116 S2096 : To amend title 38, United States Code, to authorize States and tribal organizations that receive grants from the National Cemetery Administration for establishment, expansion, or improvement of a veterans' cemeteries to use amounts of such grants for State and tribal organization cemetery personnel to train at the training center of the National Cemetery Administration, and for other purposes.
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IC116th CONGRESS1st SessionS. 2096IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVESDecember 23, 2019Referred to the Committee on Veterans' AffairsAN ACTTo amend title 38, United States Code, to authorize States and tribal organizations that receive
			 grants from the National Cemetery Administration for establishment,
			 expansion, or improvement of a veterans' cemeteries to use amounts of such
			 grants for State and tribal organization cemetery personnel to train at
			 the training center of the National Cemetery Administration, and for other
			 purposes.

 1.Training of State veterans cemetery personnel by National Cemetery AdministrationSection 2408 of title 38, United States Code, is amended— (1)in subsection (b)(1)—
 (A)in subparagraph (A)— (i)by striking and (ii) the cost and inserting (ii) the cost; and
 (ii)by inserting ; and (iii) training costs, including travel expenses, associated with attendance at training provided by the National Cemetery Administration before the semicolon; and
 (B)in subparagraph (B)— (i)by striking and (ii) the cost and inserting (ii) the cost; and
 (ii)by inserting ; and (iii) training costs, including travel expenses, associated with attendance at training provided by the National Cemetery Administration before the period;
 (2)by redesignating subsections (c) through (f) as subsections (d) through (g), respectively; and (3)by inserting after subsection (b) the following new subsection (c):

 (c)A grant under this section for a purpose described in subparagraph (A) or (B) of subsection (a)(1) may be used, solely or in part, for training costs, including travel expenses, associated with attendance at training provided by the National Cemetery Administration..Passed the Senate December 19, 2019.Julie E. Adams,Secretary


101 HR 3843 IH: Merger Filing Fee Modernization Act of 2021
U.S. House of Representatives
2021-06-11
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I117th CONGRESS1st SessionH. R. 3843IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVESJune 11, 2021Mr. Neguse (for himself, Mrs. Spartz, Mr. Cicilline, Mr. Buck, Mr. Nadler, and Mr. Roy) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concernedA BILLTo promote antitrust enforcement and protect competition through adjusting premerger filing fees, and increasing antitrust enforcement resources.1.Short titleThis Act may be cited as the Merger Filing Fee Modernization Act of 2021.2.Premerger notification filing feesSection 605 of Public Law 101–162 (15 U.S.C. 18a note) is amended—(1)in subsection (b)—(A)in paragraph (1)—(i)by striking $45,000 and inserting $30,000;(ii)by striking $100,000,000 and inserting $161,500,000;(iii)by striking 2004 and inserting 2022; and(iv)by striking 2003 and inserting 2021;(B)in paragraph (2)—(i)by striking $125,000 and inserting $100,000;(ii)by striking $100,000,000 and inserting $161,500,000;(iii)by striking but less and inserting but is less; and(iv)by striking and at the end;(C)in paragraph (3)—(i)by striking $280,000 and inserting $250,000; and(ii)by striking the period at the end and inserting but is less than $1,000,000,000 (as so adjusted and published);; and(D)by adding at the end the following:(4)$400,000 if the aggregate total amount determined under section 7A(a)(2) of the Clayton Act (15 U.S.C. 18a(a)(2)) is not less than $1,000,000,000 (as so adjusted and published) but is less than $2,000,000,000 (as so adjusted and published);(5)$800,000 if the aggregate total amount determined under section 7A(a)(2) of the Clayton Act (15 U.S.C. 18a(a)(2)) is not less than $2,000,000,000 (as so adjusted and published) but is less than $5,000,000,000 (as so adjusted and published); and(6)$2,250,000 if the aggregate total amount determined under section 7A(a)(2) of the Clayton Act (15 U.S.C. 18a(a)(2)) is not less than $5,000,000,000 (as so adjusted and published).; and(2)by adding at the end the following:(c)(1)For each fiscal year commencing after September 30, 2022, the filing fees in this section shall be increased each year by an amount equal to the percentage increase, if any, in the Consumer Price Index, as determined by the Department of Labor or its successor, for the year then ended over the level so established for the year ending September 30, 2021.(2)As soon as practicable, but not later than January 31 of each year, the Federal Trade Commission shall publish the adjusted amounts required by paragraph (1).(3)The Federal Trade Commission shall not adjust amounts required by paragraph (1) if the percentage increase described in paragraph (1) is less than 1 percent.(4)An amount adjusted under this section shall be rounded to the nearest multiple of $5,000..3.Authorization of appropriationsThere is authorized to be appropriated for fiscal year 2022—(1)$252,000,000 for the Antitrust Division of the Department of Justice; and(2)$418,000,000 for the Federal Trade Commission.


110 HRES 81 IH: To express the sense of the House of

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		IV
		110th CONGRESS
		1st Session
		H. RES. 81
		IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

			January 19, 2007
			Mr. Wu submitted the
			 following resolution; which was referred to the
			 Committee on Education and
			 Labor

		RESOLUTION
		To express the sense of the House of
		  Representatives that the maximum Pell Grant should be increased to
		  $5,800.

		Whereas a college education has become increasingly
			 important, not just to the individual beneficiary, but to the Nation as a
			 whole, and the growth and continued expansion of the Nation’s economy is
			 heavily dependent on an educated and highly skilled workforce;
		Whereas the opportunity to gain a college education also
			 is important to the Nation as a means to help advance the American ideals of
			 progress and equality;
		Whereas the Federal Government plays an invaluable role in
			 making student financial aid available to ensure that qualified students are
			 able to attend college, regardless of their financial means;
		Whereas, since the inception of the Pell Grant program in
			 1973, nearly 80,000,000 grants have helped low- and middle-income students go
			 to college, enrich their lives, and become productive members of
			 society;
		Whereas nationwide, almost 65 percent of high school
			 graduates continue on to higher education;
		Whereas this degree of college participation would not
			 exist without the Federal investment in student aid, especially the Pell Grant
			 program;
		Whereas nearly 25 percent of all undergraduate students
			 receive some amount of Pell Grant funding;
		Whereas in the next 10 years, the number of undergraduate
			 students enrolled in the Nation’s colleges and universities will increase by 11
			 percent to more than 11,000,000 students, many of these students will be the
			 first in their families to attend college, and one in 5 of these students will
			 be from families with incomes below the poverty level;
		Whereas the continued investment in the Pell Grant program
			 is essential if college is to remain an achievable part of the American
			 dream;
		Whereas increasing the maximum Pell Grant to $5,800 would
			 result in a $1,750 increase in the maximum grant award; and
		Whereas because Pell Grant recipients are more likely to
			 graduate with student loan debt and to amass more debt than other student
			 borrowers, increasing the maximum Pell Grant to $5,800 will help remedy this
			 disparity: Now, therefore, be it

		That it is the sense of the House of
			 Representatives that the maximum Pell Grant should be increased to
			 $5,800.


113 HR 1872 : Budget and Accounting Transparency Act of 2014
U.S. House of Representatives
2014-04-08
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IIB113th CONGRESS2d SessionH. R. 1872IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATESApril 8, 2014Received; read twice and referred to the Committee on the BudgetAN ACTTo amend the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985 to increase transparency in
			 Federal budgeting, and for other purposes.1.Short titleThis Act may be cited as the Budget and Accounting Transparency Act of 2014.IFair value estimates101.Credit reform(a)In generalTitle V of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974 is amended to read as follows:VFair value500.Short titleThis title may be cited as the Fair Value Accounting Act of 2014.501.PurposesThe purposes of this title are to—(1)measure more accurately the costs of Federal credit programs by accounting for them on a fair value
			 basis;(2)place the cost of credit programs on a budgetary basis equivalent to other Federal spending;(3)encourage the delivery of benefits in the form most appropriate to the needs of beneficiaries; and(4)improve the allocation of resources among Federal programs.502.DefinitionsFor purposes of this title:(1)The term direct loan means a disbursement of funds by the Government to a non-Federal borrower under a contract that
			 requires the repayment of such funds with or without interest. The term
			 includes the purchase of, or participation in, a loan made by another
			 lender and financing arrangements that defer payment for more than 90
			 days, including the sale of a Government asset on credit terms. The term
			 does not include the acquisition of a federally guaranteed loan in
			 satisfaction of default claims or the price support loans of the Commodity
			 Credit Corporation.(2)The term direct loan obligation means a binding agreement by a Federal agency to make a direct loan when specified conditions are
			 fulfilled by the borrower.(3)The term loan guarantee means any guarantee, insurance, or other pledge with respect to the payment of all or a part of
			 the principal or interest on any debt obligation of a non-Federal borrower
			 to a non-Federal lender, but does not include the insurance of deposits,
			 shares, or other withdrawable accounts in financial institutions.(4)The term loan guarantee commitment means a binding agreement by a Federal agency to make a loan guarantee when specified conditions
			 are fulfilled by the borrower, the lender, or any other party to the
			 guarantee agreement.(5)(A)The term cost means the sum of the Treasury discounting component and the risk component of a direct loan or
			 loan guarantee, or a modification thereof.(B)The Treasury discounting component shall be the estimated long-term cost to the Government of a
			 direct loan or loan guarantee, or modification thereof, calculated on a
			 net present value basis, excluding administrative costs and any incidental
			 effects on governmental receipts or outlays.(C)The risk component shall be an amount equal to the difference between—(i)the estimated long-term cost to the Government of a direct loan or loan guarantee, or modification
			 thereof, estimated on a fair value basis, applying the guidelines set
			 forth by the Financial Accounting Standards Board in Financial Accounting
			 Standards #157, or a successor thereto, excluding administrative costs and
			 any incidental effects on governmental receipts or outlays; and(ii)the Treasury discounting component of such direct loan or loan guarantee, or modification thereof.(D)The Treasury discounting component of a direct loan shall be the net present value, at the time
			 when the direct loan is disbursed, of the following estimated cash flows:(i)Loan disbursements.(ii)Repayments of principal.(iii)Essential preservation expenses, payments of interest and other payments by or to the Government
			 over the life of the loan after adjusting for estimated defaults,
			 prepayments, fees, penalties, and other recoveries, including the effects
			 of changes in loan terms resulting from the exercise by the borrower of an
			 option included in the loan contract.(E)The Treasury discounting component of a loan guarantee shall be the net present value, at the time
			 when the guaranteed loan is disbursed, of the following estimated cash
			 flows:(i)Payments by the Government to cover defaults and delinquencies, interest subsidies, essential
			 preservation expenses, or other payments.(ii)Payments to the Government including origination and other fees, penalties, and recoveries,
			 including the effects of changes in loan terms resulting from the exercise
			 by the guaranteed lender of an option included in the loan guarantee
			 contract, or by the borrower of an option included in the guaranteed loan
			 contract.(F)The cost of a modification is the sum of—(i)the difference between the current estimate of the Treasury discounting component of the remaining
			 cash flows under the terms of a direct loan or loan guarantee and the
			 current estimate of the Treasury discounting component of the remaining
			 cash flows under the terms of the contract, as modified; and(ii)the difference between the current estimate of the risk component of the remaining cash flows under
			 the terms of a direct loan or loan guarantee and the current estimate of
			 the risk component of the remaining cash flows under the terms of the
			 contract as modified.(G)In estimating Treasury discounting components, the discount rate shall be the average interest rate
			 on marketable Treasury securities of similar duration to the cash flows of
			 the direct loan or loan guarantee for which the estimate is being made.(H)When funds are obligated for a direct loan or loan guarantee, the estimated cost shall be based on
			 the current assumptions, adjusted to incorporate the terms of the loan
			 contract, for the fiscal year in which the funds are obligated.(6)The term program account means the budget account into which an appropriation to cover the cost of a direct loan or loan
			 guarantee program is made and from which such cost is disbursed to the
			 financing account.(7)The term financing account means the nonbudget account or accounts associated with each program account which holds balances,
			 receives the cost payment from the program account, and also includes all
			 other cash flows to and from the Government resulting from direct loan
			 obligations or loan guarantee commitments made on or after October 1,
			 1991.(8)The term liquidating account means the budget account that includes all cash flows to and from the Government resulting from
			 direct loan obligations or loan guarantee commitments made prior to
			 October 1, 1991. These accounts shall be shown in the budget on a cash
			 basis.(9)The term modification means any Government action that alters the estimated cost of an outstanding direct loan (or
			 direct loan obligation) or an outstanding loan guarantee (or loan
			 guarantee commitment) from the current estimate of cash flows. This
			 includes the sale of loan assets, with or without recourse, and the
			 purchase of guaranteed loans (or direct loan obligations) or loan
			 guarantees (or loan guarantee commitments) such as a change in collection
			 procedures.(10)The term current has the same meaning as in section 250(c)(9) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control
			 Act of 1985.(11)The term Director means the Director of the Office of Management and Budget.(12)The term administrative costs means costs related to program management activities, but does not include essential preservation
			 expenses.(13)The term essential preservation expenses means servicing and other costs that are essential to preserve the value of loan assets or
			 collateral.503.OMB and CBO analysis, coordination, and review(a)In generalFor the executive branch, the Director shall be responsible for coordinating the estimates required
			 by this title. The Director shall consult with the agencies that
			 administer direct loan or loan guarantee programs.(b)DelegationThe Director may delegate to agencies authority to make estimates of costs. The delegation of
			 authority shall be based upon written guidelines, regulations, or criteria
			 consistent with the definitions in this title.(c)Coordination with the Congressional Budget OfficeIn developing estimation guidelines, regulations, or criteria to be used by Federal agencies, the
			 Director shall consult with the Director of the Congressional Budget
			 Office.(d)Improving cost estimatesThe Director and the Director of the Congressional Budget Office shall coordinate the development
			 of more accurate data on historical performance and prospective risk of
			 direct loan and loan guarantee programs. They shall annually review the
			 performance of outstanding direct loans and loan guarantees to improve
			 estimates of costs. The Office of Management and Budget and the
			 Congressional Budget Office shall have access to all agency data that may
			 facilitate the development and improvement of estimates of costs.(e)Historical credit programs costsThe Director shall review, to the extent possible, historical data and develop the best possible
			 estimates of adjustments that would convert aggregate historical budget
			 data to credit reform accounting.504.Budgetary treatment(a)President’s budgetBeginning with fiscal year 2017, the President’s budget shall reflect the costs of direct loan and
			 loan guarantee programs. The budget shall also include the planned level
			 of new direct loan obligations or loan guarantee commitments associated
			 with each appropriations request. For each fiscal year within the
			 five-fiscal year period beginning with fiscal year 2017, such budget shall
			 include, on an agency-by-agency basis, subsidy estimates and costs of
			 direct loan and loan guarantee programs with and without the risk
			 component.(b)Appropriations requiredNotwithstanding any other provision of law, new direct loan obligations may be incurred and new
			 loan guarantee commitments may be made for fiscal year 2017 and thereafter
			 only to the extent that—(1)new budget authority to cover their costs is provided in advance in an appropriation Act;(2)a limitation on the use of funds otherwise available for the cost of a direct loan or loan
			 guarantee program has been provided in advance in an appropriation Act; or(3)authority is otherwise provided in appropriation Acts.(c)Exemption for direct spending programsSubsections (b) and (e) shall not apply to—(1)any direct loan or loan guarantee program that constitutes an entitlement (such as the guaranteed
			 student loan program or the veteran’s home loan guaranty program);(2)the credit programs of the Commodity Credit Corporation existing on the date of enactment of this
			 title; or(3)any direct loan (or direct loan obligation) or loan guarantee (or loan guarantee commitment) made
			 by the Federal National Mortgage Association or the Federal Home Loan
			 Mortgage Corporation.(d)Budget accounting(1)The authority to incur new direct loan obligations, make new loan guarantee commitments, or modify
			 outstanding direct loans (or direct loan obligations) or loan guarantees
			 (or loan guarantee commitments) shall constitute new budget authority in
			 an amount equal to the cost of the direct loan or loan guarantee in the
			 fiscal year in which definite authority becomes available or indefinite
			 authority is used. Such budget authority shall constitute an obligation of
			 the program account to pay to the financing account.(2)The outlays resulting from new budget authority for the cost of direct loans or loan guarantees
			 described in paragraph (1) shall be paid from the program account into the
			 financing account and recorded in the fiscal year in which the direct loan
			 or the guaranteed loan is disbursed or its costs altered.(3)All collections and payments of the financing accounts shall be a means of financing.(e)ModificationsAn outstanding direct loan (or direct loan obligation) or loan guarantee (or loan guarantee
			 commitment) shall not be modified in a manner that increases its costs
			 unless budget authority for the additional cost has been provided in
			 advance in an appropriation Act.(f)ReestimatesWhen the estimated cost for a group of direct loans or loan guarantees for a given program made in
			 a single fiscal year is re-estimated in a subsequent year, the difference
			 between the reestimated cost and the previous cost estimate shall be
			 displayed as a distinct and separately identified subaccount in the
			 program account as a change in program costs and a change in net interest.
			 There is hereby provided permanent indefinite authority for these
			 re-estimates.(g)Administrative expensesAll funding for an agency’s administrative costs associated with a direct loan or loan guarantee
			 program shall be displayed as distinct and separately identified
			 subaccounts within the same budget account as the program’s cost.505.Authorizations(a)Authorization for financing accountsIn order to implement the accounting required by this title, the President is authorized to
			 establish such non-budgetary accounts as may be appropriate.(b)Treasury transactions with the financing accounts(1)In generalThe Secretary of the Treasury shall borrow from, receive from, lend to, or pay to the financing
			 accounts such amounts as may be appropriate. The Secretary of the Treasury
			 may prescribe forms and denominations, maturities, and terms and
			 conditions for the transactions described in the preceding sentence,
			 except that the rate of interest charged by the Secretary on lending to
			 financing accounts (including amounts treated as lending to financing
			 accounts by the Federal Financing Bank (hereinafter in this subsection
			 referred to as the Bank) pursuant to section 405(b)) and the rate of interest paid to financing accounts on uninvested
			 balances in financing accounts shall be the same as the rate determined
			 pursuant to section 502(5)(G).(2)LoansFor guaranteed loans financed by the Bank and treated as direct loans by a Federal agency pursuant
			 to section 406(b)(1), any fee or interest surcharge (the amount by which
			 the interest rate charged exceeds the rate determined pursuant to section
			 502(5)(G) that the Bank charges to a private borrower pursuant to section
			 6(c) of the Federal Financing Bank Act of 1973 shall be considered a cash
			 flow to the Government for the purposes of determining the cost of the
			 direct loan pursuant to section 502(5). All such amounts shall be credited
			 to the appropriate financing account.(3)ReimbursementThe Bank is authorized to require reimbursement from a Federal agency to cover the administrative
			 expenses of the Bank that are attributable to the direct loans financed
			 for that agency. All such payments by an agency shall be considered
			 administrative expenses subject to section 504(g). This subsection shall
			 apply to transactions related to direct loan obligations or loan guarantee
			 commitments made on or after October 1, 1991.(4)AuthorityThe authorities provided in this subsection shall not be construed to supersede or override the
			 authority of the head of a Federal agency to administer and operate a
			 direct loan or loan guarantee program.(5)Title 31All of the transactions provided in the subsection shall be subject to the provisions of subchapter
			 II of chapter 15 of title 31, United States Code.(6)Treatment of cash balancesCash balances of the financing accounts in excess of current requirements shall be maintained in a
			 form of uninvested funds and the Secretary of the Treasury shall pay
			 interest on these funds. The Secretary of the Treasury shall charge (or
			 pay if the amount is negative) financing accounts an amount equal to the
			 risk component for a direct loan or loan guarantee, or modification
			 thereof. Such amount received by the Secretary of the Treasury shall be a
			 means of financing and shall not be considered a cash flow of the
			 Government for the purposes of section 502(5).(c)Authorization for liquidating accounts(1)Amounts in liquidating accounts shall be available only for payments resulting from direct loan
			 obligations or loan guarantee commitments made prior to October 1, 1991,
			 for—(A)interest payments and principal repayments to the Treasury or the Federal Financing Bank for
			 amounts borrowed;(B)disbursements of loans;(C)default and other guarantee claim payments;(D)interest supplement payments;(E)payments for the costs of foreclosing, managing, and selling collateral that are capitalized or
			 routinely deducted from the proceeds of sales;(F)payments to financing accounts when required for modifications;(G)administrative costs and essential preservation expenses, if—(i)amounts credited to the liquidating account would have been available for administrative costs and
			 essential preservation expenses under a provision of law in effect prior
			 to October 1, 1991; and(ii)no direct loan obligation or loan guarantee commitment has been made, or any modification of a
			 direct loan or loan guarantee has been made, since September 30, 1991; or(H)such other payments as are necessary for the liquidation of such direct loan obligations and loan
			 guarantee commitments.(2)Amounts credited to liquidating accounts in any year shall be available only for payments required
			 in that year. Any unobligated balances in liquidating accounts at the end
			 of a fiscal year shall be transferred to miscellaneous receipts as soon as
			 practicable after the end of the fiscal year.(3)If funds in liquidating accounts are insufficient to satisfy obligations and commitments of such
			 accounts, there is hereby provided permanent, indefinite authority to make
			 any payments required to be made on such obligations and commitments.(d)ReinsuranceNothing in this title shall be construed as authorizing or requiring the purchase of insurance or
			 reinsurance on a direct loan or loan guarantee from private insurers. If
			 any such reinsurance for a direct loan or loan guarantee is authorized,
			 the cost of such insurance and any recoveries to the Government shall be
			 included in the calculation of the cost.(e)Eligibility and assistanceNothing in this title shall be construed to change the authority or the responsibility of a Federal
			 agency to determine the terms and conditions of eligibility for, or the
			 amount of assistance provided by a direct loan or a loan guarantee.506.Treatment of deposit insurance and agencies and other insurance programsThis title shall not apply to the credit or insurance activities of the Federal Deposit Insurance
			 Corporation, National Credit Union Administration, Resolution Trust
			 Corporation, Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation, National Flood
			 Insurance, National Insurance Development Fund, Crop Insurance, or
			 Tennessee Valley Authority.507.Effect on other laws(a)Effect on other lawsThis title shall supersede, modify, or repeal any provision of law enacted prior to the date of
			 enactment of this title to the extent such provision is inconsistent with
			 this title. Nothing in this title shall be construed to establish a credit
			 limitation on any Federal loan or loan guarantee program.(b)Crediting of collectionsCollections resulting from direct loans obligated or loan guarantees committed prior to October 1,
			 1991, shall be credited to the liquidating accounts of Federal agencies.
			 Amounts so credited shall be available, to the same extent that they were
			 available prior to the date of enactment of this title, to liquidate
			 obligations arising from such direct loans obligated or loan guarantees
			 committed prior to October 1, 1991, including repayment of any obligations
			 held by the Secretary of the Treasury or the Federal Financing Bank. The
			 unobligated balances of such accounts that are in excess of current needs
			 shall be transferred to the general fund of the Treasury. Such transfers
			 shall be made from time to time but, at least once each year..(b)Conforming amendmentThe table of contents set forth in section 1(b) of the Congressional Budget and Impoundment Control
			 Act of 1974 is amended by striking the items relating to title V and
			 inserting the following:Title V—Fair valueSec. 500. Short title.Sec. 501. Purposes.Sec. 502. Definitions.Sec. 503. OMB and CBO analysis, coordination, and review.Sec. 504. Budgetary treatment.Sec. 505. Authorizations.Sec. 506. Treatment of deposit insurance and agencies and other insurance programs.Sec. 507. Effect on other laws..102.Budgetary adjustment(a)In generalSection 251(b)(1) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985 is amended by
			 adding at the end the following new sentence: A change in discretionary spending solely as a result of the amendment to title V of the
			 Congressional Budget Act of 1974 made by the Budget and Accounting Transparency Act of 2014 shall be treated as a change of concept under this paragraph..(b)ReportBefore adjusting the discretionary caps pursuant to the authority provided in subsection (a), the
			 Office of Management and Budget shall report to the Committees on the
			 Budget of the House of Representatives and the Senate on the amount of
			 that adjustment, the methodology used in determining the size of that
			 adjustment, and a program-by-program itemization of the components of that
			 adjustment.(c)ScheduleThe Office of Management and Budget shall not make an adjustment pursuant to the authority provided
			 in subsection (a) sooner than 60 days after providing the report required
			 in subsection (b).103.Effective dateThe amendments made by section 101 shall take effect beginning with fiscal year 2017.IIBudgetary treatment201.CBO and OMB studies respecting budgeting for costs of Federal insurance programsNot later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this Act, the Directors of the Congressional
			 Budget Office and of the Office of Management and Budget shall each
			 prepare a study and make recommendations to the Committees on the Budget
			 of the House of Representatives and the Senate as to the feasability of
			 applying fair value concepts to budgeting for the costs of Federal
			 insurance programs.202.On-budget status of Fannie Mae and Freddie MacNotwithstanding any other provision of law, the receipts and disbursements, including the
			 administrative expenses, of the Federal National Mortgage Association and
			 the Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation shall be counted as new budget
			 authority, outlays, receipts, or deficit or surplus for purposes of—(1)the budget of the United States Government as submitted by the President;(2)the congressional budget; and(3)the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985.203.Effective dateSection 202 shall not apply with respect to an enterprise (as such term is defined in section 1303
			 of the Federal Housing Enterprises Financial Safety and Soundness Act of
			 1992 (12 U.S.C. 4502)) after the date that all of the following have occurred:(1)The conservatorship for such enterprise under section 1367 of such Act (12 U.S.C. 4617) has been terminated.(2)The Director of the Federal Housing Finance Agency has certified in writing that such enterprise
			 has repaid to the Federal Government the maximum amount consistent with
			 minimizing total cost to the Federal Government of the financial
			 assistance provided to the enterprise by the Federal Government pursuant
			 to the amendments made by section 1117 of the Housing and Economic
			 Recovery Act of 2008 (Public Law 110–289; 122 Stat. 2683) or otherwise.(3)The charter for the enterprise has been revoked, annulled, or terminated and the authorizing
			 statute (as such term is defined in such section 1303) with respect to the
			 enterprise has been repealed.IIIBudget review and analysis301.CBO and OMB review and recommendations respecting receipts and collectionsNot later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this Act, the Director of the Office of
			 Management and Budget shall prepare a study of the history of offsetting
			 collections against expenditures and the amount of receipts collected
			 annually, the historical application of the budgetary terms revenue, offsetting collections, and offsetting receipts, and review the application of those terms and make recommendations to the Committees on the
			 Budget of the House of Representatives and the Senate of whether such
			 usage should be continued or modified. The Director of the Congressional
			 Budget Office shall review the history and recommendations prepared by the
			 Director of the Office of Management and Budget and shall submit comments
			 and recommendations to such Committees.302.Agency budget justificationsSection 1108 of title 31, United States Code, is amended by inserting at the end the following new subsections:(h)(1)Whenever any agency prepares and submits written budget justification materials for any committee
			 of the House of Representatives or the Senate, such agency shall post such
			 budget justification on the same day of such submission on the open page of the public website of the agency, and the Office of Management and Budget shall post such
			 budget justification in a centralized location on its website, in the
			 format developed under paragraph (2). Each agency shall include with its
			 written budget justification the process and methodology the agency is
			 using to comply with the Fair Value Accounting Act of 2014.(2)The Office of Management and Budget, in consultation with the Congressional Budget Office and the
			 Government Accountability Office, shall develop and notify each agency of
			 the format in which to post a budget justification under paragraph (1).
			 Such format shall be designed to ensure that posted budget justifications
			 for all agencies—(A)are searchable, sortable, and downloadable by the public;(B)are consistent with generally accepted standards and practices for machine-discoverability;(C)are organized uniformly, in a logical manner that makes clear the contents of a budget
			 justification and relationships between data elements within the budget
			 justification and among similar documents; and(D)use uniform identifiers, including for agencies, bureaus, programs, and projects.(i)(1)Not later than the day that the Office of Management and Budget issues guidelines, regulations, or
			 criteria to agencies on how to calculate the risk component under the Fair Value Accounting Act of 2014, it shall submit a written report to the Committees on the Budget of the House of Representatives
			 and the Senate containing all such guidelines, regulations, or criteria.(2)For fiscal year 2017 and each of the next four fiscal years thereafter, the Comptroller General
			 shall submit an annual report to the Committees on the Budget of the House
			 of Representatives and the Senate reviewing and evaluating the progress of
			 agencies in the implementation of the Fair Value Accounting Act of 2014.(3)Such guidelines, regulations, or criteria shall be deemed to be a rule for purposes of section 553 of title 5 and shall be issued after notice and opportunity for public comment in accordance with
			 the procedures under such section..Passed the House of Representatives April 7, 2014.Karen L. Haas,Clerk.


115 HR 5834 IH: Witness Security and Protection Grant Program Act of 2018
U.S. House of Representatives
2018-05-16
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I115th CONGRESS2d SessionH. R. 5834IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVESMay 16, 2018Mr. Cummings (for himself, Mr. Hastings, Mr. Johnson of Georgia, Ms. Kelly of Illinois, Ms. Jackson Lee, Ms. Norton, and Mr. Sarbanes) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on the JudiciaryA BILLTo require the Attorney General to make competitive grants to State, tribal, and local governments
			 to establish and maintain witness protection and assistance programs.

 1.Short titleThis Act may be cited as the Witness Security and Protection Grant Program Act of 2018. 2.Witness protection grant program (a)DefinitionsIn this section—
 (1)the term applicant means a State, tribal, or local government that applies for a grant under this section; and (2)the terms serious drug offense and serious violent felony have the meaning given those terms in section 3559(c)(2) of title 18, United States Code.
 (b)Grants requiredSubject to subsection (j), the Attorney General shall make competitive grants to State, tribal, and local governments to establish or maintain programs that provide protection or assistance to witnesses in court proceedings involving—
 (1)a homicide, serious violent felony, or serious drug offense; or (2)gangs or organized crime.
 (c)CriteriaIn making grants under this section, the Attorney General shall evaluate applicants based upon the following:
 (1)The extent to which the applicant lacks infrastructure to support programs that provide protection or assistance to witnesses.
 (2)The prevalence of witness intimidation in the jurisdiction of the applicant. (3)The percentage of cases not prosecuted by the applicant due to witness intimidation.
 (4)The number of homicides per capita committed in the jurisdiction of the applicant. (5)The number of serious violent felonies or serious drug offenses per capita committed in the jurisdiction of the applicant.
 (6)The extent to which organized crime is present in the jurisdiction of the applicant. (7)Any other criteria that the Attorney General determines appropriate.
 (d)Technical assistanceFrom amounts made available under subsection (j) to carry out this section, the Attorney General, upon request of a recipient of a grant under this section, shall direct the appropriate offices within the Department of Justice to provide technical assistance to the recipient to the extent the Attorney General determines technical assistance is needed to establish or maintain a program that provides protection or assistance to witnesses.
			(e)Best practices
 (1)ReportA recipient of a grant under this section shall submit to the Attorney General a report, in such form and manner and containing such information as specified by the Attorney General, that evaluates each program established or maintained pursuant to the grant, including policies and procedures under the program.
 (2)Development of Best PracticesBased on the reports submitted under paragraph (1), the Attorney General shall develop best practice models to assist State, tribal, and local governments in addressing—
 (A)witness safety; (B)short-term and permanent witness relocation;
 (C)financial and housing assistance; and (D)any other services related to witness protection or assistance that the Attorney General determines necessary.
 (3)Dissemination to StatesNot later than 1 year after developing best practice models under paragraph (2), the Attorney General shall disseminate the models to State, tribal, and local governments.
 (4)Sense of CongressIt is the sense of Congress that State, tribal, and local governments should use the best practice models developed and disseminated under this subsection to evaluate, improve, and develop witness protection or witness assistance programs as appropriate.
 (5)Rule of construction relating to sensitive informationNothing in this section shall be construed to require the dissemination of any information that the Attorney General determines—
 (A)is law enforcement sensitive and should only be disclosed within the law enforcement community; or (B)poses a threat to national security.
					(f)Federal share
 (1)In generalThe Federal share of the cost of a program carried out using a grant made under this section shall be not more than 75 percent.
				(2)In-kind contributions
 (A)In generalSubject to subparagraph (B), the non-Federal share for a program carried out using a grant made under this section may be in the form of in-kind contributions that are directly related to the purpose for which the grant was made.
 (B)Maximum percentageNot more than 50 percent of the non-Federal share for a program carried out using a grant made under this section may be in the form of in-kind contributions.
 (g)Administrative costsOf amounts made available to carry out this section for a fiscal year, the Attorney General may use not more than 5 percent for administrative costs.
 (h)Geographic distributionIn making grants under this section, the Attorney General shall— (1)to the extent reasonable and practical, ensure an equitable geographical distribution throughout the United States of programs that provide protection or assistance to witnesses; and
 (2)give due consideration to applicants from both urban and rural areas. (i)Report to CongressThe Attorney General shall submit a report to Congress—
 (1)not later than December 31, 2019, on the implementation of this section, including any information on programs funded by grants made under this section; and
 (2)not later than December 31, 2024, on the programs funded by grants made under this section, including on best practice models developed under subsection (e)(2).
 (j)Authorization of appropriationsThere is authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section $30,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2019 through 2023.


114 HR 2852 IH: FLORICH Act
U.S. House of Representatives
2015-06-23
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		114th CONGRESS
		1st Session
		H. R. 2852
		IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

			June 23, 2015
			Mr. Graves of Louisiana (for himself, Mr. Boustany, Mr. Abraham, Mr. Richmond, and Mr. Palazzo) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Veterans’ Affairs, and in addition to the Committee on Armed Services, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such
			 provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned

		A BILL
		To provide for the eligibility for burial in Arlington National Cemetery of certain members of
			 reserve components of the Armed Forces.

 1.Short titleThis Act may be cited as the FLORICH Act or Founding Legacies of Reserve Integral Combat-training Heroes Act of 2015. 2.Eligibility for burial in Arlington National Cemetery of certain members of reserve components (a)Eligibility for burialA member of a reserve component of the Armed Forces described in subsection (b) is eligible for burial in Arlington National Cemetery, Arlington, Virginia.
 (b)Eligible member of a reserve componentA member of a reserve component of the Armed Forces described in this subsection is a member of a reserve component who dies while serving on inactive-duty training during a mission during which a member of the Armed Forces serving on active duty also dies.
 (c)Savings provisionThis section may not be construed to make ineligible for burial in Arlington National Cemetery a person who is eligible to be buried in that cemetery under another provision of law.
 (d)RegulationsThis section shall be carried out under regulations prescribed by the Secretary of the Army. (e)DefinitionsFor purposes of this section, the term inactive-duty training has the meaning given such term under section 101(d)(7) of title 10, United States Code.


115 S2158 IS: Uniting and Strengthening American Liberty Act of 2017
U.S. Senate
2017-11-16
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II115th CONGRESS1st SessionS. 2158IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATESNovember 16, 2017Mr. Lee (for himself and Mr. Leahy) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on the JudiciaryA BILLTo amend the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act of 1978 to clarify and improve the procedures
			 and accountability for authorizing certain acquisitions of foreign
			 intelligence, to extend title VII of such Act, to ensure that the barriers
			 to sharing critical foreign intelligence among the intelligence community
			 that existed before September 11, 2001, are not reimposed, and for other
			 purposes.

		1.Short title; table of contents
 (a)Short titleThis Act may be cited as the Uniting and Strengthening American Liberty Act of 2017 or the USA Liberty Act of 2017. (b)Table of contentsThe table of contents for this Act is as follows:Sec. 1. Short title; table of contents.
					Sec. 2. Amendments to the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act of 1978.
					TITLE I—Foreign intelligence surveillance and accountability
					Sec. 101. Court orders and protection of incidentally collected United States person
			 communications.
					Sec. 102. Attorney General approval and additional protection of incidentally collected United
			 States person communications.
					Sec. 103. Limitation on collection and improvements to targeting procedures and minimization
			 procedures.
					Sec. 104. Publication of minimization procedures under section 702.
					Sec. 105. Appointment of amicus curiae for annual certifications.
					Sec. 106. Increased accountability on incidentally collected communications.
					Sec. 107. Semiannual reports on certain queries by Federal Bureau of Investigation.
					Sec. 108. Additional reporting requirements.
					Sec. 109. Application of certain amendments.
					Sec. 110. Sense of Congress on purpose of section 702 and respecting foreign nationals.
					TITLE II—Safeguards and oversight of privacy and civil liberties
					Sec. 201. Limitation on retention of certain data.
					Sec. 202. Improvements to Privacy and Civil Liberties Oversight Board.
					Sec. 203. Privacy and civil liberties officers.
					Sec. 204. Whistleblower protections for contractors of the intelligence community.
					TITLE III—Extension of authorities, increased penalties, reports, and other matters
					Sec. 301. Extension of title VII of FISA; effective dates.
					Sec. 302. Increased penalty for unauthorized removal and retention of classified documents or
			 material.
					Sec. 303. Rule of construction regarding criminal penalties for unauthorized use of information
			 acquired under section 702 and unauthorized disclosure of United States
			 person information.
					Sec. 304. Comptroller General study on unauthorized disclosures and the classification system.
					Sec. 305. Sense of Congress on information sharing among intelligence community to protect national
			 security.
					Sec. 306. Sense of Congress on combating terrorism.
					Sec. 307. Technical amendments and amendments to improve procedures of the Foreign Intelligence
			 Surveillance Court of Review.
					Sec. 308. Severability.
					Sec. 309. Rule of construction.

 2.Amendments to the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act of 1978Except as otherwise expressly provided, whenever in this Act an amendment or repeal is expressed in terms of an amendment to, or a repeal of, a section or other provision, the reference shall be considered to be made to a section or other provision of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act of 1978 (50 U.S.C. 1801 et seq.).
		IForeign intelligence surveillance and accountability
			101.Court  orders  and  protection	of incidentally  collected  United  States person communications
 (a)In generalSection 702 (50 U.S.C. 1881a) is amended— (1)by redesignating subsections (j), (k), and (l) as subsections (k), (l), and (m), respectively; and
 (2)by inserting after subsection (i) the following:  (j)Requirements for access and dissemination of collections of communications (1)Court orders (A)In generalExcept as provided under paragraph (3), in response to a query relating to a United States person or a person reasonably believed to be located in the United States, the contents of queried communications acquired under subsection (a) may be accessed or disseminated only if—
 (i)the Attorney General submits to the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court an application that demonstrates that—
 (I)there is probable cause to believe that— (aa)such contents provide evidence of a crime specified in section 2516 of title 18, United States Code; or
 (bb)the individual is an agent of a foreign power; and (II)any use of such communications pursuant to section 706 will be carried out in accordance with such section; and
 (ii)a judge of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court reviews and approves such application under subparagraph (B).
										(B)Order
 (i)ApprovalUpon an application made under subparagraph (A), the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court shall enter an order as requested or as modified by the Court approving the access or dissemination of contents of communications covered by the application if the Court determines that, based on an independent review—
 (I)the application contains all information required under subparagraph (A); (II)on the basis of the facts in the application, there is probable cause to believe that—
 (aa)such contents provide evidence of a crime specified in section 2516 of title 18, United States Code; or
 (bb)the person identified by the queried term is an agent of a foreign power; and
 (III)the minimization procedures adopted pursuant to subsection (e) will ensure compliance with subparagraph (A)(i)(II).
 (ii)ReviewA denial of an application submitted under subparagraph (A) may be reviewed as provided in section 103.
 (2)Expeditious considerationAny application submitted under paragraph (1)(A) shall be considered by the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court expeditiously and without delay.
 (3)ExceptionsThe requirement for an order pursuant to paragraph (1) shall not apply to accessing or disseminating communications acquired under subsection (a) if—
 (A)the Attorney General determines that the person identified by the queried term is the subject of an order based upon a finding of probable cause, or emergency authorization, that authorizes electronic surveillance or physical search under this Act or title 18, United States Code (other than such emergency authorizations under title IV of this Act or section 3125 of title 18, United States Code);
 (B)the Attorney General— (i)reasonably determines that an emergency situation requires the accessing or dissemination of the communications before an order pursuant to paragraph (1) authorizing such access or dissemination can with due diligence be obtained;
 (ii)reasonably believes that the factual basis for the issuance of such an order exists; and
 (iii)with respect to the access or dissemination of the contents of such communications— (I)informs the Court at the time the Attorney General requires the emergency access or dissemination that the decision has been made to employ the authority under this paragraph; and
 (II)may not use the contents of such communications pursuant to section 706 if the Court finds that the determination by the Attorney General with respect to the emergency situation was not appropriate; or
 (C)there is consent provided in accordance with paragraph (12).. (b)Technical and conforming amendmentSection 404(b)(4) of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act of 1978 Amendments Act of 2008 (50 U.S.C. 1801 note) is amended by striking 702(l) each place it appears and inserting 702(m).
				102.Attorney General approval and  additional protection  of incidentally  collected  United  States
 person communicationsSubsection (j) of section 702 (50 U.S.C. 1881a), as added by section 101, is amended by inserting after paragraph (3) the following:

 (4)Relevance and approval to access noncontents informationExcept as provided under paragraph (5), in response to a query relating to a United States person or a person reasonably believed to be located in the United States, the information of communications acquired under subsection (a) relating to dialing, routing, addressing, or signaling information that is not content and could otherwise be lawfully obtained under title IV of this Act may be accessed or disseminated only—
 (A)with the approval of the Attorney General; (B)if such information is relevant to an authorized investigation or assessment and is not sought solely on the basis of activities protected by the First Amendment to the Constitution of the United States;
 (C)if an order based on probable cause would not be required by law to obtain such information if requested as part of an investigation of a Federal crime; and
 (D)if any use of such communications pursuant to section 706 will be carried out in accordance with such section.
 (5)ExceptionsThe requirement for approval of the Attorney General under paragraph (4)(A) shall not apply to accessing or disseminating information of communications acquired under subsection (a) relating to dialing, routing, addressing, or signaling information that is not content and could otherwise be lawfully obtained under title IV of this Act if—
 (A)the Attorney General determines that the person identified by the queried term is the subject of an order based upon a finding of probable cause, or emergency authorization, that authorizes electronic surveillance or physical search under this Act or title 18, United States Code (other than such emergency authorizations under title IV of this Act or section 3125 of title 18, United States Code);
 (B)a supervisory determination is obtained that— (i)reasonably determines that an emergency situation requires the accessing or dissemination of the information of communications before the approval of the Attorney General under paragraph (4)(A) can with due diligence be obtained;
 (ii)reasonably believes that the factual basis for the approval of the Attorney General under paragraph (4)(A) exists; and
 (iii)with respect to the access or dissemination of such information of communications— (I)informs the Attorney General at the time the supervisor requires the emergency access or dissemination that the decision has been made to employ the authority under this subparagraph; and
 (II)may not use such information of communications pursuant to section 706 if the Attorney General finds that the determination by the supervisor with respect to the emergency situation was not appropriate; or
 (C)there is consent provided in accordance with paragraph (12). (6)Due diligenceA determination of whether the person identified by the queried term is a United States person or a person reasonably believed to be located in the United States under paragraph (1) or (4) shall be made based on the totality of the circumstances, including by, to the extent practicable, ensuring that any conflicting information regarding whether the person is a United States person or is reasonably believed to be located outside the United States is resolved before making such determination. If there is insufficient information available to make a determination, the person identified by the queried term shall be considered a United States person or person reasonably believed to be located in the United States for purposes of paragraphs (1) and (4).
 (7)Limitation on electronic surveillance of United States personsIf the Attorney General determines that it is necessary to conduct electronic surveillance on a known United States person whose communications have been acquired under subsection (a), the Attorney General may only conduct such electronic surveillance using authority provided under other provisions of law.
 (8)Simultaneous query of FBI databasesExcept as otherwise provided by law or applicable minimization procedures, the Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation shall ensure that all available investigative or intelligence databases of the Federal Bureau of Investigation are simultaneously queried when the Federal Bureau of Investigation properly uses an information system of the Federal Bureau of Investigation to determine whether information exists in such a database.
 (9)DelegationThe Attorney General shall delegate the authority under this subsection to the fewest number of officials that the Attorney General determines practicable.
					(10)Retention  of  auditable  records
 (A)RecordsThe Attorney General shall retain records of queries of a collection of communications acquired under subsection (a). The heads of elements of the intelligence community that are not components of the Department of Justice shall retain records of queries of a collection of communications acquired under subsection (a) that use a term identifying a United States person or a person located in the United States.
 (B)RequirementsRecords retained under subparagraph (A) shall— (i)include queries for not less than 5 years after the date on which the query is made; and
 (ii)be maintained in a manner that is auditable and available for congressional oversight. (11)Compliance and maintenanceThe requirements of this subsection do not apply with respect to queries made for the purpose of—
 (A)submitting to Congress information required by this Act or otherwise ensuring compliance with the requirements of this section; or
 (B)performing maintenance or testing of information systems. (12)ConsentThe requirements of this subsection do not apply with respect to—
 (A)queries made using a term identifying a person who is a party to the communications acquired under subsection (a), or a person who otherwise has lawful authority to provide consent, and who consents to such queries; or
 (B)the accessing or the dissemination of the contents or information of communications acquired under subsection (a) of a person who is a party to the communications, or a person who otherwise has lawful authority to provide consent, and who consents to such access or dissemination.
 (13)Query purposesThe contents of communications acquired under subsection (a) and the information relating to the dialing, routing, addressing, or signaling information of such communications may only be queried if the query is reasonably designed to return foreign intelligence information or evidence of a crime..
			103.Limitation on collection and improvements to targeting procedures and minimization procedures
 (a)Targeting procedures; limitation on collectionSection 702(d) (50 U.S.C. 1881a(d)) is amended— (1)in paragraph (1), by striking The Attorney General and inserting In accordance with paragraphs (3) and (4), the Attorney General; and
 (2)by adding at the end the following new paragraphs:  (3)Due diligenceThe procedures adopted in accordance with paragraph (1) shall require due diligence in determining whether a person targeted is a non-United States person reasonably believed to be located outside the United States by—
 (A)making the determination based on the totality of the circumstances, including by, to the extent practicable, ensuring that any conflicting information regarding whether the person is reasonably believed to be located outside the United States or is a United States person is resolved before making such determination;
 (B)documenting the processes used for determinations described in subparagraph (A); and (C)documenting the rationale for why targeting such person will result in the acquisition of foreign intelligence information authorized by subsection (a).
								(4)Limitation
 (A)In generalThe procedures adopted in accordance with paragraph (1) shall require that the targeting of a person is limited to communications to or from the targeted person.
 (B)Annual reportOn an annual basis, the Attorney General shall submit to the congressional intelligence committees and the Committees on the Judiciary of the House of Representatives and the Senate a report on—
 (i)any difficulty relating to the limitation under subparagraph (A); and (ii)the technical feasibility of ensuring that the handling of communications acquired under subsection (a) with respect to incidentally collected United States person information complies with the minimization procedures adopted under subsection (e)..
 (b)Minimization proceduresSection 702(e) (50 U.S.C. 1881a(e)) is amended— (1)in paragraph (1), by inserting , and the requirements of this subsection before the period at the end; and
 (2)by adding at the end the following new paragraph:  (3)Requests to unmask informationThe procedures adopted under paragraph (1) shall include specific procedures adopted by the Attorney General for elements of the intelligence community to submit requests to unmask information in disseminated intelligence reports. Such specific procedures shall—
 (A)require the documentation of the requesting individual that such request is for legitimate reasons authorized pursuant to paragraph (1); and
 (B)require the retention of the records of each request, including— (i)a copy of the request;
 (ii)the name and position of the individual who is making the request; and (iii)if the request is approved, the name and position of the individual who approved the request and the date of the approval..
 (c)Unmask definedSection 701(b) (50 U.S.C. 1881(b)) is amended by adding at the end the following new paragraph:  (6)UnmaskThe term unmask means, with respect to a disseminated intelligence report containing a reference to a United States person that does not identify that person (including by name or title), to disseminate the identity of the United States person, including the name or title of the person..
 (d)Consistent requirements To retain records on requests To unmask informationThe Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act of 1978 (50 U.S.C. 1801 et seq.) is amended as follows: (1)In section 101(h) (50 U.S.C. 1801(h))—
 (A)in paragraph (3), by striking ; and and inserting a semicolon; (B)in paragraph (4), by striking the period at the end and inserting ; and; and
 (C)by adding at the end the following new paragraph:  (5)specific procedures as described in section 702(e)(3)..
 (2)In section 301(4) (50 U.S.C. 1821(4))— (A)in subparagraph (C), by striking ; and and inserting a semicolon;
 (B)in subparagraph (D), by striking the period at the end and inserting ; and; and (C)by adding at the end the following new subparagraph:

 (E)specific procedures as described in section 702(e)(3).. (3)In section 402(h) (50 U.S.C. 1842(h))—
 (A)by redesignating paragraph (2) as paragraph (3); and (B)by inserting after paragraph (1) the following new paragraph (2):

 (2)Requests for nonpublicly available informationThe policies and procedures adopted under paragraph (1) shall include specific procedures as described in section 702(e)(3)..
 (4)In section 501(g)(2) (50 U.S.C. 1861(g)(2))— (A)in subparagraph (B), by striking ; and and inserting a semicolon;
 (B)in subparagraph (C), by striking the period at the end and inserting ; and; and (C)by adding at the end the following new subparagraph:

 (D)specific procedures as described in section 702(e)(3).. (e)Report on unmaskingNot later than 90 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Director of National Intelligence shall submit to the Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence of the House of Representatives, the Select Committee on Intelligence of the Senate, and the Committees on the Judiciary of the House of Representatives and the Senate a report on the progress made by the Director with respect to—
 (1)ensuring that incidentally collected communications of United States persons (as defined in section 101 of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act of 1978 (50 U.S.C. 1801)) are properly masked if masking is necessary; and
 (2)implementing procedures for requests to unmask information under section 702(e)(3) of such Act (50 U.S.C. 1881a(e)(3)), as added by subsection (c).
 104.Publication of minimization procedures under section 702Section 702(e) (50 U.S.C. 1881a(e)), as amended by section 103, is further amended by adding at the end the following:

 (4)PublicationThe Director of National Intelligence, in consultation with the Attorney General, shall— (A)conduct a declassification review of any minimization procedures adopted or amended in accordance with paragraph (1); and
 (B)consistent with such review, and not later than 180 days after conducting such review, make such minimization procedures publicly available to the greatest extent practicable, which may be in redacted form..
 105.Appointment of amicus curiae for annual certificationsSection 103(i) (50 U.S.C. 1803(i)(2)) is amended— (1)in paragraph (2)—
 (A)in subparagraph (A), by striking ; and and inserting a semicolon; (B)by redesignating subparagraph (B) as subparagraph (C); and
 (C)by inserting after subparagraph (A) the following new subparagraph (B):  (B)shall appoint an individual who has been designated under paragraph (1) to serve as amicus curiae to assist such court in the review of a certification under section 702(i), unless the court issues a finding that such appointment is not necessary; and; and
 (2)in paragraphs (4) and (5), by striking paragraph (2)(A) both places it appears and inserting subparagraph (A) or (B) of paragraph (2). 106.Increased accountability on incidentally collected communicationsSection 707 (50 U.S.C. 1881f) is amended by adding at the end the following new subsection:

 (c)Incidentally collected communications and other informationTogether with the semiannual report submitted under subsection (a), the Director of National Intelligence shall submit to the congressional committees specified in such subsection a report on incidentally collected communications and other information regarding United States persons under section 702. Each such report shall include, with respect to the 6-month period covered by the report, the following:
 (1)Except as provided by paragraph (2), the number, or a good faith estimate, of communications of United States persons acquired under subsection (a) of such section, including a description of any efforts of the intelligence community to ascertain such number or good faith estimate.
 (2)If the Director determines that the number, or a good faith estimate, under paragraph (1) is not achievable, a detailed explanation for why such number or good faith estimate is not achievable.
 (3)The number of— (A)United States persons whose information is unmasked pursuant to the procedures adopted under subsection (e)(3) of such section;
 (B)requests made by an element of the intelligence community, listed by each such element, to unmask information pursuant to such subsection; and
 (C)requests that resulted in the dissemination of names, titles, or other identifiers potentially associated with individuals pursuant to such subsection, including the element of the intelligence community and position of the individual making the request.
 (4)The number of disseminations of communications acquired under subsection (a) of section 702 to the Federal Bureau of Investigation for cases unrelated to foreign intelligence.
 (5)The number of instances in which evidence of a crime unrelated to foreign intelligence that was identified in communications acquired under subsection (a) of section 702 was disseminated from the national security branch of the Bureau to the criminal investigative division of the Bureau (or from such successor branch to such successor division).
 (6)The number of individuals to whom the Attorney General has delegated authority pursuant to subsection (j)(2)(G) of section 702..
 107.Semiannual reports on certain queries by Federal Bureau of InvestigationSection 707 (50 U.S.C. 1881f), as amended by section 106, is further amended by adding at the end the following new subsection:

 (d)Semiannual FBI reportsTogether with the semiannual report submitted under subsection (a), the Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation shall submit to the congressional committees specified in such subsection, and make publicly available, a report containing, with respect to the period covered by the report—
 (1)the number of applications made by the Federal Bureau of Investigation described in subsection (j)(1)(A) of section 702;
 (2)the number of such applications that were approved and resulted in the contents of communications being accessed or disseminated pursuant to such subsection; and
 (3)the number of Attorney General approvals made pursuant to subsection (j)(4)(A) of such section. . 108.Additional reporting requirements (a)Electronic surveillanceSection 107 (50 U.S.C. 1807) is amended to read as follows:

						107.Report of electronic surveillance
 (a)Annual reportIn April of each year, the Attorney General shall transmit to the Administrative Office of the United States Courts and to Congress a report setting forth with respect to the preceding calendar year—
 (1)the total number of applications made for orders and extensions of orders approving electronic surveillance under this title;
 (2)the total number of such orders and extensions either granted, modified, or denied; and (3)the total number of persons who were subject to electronic surveillance conducted under an order or emergency authorization under this title, rounded to the nearest 500, including the number of such individuals who are United States persons, reported to the nearest band of 500, starting with 0–499.
 (b)FormEach report under subsection (a) shall be submitted in unclassified form. Not later than 7 days after the date on which the Attorney General submits each such report, the Attorney General shall make the report publicly available..
 (b)Pen registers and trap and trace devicesSection 406 (50 U.S.C. 1846) is amended— (1)in subsection (b)—
 (A)in paragraph (4), by striking ; and and inserting a semicolon; (B)in paragraph (5), by striking the period at the end and inserting ; and; and
 (C)by adding at the end the following new paragraph:  (6)a good faith estimate of the total number of subjects who were targeted by the installation and use of a pen register or trap and trace device under an order or emergency authorization issued under this title, rounded to the nearest 500, including—
 (A)the number of such subjects who are United States persons, reported to the nearest band of 500, starting with 0–499; and
 (B)of the number of United States persons described in subparagraph (A), the number of persons whose information acquired pursuant to such order was reviewed or accessed by a Federal officer, employee, or agent, reported to the nearest band of 500, starting with 0–499.; and
 (2)by adding at the end the following new subsection:  (c)Each report under subsection (b) shall be submitted in unclassified form. Not later than 7 days after the date on which the Attorney General submits such a report, the Attorney General shall make such report publicly available..
 109.Application of certain amendmentsThe amendments made by sections 101, 102, and 103 of this Act shall apply with respect to applications, certifications, and procedures submitted to the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court on or after the date that is 120 days after the date of the enactment of this Act.
 110.Sense of Congress on purpose of section 702 and respecting foreign nationalsIt is the sense of Congress that— (1)the acquisition of communications by the National Security Agency under section 702 of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (50 U.S.C. 1881a) should be conducted within the bounds of treaties and agreements to which the United States is a party, and there should be no targeting of non-United States persons for any unfounded discriminatory purpose or for the purpose of affording a commercial competitive advantage to companies and business sectors of the United States; and
 (2)the authority to collect intelligence under such section 702 is meant to shield the United States, and by extension, the allies of the United States, from security threats.
				IISafeguards and oversight of privacy and civil liberties
 201.Limitation on retention of certain dataSubsection (m) of section 702 (50 U.S.C. 1881a), as redesignated by section 101, is amended— (1)by redesignating paragraphs (2) and (3) as paragraphs (3) and (4); and
 (2)by inserting after paragraph (1) the following new paragraph (2):  (2)Affidavit on deletion included in semiannual assessment to FISC and CongressEach semiannual assessment under paragraph (1) shall include, with respect to the 6-month period covered by the assessment, an affidavit by the Director of the National Security Agency, without delegation, that communications acquired under subsection (a) determined not to contain foreign intelligence information, if any, were deleted..
				202.Improvements to Privacy and Civil Liberties Oversight Board
 (a)Appointment of staffSubsection (j) of section 1061 of the Intelligence Reform and Terrorism Prevention Act of 2004 (42 U.S.C. 2000ee(j)) is amended—
 (1)by redesignating paragraphs (2) and (3) as paragraphs (3) and (4), respectively; and (2)by inserting after paragraph (1) the following new paragraph:

 (2)Appointment in absence of chairmanIf the position of chairman of the Board is vacant, during the period of the vacancy, the Board, at the direction of the unanimous vote of the serving members of the Board, may exercise the authority of the chairman under paragraph (1)..
 (b)MeetingsSubsection (f) of such section (42 U.S.C. 2000ee(f)) is amended— (1)by striking The Board shall and inserting The Board;
 (2)in paragraph (1) by striking make its and inserting shall make its; and (3)in paragraph (2)—
 (A)by striking hold public and inserting shall hold public; and (B)by inserting before the period at the end the following: , but may, notwithstanding section 552b of title 5, United States Code, meet or otherwise communicate in any number to confer or deliberate in a manner that is closed to the public.
 (c)Report on section 702 and terrorismNot later than 1 year after the date on which the Privacy and Civil Liberties Oversight Board first achieves a quorum following the date of the enactment of this Act, the Board shall submit to the Committee on the Judiciary and the Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence of the House of Representatives and the Committee on the Judiciary and the Select Committee on Intelligence of the Senate a report assessing—
 (1)how communications acquired under section 702 of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act of 1978 (50 U.S.C. 1881a) are used by the United States to prevent or defend against terrorism;
 (2)whether technological challenges and changes in technology affect the prevention of and defense against terrorism, and how effectively the foreign intelligence elements of the intelligence community (as defined in section 3(4) of the National Security Act of 1947 (50 U.S.C. 3003(4))) have responded to those challenges; and
 (3)how privacy and civil liberties are affected by the actions identified under paragraph (1) and the changes in technology identified under paragraph (2), and whether race, religion, political affiliation, or activities protected by the First Amendment to the Constitution of the United States are determinative in the targeting or querying decisions made pursuant to such section 702.
					203.Privacy and civil liberties officers
 (a)Codification of certain officersSection 1062(a) of the Intelligence Reform and Terrorism Prevention Act of 2004 (42 U.S.C. 2000ee–1(a)) is amended in the matter preceding paragraph (1) by inserting , the Director of the National Security Agency, the Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation after the Director of the Central Intelligence Agency.
 (b)Annual reports on incidental communications of United States personsParagraph (4)(A) of subsection (m) of section 702 (50 U.S.C. 1881a), as redesignated by sections 101 and 201, is amended—
 (1)in clause (iii), by striking ; and and inserting a semicolon; (2)in clause (iv), by striking the period at the end and inserting ; and; and
 (3)by adding at the end the following new clause:  (v)a review by the privacy and civil liberties officer of the element of incidentally collected communications of United States persons to assess compliance with the minimization procedures adopted under subsection (e) and the effect of this section on the privacy of United States persons..
					204.Whistleblower protections for contractors of the intelligence community
 (a)Prohibited personnel practices in the intelligence communitySection 1104 of the National Security Act of 1947 (50 U.S.C. 3234) is amended— (1)in subsection (a)—
 (A)by redesignating paragraphs (2) and (3) as paragraphs (3) and (4), respectively; (B)by inserting after paragraph (1) the following:

 (2)Contractor employeeThe term contractor employee means an employee of a contractor, subcontractor, grantee, subgrantee, or personal services contractor of a covered intelligence community element.; and
 (C)in paragraph (4), as so redesignated, in the matter preceding subparagraph (A) by inserting or a contractor employee of a covered intelligence community element after character); (2)by redesignating subsections (c) and (d) as subsections (d) and (e), respectively;
 (3)by inserting after subsection (b) the following new subsection (c):  (c)Contractor employees(1)A contractor employee or employee of a covered intelligence community element who has authority to take, direct others to take, recommend, or approve any personnel action, shall not, with respect to such authority, take or fail to take a personnel action with respect to any contractor employee as a reprisal for a lawful disclosure of information by the contractor employee to the Director of National Intelligence (or an employee designated by the Director of National Intelligence for such purpose), the Inspector General of the Intelligence Community, the head of the contracting agency (or an employee designated by the head of that agency for such purpose), the appropriate inspector general of the contracting agency, a congressional intelligence committee, or a member of a congressional intelligence committee, which the contractor employee reasonably believes evidences—
 (A)a violation of any Federal law, rule, or regulation (including with respect to evidence of another employee or contractor employee accessing or sharing classified information without authorization); or
 (B)mismanagement, a gross waste of funds, an abuse of authority, or a substantial and specific danger to public health or safety.
 (2)A personnel action under paragraph (1) is prohibited even if the action is undertaken at the request of an officer or employee of the applicable covered intelligence community element, unless the request takes the form of a nondiscretionary directive and is within the authority of the officer or employee making the request.
 (3)A contractor employee may raise a violation of paragraph (1) in any proceeding to implement or challenge a personnel action described in such paragraph.;
 (4)in subsection (b), by striking the heading and inserting Agency employees.—; and (5)in subsection (e)(1), as redesignated by paragraph (2), by inserting contractor employee, after any employee,.
					(b)Federal Bureau of Investigation
 (1)In generalAny contractor employee or employee of the Federal Bureau of Investigation who has authority to take, direct others to take, recommend, or approve any personnel action, shall not, with respect to such authority, take or fail to take a personnel action with respect to a contractor employee as a reprisal for a disclosure of information—
 (A)made— (i)to a supervisor in the direct chain of command of the contractor employee, up to and including the Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation;
 (ii)to the Inspector General of the Department of Justice; (iii)to the Office of Professional Responsibility of the Department of Justice;
 (iv)to the Office of Professional Responsibility of the Federal Bureau of Investigation; (v)to the Inspection Division of the Federal Bureau of Investigation;
 (vi)as described in section 7211 of title 5, United States Code; (vii)to the Office of Special Counsel; or
 (viii)to an employee designated by any officer, employee, office, or division described in clauses (i) through (vii) for the purpose of receiving such disclosures; and
 (B)which the contractor employee reasonably believes evidences— (i)any violation of any law, rule, or regulation (including with respect to evidence of another employee or contractor employee accessing or sharing classified information without authorization); or
 (ii)gross mismanagement, a gross waste of funds, an abuse of authority, or a substantial and specific danger to public health or safety.
 (2)Actions by requestA personnel action under paragraph (1) is prohibited even if the action is undertaken at the request of an officer or employee of the Federal Bureau of Investigation, unless the request takes the form of a nondiscretionary directive and is within the authority of the officer or employee making the request.
 (3)ViolationA contractor employee may raise a violation of paragraph (1) in any proceeding to implement or challenge a personnel action described in such paragraph.
 (4)RegulationsThe Attorney General shall prescribe regulations to ensure that a personnel action described in paragraph (1) shall not be taken against a contractor employee of the Bureau as a reprisal for any disclosure of information described in such paragraph.
 (5)EnforcementThe President shall provide for the enforcement of this subsection in a manner consistent with applicable provisions of sections 1214 and 1221 of title 5, United States Code.
 (6)DefinitionsIn this subsection: (A)The term contractor employee means an employee of a contractor, subcontractor, grantee, subgrantee, or personal services contractor, of the Federal Bureau of Investigation.
 (B)The term personnel action means any action described in clauses (i) through (x) of section 2302(a)(2)(A) of title 5, United States Code, with respect to a contractor employee.
 (c)Retaliatory revocation of security clearances and access determinationsSection 3001(j) of the Intelligence Reform and Terrorism Prevention Act of 2004 (50 U.S.C. 3341(j)) is amended by adding at the end the following new paragraph:

 (8)Inclusion of contractor employeesIn this subsection, the term employee includes an employee of a contractor, subcontractor, grantee, subgrantee, or personal services contractor, of an agency. With respect to such employees, the term employing agency shall be deemed to be the contracting agency..
				IIIExtension of authorities, increased penalties, reports, and other matters
			301.Extension of title VII of FISA; effective dates
 (a)ExtensionSection 403(b) of the FISA Amendments Act of 2008 (Public Law 110–261; 122 Stat. 2474) is amended— (1)in paragraph (1)—
 (A)by striking December 31, 2017 and inserting September 30, 2023; and (B)by inserting and by the USA Liberty Act of 2017 after section 101(a); and
 (2)in paragraph (2) in the matter preceding subparagraph (A), by striking December 31, 2017 and inserting September 30, 2023. (b)Conforming amendmentsSection 404(b) of the FISA Amendments Act of 2008 (Public Law 110–261; 122 Stat. 2476) is amended—
 (1)in paragraph (1)— (A)in the heading, by striking December 31, 2017 and inserting September 30, 2023; and
 (B)by inserting and by the USA Liberty Act of 2017 after section 101(a); (2)in paragraph (2), by inserting and by the USA Liberty Act of 2017 after section 101(a); and
 (3)in paragraph (4)— (A)by inserting and amended by the USA Liberty Act of 2017 after as added by section 101(a) both places it appears; and
 (B)by inserting and by the USA Liberty Act of 2017 after as amended by section 101(a) both places it appears. (c)Effective date of amendments to FAAThe amendments made to the FISA Amendments Act of 2008 (Public Law 110–261) by this section shall take effect on the earlier of the date of the enactment of this Act or December 31, 2017.
 302.Increased penalty for unauthorized removal and retention of classified documents or materialSection 1924(a) of title 18, United States Code, is amended by striking one year and inserting 5 years. 303.Rule of construction regarding criminal penalties for unauthorized use of information acquired under section 702 and unauthorized disclosure of United States person informationNothing in this Act or the amendments made by this Act may be construed to limit the application or effect of criminal penalties under section 552a(i) of title 5, United States Code, sections 1001, 1030, and 1924 of title 18, United States Code, or any other relevant provision of law, with respect to offenses relating to the unauthorized access or use of information acquired under section 702 of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (50 U.S.C. 1881a) or the unauthorized disclosure of United States person information acquired under such section.
			304.Comptroller General study on unauthorized disclosures and the classification system
 (a)StudyThe Comptroller General of the United States shall conduct a study of the unauthorized disclosure of classified information and the classification system of the United States.
 (b)Matters includedThe study under subsection (a) shall address the following: (1)Insider threat risks to the unauthorized disclosure of classified information.
 (2)The effect of modern technology on the unauthorized disclosure of classified information, including with respect to—
 (A)using cloud storage for classified information; and (B)any technological means to prevent or detect such unauthorized disclosure.
 (3)The effect of overclassification on the unauthorized disclosure of classified information. (4)Any ways to improve the classification system of the United States, including with respect to changing the levels of classification used in such system and to reduce overclassification.
 (5)How to improve the authorized sharing of classified information, including with respect to sensitive compartmented information.
 (6)The value of polygraph tests in determining who is authorized to access classified information. (7)Whether each element of the intelligence community (as defined in section 3(4) of the National Security Act of 1947 (50 U.S.C. 3003(4)))—
 (A)applies uniform standards in determining who is authorized to access classified information; and (B)provides proper training with respect to the handling of classified information and the avoidance of overclassification.
 (c)CooperationThe heads of the intelligence community shall provide to the Comptroller General information the Comptroller General determines necessary to carry out the study under subsection (a).
 (d)ReportNot later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Comptroller General shall submit to the Committee on the Judiciary and the Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence of the House of Representatives and the Committee on the Judiciary and the Select Committee on Intelligence of the Senate a report containing the study under subsection (a).
 (e)FormThe report under subsection (d) shall be submitted in unclassified form, but may include a classified annex.
 305.Sense of Congress on information sharing among intelligence community to protect national securityIt is the sense of Congress that, in carrying out section 702 of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act of 1978 (50 U.S.C. 1881a), as amended by this Act, the United States Government should ensure that the barriers, whether real or perceived, to sharing critical foreign intelligence among the intelligence community that existed before September 11, 2001, are not reimposed by sharing information vital to national security among the intelligence community in a manner that is consistent with such section, applicable provisions of law, and the Constitution of the United States.
 306.Sense of Congress on combating terrorismIt is the sense of Congress that, consistent with the protection of sources and methods, when lawful and appropriate, the President should share information learned by acquiring communications under section 702 of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (50 U.S.C. 1881a) with allies of the United States to prevent and defend against terrorism.
			307.Technical amendments and amendments to improve procedures of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance
			 Court of Review
 (a)Technical amendmentsThe Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act of 1978 (50 U.S.C. 1801 et seq.) is amended as follows: (1)In section 103(b) (50 U.S.C. 1803(b)), by striking designate as the and inserting designated as the.
 (2)In section 302(a)(1)(A)(iii) (50 U.S.C. 1822(a)(1)(A)(iii)), by striking paragraphs (1) through (4) and inserting subparagraphs (A) through (D). (3)In section 406(b) (50 U.S.C. 1846(b)), by striking and to the Committees on the Judiciary of the House of Representatives and the Senate.
 (4)In section 604(a) (50 U.S.C. 1874(a))— (A)in paragraph (1)(D), by striking contents and inserting contents,; and
 (B)in paragraph (3), by striking comply in the into and inserting comply into. (5)In section 701 (50 U.S.C. 1881)—
 (A)in subsection (a), by striking The terms and inserting In this title, the terms; and (B)in subsection (b)—
 (i)by inserting In this title: after the subsection heading; and (ii)in paragraph (5), by striking (50 U.S.C. 401a(4)) and inserting (50 U.S.C. 3003(4)).
 (6)In section 702(g)(2)(A)(i) (50 U.S.C. 1881a(g)(2)(A)(i)), by inserting targeting before procedures in place. (7)In section 801(7) (50 U.S.C. 1885(7)), by striking (50 U.S.C. 401a(4)) and inserting (50 U.S.C. 3003(4)).
 (b)Court-Related amendmentsThe Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act of 1978 (50 U.S.C. 1801 et seq.) is further amended as follows:
 (1)In section 103 (50 U.S.C. 1803)— (A)in subsection (b), by striking immediately; and
 (B)in subsection (h), by striking the court established under subsection (a) and inserting a court established under this section. (2)In section 105(d) (50 U.S.C. 1805(d)), by adding at the end the following new paragraph:

 (4)A denial of the application made under section 104 may be reviewed as provided in section 103.. (3)In section 302(d) (50 U.S.C. 1822(d)), by striking immediately.
 (4)In section 402(d) (50 U.S.C. 1842(d)), by adding at the end the following new paragraph:  (3)A denial of the application made under this subsection may be reviewed as provided in section 103..
 (5)In section 403(c) (50 U.S.C. 1843(c)), by adding at the end the following new paragraph:  (3)A denial of the application made under subsection (a)(2) may be reviewed as provided in section 103..
 (6)In section 501(c) (50 U.S.C. 1861(c)), by adding at the end the following new paragraph:  (4)A denial of the application made under this subsection may be reviewed as provided in section 103..
 308.SeverabilityIf any provision of this Act, any amendment made by this Act, or the application thereof to any person or circumstances is held invalid, the validity of the remainder of the Act, of any such amendments, and of the application of such provisions to other persons and circumstances shall not be affected thereby.
 309.Rule of constructionNothing in this Act or the amendments made by this Act shall be construed to authorize the acquisition, querying, retention, dissemination, or use of information not previously authorized under the FISA Amendments Act of 2008 or the amendments made by that Act.


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		I
		113th CONGRESS
		1st Session
		H. R. 1536
		IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

			April 12, 2013
			Ms. Hahn introduced
			 the following bill; which was referred to the
			 Committee on Homeland
			 Security, and in addition to the Committee on
			 Agriculture, for a period
			 to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of
			 such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee
			 concerned

		A BILL
		To establish the Office of Agriculture Inspection within
		  the Department of Homeland Security, which shall be headed by the Assistant
		  Commissioner for Agriculture Inspection, and for other
		  purposes.

		1.Short TitleThis Act may be cited as the
			 Safeguarding American Commerce and
			 Agriculture Act of 2013.
		2.Establishment of
			 the office of agricultural inspectionTitle IV of the Homeland Security Act of
			 2002 (6 U.S.C. 201 et seq.) is amended by inserting after section 421 the
			 following:

				421a.Office of
				agricultural inspection
					(a)EstablishmentThere is established within U.S. Customs
				and Border Protection an Office of Agriculture Inspection, which shall be
				headed by an Assistant Commissioner.
					(b)Agriculture
				specialist career trackThe
				Secretary—
						(1)shall identify
				appropriate career paths for customs and border protection agriculture
				specialists, including the education, training, experience, and assignments
				necessary for career progression within U.S. Customs and Border
				Protection;
						(2)shall publish
				information on the career paths identified under paragraph (1); and
						(3)may establish
				criteria by which appropriately qualified customs and border protection
				technicians may be promoted to customs and border protection agriculture
				specialists.
						(c)Education,
				training, and experienceThe Secretary shall provide customs and
				border protection agriculture specialists the opportunity to acquire the
				education, training, and experience necessary to qualify for promotion within
				U.S. Customs and Border Protection.
					(d)Agriculture
				specialist recruitment and retentionNot later than 270 days after the date of
				the enactment of this section, the Secretary shall develop a plan to more
				effectively recruit and retain qualified customs and border protection
				agriculture specialists. The plan shall include—
						(1)numerical goals for recruitment and
				retention; and
						(2)the use of recruitment incentives, as
				appropriate and permissible under existing laws and regulations.
						(e)Equipment
				supportNot later than 270
				days after the date of the enactment of this section, the Secretary
				shall—
						(1)determine the
				minimum equipment and other resources that are necessary at U.S. Customs and
				Border Protection agriculture inspection stations and facilities to enable
				customs and border protection agriculture specialists to fully and effectively
				carry out their mission;
						(2)complete an
				inventory of the equipment and other resources available at each U.S. Customs
				and Border Protection agriculture inspection station and facility;
						(3)identify the
				necessary equipment and other resources that are not currently available at
				agriculture inspection stations and facilities; and
						(4)develop a plan to
				address any resource deficiencies identified under paragraph (3).
						(f)Interagency
				rotation programThe
				Secretary of Homeland Security and the Secretary of Agriculture are authorized
				to enter into an agreement that—
						(1)establishes an interagency rotation
				program; and
						(2)provides for personnel of the Animal and
				Plant Health Inspection Service of the Department of Agriculture to take
				rotational assignments within U.S. Customs and Border Protection and vice versa
				for the purposes of strengthening working relationships between agencies and
				promoting interagency experience.
						(g)ReportNot
				later than 270 days after the date of the enactment of this section, the
				Secretary of Homeland Security shall submit a report to the
				Committee on Homeland Security and
				Governmental Affairs of the Senate and the
				Committee on Homeland Security of the House of
				Representatives that describes—
						(1)the status of the
				implementation of the action plans developed by the Animal and Plant Health
				Inspection Service-U.S. Customs and Border Protection Joint Task Force on
				Improved Agriculture Inspection;
						(2)the findings of
				the Secretary under paragraphs (1), (2), and (3) of subsection (e);
						(3)the plan described
				in paragraph (e)(4);
						(4)the implementation
				of the remaining requirements under such subsection (e); and
						(5)any additional
				legal authority that the Secretary determines to be necessary to effectively
				carry out the agriculture inspection mission of the Department of Homeland
				Security.
						(h)AdministrationThe Secretary shall carry out this section
				acting through the Commissioner of U.S. Customs and Border Protection in
				consultation with the Assistant Commissioner for Agricultural Inspection.
					.


		I
		112th CONGRESS
		2d Session
		H. R. 5504
		IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

			May 7, 2012
			Mr. Smith of Nebraska
			 introduced the following bill; which was referred to the
			 Committee on Ways and
			 Means

		A BILL
		To suspend temporarily the rate of duty on Dichloroacetyl
		  Chloride.

		1.Dichloroacetyl
			 Chloride
			(a)In
			 generalSubchapter II of chapter 99 of the Harmonized Tariff
			 Schedule of the United States is amended by inserting in numerical sequence the
			 following new heading:

								9902.01.002,2-dichloroacetyl chloride (CAS No. 79–36–7) (provided for in
						HTS subheading 2915.40.50) FreeNo changeNo changeOn or before 12/31/2015

					.
			(b)Effective
			 dateThe amendment made by subsection (a) applies to articles
			 entered, or withdrawn from warehouse for consumption, on or after the 15th day
			 after the date of the enactment of this Act.