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SEC. 207. EXCEPTION RELATING TO IMPORTATION OF GOODS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Notwithstanding any other provision of this 
title, the authorities and requirements to impose sanctions under 
this title shall not include the authority or a requirement to impose 
sanctions on the importation of goods. 
(b) GOOD DEFINED.—In this section, the term ‘‘good’’ means 
any article, natural or manmade substance, material, supply or 
manufactured product, including inspection and test equipment, 
and excluding technical data. 
TITLE III—TRADING PROHIBITIONS 
SEC. 301. TRADING PROHIBITION FOR 2 CONSECUTIVE NON-INSPEC-
TION YEARS. 
Section 104(i) of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 (15 U.S.C. 
7214(i)) is amended— 
(1) in paragraph (2)(A)(ii), by striking ‘‘the foreign jurisdic-
tion described in clause (i)’’ and inserting ‘‘a foreign jurisdic-
tion’’; and 
(2) in paragraph (3)— 
(A) in the paragraph heading, by striking ‘‘3’’ and 
inserting ‘‘2’’; and 
(B) in subparagraph (A), in the matter preceding clause 
(i), by striking ‘‘3’’ and inserting ‘‘2’’. 
TITLE IV—ANTI-MONEY LAUNDERING 
WHISTLEBLOWER IMPROVEMENT 
SEC. 401. WHISTLEBLOWER INCENTIVES AND PROTECTIONS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 5323 of title 31, United States Code, 
as amended by section 6314 of the Anti-Money Laundering Act 
of 2020 (division F of Public Law 116–283) is amended by striking 
subsection (b) and inserting the following: 
‘‘(b) AWARDS.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—In any covered judicial or administrative 
action, or related action, the Secretary, under regulations pre-
scribed by the Secretary, in consultation with the Attorney 
General and subject to subsection (c), shall pay an award or 
awards to 1 or more whistleblowers who voluntarily provided 
original information to the employer of the individual, the 
Secretary, or the Attorney General, as applicable, that led 
to the successful enforcement of the covered judicial or adminis-
trative action, or related action, in an aggregate amount equal 
to— 
‘‘(A) not less than 10 percent, in total, of what has 
been collected of the monetary sanctions imposed in the 
action or related actions; and 
‘‘(B) not more than 30 percent, in total, of what has 
been collected of the monetary sanctions imposed in the 
action or related actions. 
‘‘(2) PAYMENT OF AWARDS.— 
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—Any amount paid under paragraph 
(1) shall be paid from the Fund established under para-
graph (3).
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‘‘(B) RELATED
ACTIONS.—The Secretary may pay 
awards less than the amount described in paragraph (1)(A) 
for related actions in which a whistleblower may be paid 
by another whistleblower award program. 
‘‘(3) SOURCE OF AWARDS.— 
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—There shall be established in the 
Treasury of the United States a revolving fund to be known 
as the Financial Integrity Fund (referred to in this sub-
section as the ‘Fund’). 
‘‘(B) USE OF FUND.—The Fund shall be available to 
the Secretary, without further appropriation or fiscal year 
limitations, only for the payment of awards to whistle-
blowers as provided in subsection (b). 
‘‘(C) RESTRICTIONS ON USE OF FUND.—The Fund shall 
not be available to pay any personnel or administrative 
expenses. 
‘‘(4) DEPOSITS AND CREDITS.— 
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—There shall be deposited into or 
credited to the Fund an amount equal to— 
‘‘(i) any monetary sanction collected by the Sec-
retary or Attorney General in any judicial or adminis-
trative action under this title, chapter 35 or section 
4305 or 4312 of title 50, or the Foreign Narcotics 
Kingpin Designation Act (21 U.S.C. 1901 et seq.), 
unless the balance of the Fund at the time the mone-
tary sanction is collected exceeds $300,000,000; and 
‘‘(ii) all income from investments made under para-
graph (5). 
‘‘(B) ADDITIONAL AMOUNTS.—If the amounts deposited 
into or credited to the Fund under subparagraph (A) are 
not sufficient to satisfy an award made under this sub-
section, there shall be deposited into or credited to the 
Fund an amount equal to the unsatisfied portion of the 
award from any monetary sanction collected by the Sec-
retary of the Treasury or Attorney General in the covered 
judicial or administrative action on which the award is 
based. 
‘‘(C) EXCEPTION.—No amounts to be deposited or trans-
ferred into the United States Victims of State Sponsored 
Terrorism Fund pursuant to the Justice for United States 
Victims of State Sponsored Terrorism Act (34 U.S.C. 20144) 
or the Crime Victims Fund pursuant section 1402 of the 
Victims of Crime Act of 1984 (34 U.S.C. 20101) shall be 
deposited into or credited to the Fund. 
‘‘(5) INVESTMENTS.— 
‘‘(A) AMOUNTS IN FUND MAY BE INVESTED.—The Sec-
retary of the Treasury may invest the portion of the Fund 
that is not required to meet the current needs of the 
Fund. 
‘‘(B) ELIGIBLE
INVESTMENTS.—Investments shall be 
made by the Secretary of the Treasury in obligations of 
the United States or obligations that are guaranteed as 
to principal and interest by the United States, with matu-
rities suitable to the needs of the Fund as determined 
by the Secretary. 
‘‘(C) INTEREST AND PROCEEDS CREDITED.—The interest 
on, and the proceeds from the sale or redemption of, any
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obligations held in the Fund shall be credited to, and 
form a part of, the Fund.’’. 
(b) TECHNICAL AND CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.—Section 5323 
of title 31, United States Code, is amended— 
(1) in subsection (a)— 
(A) in paragraphs (1) and (5), by striking ‘‘this sub-
chapter or subchapter III’’ each place the term appears 
and inserting ‘‘this subchapter, chapter 35 or section 4305 
or 4312 of title 50, the Foreign Narcotics Kingpin Designa-
tion Act (21 U.S.C. 1901 et seq.), or .), and for conspiracies 
to violate the aforementioned provisions’’; and 
(B) in paragraph (4)— 
(i) by inserting ‘‘covered’’ after ‘‘respect to any’’; 
(ii) by striking ‘‘under this subchapter or sub-
chapter III’’; and 
(iii) by striking ‘‘action by the Secretary or the 
Attorney General’’ and inserting ‘‘covered action’’; 
(2) in subsection (c)(1)(B)(iii)— 
(A) by striking ‘‘subchapter and subchapter III’’ and 
inserting ‘‘this subchapter, chapter 35 or section 4305 or 
4312 of title 50, and the Foreign Narcotics Kingpin Des-
ignation Act (21 U.S.C. 1901 et seq.)’’; and 
(B) by striking ‘‘either such subchapter’’ and inserting 
‘‘the covered judicial or administrative action’’; and 
(3) in subsection (g)(4)(D)(i), by inserting ‘‘chapter 35 or 
section 4305 or 4312 of title 50, or the Foreign Narcotics 
Kingpin Designation Act (21 U.S.C. 1901 et seq.),’’ after ‘‘sub-
chapter,’’. 
TITLE V—SMALL BUSINESS MERGERS, 
ACQUISITIONS, SALES, AND BROKER-
AGE SIMPLIFICATION 
SEC. 501. REGISTRATION EXEMPTION FOR MERGER AND ACQUISITION 
BROKERS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 15(b) of the Securities Exchange Act 
of 1934 (15 U.S.C. 78o(b)) is amended by adding at the end the 
following: 
‘‘(13) REGISTRATION EXEMPTION FOR MERGER AND ACQUISI-
TION BROKERS.— 
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—Except as provided in subparagraph 
(B), an M&A broker shall be exempt from registration 
under this section. 
‘‘(B) EXCLUDED
ACTIVITIES.—An M&A broker is not 
exempt from registration under this paragraph if such 
broker does any of the following: 
‘‘(i) Directly or indirectly, in connection with the 
transfer of ownership of an eligible privately held com-
pany, receives, holds, transmits, or has custody of the 
funds or securities to be exchanged by the parties 
to the transaction. 
‘‘(ii) Engages on behalf of an issuer in a public 
offering of any class of securities that is registered, 
or is required to be registered, with the Commission 
under section 12 or with respect to which the issuer
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files, or is required to file, periodic information, docu-
ments, and reports under subsection (d). 
‘‘(iii) Engages on behalf of any party in a trans-
action involving a shell company, other than a business 
combination related shell company. 
‘‘(iv) Directly, or indirectly through any of its affili-
ates, provides financing related to the transfer of 
ownership of an eligible privately held company. 
‘‘(v) Assists any party to obtain financing from 
an unaffiliated third party without— 
‘‘(I) complying with all other applicable laws 
in connection with such assistance, including, if 
applicable, Regulation T (12 C.F.R. 220 et seq.); 
and 
‘‘(II) disclosing any compensation in writing 
to the party. 
‘‘(vi) Represents both the buyer and the seller in 
the same transaction without providing clear written 
disclosure as to the parties the broker represents and 
obtaining written consent from both parties to the 
joint representation. 
‘‘(vii) Facilitates a transaction with a group of 
buyers formed with the assistance of the M&A broker 
to acquire the eligible privately held company. 
‘‘(viii) Engages in a transaction involving the 
transfer of ownership of an eligible privately held com-
pany to a passive buyer or group of passive buyers. 
‘‘(ix) Binds a party to a transfer of ownership of 
an eligible privately held company. 
‘‘(C) DISQUALIFICATION.—An M&A broker is not exempt 
from registration under this paragraph if such broker (and 
if and as applicable, including any officer, director, member, 
manager, partner, or employee of such broker)— 
‘‘(i) has been barred from association with a broker 
or dealer by the Commission, any State, or any self- 
regulatory organization; or 
‘‘(ii) is suspended from association with a broker 
or dealer. 
‘‘(D) RULE OF CONSTRUCTION.—Nothing in this para-
graph shall be construed to limit any other authority of 
the Commission to exempt any person, or any class of 
persons, from any provision of this title, or from any provi-
sion of any rule or regulation thereunder. 
‘‘(E) DEFINITIONS.—In this paragraph: 
‘‘(i) BUSINESS COMBINATION RELATED SHELL COM-
PANY.—The term ‘business combination related shell 
company’ means a shell company that is formed by 
an entity that is not a shell company— 
‘‘(I) solely for the purpose of changing the cor-
porate domicile of that entity solely within the 
United States; or 
‘‘(II) solely for the purpose of completing a 
business combination transaction (as defined 
under section 230.165(f) of title 17, Code of Federal 
Regulations) among one or more entities other 
than the company itself, none of which is a shell 
company.
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‘‘(ii) CONTROL.—The term ‘control’ means the 
power, directly or indirectly, to direct the management 
or policies of a company, whether through ownership 
of securities, by contract, or otherwise. There is a 
presumption of control if, upon completion of a trans-
action, the buyer or group of buyers— 
‘‘(I) has the right to vote 25 percent or more 
of a class of voting securities or the power to 
sell or direct the sale of 25 percent or more of 
a class of voting securities; or 
‘‘(II) in the case of a partnership or limited 
liability company, has the right to receive upon 
dissolution, or has contributed, 25 percent or more 
of the capital. 
‘‘(iii) ELIGIBLE
PRIVATELY
HELD
COMPANY.—The 
term ‘eligible privately held company’ means a pri-
vately held company that meets both of the following 
conditions: 
‘‘(I) The company does not have any class of 
securities registered, or required to be registered, 
with the Commission under section 12 or with 
respect to which the company files, or is required 
to file, periodic information, documents, and 
reports under subsection (d). 
‘‘(II) In the fiscal year ending immediately 
before the fiscal year in which the services of the 
M&A broker are initially engaged with respect 
to the securities transaction, the company meets 
either or both of the following conditions (deter-
mined in accordance with the historical financial 
accounting records of the company): 
‘‘(aa) The earnings of the company before 
interest, taxes, depreciation, and amortization 
are less than $25,000,000. 
‘‘(bb) The gross revenues of the company 
are less than $250,000,000. 
For purposes of this subclause, the Commission 
may by rule modify the dollar figures if the 
Commission determines that such a modification 
is necessary or appropriate in the public interest 
or for the protection of investors. 
‘‘(iv) M&A 
BROKER.—The term ‘M&A broker’ 
means a broker, and any person associated with a 
broker, engaged in the business of effecting securities 
transactions solely in connection with the transfer of 
ownership of an eligible privately held company, 
regardless of whether the broker acts on behalf of 
a seller or buyer, through the purchase, sale, exchange, 
issuance, repurchase, or redemption of, or a business 
combination involving, securities or assets of the 
eligible privately held company, if the broker reason-
ably believes that— 
‘‘(I) upon consummation of the transaction, any 
person acquiring securities or assets of the eligible 
privately held company, acting alone or in con-
cert—
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‘‘(aa) will control the eligible privately held 
company or the business conducted with the 
assets of the eligible privately held company; 
and 
‘‘(bb) directly or indirectly, will be active 
in the management of the eligible privately 
held company or the business conducted with 
the assets of the eligible privately held com-
pany, 
including 
without 
limitation, 
for 
example, by— 
‘‘(AA) electing executive officers; 
‘‘(BB) approving the annual budget; 
‘‘(CC) serving as an executive or other 
executive manager; or 
‘‘(DD) carrying out such other activi-
ties as the Commission may, by rule, 
determine to be in the public interest; and 
‘‘(II) if any person is offered securities in 
exchange for securities or assets of the eligible 
privately held company, such person will, prior 
to becoming legally bound to consummate the 
transaction, receive or have reasonable access to 
the most recent fiscal year-end financial state-
ments of the issuer of the securities as customarily 
prepared by the management of the issuer in the 
normal course of operations and, if the financial 
statements of the issuer are audited, reviewed, 
or compiled, any related statement by the inde-
pendent accountant, a balance sheet dated not 
more than 120 days before the date of the offer, 
and information pertaining to the management, 
business, results of operations for the period cov-
ered by the foregoing financial statements, and 
material loss contingencies of the issuer. 
‘‘(v) SHELL COMPANY.—The term ‘shell company’ 
means a company that at the time of a transaction 
with an eligible privately held company— 
‘‘(I) has no or nominal operations; and 
‘‘(II) has— 
‘‘(aa) no or nominal assets; 
‘‘(bb) assets consisting solely of cash and 
cash equivalents; or 
‘‘(cc) assets consisting of any amount of 
cash and cash equivalents and nominal other 
assets. 
‘‘(F) INFLATION ADJUSTMENT.— 
‘‘(i) IN
GENERAL.—On the date that is 5 years 
after the date of the enactment of this paragraph, 
and every 5 years thereafter, each dollar amount in 
subparagraph (E)(iii)(II) shall be adjusted by— 
‘‘(I) dividing the annual value of the Employ-
ment Cost Index For Wages and Salaries, Private 
Industry Workers (or any successor index), as pub-
lished by the Bureau of Labor Statistics, for the 
calendar year preceding the calendar year in which 
the adjustment is being made by the annual value
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of such index (or successor) for the calendar year 
ending December 31, 2020; and 
‘‘(II) multiplying such dollar amount by the 
quotient obtained under subclause (I). 
‘‘(ii) ROUNDING.—Each dollar amount determined 
under clause (i) shall be rounded to the nearest mul-
tiple of $100,000.’’. 
(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—This section and any amendment made 
by this section shall take effect on the date that is 90 days after 
the date of enactment of this Act. 
TITLE VI—PUBLIC AND FEDERALLY 
ASSISTED HOUSING FIRE SAFETY 
SEC. 601. SMOKE ALARMS IN FEDERALLY ASSISTED HOUSING. 
(a) PUBLIC HOUSING, TENANT-BASED ASSISTANCE, AND PROJECT- 
BASED ASSISTANCE.—The United States Housing Act of 1937 (42 
U.S.C. 1437 et seq.) is amended— 
(1) in section 3(a) (42 U.S.C. 1437a(a)), by adding at the 
end the following: 
‘‘(9) QUALIFYING SMOKE ALARMS.— 
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—Each public housing agency shall 
ensure that a qualifying smoke alarm is installed in accord-
ance with applicable codes and standards published by 
the International Code Council or the National Fire Protec-
tion Association and the requirements of the National Fire 
Protection Association Standard 72, or any successor 
standard, in each level and in or near each sleeping area 
in any dwelling unit in public housing owned or operated 
by the public housing agency, including in basements but 
excepting crawl spaces and unfinished attics, and in each 
common area in a project containing such a dwelling unit. 
‘‘(B) DEFINITIONS.—For purposes of this paragraph, the 
following definitions shall apply: 
‘‘(i) SMOKE
ALARM
DEFINED.—The term ‘smoke 
alarm’ has the meaning given the term ‘smoke detector’ 
in section 29(d) of the Federal Fire Prevention and 
Control Act of 1974 (15 U.S.C. 2225(d)). 
‘‘(ii) QUALIFYING
SMOKE
ALARM
DEFINED.—The 
term ‘qualifying smoke alarm’ means a smoke alarm 
that— 
‘‘(I) in the case of a dwelling unit built before 
the date of enactment of this paragraph and not 
substantially rehabilitated after the date of enact-
ment of this paragraph— 
‘‘(aa)(AA) is hardwired; or 
‘‘(BB) uses 10-year non rechargeable, non-
replaceable primary batteries and is sealed, 
is tamper resistant, and contains silencing 
means; and 
‘‘(bb) provides notification for persons with 
hearing loss as required by the National Fire 
Protection Association Standard 72, or any 
successor standard; or
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‘‘(II) in the case of a dwelling unit built or 
substantially rehabilitated after the date of enact-
ment of this paragraph, is hardwired.’’; and 
(2) in section 8 (42 U.S.C. 1437f)— 
(A) by inserting after subsection (k) the following: 
‘‘(l) QUALIFYING SMOKE ALARMS.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Each owner of a dwelling unit receiving 
project-based assistance under this section shall ensure that 
qualifying smoke alarms are installed in accordance with 
applicable codes and standards published by the International 
Code Council or the National Fire Protection Association and 
the requirements of the National Fire Protection Association 
Standard 72, or any successor standard, in each level and 
in or near each sleeping area in such dwelling unit, including 
in basements but excepting crawl spaces and unfinished attics, 
and in each common area in a project containing such a 
dwelling unit. 
‘‘(2) DEFINITIONS.—For purposes of this subsection, the fol-
lowing definitions shall apply: 
‘‘(A) SMOKE ALARM DEFINED.—The term ‘smoke alarm’ 
has the meaning given the term ‘smoke detector’ in section 
29(d) of the Federal Fire Prevention and Control Act of 
1974 (15 U.S.C. 2225(d)). 
‘‘(B) QUALIFYING
SMOKE
ALARM
DEFINED.—The term 
‘qualifying smoke alarm’ means a smoke alarm that— 
‘‘(i) in the case of a dwelling unit built before 
the date of enactment of this subsection and not 
substantially rehabilitated after the date of enactment 
of this subsection— 
‘‘(I)(aa) is hardwired; or 
‘‘(bb) uses 10-year non rechargeable, non-
replaceable primary batteries and— 
‘‘(AA) is sealed; 
‘‘(BB) is tamper resistant; and 
‘‘(CC) contains silencing means; and 
‘‘(II) provides notification for persons with 
hearing loss as required by the National Fire 
Protection Association Standard 72, or any suc-
cessor standard; or 
‘‘(ii) in the case of a dwelling unit built or substan-
tially rehabilitated after the date of enactment of this 
paragraph, is hardwired.’’; and 
(B) in subsection (o), by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(22) QUALIFYING SMOKE ALARMS.— 
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—Each dwelling unit receiving tenant- 
based assistance or project-based assistance under this sub-
section shall have a qualifying smoke alarm installed in 
accordance with applicable codes and standards published 
by the International Code Council or the National Fire 
Protection Association and the requirements of the 
National Fire Protection Association Standard 72, or any 
successor standard, in each level and in or near each 
sleeping area in such dwelling unit, including in basements 
but excepting crawl spaces and unfinished attics, and in 
each common area in a project containing such a dwelling 
unit.
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‘‘(B) DEFINITIONS.—For purposes of this paragraph, the 
following definitions shall apply: 
‘‘(i) SMOKE
ALARM
DEFINED.—The term ‘smoke 
alarm’ has the meaning given the term ‘smoke detector’ 
in section 29(d) of the Federal Fire Prevention and 
Control Act of 1974 (15 U.S.C. 2225(d)). 
‘‘(ii) QUALIFYING
SMOKE
ALARM
DEFINED.—The 
term ‘qualifying smoke alarm’ means a smoke alarm 
that— 
‘‘(I) in the case of a dwelling unit built before 
the date of enactment of this paragraph and not 
substantially rehabilitated after the date of enact-
ment of this paragraph— 
‘‘(aa)(AA) is hardwired; or 
‘‘(BB) uses 10-year non rechargeable, non-
replaceable primary batteries and is sealed, 
is tamper resistant, and contains silencing 
means; and 
‘‘(bb) provides notification for persons with 
hearing loss as required by the National Fire 
Protection Association Standard 72, or any 
successor standard; or 
‘‘(II) in the case of a dwelling unit built or 
substantially rehabilitated after the date of enact-
ment of this paragraph, is hardwired.’’. 
(b) SUPPORTIVE HOUSING
FOR
THE ELDERLY.—Section 202(j) 
of the Housing Act of 1959 (12 U.S.C. 1701q(j)) is amended by 
adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(10) QUALIFYING SMOKE ALARMS.— 
‘‘(A) IN
GENERAL.—Each owner of a dwelling unit 
assisted under this section shall ensure that qualifying 
smoke alarms are installed in accordance with the require-
ments of applicable codes and standards and the National 
Fire Protection Association Standard 72, or any successor 
standard, in each level and in or near each sleeping area 
in such dwelling unit, including in basements but excepting 
crawl spaces and unfinished attics, and in each common 
area in a project containing such a dwelling unit. 
‘‘(B) DEFINITIONS.—For purposes of this paragraph, the 
following definitions shall apply: 
‘‘(i) SMOKE
ALARM
DEFINED.—The term ‘smoke 
alarm’ has the meaning given the term ‘smoke detector’ 
in section 29(d) of the Federal Fire Prevention and 
Control Act of 1974 (15 U.S.C. 2225(d)). 
‘‘(ii) QUALIFYING
SMOKE
ALARM
DEFINED.—The 
term ‘qualifying smoke alarm’ means a smoke alarm 
that— 
‘‘(I) in the case of a dwelling unit built before 
the date of enactment of this paragraph and not 
substantially rehabilitated after the date of enact-
ment of this paragraph— 
‘‘(aa)(AA) is hardwired; or 
‘‘(BB) uses 10-year non rechargeable, non-
replaceable primary batteries and is sealed, 
is tamper resistant, and contains silencing 
means; and
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‘‘(bb) provides notification for persons with 
hearing loss as required by the National Fire 
Protection Association Standard 72, or any 
successor standard; or 
‘‘(II) in the case of a dwelling unit built or 
substantially rehabilitated after the date of enact-
ment of this paragraph, is hardwired.’’. 
(c) SUPPORTIVE HOUSING FOR PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES.— 
Section 811(j) of the Cranston-Gonzalez National Affordable 
Housing Act (42 U.S.C. 8013(j)) is amended by adding at the end 
the following: 
‘‘(8) QUALIFYING SMOKE ALARMS.— 
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—Each dwelling unit assisted under 
this section shall contain qualifying smoke alarms that 
are installed in accordance with applicable codes and stand-
ards published by the International Code Council or the 
National Fire Protection Association and the requirements 
of the National Fire Protection Association Standard 72, 
or any successor standard, in each level and in or near 
each sleeping area in such dwelling unit, including in base-
ments but excepting crawl spaces and unfinished attics, 
and in each common area in a project containing such 
a dwelling unit. 
‘‘(B) DEFINITIONS.—For purposes of this paragraph, the 
following definitions shall apply: 
‘‘(i) SMOKE
ALARM
DEFINED.—The term ‘smoke 
alarm’ has the meaning given the term ‘smoke detector’ 
in section 29(d) of the Federal Fire Prevention and 
Control Act of 1974 (15 U.S.C. 2225(d)). 
‘‘(ii) QUALIFYING
SMOKE
ALARM
DEFINED.—The 
term ‘qualifying smoke alarm’ means a smoke alarm 
that— 
‘‘(I) in the case of a dwelling unit built before 
the date of enactment of this paragraph and not 
substantially rehabilitated after the date of enact-
ment of this paragraph— 
‘‘(aa)(AA) is hardwired; or 
‘‘(BB) uses 10-year non rechargeable, non-
replaceable primary batteries and is sealed, 
is tamper resistant, and contains silencing 
means; and 
‘‘(bb) provides notification for persons with 
hearing loss as required by the National Fire 
Protection Association Standard 72, or any 
successor standard; or 
‘‘(II) in the case of a dwelling unit built or 
substantially rehabilitated after the date of enact-
ment of this paragraph, is hardwired.’’. 
(d) HOUSING OPPORTUNITIES FOR PERSONS WITH AIDS.—Section 
856 of the Cranston-Gonzalez National Affordable Housing Act (42 
U.S.C. 12905) is amended by adding at the end the following new 
subsection: 
‘‘(j) QUALIFYING SMOKE ALARMS.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Each dwelling unit assisted under this 
subtitle shall contain qualifying smoke alarms that are installed 
in accordance with applicable codes and standards published
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(f) FARM LABOR HOUSING DIRECT LOANS & GRANTS.—Section 
516 of the Housing Act of 1949 (42 U.S.C. 1486) is amended— 
(1) in subsection (c)— 
(A) in paragraph (2), by striking ‘‘and’’ at the end; 
(B) in paragraph (3), by striking the period at the 
end and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and 
(C) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(4) that such housing shall contain qualifying smoke 
alarms that are installed in accordance with applicable codes 
and standards published by the International Code Council 
or the National Fire Protection Association and the require-
ments of the National Fire Protection Association Standard 
72, or any successor standard, in each level and in or near 
each sleeping area in such dwelling unit, including in base-
ments but excepting crawl spaces and unfinished attics, and 
in each common area in a project containing such a dwelling 
unit.’’; and 
(2) in subsection (g)— 
(A) in paragraph (3) by striking ‘‘and’’ at the end; 
(B) in paragraph (4), by striking the period at the 
end and inserting a semicolon; and 
(C) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(5) the term ‘smoke alarm’ has the meaning given the 
term ‘smoke detector’ in section 29(d) of the Federal Fire 
Prevention and Control Act of 1974 (15 U.S.C. 2225(d)); and 
‘‘(6) the term ‘qualifying smoke alarm’ means a smoke 
alarm that— 
‘‘(A) in the case of a dwelling unit built before the 
date of enactment of this paragraph and not substantially 
rehabilitated after the date of enactment of this para-
graph— 
‘‘(i)(I) is hardwired; or 
‘‘(II) uses 10-year non rechargeable, nonreplaceable 
primary batteries and— 
‘‘(aa) is sealed; 
‘‘(bb) is tamper resistant; and 
‘‘(cc) contains silencing means; and 
‘‘(ii) provides notification for persons with hearing 
loss as required by the National Fire Protection 
Association Standard 72, or any successor standard; 
or 
‘‘(B) in the case of a dwelling unit built or substantially 
rehabilitated after the date of enactment of this paragraph, 
is hardwired.’’. 
(g) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There is authorized 
to be appropriated to carry out the amendments made by this 
section such sums as are necessary for each of fiscal years 2023 
through 2027. 
(h) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by subsections 
(a) through (f) shall take effect on the date that is 2 years after 
the date of enactment of this Act. 
(i) NO PREEMPTION.—Nothing in the amendments made by 
this section shall be construed to preempt or limit the applicability 
of any State or local law relating to the installation and mainte-
nance of smoke alarms in housing that requires standards that 
are more stringent than the standards described in the amendments 
made by this section.
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TITLE 
VII—BENJAMIN 
BERELL 
FERENCZ 
CONGRESSIONAL 
GOLD 
MEDAL 
SEC. 701. SHORT TITLE. 
This title may be cited as the ‘‘Benjamin Berell Ferencz 
Congressional Gold Medal Act’’. 
SEC. 702. FINDINGS. 
Congress finds the following: 
(1) Benjamin ‘‘Ben’’ Berell Ferencz was born on March 
11, 1920, in Transylvania, now modern-day Hungary. 
(2) In 1920, Ben and his family fled anti-Semitic persecu-
tion and emigrated to the United States. Ben grew up in 
New York City, and, in 1940, was awarded a scholarship to 
Harvard Law School where he graduated with honors. 
(3) After the onset of World War II, Ben enlisted in the 
United States Army in 1943, and joined an anti-aircraft artil-
lery battalion preparing for the invasion of France. As an 
enlisted man under General Patton, he fought in most of the 
major campaigns in Europe. 
(4) As Nazi atrocities were uncovered, Ben was transferred 
to a newly created War Crimes Branch of the Army to gather 
evidence of war crimes that could be used in a court of law 
to prosecute persons responsible for these crimes. Ben docu-
mented the horrors perpetrated by Nazi Germany, visiting con-
centration camps as they were liberated. 
(5) At the end of 1945, Ben was honorably discharged 
from the United States Army with the rank of Sergeant of 
Infantry. He had been awarded five battle stars. 
(6) In 1946, the United States Government recruited Ben 
to join the team working on the Nuremberg tribunals, a novel 
independent court established to try top-ranking Nazi officials 
for crimes perpetrated during the course of the war, including 
those crimes we now call the Holocaust. Mr. Ferencz was sent 
to Berlin to oversee a team of 50 researchers investigating 
official Nazi records, which provided overwhelming evidence 
to implicate German doctors, lawyers, judges, generals, indus-
trialists, and others in genocide. 
(7) By 1948, at age 27, Ben had secured enough evidence 
to prosecute 22 SS members of Nazi killing squads charged 
for the murder of over 1,000,0000 Jewish, Roma, Soviet, and 
other men, women, and children in shooting massacres in occu-
pied Soviet territory. He was appointed chief prosecutor in 
the Einsatzgruppen Trial, in what the Associated Press called 
‘‘the biggest murder trial in history’’. The court found 20 Nazi 
officials guilty of war crimes, crimes against humanity, and 
membership in a criminal organization for their roles in the 
murder of over a million people. An additional two defendants 
were found guilty for membership in a criminal organization. 
(8) After the Nuremberg trials ended, Ben fought for com-
pensation for victims and survivors of the Holocaust, the return 
of stolen assets, and other forms of restitution for those who 
had suffered at the hands of the Nazis.
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(9) Since the 1970s, Ben has worked tirelessly to promote 
development of international mechanisms to outlaw and punish 
aggressive war and the crimes of genocide, crimes against 
humanity and war crimes. His efforts contributed to the 
establishment of the International Criminal Court and to the 
recognition of aggression as an international crime. 
(10) Ben is a tireless advocate for international criminal 
justice and the conviction that the rule of law offers the world 
a sustainable path to stem conflict and reach peaceful conclu-
sions to geopolitical disputes. His unwavering goal has been 
‘‘to establish a legal precedent that would encourage a more 
humane and secure world in the future’’. 
(11) Ben, at age 102, is still active, giving speeches through-
out the world about lessons learned during his extraordinary 
career. He is compelled by the imperative to ‘‘replace the rule 
of force with the rule of law’’, promoting judicial mechanisms 
that can resolve conflict. He often tells young people to ‘‘never 
give up’’ because the fight for peace and justice is worth the 
long struggle ahead. 
SEC. 703. CONGRESSIONAL GOLD MEDAL. 
(a) PRESENTATION AUTHORIZED.—The Speaker of the House 
of Representatives and the President pro tempore of the Senate 
shall make appropriate arrangements for the presentation, on 
behalf of the Congress, of a gold medal of appropriate design to 
Benjamin Berell Ferencz, in recognition of his service to the United 
States and international community during the post-World War 
II Nuremberg trials and lifelong advocacy for international criminal 
justice and rule of law. 
(b) DESIGN AND STRIKING.—For purposes of the presentation 
referred to in subsection (a), the Secretary of the Treasury (referred 
to in this title as the ‘‘Secretary’’) shall strike a gold medal with 
suitable emblems, devices, and inscriptions, to be determined by 
the Secretary. The design shall bear an image of, and inscription 
of the name of, Benjamin Berell Ferencz. 
(c) DISPOSITION OF MEDAL.—Following the award of the gold 
medal under subsection (a), the gold medal shall be given to Ben-
jamin Berell Ferencz or, if unavailable, to his son, Donald Ferencz. 
SEC. 704. DUPLICATE MEDALS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary may strike and sell duplicates 
in bronze of the gold medal struck pursuant to section 703, at 
a price sufficient to cover the cost thereof, including labor, materials, 
dies, use of machinery, and overhead expenses. 
(b) UNITED STATES HOLOCAUST MEMORIAL MUSEUM.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall provide a duplicate 
bronze medal described under subsection (a) to the United 
States Holocaust Memorial Museum. 
(2) SENSE OF CONGRESS.—It is the sense of Congress that 
the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum should make 
the duplicate medal received under this subsection available 
for display to the public whenever the United States Holocaust 
Memorial Museum determines that such display is timely, fea-
sible, and practical.
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SEC. 705. STATUS OF MEDALS. 
(a) NATIONAL MEDALS.—The medals struck pursuant to this 
title are national medals for purposes of chapter 51 of title 31, 
United States Code. 
(b) NUMISMATIC ITEMS.—For purposes of section 5134 of title 
31, United States Code, all medals struck under this title shall 
be considered to be numismatic items. 
SEC. 706. 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 under this title. 
(b) PROCEEDS OF SALE.—Amounts received from the sale of 
duplicate bronze medals authorized under section 704 shall be 
deposited into the United States Mint Public Enterprise Fund. 
TITLE VIII—CONGRESSIONAL 
OVERSIGHT COMMISSION 
SEC. 801. TERMINATION OF CONGRESSIONAL OVERSIGHT COMMIS-
SION. 
Section 4020(f) of the CARES Act (15 U.S.C. 9055(f)) is amended 
by striking ‘‘September 30, 2025’’ and inserting ‘‘June 30, 2023’’. 
TITLE IX—FLOOD INSURANCE 
SEC. 901. REAUTHORIZATION OF NATIONAL FLOOD INSURANCE PRO-
GRAM. 
(a) FINANCING.—Section 1309(a) of the National Flood Insur-
ance Act of 1968 (42 U.S.C. 4016(a)) is amended by striking ‘‘Sep-
tember 30, 2022’’ and inserting ‘‘September 30, 2023’’. 
(b) PROGRAM EXPIRATION.—Section 1319 of the National Flood 
Insurance Act of 1968 (42 U.S.C. 4026) is amended by striking 
‘‘September 30, 2022’’ and inserting ‘‘September 30, 2023’’. 
(c) RETROACTIVE EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by 
subsections (a) and (b) shall take effect as if enacted on September 
30, 2022. 
DIVISION BB—CONSUMER PROTECTION 
AND COMMERCE 
TITLE I—MANUFACTURING.GOV 
SEC. 101. MANUFACTURING.GOV HUB. 
(a) DEFINITION.—In this section, the term ‘‘Secretary’’ means 
the Secretary of Commerce. 
(b) ESTABLISHMENT.—Not later than 1 year after the date of 
enactment of this Act, the Secretary, in coordination with the Chief 
Information Officer of the Department of Commerce, shall modify 
the manufacturing.gov website by establishing a section of the 
website to be known as the ‘‘manufacturing.gov hub’’.
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(c) FUNCTIONS.—The manufacturing.gov hub established under 
subsection (b) shall— 
(1) serve as the primary hub for information relating to 
every Federal manufacturing program, including the programs 
identified in the report of the Government Accountability Office 
entitled ‘‘U.S. Manufacturing’’ (GAO 17–240), published on 
March 28, 2017; 
(2) provide the contact information of relevant program 
offices carrying out the Federal manufacturing programs 
described in paragraph (1); 
(3) provide an avenue for public input and feedback relating 
to— 
(A) the functionality of the website of the Department 
of Commerce; 
(B) the Federal manufacturing programs described in 
paragraph (1); and 
(C) any other manufacturing-related challenges experi-
enced by manufacturers in the United States; 
(4) establish web pages within the hub that shall focus 
on— 
(A) technology and research and development; 
(B) trade; 
(C) workforce development and training; 
(D) industrial commons and supply chains; and 
(E) small and medium manufacturers; and 
(5) use machine learning to— 
(A) identify frequently asked questions; and 
(B) disseminate to the public answers to the questions 
identified under subparagraph (A). 
(d) NO ADDITIONAL FUNDS.—No additional funds are authorized 
to be appropriated for the purpose of carrying out this section. 
TITLE II—STURDY 
SEC. 201. CONSUMER PRODUCT SAFETY STANDARD TO PROTECT 
AGAINST TIP-OVER OF CLOTHING STORAGE UNITS. 
(a) CLOTHING STORAGE UNIT DEFINED.—In this section, the 
term ‘‘clothing storage unit’’ means any free-standing furniture 
item manufactured in the United States or imported for use in 
the United States that is intended for the storage of clothing, 
typical of bedroom furniture. 
(b) CPSC DETERMINATION OF SCOPE.—The Consumer Product 
Safety Commission shall specify the types of furniture items within 
the scope of subsection (a) as part of a standard promulgated 
under this section based on tip-over data as reasonably necessary 
to protect children up to 72 months of age from injury or death. 
(c) CONSUMER PRODUCT SAFETY STANDARD REQUIRED.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Except as provided in subsection (f )(1), 
not later than 1 year after the date of the enactment of this 
Act, the Consumer Product Safety Commission shall— 
(A) in consultation with representatives of consumer 
groups, clothing storage unit manufacturers, craft or hand-
made furniture manufacturers, and independent child 
product engineers and experts, examine and assess the 
effectiveness of any voluntary consumer product safety 
standards for clothing storage units; and
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(B) in accordance with section 553 of title 5, United 
States Code, and paragraph (2), promulgate a final con-
sumer product safety standard for clothing storage units 
to protect children from tip-over-related death or injury, 
that shall take effect 180 days after the date of promulga-
tion or such a later date as the Commission determines 
appropriate. 
(2) REQUIREMENTS.—The standard promulgated under 
paragraph (1) shall protect children from tip-over-related death 
or injury with— 
(A) tests that simulate the weight of children up to 
60 pounds; 
(B) objective, repeatable, reproducible, and measurable 
tests or series of tests that simulate real-world use and 
account for impacts on clothing storage unit stability that 
may result from placement on carpeted surfaces, drawers 
with items in them, multiple open drawers, and dynamic 
force; 
(C) testing of all clothing storage units, including those 
27 inches and above in height; and 
(D) warning requirements based on ASTM F2057–19, 
or its successor at the time of enactment, provided that 
the Consumer Product Safety Commission may strengthen 
the warning requirements of ASTM F2057–19, or its suc-
cessor, if reasonably necessary to protect children from 
tip-over-related death or injury. 
(3) TESTING CLARIFICATION.—Tests referred to in paragraph 
(2)(B) shall allow for the utilization of safety features (excluding 
tip restraints) to work as intended if the features cannot be 
overridden by consumers in normal use. 
(4) TREATMENT OF STANDARD.—A consumer product safety 
standard promulgated under paragraph (1) shall be treated 
as a consumer product safety rule promulgated under section 
9 of the Consumer Product Safety Act (15 U.S.C. 2058). 
(d) ADOPTION OF VOLUNTARY STANDARD.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—If a voluntary standard exists that meets 
the requirements of paragraph (2), the Commission shall, not 
later than 90 days after the date on which such determination 
is made and in accordance with section 553 of title 5, United 
States Code, promulgate a final consumer product safety 
standard that adopts the applicable performance requirements 
of such voluntary standard related to protecting children from 
tip-over-related death or injury. A consumer product safety 
standard promulgated under this subsection shall be treated 
as a consumer product safety rule promulgated under section 
9 of the Consumer Product Safety Act (15 U.S.C. 2058). Such 
standard shall take effect 120 days after the date of the 
promulgation of the rule, or such a later date as the Commission 
determines appropriate. Such standard will supersede any other 
existing standard for clothing storage units to protect children 
from tip-over-related death or injury. 
(2) REQUIREMENTS.—The requirements of this paragraph 
with respect to a voluntary standard for clothing storage units 
are that such standard— 
(A) protects children up to 72 months of age from 
tip-over-related death or injury;
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(B) meets the requirements described in subsection 
(c)(2); 
(C) is, or will be, published not later than 60 days 
after the date of enactment of this Act; and 
(D) is developed by ASTM International or such other 
standard development organization that the Commission 
determines is in compliance with the intent of this section. 
(3) NOTICE REQUIRED TO BE PUBLISHED IN THE FEDERAL 
REGISTER.—The Commission shall publish a notice in the Fed-
eral Register upon beginning the promulgation of a rule under 
this subsection. 
(e) REVISION OF VOLUNTARY STANDARD.— 
(1) NOTICE TO COMMISSION.—If the performance require-
ments of a voluntary standard adopted under subsection (d) 
are subsequently revised, the organization that revised the 
performance requirements of such standard shall notify the 
Commission of such revision after final approval. 
(2) TREATMENT OF REVISION.—Not later than 90 days after 
the date on which the Commission is notified of revised perform-
ance requirements of a voluntary standard described in para-
graph (1) (or such later date as the Commission determines 
appropriate), the Commission shall determine whether the 
revised performance requirements meet the requirements of 
subsection (d)(2)(B), and if so, modify, in accordance with sec-
tion 553 of title 5, United States Code, the standard promul-
gated under subsection (d) to include the revised performance 
requirements that the Commission determines meet such 
requirements. The modified standard shall take effect after 
180 days or such later date as the Commission deems appro-
priate. 
(f) SUBSEQUENT RULEMAKING.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Beginning 5 years after the date of enact-
ment of this Act, subsequent to the publication of a consumer 
product safety standard under this section, the Commission 
may, at any time, initiate rulemaking, in accordance with sec-
tion 553 of title 5, United States Code, to modify the require-
ments of such standard or to include additional provisions 
if the Commission makes a determination that such modifica-
tions or additions are reasonably necessary to protect children 
from tip-over-related death or injury. 
(2) PETITION FOR REVISION OF RULE.— 
(A) IN GENERAL.—If the Commission receives a petition 
for a new or revised test that permits incorporated safety 
features (excluding tip restraints) to work as intended, 
if the features cannot be overridden by consumers in 
normal use and provide an equivalent or greater level 
of safety as the tests developed under subsection (c)(2) 
or the performance requirements described in subsection 
(d)(2)(B), as applicable, the Commission shall determine 
within 120 days— 
(i) whether the petition meets the requirements 
for petitions set forth in section 1051.5 of title 16, 
Code of Federal Regulations, or any successor regula-
tion implementing section 9(i) of the Consumer Product 
Safety Act (15 U.S.C. 2058(i)); and
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(ii) whether the petition demonstrates that the 
test could reasonably meet the requirements of sub-
section (c)(2)(B), and if so, the Commission shall deter-
mine by recorded vote, within 60 days after the deter-
mination, whether to initiate rulemaking, in accord-
ance with section 553 of title 5, United States Code, 
to revise a consumer product safety standard promul-
gated under this section to include the new or revised 
test. 
(B) DEMONSTRATION
OF
COMPLIANCE.—Compliance 
with the testing requirements of a standard revised under 
subparagraph (A) may be demonstrated either through the 
performance of a new or revised test under subparagraph 
(A) or the performance of the tests otherwise required 
under a standard promulgated under this section. 
(3) TREATMENT OF RULES.—Any rule promulgated under 
this subsection, including any modification or revision made 
under this subsection, shall be treated as a consumer product 
safety rule promulgated under section 9 of the Consumer 
Product Safety Act (15 U.S.C. 2058). 
TITLE III—INFORM CONSUMERS 
SEC. 301. COLLECTION, VERIFICATION, AND DISCLOSURE OF INFORMA-
TION BY ONLINE MARKETPLACES TO INFORM CON-
SUMERS. 
(a) COLLECTION AND VERIFICATION OF INFORMATION.— 
(1) COLLECTION.— 
(A) IN GENERAL.—An online marketplace shall require 
any high-volume third party seller on such online market-
place’s platform to provide, not later than 10 days after 
qualifying as a high-volume third party seller on the plat-
form, the following information to the online marketplace: 
(i) BANK ACCOUNT.— 
(I) IN GENERAL.—A bank account number, or, 
if such seller does not have a bank account, the 
name of the payee for payments issued by the 
online marketplace to such seller. 
(II) PROVISION
OF
INFORMATION.—The bank 
account or payee information required under sub-
clause (I) may be provided by the seller in the 
following ways: 
(aa) To the online marketplace. 
(bb) To a payment processor or other third 
party contracted by the online marketplace 
to maintain such information, provided that 
the online marketplace ensures that it can 
obtain such information within 3 business 
days from such payment processor or other 
third party. 
(ii) CONTACT INFORMATION.—Contact information 
for such seller as follows: 
(I) With respect to a high-volume third party 
seller that is an individual, the individual’s name.
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(II) With respect to a high-volume third party 
seller that is not an individual, one of the following 
forms of contact information: 
(aa) A copy of a valid government-issued 
identification for an individual acting on 
behalf of such seller that includes the individ-
ual’s name. 
(bb) A copy of a valid government-issued 
record or tax document that includes the busi-
ness name and physical address of such seller. 
(iii) TAX ID.—A business tax identification number, 
or, if such seller does not have a business tax identifica-
tion number, a taxpayer identification number. 
(iv) WORKING EMAIL AND PHONE NUMBER.—A cur-
rent working email address and phone number for 
such seller. 
(B) 
NOTIFICATION
OF
CHANGE; 
ANNUAL
CERTIFI-
CATION.—An online marketplace shall— 
(i) periodically, but not less than annually, notify 
any high-volume third party seller on such online 
marketplace’s platform of the requirement to keep any 
information collected under subparagraph (A) current; 
and 
(ii) require any high-volume third party seller on 
such online marketplace’s platform to, not later than 
10 days after receiving the notice under clause (i), 
electronically certify that— 
(I) the seller has provided any changes to such 
information to the online marketplace, if any such 
changes have occurred; or 
(II) there have been no changes to such seller’s 
information. 
(C) SUSPENSION.—In the event that a high-volume 
third party seller does not provide the information or certifi-
cation required under this paragraph, the online market-
place shall, after providing the seller with written or elec-
tronic notice and an opportunity to provide such informa-
tion or certification not later than 10 days after the 
issuance of such notice, suspend any future sales activity 
of such seller until such seller provides such information 
or certification. 
(2) VERIFICATION.— 
(A) IN GENERAL.—An online marketplace shall— 
(i) verify the information collected under para-
graph (1)(A) not later than 10 days after such collec-
tion; and 
(ii) verify any change to such information not later 
than 10 days after being notified of such change by 
a high-volume third party seller under paragraph 
(1)(B). 
(B) PRESUMPTION OF VERIFICATION.—In the case of a 
high-volume third party seller that provides a copy of a 
valid government-issued tax document, any information 
contained in such document shall be presumed to be 
verified as of the date of issuance of such document.
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(3) DATA USE LIMITATION.—Data collected solely to comply 
with the requirements of this section may not be used for 
any other purpose unless required by law. 
(4) DATA SECURITY REQUIREMENT.—An online marketplace 
shall implement and maintain reasonable security procedures 
and practices, including administrative, physical, and technical 
safeguards, appropriate to the nature of the data and the 
purposes for which the data will be used, to protect the data 
collected to comply with the requirements of this section from 
unauthorized use, disclosure, access, destruction, or modifica-
tion. 
(b) DISCLOSURE REQUIRED.— 
(1) REQUIREMENT.— 
(A) IN GENERAL.—An online marketplace shall— 
(i) require any high-volume third party seller with 
an aggregate total of $20,000 or more in annual gross 
revenues on such online marketplace, and that uses 
such online marketplace’s platform, to provide the 
information described in subparagraph (B) to the online 
marketplace; and 
(ii) disclose the information described in subpara-
graph (B) to consumers in a clear and conspicuous 
manner— 
(I) on the product listing page (including via 
hyperlink); or 
(II) in the order confirmation message or other 
document or communication made to the consumer 
after the purchase is finalized and in the con-
sumer’s account transaction history. 
(B) 
INFORMATION
DESCRIBED.—The 
information 
described in this subparagraph is the following: 
(i) Subject to paragraph (2), the identity of the 
high-volume third party seller, including— 
(I) the full name of the seller, which may 
include the seller name or seller’s company name, 
or the name by which the seller or company oper-
ates on the online marketplace; 
(II) the physical address of the seller; and 
(III) contact information for the seller, to allow 
for the direct, unhindered communication with 
high-volume third party sellers by users of the 
online marketplace, including— 
(aa) a current working phone number; 
(bb) a current working email address; or 
(cc) other means of direct electronic mes-
saging (which may be provided to such seller 
by the online marketplace), provided that the 
requirements of this item shall not prevent 
an 
online 
marketplace 
from 
monitoring 
communications between high-volume third 
party sellers and users of the online market-
place for fraud, abuse, or spam. 
(ii) Whether the high-volume third party seller 
used a different seller to supply the consumer product 
to the consumer upon purchase, and, upon the request 
of 
an 
authenticated 
purchaser, 
the 
information 
described in clause (i) relating to any such seller that
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reporting of suspicious marketplace activity to the online 
marketplace. 
(4) COMPLIANCE.—If a high-volume third party seller does 
not comply with the requirements to provide and disclose 
information under this subsection, the online marketplace shall, 
after providing the seller with written or electronic notice and 
an opportunity to provide or disclose such information not 
later than 10 days after the issuance of such notice, suspend 
any future sales activity of such seller until the seller complies 
with such requirements. 
(c) ENFORCEMENT BY FEDERAL TRADE COMMISSION.— 
(1) UNFAIR AND DECEPTIVE ACTS OR PRACTICES.—A violation 
of subsection (a) or (b) by an online marketplace shall be 
treated as a violation of a rule defining an unfair or deceptive 
act or practice prescribed under section 18(a)(1)(B) of the Fed-
eral Trade Commission Act (15 U.S.C. 57a(a)(1)(B)). 
(2) POWERS OF THE COMMISSION.— 
(A) IN GENERAL.—The Commission shall enforce sub-
sections (a) and (b) in the same manner, by the same 
means, and with the same jurisdiction, powers, and duties 
as though all applicable terms and provisions of the Federal 
Trade Commission Act (15 U.S.C. 41 et seq.) were incor-
porated into and made a part of this section. 
(B) PRIVILEGES AND IMMUNITIES.—Any person that vio-
lates subsection (a) or (b) shall be subject to the penalties, 
and entitled to the privileges and immunities, provided 
in the Federal Trade Commission Act (15 U.S.C. 41 et 
seq.). 
(3) REGULATIONS.—The Commission may promulgate regu-
lations under section 553 of title 5, United States Code, with 
respect to the collection, verification, or disclosure of informa-
tion under this section, provided that such regulations are 
limited to what is necessary to collect, verify, and disclose 
such information. 
(4) AUTHORITY PRESERVED.—Nothing in this section shall 
be construed to limit the authority of the Commission under 
any other provision of law. 
(d) ENFORCEMENT BY STATE ATTORNEYS GENERAL.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—If the attorney general of a State has 
reason to believe that any online marketplace has violated 
or is violating this section or a regulation promulgated under 
this section that affects one or more residents of that State, 
the attorney general of the State may bring a civil action 
in any appropriate district court of the United States, to— 
(A) enjoin further such violation by the defendant; 
(B) enforce compliance with this section or such regula-
tion; 
(C) obtain civil penalties in the amount provided for 
under subsection (c); 
(D) obtain other remedies permitted under State law; 
and 
(E) obtain damages, restitution, or other compensation 
on behalf of residents of the State. 
(2) NOTICE.—The attorney general of a State shall provide 
prior written notice of any action under paragraph (1) to the 
Commission and provide the Commission with a copy of the 
complaint in the action, except in any case in which such
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prior notice is not feasible, in which case the attorney general 
shall serve such notice immediately upon instituting such 
action. 
(3) INTERVENTION
BY
THE
COMMISSION.—Upon receiving 
notice under paragraph (2), the Commission shall have the 
right— 
(A) to intervene in the action; 
(B) upon so intervening, to be heard on all matters 
arising therein; and 
(C) to file petitions for appeal. 
(4) LIMITATION ON STATE ACTION WHILE FEDERAL ACTION 
IS PENDING.—If the Commission has instituted a civil action 
for violation of this section or a regulation promulgated under 
this section, no State attorney general, or official or agency 
of a State, may bring a separate action under paragraph (1) 
during the pendency of that action against any defendant 
named in the complaint of the Commission for any violation 
of this section or a regulation promulgated under this section 
that is alleged in the complaint. A State attorney general, 
or official or agency of a State, may join a civil action for 
a violation of this section or regulation promulgated under 
this section filed by the Commission. 
(5) RULE OF CONSTRUCTION.—For purposes of bringing a 
civil action under paragraph (1), nothing in this section shall 
be construed to prevent the chief law enforcement officer, or 
official or agency of a State, from exercising the powers con-
ferred on such chief law enforcement officer, or official or agency 
of a State, by the laws of the State to conduct investigations, 
administer oaths or affirmations, or compel the attendance 
of witnesses or the production of documentary and other evi-
dence. 
(6) ACTIONS BY OTHER STATE OFFICIALS.— 
(A) IN GENERAL.—In addition to civil actions brought 
by attorneys general under paragraph (1), any other officer 
of a State who is authorized by the State to do so, except 
for any private person on behalf of the State attorney 
general, may bring a civil action under paragraph (1), 
subject to the same requirements and limitations that apply 
under this subsection to civil actions brought by attorneys 
general. 
(B) SAVINGS
PROVISION.—Nothing in this subsection 
may be construed to prohibit an authorized official of a 
State from initiating or continuing any proceeding in a 
court of the State for a violation of any civil or criminal 
law of the State. 
(e) SEVERABILITY.—If any provision of this section, or the 
application thereof to any person or circumstance, is held invalid, 
the remainder of this section and the application of such provision 
to other persons not similarly situated or to other circumstances 
shall not be affected by the invalidation. 
(f) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
(1) COMMISSION.—The term ‘‘Commission’’ means the Fed-
eral Trade Commission. 
(2) CONSUMER PRODUCT.—The term ‘‘consumer product’’ has 
the meaning given such term in section 101 of the Magnuson- 
Moss Warranty—Federal Trade Commission Improvement Act
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(15 U.S.C. 2301) and section 700.1 of title 16, Code of Federal 
Regulations. 
(3) HIGH-VOLUME THIRD PARTY SELLER.— 
(A) IN GENERAL.—The term ‘‘high-volume third party 
seller’’ means a participant on an online marketplace’s 
platform who is a third party seller and, in any continuous 
12-month period during the previous 24 months, has 
entered into 200 or more discrete sales or transactions 
of new or unused consumer products and an aggregate 
total of $5,000 or more in gross revenues. 
(B) CLARIFICATION.—For purposes of calculating the 
number of discrete sales or transactions or the aggregate 
gross revenues under subparagraph (A), an online market-
place shall only be required to count sales or transactions 
made through the online marketplace and for which pay-
ment was processed by the online marketplace, either 
directly or through its payment processor. 
(4) ONLINE MARKETPLACE.—The term ‘‘online marketplace’’ 
means any person or entity that operates a consumer-directed 
electronically based or accessed platform that— 
(A) includes features that allow for, facilitate, or enable 
third party sellers to engage in the sale, purchase, payment, 
storage, shipping, or delivery of a consumer product in 
the United States; 
(B) is used by one or more third party sellers for 
such purposes; and 
(C) has a contractual or similar relationship with con-
sumers governing their use of the platform to purchase 
consumer products. 
(5) SELLER.—The term ‘‘seller’’ means a person who sells, 
offers to sell, or contracts to sell a consumer product through 
an online marketplace’s platform. 
(6) THIRD PARTY SELLER.— 
(A) IN GENERAL.—The term ‘‘third party seller’’ means 
any seller, independent of an online marketplace, who sells, 
offers to sell, or contracts to sell a consumer product in 
the United States through such online marketplace’s plat-
form. 
(B) EXCLUSIONS.—The term ‘‘third party seller’’ does 
not include, with respect to an online marketplace— 
(i) a seller who operates the online marketplace’s 
platform; or 
(ii) a business entity that has— 
(I) made available to the general public the 
entity’s name, business address, and working con-
tact information; 
(II) an ongoing contractual relationship with 
the online marketplace to provide the online 
marketplace with the manufacture, distribution, 
wholesaling, or fulfillment of shipments of con-
sumer products; and 
(III) provided to the online marketplace identi-
fying information, as described in subsection (a), 
that has been verified in accordance with that 
subsection. 
(7) VERIFY.—The term ‘‘verify’’ means to confirm informa-
tion provided to an online marketplace pursuant to this section,
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which may include the use of one or more methods that enable 
the online marketplace to reliably determine that any informa-
tion and documents provided are valid, corresponding to the 
seller or an individual acting on the seller’s behalf, not mis-
appropriated, and not falsified. 
(g) RELATIONSHIP TO STATE LAWS.—No State or political sub-
division of a State, or territory of the United States, may establish 
or continue in effect any law, regulation, rule, requirement, or 
standard that conflicts with the requirements of this section. 
(h) EFFECTIVE DATE.—This section shall take effect 180 days 
after the date of the enactment of this Act. 
TITLE IV—VIRGINIA GRAEME BAKER 
POOL AND SPA SAFETY ACT REAU-
THORIZATION 
SEC. 401. COVERED ENTITY DEFINED. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 1403 of the Virginia Graeme Baker 
Pool and Spa Safety Act (15 U.S.C. 8002) is amended— 
(1) by redesignating paragraphs (4), (5), (6), (7), and (8) 
as paragraphs (6), (7), (8), (9), and (10), respectively; and 
(2) by inserting after paragraph (3) the following: 
‘‘(4) COVERED ENTITY.—The term ‘covered entity’ means— 
‘‘(A) a State; or 
‘‘(B) an Indian Tribe. 
‘‘(5) INDIAN
TRIBE.—The term ‘Indian Tribe’ has the 
meaning given that term in section 4(e) of the Indian Self- 
Determination and Education Assistance Act (25 U.S.C. 
5304(e)).’’. 
(b) TECHNICAL CORRECTION.—Paragraph (10) of section 1403 
of the Virginia Graeme Baker Pool and Spa Safety Act (as so 
redesignated) is amended by striking ‘‘section 3(10) of the Consumer 
Product Safety Act (15 U.S.C. 2052(10))’’ and inserting ‘‘section 
3(a) of the Consumer Product Safety Act (15 U.S.C. 2052(a))’’. 
SEC. 402. SWIMMING POOL SAFETY GRANT PROGRAM. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 1405 of the Virginia Graeme Baker 
Pool and Spa Safety Act (15 U.S.C. 8004) is amended to read 
as follows: 
‘‘SEC. 1405. SWIMMING POOL SAFETY GRANT PROGRAM. 
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—Subject to the availability of appropriations 
authorized by subsection (e), the Commission shall carry out a 
grant program to provide assistance to eligible covered entities. 
‘‘(b) ELIGIBILITY.—To be eligible for a grant under the program, 
a covered entity shall— 
‘‘(1) demonstrate to the satisfaction of the Commission that, 
as of the date on which the covered entity submits an applica-
tion to the Commission for a grant under this section, the 
covered entity has enacted and provides for the enforcement 
of a statute that— 
‘‘(A) except as provided in section 1406(a)(1)(A)(i), 
applies to all swimming pools constructed in the State 
or in the jurisdiction of the Indian Tribe (as the case 
may be) on or after such date; and