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A bill to authorize the Administrator of the Federal Emergency Management Agency to waive the 30-day waiting period for flood insurance policies purchased for private properties affected by wildfire on Federal lands.

Bill: 112-s-3320
Sponsor: Sen. Bingaman, Jeff [D-NM]
Introduced: 2012-06-20 in the Senate
Policy area: Finance and Financial Sector
Subjects: Disaster relief and insurance
Fires
Floods and storm protection
Forests, forestry, trees

Summary:
action_date: 2012-06-20
text: 
Amends the National Flood Insurance Act of 1968 to exempt from the statutory 30-day waiting period for a new contract for flood insurance coverage the initial purchase of flood insurance coverage for private property if: (1) the Administrator of the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) determines that the property is subject to elevated risk of flood due to wildfire on federal land, and (2) such coverage was purchased within 60 days after the fire containment date relating to the wildfire that caused the post-wildfire conditions. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2012-06-20
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
action_date: 2012-06-20
text: Introduced in Senate
Protecting Adoption and Promoting Responsible Fatherhood Act of 2012

Bill: 112-s-3321
Sponsor: Sen. Landrieu, Mary L. [D-LA]
Introduced: 2012-06-20 in the Senate
Policy area: Families
Subjects: Adoption and foster care
Family relationships
Government information and archives
Marriage and family status
Separation, divorce, custody, support
State and local government operations

Summary:
action_date: 2012-06-20
text: 
Protecting Adoption and Promoting Responsible Fatherhood Act of 2012 - Amends part B (Child and Family Services) of title IV of the Social Security Act to direct the Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS) to establish and maintain an automated National Responsible Father Registry.
 
Requires the Registry to: (1) contain specified kinds of information sufficient to identify a possible father, and (2) provide a mechanism for men to register such identifying information directly with the Registry.
 
Limits access to Registry information to eligible parties, including: (1) public and licensed private adoption or child placement agencies, (2) licensed attorneys representing a party in a planned or pending adoption or in the termination of rights of one or more possible fathers, (3) state agencies or entities responsible for the placement of children, and (4) state courts.
 
Directs the Secretary to establish a nationwide campaign designed to inform possible fathers, unwed mothers, possible adoptive parents, and eligible parties of the National Registry, the advantages of possible fathers registering either in the National Registry or State Responsible Father Registries, or both, the rights and responsibilities of such parties with regard to a proceeding, and the role of such Registries in a proceeding.
 
Directs the Secretary to use all reasonable efforts to encourage states to enter into agreements to establish automated State Responsible Father Registries and centers that make registration forms easily accessible to possible fathers.
 
Authorizes the Secretary to make a grant to a state to establish a State Registry or modify an existing one to meet the requirements of this Act. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2012-06-20
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
action_date: 2012-06-20
text: Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S4372)
action_date: 2012-06-20
text: Introduced in Senate
Military Family Home Protection Act

Bill: 112-s-3323
Sponsor: Sen. Rockefeller, John D., IV [D-WV]
Introduced: 2012-06-20 in the Senate
Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security
Subjects: Banking and financial institutions regulation
Civil actions and liability
Consumer affairs
Consumer credit
Housing finance and home ownership
Interest, dividends, interest rates
Military personnel and dependents
Veterans' loans, housing, homeless programs

Summary:
action_date: 2012-06-20
text: 
Military Family Home Protection Act - Amends the Servicemembers Civil Relief Act to allow a court, in an action to enforce an obligation on real or personal property secured by a mortgage against a servicemember on active duty, a totally disabled veteran, or the surviving spouse of a member who died during military service, to either: (1) stay the proceedings for a period of time as justice and equity require, or (2) adjust the obligation to preserve the interests of all parties. Prohibits the sale, foreclosure, or seizure of the subject property for the service period, as well as the 12-month period after: (1) the servicemember is discharged or redeployed from a contingency operation, (2) the veteran is retired, or (3) the death of the servicemember (in the case of a surviving spouse). Increases the civil penalties for violations of the sale or foreclosure prohibitions. Prohibits an individual from being denied or refused credit solely by reason of eligibility for relief under this Act.
 
Requires each lending institution acting as a creditor to such servicemember, veteran, or surviving spouse to designate an employee responsible for ensuring the institution's compliance with the requirements of this Act. Requires any such institution that had prior annual assets of $10 billion or more to maintain on its primary website a toll-free number for information with respect to the protections afforded under this Act.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2012-06-20
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
action_date: 2012-06-20
text: Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S4372-4373)
action_date: 2012-06-20
text: Introduced in Senate
Housing for Families of Ill and Injured Veterans Act of 2012

Bill: 112-s-3324
Sponsor: Sen. Brown, Scott P. [R-MA]
Introduced: 2012-06-20 in the Senate
Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security
Subjects: Homelessness and emergency shelter
Housing and community development funding
Social work, volunteer service, charitable organizations
Veterans' loans, housing, homeless programs
Veterans' medical care

Summary:
action_date: 2012-06-20
text: 
Housing for Families of Ill and Injured Veterans Act of 2012 - Authorizes the Secretary of Veterans Affairs (VA) to award a grant to Fisher House Foundation, Inc., for the construction, furnishing, and decorating of a Fisher House for the provision of temporary lodging for veterans and family members in connection with the examination, treatment, or care of a veteran at a VA medical facility.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2012-06-27
text: Committee on Veterans' Affairs. Hearings held. Hearings printed: S.Hrg. 112-668.
action_date: 2012-06-20
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
action_date: 2012-06-20
text: Introduced in Senate
Mental Health First Aid Higher Education Act of 2012

Bill: 112-s-3325
Sponsor: Sen. Begich, Mark [D-AK]
Introduced: 2012-06-21 in the Senate
Policy area: Health
Subjects: Education programs funding
Emergency medical services and trauma care
Health programs administration and funding
Health promotion and preventive care
Higher education
Mental health
School administration
Teaching, teachers, curricula

Summary:
action_date: 2012-06-21
text: 
Mental Health First Aid Higher Education Act of 2012 - Authorizes the Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS), acting through the Administrator of the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, to carry out a demonstration program awarding grants to 10 institutions of higher education (IHEs) to implement a mental health first aid training program.
 
Directs that training toward: (1) on-campus counseling center personnel; (2) dormitory resident advisers; (3) members of threat assessment and disciplinary committees; (4) faculty members; (5) coaches and other athletic department employees; (6) members of threat assessment teams; and (7) other administrators and personnel of the IHE, as determined appropriate by the Secretary. 
 
Requires that the program be designed to train those individuals to: (1) safely ameliorate crisis situations, (2) recognize the signs and symptoms of mental illness, and (3) refer students to mental health services in the early stages of developing mental disorders so they can avoid more costly behavioral health care down the road and stay enrolled in school.
 
 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2012-06-21
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
action_date: 2012-06-21
text: Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S4419-4420)
action_date: 2012-06-21
text: Introduced in Senate
Russian World Trade Organization Commitments Verification Act of 2012

Bill: 112-s-3327
Sponsor: Sen. Brown, Sherrod [D-OH]
Introduced: 2012-06-21 in the Senate
Policy area: Foreign Trade and International Finance
Subjects: Congressional oversight
Free trade and trade barriers
Normal trade relations, most-favored-nation treatment
Public participation and lobbying
Russia
Trade agreements and negotiations

Summary:
action_date: 2012-06-21
text: 
Russian World Trade Organization Commitments Verification Act of 2012 - Directs the U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), within 90 days after the effective date of an Act of Congress authorizing the extension of permanent normal trade relations treatment to products of the Russian Federation, to report to Congress on: (1) Russian Federation commitments under the protocol on the accession of the Russian Federation to the World Trade Organization (WTO) Agreement, and (2) the date by which that protocol requires each such commitment to be implemented.
 
Requires the USTR to report annually to Congress on: (1) actions taken by the Russian Federation to comply with its commitments under the protocol that has a significant effect on U.S. commerce, (2) any commitment the Federation is not implementing or is not making progress toward implementing in a timely manner, and (3) any actions taken by the USTR to obtain Russian Federation compliance with its commitments.
 
Directs the USTR to take appropriate action to obtain Russian Federation compliance with commitments it is not implementing or is not making progress toward implementing in a timely manner. Authorizes the USTR, however, not to take any action if it is not in the U.S. national interest.
 
Requires the USTR to seek public participation in developing such reports and in determining what action, if any, to take with respect to any commitment the Russian Federation is not implementing or is not making progress toward implementing in a timely manner.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2012-06-21
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
action_date: 2012-06-21
text: Introduced in Senate
JUMP Reauthorization Act of 2012

Bill: 112-s-3328
Sponsor: Sen. Lautenberg, Frank R. [D-NJ]
Introduced: 2012-06-21 in the Senate
Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement
Subjects: Crime prevention
Drug, alcohol, tobacco use
Education of the disadvantaged
Education programs funding
Elementary and secondary education
Juvenile crime and gang violence
Law enforcement administration and funding
Social work, volunteer service, charitable organizations

Summary:
action_date: 2012-06-21
text: 
Juvenile Mentoring Program Reauthorization Act of 2012 or the JUMP Reauthorization Act of 2012 - Amends the Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Act of 1974 to direct the Administrator of the Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention to award grants to and enter into contracts with national, regional, and local nonprofit organizations to implement mentoring programs that link at-risk youth with responsible adults to provide general guidance to such youth, promote personal and social responsibility, increase at-risk youth's participation in and enhance their ability to benefit from elementary and secondary education, discourage use of illegal drugs and dangerous weapons and involvement in gangs, and encourage participation in community service and activities. Defines "at-risk youth" as individuals under age 18 who are at risk of educational failure or involvement in delinquent activities. 
 
Requires the Administrator to develop and distribute to program participants specific model guidelines for screening prospective program mentors.
 
Gives priority to grant applicants that: (1) serve at-risk youth in high crime areas; (2) have at least 60% of their youth eligible to receive funds under the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965; (3) establish and support mentoring programs that serve at-risk youth in public housing or on Native American lands; and (4) serve at-risk youth with a parent in the military, including a deployed parent.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2012-06-21
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
action_date: 2012-06-21
text: Introduced in Senate
Wild Olympics Wilderness and Wild and Scenic Rivers Act of 2012

Bill: 112-s-3329
Sponsor: Sen. Murray, Patty [D-WA]
Introduced: 2012-06-21 in the Senate
Policy area: Public Lands and Natural Resources
Subjects: Forests, forestry, trees
Washington State
Wilderness and natural areas, wildlife refuges, wild rivers, habitats

Summary:
action_date: 2012-06-21
text: 
Wild Olympics Wilderness and Wild and Scenic Rivers Act of 2012 - Designates certain federal land in the Olympic National Forest in the state of Washington as wilderness and as components of the National Wilderness Preservation System. Designates certain other land, identified on the same map as such proposed areas, as potential wilderness.
 
Amends the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act to designate as wild, scenic, or recreational rivers specified segments of the following rivers in the state of Washington:
 
 
Elwha River;
 
Dungeness River;
 
Big Quilcene River;
 
Dosewallips River;
 
Duckabush River;
 
Hamma Hamma River;
 
South Fork Skokomish River;
 
Middle Fork Satsop River;
 
West Fork Satsop River;
 
Wynoochee River;
 
East Fork Humptulips River;
 
West Fork Humptulips River;
 
Quinault River;
 
Queets River;
 
Hoh River;
 
Bogachiel River;
 
South Fork Calawah River;
 
Sol Duc River; and
 
Lyre River.
 
 
Withdraws the federal land within the boundaries of the designated river segments from: (1) entry, appropriation, or disposal under the public land laws; (2) location, entry, and patent under the mining laws; and (3) disposition under all laws relating to mineral and geothermal leasing or mineral materials. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2012-06-21
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
action_date: 2012-06-21
text: Introduced in Senate
Niblack Mining Area Road Authorization Act

Bill: 112-s-3330
Sponsor: Sen. Murkowski, Lisa [R-AK]
Introduced: 2012-06-21 in the Senate
Policy area: Public Lands and Natural Resources
Subjects: Alaska
Forests, forestry, trees
Licensing and registrations
Mining
Roads and highways

Summary:
action_date: 2012-06-21
text: 
Niblack Mining Area Road Authorization Act - Directs the Secretary of Agriculture, acting through the Chief of the Forest Service, to establish a road corridor that follows 1 of the 2 routes identified as &quot;Niblack Route 1&quot; or &quot;Niblack Route 2&quot; on the map entitled &quot;Road to Niblack Mine,&quot; numbered 1, and dated June 21, 2012, to connect the Prince of Wales Island road system in Alaska to the area of the Niblack patented mineral claims on the southeast side of Prince of Wales Island.
 
Sets forth requirements for such road corridor.
 
Authorizes Alaska and the Prince of Wales Community Advisory Council to participate as cooperating agencies during the preparation of any environmental impact statement prepared with respect to the road corridor. 
 
Expresses the intent of Congress that any federal permit required for such road construction be issued or denied within one year after the date of the permit application.
 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2012-06-21
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
action_date: 2012-06-21
text: Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S4420-4421)
action_date: 2012-06-21
text: Introduced in Senate
Data Security and Breach Notification Act of 2012

Bill: 112-s-3333
Sponsor: Sen. Toomey, Patrick [R-PA]
Introduced: 2012-06-21 in the Senate
Policy area: Commerce
Subjects: Bank accounts, deposits, capital
Civil actions and liability
Computer security and identity theft
Consumer affairs
Internet and video services
Internet, web applications, social media
Right of privacy

Summary:
action_date: 2012-06-21
text: 
Data Security and Breach Notification Act of 2012 - Requires commercial entities that acquire, maintain, store, or utilize personal information (covered entities) to take reasonable measures to protect and secure data in electronic form containing personal information.
 
Directs a covered entity that owns or licenses such data to give notice of any breach of the security of the system that the entity reasonably believes has caused or will cause identity theft or other financial harm to each individual: (1) who is a U.S. citizen or resident; and (2) whose personal information was, or that the covered entity reasonably believes has been, accessed and acquired by an unauthorized person.
 
Requires a covered entity to notify the Secret Service or the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) of a security breach of personal information involving more than 10,000 individuals.
 
Requires a third-party entity contracted to maintain, store, or process data containing personal information to notify the covered entity of a breach of security of a system. Requires a service provider to notify the covered entity if it becomes aware of a breach of security involving personal information owned or possessed by a covered entity and if such covered entity can be reasonably identified.
 
Allows delays of notifications to avoid impeding a civil or criminal investigation or threatening national or homeland security.
 
Sets forth the methods for notification under this Act. 
 
Preempts information security practices of the Communications Act applicable to telecommunication carriers, satellite operators, and cable operators.
 
Sets forth civil monetary penalties for violations of this Act. 
 
Exempts financial institutions and entities subject to the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 (HIPAA).


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2012-06-21
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
action_date: 2012-06-21
text: Introduced in Senate
Protection of Homes, Small Businesses, and Private Property Act of 2012

Bill: 112-s-3334
Sponsor: Sen. Cornyn, John [R-TX]
Introduced: 2012-06-21 in the Senate
Policy area: Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues
Subjects: Economic development
Land use and conservation
Property rights

Summary:
action_date: 2012-06-21
text: 
Protection of Homes, Small Businesses, and Private Property Act of 2012 - Declares that the power of eminent domain shall be available only for public use, which shall not include economic development. Applies such limitation to all exercises of eminent domain by the federal government or by state and local governments using federal funds.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2012-06-21
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
action_date: 2012-06-21
text: Introduced in Senate
Effective Administration of Criminal Justice Act of 2012

Bill: 112-s-3335
Sponsor: Sen. Leahy, Patrick J. [D-VT]
Introduced: 2012-06-21 in the Senate
Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement
Subjects: Civil actions and liability
Criminal investigation, prosecution, interrogation
Criminal procedure and sentencing
Due process and equal protection
Evidence and witnesses
Judicial procedure and administration
Law enforcement administration and funding
Lawyers and legal services

Summary:
action_date: 2012-06-21
text: 
Effective Administration of Criminal Justice Act of 2012 - Amends the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 to require grant applicants under the Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant Program to include in grant applications a comprehensive statewide plan for the improvement of the administration of the criminal justice system. Makes it unlawful for government entities or their agents to engage in a pattern or practice of conduct that deprives indigent defendants of their constitutional rights to assistance of counsel in criminal proceedings.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2012-06-21
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. (text of measure as introduced: CR S4422)
action_date: 2012-06-21
text: Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S4421-4422)
action_date: 2012-06-21
text: Introduced in Senate
A bill to authorize the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to carry out a major medical facility project lease for a Department of Veterans Affairs outpatient clinic at Ewa Plain, Oahu, Hawaii, and for other purposes.

Bill: 112-s-3336
Sponsor: Sen. Inouye, Daniel K. [D-HI]
Introduced: 2012-06-21 in the Senate
Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security
Subjects: Congressional tributes
Government buildings, facilities, and property
Hawaii
Health facilities and institutions
Home and outpatient care
Veterans' medical care

Summary:
action_date: 2012-06-21
text: 
Authorizes the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to carry out a major medical facility lease for a Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) outpatient clinic at Ewa Plain, Oahu, Hawaii.
 
Designates such clinic as the &quot;Daniel Kahikina Akaka Department of Veterans Affairs Clinic.&quot;


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2012-06-27
text: Committee on Veterans' Affairs. Hearings held. Hearings printed: S.Hrg. 112-668.
action_date: 2012-06-21
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs. (text of measure as introduced: CR S4422-4423)
action_date: 2012-06-21
text: Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S4422)
action_date: 2012-06-21
text: Introduced in Senate
Access to Physicians in Medicare Act of 2012

Bill: 112-s-3337
Sponsor: Sen. Paul, Rand [R-KY]
Introduced: 2012-06-25 in the Senate
Policy area: Health
Subjects: Budget deficits and national debt
Child health
Health care costs and insurance
Health care coverage and access
Medicaid
Medicare
Poverty and welfare assistance

Summary:
action_date: 2012-06-25
text: 
Access to Physicians in Medicare Act of 2012 - Amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act with respect to payment for physicians' services to require that, in lieu of the update to the single conversion factor that would otherwise apply for 2013 and thereafter, the update to the single conversion factor for each such year be the lesser of: (1) the annual percentage increase in the Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers for the year; and (2) 3.0%. (Thus repeals the Medicare sustainable growth rate formula.)
 
Repeals as of its date of enactment any provision of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA), or any amendment made by it, that amends or authorizes a program or activity with respect to the Medicaid program under SSA title XIX or the Children's Health Insurance Program (CHIP) under SSA title XXI, except for certain program integrity and transparency requirements. 
 
Repeals PPACA title I, relating to health care access and coverage, and restores or revives the provisions of law amended or repealed by title I as if title I had not been enacted. 
 
Repeals provisions of the Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act of 2010 related to: (1) amendments to the Internal Revenue Code regarding health care coverage, including establishment in the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) of a Health Insurance Reform Implementation Fund; and (2) Medicaid. 
 
Requires the use of any reduced federal expenditures resulting from this Act to reduce the federal deficit.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2012-06-25
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
action_date: 2012-06-25
text: Introduced in Senate