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Question: SECTION 1. DEVELOPMENT OF BEST PRACTICES FOR THE USE OF PRESCRIPTION 
              OPIOIDS.

    (a) Definitions.--In this section--
            (1) the term ``Secretary'' means the Secretary of Health 
        and Human Services; and
            (2) the term ``task force'' means the Pain Management Best 
        Practices Inter-Agency Task Force convened under subsection 
        (b).
    (b) Inter-Agency Task Force.--Not later than December 14, 2018, the 
Secretary, in cooperation with the Secretary of Veterans Affairs, the 
Secretary of Defense, and the Administrator of the Drug Enforcement 
Administration, shall convene a Pain Management Best Practices Inter-
Agency Task Force to review, modify, and update, as appropriate, best 
practices for pain management (including chronic and acute pain) and 
prescribing pain medication.
    (c) Membership.--The task force shall be comprised of--
            (1) representatives of--
                    (A) the Department of Health and Human Services;
                    (B) the Department of Veterans Affairs;
                    (C) the Food and Drug Administration;
                    (D) the Department of Defense;
                    (E) the Drug Enforcement Administration;
                    (F) the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention;
                    (G) the Health Resources and Services 
                Administration;
                    (H) the Indian Health Service;
                    (I) the National Academy of Medicine;
                    (J) the National Institutes of Health;
                    (K) the Office of National Drug Control Policy;
                    (L) the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services 
                Administration; and
                    (M) the Office of Women's Health;
            (2) State medical boards;
            (3) subject to subsection (e), physicians, dentists, and 
        nonphysician prescribers;
            (4) hospitals;
            (5) subject to subsection (e), pharmacists and pharmacies;
            (6) first responders;
            (7) experts in the fields of pain research and addiction 
        research;
            (8) experts in the fields of adolescent and young adult 
        addiction research;
            (9) representatives of--
                    (A) pain management professional organizations;
                    (B) the mental health treatment community;
                    (C) the addiction treatment and recovery community;
                    (D) pain advocacy groups;
                    (E) veteran service organizations; and
                    (F) groups with expertise on overdose reversal;
            (10) a person in recovery from addiction to medication for 
        chronic pain;
            (11) a person in recovery from addiction to medication for 
        chronic pain, whose addiction began in adolescence or young 
        adulthood;
            (12) a person with chronic pain;
            (13) an expert on active duty military, armed forces 
        personnel, and veteran health and prescription opioid 
        addiction;
            (14) an expert in the field of minority health; and
            (15) other stakeholders, as the Secretary determines 
        appropriate.
    (d) Condition on Participation on Task Force.--An individual 
representing a profession or entity described in paragraph (3) or (5) 
of subsection (c) may not serve as a member of the task force unless 
such individual--
            (1) is currently licensed in a State in which such 
        individual is practicing (as defined by such State) such 
        profession (or, in the case of an individual representing an 
        entity, a State in which the entity is engaged in business); 
        and
            (2) is currently practicing (as defined by such State) such 
        profession (or, in the case of an individual representing an 
        entity, the entity is in operation).
    (e) Duties.--The task force shall--
            (1) not later than 180 days after the date on which the 
        task force is convened under subsection (b), review, modify, 
        and update, as appropriate, best practices for pain management 
        (including chronic and acute pain) and prescribing pain 
        medication, taking into consideration--
                    (A) existing pain management research;
                    (B) research on trends in areas and communities in 
                which the prescription opioid abuse rate and fatality 
                rate exceed the national average prescription opioid 
                abuse rate and fatality rate;
                    (C) recommendations from relevant conferences and 
                existing relevant evidence-based guidelines;
                    (D) ongoing efforts at the State and local levels 
                and by medical professional organizations to develop 
                improved pain management strategies, including 
                consideration of differences within and between classes 
                of opioids, the availability of opioids with abuse 
                deterrent technology, and pharmacological, 
                nonpharmacological, medical device alternatives to 
                opioids to reduce opioid monotherapy in appropriate 
                cases and the coordination of information collected 
                from State prescription drug monitoring programs for 
                the purpose of preventing the diversion of pain 
                medication;
                    (E) ongoing efforts at the Federal, State, and 
                local levels to examine the potential benefits of 
                electronic prescribing of opioids, including any public 
                comments collected in the course of those efforts;
                    (F) the management of high-risk populations, other 
                than populations who suffer pain, who--
                            (i) may use or be prescribed 
                        benzodiazepines, alcohol, and diverted opioids; 
                        or
                            (ii) receive opioids in the course of 
                        medical care;
                    (G) the distinct needs of adolescents and young 
                adults with respect to pain management, pain 
                medication, substance use disorder, and medication-
                assisted treatment;
                    (H) the 2016 Guideline for Prescribing Opioids for 
                Chronic Pain issued by the Centers for Disease Control 
                and Prevention;
                    (I) the practice of co-prescribing naloxone for 
                both pain patients receiving chronic opioid therapy and 
                patients being treated for opioid use disorders;
                    (J) research that has been, or is being, conducted 
                or supported by the Federal Government on prevention 
                of, treatment for, and recovery from substance use by 
                and substance use disorders among adolescents and young 
                adults relative to any unique circumstances (including 
                social and biological circumstances) of adolescents and 
                young adults that may make adolescent-specific and 
                young adult-specific treatment protocols necessary, 
                including any effects that substance use and substance 
                use disorders may have on brain development and the 
                implications for treatment and recovery;
                    (K) Federal non-research programs and activities 
                that address prevention of, treatment for, and recovery 
                from substance use by and substance use disorders among 
                adolescents and young adults, including an assessment 
                of the effectiveness of such programs and activities 
                in--
                            (i) preventing substance use by and 
                        substance use disorders among adolescents and 
                        young adults;
                            (ii) treating such adolescents and young 
                        adults in a way that accounts for any unique 
                        circumstances faced by adolescents and young 
                        adults; and
                            (iii) supporting long-term recovery among 
                        adolescents and young adults; and
                    (L) gaps that have been identified by Federal 
                officials and experts in Federal efforts relating to 
                prevention of, treatment for, and recovery from 
                substance use by and substance use disorders among 
                adolescents and young adults, including gaps in 
                research, data collection, and measures to evaluate the 
                effectiveness of Federal efforts, and the reasons for 
                such gaps;
            (2) solicit and take into consideration public comment on 
        the practices developed under paragraph (1), amending such best 
        practices if appropriate;
            (3) develop a strategy for disseminating information about 
        the best practices developed under paragraphs (1) and (2) to 
        prescribers, pharmacists, State medical boards, educational 
        institutions that educate prescribers and pharmacists, and 
        other parties, as the Secretary determines appropriate;
            (4) review, modify, and update best practices for pain 
        management and prescribing pain medication, specifically as it 
        pertains to physician education and consumer education; and
            (5) examine and identify--
                    (A) the extent of the need for the development of 
                new pharmacological, nonpharmacological, and medical 
                device alternatives to opioids;
                    (B) the current status of research efforts to 
                develop such alternatives; and
                    (C) the pharmacological, nonpharmacological, and 
                medical device alternatives to opioids that are 
                currently available that could be better utilized.
    (f) Consideration of Study Results.--In reviewing, modifying, and 
updating, best practices for pain management and prescribing pain 
medication, the task force shall take into consideration existing 
private sector, State, and local government efforts related to pain 
management and prescribing pain medication.
    (g) Limitation.--The task force shall not have rulemaking 
authority.
    (h) Report.--Not later than 270 days after the date on which the 
task force is convened under subsection (b), the task force shall 
submit to Congress a report that includes--
            (1) the strategy for disseminating best practices for pain 
        management (including chronic and acute pain) and prescribing 
        pain medication, as developed under subsection (e);
            (2) the results of a feasibility study on linking the best 
        practices described in paragraph (1) to receiving and renewing 
        registrations under section 303(f) of the Controlled Substances 
        Act (21 U.S.C. 823(f));
            (3) recommendations for effectively applying the best 
        practices described in paragraph (1) to improve prescribing 
        practices at medical facilities, including medical facilities 
        of the Veterans Health Administration and Indian Health 
        Service;
            (4) the modified and updated best practices described in 
        subsection (e)(4); and
            (5) the results of the examination and identification 
        conducted pursuant to subsection (e)(4), and recommendations 
        regarding--
                    (A) the development of new pharmacological, 
                nonpharmacological, and medical device alternatives to 
                opioids; and
                    (B) the improved utilization of pharmacological, 
                nonpharmacological, and medical device alternatives to 
                opioids that are currently available.

            Passed the House of Representatives May 11, 2016.

            Attest:

                                                 KAREN L. HAAS,

                                                                 Clerk.

Answer: (Sec. 1) This bill requires the Department of Health and Human Services to convene a Pain Management Best Practices Inter-Agency Task Force to: (1) review, modify, and update best practices for pain management and prescribing pain medication; and (2) examine and identify the need for, development of, and availability of medical alternatives to opioids (drugs with effects similar to opium, such as certain pain medications). The task force must submit a report that includes: (1) the modified and updated best practices; (2) a strategy for disseminating the best practices; (3) the feasibility of linking the best practices to Drug Enforcement Administration registration of manufacturers, distributors, and dispensers of controlled substances; (4) recommendations for effectively applying the best practices at medical facilities; and (5) recommendations regarding medical alternatives to opioids.


Question: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Firefighters Special Operation Task 
Force Act''.

SEC. 2. GRANTS FOR FIREFIGHTING TASK FORCES.

    The Federal Fire Prevention and Control Act of 1974 (15 U.S.C. 2201 
et seq.) is amended by adding at the end the following new section:

``SEC. 37. ASSISTANCE FOR FIREFIGHTING TASK FORCES.

    ``(a) Definitions.--In this section:
            ``(1) Critical infrastructure.--The term `critical 
        infrastructure' has the meaning given that term in section 
        1016(e) of the Critical Infrastructures Protection Act of 2001 
        (42 U.S.C. 5195c(e)).
            ``(2) Firefighting personnel.--The term `firefighting 
        personnel' has the meaning given that term in section 33(a).
            ``(3) Incident response.--The term `incident response' 
        means a response by a task force or task force unit to--
                    ``(A) a terrorist attack, including such an attack 
                that utilizes a weapon of mass destruction;
                    ``(B) a release of a hazardous material;
                    ``(C) a natural disaster; or
                    ``(D) any other emergency for which a response by a 
                fire service is appropriate.
            ``(4) Member.--The term `member', with respect to a task 
        force, means a fire service that is a party to the cooperative 
        agreement establishing the task force.
            ``(5) Task force.--The term `task force' means 2 or more 
        fire services that collectively consist of at least 50 
        firefighting personnel, operating pursuant to a cooperative 
        agreement for the purpose of coordinating incident response 
        among such fire services.
    ``(b) Grant Authority.--The Administrator may award not more than 
100 grants for task forces each fiscal year for the purposes described 
in subsection (c).
    ``(c) Purposes.--A grant awarded under this section shall be used--
            ``(1) to provide salary and benefits to hire firefighting 
        personnel or rehire firefighting personnel who have been laid 
        off to provide services to the task force, including salary and 
        benefits;
            ``(2) to pay expenses related to the participation of 
        firefighting personnel in appropriate training courses;
            ``(3) to provide training related to incident response to 
        firefighting personnel;
            ``(4) to obtain appropriate equipment, including 
        firefighting vehicles or support systems for members of the 
        task force;
            ``(5) to improve the ability of a member of a task force to 
        communicate with a local police department or hospital, or with 
        any other appropriate governmental or private sector entity; 
        and
            ``(6) to ensure the compatibility and interoperability of 
        training and equipment with those obtained by other task 
        forces.
    ``(d) Application Guidance.--The Administrator shall make available 
to potential applicants for assistance under this section a description 
of a model task force configuration, which shall include--
            ``(1) an administrative unit, consisting of 2 chief 
        officers, 2 captains, and 2 lieutenants, to coordinate training 
        programs, logistics, and maintenance of equipment, which shall 
        operate at least 40 hours per week;
            ``(2) a command unit, consisting of 1 chief officer serving 
        as the task force commander and 1 firefighter serving as 
        communications coordinator, which shall operate at all times;
            ``(3) at least 1 hazardous materials company, consisting of 
        1 company officer and 5 firefighters, which shall operate at 
        all times;
            ``(4) at least 1 rescue company, consisting of 1 company 
        officer and 5 firefighters, which shall operate at all times; 
        and
            ``(5) 6 squad companies, each consisting of 1 company 
        officer and 5 firefighters, which shall operate at all times, 
        and which may serve, as appropriate, as a hazardous materials 
        company or rescue company as described in paragraphs (3) and 
        (4).
    ``(e) Application Requirements.--Each task force desiring 
assistance under this section shall submit an application to the 
Administrator at such time, in such manner, and accompanied by such 
information as the Administrator may reasonably require. In order to 
qualify for a grant, an applicant's proposal shall provide for--
            ``(1) prompt incident response;
            ``(2) a unified command system;
            ``(3) common training and equipment for task force members;
            ``(4) maximum coverage in the task force region, taking 
        into account population, business centers, vital 
        infrastructures, transportation corridors, and government 
        centers; and
            ``(5) preservation during the life of the grant of the 
        overall personnel level for each fire service, at least at the 
        level in effect at the time the application was submitted.
    ``(f) Selection Priority.--In selecting a task force to receive 
assistance under this section, the Administrator shall give priority to 
task forces that serve a geographic area that--
            ``(1) has a high population density; or
            ``(2) is located not more than 50 miles from--
                    ``(A) a facility that produces nuclear power;
                    ``(B) a large facility that produces, treats, or 
                refines chemicals or petroleum products;
                    ``(C) a business district of national significance; 
                or
                    ``(D) a location with one or more critical 
                infrastructures.
    ``(g) Matching Requirement.--The Administrator may provide 
assistance to a Task Force under this section for a fiscal year only if 
the task force agrees to obtain from non-Federal sources for such 
fiscal year at least 55 percent of the costs of the task force. The 
non-Federal contributions may be in-kind contributions, including 
personnel, personnel overtime, vehicles, equipment, administrative 
costs, fuel, maintenance, contractor services, and rental space.
    ``(h) Authorization of Appropriations.--There are authorized to be 
appropriated to the Administrator to carry out this section such sums 
as may be necessary for each of the fiscal years 2008 through 2016.''.

Answer: Firefighters Special Operation Task Force Act - Amends the Federal Fire Prevention and Control Act of 1974 to authorize the Administrator of the U.S. Fire Administration to award up to 100 grants for task forces (two or more fire services that collectively consist of at least 50 firefighting personnel, operating under a cooperative agreement to coordinate incident response) each fiscal year for: (1) salary and benefits to hire firefighting personnel; (2) training; (3) equipment or support systems; (4) communications between task force members and a local police department or hospital or with any other appropriate governmental or private sector entity; and (5) compatibility and interoperability of training and equipment.

Requires the Administrator to give priority to task forces serving geographic areas that have a high population density or that are located within 50 miles of: (1) a nuclear power facility; (2) a large facility that produces, treats, or refines chemicals or petroleum products; (3) a business district of national significance; or (4) a location with one or more critical infrastructures.

Requires grantees to obtain non-federal matching funds of at least 55% of the amount awarded by the Administrator for each fiscal year.


Question: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Federal Agency Data Privacy 
Protection Act''.

SEC. 2. DEFINITION OF SENSITIVE DATA.

    In this Act--
            (1) Sensitive data.--The term ``sensitive data'' includes 
        the following:
                    (A) Social security numbers.
                    (B) Financial records.
                    (C) Previous or current health records, including 
                hospital or treatment records of any kind, including 
                drug and alcohol rehabilitation records.
                    (D) Criminal records.
                    (E) Licenses.
                    (F) License denials, suspensions, or revocations.
                    (G) Tax returns.
                    (H) Information that has been specifically 
                authorized under criteria established by an Executive 
                order or an Act of Congress to be kept classified in 
                the interest of national defense or foreign policy.
                    (I) Personally identifiable information.
            (2) Personally identifiable information.--The term 
        ``personally identifiable information'' means any information, 
        in any form or medium, that relates to the past, present, or 
        future physical or mental health, predisposition, or condition 
        of an individual or the provision of health care to an 
        individual.
            (3) Federal computer system.--The term ``Federal computer 
        system'' has the meaning given such term in section 20(d) of 
        the National Institute of Standards and Technology Act (15 
        U.S.C. 278g-3(d)).
            (4) Agency.--The term ``agency'' has the meaning provided 
        in section 3502(1) of title 44, United States Code.
            (5) Record.--The term ``record'' has the meaning provided 
        in section 552a(a) of title 5, United States Code.

SEC. 3. REQUIREMENT FOR USE OF ENCRYPTION FOR SENSITIVE DATA.

    (a) Requirement for Encryption.--
            (1) In general.--All sensitive data maintained by the 
        Federal Government, including such data maintained in Federal 
        computer systems, shall be secured by the use of the most 
        secure encryption standard recognized by the National Institute 
        of Standards and Technology.
            (2) Updating required every 6 months.--Any sequence of 
        characters (known as an encryption key) used to secure an 
        encryption standard used on Federal computer systems shall be 
        changed every 6 months, at a minimum, to provide additional 
        security.
            (3) Implementation.--The requirements of this subsection 
        shall be implemented not later than 6 months after the date of 
        the enactment of this Act.
    (b) Federal Agency Responsibilities.--The head of each agency shall 
be responsible for complying with the requirements of subsection (a) 
within the agency. Such requirement shall be considered to be a 
requirement of subchapter III of chapter 35 of title 44, United States 
Code, for purposes of section 3544(a)(1)(B) of such title.

SEC. 4. REQUIREMENTS RELATING TO ACCESS BY AGENCY PERSONNEL TO 
              SENSITIVE DATA.

    (a) On-Site Access.--No employee of the Federal government may have 
access to sensitive data on Government property unless the employee has 
received a security clearance at the ``secret'' level or higher and has 
completed a financial disclosure form, in accordance with applicable 
provisions of law and regulation.
    (b) Off-Site Access.--
            (1) Prohibition.--Sensitive data maintained by an agency 
        may not be transported or accessed from a location off 
        Government property unless a request for such transportation or 
        access is submitted and approved by the Inspector General of 
        the agency in accordance with paragraph (2).
            (2) Procedures.--
                    (A) Deadline for approval or disapproval.--In the 
                case of any request submitted under paragraph (1) to an 
                Inspector General of an agency, the Inspector General 
                shall approve or disapprove the request within 2 
                business days after the date of submission of the 
                request.
                    (B) Limitation to 10,000 records.--If a request is 
                approved, the Inspector General shall limit the access 
                to not more than 10,000 records at a time.
            (3) Encryption.--Any technology used to store, transport, 
        or access sensitive data during for purposes of off-site access 
        approved under this subsection shall be secured by the use of 
        the most secure encryption standard recognized by the National 
        Institute of Standards and Technology.
    (c) Implementation.--The requirements of this subsection shall be 
implemented not later than 6 months after the date of the enactment of 
this Act.

SEC. 5. REQUIREMENTS RELATING TO GOVERNMENT CONTRACTORS INVOLVING 
              SENSITIVE DATA.

    (a) Applicability to Government Contractors.--In entering into any 
contract that may involve sensitive data in electronic or digital form 
on 10,000 or more United States citizens, an agency shall require the 
contractor and employees of the contractor to comply with the 
requirements of sections 3 and 4 of this Act in the performance of the 
contract, in the same manner as agencies and government employees 
comply with such requirements.
    (b) Implementation.--The requirements of this subsection shall be 
implemented with respect to contracts entered into on or after the date 
occurring 6 months after the date of the enactment of this Act.

Answer:
Federal Agency Data Privacy Protection Act - Sets forth requirements: (1) for the use of encryption for sensitive data maintained by the federal government; (2) relating to access by agency personnel to sensitive data; and (3) relating to government contractors and their employees involving sensitive data.