110 HR 2748 RH: Safeguarding America's Future and Environment Act
U.S. House of Representatives
2020-09-01
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IBUnion Calendar No. 385116th CONGRESS2d SessionH. R. 2748[Report No. 116–481]IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVESMay 15, 2019Mr. Cartwright (for himself, Ms. Jayapal, Mr. Connolly, Ms. Norton, Mr. Panetta, Mr. Lowenthal, Mr. Pocan, Mr. Cohen, Ms. Eshoo, Ms. Lee of California, Ms. Meng, and Mr. McGovern) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Natural ResourcesSeptember 1, 2020Additional sponsors: Mr. Rouda, Mr. Huffman, Mrs. Dingell, Mr. Tonko, Mr. Raskin, Ms. Haaland, Mr. DeSaulnier, Ms. Clarke of New York, Mrs. Kirkpatrick, Ms. Jackson Lee, Mr. Case, Mr. Thompson of Mississippi, Mr. Quigley, Ms. Kuster of New Hampshire, Mrs. Napolitano, Ms. Velázquez, Mr. Grijalva, and Mr. Casten of IllinoisSeptember 1, 2020Reported with an amendment; committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union and ordered to be printedStrike out all after the enacting clause and insert the part printed in italicFor text of introduced bill, see copy of bill as introduced on May 15, 2019A BILLTo establish an integrated national approach to respond to ongoing and expected effects of extreme weather and climate change by protecting, managing, and conserving the fish, wildlife, and plants of the United States, and to maximize Government efficiency and reduce costs, in cooperation with State, local, and Tribal Governments and other entities, and for other purposes.1.Short titleThis Act may be cited as the Safeguarding America's Future and Environment Act or the SAFE Act.2.Findings, purposes, and policy(a)FindingsCongress finds that—(1)healthy, diverse, and productive communities of fish, wildlife, and plants provide significant benefits to the people and economy of the United States, including—(A)abundant clean water supplies;(B)flood and coastal storm protection;(C)clean air;(D)a source of food, fiber, medicines, and pollination of the crops and other plants of the United States;(E)outdoor recreation, which is a source of jobs and economic stimulus;(F)hunting and fishing opportunities and support for subsistence communities;(G)opportunities for scientific research and education;(H)world-class tourism destinations that support local economies; and(I)sequestration and storage of carbon to help mitigate changes to the global climate system;(2)the United States Geological Survey, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, National Aeronautics and Space Administration, and other agencies within the United States Global Change Research Program have observed that the fish, wildlife, and plants of the United States are facing increasing risks from changing patterns of extreme weather and climate, including—(A)severe droughts and heatwaves;(B)severe storms and floods;(C)frequent and severe wildfires;(D)more frequent and severe outbreaks of forest pests and invasive species;(E)flooding and erosion of coastal areas due to rising sea levels;(F)melting glaciers and sea ice;(G)thawing permafrost;(H)shifting distributions of fish, wildlife, and plant populations;(I)disruptive shifts in the timing of fish, wildlife, and plant natural history cycles, such as blooming, breeding, and seasonal migrations;(J)increasing ocean temperatures and acidification;(K)altered patterns of rain, snow, runoff, and streamflow; and(L)habitat loss, degradation, fragmentation, and movement; and(3)the Federal Government should provide leadership in preparing for and responding to the effects described in paragraph (2) to ensure that present and future generations continue to receive the benefits of the abundant and diverse fish, wildlife, and plant resources of the United States.(b)PurposesThe purpose of this Act is to establish an integrated national approach—(1)to respond to ongoing and expected effects of extreme weather and climate change by protecting, managing, and conserving the fish, wildlife, and plants of the United States; and(2)to maximize Government efficiency and reduce costs, in cooperation with State, local, and Tribal Governments and other entities.(c)National fish, wildlife, and plants climate change adaptation policyIt is the policy of the Federal Government, in cooperation with State and local governments, Indian Tribes, and other interested stakeholders to evaluate and reduce the increased risks and vulnerabilities associated with climate change and extreme weather events, and to use all practicable means to protect, manage, and conserve healthy, diverse, and productive fish, wildlife, and plant populations.3.DefinitionsIn this Act:(1)AdaptationThe term adaptation means—(A)the process of adjustment to actual or expected climate and the effects of climate change; and(B)with respect to fish, wildlife, and plants, protection, management, and conservation efforts designed to maintain or enhance the ability of fish, wildlife, and plants to withstand, adjust to, or recover from the effects of extreme weather and climate change (including, where applicable, ocean acidification, drought, flooding, and wildfire).(2)CenterThe term Center means the National Climate Change and Wildlife Science Center established under section 6(a)(1).(3)CommitteeThe term Committee means the Advisory Committee on Climate Change and Natural Resource Sciences established under section 6(b)(1).(4)Ecological processesThe term ecological processes means biological, chemical, or physical interaction between the biotic and abiotic components of an ecosystem, including—(A)decomposition;(B)disease epizootiology;(C)disturbance regimes, such as fire and flooding;(D)gene flow;(E)hydrological cycling;(F)larval dispersal and settlement;(G)nutrient cycling;(H)pollination;(I)predator-prey relationships; and(J)soil formation.(5)HabitatThe term habitat means the physical, chemical, and biological properties that fish, wildlife, or plants use for growth, reproduction, survival, food, water, or cover (whether on land, in water, or in an area or region).(6)Habitat connectivityThe term habitat connectivity means areas that facilitate terrestrial, marine, estuarine, and freshwater fish, wildlife, or plant movement that is necessary—(A)for migration, gene flow, or dispersal; or(B)to respond to the ongoing and expected effects of climate change (including, where applicable, ocean acidification, drought, flooding, and wildfire).(7)Indian TribeThe term Indian Tribe has the meaning given the term in section 4 of the Indian Self-Determination and Education Assistance Act (25 U.S.C. 5304(e)).(8)National StrategyThe term National Strategy means the National Fish, Wildlife, and Plants Climate Adaptation Strategy released March 26, 2013.(9)Resilience; resilientThe terms resilience and resilient mean the ability to anticipate, prepare for, and adapt to changing conditions and withstand, respond to, and recover rapidly from disruptions.(10)StateThe term State means—(A)a State of the United States;(B)the District of Columbia;(C)American Samoa;(D)Guam;(E)the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands;(F)the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico; and(G)the United States Virgin Islands.(11)Working groupThe term Working Group means the National Fish, Wildlife, and Plants Climate Adaptation Strategy Joint Implementation Working Group established under section 4(a).4.National fish, wildlife, and plants climate adaptation strategy joint implementation working group(a)EstablishmentNot later than 90 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the President shall establish a National Fish, Wildlife, and Plants Climate Adaptation Strategy Joint Implementation Working Group composed of the heads of Federal and State agencies or departments with jurisdiction over fish, wildlife, and plant resources of the United States, and Tribal representatives, as follows:(1)The Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency.(2)The Administrator of the Federal Emergency Management Agency.(3)The Administrator of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.(4)The Chair of the Council on Environmental Quality.(5)The Chief of Engineers.(6)The Chief of the Forest Service.(7)The Commissioner of Reclamation.(8)The Director of the Bureau of Indian Affairs.(9)The Director of the Bureau of Land Management.(10)The Director of the National Park Service.(11)The Director of the United States Fish and Wildlife Service.(12)The Director of the United States Geological Survey.(13)The Secretary of Agriculture.(14)The Secretary of Defense.(15)State representatives from each regional association of State fish and wildlife agencies.(16)Not less than 2 Tribal representatives.(b)DutiesThe Working Group shall serve as a forum for interagency consultation on, and the coordination of, the development and implementation of the National Strategy.(c)Co-ChairsThere shall be 4 co-chairs, of whom—(1)two shall be representatives of the Federal Government;(2)one shall be a representative of a State; and(3)one shall be a Tribal representative.5.National fish, wildlife, and plants climate adaptation strategy(a)In generalThe Working Group shall adopt the National Strategy to protect, manage, and conserve fish, wildlife, and plants to maintain the inherent resilience and adaptability of fish, wildlife, and plants to withstand the ongoing and expected effects of extreme weather and climate change.(b)Review and revisionNot later than 1 year after each release of the assessment required under section 106 of the Global Change Research Act of 1990 (15 U.S.C. 2936), the Working Group shall—(1)use sound science to review and revise the National Strategy to incorporate—(A)new information regarding the ongoing and expected effects of climate change on fish, wildlife, and plants; and(B)advances in the development of fish, wildlife, and plant adaptation strategies; and(2)in carrying out paragraph (1), provide public notice and opportunity for comment.(c)ContentsA revised National Strategy shall—(1)assess the vulnerability of fish, wildlife, and plants to climate change, including short-term, medium-term, long-term, and cumulative impacts;(2)describe current observation and monitoring activities at the Federal, State, Tribal, and local levels relating to the ongoing and expected effects of climate change on fish, wildlife, and plants;(3)identify and prioritize research and data needs;(4)identify fish, wildlife, and plants likely to have the greatest need for protection, restoration, and conservation due to the ongoing and expanding effects of extreme weather and climate change;(5)include specific protocols for integrating fish, wildlife, and plant adaptation strategies and activities into the conservation and management of natural resources by Federal agencies to ensure consistency across agency jurisdictions;(6)identify opportunities for maintaining, restoring, or enhancing fish, wildlife, and plants to reduce the risks of extreme weather and climate change on other vulnerable sectors of society;(7)identify Federal policies and actions that may reduce resilience and increase the vulnerability of fish, wildlife, and plants to extreme weather and climate change;(8)include specific actions that Federal agencies shall take to protect, conserve, and manage fish, wildlife, and plants to maintain the inherent resilience and adaptability of fish, wildlife, and plants to withstand, adjust to, or recover from the ongoing and expected effects of climate change, including a timeline to implement those actions;(9)include specific mechanisms for ensuring communication and coordination—(A)among Federal agencies; and(B)between Federal agencies and State agencies, territories of the United States, Indian Tribes, private landowners, conservation organizations, and other countries that share jurisdiction over fish, wildlife, and plants with the United States;(10)include specific actions to develop and implement coordinated fish, wildlife, and plants inventory and monitoring protocols through interagency coordination and collaboration with States and local governments, Indian Tribes, and private organizations; and(11)include procedures for guiding the development of detailed strategy implementation plans required under section 7.(d)Implementation(1)In generalConsistent with other laws and Federal trust responsibilities concerning Indian land or rights of Indians under treaties with the United States, each Federal agency shall integrate the elements of the National Strategy that relate to conservation, management, and protection of fish, wildlife, and plants into agency plans, environmental reviews, and programs.(2)Public reportThe Working Group shall, on a biannual basis, between revisions to the National Strategy, make available to the public a report documenting any actions implementing the Strategy.(3)CoordinationThe Working Group shall coordinate the implementation of the National Strategy with Federal agencies not represented on the Working Group to achieve the policy of the United States described in section 2(c).6.Fish, wildlife, and plants adaptation science and information(a)National climate change and wildlife science center(1)AuthorizationThe Secretary of the Interior, in collaboration with the States, Indian Tribes, and other partner organizations, shall establish a National Climate Change and Wildlife Science Center.(2)Duties of centerThe Center shall assess and develop scientific information, tools, strategies, and techniques to support the Working Group, Federal and State agencies, Tribes, regionally based science and conservation centers, regional coordinating entities, and other interested parties in addressing the effects of extreme weather and climate change on fish, wildlife, and plants.(3)General authority to enter into contracts, grants, and cooperative agreementsThe Secretary may enter into contracts, grants, or cooperative agreements with State agencies, State cooperative extension services, institutions of higher education, other research or educational institutions and organizations, Tribal organizations, Federal and private agencies and organizations, individuals, and any other contractor or recipient, to further the duties under paragraph (2) without regard to—(A)any requirements for competition;(B)section 6101 of title 41, United States Code; or(C)subsections (a) and (b) of section 3324 of title 31, United States Code.(b)Advisory committee on climate change and natural resource sciences(1)In generalNot later than 180 days after the date of enactment of this Act, and pursuant to the Federal Advisory Committee Act (5 U.S.C. App.), the Secretary of the Interior shall establish an Advisory Committee on Climate Change and Natural Resource Sciences.(2)MembershipThe Committee shall be comprised of 25 members who—(A)represent—(i)Federal agencies;(ii)State, local, and Tribal Governments;(iii)nongovernmental organizations;(iv)academic institutions; and(v)the private sector; and(B)have expertise in—(i)biology (including fish, wildlife, plant, aquatic, coastal, and marine biology);(ii)ecology;(iii)climate change (including, where applicable, ocean acidification, drought, flooding, and wildfire); and(iv)other relevant scientific disciplines.(3)ChairThe Secretary of the Interior shall appoint a Committee Chair from among the members of the Committee.(4)DutiesThe Committee shall—(A)advise the Working Group on the state of the science regarding—(i)the ongoing and expected effects of extreme weather and climate change on fish, wildlife, and plants; and(ii)scientific strategies and mechanisms for fish, wildlife, and plant adaptation;(B)identify and recommend priorities for ongoing research needs on the issues described in subparagraph (A) to inform the research priorities of the Center described in subsection (a) and other Federal climate science institutions; and(C)review and comment on each revised National Strategy before that National Strategy is finalized.(5)CollaborationThe Committee shall collaborate with climate change and fish, wildlife, and plant research entities in other Federal agencies and departments.(6)Availability to publicThe advice and recommendations of the Committee shall be made available to the public.7.Strategy implementation plan(a)DevelopmentNot later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this Act and not later than 1 year after the date of each revision of the National Strategy, the Working Group shall—(1)complete a strategy implementation plan;(2)provide opportunities for public review and comment on the plan; and(3)submit the plan to the President for approval.(b)RequirementsThe strategy implementation plan shall—(1)identify and prioritize specific conservation and management strategies and actions that address the ongoing and expected effects of extreme weather and climate change on fish, wildlife, and plants, including—(A)protection, management, and conservation of terrestrial, marine, estuarine, and freshwater habitats and ecosystems;(B)establishment of terrestrial, marine, estuarine, and freshwater habitat connectivity corridors;(C)restoration and conservation of ecological processes;(D)protection of a broad diversity of species of fish, wildlife, and plant populations; and(E)protection of fish, wildlife, and plant health, recognizing that climate can alter the distribution and ecology of parasites, pathogens, and vectors;(2)establish methods—(A)to assess the effectiveness of strategies and conservation actions implemented by the agencies to protect, manage, and conserve fish, wildlife, and plants; and(B)to update those strategies and actions to respond to new information and changing conditions;(3)describe current and proposed mechanisms to enhance cooperation and coordination of fish, wildlife, and plant adaptation efforts with other Federal agencies, State and local governments, Indian Tribes, and nongovernmental stakeholders;(4)include written guidance to resource managers; and(5)identify and assess data and information gaps necessary to develop fish, wildlife, and plant adaptation plans and strategies.(c)Implementation(1)In generalOn approval by the President, each Federal agency shall, consistent with existing authority, implement the strategy implementation plan under subsection (a)(1) through existing and new plans, policies, programs, activities, and actions.(2)Consideration of effectsTo the maximum extent practicable and consistent with existing authority, fish, wildlife, and plant conservation and management decisions made by each Federal agency shall consider and promote resilience to the ongoing and expected effects of extreme weather and climate change.(d)Revision and reviewNot later than 1 year after the National Strategy is revised under section 5(b), the Working Group shall review and revise the strategy implementation plan under subsection (a)(1) to incorporate the best available science, including advice and information pursuant to section 6 and other information, regarding the ongoing and expected effects of climate change on fish, wildlife, and plants.8.State fish, wildlife, and plants adaptation plans(a)RequirementTo be eligible to receive funds pursuant to subsection (d), not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this Act and not later than 1 year after the date of each revision of the National Strategy, each State shall prepare and submit to the Secretary of the Interior and the Secretary of Commerce, a State fish, wildlife, and plant adaptation plan detailing current and future efforts of the State to address the ongoing and expected effects of climate change on fish, wildlife, and plants and coastal areas within the jurisdiction of the State.(b)Review or approvalThe Secretary of the Interior and the Secretary of Commerce shall—(1)review each State adaptation plan; and(2)approve a State adaptation plan if the plan—(A)meets the requirements of subsection (c); and(B)is consistent with the National Strategy.(c)ContentsA State adaptation plan shall—(1)meet the requirements described in section 7(b), except that the requirements of that section relating to marine habitats or ecosystems shall not apply to a State in which those habitats or ecosystems do not exist;(2)include the adaptation provisions of any State comprehensive wildlife conservation strategy (or State wildlife action plan) that has been—(A)submitted to the Director of the United States Fish and Wildlife Service; and(B)approved, or is pending approval, by the Director of the United States Fish and Wildlife Service;(3)include the adaptation provisions of a statewide assessment and strategy for forest resources required under section 2A of the Cooperative Forestry Assistance Act of 1978 (16 U.S.C. 2101a) that has been—(A)submitted to the Secretary of Agriculture; and(B)approved, or is pending approval, by the Secretary of Agriculture; and(4)in the case of a State with coastal areas, include the adaptation provisions of a Coastal Zone Management Plan or a Coastal and Estuarine Land Conservation Program Plan that has been—(A)submitted to the Administrator of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration; and(B)approved, or is pending approval, by the Administrator of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.(d)Distribution of funds to StatesAny funds made available pursuant to this Act shall be—(1)used to carry out activities in accordance with adaptation plans approved under this section; and(2)made available through—(A)the State and Tribal wildlife grant program under title I of division F of the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2008 (Public Law 110–161; 121 Stat. 2103); and(B)(i)the grant program under section 306 of the Coastal Zone Management Act of 1972 (16 U.S.C. 1455);(ii)the Coastal and Estuarine Land Conservation Program established under title II of the Department of Commerce and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2002 (16 U.S.C. 1456d); and(iii)programs established under the Cooperative Forestry Assistance Act of 1978 (16 U.S.C. 2101 et seq.).(e)Public inputIn developing an adaptation plan, a State shall solicit and consider input from the public and independent scientists.(f)Coordination with other plansA State adaptation plan shall, where appropriate, integrate the goals and measures set forth in other climate adaptation, hazard mitigation, and fish, wildlife, and plant conservation strategies and plans.(g)UpdatesEach State adaptation plan shall be updated at least every 4 years.September 1, 2020Reported with an amendment; committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union and ordered to be printed


114 S2682 IS: Territories Relief Act
U.S. Senate
2016-03-15
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		II
		114th CONGRESS2d Session
		S. 2682
		IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

			March 15, 2016
			Mrs. Gillibrand (for herself, Ms. Warren, and Mr. Blumenthal) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources

		A BILL
		To provide territories of the United States with bankruptcy protection.

		1.Short title
 This Act may be cited as the Territories Relief Act.
		2.Adjustments of debts of a territory or a municipality of a territory
 (a)DefinitionsIn this Act— (1)the term municipality includes any political subdivision, public agency, or instrumentality of a territory; and
 (2)the term territory means the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, Guam, American Samoa, the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, or the United States Virgin Islands.
 (b)Adjustments of debtsA territory or a municipality of a territory may file a petition with bankruptcy court for the judicial district in which the territory or municipality is located to effect a plan to adjust the debts of the territory or the municipality.
 (c)Designation of bankruptcy judgeThe chief judge of the court of appeals for the circuit embracing the district in which the case is commenced shall designate the bankruptcy judge to conduct the case.
 (d)RegulationsNot later than 180 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary of the Treasury shall, in consultation with the Governors of the territories, promulgate regulations carrying out this Act.


117 HR 2972 IH: Helping Ensure Life- and Limb-saving access to Podiatric Physicians Act
U.S. House of Representatives
2021-05-04
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I
117th CONGRESS1st Session
H. R. 2972
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

May 4, 2021
Ms. DeGette (for herself and Mr. Johnson of Ohio) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on Ways and Means, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned

A BILL
To amend title XIX of the Social Security Act to cover physician services delivered by podiatric physicians to ensure access by Medicaid beneficiaries to appropriate quality foot and ankle care, to amend title XVIII of such Act to modify the requirements for diabetic shoes to be included under Medicare, and for other purposes.

1.Short titleThis Act may be cited as the Helping Ensure Life- and Limb-saving access to Podiatric Physicians Act or the HELLPP Act. 2.Recognizing doctors of podiatric medicine as physicians under the Medicaid program (a)In generalSection 1905(a)(5)(A) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1396d(a)(5)(A)) is amended by striking section 1861(r)(1) and inserting paragraphs (1) and (3) of section 1861(r).
(b)Effective date
(1)In generalExcept as provided in paragraph (2), the amendment made by subsection (a) shall apply to services furnished on or after January 1, 2022. (2)Extension of effective date for State law amendmentIn the case of a State plan under title XIX of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1396 et seq.) which the Secretary of Health and Human Services determines requires State legislation in order for the plan to meet the additional requirement imposed by the amendment made by subsection (a), the State plan shall not be regarded as failing to comply with the requirements of such title solely on the basis of its failure to meet these additional requirements before the first day of the first calendar quarter beginning after the close of the first regular session of the State legislature that begins after the date of enactment of this Act. For purposes of the previous sentence, in the case of a State that has a 2-year legislative session, each year of the session is considered to be a separate regular session of the State legislature.
3.Clarifying Medicare documentation requirements for therapeutic shoes for persons with diabetes
(a)In generalSection 1861(s)(12) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1395x(s)(12)) is amended to read as follows:  (12)subject to section 4072(e) of the Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1987, extra-depth shoes with inserts or custom molded shoes with inserts (in this paragraph referred to as therapeutic shoes) for an individual with diabetes, if—
(A)the physician who is managing the individual’s diabetic condition— (i)documents that the individual has diabetes;
(ii)certifies that the individual is under a comprehensive plan of care related to the individual’s diabetic condition; and (iii)documents agreement with the prescribing podiatrist or other qualified physician (as established by the Secretary) that it is medically necessary for the individual to have therapeutic shoes;
(B)the therapeutic shoes are prescribed by a podiatrist or other qualified physician (as established by the Secretary) who— (i)examines the individual and determines the medical necessity for the individual to receive the therapeutic shoes; and
(ii)communicates in writing the medical necessity to a certifying doctor of medicine or osteopathy for the individual to have therapeutic shoes along with findings that the individual has peripheral neuropathy with evidence of callus formation, a history of pre-ulcerative calluses, a history of previous ulceration, foot deformity, previous amputation, or poor circulation; and (C)the therapeutic shoes are fitted and furnished by a podiatrist or other qualified supplier individual (as established by the Secretary), such as a pedorthist or orthotist, who is not the physician described in subparagraph (A) (unless the Secretary finds that the physician is the only such qualified individual in the area);.
(b)Effective dateThe amendment made by subsection (a) shall apply with respect to items and services furnished on or after January 1, 2022. (c)Rule of constructionNothing in this section shall be construed as expanding Medicare coverage for therapeutic shoes for individuals with diabetes.
4.Budget savings: strengthening Medicaid program integrity through continuous levy on payments to Medicaid providers and suppliers
(a)In generalSection 6331(h)(2) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (defining specified payment) is amended by striking and at the end of subparagraph (B), by striking the period at the end of subparagraph (C) and inserting , and, and by adding at the end the following new subparagraph:  (D)any payment to any Medicaid provider or supplier under a State plan under title XIX of the Social Security Act..
(b)Effective dateThe amendments made by this section shall apply to levies issued after the date of the enactment of this Act.


		I
		111th CONGRESS
		2d Session
		H. R. 5058
		IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

			April 15, 2010
			Mr. Pascrell (for
			 himself, Mr. Weiner, and
			 Ms. Ros-Lehtinen) 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 provide
		  special rules for investments lost in a fraudulent Ponzi-type
		  scheme.

		1.Short titleThis Act may be cited as the
			 Ponzi Scheme Victims’ Tax Relief Act of
			 2010.
		2.Loss treatment of
			 investment losses in fraudulent ponzi-type scheme
			(a)In
			 generalSection 165 of the
			 Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by redesignating subsection (m) as
			 subsection (n) and by inserting after subsection (l) the following new
			 subsection:

					(m)Special rules
				for qualified fraudulent investment losses in individual retirement
				accounts
						(1)In
				generalIf—
							(A)a taxpayer has
				qualified fraudulent investment loss, and
							(B)the amount of such loss (without taking
				into account any potential recoveries) can reasonably be estimated as of the
				close of the taxable year,
							then the
				taxpayer may elect to treat the amount so estimated as a theft loss described
				in subsection (c)(2) incurred during the taxable year.(2)Special rule for
				individual retirement plansIn the case of any qualified
				fraudulent investment loss in connection with assets held in an individual
				retirement plan, the beneficiary of such plan shall be allowed a deduction with
				respect to such loss in an amount equal to the lesser of—
							(A)the greater
				of—
								(i)the sum of the
				amount of contributions to such individual retirement plan by such beneficiary
				plus the amount of contributions to such individual retirement plan by such
				beneficiary’s employer on behalf of such beneficiary, or
								(ii)60 percent of the
				excess of—
									(I)the value of the
				assets held by such beneficiary in such individual retirement plan, as reported
				immediately before such loss was discovered, over
									(II)the sum of value
				of the assets held by such beneficiary in such individual retirement plan
				immediately after such loss was discovered, or
									(B)$2,000,000.
							(3)Qualified
				fraudulent investment lossFor purposes of this subsection
							(A)In
				generalThe term qualified fraudulent investment
				loss means a loss discovered in 2008 or 2009 resulting from a specified
				fraudulent arrangement in which, as a result of the conduct that caused the
				loss—
								(i)a
				person described in subparagraph (B) was charged under State or Federal law
				with the commission of fraud, embezzlement, or similar crime which, if proven,
				would constitute a theft (within the meaning of subsection (c)(3)), or
								(ii)a
				person described in subparagraph (B) was the subject of a State or Federal
				criminal complaint (not withdrawn or dismissed) alleging the commission of
				fraud, embezzlement, or similar crime which, if proven, would constitute a
				theft (within the meaning of subsection (c)(3)), and either—
									(I)the complaint
				alleged an admission by such person or the execution of an affidavit by such
				person admitting the crime, or
									(II)a receiver or
				trustee was appointed with respect to the arrangement or assets of the
				arrangement were frozen.
									(B)Specified
				fraudulent arrangementThe term specified fraudulent
				arrangement means an arrangement in which a person—
								(i)receives cash or
				property from investors,
								(ii)purports to earn
				income for investors,
								(iii)reports income
				amounts to the investors that are partially or wholly fictitious,
								(iv)makes payments,
				if any, of purposed income or principal to some investors from amounts that
				other investors invested in the fraudulent arrangement, and
								(v)appropriates some
				or all of the investors’ cash or property.
								(4)RegulationsThe
				Secretary shall issue such regulations or other guidance as may be necessary or
				appropriate to carry out this subsection, including to prevent fraud and abuse
				under this
				subsection.
						.
			(b)Effective
			 dateThe amendments made by this section shall apply to taxable
			 years beginning after December 31, 2007.
			3.Extension of net
			 operating loss carryback period
			(a)In
			 generalParagraph (1) of
			 section 172(b) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by adding at the
			 end the following new subparagraph:

					(K)Losses
				attributable to investments in fraudulent schemes
						(i)In
				generalIn the case of the portion of a net operating loss which
				is a qualified fraudulent investment loss (as defined in section 165(m)(2))
				with respect to which the taxpayer has elected the application of this
				subparagraph—
							(I)subparagraph
				(A)(i) shall be applied by substituting the applicable number of taxable
				years for 2 taxable years with respect to the portion of
				the net operating loss for the taxable year which is a qualified fraudulent
				investment loss, and
							(II)subparagraphs (F)
				and (H) shall not apply with respect to any qualified fraudulent investment
				loss.
							(ii)Applicable
				number of taxable yearsFor purposes of clause (i), the
				applicable number of taxable years is any whole number elected by the taxpayer
				which is more than 2 but not more than 10 years.
						(iii)Special rule
				for deceased spousesIf an individual was included on a joint
				return of a taxpayer for a taxable year to which a qualified fraudulent
				investment loss (as so defined) is carried back under this subparagraph and
				such individual has died before the beginning of the taxable year in which such
				qualified fraudulent investment loss arises, then such qualified fraudulent
				investment loss shall be treated as a loss with respect to both the taxpayer
				and such individual with respect to the taxable year to which such loss
				carried.
						(iv)Coordination
				with paragraph (2)For purposes of applying paragraph (2), a
				loss to which an election under section 165(m) applies for any taxable year
				shall be treated in a manner similar to the manner in which a specified
				liability loss is treated.
						.
			(b)Effective
			 date
				(1)In
			 generalExcept as provided in
			 paragraph (2), the amendments made by this section shall apply to net operating
			 losses arising in taxable years beginning after December 31, 2007.
				(2)Transition
			 ruleIn the case of a net operating loss for a taxable year
			 ending before the date of the enactment of this Act—
					(A)any election made
			 under subsection (b)(1)(H)(iii) or (b)(3) of section 172 of such Code with
			 respect to such loss may (notwithstanding such section) be revoked before the
			 due date (including extension of time) for filing the return for the taxpayer’s
			 last taxable year beginning during 2010, and
					(B)any application
			 under section 6411(a) of such Code with respect to such loss shall be treated
			 as timely filed if filed before such due date.
					4.Hardship
			 withdrawals
			(a)In
			 generalParagraph (2) of section 72(t) of the Internal Revenue
			 Code of 1986 is amended by adding at the end the following new
			 subparagraph:

					(H)Distributions to
				replace qualified fraudulent investment lossesAny distribution
				which was made during the 10-year period beginning on the date on which a
				qualified fraudulent investment loss (as defined in section 165(m)(2)) was
				discovered to the extent the aggregate of such distributions do not exceed such
				qualified fraudulent investment
				loss.
					.
			(b)Effective
			 dateThe amendment made by this section shall apply to taxable
			 years beginning after December 31, 2007.
			5.Catch-up
			 contributions
			(a)In
			 generalSection 219(b)(5) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is
			 amended by redesignating subparagraphs (C) and (D) as subparagraphs (D) and
			 (E), respectively, and by inserting after subparagraph (B) the following new
			 subparagraph:

					(C)Catchup
				contributions relating to qualified fraudulent investment losses
						(i)In
				generalIn the case of any applicable individual who elects to
				make a qualified retirement contribution in addition to the amount determined
				under subparagraph (A), the deductible amount for any taxable year shall be
				increased by an amount equal to the lesser of—
							(I)100 percent of the
				amount determined under subparagraph (A) for such taxable year, or
							(II)the excess of the
				qualified fraudulent investment loss described in clause (ii) over the amount
				of contributions allowed as a deduction by reason of this subparagraph for all
				preceding taxable years.
							(ii)Applicable
				individualFor purposes of this subparagraph, the term
				applicable individual means, with respect to any taxable year,
				any individual with a qualified fraudulent investment loss (as defined in
				section 165(m)(2)) in an individual retirement plan in any of the 10
				immediately preceding taxable years if the amount of such loss exceeded 50
				percent of the value of such individual retirement plan on the day immediately
				preceding the discovery of the qualified fraudulent investment
				loss.
						.
			(b)Effective
			 dateThe amendments made by this section shall apply to taxable
			 years beginning after December 31, 2007.
			6.Extension of
			 limitation for credits and refunds for gifts and bequests of assets with
			 qualified fraudulent investment losses
			(a)In
			 generalSection 6511 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is
			 amended by redesignating subsection (i) as subsection (j) and by inserting
			 after subsection (h) the following new subsection:

					(i)Special rules
				applicable to estate and gift taxes with respect to assets with qualified
				fraudulent investment losses
						(1)In
				generalIf a claim for a credit or refund relates to an
				overpayment of taxes imposed under subtitle B in connection with a gift or
				bequest of an interest in an investment with respect to which there is a
				qualified fraudulent investment loss (as defined in section 165(m)(2)) and the
				taxpayer did not know, and reasonably should not have known, about the criminal
				behavior in connection with such loss, such credit or refund may be allowed or
				made if claim therefor is filed on or before the date that is 6 years after the
				return to which the credit or overpayment relates was filed.
						(2)Determination of
				value
							(A)Gift
				taxesIn determining the amount of any credit or refund described
				in paragraph (1) relating to a gift, the value of such gift shall be not more
				than the greater of the value of such gift on the last day of the taxable year
				in which the qualified fraudulent investment loss was discovered or the amount
				realized from the disposition of such gift (if any) by the donee.
							(B)Estate
				taxesIn determining the amount of any credit or refund described
				in paragraph (1) relating to a bequest, the value of such bequest shall be not
				more than the greater of the value of such bequest on the last day of the
				calendar year in which the qualified fraudulent investment loss was discovered
				or the amount realized from the disposition of such bequest (if any) by the
				donee.
							.
			(b)Effective
			 dateThe amendments made by this section shall apply to gifts or
			 bequests made after December 31, 2007.


117 HR 1093 IH: Stop Funding the PLA Act
U.S. House of Representatives
2021-02-18
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I117th CONGRESS1st SessionH. R. 1093IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVESFebruary 18, 2021Mr. Banks introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Financial Services, and in addition to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concernedA BILLTo prohibit financial investment by a United States person in foreign industrial defense corporations with substantial contracts with, ties to, or support from, the Chinese military and affiliated entities, and for other purposes.1.Short titleThis Act may be cited as the Stop Funding the PLA Act. 2.Specification of prohibited foreign industrial defense corporations(a)Specification requiredNot later than 90 days after the date of the enactment of this section, and annually thereafter, the Secretary, in consultation with the Secretary of State, the Secretary of Defense, and the domestic intelligence community, shall submit to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs of the Senate and the Committee on Financial Services of the House of Representatives a report that specifies each foreign industrial defense corporation with substantial contracts with, ties to, or support from, a PLA entity. (b)Effect of specification(1)Purchase of securities prohibitedBeginning on the date that is 180 days after a report is submitted under subsection (a), a United States person may not purchase securities of a foreign industrial defense corporation specified in such report.(2)Divestment required(A)In generalExcept as provided in subparagraph (B), not later than 180 days after a report is submitted under subsection (a), a United States person that owns a security of a foreign industrial defense corporation specified in such report shall divest themselves of such security.(B)Extended wind-down in case of financial hardshipThe Secretary may allow a United States person a 270-day extension to the 180-day period for compliance under subparagraph (A) if the Secretary determines that such entity—(i)owns a security of a foreign industrial defense corporation specified in a report submitted under subsection (a); and(ii)would experience extreme financial hardship to comply within the 180-day period under subparagraph (A).(c)Assignment of authority(1)EnforcementThe Secretary shall enforce the provisions of this section. (2)RegulationsNot later than 90 days after the date of the enactment of this section, the Secretary shall issue such regulations and guidance as necessary to implement and enforce this section. (d)ReportNot later than 360 days after the date of the enactment of this section, the Secretary shall submit to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs of the Senate and the Committee on Financial Services of the House of Representatives a report on the progress of the divestments required under subsection (b)(2). (e)Petition for removal from designation(1)In generalA foreign industrial defense corporation may petition the Secretary to not be included or removed from a report under subsection (a). (2)RequirementsA petition under paragraph (1) shall include such documentation of the assets and liabilities, company financial records, ownership and investor records, and past and current business contracts of the foreign industrial defense corporation submitting such petition that the Secretary determines necessary.(f)Final reportNot later than 8 years after the date of the enactment of this section, the Secretary shall submit to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs of the Senate and the Committee on Financial Services of the House of Representatives a final report on the implementation of this section, including—(1)an analysis of the effectiveness of this section;(2)the development and maintenance of the reports required under subsection (a); and(3)a description of completed and ongoing civil and criminal cases related to securities of foreign industrial defense corporations.(g)SunsetThis section and the authority under this section shall expire on the date that is 10 years after the date of the enactment of this section.(h)DefinitionsIn this section:(1)PLA entityThe term PLA entity means any entity of the Chinese military, including the People’s Liberation Army, Navy, Air Force, Rocket Force, Strategic Support Force, and Joint Logistics Force, and the Chinese intelligence community.(2)Foreign industrial defense corporationThe term foreign industrial defense corporation means any corporation based—(A)outside of the United States; and(B)in a country that the Secretary, in consultation with the Secretary of Defense, the Secretary of State, and the domestic intelligence community, determines does not possess positive economic and military relations with the United States. (3)SecretaryThe term Secretary means the Secretary of the Treasury. (4)SubstantialThe term substantial shall, with respect to contracts with, ties to, or support from, a PLA entity, have the meaning determined by the Secretary, in consultation with the Secretary of State, the Secretary of Defense, and the domestic intelligence community.


115 HR 270 IH: Environmental Justice Act of 2017
U.S. House of Representatives
2017-01-04
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I115th CONGRESS1st SessionH. R. 270IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVESJanuary 4, 2017Mr. Lewis of Georgia introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Ways and MeansA BILLTo amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide support to environmental justice communities
			 and environmental justice projects.

 1.Short titleThis Act may be cited as the Environmental Justice Act of 2017. 2.PurposeThe purpose of this Act is—
 (1)to ensure that environmental justice communities have the opportunity to participate in developing solutions to environmental blight and health-related problems and to actively participate in developing solutions for their community;
 (2)to promote the development and maintenance of parks and green open spaces in environmental justice communities; and
 (3)to encourage not-for-profit organizations, colleges, and universities to assist in environmental justice projects through tax credit incentives.
			3.Credit against employment taxes for certain expenses relating to environmental justice communities
			 and environmental justice projects
 (a)In generalSection 3111 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by adding at the end the following:  (g)Environmental justice (1)Allowance of creditThere shall be allowed as a credit against the tax imposed by subsection (a) on wages paid with respect to employment of all employees of the eligible organization during the calendar year an amount equal to 40 percent of the amount of qualified expenditures of an eligible organization.
 (2)LimitationThe amount allowed as a credit for a calendar year shall not exceed $10,000. (3)Qualified expendituresFor purposes of paragraph (1)—
 (A)In generalThe term qualified expenditures means amounts paid or incurred by an eligible organization to provide support to environmental justice communities or environmental justice projects.
 (B)Environmental justice communityThe term environmental justice community means a community with significant representation of racial or ethnic minorities or low-income populations that experiences, or is at risk of experiencing, a significant or disproportionate burden of environmental stressors, risks, adverse human health effects, or environmental effects.
 (C)Environmental justice projectThe term environmental justice project means— (i)assistance with competitive grant writing,
 (ii)legal aide to advocate for affected communities, (iii)community organizing,
 (iv)advocacy at public forums, (v)research and human health monitoring,
 (vi)promotion and development of green space in urban communities, (vii)encouraging public-private partnerships, and
 (viii)any other project or activity designated by the Secretary. (4)Eligible organizationFor purposes of this subsection, the term eligible organization means an organization described in section 501(c)(3) and exempt from taxation under section 501(a).
 (5)RegulationsThe Secretary shall prescribe such regulations or other guidance as may be necessary to carry out this subsection..
 (b)Effective dateThe amendment made by subsection (a) shall apply to periods after December 31, 2016.


109 HR 5836 IH: Comprehensive Tuberculosis

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2006-07-19
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		I
		109th CONGRESS
		2d Session
		H. R. 5836
		IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

			July 19, 2006
			Mr. Brown of Ohio
			 (for himself and Mrs. Wilson of New
			 Mexico) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the
			 Committee on Energy and
			 Commerce

		A BILL
		To amend the Public Health Service Act with respect to
		  making progress toward the goal of eliminating tuberculosis, and for other
		  purposes.

		1.Short title; table of
			 contents
			(a)Short
			 titleThis Act may be cited
			 as the Comprehensive Tuberculosis
			 Elimination Act of 2006.
			(b)Table of
			 contentsThe table of
			 contents for this Act is as follows:

					Sec. 1. Short title; table of contents.
					Sec. 2. Findings.
					Title I—Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
					Subtitle A—National program for elimination of
				tuberculosis
					Sec. 101. National program.
					Subtitle B—Interagency collaboration
					Sec. 111. Advisory council for elimination of
				tuberculosis.
					Subtitle C—New tools for tuberculosis elimination
					Sec. 121. New tools.
					Subtitle D—Authorizations of appropriations
					Sec. 131. Authorizations of appropriations.
					Title II—National Institutes of Health
					Sec. 201. Activities of National Heart, Lung, and Blood
				Institute.
					Sec. 202. Activities of National institute of Allergy and
				Infectious Diseases.
					Sec. 203. John E. Fogarty International Center for Advanced
				Study in the Health Sciences.
					Sec. 204. Loan repayment programs regarding research on
				tuberculosis.

			2.FindingsThe Congress finds as follows:
			(1)Each year approximately 9 million people
			 become ill with active tuberculosis (TB) and 2 million of those
			 people die. This is a direct result of the disease having the ability to
			 develop resistance to treatments and to travel easily across borders.
			(2)In 2005, there
			 were 14,093 cases of active TB reported in the United States. However, the
			 decline of 3.8 percent in the national TB case rate from 2004 to 2005 was one
			 of the smallest declines in more than a decade.
			(3)In addition to
			 those with active TB, an estimated 10 to 15 million people in the United States
			 have latent TB.
			(4)The increasing
			 occurrence of multidrug resistant TB, including extensively drug-resistant
			 TB—which is resistant to at least two main first-line drugs and additionally to
			 three or more of the six classes of second-line drugs—raises concerns of a
			 future epidemic of virtually untreatable TB.
			(5)New tools are
			 needed to more effectively prevent, diagnose, and treat TB. The standard method
			 of diagnosing TB is over 100 years old, and fails to adequately detect TB in
			 children and those coinfected with HIV/AIDS. The newest class of anti-TB drug
			 is 40 years old, while rates of multidrug resistant TB are rising
			 globally.
			ICenters for
			 Disease Control and Prevention
			ANational program for
			 elimination of tuberculosis
				101.National
			 programSection 317E of the
			 Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 247b-6) is amended—
					(1)by striking the heading for the section and
			 inserting the following: national program for elimination of
			 tuberculosis; and
					(2)by
			 amending subsection (b) to read as follows:

							(b)Research and
				development; demonstration projects; education and trainingWith respect to the prevention, control and
				elimination of tuberculosis, the Secretary may, directly or through grants to
				public or nonprofit private entities, carry out the following:
								(1)Research, with priority given to research
				and development concerning—
									(A)clinical trials to
				evaluate the safety and effectiveness of new drugs, diagnostics, and vaccines
				for latent tuberculosis infection and active tuberculosis;
									(B)epidemiological
				studies of populations at risk of tuberculosis; and
									(C)field studies to evaluate the effectiveness
				of new drugs, diagnostics, and vaccines, and evaluation of efforts to eliminate
				the disease.
									(2)Demonstration
				projects for—
									(A)the development of
				regional capabilities to prevent, control and eliminate tuberculosis;
									(B)the
				intensification of efforts to prevent, detect, and treat tuberculosis among
				African Americans and reduce or eliminate the racial disparity in the incidence
				of tuberculosis in that population;
									(C)the intensification of efforts to control
				tuberculosis along the United States-Mexico border and among United
				States-Mexico binational populations;
									(D)the intensification
				of efforts to prevent, detect, and treat tuberculosis among foreign-born
				persons who are in the United States; and
									(E)collaboration with Immigration and Customs
				Enforcement to identify and treat immigrants with active or latent tuberculosis
				infection.
									(3)A public
				information and education program.
								(4)Education,
				training and clinical skills improvement activities for health professionals,
				including allied health personnel and emergency response employees.
								(5)Provide support for the Tuberculosis Trials
				Consortium, the Tuberculosis Epidemiologic Studies Consortium, and Regional
				Training and Medical Consultation Centers to carry out activities under
				paragraphs (1) through (4).
								(6)Collaboration with international
				organizations and foreign countries in carrying out such
				activities.
								.
					BInteragency
			 collaboration
				111.Advisory
			 council for elimination of tuberculosis
					(a)In
			 generalSection 317E(f) of
			 the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 247b-6(f)) is amended—
						(1)by redesignating paragraph (5) as paragraph
			 (6); and
						(2)by
			 striking paragraphs (2) through (4), and inserting the following:

								(2)DutiesThe Council shall provide advice and
				recommendations regarding the elimination of tuberculosis to the Secretary, the
				Assistant Secretary for Health, and the Director of the Centers for Disease
				Control and Prevention. In addition, the Council shall, with respect to
				eliminating such disease, provide to the Secretary and other appropriate
				Federal officials advice on—
									(A)coordinating the
				activities of the Public Health Service and other Federal agencies that relate
				to the disease, including activities under subsection (b); and
									(B)efficiently
				utilizing the Federal resources involved.
									(3)National
				plan
									(A)In
				generalIn carrying out paragraph (2), the Council shall make
				recommendations on the development, revision, and implementation of a national
				plan to eliminate tuberculosis in the United States.
									(B)ConsultationIn
				carrying out subparagraph (A), the Council shall consult with public and
				private entities, including—
										(i)individuals who
				are scientists, physicians, and other health professionals, who are not
				officers or employees of the Federal Government and who represent the
				disciplines relevant to tuberculosis elimination;
										(ii)members of
				public-private partnerships established to address the elimination of
				tuberculosis ;
										(iii)members of
				national and international nongovernmental organizations established to address
				tuberculosis elimination; and
										(iv)members from the
				general public who are knowledgeable with respect to tuberculosis elimination
				including individuals who have or have had tuberculosis.
										(C)Certain
				components of planIn
				carrying out subparagraph (A), the Council shall—
										(i)consider the
				recommendations of the Institute of Medicine regarding the elimination of
				tuberculosis;
										(ii)consider
				recommendations for the involvement of the United States in continuing global
				and cross-border tuberculosis control activities in countries where a high
				incidence of tuberculosis directly affects the United States such as Mexico;
				and
										(iii)review the
				extent to which progress has been made toward eliminating tuberculosis.
										(4)Annual
				reportThe Council shall annually submit to Congress and the
				Secretary a report on the activities carried under this section, other than
				subsection (g). Each such report shall include the opinion of the Council on
				the extent to which its recommendations regarding the elimination of
				tuberculosis have been implemented, including with respect to—
									(A)activities under
				subsection (b); and
									(B)the national plan
				referred to in paragraph (3).
									(5)CompositionThe
				Council shall be composed of—
									(A)representatives
				from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the National Institutes of
				Health, the United States Agency for International Development, the Agency for
				Healthcare Research and Quality, the Health Resources and Services
				Administration, the United States-Mexico Border Health Commission, and other
				Federal departments and agencies that carry out significant activities related
				to tuberculosis;
									(B)State and local
				tuberculosis control and public health and officials;
									(C)individuals who are scientists, physicians,
				laboritorians, and other health professionals who represent disciplines
				relevant to tuberculosis elimination;
									(D)members of
				national and international nongovernmental organizations established to address
				the elimination of tuberculosis; and
									(E)members from the
				general public who are knowledgeable with respect to the elimination of
				tuberculosis, including individuals who have or have had
				tuberculosis.
									.
						(b)Rule of
			 construction regarding current membershipWith respect to the
			 advisory council under section 317E(f) of the Public Health Service Act, the
			 amendments made by subsection (a) may not be construed as terminating the
			 membership on such council of any individual serving as such a member as of the
			 day before the date of the enactment of this Act.
					CNew tools for
			 tuberculosis elimination
				121.New
			 toolsSection 317E of the
			 Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 247b–6) is amended—
					(1)by redesignating
			 subsection (g) as subsection (h); and
					(2)by inserting after
			 subsection (f) the following subsection:

							(g)New tools for
				elimination of tuberculosis
								(1)Research and
				development on drugs, diagnostics, and vaccines The Secretary,
				acting through the Director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention,
				shall expand, intensify, and coordinate research and development and related
				activities of such Centers to develop new tools for the elimination of
				tuberculosis, including drugs, diagnostics, and vaccines.
								(2)Federal
				tuberculosis task force
									(A)DutiesThe
				Federal Tuberculosis Task Force (established in December 2001 as part of the
				Centers for Disease Control and Prevention) (in this subsection referred to as
				the Task Force) shall provide to the Secretary and other
				appropriate Federal officials advice on the implementation of paragraph (1),
				include advice regarding the efficient utilization of the Federal resources
				involved.
									(B)National plan
				for new tools developmentIn carrying out paragraph (1), the Task
				Force shall make recommendations on the development of a national plan for the
				development of new tools for the elimination of tuberculosis, including drugs,
				diagnostics, and vaccines.
									(C)ConsultationIn
				developing the national plan under paragraph (1), the Task Force shall consult
				with—
										(i)scientists,
				physicians, and other health professionals and who represent the specialties
				and disciplines relevant to the research under consideration;
										(ii)members from public-private partnerships or
				foundations (or both) engaged in research relevant to research under
				consideration;
										(iii)members of
				national and international nongovernmental organizations established to address
				tuberculosis elimination;
										(iv)members from the
				general public who are knowledgeable with respect to tuberculosis, including
				individuals who have or have had tuberculosis; and
										(v)scientists,
				physicians, and other health professionals who reside in a foreign country with
				a substantial incidence or prevalence of tuberculosis, and who represent the
				specialties and disciplines relevant to the research under
				consideration.
										(3)Grants and
				contractsThe Secretary shall carry out paragraph (1) directly
				and through awards of grants, cooperative agreements, and contracts to public
				and private entities, including—
									(A)public-private
				partnerships;
									(B)academic
				institutions, including institutions of higher education;
									(C)research
				institutions; and
									(D)the Tuberculosis Trials Consortium and the
				Tuberculosis Epidemiologic Studies
				Consortium.
									.
					DAuthorizations of
			 appropriations
				131.Authorizations
			 of appropriationsSection 317E
			 of the Public Health Service Act, as amended by section 121(1) of this Act, is
			 amended by amending subsection (h) to read as follows:

						(h)Authorization of
				appropriations
							(1)General
				program
								(A)In
				generalFor the purpose of carrying out this section, other than
				subsection (g), there are authorized to be appropriated $528,000,000 for fiscal
				year 2007, and such sums as may be necessary for each of the fiscal years 2008
				through 2011.
								(B)Priority in
				expenditure of fundsIn
				expending amounts appropriated under subparagraph (A), the Secretary shall give
				priority to making grants under subsection (a) to States, which Core grants to
				States and local tuberculosis programs shall be distributed on the basis of a
				formula developed by the Secretary that takes into account the level of
				tuberculosis morbidity in each State, and other relevant factors in each State
				regarding the disease. The preceding sentence does not require the Secretary to
				modify the formula that was used by the Secretary for such grants for fiscal
				year 2006.
								(2)New
				tools
								(A)In
				generalFor the purpose of carrying out subsection (g), there are
				authorized to be appropriated $100,000,000 for fiscal year 2007, and such sums
				as may be necessary for each of the fiscal years 2008 through 2011.
								(B)LimitationThe
				authorization of appropriations established in subparagraph (A) for a fiscal
				year is effective only if the amount appropriated under paragraph (1) for such
				year equals or exceeds the amount appropriated to carry out this section for
				fiscal year
				2006.
								.
				IINational
			 Institutes of Health
			201.Activities of
			 National Heart, Lung, and Blood InstituteSubpart 2 of part C of title IV of the
			 Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C.
			 285b et seq.) is amended by inserting after section 424B the following
			 section:

					424C.Tuberculosis
						(a)In
				GeneralThe Director of the Institute shall expand, intensify,
				and coordinate research and development and related activities of the Institute
				with respect to tuberculosis, including activities toward the goal of
				eliminating such disease.
						(b)Certain
				ActivitiesActivities under subsection (a) shall include—
							(1)enhancing basic
				and clinical research on tuberculosis; and
							(2)expanding research
				on the relationship between such disease and the human immunodeficiency
				virus.
							(c)Research
				Education
							(1)Tuberculosis
				academic awardsThe Director of the Institute may provide awards
				to faculty of schools of medicine or osteopathic medicine to assist such
				faculty in developing high quality curricula in such schools designed to
				significantly increase the opportunities for interested individuals, including
				students of the school and practicing physicians and nurses, to learn the
				principles and practices of preventing, managing, and controlling
				tuberculosis.
							(2)Tuberculosis/pulmonary
				infection awardsThe Director of the Institute may provide awards
				to support the career development of clinically trained professionals who are
				committed to research regarding pulmonary infections and tuberculosis by
				providing for supervised study and research.
							(3)Authorization of
				appropriations
								(A)Tuberculosis
				academic awardsFor the
				purpose of carrying out paragraph (1), there are authorized to be appropriated
				$5,000,000 for fiscal year 2007, and such sums as may be necessary for each of
				the fiscal years 2008 through 2011.
								(B)Tuberculosis/pulmonary
				infection awardsFor the purpose of carrying out paragraph (2),
				there are authorized to be appropriated $5,000,000 for fiscal year 2007, and
				such sums as may be necessary for each of the fiscal years 2008 through
				2011.
								.
			202.Activities of
			 National institute of Allergy and Infectious DiseasesSection 447A of the
			 Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C.
			 285f–2) is amended—
				(1)by redesignating
			 subsection (b) as subsection (c);
				(2)by inserting after
			 subsection (a) the following subsection:

						(b)Activities under
				subsection (a) shall include activities to develop a tuberculosis vaccine. Such
				activities shall be carried out in accordance with the blueprint for
				tuberculosis vaccine development described in the report prepared pursuant to
				the workshop convened in March 1998 by the Advisory Council for Elimination of
				Tuberculosis, the Director of the National Vaccine Program, and the Director of
				the Institute.
						;
				and
				(3)in subsection (c)
			 (as so redesignated), in the first sentence—
					(A)by striking
			 and after 1994,; and
					(B)by inserting
			 before the period the following: , $240,000,000 for fiscal year 2007,
			 and such sums as may be necessary for each of the fiscal years 2008 through
			 2011.
					203.John E. Fogarty
			 International Center for Advanced Study in the Health SciencesSection 482 of the
			 Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C.
			 287b) is amended—
				(1)by inserting
			 (a) In General.— before
			 The general purpose;
				(2)in subsection (a)
			 (as so designated), by inserting after Health Sciences the
			 following: (in this subpart referred to as the
			 Center); and
				(3)by adding at the
			 end the following subsection:

						(b)Tuberculosis
							(1)In
				generalIn carrying out subsection (a) with respect to
				tuberculosis, the Center shall expand, intensify, and coordinate international
				activities of the Center for research and training.
							(2)International
				training programIn carrying out paragraph (1), the Center shall
				carry out an international training program regarding tuberculosis. Such
				program shall be modeled after the international training program carried out
				by the Center with respect to the human immunodeficiency
				virus.
							.
				204.Loan repayment
			 programs regarding research on tuberculosisPart G of title IV of the
			 Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C.
			 288 et seq.) is amended—
				(1)by redesignating
			 the second section 487F as section 487G; and
				(2)by inserting after
			 section 487G (as so redesignated) the following section:

						487H.Loan repayments regarding research on
		  tuberculosisIn carrying out
				sections 487C, 487E, and 487F, the Secretary shall seek to ensure that, for
				fiscal year 2007 and subsequent fiscal years, a portion of amounts appropriated
				to carry out such sections is reserved for the purpose of entering into
				contracts under which (in accordance with the section involved) individuals
				will conduct research on
				tuberculosis.
						.


113 HR 5653 IH: CDBG Grant Return Act of 2014
U.S. House of Representatives
2014-09-18
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113th CONGRESS 2d Session
H. R. 5653
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

September 18, 2014
Mr. Salmon introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Financial Services

A BILL
To provide for recipients of community development block grant funds to return such funds to the Treasury of the United States without prejudice, and for other purposes.

1.Short titleThis Act may be cited as the CDBG Grant Return Act of 2014.
2.Return of unused grant fundsSection 106 of the Housing and Community Development Act of 1974 (42 U.S.C. 5306) is amended by adding at the end the following new subsection:

(g)Return of unused grant funds
(1)AuthorityAny metropolitan city, urban county, unit of general local government, Indian tribe, or insular area that directly or indirectly receives amounts pursuant to this section may, at the sole discretion of such entity, return to the Treasury any or all of such amounts, subject to paragraph (2).
(2)Retention and use of 10 percent of return amountIn returning any amounts pursuant to this subsection, a metropolitan city, urban county, unit of general local government, Indian tribe, or insular area, such city, county unit, tribe, or insular area may retain and use for any purpose, at the discretion of such city, county unit, tribe, or insular area and notwithstanding any other provision of this title, an amount not exceeding 1/10 of the total of such amounts otherwise to be returned.
(3)Treatment of future grant amountsAny return of amounts pursuant to this subsection shall not in any manner affect the future eligibility of such entity for grant funds under this title or the amount of such grant funds provided.
(4)Treatment of returned amountsAny amounts returned to the Treasury pursuant to this subsection shall be covered into the general fund and shall not be reallocated, redistributed, or otherwise made available under this title..


110 HR 1233 IH: Mitigating the Impact of Uncompensated

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2007-02-28
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		110th CONGRESS
		1st Session
		H. R. 1233
		IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

			February 28, 2007
			Mrs. Bono 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 allow a bad
		  debt deduction to doctors to partially offset the cost of providing
		  uncompensated care required to be provided under the amendments made by the
		  Emergency Medical Treatment and Labor Act.

		1.Short titleThis Act may be cited as the
			 Mitigating the Impact of Uncompensated
			 Service and Time Act of 2007.
		2.Bad debt
			 deduction for doctors to partially offset the cost of providing uncompensated
			 care required to be provided under amendments made by the Emergency Medical
			 Treatment and Labor Act
			(a)In
			 generalSection 166 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986
			 (relating to bad debts) is amended by redesignating subsection (f) as
			 subsection (g) and by inserting after subsection (e) the following new
			 subsection:

					(f)Bad debt
				treatment for doctors to partially offset cost of providing uncompensated care
				required To be provided
						(1)Amount of
				deduction
							(A)In
				generalFor purposes of subsection (a), the basis for determining
				the amount of any deduction for an eligible EMTALA debt shall be treated as
				being equal to the Medicare payment amount.
							(B)Medicare payment
				amountFor purposes of
				subparagraph (A), the Medicare payment amount with respect to an eligible
				EMTALA debt is the fee schedule amount established under section 1848 of the
				Social Security Act for the physicians’ service (to which such debt relates) as
				if the service were provided to an individual enrolled under part B of title
				XVIIII of such Act.
							(2)Eligible EMTALA
				debtFor purposes of this section, the term eligible EMTALA
				debt means any debt if—
							(A)such debt arose as a result of physicians’
				services—
								(i)which were
				performed in an EMTALA hospital by a board-certified physician (whether as part
				of medical screening or necessary stabilizing treatment and whether as an
				emergency department physician, as an on-call physician, or otherwise),
				and
								(ii)which were
				required to be provided under section 1867 of the Social Security Act (42
				U.S.C. 1395dd), and
								(B)such debt is
				owed—
								(i)to
				such physician, or
								(ii)to an entity
				if—
									(I)such entity is a
				corporation and the sole shareholder of such corporation is such physician,
				or
									(II)such entity is a
				partnership and any deduction under this subsection with respect to such debt
				is allocated to such physician or to an entity described in subclause
				(I).
									(3)Board-certified
				physicianFor purposes of this subsection, the term
				board-certified physician means any physician (as defined in
				section 1861(r) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1395x(r)) who is
				certified by the American Board of Emergency Medicine or other appropriate
				medical specialty board for the specialty in which the physician practices, or
				who meets comparable requirements, as identified by the Secretary of the
				Treasury in consultation with Secretary of Health and Human Services.
						(4)Other
				definitionsFor purposes of this subsection—
							(A)EMTALA
				hospitalThe term
				EMTALA hospital means any hospital having a hospital emergency
				department which is required to comply with section 1867 of the Social Security
				Act (42 U.S.C. 1395dd) (relating to examination and treatment for emergency
				medical conditions and women in labor).
							(B)Physicians’
				servicesThe term
				physicians’ services has the meaning given such term in section
				1861(q) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C.
				1395x(q)).
							.
			(b)Effective
			 dateThe amendments made by this section shall apply to debts
			 arising from services performed in taxable years beginning after the date of
			 the enactment of this Act.


110 HR 4596 IH: To extend the temporary suspension of duty on

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2007-12-13
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		110th CONGRESS
		1st Session
		H. R. 4596
		IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

			December 13, 2007
			Mr. Cleaver
			 introduced the following bill; which was referred to the
			 Committee on Ways and
			 Means

		A BILL
		To extend the temporary suspension of duty on
		  Hydroxylamine.

		1.Hydroxylamine
			(a)In
			 generalHeading 9902.01.03 of
			 the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States is amended by striking
			 12/31/2006 and inserting 12/31/2011.
			(b)Effective
			 dateThe amendment made by
			 subsection (a) applies with respect to goods entered, or withdrawn from
			 warehouse for consumption, on or after the 15th day after the date of the
			 enactment of this Act.


113 S2160 IS: Native American Children's Safety Act
U.S. Senate
2014-03-26
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II113th CONGRESS2d SessionS. 2160IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATESMarch 26, 2014Mr. Hoeven (for himself, Mr. Tester, Mr. Barrasso, and Ms. Heitkamp) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Indian AffairsA BILLTo amend the Indian Child Protection and Family Violence Prevention Act to require background
			 checks before foster care placements are ordered in tribal court
			 proceedings, and for other purposes.1.Short
			 titleThis Act may be cited as
			 the Native American Children's Safety
			 Act.2.Character
			 investigationsSection 408 of
			 the Indian Child Protection and Family Violence Prevention Act (25 U.S.C.
			 3207)
			 is amended by adding at the end the following:(d)By tribal social services agency
				for foster care placements in tribal court proceedings(1)DefinitionsIn this subsection:(A)Covered
				individualThe term covered individual
				includes—(i)any individual 18
				years of age or older; and(ii)any individual
				who an Indian tribe described in paragraph (2)(A) determines is
			 subject to a
				character investigation under that paragraph.(B)Foster care
				placementThe term foster care placement means any
				action removing an Indian child from a parent or Indian custodian
			 for temporary
				placement in a foster home or institution or the home of a guardian
			 or
				conservator if—(i)the parent or
				Indian custodian cannot have the child returned on demand; and(ii)parental rights
				have not been terminated.(C)Indian
				custodianThe term Indian custodian means any
				Indian—(i)who has legal
				custody of an Indian child under tribal law or custom or under
			 State law;
				or(ii)to whom
				temporary physical care, custody, and control has been transferred
			 by the
				parent of the child.(D)ParentThe term parent means—(i)any biological
				parent of an Indian child; or(ii)any Indian who
				has lawfully adopted an Indian child, including adoptions under
			 tribal law or
				custom.(E)Tribal courtThe term tribal court means a court—(i)with jurisdiction over foster care placements; and(ii)that is—(I)a Court of Indian Offenses;(II)a court established and operated under the code or custom of an Indian tribe; or(III)any other administrative body of a tribe that is vested with authority over foster care placements.(F)Tribal social services agencyThe term tribal social services agency means the agency of the Federal Government or of an Indian tribe described in paragraph (2)(A)
			 that has the primary responsibility for carrying out foster care services
			 (as of the date on which the proceeding described in paragraph (2)(A)
			 commences) on the Indian reservation of the Indian tribe.(2)Character
				investigations before placement(A)In
				generalExcept as provided in
				paragraph (3), no foster care placement shall be ordered in any
			 proceeding over
				which an Indian tribe has exclusive jurisdiction until the tribal
			 social services agency—(i)completes an investigation of the character
				of each covered individual who resides in the household or is
			 employed at the
				institution in which the foster care placement will be made; and(ii)concludes that
				each covered individual described in clause (i) meets such
			 standards of
				character as the Indian tribe shall establish in accordance with
			 subparagraph (B).(B)Standards of characterThe standards of character described in subparagraph (A)(ii) shall include—(i)requirements that each tribal social services agency described in subparagraph
			 (A)—(I)perform criminal records checks, including fingerprint-based checks of national crime information
			 databases (as defined in section 534(f)(3) of title 28, United States
			 Code); and(II)check any child abuse and neglect registry maintained by the State in which the covered individual
			 resides for information on the covered individual, and request any other
			 State in which the covered individual resided in the preceding 5 years, to
			 enable the tribal social services agency to check any child abuse and
			 neglect registry
			 maintained by that State for such information; and(ii)any other additional requirement that the Indian tribe determines is necessary.(C)ResultsExcept
				as provided in paragraph (3), no foster care placement shall be
			 ordered in any
				proceeding described in subparagraph (A) if an investigation
			 described in clause (i) of that subparagraph reveals that a covered
			 individual described in that
				clause—(i)has been found by a Federal, State, or tribal
				court to have committed any crime listed in clause (i) or (ii) of
			 section 471(a)(20)(A) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C.
			 671(a)(20)(A)); or(ii)is listed on a registry described in subparagraph (B)(i)(II).(D)DeadlineExcept
				as provided in paragraph (3), the tribal social services agency
			 shall satisfy the
			 requirements
				of clauses (i) and (ii) of subparagraph (A) not later than 14 days
			 after the date
				on which the proceeding described in subparagraph (A) commences.(3)Emergency
				placementParagraph (2) shall not apply to an emergency foster care
				placement, as determined by an Indian tribe described in paragraph
				(2)(A).(4)Recertification
				of foster homes or institutions(A)In
				generalNot later than 180 days after the date of enactment of
				this subsection, each Indian tribe shall establish procedures to
			 recertify
				homes or institutions in which foster care placements are made.(B)ContentsThe
				procedures described in subparagraph (A) shall include, at a
			 minimum, periodic intervals at
				which the home or institution shall be subject to recertification
			 to ensure—(i)the safety of the
				home or institution for the Indian child; and(ii)that each
				covered individual who resides in the home or is employed at the
			 institution is
				subject to a character investigation in accordance with this
			 subsection,
				including any covered individual who—(I)resides in the home or is employed at the institution on the date on which the procedures
				established under subparagraph (A) commences; and(II)did not reside
				in the home or was not employed at the institution on the date on
			 which the
				investigation described in paragraph (2)(A)(i) was completed.(C)Regulations
				promulgated or guidance issued by the SecretaryThe procedures
				established under subparagraph (A) shall be subject to any
			 regulation
				promulgated or guidance issued by the Secretary that is in
			 accordance with the
				purpose of this subsection.(5)RegulationsNot later than 180 days after the date of enactment of this subsection and after consultation with
			 Indian tribes, the Secretary shall promulgate a regulation regarding—(A)procedures for a
				character investigation of any covered individual who—(i)resides in the home or is employed at the institution in which the foster care placement is made
				after the date on which the investigation described in paragraph
			 (2)(A)(i)
				is completed; and(ii)was not the
				subject of an investigation described in paragraph (2)(A)(i) before
			 the
				foster care placement was made;(B)self-reporting
				requirements for foster care homes or institutions in which any
			 covered
				individual described in subparagraph (A) resides if the
				head  of the household or the operator of the institution has
				knowledge that the covered individual—(i)has been found by a
				Federal, State, or tribal court to have committed any crime listed
			 in clause (i) or (ii) of section 471(a)(20)(A) of the Social Security Act
			 (42 U.S.C. 671(a)(20)(A)); or(ii)is listed on a registry described in paragraph (2)(B)(i)(II);(C)procedures and guidelines for emergency foster care placements under paragraph (3); and(D)procedures for certifying compliance with this Act..


 HR 2607 ENR: To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 7802 37th Avenue in Jackson Heights, New York, as the “Jeanne and Jules Manford Post Office Building”.
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One Hundred Fourteenth Congress of the United States of America At the Second SessionBegun and held at the City of Washington on Monday, the fourth day of January, two thousand and sixteen
H. R. 2607

AN ACT
To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 7802 37th Avenue in Jackson Heights, New York, as the Jeanne and Jules Manford Post Office Building.

1. Jeanne and Jules Manford Post Office Building
(a)DesignationThe facility of the United States Postal Service located at 7802 37th Avenue in Jackson Heights, New York, shall be known and designated as the Jeanne and Jules Manford Post Office Building.  (b)ReferencesAny reference in a law, map, regulation, document, paper, or other record of the United States to the facility referred to in subsection (a) shall be deemed to be a reference to the Jeanne and Jules Manford Post Office Building.
 Speaker of the House of Representatives.Vice President of the United States and President of the Senate.


116 HR 2861 IH: American Red Cross Transparency Act of 2019
U.S. House of Representatives
2019-05-21
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I116th CONGRESS1st SessionH. R. 2861IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVESMay 21, 2019Mr. Thompson of Mississippi introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Foreign AffairsA BILLTo improve transparency regarding the activities of the American Red Cross, and for other purposes.

 1.Short titleThis Act may be cited as the American Red Cross Transparency Act of 2019. 2.Government Accountability Office oversightSection 300111 of title 36, United States Code, is amended to read as follows:

				300111.Authority of the Comptroller General of the United States
 (a)Audit authorityThe Comptroller General of the United States is authorized to review— (1)the internal governance of the corporation; and
 (2)any program or activity connected to national preparedness, including any program or activity carried out by the corporation in connection with events for which the Federal Government provides leadership or support under the national preparedness system established under section 644 of the Post-Katrina Emergency Management Reform Act of 2006 (6 U.S.C. 744; enacted as title VI of the Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act, 2007), or any successor system.
						(b)Access authority
 (1)In generalFor purposes of carrying out this section, the Comptroller General of the United States shall have access to and the right to examine and copy all records and other recorded information, electronic or otherwise, within the possession or control of the corporation that the Comptroller General determines relevant to a review authorized under subsection (a), including such records and other recorded information relating to the financial transactions and internal governance of the corporation.
 (2)IndividualsThe Comptroller General shall be provided access to, and be permitted to interview, any member of the board of governors, employee, volunteer, or agent of the corporation whom the Comptroller General believes to have knowledge relevant to a review authorized under subsection (a).
						(c)Enforcement
						(1)Subpoena authority
 (A)In generalIf the corporation does not make available a record, other recorded information, or a member of the board of governors, employee, volunteer, or agent of the corporation upon a request under subsection (b), the Comptroller General of the United States may issue a subpoena for the record or other recorded information or to obtain the testimony of the member of the board of governors, employee, volunteer, or agent.
 (B)IssuanceA subpoena issued under this paragraph— (i)shall identify the record, other recorded information, or member of the board of governors, employee, volunteer, or agent of the corporation sought; and
 (ii)may be issued by the Comptroller General. (C)ServiceThe Comptroller General shall have an individual serve a subpoena issued under this paragraph by delivering a copy to the chief executive officer of the corporation or by mailing a copy of the subpoena by certified or registered mail, return receipt requested, to the principal place of business of the corporation. Proof of service is shown by a verified return by the individual serving the subpoena that states how the subpoena was served or by the return receipt signed by the person served.
 (2)ActionIf the corporation does not comply with a subpoena issued under paragraph (1), the Comptroller General of the United States, acting through an attorney the Comptroller General designates in writing, may bring a civil action in the United States District Court for the District of Columbia to require the corporation to produce the record, other recorded information, or member of the board of governors, employee, volunteer, or agent that is the subject of the subpoena. The court shall have jurisdiction of such action and may punish a failure to obey an order of the court under this subsection as a contempt of court..