consolidated with amounts available for assistance for the Middle East Partnership Initiative under chapter 4 of part II of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 ( 22 U.S.C. 2346 et seq. ; relating to the Economic Support Fund ); and (2) allocated for democracy and governance programs for Egypt, including direct support for secular, democratic nongovernmental organizations. (g) Report Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of State shall submit to the appropriate congressional committees a report that includes the following: (1) A description of the strategic objectives of the United States regarding the provision of United States security assistance to the Government of Egypt. (2) A description of biennial outlays of United States security assistance to the Government of Egypt for the purposes of strategic planning, training, provision of equipment, and construction of facilities, including funding streams. (3) A description of vetting and end-user monitoring systems in place by both Egypt and the United States for defense articles and training provided by the United States, including human rights vetting. (4) A description of actions that the Government of Egypt is taking to— (A) fully implement the Egypt-Israel peace treaty; (B) detect and destroy the smuggling network and tunnels between Egypt and the Gaza Strip and to crack down on violent extremist groups and activities in the Sinai Peninsula; (C) repudiate, combat, and stop incitement to violence against the United States and United States citizens and prohibit the transmission within its domains of satellite television or radio channels that broadcast such incitement; and (D) adopt and implement legal reforms that protect the religious and democratic freedoms of all citizens and residents of Egypt. (5) Recommendations, including with respect to required resources and actions, to maximize the effectiveness of United States security assistance provided to Egypt. (h) GAO Report Not later than 120 days after the date of the submission of the report required under subsection (f), the Comptroller General of the United States shall submit to the appropriate congressional committees a report that— (1) reviews and comments on the report required under subsection (f); and (2) provides recommendations regarding additional actions with respect to the provision of United States security assistance to Egypt, if necessary. (i) Appropriate Congressional Committees Defined In this section, the term appropriate congressional committees means— (1) the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House of Representatives; and (2) the Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate. 4. Limitation on economic assistance to Egypt (a) Limitation Of the amounts available for assistance for Egypt under chapter 4 of part II of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 (22 U.S.C. 2346 et seq.; relating to the Economic Support Fund ), none of that amount may be provided for direct or indirect assistance to the Government of Egypt unless a certification described in section 3(c) is in effect. (b) Reallocation During a period in which a certification described in section 3(c) is not in effect, amounts that may not be provided for direct or indirect assistance to the Government of Egypt pursuant to the limitation under subsection (a) shall be reallocated for democracy and governance programs for Egypt, including direct support for secular, democratic nongovernmental organizations, as well as programming and support for rule of law and human rights, good governance, political competition and consensus-building, and civil society. 5. Government of Egypt defined In this Act, the term Government of Egypt means any person, agent, instrumentality, or official of, is affiliated with, or is serving as a representative of the Government of Egypt. |
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113 HR 417 IH: To direct the Secretary of Agriculture to convey to Miami-Dade County certain federally owned land in Florida, and for other purposes.
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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. 417
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IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
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January 25, 2013
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Mr. Diaz-Balart
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Ms. Wasserman Schultz
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Ms. Wilson of Florida
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Mr. Garcia
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A BILL
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<official-title>
To direct the Secretary of Agriculture to convey to
Miami-Dade County certain federally owned land in Florida, and for other
purposes.
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1.
</enum>
<header>
Conveyance of land comprising
Subtropical Horticulture Research Station
</header>
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<enum>
(a)
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<header>
Definitions
</header>
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In this section:
</text>
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<enum>
(1)
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<header>
County
</header>
<text>
The
term
<term>
County
</term>
means Miami-Dade County in the State of
Florida.
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph commented="no" id="H1F0CA3FFE453492ABA2E5D995F6FC4B9">
<enum>
(2)
</enum>
<header>
Property
</header>
<text>
The
term
<term>
Property
</term>
means approximately 2 acres, more or less, of the
federally owned land comprising the Subtropical Horticulture Research Station
in the County, which—
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<enum>
(A)
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<text>
has been mutually
delineated by the Secretary and the authorized representative of the County;
and
</text>
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<enum>
(B)
</enum>
<text>
fronts on SW 67th
Avenue in Palmetto Bay, Florida.
</text>
</subparagraph>
</paragraph>
<paragraph commented="no" id="H3F5340B09A1949DFAC23F3D73638D22E">
<enum>
(3)
</enum>
<header>
Secretary
</header>
<text>
The
term
<term>
Secretary
</term>
means the Secretary of Agriculture.
</text>
</paragraph>
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<enum>
(b)
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<header>
Property
Conveyance
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<enum>
(1)
</enum>
<header>
In
general
</header>
<text>
Not later than 120 days after the date on which the
County deposits the consideration under paragraph (2) and cost reimbursement
provided in this section with the Department of Agriculture, the Secretary
shall convey and quitclaim to the County, all rights, title, and interests of
the United States in the Property, subject to easements and rights of record
and such other reservations, terms, and conditions as the Secretary may
prescribe.
</text>
</paragraph>
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(2)
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<header>
Consideration
</header>
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<enum>
(A)
</enum>
<header>
In
general
</header>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
As consideration for
the conveyance of the Property, the County shall pay to the Secretary an amount
in cash equal to the market value of the property.
</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HF0B24CF48AD64636A635FC5168C857D7">
<enum>
(B)
</enum>
<header>
Appraisal
</header>
<text>
To
determine the market value of the Property, the Secretary shall have the
Property appraised for the highest and best use of the Property in conformity
with the Uniform Appraisal Standards for Federal Land Acquisitions developed by
the Interagency Land Acquisition Conference. The approved appraisal shall at
all times be the property of the United States.
</text>
</subparagraph>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="HAF1C57133B4A42C3A91046E72A752C52">
<enum>
(3)
</enum>
<header>
Corrections
</header>
<text>
With
the agreement of the County, the Secretary may make minor corrections or
modifications to the legal description of the Property.
</text>
</paragraph>
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<enum>
(4)
</enum>
<header>
Costs
</header>
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<enum>
(A)
</enum>
<header>
Transaction
costs
</header>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Except as provided in
subparagraph (C), the County shall, at closing for the conveyance of the
Property under this section, pay or reimburse the Secretary, as appropriate,
for the reasonable transaction and administrative personnel costs associated
with the conveyance authorized by this section, including the transaction costs
of appraisal, title, hazardous substances examination, and closing
costs.
</text>
</subparagraph>
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<enum>
(B)
</enum>
<header>
Administrative
costs
</header>
<text>
In addition to transaction costs under subparagraph (A),
the County shall pay administrative costs in the liquidated amount of
$50,000.
</text>
</subparagraph>
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<enum>
(C)
</enum>
<header>
Attorneys’
fees
</header>
<text>
The County and the Secretary shall each bear their own
attorneys’ fees.
</text>
</subparagraph>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H091E18E00C3143A2BF3CE9B43FEBED48">
<enum>
(5)
</enum>
<header>
Survey
</header>
<text>
The
County shall, at its cost, survey the exterior boundaries of the Subtropical
Horticulture Research Station and the Property in accordance with Federal
survey standards and to the satisfaction of the Secretary, and shall provide to
the Secretary certified originals with signature and raised seal.
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="HC75EC809E7584DD1914104F1EDAD991D">
<enum>
(6)
</enum>
<header>
Release
</header>
<text>
The
County, by a recordable instrument that the Secretary determines is
satisfactory, shall release the Department of Agriculture from the instrument
dated September 8, 2006, titled
<term>
Unity of Title
</term>
.
</text>
</paragraph>
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<enum>
(7)
</enum>
<header>
Security
fencing
</header>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
On or before closing
for the conveyance of the Property under this section, the County shall, at its
cost, contract for the construction of a security fence located on the boundary
between the Property and the adjacent land administered by the Secretary. The
fence shall be of materials and standards approved in advance by the Secretary.
The Secretary may approve temporary security structures for use during
construction phases of the fence.
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="HECE4DDDAF6A94CDA8DB50C3CB0780B0D">
<enum>
(8)
</enum>
<header>
Other
terms
</header>
<text>
The Secretary and the County may otherwise effect the
purpose of this section on such additional terms as are mutually acceptable and
which are not inconsistent with the provisions of this section.
</text>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
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(c)
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<header>
Receipts
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<paragraph id="H5358BC643D064155B9F12376CF8DCBC1">
<enum>
(1)
</enum>
<header>
In
general
</header>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
The Secretary shall
deposit all funds received from the conveyance authorized under this section,
including the market value consideration and the reimbursement for costs, into
the Treasury of the United States to be credited to the appropriation for the
Agricultural Research Service.
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H4C69FD6883584902BB84CA7324228DBF">
<enum>
(2)
</enum>
<header>
Use of
funds
</header>
<text>
Notwithstanding any limitation in applicable appropriation
Acts for the Department of Agriculture or the Agricultural Research Service,
all funds deposited into the Treasury pursuant to subsection (b) shall be
available to the Secretary until expended, without further appropriation, for
the operation, upkeep, and maintenance of the Subtropical Horticulture Research
Station.
</text>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
</section>
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| I 113th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 417 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES January 25, 2013 Ms. Ros-Lehtinen (for herself, Mr. Diaz-Balart , Ms. Wasserman Schultz , Ms. Wilson of Florida , and Mr. Garcia ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Agriculture A BILL To direct the Secretary of Agriculture to convey to Miami-Dade County certain federally owned land in Florida, and for other purposes.
1. Conveyance of land comprising Subtropical Horticulture Research Station (a) Definitions In this section: (1) County The term County means Miami-Dade County in the State of Florida. (2) Property The term Property means approximately 2 acres, more or less, of the federally owned land comprising the Subtropical Horticulture Research Station in the County, which— (A) has been mutually delineated by the Secretary and the authorized representative of the County; and (B) fronts on SW 67th Avenue in Palmetto Bay, Florida. (3) Secretary The term Secretary means the Secretary of Agriculture. (b) Property Conveyance (1) In general Not later than 120 days after the date on which the County deposits the consideration under paragraph (2) and cost reimbursement provided in this section with the Department of Agriculture, the Secretary shall convey and quitclaim to the County, all rights, title, and interests of the United States in the Property, subject to easements and rights of record and such other reservations, terms, and conditions as the Secretary may prescribe. (2) Consideration (A) In general As consideration for the conveyance of the Property, the County shall pay to the Secretary an amount in cash equal to the market value of the property. (B) Appraisal To determine the market value of the Property, the Secretary shall have the Property appraised for the highest and best use of the Property in conformity with the Uniform Appraisal Standards for Federal Land Acquisitions developed by the Interagency Land Acquisition Conference. The approved appraisal shall at all times be the property of the United States. (3) Corrections With the agreement of the County, the Secretary may make minor corrections or modifications to the legal description of the Property. (4) Costs (A) Transaction costs Except as provided in subparagraph (C), the County shall, at closing for the conveyance of the Property under this section, pay or reimburse the Secretary, as appropriate, for the reasonable transaction and administrative personnel costs associated with the conveyance authorized by this section, including the transaction costs of appraisal, title, hazardous substances examination, and closing costs. (B) Administrative costs In addition to transaction costs under subparagraph (A), the County shall pay administrative costs in the liquidated amount of $50,000. (C) Attorneys’ fees The County and the Secretary shall each bear their own attorneys’ fees. (5) Survey The County shall, at its cost, survey the exterior boundaries of the Subtropical Horticulture Research Station and the Property in accordance with Federal survey standards and to the satisfaction of the Secretary, and shall provide to the Secretary certified originals with signature and raised seal. (6) Release The County, by a recordable instrument that the Secretary determines is satisfactory, shall release the Department of Agriculture from the instrument dated September 8, 2006, titled Unity of Title . (7) Security fencing On or before closing for the conveyance of the Property under this section, the County shall, at its cost, contract for the construction of a security fence located on the boundary between the Property and the adjacent land administered by the Secretary. The fence shall be of materials and standards approved in advance by the Secretary. The Secretary may approve temporary security structures for use during construction phases of the fence. (8) Other terms The Secretary and the County may otherwise effect the purpose of this section on such additional terms as are mutually acceptable and which are not inconsistent with the provisions of this section. (c) Receipts (1) In general The Secretary shall deposit all funds received from the conveyance authorized under this section, including the market value consideration and the reimbursement for costs, into the Treasury of the United States to be credited to the appropriation for the Agricultural Research Service. (2) Use of funds Notwithstanding any limitation in applicable appropriation Acts for the Department of Agriculture or the Agricultural Research Service, all funds deposited into the Treasury pursuant to subsection (b) shall be available to the Secretary until expended, without further appropriation, for the operation, upkeep, and maintenance of the Subtropical Horticulture Research Station. |
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113 HR 418 IH: Medicare Fraud Enforcement and Prevention Act of 2013
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U.S. House of Representatives
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2013-01-25
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113th CONGRESS
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1st Session
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H. R. 418
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IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
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January 25, 2013
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Ms. Ros-Lehtinen
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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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, and in addition to the Committee on
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Ways and Means
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, 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 reduce Medicare waste, fraud, and abuse by providing
for enhanced penalties to combat Medicare and Medicaid fraud, for a Medicare
data-mining system, for a study on applying biometric technology, 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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<short-title>
Medicare Fraud Enforcement and
Prevention Act of 2013
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.
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2.
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<header>
Enhanced criminal
penalties to combat Medicare and Medicaid fraud
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(a)
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<header>
In
general
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Section 1128B of the
Social Security Act (
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42 U.S.C. 1320a–7b
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) is amended—
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(1)
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<text>
in subsection (a),
by striking
<quote>
$10,000 or imprisoned for not more than one year
</quote>
and
inserting
<quote>
$20,000 or imprisoned for not more than two years
</quote>
;
and
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</paragraph>
<paragraph id="HC0A9F831C5BA408EBE9D0AD0D5A18E91">
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(2)
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<text>
in each of
subsections (a), (b)(1), (b)(2), (c), and (d), by striking
<quote>
$25,000 or
imprisoned for not more than five years
</quote>
and inserting
<quote>
$50,000 or
imprisoned for not more than 10 years
</quote>
.
</text>
</paragraph>
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<subsection id="H5FF64EBD8F1049B48D47740B3BD4F405">
<enum>
(b)
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<header>
Illegal
distribution of Medicare or Medicaid beneficiary identification or billing
privileges
</header>
<text>
Section 1128B of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C.
1320a–7b) is amended by adding at the end the following new subsection:
</text>
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(h)
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Whoever knowingly purchases, sells, or
unlawfully distributes, or arranges for the purchase, sale, or unlawful
distribution of two or more Medicare or Medicaid beneficiary identification
numbers or billing privileges under title XVIII or title XIX shall be
imprisoned for not more than 10 years or fined under title 18, United States
Code (or, if greater, an amount equal to the monetary loss to the Federal and
any State government as a result of such acts), or
both.
</text>
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.
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(c)
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<header>
Effective
date
</header>
<text>
The amendments made by this section shall apply to acts
committed on or after the date of the enactment of this Act.
</text>
</subsection>
</section>
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3.
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<header>
Enhanced civil
authorities to combat Medicare and Medicaid fraud
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(a)
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<header>
Civil monetary
penalties law alignment and other changes
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(1)
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Section 1128A(a) of the Social Security Act
(42 U.S.C. 1320a–7a(a)) is amended—
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(A)
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<text>
in paragraph (1),
by striking
<quote>
to an officer, employee, or agent of the United States, or
of any department or agency thereof, or of any State agency (as defined in
subsection (i)(1)),
</quote>
;
</text>
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(B)
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by inserting after paragraph (10), as added
by section 6402(d)(2) of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (Public
Law 111–148) the following new paragraphs:
</text>
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(11)
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conspires to commit a violation of this
section; or
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<enum>
(12)
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knowingly makes, uses, or causes to be made
or used, a false record or statement material to an obligation to pay or
transmit money or property to a Federal health care program, or knowingly
conceals or knowingly and improperly avoids or decreases an obligation to pay
or transmit money or property to a Federal health care
program;
</text>
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;
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(C)
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in the first sentence—
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(i)
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by
striking
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or in cases under paragraph (9)
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and inserting
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in
cases under paragraph (9)
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; and
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(ii)
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by
striking
<quote>
fact)
</quote>
and inserting
<quote>
fact), in cases under
paragraph (11), $50,000 for any violation described in this section committed
in furtherance of the conspiracy involved, and in cases under paragraph (12),
$50,000 for each false record or statement, or concealment, avoidance, or
decrease
</quote>
; and
</text>
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(D)
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in the second
sentence, by striking
<quote>
material fact).
</quote>
and inserting
<quote>
material fact); or in cases under paragraph (11), an assessment of not
more than 3 times the total amount that would otherwise apply for any violation
described in this section committed in furtherance of the conspiracy involved;
or in cases under paragraph (12), an assessment of not more than 3 times the
total amount of the obligation to which the false record or statement was
material or that was avoided or decreased.
</quote>
.
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(2)
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Section
1128A(c)(1) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1320a–7a(c)(1)) is amended by
striking
<quote>
six years
</quote>
and inserting
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10 years
</quote>
.
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(3)
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Section 1128A(i)
of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1320a–7a(i)) is amended—
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(A)
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by amending
paragraph (2) to read as follows:
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The term
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claim
</term>
means any
application, request, or demand, whether under contract, or otherwise, for
money or property for items and services under a Federal health care program
(as defined in section 1128B(f)), whether or not the United States or a State
agency has title to the money or property, that—
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(A)
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is presented or
caused to be presented to an officer, employee, or agent of the United States,
or of any department or agency thereof, or of any State agency (as defined in
subsection (i)(1)); or
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(B)
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is made to a contractor, grantee, or other
recipient if the money or property is to be spent or used on the Federal health
care program’s behalf or to advance a Federal health care program interest, and
if the Federal health care program—
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(i)
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provides or has
provided any portion of the money or property requested or demanded; or
</text>
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(ii)
</enum>
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will reimburse
such contractor, grantee, or other recipient for any portion of the money or
property which is requested or
demanded.
</text>
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</subparagraph>
</paragraph>
<after-quoted-block>
;
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(B)
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by amending
paragraph (3) to read as follows:
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(3)
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The term
<term>
item or service
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in paragraph
(7)—
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(i)
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by
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term
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should know
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means
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terms
<term>
knowing
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,
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knowingly
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, and
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should
know
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mean
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;
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(ii)
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by
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respectively;
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(iii)
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by
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has actual knowledge of the
information;
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;
and
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(iv)
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in
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(I)
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by inserting
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require
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after
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and
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; and
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by striking
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is required
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; and
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by adding at the
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obligation
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established duty, whether or not fixed, arising from an express or implied
contractual, grantor-grantee, or licensor licensee relationship, from a
fee-based or similar relationship, from statute or regulation, or from the
retention of any overpayment.
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(9)
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material
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capable of influencing, the payment or receipt of money or
property.
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(b)
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Exclusion of
responsible corporate officials
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Section 1128(b) of the Social Security Act
(
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42 U.S.C. 1320a–7(b)
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(15)(A) and inserting the following:
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(i)
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who has or had a direct or indirect
ownership or control interest in a sanctioned entity at the time of and who
knew or should have known (as defined in section 1128(i)(7)) of any of the
conduct that formed a basis for the conviction or exclusion described in
subparagraph (B); or
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(ii)
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who is or was an
officer or managing employee (as defined in section 1126(b)) of such an entity
at the time of any of the conduct that formed a basis for the conviction or
exclusion so
described.
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.
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(c)
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Payment
suspensions
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Subsection (o)(1) of section 1862 of the Social
Security Act (
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42 U.S.C. 1395y
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) is amended by striking
<quote>
may
</quote>
and
inserting
<quote>
shall
</quote>
.
</text>
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(d)
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<header>
Civil monetary
penalties for false statements or delaying inspections
</header>
<text>
Paragraph
(9) of section 1128A(a) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1320a–7a(a)) is
amended by inserting
<quote>
or to timely provide information in response to a
request authorized by section 1128J(b),
</quote>
after
<quote>
regulations),
</quote>
.
</text>
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4.
</enum>
<header>
Enhanced
screening, Medicare data-mining system; biometric technology study
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(a)
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<header>
Enhanced
screening
</header>
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Section
1866(j)(2)(B)(ii) of the Social Security Act (
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42 U.S.C. 1395cc(j)(2)(B)(ii)
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) is
amended by striking
<quote>
may
</quote>
and inserting
<quote>
shall
</quote>
.
</text>
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(b)
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Access to Real
Time Claims and Payment Data
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Section 1128J(a)(2) of the Social Security
Act is amended—
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(1)
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by inserting
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including real time claims and payment data,
</quote>
after
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access
to claims and payment data
</quote>
; and
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(2)
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by adding at the
end the following sentence:
<quote>
In carrying out this section, the Inspector
General of the Department of Health and Human Services, in consultation with
the Attorney General, shall implement mechanisms for the sharing of information
about suspected fraud relating to the Federal health care programs under titles
XVIII, XIX, and XXI with other appropriate law enforcement
officials.
</quote>
.
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(c)
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Study on use of
biometric technology
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(1)
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In
general
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The Secretary of Health and Human Services shall provide
for a study that analyzes the feasibility and benefits in reducing waste,
fraud, and abuse of carrying out a program (in this subsection referred to as a
<term>
biometric technology program
</term>
) that implements biometric technology
to ensure that individuals entitled to benefits under part A of title XVIII of
the Social Security Act or enrolled under part B of such title are physically
present at the time and place of receipt of certain items and services
(specified by the Secretary) for which payment may be made under such title.
Such a program may provide for financial incentives to encourage voluntary
participation of providers of services (as defined in section 1861(u) of such
Act) and suppliers (as defined in section 1861(d) of such Act).
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(2)
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<header>
Report
</header>
<text>
Not
later than 6 months after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary
shall submit to the Congress a report on the study conducted under paragraph
(1). Such report shall include an analysis of the likely effectiveness of a
biometric technology program on reducing waste, fraud, and abuse under the
Medicare program and may include recommendations with regard to whether such a
program, on a pilot or other basis, should be implemented.
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| I 113th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 418 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES January 25, 2013 Ms. Ros-Lehtinen 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 reduce Medicare waste, fraud, and abuse by providing for enhanced penalties to combat Medicare and Medicaid fraud, for a Medicare data-mining system, for a study on applying biometric technology, and for other purposes.
1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Medicare Fraud Enforcement and Prevention Act of 2013 . 2. Enhanced criminal penalties to combat Medicare and Medicaid fraud (a) In general Section 1128B of the Social Security Act ( 42 U.S.C. 1320a–7b ) is amended— (1) in subsection (a), by striking $10,000 or imprisoned for not more than one year and inserting $20,000 or imprisoned for not more than two years ; and (2) in each of subsections (a), (b)(1), (b)(2), (c), and (d), by striking $25,000 or imprisoned for not more than five years and inserting $50,000 or imprisoned for not more than 10 years . (b) Illegal distribution of Medicare or Medicaid beneficiary identification or billing privileges Section 1128B of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1320a–7b) is amended by adding at the end the following new subsection: (h) Whoever knowingly purchases, sells, or unlawfully distributes, or arranges for the purchase, sale, or unlawful distribution of two or more Medicare or Medicaid beneficiary identification numbers or billing privileges under title XVIII or title XIX shall be imprisoned for not more than 10 years or fined under title 18, United States Code (or, if greater, an amount equal to the monetary loss to the Federal and any State government as a result of such acts), or both. . (c) Effective date The amendments made by this section shall apply to acts committed on or after the date of the enactment of this Act. 3. Enhanced civil authorities to combat Medicare and Medicaid fraud (a) Civil monetary penalties law alignment and other changes (1) Section 1128A(a) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1320a–7a(a)) is amended— (A) in paragraph (1), by striking to an officer, employee, or agent of the United States, or of any department or agency thereof, or of any State agency (as defined in subsection (i)(1)), ; (B) by inserting after paragraph (10), as added by section 6402(d)(2) of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (Public Law 111–148) the following new paragraphs: (11) conspires to commit a violation of this section; or (12) knowingly makes, uses, or causes to be made or used, a false record or statement material to an obligation to pay or transmit money or property to a Federal health care program, or knowingly conceals or knowingly and improperly avoids or decreases an obligation to pay or transmit money or property to a Federal health care program; ; (C) in the first sentence— (i) by striking or in cases under paragraph (9) and inserting in cases under paragraph (9) ; and (ii) by striking fact) and inserting fact), in cases under paragraph (11), $50,000 for any violation described in this section committed in furtherance of the conspiracy involved, and in cases under paragraph (12), $50,000 for each false record or statement, or concealment, avoidance, or decrease ; and (D) in the second sentence, by striking material fact). and inserting material fact); or in cases under paragraph (11), an assessment of not more than 3 times the total amount that would otherwise apply for any violation described in this section committed in furtherance of the conspiracy involved; or in cases under paragraph (12), an assessment of not more than 3 times the total amount of the obligation to which the false record or statement was material or that was avoided or decreased. . (2) Section 1128A(c)(1) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1320a–7a(c)(1)) is amended by striking six years and inserting 10 years . (3) Section 1128A(i) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1320a–7a(i)) is amended— (A) by amending paragraph (2) to read as follows: (2) The term claim means any application, request, or demand, whether under contract, or otherwise, for money or property for items and services under a Federal health care program (as defined in section 1128B(f)), whether or not the United States or a State agency has title to the money or property, that— (A) is presented or caused to be presented to an officer, employee, or agent of the United States, or of any department or agency thereof, or of any State agency (as defined in subsection (i)(1)); or (B) is made to a contractor, grantee, or other recipient if the money or property is to be spent or used on the Federal health care program’s behalf or to advance a Federal health care program interest, and if the Federal health care program— (i) provides or has provided any portion of the money or property requested or demanded; or (ii) will reimburse such contractor, grantee, or other recipient for any portion of the money or property which is requested or demanded. ; (B) by amending paragraph (3) to read as follows: (3) The term item or service means, without limitation, any medical, social, management, administrative, or other item or service used in connection with or directly or indirectly related to a Federal health care program. ; (C) in paragraph (7)— (i) by striking term should know means and inserting terms knowing , knowingly , and should know mean ; (ii) by redesignating subparagraphs (A) and (B) as subparagraphs (B) and (C), respectively; (iii) by inserting before subparagraph (B), as redesignated by clause (ii), the following new subparagraph: (A) has actual knowledge of the information; ; and (iv) in the matter following subparagraph (C), as redesignated by clause (ii)— (I) by inserting require after and ; and (II) by striking is required ; and (D) by adding at the end the following new paragraphs: (8) The term obligation means an established duty, whether or not fixed, arising from an express or implied contractual, grantor-grantee, or licensor licensee relationship, from a fee-based or similar relationship, from statute or regulation, or from the retention of any overpayment. (9) The term material means having a natural tendency to influence, or be capable of influencing, the payment or receipt of money or property. . (b) Exclusion of responsible corporate officials Section 1128(b) of the Social Security Act ( 42 U.S.C. 1320a–7(b) ) is amended by striking clauses (i) and (ii) of paragraph (15)(A) and inserting the following: (i) who has or had a direct or indirect ownership or control interest in a sanctioned entity at the time of and who knew or should have known (as defined in section 1128(i)(7)) of any of the conduct that formed a basis for the conviction or exclusion described in subparagraph (B); or (ii) who is or was an officer or managing employee (as defined in section 1126(b)) of such an entity at the time of any of the conduct that formed a basis for the conviction or exclusion so described. . (c) Payment suspensions Subsection (o)(1) of section 1862 of the Social Security Act ( 42 U.S.C. 1395y ) is amended by striking may and inserting shall . (d) Civil monetary penalties for false statements or delaying inspections Paragraph (9) of section 1128A(a) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1320a–7a(a)) is amended by inserting or to timely provide information in response to a request authorized by section 1128J(b), after regulations), . 4. Enhanced screening, Medicare data-mining system; biometric technology study (a) Enhanced screening Section 1866(j)(2)(B)(ii) of the Social Security Act ( 42 U.S.C. 1395cc(j)(2)(B)(ii) ) is amended by striking may and inserting shall . (b) Access to Real Time Claims and Payment Data Section 1128J(a)(2) of the Social Security Act is amended— (1) by inserting including real time claims and payment data, after access to claims and payment data ; and (2) by adding at the end the following sentence: In carrying out this section, the Inspector General of the Department of Health and Human Services, in consultation with the Attorney General, shall implement mechanisms for the sharing of information about suspected fraud relating to the Federal health care programs under titles XVIII, XIX, and XXI with other appropriate law enforcement officials. . (c) Study on use of biometric technology (1) In general The Secretary of Health and Human Services shall provide for a study that analyzes the feasibility and benefits in reducing waste, fraud, and abuse of carrying out a program (in this subsection referred to as a biometric technology program ) that implements biometric technology to ensure that individuals entitled to benefits under part A of title XVIII of the Social Security Act or enrolled under part B of such title are physically present at the time and place of receipt of certain items and services (specified by the Secretary) for which payment may be made under such title. Such a program may provide for financial incentives to encourage voluntary participation of providers of services (as defined in section 1861(u) of such Act) and suppliers (as defined in section 1861(d) of such Act). (2) Report Not later than 6 months after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall submit to the Congress a report on the study conducted under paragraph (1). Such report shall include an analysis of the likely effectiveness of a biometric technology program on reducing waste, fraud, and abuse under the Medicare program and may include recommendations with regard to whether such a program, on a pilot or other basis, should be implemented. |
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113th CONGRESS
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1st Session
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H. R. 419
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IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
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January 25, 2013
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Ms. Ros-Lehtinen
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(for
herself,
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Mr. Sires
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,
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Mr. Diaz-Balart
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,
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Mr. Connolly
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, and
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Mr. Carter
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) introduced the following
bill; which was referred to the
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Committee
on Foreign Affairs
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, and in addition to the Committee on
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Ways and Means
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, 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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To strengthen and clarify the commercial, cultural, and
other relations between the people of the United States and the people of
Taiwan, as codified in the Taiwan Relations Act, 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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Taiwan Policy Act of
2013
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Findings
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Congress finds the following:
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The Taiwan
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Public Law 96–8
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22 U.S.C. 3301 et seq.
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), enacted in 1979, has
continued for 34 years to be the cornerstone of United States–Taiwan relations
and has served as an anchor for peace and security in the Western Pacific
region.
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(2)
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The Taiwan
Relations Act, in furthering the national interests of the United States in the
Western Pacific region, has mandated that the United States will make available
to Taiwan such defense articles and defense services in such quantity as may be
necessary to enable Taiwan to maintain a sufficient self-defense capability,
thus allowing the people of Taiwan to preserve a peaceful, democratic, and
prosperous way of life.
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(3)
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The future of Taiwan must be determined in
a peaceful manner and with the assent of the people of Taiwan.
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(4)
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The Taiwan
Relations Act declares that—
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(A)
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peace and
stability in the Western Pacific area are in the political, security, and
economic interests of the United States, and are matters of international
concern;
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(B)
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the United States
decision to establish diplomatic relations with the People’s Republic of China
rests upon the expectation that the future of Taiwan will be determined by
peaceful means;
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(C)
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the United States
considers any effort to determine the future of Taiwan by other than peaceful
means, including by boycotts or embargoes, a threat to the peace and security
of the Western Pacific area and of grave concern to the United States;
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(D)
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<text>
the United States
will maintain the capacity to resist any resort to force or other forms of
coercion that would jeopardize the security, or the social or economic system,
of the people on Taiwan; and
</text>
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(E)
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<text>
the preservation
and enhancement of the human rights of all the people on Taiwan are reaffirmed
as objectives of the United States.
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(5)
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<text>
In recent years
United States–Taiwan relations have suffered from inattention and lack of
strategic vision, thereby requiring the Congress to both clarify United States
policy toward Taiwan and enhance its oversight role in the implementation of
the Taiwan Relations Act.
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(6)
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In its China Military Power Report for
2012, Taiwan’s Ministry of National Defense (MND) estimated that more than
1,600 ballistic and cruise missiles are now being aimed at Taiwan by the Second
Artillery Corps of the People’s Republic of China and other experts suggest
that this number could increase to 1,800 in the near future.
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(7)
</enum>
<text>
The anti-secession
law, passed by the National People’s Congress of the People’s Republic of
China, was found by House Concurrent Resolution 98, passed in the House of
Representatives on March 16, 2005, by a vote of 424–4,
<quote>
to create a legal
framework for possible use of force against Taiwan
</quote>
and
<quote>
to
provide a legal justification for the use of force against Taiwan, altering the
status quo in the region, and thus is of grave concern to the United
States.
</quote>
.
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="HD802EF247D40486392B44CB296B86F76">
<enum>
(8)
</enum>
<text>
The legislative
requirement to make available defense articles and defense services should
include the provision of new F–16 C/D aircraft and upgrades of existing F–16
A/B aircraft essential to Taiwan’s security.
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="HCE3FC641592D4F51B744C6F10AB154B5">
<enum>
(9)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
The 2012 Department of Defense’s Annual
Report to Congress on Military and Security Developments Involving the People’s
Republic of China noted that
<quote>
preparing for contingencies in the Taiwan
Strait remains the principal focus and driver of much of China’s military
investment. In this context, over the past year, the [People’s Liberation Army]
continued to build the capabilities and develop the doctrine it considers
necessary to deter Taiwan from declaring independence; to deter, delay, and
deny effective U.S. intervention in a potential cross-Strait conflict; and to
defeat Taiwan forces in the event of hostilities.
</quote>
.
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H5FE03E7632194B6797C783DFC9D239D8">
<enum>
(10)
</enum>
<text>
The language
contained in the Joint Communiqué of the United States of America and the
People’s Republic of China, dated August 17, 1982, which states in part that
<quote>
arms sales to Taiwan will not exceed, either in qualitative or in
quantitative terms, the level of those supplied in recent years
</quote>
shall
not, to any degree, diminish the responsibility of the United States, as
legislatively mandated in the Taiwan Relations Act, to
<quote>
make available to
Taiwan such defense articles and defense services in such quantity as may be
necessary to enable Taiwan to maintain a sufficient self-defense
capability.
</quote>
.
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H74D577FFB99E4FDCA062E40251D6971B">
<enum>
(11)
</enum>
<text>
The United States
has sought diplomatically to preserve Taiwan’s international space, despite
outside pressure and coercion, and has sought to secure Taiwan’s meaningful
participation in such international organizations as the World Health
Organization (WHO).
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="HDCD810C283DA4560AB2839C9E1D7E4BE">
<enum>
(12)
</enum>
<text>
Given the
critical importance of airport security in a post-September 11th international
environment, the United States recognizes it is crucial for Taiwan to be
admitted to meaningful participation in the International Civil Aviation
Organization (ICAO) so that Taiwan may contribute to the success of a global
strategy to address aviation security threats based on effective international
cooperation.
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="HEACC5F4BC5AF4BF3916A723FB38AC9DE">
<enum>
(13)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Recognizing that the Taiwan Relations Act
stated that it is the policy of the United States
<quote>
to preserve and
promote extensive, close, and friendly commercial, cultural, and other
relations between the people of the United States and the people on
Taiwan
</quote>
the Secretary of Homeland Security announced on October 2, 2012,
<quote>
the designation of Taiwan into the Visa Waiver Program (VWP)
</quote>
with eligible Taiwan passport holders able to travel on the VWP beginning
November 1, 2012.
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H9F22F1D479AF40A69AAA01CAC0772F64">
<enum>
(14)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
The conclusion of the Economic Cooperation
Framework Agreement (ECFA) between Taiwan and the People’s Republic of China in
June 2010 or the adoption of any other cross-Strait economic measures shall not
diminish in any degree the requirement contained in the Act to
<quote>
maintain
the capacity of the United States to resist any resort to force or other forms
of coercion that would jeopardize the security, or the social or economic
system, of the people on Taiwan.
</quote>
.
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="HB4C1C7AC60594D0F901BD652D8610C2D">
<enum>
(15)
</enum>
<text>
The theory
recently put forward in certain academic circles that the United States should
acquiesce to China’s ascendancy in Asia and put aside the commitments made in
the Taiwan Relations Act is based upon a false premise that ignores the example
of a democratic Taiwan, the historic ties of friendship of the peoples of the
United States and Taiwan, and the determination of the United States to remain
as a Pacific power.
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H2C91E16F9ACE4ED498092526E475DCF7">
<enum>
(16)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Total United States–Taiwan trade in 2011
was $67,200,000,000 and Taiwan was the 10th largest United States trading
partner and the 6th largest market for United States agricultural
exports.
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="HF4A00C546D3647BD893BB98D14524E9A">
<enum>
(17)
</enum>
<text>
It is in the
economic interests of the United States and the national security interests of
Taiwan for the peoples of the United States and Taiwan to further strengthen
and revitalize their trade and investment ties, including through an expanded
Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) Agreement or similar mechanism.
</text>
</paragraph>
</section>
<section id="H555F6893005D4674BA76EF0F3038C550">
<enum>
3.
</enum>
<header>
Rule of
construction
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
Nothing in this
Act shall be construed to amend or supersede the Taiwan Relations Act.
</text>
</section>
<title id="H88C6E73F01A74C3B89BEAAD3C9324385">
<enum>
I
</enum>
<header>
Political
Relations
</header>
<section id="HFFBF5FC5C3B04471BD8A196BC9CC60AD">
<enum>
101.
</enum>
<header>
Relations with
the people of Taiwan
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
The
following shall be the policies of the United States:
</text>
<paragraph id="HAB605F9C0B4645719DE1F0C4DB2A546E">
<enum>
(1)
</enum>
<text>
Supporting Taiwan,
Taiwan’s democracy, and the human rights of its people.
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="HB64F3D31593B4CFF8CE1E6602F0CDC1F">
<enum>
(2)
</enum>
<text>
As noted in the
Taiwan Relations Act,
<quote>
the absence of diplomatic relations or recognition
shall not affect the application of the laws of the United States with respect
to Taiwan, and the laws of the United States shall apply with respect to Taiwan
in the manner that the laws of the United States applied with respect to Taiwan
prior to January 1, 1979.
</quote>
.
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H40C2FBE22E314C7AB9FDDABD51C4149A">
<enum>
(3)
</enum>
<text>
The United States
Government shall respect the right of the Taipei Economic and Cultural
Representative Office (TECRO) to display its flag on its premises and the
American Institute in Taiwan (AIT) and the residence of its Director in Taipei
shall, correspondingly, publicly display the United States flag in the same
manner as United States embassies, consulates, and official residences
throughout the world.
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="HFF9332DFA78D4F9BA4747C356F75B758">
<enum>
(4)
</enum>
<text>
The Taipei
Economic and Cultural Representative Office and all other instrumentalities
established by Taiwan, including the Twin Oaks Estate, may conduct official
business activities, including activities which involve participation by
Members of the United States Congress and other representatives of the Federal,
State, and local governments, without any impediment from the United States
Government or any foreign power.
</text>
</paragraph>
</section>
<section id="H67CB90DB4FA7482782A93F1B5A64DCA6">
<enum>
102.
</enum>
<header>
Visits by
cabinet level officials
</header>
<subsection id="H8FACB530C7454D8AB41FDD9F0A47D3ED">
<enum>
(a)
</enum>
<header>
Findings
</header>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Congress finds the following:
</text>
<paragraph id="H69958350F98A4DAA9C4D643F7555331B">
<enum>
(1)
</enum>
<text>
Visits by United
States cabinet officials and other high-ranking visitors are an indicator of
the breadth and depth of ties between the United States and Taiwan.
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="HC7E57AD729B649AA887A2F3A73EB8397">
<enum>
(2)
</enum>
<text>
In December 1992,
United States Trade Representative Carla Hills visited Taiwan, marking the
first cabinet-level visit since 1979.
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="HE322052591DB40359BD38EA1ADC7E152">
<enum>
(3)
</enum>
<text>
Over the next 8
years the Administrator of the Small Business Administration, the Secretary of
Energy, and 2 Secretaries of Transportation visited Taiwan.
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="HE7EE0B3B5B6B4ACFA896A04E08394C38">
<enum>
(4)
</enum>
<text>
No United States
cabinet secretary has visited Taiwan since July 2000.
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H6FFBFB3CCD994B83A0E00E7C7BBB2401">
<enum>
(5)
</enum>
<text>
In March 2008,
candidate Barack Obama wrote in a message congratulating Ma Ying-jeou on his
election victory that
<quote>
[t]he U.S. should reopen blocked channels of
communication with Taiwan officials
</quote>
, however no Cabinet-level visits to
Taiwan have yet taken place.
</text>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
<subsection id="H44DD37042AE845FF9CCD26C480D81D25">
<enum>
(b)
</enum>
<header>
Policy of the
United States
</header>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
It shall be the
policy of the United States to encourage visits by cabinet-level officials
between the United States and Taiwan to foster commercial, technological, and
people-to-people exchanges.
</text>
</subsection>
</section>
<section id="H8095F02FADEA450097E27A817BC8D575">
<enum>
103.
</enum>
<header>
Revision of
guidelines for contacts with Taiwan
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
Notwithstanding the 1994 Taiwan policy
review and current mandatory guidance from the Department of State regarding
contacts with Taiwan, it shall be the policy of the United States to—
</text>
<paragraph id="HB420EA1F79534E1CA85080DA08DAABDE">
<enum>
(1)
</enum>
<text>
permit senior
leaders of Taiwan to enter the United States under conditions which demonstrate
appropriate courtesy and respect for the dignity of such leaders;
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="HAD9AFCAFCB03454998720C3275D555F8">
<enum>
(2)
</enum>
<text>
permit meetings
between high-level Taiwanese and United States officials in all United States
executive departments;
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H81818F4E32E74B21AAF860D744B76262">
<enum>
(3)
</enum>
<text>
allow official
travel to Taiwan for Department of State and Department of Defense personnel
above the rank of office director or, for uniformed military personnel, above
the level of 06 (Colonel, Navy Captain); and
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H84D5792F35574580942E6D791F1765F7">
<enum>
(4)
</enum>
<text>
support a decision
by Taiwan to change the name of the Taipei Economic and Cultural Representative
Office to that of the Taiwan Representative Office.
</text>
</paragraph>
</section>
<section id="HCC0DF51456444F8FAC87E5F65F22A61F">
<enum>
104.
</enum>
<header>
Requirement for
Senate confirmation of an individual appointed to serve as the director of the
American institute in Taiwan
</header>
<subsection id="HFF1682323EC1495B9AC9F2DCA324E5A7">
<enum>
(a)
</enum>
<header>
In
general
</header>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Notwithstanding any
other provision of law, the President shall appoint, by and with the advice and
consent of the Senate, an individual to serve as the Director of the American
Institute in Taiwan.
</text>
</subsection>
<subsection id="H8E2BAB8923AB456781DCBEC9CE6DBC81">
<enum>
(b)
</enum>
<header>
Transition
</header>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
The individual serving as the Director of
the American Institute in Taiwan as of the date of the enactment of this Act
may continue to serve in such capacity until such time as an individual is
appointed and confirmed in accordance with subsection (a).
</text>
</subsection>
</section>
<section id="HFB6EB26F8E5F4AF98A114B0BBCE51AD1">
<enum>
105.
</enum>
<header>
Extradition
agreement
</header>
<subsection id="HAAC970F63F2F4B84883502CE702D592A">
<enum>
(a)
</enum>
<header>
In
general
</header>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
It shall be the
policy of the United States to enhance judicial cooperation with Taiwan,
currently conducted on the basis of the 2002 Agreement on Mutual Legal
Assistance in Criminal Matters, by signing a comprehensive extradition
agreement.
</text>
</subsection>
<subsection id="HE00C9E7C0B124792BBA07CC66C33EBA6">
<enum>
(b)
</enum>
<header>
Report
</header>
<text>
Not
later than 180 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the President
shall transmit to Congress a report that assesses whether a comprehensive
extradition agreement between the United States and Taiwan may be submitted to
the Senate for advice and consent as a treaty or whether, because of Taiwan’s
unique status, such agreement must be submitted to both the House of
Representatives and Senate for legislative approval.
</text>
</subsection>
</section>
<section id="H6BA36110D3DE4AF78D298C626D6BEE57">
<enum>
106.
</enum>
<header>
Continuation of
the six assurances as guidelines in conducting United States–Taiwan
relations
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
Notwithstanding any
communiqués entered into between the United States and the People’s Republic of
China, the United States continues to assent to the six assurances provided to
Taiwan in July, 1982, including that the United States—
</text>
<paragraph id="HDB7F2701C02D459AA62AAC0CB15E6142">
<enum>
(1)
</enum>
<text>
has not agreed to
set a date for ending arms sales to Taiwan;
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="HFDE0B6A00FEA4CE8B97A8BA2C058A9BF">
<enum>
(2)
</enum>
<text>
has not agreed to
hold prior consultations with the People’s Republic of China on arms sales to
Taiwan;
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="HABED086AE77B42818BC98D29EA9765BD">
<enum>
(3)
</enum>
<text>
will not play any
mediation role between Taipei and Beijing;
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="HEA93170A04FA4FA880134578EEEF6E50">
<enum>
(4)
</enum>
<text>
has not agreed to
revise the Taiwan Relations Act;
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="HE8C8A724FD3C4A64B1852029E0FCF568">
<enum>
(5)
</enum>
<text>
has not altered
its position regarding sovereignty over Taiwan; and
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H8EE34912A4484442A240F3614DDB8DF2">
<enum>
(6)
</enum>
<text>
will not exert
pressure on Taiwan to negotiate with the People’s Republic of China.
</text>
</paragraph>
</section>
<section id="HA2D0971CE5A64705BF220DADD52A4873">
<enum>
107.
</enum>
<header>
International
organizations
</header>
<subsection id="H656860BD9E4E4665A180794DDBE436CD">
<enum>
(a)
</enum>
<header>
Annual
program
</header>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
To provide Taiwan
with the international space it requires to function effectively in the world
community, the Secretary of State shall direct the Department of State to
continue its annual program to ensure meaningful participation by Taiwan in the
World Health Assembly in Geneva, Switzerland, as well as meaningful
participation for Taiwan in other relevant international organizations, such as
the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO).
</text>
</subsection>
<subsection id="H5892F2BABF9941EE9211B96BEAF1F19A">
<enum>
(b)
</enum>
<header>
Meaningful
participation by Taiwan
</header>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
The
Secretary of State shall direct the United States Permanent Representative to
the United Nations to use the voice, vote, and influence of the United States
at the United Nations to ensure meaningful participation for Taiwan in relevant
United Nations Entities in which Taiwan has expressed an interest in
participating.
</text>
</subsection>
</section>
<section id="H9343031983724E83BE86C12C1AF6051F">
<enum>
108.
</enum>
<header>
Report on
Taiwan’s participation in ICAO
</header>
<subsection id="H9F494CD32118429AAD03520393194EDA">
<enum>
(a)
</enum>
<header>
In
general
</header>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
The Secretary of
State shall initiate a United States plan to endorse and obtain meaningful
participation for Taiwan at the periodic Assemblies held by the International
Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) in Montreal, Canada, including the 38th
Assembly to be held in September–October 2013, and in the meetings and
activities of the ICAO and shall instruct the United States delegation to
Montreal to implement such plan.
</text>
</subsection>
<subsection id="H818725ED30294EE299AC9566FC770F49">
<enum>
(b)
</enum>
<header>
Report
</header>
<text>
Not
later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act and annually
thereafter, the Secretary of State shall submit to Congress a report containing
the plan required under subsection (a).
</text>
</subsection>
<subsection id="HF2565A2FCE414DD6B935CEBBA88DE11A">
<enum>
(c)
</enum>
<header>
Form
</header>
<text>
The
report required under subsection (b) shall be submitted in unclassified form,
but may contain a classified annex if necessary.
</text>
</subsection>
<subsection id="H0F78343F71354BDE8AADAAA10810131C">
<enum>
(d)
</enum>
<header>
Annual
briefing
</header>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
The Secretary of
State should provide an annual briefing to or consult with Congress on any
efforts conducted by the United States Government in support of Taiwan’s
progress toward meaningful participation in the ICAO.
</text>
</subsection>
</section>
</title>
<title id="H981DD5444FF54E51AB1E3CBAE9498E15">
<enum>
II
</enum>
<header>
Security
Relations
</header>
<section id="HA016DA97183346C7AB1B5836D68CA041">
<enum>
201.
</enum>
<header>
Strengthening
the defense of Taiwan
</header>
<subsection id="H3FB3CECD04AA48E4BE65373D2D3026CE">
<enum>
(a)
</enum>
<header>
Maintenance of
sufficient self-Defense capabilities of Taiwan
</header>
<text>
Congress finds
that any determination of the nature and quantity of defense articles or
defense services to be made available to Taiwan that is made on any basis other
than the defense needs of Taiwan, whether pursuant to the August 17, 1982,
Communiqué signed with the People’s Republic of China, or any similar executive
agreement, order, or policy would violate the intent of Congress specified in
section 3(b) of the Taiwan Relations Act (
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/22/3302">
22 U.S.C. 3302(b)
</external-xref>
).
</text>
</subsection>
<subsection id="H5AC3978E6D2D4054947823447AB0D2AA">
<enum>
(b)
</enum>
<header>
Foreign military
sales and licensed defense exports under the Arms Export Control
Act
</header>
<text>
Congress finds that, in accordance with the Taiwan Relations
Act, the core purpose of foreign military sales and licensed commercial exports
under the Arms Export Control Act should be to assist Taiwan in its ability
to—
</text>
<paragraph id="H0FECBCBB2D2C47828F0AA52BF583DCF1">
<enum>
(1)
</enum>
<text>
deter
coercion;
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H50AC0118D4AE4B40BE7BED1066C62FC7">
<enum>
(2)
</enum>
<text>
defend against a
strategy of coercive diplomacy employing threats or limited force;
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H50CD126C152B45EE8D8D8740CF7B536A">
<enum>
(3)
</enum>
<text>
repel an invasion;
and
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H8857933A0F3E46F4809542FF4A300858">
<enum>
(4)
</enum>
<text>
partner with civil
responders and friendly foreign militaries.
</text>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
<subsection id="H97CF7E5A16144B479EF2C0695E3FFE45">
<enum>
(c)
</enum>
<header>
Defense
transfers
</header>
<text>
In order to accomplish the purposes of this section,
the President is authorized to make available to Taiwan defense articles or
defense services, including the following:
</text>
<paragraph id="H47975153F5C54C4D9A602DF6AE25E46A">
<enum>
(1)
</enum>
<text>
Air and air
defense capabilities, including—
</text>
<subparagraph id="HDD769FCBDC94438187D9F28666C6173B">
<enum>
(A)
</enum>
<text>
low-cost,
survivable sensors;
</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HB7B0CA4CBE744F56A7C0FDEC9D9441E1">
<enum>
(B)
</enum>
<text>
command and
control systems;
</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HCECEE2ABE3CF4EDB9933DD7FBA2E9059">
<enum>
(C)
</enum>
<text>
modern surface to
air missiles;
</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H1FAD65B414AE45939A0A4F19B579D939">
<enum>
(D)
</enum>
<text>
upgrades to
existing modern combat aircraft as well as new combat aircraft, including
Vertical and Short Take-Off and Landing Aircraft (V/STOL);
</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H40927AD7C8F246ADB0C83B3716BE3F7D">
<enum>
(E)
</enum>
<text>
radar, electronic
warfare, and jamming capabilities;
</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H2E03592DE9D5419DB9C531551D8058FA">
<enum>
(F)
</enum>
<text>
passive defense
measures (such as redundancy, dispersal, camouflage/deception, hardening, and
rapid repair capabilities); and
</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HA5AE155A775843F99DADBCFF2630A826">
<enum>
(G)
</enum>
<text>
access to
satellites for remote sensing and communication.
</text>
</subparagraph>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H96B5F427D8994078A55103A7CA9B8D6E">
<enum>
(2)
</enum>
<text>
Maritime
capabilities, including—
</text>
<subparagraph id="HDDC31ED1B115465B90488663C3CEAA8B">
<enum>
(A)
</enum>
<text>
additional sensor
capacity for comprehensive maritime domain awareness;
</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H173DBD9977074C87B03D2C50D57FE2B1">
<enum>
(B)
</enum>
<text>
cost-effective
submarines for anti-surface, anti-submarine warfare, and other missions;
</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H605AD36A045A498E8320F2A5E0E2FB81">
<enum>
(C)
</enum>
<text>
mines and mine
countermeasure vessels; and
</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HA3B3DDC6097B46ED8FA77428C482761F">
<enum>
(D)
</enum>
<text>
anti-ship cruise
missiles.
</text>
</subparagraph>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="HD7E6B1DBF3364B26824CF6E8CEFD3827">
<enum>
(3)
</enum>
<text>
Ground
capabilities, including—
</text>
<subparagraph id="H8D1DFA8C453C4E00BDB2A689DD3C16E4">
<enum>
(A)
</enum>
<text>
layers,
short-range air defense;
</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H2B1068A946CD4B70B74E0968147242E2">
<enum>
(B)
</enum>
<text>
critical
infrastructure protection to ensure continuity of government;
</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H7192DD7481824D38BCB000F39DFFEA7C">
<enum>
(C)
</enum>
<text>
air
mobility;
</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H4932F689B0D84D97812D0C130AB23541">
<enum>
(D)
</enum>
<text>
unmanned air
vehicles; and
</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H9DE5AF8BE13C4498AFC8357D2BBA0A56">
<enum>
(E)
</enum>
<text>
accurate,
GPS-guided short-range rockets.
</text>
</subparagraph>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H67FBE889D8264C46A06CD84BB89150C7">
<enum>
(4)
</enum>
<text>
Capacity for
partnership with friendly foreign militaries, including—
</text>
<subparagraph id="H91C9C7260AF74DE78F412D8726322BE7">
<enum>
(A)
</enum>
<text>
command, control,
communications, computers, intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance
situational awareness systems;
</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H831CAF307D714460A245969B826F781D">
<enum>
(B)
</enum>
<text>
enhanced doctrine
exchange; and
</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HF58DD77FD9EF4C6D9EB5C208A7A9D44A">
<enum>
(C)
</enum>
<text>
enhanced
senior-level training.
</text>
</subparagraph>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
<subsection id="HC3552DCC995F4EA186C10161A2C3B29E">
<enum>
(d)
</enum>
<header>
Rule of
construction relating to Arms Export Control Act
</header>
<text>
Nothing in this
section shall be construed to supersede or modify section 36 of the Arms Export
Control Act (
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/22/2776">
22 U.S.C. 2776
</external-xref>
).
</text>
</subsection>
</section>
<section id="H9F65F1A795764F9F9762BF5C71FE57EF">
<enum>
202.
</enum>
<header>
Advanced combat
aircraft for Taiwan
</header>
<subsection id="HDA4A92F0DE9B43D18A98696BFC9190BA">
<enum>
(a)
</enum>
<header>
Statement of
policy
</header>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Notwithstanding the
upgrade of Taiwan's F–16 A/B aircraft, Taiwan will experience a growing
shortfall in fighter aircraft, particularly as its F–5 aircraft are retired
from service.
</text>
</subsection>
<subsection id="HC80DBDA75A074CEC81C94287CAA5B0AA">
<enum>
(b)
</enum>
<header>
Authority To
accept letter of request
</header>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Pursuant to the foreign military sales
program authorized by the Arms Export Control Act, the President is authorized
to accept a letter of request from Taiwan for price and availability data or
for a formal sales offer with respect to the F–16C/D Fighting Falcon multirole
fighter aircraft or other aircraft of similar capability, as may be necessary
to enable Taiwan to maintain a sufficient self-defense capability.
</text>
</subsection>
</section>
<section id="H1D0FFC1EDD534C4DB547F9191B234554">
<enum>
203.
</enum>
<header>
Consultations
on Taiwan arms sales
</header>
<subsection id="HA69AC98FBC6743809EB38629D6D5B02F">
<enum>
(a)
</enum>
<header>
Briefings
</header>
<text>
Not
later than 90 days after the date of the enactment of this Act and at least
annually thereafter, the Secretary of State, in consultation with the Secretary
of Defense, shall provide detailed briefings to Congress on—
</text>
<paragraph id="H6A707493FEE446E6B38D910923DE398E">
<enum>
(1)
</enum>
<text>
any discussions
conducted between any executive branch agency and the Government of Taiwan
during a covered period; and
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="HCB27D27725CF4A6888A967043058F7DC">
<enum>
(2)
</enum>
<text>
any potential
transfer to the Government of Taiwan of defense articles or defense
services.
</text>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
<subsection id="HCD2381B9BBD042A9A82983E9875779E8">
<enum>
(b)
</enum>
<header>
Definitions
</header>
<text>
In
this section and section 201:
</text>
<paragraph id="HA30F8D778B1C470480F4B0FD99E9E3AA">
<enum>
(1)
</enum>
<header>
Covered
period
</header>
<text>
The term
<term>
covered period
</term>
means, with respect
to—
</text>
<subparagraph id="H2E73B07FB6164397A39B73DC99585F44">
<enum>
(A)
</enum>
<text>
the initial
briefing required under subsection (a), the period beginning on the date of the
enactment of this Act and ending on the date of such initial briefing;
and
</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H03E706F1746A4928ADE573B8F26304FB">
<enum>
(B)
</enum>
<text>
subsequent
briefings required under such subsection, the period beginning on the day after
the date of the most recent briefing and ending on the date of any such
subsequent briefing.
</text>
</subparagraph>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="HBFA89709D4774B6B94BAA502FE298E8F">
<enum>
(2)
</enum>
<header>
Executive branch
agency
</header>
<text>
The term
<term>
executive branch agency
</term>
has the
meaning given the term
<term>
agency
</term>
in
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/5/551">
section 551(1)
</external-xref>
of title 5, United
States Code.
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="HFC6B78259B324516BB53044CE97CB010">
<enum>
(3)
</enum>
<header>
Defense
article
</header>
<text>
The term
<term>
defense article
</term>
has the meaning
given such term in section 47 of the Arms Export Control Act (22 U.S.C.
2794).
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H973270F04EE7411880FAC91BD208AD42">
<enum>
(4)
</enum>
<header>
Defense
service
</header>
<text>
The term
<term>
defense service
</term>
has the meaning
given such term in section 47 of the Arms Export Control Act (22 U.S.C.
2794).
</text>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
</section>
<section id="H164D35D9A6C44FBB811D026A216C26DF">
<enum>
204.
</enum>
<header>
Annual report
on defense transfers to Taiwan
</header>
<subsection id="H2D9F44872CB343D7BE663E56BF11B643">
<enum>
(a)
</enum>
<header>
In
general
</header>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Not later than 180
days after the date of the enactment of this Act and annually thereafter, the
President shall transmit to Congress a report—
</text>
<paragraph id="H99C9E372830F4AACBDAF6EAF8EC6AEBF">
<enum>
(1)
</enum>
<text>
detailing each of
Taiwan’s requests for purchase of defense articles and defense services during
the immediately preceding one-year period, whether submitted through a letter
of request (LOR) or conveyed by other authoritative means, except that the
first report under this section shall cover the period 2006 through
2011;
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="HE0A26601DC7D453A91AFB55C25C6F600">
<enum>
(2)
</enum>
<text>
describing the
defense needs asserted by Taiwan as justification for such requests;
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="HE2858A47783341ED9E61693E8C6A78F9">
<enum>
(3)
</enum>
<text>
describing the
decisionmaking process used to reject, postpone, or modify any such request,
including—
</text>
<subparagraph id="HB5BC915B48F4445E839B09756AAE34D0">
<enum>
(A)
</enum>
<text>
with respect to
significant military equipment, the country team assessment and recommendation
as to whether the United States should sell such equipment; and
</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HF65BDD39B64E4D6595AFB9F12FB2D270">
<enum>
(B)
</enum>
<text>
for each request,
the elapse of time between the submission of such request and the completion of
the interagency review process by the United States; and
</text>
</subparagraph>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H83A2C874F7064B25A98B58DFEE23D0DE">
<enum>
(4)
</enum>
<text>
detailing those
defense articles and defense services listed in the Arms Sale Proposal
described in section 25 of the Arms Export Control Act (
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/22/2765">
22 U.S.C. 2765
</external-xref>
),
including a description of the rationale for including or not including in such
Proposal, as the case may be, all sales and licensed exports to Taiwan under
such Act of major weapons or weapons-related defense equipment for $7,000,000
or more, and the extent to which a decision to not include in such Proposal
such sales to Taiwan is consistent with such section.
</text>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
<subsection id="H87BC50D745C646CF829D5060E71EE53A">
<enum>
(b)
</enum>
<header>
Form
</header>
<text>
The
report required under subsection (a) shall be submitted in unclassified form,
but may contain a classified annex if necessary.
</text>
</subsection>
</section>
<section id="H4B9837A8FFE84CEFA6D0DB62DF64F6BF">
<enum>
205.
</enum>
<header>
Report on
implementation of Taiwan Relations Act
</header>
<subsection id="HE3C7BC9A663A4FBEBD8F422E239E8E61">
<enum>
(a)
</enum>
<header>
In
general
</header>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Not later than 180
days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the President shall submit to
Congress a report on implementation of United States security policy under the
Taiwan Relations Act.
</text>
</subsection>
<subsection commented="no" id="H3273876EC8FF47F19472BE661C74FB9D">
<enum>
(b)
</enum>
<header>
Matters To be
included
</header>
<text>
The report required under subsection (a) shall include,
at a minimum, the following:
</text>
<paragraph commented="no" id="H8B6BD4238D144A9490071C457D31C2E7">
<enum>
(1)
</enum>
<text>
A review of the
operational planning, policy reviews, and other preparations of the United
States since 2000 to implement section 2(b)(6) and subsections (a), (b), and
(c) of section 3 of the Taiwan Relations Act, including the extent to which the
United States retains the capacity to resist any resort to force or other forms
of coercion that would jeopardize the security, or the social or economic
system, of the people of Taiwan. Such review shall take into account whether
Taiwan’s air and air defense forces retain the ability to effectively defend
Taiwan against China’s ballistic missile and air threats, and the extent to
which the absence of credible Taiwanese air defense forces may complicate the
ability of the United States to resist any resort to force that jeopardizes the
security of Taiwan.
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph commented="no" id="H05B6F86D8902478AB64FD6D6CD212054">
<enum>
(2)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
An evaluation of all gaps in relevant
knowledge about the capabilities and intentions of the People’s Republic of
China as such capabilities and intentions might affect the current and future
military balance between Taiwan and China, such as anti-access and area denial
capabilities as well as anti-satellite and space warfare developments,
including both classified United States intelligence information and Chinese
open source writing.
</text>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
<subsection id="HEF567CAF895A465BB9FA40C796C37067">
<enum>
(c)
</enum>
<header>
Form
</header>
<text>
The
report required under subsection (a) shall be submitted in unclassified form,
but may contain a classified annex if necessary.
</text>
</subsection>
</section>
<section id="HF80ED767720741F9B4700BBEE387F4C8">
<enum>
206.
</enum>
<header>
Naval Vessel
Transfer Authority
</header>
<subsection id="H0B7A3D2E756C4954B67C67B4CBAA0545">
<enum>
(a)
</enum>
<header>
Transfer by
sale
</header>
<text>
The President is authorized to transfer the OLIVER HAZARD
PERRY class guided missile frigates USS TAYLOR (FFG–50), USS GARY (FFG–51), USS
CARR (FFG–52), and USS ELROD (FFG–55) to the Taipei Economic and Cultural
Representative Office of the United States (which is the Taiwan instrumentality
designated pursuant to section 10(a) of the Taiwan Relations Act (22 U.S.C.
3309(a))) on a sale basis under section 21 of the Arms Export Control Act (22
U.S.C. 2761).
</text>
</subsection>
<subsection id="HD91A7BB645734B419370833BB5800A0A">
<enum>
(b)
</enum>
<header>
Costs of
transfers
</header>
<text>
Any expense incurred by the United States in connection
with a transfer authorized by this section shall be charged to the recipient
notwithstanding section 516(e) of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 (22 U.S.C.
2321j(e)).
</text>
</subsection>
<subsection id="H5E48979F7F6E46D89959D6D5BFAB312A">
<enum>
(c)
</enum>
<header>
Repair and
refurbishment in united states shipyards
</header>
<text>
To the maximum extent
practicable, the President shall require, as a condition of the transfer of a
vessel under this section, that the recipient to which the vessel is
transferred have such repair or refurbishment of the vessel as is needed,
before the vessel joins the naval forces of that recipient, performed at a
shipyard located in the United States, including a United States Navy
shipyard.
</text>
</subsection>
<subsection id="H684B28731F24433F90A6AD1734A8BCDC">
<enum>
(d)
</enum>
<header>
Expiration of
authority
</header>
<text>
The authority to transfer a vessel under this section
shall expire at the end of the 3-year period beginning on the date of the
enactment of this Act.
</text>
</subsection>
</section>
</title>
<title id="HF81FE33C5B7643D5986FD27878E7F4B2">
<enum>
III
</enum>
<header>
Economic and
Trade Relations
</header>
<section id="H0D544CB65FDC462C819911A63B257470">
<enum>
301.
</enum>
<header>
Trade and
investment framework agreement
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
It is the sense of Congress that, at the
earliest opportunity, the United States Trade Representative should seek to
resume and successfully conclude negotiations of economic issues in the Trade
and Investment Framework Agreement (TIFA) talks with Taiwan.
</text>
</section>
<section id="H82883BEDB2CB4E3EAE1BE67A95AA1055">
<enum>
302.
</enum>
<header>
Free trade
agreement
</header>
<subsection id="HEB976E8CE3D84E85BDC6422A9183D905">
<enum>
(a)
</enum>
<header>
In
general
</header>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
It is the sense of
Congress that the ultimate goal of trade negotiations with Taiwan should be the
negotiation of a free trade agreement with Taiwan. As building blocks toward
that goal, the United States should study the feasibility of negotiating with
Taiwan a bilateral—
</text>
<paragraph id="HA8AB4E509B55410F8F662AEC07FA7FAB">
<enum>
(1)
</enum>
<text>
investment
agreement; and
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H24C7214248574990B17696D947594B07">
<enum>
(2)
</enum>
<text>
tax
agreement.
</text>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
<subsection id="H91A745B8B8BB48B5A10796B77F8950B0">
<enum>
(b)
</enum>
<header>
Report
</header>
<text>
Not
later than 180 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the President
shall transmit to Congress a report that assesses whether economic and trade
agreements between the United States and Taiwan may be submitted to the Senate
for advice and consent as a treaty or whether, because of Taiwan’s unique
status, such agreements must be submitted to both the House of Representatives
and Senate for legislative approval.
</text>
</subsection>
</section>
</title>
</legis-body>
</bill>
| I 113th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 419 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES January 25, 2013 Ms. Ros-Lehtinen (for herself, Mr. Sires , Mr. Diaz-Balart , Mr. Connolly , and Mr. Carter ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs , and in addition to the Committee on Ways and Means , for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned A BILL To strengthen and clarify the commercial, cultural, and other relations between the people of the United States and the people of Taiwan, as codified in the Taiwan Relations Act, and for other purposes.
1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Taiwan Policy Act of 2013 . 2. Findings Congress finds the following: (1) The Taiwan Relations Act ( Public Law 96–8 ; 22 U.S.C. 3301 et seq. ), enacted in 1979, has continued for 34 years to be the cornerstone of United States–Taiwan relations and has served as an anchor for peace and security in the Western Pacific region. (2) The Taiwan Relations Act, in furthering the national interests of the United States in the Western Pacific region, has mandated that the United States will make available to Taiwan such defense articles and defense services in such quantity as may be necessary to enable Taiwan to maintain a sufficient self-defense capability, thus allowing the people of Taiwan to preserve a peaceful, democratic, and prosperous way of life. (3) The future of Taiwan must be determined in a peaceful manner and with the assent of the people of Taiwan. (4) The Taiwan Relations Act declares that— (A) peace and stability in the Western Pacific area are in the political, security, and economic interests of the United States, and are matters of international concern; (B) the United States decision to establish diplomatic relations with the People’s Republic of China rests upon the expectation that the future of Taiwan will be determined by peaceful means; (C) the United States considers any effort to determine the future of Taiwan by other than peaceful means, including by boycotts or embargoes, a threat to the peace and security of the Western Pacific area and of grave concern to the United States; (D) the United States will maintain the capacity to resist any resort to force or other forms of coercion that would jeopardize the security, or the social or economic system, of the people on Taiwan; and (E) the preservation and enhancement of the human rights of all the people on Taiwan are reaffirmed as objectives of the United States. (5) In recent years United States–Taiwan relations have suffered from inattention and lack of strategic vision, thereby requiring the Congress to both clarify United States policy toward Taiwan and enhance its oversight role in the implementation of the Taiwan Relations Act. (6) In its China Military Power Report for 2012, Taiwan’s Ministry of National Defense (MND) estimated that more than 1,600 ballistic and cruise missiles are now being aimed at Taiwan by the Second Artillery Corps of the People’s Republic of China and other experts suggest that this number could increase to 1,800 in the near future. (7) The anti-secession law, passed by the National People’s Congress of the People’s Republic of China, was found by House Concurrent Resolution 98, passed in the House of Representatives on March 16, 2005, by a vote of 424–4, to create a legal framework for possible use of force against Taiwan and to provide a legal justification for the use of force against Taiwan, altering the status quo in the region, and thus is of grave concern to the United States. . (8) The legislative requirement to make available defense articles and defense services should include the provision of new F–16 C/D aircraft and upgrades of existing F–16 A/B aircraft essential to Taiwan’s security. (9) The 2012 Department of Defense’s Annual Report to Congress on Military and Security Developments Involving the People’s Republic of China noted that preparing for contingencies in the Taiwan Strait remains the principal focus and driver of much of China’s military investment. In this context, over the past year, the [People’s Liberation Army] continued to build the capabilities and develop the doctrine it considers necessary to deter Taiwan from declaring independence; to deter, delay, and deny effective U.S. intervention in a potential cross-Strait conflict; and to defeat Taiwan forces in the event of hostilities. . (10) The language contained in the Joint Communiqué of the United States of America and the People’s Republic of China, dated August 17, 1982, which states in part that arms sales to Taiwan will not exceed, either in qualitative or in quantitative terms, the level of those supplied in recent years shall not, to any degree, diminish the responsibility of the United States, as legislatively mandated in the Taiwan Relations Act, to make available to Taiwan such defense articles and defense services in such quantity as may be necessary to enable Taiwan to maintain a sufficient self-defense capability. . (11) The United States has sought diplomatically to preserve Taiwan’s international space, despite outside pressure and coercion, and has sought to secure Taiwan’s meaningful participation in such international organizations as the World Health Organization (WHO). (12) Given the critical importance of airport security in a post-September 11th international environment, the United States recognizes it is crucial for Taiwan to be admitted to meaningful participation in the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) so that Taiwan may contribute to the success of a global strategy to address aviation security threats based on effective international cooperation. (13) Recognizing that the Taiwan Relations Act stated that it is the policy of the United States to preserve and promote extensive, close, and friendly commercial, cultural, and other relations between the people of the United States and the people on Taiwan the Secretary of Homeland Security announced on October 2, 2012, the designation of Taiwan into the Visa Waiver Program (VWP) with eligible Taiwan passport holders able to travel on the VWP beginning November 1, 2012. (14) The conclusion of the Economic Cooperation Framework Agreement (ECFA) between Taiwan and the People’s Republic of China in June 2010 or the adoption of any other cross-Strait economic measures shall not diminish in any degree the requirement contained in the Act to maintain the capacity of the United States to resist any resort to force or other forms of coercion that would jeopardize the security, or the social or economic system, of the people on Taiwan. . (15) The theory recently put forward in certain academic circles that the United States should acquiesce to China’s ascendancy in Asia and put aside the commitments made in the Taiwan Relations Act is based upon a false premise that ignores the example of a democratic Taiwan, the historic ties of friendship of the peoples of the United States and Taiwan, and the determination of the United States to remain as a Pacific power. (16) Total United States–Taiwan trade in 2011 was $67,200,000,000 and Taiwan was the 10th largest United States trading partner and the 6th largest market for United States agricultural exports. (17) It is in the economic interests of the United States and the national security interests of Taiwan for the peoples of the United States and Taiwan to further strengthen and revitalize their trade and investment ties, including through an expanded Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) Agreement or similar mechanism. 3. Rule of construction Nothing in this Act shall be construed to amend or supersede the Taiwan Relations Act. I Political Relations 101. Relations with the people of Taiwan The following shall be the policies of the United States: (1) Supporting Taiwan, Taiwan’s democracy, and the human rights of its people. (2) As noted in the Taiwan Relations Act, the absence of diplomatic relations or recognition shall not affect the application of the laws of the United States with respect to Taiwan, and the laws of the United States shall apply with respect to Taiwan in the manner that the laws of the United States applied with respect to Taiwan prior to January 1, 1979. . (3) The United States Government shall respect the right of the Taipei Economic and Cultural Representative Office (TECRO) to display its flag on its premises and the American Institute in Taiwan (AIT) and the residence of its Director in Taipei shall, correspondingly, publicly display the United States flag in the same manner as United States embassies, consulates, and official residences throughout the world. (4) The Taipei Economic and Cultural Representative Office and all other instrumentalities established by Taiwan, including the Twin Oaks Estate, may conduct official business activities, including activities which involve participation by Members of the United States Congress and other representatives of the Federal, State, and local governments, without any impediment from the United States Government or any foreign power. 102. Visits by cabinet level officials (a) Findings Congress finds the following: (1) Visits by United States cabinet officials and other high-ranking visitors are an indicator of the breadth and depth of ties between the United States and Taiwan. (2) In December 1992, United States Trade Representative Carla Hills visited Taiwan, marking the first cabinet-level visit since 1979. (3) Over the next 8 years the Administrator of the Small Business Administration, the Secretary of Energy, and 2 Secretaries of Transportation visited Taiwan. (4) No United States cabinet secretary has visited Taiwan since July 2000. (5) In March 2008, candidate Barack Obama wrote in a message congratulating Ma Ying-jeou on his election victory that [t]he U.S. should reopen blocked channels of communication with Taiwan officials , however no Cabinet-level visits to Taiwan have yet taken place. (b) Policy of the United States It shall be the policy of the United States to encourage visits by cabinet-level officials between the United States and Taiwan to foster commercial, technological, and people-to-people exchanges. 103. Revision of guidelines for contacts with Taiwan Notwithstanding the 1994 Taiwan policy review and current mandatory guidance from the Department of State regarding contacts with Taiwan, it shall be the policy of the United States to— (1) permit senior leaders of Taiwan to enter the United States under conditions which demonstrate appropriate courtesy and respect for the dignity of such leaders; (2) permit meetings between high-level Taiwanese and United States officials in all United States executive departments; (3) allow official travel to Taiwan for Department of State and Department of Defense personnel above the rank of office director or, for uniformed military personnel, above the level of 06 (Colonel, Navy Captain); and (4) support a decision by Taiwan to change the name of the Taipei Economic and Cultural Representative Office to that of the Taiwan Representative Office. 104. Requirement for Senate confirmation of an individual appointed to serve as the director of the American institute in Taiwan (a) In general Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the President shall appoint, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate, an individual to serve as the Director of the American Institute in Taiwan. (b) Transition The individual serving as the Director of the American Institute in Taiwan as of the date of the enactment of this Act may continue to serve in such capacity until such time as an individual is appointed and confirmed in accordance with subsection (a). 105. Extradition agreement (a) In general It shall be the policy of the United States to enhance judicial cooperation with Taiwan, currently conducted on the basis of the 2002 Agreement on Mutual Legal Assistance in Criminal Matters, by signing a comprehensive extradition agreement. (b) Report Not later than 180 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the President shall transmit to Congress a report that assesses whether a comprehensive extradition agreement between the United States and Taiwan may be submitted to the Senate for advice and consent as a treaty or whether, because of Taiwan’s unique status, such agreement must be submitted to both the House of Representatives and Senate for legislative approval. 106. Continuation of the six assurances as guidelines in conducting United States–Taiwan relations Notwithstanding any communiqués entered into between the United States and the People’s Republic of China, the United States continues to assent to the six assurances provided to Taiwan in July, 1982, including that the United States— (1) has not agreed to set a date for ending arms sales to Taiwan; (2) has not agreed to hold prior consultations with the People’s Republic of China on arms sales to Taiwan; (3) will not play any mediation role between Taipei and Beijing; (4) has not agreed to revise the Taiwan Relations Act; (5) has not altered its position regarding sovereignty over Taiwan; and (6) will not exert pressure on Taiwan to negotiate with the People’s Republic of China. 107. International organizations (a) Annual program To provide Taiwan with the international space it requires to function effectively in the world community, the Secretary of State shall direct the Department of State to continue its annual program to ensure meaningful participation by Taiwan in the World Health Assembly in Geneva, Switzerland, as well as meaningful participation for Taiwan in other relevant international organizations, such as the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO). (b) Meaningful participation by Taiwan The Secretary of State shall direct the United States Permanent Representative to the United Nations to use the voice, vote, and influence of the United States at the United Nations to ensure meaningful participation for Taiwan in relevant United Nations Entities in which Taiwan has expressed an interest in participating. 108. Report on Taiwan’s participation in ICAO (a) In general The Secretary of State shall initiate a United States plan to endorse and obtain meaningful participation for Taiwan at the periodic Assemblies held by the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) in Montreal, Canada, including the 38th Assembly to be held in September–October 2013, and in the meetings and activities of the ICAO and shall instruct the United States delegation to Montreal to implement such plan. (b) Report Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act and annually thereafter, the Secretary of State shall submit to Congress a report containing the plan required under subsection (a). (c) Form The report required under subsection (b) shall be submitted in unclassified form, but may contain a classified annex if necessary. (d) Annual briefing The Secretary of State should provide an annual briefing to or consult with Congress on any efforts conducted by the United States Government in support of Taiwan’s progress toward meaningful participation in the ICAO. II Security Relations 201. Strengthening the defense of Taiwan (a) Maintenance of sufficient self-Defense capabilities of Taiwan Congress finds that any determination of the nature and quantity of defense articles or defense services to be made available to Taiwan that is made on any basis other than the defense needs of Taiwan, whether pursuant to the August 17, 1982, Communiqué signed with the People’s Republic of China, or any similar executive agreement, order, or policy would violate the intent of Congress specified in section 3(b) of the Taiwan Relations Act ( 22 U.S.C. 3302(b) ). (b) Foreign military sales and licensed defense exports under the Arms Export Control Act Congress finds that, in accordance with the Taiwan Relations Act, the core purpose of foreign military sales and licensed commercial exports under the Arms Export Control Act should be to assist Taiwan in its ability to— (1) deter coercion; (2) defend against a strategy of coercive diplomacy employing threats or limited force; (3) repel an invasion; and (4) partner with civil responders and friendly foreign militaries. (c) Defense transfers In order to accomplish the purposes of this section, the President is authorized to make available to Taiwan defense articles or defense services, including the following: (1) Air and air defense capabilities, including— (A) low-cost, survivable sensors; (B) command and control systems; (C) modern surface to air missiles; (D) upgrades to existing modern combat aircraft as well as new combat aircraft, including Vertical and Short Take-Off and Landing Aircraft (V/STOL); (E) radar, electronic warfare, and jamming capabilities; (F) passive defense measures (such as redundancy, dispersal, camouflage/deception, hardening, and rapid repair capabilities); and (G) access to satellites for remote sensing and communication. (2) Maritime capabilities, including— (A) additional sensor capacity for comprehensive maritime domain awareness; (B) cost-effective submarines for anti-surface, anti-submarine warfare, and other missions; (C) mines and mine countermeasure vessels; and (D) anti-ship cruise missiles. (3) Ground capabilities, including— (A) layers, short-range air defense; (B) critical infrastructure protection to ensure continuity of government; (C) air mobility; (D) unmanned air vehicles; and (E) accurate, GPS-guided short-range rockets. (4) Capacity for partnership with friendly foreign militaries, including— (A) command, control, communications, computers, intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance situational awareness systems; (B) enhanced doctrine exchange; and (C) enhanced senior-level training. (d) Rule of construction relating to Arms Export Control Act Nothing in this section shall be construed to supersede or modify section 36 of the Arms Export Control Act ( 22 U.S.C. 2776 ). 202. Advanced combat aircraft for Taiwan (a) Statement of policy Notwithstanding the upgrade of Taiwan's F–16 A/B aircraft, Taiwan will experience a growing shortfall in fighter aircraft, particularly as its F–5 aircraft are retired from service. (b) Authority To accept letter of request Pursuant to the foreign military sales program authorized by the Arms Export Control Act, the President is authorized to accept a letter of request from Taiwan for price and availability data or for a formal sales offer with respect to the F–16C/D Fighting Falcon multirole fighter aircraft or other aircraft of similar capability, as may be necessary to enable Taiwan to maintain a sufficient self-defense capability. 203. Consultations on Taiwan arms sales (a) Briefings Not later than 90 days after the date of the enactment of this Act and at least annually thereafter, the Secretary of State, in consultation with the Secretary of Defense, shall provide detailed briefings to Congress on— (1) any discussions conducted between any executive branch agency and the Government of Taiwan during a covered period; and (2) any potential transfer to the Government of Taiwan of defense articles or defense services. (b) Definitions In this section and section 201: (1) Covered period The term covered period means, with respect to— (A) the initial briefing required under subsection (a), the period beginning on the date of the enactment of this Act and ending on the date of such initial briefing; and (B) subsequent briefings required under such subsection, the period beginning on the day after the date of the most recent briefing and ending on the date of any such subsequent briefing. (2) Executive branch agency The term executive branch agency has the meaning given the term agency in section 551(1) of title 5, United States Code. (3) Defense article The term defense article has the meaning given such term in section 47 of the Arms Export Control Act (22 U.S.C. 2794). (4) Defense service The term defense service has the meaning given such term in section 47 of the Arms Export Control Act (22 U.S.C. 2794). 204. Annual report on defense transfers to Taiwan (a) In general Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act and annually thereafter, the President shall transmit to Congress a report— (1) detailing each of Taiwan’s requests for purchase of defense articles and defense services during the immediately preceding one-year period, whether submitted through a letter of request (LOR) or conveyed by other authoritative means, except that the first report under this section shall cover the period 2006 through 2011; (2) describing the defense needs asserted by Taiwan as justification for such requests; (3) describing the decisionmaking process used to reject, postpone, or modify any such request, including— (A) with respect to significant military equipment, the country team assessment and recommendation as to whether the United States should sell such equipment; and (B) for each request, the elapse of time between the submission of such request and the completion of the interagency review process by the United States; and (4) detailing those defense articles and defense services listed in the Arms Sale Proposal described in section 25 of the Arms Export Control Act ( 22 U.S.C. 2765 ), including a description of the rationale for including or not including in such Proposal, as the case may be, all sales and licensed exports to Taiwan under such Act of major weapons or weapons-related defense equipment for $7,000,000 or more, and the extent to which a decision to not include in such Proposal such sales to Taiwan is consistent with such section. (b) Form The report required under subsection (a) shall be submitted in unclassified form, but may contain a classified annex if necessary. 205. Report on implementation of Taiwan Relations Act (a) In general Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the President shall submit to Congress a report on implementation of United States security policy under the Taiwan Relations Act. (b) Matters To be included The report required under subsection (a) shall include, at a minimum, the following: (1) A review of the operational planning, policy reviews, and other preparations of the United States since 2000 to implement section 2(b)(6) and subsections (a), (b), and (c) of section 3 of the Taiwan Relations Act, including the extent to which the United States retains the capacity to resist any resort to force or other forms of coercion that would jeopardize the security, or the social or economic system, of the people of Taiwan. Such review shall take into account whether Taiwan’s air and air defense forces retain the ability to effectively defend Taiwan against China’s ballistic missile and air threats, and the extent to which the absence of credible Taiwanese air defense forces may complicate the ability of the United States to resist any resort to force that jeopardizes the security of Taiwan. (2) An evaluation of all gaps in relevant knowledge about the capabilities and intentions of the People’s Republic of China as such capabilities and intentions might affect the current and future military balance between Taiwan and China, such as anti-access and area denial capabilities as well as anti-satellite and space warfare developments, including both classified United States intelligence information and Chinese open source writing. (c) Form The report required under subsection (a) shall be submitted in unclassified form, but may contain a classified annex if necessary. 206. Naval Vessel Transfer Authority (a) Transfer by sale The President is authorized to transfer the OLIVER HAZARD PERRY class guided missile frigates USS TAYLOR (FFG–50), USS GARY (FFG–51), USS CARR (FFG–52), and USS ELROD (FFG–55) to the Taipei Economic and Cultural Representative Office of the United States (which is the Taiwan instrumentality designated pursuant to section 10(a) of the Taiwan Relations Act (22 U.S.C. 3309(a))) on a sale basis under section 21 of the Arms Export Control Act (22 U.S.C. 2761). (b) Costs of transfers Any expense incurred by the United States in connection with a transfer authorized by this section shall be charged to the recipient notwithstanding section 516(e) of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 (22 U.S.C. 2321j(e)). (c) Repair and refurbishment in united states shipyards To the maximum extent practicable, the President shall require, as a condition of the transfer of a vessel under this section, that the recipient to which the vessel is transferred have such repair or refurbishment of the vessel as is needed, before the vessel joins the naval forces of that recipient, performed at a shipyard located in the United States, including a United States Navy shipyard. (d) Expiration of authority The authority to transfer a vessel under this section shall expire at the end of the 3-year period beginning on the date of the enactment of this Act. III Economic and Trade Relations 301. Trade and investment framework agreement It is the sense of Congress that, at the earliest opportunity, the United States Trade Representative should seek to resume and successfully conclude negotiations of economic issues in the Trade and Investment Framework Agreement (TIFA) talks with Taiwan. 302. Free trade agreement (a) In general It is the sense of Congress that the ultimate goal of trade negotiations with Taiwan should be the negotiation of a free trade agreement with Taiwan. As building blocks toward that goal, the United States should study the feasibility of negotiating with Taiwan a bilateral— (1) investment agreement; and (2) tax agreement. (b) Report Not later than 180 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the President shall transmit to Congress a report that assesses whether economic and trade agreements between the United States and Taiwan may be submitted to the Senate for advice and consent as a treaty or whether, because of Taiwan’s unique status, such agreements must be submitted to both the House of Representatives and Senate for legislative approval. |
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Mr.
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Stan Musial Memorial
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The
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Stan Musial Memorial Bridge
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Stan Musial Memorial Bridge
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| I 113th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 420 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES January 25, 2013 Mr. Rodney Davis of Illinois (for himself, Mr. Shimkus , Mrs. Wagner , and Mr. Lipinski ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure A BILL To designate the new Interstate Route 70 bridge over the Mississippi River connecting St. Louis, Missouri and southwestern Illinois as the Stan Musial Memorial Bridge .
1. Stan Musial Memorial Bridge (a) Designation The new Interstate Route 70 bridge over the Mississippi River that connects St. Louis, Missouri, to southwestern Illinois shall be known and designated as the Stan Musial Memorial Bridge . (b) References Any reference in a law, map, regulation, document, paper, or other record of the United States to the bridge referred to in subsection (a) shall be deemed to be a reference to the Stan Musial Memorial Bridge . |
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113 HR 421 IH: COPS Improvement and Reauthorization Act of 2013
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January 25, 2013
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Mr. Reichert
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Mr. King of New York
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Mr. Pascrell
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To amend the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act
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This Act may be cited as the
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COPS Improvement and Reauthorization
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COPS grant improvements
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In general
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Section 1701 of title I of the Omnibus
Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 (
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42 U.S.C. 3796dd
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subsection (c);
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by striking subsection (a) and inserting
the following:
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The Office of
Community Oriented Policing Services
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Office
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There is within the Department of Justice,
under the general authority of the Attorney General, a separate and distinct
office to be known as the Office of Community Oriented Policing Services
(referred to in this subsection as the
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COPS Office
</term>
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Director
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The
COPS Office shall be headed by a Director who shall—
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be appointed by
the Attorney General; and
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(B)
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have final
authority over all grants, cooperative agreements, and contracts awarded by the
COPS Office.
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(b)
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Grant authorization
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The Attorney General shall carry out grant
programs under which the Attorney General makes grants to States, units of
local government, Indian tribal governments, other public and private entities,
and multi-jurisdictional or regional consortia for the purposes described in
subsections (c), (d), and
(e).
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;
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in subsection (c), as so
redesignated—
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(A)
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in the heading, by striking
<quote>
uses of
grant amounts.—
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and inserting
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Community policing and crime prevention
grants
</header-in-text>
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;
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(B)
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in paragraph (3), by striking
<quote>
, to
increase the number of officers deployed in community-oriented
policing
</quote>
;
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(C)
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in paragraph (4)—
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(i)
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pay for offices
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pay for or train
officers
</quote>
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(ii)
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, and to provide for the initial hiring of such officers
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after
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duties
</quote>
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by striking paragraph (9);
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by redesignating paragraphs (5) through (8)
as paragraphs (6) through (9), respectively;
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(F)
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by inserting after paragraph (4) the
following:
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(5)
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award grants to hire school resource
officers and to establish school-based partnerships between local law
enforcement agencies and local school systems to enhance school safety and to
combat crime, gangs, drug activities, and other problems in and around
elementary and secondary schools, including assisting schools with emergency
preparedness and preventative measures plans for natural disasters and acts of
violence and terrorism.
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;
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(G)
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by striking paragraph (13);
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(H)
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<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
by redesignating paragraphs (14), (15), and
(16) as paragraphs (13), (14), and (15), respectively;
</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H43288002F0D14BFB8932FE57DF0E4D3D">
<enum>
(I)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
in paragraph (15), as so redesignated, by
striking
<quote>
and
</quote>
at the end;
</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H067FB4114AFE4E7EA25882187DBF1F70">
<enum>
(J)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
by redesignating paragraph (17) as
paragraph (18);
</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H8BEDF8A7C3E64B4FB157FFAA1996309A">
<enum>
(K)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
by inserting after paragraph (15), as so
redesignated, the following:
</text>
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<enum>
(16)
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<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
establish and implement innovative programs
to reduce and prevent illegal drug manufacturing, distribution, and use,
including the manufacturing, distribution, and use of methamphetamine;
and
</text>
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<enum>
(17)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
award enhancing community policing and
crime prevention grants that meet emerging law enforcement needs, as
warranted.
</text>
</paragraph>
<after-quoted-block>
;
and
</after-quoted-block>
</quoted-block>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H69B3BD04315A4AD78DA8B4AB7DD23BB3">
<enum>
(L)
</enum>
<text>
in paragraph (18),
as so redesignated, by striking
<quote>
through (16)
</quote>
and inserting
<quote>
through (17)
</quote>
;
</text>
</subparagraph>
</paragraph>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HF94691050839495F8DE81F30A8BDB093">
<enum>
(5)
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<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
by striking subsections (h) and (i);
</text>
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<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H2862BF35D195416BAA3827B9E6F9AA3E">
<enum>
(6)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
by redesignating subsections (d) through
(g) as subsections (f) through (i), respectively;
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H3AF0886E1889449EBC165DD8BD3692E6">
<enum>
(7)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
by inserting after subsection (c), as so
redesignated, the following:
</text>
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<enum>
(d)
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Troops-to-Cops programs
</header>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H70F27D6E17DE45FC9B9270367D19472A">
<enum>
(1)
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In general
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<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Grants made under subsection (b) may be
used to hire former members of the Armed Forces to serve as career law
enforcement officers for deployment in community oriented policing,
particularly in communities that are adversely affected by a recent military
base closing.
</text>
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<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H89A2160FD827443AB39C9CE85EEC8D44">
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(2)
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<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Definition
</header>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
In this subsection,
<term>
former member of
the Armed Forces
</term>
means a member of the Armed Forces of the United States
who is involuntarily separated from the Armed Forces within the meaning of
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section 1141
</external-xref>
of title 10, United States Code.
</text>
</paragraph>
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<subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HFBBD53A1E3304A9380E230118D7F0A8A">
<enum>
(e)
</enum>
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Technology grants
</header>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
The Attorney General may make grants under
subsection (b) to develop and use new technologies (including interoperable
communications technologies, modernized criminal record technology, and
forensic technology) to assist State and local law enforcement agencies in
reorienting the emphasis of their activities from reacting to crime to
preventing crime and to train law enforcement officers to use such
technologies.
</text>
</subsection>
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;
</after-quoted-block>
</quoted-block>
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<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H13E08684998E40F09667E60A94EE9AF6">
<enum>
(8)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
in subsection (f), as so
redesignated—
</text>
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(A)
</enum>
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in paragraph (1), by striking
<quote>
to
States, units of local government, Indian tribal governments, and to other
public and private entities,
</quote>
;
</text>
</subparagraph>
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<enum>
(B)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
in paragraph (2), by striking
<quote>
define
for State and local governments, and other public and private entities,
</quote>
and inserting
<quote>
establish
</quote>
; and
</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HCC1064F32F3E451E9C93D182724AB403">
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(C)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
in the first sentence of paragraph (3), by
inserting
<quote>
(including regional community policing institutes)
</quote>
after
<quote>
training centers or facilities
</quote>
;
</text>
</subparagraph>
</paragraph>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H75FEEB9D9FB4403AAA796CF8B3FD8B77">
<enum>
(9)
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<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
in subsection (h), as so
redesignated—
</text>
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<enum>
(A)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
by striking
<quote>
subsection (a)
</quote>
the first place that term appears and inserting
<quote>
paragraphs (1) and (2)
of subsection (c)
</quote>
; and
</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H021162D89F4F4BB994D46DEBE5A68F05">
<enum>
(B)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
by striking
<quote>
in each fiscal year
pursuant to subsection (a)
</quote>
and inserting
<quote>
in each fiscal year for
purposes described in paragraph (1) and (2) of subsection (c)
</quote>
;
</text>
</subparagraph>
</paragraph>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H8933661A8C4C4D8FBAF5B25496D1A490">
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(10)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
in subsection (i), as so redesignated, by
striking
<quote>
subsection (a)
</quote>
and inserting
<quote>
subsection
(b)
</quote>
; and
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HF3C111D7A81342C09583E361379F21B9">
<enum>
(11)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
in subsection (j)(1), by striking
<quote>
subsection (b)
</quote>
and inserting
<quote>
subsection
(c)
</quote>
.
</text>
</paragraph>
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<subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H2D1D03A19EC34847A70C5B51A7D11DA7">
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(b)
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<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Applications
</header>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Section 1702(c) of title I of the Omnibus
Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 (
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/3796dd-1">
42 U.S.C. 3796dd–1(c)
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) is
amended—
</text>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H07F8072A5B2941AAB88E20544C0048D0">
<enum>
(1)
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<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
by redesignating paragraphs (8) through
(11) as paragraphs (9) through (12), respectively; and
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H193E7A3F022343A2A509DA73F4383380">
<enum>
(2)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
by inserting after paragraph (7) the
following:
</text>
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<paragraph commented="no" id="HE9B15AEDCF3C4592A013196E7D739654">
<enum>
(8)
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<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
if the application is for a grant for
officers performing homeland security duties, explain how the applicant intends
to coordinate with Federal law enforcement in support of the applicant's
homeland security
mission;
</text>
</paragraph>
<after-quoted-block>
.
</after-quoted-block>
</quoted-block>
</paragraph>
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<subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H6417960DEE1E41298CE5C9026E1F6674">
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(c)
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<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Limitation on use of funds
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<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Section 1704(c) of title I of the Omnibus
Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 (
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/3796dd-3">
42 U.S.C. 3796dd–3(c)
</external-xref>
) is amended
by striking
<quote>
$75,000
</quote>
and inserting
<quote>
$125,000
</quote>
.
</text>
</subsection>
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H1F99627924DB4232959CA59079270864">
<enum>
(d)
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<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Definitions
</header>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Section 1709(1) of title I of the Omnibus
Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 (
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42 U.S.C. 3796dd–8(1)
</external-xref>
) is amended
by striking
<quote>
who is authorized
</quote>
and inserting
<quote>
who is a
sworn law enforcement officer and is authorized
</quote>
.
</text>
</subsection>
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HE77C4ECFEB58452A86BFAE706E10A8C6">
<enum>
(e)
</enum>
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Authorization of
appropriations
</header>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Section
1001(a)(11) of title I of the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of
1968 (
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/3793">
42 U.S.C. 3793(a)(11)
</external-xref>
) is amended—
</text>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HC6054677FDC94B3BAF85A7EE335877FA">
<enum>
(1)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
in subparagraph (A), by striking
<quote>
fiscal years 2006 through 2009
</quote>
and inserting
<quote>
fiscal years
2013 through 2017
</quote>
; and
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HDF16202DE1894DF4B584D9B1BB9F33C1">
<enum>
(2)
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<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
in subparagraph (B)—
</text>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HF100BE07C91B4C48AB13E3E8455BED0C">
<enum>
(A)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
in the first sentence—
</text>
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<enum>
(i)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
by striking
<quote>
3 percent
</quote>
and
inserting
<quote>
5 percent
</quote>
; and
</text>
</clause>
<clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H4F49C2A5AE6E44E28E45A8DA1AA5F6A9">
<enum>
(ii)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
by striking
<quote>
section 1701(d)
</quote>
and inserting
<quote>
section 1701(f)
</quote>
; and
</text>
</clause>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H8E820CEE358C40F89C2729B8940D9A19">
<enum>
(B)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
by striking the second sentence and
inserting the following:
<quote>
Of the funds available for grants under part Q,
not less than $600,000,000 shall be used for grants for the purposes specified
in section 1701(c), and not more than $250,000,000 shall be used for grants
under section 1701(e).
</quote>
.
</text>
</subparagraph>
</paragraph>
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| I 113th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 421 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES January 25, 2013 Mr. Reichert (for himself, Mr. King of New York , Mr. Pascrell , and Mr. Conyers ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary A BILL To amend the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 to enhance the COPS ON THE BEAT grant program, and for other purposes.
1. Short title This Act may be cited as the COPS Improvement and Reauthorization Act of 2013 . 2. COPS grant improvements (a) In general Section 1701 of title I of the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 ( 42 U.S.C. 3796dd ) is amended— (1) by striking subsection (c); (2) by redesignating subsection (b) as subsection (c); (3) by striking subsection (a) and inserting the following: (a) The Office of Community Oriented Policing Services (1) Office There is within the Department of Justice, under the general authority of the Attorney General, a separate and distinct office to be known as the Office of Community Oriented Policing Services (referred to in this subsection as the COPS Office ). (2) Director The COPS Office shall be headed by a Director who shall— (A) be appointed by the Attorney General; and (B) have final authority over all grants, cooperative agreements, and contracts awarded by the COPS Office. (b) Grant authorization The Attorney General shall carry out grant programs under which the Attorney General makes grants to States, units of local government, Indian tribal governments, other public and private entities, and multi-jurisdictional or regional consortia for the purposes described in subsections (c), (d), and (e). ; (4) in subsection (c), as so redesignated— (A) in the heading, by striking uses of grant amounts.— and inserting Community policing and crime prevention grants ; (B) in paragraph (3), by striking , to increase the number of officers deployed in community-oriented policing ; (C) in paragraph (4)— (i) by striking pay for offices and inserting pay for or train officers ; and (ii) by inserting , and to provide for the initial hiring of such officers after duties ; (D) by striking paragraph (9); (E) by redesignating paragraphs (5) through (8) as paragraphs (6) through (9), respectively; (F) by inserting after paragraph (4) the following: (5) award grants to hire school resource officers and to establish school-based partnerships between local law enforcement agencies and local school systems to enhance school safety and to combat crime, gangs, drug activities, and other problems in and around elementary and secondary schools, including assisting schools with emergency preparedness and preventative measures plans for natural disasters and acts of violence and terrorism. ; (G) by striking paragraph (13); (H) by redesignating paragraphs (14), (15), and (16) as paragraphs (13), (14), and (15), respectively; (I) in paragraph (15), as so redesignated, by striking and at the end; (J) by redesignating paragraph (17) as paragraph (18); (K) by inserting after paragraph (15), as so redesignated, the following: (16) establish and implement innovative programs to reduce and prevent illegal drug manufacturing, distribution, and use, including the manufacturing, distribution, and use of methamphetamine; and (17) award enhancing community policing and crime prevention grants that meet emerging law enforcement needs, as warranted. ; and (L) in paragraph (18), as so redesignated, by striking through (16) and inserting through (17) ; (5) by striking subsections (h) and (i); (6) by redesignating subsections (d) through (g) as subsections (f) through (i), respectively; (7) by inserting after subsection (c), as so redesignated, the following: (d) Troops-to-Cops programs (1) In general Grants made under subsection (b) may be used to hire former members of the Armed Forces to serve as career law enforcement officers for deployment in community oriented policing, particularly in communities that are adversely affected by a recent military base closing. (2) Definition In this subsection, former member of the Armed Forces means a member of the Armed Forces of the United States who is involuntarily separated from the Armed Forces within the meaning of section 1141 of title 10, United States Code. (e) Technology grants The Attorney General may make grants under subsection (b) to develop and use new technologies (including interoperable communications technologies, modernized criminal record technology, and forensic technology) to assist State and local law enforcement agencies in reorienting the emphasis of their activities from reacting to crime to preventing crime and to train law enforcement officers to use such technologies. ; (8) in subsection (f), as so redesignated— (A) in paragraph (1), by striking to States, units of local government, Indian tribal governments, and to other public and private entities, ; (B) in paragraph (2), by striking define for State and local governments, and other public and private entities, and inserting establish ; and (C) in the first sentence of paragraph (3), by inserting (including regional community policing institutes) after training centers or facilities ; (9) in subsection (h), as so redesignated— (A) by striking subsection (a) the first place that term appears and inserting paragraphs (1) and (2) of subsection (c) ; and (B) by striking in each fiscal year pursuant to subsection (a) and inserting in each fiscal year for purposes described in paragraph (1) and (2) of subsection (c) ; (10) in subsection (i), as so redesignated, by striking subsection (a) and inserting subsection (b) ; and (11) in subsection (j)(1), by striking subsection (b) and inserting subsection (c) . (b) Applications Section 1702(c) of title I of the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 ( 42 U.S.C. 3796dd–1(c) ) is amended— (1) by redesignating paragraphs (8) through (11) as paragraphs (9) through (12), respectively; and (2) by inserting after paragraph (7) the following: (8) if the application is for a grant for officers performing homeland security duties, explain how the applicant intends to coordinate with Federal law enforcement in support of the applicant's homeland security mission; . (c) Limitation on use of funds Section 1704(c) of title I of the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 ( 42 U.S.C. 3796dd–3(c) ) is amended by striking $75,000 and inserting $125,000 . (d) Definitions Section 1709(1) of title I of the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 ( 42 U.S.C. 3796dd–8(1) ) is amended by striking who is authorized and inserting who is a sworn law enforcement officer and is authorized . (e) Authorization of appropriations Section 1001(a)(11) of title I of the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 ( 42 U.S.C. 3793(a)(11) ) is amended— (1) in subparagraph (A), by striking fiscal years 2006 through 2009 and inserting fiscal years 2013 through 2017 ; and (2) in subparagraph (B)— (A) in the first sentence— (i) by striking 3 percent and inserting 5 percent ; and (ii) by striking section 1701(d) and inserting section 1701(f) ; and (B) by striking the second sentence and inserting the following: Of the funds available for grants under part Q, not less than $600,000,000 shall be used for grants for the purposes specified in section 1701(c), and not more than $250,000,000 shall be used for grants under section 1701(e). . |
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113th CONGRESS
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1st Session
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H. R. 422
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IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
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January 25, 2013
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Mr. Franks of Arizona
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(for himself,
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Mr. Gosar
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,
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Mr. Schweikert
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,
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Mr. Salmon
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,
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Mr. Mulvaney
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,
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Mrs. Blackburn
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,
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Mr. Messer
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,
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Mr. LaMalfa
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,
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Mr. Hultgren
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, and
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Mr. Weber of Texas
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To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide for
a credit which is dependent on enactment of State qualified scholarship tax
credits and which is allowed against the Federal income tax for charitable
contributions to education investment organizations that provide assistance for
elementary and secondary education.
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Children’s Hope Act of
2013
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Congress
finds the following:
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<enum>
(1)
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<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
On April 4, 2011, the United States Supreme
Court ruled that opponents of Arizona’s private school scholarship tax credit
program may not challenge the program on grounds that it violates the
Establishment Clause of the First Amendment.
</text>
</paragraph>
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<enum>
(2)
</enum>
<text>
The Court ruled
5–4 in Garriott v. Winn and Arizona Christian School Tuition Organization v.
Winn against a lawsuit by the Arizona chapter of the American Civil Liberties
Union, which contested a tax credit program giving Arizona parents choices
other than their neighborhood public schools.
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="HAC9FD9F5FD7D4BA398508B38F3444342">
<enum>
(3)
</enum>
<text>
The
<short-title>
Children’s Hope Act of 2013
</short-title>
builds on the success of the Arizona private school scholarship tax credit
program. Thus far, Arizona taxpayers have raised more than $430 million for
scholarships since 1998. In 2011 alone, nearly 75,000 taxpayers awarded more
than $47 million for 25,000 scholarships to Arizona children.
</text>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
</section>
<section id="HE9A9224F65C64E91AB64E0EA394690A8">
<enum>
2.
</enum>
<header>
Tax credit for
contributions to education investment organizations
</header>
<subsection id="H3746B7B075334FAA83B6768B3E77CF13">
<enum>
(a)
</enum>
<header>
In
General
</header>
<text>
Subpart B of part IV of subchapter A of chapter 1 of the
Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (relating to other credits) is amended by
inserting after section 30D the following new section:
</text>
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30E.
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<header>
Contributions
to education investment organizations
</header>
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<enum>
(a)
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<header>
In
General
</header>
<text>
There shall be allowed as a credit against the tax
imposed by this chapter for the taxable year the aggregate amount of qualified
contributions for the taxable year.
</text>
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(b)
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<header>
Limitation
</header>
<text>
The
amount allowed as a credit under subsection (a) for a taxable year shall not
exceed $100 ($200 in the case of a joint return).
</text>
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<enum>
(c)
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<header>
Qualified
contributions
</header>
<text>
For purposes of this section—
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(1)
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<header>
In
general
</header>
<text>
The term
<term>
qualified contribution
</term>
means a
charitable contribution (as defined by section 170(c)) to an education
investment organization.
</text>
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(2)
</enum>
<header>
Education
investment organization
</header>
<text>
The term
<term>
education investment
organization
</term>
means any organization described in section 170(c)(2)
if—
</text>
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<enum>
(A)
</enum>
<text>
normally not less
than 90 percent of the annual cash contributions to such organization are
disbursed in the form of grants to students for qualified elementary and
secondary education expenses, and
</text>
</subparagraph>
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(B)
</enum>
<text>
not less than
<fraction>
½
</fraction>
of such disbursements are to students who are eligible
for free or reduced-cost lunches under the school lunch program established
under the Richard B. Russell
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National School
Lunch Act
</act-name>
.
</text>
</subparagraph>
</paragraph>
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(3)
</enum>
<header>
Qualified
elementary and secondary education expenses
</header>
<text>
The term
<term>
qualified elementary and secondary education expenses
</term>
has the
meaning given such term by section 530(b)(3), except that
<quote>
child
</quote>
shall be substituted for
<quote>
beneficiary
</quote>
and
<quote>
a child
</quote>
shall be substituted for
<quote>
the designated beneficiary of the trust
</quote>
in clauses (i) and (iii) of subparagraph (A).
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="HA21A00954B074A65B3C4D4438755A265">
<enum>
(4)
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<header>
State credit
must be taken first
</header>
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<enum>
(A)
</enum>
<text>
No credit shall be
allowed to a taxpayer under this section for a taxable year unless, for the
taxable year, the taxpayer is allowed on the taxpayer’s State tax return the
minimum State qualified scholarship tax credit (as defined in section 3 of the
<short-title>
Children’s Hope Act of
2013
</short-title>
).
</text>
</subparagraph>
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<enum>
(B)
</enum>
<text>
No credit shall be
allowed to a taxpayer under this section for such taxable year for any
contributions that were taken into account for purposes of such State qualified
scholarship tax credit.
</text>
</subparagraph>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
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<enum>
(d)
</enum>
<header>
Special
Rules
</header>
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<enum>
(1)
</enum>
<header>
Denial of double
benefit
</header>
<text>
No deduction shall be allowed under any provision of this
chapter for any expense for which a credit is allowed under this
section.
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="HCC38E7C58E2A4C1CA029AAD36CB41958">
<enum>
(2)
</enum>
<header>
Time when
contributions deemed made
</header>
<text>
For purposes of this section, a
taxpayer shall be deemed to have made a contribution to an education investment
organization on the last day of the preceding taxable year if the contribution
is made on account of such taxable year and is made not later than the time
prescribed by law for filing the return for such taxable year (not including
extensions
thereof).
</text>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
</section>
<after-quoted-block>
.
</after-quoted-block>
</quoted-block>
</subsection>
<subsection id="H09EC0DB0B44F40D58A3982F8195D8D6D">
<enum>
(b)
</enum>
<header>
Scholarships
from education investment organizations excluded from
income
</header>
<text>
Section 74 of such Code (relating to prizes and awards) is
amended by adding at the end the following new subsection:
</text>
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<enum>
(d)
</enum>
<header>
Scholarships
from education investment organizations
</header>
<text>
Gross income does not
include amounts received as a scholarship from an education investment
organization (as defined in section 30E(c)(2)) for qualified elementary and
secondary education expenses (as defined in section 30E(c)(3)). Such
scholarship shall not be taken into account for purposes of determining
eligibility for any Federal
program.
</text>
</subsection>
<after-quoted-block>
.
</after-quoted-block>
</quoted-block>
</subsection>
<subsection id="HACC55F5CA2D446E2B53BC2886525FD49">
<enum>
(c)
</enum>
<header>
Clerical
amendment
</header>
<text>
The table of sections for such subpart B is amended by
inserting after the item relating to section 30D the following new item:
</text>
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<toc regeneration="no-regeneration">
<toc-entry level="section">
Sec. 30E. Contributions to education
investment
organizations.
</toc-entry>
</toc>
<after-quoted-block>
.
</after-quoted-block>
</quoted-block>
</subsection>
<subsection id="H4ECABC9A6C454DBAB43332925C1D4CE3">
<enum>
(d)
</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="HD03AF6CC8CC24FDD964054B2917942DE">
<enum>
3.
</enum>
<header>
Federal
scholarship tax credit conditioned on State qualified scholarship tax
credit
</header>
<subsection id="H4EB2B308DDF04C4D86CD888211F2FBC9">
<enum>
(a)
</enum>
<header>
In
general
</header>
<text>
For purposes of section 30E(c)(4) of the Internal Revenue
Code of 1986 (as added by section 2 of this Act), a scholarship tax credit
shall not be treated as a State qualified scholarship tax credit unless the
requirements of subsection (b) are met.
</text>
</subsection>
<subsection id="HBFF1A5B0D3B645DF94538EC39445D876">
<enum>
(b)
</enum>
<header>
Requirements
relating to State qualified scholarship tax credit
</header>
<paragraph id="H6AC46BB660B6467F94D7CF2B01AE6E3E">
<enum>
(1)
</enum>
<header>
In
general
</header>
<text>
For purposes of subsection (a), the requirements of this
subsection are met only if—
</text>
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<enum>
(A)
</enum>
<text>
the tax credit is
for an amount of not less than $250 per taxpayer and is allowed against the
State income tax (property tax for those States that don’t have income tax) for
the amount of voluntary cash contributions made by the taxpayer during the
taxable year to a school tuition organization described in paragraph
(2),
</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HA4D88EAEFE3C41BC95F04E27FCD775D8">
<enum>
(B)
</enum>
<text>
the excess of such
credit over tax liability may be carried forward for not more than five
years,
</text>
</subparagraph>
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<enum>
(C)
</enum>
<text>
the taxpayer does
not require, as a condition of the contribution, that the contribution must
benefit a specific child, and
</text>
</subparagraph>
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<enum>
(D)
</enum>
<text>
such credit is not
allowable for direct donations to private schools.
</text>
</subparagraph>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H06C77319BD86482DA0E5A368C6E8A439">
<enum>
(2)
</enum>
<header>
School tuition
organization
</header>
<text>
For purposes of paragraph (1), a school tuition
organization is described in this paragraph if such organization—
</text>
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<enum>
(A)
</enum>
<text>
is an organization
operating in the State and is described in section 501(c)(3), and is exempt
from tax under
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/26/501">
section 501(a),
</external-xref>
of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986,
</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H7391211EFE184F49A3145E2A1D20A6FB">
<enum>
(B)
</enum>
<text>
expends at least
90 percent of its annual cash contributions for educational scholarships or
tuition grants to children to allow them to attend any qualified school chosen
at the sole discretion of their parents, and
</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H8E24AD012EA44D1582844156C2E0383B">
<enum>
(C)
</enum>
<text>
disburses at least
90 percent of its annual cash contributions within one year of their
receipt.
</text>
</subparagraph>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="HFF3C6E60B3024768B2824DF03B424BFD">
<enum>
(3)
</enum>
<header>
Qualified
school
</header>
<text>
For purposes of paragraph (2), the term
<term>
qualified
school
</term>
means any elementary school or secondary school that is located
in the State in which the taxpayer resides and does not discriminate on the
basis of race, color, handicap, familial status, or national origin and that
satisfies the requirements prescribed by State law for such schools as of
December 31, 2010.
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H1B056B5DBDD44C42AC3DD53D0F60D3C8">
<enum>
(4)
</enum>
<header>
Educational
scholarships or tuition grants
</header>
<text>
The term
<term>
educational
scholarship or a tuition grant
</term>
means any scholarship or grant awarded
for qualified elementary and secondary education expenses (as defined in
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/26/30E">
section 30E(c)(3)
</external-xref>
of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986).
</text>
</paragraph>
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<enum>
(c)
</enum>
<header>
State
</header>
<text>
For
purposes of this section, the term
<term>
State
</term>
means any of the several
States.
</text>
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| I 113th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 422 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES January 25, 2013 Mr. Franks of Arizona (for himself, Mr. Gosar , Mr. Schweikert , Mr. Salmon , Mr. Mulvaney , Mrs. Blackburn , Mr. Messer , Mr. LaMalfa , Mr. Hultgren , and Mr. Weber 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 provide for a credit which is dependent on enactment of State qualified scholarship tax credits and which is allowed against the Federal income tax for charitable contributions to education investment organizations that provide assistance for elementary and secondary education.
1. Short title; findings (a) Short title This Act may be cited as the Children’s Hope Act of 2013 . (b) Findings Congress finds the following: (1) On April 4, 2011, the United States Supreme Court ruled that opponents of Arizona’s private school scholarship tax credit program may not challenge the program on grounds that it violates the Establishment Clause of the First Amendment. (2) The Court ruled 5–4 in Garriott v. Winn and Arizona Christian School Tuition Organization v. Winn against a lawsuit by the Arizona chapter of the American Civil Liberties Union, which contested a tax credit program giving Arizona parents choices other than their neighborhood public schools. (3) The Children’s Hope Act of 2013 builds on the success of the Arizona private school scholarship tax credit program. Thus far, Arizona taxpayers have raised more than $430 million for scholarships since 1998. In 2011 alone, nearly 75,000 taxpayers awarded more than $47 million for 25,000 scholarships to Arizona children. 2. Tax credit for contributions to education investment organizations (a) In General Subpart B of part IV of subchapter A of chapter 1 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (relating to other credits) is amended by inserting after section 30D the following new section: 30E. Contributions to education investment organizations (a) In General There shall be allowed as a credit against the tax imposed by this chapter for the taxable year the aggregate amount of qualified contributions for the taxable year. (b) Limitation The amount allowed as a credit under subsection (a) for a taxable year shall not exceed $100 ($200 in the case of a joint return). (c) Qualified contributions For purposes of this section— (1) In general The term qualified contribution means a charitable contribution (as defined by section 170(c)) to an education investment organization. (2) Education investment organization The term education investment organization means any organization described in section 170(c)(2) if— (A) normally not less than 90 percent of the annual cash contributions to such organization are disbursed in the form of grants to students for qualified elementary and secondary education expenses, and (B) not less than ½ of such disbursements are to students who are eligible for free or reduced-cost lunches under the school lunch program established under the Richard B. Russell National School Lunch Act . (3) Qualified elementary and secondary education expenses The term qualified elementary and secondary education expenses has the meaning given such term by section 530(b)(3), except that child shall be substituted for beneficiary and a child shall be substituted for the designated beneficiary of the trust in clauses (i) and (iii) of subparagraph (A). (4) State credit must be taken first (A) No credit shall be allowed to a taxpayer under this section for a taxable year unless, for the taxable year, the taxpayer is allowed on the taxpayer’s State tax return the minimum State qualified scholarship tax credit (as defined in section 3 of the Children’s Hope Act of 2013 ). (B) No credit shall be allowed to a taxpayer under this section for such taxable year for any contributions that were taken into account for purposes of such State qualified scholarship tax credit. (d) Special Rules (1) Denial of double benefit No deduction shall be allowed under any provision of this chapter for any expense for which a credit is allowed under this section. (2) Time when contributions deemed made For purposes of this section, a taxpayer shall be deemed to have made a contribution to an education investment organization on the last day of the preceding taxable year if the contribution is made on account of such taxable year and is made not later than the time prescribed by law for filing the return for such taxable year (not including extensions thereof). . (b) Scholarships from education investment organizations excluded from income Section 74 of such Code (relating to prizes and awards) is amended by adding at the end the following new subsection: (d) Scholarships from education investment organizations Gross income does not include amounts received as a scholarship from an education investment organization (as defined in section 30E(c)(2)) for qualified elementary and secondary education expenses (as defined in section 30E(c)(3)). Such scholarship shall not be taken into account for purposes of determining eligibility for any Federal program. . (c) Clerical amendment The table of sections for such subpart B is amended by inserting after the item relating to section 30D the following new item: Sec. 30E. Contributions to education investment organizations. . (d) Effective Date The amendments made by this section shall apply to taxable years beginning after December 31, 2012. 3. Federal scholarship tax credit conditioned on State qualified scholarship tax credit (a) In general For purposes of section 30E(c)(4) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (as added by section 2 of this Act), a scholarship tax credit shall not be treated as a State qualified scholarship tax credit unless the requirements of subsection (b) are met. (b) Requirements relating to State qualified scholarship tax credit (1) In general For purposes of subsection (a), the requirements of this subsection are met only if— (A) the tax credit is for an amount of not less than $250 per taxpayer and is allowed against the State income tax (property tax for those States that don’t have income tax) for the amount of voluntary cash contributions made by the taxpayer during the taxable year to a school tuition organization described in paragraph (2), (B) the excess of such credit over tax liability may be carried forward for not more than five years, (C) the taxpayer does not require, as a condition of the contribution, that the contribution must benefit a specific child, and (D) such credit is not allowable for direct donations to private schools. (2) School tuition organization For purposes of paragraph (1), a school tuition organization is described in this paragraph if such organization— (A) is an organization operating in the State and is described in section 501(c)(3), and is exempt from tax under section 501(a), of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, (B) expends at least 90 percent of its annual cash contributions for educational scholarships or tuition grants to children to allow them to attend any qualified school chosen at the sole discretion of their parents, and (C) disburses at least 90 percent of its annual cash contributions within one year of their receipt. (3) Qualified school For purposes of paragraph (2), the term qualified school means any elementary school or secondary school that is located in the State in which the taxpayer resides and does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, handicap, familial status, or national origin and that satisfies the requirements prescribed by State law for such schools as of December 31, 2010. (4) Educational scholarships or tuition grants The term educational scholarship or a tuition grant means any scholarship or grant awarded for qualified elementary and secondary education expenses (as defined in section 30E(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986). (c) State For purposes of this section, the term State means any of the several States. |
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113th CONGRESS
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1st Session
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H. R. 423
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IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
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January 25, 2013
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Mr. Coffman
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(for
himself,
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Mr. Polis
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,
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Mr. Schweikert
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,
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Mr. Fleming
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,
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Ms. Foxx
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, and
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Mr. Cicilline
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following bill; which was referred to the
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Committee on House Administration
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, and in
addition to the Committee on
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Oversight and
Government Reform
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, 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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To amend title 5, United States Code, to provide for the
termination of further retirement benefits for Members of Congress, except the
right to continue participating in the Thrift Savings Plan, and for other
purposes.
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Amendments relating to the
Civil Service Retirement System
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(a)
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In
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Subchapter III of
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chapter 83
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of title 5, United States Code, is amended by inserting after
section 8335 the following:
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8335a.
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Termination
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(a)
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In
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Notwithstanding any
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this section—
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(1)
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a Member shall not be subject to this
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(2)
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no further
Government contributions or deductions from basic pay may be made with respect
to such Member for deposit in the Treasury of the United States to the credit
of the Fund.
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(b)
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Prior rights not
affected
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Nothing in subsection (a) shall be considered to
nullify, modify, or otherwise affect any right, entitlement, or benefit under
this subchapter with respect to any Member covering any period prior to the
date of enactment of this section.
</text>
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<enum>
(c)
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<header>
Right To
participate in Thrift Savings Plan not affected
</header>
<text>
Nothing in
subsection (a) shall affect the eligibility of a Member to participate in the
Thrift Savings Plan in accordance with otherwise applicable provisions of
law.
</text>
</subsection>
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(d)
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<header>
Regulations
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<enum>
(1)
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<header>
In
general
</header>
<text>
Any regulations necessary to carry out this section
may—
</text>
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<enum>
(A)
</enum>
<text>
except with
respect to matters under subparagraph (B), be prescribed by the Director of the
Office of Personnel Management; and
</text>
</subparagraph>
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<enum>
(B)
</enum>
<text>
with respect to
matters relating to the Thrift Savings Plan, be prescribed by the Executive
Director (as defined by section 8401(13)).
</text>
</subparagraph>
</paragraph>
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<enum>
(2)
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<header>
Refunds
</header>
<text>
The
regulations under paragraph (1)(A) shall, in the case of any Member described
in subsection (a), provide that the lump-sum credit shall be payable to such
Member to the same extent and in the same manner as if such Member satisfied
paragraphs (1), (3), and (4) of section 8342(a) as of the date of enactment of
this section.
</text>
</paragraph>
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<enum>
(e)
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<header>
Exclusion
</header>
<text>
For
purposes of this section, the term
<term>
Member
</term>
does not include the
Vice President.
</text>
</subsection>
</section>
<after-quoted-block>
.
</after-quoted-block>
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<enum>
(b)
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<header>
Clerical
amendment
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<text>
The table of sections at the beginning of chapter 83 of
title 5, United States Code, is amended by inserting after the item relating to
section 8335 the following:
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8335a. Termination of further retirement
coverage of Members of Congress.
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.
</after-quoted-block>
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2.
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<header>
Amendments relating to
the Federal Employees’ Retirement System
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(a)
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In
general
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Subchapter II of
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chapter 84
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of title 5, United States Code, is amended by inserting after
section 8425 the following:
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<enum>
8425a.
</enum>
<header>
Termination
of further retirement coverage of Members of Congress
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<enum>
(a)
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<header>
In
general
</header>
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Notwithstanding any
other provision of this chapter, effective as of the date of enactment of this
section—
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<enum>
(1)
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<text>
in the case of an
individual who first becomes a Member before such date of enactment—
</text>
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<enum>
(A)
</enum>
<text>
such Member shall
not be subject to this chapter for any further period of time after such date
of enactment; and
</text>
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(B)
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no further Government contributions or
deductions from basic pay may be made with respect to such Member for deposit
in the Treasury of the United States to the credit of the Fund; and
</text>
</subparagraph>
</paragraph>
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<enum>
(2)
</enum>
<text>
in the case of an
individual who first becomes a Member on or after such date of
enactment—
</text>
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<enum>
(A)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
such Member shall not be subject to this
chapter; and
</text>
</subparagraph>
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<enum>
(B)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
no Government contributions or deductions
from basic pay may be made with respect to such Member for deposit in the
Treasury of the United States to the credit of the Civil Service Retirement and
Disability Fund.
</text>
</subparagraph>
</paragraph>
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<enum>
(b)
</enum>
<header>
Prior rights not
affected
</header>
<text>
Nothing in subsection (a) shall be considered to
nullify, modify, or otherwise affect any right, entitlement, or benefit under
this chapter with respect to any Member covering any period prior to the date
of enactment of this section.
</text>
</subsection>
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<enum>
(c)
</enum>
<header>
Right To
participate in Thrift Savings Plan not affected
</header>
<text>
Nothing in
subsection (a) shall affect the eligibility of a Member to participate in the
Thrift Savings Plan in accordance with otherwise applicable provisions of
law.
</text>
</subsection>
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<enum>
(d)
</enum>
<header>
Regulations
</header>
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<enum>
(1)
</enum>
<header>
In
general
</header>
<text>
Any regulations necessary to carry out this section
may—
</text>
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<enum>
(A)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
except with respect to matters under
subparagraph (B), be prescribed by the Director of the Office of Personnel
Management; and
</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HC4F667B8BBC44004A5915A73A7849B9D">
<enum>
(B)
</enum>
<text>
with respect to
matters relating to the Thrift Savings Plan, be prescribed by the Executive
Director (as defined by section 8401(13)).
</text>
</subparagraph>
</paragraph>
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<enum>
(2)
</enum>
<header>
Refunds
</header>
<text>
The
regulations under paragraph (1)(A) shall, in the case of a Member described in
subsection (a)(1), provide that the lump-sum credit shall be payable to such
Member to the same extent and in the same manner as if such Member satisfied
paragraphs (1), (3), and (4) of section 8424(a) as of the date of enactment of
this section.
</text>
</paragraph>
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<enum>
(e)
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<header>
Exclusion
</header>
<text>
For
purposes of this section, the term
<term>
Member
</term>
does not include the
Vice President.
</text>
</subsection>
</section>
<after-quoted-block>
.
</after-quoted-block>
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<enum>
(b)
</enum>
<header>
Clerical
amendment
</header>
<text>
The table of sections at the beginning of chapter 84 of
title 5, United States Code, is amended by inserting after the item relating to
section 8425 the following:
</text>
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8425a. Termination of further retirement
coverage of Members of Congress.
</toc-entry>
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<after-quoted-block>
.
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| I 113th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 423 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES January 25, 2013 Mr. Coffman (for himself, Mr. Polis , Mr. Schweikert , Mr. Fleming , Ms. Foxx , and Mr. Cicilline ) 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 amend title 5, United States Code, to provide for the termination of further retirement benefits for Members of Congress, except the right to continue participating in the Thrift Savings Plan, and for other purposes.
1. Amendments relating to the Civil Service Retirement System (a) In general Subchapter III of chapter 83 of title 5, United States Code, is amended by inserting after section 8335 the following: 8335a. Termination of further retirement coverage of Members of Congress (a) In general Notwithstanding any other provision of this subchapter, effective as of the date of enactment of this section— (1) a Member shall not be subject to this subchapter for any further period of time; and (2) no further Government contributions or deductions from basic pay may be made with respect to such Member for deposit in the Treasury of the United States to the credit of the Fund. (b) Prior rights not affected Nothing in subsection (a) shall be considered to nullify, modify, or otherwise affect any right, entitlement, or benefit under this subchapter with respect to any Member covering any period prior to the date of enactment of this section. (c) Right To participate in Thrift Savings Plan not affected Nothing in subsection (a) shall affect the eligibility of a Member to participate in the Thrift Savings Plan in accordance with otherwise applicable provisions of law. (d) Regulations (1) In general Any regulations necessary to carry out this section may— (A) except with respect to matters under subparagraph (B), be prescribed by the Director of the Office of Personnel Management; and (B) with respect to matters relating to the Thrift Savings Plan, be prescribed by the Executive Director (as defined by section 8401(13)). (2) Refunds The regulations under paragraph (1)(A) shall, in the case of any Member described in subsection (a), provide that the lump-sum credit shall be payable to such Member to the same extent and in the same manner as if such Member satisfied paragraphs (1), (3), and (4) of section 8342(a) as of the date of enactment of this section. (e) Exclusion For purposes of this section, the term Member does not include the Vice President. . (b) Clerical amendment The table of sections at the beginning of chapter 83 of title 5, United States Code, is amended by inserting after the item relating to section 8335 the following: 8335a. Termination of further retirement coverage of Members of Congress. . 2. Amendments relating to the Federal Employees’ Retirement System (a) In general Subchapter II of chapter 84 of title 5, United States Code, is amended by inserting after section 8425 the following: 8425a. Termination of further retirement coverage of Members of Congress (a) In general Notwithstanding any other provision of this chapter, effective as of the date of enactment of this section— (1) in the case of an individual who first becomes a Member before such date of enactment— (A) such Member shall not be subject to this chapter for any further period of time after such date of enactment; and (B) no further Government contributions or deductions from basic pay may be made with respect to such Member for deposit in the Treasury of the United States to the credit of the Fund; and (2) in the case of an individual who first becomes a Member on or after such date of enactment— (A) such Member shall not be subject to this chapter; and (B) no Government contributions or deductions from basic pay may be made with respect to such Member for deposit in the Treasury of the United States to the credit of the Civil Service Retirement and Disability Fund. (b) Prior rights not affected Nothing in subsection (a) shall be considered to nullify, modify, or otherwise affect any right, entitlement, or benefit under this chapter with respect to any Member covering any period prior to the date of enactment of this section. (c) Right To participate in Thrift Savings Plan not affected Nothing in subsection (a) shall affect the eligibility of a Member to participate in the Thrift Savings Plan in accordance with otherwise applicable provisions of law. (d) Regulations (1) In general Any regulations necessary to carry out this section may— (A) except with respect to matters under subparagraph (B), be prescribed by the Director of the Office of Personnel Management; and (B) with respect to matters relating to the Thrift Savings Plan, be prescribed by the Executive Director (as defined by section 8401(13)). (2) Refunds The regulations under paragraph (1)(A) shall, in the case of a Member described in subsection (a)(1), provide that the lump-sum credit shall be payable to such Member to the same extent and in the same manner as if such Member satisfied paragraphs (1), (3), and (4) of section 8424(a) as of the date of enactment of this section. (e) Exclusion For purposes of this section, the term Member does not include the Vice President. . (b) Clerical amendment The table of sections at the beginning of chapter 84 of title 5, United States Code, is amended by inserting after the item relating to section 8425 the following: 8425a. Termination of further retirement coverage of Members of Congress. . |