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Question: SECTION 1. ESTABLISHMENT OF NEW FASHION MODEL NONIMMIGRANT 
              CLASSIFICATION.

    (a) In General.--
            (1) New classification.--Section 101(a)(15)(P) of the 
        Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1101(a)(15)(P)) is 
        amended--
                    (A) in clause (iii), by striking ``or'' at the end;
                    (B) in clause (iv), by striking ``clause (i), (ii), 
                or (iii)'' and inserting ``clause (i), (ii), (iii), or 
                (iv)'';
                    (C) by redesignating clause (iv) as clause (v); and
                    (D) by inserting after clause (iii) the following:
                    ``(iv) is a fashion model who is of distinguished 
                merit and ability and who is seeking to enter the 
                United States temporarily to perform fashion modeling 
                services that involve events or productions which have 
                a distinguished reputation or that are performed for an 
                organization or establishment that has a distinguished 
                reputation for, or a record of, utilizing prominent 
                modeling talent; or''.
            (2) Authorized period of stay.--Section 214(a)(2)(B) of the 
        Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1184(a)(2)(B)) is 
        amended in the second sentence--
                    (A) by inserting ``or fashion models'' after 
                ``athletes''; and
                    (B) by inserting ``or fashion model'' after 
                ``athlete''.
            (3) Numerical limitation.--Section 214(c)(4) of the 
        Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1184(c)(4)) is 
        amended by adding at the end the following:
    ``(I)(i) The total number of aliens who may be issued visas or 
otherwise provided nonimmigrant status during any fiscal year under 
section 101(a)(15)(P)(iv) may not exceed 1,000.
    ``(ii) The numerical limitation established by clause (i) shall 
only apply to principal aliens and not to the spouses or children of 
such aliens.
    ``(iii) An alien who has already been counted toward the limitation 
established by clause (i) shall not be counted again during the same 
period of stay or authorized extension under subsection (a)(2)(B), 
irrespective of whether there is a change in petitioner under 
subparagraph (C).''.
            (4) Consultation.--
                    (A) In general.--Section 214(c)(4)(D) of the 
                Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 
                1184(c)(4)(D)) is amended by striking ``clause (i) or 
                (iii)'' and inserting ``clause (i), (iii), or (iv)''.
                    (B) Advisory opinion.--Section 214(c)(6)(A)(iii) of 
                the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 
                1184(c)(6)(A)(iii)) is amended--
                            (i) by striking ``section 101(a)(15)(P)(i) 
                        or 101(a)(15)(P)(iii),'' and inserting ``clause 
                        (i), (iii), or (iv) of section 
                        101(a)(15)(P),''; and
                            (ii) by striking ``of athletics or 
                        entertainment''.
                    (C) Expedited procedures.--Section 214(c)(6)(E)(i) 
                of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 
                1184(c)(6)(E)(i)) is amended by striking ``artists or 
                entertainers'' and inserting ``artists, entertainers, 
                or fashion models''.
    (b) Elimination of H-1B Classification for Fashion Models.--Section 
101(a)(15)(H)(i)(b) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 
1101(a)(15)(H)(i)(b)) is amended--
            (1) by striking ``or as a fashion model''; and
            (2) by striking ``or, in the case of a fashion model, is of 
        distinguished merit and ability''.
    (c) Effective Date and Implementation.--
            (1) In general.--The amendments made by this section shall 
        take effect on the date of the enactment of this Act.
            (2) Regulations, guidelines, and precedents.--The 
        regulations, guidelines and precedents in effect on the date of 
        the enactment of this Act for the adjudication of petitions for 
        fashion models under section 101(a)(15)(H)(i)(b) of the 
        Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 
        1101(a)(15)(H)(i)(b)), shall be applied to petitions for 
        fashion models under section 101(a)(15)(P)(iv) of the 
        Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1101(a)(15)(P)(iv)), 
        as added by this Act, except to the extent modified by the 
        Secretary of Homeland Security through final regulations (not 
        through interim regulations) promulgated in accordance with 
        subchapter II of chapter 5, and chapter 7, of title 5, United 
        States Code (commonly known as the ``Administrative Procedure 
        Act'').
            (3) Construction.--Nothing in this section shall be 
        construed as preventing an alien who is a fashion model from 
        obtaining nonimmigrant status under section 101(a)(15)(O)(i) of 
        the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 
        1101(a)(15)(O)(i)) if such alien is otherwise qualified for 
        such status.
            (4) Treatment of pending petitions.--Petitions filed on 
        behalf of fashion models under section 101(a)(15)(H)(i)(b) of 
        the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 
        1101(a)(15)(H)(i)(b)) that are pending on the date of the 
        enactment of this Act shall be treated as if they had been 
        filed under section 101(a)(15)(P)(iv) of the Immigration and 
        Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1101(a)(15)(P)(iv)), as added by this 
        Act.

Answer: Amends the Immigration and Nationality Act to replace the current nonimmigrant (H-1B) visa category for fashion models with a new (P-4) visa category.

Defines such category as a fashion model who is of distinguished merit and ability and who is seeking to enter the United States temporarily to perform fashion modeling services that involve events or productions which have a distinguished reputation or that are performed for an organization or establishment that has a distinguished reputation for, or a record of, utilizing prominent modeling talent.

Provides that such entrants may not: (1) exceed 1,000 in any fiscal year, not including accompanying spouses or children; and (2) stay in the United States for more than 10 years (initial five-year period with one five-year extension).

Makes an employer petition for such alien models eligible for expedited consultation procedures.

States that applicable H-1B regulations, guidelines, and precedents in effect on the date of the enactment of this Act for the adjudication of fashion model petitions shall be applied to P-4 petitions, except to the extent modified by the Secretary of Homeland Security.


Question: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Public Voice Campaign Finance Reform 
Act of 1997''.

SEC. 2. PROMOTING DISCLOSURE OF CAMPAIGN SPENDING.

    (a) Requiring Intermediaries and Conduits To Report on Bundled 
Contributions.--Section 315(a)(8) of the Federal Election Campaign Act 
of 1971 (2 U.S.C. 441a(a)(8)) is amended--
            (1) by striking ``(8)'' and inserting ``(8)(A)''; and
            (2) by adding at the end the following new subparagraph:
    ``(B) Any person acting as an intermediary or conduit for the 
collection or delivery of contributions on behalf of a candidate shall 
file reports with the Commission (at the same time and in the same 
manner as a political committee which is not an authorized committee of 
a candidate is required to file reports under section 304(a)(4)) on the 
contributions collected or delivered and on related activities 
conducted on the candidate's behalf.''.
    (b) Treatment of Certain Communications as Independent Expenditures 
for Reporting Purposes.--Section 301(17) of such Act (2 U.S.C. 431(17)) 
is amended by striking ``identified candidate'' and inserting the 
following: ``identified candidate, or any payment for any communication 
made during the 90-day period ending on the date of an election which 
includes the name or likeness of a candidate,''.
    (c) Mandatory Electronic Filing for Persons Meeting Certain 
Threshold.--Section 304(a)(11)(A) of such Act (2 U.S.C. 434(a)(11)(A)) 
is amended by striking the period at the end and inserting the 
following: ``, except that in the case of any person reporting an 
amount of contributions, expenditures, or disbursements in an amount 
exceeding a threshold established by the Commission, the person shall 
file all reports required under this Act by such electronic means, 
format, or method.''.

SEC. 3. ENHANCING ENFORCEMENT ABILITIES OF FEDERAL ELECTION COMMISSION.

    (a) Permitting FEC To Impose Filing Fee for Reports.--Section 307 
of the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 (2 U.S.C. 437d) is amended 
by adding at the end the following new subsection:
    ``(f)(1) The Commission shall require each political committee 
filing a report under this title to include with the report a payment 
(in an amount established by the Commission) if the amount of 
contributions, expenditures, or disbursements covered by the report 
exceeds a threshold established by the Commission.
    ``(2) In establishing the amount of payment required to be included 
with a report under paragraph (1), the Commission shall take into 
account the costs to the Commission which are associated with the 
submission of reports under this title.
    ``(3) The Commission may waive the application of paragraph (1) 
with respect to a political committee if the Commission determines that 
the payment required would result in a financial hardship to the 
committee.
    ``(4) The Commission may charge a nominal fee for the distribution 
of documents to the public.
    ``(5) The amount appropriated to the Commission for a fiscal year 
pursuant to the authorization under section 314 may not be adjusted to 
take into account any amounts anticipated to be received by the 
Commission during the year pursuant to this subsection.''.
    (b) Revised Standard for Referral of Certain Violations to Attorney 
General.--Section 309(a)(5)(C) of such Act (2 U.S.C. 437g(a)(5)(C)) is 
amended by striking ``by an affirmative vote of 4 of its members, 
determined that there is probable cause to believe'' and inserting 
``believes''.
    (c) Permitting Random Audits.--Section 311(b) of such Act (2 U.S.C. 
438(b)) is amended--
            (1) by striking ``(b)'' and inserting ``(b)(1)''; and
            (2) by adding at the end the following new paragraph:
    ``(2) Notwithstanding paragraph (1), the Commission shall conduct 
random audits of the reports of political committees during the 1-year 
period which begins on the date of a general election, in accordance 
with such criteria as the Commission may establish.''.

SEC. 4. REDUCED BROADCAST RATES FOR CANDIDATES.

    (a) In General.--Section 315(b)(1) of the Communications Act of 
1934 (47 U.S.C. 315(b)(1)) is amended by striking ``the lowest unit 
charge'' and inserting ``the applicable percentage of the lowest unit 
charge''.
    (b) Applicable Percentage Defined.--Section 315(c) of such Act (47 
U.S.C. 315(c)) is amended--
            (1) by striking ``and'' at the end of paragraph (1);
            (2) by striking the period at the end of paragraph (2) and 
        inserting ``; and''; and
            (3) by adding at the end the following new paragraph:
            ``(3) the term `applicable percentage' means--
                    ``(A) 70 percent, in the case of a small broadcast 
                station (as determined by the Commission in accordance 
                with ratings, market area analysis, and such other 
                criteria as the Commission may establish), or
                    ``(B) 50 percent, in the case of any other 
                candidate and any other broadcast station.''.

SEC. 5. RESTRICTIONS ON USE OF NON-FEDERAL FUNDS.

    Title III of the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 (2 U.S.C. 
431 et seq.) is amended by adding at the end the following new section:

               ``restrictions on use of non-federal funds

    ``Sec. 323. (a) In General.--Except as provided in subsection (b), 
no funds which are not subject to the limitations and prohibitions of 
this Act may be expended or disbursed by any person for any activity 
which significantly affects an election for Federal office or which 
promotes or identifies (in whole or in part) any candidate for election 
for Federal office, including any get-out-the-vote drive which 
identifies or targets supporters of a candidate for election for 
Federal office, or any voter registration drive or development or 
maintenance of voter files which occurs during an even-numbered year.
    ``(b) Exceptions.--Subsection (a) shall not apply with respect to 
any of the following activities:
            ``(1) The construction, maintenance, or operation of 
        buildings or broadcast facilities for political parties.
            ``(2) State or local political party conventions.
            ``(3) State or local political party administration.
            ``(4) Generic campaign activity to promote a political 
        party.
            ``(5) Any activity which would be described in clause (i), 
        (iii), or (v) of section 301(9)(B) if payment for the activity 
        were an expenditure under such section.''.

SEC. 6. APPOINTMENT AND SERVICE OF MEMBERS OF FEDERAL ELECTION 
              COMMISSION.

    (a) Appointment of Additional, Independent Commissioner.--
            (1) In general.--Section 306(a)(1) of the Federal Election 
        Campaign Act of 1971 (2 U.S.C. 437c(a)(1)) is amended--
                    (A) by striking ``(a)(1)'' and inserting 
                ``(a)(1)(A)'';
                    (B) in the first sentence, by striking ``6 members 
                appointed by the President,'' and inserting the 
                following: ``7 members appointed by the President, of 
                whom one shall be a political independent nominated for 
                appointment by the other members serving on the 
                Commission,''; and
                    (C) by adding at the end the following new 
                subparagraph:
    ``(B) In subparagraph (A), the term `political independent' means 
an individual who at no time after January 1992--
            ``(i) has held elective office as a member of the 
        Democratic or Republican party;
            ``(ii) has received any wages or salary from the Democratic 
        or Republican party or from a Democratic or Republican party 
        office-holder or candidate; or
            ``(iii) has provided substantial volunteer services or made 
        any substantial contribution to the Democratic or Republican 
        party or to a Democratic or Republican party office-holder or 
        candidate.''.
            (2) Deadline for initial appointment.--The members of the 
        Federal Election Commission shall provide the President with a 
        nominee for appointment to the Commission under section 
        306(a)(1)(A) of the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 (as 
        amended by paragraph (1)) not later than 90 days after the date 
        of the enactment of this Act.
    (b) Limiting Commissioners to Single Term.--Section 306(a)(2)(A) of 
such Act (2 U.S.C. 437c(a)(2)(A)) is amended by striking ``terms'' and 
inserting ``a single term''.

SEC. 7. EFFECTIVE DATE.

    The amendments made by this Act shall apply with respect to 
elections occurring after January 1999.

Answer: Public Voice Campaign Finance Reform Act of 1997 - Amends the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 (FECA) to provide for:  (1) intermediaries and conduits to report on bundled contributions in the same time and manner as a political committee which is not an authorized committee of the candidate; (2) certain communications to be treated as independent expenditures; and (3) mandatory electronic filing for persons reporting contributions, expenditures, or disbursements in an amount exceeding a threshold established by the Federal Election Commission. 
(Sec. 3) Directs the Commission to require each political committee filing a report to include with the report a filing fee when the amount of contributions, expenditures, or disbursements covered by the report exceeds a threshold established by the Commission. 
Revises the standard for referral of certain violations to the Attorney General. 
Requires the Commission to conduct random audits of the reports of political committees. 
(Sec. 4) Amends the Communications Act of 1934 to provide for reduced broadcast media rates for candidates. 
(Sec. 5) Amends FECA to set forth restrictions on the use of non-Federal funds. 
(Sec. 6) Revises requirements for the composition of the Commission and terms of Commissioners and replaces them with new requirements, including one that Commissioners serve no more than a single term.


Question: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
    This Act may be cited as the ``National Urban Search and Rescue 
Response System Act of 2016''.
SEC. 2. NATIONAL URBAN SEARCH AND RESCUE RESPONSE SYSTEM.
    (a) In General.--Title III of the Robert T. Stafford Disaster 
Relief and Emergency Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 5141 et seq.) is amended 
by adding at the end the following:
    ``SEC. 327. NATIONAL URBAN SEARCH AND RESCUE RESPONSE SYSTEM.
    ``(a) Definitions.--In this section, the following definitions 
shall apply:
        ``(1) Administrator.--The term `Administrator' means the 
    Administrator of the Federal Emergency Management Agency.
        ``(2) Agency.--The term `Agency' means the Federal Emergency 
    Management Agency.
        ``(3) Hazard.--The term `hazard' has the meaning given the term 
    in section 602.
        ``(4) Nonemployee system member.--The term `nonemployee System 
    member' means a System member not employed by a sponsoring agency 
    or participating agency.
        ``(5) Participating agency.--The term `participating agency' 
    means a State or local government, nonprofit organization, or 
    private organization that has executed an agreement with a 
    sponsoring agency to participate in the System.
        ``(6) Sponsoring agency.--The term `sponsoring agency' means a 
    State or local government that is the sponsor of a task force 
    designated by the Administrator to participate in the System.
        ``(7) System.--The term `System' means the National Urban 
    Search and Rescue Response System to be administered under this 
    section.
        ``(8) System member.--The term `System member' means an 
    individual who is not a full-time employee of the Federal 
    Government and who serves on a task force or on a System management 
    or other technical team.
        ``(9) Task force.--The term `task force' means an urban search 
    and rescue team designated by the Administrator to participate in 
    the System.
    ``(b) General Authority.--Subject to the requirements of this 
section, the Administrator shall continue to administer the emergency 
response system known as the National Urban Search and Rescue Response 
System.
    ``(c) Functions.--In administering the System, the Administrator 
shall provide for a national network of standardized search and rescue 
resources to assist States and local governments in responding to 
hazards.
    ``(d) Task Forces.--
        ``(1) Designation.--The Administrator shall designate task 
    forces to participate in the System. The Administration shall 
    determine the criteria for such participation.
        ``(2) Sponsoring agencies.--Each task force shall have a 
    sponsoring agency. The Administrator shall enter into an agreement 
    with the sponsoring agency with respect to the participation of 
    each task force in the System.
        ``(3) Composition.--
            ``(A) Participating agencies.--A task force may include, at 
        the discretion of the sponsoring agency, one or more 
        participating agencies. The sponsoring agency shall enter into 
        an agreement with each participating agency with respect to the 
        participation of the participating agency on the task force.
            ``(B) Other individuals.--A task force may also include, at 
        the discretion of the sponsoring agency, other individuals not 
        otherwise associated with the sponsoring agency or a 
        participating agency. The sponsoring agency of a task force may 
        enter into a separate agreement with each such individual with 
        respect to the participation of the individual on the task 
        force.
    ``(e) Management and Technical Teams.--The Administrator shall 
maintain such management teams and other technical teams as the 
Administrator determines are necessary to administer the System.
    ``(f) Appointment of System Members Into Federal Service.--
        ``(1) In general.--The Administrator may appoint a System 
    member into Federal service for a period of service to provide for 
    the participation of the System member in exercises, preincident 
    staging, major disaster and emergency response activities, and 
    training events sponsored or sanctioned by the Administrator.
        ``(2) Nonapplicability of certain civil service laws.--The 
    Administrator may make appointments under paragraph (1) without 
    regard to the provisions of title 5, United States Code, governing 
    appointments in the competitive service.
        ``(3) Relationship to other authorities.--The authority of the 
    Administrator to make appointments under this subsection shall not 
    affect any other authority of the Administrator under this Act.
        ``(4) Limitation.--A System member who is appointed into 
    Federal service under paragraph (1) shall not be considered an 
    employee of the United States for purposes other than those 
    specifically set forth in this section.
    ``(g) Compensation.--
        ``(1) Pay of system members.--Subject to such terms and 
    conditions as the Administrator may impose by regulation, the 
    Administrator shall make payments to the sponsoring agency of a 
    task force--
            ``(A) to reimburse each employer of a System member on the 
        task force for compensation paid by the employer to the System 
        member for any period during which the System member is 
        appointed into Federal service under subsection (f)(1); and
            ``(B) to make payments directly to a nonemployee System 
        member on the task force for any period during which the 
        nonemployee System member is appointed into Federal service 
        under subsection (f)(1).
        ``(2) Reimbursement for employees filling positions of system 
    members.--
            ``(A) In general.--Subject to such terms and conditions as 
        the Administrator may impose by regulation, the Administrator 
        shall make payments to the sponsoring agency of a task force to 
        be used to reimburse each employer of a System member on the 
        task force for compensation paid by the employer to an employee 
        filling a position normally filled by the System member for any 
        period during which the System member is appointed into Federal 
        service under subsection (f)(1).
            ``(B) Limitation.--Costs incurred by an employer shall be 
        eligible for reimbursement under subparagraph (A) only to the 
        extent that the costs are in excess of the costs that would 
        have been incurred by the employer had the System member not 
        been appointed into Federal service under subsection (f)(1).
        ``(3) Method of payment.--A System member shall not be entitled 
    to pay directly from the Agency for a period during which the 
    System member is appointed into Federal Service under subsection 
    (f)(1).
    ``(h) Personal Injury, Illness, Disability, or Death.--
        ``(1) In general.--A System member who is appointed into 
    Federal service under subsection (f)(1) and who suffers personal 
    injury, illness, disability, or death as a result of a personal 
    injury sustained while acting in the scope of such appointment, 
    shall, for the purposes of subchapter I of chapter 81 of title 5, 
    United States Code, be treated as though the member were an 
    employee (as defined by section 8101 of that title) who had 
    sustained the injury in the performance of duty.
        ``(2) Election of benefits.--
            ``(A) In general.--A System member (or, in the case of the 
        death of the System member, the System member's dependent) who 
        is entitled under paragraph (1) to receive benefits under 
        subchapter I of chapter 81 of title 5, United States Code, by 
        reason of personal injury, illness, disability, or death, and 
        to receive benefits from a State or local government by reason 
        of the same personal injury, illness, disability or death shall 
        elect to--
                ``(i) receive benefits under such subchapter; or
                ``(ii) receive benefits from the State or local 
            government.
            ``(B) Deadline.--A System member or dependent shall make an 
        election of benefits under subparagraph (A) not later than 1 
        year after the date of the personal injury, illness, 
        disability, or death that is the reason for the benefits, or 
        until such later date as the Secretary of Labor may allow for 
        reasonable cause shown.
            ``(C) Effect of election.--An election of benefits made 
        under this paragraph is irrevocable unless otherwise provided 
        by law.
        ``(3) Reimbursement for state or local benefits.--Subject to 
    such terms and conditions as the Administrator may impose by 
    regulation, if a System member or dependent elects to receive 
    benefits from a State or local government under paragraph (2)(A), 
    the Administrator shall reimburse the State or local government for 
    the value of the benefits.
        ``(4) Public safety officer claims.--Nothing in this subsection 
    shall be construed to bar any claim by, or with respect to, any 
    System member who is a public safety officer, as defined in section 
    1204 of title I of the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act 
    of 1968 (42 U.S.C. 3796b), for any benefits authorized under part L 
    of title I of that Act (42 U.S.C. 3796 et seq.).
    ``(i) Liability.--A System member appointed into Federal service 
under subsection (f)(1), while acting within the scope of the 
appointment, shall be considered to be an employee of the Federal 
Government under section 1346(b) of title 28, United States Code, and 
chapter 171 of that title, relating to tort claims procedure.
    ``(j) Employment and Reemployment Rights.--With respect to a System 
member who is not a regular full-time employee of a sponsoring agency 
or participating agency, the following terms and conditions apply:
        ``(1) Service.--Service as a System member shall be considered 
    to be `service in the uniformed services' for purposes of chapter 
    43 of title 38, United States Code, relating to employment and 
    reemployment rights of individuals who have performed service in 
    the uniformed services (regardless of whether the individual 
    receives compensation for such participation). All rights and 
    obligations of such persons and procedures for assistance, 
    enforcement, and investigation shall be as provided for in such 
    chapter.
        ``(2) Preclusion.--Preclusion of giving notice of service by 
    necessity of appointment under this section shall be considered to 
    be preclusion by `military necessity' for purposes of section 
    4312(b) of title 38, United States Code, pertaining to giving 
    notice of absence from a position of employment. A determination of 
    such necessity shall be made by the Administrator and shall not be 
    subject to judicial review.
    ``(k) Licenses and Permits.--If a System member holds a valid 
license, certificate, or other permit issued by any State or other 
governmental jurisdiction evidencing the member's qualifications in any 
professional, mechanical, or other skill or type of assistance required 
by the System, the System member is deemed to be performing a Federal 
activity when rendering aid involving such skill or assistance during a 
period of appointment into Federal service under subsection (f)(1).
    ``(l) Preparedness Cooperative Agreements.--Subject to the 
availability of appropriations for such purpose, the Administrator 
shall enter into an annual preparedness cooperative agreement with each 
sponsoring agency. Amounts made available to a sponsoring agency under 
such a preparedness cooperative agreement shall be for the following 
purposes:
        ``(1) Training and exercises, including training and exercises 
    with other Federal, State, and local government response entities.
        ``(2) Acquisition and maintenance of equipment, including 
    interoperable communications and personal protective equipment.
        ``(3) Medical monitoring required for responder safety and 
    health in anticipation of and following a major disaster, 
    emergency, or other hazard, as determined by the Administrator.
    ``(m) Response Cooperative Agreements.--The Administrator shall 
enter into a response cooperative agreement with each sponsoring 
agency, as appropriate, under which the Administrator agrees to 
reimburse the sponsoring agency for costs incurred by the sponsoring 
agency in responding to a major disaster or emergency.
    ``(n) Obligations.--The Administrator may incur all necessary 
obligations consistent with this section in order to ensure the 
effectiveness of the System.
    ``(o) Equipment Maintenance and Replacement.--Not later than 180 
days after the date of enactment of this section, the Administrator 
shall submit to the appropriate congressional committees (as defined in 
section 2 of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 101)) a report 
on the development of a plan, including implementation steps and 
timeframes, to finance, maintain, and replace System equipment.''.
    (b) Conforming Amendments.--
        (1) Applicability of title 5, united states code.--Section 
    8101(1) of title 5, United States Code, is amended--
            (A) in subparagraph (D), by striking ``and'' at the end;
            (B) by transferring subparagraph (F) to between 
        subparagraph (E) and the matter following subparagraph (E);
            (C) in subparagraph (F)--
                (i) by striking ``United States Code,''; and
                (ii) by adding ``and'' at the end; and
            (D) by inserting after subparagraph (F) the following:
            ``(G) an individual who is a System member of the National 
        Urban Search and Rescue Response System during a period of 
        appointment into Federal service pursuant to section 327 of the 
        Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance 
        Act;''.
        (2) Inclusion as part of uniformed services for purposes of 
    userra.--Section 4303 of title 38, United States Code, is amended--
            (A) in paragraph (13), by inserting ``, a period for which 
        a System member of the National Urban Search and Rescue 
        Response System is absent from a position of employment due to 
        an appointment into Federal service under section 327 of the 
        Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance 
        Act'' before ``, and a period''; and
            (B) in paragraph (16), by inserting ``System members of the 
        National Urban Search and Rescue Response System during a 
        period of appointment into Federal service under section 327 of 
        the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance 
        Act,'' after ``Public Health Service,''.
    (c) Technical Amendment.--Section 1086(d) of the National Defense 
Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2013 is amended as follows (which 
amendments shall take effect as if enacted on January 2, 2013)--
        (1) in paragraph (1)--
            (A) by striking ``paragraph (1)'' and inserting ``paragraph 
        (2)''; and
            (B) in subparagraph (B) by striking ``filed or'' and 
        inserting ``filed (consistent with pre-existing effective 
        dates) or''; and
        (2) in paragraph (2)(A), by striking ``amendments made by this 
    Act'' and inserting ``amendments made to section 1204 of the 
    Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 (42 U.S.C. 
    3796b) by this Act''.

                               Speaker of the House of Representatives.

                            Vice President of the United States and    
                                               President of the Senate.

Answer:
(This measure has not been amended since it was passed by the House on December 7, 2016.  National Urban Search and Rescue Response System Act of 2016 (Sec. 2) This bill amends the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act to direct the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) to: (1) continue to administer the National Urban Search and Rescue Response System; (2) provide for a national network of standardized search and rescue resources to assist states and local governments in responding to hazards; (3) designate urban search and rescue teams to participate in the system, determine participation criteria, and enter into an agreement with the state or local government agency sponsoring each team with respect to such participation; and (4) maintain management and technical teams necessary to administer the system. FEMA may appoint a system member for a period of federal service to provide for the participation of such member in exercises, pre-incident staging, major disaster and emergency response activities, and training events sponsored or sanctioned by FEMA.  FEMA shall enter into: (1) an annual preparedness cooperative agreement under which amounts shall be made available to a sponsoring agency for training and exercises, acquisition and maintenance of equipment, and medical monitoring required for responder safety and health; and (2) a response cooperative agreement under which FEMA shall reimburse a sponsoring agency for costs incurred in responding to a major disaster or emergency. FEMA shall submit a report on the development of a plan to finance, maintain, and replace system equipment.