113 S426 IS: Health Emergencies Lack Provider Specialists Act of 2013
U.S. Senate
2013-02-28
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		II
		113th CONGRESS
		1st Session
		S. 426
		IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

			February 28, 2013
			Mr. Tester (for himself
			 and Mr. Baucus) introduced the following
			 bill; which was read twice and referred to the
			 Committee on Health, Education, Labor,
			 and Pensions

		A BILL
		To amend the Public Health Service Act to provide for the
		  participation of particular specialists determined by the Secretary of Health
		  and Human Services to be directly related to the health needs stemming from
		  environmental health hazards that have led to its declaration as a Public
		  Health Emergency to be eligible under the National Health Service Corps in the
		  National Health Service Corps Loan Repayment Program, and for other purposes.

		1.Short
			 titleThis Act may be cited as
			 the Health Emergencies Lack Provider
			 Specialists Act of 2013.
		2.FindingsCongress makes the following findings
			(1)In communities facing environmental health
			 hazards that have been declared a public health emergency (pursuant to section
			 104(a) of the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability
			 Act of 1980), it is increasingly difficult for the health care facilities in
			 those areas to recruit the specialists necessary to treat the particular health
			 needs of the residents. As a result, these communities and their populations
			 are medically underserved.
			(2)Since 1970, the National Health Service
			 Corps has helped communities recruit health care professionals who are
			 committed to serving the needs of underserved populations.
			3.National Health
			 Service Corps; participation of specialists in loan repayment and scholarship
			 programs
			(a)Mission of
			 Corps; Definition of Primary Health ServicesSection 331(a)(3)(D)
			 of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 254d(a)(3)(D)) is amended by
			 striking or mental health, and inserting mental health,
			 or specialists needed to serve in medically underserved areas or populations
			 that have needs for particular specialists related to a public health emergency
			 declaration (pursuant to section 104(a) of the Comprehensive Environmental
			 Response, Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980) based upon environmental
			 health hazard-related health concerns,.
			(b)Loan repayment
			 programSection 338B of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C.
			 254l–1) is amended—
				(1)in subsection
			 (a)(1), by striking and physician assistants; and inserting
			 physician assistants, and specialists related to the health needs of
			 environmental exposure affected individuals stemming from its declaration as a
			 public health emergency (pursuant to section 104(a) of the Comprehensive
			 Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act of
			 1980);;
				(2)in subsection
			 (b)(1)—
					(A)in subparagraph
			 (A), by inserting before the semicolon the following: , or have been
			 determined by the Secretary to be a specialist necessary to treat the
			 particular health needs of environmental exposure affected individuals in an
			 area that has been declared a public health emergency (pursuant to section
			 104(a) of the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability
			 Act of 1980);
					(B)in subparagraph
			 (B), by inserting specialists related to the health needs of
			 environmental exposure affected individuals stemming from its declaration as a
			 public health emergency (pursuant to section 104(a) of the Comprehensive
			 Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980), after
			 mental health,; and
					(C)in subparagraph
			 (C)(ii), by inserting specialists related to the health needs of
			 environmental exposure affected individuals stemming from its declaration as a
			 public health emergency (pursuant to section 104(a) of the Comprehensive
			 Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980), after
			 dentistry,; and
					(3)by adding at the
			 end the following:

						(i)DefinitionIn
				this section, the term environmental exposure affected individual
				means any individual who—
							(1)is diagnosed with
				a medical condition caused by the exposure of the individual to a public health
				hazard to which an emergency declaration applies, based on such medical
				conditions, diagnostic standards, and other criteria as the Secretary
				specifies;
							(2)as demonstrated
				in such manner as the Secretary determines appropriate, has been present for an
				aggregate total of 6 months in the geographic area subject to the emergency
				declaration involved, during a period determined appropriate by the Secretary;
				and
							(3)is determined
				under this section to meet the criteria described in this
				subsection.
							.
				(c)Scholarship
			 programSection 338A of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C.
			 254l) is amended—
				(1)in subsection
			 (a)(1), by striking and physician assistants; and inserting
			 physician assistants, and specialists related to the health needs of
			 environmental exposure affected individuals stemming from its declaration as a
			 public health emergency (pursuant to section 104(a) of the Comprehensive
			 Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act of
			 1980);;
				(2)in subsection
			 (b)(1), by inserting before the semicolon the following: , or have been
			 determined by the Secretary to be a specialist necessary to treat the
			 particular health needs of environmental exposure affected individuals in an
			 area that has been declared a public health emergency (pursuant to section
			 104(a) of the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability
			 Act of 1980); and
				(3)by adding at the
			 end the following:

						(i)In this section,
				the term environmental exposure affected individual means any
				individual who—
							(1)is diagnosed with
				a medical condition caused by the exposure of the individual to a public health
				hazard to which an emergency declaration applies, based on such medical
				conditions, diagnostic standards, and other criteria as the Secretary
				specifies;
							(2)as demonstrated
				in such manner as the Secretary determines appropriate, has been present for an
				aggregate total of 6 months in the geographic area subject to the emergency
				declaration involved, during a period determined appropriate by the Secretary;
				and
							(3)is determined
				under this section to meet the criteria described in this
				subsection.
							.


110 HR 1201 IH: To amend title 17, United States Code, to promote

U.S. House of Representatives
2007-02-27
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		I
		110th CONGRESS
		1st Session
		H. R. 1201
		IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

			February 27, 2007
			Mr. Boucher (for
			 himself, Mr. Doolittle, and
			 Ms. Zoe Lofgren of California)
			 introduced the following bill; which was referred to the
			 Committee on the
			 Judiciary

		A BILL
		To amend title 17, United States Code, to promote
		  innovation, to encourage the introduction of new technology, to enhance library
		  preservation efforts, and to protect the fair use rights of consumers, and for
		  other purposes.

		1.Short titleThis Act may be cited as the Freedom
			 and Innovation Revitalizing U.S. Entrepreneurship Act of 2007.
		2.Copyright
			 infringement
			(a)Statutory
			 damages adjustmentSection
			 504(c)(2) of title 17, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the
			 following: “The court shall remit statutory damages for secondary infringement,
			 except in a case in which the copyright owner sustains the burden of proving,
			 and the court finds, that the act or acts constituting such secondary
			 infringement were done under circumstances in which no reasonable person could
			 have believed such conduct to be lawful.”
			(b)Codification of
			 supreme court precedent applicable to hardware devicesSection 501 of title 17, United States
			 Code, is amended by adding at the end the following:

					(g)Certain hardware
				devicesNo person shall be
				liable for copyright infringement based on the design, manufacture, or
				distribution of a hardware device or of a component of the device if the device
				is capable of substantial, commercially significant noninfringing
				use.
					.
			3.DMCA
			 Amendments
			(a)Codification of
			 determination of Librarian of CongressSection 1201(a)(1) of
			 title 17, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following new
			 subparagraph:

					(F)The prohibition contained in subparagraph
				(A) shall not apply to a person by reason of that person’s engaging in a
				noninfringing use of any of the 6 classes of copyrighted works set forth in the
				determination of the Librarian of Congress in Docket No. RM 2005–11, as
				published as a final rule by the Copyright Office, Library of Congress,
				effective November 27, 2006 (71 FR 68472 (Nov. 27,
				2006)).
					.
			(b)Extension of
			 determinations of Librarian of CongressSection 1201(a)(1) of
			 title 17, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following new
			 subparagraph:

					(G)The prohibition contained in subparagraph
				(A) shall not apply to—
						(i)an
				act of circumvention that is carried out solely for the purpose of making a
				compilation of portions of audiovisual works in the collection of a library or
				archives for educational use in a classroom by an instructor;
						(ii)an act of circumvention that is carried out
				solely for the purpose of enabling a person to skip past or to avoid commercial
				or personally objectionable content in an audiovisual work;
						(iii)an act of circumvention that is carried out
				solely for the purpose of enabling a person to transmit a work over a home or
				personal network, except that this exemption does not apply to the
				circumvention of a technological measure to the extent that it prevents
				uploading of the work to the Internet for mass, indiscriminate
				redistribution;
						(iv)an act of circumvention that is carried out
				solely for the purpose of gaining access to one or more works in the public
				domain that are included in a compilation consisting primarily of works in the
				public domain;
						(v)an
				act of circumvention that is carried out to gain access to a work of
				substantial public interest solely for purposes of criticism, comment, news
				reporting, scholarship, or research; or
						(vi)an act of circumvention that is carried out
				solely for the purpose of enabling a library or archives meeting the
				requirements of section 108(a)(2), with respect to works included in its
				collection, to preserve or secure a copy or to replace a copy that is damaged,
				deteriorating, lost, or
				stolen.
						.


109 HR 3681 IH: Anti-Price Gouging Act of 2005
U.S. House of Representatives
2005-09-07
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109th CONGRESS
1st Session
H. R. 3681
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

September 7, 2005
Mr. Conyers (for himself, Mr. Nadler, Mr. Meehan, Mr. Scott of Virginia, Ms. Zoe Lofgren of California, Mr. Delahunt, Ms. Linda T. Sánchez of California, Ms. Wasserman Schultz, Ms. Jackson-Lee of Texas, Mr. Thompson of Mississippi, Mr. Jefferson, Mr. Schiff, Mr. Taylor of Mississippi, Mr. Crowley, Mr. Sanders, Mr. Van Hollen, Mr. Case, Ms. Watson, Mr. Capuano, Mr. Boren, Mr. Filner, Mr. Kucinich, Mr. McDermott, Ms. McCollum of Minnesota, Mr. Weiner, Mr. George Miller of California, Mr. Larson of Connecticut, Mr. Al Green of Texas, Ms. Lee, Ms. Kilpatrick of Michigan, Ms. Carson, Mrs. Maloney, Mr. Cleaver, Ms. Roybal-Allard, Mr. Inslee, and Mr. Serrano) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary

A BILL
To amend the Clayton Act to make unlawful price gouging for necessary goods and services during Presidentially declared times of national disaster.

1.Short titleThis Act may be cited as the Anti-Price Gouging Act of 2005.
2.AmendmentThe Clayton Act (15 U.S.C. 12 et seq.) is amended by adding at the end thereof the following:

28.
(a)During any time of national disaster, it shall be unlawful for any person engaged in commerce, in the course of such commerce, to sell, lease, or license, or to offer to sell, lease, or license, any necessary good or service at an unconscionable price in the United States. For purposes of determining whether a price is unconscionable, the following shall be considered:
(1)Whether the price charged or offered by the person grossly exceeded both—
(A)the price charged by the person for the same or a similar good or service during the 10-day period immediately preceding the time of national disaster; and
(B) the price at which the person usually offers the same or a similar good or service.
(2)Whether the price charged or offered by the person grossly exceeded the price at which the same or a similar good or service was readily obtainable in the relevant trade area during the 10-day period immediately preceding the time of national disaster.
(3) Whether the price charged or offered by the person was attributable solely to an additional cost incurred by the person in connection with the sale, lease, or license of the good or service, including an additional cost imposed by the person's source. Proof that the person incurred such additional cost during the time of national disaster shall be prima facie evidence that the price charged or offered during such time of national disaster was not unconscionable.
(4)Whether the price charged or offered by the person was attributable solely to a regular seasonal or holiday adjustment in the price charged or offered for the good or service. Proof that the person regularly increased the price for the good or service during a similar period occurring in the time of national disaster shall be prima facie evidence that the price charged or offered during such time of national disaster was not unconscionable during such similar period.
(b)For purposes of this section—
(1)the term necessary good or service means any good or service for which demand does, or is likely to, increase as a consequence of the national disaster and includes, but is not limited to, water, ice, consumer food items or supplies, property or services for emergency cleanup, emergency supplies, communication supplies and services, medical supplies and services, home heating fuel, building materials and services, tree removal supplies and services, freight, storage services, housing, lodging, transportation, and motor fuels; and
(2)the term time of national disaster means the period during which there is in effect a declaration of a major disaster, or a declaration of an emergency, issued by the President under the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 5122 et seq.)..


113 HR 1925 IH: Child Care Criminal Background Check Act of 2013
U.S. House of Representatives
2013-05-09
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		I
		113th CONGRESS
		1st Session
		H. R. 1925
		IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

			May 9, 2013
			Mr. Carson of Indiana
			 (for himself, Ms. Norton,
			 Ms. Wilson of Florida,
			 Mr. Rangel,
			 Mr. Payne,
			 Ms. Moore, and
			 Ms. Brown of Florida) introduced the
			 following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Education and the
			 Workforce

		A BILL
		To amend the Child Care and Development Block Grant Act
		  of 1990 to require criminal background checks, inspections, and training of
		  child care providers.

		1.Short titleThis Act may be cited as the
			 Child Care Criminal Background Check
			 Act of 2013.
		2.PurposeThe purpose of this Act is to assist States
			 in improving the overall quality of child care services in the State by
			 requiring national criminal background checks of child care providers that are
			 licensed by the State or that receive funds under the Child Care and
			 Development Block Grant Act of 1990.
		3.Amendments
			(a)State
			 planSection 658E(c)(2) of
			 the Child Care and Development Block Grant Act of 1990 (42 U.S.C. 9858c(c)(2))
			 is amended by adding at the end the following:

					(I)Criminal
				background checkCertify that
				the State will—
						(i)require each eligible child care provider
				(excluding an eligible child care provider described in section 658P(5)(B))
				that is licensed by the State or receives funds provided under this
				subchapter—
							(I)to obtain from the State a comprehensive
				criminal background check of—
								(aa)each individual
				who provides child care services;
								(bb)each applicant
				selected for employment before providing such services; and
								(cc)each family child
				care provider who provides or applies to provide such services; and
								(II)to refuse to
				employ, or continue to employ, an individual to provide such services—
								(aa)if such individual was convicted of—
									(AA)a crime of violence (as defined in section
				20101 of subtitle A of title II of the Violent Crime Control and Law
				Enforcement Act of 1994 (42 U.S.C. 13701)); or
									(BB)a crime against a
				child for which the penalty exceeds imprisonment for a term exceeding 1
				year;
									(bb)to an eligible child without the
				supervision of an employee whose criminal background check satisfies the
				requirements of the subparagraph, pending receipt of such a criminal background
				check of such individual; and
								(cc)to an eligible child with the supervision
				of an employee whose criminal background check satisfies the requirements of
				the subparagraph and for a period exceeding 90 days, pending receipt of such a
				criminal background check of such individual; and
								(ii)carry out at the request of an eligible
				child care provider, as soon as practicable, a comprehensive criminal
				background check (at the State option for a fee not to exceed the actual cost
				to the State) of each employee of, and each applicant for employment by, a
				child care provider that is licensed by the State or receives funds provided
				under this subchapter by the State, and make the results of such check
				available to such provider and to such employee or applicant.
						At the
				request of a State, the Secretary may waive for 1 fiscal year the application
				of this subparagraph to the State if the State demonstrates a good faith effort
				to comply with the requirements specified in this subparagraph and its
				inability to so comply.(J)InspectionsThe State shall certify that each eligible
				child care provider (excluding an eligible child care provider described in
				section 658P(5)(B)) that is licensed by the State will be inspected not less
				frequently than at 3-month intervals.
					(K)TrainingThe State shall certify that each eligible
				child care provider (excluding an eligible child care provider described in
				section 658P(5)(B)) that receives funds provided under this subchapter will
				receive not less than—
						(i)40
				hours of training provided by an entity recognized by the State; and
						(ii)annually 24 hours
				of training that includes CPR, first aid, recognizing child abuse, basic safety
				and health, and child behavior and
				development.
						.
			(b)EnforcementSection 658I(b)(2) of the Child Care and
			 Development Block Grant Act of 1990 (42 U.S.C. 9858g(i)(b)(2)) is amended by
			 adding at the end the following:

					If a
				State fails to comply substantially with the requirements specified in section
				658e(c)(2)(I), the Secretary shall reduce by 10 percent the State allotment for
				the fiscal year following the fiscal year with respect to which noncompliance
				is
				found..
			4.Effective date;
			 application of amendmentsThis
			 Act and the amendments made by this Act shall take effect 2 years after the
			 date of the enactment of this Act.


		II
		111th CONGRESS
		1st Session
		S. 2203
		IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

			October 29, 2009
			Mr. Specter (for himself
			 and Mr. Casey) introduced the following
			 bill; which was read twice and referred to the
			 Committee on
			 Finance

		A BILL
		To renew the temporary suspension of duty on certain ion
		  exchange resin.

		1.Certain ion exchange
			 resin
			(a)In
			 generalHeading 9902.02.30 of the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of
			 the United States (relating to macroporous ion exchange resin comprising a
			 copolymer of styrene crosslinked with divinylbenezene, thiol functionalized) is
			 amended by striking the date in the effective period column and inserting
			 12/31/2011.
			(b)Effective
			 dateThe amendment made by subsection (a) applies to goods
			 entered, or withdrawn from warehouse for consumption, on or after the 15th day
			 after the date of the enactment of this Act.


117 HR 151 IH: Preventing Future Pandemics Act of 2021
U.S. House of Representatives
2021-01-04
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I117th CONGRESS1st SessionH. R. 151IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVESJanuary 4, 2021Mr. Quigley (for himself and Mr. Upton) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, and in addition to the Committees on Energy and Commerce, the Judiciary, Ways and Means, Financial Services, and Natural Resources, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concernedA BILLTo address the public health risks posed by wildlife markets, and for other purposes.1.Short titleThis Act may be cited as the Preventing Future Pandemics Act of 2021.2.Wildlife market definedIn this Act, the term wildlife market—(1)means a commercial market that—(A)sells or slaughters terrestrial, including avian, wildlife for human consumption as food or medicine, whether the animals originated in the wild or in a captive environment; and(B)delivers a product in communities where alternative nutritional or protein sources are available; and(2)does not include markets in areas where no other practical alternative sources of protein or meat exists, such as wildlife markets in rural areas on which indigenous people rely to feed themselves and their families.3.Study on risk of wildlife markets on the emergence of novel viral pathogens(a)In generalNot later than 30 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Health and Human Services shall seek to enter into an agreement with the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine under which the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine agrees to conduct a study to evaluate—(1)the impact of physical proximity and consumption of terrestrial wildlife as food or medicine on the emergence of viral and other microbial pathogens;(2)the impact of consumption of terrestrial wildlife as food or medicine on the transmission of novel viral and other microbial pathogens;(3)the role consumption of terrestrial wildlife as food or medicine has on the transmission of microbes from animals to humans; and(4)the conditions at live wildlife markets that lead to transmission of zoonotic diseases.(b)ReportThe agreement under subsection (a) shall require the National Academies to, not later than one year after the date of such agreement, submit a report to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions of the Senate and the Committee on Energy and Commerce of the House of Representatives on the findings of the study conducted pursuant to subsection (a).4.International cooperation(a)Sense of CongressIt is the sense of Congress that global institutions, including the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), the World Organisation for Animal Health (OIE), and the World Health Organization (WHO), together with leading nongovernmental organizations, veterinary colleges, and the United States Agency for International Development (USAID), should promote the paradigm of One Health—the integration of human health, animal health, agriculture, ecosystems, and the environment as an effective and integrated way to address the complexity of emerging disease threats.(b)Statement of policyIt is the policy of the United States to facilitate international cooperation by working with international partners and through intergovernmental, international, and nongovernmental organizations such as the United Nations to—(1)lead a resolution at the United Nations Security Council or General Assembly and World Health Assembly outlining the danger to human and animal health from emerging zoonotic infectious diseases, with recommendations for implementing the worldwide closure of wildlife markets and the ending of the associated commercial trade of terrestrial wildlife that feed and supply those markets, except for in such countries or regions where the consumption of wildlife is necessary for local food security or where such actions would significantly disrupt a readily available and irreplaceable food supply;(2)work with governments through existing treaties and the United Nations to develop a new protocol or agreement, and amend existing protocols or agreements, regarding stopping deforestation and other ecosystem destruction, closing commercial wildlife markets for human consumption, and end the associated commercial trade of terrestrial wildlife that feed and supply those markets while ensuring full consideration to the needs and rights of indigenous peoples and local communities that are dependent on wildlife for their food security, national sovereignty, and local laws and customs;(3)disrupt and ultimately end the commercial international trade in terrestrial wildlife associated with wildlife markets and eliminate commercial wildlife markets;(4)disrupt and ultimately eliminate wildlife trafficking associated with the operation of wildlife markets;(5)raise awareness on the dangerous potential of wildlife markets as a source of zoonotic diseases such as the novel coronavirus that causes the disease COVID–19 and reduce demand for the consumption of wildlife through evidence-based behavior change programs while ensuring that existing wildlife habitat is not encroached upon or destroyed as part of this process;(6)encourage and support alternate forms of food production, farming, and shifts to domestic animal- or plant-source foods instead of terrestrial wildlife where able and appropriate, and reduce consumer demand for terrestrial wildlife through enhanced local and national food systems, especially in areas where wildlife markets play a significant role in meeting subsistence needs while ensuring that existing wildlife habitat is not encroached upon or destroyed as part of this process; and(7)strive to increase hygienic standards implemented in markets around the globe, especially those specializing in the sale of products intended for human consumption.(c)Activities(1)Global prohibitions and enforcementThe United States Government, working through the United Nations and its components, as well as international organization such as Interpol and the World Organisation for Animal Health, and in furtherance of the policies described in subsection (b), shall—(A)collaboratively with other member states, issue declarations, statements, and communiques urging a global ban on commercial wildlife markets and trade for human consumption; and(B)urge increased enforcement of existing laws to end wildlife trafficking.(2)International coalitionsThe Secretary of State shall seek to build international coalitions focused on ending commercial wildlife markets for human consumption and associated wildlife trade which feeds and supplies said markets, with a focus on the following efforts:(A)Providing assistance and advice to other governments in the adoption of legislation and regulations to close wildlife markets and trade for human consumption.(B)Creating economic pressure on wildlife markets and their supply chains to prevent their operation.(C)Providing assistance and guidance to other governments to prohibit the import, export, and domestic trade of live terrestrial wildlife for the purpose of human consumption.(D)Engaging and receiving guidance from key stakeholders at the ministerial, local government, and civil society level in countries that will be impacted by this Act and where wildlife markets and associated wildlife trafficking is the predominant source of meat or protein, in order to mitigate the impact of any international efforts on local customs, conservation methods, or cultural norms.(3)Authorization of imposition of sanctions(A)Finding and report required(i)In generalThe Secretary of State shall submit a report to the President if the Secretary, in consultation with the Secretary of Health and Human Services, the Secretary of the Interior, and the Administrator of the United States Agency for International Development, finds that—(I)a foreign country—(aa)continues to license or enable commercial wildlife markets; or(bb)does not enact regulations consistent with subsection (b) to ultimately eliminate those markets; or(II)nationals of a foreign country, based on credible evidence, are trafficking or otherwise moving commercial quantities of wildlife intended for human consumption.(ii)Monitoring and investigationsIn administering this subparagraph, the Secretary of State, in consultation with the Secretary of Health and Human Services, the Secretary of the Interior, and the Administrator of the United States Agency for International Development, shall—(I)periodically monitor the activities of foreign entities described in clause (i);(II)promptly investigate any activity by foreign entities that, in the opinion of the Secretary, may be cause for reporting under clause (i); and(III)promptly conclude, and reach a decision with respect to, any investigation commenced under subclause (II).(iii)Transmission to CongressNot later than 15 days after submitting a report to the President under clause (i), Secretary of State shall transmit the report to Congress.(B)PenaltiesAfter receiving a report under subparagraph (A)(i) with respect to a country, the President may impose such economic, diplomatic, or other penalties as the President considers appropriate with respect to that country or nationals of that country, including the following:(i)Prohibition on importationThe President may direct the Secretary of the Treasury to prohibit the importation into the United States of any articles from the country for such period of time as the President determines appropriate and to the extent that such prohibition is permitted by the World Trade Organization (as defined in section 2(8) of the Uruguay Round Agreements Act (19 U.S.C. 3501(8))) or pursuant to the multilateral trade agreements (as defined in section 2(4) of the Uruguay Round Agreements Act (19 U.S.C. 3501(4))).(ii)Exclusion from United States(I)In generalThe President may direct the Secretary of State to deny a visa to, and the Secretary of Homeland Security to exclude from the United States, any national of the country described in subparagraph (A)(i)(II).(II)Exception to comply with international obligations and for law enforcement activitiesSubclause (I) shall not apply with respect to an individual if admitting or paroling the individual into the United States is necessary—(aa)to permit the United States to comply with the Agreement regarding the Headquarters of the United Nations, signed at Lake Success June 26, 1947, and entered into force November 21, 1947, between the United Nations and the United States, or other applicable international obligations; or(bb)to carry out or assist law enforcement activity in the United States.(iii)Blocking of propertyThe President may exercise all of the powers granted to the President under the International Emergency Economic Powers Act (50 U.S.C. 1701 et seq.) to the extent necessary to block and prohibit all transactions in property and interests in property of any national of the country described in subparagraph (A)(II), if such property and interests in property are in the United States, come within the United States, or are or come within the possession or control of a United States person.(iv)Prevention of access to international payment channelsThe President may work with international partners to prevent access to the Society for Worldwide Interbank Financial Telecommunications (commonly known as SWIFT) network and other payment channels by any national of the country described in subparagraph (A)(II).(C)Notification to CongressNot later than 60 days after receiving a report under subparagraph (A)(i) with respect to a country—(i)the President shall notify Congress of any action taken by the President pursuant to the report; and(ii)if the President decides not to direct the Secretary of the Treasury to prohibit the importation of terrestrial wildlife from the country, or directs the Secretary to prohibit the importation of less than all fish, wildlife, or related articles of the country, the President shall include in the notification required by clause (i) a statement of the reasons for that decision.(D)Periodic review and termination(i)Periodic reviewAfter submitting a report to the President under subparagraph (A)(i) with respect to a country, the Secretary of State, in consultation with the Secretary of Health and Human Services, the Secretary of the Interior, and the Administrator of the United States Agency for International Development, shall periodically, but not less frequently than every 2 years, review the actions of the country and nationals of the country to determine if the reasons for the finding of the Secretary under that subparagraph still exist. (ii)TerminationUpon making a determination under clause (i) that the reasons for a finding under subparagraph (A)(i) with respect to a country no longer exist, the Secretary of State shall publish in the Federal Register notice of the determination and a statement of the facts on which the determination is based. (d)United States Agency for International Development(1)Sustainable food systems funding(A)Authorization of appropriationsIn addition to any other amounts provided for such purposes, there is authorized to be appropriated $300,000,000 for each fiscal year from 2021 through 2030 to the United States Agency for International Development to reduce demand for consumption of wildlife from wildlife markets and support shifts to diversified alternative sources of food and protein in communities that rely upon the consumption of wildlife for food security while ensuring that existing wildlife habitat is not encroached upon or destroyed as part of this process.(B)ActivitiesThe Bureau for Economic Growth, Education, and Environment, the Bureau for Resilience and Food Security, and the Bureau for Global Health of the United States Agency for International Development shall, in partnership with United States institutions of higher education and nongovernmental organizations, co-develop approaches focused on safe, sustainable food systems that support and incentivize the replacement of terrestrial wildlife in diets while ensuring that existing wildlife habitat is not encroached upon or destroyed as part of this process.(2)Addressing threats and causes of zoonotic disease outbreaksThe Administrator of the United States Agency for International Development shall increase activities in USAID programs related to biodiversity, wildlife trafficking, sustainable landscape, global health, food security, and resilience in order to address the threats and causes of zoonotic disease outbreaks, including through—(A)education;(B)capacity building;(C)strengthening human health surveillance systems for emergence of zoonotic disease, and strengthening cross-sectoral collaboration to align risk reduction approaches;(D)improved domestic and wild animal disease surveillance and control at production and market levels;(E)development of alternative livelihood opportunities where possible;(F)conservation of intact ecosystems and reduction of fragmentation and conversion of natural habitats to prevent the creation of new pathways for zoonotic disease transmission;(G)minimizing interactions between domestic livestock and wild animals in markets and captive production; and(H)supporting shifts from wildlife markets to diversified, safe, affordable, and accessible protein such as domestic animal- and plant-source foods through enhanced local and national food systems while ensuring that existing wildlife habitat is not encroached upon or destroyed as part of this process.(3)Immediate relief funding to stabilize protected areasThe Administrator of the United States Agency for International Development shall administer immediate relief funding to stabilize protected areas and conservancies.(e)Staffing requirements(1)Office of terrorism and financial intelligenceThe Under Secretary of the Treasury for Terrorism and Financial Intelligence is encouraged to hire additional investigators to bolster capacity for investigations and sanctions focused on individuals engaged in the activities described in subsection (c)(3)(A).(2)United States Agency for International DevelopmentThe Administrator of the United States Agency for International Development, in collaboration with the United States Fish and Wildlife Service, the United States Department of Agriculture Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service, and other Federal entities as appropriate, is authorized to hire additional personnel—(A)to undertake programs aimed at reducing the risks of endemic and emerging infectious diseases and exposure to antimicrobial resistant pathogens;(B)to provide administrative support and resources to ensure effective and efficient coordination of funding opportunities and sharing of expertise from relevant USAID bureaus and programs, including emerging pandemic threats;(C)to award funding to on-the-ground projects;(D)to provide project oversight to ensure accountability and transparency in all phases of the award process; and(E)to undertake additional activities under this Act.(f)Reporting requirements(1)Department of StateNot later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, and annually thereafter until 2030, the Secretary of State shall submit to the appropriate congressional committees a report describing—(A)the actions taken pursuant to this Act;(B)the impact and effectiveness of international cooperation on ending the use and operation of wildlife markets;(C)the impact and effectiveness of international cooperation on ending wildlife trafficking associated with wildlife markets; and(D)the impact and effectiveness of international cooperation on ending the international trade in live terrestrial wildlife for human consumption as food or medicine.(2)United States Agency for International DevelopmentNot later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Administrator of the United States Agency for International Development shall submit to the appropriate congressional committees a report—(A)describing the actions taken pursuant to this Act;(B)describing the impact and effectiveness of reducing demand for consumption of wildlife and associated wildlife markets;(C)summarizing additional personnel hired with funding authorized under this Act, including the number hired in each bureau; and(D)describing partnerships developed with other institutions of higher learning and nongovernmental organizations.5.Prohibition of import, export, and sale of certain live wild animals for human consumption(a)Prohibition(1)In generalChapter 3 of title 18, United States Code, is amended by inserting after section 43 the following:44.Prohibition of import, export, and sale of certain live wild animals for human consumption(a)DefinitionsIn this section—(1)the phrase human consumption shall include all consumption as food or medicine except consumption that is incidental to lawful hunting activity;(2)the term live wild animal means a live wild mammal, bird, reptile, or amphibian, whether or not bred, hatched, or born in captivity with the exception of ruminants; and(3)the term wild has the meaning given that term in section 42.(b)ProhibitionsIt shall be unlawful for any person—(1)to import or export any live wild animal for human consumption as food or medicine;(2)to sell or purchase for human consumption as food or medicine a live wild animal, including through sale or purchase at a live animal market; or(3)to attempt to commit any act described in paragraph (1) or (2).(c)Penalties(1)In generalAny person who knowingly violates subsection (b) shall be fined not more than $100,000, imprisoned for not more than 5 years, or both.(2)Multiple violationsEach violation of subsection (b) shall constitute a separate offense.(3)VenueA violation of subsection (b) may be prosecuted in the judicial district in which the violation first occurred and any judicial district in which the defendant sold the live wild animal..(2)Conforming amendmentThe table of sections for chapter 3 of title 18, United States Code, is amended by inserting after the item relating to section 43 the following:44. Prohibition of import, export, and sale of certain live wild animals for human consumption..(b)FundingThere is authorized to be appropriated to carry out section 44 of title 18, United States Code, as added by subsection (a), $35,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2021 through 2030.6.Law enforcement attaché deployment(a)In generalBeginning in fiscal year 2021, the Secretary of the Interior, acting through the Director of the United States Fish and Wildlife Service, in consultation with the Secretary of State, shall require the Chief of Law Enforcement of the United States Fish and Wildlife Service to hire, train, and deploy not fewer than 50 new United States Fish and Wildlife Service law enforcement attachés, and appropriate additional support staff, at one or more United States embassies, consulates, commands, or other facilities—(1)in one or more countries designated as a focus country or a country of concern in the most recent report submitted under section 201 of the Eliminate, Neutralize, and Disrupt Wildlife Trafficking Act of 2016 (16 U.S.C. 7621); and(2)in such additional countries or regions, as determined by the Secretary of Interior, that are known or suspected to be a source of illegal trade of species listed—(A)as threatened species or endangered species under the Endangered Species Act of 1973 (16 U.S.C. 1531 et seq.); or(B)under appendix I of the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora, done at Washington March 3, 1973 (27 UST 1087; TIAS 8249). (b)FundingThere is authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section $150,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2021 through 2030.