		IIB
		112th CONGRESS
		1st Session
		H. R. 2105
		IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED
		  STATES

			December 14, 2011
			Received; read twice and referred to the
			 Committee on Foreign
			 Relations

		AN ACT
		To provide for the application of measures
		  to foreign persons who transfer to Iran, North Korea, and Syria certain goods,
		  services, or technology, and for other purposes.

		1.Short title and table of
			 contents
			(a)Short
			 titleThis Act may be cited
			 as the Iran, North Korea, and Syria
			 Nonproliferation Reform and Modernization Act of
			 2011.
			(b)Table of
			 contentsThe table of contents for this Act is as follows:

					Sec. 1. Short title and table of contents.
					Sec. 2. Statement of policy.
					Sec. 3. Reports on proliferation relating to Iran, North Korea,
				and Syria.
					Sec. 4. Application of measures to certain foreign
				persons.
					Sec. 5. Determination exempting a foreign person from the
				application of certain measures.
					Sec. 6. Restrictions on nuclear cooperation with countries
				aiding proliferation by Iran, North Korea, or Syria.
					Sec. 7. Identification of countries that enable proliferation
				to or from Iran, North Korea, or Syria.
					Sec. 8. Prohibition on United States assistance to countries
				assisting proliferation activities by Iran, North Korea, or Syria.
					Sec. 9. Restriction on extraordinary payments in connection
				with the International Space Station.
					Sec. 10. Exclusion from the United States of senior officials
				of foreign persons who have aided proliferation relating to Iran.
					Sec. 11. Prohibition on certain vessels landing in the United
				States; enhanced inspections.
					Sec. 12. Sanctions with respect to critical defense resources
				provided to or acquired from Iran, North Korea, or Syria.
					Sec. 13. Definitions.
					Sec. 14. Repeal of Iran, North Korea, and Syria
				Nonproliferation Act.

			2.Statement of
			 policyIt shall be the policy
			 of the United States to fully implement and enforce sanctions against Iran,
			 North Korea, and Syria for their proliferation activities and policies.
		3.Reports on
			 proliferation relating to Iran, North Korea, and Syria
			(a)ReportsNot
			 later than 90 days after the date of the enactment of this Act and every 120
			 days thereafter, the President shall transmit to the appropriate congressional
			 committees a report identifying every foreign person with respect to whom there
			 is credible information indicating that such person—
				(1)on or after January 1, 1999, transferred to
			 or acquired from Iran, on or after January 1, 2005, transferred to or acquired
			 from Syria, or on or after January 1, 2006, transferred to or acquired from
			 North Korea—
					(A)goods, services,
			 or technology listed on—
						(i)the
			 Nuclear Suppliers Group Guidelines for the Export of Nuclear Material,
			 Equipment and Technology (published by the International Atomic Energy Agency
			 as Information Circular INFCIRC/254/Rev. 3/Part 1, and subsequent revisions)
			 and Guidelines for Transfers of Nuclear-Related Dual-Use Equipment, Material,
			 and Related Technology (published by the International Atomic Energy Agency as
			 Information Circular INFCIRC/254/Rev. 3/Part 2, and subsequent
			 revisions);
						(ii)the
			 Missile Technology Control Regime Equipment and Technology Annex of June 11,
			 1996, and subsequent revisions;
						(iii)the lists of
			 items and substances relating to biological and chemical weapons the export of
			 which is controlled by the Australia Group;
						(iv)the
			 Schedule One or Schedule Two list of toxic chemicals and precursors the export
			 of which is controlled pursuant to the Convention on the Prohibition of the
			 Development, Production, Stockpiling and Use of Chemical Weapons and on Their
			 Destruction; or
						(v)the
			 Wassenaar Arrangement list of Dual Use Goods and Technologies and Munitions
			 list of July 12, 1996, and subsequent revisions; or
						(B)goods, services,
			 or technology not listed on any list specified in subparagraph (A) but which
			 nevertheless would be, if such goods, services, or technology were United
			 States goods, services, or technology, prohibited for export to Iran, North
			 Korea, or Syria, as the case may be, because of the potential of such goods,
			 services or technology to make a material contribution to the development of
			 nuclear, biological, or chemical weapons, or of ballistic or cruise missile
			 systems or destabilizing types and amounts of conventional weapons;
					(2)except as provided
			 in subsection (b), on or after the date of the enactment of this Act, acquired
			 materials mined or otherwise extracted within the territory or control of Iran,
			 North Korea, or Syria, as the case may be, for purposes relating to the
			 nuclear, biological, or chemical weapons, or ballistic or cruise missile
			 development programs of Iran, North Korea, or Syria, as the case may be;
				(3)on or after the date of the enactment of
			 this Act, transferred to Iran, Syria, or North Korea goods, services, or
			 technology that could assist efforts to extract or mill uranium ore within the
			 territory or control of Iran, North Korea, or Syria, as the case may be;
				(4)on or after the date of the enactment of
			 this Act, provided to Iran, Syria, or North Korea destabilizing types and
			 amounts of conventional weapons and technical assistance; or
				(5)on or after the date of the enactment of
			 this Act, provided a vessel, insurance or reinsurance, or any other shipping
			 service for the transportation of goods to or from Iran, North Korea, or Syria
			 for purposes relating to the nuclear, biological, or chemical weapons, or
			 ballistic or cruise missile development programs of Iran, North Korea, or
			 Syria, as the case may be.
				(b)ExceptionsAny foreign person who—
				(1)was identified in
			 a report transmitted in accordance with subsection (a) on account of a
			 particular transfer, or
				(2)has engaged in a
			 transfer on behalf of, or in concert with, the Government of the United
			 States,
				shall not
			 be identified on account of that same transfer in any report submitted
			 thereafter under this section, except to the degree that new information has
			 emerged indicating that the particular transfer at issue may have continued, or
			 been larger, more significant, or different in nature than previously reported
			 under this section.(c)Transmission in
			 classified formIf the
			 President considers it appropriate, reports transmitted in accordance with
			 subsection (a), or appropriate parts thereof, may be transmitted in classified
			 form.
			(d)Content of
			 reportsEach report required
			 under subsection (a) shall contain, with respect to each foreign person
			 identified in each such report, a brief description of the type and quantity of
			 the goods, services, or technology transferred by such person to Iran, North
			 Korea, or Syria, the circumstances surrounding such transfer, the usefulness to
			 the nuclear, biological, or chemical weapons, or ballistic or cruise missile
			 development programs of Iran, North Korea, or Syria of such transfer, and the
			 probable awareness or lack thereof of the transfer on the part of the
			 government with primary jurisdiction over such person.
			(e)Additional
			 contents of reportsEach report under subsection (a) shall
			 contain a description, with respect the transfer or acquisition of the goods,
			 services, or technology described in such subsection, of the actions taken by
			 foreign governments to assist in interdicting such transfer or
			 acquisition.
			(f)Expediting
			 sanctions for nuclear, chemical, biological and missile proliferation transfers
			 to iran
				(1)In
			 generalNotwithstanding the requirement to submit the report
			 under subsection (a), the President shall establish a process to assess
			 information in the possession of the President on an ongoing basis regarding
			 possible transfers to Iran of goods, services, or technology relating to
			 nuclear, chemical, or biological weapons or ballistic missiles in accordance
			 with the requirements of subsection (a).
				(2)Application of
			 sanctionsUpon a determination of the President that credible
			 information exists that a transfer described in paragraph (1) has occurred, the
			 President shall apply the sanctions to the foreign person that made the
			 transfer in accordance with the requirements of section 4 of this Act.
				(g)Requirement for
			 plan to expedite implementation of reporting and sanctionsNot
			 later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the President
			 shall transmit to the appropriate congressional committees a plan, to include
			 any necessary legislation, to expedite the implementation of this Act with
			 regard to the reports required under subsection (a) and the sanctions under
			 section 4 of this Act.
			4.Application of
			 measures to certain foreign persons
			(a)Application of
			 measures
				(1)In
			 generalSubject to section 5,
			 the President shall apply, for a period of not less than two years, the
			 measures specified in subsection (b) with respect to each foreign person
			 identified in a report transmitted under section 3(a).
				(2)Related
			 personsSubject to section 5,
			 the President may apply, for a period of not less than two years, the measures
			 specified in subsection (b) with respect to one or more of the
			 following:
					(A)Each person that
			 is a successor, subunit, or subsidiary of a foreign person referred to in
			 paragraph (1).
					(B)Each person that
			 owns more than 50 percent of, or controls in fact—
						(i)a
			 foreign person referred to in paragraph (1); or
						(ii)a
			 person described in subparagraph (A).
						(b)Description of
			 measuresThe measures referred to in subsection (a) are the
			 following:
				(1)Executive Order
			 12938 prohibitionsThe
			 measures specified in the first sentence of subsection (b) and subsections (c)
			 and (d) of section 4 of Executive Order 12938 (50 U.S.C. 1701 note; relating to
			 proliferation of weapons of mass destruction) prohibiting any department or
			 agency of the United States Government from procuring, or entering into any
			 contract for the procurement of, any goods or services from any foreign person
			 described in subsection (a) of section 4 of Executive Order 12938.
				(2)Arms export
			 prohibitionProhibition on United States Government sales to a
			 person described in subsection (a) of any item on the United States Munitions
			 List and termination of sales to such person of any defense articles, defense
			 services, or design and construction services under the Arms Export Control Act
			 (22 U.S.C. 2751 et seq.).
				(3)Dual use export
			 prohibitionDenial of licenses and suspension of existing
			 licenses for the transfer to a person described in subsection (a) of items the
			 export of which is controlled under the Export Administration Act of 1979 (50
			 U.S.C. App. 2401 et seq.), as in effect pursuant to the International Emergency
			 Economic Powers Act, or the Export Administration Regulations.
				(4)Investment
			 prohibitionProhibition on any investment by a United States
			 person in property, including entities, owned or controlled by a person
			 described in subsection (a).
				(5)Financing
			 prohibitionProhibition on any approval, financing, or guarantee
			 by a United States person, wherever located, of a transaction by a person
			 described in subsection (a).
				(6)Financial
			 assistance prohibitionDenial by the United States Government of
			 any credit, credit guarantees, grants, or other financial assistance by any
			 agency of the United States Government to a person described in subsection
			 (a).
				(c)Effective
			 dateMeasures applied
			 pursuant to subsection (a) shall be effective with respect to a foreign person
			 no later than—
				(1)90 days after the
			 report identifying the foreign person is submitted, if the report is submitted
			 on or before the date required by section 3(a);
				(2)90 days after the
			 date required by section 3(a) for submitting the report, if the report
			 identifying the foreign person is submitted within 60 days after that date;
			 or
				(3)on the date that
			 the report identifying the foreign person is submitted, if that report is
			 submitted more than 60 days after the date required by section 3(a).
				(d)Publication in
			 Federal Register
				(1)In
			 generalThe Secretary of the Treasury shall publish in the
			 Federal Register notice of the application against a person of measures
			 pursuant to subsection (a).
				(2)ContentEach
			 notice published in accordance with paragraph (1) shall include the name and
			 address (where known) of each person to which measures have been applied
			 pursuant to subsection (a).
				5.Determination
			 exempting a foreign person from the application of certain measures
			(a)In
			 generalThe application of any measure described in section 4(b)
			 to a person described in section 4(a) shall cease to be effective beginning 15
			 days after the date on which the President determines and certifies to the
			 appropriate congressional committees, on the basis of information provided by
			 such person or otherwise obtained by the President, that—
				(1)in the case of a
			 transfer or acquisition of goods, services, or technology described in section
			 3(a)(1)—
					(A)such person did
			 not, on or after January 1, 1999, knowingly transfer to or acquire from Iran,
			 North Korea, or Syria, as the case may be, such goods, services, or technology
			 the apparent transfer of which caused such person to be identified in a report
			 submitted pursuant to section 3(a);
					(B)the goods, services, or technology the
			 transfer of which caused such person to be identified in a report submitted
			 pursuant to section 3(a) did not contribute to the efforts of Iran, North
			 Korea, or Syria, as the case may be, to develop—
						(i)nuclear,
			 biological, or chemical weapons, or ballistic or cruise missile systems, or
			 weapons listed on the Wassenaar Arrangement Munitions List of July 12, 1996, or
			 any subsequent revision of such List; or
						(ii)destabilizing types or amounts of
			 conventional weapons or acquire technical assistance;
						(C)such person is
			 subject to the primary jurisdiction of a government that is an adherent to one
			 or more relevant nonproliferation regimes, such person was identified in a
			 report submitted pursuant to section 3(a) with respect to a transfer of goods,
			 services, or technology described in section 3(a)(1)(A), and such transfer was
			 made in accordance with the guidelines and parameters of all such relevant
			 regimes of which such government is an adherent; or
					(D)the government
			 with primary jurisdiction over such person has imposed meaningful penalties on
			 such person on account of the transfer of such goods, services, or technology
			 that caused such person to be identified in a report submitted pursuant to
			 section 3(a);
					(2)in the case of an acquisition of materials
			 mined or otherwise extracted within the territory of Iran, North Korea, or
			 Syria, as the case may be, described in section 3(a)(2) for purposes relating
			 to the nuclear, biological, or chemical weapons, or ballistic or cruise missile
			 development programs of Iran, North Korea, or Syria, as the case may be, such
			 person did not acquire such materials; or
				(3)in the case of the provision of a vessel,
			 insurance or reinsurance, or another shipping service for the transportation of
			 goods to or from Iran, North Korea, or Syria, as the case may be, described in
			 section 3(a)(3) for purposes relating to the nuclear, biological, or chemical
			 weapons, or ballistic or cruise missile development programs of Iran, North
			 Korea, or Syria, as the case may be, such person did not provide such a vessel
			 or service.
				(b)Opportunity To
			 provide informationCongress urges the President—
				(1)in every
			 appropriate case, to contact in a timely fashion each person described in
			 section 3(a), or the government with primary jurisdiction over such person, in
			 order to afford such person, or such government, the opportunity to provide
			 explanatory, exculpatory, or other additional information with respect to the
			 transfer that caused such person to be identified in a report submitted
			 pursuant to section 3(a); and
				(2)to exercise the
			 authority described in subsection (a) in all cases in which information
			 obtained from each person described in section 3(a), or from the government
			 with primary jurisdiction over such person, establishes that the exercise of
			 such authority is warranted.
				(c)Form of
			 transmission
				(1)In
			 generalExcept as provided in paragraph (2), the determination
			 and report of the President under subsection (a) shall be transmitted in
			 unclassified form.
				(2)ExceptionThe
			 determination and report of the President under subsection (a) may be
			 transmitted in classified form if the President certifies to the appropriate
			 congressional committees that it is vital to the national security interests of
			 the United States to do so.
				6.Restrictions on
			 nuclear cooperation with countries aiding proliferation by Iran, North Korea,
			 or Syria
			(a)In
			 general
				(1)RestrictionsNotwithstanding any other provision of law,
			 on or after the date of the enactment of this Act—
					(A)no agreement for
			 cooperation between the United States and the government of any country that is
			 assisting the nuclear program of Iran, North Korea, or Syria, or transferring
			 advanced conventional weapons or missiles to Iran, North Korea, or Syria may be
			 submitted to the President or to Congress pursuant to section 123 of the Atomic
			 Energy Act of 1954 (42 U.S.C. 2153),
					(B)no such agreement
			 may enter into force with respect to such country,
					(C)no license may be
			 issued for export directly or indirectly to such country of any nuclear
			 material, facilities, components, or other goods, services, or technology that
			 would be subject to such agreement, and
					(D)no approval may be
			 given for the transfer or retransfer directly or indirectly to such country of
			 any nuclear material, facilities, components, or other goods, services, or
			 technology that would be subject to such agreement,
					until the
			 President makes the determination and report under paragraph (2).(2)Determination
			 and reportThe determination and report referred to in paragraph
			 (1) are a determination and report by the President, submitted to the Committee
			 on Foreign Affairs of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Foreign
			 Relations of the Senate, that—
					(A)Iran, North Korea,
			 or Syria, as the case may, has ceased its efforts to design, develop, or
			 acquire a nuclear explosive device or related materials or technology;
			 or
					(B)the government of
			 the country that is assisting the nuclear programs of Iran, North Korea, or
			 Syria, as the case may be, or transferring advanced conventional weapons or
			 missiles to Iran, North Korea, or Syria, as the case may be—
						(i)has suspended all
			 nuclear assistance to Iran, North Korea, or Syria, as the case may be, and all
			 transfers of advanced conventional weapons and missiles to Iran, North Korea,
			 or Syria, as the case may be; and
						(ii)is committed to
			 maintaining that suspension until Iran, North Korea, or Syria, as the case may
			 be, has implemented measures that would permit the President to make the
			 determination described in subparagraph (A).
						(b)Rules of
			 constructionThe restrictions described in subsection
			 (a)(1)—
				(1)shall apply in
			 addition to all other applicable procedures, requirements, and restrictions
			 described in the Atomic Energy Act of 1954 and other applicable Acts;
				(2)shall not be
			 construed as affecting the validity of an agreement for cooperation between the
			 United States and the government of a country that is in effect on the date of
			 the enactment of this Act; and
				(3)shall not be
			 construed as applying to assistance for the Bushehr nuclear reactor, unless
			 such assistance is determined by the President to be contributing to the
			 efforts of Iran to develop nuclear weapons.
				(c)DefinitionsIn
			 this section:
				(1)Agreement for
			 cooperationThe term agreement for cooperation has
			 the meaning given that term in section 11 b. of the Atomic Energy Act of 1954
			 (42 U.S.C. 2014 b.).
				(2)Assisting the
			 nuclear program of iran, north korea, or syriaThe term
			 assisting the nuclear program of Iran, North Korea, or Syria means
			 the intentional transfer to Iran, North Korea, or Syria by a government, or by
			 a person subject to the jurisdiction of a government with the knowledge and
			 acquiescence of that government, of goods, services, or technology listed on
			 the Nuclear Suppliers Group Guidelines for the Export of Nuclear Material,
			 Equipment and Technology (published by the International Atomic Energy Agency
			 as Information Circular INFCIRC/254/Rev. 3/Part 1, and subsequent revisions),
			 or the Nuclear Suppliers Group Guidelines for Transfers of Nuclear-Related
			 Dual-Use Equipment, Material, and Related Technology (published by the
			 International Atomic Energy Agency as Information Circular INFCIR/254/Rev.
			 3/Part 2, and subsequent revisions).
				(3)Country that is
			 assisting the nuclear programs of iran, north korea, or syria or transferring
			 advanced conventional weapons or missiles to iran, north korea, or
			 syriaThe term country that is assisting the nuclear
			 program of Iran, North Korea, or Syria or transferring advanced conventional
			 weapons or missiles to Iran, North Korea, or Syria means any country
			 determined by the President to be assisting the nuclear program of Iran, North
			 Korea, or Syria or transferring advanced conventional weapons or missiles to
			 Iran, North Korea, or Syria.
				(4)TransferThe
			 term transfer means the conveyance of technological or
			 intellectual property, or the conversion of intellectual or technological
			 advances into marketable goods, services, or articles of value, developed and
			 generated in one place, to another through illegal or illicit means to a
			 country, the government of which the Secretary of State has determined, for
			 purposes of section 6(j)(1)(A) of the Export Administration Act of 1979 (as in
			 effect pursuant to the International Emergency Economic Powers Act; 50 U.S.C.
			 1701 et seq.), section 40(d) of the Arms Export Control Act (22 U.S.C.
			 2780(d)), and section 620A of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 (22 U.S.C.
			 2371), is a government that has repeatedly provided support for acts of
			 international terrorism.
				(5)Transferring
			 advanced conventional weapons or missiles to iran, north korea, or
			 syriaThe term transferring advanced conventional weapons
			 or missiles to Iran, North Korea, or Syria means the intentional
			 transfer to Iran, North Korea, or Syria by a government, or by a person subject
			 to the jurisdiction of a government with the knowledge and acquiescence of that
			 government, of goods, services, or technology listed on—
					(A)the Wassenaar
			 Arrangement list of Dual Use Goods and Technologies and Munitions list of July
			 12, 1996, and subsequent revisions; or
					(B)the Missile
			 Technology Control Regime Equipment and Technology Annex of June 11, 1996, and
			 subsequent revisions.
					7.Identification of
			 countries that enable proliferation to or from Iran, North Korea, or
			 Syria
			(a)Annual
			 reportThe President shall
			 transmit to the appropriate congressional committees and make available to the
			 public on an annual basis a report that identifies each foreign country that
			 allows one or more foreign persons under the jurisdiction of such country to
			 engage in activities described in section 3 that are sanctionable under section
			 4 despite requests by the United States Government to the government of such
			 country to prevent such activities.
			(b)FormThe
			 report required under subsection (a) shall be submitted in unclassified form,
			 but may contain a classified annex if necessary.
			8.Prohibition on
			 United States assistance to countries assisting proliferation activities by
			 Iran, North Korea, or Syria
			(a)In
			 generalThe President shall prohibit assistance (other than
			 humanitarian assistance) under the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 and shall not
			 issue export licenses for defense articles or defense services under the Arms
			 Export Control Act to a foreign country the government of which the President
			 has received credible information is assisting Iran, North Korea, or Syria in
			 the acquisition, development, or proliferation of weapons of mass destruction
			 or ballistic missiles.
			(b)Resumption of
			 assistanceThe President is
			 authorized to provide assistance described in subsection (a) to a foreign
			 country subject to the prohibition in subsection (a) if the President
			 determines and notifies the appropriate congressional committees that there is
			 credible information that the government of the country is no longer assisting
			 Iran, North Korea, or Syria in the acquisition, development, or proliferation
			 of weapons of mass destruction or ballistic missiles.
			(c)DefinitionIn
			 this section, the term assisting means providing material or
			 financial support of any kind, including purchasing of material, technology or
			 equipment from Iran, North Korea, or Syria.
			9.Restriction on
			 extraordinary payments in connection with the International Space
			 Station
			(a)Restriction
				(1)In
			 generalNotwithstanding any other provision of law, no agency of
			 the United States Government may make extraordinary payments in connection with
			 the International Space Station to the Russian Aviation and Space Agency, any
			 organization or entity under the jurisdiction or control of the Russian
			 Aviation and Space Agency, or any other organization, entity, or element of the
			 Government of the Russian Federation, unless, during the fiscal year in which
			 such extraordinary payments are to be made, the President has made the
			 determination described in subsection (b), and reported such determination to
			 the Committee on Foreign Affairs and the Committee on Science, Space, and
			 Technology of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Foreign
			 Relations and the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the
			 Senate.
				(2)WaiverIf the President is unable to make the
			 determination described in subsection (b) with respect to a fiscal year in
			 which extraordinary payments in connection with the International Space Station
			 are to be made, the President is authorized to waive the application of
			 paragraph (1) on a case-by-case basis with respect to the fiscal year if not
			 less than 15 days prior to the date on which the waiver is to take effect the
			 President submits to the appropriate congressional committees a report that
			 contains—
					(A)the reasons why the determination described
			 in subsection (b) cannot be made;
					(B)the amount of the
			 extraordinary payment to be made under the waiver;
					(C)the steps being
			 undertaken by the United States to ensure compliance by the Russian Federation
			 with the conditions described in subsection (b); and
					(D)a determination of
			 the President that the waiver is vital to the national interests of the United
			 States.
					(b)Determination
			 regarding Russian cooperation in preventing proliferation relating to Iran,
			 North Korea, and SyriaThe determination referred to in
			 subsection (a) is a determination by the President that—
				(1)it is the policy
			 of the Government of the Russian Federation (including the law enforcement,
			 export promotion, export control, and intelligence agencies of such Government)
			 to oppose the proliferation to or from Iran, North Korea, and Syria of weapons
			 of mass destruction and missile systems capable of delivering such
			 weapons;
				(2)the Government of
			 the Russian Federation (including the law enforcement, export promotion, export
			 control, and intelligence agencies of such Government) has demonstrated and
			 continues to demonstrate a sustained commitment to seek out and prevent the
			 transfer to or from Iran, North Korea, and Syria of goods, services, and
			 technology that could make a material contribution to the nuclear, biological,
			 or chemical weapons, or of ballistic or cruise missile systems development
			 programs of Iran; and
				(3)neither the
			 Russian Aviation and Space Agency, nor any organization or entity under the
			 jurisdiction or control of the Russian Aviation and Space Agency, has, during
			 the one-year period ending on the date of the determination under this
			 subsection made transfers to or from Iran, North Korea, or Syria reportable
			 under section 3(a) (other than transfers with respect to which a determination
			 pursuant to section 5 has been or will be made).
				(c)Prior
			 notificationNot less than five days before making a
			 determination under this section, the President shall notify the Committee on
			 Foreign Affairs and the Committee on Science, Space, and Technology of the
			 House of Representatives and the Committee on Foreign Relations and the
			 Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate of the
			 President’s intention to make such a determination.
			(d)Written
			 justificationA determination of the President under this section
			 shall include a written justification describing in detail the facts and
			 circumstances supporting the President’s conclusion.
			(e)Transmission in
			 classified formIf the
			 President considers it appropriate, a determination of the President under this
			 section, a prior notification under subsection (c), and a written justification
			 under subsection (d), or appropriate parts thereof, may be transmitted in
			 classified form.
			(f)Exception for
			 crew safety
				(1)ExceptionThe National Aeronautics and Space
			 Administration may make extraordinary payments in connection with the
			 International Space Station to the Russian Aviation and Space Agency or any
			 organization or entity under the jurisdiction or control of the Russian
			 Aviation and Space Agency, or any subcontractor thereof, that would otherwise
			 be prohibited under this section if the President notifies Congress in writing
			 that such payments are necessary to prevent the imminent loss of life of or
			 grievous injury to individuals aboard the International Space Station.
				(2)ReportNot
			 later than 30 days after notifying Congress that the National Aeronautics and
			 Space Administration will make extraordinary payments under paragraph (1), the
			 President shall transmit to Congress a report describing—
					(A)the extent to
			 which the provisions of subsection (b) had been met as of the date of
			 notification; and
					(B)the measures that
			 the National Aeronautics and Space Administration is taking to ensure
			 that—
						(i)the
			 conditions posing a threat of imminent loss of life of or grievous injury to
			 individuals aboard the International Space Station necessitating the
			 extraordinary payments are not repeated; and
						(ii)it
			 is no longer necessary to make extraordinary payments in order to prevent
			 imminent loss of life of or grievous injury to individuals aboard the
			 International Space Station.
						(g)Service Module
			 exception
				(1)In
			 generalThe National
			 Aeronautics and Space Administration may make extraordinary payments in
			 connection with the International Space Station to the Russian Aviation and
			 Space Agency, any organization or entity under the jurisdiction or control of
			 the Russian Aviation and Space Agency, or any subcontractor thereof, that would
			 otherwise be prohibited under this section for the construction, testing,
			 preparation, delivery, launch, or maintenance of the Service Module, and for
			 the purchase (at a total cost not to exceed $14,000,000) of the pressure dome
			 for the Interim Control Module and the Androgynous Peripheral Docking Adapter
			 and related hardware for the United States propulsion module, if—
					(A)the President has
			 notified Congress at least five days before making such payments;
					(B)no report has been
			 made under section 3(a) with respect to an activity of the entity to receive
			 such payment, and the President has no credible information of any activity
			 that would require such a report; and
					(C)the United States
			 will receive goods or services of value to the United States commensurate with
			 the value of the extraordinary payments made.
					(2)DefinitionFor
			 purposes of this subsection, the term maintenance means activities
			 that cannot be performed by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration
			 and which must be performed in order for the Service Module to provide
			 environmental control, life support, and orbital maintenance functions which
			 cannot be performed by an alternative means at the time of payment.
				(3)TerminationThis
			 subsection shall cease to be effective on the date that is 60 days after the
			 date on which a United States propulsion module is in place at the
			 International Space Station.
				(h)ExceptionNo
			 agency of the United States Government may make extraordinary payments in
			 connection with the International Space Station, or any other payments in
			 connection with the International Space Station, to any foreign person subject
			 to measures applied pursuant to section 4 of Executive Order 12938 (November
			 14, 1994), as amended by Executive Order 13094 (July 28, 1998).
			(i)Report on
			 certain payments related to International Space Station
				(1)In
			 generalThe President shall, together with each report submitted
			 under section 3(a), transmit to the Committee on Foreign Relations of the
			 Senate and the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House of Representatives a
			 report that identifies each Russian entity or person to whom the United States
			 Government has, since November 22, 2005, made a payment in cash or in kind for
			 work to be performed or services to be rendered under the Agreement Concerning
			 Cooperation on the Civil International Space Station, with annex, signed at
			 Washington January 29, 1998, and entered into force March 27, 2001, or any
			 protocol, agreement, memorandum of understanding, or contract related
			 thereto.
				(2)ContentEach
			 report transmitted under paragraph (1) shall include—
					(A)the specific
			 purpose of each payment made to each entity or person identified in such
			 report; and
					(B)with respect to
			 each such payment, the assessment of the President that the payment was not
			 prejudicial to the achievement of the objectives of the United States
			 Government to prevent the proliferation of ballistic or cruise missile systems
			 in Iran and other countries that have repeatedly provided support for acts of
			 international terrorism, as determined by the Secretary of State under section
			 620A(a) of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 (22 U.S.C. 2371(a)), section 6(j)
			 of the Export Administration Act of 1979 (50 U.S.C. App. 2405(j)), or section
			 40(d) of the Arms Export Control Act (22 U.S.C. 2780(d)).
					10.Exclusion from
			 the United States of senior officials of foreign persons who have aided
			 proliferation relating to IranExcept as provided in subsection (b), the
			 Secretary of State shall deny a visa to, and the Secretary of Homeland Security
			 shall exclude from the United States, any alien whom the Secretary of State
			 determines is an alien who, on or after the date of the enactment of this Act,
			 is a—
			(1)corporate officer,
			 principal, or shareholder with a controlling interest of a foreign person
			 identified in a report submitted pursuant to section 3(a);
			(2)corporate officer,
			 principal, or shareholder with a controlling interest of a successor entity to,
			 or a parent or subsidiary of, a foreign person identified in such a
			 report;
			(3)corporate officer,
			 principal, or shareholder with a controlling interest of an affiliate of a
			 foreign person identified in such a report, if such affiliate engaged in the
			 activities referred to in such report, and if such affiliate is controlled in
			 fact by the foreign person identified in such report; or
			(4)spouse, minor
			 child, or agent of a person excludable under paragraph (1), (2), or (3).
			11.Prohibition on
			 certain vessels landing in the United States; enhanced
			 inspectionsThe Ports and
			 Waterways Safety Act (33 U.S.C. 1221 et seq.) is amended by adding at the end
			 the following:

				16.Prohibition on
				certain vessels landing in the United States; enhanced inspections
					(a)Certification
				requirement
						(1)In
				generalBeginning on the date
				of enactment of the Iran, North Korea, and Syria Nonproliferation Reform and
				Modernization Act of 2011, before a vessel arrives at a port in the United
				States, the owner, charterer, operator, or master of the vessel shall certify
				that the vessel did not enter a port in Iran, North Korea, or Syria during the
				180-day period ending on the date of arrival of the vessel at the port in the
				United States.
						(2)False
				certificationsThe Secretary shall prohibit from landing at a
				port in the United States for a period of at least 2 years—
							(A)any vessel for
				which a false certification was made under section (a); and
							(B)any other vessel
				owned or operated by a parent corporation, partnership, association, or
				individual proprietorship of the vessel for which the false certification was
				made.
							(b)Enhanced
				inspectionsThe Secretary shall—
						(1)identify foreign
				ports at which vessels have landed during the preceding 12-month period that
				have also landed at ports in Iran, North Korea, or Syria during that period;
				and
						(2)inspect vessels
				arriving in the United States from foreign ports identified under paragraph (1)
				to establish whether the vessel was involved, during the 12-month period ending
				on the date of arrival of the vessel at the port in the United States, in any
				activity that would be subject to sanctions under the Iran, North Korea, and
				Syria Nonproliferation Reform and Modernization Act of
				2011.
						.
		12.Sanctions with
			 respect to critical defense resources provided to or acquired from Iran, North
			 Korea, or Syria
			(a)In
			 generalThe President shall
			 apply the sanctions described in subsection (b) to any person the President
			 determines is, on or after the date of the enactment of this Act, providing to,
			 or acquiring from, Iran, North Korea, or Syria any good or technology that the
			 President determines is used, or is likely to be used, for military
			 applications.
			(b)Sanctions
			 describedThe sanctions described in this subsection are, with
			 respect to a person described in subsection (a), the following:
				(1)Foreign
			 exchangeProhibiting any transactions in foreign exchange that
			 are subject to the jurisdiction of the United States and in which that person
			 has any interest.
				(2)Banking
			 transactionsProhibiting any transfers of credit or payments
			 between financial institutions or by, through, or to any financial institution,
			 to the extent that such transfers or payments are subject to the jurisdiction
			 of the United States and involve any interest of that person.
				(3)Property
			 transactionsProhibiting any person from—
					(A)acquiring,
			 holding, withholding, using, transferring, withdrawing, transporting, or
			 exporting any property that is subject to the jurisdiction of the United States
			 and with respect to which the person described in subsection (a) has any
			 interest;
					(B)dealing in or
			 exercising any right, power, or privilege with respect to such property;
			 or
					(C)conducting any
			 transaction involving such property.
					(4)Loan
			 guaranteesProhibiting the head of any Federal agency from
			 providing a loan guarantee to that person.
				(5)Additional
			 sanctionsAdditional
			 sanctions, as appropriate, in accordance with the International Emergency
			 Economic Powers Act (50 U.S.C. 1701 et seq.).
				(c)Restrictions on
			 export licenses for nuclear cooperation and certain loan
			 guaranteesBefore issuing a license for the exportation of any
			 article pursuant to an agreement for cooperation under section 123 of the
			 Atomic Energy Act of 1954 (42 U.S.C. 2153) or approving a loan guarantee or any
			 other assistance provided by the United States Government with respect to a
			 nuclear energy project, the Secretary of Energy, the Secretary of Commerce, and
			 the Nuclear Regulatory Commission shall certify to Congress that issuing the
			 license or approving the loan guarantee or other assistance (as the case may
			 be) will not permit the transfer of any good or technology described in
			 subsection (a) to Iran, North Korea, or Syria.
			(d)ExceptionThe sanctions described in subsection (b)
			 shall not apply to the repayment or other satisfaction of a loan or other
			 obligation incurred under a program of the Export-Import Bank of the United
			 States, as in effect as of the date of the enactment of this Act.
			13.DefinitionsIn this Act:
			(1)Adherent to
			 relevant nonproliferation regimeA government is an
			 adherent to a relevant nonproliferation regime if
			 such government—
				(A)is a member of the
			 Nuclear Suppliers Group with respect to a transfer of goods, services, or
			 technology described in section 3(a)(1)(A)(i);
				(B)is a member of the
			 Missile Technology Control Regime with respect to a transfer of goods,
			 services, or technology described in section 3(a)(1)(A)(ii), or is a party to a
			 binding international agreement with the United States that was in effect on
			 January 1, 1999, to control the transfer of such goods, services, or technology
			 in accordance with the criteria and standards set forth in the Missile
			 Technology Control Regime;
				(C)is a member of the
			 Australia Group with respect to a transfer of goods, services, or technology
			 described in section 3(a)(1)(A)(iii);
				(D)is a party to the
			 Convention on the Prohibition of the Development, Production, Stockpiling and
			 Use of Chemical Weapons and on Their Destruction with respect to a transfer of
			 goods, services, or technology described in section 3(a)(1)(A)(iv); or
				(E)is a member of the
			 Wassenaar Arrangement with respect to a transfer of goods, services, or
			 technology described in section 3(a)(1)(A)(v).
				(2)Appropriate
			 congressional committeesThe term appropriate congressional
			 committees means the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House of
			 Representatives and the Committee on Foreign Relations and the Committee on
			 Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs of the Senate.
			(3)Extraordinary
			 payments in connection with the International Space StationThe
			 term extraordinary payments in connection with the International Space
			 Station means payments in cash or in kind made or to be made by the
			 United States Government—
				(A)for work on the
			 International Space Station which the Government of the Russian Federation
			 pledged at any time to provide at its expense, or
				(B)for work on the
			 International Space Station, or for the purchase of goods or services relating
			 to human space flight, that are not required to be made under the terms of a
			 contract or other agreement that was in effect on January 1, 1999, as such
			 terms were in effect on such date,
				except that
			 such term does not mean payments in cash or in kind made or to be made by the
			 United States Government before December 31, 2020, for work to be performed or
			 services to be rendered before such date necessary to meet United States
			 obligations under the Agreement Concerning Cooperation on the Civil
			 International Space Station, with annex, signed at Washington January 29, 1998,
			 and entered into force March 27, 2001, or any protocol, agreement, memorandum
			 of understanding, or contract related thereto.(4)Foreign
			 personThe term foreign person means—
				(A)a natural person
			 who is an alien;
				(B)a corporation,
			 business association, partnership, society, trust, or any other nongovernmental
			 entity, organization, or group, successor, subunit, or subsidiary organized
			 under the laws of a foreign country or that has its principal place of business
			 in a foreign country; and
				(C)(i)any foreign government;
			 or
					(ii)any foreign government agency or
			 entity.
					(5)KnowinglyThe
			 term knowingly, with respect to conduct, a circumstance, or a
			 result, means that a person has actual knowledge, or should have known, of the
			 conduct, the circumstance, or the result of such conduct, circumstance, or
			 result.
			(6)Organization or
			 entity under the jurisdiction or control of the Russian Aviation and Space
			 Agency
				(A)DefinitionThe
			 term organization or entity under the jurisdiction or control of the
			 Russian Aviation and Space Agency means an organization or entity
			 that—
					(i)was
			 made part of the Russian Space Agency upon its establishment on February 25,
			 1992;
					(ii)was
			 transferred to the Russian Space Agency by decree of the Government of the
			 Russian Federation on July 25, 1994, or May 12, 1998;
					(iii)was or is
			 transferred to the Russian Aviation and Space Agency or Russian Space Agency by
			 decree of the Government of the Russian Federation at any other time before,
			 on, or after March 14, 2000; or
					(iv)is
			 a joint stock company in which the Russian Aviation and Space Agency or Russian
			 Space Agency has at any time held controlling interest.
					(B)ExtensionAny
			 organization or entity described in subparagraph (A) shall be deemed to be
			 under the jurisdiction or control of the Russian Aviation and Space Agency
			 regardless of whether—
					(i)such
			 organization or entity, after being part of or transferred to the Russian
			 Aviation and Space Agency or Russian Space Agency, is removed from or
			 transferred out of the Russian Aviation and Space Agency or Russian Space
			 Agency; or
					(ii)the
			 Russian Aviation and Space Agency or Russian Space Agency, after holding a
			 controlling interest in such organization or entity, divests its controlling
			 interest.
					(7)SubsidiaryThe term subsidiary means an
			 entity (including a partnership, association, trust, joint venture,
			 corporation, or other organization) of a parent company that controls, directly
			 or indirectly, the other entity.
			(8)Transfer or
			 transferredThe term transfer or
			 transferred, with respect to a good, service, or technology,
			 includes—
				(A)the conveyance of
			 technological or intellectual property; and
				(B)the conversion of technological or
			 intellectual advances into marketable goods, services, or technology of value
			 that is developed and generated in one location and transferred to another
			 location through illegal or illicit means.
				(9)United States
			 personThe term United States person means—
				(A)a natural person
			 who is a citizen or resident of the United States; or
				(B)an entity that is
			 organized under the laws of the United States or any State or territory
			 thereof.
				(10)VesselThe
			 term vessel has the meaning given such term in section 1081 of
			 title 18, United States Code. Such term also includes aircraft, regardless of
			 whether or not the type of aircraft at issue is described in such
			 section.
			(11)Technical
			 assistanceThe term technical assistance means
			 providing of advice, assistance, and training pertaining to the installation,
			 operation, and maintenance of equipment for destabilizing types and forms of
			 conventional weapons.
			14.Repeal of Iran,
			 North Korea, and Syria Nonproliferation Act
			(a)RepealThe Iran, North Korea, and Syria
			 Nonproliferation Act (50 U.S.C. 1701 note) is repealed.
			(b)ReferencesAny reference in a law, regulation,
			 document, or other record of the United States to the Iran, North Korea, and
			 Syria Nonproliferation Act shall be deemed to be a reference to this
			 Act.

			Passed the House of
			 Representatives December 14, 2011.
			Karen L. Haas,
			Clerk


		II
		112th CONGRESS
		1st Session
		S. 1982
		IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

			December 13, 2011
			Mr. Casey (for himself
			 and Mr. Franken) introduced the following
			 bill; which was read twice and referred to the
			 Committee on Health, Education, Labor,
			 and Pensions

		A BILL
		To amend the Older Americans Act of 1965 to develop and
		  test an expanded and advanced role for direct care workers who provide
		  long-term services and supports to older individuals in efforts to coordinate
		  care and improve the efficiency of service delivery.

		1.Short
			 titleThis Act may be cited as
			 the Improving Care for Vulnerable
			 Older Citizens through Workforce Advancement Act of
			 2011.
		2.FindingsCongress finds the following:
			(1)As of 2011, more
			 than 35,000,000 Americans are aged 65 or older. Sixty-two percent of them
			 suffer from multiple chronic conditions which require person-centered,
			 coordinated care that helps them to live in a home- or community-based setting.
			 In 2007, 42 percent of Americans 65 and older reported needing assistance
			 performing Instrumental Activities of Daily Living or Activities of Daily
			 Living.
			(2)Direct-care
			 workers (referred to in this section as DCWs) provide an estimated
			 70 to 80 percent of the paid hands-on long-term care and personal assistance
			 received by elders and people with disabilities or other chronic conditions in
			 the United States. These workers help their clients bathe, dress, and negotiate
			 a host of other daily tasks. They are a lifeline for those they serve, as well
			 as for families and friends struggling to provide quality care.
			(3)Eldercare and
			 disability services positions account for nearly one-third of the 15,000,000
			 health care jobs in the United States. The direct-care workforce alone accounts
			 for more than 3,000,000 jobs, expected to grow to more than 4,000,000 by
			 2018.
			(4)The majority of
			 DCWs are now employed in home and community-based settings, and not in
			 institutional settings such as nursing care facilities or hospitals. By 2018,
			 home and community-based DCWs are likely to outnumber facility workers by
			 nearly 2 to 1.
			(5)A 2008 Institute
			 of Medicine report, entitled Re-tooling for an Aging America: Building
			 the Health Care Workforce, called for new models of care delivery and
			 coordination, and dedicated a chapter to the central importance of the
			 direct-care workforce in a re-tooled eldercare delivery
			 system.
			(6)An Institute of
			 Medicine report on the future of nursing, released in October of 2010,
			 recommended nurses should practice to the full extent of their education and
			 training. The report also states that all health care professionals should work
			 collaboratively in team-based models, and that the goal should be to encourage
			 care models that use every member of the team to the full capacity of his or
			 her training and skills.
			(7)The Patient
			 Protection and Affordable Care Act (Public Law 111–148) emphasizes the need for
			 improving care and lowering costs by better coordination of care and
			 integration of services, particularly for consumers with multiple chronic
			 conditions. This will require developing new models of care for those receiving
			 long-term services and supports.
			(8)A November 2010
			 focus group of DCWs examined the concept of an advanced role for this
			 workforce. About half of the participants shared that they care for consumers
			 who do not have any family or other unpaid caregivers present, which often
			 requires them to assume an additional role as an advocate, with those consumers
			 often turning to them as a source of trusted information and emotional support.
			 All participants agreed that consumers and family members frequently ask them
			 to undertake tasks that they would like to provide, but for which they have not
			 received proper training.
			3.Demonstration
			 program on care coordination and service deliveryPart A of title IV of the Older Americans
			 Act of 1965 (42 U.S.C. 3032 et seq.) is amended by adding at the end the
			 following:

				423.Demonstration
				program on care coordination and service delivery
					(a)Establishment
				of demonstration program
						(1)In
				generalThe Assistant Secretary shall carry out a demonstration
				program in accordance with this section. Under such program, the Assistant
				Secretary shall award grants to eligible entities to carry out demonstration
				projects that focus on care coordination and service delivery redesign for
				older individuals with chronic illness or at risk of institutional placement
				by—
							(A)designing and
				testing new models of care coordination and service delivery that thoughtfully
				and effectively deploy advanced aides to improve efficiency and quality of care
				for frail older individuals; and
							(B)giving
				direct-care workers opportunities for career advancement through additional
				training, an expanded role, and increased compensation.
							(2)Direct-care
				workerIn this section, the term direct-care worker
				has the meaning given that term in the 2010 Standard Occupational
				Classifications of the Department of Labor for Home Health Aides [31–1011],
				Psychiatric Aides [31–1013], Nursing Assistants [31–1014], and Personal Care
				Aides [39–9021].
						(b)Demonstration
				projectsThe demonstration program shall be composed of 6
				demonstration projects, as follows:
						(1)Two demonstration
				projects shall focus on using the abilities of direct-care workers to promote
				smooth transitions in care and help to prevent unnecessary hospital
				readmissions. Under these projects, direct-care workers shall be incorporated
				as essential members of interdisciplinary care coordination teams.
						(2)Two demonstration
				projects shall focus on maintaining the health and improving the health status
				of those with multiple chronic conditions and long-term care needs. Under these
				projects, direct-care workers shall assist in monitoring health status,
				ensuring compliance with prescribed care, and educating and coaching the older
				individual involved and any family caregivers.
						(3)Two demonstration
				projects shall focus on training direct-care workers to take on deeper clinical
				responsibilities related to specific diseases, including Alzheimer’s and
				dementia, congestive heart failure, and diabetes.
						(c)Eligible
				entityIn this section, the term eligible entity
				means a consortium that consists of—
						(1)at least
				1—
							(A)long-term care
				and rehabilitation facility; or
							(B)home personal
				care service provider; and
							(2)at least
				1—
							(A)hospital or
				health system;
							(B)labor
				organization or labor-management partnership;
							(C)community-based
				aging service provider;
							(D)patient-centered
				medical home;
							(E)federally
				qualified health center;
							(F)managed care
				entity, including a managed health and long-term care program;
							(G)entity that
				provides health services training;
							(H)State-based
				public entity engaged in building new roles and related curricula for
				direct-care workers; or
							(I)any other entity
				that the Assistant Secretary deems eligible based on integrated care
				criteria.
							(d)ApplicationTo
				be eligible to receive a grant under this section, an eligible entity shall
				submit to the Assistant Secretary an application at such time, in such manner,
				and containing such information as the Secretary may require, which shall
				include—
						(1)a description of
				the care coordination and service delivery models of the entity, detailed on a
				general, organizational, and staff level;
						(2)a description of
				how the demonstration project carried out by the entity will improve care
				quality, including specific objectives and anticipated outcomes that will be
				used to measure success; and
						(3)a description of
				how the coordinated care team approach with an enhanced role for the
				direct-care worker under the demonstration project will increase efficiency and
				cost effectiveness compared to past practice.
						(e)Planning awards
				under demonstration program
						(1)In
				generalEach eligible entity that receives a grant under this
				section shall receive a grant for planning activities related to the
				demonstration project to be carried out by the entity, including—
							(A)designing the
				implementation of the project;
							(B)identifying
				competencies and developing curricula for the training of participating
				direct-care workers;
							(C)developing
				training materials and processes for other members of the interdisciplinary
				care team;
							(D)articulating a
				plan for identifying and tracking cost savings gained from implementation of
				the project and for achieving long-term financial sustainability; and
							(E)articulating a
				plan for evaluating the project.
							(2)Amount and
				term
							(A)Total
				amountThe amount awarded under paragraph (1) for all grants
				shall not exceed $600,000.
							(B)TermActivities
				carried out under a grant awarded under paragraph (1) shall be completed not
				later than 1 year after the grant is awarded.
							(f)Implementation
				awards under demonstration program
						(1)In
				generalEach eligible entity may receive a grant for
				implementation activities related to the demonstration project to be carried
				out by the entity, if the Assistant Secretary determines the entity—
							(A)has successfully
				carried out the activities under the grant awarded under subsection (e);
							(B)offers a feasible
				plan for long-term financial sustainability;
							(C)has constructed a
				meaningful model of advancement for direct-care workers; and
							(D)aims to provide
				training to a sizeable number of direct-care workers and to serve a sizeable
				number of older individuals.
							(2)Use of
				fundsThe implementation activities described under paragraph (1)
				shall include—
							(A)training of all
				care team members in accordance with the design of the demonstration project;
				and
							(B)evaluating the
				competency of all staff based on project design.
							(3)Evaluation and
				report
							(A)EvaluationEach
				recipient of a grant under paragraph (1), in consultation with an independent
				evaluation contractor, shall evaluate—
								(i)the impact of
				training and deployment of direct-care workers in advanced roles, as described
				in this section, within each participating entity on outcomes, such as
				direct-care worker job satisfaction and turnover, beneficiary and family
				caregiver satisfaction with services, rate of hospitalization of beneficiaries,
				and additional measures determined by the Secretary;
								(ii)the impact of
				such training and deployment on the long-term services and supports delivery
				system and resources;
								(iii)statement of
				the potential of the use of direct-care workers in advanced roles to lower cost
				and improve quality of care in the Medicaid program; and
								(iv)long-term
				financial sustainability of the model used under the grant and the impact of
				such model on quality of care.
								(B)ReportsNot
				later than 180 days after completion of the demonstration program under this
				section, each recipient of a grant under paragraph (1) shall submit to the
				Secretary a report on the implementation of activities conducted under the
				demonstration project, including—
								(i)the outcomes,
				performance benchmarks, lessons learned from the project;
								(ii)a statement of
				cost savings gained from implementation of the project and how the cost savings
				have been reinvested to improve direct-care job quality and quality of care;
				and
								(iii)results of the
				evaluation conducted under subparagraph (A) with respect to such activities,
				together with such recommendations for legislation or administrative action for
				expansion of the demonstration program on a broader scale as the Secretary
				determines appropriate.
								(4)Amount and
				term
							(A)Total
				amountThe amount awarded under paragraph (1) for all grants
				shall not exceed $2,900,000.
							(B)TermActivities
				carried out under a grant awarded under paragraph (1) shall be completed not
				later than 2 years after the grant is
				awarded.
							.


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		I
		113th CONGRESS
		1st Session
		H. R. 2731
		IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

			July 18, 2013
			Mrs. Blackburn (for
			 herself, Mr. Cooper,
			 Mr. Cohen,
			 Mr. Roe of Tennessee,
			 Mr. Fleischmann,
			 Mr. Coble,
			 Mr. Guthrie,
			 Mr. Gohmert,
			 Mr. Deutch, and
			 Mr. Fincher) introduced the following
			 bill; which was referred to the Committee
			 on Ways and Means

		A BILL
		To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to make
		  permanent the rule providing 5-year amortization of expenses incurred in
		  creating or acquiring music or music copyrights.

		1.Short titleThis Act may be cited as the
			 Songwriters Tax Simplification
			 Reauthorization Act.
		2.Special rule for
			 amortization of musical works and copyrights made permanent
			(a)In
			 generalParagraph (8) of
			 section 167(g) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by striking
			 subparagraph (E).
			(b)Effective
			 dateThe amendment made by this section shall apply to taxable
			 years beginning after December 31, 2010.


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IV117th CONGRESS1st SessionH. RES. 708IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVESOctober 8, 2021Mr. Garbarino (for himself and Mr. Amodei) submitted the following resolution; which was referred to the Committee on Oversight and ReformRESOLUTIONExpressing support for the recognition of Christopher Columbus and his impact on the Italian-American community, and recognizing the second Monday in October as Columbus Day.Whereas, on October 12, 1492, Christopher Columbus arrived in the New World and changed the course of history;Whereas Christopher Columbus’s discoveries played an integral role in the founding of the United States and the American continents;Whereas Christopher Columbus has been honored for generations as a pillar of American heritage and culture;Whereas over the course of generations, Christopher Columbus has become a hero to the Italian-American community for his passion and commitment to discovery; andWhereas Christopher Columbus represents the intrepid spirit of the Italian-American community: Now, therefore, be itThat the House of Representatives—(1)supports the observance of the second Monday in October as Columbus Day; and(2)honors the contributions of the Italian-American community in our society thanks to the influence of Christopher Columbus.


115 S1682 IS: Advancing Innovation and Reinvigorating Widespread Access to Viable Electromagnetic Spectrum Act
U.S. Senate
2017-08-01
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		II
		115th CONGRESS1st Session
		S. 1682
		IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

			August 1, 2017
			Mr. Gardner (for himself and Ms. Hassan) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation

		A BILL
		To facilitate a national pipeline of spectrum for commercial use, and for other purposes.

 1.Short titleThis Act may be cited as the Advancing Innovation and Reinvigorating Widespread Access to Viable Electromagnetic Spectrum Act or the AIRWAVES Act.
		2.Sense of Congress
 It is the sense of Congress that the United States should strive to— (1)advance innovation with respect to, and investment in, wireless broadband Internet access;
 (2)promote the benefits of connecting all individuals in the United States to quality wireless broadband Internet access, including those individuals in rural communities; and
 (3)support comprehensive, technology-neutral spectrum policy that includes licensed, unlicensed, and shared use of spectrum bands.
			3.Definitions
 In this Act— (1)the term appropriate committees of Congress means—
 (A)the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate; (B)the Committee on Energy and Commerce of the House of Representatives; and
 (C)any other congressional committee with jurisdiction over a matter; (2)the term Commission means the Federal Communications Commission;
 (3)the term eligible Federal entity means an entity described in section 113(g)(1) of the National Telecommunications and Information Administration Organization Act (47 U.S.C. 923(g)(1));
 (4)the term eligible frequency means a frequency with respect to which the costs incurred by an eligible Federal entity in relocating from the frequency may be reimbursed from the Spectrum Relocation Fund;
 (5)the term Federal entity has the meaning given the term in section 113(l) of the National Telecommunications and Information Administration Organization Act (47 U.S.C. 923(l));
 (6)the term NTIA means the National Telecommunications and Information Administration; (7)the term Spectrum Frontiers proceeding means the Report and Order and Further Notice of Proposed Rulemaking in the matter of Use of Spectrum Bands Above 24 GHz for Mobile Radio Services, adopted by the Commission on July 14, 2016 (FCC 16–89);
 (8)the term Spectrum Relocation Fund means the fund established under section 118 of the National Telecommunications and Information Administration Organization Act (47 U.S.C. 928); and
 (9)the term system of competitive bidding means a system of competitive bidding conducted under section 309(j) of the Communications Act of 1934 (47 U.S.C. 309(j)).
 4.Spectrum Frontiers proceedingNot later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this Act, the Commission shall complete the rule making to which the Spectrum Frontiers proceeding relates.
		5.Expanding access to commercial spectrum
 (a)FCC responsibilitiesThe Commission, in consultation with the NTIA, shall— (1)not later than December 31, 2018, complete a system of competitive bidding to grant new licenses for the use of spectrum in frequencies between 3550 megahertz and 3650 megahertz;
 (2)not later than December 31, 2019, complete a system of competitive bidding for the use of spectrum in frequencies between—
 (A)27500 megahertz and 28350 megahertz, consistent with the spectrum sharing framework adopted for that frequency band as part of the Spectrum Frontiers proceeding;
 (B)37000 megahertz and 38600 megahertz; and (C)38600 megahertz and 40000 megahertz; and
 (3)not later than December 31, 2020, complete a system of competitive bidding for the use of spectrum in frequencies between—
 (A)24250 megahertz and 24450 megahertz; (B)25050 megahertz and 25250 megahertz;
 (C)31800 megahertz and 33400 megahertz; (D)42000 megahertz and 42500 megahertz;
 (E)47200 megahertz and 48200 megahertz; and (F)50400 megahertz and 52600 megahertz.
					(b)Identifying frequencies between 7125 megahertz and 8400 megahertz To be utilized for unlicensed
			 purposes
 (1)In generalNot later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this Act, the Commission, in consultation with the NTIA, shall identify any frequency between 7125 megahertz and 8400 megahertz with respect to which there is the potential for unlicensed use without causing harmful interference with incumbents.
 (2)Rule makingIf the Commission, in consultation with the NTIA, makes an identification described in paragraph (1), the Commission shall consider initiating a rule making with respect to the unlicensed use described in that paragraph.
				(c)Report on reallocation of
			 certain incumbent Federal stations
 (1)In generalNot later than December 31, 2020, the NTIA, in consultation with the Director of the Office of Management and Budget, shall submit to the appropriate committees of Congress a report relating to the relocation of incumbent Federal stations authorized to use spectrum in the frequencies between 1300 megahertz and 1350 megahertz and between 1780 megahertz and 1830 megahertz in order to facilitate the reallocation of such spectrum from Federal to non-Federal use.
 (2)TimingThe relocation described in paragraph (1) with respect to the frequencies between 1780 megahertz and 1830 megahertz shall take place not earlier than 2023.
 (d)Amendments to the Spectrum Pipeline Act of 2015Section 1004 of the Spectrum Pipeline Act of 2015 (47 U.S.C. 921 note) is amended— (1)in subsection (a), by striking 30 megahertz and inserting 100 megahertz; and
 (2)in subsection (c)(1)(B), by striking July 1, 2024 and inserting July 1, 2023. 6.Modernizing mid-band spectrum (a)In general (1)Spectrum identificationNot later than December 31, 2019, the Commission, in consultation with the NTIA, shall identify 500 megahertz of additional spectrum in the frequencies between 3700 megahertz and 4200 megahertz to make available for commercial licensed use.
 (2)Spectrum auctionNot later than December 31, 2022, the Commission shall complete a system of competitive bidding for the use of spectrum identified under paragraph (1).
				(b)Rule making on the unlicensed use of the frequency band between 5925 megahertz and 7125
 megahertzNot later than 180 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Commission, in consultation with the NTIA, shall issue a notice of proposed rule making with respect to creating opportunities for the unlicensed use of spectrum in the frequencies between 5925 and 7125 megahertz without causing harmful interference with any incumbents in that band.
			7.Rural set-aside
 (a)In generalNotwithstanding section 309(j)(8) of the Communications Act of 1934 (47 U.S.C. 309(j)(8)), the Commission shall allocate 10 percent of the proceeds from each system of competitive bidding conducted under this Act for the deployment of wireless infrastructure in areas that the Commission has determined are underserved or unserved with respect to wireless broadband Internet access service.
 (b)LimitationsNo amounts allocated under subsection (a) may be combined with amounts that are used to fund any other program that is in existence on the date on which the allocation is made, including any program established under section 254 of the Communications Act of 1934 (47 U.S.C. 254).
 8.Special rulesWith respect to any frequency band described in this Act, if the relocation of an incumbent from that frequency band to another equivalent frequency band (referred to in this section as the destination band) is not possible, and if the Commission determines that no mitigation technology, alternative sharing approach, or incentives-based approach would reliably prevent harmful interference to licensees, the Commission—
 (1)shall provide notification of that determination to the appropriate committees of Congress and the NTIA; and
 (2)may not proceed with any action, including relocating incumbents from the destination band or permitting new entrants into the destination band, that may result in the dislodging or harming of any incumbent in the destination band until the Commission can ensure that any such action will neither cause harmful interference with nor unreasonably constrain an incumbent in the destination band.
			9.Commission study on enhancing the benefits of unlicensed spectrum for rural communities
 (a)In generalNot later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this Act, the Commission shall conduct, and submit to the appropriate committees of Congress the results of, a study regarding how unlicensed spectrum can be further utilized to assist in—
 (1)the provision of healthcare in rural areas; (2)distance learning; and
 (3)facilitating innovations in agriculture. (b)RecommendationsThe results of the study submitted under subsection (a) shall include recommendations regarding—
 (1)overcoming barriers to the use of unlicensed spectrum for the purposes described in that subsection; and
 (2)how to further utilize unlicensed spectrum to meet the needs of rural communities with respect to broadband Internet access service.
 10.GAO study on Spectrum Relocation Fund allocationsNot later than 180 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Comptroller General of the United States shall conduct, and submit to the appropriate committees of Congress the results of, a study to determine the efficiency with which amounts in the Spectrum Relocation Fund are transferred to eligible Federal entities that willingly relocate from eligible frequencies.
		11.Rules of construction
 (a) Frequency rangesAny frequency range described in this Act shall be construed as including the upper and lower frequency in the frequency range.
 (b)Assessment of electromagnetic spectrum reallocationNothing in this Act may be construed as affecting any requirement under section 156 of the National Telecommunications and Information Administration Organization Act (47 U.S.C. 921 note).


117 SRES 357 ATS: Honoring Missourians who made the ultimate sacrifice in Afghanistan.
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2021-09-14
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III117th CONGRESS1st SessionS. RES. 357IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATESSeptember 14, 2021Mr. Hawley (for himself and Mr. Blunt) submitted the following resolution; which was referred to the Committee on Armed ServicesSeptember 22, 2021Committee discharged; considered and agreed toRESOLUTIONHonoring Missourians who made the ultimate sacrifice in Afghanistan.Whereas Marine Corps Lance Corporal Jared Schmitz of Wentzville, Missouri, was a dear and loving son, brother, and friend, who sought constantly to lift those around him and care for others in need;Whereas Lance Corporal Schmitz was a devoted patriot who knew that he wanted to serve in the Marine Corps by his sophomore year of high school and trained relentlessly on his own initiative so that he might one day wear the Eagle, Globe, and Anchor;Whereas Lance Corporal Schmitz enlisted in the Marine Corps before his 18th birthday and went on to serve with gallantry as a Marine Corps infantryman, upholding the standards and traditions of all the brave service members from the State of Missouri who came before him;Whereas Lance Corporal Schmitz went to Kabul, Afghanistan, in August 2021 and, despite the risks, demonstrated heroic commitment to supporting the evacuation of citizens of the United States, allies of the United States, partners of the United States, and innocent civilians;Whereas, on August 26, 2021, at just 20 years of age, while serving alongside his fellow citizens to provide safe passage to those in need, Lance Corporal Schmitz made the ultimate sacrifice at the international airport in Kabul, giving his life so that others might live; andWhereas Lance Corporal Schmitz was the last of the 56 Missourians who made the ultimate sacrifice as part of Operation Enduring Freedom and Operation Freedom’s Sentinel and whose names shall not be forgotten, including—(1)Christopher Michael Allgaier;(2)Michael Chad Bailey;(3)Michael Joe Beckerman;(4)Brian Jay Bradbury;(5)Paul Douglas Carron;(6)Jacob Russell Carver;(7)Joseph Brian Cemper;(8)Robert Keith Charlton;(9)Richard Michael Crane;(10)Robert Wayne Crow, Jr.;(11)Justin Eric Culbreth;(12)Robert Gene Davis;(13)Edward Fred Dixon III;(14)Jason David Fingar;(15)James Matthew Finley;(16)Zachary Michael Fisher;(17)Jacob Rudeloff Fleischer;(18)Blake Wade Hall;(19)Nicholas Joel Hand;(20)James Warren Harrison, Jr.;(21)Jonathon Michael Dean Hostetter;(22)James Roger Ide V;(23)Issac Brandon Jackson;(24)Christopher M. Katzenberger;(25)Jeremy Andrew Katzenberger;(26)William Jo Kerwood;(27)Daniel Leon Kisling, Jr.;(28)Denis Deleon Kisseloff;(29)Donald Matthew Marler;(30)Matthew David Mason;(31)Richard Lewis McNulty III;(32)Bradley Louis Melton;(33)James Douglas Mowris;(34)Michael Robert Patton;(35)Joseph Michael Peters;(36)Robert Wayne Pharris;(37)Ricky Linn Richardson, Jr.;(38)Charles Montague Sadell;(39)Charles Ray Sanders, Jr.;(40)Ronald Wayne Sawyer;(41)Patrick Wayne Schimmel;(42)Jared Marcus Schmitz;(43)Roslyn Littman Schulte;(44)Billy Joe Siercks;(45)Adam Olin Smith;(46)Tyler James Smith;(47)Christopher Glenn Stark;(48)Sean Patrick Sullivan;(49)Philip James Svitak;(50)Phillip David Vinnedge;(51)Matthew Herbert Walker;(52)Jeffrey Lee White, Jr.;(53)Matthew Willard Wilson;(54)Vincent Cortez Winston, Jr.;(55)Sterling William Wyatt; and(56)Gunnar William Zwilling: Now, therefore, be itThat it is the sense of the Senate that—(1)Marine Corps Lance Corporal Jared Schmitz and his fellow Missourians who made the ultimate sacrifice during the war in Afghanistan represent the very best of the State of Missouri and the United States; and(2)the United States honors those brave service members and their families and shall never forget the services they rendered and sacrifices they made in the defense of their grateful Nation.


114 S1674 RS: Long Island Sound Restoration and Stewardship Act
U.S. Senate
2015-06-24
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IICalendar No. 373114th CONGRESS2d SessionS. 1674[Report No. 114–212]IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATESJune 24, 2015Mrs. Gillibrand (for herself, Mr. Schumer, Mr. Blumenthal, and Mr. Murphy) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public WorksFebruary 24, 2016Reported by Mr. Inhofe, without amendmentA BILLTo amend and reauthorize certain provisions relating to Long Island Sound restoration and
			 stewardship.

 1.Short titleThis Act may be cited as the Long Island Sound Restoration and Stewardship Act.
		2.Amendments
			(a)Long Island
 Sound restoration programSection 119 of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (33 U.S.C. 1269) is amended—
 (1)in subsection (b), by striking the subsection designation and heading and all that follows through The Office shall and inserting the following:

						(b)Office
 (1)EstablishmentThe Administrator shall—
 (A)continue to carry out the conference study; and
 (B)establish an office, to be located on or near Long Island Sound.
								(2)Administration
 and staffingThe Office shall;
 (2)in subsection (c)—
 (A)in the matter preceding paragraph (1), by striking Management Conference of the Long Island Sound Study and inserting conference study;
 (B)in paragraph (2)—
 (i)in each of subparagraphs (A) through (G), by striking the commas at the end of the subparagraphs and inserting semicolons;
 (ii)in subparagraph (H), by striking , and and inserting a semicolon;
 (iii)in subparagraph (I), by striking the period at the end and inserting a semicolon; and
 (iv)by adding at the end the following:

 (J)environmental impacts on the Long Island Sound watershed, including—
 (i)the identification and assessment of vulnerabilities in the watershed;
 (ii)the development and implementation of adaptation strategies to reduce those vulnerabilities; and
 (iii)the identification and assessment of the impacts of sea level rise on water quality, habitat, and infrastructure; and
 (K)planning initiatives for Long Island Sound that identify the areas that are most suitable for various types or classes of activities in order to reduce conflicts among uses, reduce adverse environmental impacts, facilitate compatible uses, or preserve critical ecosystem services to meet economic, environmental, security, or social objectives;;
 (C)by striking paragraph (4) and inserting the following:

 (4)develop and implement strategies to increase public education and awareness with respect to the ecological health and water quality conditions of Long Island Sound;;
 (D)in paragraph (5), by inserting study after conference;
 (E)in paragraph (6)—
 (i)by inserting (including on the Internet) after the public; and
 (ii)by inserting study after conference; and
 (F)by striking paragraph (7) and inserting the following:

 (7)monitor the progress made toward meeting the identified goals, actions, and schedules of the Comprehensive Conservation and Management Plan, including through the implementation and support of a monitoring system for the ecological health and water quality conditions of Long Island Sound; and;
 (3)in subsection (d)(3), in the second sentence, by striking 50 per centum and inserting 60 percent;
 (4)by redesignating subsection (f) as subsection (i); and
 (5)by inserting after subsection (e) the following:

						(f)Report
							(1)In
 generalNot later than 2 years after the date of enactment of the Long Island Sound Restoration and Stewardship Act, and biennially thereafter, the Director of the Office, in consultation with the Governor of each Long Island Sound State, shall submit to Congress a report that—
 (A)summarizes and assesses the progress made by the Office and the Long Island Sound States in implementing the Long Island Sound Comprehensive Conservation and Management Plan, including an assessment of the progress made toward meeting the performance goals and milestones contained in the Plan;
 (B)assesses the key ecological attributes that reflect the health of the ecosystem of the Long Island Sound watershed;
 (C)describes any substantive modifications to the Long Island Sound Comprehensive Conservation and Management Plan made during the 2-year period preceding the date of submission of the report;
 (D)provides specific recommendations to improve progress in restoring and protecting the Long Island Sound watershed, including, as appropriate, proposed modifications to the Long Island Sound Comprehensive Conservation and Management Plan;
 (E)identifies priority actions for implementation of the Long Island Sound Comprehensive Conservation and Management Plan for the 2-year period following the date of submission of the report; and
 (F)describes the means by which Federal funding and actions will be coordinated with the actions of the Long Island Sound States and other entities.
								(2)Public
 availabilityThe Administrator shall make the report described in paragraph (1) available to the public, including on the Internet.
							(g)Annual budget
 planThe President shall submit, together with the annual budget of the United States Government submitted under section 1105(a) of title 31, United States Code, information regarding each Federal department and agency involved in the protection and restoration of the Long Island Sound watershed, including—
 (1)an interagency crosscut budget that displays for each department and agency—
 (A)the amount obligated during the preceding fiscal year for protection and restoration projects and studies relating to the watershed;
 (B)the estimated budget for the current fiscal year for protection and restoration projects and studies relating to the watershed; and
 (C)the proposed budget for succeeding fiscal years for protection and restoration projects and studies relating to the watershed; and
 (2)a summary of any proposed modifications to the Long Island Sound Comprehensive Conservation and Management Plan for the following fiscal year.
							(h)Federal
				entities
 (1)CoordinationThe Administrator shall coordinate the actions of all Federal departments and agencies that impact water quality in the Long Island Sound watershed in order to improve the water quality and living resources of the watershed.
 (2)MethodsIn carrying out this section, the Administrator, acting through the Director of the Office, may—
 (A)enter into interagency agreements; and
 (B)make intergovernmental personnel appointments.
								(3)Federal
 participation in watershed planningA Federal department or agency that owns or occupies real property, or carries out activities, within the Long Island Sound watershed shall participate in regional and subwatershed planning, protection, and restoration activities with respect to the watershed.
							(4)Consistency
 with comprehensive conservation and management planTo the maximum extent practicable, the head of each Federal department and agency that owns or occupies real property, or carries out activities, within the Long Island Sound watershed shall ensure that the property and all activities carried out by the department or agency are consistent with the Long Island Sound Comprehensive Conservation and Management Plan (including any related subsequent agreements and plans)..
				(b)Long Island
			 Sound stewardship program
				(1)Long Island
 Sound Stewardship Advisory CommitteeSection 8 of the Long Island Sound Stewardship Act of 2006 (33 U.S.C. 1269 note; Public Law 109–359) is amended—
 (A)in subsection (g), by striking 2011 and inserting 2020; and
 (B)by adding at the end the following:

							(h)Nonapplicability
 of FACAThe Federal Advisory Committee Act (5 U.S.C. App.) shall not apply to—
 (1)the Advisory Committee; or (2)any board, committee, or other group established under this Act..
 (2)ReportsSection 9(b)(1) of the Long Island Sound Stewardship Act of 2006 (33 U.S.C. 1269 note; Public Law 109–359) is amended in the matter preceding subparagraph (A) by striking 2011 and inserting 2020.
 (3)AuthorizationSection 11 of the Long Island Sound Stewardship Act of 2006 (33 U.S.C. 1269 note; Public Law 109–359) is amended—
 (A)by striking subsection (a);
 (B)by redesignating subsections (b) through (d) as subsections (a) through (c), respectively; and
 (C)in subsection (a) (as so redesignated), by striking under this section each and inserting to carry out this Act for a.
					(4)Effective
 dateThe amendments made by this subsection take effect on October 1, 2011.
				3.Reauthorization
			(a)In
 generalThere are authorized to be appropriated to the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency such sums as are necessary for each of fiscal years 2015 through 2020 for the implementation of—
 (1)section 119 of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (33 U.S.C. 1269), other than subsection (d) of that section; and
 (2)the Long Island Sound Stewardship Act of 2006 (33 U.S.C. 1269 note; Public Law 109–359).
				(b)Long Island
 Sound grantsThere is authorized to be appropriated to the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency to carry out section 119(d) of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (33 U.S.C. 1269(d)) $40,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2015 through 2020.
			(c)Long Island
 Sound stewardship grantsThere is authorized to be appropriated to the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency to carry out the Long Island Sound Stewardship Act of 2006 (33 U.S.C. 1269 note; Public Law 109–359) $25,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2016 through 2020.February 24, 2016Reported without amendment


116 S4493 IS: USTR Inspector General Act of 2020
U.S. Senate
2020-08-06
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II116th CONGRESS2d SessionS. 4493IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATESAugust 6, 2020Mr. Menendez (for himself, Mr. Wyden, Mr. Brown, Mr. Whitehouse, Ms. Cortez Masto, Mr. Cardin, Mr. Carper, Mr. Casey, Ms. Stabenow, Mr. Bennet, Ms. Cantwell, Mr. Warner, and Ms. Hassan) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on FinanceA BILLTo amend the Inspector General Act of 1978 to establish an Inspector General of the Office of the United States Trade Representative, and for other purposes.1.Short titleThis Act may be cited as the USTR Inspector General Act of 2020.2.FindingsCongress makes the following findings:(1)Section 8 of article I of the Constitution of the United States provides that Congress has the sole power to regulate international trade.(2)Congress established the Office of the United States Trade Representative in the Executive Office of the President under section 141 of the Trade Act of 1974 (19 U.S.C. 2171) with the primary responsibility for developing, and coordinating implementation of, the international trade policy of the United States.(3)The United States Trade Representative has primary responsibility for administering a variety of trade statutes and for monitoring the implementation and enforcement of trade agreements.(4)Section 141(c)(1)(F) of the Trade Act of 1974 (19 U.S.C. 2171(c)(1)(F)) states that the United States Trade Representative shall report directly to the President and the Congress regarding, and be responsible to the President and the Congress for the administration of, trade agreements programs. 3.Establishment of Inspector General of the Office of the United States Trade Representative(a)DefinitionsSection 12 of the Inspector General Act of 1978 (5 U.S.C. App.) is amended—(1)in paragraph (1), by striking or the Director of the National Reconnaissance Office; and inserting the Director of the National Reconnaissance Office; or the United States Trade Representative;; and(2)in paragraph (2), by striking or the National Reconnaissance Office and inserting the National Reconnaissance Office, or the Office of the United States Trade Representative,.(b)Appointment of Inspector GeneralNot later than 120 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the President shall appoint an individual to serve as the Inspector General of the Office of the United States Trade Representative in accordance with section 3(a) of the Inspector General Act of 1978 (5 U.S.C. App.). 4.Audit of process for seeking exclusions from certain duties(a)In generalNot later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Inspector General of the Office of the United States Trade Representative shall commence conducting an audit of the process established by the United States Trade Representative for excluding articles from duties imposed under section 301 of the Trade Act of 1974 (19 U.S.C. 2411) with respect to articles imported from the People's Republic of China.(b)ElementsIn conducting the audit required by subsection (a), the Inspector General shall assess whether—(1)all information used to make determinations with respect to requests for or objections to such exclusions was included in the official record; and(2)officials of the Office of the United States Trade Representative—(A)uniformly applied the criteria used to review such requests or objections to all persons that submitted such requests or objections, as the case may be; (B)changed the criteria used to review such requests or objections while such requests or objections, as the case may be, were pending;(C)met with any interested parties to discuss such requests or objections while such requests or objections, as the case may be, were pending; (D)at any time permitted the resubmission of a previously submitted request or objection after the submission deadline; and(E)uniformly allowed persons that submitted such requests or objections to submit additional information at any time while such requests or objections, as the case may be, were under review.


109 HR 5370 IH: To amend the Clean Air Act to require that gasoline

U.S. House of Representatives
2006-05-11
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		I
		109th CONGRESS
		2d Session
		H. R. 5370
		IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

			May 11, 2006
			Mr. Fortenberry
			 introduced the following bill; which was referred to the
			 Committee on Energy and
			 Commerce

		A BILL
		To amend the Clean Air Act to require that gasoline
		  contain at least 15 billion gallons of renewable fuel by the year 2012, and for
		  other purposes.

		1.Renewable content of
			 gasolineSection 211(o) of the
			 Clean Air Act is amended as follows:
			(1)In paragraph
			 (2)(B)(i), in the table, strike 7.5 and insert
			 15.0 .
			(2)In
			 paragraph (2)(B)(IV)(ii)(aa), strike 7,500,000,000 and insert
			 15,000,000,000 .


115 S2214 IS: Medicare Patient Access to Hospice Act of 2017
U.S. Senate
2017-12-11
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II115th CONGRESS1st SessionS. 2214IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATESDecember 11, 2017Mr. Enzi (for himself and Mr. Carper) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on FinanceA BILLTo amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide for the recognition of attending
			 physician assistants as attending physicians to serve hospice patients,
			 and for other purposes.

 1.Short titleThis Act may be cited as the Medicare Patient Access to Hospice Act of 2017. 2.Recognition of attending physician assistants as attending physicians to serve hospice patients (a)Recognition of attending physician assistants as attending physicians To serve hospice patients (1)In generalSection 1861(dd)(3)(B) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1395x(dd)(3)(B)) is amended—
 (A)by striking or nurse and inserting , the nurse; and (B)by inserting , or the physician assistant (as defined in such subsection) after subsection (aa)(5)).
 (2)Clarification of hospice role of physician assistantsSection 1814(a)(7)(A)(i)(I) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1395f(a)(7)(A)(i)(I)) is amended by inserting or a physician assistant after a nurse practitioner.
 (b)Effective dateThe amendments made by this section shall apply to items and services furnished on or after January 1, 2019.


116 HRES 781 EH: Providing for consideration of the concurrent resolution (H. Con. Res. 83) directing the President pursuant to section 5(c) of the War Powers Resolution to terminate the use of United States Armed Forces to engage in hostilities in or against Iran.
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2020-01-09
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IV
116th CONGRESS
2d Session
H. RES. 781
In the House of Representatives, U. S.,

January 9, 2020

RESOLUTION
Providing for consideration of the concurrent resolution (H. Con. Res. 83) directing the President pursuant to section 5(c) of the War Powers Resolution to terminate the use of United States Armed Forces to engage in hostilities in or against Iran.

That upon adoption of this resolution it shall be in order to consider in the House the concurrent resolution (H. Con. Res. 83) directing the President pursuant to section 5(c) of the War Powers Resolution to terminate the use of United States Armed Forces to engage in hostilities in or against Iran. All points of order against consideration of the concurrent resolution are waived. The amendment printed in the report of the Committee on Rules accompanying this resolution shall be considered as adopted. The concurrent resolution, as amended, shall be considered as read. All points of order against provisions in the concurrent resolution, as amended, are waived. The previous question shall be considered as ordered on the concurrent resolution, as amended, to adoption without intervening motion or demand for division of the question except two hours of debate equally divided and controlled by the chair and ranking minority member of the Committee on Foreign Affairs.  2.Section 7 of the War Powers Resolution (50 U.S.C. 1546) shall not apply during the remainder of the One Hundred Sixteenth Congress to a measure respecting Iran.

Cheryl L. Johnson,Clerk.