Breaking the Gridlock Act

Subjects: Emergency Management

Summary:  <p><strong>Breaking the Gridlock Act</strong></p> <p>This bill addresses a wide variety of issues, ranging from raising grandchildren to earthquake hazards reduction, to underrepresented groups in cancer trials to telehealth, and fighting Boko Haram in Nigeria.</p> <p>Specifically, the bill establishes a Federal Task Force to Support Grandparents Raising Grandchildren.</p> <p>With respect to earthquake hazards reduction, the bill</p> <ul> <li>reauthorizes the National Earthquake Hazards Reduction Program;</li> <li>reduces the frequency of reporting by the Interagency Coordinating Committee on Earthquake Hazards Reduction;</li> <li>modifies the responsibilities of the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), the U.S. Geological Survey, and the National Science Foundation; and </li> <li>directs the Government Accountability Office (GAO) to review federal earthquake hazard risk reduction efforts.</li> </ul> <p>The bill also (1) reauthorizes the Nonprofit Security Grant Program, and (2) restores certain amounts withheld for tax purposes from severance payments to veterans with combat-related injuries.</p> <p>The GAO must review actions federal agencies have taken to address barriers to participation in federally funded cancer clinical trials by populations that have been traditionally underrepresented in such trials.</p> <p>The Department of State and the Department of Defense must jointly develop and submit to Congress a five-year strategy to help enable the government of Nigeria, members of the Multinational Joint Task Force to Combat Boko Haram authorized by the African Union, and relevant partners to counter the regional threat of Boko Haram.</p> <p>The bill makes supplemental appropriations for the Telehealth Resource Center of the Federal Office of Rural Health Policy of the Office for the Advancement of Telehealth.</p>

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[H.R. 626 Introduced in House (IH)]

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118th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 626

               To advance commonsense policy priorities.


_______________________________________________________________________


                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                            January 30, 2023

Mr. DeSaulnier introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committees on 
   Ways and Means, Education and the Workforce, Science, Space, and 
   Technology, Natural Resources, Transportation and Infrastructure, 
 Oversight and Accountability, Financial Services, Agriculture, House 
   Administration, the Judiciary, Small Business, Homeland Security, 
  Rules, Ethics, the Budget, Foreign Affairs, Intelligence (Permanent 
    Select), Armed Services, and Appropriations, 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 advance commonsense policy priorities.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Breaking the Gridlock Act''.

                                TITLE I

SEC. 101. FEDERAL TASK FORCE TO SUPPORT GRANDPARENTS RAISING 
              GRANDCHILDREN.

    (a) Establishment.--There is established a Federal Task Force to 
Support Grandparents Raising Grandchildren (referred to in this section 
as the ``Task Force'').
    (b) Older Relative Caregiver.--In this section, the term ``older 
relative caregiver'' has the meaning given the term under section 
372(a)(3) of the National Family Caregiver Support (42 U.S.C. 
3030s(a)(3)).
    (c) Membership.--
            (1) In general.--The Task Force shall be composed of the 
        following members, or their designee:
                    (A) The Secretary of Health and Human Services.
                    (B) The Attorney General.
                    (C) The Administrator of the Administration for 
                Community Living.
                    (D) The Director of the Centers for Disease Control 
                and Prevention.
                    (E) The Assistant Secretary for Mental Health and 
                Substance Use.
                    (F) The Assistant Secretary for the Administration 
                for Children and Families.
                    (G) The Director of the Indian Health Service.
                    (H) The Administrator of the Centers for Medicare & 
                Medicaid Services.
                    (I) The head of each Federal department, agency, or 
                other governmental entity identified by the Secretary 
                of Health and Human Services as having 
                responsibilities, or administering programs, relating 
                to the current health, educational, nutritional, and 
                other needs and current issues affecting older relative 
                caregivers, including grandparents, raising children in 
                their care.
                    (J) A grandparent raising a grandchild or 
                grandchildren as well as another older relative 
                caregiver of children.
            (2) Lead agency.--The Department of Health and Human 
        Services shall be the lead agency for the Task Force.
    (d) Duties.--
            (1) In general.--
                    (A) Information.--The Task Force shall identify, 
                coordinate, and disseminate information publicly about 
                Federal information, resources, and best practices 
                available, on the date of the determination, to help 
                older relative caregivers, including grandparents, 
                raising children in their care, including those raising 
                children in their care as a result of the opioid 
                crisis, meet the health, educational, nutritional, and 
                other needs of the children in their care as well as 
                maintain their own physical and mental health and 
                emotional well-being.
                    (B) Native americans.--In carrying out the duties 
                described in subparagraph (A), the Task Force shall 
                ensure that the needs of Native Americans (as defined 
                in section 102 of the Older Americans Act of 1965 (42 
                U.S.C. 3002)) are considered.
            (2) Report.--
                    (A) In general.--Not later than 360 days after the 
                date of enactment of this Act, the Task Force shall 
                submit a report to the Special Committee on Aging, the 
                Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions, 
                and the Committee on Finance of the Senate and the 
                Committee on Education and the Workforce, the Committee 
                on Energy and Commerce, and the Committee on Ways and 
                Means of the House of Representatives that includes--
                            (i) best practices, resources, and other 
                        useful information for older relative 
                        caregivers, including grandparents, raising 
                        children in their care; and
                            (ii) an identification of the gaps in needs 
                        of older relative caregivers, including 
                        grandparents, raising children in their care.
                    (B) Final report.--Not later than 4 years after the 
                date of enactment of this Act, the Task Force shall 
                submit a final report to the Special Committee on 
                Aging, the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and 
                Pensions, and the Committee on Finance of the Senate 
                and the Committee on Education and the Workforce, the 
                Committee on Energy and Commerce, and the Committee on 
                Ways and Means of the House of Representatives that 
                includes the final findings of the Task Force, 
                recommendations for future actions to address issues 
                faced by older relative caregivers, including 
                grandparents, raising children in their care, and any 
                other useful information.
            (3) Process for public input.--The Task Force shall 
        establish a process for public input to inform the 
        identification of, and updates to, the best practices, 
        resources, and other useful information and the gaps in needs 
        described in paragraph (2), including a process for the public 
        to submit recommendations to the Task Force and an opportunity 
        for public comment.
    (e) Sunset.--The Task Force shall terminate on the date that is 5 
years after the date of enactment of this Act.
    (f) Nonapplicability of Federal Advisory Committee Requirements.--
The provisions of chapter 10 of part I of title 5, United States Code, 
shall not apply to the Task Force.
    (g) Funding.--No additional funds are authorized to be appropriated 
to carry out this section. The Task Force shall be carried out with 
funds otherwise appropriated.

                                TITLE II

SEC. 201. MODIFICATION OF FINDINGS AND PURPOSE.

    (a) Findings.--Section 2 of the Earthquake Hazards Reduction Act of 
1977 (42 U.S.C. 7701) is amended--
            (1) in paragraph (1)--
                    (A) by inserting ``, and the Commonwealth of Puerto 
                Rico,'' after ``States'';
                    (B) by inserting ``Oregon,'' after ``New York,''; 
                and
                    (C) by inserting ``Tennessee,'' after ``South 
                Carolina'';
            (2) in paragraph (2), by striking ``prediction techniques 
        and'';
            (3) by striking paragraph (4) and inserting the following:
            ``(4) A well-funded seismological research program could 
        provide the scientific understanding needed to fully implement 
        an effective earthquake early warning system.'';
            (4) in paragraphs (6) and (7), by striking ``lifelines'' 
        each place it appears and inserting ``lifeline 
        infrastructure''; and
            (5) by adding at the end the following:
            ``(12) The built environment has generally been constructed 
        and maintained to meet the needs of the users under normal 
        conditions. When earthquakes occur, the built environment is 
        generally designed to prevent severe injuries or loss of human 
        life and is not expected to remain operational or able to 
        recover under any specified schedule.
            ``(13) The National Research Council published a study on 
        reducing hazards and risks associated with earthquakes based on 
        the goals and objectives for achieving national earthquake 
        resilience described in the strategic plan entitled `Strategic 
        Plan for the National Earthquake Hazards Reduction Program'. 
        The study and an accompanying report called for work in 18 
        tasks focused on research, preparedness, and mitigation and 
        annual funding of approximately $300,000,000 per year for 20 
        years.''.
    (b) Purpose.--Section 3 of such Act (42 U.S.C. 7702) is amended--
            (1) in the matter preceding paragraph (1), in the first 
        sentence, by inserting ``and increase the resilience of 
        communities'' after ``future earthquakes'';
            (2) in paragraph (1), by inserting ``to individuals and the 
        communities'' after ``an earthquake'';
            (3) in paragraph (2), by striking ``in time of disaster'' 
        and inserting ``to facilitate community-wide post-earthquake 
        recovery and in times of disaster'';
            (4) in paragraph (3), by striking ``for predicting damaging 
        earthquakes and'';
            (5) in paragraph (4), by inserting ``and planning'' after 
        ``model building''; and
            (6) in paragraph (5), by striking ``reconstruction'' and 
        inserting ``re-occupancy, recovery, reconstruction,''.
    (c) Definitions.--
            (1) Lifeline infrastructure.--
                    (A) In general.--Section 4(6) of such Act (42 
                U.S.C. 7703(6)) is amended by striking ``lifelines'' 
                and inserting ``lifeline infrastructure''.
                    (B) Conforming amendment.--Such Act (42 U.S.C. 7701 
                et seq.) is amended by striking ``lifelines'' each 
                place it appears and inserting ``lifeline 
                infrastructure''.
            (2) Community resilience.--Section 4 of such Act (42 U.S.C. 
        7703) is amended by adding at the end the following:
            ``(10) The term `community resilience' means the ability of 
        a community to prepare and plan for, absorb, recover from, and 
        more successfully adapt to adverse seismic events.''.

SEC. 202. MODIFICATION OF NATIONAL EARTHQUAKE HAZARDS REDUCTION 
              PROGRAM.

    (a) Modification of Program Activities.--Subsection (a)(2) of 
section 5 of the Earthquake Hazards Reduction Act of 1977 (42 U.S.C. 
7704) is amended--
            (1) in subparagraph (B)--
                    (A) in clause (iii), by inserting ``, community 
                resilience,'' after ``seismic risk''; and
                    (B) by adding at the end the following:
                            ``(iv) publishing a systematic set of maps 
                        of active faults and folds, liquefaction 
                        susceptibility, susceptibility for earthquake 
                        induced landslides, and other seismically 
                        induced hazards; and''; and
            (2) in subparagraph (D), by striking ``develop, operate'' 
        and all that follows through ``7708),'' and inserting 
        ``continue the development of the Advanced National Seismic 
        System, including earthquake early warning capabilities''.
    (b) Amendments Relating to Interagency Coordinating Committee on 
Earthquake Hazards Reduction.--
            (1) Clarification regarding membership.--Subparagraph (B) 
        of subsection (a)(3) of such section is amended, in the matter 
        preceding clause (i), by striking ``The committee'' and 
        inserting ``In addition to the Director, the committee''.
            (2) Reduction in minimum frequency of meetings of 
        interagency coordinating committee on earthquake hazards 
        reduction.--Subparagraph (C) of such subsection is amended by 
        striking ``not less than 3 times a year'' and inserting ``not 
        less frequently than once each year''.
            (3) Expansion of duties.--Subparagraph (D) of such 
        subsection is amended to read as follows:
                    ``(D) Duties.--
                            ``(i) General duty.--The Interagency 
                        Coordinating Committee shall oversee the 
                        planning, management, and coordination of the 
                        Program.
                            ``(ii) Specific duties.--The duties of the 
                        Interagency Coordinating Committee include the 
                        following:
                                    ``(I) Developing, not later than 6 
                                months after the date of the enactment 
                                of the National Earthquake Hazards 
                                Reduction Program Reauthorization Act 
                                of 2004 and updating periodically--
                                            ``(aa) a strategic plan 
                                        that establishes goals and 
                                        priorities for the Program 
                                        activities described under 
                                        subsection (a)(2); and
                                            ``(bb) a detailed 
                                        management plan to implement 
                                        such strategic plan.
                                    ``(II) Developing a coordinated 
                                interagency budget for the Program that 
                                will ensure appropriate balance among 
                                the Program activities described under 
                                subsection (a)(2), and, in accordance 
                                with the plans developed under 
                                subclause (I), submitting such budget 
                                to the Director of the Office of 
                                Management and Budget at the time 
                                designated by the Director for agencies 
                                to submit biennial budgets.
                                    ``(III) Developing interagency 
                                memorandums of understanding with any 
                                relevant Federal agencies on data 
                                sharing and resource commitment in the 
                                event of an earthquake disaster.
                                    ``(IV) Coordinating with the 
                                Interagency Coordinating Committee on 
                                Windstorm Impact Reduction and other 
                                natural hazards coordination committees 
                                as the Director determines appropriate 
                                to share data and best practices.
                                    ``(V) Coordinating with the 
                                Administrator of the National 
                                Aeronautics and Space Administration 
                                and the Administrator of the National 
                                Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration 
                                on data sharing and resource allocation 
                                to ensure judicious use of Government 
                                resources and the free-flowing exchange 
                                of information related to earthquakes.
                                    ``(VI) Coordinating with the 
                                Secretary of Agriculture and the 
                                Secretary of the Interior on the use of 
                                public lands for earthquake monitoring 
                                and research stations, and related data 
                                collection.
                                    ``(VII) Coordinating with the 
                                Secretary of Transportation and the 
                                Secretary of Housing and Urban 
                                Development on the effects of 
                                earthquakes on transportation and 
                                housing stocks.
                            ``(iii) Assistance from secretary of 
                        agriculture and secretary of the interior.--To 
                        the extent practicable, the Secretary of 
                        Agriculture and the Secretary of the Interior 
                        shall expedite any request for a permit to use 
                        public land under clause (ii)(VI).''.
            (4) Reduction in frequency of reporting by interagency 
        coordinating committee on earthquake hazards reduction.--
                    (A) In general.--Subsection (a)(4) of such section 
                is amended--
                            (i) in the paragraph heading, by striking 
                        ``Annual'' and inserting ``Biennial'';
                            (ii) by redesignating subparagraphs (A) 
                        through (F) as clauses (i) through (vi), 
                        respectively, and adjusting the indentation of 
                        the margin of such clauses, as so redesignated, 
                        two ems to the right;
                            (iii) in clause (v), as so redesignated, by 
                        striking ``; and'' and inserting a semicolon;
                            (iv) in clause (vi), as so redesignated, by 
                        striking the period at the end and inserting 
                        ``; and'';
                            (v) by inserting after clause (vi), as so 
                        redesignated, the following:
                            ``(vii) a statement regarding whether the 
                        Administrator of the Federal Emergency 
                        Management Agency has lowered or waived the 
                        cost share requirement for assistance provided 
                        under subsection (b)(2)(A)(i).'';
                            (vi) in the matter preceding clause (i), as 
                        so redesignated, by striking ``The 
                        Interagency'' and all that follows through 
                        ``Senate'' and inserting the following:
                    ``(A) In general.--Not less frequently than once 
                every two years, the Interagency Coordinating Committee 
                shall submit to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and 
                Transportation, the Committee on Energy and Natural 
                Resources, and the Committee on Homeland Security and 
                Governmental Affairs of the Senate and the Committee on 
                Science, Space, and Technology, the Committee on Energy 
                and Commerce, the Committee on Natural Resources, and 
                the Committee on Homeland Security of the House of 
                Representatives a report on the Program''; and
                            (vii) by adding at the end the following:
                    ``(B) Support for preparation of report.--Each head 
                of a Program agency shall submit to the Director of the 
                National Institute of Standards and Technology such 
                information as the Director may request for the 
                preparation of a report under subparagraph (A) not 
                later than 90 days after the date on which the Director 
                requests such information.''.
                    (B) Effective date.--The amendments made by 
                subparagraph (A) shall take effect on the first day of 
                the first fiscal year beginning after the date of the 
                enactment of this Act.
    (c) Modification of Responsibilities of National Institute of 
Standards and Technology.--Subsection (b) of such section is amended--
            (1) in paragraph (1)--
                    (A) in subparagraph (A), by striking ``and 
                constructing,'' and inserting ``constructing, 
                evaluating, and retrofitting''; and
                    (B) in subparagraph (D), by inserting ``provide new 
                and'' after ``research to''; and
            (2) in paragraph (5), in the matter preceding subparagraph 
        (A), in the first sentence, by inserting ``community resilience 
        through'' after ``improve''.
    (d) Modification of Responsibilities of Federal Emergency 
Management Agency.--Paragraph (2) of subsection (b) of such section is 
amended to read as follows:
            ``(2) Department of homeland security; federal emergency 
        management agency.--
                    ``(A) Program responsibilities.--The Administrator 
                of the Federal Emergency Management Agency--
                            ``(i) shall operate a program of grants and 
                        assistance to enable States to develop 
                        mitigation, preparedness, and response plans, 
                        purchase necessary instrumentation, prepare 
                        inventories and conduct seismic safety 
                        inspections of critical structures and lifeline 
                        infrastructure, update building, land use 
                        planning, and zoning codes and ordinances to 
                        enhance seismic safety, increase earthquake 
                        awareness and education, and provide assistance 
                        to multi-State groups for such purposes;
                            ``(ii) shall support the implementation of 
                        a comprehensive earthquake education, outreach, 
                        and public awareness program, including 
                        development of materials and their wide 
                        dissemination to all appropriate audiences and 
                        support public access to locality-specific 
                        information that may assist the public in 
                        preparing for, mitigating against, responding 
                        to and recovering from earthquakes and related 
                        disasters;
                            ``(iii) shall, in conjunction with the 
                        Director of the National Institute of Standards 
                        and Technology, other Federal agencies, and 
                        private sector groups, use research results to 
                        support the preparation, maintenance, and wide 
                        dissemination of seismic resistant design 
                        guidance and related information on building 
                        codes, standards, and practices for new and 
                        existing buildings, structures, and lifeline 
                        infrastructure, aid in the development of 
                        performance-based design guidelines and 
                        methodologies, and support model codes that are 
                        cost effective and affordable in order to 
                        promote better practices within the design and 
                        construction industry and reduce losses from 
                        earthquakes;
                            ``(iv) shall enter into cooperative 
                        agreements or contracts with States and local 
                        jurisdictions and other Federal agencies to 
                        establish demonstration projects on earthquake 
                        hazard mitigation, to link earthquake research 
                        and mitigation efforts with emergency 
                        management programs, or to prepare educational 
                        materials for national distribution; and
                            ``(v) shall support the Director of the 
                        National Institute of Standards and Technology 
                        in the completion of programmatic goals.
                    ``(B) State assistance program criteria.--In order 
                to qualify for assistance under subparagraph (A)(i), a 
                State must--
                            ``(i) demonstrate that the assistance will 
                        result in enhanced seismic safety in the State;
                            ``(ii) provide 25 percent of the costs of 
                        the activities for which assistance is being 
                        given, except that the Administrator may lower 
                        or waive the cost-share requirement for these 
                        activities for a small impoverished community, 
                        as defined in section 203 of the Disaster 
                        Relief Act of 1974 (42 U.S.C. 5133(a)); and
                            ``(iii) meet such other requirements as the 
                        Administrator shall prescribe.''.
    (e) Modification of Responsibilities of United States Geological 
Survey.--Subsection (b)(3) of such section is amended--
            (1) in the matter preceding subparagraph (A), in the first 
        sentence--
                    (A) by inserting ``report on significant domestic 
                and international earthquakes and'' after ``Survey 
                shall''; and
                    (B) by striking ``predictions.'' and inserting 
                ``forecasts.'';
            (2) in subparagraph (C), by striking ``predictions, 
        including aftershock advisories'' and inserting ``alerts and 
        early warnings'';
            (3) by striking subparagraph (D) and inserting the 
        following:
                    ``(D) issue when necessary and feasible, and notify 
                the Administrator of the Federal Emergency Management 
                Agency, the Director of the National Institute of 
                Standards and Technology, and State and local 
                officials, an alert and an earthquake warning;'';
            (4) in subparagraph (E), in the matter preceding clause 
        (i), by striking ``using'' and inserting ``including'';
            (5) in subparagraph (I), by striking ``; and'' and 
        inserting a semicolon;
            (6) in subparagraph (J)--
                    (A) by inserting ``and data'' after ``hazard 
                maps''; and
                    (B) by striking the period at the end and inserting 
                ``; and''; and
            (7) by adding at the end the following:
                    ``(K) support the Director of the National 
                Institute of Standards and Technology in the completion 
                of programmatic goals.''.
    (f) Modification of Responsibilities of National Science 
Foundation.--Subsection (b)(4) of such section is amended--
            (1) in subparagraph (B), by inserting ``, State agencies, 
        State geological surveys,'' after ``consortia'';
            (2) in subparagraph (C), by inserting ``to support applied 
        science in the production of a systematic series of earthquake-
        related geologic hazard maps, and'' after ``Survey'';
            (3) in subparagraph (D), by striking ``large-scale 
        experimental and computational facilities of the George E. 
        Brown Jr. Network for Earthquake Engineering Simulation and 
        other institutions engaged in research and the implementation 
        of the National Earthquake Hazards Reduction Program'' and 
        inserting ``experimental and computational facilities'';
            (4) in subparagraph (G), by striking ``; and'' and 
        inserting a semicolon;
            (5) in subparagraph (H), by striking the period at the end 
        and inserting ``; and'';
            (6) by adding at the end the following:
                    ``(I) support the Director of the National 
                Institute of Standards and Technology in the completion 
                of programmatic goals.'';
            (7) by redesignating subparagraphs (A) through (I) as 
        clauses (i) through (ix), respectively, and indenting such 
        clauses accordingly;
            (8) in the matter before clause (i), as redesignated by 
        paragraph (7), in the first sentence, by striking ``The 
        National Science Foundation'' and inserting the following:
                    ``(A) In general.--The National Science 
                Foundation''; and
            (9) by adding at the end the following:
                    ``(B) Identification of funding.--The National 
                Science Foundation shall--
                            ``(i) to the extent practicable, note in 
                        any notice of Program funding or other funding 
                        possibilities under the Program that the funds 
                        are part of the Program;
                            ``(ii) to the extent practicable, track the 
                        awarding of Federal funds through the Program; 
                        and
                            ``(iii) not less frequently than once every 
                        2 years, submit to the director of the Program 
                        a report specifying the amount of Federal funds 
                        awarded to conduct research that enhances the 
                        understanding of earthquake science.''.

SEC. 203. REVIEW OF THE NATIONAL EARTHQUAKE HAZARD REDUCTION PROGRAM.

    (a) In General.--As soon as practicable, but not later than such 
date as is necessary for the Comptroller General of the United States 
to submit the report required by subsection (c) in accordance with such 
subsection, the Comptroller General shall complete a review of Federal 
earthquake hazard risk reduction efforts.
    (b) Elements.--The review conducted under subsection (a) shall 
include the following:
            (1) A comprehensive assessment of--
                    (A) the extent to which the United States 
                Geological Survey has identified the risks and hazards 
                to the United States posed by earthquakes, including 
                risks and hazards resulting from tsunamis and 
                landslides that are generated by earthquakes;
                    (B) the efforts of the Federal Emergency Management 
                Agency and the National Institute of Standards and 
                Technology to improve the resilience of the United 
                States to earthquakes and to identify important gaps in 
                the resilience of the United States to earthquakes;
                    (C) the progress made by the National Institute of 
                Standards and Technology and the Interagency 
                Coordinating Committee (as defined in section 4 the 
                Earthquake Hazards Reduction Act of 1977 of the 
                Earthquake Hazards Reduction Act of 1977 (42 U.S.C. 
                7703)) to coordinate effectively the budget and 
                activities of the Program agencies (as defined in such 
                section 4) in advancing the plans and goals of the 
                Program (as defined in such section 4) and how 
                coordination among the Program agencies may be 
                improved;
                    (D) the extent to which the results of research in 
                earthquake risk and hazards reduction supported by the 
                National Science Foundation during the 40 years of the 
                Program has been effectively disseminated to Federal, 
                State, local, and private sector stakeholders; and
                    (E) the extent to which the research done during 
                the 40 years of the Program has been applied to both 
                public and private earthquake risk and hazards 
                reduction.
            (2) Recommendations to improve the Program and the 
        resiliency of the United States to earthquake risks.
    (c) Report.--As soon as practicable, but not later than 3 years 
after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Comptroller General 
shall submit to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation, 
the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources, and the Committee on 
Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs of the Senate and the 
Committee on Science, Space, and Technology, the Committee on Natural 
Resources, and the Committee on Homeland Security of the House of 
Representatives a report on the findings of the Comptroller General 
with respect to the review completed under subsection (a).

SEC. 204. SEISMIC STANDARDS.

    Section 8 of the Earthquake Hazards Reduction Act of 1977 (42 
U.S.C. 7705b) is amended to read as follows:

``SEC. 8. SEISMIC STANDARDS.

    ``(a) Assessment and Recommendations.--Not later than December 1, 
2023, the Director of the National Institute of Standards and 
Technology and the Administrator of the Federal Emergency Management 
Agency shall jointly convene a committee of experts from Federal 
agencies, nongovernmental organizations, private sector entities, 
disaster management professional associations, engineering professional 
associations, and professional construction and homebuilding industry 
associations, to assess and recommend options for improving the built 
environment and critical infrastructure to reflect performance goals 
stated in terms of post-earthquake reoccupancy and functional recovery 
time.
    ``(b) Report to Congress.--Not later than June 30, 2024, the 
committee convened under paragraph (1) shall submit to the Committee on 
Commerce, Science, and Transportation, the Committee on Energy and 
Natural Resources, and the Committee on Homeland Security and 
Governmental Affairs of the Senate and the Committee on Science, Space, 
and Technology, the Committee on Natural Resources, and the Committee 
on Homeland Security of the House of Representatives a report on 
recommended options for improving the built environment and critical 
infrastructure to reflect performance goals stated in terms of post-
earthquake reoccupancy and functional recovery time.''.

SEC. 205. MANAGEMENT PLAN FOR ADVANCED NATIONAL SEISMIC SYSTEM.

    (a) Plan Required.--Not later than 1 year after the date of the 
enactment of this Act, the United States Geological Survey shall submit 
to Congress a 5-year management plan for the continued operation of the 
Advanced National Seismic System.
    (b) Elements.--The plan required by subsection (a) shall include 
the following:
            (1) Strategies to continue the development of an earthquake 
        early warning system.
            (2) A mechanism for securing the participation of State and 
        regional level earthquake monitoring entities, including those 
        defunded by the Advanced National Seismic System in the last 
        five years.
            (3) A plan to encourage and support the integration of 
        geodetic and geospatial data products into earthquake 
        monitoring in regions experiencing large earthquakes.
            (4) A plan to identify and evaluate existing data sets 
        available across commercial, civil, and defense entities to 
        determine if there are additional data sources to inform the 
        development and deployment of the Advanced National Seismic 
        System and an earthquake early warning system.
            (5) A plan to ensure that there is an active, 
        geographically diverse, management and advisory structure for 
        the Advanced National Seismic System.

SEC. 206. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.

    Section 12 of the Earthquake Hazards Reduction Act of 1977 (42 
U.S.C. 7706) is amended--
            (1) in subsection (a)(8)--
                    (A) in subparagraph (I), by striking ``and'' at the 
                end;
                    (B) in subparagraph (J), by adding ``and'' at the 
                end; and
                    (C) by inserting before the language following 
                subparagraph (J) the following:
                    ``(K) $8,758,000 for fiscal year 2024,'';
            (2) in subsection (b)(2)--
                    (A) in subparagraph (I), by striking ``; and'' and 
                inserting a semicolon;
                    (B) in subparagraph (J), by striking the period at 
                the end and inserting a semicolon; and
                    (C) by adding at the end the following:
                    ``(K) $83,403,000 for fiscal year 2024, of which 
                not less than $30,000,000 shall be made available for 
                completion of the Advanced National Seismic System 
                established under section 7707 of this title.'';
            (3) in subsection (c)(2)--
                    (A) in subparagraph (I), by striking ``and'' at the 
                end;
                    (B) in subparagraph (J), by striking the period at 
                the end and inserting a semicolon; and
                    (C) by adding at the end the following:
                    ``(K) $54,000,000 for fiscal year 2024.''; and
            (4) in subsection (d)(2)--
                    (A) in subparagraph (I), by striking ``and'' at the 
                end;
                    (B) in subparagraph (J), by striking the period at 
                the end and inserting ``, and''; and
                    (C) by inserting before the language following 
                subparagraph (J) the following:
                    ``(K) $5,900,000 for fiscal year 2023,''.

SEC. 207. TECHNICAL CORRECTIONS.

    (a) Correction of Title of Administrator of the Federal Emergency 
Management Agency.--The Earthquake Hazards Reduction Act of 1977 (42 
U.S.C. 7701 et seq.) is amended--
            (1) in section 5 (42 U.S.C. 7704)--
                    (A) in subsection (a)(3)(B), as amended by section 
                202(b)(1) of this Act--
                            (i) in the matter preceding clause (i), by 
                        striking ``the directors of'';
                            (ii) in clause (i), by inserting ``the 
                        Administrator of'' before ``the''; and
                            (iii) in clauses (ii) through (v), by 
                        inserting ``the Director of'' before ``the'' 
                        each place it appears; and
                    (B) in subsection (b)(3)(C), as amended by section 
                202(e), by striking ``Director of the Federal'' and 
                inserting ``Administrator of the Federal''; and
            (2) in section 9 (42 U.S.C. 7705c), by striking ``Director 
        of the Agency'' and inserting ``Administrator of the Federal 
        Emergency Management Agency'' each place it appears.
    (b) References to the Advanced National Seismic System.--Such Act 
is amended--
            (1) in section 13 (42 U.S.C. 7707), in the section heading, 
        by striking ``advanced national seismic research and monitoring 
        system'' and inserting ``advanced national seismic system''; 
        and
            (2) by striking ``Advanced National Seismic Research and 
        Monitoring System'' each place it appears and inserting 
        ``Advanced National Seismic System''.
    (c) Incorrect Cross-References.--Paragraph (4) of section 5(a) of 
such Act (42 U.S.C. 7704(a)), as amended by section 202(b)(4)(A) of 
this Act, is amended--
            (1) in clauses (i) and (ii) of subparagraph (A), as 
        redesignated by such section 3(b)(4)(A), by striking 
        ``subparagraph (3)(A)'' both places it appears and inserting 
        ``paragraph (3)(D)(i)(I)''; and
            (2) in clause (iii), as so redesignated, by striking 
        ``under (3)(A)'' and inserting ``under paragraph 
        (3)(D)(i)(I)''.

                               TITLE III

SEC. 301. RENAMING.

    (a) Short Title.--Section 1 of the Stop Trading on Congressional 
Knowledge Act of 2012 is amended by striking ``Stop Trading on 
Congressional Knowledge Act of 2012'' and inserting ``Representative 
Louise McIntosh Slaughter Stop Trading on Congressional Knowledge 
Act''.
    (b) Conforming Amendment.--Section 103(i)(2) of the Ethics in 
Government Act of 1978 (5 U.S.C. App. 103(i)(2)) is amended by striking 
``Stop Trading on Congressional Knowledge Act of 2012'' and inserting 
``STOCK Act''.

                                TITLE IV

SEC. 401. MATURITY FOR LOANS WITH REMAINING BALANCE AFTER APPLICATION 
              OF FORGIVENESS.

    (a) In General.--Section 7(a)(36)(K)(ii) of the Small Business Act 
(15 U.S.C. 636(a)(36)) is amended by inserting ``minimum maturity of 5 
years and a'' before ``maximum maturity''.
    (b) Effective Date; Applicability.--The amendment made by this 
section shall take effect on the date of the enactment of this Act and 
shall apply to any loan made pursuant to section 7(a)(36) of the Small 
Business Act (15 U.S.C. 636(a)(36)) on or after such date. Nothing in 
this Act, the CARES Act (Public Law 116-136), or the Paycheck 
Protection Program and Health Care Enhancement Act (Public Law 116-139) 
shall be construed to prohibit lenders and borrowers from mutually 
agreeing to modify the maturity terms of a covered loan described in 
subparagraph (K) of such section to conform with requirements of this 
section.

                                TITLE V

SEC. 501. RESTORATION OF AMOUNTS IMPROPERLY WITHHELD FOR TAX PURPOSES 
              FROM SEVERANCE PAYMENTS TO VETERANS WITH COMBAT-RELATED 
              INJURIES.

    (a) In General.--Not later than 1 year after the date of the 
enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall--
            (1) identify--
                    (A) the severance payments--
                            (i) that the Secretary paid after January 
                        17, 1991;
                            (ii) that the Secretary computed under 
                        section 1212 of title 10, United States Code;
                            (iii) that were not considered gross income 
                        pursuant to section 104(a)(4) of the Internal 
                        Revenue Code of 1986; and
                            (iv) from which the Secretary withheld 
                        amounts for tax purposes; and
                    (B) the individuals to whom such severance payments 
                were made; and
            (2) with respect to each person identified under paragraph 
        (1)(B), provide--
                    (A) notice of--
                            (i) the amount of severance payments in 
                        paragraph (1)(A) which were improperly withheld 
                        for tax purposes; and
                            (ii) such other information determined to 
                        be necessary by the Secretary of the Treasury 
                        to carry out the purposes of this section; and
                    (B) instructions for filing amended tax returns to 
                recover the amounts improperly withheld for tax 
                purposes.
    (b) Extension of Limitation on Time for Credit or Refund.--
            (1) Period for filing claim.--If a claim for credit or 
        refund under section 6511(a) of the Internal Revenue Code of 
        1986 relates to a specified overpayment, the 3-year period of 
        limitation prescribed by such subsection shall not expire 
        before the date which is 1 year after the date the information 
        return described in subsection (a)(2) is provided. The 
        allowable amount of credit or refund of a specified overpayment 
        shall be determined without regard to the amount of tax paid 
        within the period provided in section 6511(b)(2).
            (2) Specified overpayment.--For purposes of paragraph (1), 
        the term ``specified overpayment'' means an overpayment 
        attributable to a severance payment described in subsection 
        (a)(1).

                                TITLE VI

SEC. 601. NONPROFIT SECURITY GRANT PROGRAM.

    (a) In General.--Subtitle A of title XX of the Homeland Security 
Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 601 et seq.) is amended by adding at the end the 
following new section:

``SEC. 2009. NONPROFIT SECURITY GRANT PROGRAM.

    ``(a) Establishment.--There is established in the Department a 
program to be known as the `Nonprofit Security Grant Program' (in this 
section referred to as the `Program'). Under the Program, the 
Secretary, acting through the Administrator, shall make grants to 
eligible nonprofit organizations described in subsection (b), through 
the State in which such organizations are located, for target hardening 
and other security enhancements to protect against terrorist attacks.
    ``(b) Eligible Recipients.--Eligible nonprofit organizations 
described in this subsection (a) are organizations that are--
            ``(1) described in section 501(c)(3) of the Internal 
        Revenue Code of 1986 and exempt from tax under section 501(a) 
        of such Code; and
            ``(2) determined to be at risk of a terrorist attack by the 
        Administrator.
    ``(c) Permitted Uses.--The recipient of a grant under this section 
may use such grant for any of the following uses:
            ``(1) Target hardening activities, including physical 
        security enhancement equipment and inspection and screening 
        systems.
            ``(2) Fees for security training relating to physical 
        security and cybersecurity, target hardening, terrorism 
        awareness, and employee awareness.
            ``(3) Any other appropriate activity, including 
        cybersecurity resilience activities, as determined by the 
        Administrator.
    ``(d) Period of Performance.--The Administrator shall make funds 
provided under this section available for use by a recipient of a grant 
for a period of not less than 36 months.
    ``(e) Report.--The Administrator shall for fiscal year 2024 submit 
to the Committee on Homeland Security of the House of Representatives 
and the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs of the 
Senate a report containing information on the expenditure by each grant 
recipient of grant funds made under this section.
    ``(f) Authorization of Appropriations.--
            ``(1) In general.--There is authorized to be appropriated 
        to carry out this section $75,000,000 for fiscal year 2024.
            ``(2) Specification.--Of the amounts authorized to be 
        appropriated pursuant to paragraph (1)--
                    ``(A) $50,000,000 is authorized for eligible 
                recipients located in jurisdictions that receive 
                funding under section 2003; and
                    ``(B) $25,000,000 is authorized for eligible 
                recipients in jurisdictions not receiving funding under 
                section 2003.''.
    (b) Conforming Amendment.--Subsection (a) of section 2002 of the 
Homeland Security Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 603) is amended by striking 
``sections 2003 and 2004'' and inserting ``sections 2003, 2004, and 
2009''.
    (c) Clerical Amendment.--The table of contents in section 1(b) of 
the Homeland Security Act of 2002 is amended by inserting after the 
item relating to section 2008 the following new item:

``Sec. 2009. Nonprofit security grant program.''.

                               TITLE VII

SEC. 701. STUDY.

    (a) In General.--Not later than 2 years after the date of enactment 
of this Act, the Comptroller General of the United States shall--
            (1) complete a study that--
                    (A) reviews what actions Federal agencies have 
                taken to help to address barriers to participation in 
                federally funded cancer clinical trials by populations 
                that have been traditionally underrepresented in such 
                trials, and identifies challenges, if any, in 
                implementing such actions; and
                    (B) identifies additional actions that can be taken 
                by Federal agencies to address barriers to 
                participation in federally funded cancer clinical 
                trials by populations that have been traditionally 
                underrepresented in such trials; and
            (2) submit a report to the Congress on the results of such 
        study, including recommendations on potential changes in 
        practices and policies to improve participation in such trials 
        by such populations.
    (b) Inclusion of Clinical Trials.--The study under subsection 
(a)(1) shall include review of cancer clinical trials that are largely 
funded by Federal agencies.

                               TITLE VIII

SEC. 801. REGIONAL STRATEGY TO ADDRESS THE THREAT POSED BY BOKO HARAM.

    (a) Strategy Required.--
            (1) In general.--Not later than 180 days after the date of 
        the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of State and the 
        Secretary of Defense shall jointly develop and submit to the 
        appropriate committees of Congress a five-year strategy to help 
        enable the Government of Nigeria, members of the Multinational 
        Joint Task Force to Combat Boko Haram (MNJTF) authorized by the 
        African Union, and relevant partners to counter the regional 
        threat of Boko Haram and assist the Government of Nigeria and 
        its neighbors to accept and address legitimate grievances of 
        vulnerable populations in areas affected by Boko Haram.
            (2) Elements.--At a minimum, the strategy must address the 
        following elements:
                    (A) Enhance, pursuant to existing authorities and 
                restrictions, the institutional capacity, including 
                military capabilities, of the Government of Nigeria and 
                partner nations in the region, as appropriate, to 
                counter the threat posed by Boko Haram.
                    (B) Provide humanitarian support to civilian 
                populations impacted by Boko Haram's activity.
                    (C) Specific activities through which the United 
                States Government intends to improve and enhance the 
                capacity of Multinational Joint Task Force to Combat 
                Boko Haram partner nations to investigate and prosecute 
                human rights abuses by security forces and promote 
                respect for the rule of law within the military.
                    (D) A means for assisting Nigeria, and as 
                appropriate, Multinational Joint Task Force to Combat 
                Boko Haram nations, to counter violent extremism, 
                including efforts to address underlying societal 
                factors shown to contribute to the ability of Boko 
                Haram to radicalize and recruit individuals.
                    (E) A plan to strengthen and promote the rule of 
                law, including by improving the capacity of the 
                civilian police and judicial system in Nigeria, 
                enhancing public safety, and responding to crime 
                (including gender-based violence), while respecting 
                human rights and strengthening accountability measures, 
                including measures to prevent corruption.
                    (F) Strengthen the long-term capacity of the 
                Government of Nigeria to enhance security for schools 
                such that children are safer and girls seeking an 
                education are better protected, and to combat gender-
                based violence and gender inequality.
                    (G) Identify and develop mechanisms for 
                coordinating the implementation of the strategy across 
                the inter-agency and with the Government of Nigeria, 
                regional partners, and other relevant foreign partners.
                    (H) Identify the resources required to achieve the 
                strategy's objectives.
    (b) Assessment.--The Director of National Intelligence shall 
submit, to the appropriate committees of Congress, an assessment 
regarding--
            (1) the willingness and capability of the Government of 
        Nigeria and regional partners to implement the strategy 
        developed under subsection (a), including the capability gaps, 
        if any, of the Government and military forces of Nigeria that 
        would need to be addressed to enable the Government of Nigeria 
        and the governments of its partner countries in the region--
                    (A) to counter the threat of Boko Haram; and
                    (B) to address the legitimate grievances of 
                vulnerable populations in areas affected by Boko Haram; 
                and
            (2) significant United States intelligence gaps concerning 
        Boko Haram or on the willingness and capacity of the Government 
        of Nigeria and regional partners to implement the strategy 
        developed under subsection (a).
    (c) Sense of Congress.--It is the sense of Congress that lack of 
economic opportunity and access to education, justice, and other social 
services contributes to the ability of Boko Haram to radicalize and 
recruit individuals.
    (d) Appropriate Committees of Congress Defined.--In this section, 
the term ``appropriate committees of Congress'' means--
            (1) the Committee on Armed Services, the Committee on 
        Foreign Relations, the Committee on Appropriations, and the 
        Select Committee on Intelligence of the Senate; and
            (2) the Committee on Armed Services, the Committee on 
        Foreign Affairs, the Committee on Appropriations, and the 
        Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence of the House of 
        Representatives.

                                TITLE IX

SEC. 901. HEARINGS.

    (a) In General.--Each standing committee of the House of 
Representatives shall hold a hearing on the implementation of this Act 
within one year of enactment.
    (b) Exercise of Rulemaking Authority.--Subsection (a) is enacted--
            (1) as an exercise of rulemaking power of the House of 
        Representatives, and, as such, shall be considered as part of 
        the rules of the House, and such rules shall supersede any 
        other rule of the House only to the extent that rule is 
        inconsistent therewith; and
            (2) with full recognition of the constitutional right of 
        either House to change such rules (so far as relating to the 
        procedure in such House) at any time, in the same manner, and 
        to the same extent as in the case of any other rule of the 
        House.

                                TITLE X

SEC. 1001. SUPPLEMENTAL APPROPRIATIONS.

    The following sums are hereby appropriated, out of any money in the 
Treasury not otherwise appropriated, for the fiscal year ending 
September 30, 2023, and for other purposes, namely:

                DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

              Health Resources and Services Administration

                              rural health

    For an additional amount for the Telehealth Resource Center of the 
Federal Office of Rural Health Policy of the Office for the Advancement 
of Telehealth, to provide assistance with respect to technical, legal, 
regulatory service delivery or other related barriers to the 
development of telehealth technologies for skilled nursing facilities 
(as defined in section 1819 of the Social Security Act) and nursing 
facilities (as defined in section 1919 of such Act), $5,000,000 to 
remain available through September 30, 2024.

                                TITLE XI

SEC. 1101. CODE OF OFFICIAL CONDUCT.

    In rule XXIII of the Rules of the House of Representatives strike 
clause 20 and insert the following:
    ``20. A Member, Delegate, Resident Commissioner, officer, or 
employee of the House may not, directly or indirectly, take any actions 
to prevent any individual from or retaliate against any individual for 
providing truthful information to the Committee on Ethics, the Office 
of Congressional Ethics, the Office of Congressional Workplace Rights, 
or any law enforcement official, provided that the disclosure of such 
information is not otherwise prohibited by law or House rules.''.

                               TITLE XII

SEC. 1201. DETERMINATION 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.
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