109 HR 220 IH: Identity Theft Prevention Act of 2005
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2005-01-04
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I
109th CONGRESS
1st Session
H. R. 220
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

January 4, 2005
Mr. Paul (for himself, Mr. Bartlett of Maryland, and Mr. Hinchey) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committee on Government Reform, 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 II of the Social Security Act and the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to protect the integrity and confidentiality of Social Security account numbers issued under such title, to prohibit the establishment in the Federal Government of any uniform national identifying number, and to prohibit Federal agencies from imposing standards for identification of individuals on other agencies or persons.

1.Short titleThis Act may be cited as the Identity Theft Prevention Act of 2005.
2.Restrictions on the use of the social security account number
(a)Repeal of provisions authorizing certain usages of the Social Security account NumberSection 205(c)(2) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 405(c)(2)) is amended—
(1)in subparagraph (C), by striking (C)(i) It is the policy and all that follows through clause (vi);
(2)by striking subparagraphs (C)(ix), (E), and (H); and
(3)by redesignating subparagraphs (F) and (G) as subparagraphs (E) and (F), respectively.
(b)New rules applicable to social security account numbersSection 205(c)(2) of such Act is amended further—
(1)by inserting after subparagraph (B) the following:

(C)
(i)All social security account numbers issued under this subsection shall be randomly generated.
(ii)Except as otherwise provided in this paragraph—
(I)the social security account number issued under this subsection to any individual shall be the exclusive property of such individual, and
(II)the Social Security Administration shall not divulge the social security account number issued to any individual under this subsection to any agency or instrumentality of the Federal Government, to any State, political subdivision of a State, or agency or instrumentality of a State or political subdivision thereof, or to any other individual.
(iii)Clause (ii) shall not apply with respect to the use of the social security account number as an identifying number to the extent provided in section 6109(d) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (relating to use of the social security account number for social security and related purposes).; and
(2)by redesignating clauses (vii) and (viii) of subparagraph (C) as clauses (iv) and (v), respectively.
(c)Use of social security account numbers under Internal Revenue CodeSubsection (d) of section 6109 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended—
(1)in the heading, by inserting for Social Security and Related Purposes after Number; and
(2)by striking this title and inserting section 86, chapter 2, and subtitle C of this title.
(d)Effective dates and related rules
(1)Effective datesNot later than 60 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Commissioner of Social Security shall publish in the Federal Register the date determined by the Commissioner, in consultation with the Secretary of the Treasury, to be the earliest date thereafter by which implementation of the amendments made by this section is practicable. The amendments made by subsection (a) shall take effect on the earlier of such date or the date which occurs 5 years after the date of the enactment of this Act. The amendments made by subsection (b) shall apply with respect to social security account numbers issued on or after such earlier date. The amendments made by subsection (c) shall apply with respect to calendar quarters and taxable years beginning on or after such earlier date.
(2)Reissuance of numbersThe Commissioner of Social Security shall ensure that, not later than 5 years after the date of the enactment of this Act, all individuals who have been issued social security account numbers under section 205(c) of the Social Security Act as of the date prior to the earlier date specified in paragraph (1) are issued new social security account numbers in accordance with such section as amended by this section. Upon issuance of such new social security account numbers, any social security account numbers issued to such individuals prior to such earlier date specified in paragraph (1) shall be null and void and subject to the requirements of section 205(c)(2)(C)(ii)(II) of such Act, as amended by this section. Nothing in this section or the amendments made thereby shall be construed to preclude the Social Security Administration and the Secretary of the Treasury from cross-referencing such social security account numbers newly issued to individuals pursuant to this paragraph to the former social security account numbers of such individuals for purposes of administering title II or title XVI of such Act or administering the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 in connection with section 86, chapter 2, and subtitle C thereof.
3.Conforming amendments to the Privacy Act of 1974
(a)In generalSection 7 of the Privacy Act of 1974 (5 U.S.C. 552a note, 88 Stat. 1909) is amended—
(1)in subsection (a), by striking paragraph (2) and inserting the following:

(2)The provisions of paragraph (1) of this subsection shall not apply with respect to any disclosure which is required under regulations of the Commissioner of Social Security pursuant to section 205(c)(2) of the Social Security Act or under regulations of the Secretary of the Treasury pursuant to section 6109(d) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986.; and
(2)by striking subsection (b) and inserting the following:

(b)Except with respect to disclosures described in subsection (a)(2), no agency or instrumentality of the Federal Government, a State, a political subdivision of a State, or any combination of the foregoing may request an individual to disclose his social security account number, on either a mandatory or voluntary basis..
(b)Effective dateThe amendments made by this section shall take effect on the earlier date specified in section 2(d)(1).
4.Prohibition of government-wide uniform identifying numbers
(a)In generalExcept as authorized under section 205(c)(2) of the Social Security Act, any two agencies or instrumentalities of the Federal Government may not implement the same identifying number with respect to any individual.
(b)Identifying numbersFor purposes of this section—
(1)the term identifying number with respect to an individual means any combination of alpha-numeric symbols which serves to identify such individual, and
(2)any identifying number and any one or more derivatives of such number shall be treated as the same identifying number.
(c)Effective dateThe provisions of this section shall take effect January 1, 2006.
5.Prohibition of government-established identifiers
(a)In generalSubject to subsection (b), a Federal agency may not—
(1)establish or mandate a uniform standard for identification of an individual that is required to be used by any other Federal agency, a State agency, or a private person for any purpose other than the purpose of conducting the authorized activities of the Federal agency establishing or mandating the standard; or
(2)condition receipt of any Federal grant or contract or other Federal funding on the adoption, by a State, a State agency, or a political subdivision of a State, of a uniform standard for identification of an individual.
(b)Transactions between private personsNotwithstanding subsection (a), a Federal agency may not establish or mandate a uniform standard for identification of an individual that is required to be used within the agency, or by any other Federal agency, a State agency, or a private person, for the purpose of—
(1)investigating, monitoring, overseeing, or otherwise regulating a transaction to which the Federal Government is not a party; or
(2)administrative simplification.
(c)Conformity of other lawsAny provision of Federal law enacted on or before the date of the enactment of this Act is superseded by this section to the extent that such provision is inconsistent with subsection (a) or (b), including sections 1173(b) and 1177(a)(1) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1320d–2(b); 42 U.S.C. 1320d–6(a)(1)) and subtitle B of title VII of the Intelligence Reform and Terrorism Prevention Act of 2004 (Public Law 108–458), and, to the extent that any provision of Federal law enacted after such date is inconsistent with subsection (a) or (b), such provision shall be effective only if it specifically cross-refers to such subsection.
(d)DefinitionsFor purposes of this section:
(1)AgencyThe term agency means any of the following:
(A)An Executive agency (as defined in section 105 of title 5, United States Code).
(B)A military department (as defined in section 102 of such title).
(C)An agency in the executive branch of a State government.
(D)An agency in the legislative branch of the Government of the United States or a State government.
(E)An agency in the judicial branch of the Government of the United States or a State government.
(2)StateThe term State means any of the several States, the District of Columbia, the Virgin Islands, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, Guam, American Samoa, the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, the Republic of the Marshall Islands, the Federated States of Micronesia, or the Republic of Palau.
(e)Effective dateThe provisions of this section shall take effect January 1, 2006.


		III
		111th CONGRESS
		1st Session
		S. RES. 144
		IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

			May 12, 2009
			Mr. Feingold (for
			 himself, Ms. Snowe,
			 Mrs. Gillibrand,
			 Mr. Kerry, Mr.
			 Dodd, Mr. Sanders,
			 Ms. Stabenow, and
			 Mr. Begich) submitted the following
			 resolution; which was considered and agreed to

		RESOLUTION
		Supporting the goals and ideals of National
		  Women's Health Week.

		Whereas women of all backgrounds should be encouraged to
			 greatly reduce the risk of common diseases through preventive measures such as
			 a healthy lifestyle that includes engaging in regular physical activity, eating
			 a nutritious diet, and visiting a healthcare provider to receive regular
			 check-ups and preventative screenings;
		Whereas significant disparities exist in the prevalence of
			 disease among women of different backgrounds, including women with
			 disabilities, African-American women, Asian-Pacific Islander women, Latinas,
			 American-Indian women, and Alaska Native women;
		Whereas healthy habits should begin at a young age;
		Whereas it is important to educate women and girls about
			 the significance of awareness of key female health issues;
		Whereas the Offices on Women's Health within the
			 Department of Health and Human Services, the Food and Drug Administration, the
			 Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the Health Resources and Services
			 Administration, the National Institutes of Health, and the Agency for
			 Healthcare Research and Quality are vital to providing critical services in
			 supporting women's health research, education, and other necessary services
			 that benefit women of any age, race, or ethnicity;
		Whereas National Women's Health Week begins on Mother's
			 Day annually and celebrates the efforts of national and community organizations
			 working with partners and volunteers to improve awareness of key women's health
			 issues;
		Whereas May 11, 2009, is National Women's Check-Up Day;
			 and
		Whereas in 2009, the week of May 10 through May 16 is
			 dedicated as National Women's Health Week: Now, therefore, be it

		That the Senate—
			(1)recognizes the
			 importance of preventing diseases that commonly affect women;
			(2)supports the
			 goals and ideals of National Women's Health Week;
			(3)calls on the
			 people of the United States to use National Women's Health Week, which begins
			 on May 10, 2009, as an opportunity to learn about health issues that face
			 women;
			(4)calls on the
			 women of the United States to observe National Women's Check-Up Day by
			 receiving preventive screenings from their health care providers; and
			(5)recognizes the
			 importance of federally-funded programs that provide research and collect data
			 on common diseases in women.


		IIB
		111th CONGRESS
		1st Session
		H. R. 2034
		IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED
		  STATES

			July 30, 2009
			Received; read twice and referred to the
			 Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban
			 Affairs

		AN ACT
		To permit refinancing of certain loans
		  under the Rural Housing Service program for guaranteed loans for rural housing,
		  and for other purposes.

		1.Short titleThis Act may be cited as the
			 Rural Homeowners Protection Act of
			 2009.
		2.Single family housing
			 loan guarantee programSubsection (h) of section 502 of the Housing
			 Act of 1949 (42
			 U.S.C. 1472(h)) is amended—
			(1)in paragraph
			 (5)(A), by striking paragraph (13) and inserting
			 paragraph (15);
			(2)in paragraph (8),
			 by striking 1 percent and inserting 2
			 percent;
			(3)in paragraph (9),
			 by striking Refinancing and inserting
			 Modification of guaranteed
			 loans;
			(4)in paragraph
			 (14)—
				(A)by striking
			 Guarantees for refinancing
			 loans and inserting Refinancing of loans made or guaranteed by
			 Secretary; and
				(B)in subparagraph
			 (E)—
					(i)by
			 striking (10) and inserting (12); and
					(ii)by striking (13) and
			 inserting (9) or of paragraphs (11) through (14);
					(5)by redesignating
			 paragraphs (10), (11), (12), (13), and (14) as paragraphs (12), (13), (14),
			 (15), and (10), respectively;
			(6)by transferring
			 and inserting paragraph (10), as so redesignated by paragraph (5) of this
			 subsection, after paragraph (9); and
			(7)by inserting after
			 paragraph (10), as so redesignated and transferred by paragraphs (5) and (6) of
			 this subsection, the following new paragraph:

					(11)Refinancing of
				loans made by private sector lenders
						(A)AuthorityThe Secretary may, in accordance with this
				paragraph, guarantee a loan made to refinance a loan made by a private lender
				to an individual to acquire or construct a single-family residence.
						(B)EligibilityExcept
				as provided in subparagraph (C), all requirements of this subsection shall
				apply to loans guaranteed and loan guarantees made under this paragraph.
						(C)Guarantee
				feeNotwithstanding paragraph (8), the Secretary shall charge a
				guarantee fee with respect to loans guaranteed under this paragraph at levels
				necessary, but no higher than needed, to allow such class of loans to be
				guaranteed without resulting in a need for an appropriation for a credit
				subsidy.
						.

			Passed the House of
			 Representatives July 29, 2009.
			Lorraine C. Miller,
			Clerk.


		I
		111th CONGRESS
		2d Session
		H. R. 4598
		IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

			February 4, 2010
			Mrs. Dahlkemper (for
			 herself, Ms. Bean,
			 Mr. Pomeroy,
			 Mr. Welch,
			 Mr. Altmire,
			 Ms. Kosmas,
			 Mr. Ryan of Ohio,
			 Mr. Schrader,
			 Mr. Bright,
			 Ms. Schwartz,
			 Mr. Driehaus,
			 Mr. Peters,
			 Ms. Richardson,
			 Mr. Klein of Florida,
			 Ms. Wasserman Schultz,
			 Mr. Grayson,
			 Mr. McMahon,
			 Mr. Donnelly of Indiana, and
			 Mr. Shuster) introduced the following
			 bill; which was referred to the Committee
			 on Small Business

		A BILL
		To amend the Small Business Act to improve the Express
		  Loan Program, and for other purposes.

		1.Short titleThis Act may be cited as the
			 Express Loans Improvements Act of
			 2010.
		2.Improvement of
			 Express Loan Program
			(a)Guaranty
			 rate
				(1)Temporary
			 increase
					(A)In
			 generalSection 7(a)(31)(A)(iii) of the Small Business Act (15
			 U.S.C. 636(a)(31)(A)(iii)) is amended by striking 50 percent and
			 inserting 75 percent.
					(B)Effective
			 datesThe amendment under subparagraph (A) shall take effect on
			 the date of enactment of this Act and shall cease to have effect on the date
			 that is 2 years after such date.
					(2)Permanent
			 increase
					(A)In
			 generalThe percentage specified in section 7(a)(31)(A)(iii) of
			 the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 636(a)(31)(A)(iii)) is amended to read
			 60 percent.
					(B)Effective
			 dateThe amendment under subparagraph (A) shall take effect on
			 the date that is 2 years after the date of enactment of this Act.
					(b)Maximum loan
			 amountSection 7(a)(31)(D) of the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C.
			 636(a)(31)(D)) is amended by striking $350,000 and inserting
			 $1,000,000.
			(c)RegulationsNot
			 later than 180 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Administrator
			 of the Small Business Administration shall issue regulations with respect to
			 the loan eligibility, lender eligibility, and collateral requirements
			 (including lien protection for lenders) of the Express Loan Program under
			 section 7(a)(31) of the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 636(a)(31)) that
			 minimize, with respect to the Federal Government, the risk of loss associated
			 with such Program.
			(d)ReportsNot
			 later than one year after the date of enactment of this Act and annually
			 thereafter, the Administrator of the Small Business Administration shall submit
			 to the Committee on Small Business of the House of Representatives and the
			 Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship of the Senate a report
			 describing the implementation of the Express Loan Program under section
			 7(a)(31) of the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 636(a)(31)), including actions
			 taken to reduce default rates with respect to such Program.


116 HR 3944 IH: Burial Equity for Guards and Reserves Act of 2021
U.S. House of Representatives
2021-06-16
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I117th CONGRESS1st SessionH. R. 3944IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVESJune 16, 2021Mr. Pappas (for himself, Mr. Palazzo, and Ms. Kuster) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Veterans' AffairsA BILLTo amend title 38, United States Code, to ensure that grants provided by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs for State veterans’ cemeteries do not restrict States from authorizing the interment of certain deceased members of the reserve components of the Armed Forces in such cemeteries, and for other purposes.1.Short titleThis Act may be cited as the Burial Equity for Guards and Reserves Act of 2021.2.Prohibitions on restricting interment of certain individuals in certain State veterans' cemeteries(a)GrantsSection 2408 of title 38, United States Code, as amended by the Johnny Isakson and David P. Roe, M.D. Veterans Health Care and Benefits Improvement Act of 2020 (Public Law 116–315), is further amended—(1)in subsection (d)(2), by striking The Secretary may and inserting Except as provided in subsection (i), the Secretary may; and (2)by adding at the end the following new subsections: (i)(1)The Secretary may not establish a condition for a grant under this section that restricts the ability of a State receiving such a grant to inter in a veterans' cemetery owned by that State any individual described in paragraph (2) solely by reason of the ineligibility of such individual for burial in an open national cemetery under the control of the National Cemetery Administration under section 2402(a) of this title. (2)An individual described in this paragraph is the following: (A)Any member of a reserve component of the Armed Forces whose service was terminated under honorable conditions. (B)Any member of the Army National Guard or the Air National Guard whose service was terminated under honorable conditions.(C)Any member of the Reserve Officers' Training Corps of the Army, Navy, or Air Force whose death occurs under honorable conditions while a member of the Reserve Officers’ Training Corps of the Army, Navy, or Air Force.(D)Any spouse of any member described in subparagraphs (A) through (C).(E)Any minor child or unmarried adult child (as such terms are defined in section 2402(a)) of any member described in subparagraphs (A) through (C).(j)The Secretary may not deny an application for a grant under this section solely on the basis that the State receiving such grant may use funds from such grant to expand, improve, operate, or maintain a veterans’ cemetery to allow for the interment of individuals described in subsection (i)(2)..(b)Prohibition on enforcing certain conditions on grants for State veterans' cemeteriesThe Secretary of Veterans Affairs may not enforce a condition on a grant described in subsection (i)(1) of section 2408 of title 38, United States Code, as added by subsection (a), that was established before the date of the enactment of this Act.(c)Plot allowancesSection 2303(b)(1) of title 38, United States Code, is amended—(1)by striking and (ii) members and inserting (ii) members; and(2)by striking other than dishonorable, and and inserting other than dishonorable, or (iii) described in section 2408(i)(2) of this title.


		I
		112th CONGRESS
		2d Session
		H. R. 5744
		IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

			May 15, 2012
			Mr. Gosar (for
			 himself, Mr. Matheson,
			 Mr. Ross of Arkansas,
			 Mr. Walden,
			 Mr. Amodei,
			 Mr. Tipton,
			 Mr. Bishop of Utah,
			 Mr. Pearce,
			 Mrs. McMorris Rodgers,
			 Mrs. Lummis,
			 Mr. Duffy,
			 Mr. Berg, Mr. Thompson of Pennsylvania,
			 Mr. Denham,
			 Mr. Schweikert,
			 Mr. Sessions,
			 Mr. Long, Mr. Johnson of Ohio, Mr. Pompeo, Mr.
			 Cole, Mr. Nunes,
			 Mr. Carter,
			 Mr. King of Iowa,
			 Mr. DesJarlais,
			 Mr. Franks of Arizona,
			 Mr. Gardner,
			 Mr. Flake, and
			 Mr. Quayle) introduced the following
			 bill; which was referred to the Committee
			 on Natural Resources, and in addition to the Committee on
			 Agriculture, 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 address the forest health, public safety, and wildlife
		  habitat threat presented by the risk of wildfire, including catastrophic
		  wildfire, on National Forest System lands and public lands managed by the
		  Bureau of Land Management by requiring the Secretary of Agriculture and the
		  Secretary of the Interior to expedite forest management projects relating to
		  hazardous fuels reduction, forest health, and economic development, and for
		  other purposes.

		1.Short title and table of
			 contents
			(a)Short
			 titleThis Act may be cited
			 as the Catastrophic Wildfire
			 Prevention Act of 2012.
			(b)Table of
			 contentsThe table of contents of this Act is as follows:

					Sec. 1. Short title and table of contents.
					Sec. 2. Purposes.
					Sec. 3. Definitions.
					Sec. 4. Authorized wildfire prevention projects.
					Sec. 5. Public review and environmental analysis.
					Sec. 6. Administrative and judicial review.
					Sec. 7. Threatened and endangered species
				designations.

			2.PurposesThe purposes of this Act are as
			 follows:
			(1)Expedite wildfire prevention projects to
			 reduce the chances of wildfire, including catastrophic wildfire, on certain
			 Federal lands.
			(2)Reduce threats to
			 endangered species from wildfires.
			(3)Provide efficiency
			 tools to the Secretary of Agriculture and the Secretary of the Interior to
			 streamline projects to reduce the potential for wildfires.
			3.DefinitionsIn this Act:
			(1)At-risk
			 communityThe term
			 at-risk community has the meaning given that term in section 101
			 of the Healthy Forests Restoration Act of 2003 (16 U.S.C. 6511).
			(2)At-risk
			 forestThe term
			 at-risk forest means—
				(A)Federal land where there exists a high risk
			 of losing an at-risk community, key ecosystem, wildlife, or wildlife habitat to
			 wildfire, including catastrophic wildfire and post-fire disturbances, as
			 documented by the Secretary concerned; or
				(B)Federal land in
			 condition class II or III, as those classes were developed by the Forest
			 Service Rocky Mountain Research Station in the general technical report titled
			 Development of Coarse-Scale Spatial Data for Wildland Fire and Fuel
			 Management (RMRS–87) and dated April 2000 or any subsequent revision of
			 the report.
				(3)Authorized
			 wildfire prevention projectThe term authorized wildfire
			 prevention project means the measures and methods developed for a
			 project to be carried out in an at-risk forest or on threatened and endangered
			 species habitat by the Secretary concerned for the purpose of hazardous fuels
			 reduction, forest health, forest restoration, watershed restoration, or
			 threatened and endangered species habitat protection. An authorized wildfire
			 prevention project may include livestock grazing and timber harvest projects
			 carried out for one or more of such purposes.
			(4)Federal
			 land
				(A)Covered
			 landThe term Federal
			 land means—
					(i)land of the National Forest System (as
			 defined in section 11(a) of the Forest and Rangeland Renewable Resources
			 Planning Act of 1974 (16 U.S.C. 1609(a))); or
					(ii)public lands (as defined in section 103 of
			 the Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976 (43 U.S.C. 1702)).
					(B)Excluded
			 landThe term does not
			 include land in which the removal of vegetation is specifically prohibited by
			 Federal law unless the land is in an inventoried roadless area or wilderness
			 study area.
				(5)Secretary
			 concernedThe term Secretary concerned
			 means—
				(A)the Secretary of Agriculture, in the case
			 of National Forest System land; and
				(B)the Secretary of
			 the Interior, in the case of public lands.
				(6)Threatened and
			 endangered species habitatThe term threatened and endangered
			 species habitat means Federal land regarding which natural fire regimes
			 are identified as being important for, or wildfire is identified as a threat
			 to, an endangered species, a threatened species, or habitat of an endangered
			 species or threatened species in—
				(A)a species recovery
			 plan prepared under section 4 of the Endangered Species Act of 1973 (16 U.S.C.
			 1533); or
				(B)a notice published in the Federal Register
			 determining a species to be an endangered species or a threatened species or
			 designating critical habitat for an endangered species or a threatened
			 species.
				4.Authorized
			 wildfire prevention projects
			(a)Projects
			 authorizedAs soon as
			 practicable after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary
			 concerned shall implement authorized wildfire prevention projects in at-risk
			 forests and on threatened and endangered species habitat in a manner that
			 focuses on surface, ladder, and canopy fuels reduction activities.
			(b)Project
			 elements
				(1)Threatened and
			 endangered species habitatIn
			 the case of an authorized wildfire prevention project carried out on threatened
			 and endangered species habitat, the project shall be carried out—
					(A)to provide enhanced protection from
			 wildfire, including catastrophic wildfire, for the endangered species,
			 threatened species, or habitat of the endangered species or threatened species;
			 and
					(B)in compliance with any applicable
			 guidelines specified in the species recovery plan prepared under section 4 of
			 the Endangered Species Act of 1973 (16 U.S.C. 1533).
					(2)At-risk
			 forestsIn the case of an authorized wildfire prevention project
			 carried out in an at-risk forest, the project shall be carried out to move
			 Federal land in condition class II or III toward condition class I.
				(c)GrazingDomestic livestock grazing may be used in
			 an authorized wildfire prevention project to reduce surface fuel loads and to
			 recover burned areas. Utilization standards shall not apply when domestic
			 livestock grazing is used in an authorized wildfire prevention project.
			(d)Timber
			 harvesting and thinningTimber harvesting and thinning may be used
			 in an authorized wildfire prevention project to reduce ladder and canopy fuel
			 loads to prevent wildfire, including catastrophic wildfire.
			(e)Relation to land
			 and resource management plans and land use planNothing in this section requires the
			 Secretary concerned, as a condition of conducting an authorized wildfire
			 prevention project, to revise or amend the land and resource management plan
			 applicable to the National Forest System lands or the land use plan applicable
			 to the public lands on which the project will be conducted.
			(f)Consideration of
			 public petitionsNot later
			 than 60 days after receiving a public petition for the designation of Federal
			 land as an at-risk forest or as threatened and endangered species habitat, the
			 Secretary concerned shall—
				(1)review the
			 petition; and
				(2)make a
			 determination regarding such designation.
				5.Public review and
			 environmental analysis
			(a)Public notice
			 and comment
				(1)Proposed
			 projectsThe Secretary
			 concerned shall publish in the Federal Register notice of a proposed authorized
			 wildfire prevention project. The public may submit to the Secretary specific
			 written comments that relate to the project within 30 days after the date of
			 publication of the notice.
				(2)Final
			 decisionNot later than 60 days after the date on which notice
			 was published under paragraph (1) with regard to a proposed authorized wildfire
			 prevention project and after taking into account any comments received under
			 such paragraph, the Secretary concerned shall designate the final project and
			 publish in the Federal Register notice of final designated project. Only
			 persons who submitted comments regarding the proposed project under paragraph
			 (1) may submit to the Secretary specific written comments that relate to the
			 final designated project. Any comments regarding the final designated
			 prevention project must be submitted within 30 days after the date of the
			 publication of the notice.
				(b)Environmental
			 analysis generallyExcept as
			 otherwise provided in this Act, the Secretary concerned shall comply with the
			 National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.) and other
			 applicable laws in planning and conducting an authorized wildfire prevention
			 project.
			(c)Interagency
			 cooperationThe informal
			 consultation requirements of the Endangered Species Act of 1973 (16 U.S.C. 1531
			 et seq.), as codified in section 402.05 of title 50, Code of Federal
			 Regulations shall apply to an authorized wildfire prevention project.
			(d)Special rules
			 for certain projects
				(1)Covered
			 projects; deadlineIf an
			 authorized wildfire prevention project includes timber harvesting or grazing,
			 the Secretary concerned shall prepare an environmental assessment within 30
			 days after the date on which notice was published under subsection (a)(1) for
			 the proposed agency action under section 102(2) of the National Environmental
			 Policy Act of 1969 (42 U.S.C. 4332(2)).
				(2)Effect of
			 failure to meet deadlineThe
			 authorized wildfire prevention project shall be deemed compliant with all
			 requirements of the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 if the Secretary
			 concerned fails to meet the deadline specified in paragraph (1).
				(3)Project
			 lengthsIn the case of a livestock grazing project, the
			 environmental assessment shall be deemed sufficient for a minimum of 10 years.
			 In the case of a timber harvest project, the environmental assessment shall be
			 deemed sufficient for a minimum of 20 years.
				(4)AlternativesNothing
			 in this section requires the Secretary concerned to study, develop, or describe
			 any alternative to the proposed agency action in the environmental assessment
			 conducted under paragraph (1).
				(e)Effect of
			 complianceCompliance with
			 this section shall be deemed to satisfy the requirements of the National
			 Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (42 U.S.C. 4331 et seq.), section 14 of the
			 National Forest Management Act of 1976 (16 U.S.C. 472a), the Endangered Species
			 Act of 1973 (16 U.S.C. 1531 et seq.), and the Multiple-Use Sustained-Yield Act
			 of 1960 (16 U.S.C. 528 et seq.).
			6.Administrative
			 and judicial review
			(a)Administrative
			 reviewAdministrative review
			 of an authorized wildfire prevention project shall occur in accordance with the
			 special administrative review process established under section 105 of the
			 Healthy Forests Restoration Act of 2003 (16 U.S.C. 6515).
			(b)Judicial
			 reviewJudicial review of an
			 authorized wildfire prevention project shall occur in accordance with section
			 106 of the Healthy Forests Restoration Act of 2003 (16 U.S.C. 6516).
			7.Threatened and
			 endangered species designationsBefore listing any species under the
			 Endangered Species Act of 1973 (16 U.S.C. 1531 et seq.), the Secretary
			 concerned shall conduct research to find what impact a listing would have on
			 forest fuel loads, both forage and timber. Endangered species recovery plans
			 and critical habitat determinations shall include wildfire risk assessment
			 analysis.


109 HRES 720 IH: Honoring the life of Gordon Roger Alexander Buchanan Parks.
U.S. House of Representatives
2006-03-09
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109th CONGRESS
2d Session
H. RES. 720
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

March 9, 2006
Mr. Ryun of Kansas (for himself, Mr. Moore of Kansas, Mr. Scott of Georgia, Mr. Tiahrt, Mr. Moran of Kansas, Mr. Meeks of New York, Mrs. Christensen, Mr. Owens, Ms. Moore of Wisconsin, Mrs. Jones of Ohio, Mr. Bishop of Georgia, Mr. Ford, and Ms. Watson) submitted the following resolution; which was referred to the Committee on Government Reform

RESOLUTION
Honoring the life of Gordon Roger Alexander Buchanan Parks.

Whereas Gordon Parks, a respected Kansan and American, passed away March 7, 2006;
Whereas Gordon Parks was born the youngest of 15 children in Fort Scott, Kansas, on November 30, 1912;
Whereas Gordon Parks was an accomplished artist, the first African American producer and director of a major film, a groundbreaking photo-journalist, and an award-winning photographer, author, and poet;
Whereas in 1942 Gordon Parks began developing his photographic style by working with the Farm Security Administration’s photography project, best known for its Depression era photographs chronicling the despair and devastation of America’s farmers;
Whereas Gordon Parks worked as a photography correspondent in 1943 through the Office of War Information (O.W.I.) and photographed the 332d Fighter group that later became known as the Tuskegee Airmen;
Whereas Gordon Parks worked as a staff photographer for Life magazine from 1948 to 1972, creating a body of beautiful yet powerful images that provoked public awareness and social change;
Whereas Gordon Parks wrote a childhood memoir titled The Learning Tree in 1963 and directed the movie version in 1969, thereby being credited as the first African-American to direct a major Hollywood film;
Whereas Gordon Parks won an Emmy for the documentary Diary of a Harlem Family in 1968;
Whereas Gordon Parks helped found Essence Magazine, the first publication of its kind, targeted to the full array of issues related to African American women, in 1970, and steered its editorial direction from 1970 to 1973;
Whereas Gordon Parks published his second memoir, “To Smile in Autumn”, in 1979 and a second novel, “Shannon”, in 1981;
Whereas Gordon Parks was honored for his contributions to civil rights and inducted into the NAACP Hall of Fame in 1984;
Whereas Gordon Parks was named Kansan of the Year in 1986;
Whereas the New York Public Library recognized the seminal work of Gordon Parks with the first retrospective of his work in 1987, and a second important retrospective of his work was completed by the Corcoran Museum of Art in Washington, D.C., in 1997;
Whereas Gordon Parks received the National Medal of Arts from President Reagan in 1988;
Whereas in 1995, Gordon Parks donated the personal archive of his life’s artistic works to the Library of Congress to preserve its entirety into perpetuity;
Whereas Gordon Parks was inducted into the International Photography Hall of Fame in 2002;
Whereas Gordon Parks received the University of Kansas’ William Allen White Foundation National Citation for journalistic merit in 2006;
Whereas Gordon Parks made significant contributions to 20th Century art, and without formal musical, photographic, or literary training, he changed the history of art and filmmaking and inspired generations of artists; and
Whereas throughout his life Gordon Parks received 40 honorary doctorates from colleges and universities in the United States and England: Now, therefore, be it

That the House of Representatives—
(1)recognizes and honors Gordon Roger Alexander Buchanan Parks as a preeminent artist who made history, recognized the beauty and potential within all of us, and devoted his life to producing images that provoked America to reexamine its ideals; and
(2)urges the President to take appropriate measure to encourage the celebration and remembrance of Gordon Parks many significant achievements.


115 S1800 IS: Securing the Electric Grid to Protect Military Readiness Act of 2017
U.S. Senate
2017-09-12
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II115th CONGRESS1st SessionS. 1800IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATESSeptember 12, 2017Ms. Warren (for herself and Mr. Tillis) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Armed ServicesA BILLTo require a report on significant security risks of the national electric grid and the potential
			 effect of such security risks on the readiness of the Armed Forces.

 1.Short titleThis Act may be cited as the Securing the Electric Grid to Protect Military Readiness Act of 2017. 2.Report on significant security risks of defense critical electric infrastructure (a)Report requiredNot later than 90 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall, in coordination with the Director of National Intelligence, the Secretary of Energy, and the Secretary of Homeland Security, submit to the appropriate committees of Congress a report setting forth the following:
 (1)Identification of significant security risks to defense critical electric infrastructure posed by significant malicious cyber-enabled activities.
 (2)An assessment of the potential effect of the security risks identified pursuant to paragraph (1) on the readiness of the Armed Forces.
 (3)An assessment of the strategic benefits derived from, and the challenges associated with, isolating military infrastructure from the national electric grid and the use of microgrids by the Armed Forces.
 (4)Recommendations on actions to be taken— (A)to eliminate or mitigate the security risks identified pursuant to paragraph (1); and
 (B)to address the effect of those security risks on the readiness of the Armed Forces identified pursuant to paragraph (2).
 (b)Form of reportThe report required by subsection (a) shall be submitted in unclassified form, but may include a classified annex.
 (c)DefinitionsIn this section: (1)The term appropriate committees of Congress means—
 (A)the congressional defense committees (as defined in section 101(a) of title 10, United States Code);
 (B)the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources and the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs of the Senate; and
 (C)the Committee on Energy and Commerce and the Committee on Homeland Security of the House of Representatives.
 (2)The term defense critical electric infrastructure— (A)has the meaning given such term in section 215A(a) of the Federal Power Act (16 U.S.C. 824o–1(a)); and
 (B)shall include any electric infrastructure located in any of the 48 contiguous States or the District of Columbia that serves a facility—
 (i)designated by the Secretary of Defense as— (I)critical to the defense of the United States; and
 (II)vulnerable to a disruption of the supply of electric energy provided to such facility by an external provider; and
 (ii)that is not owned or operated by the owner or operator of such facility. (3)The term security risk shall have such meaning as the Secretary of Defense shall determine, in coordination with the Director of National Intelligence and the Secretary of Energy, for purposes of the report required by subsection (a).
 (4)The term significant malicious cyber-enabled activities includes— (A)significant efforts—
 (i)to deny access to or degrade, disrupt, or destroy an information and communications technology system or network; or
 (ii)to exfiltrate, degrade, corrupt, destroy, or release information from such a system or network without authorization for purposes of—
 (I)conducting influence operations; or (II)causing a significant misappropriation of funds, economic resources, trade secrets, personal identifications, or financial information for commercial or competitive advantage or private financial gain;
 (B)significant destructive malware attacks; and (C)significant denial of service activities.


113 HR 1357 IH: To amend the VOW to Hire Heroes Act of 2011 to improve the Veterans Retraining Assistance Program by providing assistance under such program for certain training programs that are considered less than full-time.
U.S. House of Representatives
2013-03-21
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		I
		113th CONGRESS
		1st Session
		H. R. 1357
		IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

			March 21, 2013
			Mr. Johnson of Ohio
			 introduced the following bill; which was referred to the
			 Committee on Veterans’
			 Affairs

		A BILL
		To amend the VOW to Hire Heroes Act of 2011 to improve
		  the Veterans Retraining Assistance Program by providing assistance under such
		  program for certain training programs that are considered less than
		  full-time.

		1.Veterans Retraining
			 Assistance Program
			(a)In
			 generalSection 211(b) of the
			 VOW to Hire Heroes Act of 2011 (38 U.S.C. 4100 note) is amended—
				(1)by striking
			 , on a full-time basis,;
				(2)in paragraph (4),
			 by striking and;
				(3)in paragraph (5),
			 by striking the period and inserting ; and; and
				(4)by adding at the
			 end the following new paragraph:

						(6)is pursued—
							(A)on a full-time
				basis; or
							(B)on a less than
				full-time basis if the program consists of at least 16 seat-time hours (or the
				equivalent).
							.
				(b)Effective
			 dateThe amendments made by
			 subsection (a) shall apply with respect to veterans enrolled in a program of
			 education described in section 211(b) of the VOW to Hire Heroes Act of 2011 (38
			 U.S.C. 4100 note) on or after July 1, 2013.


117 HR 381 IH: Pregnant Women Health and Safety Act of 2021
U.S. House of Representatives
2021-01-21
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I117th CONGRESS1st SessionH. R. 381IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVESJanuary 21, 2021Mr. Biggs (for himself, Mr. Duncan, Mr. Norman, Mr. Gaetz, Mr. Mooney, Mr. Budd, Mr. Gibbs, Mr. Rouzer, Mr. Gooden of Texas, Mrs. Hinson, Mr. Good of Virginia, Mr. Cawthorn, Mr. Moore of Alabama, Mr. Mullin, Mr. Johnson of Ohio, Mr. Allen, Mr. Keller, and Mr. Steube) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concernedA BILLTo amend title 18, United States Code, to prohibit certain abortion procedures, and for other purposes.1.Short titleThis Act may be cited as the Pregnant Women Health and Safety Act of 2021.2.Requirement for physicians relating to the performance of abortions(a)In generalChapter 74 of title 18, United States Code, is amended—(1)in the chapter heading by striking Partial-Birth; and(2)by inserting after section 1531 the following:1532.Prohibition on certain procedures(a)DefinitionIn this section, the term physician means a doctor of medicine or osteopathy legally authorized to practice medicine and surgery by the State in which the doctor performs such activity, or any other individual legally authorized by the State to perform abortions.(b)RequirementsA physician who performs an abortion shall—(1)have admitting privileges at a hospital located within 15 miles from the principal medical office of the physician and the location in which the abortion is being performed; and(2)at the time of the abortion, notify the patient involved of the hospital location where the patient can receive follow-up care by the physician if complications resulting from the abortion arise.(c)OffenseIt shall be unlawful for a physician, in or affecting interstate or foreign commerce, to knowingly perform an abortion and, in doing so, fail to comply with subsection (b).(d)PenaltyAny physician who violates subsection (c) shall be fined under this title, imprisoned not more than 2 years, or both.(e)LimitationA woman upon whom a procedure described in subsection (c) is performed may not be prosecuted under this section, for a conspiracy to violate this section, or for an offense under section 2, 3, or 4 of this title based on a violation of this section..(b)Technical and conforming amendments(1)Chapter 74The table of sections for such chapter is amended by inserting after the item relating to section 1531 the following:1532. Prohibition on certain procedures..(2)Part IThe table of chapters for part I of title 18, United States Code, is amended by striking item relating to chapter 74 and inserting the following:74.Abortions1531.3.Requirement of abortion clinics(a)In generalSubject to subsection (b), as a condition for receiving any Federal funds or assistance, an abortion clinic shall—(1)be licensed by the State in which it is located; and(2)be in compliance with the requirements for ambulatory surgery centers under title XVIII of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1395 et seq.), except for any requirement relating to a certificate of public need for State licensing purposes.(b)WaiverFor purposes of complying with subsection (a)(2) with respect to an abortion clinic, a State board of health may waive the application of certain structural requirements (as the Secretary of Health and Human Services determines appropriate).(c)DefinitionIn this section, the term abortion clinic means a facility, other than a hospital or ambulatory surgery center, in which first, second, or third trimester abortions are performed during any 12-month period.


		II
		111th CONGRESS
		1st Session
		S. 1559
		IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

			August 3, 2009
			Mr. Kerry (for himself
			 and Mr. Lugar) introduced the following
			 bill; which was read twice and referred to the
			 Committee on Foreign
			 Relations

		A BILL
		To consolidate democracy and security in the Western
		  Balkans by supporting the Governments and people of Bosnia and Herzegovina and
		  Montenegro in reaching their goal of eventual NATO membership, and to welcome
		  further NATO partnership with the Republic of Serbia, and for other purposes.

		1.Short
			 titleThis Act may be cited as
			 the NATO-Western Balkans Support Act
			 of 2009.
		2.FindingsCongress makes the following
			 findings:
			(1)The commitment of
			 the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) to mutual defense and the
			 territorial integrity of its members has advanced the democratic transformation
			 of Central and Eastern Europe and significantly enhanced the security of
			 Europe. Nowhere in Europe has the search for sustainable peace been more
			 challenging than in the Western Balkans. NATO has the ability to encourage the
			 countries of the Western Balkans to embrace collective security, consolidate
			 their democratic gains, and extend their commitment to integration in
			 Euro-Atlantic institutions.
			(2)NATO membership
			 offers the ultimate protection against perceived external threats and has
			 demonstrated its role in lowering regional tensions. Croatia’s successful
			 accession to NATO has encouraged other states of the Western Balkans to
			 consider the possibility of their own membership more seriously. Bosnia and
			 Herzegovina and Montenegro are already seriously engaged in the process of
			 meeting NATO membership criteria as active members of the Partnership for Peace
			 and Intensified Dialogue with NATO.
			(3)In Western Balkan
			 states like Bosnia and Herzegovina and Montenegro, the process of NATO
			 accession can provide focus for ongoing efforts to improve the functionality
			 and efficiency of the armed forces and the state more broadly. In Bosnia and
			 Herzegovina, many reforms necessary to improve the functionality of the state,
			 such as resolution of the defense-related property issue, are also necessary
			 for NATO membership.
			(4)The success of
			 Serbia is central to the success of the Western Balkans. The United States
			 Government welcomes the decision of the democratically elected Government of
			 Serbia to join the Partnership for Peace Program in 2006 and encourages as
			 strong a relationship as is possible between NATO and the Government and people
			 of Serbia. As Vice President Joseph Biden said in Belgrade on May 20, 2009,
			 The United States strongly supports Serbian membership in the European
			 Union and expanding security cooperation between Serbia, the United States, and
			 our allies. We will use our influence, our energy, and our resources to promote
			 Serbia's Euro-Atlantic aspirations..
			(5)In the NATO
			 Participation Act of 1994 (title II of Public Law 103–447; 22 U.S.C. 1928
			 note), Congress declared that full and active participants in the
			 Partnership for Peace in a position to further the principles of the North
			 Atlantic Treaty and to contribute to the security of the North Atlantic area
			 should be invited to become full NATO members in accordance with Article 10 of
			 such Treaty at an early date.
			(6)Under the NATO
			 Enlargement Facilitation Act of 1996 (as enacted into law by section 101(c) of
			 title I of division A of Public Law 104–208; 22 U.S.C. 1928 note), Congress
			 called for the prompt admission of Poland, Hungary, the Czech Republic, and
			 Slovenia to NATO, and declared that in order to promote economic
			 stability and security in Slovakia, Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, Romania,
			 Bulgaria, Albania, Moldova, and Ukraine . . . the process of enlarging NATO to
			 include emerging democracies in Central and Eastern Europe should not be
			 limited to consideration of admitting Poland, Hungary, the Czech Republic, and
			 Slovenia as full members of the NATO Alliance.
			(7)In the European
			 Security Act of 1998 (title XXVII of division G of Public Law 105–277; 22
			 U.S.C. 1928 note), Congress declared that Poland, Hungary, and the Czech
			 Republic should not be the last emerging democracies in Central and Eastern
			 Europe invited to join NATO.
			(8)In the Gerald B.
			 H. Solomon Freedom Consolidation Act of 2002 (Public Law 107–187; 22 U.S.C.
			 1928 note), Congress endorsed . . . the vision of further enlargement of
			 the NATO Alliance articulated by President George W. Bush on June 15, 2001, and
			 by former President William J. Clinton on October 22, 1996..
			(9)At the Madrid
			 Summit of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization in July 1997, Poland, Hungary,
			 and the Czech Republic were invited to join NATO, and the North Atlantic Treaty
			 Organization heads of state and government issued a declaration stating,
			 The alliance expects to extend further invitations in coming years to
			 nations willing and able to assume the responsibilities and obligations of
			 membership . . . No European democratic country whose admission would fulfill
			 the objectives of the [North Atlantic] Treaty will be excluded from
			 consideration.
			(10)At the
			 Washington, DC, Summit of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization in April 1999,
			 the North Atlantic Treaty Organization heads of state and government issued a
			 communique declaring, We pledge that NATO will continue to welcome new
			 members in a position to further the principles of the [North Atlantic] Treaty
			 and contribute to peace and security in the Euro-Atlantic area . . . The three
			 new members will not be the last . . . No European democratic country whose
			 admission would fulfill the objectives of the Treaty will be excluded from
			 consideration, regardless of its geographic location.
			(11)On June 15,
			 2001, in a speech in Warsaw, Poland, President George W. Bush stated,
			 All of Europe's new democracies, from the Baltic to the Black Sea and
			 all that lie between, should have the same chance for security and freedom—and
			 the same chance to join the institutions of Europe—as Europe's old democracies
			 have . . . I believe in NATO membership for all of Europe's democracies that
			 seek it and are ready to share the responsibilities that NATO brings
			 ….
			(12)On October 22,
			 1996, in a speech in Detroit, Michigan, former President William J. Clinton
			 stated, NATO's doors will not close behind its first new members … NATO
			 should remain open to all of Europe's emerging democracies who are ready to
			 shoulder the responsibilities of membership . . . No nation will be
			 automatically excluded . . . No country outside NATO will have a veto . . . A
			 gray zone of insecurity must not reemerge in Europe..
			(13)At the Prague
			 Summit of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization in November 2002, Bulgaria,
			 Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, Romania, Slovakia, and Slovenia were invited to
			 join NATO in the second round of enlargement of the North Atlantic Treaty
			 Organization since the end of the Cold War, and the North Atlantic Treaty
			 Organization heads of state and government issued a declaration stating,
			 NATO's door will remain open to European democracies willing and able to
			 assume the responsibilities and obligations of membership, in accordance with
			 Article 10 of the Washington Treaty..
			(14)At the Istanbul
			 Summit of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization in June 2004, the North
			 Atlantic Treaty Organization heads of state and government issued a communique
			 reaffirming that NATO's door remains open to new members, declaring, We
			 celebrate the success of NATO's Open Door Policy, and reaffirm today that our
			 seven new members will not be the last. The door to membership remains
			 open..
			(15)At the Riga
			 Summit of the NATO Alliance November 2006, NATO heads of state and government
			 affirmed in their declaration that Bosnia and Herzegovina, Montenegro
			 and Serbia can offer valuable contributions to regional stability and
			 security and that NATO should encourage further positive
			 developments in the region on its path towards Euro-Atlantic
			 integration. It was at Riga that Bosnia and Herzegovina, Montenegro,
			 and Serbia were offered membership in the Partnership for Peace and
			 Euro-Atlantic Partnership Council.
			(16)At the Bucharest
			 Summit of the NATO Alliance in April 2008, the NATO heads of state and
			 government issued a declaration stating that in the Balkans,
			 Euro-Atlantic integration, based on democratic values and regional
			 cooperation, remains necessary for lasting peace and stability. The
			 Declaration also noted that we have decided to invite Bosnia and
			 Herzegovina and Montenegro to begin an Intensified Dialogue on the full range
			 of political, military, financial, and security issues relating to their
			 aspirations to membership.
			(17)At the
			 Strasbourg/Kehl NATO Summit, the heads of state and government participating in
			 the meeting of the North Atlantic Council on April 4, 2009, reiterated that
			 [i]n accordance with Article 10 of the Washington Treaty, NATO’s door
			 will remain open to all European democracies which share the values of our
			 Alliance, which are willing and able to assume the responsibilities and
			 obligations of membership, and whose inclusion can contribute to common
			 security and stability.
			(18)The Summit
			 Declaration also acknowledged the progress of the Government of Bosnia and
			 Herzegovina on cooperation with NATO, including through implementation
			 of its current IPAP, and the country’s expressed intention to apply for MAP at
			 an appropriate time. The declaration also urged Bosnia and
			 Herzegovina’s political leaders to take further genuine steps to strengthen
			 state-level institutions and reinvigorate the reform process to advance the
			 country’s Euro-Atlantic aspirations..
			(19)With respect to
			 Montenegro, the NATO heads of state and government declared at the 2009
			 Strasbourg/Kehl NATO Summit, We welcome Montenegro's successful and
			 active implementation of its current Individual Partnership Action Plan (IPAP)
			 with NATO. We are encouraged by the reforms it has made in a number of areas
			 that are essential to its Euro-Atlantic integration and also by its
			 contributions to cooperation and security in the region. We are looking forward
			 to Montenegro's further determined efforts in this regard. The Council in
			 permanent session is keeping Montenegro's progress under active review and will
			 respond early to its request to participate in the Membership Action Plan
			 (MAP), on its own merits..
			(20)Bosnia and
			 Herzegovina and Montenegro deserve recognition for their cooperation with the
			 International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia (ICTY). Although
			 Serbia has not yet completely fulfilled its ICTY obligations, the continued
			 support of the Government of Serbia for the process until its conclusion is the
			 best way to ensure the peace and to prepare the way to full participation of
			 Serbia in European institutions.
			3.Declarations of
			 policyCongress—
			(1)supports the
			 commitment to further enlargement of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization to
			 include Bosnia and Herzegovina and Montenegro, as European democracies, that
			 are able and willing to meet the responsibilities of membership, as expressed
			 by NATO in its Madrid Summit Declaration of 1997, its Washington, DC, Summit
			 Communique of 1999, its Prague Summit Declaration of 2002, its Istanbul Summit
			 Communique of 2004, its Riga Summit Declaration of 2006, its Bucharest Summit
			 Declaration of 2008, and its Strasbourg/Kehl Declaration of 2009;
			(2)encourages United
			 States allies in the North Atlantic Treaty Organization to utilize the
			 opportunity of the ongoing Strategic Concept review to reinvigorate and
			 transform NATO's approach to its commitment to the peace, stability, and
			 democratic success of the Western Balkans;
			(3)endorses
			 cooperation with representatives of the Government of Bosnia and Herzegovina to
			 determine a realistic timetable and plan, constructed in conjunction with other
			 NATO allies, for Bosnia and Herzegovina to meet the criteria for NATO
			 membership, with the goal of improving the functionality of the Government of
			 Bosnia and Herzegovina through the achievement of the commonly accepted
			 political, military, economic, and social standards;
			(4)declares that
			 United States support for Bosnia and Herzegovina’s membership should be
			 contingent upon thorough achievement of these exacting requirements, and that
			 NATO membership criteria must not be compromised;
			(5)calls for the
			 timely admission of Bosnia and Herzegovina and Montenegro contingent upon their
			 continued implementation of democratic, defense, and economic reform, and their
			 willingness and ability to meet the responsibilities of membership in the North
			 Atlantic Treaty Organization and a clear expression of national intent to do
			 so; and
			(6)reaffirms the
			 need for engagement with the democratically elected government of Serbia and
			 amelioration of past bilateral tensions with greater interaction between the
			 people of the United States and Serbia, including support by the United States
			 Government for the process of including Serbia in trans-Atlantic institutions
			 as the Government of Serbia fulfills the necessary criteria.
			4.Sense of
			 CongressIt is the sense of
			 Congress that—
			(1)the existing position of political advisor
			 within the NATO Mission in Sarajevo should be filled by an ambassadorial-level
			 United States diplomat as senior civilian representative to the
			 NATO Mission in Sarajevo;
			(2)this senior civilian representative should
			 have primary responsibility for defense and security sector reform and
			 NATO/Partnership for Peace integration;
			(3)the position requires coordination with
			 international organizations and national authorities in Bosnia and
			 Herzegovina;
			(4)it is important that this effort have
			 civilian leadership and the senior civilian representative should work in
			 conjunction with the senior military representative and lead the
			 political-military staff;
			(5)the substantial credibility in Bosnia and
			 Herzegovina enjoyed by the United States should be harnessed to facilitate the
			 fulfillment by the Government of Bosnia and Herzogovina of NATO membership
			 criteria; and
			(6)the Secretary of
			 State should provide a regular briefing, not less than annually, to the
			 Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate on the progress of the efforts
			 required under this Act.
			5.Designation of
			 bosnia and herzegovina and montenegro as eligible to receive assistance under
			 the nato participation Act of 1994
			(a)Designation
				(1)Bosnia and
			 herzegovinaBosnia and Herzegovina is designated as eligible to
			 receive assistance under the program established under section 203(a) of the
			 NATO Participation Act of 1994 (title II of Public Law 103–447; 22 U.S.C. 1928
			 note), and shall be deemed to have been so designated pursuant to section
			 203(d)(1) of such Act.
				(2)MontenegroMontenegro
			 is designated as eligible to receive assistance under the program established
			 under section 203(a) of the NATO Participation Act of 1994, and shall be deemed
			 to have been so designated pursuant to section 203(d)(1) of such Act.
				(b)Rule of
			 ConstructionThe designation of Bosnia and Herzegovina and
			 Montenegro pursuant to subsection (a) as eligible to receive assistance under
			 the program established under section 203(a) of the NATO Participation Act of
			 1994—
				(1)is in addition to
			 the designation of Poland, Hungary, the Czech Republic, and Slovenia pursuant
			 to section 606 of the NATO Enlargement Facilitation Act of 1996 (as enacted
			 into law by section 101(c) of title I of division A of Public Law 104–208; 22
			 U.S.C. 1928 note), the designation of Romania, Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, and
			 Bulgaria pursuant to section 2703(b) of the European Security Act of 1998
			 (title XXVII of division G of Public Law 105–277; 22 U.S.C. 1928 note), the
			 designation of Slovakia pursuant to section 4(a) of the Gerald B. H. Solomon
			 Freedom Consolidation Act of 2002 (Public Law 107–187; 22 U.S.C. 1928 note),
			 and the designation of the Republic of Albania, the Republic of Croatia,
			 Georgia, the Republic of Macedonia (FYROM), and Ukraine pursuant to section
			 4(a) of the NATO Freedom Consolidation Act of 2007 (Public Law 110–17; 22
			 U.S.C. 1928 note) as eligible to receive assistance under the program
			 established under section 203(a) of the NATO Participation Act of 1994;
			 and
				(2)shall not
			 preclude the designation by the president of other countries pursuant to
			 section 203(d)(2) of the NATO Participation Act of 1994 as eligible to receive
			 assistance under the program established under section 203(a) of such
			 Act.
				6.Authorization of
			 security assistance for countries designated under the nato participation Act
			 of 1994Of the amounts made
			 available for fiscal year 2010 under section 23 of the Arms Export Control Act
			 (22 U.S.C. 2763), such sums as may be necessary are authorized to be
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116 S2636 IS: Clean Water Infrastructure Resilience and Sustainability Act
U.S. Senate
2019-10-17
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II116th CONGRESS1st SessionS. 2636IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATESOctober 17, 2019Mr. Cardin (for himself and Mrs. Capito) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public WorksA BILLTo amend the Federal Water Pollution Control Act to establish a program to make grants to eligible
			 entities to increase the resilience of publicly owned treatment works to
			 natural hazards, and for other purposes.

 1.Short titleThis Act may be cited as the Clean Water Infrastructure Resilience and Sustainability Act. 2.Clean water infrastructure resiliency and sustainability programTitle II of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (33 U.S.C. 1281 et seq.) is amended by adding at the end the following:

				222.Clean water infrastructure resiliency and sustainability program
 (a)DefinitionsIn this section: (1)Eligible entityThe term eligible entity means—
 (A)a municipality; or (B)an intermunicipal, interstate, or State agency.
 (2)Natural hazardThe term natural hazard means a hazard caused by natural forces, including extreme weather events, sea-level rise, and extreme drought conditions.
 (3)ProgramThe term program means the clean water infrastructure resilience and sustainability program established under subsection (b).
 (b)EstablishmentThe Administrator shall establish a clean water infrastructure resilience and sustainability program under which the Administrator shall award grants to eligible entities for the purpose of increasing the resilience of publicly owned treatment works to a natural hazard.
 (c)Use of fundsAn eligible entity that receives a grant under the program shall use the grant funds for planning, designing, or constructing projects (on a system-wide or area-wide basis) that increase the resilience of a publicly owned treatment works to a natural hazard through—
 (1)the conservation of water; (2)the enhancement of water use efficiency;
 (3)the enhancement of wastewater and stormwater management by increasing watershed preservation and protection, including through the use of—
 (A)natural and engineered green infrastructure; and
 (B)reclamation and reuse of wastewater and stormwater, such as aquifer recharge zones;
 (4)the modification or relocation of an existing publicly owned treatment works that is at risk of being significantly impaired or damaged by a natural hazard;
 (5)the development and implementation of projects to increase the resilience of publicly owned treatment works to a natural hazard; or
 (6)the enhancement of energy efficiency or the use and generation of recovered or renewable energy in the management, treatment, or conveyance of wastewater or stormwater.
 (d)ApplicationTo be eligible to receive a grant under the program, an eligible entity shall submit to the Administrator an application at such time, in such manner, and containing such information as the Administrator may require, including—
 (1)a proposal of the project to be planned, designed, or constructed using funds under the program; (2)an identification of the natural hazard risk to be addressed by the proposed project;
 (3)documentation prepared by a Federal, State, regional, or local government agency of the natural hazard risk of the area where the proposed project is to be located;
 (4)a description of any recent natural hazard events that have affected the publicly owned treatment works;
 (5)a description of how the proposed project would improve the performance of the publicly owned treatment works under an anticipated natural hazard; and
 (6)an explanation of how the proposed project is expected to enhance the resilience of the publicly owned treatment works to an anticipated natural hazard.
						(e)Grant amount and other Federal requirements
 (1)Cost shareA grant under the program shall not exceed 75 percent of the total cost of the proposed project. (2)RequirementsThe requirements of section 608 shall apply to a project funded with a grant under the program.
 (f)Authorization of appropriationsThere is authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section $5,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2020 through 2024..
 3.Drinking water infrastructure resilience and sustainabilitySection 1459A of the Safe Drinking Water Act (42 U.S.C. 300j–19a) is amended— (1)in subsection (c), in the matter preceding paragraph (1), by inserting (except for subsection (l)) after this section; and
 (2)in subsection (l)— (A)in paragraph (2)—
 (i)by striking The Administrator may and inserting The Administrator shall; and (ii)by striking fiscal years 2019 and 2020 to eligible entities and inserting fiscal years 2020 through 2024 to community water systems;
 (B)in paragraph (3)— (i)in the matter preceding subparagraph (A), by striking An eligible entity and inserting A community water system; and
 (ii)in subparagraph (F), by striking eligible entity and inserting community water system; (C)in paragraph (4), by striking eligible entity each place it appears and inserting community water system; and
 (D)in paragraph (5), by striking $4,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2019 and 2020 and inserting $5,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2020 through 2024.