117 HR 1062 IH: Accelerating Carbon Capture and Extending Secure Storage through 45Q Act
U.S. House of Representatives
2021-02-15
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I117th CONGRESS1st SessionH. R. 1062IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVESFebruary 15, 2021Mr. McKinley (for himself and Mr. Veasey) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Ways and MeansA BILLTo amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to extend and allow an elective payment of the tax credit for carbon oxide sequestration.1.Short titleThis Act may be cited as the Accelerating Carbon Capture and Extending Secure Storage through 45Q Act or as the ACCESS 45Q Act.2.Extension of credit for carbon oxide sequestrationSection 45Q(d)(1) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by striking January 1, 2026 and inserting January 1, 2036.3.Elective payment for carbon oxide sequestration(a)In generalSubchapter B of chapter 65 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by adding at the end the following new section:6431.Elective payment for carbon oxide sequestration(a)In generalIn the case of a taxpayer making an election (at such time and in such manner as the Secretary may provide) under this section with respect to any portion of a carbon oxide sequestration credit which would (without regard to this section) be determined under section 45Q with respect to such taxpayer, such taxpayer shall be treated as making a payment against the tax imposed by subtitle A for the taxable year equal to the amount of such portion.(b)LimitationThe portion of a carbon oxide sequestration credit with respect to which a taxpayer may make an election under this section shall not exceed the portion of such credit which is attributable to property originally placed in service after the date of the enactment of this section.(c)TimingThe payment described in subsection (a) shall be treated as made on the later of the due date of the return of tax for such taxable year or the date on which such return is filed.(d)Exclusion from gross incomeGross income of the taxpayer shall be determined without regard to this section.(e)Denial of double benefitSolely for purposes of section 38, in the case of a taxpayer making an election under this section, the carbon oxide sequestration credit determined under section 45Q shall be reduced by the amount of the portion of such credit with respect to which the taxpayer makes such election.(f)Special rules(1)In the case of a taxpayer making an election under this subsection, the credit subject to such an election shall be determined notwithstanding—(A)section 50(b)(3); and(B)section 50(b)(4) for an entity described in 50(b)(4)(A)(i).(2)In the case of a mutual or cooperative electric company described in this paragraph or an organization described in section 1381(a)(2), any income received or accrued in connection with the credit under this section shall be treated as an amount collected from members for the sole purpose of meeting losses and expenses..(b)Clerical amendmentThe table of sections for subchapter B of chapter 65 of such Code is amended by adding at the end the following new item:Sec. 6431. Elective payment for carbon oxide sequestration..(c)Effective dateThe amendments made by this section shall apply to credits determined for taxable years ending after the date of the enactment of this Act.4.Allowance of the carbon oxide sequestration credit against the base erosion minimum tax(a)In generalSection 59A(b) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended—(1)by inserting and the carbon dioxide sequestration credit determined under section 45Q after section 41(a) in paragraph (1)(B)(ii)(I), and(2)by inserting (other than the credit allowed under section 38 for the taxable year which is properly allocable to the credit for carbon oxide sequestration determined under section 45Q) after credits allowed under this chapter.(b)Effective dateThe amendments made by this section shall take effect as if included in section 41119 of the Bipartisan Budget Act of 2018.


117 S1624 IS: National Laboratory Biotechnology Research Act of 2021
U.S. Senate
2021-05-13
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II117th CONGRESS1st SessionS. 1624IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATESMay 13, 2021Mr. Luján introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural ResourcesA BILLTo direct the Secretary of Energy to establish a National Laboratory Biotechnology Program to address biotechnology threats, and for other purposes. 1.Short titleThis Act may be cited as the National Laboratory Biotechnology Research Act of 2021.2.DefinitionsIn this Act: (1)DepartmentThe term Department means the Department of Energy.(2)National LaboratoryThe term National Laboratory has the meaning given the term in section 2 of the Energy Policy Act of 2005 (42 U.S.C. 15801).(3)NNSAThe term NNSA means the National Nuclear Security Administration.(4)OfficeThe term Office means the joint program office established under section 3(b).(5)Office of Intelligence and CounterintelligenceThe term Office of Intelligence and Counterintelligence means the Office of Intelligence and Counterintelligence of the Department.(6)Office of ScienceThe term Office of Science means the Office of Science of the Department.(7)ProgramThe term Program means the National Laboratory Biotechnology Program established under section 3(a). (8)SecretaryThe term Secretary means the Secretary of Energy.3.National Laboratory Biotechnology Program(a)In generalThe Secretary shall establish a National Laboratory Biotechnology Program to integrate the resources of the Department, including the Office of Science, the Office of Intelligence and Counterintelligence, and the NNSA, to provide research, development, test and evaluation, and response capabilities to respond to—(1)long-term biotechnology threats facing the United States; and(2)any remaining threats posed by COVID–19. (b)Joint program officeTo carry out the Program, the Secretary shall establish a joint program office, which shall comprise appropriate leadership from the Office of Science, the NNSA, and the National Laboratories.(c)FunctionsThe Office shall—(1)oversee the development and operation of major research activities of the Program;(2)periodically review and recommend updates as necessary to Program policies and guidelines for the development and operation of major research activities; (3)collaborate with the directors of research directorates of the Department, directors of National Laboratories, and other senior Department officials, as appropriate, to gain greater access to top researchers and new and potentially transformative ideas;(4)enable access to broad scientific and technical expertise and resources that will lead to the deployment of innovative products, including through—(A)research and development, including proof of concept, technical development, and compliance testing activities; and(B)early-stage product development, including through—(i)computational modeling and simulation;(ii)molecular structural determination;(iii)genomic sequencing;(iv)epidemiological and logistics support;(v)knowledge discovery infrastructure and scalable protected data;(vi)advanced manufacturing to address supply chain bottlenecks; (vii)new capabilities for testing of clinical and nonclinical samples;(viii)understanding environmental fate and transport of viruses; and(ix)discovery of potential therapeutics through computation and molecular structure determination;(5)provide access to user facilities with advanced or unique equipment, services, materials, and other resources to perform research and testing; (6)support technology transfer and related activities; and(7)promote access and development across the Federal Government and to United States industry, including startup companies, of early applications of the technologies, innovations, and expertise beneficial to the public that are derived from Program activities. (d)Biodefense expertise(1)In generalIn carrying out the Program, the Office shall support research that harnesses the capabilities of the National Laboratories to address advanced biological threats of national security significance through assessments and research and development programs that—(A)support the near- and long-term biodefense needs of the United States;(B)support the national security community in reducing uncertainty and risk;(C)enable greater access to top researchers and new and potentially transformative ideas for biodefense of human, animal, plant, environment, and infrastructure assets (including physical, cyber, and economic infrastructure); and (D)enable access to broad scientific and technical expertise and resources that will lead to the development and deployment of innovative biodefense assessments and solutions, including through—(i)the accessing, monitoring, and evaluation of biological threats to reduce risk, including through analysis and prioritization of gaps and vulnerabilities across open-source and classified data;(ii)development of scientific and technical roadmaps—(I)to address gaps and vulnerabilities;(II)to inform analyses of technologies; and (III)to accelerate the application of unclassified research to classified applications; and(iii)demonstration activities to enable deployment, including—(I)threat signature development and validation;(II)automated anomaly detection using artificial intelligence and machine learning;(III)fate and transport dynamics for priority scenarios;(IV)data curation, access, storage, and security at scale; and(V)risk assessment tools.(2)ResourcesThe Secretary shall ensure that the Office is provided and uses sufficient resources to carry out paragraph (1).(e)Strengthening institutional research and private partnerships(1)In generalThe Office shall, to the maximum extent practicable, promote cooperative research and development activities under the Program, including collaboration between appropriate industry and academic institutions to promote innovation and knowledge creation.(2)Accessibility of informationThe Office shall develop, maintain, and publicize information on scientific user facilities and capabilities supported by laboratories of the Department for combating biotechnology threats, which shall be accessible for use by individuals from academic institutions and industry.(3)Academic participationThe Office shall, to the maximum extent practicable—(A)conduct outreach about internship opportunities relating to activities under the Program primarily to institutions of higher education (as defined in section 101 of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1001)) and minority-serving institutions of higher education;(B)encourage the development of research collaborations between research-intensive universities and the institutions described in subparagraph (A); and(C)provide traineeships at the institutions described in subparagraph (A) to graduate students who pursue a masters or doctoral degree in an academic field relevant to research advanced under the Program. (f)Evaluation and plan(1)In generalNot less frequently than biennially, the Secretary shall—(A)evaluate the activities carried out under the Program; and(B)develop a strategic research plan under the Program, which shall be made publicly available and submitted to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources of the Senate and the Committee on Energy and Commerce of the House of Representatives.(2)Classified informationIf the strategic research plan developed under paragraph (1)(B) contains classified information, the plan—(A)shall be made publicly available and submitted to the committees of Congress described in paragraph (1)(B) in an unclassified format; and(B)may, as part of the submission to those committees of Congress only, include a classified annex containing any sensitive or classified information, as necessary.(g)Interagency collaborationThe Office may collaborate with the Secretary of Homeland Security, the Secretary of Health and Human Services, the Secretary of Defense, and the heads of other appropriate Federal departments and agencies to advance biotechnology research and development under the Program. (h)Authorization of appropriationsThere are authorized to be appropriated to the Secretary to carry out this section, to remain available until expended—(1)$30,000,000 for fiscal year 2022;(2)$40,000,000 for fiscal year 2023;(3)$45,000,000 for fiscal year 2024; and(4)$50,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2025 and 2026.


115 HR 3141 IH: Taxpayer Transparency Act of 2017
U.S. House of Representatives
2017-06-29
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I
115th CONGRESS1st Session
H. R. 3141
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

June 29, 2017
Mr. Long (for himself and Mr. Farenthold) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform

A BILL
To require a Federal agency to include language in certain educational and advertising materials indicating that such materials are produced and disseminated at taxpayer expense, and for other purposes.

1.Short titleThis Act may be cited as the Taxpayer Transparency Act of 2017.  2.Requirements for printed materials and advertisements by Federal agencies (a)Requirement To identify funding source for communication funded by Federal agencyEach communication funded by a Federal agency that is an advertisement, or that provides information about any Federal Government program, benefit, or service, shall clearly state—
(1)in the case of a printed communication, including mass mailings, signs, and billboards, that the communication is printed or published at taxpayer expense; and  (2)in the case of a communication transmitted through radio, television, the internet, or any means other than the means referred to in paragraph (1), that the communication is produced or disseminated at taxpayer expense.
(b)Additional requirements
(1)Printed communicationAny printed communication described in subsection (a)(1) shall— (A)be of sufficient type size to be clearly readable by the recipient of the communication;
(B)to the extent feasible, be contained in a printed box set apart from the other contents of the communication; and  (C)to the extent feasible, be printed with a reasonable degree of color contrast between the background and the printed statement.
(2)Radio, television, and internet communication
(A)Audio communicationAny audio communication described in subsection (a)(2) shall include an audio statement that communicates the information required under that subsection in a clearly spoken manner.  (B)Video communicationAny video communication described in subsection (a)(2) shall include a statement with the information referred to under that subsection—
(i)that is conveyed in a clearly spoken manner;  (ii)that is conveyed by a voice-over or screen view of the person making the statement; and
(iii)to the extent feasible, that also appears in writing at the end of the communication in a clearly readable manner with a reasonable degree of color contrast between the background and the printed statement, for a period of at least 4 seconds.  (C)E-mail communicationAny e-mail communication described in subsection (a)(2) shall include the information required under that subsection, displayed in a manner that—
(i)is of sufficient type size to be clearly readable by the recipient of the communication;  (ii)is set apart from the other contents of the communication; and
(iii)includes a reasonable degree of color contrast between the background and the printed statement.  (c)Identification of other funding source for certain communicationsIn the case of a communication funded entirely by user fees, by any other source that does not include Federal funds, or by a combination of such fees or other source, a Federal agency may apply the requirements of subsections (a) and (b) by substituting by the United States Government for at taxpayer expense.
(d)DefinitionsIn this Act: (1)Federal agencyThe term Federal agency has the meaning given the term Executive agency in section 133 of title 41, United States Code.
(2)Mass mailingThe term mass mailing— (A)means any mailing or distribution of 499 or more newsletters, pamphlets, or other printed matter with substantially identical content, whether such matter is deposited singly or in bulk, or at the same time or different times; and
(B)does not include any mailing— (i)in direct response to a communication from a person to whom the matter is mailed; or
(ii)of a news release to the communications media.  (e)Source of fundsThe funds used by a Federal agency to carry out this Act shall be derived from amounts made available to the agency for advertising, or for providing information about any Federal Government program, benefit, or service.
(f)Effective dateThis section shall apply only to communications printed or otherwise produced after the date of the enactment of this Act.  3.Guidance for implementationNot later than 6 months after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Director of the Office of Management and Budget shall develop and issue guidance on implementing the requirements of this Act.
4.Judicial review and enforceability
(a)Judicial reviewThere shall be no judicial review of compliance or noncompliance with any provision of this Act.  (b)EnforceabilityNo provision of this Act shall be construed to create any right or benefit, substantive or procedural, enforceable by any administrative or judicial action.


117 HR 3385 : Honoring Our Promises through Expedition for Afghan SIVs Act of 2021
U.S. House of Representatives
2021-07-12
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IIB117th CONGRESS1st SessionH. R. 3385IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATESJuly 12, 2021 Received; read twice and referred to the Committee on the JudiciaryAN ACTTo waive the requirement to undergo a medical exam for aliens who are otherwise eligible for special immigrant status under the Afghan Allies Protection Act of 2009, and for other purposes.1.Short titleThis Act may be cited as the Honoring Our Promises through Expedition for Afghan SIVs Act of 2021 or the HOPE for Afghan SIVs Act of 2021.2.Waiver of medical examination for afghan allies(a)AuthorizationThe Secretary of State and the Secretary of Homeland Security may jointly issue a blanket waiver of the requirement that aliens described in section 602(b)(2) of the Afghan Allies Protection Act of 2009 (8 U.S.C. 1101 note) undergo a medical examination under section 221(d) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1201(d)), or any other applicable provision of law, prior to issuance of an immigrant visa or admission to the United States.(b)DurationA waiver issued under subsection (a) shall remain in effect for a period not to exceed 1 year, and, subject to subsection (g), may be extended by the Secretary of State and Secretary of Homeland Security for additional periods, each of which shall not exceed 1 year.(c)NotificationUpon exercising the waiver authority under subsection (a), or the authority to extend a waiver under subsection (b), the Secretary of State and the Secretary of Homeland Security shall notify the appropriate congressional committees.(d)Requirement for medical examination after admission(1)In generalThe Secretary of Homeland Security, in consultation with the Secretary of Health and Human Services, shall establish procedures to ensure, to the greatest extent practicable, that any alien who receives a waiver of the medical examination requirement under this section, completes such an examination not later than 30 days after the date on which such alien is admitted to the United States.(2)Conditional basis for status(A)In generalNotwithstanding any other provision of law, an alien who receives a waiver of the medical examination requirement under this section shall be considered, at the time of admission to the United States, as an alien lawfully admitted for permanent residence on a conditional basis.(B)Removal of conditionsThe Secretary of Homeland Security shall remove the conditional basis of the alien’s status upon the Secretary’s confirmation that such alien has completed the medical examination and is not inadmissible under section 212(a)(1)(A) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1182(a)(1)(A)).(3)ReportNot later than one year after the date on which waiver authority under subsection (a) is exercised or such waiver is extended under subsection (b), as applicable, the Secretary of Homeland Security, in consultation with the Secretary of Health and Human Services, shall submit to the appropriate congressional committees a report on the status of medical examinations required under paragraph (1), including—(A)the number of pending and completed examinations; and(B)the number of aliens who have failed to complete the medical examination within the 30-day period after the date of such aliens’ admission.(e)Appropriate congressional committeesThe term appropriate congressional committees means—(1)the Committees on Armed Services of the House of Representatives and of the Senate;(2)the Committees on the Judiciary of the House of Representatives and of the Senate;(3)the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate; and(4)the Committee on Homeland Security of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs of the Senate.(f)Rule of constructionNothing in this Act may be construed to prevent the Secretary of State, the Secretary of Homeland Security, the Secretary of Defense, or the Secretary of Health and Human Services from adopting appropriate measures to prevent the spread of communicable diseases, including COVID–19, to the United States.(g)SunsetThe authority under subsections (a) and (b) expires on the date that is 3 years after the date of enactment of this Act.3.Determination of budgetary effectsThe budgetary effects of this Act, for the purpose of complying with the Statutory Pay-As-You-Go Act of 2010, shall be determined by reference to the latest statement titled Budgetary Effects of PAYGO Legislation for this Act, submitted for printing in the Congressional Record by the Chairman of the House Budget Committee, provided that such statement has been submitted prior to the vote on passage.Passed the House of Representatives June 29, 2021.Cheryl L. Johnson,Clerk


110 HR 6359 IH: Medicare Beneficiary Protection Act of

U.S. House of Representatives
2008-06-24
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		I
		110th CONGRESS
		2d Session
		H. R. 6359
		IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

			June 24, 2008
			Mrs. Biggert
			 introduced the following bill; which was referred to the
			 Committee on Ways and
			 Means, 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 concerned

		A BILL
		To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to
		  enhance beneficiary protections under parts C and D of the Medicare
		  Program.

		1.Short titleThis Act may be cited as the
			 Medicare Beneficiary Protection Act of
			 2008.
		2.Medicare plan
			 complaint system
			(a)SystemSection
			 1808 of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1395b–9) is amended—
				(1)in
			 subsection (c)(2)—
					(A)in subparagraph
			 (B)(iii), by striking adjustment; and and inserting
			 adjustment);;
					(B)in subparagraph
			 (C), by striking the period at the end and inserting ; and;
			 and
					(C)by adding at the
			 end the following new subparagraph:

							(D)develop and
				maintain the plan complaint system under subsection
				(d).
							;
				and
					(2)by
			 adding at the end the following new subsection:

						(d)Plan complaint
				system
							(1)System
								(A)In
				generalThe Secretary shall develop and maintain a plan complaint
				system, (in this subsection referred to as the system)
				to—
									(i)collect and
				maintain information on plan complaints;
									(ii)track plan
				complaints from the date the complaint is logged into the system through the
				date the complaint is resolved; and
									(iii)otherwise
				improve the process for reporting plan complaints.
									(B)TimeframeThe
				Secretary shall have the system in place by not later than the date that is 6
				months after the date of enactment of this subsection.
								(C)Plan complaint
				definedIn this subsection, the term plan
				complaint means a complaint that is received (including by telephone,
				letter, e-mail, or any other means) by the Secretary (including by a regional
				office or the Medicare Beneficiary Ombudsman) from a Medicare Advantage
				eligible individual or a Part D eligible individual (or an individual
				representing such an individual) regarding Medicare Advantage organizations,
				Medicare Advantage plans, prescription drug plan sponsors, or prescription drug
				plans, including complaints relating to marketing, enrollment, covered drugs,
				premiums and cost-sharing, and participating providers.
								(2)Process
				criteriaIn developing the system, the Secretary shall establish
				a process for reporting plan complaints. Such process shall meet the following
				criteria:
								(A)AccessibleThe
				process is widely known and easy to use.
								(B)Investigative
				capacityThe process involves the appropriate experts, resources,
				and methods to assess complaints and determine whether they reflect an
				underlying pattern.
								(C)Intervention and
				follow-throughThe process triggers appropriate interventions and
				monitoring based on substantiated complaints.
								(D)Quality
				improvement orientationThe process guides quality
				improvement.
								(E)ResponsivenessThe
				process routinely provides consistent, clear, and substantive responses to
				complaints.
								(F)TimelinesEach
				process step is completed within a reasonable, established time frame, and
				mechanisms exist to deal quickly with complaints of an emergency nature
				requiring immediate attention.
								(G)ObjectiveThe
				process is unbiased, balancing the rights of each party.
								(H)Public
				AccountabilityThe process makes complaint information available
				to the public.
								(3)Standard data
				reporting requirements
								(A)In
				generalThe Secretary shall establish standard data reporting
				requirements for reporting plan complaints under the system.
								(B)Model electronic
				complaint formThe Secretary shall develop a model electronic
				complaint form to be used for reporting plan complaints under the system. Such
				form shall be prominently displayed on the front page of the Medicare.gov
				Internet website and on the Internet website of the Medicare Beneficiary
				Ombudsman.
								(4)All complaints
				required to be logged into the systemEvery plan complaint shall
				be logged into the system.
							(5)Casework
				notationsThe system shall provide for the inclusion of any
				casework notations throughout the complaint process on the record of a plan
				complaint.
							(6)Medicare Beneficiary
				OmbudsmanThe Secretary shall
				carry out this subsection acting through the Medicare Beneficiary
				Ombudsman.
							.
				(b)FundingThere
			 are authorized to be appropriated such sums as may be necessary for the costs
			 of carrying out section 1808(d) of the Social Security Act, as added by
			 subsection (a).
			(c)Reports
				(1)Secretary
					(A)Ongoing
			 studyThe Medicare Beneficiary Ombudsman (under subsection (c) of
			 section 1808) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1395b–9) shall conduct an
			 ongoing study of the plan complaint system established under subsection (d) of
			 such section (as added by subsection (a)), in this subsection referred to as
			 the system. Such study shall include an analysis of—
						(i)the
			 numbers and types of complaints reported under the system;
						(ii)geographic
			 variations in such complaints;
						(iii)the
			 timeliness of agency or plan responses to such complaints; and
						(iv)the
			 resolution of such complaints.
						(B)Quarterly
			 reportsNot later than 6 months after the implementation of the
			 system, and every 3 months thereafter, the Secretary of Health and Human
			 Services shall submit to Congress a report on the study conducted under
			 subparagraph (A), together with recommendations for such legislation and
			 administrative actions as the Secretary determines appropriate.
					(2)Inspector
			 GeneralThe Inspector General of the Department of Health and
			 Human Services shall conduct an evaluation of the system. Not later than 1 year
			 after the implementation of the system, the Inspector General shall submit to
			 Congress a report on such evaluation, together with recommendations for such
			 legislation and administrative actions as the Inspector General determines
			 appropriate.
				3.Requirement for
			 non-network Medicare Advantage private fee-for-service plans to disclose
			 providers that refuse to accept enrollees in the plan
			(a)In
			 generalSection 1852(c)(1) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C.
			 1395w–22(c)(1)) is amended is amended by adding at the end the following new
			 subparagraph:

					(J)In the case of a
				Medicare Advantage private fee-for-service plan that meets the access standards
				under subsection (d)(4), in whole or in part, through the establishment of
				payment rates meeting the requirements under subparagraph (A) of such
				subsection rather than through entering into written contracts as provided for
				under subparagraph (B) of such subsection, a list of providers in the service
				area of the plan who, during the previous 12 months, have refused to accept
				enrollees in the plan pursuant to the deeming provisions under subsection
				(j)(6).
					.
			(b)Effective
			 dateThe amendment made by subsection (a) shall take effect on
			 the date that is 90 days after the date of enactment of this Act.
			4.Prohibition on
			 providing certain inducements and on cold-calling, cross-selling, and
			 up-selling in the marketing of MA plans and prescription drug plans
			(a)Medicare
			 advantage programSection 1851(h)(4) of the Social Security Act
			 (42 U.S.C. 1395w–21(h)(4)) is amended—
				(1)in subparagraph
			 (A)—
					(A)by inserting
			 or provide for meals or other items of monetary value after
			 rebates; and
					(B)by striking
			 , and at the end and inserting a semicolon;
					(2)in subparagraph
			 (B), by striking the period at the end and inserting ; and;
			 and
				(3)by adding at the
			 end the following new subparagraph:

						(C)shall not permit a
				Medicare Advantage organization to—
							(i)market enrollment
				in a Medicare Advantage plan by telemarketing or in-home solicitation;
							(ii)engage in the
				cross-selling of non-Medicare products or services with products or services
				offered by a Medicare Advantage plan; or
							(iii)engage in up-selling from prescription drug
				plans under part D to Medicare Advantage plans,
							except
				that in no case shall the prohibitions under this subparagraph be construed as
				prohibiting such telemarketing, in-home solicitation, cross-selling, or
				up-selling that is conducted at the request of the
				individual..
				(b)Medicare
			 prescription drug programSection 1860D–4 of the Social Security Act
			 (42 U.S.C. 1395w–104) is amended by adding at the end the following new
			 subsection:

					(l)Prohibition on
				certain marketing practicesThe limitations on marketing practices
				under section 1851(h)(4)(C) shall apply to a PDP sponsor and a prescription
				drug plan in the same manner as such limitations apply to Medicare Advantage
				organizations and Medicare Advantage
				plans.
					.
			(c)Effective
			 dateThe amendments made by this section shall take effect on the
			 date that is 90 days after the date of enactment of this Act.
			5.Enrollment
			 improvements under Medicare parts C and D
			(a)Special election
			 period during first 60 days of enrollment in a new plan
				(1)In
			 generalSection 1851(e)(4) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C.
			 1395w(e)(4)) is amended—
					(A)in subparagraph
			 (C), by striking or at the end;
					(B)by redesignating
			 subparagraph (D) as subparagraph (E); and
					(C)by inserting after
			 subparagraph (C) the following new subparagraph:

							(D)the individual has
				been enrolled in such plan for fewer than 60 days;
				or
							.
					(2)Effective
			 dateThe amendments made by paragraph (1) shall take effect on
			 the date that is 90 days after the date of enactment of this Act.
				(b)Extension of the
			 annual, coordinated election period
				(1)In
			 GeneralSection 1851(e)(3)(B)(iv) of the
			 Social Security Act (42 U.S.C.
			 1395w–1(e)(3)(B)(iv)) is amended by striking November 15 and
			 inserting October 1.
				(2)Effective
			 DateThe amendment made by paragraph (1) shall apply to annual,
			 coordinated election periods beginning after the date of enactment of this
			 Act.
				(c)Coordination
			 under parts C and D of the continuous open enrollment and disenrollment period
			 for the first 3 months of the year
				(1)In
			 generalSection 1860D–1(b)(1)(B)(iii) of the Social Security Act
			 (42 U.S.C. 1395w–101(b)(1)(B)(iii)) is amended by striking ,
			 (C),.
				(2)Effective
			 DateThe amendment made by paragraph (1) shall take effect on
			 January 1, 2009.


115 HR 7020 IH: District of Columbia Public-Private Partnerships Home Rule Act
U.S. House of Representatives
2018-10-02
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I115th CONGRESS2d SessionH. R. 7020IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVESOctober 2, 2018Ms. Norton introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Oversight and Government ReformA BILLTo authorize the District of Columbia to enter into multi-year agreements to carry out certain
			 public-private partnership projects and make payments for the termination
			 costs under such agreements in any fiscal year, and for other purposes.

 1.Short titleThis Act may be cited as the District of Columbia Public-Private Partnerships Home Rule Act. 2.Authorizing District of Columbia to enter into multi-year agreements to carry out public-private partnership projects and pay termination costs in any fiscal year (a)Authorizing agreements and paymentsNotwithstanding any provision of subchapter III of chapter 13 or subchapter II of chapter 15 of title 31, United States Code (commonly known as the Anti-Deficiency Act) and subject to subsection (b), the District of Columbia may enter into a multi-year public-private partnership agreement under the Public–Private Partnership Act of 2014 (sec. 2–271.01 et seq., D.C. Official Code) and make payments for the termination costs under such an agreement in any fiscal year.
			(b)Conditions for payments for termination costs
 (1)Approval by Chief Financial OfficerThe District of Columbia may make a payment under subsection (a) in any fiscal year for termination costs described in such subsection only if the Chief Financial Officer of the District of Columbia certifies that a source of funds is available for the payment from other appropriations then available for any other purpose, consistent with the limitations of paragraph (2).
 (2)Prohibiting use of reserve funds as source of paymentsThe funds used to make a payment under subsection (a) for termination costs described in such subsection may not be derived from amounts held in the emergency cash reserve fund described in section 450A(a) of the District of Columbia Home Rule Act (sec. 1–204.50a(a), D.C. Official Code) or the contingency cash reserve fund described in section 450A(b) of such Act (sec. 1–204.50a(b), D.C. Official Code).
 (c)Treatment of funds used To make paymentsAny funds certified by the Chief Financial Officer as available to be used to make a payment under subsection (a) for termination costs described in such subsection shall be deemed to have been appropriated for the purpose of the payment, shall retain appropriations authority for such purpose, and shall remain available until expended for such purpose.
 (d)Effective dateThis Act shall apply with respect to payments made during fiscal year 2019 or any succeeding fiscal year.


113 HRES 707 EH: Condemning all forms of anti-Semitism and rejecting attempts to justify anti-Jewish hatred or violent attacks as an acceptable expression of disapproval or frustration over political events in the Middle East or elsewhere.
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IV
113th CONGRESS
2d Session
H. RES. 707
In the House of Representatives, U. S.,

September 18, 2014

RESOLUTION
Condemning all forms of anti-Semitism and rejecting attempts to justify anti-Jewish hatred or violent attacks as an acceptable expression of disapproval or frustration over political events in the Middle East or elsewhere.

Whereas there is clear evidence of increasing incidents and expressions of anti-Semitism throughout the world;
Whereas on April 30, 2014, the United States Department of State released the International Religious Freedom Report for 2013 and noted that, Throughout Europe, the historical stain of anti-Semitism continued to be a fact of life on Internet fora, in soccer stadiums, and through Nazi-like salutes, leading many individuals who are Jewish to conceal their religious identity.;
Whereas anti-Semitic acts committed and recorded in 2014 around the world, including countries in the Middle East, Latin America, Europe, and North America, include incidents of murder at Jewish sites, violent attacks and death threats against Jews, as well as gun violence, arson, graffiti, anti-Semitic cartoons, and other property desecration at Jewish cemeteries, places of worship, and communal activity;
Whereas a survey by the Anti-Defamation League of attitudes towards Jews in more than 100 countries around the world, released in May 2014 found that over a quarter of the people surveyed (26 percent), and nearly three quarters of those surveyed in the Middle East (74 percent) hold anti-Semitic views, a stunning indicator of the stubborn resilience of anti-Semitic beliefs, even in countries where few Jews reside;
Whereas the Anti-Defamation League survey also found that a majority of people surveyed overall have either not heard of the Holocaust or do not believe it happened as has been documented by factual accounts and recorded by history;
Whereas President Barack Obama said in his remarks at the USC Shoah Foundation Dinner on May 7, 2014, … if the memories of the Shoah survivors teach us anything, it is that silence is evil’s greatest co-conspirator. And it’s up to us—each of us, every one of us—to forcefully condemn any denial of the Holocaust. It’s up to us to combat not only anti-Semitism, but racism and bigotry and intolerance in all their forms, here and around the world. It’s up to us to speak out against rhetoric that threatens the existence of a Jewish homeland and to sustain America’s unshakeable commitment to Israel’s security;
Whereas in 2004, Congress passed the Global Anti-Semitism Review Act, which established an Office to Monitor and Combat Anti-Semitism, headed by a Special Envoy to Monitor and Combat Anti-Semitism;
Whereas the United States Government has consistently supported efforts to address the rise in anti-Semitism through its bilateral relationships and through engagement in international organizations such as the United Nations (UN), the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE), and the Organization of American States (OAS);
Whereas in recent decades there has been a clear and troubling pattern of increased violence against Jewish persons and their property, purportedly in connection with increased opposition to policies enacted by the Government of Israel;
Whereas during Israel’s 2014 Operation Protective Edge aiming to stem the rocket fire and terrorist infiltrations by Hamas, Jews and Jewish institutions and property were attacked in Europe and elsewhere, including attempts to invade a synagogue in Paris, fire-bombings of synagogues in France and Germany, assaults on Jewish individuals, and swastikas spray-painted in a heavily Jewish area of London and also in Rome’s historic Jewish quarter;
Whereas anti-Semitic imagery and comparisons of Jews and Israel to Nazis have been on display at demonstrations against Israel’s actions in Gaza throughout the United States, Europe, the Middle East and Latin America, including—
(1)placards comparing Israeli leaders to Nazis, accusing Israel of carrying out a Holocaust against Palestinians, and equating the Jewish Star of David with the Nazi swastika, and
(2)demonstrations that have included chants of Death to Jews, Death to Israel, or expressions of support for suicide terrorism against Israeli or Jewish civilians;
Whereas the Governments in France, Germany, and Italy, the three countries where the majority of incidents have occurred, have strongly condemned anti-Semitism as unacceptable in European society and have all made clear statements that such attacks on their Jewish communities are intolerable, and they have matched those words with strong law enforcement;
Whereas some civil society leaders have set strong examples, including the condemnation by the Union of Mosques of France, on behalf of their 500 mosques, called the attacks morally unjust and unacceptable, and stated, nothing can justify any act that could harm our Jewish compatriots, their institutions or their places of worship;
Whereas the largest newspaper in circulation in Germany, Bild, featured statements against anti-Semitism from politicians, business leaders, civic leaders, media personalities and celebrities with Never Again Jew Hatred on the front page; and
Whereas Congress has played an essential role in illustrating and counteracting the resurgence of anti-Semitism worldwide: Now, therefore, be it

That the House of Representatives—
(1)unequivocally condemns all forms of anti-Semitism and rejects attempts to justify anti-Jewish hatred or violent attacks as an acceptable expression of disapproval or frustration over political events in the Middle East or elsewhere;
(2)decries and condemns the comparison of Israel to Nazis as an insult to the memory of those who perished in the Holocaust and an affront to those who survived and their children and grandchildren, the righteous gentiles who saved Jewish lives at peril to their own lives and to those who bravely fought to defeat the Nazis;
(3)applauds those foreign leaders who have condemned anti-Semitic acts and calls on those who have yet to take firm action against anti-Semitism in their countries, to do so;
(4)reaffirms its support for the mandate of the United States Special Envoy to Monitor and Combat Anti-Semitism as part of the broader policy priority of fostering international religious freedom;
(5)supports expanded Holocaust educational programs that increase awareness, counter prejudice, and enhance efforts to teach the universal lessons of the Holocaust; and
(6)urges the Secretary of State to—
(A)maintain combating anti-Semitism as a United States foreign policy priority;
(B)ensure that the instruments of United States public diplomacy, including the United States Representative to the Organization of Islamic Conference, are utilized to effectively combat anti-Semitism;
(C)ensure high-level United States participation in the 2014 Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE) high level event marking the 10th anniversary of the 2004 OSCE Berlin Declaration against anti-Semitism;
(D)urge governments to ensure that adequate laws are in place to punish anti-Semitic violence against persons and property;
(E)continue robust United States reporting on anti-Semitism by the Department of State and the Special Envoy to Combat and Monitor Anti-Semitism;
(F)provide necessary training and instruction for personnel posted in United States embassies and missions to analyze and report on anti-Semitic violence against persons and property as well as the response of governments to those incidents;
(G)ensure that United States Government efforts to train law enforcement personnel and prosecutors abroad incorporate tools to address anti-Semitic violence against persons and property; and
(H)strongly support the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe’s specialized efforts to monitor and address anti-Semitism, including through support for its law enforcement and civil society training programs.

Karen L. Haas,Clerk.


		I
		112th CONGRESS
		2d Session
		H. R. 6199
		IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

			July 25, 2012
			Mr. Poe of Texas (for
			 himself, Mr. Garrett,
			 Mr. Huizenga of Michigan,
			 Mr. Pitts,
			 Mr. Gohmert,
			 Mr. Wilson of South Carolina,
			 Mr. Ribble,
			 Mr. Rigell,
			 Mrs. Lummis,
			 Mr. Roe of Tennessee,
			 Mr. Culberson,
			 Mr. DesJarlais,
			 Mr. Walberg,
			 Mr. Stutzman,
			 Mr. Graves of Georgia,
			 Mr. Mulvaney,
			 Mr. Duncan of South Carolina,
			 Mr. Gowdy,
			 Mr. Jordan,
			 Mr. Burton of Indiana,
			 Mr. Ross of Florida,
			 Mr. Burgess,
			 Mr. Southerland, and
			 Mr. Campbell) introduced the following
			 bill; which was referred to the Committee
			 on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committee on
			 Transportation and
			 Infrastructure, 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 provide for limitations on the domestic use of drones
		  in investigating regulatory and criminal offenses, and for other
		  purposes.

		1.Short titleThis Act may be cited as the
			 Preserving American Privacy Act of
			 2012.
		2.Prohibition on
			 authorization of domestic use of drones except for certain law enforcement
			 purposesNo Federal agency may
			 authorize the domestic use of an unmanned aircraft (as defined in section 331
			 of the FAA Modernization and Reform Act of 2012 (49 U.S.C. 40101 note)) for law
			 enforcement purposes or for surveillance of a United States national or real
			 property owned by that national, including by any State or local government,
			 except pursuant to warrant and in the investigation of a felony. The domestic
			 use of such an unmanned aircraft shall be subject to the same limitations and
			 exceptions as apply in the case of any other search in the relevant
			 jurisdiction.
		3.Limitation on
			 domestic use of drones in Federal criminal investigationsChapter 205 of title 18, United States Code,
			 is amended by adding at the end the following:

				3119.Limitation on
				domestic use of dronesNo
				Federal agency other than a Federal law enforcement agency may use in the
				United States or authorize any Federal officer or employee to use in the United
				States (including by granting a permit to use) an unmanned aircraft (as defined
				in section 331 of the FAA Modernization and Reform Act of 2012 (49 U.S.C. 40101
				note)) for law enforcement purposes or for surveillance of a United States
				national or real property owned by that national except pursuant to warrant and
				in the investigation of a felony. The domestic use of such an unmanned aircraft
				shall be subject to the same limitations and exceptions as apply in the case of
				any other search. No information obtained in violation of this section using
				such an unmanned aircraft may be used in a criminal proceeding before a Federal
				court.
				.
		4.No use of drone
			 evidence in administrative hearingsSection 556 of title 5, United States Code,
			 is amended by adding at the end the following:

				(f)No evidence obtained by an agency using an
				unmanned aircraft (as defined in section 331 of the FAA Modernization and
				Reform Act of 2012 (49 U.S.C. 40101 note)) may be introduced in a hearing under
				this section.
				.
		5.No
			 authorization for domestic use in private surveillanceNo Federal agency may authorize the domestic
			 use, including granting a permit to use, of an unmanned aircraft (as defined in
			 section 331 of the FAA Modernization and Reform Act of 2012 (49 U.S.C. 40101
			 note)), to permit any private person to conduct surveillance on any other
			 private person without the consent of that other private person or the owner of
			 any real property on which that other private person is present.
		6.Rule of
			 constructionNothing in this
			 Act shall be construed to change the laws regarding the permissible uses of
			 drones for border security applications within 25 miles of the United States
			 border.