116 S3688 IS: Energy Infrastructure Protection Act of 2020
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2020-05-12
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II116th CONGRESS2d SessionS. 3688IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATESMay 12, 2020Ms. Murkowski (for herself and Mr. Risch) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural ResourcesA BILLTo amend the Federal Power Act to authorize the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission and the Secretary of Energy to offer assistance in securing the assets of the owners and operators of energy infrastructure against threats and increasing the security of the electric grid, and for other purposes.1.Short titleThis Act may be cited as the Energy Infrastructure Protection Act of 2020.2.Sense of CongressIt is the sense of Congress that—(1)electrical energy is essential to civil society;(2)the infrastructure that delivers electrical energy to the people of the United States has been vulnerable to attacks of varying scope for more than 100 years;(3)with the ready availability of information about electric infrastructure, and the ease of international travel for individuals who seek to harm the United States, threats to electric infrastructure have multiplied in recent years;(4)the geographic barriers of the Pacific Ocean and the Atlantic Ocean no longer provide sufficient protection for the people of the United States against threats to electric infrastructure, especially for threats coming from cyberspace;(5)electric infrastructure around the world has been attacked during times of war and times of peace, on the ground and in cyberspace, by—(A)individuals;(B)criminal organizations; and(C)foreign countries;(6)like electric infrastructure, the fuel suppliers and other vendors who supply the electricity industry are vulnerable to attacks designed to disrupt electricity service;(7)before and during World War II, the Federal Power Commission assisted owners and operators of energy infrastructure in defending the assets of those owners and operators;(8)the Department of Energy and the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission carry on the legacy of security assistance established by the Federal Power Commission;(9)the Department of Energy, assisted by the expertise at the National Laboratories, and utilizing the statutory role of the Department as the lead Federal agency for cybersecurity in the energy sector, has acted to assist owners and operators of electric infrastructure when those owners and operators defend their assets;(10)the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, utilizing the jurisdiction of the Commission over matters of cost recovery and electric reliability, has acted to assist owners and operators of electric infrastructure when those owners and operators defend their assets;(11)owners and operators of electric infrastructure, entities involved with electric infrastructure, the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, the Department of Energy, other Federal departments and agencies, States, and units of local government have information that—(A)can be used by those who seek to harm the United States to disrupt electricity service; and(B)should be protected from excessive disclosure; and(12)owners and operators of electric infrastructure—(A)have been acting to reduce the vulnerability of their assets; and(B)should have better opportunities to further reduce the vulnerability of their assets.3.Protecting energy infrastructure(a)In generalPart II of the Federal Power Act (16 U.S.C. 824 et seq.) is amended—(1)by adding at the end the following:BProtecting energy infrastructure;(2)by redesignating section 215A (16 U.S.C. 824o–1) as section 230, and moving that section so as to appear at the beginning of subpart B (as added by paragraph (1)); and(3)by inserting after section 201 (16 U.S.C. 824) the following:AGeneral requirements.(b)DefinitionsSection 230 of the Federal Power Act (as redesignated by subsection (a)(2)) is amended—(1)in the section heading, by striking Critical Electric Infrastructure Security and inserting Definitions;(2)in subsection (a)—(A)in the matter preceding paragraph (1), by striking the subsection designation and heading and all that follows through this section: and inserting the following:In this subpart:;(B)in paragraph (1), by striking such terms and all that follows through respectively. and inserting the terms in section 215(a).;(C)by redesignating paragraphs (2), (3), (4), (5), (6), (7), and (8) as paragraphs (3), (4), (5), (6), (8), (9), and (12), respectively;(D)by inserting after paragraph (1) the following:(2)CommissionThe term Commission means the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission.;(E)in paragraph (3) (as so redesignated), by inserting energy infrastructure or after means;(F)by striking paragraph (4) (as so redesignated) and inserting the following:(4)Critical electric infrastructure information(A)In generalThe term critical electric infrastructure information means information relating to critical electric infrastructure, or proposed critical electric infrastructure, that—(i)is generated by, or provided to, the Secretary, the Commission, or any other Federal department or agency;(ii)is not classified national security information; and(iii)is designated as critical electric infrastructure information by the Secretary or the Commission under section 231(c) or 235.(B)InclusionsThe term critical electric infrastructure information includes any information that qualified as critical energy infrastructure information under the regulations of the Commission in effect on the day before the date of enactment of the Energy Infrastructure Protection Act of 2020.;(G)in paragraph (5) (as so redesignated), by striking subsection (c) and inserting section 231(b);(H)by inserting after paragraph (6) (as so redesignated) the following:(7)Energy infrastructureThe term energy infrastructure includes—(A)systems or assets comprising the bulk-power system;(B)systems or assets owned by electric utilities;(C)systems or assets that—(i)allow for the transportation of fuel, electricity, water, steam, heat, cold, or any commodity that is used in the provision of electricity service; and(ii)facilitate the delivery of—(I)electrical energy to consumers;(II)wholesale transactions in electrical energy; or(III)the import or export of electrical energy; and(D)all systems or assets subject to the jurisdiction of the Commission, including—(i)pipelines for the transportation of oil; (ii)natural gas pipelines; and (iii)water resources.;(I)by inserting after paragraph (9) (as so redesignated) the following:(10)Natural gas; natural-gas companyThe terms natural gas and natural-gas company have the meanings given the terms in section 2 of the Natural Gas Act (15 U.S.C. 717a).(11)Oil; oil pipelineThe terms oil and oil pipeline have the meanings given the terms in section 1804 of the Energy Policy Act of 1992 (42 U.S.C. 7172 note; Public Law 102–486).; and(J)by inserting after paragraph (12) (as so redesignated) the following:(13)Source of the informationThe term source of the information means—(A)the electric utility, Transmission Organization, natural-gas company, licensee, or oil pipeline that provides to the Secretary or the Commission, as applicable, critical electric infrastructure information, including—(i)critical electric infrastructure information that is provided directly to the Secretary or the Commission by the electric utility, Transmission Organization, natural-gas company, licensee, or oil pipeline; and(ii)critical electric infrastructure information that is provided to the Secretary or the Commission by an intermediary;(B)the Secretary, with respect to critical electric infrastructure information that is created by the Secretary;(C)the Commission, with respect to critical electric infrastructure information that is created by the Commission; and(D)with respect to any critical electric infrastructure information not described in subparagraphs (A) through (C), the individual or entity that provides to the Secretary or the Commission, as applicable, the critical electric infrastructure information.; and(3)by inserting before subsection (b) the following:231.Critical electric infrastructure security.(c)Critical electric infrastructure securitySection 231 of the Federal Power Act (as designated by subsection (b)(3)) is amended—(1)by redesignating subsections (b) through (f) as subsections (a) through (e), respectively;(2)in paragraph (6)(B) of subsection (a) (as so redesignated), by striking subsection (c) and inserting subsection (b);(3)in subsection (c) (as so redesignated)—(A)in paragraph (2)—(i)in the matter preceding subparagraph (A), by striking Not later and all that follows through shall and inserting Each of the Secretary and the Commission, after consultation with the other, shall;(ii)in subparagraph (A), by adding and at the end after the semicolon;(iii)in subparagraph (B), by striking the semicolon at the end and inserting a period; and(iv)by striking subparagraphs (C) and (D);(B)by striking paragraph (3) and inserting the following:(3)Authority to designate(A)In generalThe Secretary and the Commission may each designate information as critical electric infrastructure information pursuant to the criteria and procedures established by the Secretary or the Commission, as applicable, under paragraph (2)(A).(B)Submission of request for designation(i)In generalAny individual or entity may request that—(I)the Secretary designate information in the possession of the Secretary as critical electric infrastructure information; and(II)the Commission designate information in the possession of the Commission as critical electric infrastructure information.(ii)Treatment of information submitted for designationOn receipt of a request under clause (i), the Secretary or the Commission, as applicable, shall treat the information that is the subject of the request as critical electric infrastructure information until the earlier of—(I)the date on which the Secretary or the Commission, as applicable, designates the information as critical electric infrastructure information; and(II)the date that is 21 days after the date on which the Secretary or the Commission, as applicable, provides written notice to the individual or entity that submitted the request that the request is denied.(C)Conflicts between designations by the Secretary and the Commission(i)Initial meetingIn the event of a conflict between a designation made by the Secretary and a designation made by the Commission as to whether certain information is critical electric infrastructure information, and the conflict has a material impact on the work of the Secretary or the Commission, the Secretary and the Commission shall confer to resolve the conflict for the purpose of achieving consistency across the Federal Government in the designation of the information.(ii)Unresolved conflictsIf the Secretary and the Commission are unable to resolve a conflict under clause (i)—(I)the Commission may continue to designate any information in the possession of the Commission according to the criteria and procedures established by the Commission under paragraph (2)(A); and(II)the Secretary may continue to designate any information in the possession of the Department of Energy according to the criteria and procedures established by the Secretary under paragraph (2)(A).;(C)in paragraph (8)—(i)by striking In implementing and all that follows through shall and inserting the following:(A)In generalIn implementing this section, the Secretary and the Commission shall reasonably attempt to; and(ii)by adding at the end the following:(B)Effect of failure to segregate informationA failure to segregate any particular information under subparagraph (A) shall not result in an inference or finding that the information should not be entitled to protection as critical electric infrastructure information.;(D)by striking paragraphs (9) and (10) and inserting the following:(9)Duration of designation(A)In generalExcept as provided in subparagraph (B), information may not be designated as critical electric infrastructure information for a period longer than the information is related to energy infrastructure in service.(B)RedesignationAny information may be redesignated by the Secretary or the Commission as critical electric infrastructure information before, on, or after the date on which an earlier designation has expired.(C)Vulnerabilities and threatsInformation about a vulnerability or threat to energy infrastructure, or the planning and construction of a system or asset that is intended to address a vulnerability or threat to energy infrastructure, may be designated as critical electric infrastructure information—(i)for the period during which the vulnerability or threat exists; and(ii)for any additional period determined to be appropriate by the Secretary or the Commission, as applicable.(10)Removal of designationThe Secretary or the Commission, as applicable, shall remove the designation of critical electric infrastructure information, in whole or in part, from a document or electronic communication if the Secretary or the Commission, as applicable, determines that the unauthorized disclosure of the information so designated could no longer be used to impair the security or reliability of energy infrastructure, the bulk-power system, or distribution facilities.; and(E)by adding at the end the following:(12)No immediate obligation to designateAny request for designation submitted to the Secretary or the Commission need not be considered by the Secretary or the Commission, as applicable, until the information that is the subject of the request for designation becomes the subject of any request to disclose, including a request under—(A)section 552 of title 5, United States Code; or(B)any applicable law (including any Federal, State, political subdivision, or Tribal law) requiring public disclosure of information or records.(13)Effect of prior determinationsA prior determination by the Secretary or the Commission that certain information is not critical electric infrastructure information shall not affect the authority of the Secretary or the Commission to later designate that information as critical electric infrastructure information.; and(4)in subsection (e) (as so redesignated)—(A)in paragraph (1), by striking subsection (b)(1) and inserting subsection (a)(1);(B)in paragraph (2), by striking subsection (b)(1) and inserting subsection (a)(1);(C)in paragraph (3), by striking subsection (d) and inserting subsection (c) or any of sections 232 through 235, as applicable; and(D)in paragraph (4)—(i)by striking subsection (b)(1) and inserting subsection (a)(1); and(ii)by striking paragraph (1) or (2 ) and inserting paragraph (1) or (2).(d)Assistance, access, and enforcementSubpart B of part II of the Federal Power Act (as added by subsection (a)(1)) is amended by adding at the end the following:232.Authority of the Commission to offer assistance to owners and operators of energy infrastructure(a)Definition of eligible entityIn this section, the term eligible entity means—(1)an authority of a State, political subdivision, or Indian Tribe;(2)a Transmission Organization;(3)an electric utility;(4)a natural-gas company;(5)an oil pipeline; and(6)any other owner or operator of energy infrastructure.(b)Voluntary assistance on requestOn request of an eligible entity, the Commission may provide assistance to the eligible entity—(1)by reviewing the configuration of the assets of the eligible entity against threats;(2)by reviewing the capability of the eligible entity to operate its assets after attacks on those assets;(3)by providing information about methods and tools that owners and operators of energy infrastructure may use to defend assets against threats;(4)by providing information regarding other resources that may be available to assist the eligible entity; and(5)by reviewing data and other assets in the possession of the eligible entity—(A)for evidence that the data or other asset—(i)has been tampered with; or(ii)has otherwise been the subject of threat activity; and(B)while ensuring an adequate chain of custody to enable criminal investigation and prosecution.(c)Release of information(1)Protection of informationAny information collected or created by the Commission in carrying out activities under subsection (b), including any report prepared under subsection (g)(1)(A)—(A)to the extent that the information is not already designated as critical electric infrastructure information, shall be handled by the Commission as if it had been designated by the Commission as critical electric infrastructure information under this subpart;(B)shall be exempt from disclosure under section 552(b)(3) of title 5, United States Code; and(C)shall not be made available by any Federal, State, political subdivision, or Tribal authority under any applicable law requiring public disclosure of information or records.(2)Voluntary release(A)Consent requiredSubject to subparagraph (C), if the source of any information described in paragraph (1) provides consent, the Commission may share that information with—(i)the Electric Reliability Organization;(ii)a regional entity; (iii)an information sharing and analysis center; or (iv)an authority of a State, political subdivision, or Indian Tribe that is involved in protecting energy infrastructure from threats.(B)Advance consentConsent to the disclosure of information by the Commission under subparagraph (A) may—(i)be provided in advance of the disclosure of that information to, or the creation of that information by, the Commission; and(ii)be a condition precedent to obtaining assistance from the Commission under this section. (C)LimitationAny information that is shared with an authority described in subparagraph (A)(iv) shall be exempt from disclosure by the authority as if that information were in the possession of the Commission under this subsection.(3)Release to Federal authorities(A)Consent not requiredThe Commission may share any information described in paragraph (1) with a Federal authority regardless of whether the source of that information consents to the disclosure.(B)LimitationAny information that is shared with a Federal authority under subparagraph (A) shall be exempt from disclosure by the Federal authority as if that information were in the possession of the Commission under this subsection.(d)Withdrawal of request(1)In generalAn eligible entity may withdraw a request for assistance under subsection (b) at any time.(2)EffectOn withdrawal of a request under paragraph (1), the Commission shall—(A)terminate all assistance; and(B)to the maximum extent practicable, and subject to any Federal law applicable to the Commission regarding retention of records, return to the eligible entity all information that the Commission received from the eligible entity.(e)Use of information(1)Information provided for assistanceAny information that is provided by an eligible entity to the Commission for the purpose of obtaining assistance under subsection (b) may not be used as a basis for any order, rule, opinion, or decision of the Commission.(2)Information obtained by other meansSubject to applicable law, if the information described in paragraph (1) is obtained by the Commission in a manner other than the manner described in that paragraph, the Commission may use that information in any manner that the Commission determines to be appropriate if—(A)the Commission segregates the information described in paragraph (1) from information that is obtained by the Commission in a manner not described in that paragraph; and(B)the information described in paragraph (1) has been and is reviewed only by individuals authorized by the Commission to provide assistance under subsection (b).(3)Informal staff adviceAn officer, employee, agent, or contractor of the Commission may advise an eligible entity that information provided to the Commission for the purpose of obtaining assistance under subsection (b) should also be provided to the Commission for purposes unrelated to assistance under subsection (b).(f)EffectNothing in this section—(1)authorizes the Commission to require any eligible entity to adopt any advice, report, recommendation, best practice, finding, model, tool, method, plan, analysis, or assessment made by the Commission under this section; or(2)relieves an eligible entity from any obligation to comply with a lawful order or rule of the Commission.(g)Reports for eligible entities(1)In generalThe Commission may prepare reports—(A)for an eligible entity that requests assistance under subsection (b); and(B)for eligible entities generally.(2)AuthorityThe Commission shall have sole discretion to prepare a report under paragraph (1).(3)RequirementA report under paragraph (1) shall not identify an eligible entity without the consent of that eligible entity.(4)EffectA report under paragraph (1)—(A)shall not be binding on the Commission; and(B)shall not relieve an eligible entity from any obligation to comply with any applicable order or rule of the Commission.(h)Savings clauseNothing in this section affects in any manner the authority, existing on the day before the date of enactment of the Energy Infrastructure Protection Act of 2020, of—(1)the Electric Reliability Organization;(2)a regional entity; (3)an information sharing and analysis center; or (4)a component of any Federal department or agency other than the Commission, including the authority provided to—(A)the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency;(B)the national cybersecurity and communications integration center established under section 2209(b) of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 659(b)); and(C)the Sector-Specific Agency specified in section 61003(c)(2) of the FAST Act (6 U.S.C. 121 note; Public Law 114–94). 233.Authority of the Secretary to offer assistance to owners and operators of energy infrastructure(a)Definition of eligible entityIn this section, the term eligible entity means—(1)an authority of a State, political subdivision, or Indian Tribe;(2)a Transmission Organization;(3)an electric utility;(4)a natural-gas company;(5)an oil pipeline; and(6)any other owner or operator of energy infrastructure.(b)Voluntary assistance on requestOn the request of an eligible entity, the Secretary may provide assistance to the eligible entity—(1)by reviewing the configuration of the assets of the eligible entity against threats;(2)by reviewing the capability of the eligible entity to operate its assets after attacks on those assets;(3)by providing information about methods and tools that owners and operators of energy infrastructure may use to defend their assets against threats;(4)by providing information regarding other resources that may be available to assist the eligible entity;(5)by reviewing data and other assets in the possession of the eligible entity—(A)for evidence that the data or other asset—(i)has been tampered with; or(ii)has otherwise been the subject of threat activity; and(B)while ensuring an adequate chain of custody to enable criminal investigation and prosecution;(6)by monitoring sensor data and other information flows of the eligible entity; and(7)by testing equipment and other assets of the eligible entity.(c)Research and planningThe Secretary shall carry out a program—(1)to gather information about the tools and methods that have been used to penetrate or defend any eligible entity or industrial control system, including information about those tools and methods that is available from—(A)the Department of Homeland Security;(B)the Department of Defense;(C)any other Federal department or agency; and(D)any eligible entity;(2)to research and plan to ensure that the Federal Government has access to energy infrastructure during a time of war or national crisis; and(3)to research and plan the response of the Secretary in the event that owners and operators of energy infrastructure are attacked.(d)Release of information(1)Protection of informationAny information collected or created by the Secretary in carrying out activities under subsection (b), including any report prepared under subsection (h)(1)(A)—(A)to the extent that the information is not already designated as critical electric infrastructure information, shall be handled by the Secretary as if it had been designated by the Secretary as critical electric infrastructure information under this subpart;(B)shall be exempt from disclosure under section 552(b)(3) of title 5, United States Code; and(C)shall not be made available by any Federal, State, political subdivision, or Tribal authority under any applicable law requiring public disclosure of information or records.(2)Voluntary release(A)Consent requiredSubject to subparagraph (C), if the source of any information described in paragraph (1) provides consent, the Secretary may share that information with—(i)the Electric Reliability Organization;(ii)a regional entity;(iii)an information sharing and analysis center; or (iv)an authority of a State, political subdivision, or Indian Tribe that is involved in protecting energy infrastructure from threats.(B)Advance consentConsent to the disclosure of information by the Secretary under subparagraph (A) may—(i)be provided in advance of the disclosure of that information to, or the creation of that information by, the Secretary; and(ii)be a condition precedent to obtaining assistance from the Secretary under this section. (C)LimitationAny information that is shared with an authority described in subparagraph (A)(iv) shall be exempt from disclosure by the authority as if that information were in the possession of the Secretary under this subsection.(3)Release to Federal authorities(A)Consent not requiredThe Secretary may share any information described in paragraph (1) with a Federal authority regardless of whether the source of that information consents to the disclosure.(B)LimitationAny information that is shared with a Federal authority under subparagraph (A) shall be exempt from disclosure by the Federal authority as if that information were in the possession of the Secretary under this subsection. (e)Withdrawal of request(1)In generalAn eligible entity may withdraw a request for assistance under subsection (b) at any time.(2)EffectOn withdrawal of a request under paragraph (1), the Secretary shall—(A)terminate all assistance; and(B)to the maximum extent practicable, and subject to any Federal law applicable to the Secretary regarding retention of records, return to the eligible entity all information that the Secretary received from the eligible entity.(f)Use of information(1)Information provided for assistanceAny information that is provided by an eligible entity to the Secretary for the purpose of obtaining assistance under subsection (b) may not be used as a basis for any order, rule, opinion, or decision of the Secretary.(2)Information obtained by other meansSubject to applicable law, if the information described in paragraph (1) is obtained by the Secretary in a manner other than the manner described in that paragraph, the Secretary may use that information in any manner that the Secretary determines to be appropriate if—(A)the Secretary segregates the information described in paragraph (1) from information that is obtained by the Secretary in a manner not described in that paragraph; and(B)the information described in paragraph (1) has been and is reviewed only by individuals authorized by the Secretary to provide assistance under subsection (b).(3)Informal staff adviceAn officer, employee, agent, or contractor of the Secretary may advise an eligible entity that information provided to the Secretary for the purpose of obtaining assistance under subsection (b) should also be provided to the Secretary for purposes unrelated to assistance under subsection (b). (g)EffectNothing in this section—(1)authorizes the Secretary to require any eligible entity to adopt any advice, report, recommendation, best practice, finding, model, tool, method, plan, analysis, or assessment made by the Secretary under this section; or(2)relieves an eligible entity from any obligation to comply with a lawful order or rule of the Secretary.(h)Reports for eligible entities(1)In generalThe Secretary may prepare reports—(A)for an eligible entity that requests assistance under subsection (b); and(B)for eligible entities generally.(2)AuthorityThe Secretary shall have sole discretion to prepare a report under paragraph (1).(3)RequirementA report under paragraph (1) shall not identify an eligible entity without the consent of that eligible entity.(4)EffectA report under paragraph (1)—(A)shall not be binding on the Secretary; and(B)shall not relieve an eligible entity from any obligation to comply with any applicable order or rule of the Secretary.(i)Savings clauseNothing in this section affects in any manner the authority, existing on the day before the date of enactment of the Energy Infrastructure Protection Act of 2020, of—(1)the Electric Reliability Organization;(2)a regional entity;(3)an information sharing and analysis center; or (4)a component of any Federal department or agency other than the Department of Energy, including the authority provided to—(A)the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency; and(B)the national cybersecurity and communications integration center established under section 2209(b) of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 659(b)).234.Access to critical electric infrastructure information(a)Access(1)In generalExcept as provided in paragraph (2), and subject to subsections (c) and (e), the Secretary or the Commission, as applicable, shall not disclose or release critical electric infrastructure information to any individual or entity.(2)Exceptions(A)In generalSubject to subparagraph (B), the Secretary or the Commission, as applicable, may disclose critical electric infrastructure information—(i)to the source of the information;(ii)to a party or participant in a proceeding before the Secretary or the Commission, if—(I)the information is relevant to that proceeding; and(II)each individual seeking access to the information has entered into a nondisclosure agreement with the source of the information;(iii)to an individual who is an officer, employee, agent, or contractor of the Secretary or the Commission;(iv)to an officer, employee, agent, or contractor of—(I)the Electric Reliability Organization;(II)a regional entity; or(III)an information sharing and analysis center;(v)to an officer, employee, agent, or contractor of the Federal Government;(vi)to the President, the National Security Council, a member of Congress, a Federal judge or magistrate, or any officer of the United States appointed by the President with the advice and consent of the Senate;(vii)to an individual who is an officer, employee, agent, or contractor of Congress, the Executive Office of the President, or a court created under article I or III of the Constitution of the United States;(viii)to a landowner the property of which has a boundary that is crossed by, or located within the vicinity of, energy infrastructure, as determined by the Secretary or the Commission, as applicable, if—(I)the landowner provides to the Secretary or the Commission, as applicable, proof of the property interest of the landowner; and(II)the critical electric infrastructure information consists of detailed alignment sheets concerning actual or proposed energy infrastructure within the vicinity of the property boundary, as determined by the Secretary or the Commission, as applicable;(ix)to an officer, employee, agent, or contractor of an authority of a State, political subdivision, or Indian Tribe, if each individual seeking access to the information has entered into a nondisclosure agreement with the Secretary or Commission, as applicable;(x)to an individual holding a security clearance at the level of top secret or higher; or(xi)to any other individual, if—(I)the source of the information has given express consent to the disclosure of the information to the individual; and(II)a nondisclosure agreement between the source of the information and each individual seeking access to the information has been approved by—(aa)an administrative law judge of, or assigned to, the Department of Energy; or(bb)an administrative law judge of, or assigned to, the Commission.(B)Disclosure for academic, scientific, or research purposesThe Secretary or the Commission, as applicable, may disclose critical electric infrastructure information to an individual for academic, scientific, or research purposes, including academic, scientific, or research work that is conducted by the Department of Energy at any laboratory of the Department of Energy, if—(i)the individual holds a security clearance at the level of top secret or higher; or(ii)(I)the source of the information expressly consents to the disclosure of the information to the individual for the academic, scientific, or research work; and(II)a nondisclosure agreement between the source of the information and each individual seeking access to the information has been approved by—(aa)an administrative law judge of, or assigned to, the Department of Energy; or(bb)an administrative law judge of, or assigned to, the Commission.(C)Authority to retain information(i)In generalThe Secretary or the Commission, as applicable—(I)shall have no obligation to disclose critical electric infrastructure information to any individual or entity; and(II)may withhold disclosure of critical electric infrastructure information at any time, for any reason, at the sole discretion of the Secretary or the Commission, as applicable.(ii)Requirement(I)In generalIf the Secretary or the Commission, as applicable, determines that the disclosure of critical electric infrastructure information to an individual or entity may jeopardize the common defense and security of the United States, the information shall not be disclosed to that individual or entity.(II)CoordinationThe Secretary shall share appropriate information and coordinate resources with the Commission to ensure compliance with the requirement described in subclause (I).(b)Nondisclosure agreements(1)In generalEach nondisclosure agreement entered into or approved under this section shall—(A)reflect the individual circumstances concerning the parties to the agreement; (B)permit the auditing of compliance with the agreement; and(C)be enforceable in law and equity by any district court of the United States.(2)Modification of standardized forms; dispute resolution(A)Standardized forms(i)Use of standardized forms permittedPotential parties to a nondisclosure agreement may use a standardized form of agreement if that form is appropriate for the particular circumstances.(ii)Modification by the partiesNotwithstanding any policy or rule of the Secretary or the Commission relating to standardized forms of nondisclosure agreements, the express terms of a nondisclosure agreement shall be subject to appropriate revision by the parties to the agreement.(B)Dispute resolution(i)In generalAny dispute regarding a nondisclosure agreement, including any dispute regarding the terms of a proposed nondisclosure agreement or compliance with an existing nondisclosure agreement, shall be resolved by—(I)a district court of the United States;(II)an administrative law judge of, or assigned to, the Department of Energy; or(III)an administrative law judge of, or assigned to, the Commission.(ii)Judicial review(I)In generalAny party to a proceeding to resolve a dispute described in clause (i) who is aggrieved by an order issued by an administrative law judge under that clause may obtain review of that order in a district court of the United States by filing, in accordance with subclause (II), a petition for review in—(aa)the United States District Court for the District of Columbia; or(bb)the district court of the United States for the judicial district in which any party to the nondisclosure agreement resides.(II)Petition for reviewA petition for review of any order subject to review under subclause (I) shall—(aa)be filed not later than 30 days after the date on which the administrative law judge issues the order; and(bb)request that the order be modified or set aside in whole or in part.(3)Option for Federal form of nondisclosure agreementThe Secretary or the Commission, as applicable, may require an individual seeking access to critical electric infrastructure information from the Secretary or the Commission to enter into a nondisclosure agreement with the Secretary or the Commission, as applicable, in addition to any nondisclosure agreement entered into by that individual with the source of the information.(c)Disclosure of indicators, methods, and toolsNotwithstanding subsection (a)(1), the Secretary or the Commission, as applicable, may disclose indicators, methods, and tools that have been used in penetrating or defending energy infrastructure if—(1)the source of the information consents to the release of that information; and (2)the Secretary or the Commission, as applicable, removes all information that would enable an individual to identify the source of the information. (d)Protection of informationAny critical electric infrastructure information that is disclosed by the Secretary or the Commission under subsection (a)(2), or that is required to be disclosed under a rule issued pursuant to subsection (e)(2)—(1)shall be protected from disclosure by the recipient;(2)shall be exempt from disclosure under section 552(b)(3) of title 5, United States Code; and(3)shall not be made available by any Federal, State, political subdivision, or Tribal authority under any applicable law requiring public disclosure of information or records.(e)Savings clauses(1)Information controlled by owners and operators of energy infrastructureNothing in this section limits the ability of an owner or operator of energy infrastructure to handle the information controlled by that owner or operator, including information that could be designated as critical electric infrastructure information, in whatever manner the owner or operator believes will best serve the interests of the owner or operator, including—(A)by exchanging that information with other owners or operators of energy infrastructure; and(B)by providing that information to officers, employees, agents, and contractors of the owner or operator.(2)Disclosure to certain individuals and entities(A)In generalExcept as provided in subparagraph (C), nothing in this section limits the ability of the Commission to issue or enforce a rule of general applicability requiring a public utility to disclose certain critical electric infrastructure information to an eligible recipient described in subparagraph (B) that requests the information.(B)Eligible recipient describedAn eligible recipient referred to in subparagraph (A) is—(i)an electric utility;(ii)a potential or existing interconnection customer of the public utility;(iii)a potential or existing transmission customer of the public utility;(iv)a State regulatory authority; or(v)a member of the public.(C)RequirementsAny rule described in subparagraph (A) issued or enforced by the Commission shall—(i)require that each request for critical electric infrastructure information be disclosed to the source of the information;(ii)require disclosure only if each individual seeking access to critical electric infrastructure information has entered into a nondisclosure agreement with the source of the information;(iii)provide that the source of the information shall have no liability for damages associated with misuse of the critical electric infrastructure information that results in an attack on energy infrastructure; and(iv)with respect to a request submitted by a member of the public, require disclosure only after each individual seeking access to critical electric infrastructure information has entered into a nondisclosure agreement with the source of the information that has been approved by—(I)an administrative law judge of, or assigned to, the Department of Energy; or(II)an administrative law judge of, or assigned to, the Commission.235.Designating information held by other governmental authorities(a)Definition of eligible entityIn this section:(1)In generalThe term eligible entity means—(A)a Federal, State, political subdivision, or Tribal authority; and (B)a utility owned or operated by 1 or more of the authorities described in subparagraph (A), including a joint action agency or similar entity.(2)ExclusionsThe term eligible entity does not include—(A)the Secretary; or(B)the Commission.(b)Request for designationAn eligible entity may submit to the Secretary or the Commission a request to designate information that is in the possession and control of the eligible entity as critical electric infrastructure information by providing to the Secretary or the Commission, as applicable, a description of—(1)the nature of the information for which the designation is requested; and(2)the basis for the designation.(c)Timing; effect; future information(1)Timing(A)SubmissionA request under subsection (b) may be submitted to the Secretary or the Commission at any time, including after disclosure of the relevant information has been requested under any applicable law requiring public disclosure of information or records.(B)Treatment of submitted informationOn receipt of a request under subsection (b), the Secretary or the Commission, as applicable, shall treat the information that is the subject of the request as critical electric infrastructure information until the earlier of—(i)the date on which the Secretary or the Commission, as applicable, designates the information as critical electric infrastructure information; and(ii)the date that is 21 days after the date on which the Secretary or Commission, as applicable, provides written notice to the eligible entity that submitted the request that the request is denied.(2)Effect(A)Effect of request for public disclosureThe submission of a request to the Secretary or the Commission under subsection (b) after a request for public disclosure of the relevant information has been made shall not prejudice any decision with respect to whether the information should be designated as critical electric infrastructure information.(B)Effect of failure to timely act on submissionIf the Secretary or the Commission, as applicable, fails to grant or deny a request submitted under subsection (b) by the date that is 1 year after the date on which the request is submitted, the information that is the subject of the request shall be designated as critical electric infrastructure information for a period of 10 years beginning on the date on which the request is submitted.(3)Future informationA submission to the Secretary or the Commission under subsection (b) may concern—(A)existing information; or(B)information that is expected to be created after the date of the submission, including any information that is expected to be created on a periodic or ongoing basis.(d)Responsibility for a defenseAn eligible entity for which the Secretary or the Commission, as applicable, has granted a request to designate certain information as critical electric infrastructure information under this section, or for which information has been designated as critical electric infrastructure information for a period of 10 years under subsection (c)(2)(B)—(1)shall not request that the Secretary or the Commission provide a defense against any claim for disclosure of the designated information; and(2)shall be entirely responsible for a defense, including by paying for a defense, against any claim for disclosure of the designated information under—(A)section 552 of title 5, United States Code; or(B)any other applicable law (including any Federal, State, political subdivision, or Tribal law) requiring public disclosure of information or records.(e)Disclosure and release of information(1)In generalExcept as provided in paragraph (2)—(A)any information that is in the possession and control of an eligible entity shall not be subject to section 234(d); and(B)an eligible entity may establish standards for the disclosure or release of information in the possession and control of the eligible entity.(2)Protection of certain informationAny critical electric infrastructure information that is disclosed to an eligible entity by the Secretary or the Commission under section 234(a)(2) or by a public utility under a rule issued pursuant to section 234(e)(2) shall be subject to section 234(d). 236.Wartime clearance(a)In generalWhenever Congress declares that a state of war exists, or in the event of a national disaster due to enemy attack, the Secretary and the Commission are authorized, during the state of war or period of national disaster due to enemy attack, to confer with individuals and grant individuals access to critical electric infrastructure information pending further investigation of those individuals.(b)LimitationThe Secretary and the Commission may confer with individuals and grant individuals access to critical electric infrastructure information under subsection (a) only to the extent that, and for so long as, the Secretary or the Commission finds that such action is required to prevent impairment of the activities of the Secretary or the Commission that are in furtherance of the common defense and security.237.Enforcement and sanctions(a)EnforcementAny individual who fails to return critical electric infrastructure information by the date that is 90 days after the date on which the individual is served with a demand by the Secretary or the Commission to return that critical electric infrastructure information shall be subject to enforcement under sections 314, 316, and 316A.(b)Sanctions(1)Sanctions by the CommissionThe Commission shall ensure that appropriate sanctions are in place for—(A)any Commissioner or former Commissioner who knowingly and willfully discloses critical electric infrastructure information in a manner that is not authorized under this subpart, with sanctions to include, at a minimum—(i)the potential loss of access to critical electric infrastructure information; and(ii)the potential public issuance of letters of reprimand; and(B)any officer, employee, agent, or contractor of the Commission who knowingly and willfully discloses critical electric infrastructure information in a manner that is not authorized under this subpart.(2)Sanctions by the SecretaryThe Secretary shall ensure that appropriate sanctions are in place for any officer, employee, agent, or contractor of the Secretary who knowingly and willfully discloses critical electric infrastructure information in a manner that is not authorized under this subpart..(e)Conforming amendments(1)Section 201 of the Federal Power Act (16 U.S.C. 824) is amended—(A)in subsection (b)(2)—(i)by striking 215A, each place it appears;(ii)in the first sentence, by inserting and subpart B after and 222; and(iii)in the second sentence, by striking 222, and inserting 222 or subpart B; and(B)in subsection (e)—(i)by striking 215A,; and(ii)by inserting or subpart B after or 222.(2)Section 6003(c)(1)(A) of the FAST Act (6 U.S.C. 121 note; Public Law 114–94) is amended by striking section 215A and inserting section 230.


110 HR 2807 IH: Patients First Act of

U.S. House of Representatives
2007-06-21
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		I
		110th CONGRESS
		1st Session
		H. R. 2807
		IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

			June 21, 2007
			Mr. Forbes (for
			 himself and Mr. Lipinski) introduced
			 the following bill; which was referred to the
			 Committee on Energy and
			 Commerce

		A BILL
		To intensify stem cell research showing evidence of
		  substantial clinical benefit to patients, and for other
		  purposes.

		1.Short titleThis Act may be cited as the
			 Patients First Act of
			 2007.
		2.PurposesIt is the purpose of this Act to—
			(1)intensify research
			 that may result in improved understanding of or treatments for diseases and
			 other adverse health conditions;
			(2)promote research
			 and human clinical trials using stem cells that are ethically obtained and show
			 evidence of providing clinical benefit for human patients; and
			(3)promote the
			 derivation of pluripotent stem cell lines without the creation of human embryos
			 for research purposes and without the destruction or discarding of, or risk of
			 injury to, a human embryo.
			3.Human stem cell
			 research and therapy
			(a)AuthorizationPart B of title IV of the Public Health
			 Service Act (42 U.S.C. 284 et seq.) is amended by inserting after section 409I
			 the following:

					409J.Human stem
				cell research and therapy
						(a)In
				generalThe Secretary shall conduct and support basic and applied
				research to develop techniques for the isolation, derivation, production,
				testing, and human clinical use of stem cells that may result in improved
				understanding of or treatments for diseases and other adverse health
				conditions, including pluripotent stem cells that have the flexibility of
				embryonic stem cells (whether or not such pluripotent stem cells have an
				embryonic source), prioritizing research with the greatest potential for
				near-term clinical benefit in human patients, provided that such isolation,
				derivation, production, testing, or use will not involve—
							(1)the creation of a
				human embryo for research purposes;
							(2)the destruction of
				or discarding of, or risk of injury to, a living human embryo; or
							(3)the use of any
				stem cell, the derivation or provision of which would be inconsistent with the
				standards established in paragraph (1) or (2).
							(b)GuidelinesNot
				later than 90 days after the date of the enactment of this section, the
				Secretary, after consultation with the Director of NIH, shall issue final
				guidelines implementing subsection (a) to ensure that any research (including
				any clinical trial) supported under subsection (a)—
							(1)is clearly
				consistent with the standards established in subsection (a) if conducted using
				human cells, as demonstrated by animal trials or other substantial
				evidence;
							(2)is prioritized in
				terms of potential for near-term clinical benefit in human patients, as
				indicated by substantial evidence from basic research or by substantial
				clinical evidence which may include but is not limited to—
								(A)evidence of
				improvement in one or more human patients suffering from illness or injury, as
				documented in reports by professional medical or scientific associations or in
				peer-reviewed medical or scientific literature; or
								(B)approval for use
				in human trials by the Food and Drug Administration; and
								(3)consistent with
				the standards established in subsection (a), may take into account techniques
				outlined by the President’s Council on Bioethics and any other appropriate
				techniques and research.
							(c)Rule of
				constructionNothing in this section shall be construed as
				altering the policy in effect on the date of the enactment of this section
				regarding the eligibility of stem cell lines for funding by the National
				Institutes of Health.
						(d)DefinitionsIn
				this section:
							(1)Human
				embryoThe term human embryo includes any organism,
				not protected as a human subject under part 46 of title 45, Code of Federal
				Regulations, as of the date of the enactment of this section, that is derived
				by fertilization, parthenogenesis, cloning, or any other means from one or more
				human gametes or human diploid cells.
							(2)Risk of
				injuryThe term risk of injury means subjecting a
				human embryo to risk of injury or death greater than that allowed for research
				on fetuses in utero under section 46.204(b) of title 45, Code of Federal
				Regulations (or any successor regulation), or section 498(b) of this
				Act.
							.
			(b)Priority
			 setting; reportsSection 492 of the Public Health Service Act (42
			 U.S.C. 289a) is amended by adding at the end the following:

					(d)(1)With respect to human
				stem cell research, the Secretary, acting through the Director of NIH, shall
				give priority to conducting or supporting research in accordance with section
				409J.
						(2)At the end of fiscal year 2008 and
				each subsequent fiscal year, the Secretary shall submit to the Congress a
				report outlining the number of research proposals under section 409J that were
				peer reviewed, a summary and detailed list of all such research proposals that
				were not funded, and an explanation of why the proposals did not merit funding.
				The reports under this paragraph shall be in addition to the reporting on stem
				cell research included in the biennial report required by section
				403.
						.
			(c)Biennial
			 reportsSection 403(a)(5) of the Public Health Service Act (42
			 U.S.C. 283(a)(5)) is amended—
				(1)by redesignating
			 subparagraph (L) as subparagraph (M); and
				(2)by inserting after
			 subparagraph (K) the following:

						(L)Stem
				cells.
						.
				4.Study to expand
			 access to therapeutic stem cell productsNot later than 6 months after the date of
			 the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Health and Human Services shall
			 study and submit recommendations to the Congress on any structural changes to
			 the C.W. Bill Young Cell Transplantation Program established under 379 of the
			 Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 274k) that would help to expand access to
			 new and future stem cell therapeutic products, including stem cells derived
			 from amniotic fluid as well as other sources such as dental pulp, nasal tissue,
			 and fat that may benefit from inclusion in the coordinated distribution of bone
			 marrow and cord blood stem cells.


115 HR 3377 IH: JAWS Act
U.S. House of Representatives
2017-07-25
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I115th CONGRESS1st SessionH. R. 3377IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVESJuly 25, 2017Mr. Farenthold introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Ways and MeansA BILLTo prohibit importation of seafood products of countries that do not prohibit the practice of shark finning, and for other purposes.
1.Short titleThis Act may be cited as the Justice Attributed to Wounded Sharks Act or JAWS Act. 2.Prohibition on importation of seafood products of countries that do not prohibit the practice of shark finning (a)In generalNo seafood product that is the growth or product of a country described in subsection (b) may be imported into the customs territory of the United States on or after the date that is 90 days after the date of the enactment of this Act.
(b)Country describedA country described in this subsection is a country with respect to which the President determines does not prohibit the following: (1)Shark finning in the territorial waters of the country.
(2)The importation, sale, or possession of shark fins obtained as a result of shark finning. (c)DefinitionsIn this section:
(1)Customs territory of the United StatesThe term customs territory of the United States has the meaning given such term in general note 2 of the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States.  (2)Seafood productThe term seafood product means any article that is classified under chapter 3 of the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States.
(3)Shark finningThe term shark finning has the meaning given the term in section 9 of the Shark Finning Prohibition Act (16 U.S.C. 1822 note).


116 S1882 RS: To make available the continued use of Pick-Sloan Missouri Basin Program project use power by the Kinsey Irrigation Company and the Sidney Water Users Irrigation District, and for other purposes.
U.S. Senate
2019-06-18
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IICalendar No. 310116th CONGRESS1st SessionS. 1882[Report No. 116–161]IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATESJune 18, 2019Mr. Daines introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural ResourcesNovember 21, 2019Reported by Ms. Murkowski, with an amendmentStrike out all after the enacting clause and insert the part printed in italicA BILLTo make available the continued use of Pick-Sloan Missouri Basin Program project use power by the
			 Kinsey Irrigation Company and the Sidney Water Users Irrigation District,
			 and for other purposes.

		1.Continued use of Pick-Sloan Missouri Basin Program project use power by the Kinsey Irrigation
			 Company and the Sidney Water Users Irrigation District
 (a)FindingsCongress finds that— (1)the Act of May 18, 1938 (52 Stat. 403, chapter 250; 16 U.S.C. 833 et seq.), authorized the completion, maintenance, and operation of the Fort Peck project;
 (2)section 2 of that Act (52 Stat. 404, chapter 250; 16 U.S.C. 833a) authorized and directed the Bureau of Reclamation—
 (A)to transmit and sell electric energy generated by the Fort Peck project; and
 (B)to interconnect the Fort Peck project with either private or with other Federal projects and publicly owned power systems now or hereafter constructed.;
 (3)section 9 of the Act of December 22, 1944 (commonly known as the Flood Control Act of 1944) (58 Stat. 891, chapter 665)— (A)authorized the Missouri River Basin Project, now known as the Pick-Sloan Missouri Basin Program (referred to in this section as the Program);
 (B)approved the comprehensive plan for the Program set forth in Senate Document 191 and House Document 475, as revised and coordinated by Senate Document 247, 78th Congress;
 (C)established a permanent administration for the development of the Missouri River Basin; and
 (D)incorporated the Fort Peck project as part of the Program;
 (4)in 1946, the Bureau of Reclamation entered into project use power contracts to provide the Kinsey Irrigation Company and the predecessor of the Sidney Water Users Irrigation District electrical service under the authority of the Act of May 18, 1938 (52 Stat. 403, chapter 250; 16 U.S.C. 833 et seq.);
 (5)since 1946, the Bureau of Reclamation has approved 9 modifications to the project use power contracts between the Bureau of Reclamation, the Kinsey Irrigation Company, and the Sidney Water Users Irrigation District;
 (6)the project use power contracts in effect on the date of enactment of this Act provide electric service to the Kinsey Irrigation Company and the Sidney Water Users Irrigation District at the Program rate of 2.5 mills per kilowatt-hour, including wheeling, through 2020; and
 (7)the Kinsey Irrigation Company and the Sidney Water Users Irrigation District have reasonably relied on the authority of the Act of May 18, 1938 (52 Stat. 403, chapter 250; 16 U.S.C. 833 et seq.), and the fact that the Bureau of Reclamation has treated the Kinsey Irrigation Company and the Sidney Water Users Irrigation District as irrigation pumping units of the Program for more than 74 years.
 (b)AuthorizationNotwithstanding any other provision of law and subject to subsection (c), the Secretary of the Interior (acting through the Commissioner of Reclamation) shall continue to treat the irrigation pumping units known as the Kinsey Irrigation Company in Custer County, Montana and the Sidney Water Users Irrigation District in Richland County, Montana, or any successor to the Kinsey Irrigation Company or Sidney Water Users Irrigation District, as irrigation pumping units of the Program for the purposes of wheeling, administration, and payment of project use power.
 (c)LimitationThe quantity of power to be provided to the Kinsey Irrigation Company and the Sidney Water Users Irrigation District (including any successor to the Kinsey Irrigation Company or the Sidney Water Users Irrigation District) under subsection (b) may not exceed the maximum quantity of power provided to the Kinsey Irrigation Company and the Sidney Water Users Irrigation District under the applicable contract for electric service in effect on the date of enactment of this Act.

		1.Continued use of Pick-Sloan Missouri Basin Program project use power by the Kinsey Irrigation
			 Company and the Sidney Water Users Irrigation District
 (a)AuthorizationNotwithstanding any other provision of law and subject to subsection (b), the Secretary of the Interior (acting through the Commissioner of Reclamation) shall continue to treat the irrigation pumping units known as the Kinsey Irrigation Company in Custer County, Montana and the Sidney Water Users Irrigation District in Richland County, Montana, or any successor to the Kinsey Irrigation Company or Sidney Water Users Irrigation District, as irrigation pumping units of the Pick-Sloan Missouri Basin Program for the purposes of wheeling, administration, and payment of project use power, including the applicability of provisions relating to the treatment of costs beyond the ability to pay under section 9 of the Act of December 22, 1944 (commonly known as the “Flood Control Act of 1944”) (58 Stat. 891, chapter 665).
 (b)LimitationThe quantity of power to be provided to the Kinsey Irrigation Company and the Sidney Water Users Irrigation District (including any successor to the Kinsey Irrigation Company or the Sidney Water Users Irrigation District) under subsection (a) may not exceed the maximum quantity of power provided to the Kinsey Irrigation Company and the Sidney Water Users Irrigation District under the applicable contract for electric service in effect on the date of enactment of this Act.November 21, 2019Reported with an amendment


113 HR 983 IH: Online Communications and Geolocation Protection Act
U.S. House of Representatives
2013-03-06
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		I
		113th CONGRESS
		1st Session
		H. R. 983
		IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

			March 6, 2013
			Ms. Lofgren (for
			 herself, Mr. Poe of Texas, and
			 Ms. DelBene) introduced the following
			 bill; which was referred to the Committee
			 on the Judiciary, and in addition to the
			 Select Committee on Intelligence (Permanent
			 Select), 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 concerned

		A BILL
		To amend title 18, United States Code, with respect to
		  disclosures to governments by communications-related service providers of
		  certain information consisting of or relating to communications, and for other
		  purposes.

		1.Short titleThis Act may be cited as the
			 Online Communications and Geolocation
			 Protection Act.
		2.Warrant required
			 for contents of communications
			(a)Compelled
			 disclosure of communication contents
				(1)In
			 generalSection 2703 of title 18, United States Code, is
			 amended—
					(A)in subsection
			 (a)—
						(i)by
			 striking in Electronic
			 Storage in the subsection header;
						(ii)by
			 inserting or remote computing service in the first sentence
			 after electronic communication service;
						(iii)by
			 striking that is in electronic storage in an electronic communications
			 system for one hundred and eighty days or less, and inserting
			 that is stored, held, or maintained by that service,; and
						(iv)by
			 striking the final sentence and inserting Within three days after a
			 governmental entity receives such contents from a service provider pursuant to
			 this subsection, the governmental entity shall serve upon, or deliver by
			 registered or first-class mail, or other means reasonably calculated to be
			 effective as specified by the court issuing the warrant to the subscriber,
			 customer, or user a copy of the warrant and a notice that includes the
			 information referenced in section 2705(a)(4)(A) and (B)(i), except that delayed
			 notice may be provided pursuant to section 2705 of this title.;
			 and
						(B)by striking
			 subsection (b).
					(2)Conforming
			 amendmentSection 2703(d) of title 18, United States Code, is
			 amended by striking (b) or.
				(b)Voluntary
			 disclosure of communication contents
				(1)In
			 generalSection 2702(a)(3) of title 18, United States Code, is
			 amended—
					(A)by inserting
			 to any governmental entity the contents of communication covered by
			 subsection (a) of section 2703 or any after
			 divulge;
					(B)by inserting
			 or user after customer; and
					(C)by striking
			 (not including the contents of communications covered by paragraph (1)
			 or (2)).
					(2)Conforming
			 amendmentsSection 2705 of title 18, United States Code, is
			 amended—
					(A)in subsection
			 (a)(1)—
						(i)in
			 the subsection heading, by striking 2703(b) and inserting
			 2703(a);
						(ii)in
			 subparagraph (A), by striking court order each place it appears
			 and inserting warrant;
						(iii)in
			 subparagraph (A), by striking 2703(b) and inserting
			 2703(a); and
						(iv)by
			 striking subparagraph (B);
						(B)by striking
			 subsection (a)(3);
					(C)in subsection
			 (a)(4), by striking or by certification by a governmental entity, but
			 only in accordance with subsection (b) of this section.;
					(D)in subsection
			 (a)(5)—
						(i)by
			 inserting after first-class mail, the following: or other
			 means reasonably calculated to be effective as specified by the court issuing
			 the warrant;
						(ii)by
			 striking the process or request and replacing it with
			 warrant; and
						(iii)in
			 subsection (5)(A)(iii), by striking governmental entity or and
			 certification or;
						(E)by striking
			 subsection (a)(6); and
					(F)in subsection
			 (b)—
						(i)by
			 striking when it is not required to notify the subscriber or customer
			 under section 2703(b)(1), or; and
						(ii)by
			 striking subpoena or court order each place it appears.
						3.Geolocation
			 information protection
			(a)In
			 general
				(1)In
			 generalPart 1 of title 18,
			 United States Code, is amended by inserting after chapter 119 the
			 following:

						120Geolocation
				information

								Sec.
								2601. Definitions.
								2602. Interception and disclosure of geolocation
				  information.
								2603. Prohibition on disclosing geolocation information to
				  governmental entities.
								2604. Prohibition of use of unlawfully obtained geolocation
				  information as evidence.
								2605. Recovery of civil damages and administrative discipline
				  authorized.

							2601.DefinitionsIn this chapter:
								(1)Electronic
				communication serviceThe term electronic communication
				service has the meaning given that term in section 2510.
								(2)Electronic
				surveillanceThe term electronic surveillance has
				the meaning given that term in section 101 of the Foreign Intelligence
				Surveillance Act of 1978 (50 U.S.C. 1801).
								(3)Geolocation
				informationThe term
				geolocation information means, with respect to an individual, any
				information that is not the content of a communication, concerning the location
				of a wireless communication device or tracking device (as that term is defined
				section 3117) that, in whole or in part, is generated by or derived from the
				operation of that device and that could be used to determine or infer
				information regarding the present, prospective, or historical location of the
				individual.
								(4)Geolocation
				information serviceThe term geolocation information
				service means a service that generates or uses geolocation information
				for the provision of a mapping, locational, or directional information service
				to the public, or to such class of users as to be effectively available to the
				public, by or through the operation of any wireless communication
				device.
								(5)Governmental
				entityThe term governmental entity means any
				employee or agent of the United States, or any State or political subdivision
				thereof.
								(6)InterceptThe
				term intercept means the acquisition of geolocation information
				through the use of any electronic, mechanical, or other device.
								(7)Investigative or
				law enforcement officerThe term investigative or law
				enforcement officer means any officer of the United States or of a State
				or political subdivision thereof, who is empowered by law to conduct
				investigations of, or to make arrests for, offenses enumerated in this chapter,
				and any attorney authorized by law to prosecute or participate in the
				prosecution of such offenses.
								(8)Remote computing
				serviceThe term remote
				computing service has the meaning given that term in section
				2711.
								(9)StateThe
				term State means any State of the United States, the District of
				Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, and any territory or possession of
				the United States.
								(10)Wireless
				communication deviceThe term wireless communication
				device means any device that enables access to, or use of, an electronic
				communication system or service, remote computing service, or geolocation
				information service, if that device utilizes a radio signal or other wireless
				connection to access or use such system or service, including any mobile
				telephone, global positioning system receiving device, mobile computer, or
				other similar or successor device.
								(11)Covered
				serviceThe term
				covered services means electronic communication service, remote
				computing service, or geolocation information service.
								2602.Interception
				and disclosure of geolocation information
								(a)In
				generalExcept as otherwise provided in this chapter, it shall be
				unlawful for any governmental entity to—
									(1)intentionally
				intercept, endeavor to intercept, or direct any person to intercept or endeavor
				to intercept, geolocation information pertaining to an individual;
									(2)intentionally
				disclose, or endeavor to disclose, or direct any person to disclose or endeavor
				to disclose geolocation information pertaining to an individual, knowing or
				having reason to know that the information was obtained in violation of this
				subsection; or
									(3)intentionally use,
				or endeavor to use, any geolocation information, knowing or having reason to
				know that the information was obtained in violation of this subsection.
									(b)Exception for
				conducting foreign intelligence surveillanceNotwithstanding any other provision of this
				chapter, it shall not be unlawful for an officer, employee, or agent of the
				United States in the normal course of the official duty of the officer,
				employee, or agent to conduct electronic surveillance, as authorized by the
				Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act of 1978 (50 U.S.C. 1801 et seq.).
								(c)Exception for
				consent
									(1)In
				generalIt shall not be unlawful under this chapter for a
				governmental entity to intercept, use, or disclose geolocation information
				pertaining to an individual if that individual has given prior consent to that
				governmental entity for such interception, use or disclosure.
									(2)ChildrenA
				parent or legal guardian of a child may consent on behalf of a child for the
				purposes of paragraph (1).
									(d)Exception for
				public informationIt shall not be unlawful under this chapter
				for a governmental entity to intercept or access geolocation information
				pertaining to an individual through any system that is configured so that such
				information is readily accessible to the general public.
								(e)Exception for
				emergency assistanceIt shall not be unlawful under this chapter
				for any investigative or law enforcement officer or other emergency responder
				to intercept, access, use, or disclose geolocation information pertaining to an
				individual if such information is used—
									(1)to respond to a
				request made by such individual for assistance; or
									(2)to assist the
				individual in circumstances in which it is reasonable to believe that the life
				or safety of the individual is in jeopardy.
									(f)Exception for
				warrant
									(1)In
				generalA governmental entity
				may intercept geolocation information or require the disclosure of geolocation
				information by a provider of covered services only pursuant to a warrant issued
				by a court of competent jurisdiction using the procedures described in the
				Federal Rules of Criminal Procedure (or, in the case of a State court, issued
				using State warrant procedures), or as otherwise provided in this chapter or
				the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act of 1978 (50 U.S.C. 1801 et
				seq.).
									(2)Court of
				competent jurisdictionFor the purposes of this subsection, the
				term court of competent jurisdiction includes—
										(A)any district court
				of the United States (including a magistrate judge of such a court) or any
				United States court of appeals that—
											(i)has jurisdiction
				over the offense being investigated;
											(ii)is in or for a
				district in which the provider of a geolocation information service is located
				or in which the geolocation information is stored; or
											(iii)is acting on a
				request for foreign assistance pursuant to section 3512 of this title;
				or
											(B)a court of general
				criminal jurisdiction of a State authorized by the law of that State to issue
				search warrants.
										(g)Emergency
				situation exception
									(1)In
				generalNotwithstanding any other provision of this chapter, any
				investigative or law enforcement officer, specially designated by the Attorney
				General, the Deputy Attorney General, the Associate Attorney General, or by the
				principal prosecuting attorney of any State or subdivision thereof acting
				pursuant to a statute of that State, may intercept or use geolocation
				information if—
										(A)such officer
				reasonably determines that an emergency situation exists that—
											(i)involves—
												(I)immediate danger
				of death or serious physical injury to any individual;
												(II)conspiratorial
				activities threatening the national security interest; or
												(III)conspiratorial
				activities characteristic of organized crime; and
												(ii)requires
				geolocation information be intercepted or used before an order authorizing such
				interception or use can, with due diligence, be obtained;
											(B)there are grounds
				upon which an order could be entered to authorize such interception or use;
				and
										(C)an application for
				an order approving such interception or use is made within 48 hours after the
				interception or use has occurred or begins to occur.
										(2)Failure to
				obtain court order
										(A)Termination of
				acquisitionIn the absence of an order, an interception or use of
				geolocation information carried out under paragraph (1) shall immediately
				terminate when the information sought is obtained or when the application for
				the order is denied, whichever is earlier.
										(B)Prohibition on
				use as evidenceIn the event such application for approval is
				denied, the geolocation information shall be treated as having been obtained in
				violation of this chapter and an inventory shall be served on each individual
				who is reasonably able to be contacted and to whom any such geolocation
				information pertains.
										2603.Prohibition on
				disclosing geolocation information to governmental entities
								(a)In
				generalExcept as provided in
				subsection (b), a person providing covered services shall not intentionally
				disclose to any governmental entity geolocation information pertaining to an
				individual.
								(b)ExceptionsA person providing covered services may
				disclose geolocation information—
									(1)as otherwise
				authorized in subsections (b) through (g) of section 2602;
									(2)with the lawful
				consent of—
										(A)the individual to
				whom the geolocation information pertains; or
										(B)the parent or
				guardian of a child to whom the geolocation information pertains;
										(3)as permitted under section 222(d)(4) of the
				Communications Act of 1934 (47 U.S.C. 222(d)(4)); or
									(4)which was
				inadvertently obtained by the service provider and which appears to pertain to
				the commission of a crime, if such disclosure is made to a law enforcement
				agency.
									2604.Prohibition of
				use of unlawfully obtained geolocation information as evidenceIf any geolocation information has been
				intercepted, used, or disclosed in violation of this chapter, no part of such
				information and no evidence derived therefrom may be received in evidence in
				any trial, hearing, or other proceeding in or before any court, grand jury,
				department, officer, agency, regulatory body, legislative committee, or other
				authority of the United States, a State, or a political subdivision thereof,
				except in a civil action to obtain relief for a violation of this
				chapter.
							2605.Recovery of
				civil damages and administrative discipline authorized
								(a)In
				generalAny individual whose
				geolocation information is intentionally disclosed or used in violation of this
				chapter may in a civil action recover such relief as may be appropriate from
				the person, other than the United States, which engaged in that
				violation.
								(b)ReliefIn an action under this section,
				appropriate relief includes—
									(1)such preliminary
				and other equitable or declaratory relief as the court may deem
				appropriate;
									(2)damages under subsection (c) and punitive
				damages as the court may deem appropriate; and
									(3)a reasonable
				attorney's fee and other litigation costs reasonably incurred.
									(c)Computation of
				damagesThe court may assess
				as damages under this section whichever is the greater of—
									(1)the sum of the
				actual damages suffered by the plaintiff; or
									(2)statutory damages
				of whichever is the greater of $100 a day for each day of violation or
				$10,000.
									(d)DefenseIt is a defense against any civil action to
				obtain relief for a violation of this chapter that the defendant acted in a
				good faith reliance on—
									(1)a warrant or court
				order, grand jury subpoena, legislative authorization, or statutory
				authorization; or
									(2)a reasonable
				determination that an exception under section 2602 permitted the conduct
				complained of.
									(e)LimitationA
				civil action under this section may not be commenced later than two years after
				the date upon which the claimant first has a reasonable opportunity to discover
				the violation.
								(f)Administrative
				disciplineIf a court or appropriate department or agency
				determines that the United States or any of its departments or agencies has
				violated any provision of this chapter, and the court or appropriate department
				or agency finds that the circumstances surrounding the violation raise serious
				questions about whether or not an officer or employee of the United States
				acted willfully or intentionally with respect to the violation, the department
				or agency shall, upon receipt of a true and correct copy of the decision and
				findings of the court or appropriate department or agency promptly initiate a
				proceeding to determine whether disciplinary action against the officer or
				employee is warranted. If the head of the department or agency involved
				determines that disciplinary action is not warranted, such head shall notify
				the Inspector General with jurisdiction over the department or agency concerned
				and shall provide the Inspector General with the reasons for such
				determination.
								.
				(2)Clerical
			 amendmentThe table of chapters for part 1 of title 18, United
			 States Code, is amended by inserting after the item relating to chapter 119 the
			 following:

							120.
				  Geolocation
				  information2601

						.
				(3)Conforming
			 amendmentsSection 3512(a) of title 18, United States Code, is
			 amended—
					(A)in paragraph
			 (2)—
						(i)by
			 redesignating subparagraphs (B), (C), and (D) as subparagraphs (C), (D), and
			 (E), respectively; and
						(ii)by
			 inserting after subparagraph (A) the following:

								(B)a warrant or order
				for geolocation information or records related thereto, as provided under
				section 2602 of this
				title;
								.
						(b)Requirement for
			 search warrants To obtain geolocation informationRule 41(a) of
			 the Federal Rules of Criminal Procedure is amended—
				(1)in paragraph
			 (2)(A), by striking the period at the end and inserting a comma and
			 including geolocation information.; and
				(2)by adding at the
			 end the following:

						(F)Geolocation
				information has the meaning given that term in section 2601 of title 18,
				United States
				Code.
						.
				(c)Statement of
			 exclusive means of obtaining geolocation information
				(1)In
			 generalNo person may obtain
			 the geolocation information of a person for protective activities or law
			 enforcement or intelligence purposes except pursuant to a warrant issued
			 pursuant to rule 41 of the Federal Rules of Criminal Procedure, as amended by
			 subsection (b), or the amendments made by this section, or the Foreign
			 Intelligence Surveillance Act of 1978 (50 U.S.C. 1801).
				(2)Geolocation
			 information definedIn this subsection, the term
			 geolocation information has the meaning given that term in section
			 2601 of title 18, United States Code, as amended by subsection (a).


		II

		108th CONGRESS

		2d Session

		S. 2900

		IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

			October 6, 2004

			Ms. Murkowski (for

			 herself, Mr. Stevens,

			 Mr. Campbell, and

			 Mr. Inouye) introduced the following

			 bill; which was read twice and referred to the

			 Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban

			 Affairs

		A BILL

		To authorize the President to posthumously award a gold

		  medal on behalf of Congress to Elizabeth Wanamaker Peratrovich and Roy

		  Peratrovich in recognition of their outstanding and enduring contributions to

		  the civil rights and dignity of the Native peoples of Alaska and the Nation.

		1.FindingsCongress makes the following

			 findings:

			(1)Elizabeth

			 Wanamaker, a Tlingit Indian, was born on July 4, 1911, in Petersburg,

			 Alaska.

			(2)Elizabeth married

			 Roy Peratrovich, a Tlingit Indian from Klawock Alaska, on December 15,

			 1931.

			(3)In 1941, the

			 couple moved to Juneau, Alaska.

			(4)Roy and Elizabeth

			 Peratrovich discovered that they could not purchase a home in the section of

			 Juneau in which they desired to live due to discrimination against Alaska

			 Natives.

			(5)In the early

			 1940s, there were reports that some businesses in Southeast Alaska posted signs

			 reading No Natives Allowed.

			(6)Roy, as Grand

			 President of the Alaska Native Brotherhood and Elizabeth, as Grand President of

			 the Alaska Native Sisterhood, petitioned the Territorial Governor and the

			 Territorial Legislature to enact a law prohibiting discrimination against

			 Alaska Natives in public accommodations.

			(7)Rebuffed by the

			 Territorial Legislature in 1943, they again sought passage of an

			 antidiscrimination law in 1945.

			(8)On February 8,

			 1945, as the Alaska Territorial Senate debated the anti-discrimination law,

			 Elizabeth, who was sitting in the visitor’s gallery of the Senate, was

			 recognized to present her views on the measure.

			(9)The eloquent and

			 dignified testimony given by Elizabeth that day is widely credited for passage

			 of the antidiscrimination law.

			(10)On February 16,

			 1945, Territorial Governor Ernest Gruening signed into law an act prohibiting

			 discrimination against all citizens within the jurisdiction of the Territory of

			 Alaska in access to public accommodations and imposing a penalty on any person

			 who shall display any printed or written sign indicating discrimination on

			 racial grounds of such full and equal enjoyment.

			(11)Nineteen years

			 before Congress enacted the Civil Rights Act of 1964, and 18 years before the

			 Reverend Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. delivered his I have a

			 Dream speech, one of America’s first antidiscrimination laws was

			 enacted in the Territory of Alaska, thanks to the efforts of Elizabeth and Roy

			 Peratrovich.

			(12)Since 1989, the

			 State of Alaska has observed Elizabeth Peratrovich Day on February 16 of each

			 year and a visitor’s gallery of the Alaska House of Representatives in the

			 Alaska State Capitol has been named for Elizabeth Peratrovich.

			2.Congressional

			 gold medal

			(a)Presentation

			 authorizedThe President is authorized, on behalf of the

			 Congress, to posthumously award a gold medal of appropriate design to Elizabeth

			 Wanamaker Peratrovich and Roy Peratrovich, in recognition of their outstanding

			 and enduring contributions to the civil rights and dignity of the Native

			 peoples of Alaska and the Nation.

			(b)Design and

			 strikingFor the purpose of the presentation referred to in

			 subsection (a), the Secretary of the Treasury (in this Act referred to as the

			 Secretary) shall strike a gold medal with suitable emblems,

			 devices, and inscriptions, to be determined by the Secretary.

			3.Duplicate

			 medalsThe Secretary may

			 strike and sell duplicates in bronze of the gold medal struck pursuant to

			 section 2 under such regulations as the Secretary may prescribe, and at a price

			 sufficient to cover the cost thereof, including labor, materials, dies, use of

			 machinery, and overhead expenses, and the cost of the gold medal.

		4.National

			 medalsThe medals struck under

			 this Act are national medals for purposes of chapter 51 of title 31, United

			 States Code.

		5.Funding

			(a)Authority To

			 use fund amountsThere is authorized to be charged against the

			 United States Mint Public Enterprise Fund such sum as may be appropriated to

			 pay for the cost of the medals authorized by this Act.

			(b)Proceeds of

			 saleAmounts received from the sale of duplicate bronze medals

			 under section 3 shall be deposited in the United States Mint Public Enterprise

			 Fund.


116 S1813 IS: Smoke-Ready Communities Act of 2019
U.S. Senate
2019-06-12
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		II
		116th CONGRESS1st Session
		S. 1813
		IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

			June 12, 2019
			Mr. Merkley (for himself and Mr. Wyden) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs

		A BILL
		To amend the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act to provide wildfire
			 smoke mitigation assistance to States and units of local government, and
			 for other purposes.

		1.Short title
 This Act may be cited as the Smoke-Ready Communities Act of 2019.
 2.Wildfire smoke mitigation assistanceTitle IV of the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 5170 et seq.) is amended by adding at the end the following:

				431.Wildfire smoke mitigation assistance
 (a)In generalThe President may provide assistance, including grants, equipment, supplies, and personnel, to any eligible State, unit of local government, or Indian Tribe for the mitigation, management, and control of smoke caused by one or more wildfires.
 (b)EligibilityA State or local government with jurisdiction of an area impacted by smoke caused by one or more wildfires shall be eligible for assistance under this section.
 (c)Coordination with State and Tribal departmentsIn providing assistance under this section, the President shall coordinate with State and Tribal departments of health, forestry, and emergency management.
 (d)Essential assistanceIn providing assistance under this section, the President may use the authority provided under section 403, including providing N95 filtering facepiece respirators, mechanical air filters, portable air filters, or upgrading central heating, ventilating, and air-conditioning (HVAC) systems for public buildings.
 (e)Rules and regulationsThe President shall prescribe such rules and regulations as are necessary to carry out this section..
		3.Smoke resilient housing grant program
 (a)DefinitionIn this section— (1)the term eligible entity means—
 (A)a State; (B)an Indian Tribe;
 (C)a homeowner; (D)an individual or family renting a dwelling unit or home; and
 (E)an owner of a building with rental dwelling units or of a home that is rented to an individual or family; and
 (2)the term Secretary means the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development. (b)EstablishmentThe Secretary shall establish a program under which the Secretary shall provide grants to eligible entities to increase the smoke resiliency of dwellings owned or occupied by vulnerable persons and pay for any associated increases in energy costs.
 (c)Use of fundsActivities carried out using grant funds may include— (1)carrying out weatherization measures to mitigate air infiltration;
 (2)installing air filtration systems; and (3)providing assistance for related energy costs from the operation of those systems.
 (d)Authorization of appropriationsThere is authorized to be appropriated such sums as may be necessary to carry out this section. 4.Smoke resilient business grant program (a)DefinitionsIn this section—
 (1)the term Administrator means the Administrator of the Small Business Administration; and (2)the term small business concern has the meaning given the term in section 3 of the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 632).
 (b)EstablishmentThe Administrator shall establish a program under which the Administrator shall provide grants to owners of small business concerns to increase the smoke resiliency of the business concern.
 (c)Use of fundsActivities carried out using grant funds may include— (1)acquiring protective gear for employees; and
 (2)upgrading the heating, ventilation, and air cooling system of any building in which the small business concern operates.
 (d)Authorization of appropriationsThere is authorized to be appropriated such sums as may be necessary to carry out this section.


116 HR 3426 IH: Television Freedom at Our Nation’s Airports Act of 2019
U.S. House of Representatives
2019-06-21
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I116th CONGRESS1st SessionH. R. 3426IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVESJune 21, 2019Mr. King of Iowa introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Transportation and InfrastructureA BILLTo amend title 49, United States Code, to condition airport improvement program grants on certain
			 assurances from airport owners and operators regarding television
			 equipment in airport terminals.

 1.Short titleThis Act may be cited as the Television Freedom at Our Nation’s Airports Act of 2019. 2.AIP assurances regarding television equipment in airport terminalsSection 47107 of title 49, United States Code, is amended—
 (1)in subsection (a)— (A)in paragraph (20), by striking and at the end;
 (B)in paragraph (21), by striking the period at the end and inserting ; and; and (C)by adding at the end the following:

 (22)the owner or operator will ensure that— (A)television equipment in the airport’s terminals is not owned exclusively by a broadcast television network or cable television news network; and
 (B)the content displayed on such television equipment is not controlled under an agreement between the owner or operator and a broadcast television network or cable television news network.; and
 (2)by adding at the end the following:  (x)DefinitionsIn this section:
 (1)Broadcast television networkThe term broadcast television network means a television network in the United States which offers an interconnected program service on a regular basis for 15 or more hours per week to at least 25 affiliated broadcast stations in 10 or more States.
 (2)Cable television news networkThe term cable television news network means a television news network in the United States that transmits video programming to consumers on a regular basis via cable systems, fiber optic cable systems, satellite television systems, or other non-broadcast television systems..


117 S1145 IS: Community Outreach, Maintenance, and Preservation by Restricting Export Stations from Subverting Our Regulations Act
U.S. Senate
2021-04-15
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II117th CONGRESS1st SessionS. 1145IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATESApril 15, 2021Mr. Markey (for himself and Ms. Warren) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural ResourcesA BILLTo prohibit the placement in service or continued operation of certain natural gas compressor stations as part of a project that would lead to or facilitate natural gas exports.1.Short titleThis Act may be cited as the Community Outreach, Maintenance, and Preservation by Restricting Export Stations from Subverting Our Regulations Act or the COMPRESSOR Act.2.Prohibition on the placement in service or continued operation of certain natural gas compressor stationsThe placement in service or continued operation of any natural gas compressor station not in service on or before September 1, 2020, shall be prohibited if the natural gas compressor station would be placed into service or operated as part of a project that, as determined by the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, would—(1)lead to the export of natural gas; or (2)facilitate the export of natural gas.


114 HR 6102 IH: Less Traffic with Smart Stop Lights Act of 2016
U.S. House of Representatives
2016-09-21
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I114th CONGRESS2d SessionH. R. 6102IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVESSeptember 21, 2016Mr. Cárdenas introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Transportation and InfrastructureA BILLTo direct the Secretary of Transportation to establish a Smart Technology Traffic Signals Grant
			 Program, and for other purposes.

 1.Short titleThis Act may be cited as the Less Traffic with Smart Stop Lights Act of 2016. 2.Smart Technology Traffic Signals Grant Program (a)EstablishmentNot later than 180 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Transportation shall establish a Smart Technology Traffic Signals Grant Program (in this section referred to as the Program) to improve the functioning of traffic signals in a manner that—
 (1)reduces traffic congestion; (2)improves the safety and effectiveness of roadways;
 (3)reduces fuel costs for drivers; and (4)reduces air pollution.
 (b)Grant authorityIn carrying out the Program, the Secretary may make grants, on a competitive basis, to a State, local, or tribal government entity.
 (c)Grant usesAn entity awarded a grant under the Program shall use the grant to improve traffic signals through the implementation of innovative technology, including—
 (1)adaptive signal control technology; and (2)real-time data measurement technology.
 (d)TimingA grant awarded to an entity under the Program shall be fully expended not later than the date that is 3 years after the date on which initial grant amounts are made available to the entity.
			(e)Federal share
 (1)In generalExcept as provided in paragraph (2), the Federal share of the costs of a project assisted with a grant under the Program may not exceed 80 percent.
 (2)ExceptionThe Secretary may waive paragraph (1) if a State, local, or tribal government entity demonstrates, as determined by the Secretary, extreme financial hardship.
 (3)In-kind contributionsThe non-Federal share of the costs of a project assisted with a grant under the Program may be derived in whole or in part from in-kind contributions.
 (f)ApplicationsTo be eligible for a grant under the Program a State, local, or tribal government entity shall submit to the Secretary an application at such time, in such form, and containing such information as the Secretary determines appropriate.


		II

		109th CONGRESS

		1st Session

		S. 1942

		IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

			November 1, 2005

			Mrs. Lincoln introduced

			 the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the

			 Committee on

			 Finance

		A BILL

		To suspend temporarily the duty on 1-Methoxy-2-propanol

		  in solvent.

		1.Suspension of duty on

			 1-Methoxy-2-propanol in solvent

			(a)In

			 generalSubchapter II of chapter 99 of the Harmonized Tariff

			 Schedule of the United States is amended by inserting in numerical sequence the

			 following:

								9902.38.121-Methoxy-2-propanol in solvent (CAS No. 107–98–2) (provided

						for in subheading 3812.30.60)FreeNo changeNo changeOn or before 12/31/2009

					.

			(b)Effective

			 dateThe amendment made by subsection (a) applies to articles

			 entered, or withdrawn from warehouse for consumption, on or after the date of

			 the enactment of this Act.