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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Tribal HUD-VASH Act of 2017''.

SEC. 2. RENTAL ASSISTANCE FOR HOMELESS OR AT-RISK INDIAN VETERANS.

    Section 8(o)(19) of the United States Housing Act of 1937 (42 
U.S.C. 1437f(o)(19)) is amended by adding at the end the following:
                    ``(D) Indian veterans housing rental assistance 
                program.--
                            ``(i) Definitions.--In this subparagraph:
                                    ``(I) Eligible indian veteran.--The 
                                term `eligible Indian veteran' means an 
                                Indian veteran who is--
                                            ``(aa) homeless or at risk 
                                        of homelessness; and
                                            ``(bb) living--

                                                    ``(AA) on or near a 
                                                reservation; or

                                                    ``(BB) in or near 
                                                any other Indian area.

                                    ``(II) Eligible recipient.--The 
                                term `eligible recipient' means a 
                                recipient eligible to receive a grant 
                                under section 101 of the Native 
                                American Housing Assistance and Self-
                                Determination Act of 1996 (25 U.S.C. 
                                4111).
                                    ``(III) Indian; indian area.--The 
                                terms `Indian' and `Indian area' have 
                                the meanings given those terms in 
                                section 4 of the Native American 
                                Housing Assistance and Self-
                                Determination Act of 1996 (25 U.S.C. 
                                4103).
                                    ``(IV) Indian veteran.--The term 
                                `Indian veteran' means an Indian who is 
                                a veteran.
                                    ``(V) Program.--The term `Program' 
                                means the Tribal HUD-VASH program 
                                carried out under clause (ii).
                                    ``(VI) Tribal organization.--The 
                                term `tribal organization' has the 
                                meaning given the term in section 4 of 
                                the Indian Self-Determination and 
                                Education Assistance Act (25 U.S.C. 
                                5304).
                            ``(ii) Program specifications.--The 
                        Secretary shall use not less than 5 percent of 
                        the amounts made available for rental 
                        assistance under this paragraph to carry out a 
                        rental assistance and supported housing 
                        program, to be known as the `Tribal HUD-VASH 
                        program', in conjunction with the Secretary of 
                        Veterans Affairs, by awarding grants for the 
                        benefit of eligible Indian veterans.
                            ``(iii) Model.--
                                    ``(I) In general.--Except as 
                                provided in subclause (II), the 
                                Secretary shall model the Program on 
                                the rental assistance and supported 
                                housing program authorized under 
                                subparagraph (A) and applicable 
                                appropriations Acts, including 
                                administration in conjunction with the 
                                Secretary of Veterans Affairs.
                                    ``(II) Exceptions.--
                                            ``(aa) Secretary of housing 
                                        and urban development.--After 
                                        consultation with Indian 
                                        tribes, eligible recipients, 
                                        and any other appropriate 
                                        tribal organizations, the 
                                        Secretary may make necessary 
                                        and appropriate modifications 
                                        to facilitate the use of the 
                                        Program by eligible recipients 
                                        to serve eligible Indian 
                                        veterans.
                                            ``(bb) Secretary of 
                                        veterans affairs.--After 
                                        consultation with Indian 
                                        tribes, eligible recipients, 
                                        and any other appropriate 
                                        tribal organizations, the 
                                        Secretary of Veterans Affairs 
                                        may make necessary and 
                                        appropriate modifications to 
                                        facilitate the use of the 
                                        Program by eligible recipients 
                                        to serve eligible Indian 
                                        veterans.
                            ``(iv) Eligible recipients.--The Secretary 
                        shall make amounts for rental assistance and 
                        associated administrative costs under the 
                        Program available in the form of grants to 
                        eligible recipients.
                            ``(v) Funding criteria.--The Secretary 
                        shall award grants under the Program based on--
                                    ``(I) need;
                                    ``(II) administrative capacity; and
                                    ``(III) any other funding criteria 
                                established by the Secretary in a 
                                notice published in the Federal 
                                Register after consulting with the 
                                Secretary of Veterans Affairs.
                            ``(vi) Administration.--Grants awarded 
                        under the Program shall be administered in 
                        accordance with the Native American Housing 
                        Assistance and Self-Determination Act of 1996 
                        (25 U.S.C. 4101 et seq.), except that 
                        recipients shall--
                                    ``(I) submit to the Secretary, in a 
                                manner prescribed by the Secretary, 
                                reports on the utilization of rental 
                                assistance provided under the Program; 
                                and
                                    ``(II) provide to the Secretary 
                                information specified by the Secretary 
                                to assess the effectiveness of the 
                                Program in serving eligible Indian 
                                veterans.
                            ``(vii) Consultation.--
                                    ``(I) Grant recipients; tribal 
                                organizations.--The Secretary, in 
                                coordination with the Secretary of 
                                Veterans Affairs, shall consult with 
                                eligible recipients and any other 
                                appropriate tribal organization on the 
                                design of the Program to ensure the 
                                effective delivery of rental assistance 
                                and supportive services to eligible 
                                Indian veterans under the Program.
                                    ``(II) Indian health service.--The 
                                Director of the Indian Health Service 
                                shall provide any assistance requested 
                                by the Secretary or the Secretary of 
                                Veterans Affairs in carrying out the 
                                Program.
                            ``(viii) Waiver.--
                                    ``(I) In general.--Except as 
                                provided in subclause (II), the 
                                Secretary may waive or specify 
                                alternative requirements for any 
                                provision of law (including 
                                regulations) that the Secretary 
                                administers in connection with the use 
                                of rental assistance made available 
                                under the Program if the Secretary 
                                finds that the waiver or alternative 
                                requirement is necessary for the 
                                effective delivery and administration 
                                of rental assistance under the Program 
                                to eligible Indian veterans.
                                    ``(II) Exception.--The Secretary 
                                may not waive or specify alternative 
                                requirements under subclause (I) for 
                                any provision of law (including 
                                regulations) relating to labor 
                                standards or the environment.
                            ``(ix) Renewal grants.--The Secretary may--
                                    ``(I) set aside, from amounts made 
                                available for tenant-based rental 
                                assistance under this subsection and 
                                without regard to the amounts used for 
                                new grants under clause (ii), such 
                                amounts as may be necessary to award 
                                renewal grants to eligible recipients 
                                that received a grant under the Program 
                                in a previous year; and
                                    ``(II) specify criteria that an 
                                eligible recipient must satisfy to 
                                receive a renewal grant under subclause 
                                (I), including providing data on how 
                                the eligible recipient used the amounts 
                                of any grant previously received under 
                                the Program.
                            ``(x) Reporting.--
                                    ``(I) In general.--Not later than 1 
                                year after the date of enactment of the 
                                Tribal HUD-VASH Act of 2017, and every 
                                5 years thereafter, the Secretary, in 
                                coordination with the Secretary of 
                                Veterans Affairs and the Director of 
                                the Indian Health Service, shall--
                                            ``(aa) conduct a review of 
                                        the implementation of the 
                                        Program, including any factors 
                                        that may have limited its 
                                        success; and
                                            ``(bb) submit a report 
                                        describing the results of the 
                                        review under item (aa) to--

                                                    ``(AA) the 
                                                Committee on Indian 
                                                Affairs, the Committee 
                                                on Banking, Housing, 
                                                and Urban Affairs, the 
                                                Committee on Veterans' 
                                                Affairs, and the 
                                                Committee on 
                                                Appropriations of the 
                                                Senate; and

                                                    ``(BB) the 
                                                Subcommittee on Indian, 
                                                Insular and Alaska 
                                                Native Affairs of the 
                                                Committee on Natural 
                                                Resources, the 
                                                Committee on Financial 
                                                Services, the Committee 
                                                on Veterans' Affairs, 
                                                and the Committee on 
                                                Appropriations of the 
                                                House of 
                                                Representatives.

                                    ``(II) Analysis of housing stock 
                                limitation.--The Secretary shall 
                                include in the initial report submitted 
                                under subclause (I) a description of--
                                            ``(aa) any regulations 
                                        governing the use of formula 
                                        current assisted stock (as 
                                        defined in section 1000.314 of 
                                        title 24, Code of Federal 
                                        Regulations (or any successor 
                                        regulation)) within the 
                                        Program;
                                            ``(bb) the number of 
                                        recipients of grants under the 
                                        Program that have reported the 
                                        regulations described in item 
                                        (aa) as a barrier to 
                                        implementation of the Program; 
                                        and
                                            ``(cc) proposed alternative 
                                        legislation or regulations 
                                        developed by the Secretary in 
                                        consultation with recipients of 
                                        grants under the Program to 
                                        allow the use of formula 
                                        current assisted stock within 
                                        the Program.''.

            Passed the Senate May 23, 2018.

            Attest:

                                                JULIE E. ADAMS,

                                                             Secretary.
Tribal HUD-VASH Act of 2017 (Sec. 2) This bill provides statutory authority for the Tribal HUD-VASH program, which provides rental assistance and supportive services to Indian veterans who are homeless or at risk of homelessness and living in or near an Indian area.  The United States Housing Act of 1937 is amended to direct the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) to use at least 5% of rental assistance amounts under the HUD-VASH program, which provides housing assistance to homeless veterans, for the Tribal HUD-VASH program. The Tribal HUD-VASH program shall be carried out in conjunction with the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA).  HUD and the VA: (1) shall consult with tribal organizations regarding the program's design, and (2) may make program modifications after consulting with tribal organizations. Program grants shall be made to entities eligible for Native American housing assistance block grants.   HUD may make renewal grants to entities that have received prior program grants.

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Child Custody Protection Act''.

SEC. 2. TRANSPORTATION OF MINORS IN CIRCUMVENTION OF CERTAIN LAWS 
              RELATING TO ABORTION.

    (a) In General.--Title 18, United States Code, is amended by 
inserting after chapter 117 the following:

 ``CHAPTER 117A--TRANSPORTATION OF MINORS IN CIRCUMVENTION OF CERTAIN 
                       LAWS RELATING TO ABORTION

``Sec
``2431. Transportation of minors in circumvention of certain laws 
                            relating to abortion
``Sec. 2431. Transportation of minors in circumvention of certain laws 
              relating to abortion
    ``(a) Offense.--
            ``(1) Generally.--Except as provided in subsection (b), 
        whoever knowingly transports a minor across a State line, with 
        the intent that such minor obtain an abortion, and thereby in 
        fact abridges the right of a parent under a law requiring 
        parental involvement in a minor's abortion decision, in force 
        in the State where the minor resides, shall be fined under this 
        title or imprisoned not more than one year, or both.
            ``(2) Definition.--For the purposes of this subsection, an 
        abridgement of the right of a parent occurs if an abortion is 
        performed on the minor, in a State other than the State where 
        the minor resides, without the parental consent or 
        notification, or the judicial authorization, that would have 
        been required by that law had the abortion been performed in 
        the State where the minor resides.
    ``(b) Exceptions.--
            ``(1) The prohibition of subsection (a) does not apply if 
        the abortion was necessary to save the life of the minor 
        because her life was endangered by a physical disorder, 
        physical injury, or physical illness, including a life 
        endangering physical condition caused by or arising from the 
        pregnancy itself.
            ``(2) A minor transported in violation of this section, and 
        any parent of that minor, may not be prosecuted or sued for a 
        violation of this section, a conspiracy to violate this 
        section, or an offense under section 2 or 3 based on a 
        violation of this section.
    ``(c) Affirmative Defense.--It is an affirmative defense to a 
prosecution for an offense, or to a civil action, based on a violation 
of this section that the defendant reasonably believed, based on 
information the defendant obtained directly from a parent of the minor 
or other compelling facts, that before the minor obtained the abortion, 
the parental consent or notification, or judicial authorization took 
place that would have been required by the law requiring parental 
involvement in a minor's abortion decision, had the abortion been 
performed in the State where the minor resides.
    ``(d) Civil Action.--Any parent who suffers harm from a violation 
of subsection (a) may obtain appropriate relief in a civil action.
    ``(e) Definitions.--For the purposes of this section--
            ``(1) a `law requiring parental involvement in a minor's 
        abortion decision' means a law--
                    ``(A) requiring, before an abortion is performed on 
                a minor, either--
                            ``(i) the notification to, or consent of, a 
                        parent of that minor; or
                            ``(ii) proceedings in a State court; and
                    ``(B) that does not provide as an alternative to 
                the requirements described in subparagraph (A) 
                notification to or consent of any person or entity who 
                is not described in that subparagraph;
            ``(2) the term `parent' means--
                    ``(A) a parent or guardian;
                    ``(B) a legal custodian; or
                    ``(C) a person standing in loco parentis who has 
                care and control of the minor, and with whom the minor 
                regularly resides, who is designated by the law 
                requiring parental involvement in the minor's abortion 
                decision as a person to whom notification, or from whom 
                consent, is required;
            ``(3) the term `minor' means an individual who is not older 
        than the maximum age requiring parental notification or 
        consent, or proceedings in a State court, under the law 
        requiring parental involvement in a minor's abortion decision; 
        and
            ``(4) the term `State' includes the District of Columbia 
        and any commonwealth, possession, or other territory of the 
        United States.''.
    (b) Clerical Amendment.--The table of chapters for part I of title 
18, United States Code, is amended by inserting after the item relating 
to chapter 117 the following new item:

``117A. Transportation of minors in circumvention of            2431''.
certain laws relating to abortion.
Child Custody Protection Act - Amends the federal criminal code to prohibit transporting a minor across a state line to obtain an abortion (deems such transporting to be a de facto abridgment of the right of a parent under any law in the minors state of residence that requires parental involvement in the minors abortion decision). Makes an exception for an abortion necessary to save the life of the minor.

Protects from prosecution or civil liability the minor or the minors parents for violations of this Act.

Makes it an affirmative defense to a prosecution or civil action under this Act that a defendant reasonably believed that before the minor obtained the abortion, the required parental consent or notification or judicial authorization took place.

Authorizes any parent who suffers harm from a violation of this Act to seek relief in a civil action. Defines "parent" to include a guardian, legal custodian, or person standing in loco parentis.

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Mercury-Free Vaccines Act of 2005''.

SEC. 2. FINDINGS.

    The Congress finds as follows:
            (1) In July 1999, the Public Health Service and the 
        American Academy of Pediatrics issued a joint statement, which 
        was later endorsed by the American Academy of Family 
        Physicians, proclaiming: ``[The] Public Health Service, the 
        American Academy of Pediatrics, and vaccine manufacturers agree 
        that thimerosal-containing vaccines should be removed as soon 
        as possible. Similar conclusions were reached this year in a 
        meeting attended by European regulatory agencies, the European 
        vaccine manufacturers, and the US FDA which examined the use of 
        thimerosal-containing vaccines produced or sold in European 
        countries.''.
            (2) In July 2000, the Public Health Service, the Advisory 
        Commission on Immunization Practices, the American Academy of 
        Pediatrics, and the American Academy of Family Physicians 
        issued a joint statement, providing: ``The AAFP, [the] AAP, and 
        the PHS in consultation with the ACIP reaffirm the goal set in 
        July 1999 to remove or greatly reduce thimerosal from vaccines 
        as soon as possible for the following reasons: 1) the removal 
        or substantial reduction of thimerosal from vaccines is 
        feasible, 2) the progress in removal which has been made to 
        date is substantial, 3) the discussions between the Food and 
        Drug Administration and the vaccine manufacturers in removing 
        thimerosal are ongoing, and 4) the public concern about the use 
        of mercury of any sort remains high. Based on information from 
        the FDA and manufacturers, the PHS projects that the United 
        States will complete its transition to a secure routine 
        pediatric vaccine supply free of thimerosal as a preservative 
        (i.e. at least two vaccine products each for Hep B, Hib, and 
        DTaP) by the first quarter of 2001.''.
            (3) The Institute of Medicine's Immunization Review 
        Committee concluded that significant reasons existed for 
        continued public health attention to concerns about thimerosal 
        exposure and neurodevelopmental disorders and recommended the 
        removal of thimerosal from vaccines administered to children 
        and pregnant women.
            (4) Federal regulatory agencies and manufacturers have 
        taken positive steps to remove thimerosal from some medical 
        products, most notably routinely administered childhood 
        vaccines.
            (5) Considerable progress has been made in reducing mercury 
        exposures from childhood vaccines, yet 5 years after the July 
        1999 statement, thimerosal remains in several nonroutinely 
        administered childhood vaccines and many pediatric and adult 
        influenza vaccines.
            (6) There is no law or regulation to prohibit the 
        reintroduction of thimerosal into any products from which it 
        has been removed, leaving open the possibility that it may be 
        reintroduced at some point in the future in new vaccines or 
        vaccines from which it has already been removed.
            (7) The Environmental Protection Agency has estimated that 
        as many as 1 in 6 infants are born with a blood mercury level 
        that exceeds the Agency's safety threshold.
            (8) Cumulative exposures to mercury, a neurotoxin, are 
        known to cause harm, particularly in young children and 
        pregnant women.
            (9) Taking steps to reduce mercury exposures through 
        vaccines is an important way to reduce direct exposures to 
        mercury and mercury compounds.

SEC. 3. BANNED MERCURY-CONTAINING VACCINES.

    (a) Prohibition.--Section 501 of the Federal Food, Drug, and 
Cosmetic Act (21 U.S.C. 351) is amended by adding at the end the 
following:
    ``(j) If it is a banned mercury-containing vaccine under section 
351B of the Public Health Service Act.''.
    (b) Amendment to PHSA.--Title III of the Public Health Service Act 
(42 U.S.C. 241 et seq.) is amended by inserting after section 351A the 
following:

``SEC. 351B. BANNED MERCURY-CONTAINING VACCINES.

    ``(a) In General.--For purposes of section 501(j) of the Federal 
Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act, and subject to subsection (b), a vaccine 
is a banned mercury-containing vaccine under this section if 1 dose of 
the vaccine contains 1 or more micrograms of mercury in any form.
    ``(b) Public Health Emergency Exception.--
            ``(1) Exception.--Subsection (j) of section 501 of the 
        Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act shall not apply to a 
        vaccine during the effective period of a declaration issued by 
        the Secretary for such vaccine under this subsection.
            ``(2) Declaration.--The Secretary may issue a declaration 
        concluding that an actual or potential bioterrorist incident or 
        other actual or potential public health emergency makes 
        advisable the administration of a vaccine described in 
        subsection (a) notwithstanding the mercury content of such 
        vaccine.
            ``(3) Limitation.--The Secretary--
                    ``(A) shall specify in any declaration under this 
                section the beginning and ending dates of the effective 
                period of the declaration; and
                    ``(B) may not specify any such effective period 
                that exceeds 12 months.
            ``(4) Renewals.--At the end of the effective period of any 
        declaration under this section, the Secretary, subject to 
        paragraph (3), may issue another declaration for the same 
        incident or public health emergency.
            ``(5) Publication.--The Secretary shall promptly publish 
        each declaration under this section in the Federal Register.
    ``(c) Effective Dates.--This section applies only to the 
introduction, or delivery for introduction, of a banned mercury-
containing vaccine into interstate commerce on or after the earlier of 
the following:
            ``(1) July 1, 2006, if the vaccine is listed in the 
        January-June 2005 version of the recommended childhood and 
        adolescent immunization schedule of the Centers for Disease 
        Control and Prevention (other than an influenza vaccine).
            ``(2) January 1, 2009.''.

SEC. 4. RESTRICTIONS ON ADMINISTRATION OF MERCURY-CONTAINING INFLUENZA 
              VACCINES TO CHILDREN AND PREGNANT WOMEN.

    (a) Application.--This section applies only to a vaccine that--
            (1) is a banned mercury-containing vaccine (as that term is 
        defined in section 351B(a) of the Public Health Service Act (as 
        amended by section 3));
            (2) is an influenza vaccine; and
            (3) is manufactured for use in the 2006-2007 influenza 
        season or any subsequent period.
    (b) Restrictions on Administration of Vaccine to Children.--Any 
approval by the Secretary of Health and Human Services of a biologics 
license under section 351 of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 
262) for any vaccine described in subsection (a) shall provide that 
such vaccine is being approved as a biological product subject to 
subpart H of part 314 of title 21, Code of Federal Regulations (or any 
successor regulations). Under such subpart H, the Secretary shall 
establish the following restrictions on the distribution of the 
vaccine:
            (1) Effective July 1, 2006, the vaccine shall not be 
        administered to any child under the age of 3 years old.
            (2) Effective July 1, 2006, if the vaccine contains 
        thimerosal, the vaccine shall not be administered to any 
        pregnant woman.
            (3) Effective July 1, 2007, the vaccine shall not be 
        administered to any child under the age of 6 years old.
    (c) Transitional Provision.--In the case of a biologics license 
under section 351 of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 262) that 
was approved before the date of the enactment of this Act for a vaccine 
described in subsection (a)--
            (1) at the request of the holder of the license, the 
        Secretary shall modify the license to include the restrictions 
        described in subsection (b); or
            (2) if the holder of the license fails to submit such a 
        request, the Secretary shall revoke the license as applied to 
        vaccines manufactured for use in the 2006-2007 influenza season 
        or any subsequent period.
    (d) Public Health Emergency Exception.--This section shall not 
apply to a vaccine during the effective period of a declaration issued 
by the Secretary for such vaccine under section 351B(b) of the Public 
Health Service Act (as amended by section 3).

SEC. 5. INFORMATION ON MERCURY CONTENT.

    Section 2126 of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 300aa-26) 
is amended by adding at the end the following:
    ``(e) Mercury Content.--Not later than 2 months after the date of 
the enactment of this subsection, the Secretary shall revise the 
vaccine information materials developed and disseminated under this 
section to ensure that, in the case of any vaccine described in 
subsection (a) that contains mercury, the materials include--
            ``(1) a statement indicating the presence of mercury in the 
        vaccine;
            ``(2) information on the availability of any mercury-free 
        or mercury-reduced alternative vaccine and instructions on how 
        to obtain such alternative vaccine; and
            ``(3) a recommendation against administration of any 
        mercury-containing vaccine to a pregnant woman.''.

SEC. 6. SENSE OF CONGRESS.

    It is the sense of the Congress that the Director of the Centers 
for Disease Control and Prevention should include, in any information 
disseminated by the Centers to the public or to health care providers 
relating to the administration of vaccines, a recommendation against 
administration of any thimerosal-containing vaccine to a pregnant 
woman.

SEC. 7. REPORT TO CONGRESS.

    Not later than 1 year after the date of the enactment of this Act, 
and annually thereafter, the Commissioner of Food and Drugs shall 
submit a report to the Congress annually on the progress of the 
Commissioner in removing mercury from vaccines.

Mercury-Free Vaccines Act of 2005 - Amends the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to deem a banned mercury-containing vaccine to be adulterated. Amends the Public Health Service Act to provide that a vaccine is a banned mercury-containing vaccine if one dose of the vaccine contains 1 or more micrograms of mercury in any form.

 Authorizes the Secretary of Health and Human Services to declare that an actual or potential bioterrorist incident or other public health emergency makes the administration of such vaccines advisable for a specified period.

Requires the Secretary to prohibit the distribution of banned mercury-containing influenza vaccines that are approved as biological products to: (1) any child under the age of three years old (effective July 1, 2006); (2) pregnant women if the vaccine contains thimerosal (effective July 1, 2006); and (3) any child under the age of six (effective July 1, 2007).

Requires the Secretary to revise the vaccine information included with mercury-containing vaccines to include: (1) a statement that indicates the presence of mercury in the vaccine; (2) information on the availability of any mercury-free or mercury-reduced alternative vaccine and instructions on how to obtain such an alternative vaccine; and (3) a recommendation against administration of any mercury-containing vaccine to a pregnant woman.

Expresses the sense of Congress that the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) should disseminate, with any vaccine-related information, a recommendation against administration of any thimerosal-containing vaccine to a pregnant woman.