115 S2838 RS: Using Data to Prevent Opioid Diversion Act of 2018
U.S. Senate
2018-05-15
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IICalendar No. 476115th CONGRESS2d SessionS. 2838IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATESMay 15, 2018Mrs. Feinstein (for herself, Mr. Grassley, Mrs. Capito, Mr. Durbin, and Mr. Manchin) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on the JudiciaryJune 19, 2018Reported by Mr. Grassley, with an amendmentStrike out all after the enacting clause and insert the part printed in italicA BILLTo amend the Controlled Substances Act to require the Drug Enforcement Administration to report
			 certain information on distribution of opioids, and for other purposes.

 1.Short titleThis Act may be cited as the Using Data to Prevent Opioid Diversion Act of 2018.
 2.FindingsCongress finds the following: (1)In 2016, there were nearly 64,000 drug overdose deaths in the United States. More than 42,000 of these deaths were opioid-related.
 (2)The regulations promulgated under the Controlled Substances Act (21 U.S.C. 801 et seq.) require drug manufacturers and distributors to—
 (A)provide effective controls against the diversion of controlled substances; (B)detect and disclose suspicious orders to the Drug Enforcement Administration; and
 (C)keep complete and accurate records relating to the manufacture or distribution of controlled substances.
 (3)Despite the requirements described in paragraph (2), it has been publicly reported that between 2006 and 2016, nearly 21,000,000 opioids were distributed to 2 pharmacies in Williamson, West Virginia, which has a population of approximately 3,000. It has been further reported that between 2007 and 2008, nearly 9,000,000 pills were distributed to a single pharmacy in Kermit, West Virginia, which has a population of 392.
 (4)Similarly, it has been publicly reported that 780,000,000 oxycodone and hydrocodone pills were distributed to pharmacies throughout West Virginia between 2007 and 2012. In the same period, more than 1,700 people in the State died from overdoses of these 2 substances.
 (5)Drug manufacturers and distributors are required to report the sale, delivery or other disposal of narcotics to the Drug Enforcement Administration through the Automated Reports and Consolidated Ordering System.
 (6)Notwithstanding the reporting requirement described in paragraph (5), the Drug Enforcement Administration does not disclose the total quantity and type of opioids distributed to a single pharmacy or practitioner with those manufacturers and distributors who are required to input information into the Automated Reports and Consolidated Ordering System. This creates a barrier to identifying and stopping potentially suspicious orders.
 (7)Although manufacturers and distributors are already required to provide effective controls against the diversion of controlled substances, this lack of data sharing may create a barrier to better identifying and stopping potentially suspicious orders.
 (8)On an annual basis, the Attorney General of the United States is statutorily required to share the controlled substance or substances in schedule II that have the highest rates of abuse and to prepare and make available reports on the distribution patterns of such substances, with State regulatory, licensing, and law enforcement agencies. The Attorney General of the United States has entered into data sharing agreements with the attorneys general of the vast majority of States, Puerto Rico, and the District of Colombia to share, pursuant to State law and policy, data obtained from State prescription drug monitoring programs and other sources.
 (9)To further reduce barriers associated with identifying suspicious patterns and stopping the diversion of opioids, the remaining States and territories of the United States should enter into similar agreements with, and to the greatest extent practical share data obtained from State prescription drug monitoring programs with, the Attorney General of the United States.
			3.Purpose
 (a)In generalThe purpose of this Act is to provide drug manufacturers and distributors with access to anonymized information through the Automated Reports and Consolidated Ordering System to help drug manufacturers and distributors identify, report, and stop suspicious orders of opioids and reduce diversion rates.
 (b)Rule of constructionNothing in this Act should be construed to absolve a drug manufacturer, drug distributor, or other Drug Enforcement Administration registrant from the responsibility of the manufacturer, distributor, or other registrant to—
 (1)identify, report, and stop suspicious orders; or
 (2)use all available sources of information to determine— (A)the legitimacy of a customer’s order; and
 (B)whether or not an order described in subparagraph (A) is suspicious. 4.Amendments (a)Records and reports of registrantsSection 307 of the Controlled Substances Act (21 U.S.C. 827) is amended—
 (1)by redesignating subsections (f), (g), and (h) as subsections (g), (h), and (i), respectively; (2)by inserting after subsection (e) the following:

 (f)(1)The Attorney General shall, not less frequently than quarterly, make the following information available to manufacturer and distributor registrants through the Automated Reports and Consolidated Ordering System, or any subsequent automated system developed by the Drug Enforcement Administration to monitor selected controlled substances:
 (A)The total number of distributor registrants that distribute controlled substances to a pharmacy or practitioner registrant, aggregated by the name and address of each pharmacy and practitioner registrant.
 (B)The total quantity and type of opioids distributed, listed by Administration Controlled Substances Code Number, to each pharmacy and practitioner registrant described in subparagraph (A).
 (2)The information required to be made available under paragraph (1) shall be made available not later than the 15th day of the first month following the quarter to which the information relates.
 (3)(A)All registered manufacturers and distributors shall be responsible for reviewing the information made available by the Attorney General under this subsection.
 (B)In determining whether to initiate proceedings under this title against a registered manufacturer or distributor based on the failure of the registrant to maintain effective controls against diversion or otherwise comply with the requirements of this title or the regulations issued thereunder, the Attorney General may take into account that the information made available under this subsection was available to the registrant.; and
 (3)by inserting after subsection (i), as so redesignated, the following:  (j)All of the reports required under this section shall be provided in an electronic format..
 (b)Cooperative arrangementsSection 503 of the Controlled Substances Act (21 U.S.C. 873) is amended— (1)by striking subsection (c) and inserting the following:

 (c)(1)The Attorney General shall, once every 6 months, prepare and make available to regulatory, licensing, attorneys general, and law enforcement agencies of States a standardized report containing descriptive and analytic information on the actual distribution patterns, as gathered through the Automated Reports and Consolidated Ordering System, or any subsequent automated system, pursuant to section 307 and which include detailed amounts, outliers, and trends of distributor and pharmacy registrants, in such States for the controlled substances contained in schedule II, which, in the discretion of the Attorney General, are determined to have the highest abuse.
 (2)If the Attorney General publishes the report described in paragraph (1) once every 6 months as required under paragraph (1), nothing in this subsection shall be construed to bring an action in any court to challenge the sufficiency of the information or to compel the Attorney General to produce any documents or reports referred to in this subsection..
 (c)Civil and criminal penaltiesSection 402 of the Controlled Substances Act (21 U.S.C. 842) is amended— (1)in subsection (a)—
 (A)in paragraph (15), by striking or at the end; (B)in paragraph (16), by striking the period at the end and inserting ; or; and
 (C)by inserting after paragraph (16) the following:  (17)in the case of a registered manufacturer or distributor of opioids, to fail to review the most recent information made available by the Attorney General in accordance with section 307(f) before each distribution of a controlled substance referred to in such information.; and
 (2)in subsection (c)— (A)in paragraph (1), by striking subparagraph (B) and inserting the following:

 (B)(i)Except as provided in clause (ii), in the case of a violation of paragraph (5), (10), or (17) of subsection (a), the penalty shall not exceed $10,000.
 (ii)In the case of a violation described in clause (i) committed by a registered manufacturer or distributor of opioids and related to the reporting of suspicious orders for opioids, failing to maintain effective controls against diversion of opioids, or failing to review the most recent information made available by the Attorney General in accordance with section 307(f), the penalty shall not exceed $100,000.; and
 (B)in paragraph (2)— (i)in subparagraph (A), by inserting or (D) after subparagraph (B); and
 (ii)by adding at the end the following:  (D)In the case of a violation described in subparagraph (A) that was a violation of paragraph (5), (10), or (17) of subsection (a) committed by a registered manufacturer or distributor of opioids that relates to the reporting of suspicious orders for opioids, failing to maintain effective controls against diversion of opioids, or failing to review the most recent information made available by the Attorney General in accordance with section 307(f), the criminal fine under title 18, United States Code, shall not exceed $500,000..
 5.ReportNot later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this Act, the Attorney General shall submit to Congress a report that provides information about how the Attorney General is using data in the Automation of Reports and Consolidated Orders System to identify and stop suspicious activity, including whether the Attorney General is looking at aggregate orders from individual pharmacies to multiple distributors that in total are suspicious, even if no individual order rises to the level of a suspicious order to a given distributor.

 1.Short titleThis Act may be cited as the Using Data to Prevent Opioid Diversion Act of 2018.
 2.FindingsCongress finds the following: (1)In 2016, there were nearly 64,000 drug overdose deaths in the United States. More than 42,000 of these deaths were opioid-related.
 (2)The regulations promulgated under the Controlled Substances Act (21 U.S.C. 801 et seq.) require drug manufacturers and distributors to—
 (A)provide effective controls against the diversion of controlled substances; (B)detect and disclose suspicious orders to the Drug Enforcement Administration; and
 (C)keep complete and accurate records relating to the manufacture or distribution of controlled substances.
 (3)Despite the requirements described in paragraph (2), it has been publicly reported that between 2006 and 2016, nearly 21,000,000 opioids were distributed to 2 pharmacies in Williamson, West Virginia, which has a population of approximately 3,000. It has been further reported that between 2007 and 2008, nearly 9,000,000 pills were distributed to a single pharmacy in Kermit, West Virginia, which has a population of 392.
 (4)Similarly, it has been publicly reported that 780,000,000 oxycodone and hydrocodone pills were distributed to pharmacies throughout West Virginia between 2007 and 2012. In the same period, more than 1,700 people in the State died from overdoses of these 2 substances.
 (5)Drug manufacturers and distributors are required to report the sale, delivery or other disposal of narcotics to the Drug Enforcement Administration through the Automated Reports and Consolidated Orders System.
 (6)Notwithstanding the reporting requirement described in paragraph (5), the Drug Enforcement Administration does not disclose the total quantity and type of opioids distributed to a single pharmacy or practitioner with those manufacturers and distributors who are required to input information into the Automated Reports and Consolidated Orders System. This creates a barrier to identifying and stopping potentially suspicious orders.
 (7)Although manufacturers and distributors are already required to provide effective controls against the diversion of controlled substances, this lack of data sharing may create a barrier to better identifying and stopping potentially suspicious orders.
 (8)On an annual basis, the Attorney General of the United States is statutorily required to share the controlled substance or substances in schedule II that have the highest rates of abuse and to prepare and make available reports on the distribution patterns of such substances, with State regulatory, licensing, and law enforcement agencies. The Attorney General of the United States has entered into data sharing agreements with the attorneys general of the vast majority of States, Puerto Rico, and the District of Colombia to share, pursuant to State law and policy, data obtained from State prescription drug monitoring programs and other sources.
 (9)To further reduce barriers associated with identifying suspicious patterns and stopping the diversion of opioids, the remaining States and territories of the United States should enter into similar agreements with, and to the greatest extent practical share data obtained from State prescription drug monitoring programs with, the Attorney General of the United States.
			3.Purpose
 (a)In generalThe purpose of this Act is to provide drug manufacturers and distributors with access to anonymized information through the Automated Reports and Consolidated Orders System to help drug manufacturers and distributors identify, report, and stop suspicious orders of opioids and reduce diversion rates.
 (b)Rule of constructionNothing in this Act should be construed to absolve a drug manufacturer, drug distributor, or other Drug Enforcement Administration registrant from the responsibility of the manufacturer, distributor, or other registrant to—
 (1)identify, stop, and report suspicious orders; or (2)maintain effective controls against diversion in accordance with section 303 of the Controlled Substances Act (21 U.S.C. 823) or any successor law or associated regulation.
				4.Amendments
 (a)Records and reports of registrantsSection 307 of the Controlled Substances Act (21 U.S.C. 827) is amended— (1)by redesignating subsections (f), (g), and (h) as subsections (g), (h), and (i), respectively;
 (2)by inserting after subsection (e) the following:  (f)(1)The Attorney General shall, not less frequently than quarterly, make the following information available to manufacturer and distributor registrants through the Automated Reports and Consolidated Orders System, or any subsequent automated system developed by the Drug Enforcement Administration to monitor selected controlled substances:
 (A)The total number of distributor registrants that distribute controlled substances to a pharmacy or practitioner registrant, aggregated by the name and address of each pharmacy and practitioner registrant.
 (B)The total quantity and type of opioids distributed, listed by Administration Controlled Substances Code Number, to each pharmacy and practitioner registrant described in subparagraph (A).
 (2)The information required to be made available under paragraph (1) shall be made available not later than the 15th day of the first month following the quarter to which the information relates.
 (3)(A)All registered manufacturers and distributors shall be responsible for reviewing the information made available by the Attorney General under this subsection.
 (B)In determining whether to initiate proceedings under this title against a registered manufacturer or distributor based on the failure of the registrant to maintain effective controls against diversion or otherwise comply with the requirements of this title or the regulations issued thereunder, the Attorney General may take into account that the information made available under this subsection was available to the registrant.; and
 (3)by inserting after subsection (i), as so redesignated, the following:  (j)All of the reports required under this section shall be provided in an electronic format..
 (b)Cooperative arrangementsSection 503 of the Controlled Substances Act (21 U.S.C. 873) is amended— (1)by striking subsection (c) and inserting the following:

 (c)(1)The Attorney General shall, once every 6 months, prepare and make available to regulatory, licensing, attorneys general, and law enforcement agencies of States a standardized report containing descriptive and analytic information on the actual distribution patterns, as gathered through the Automated Reports and Consolidated Orders System, or any subsequent automated system, pursuant to section 307 and which includes detailed amounts, outliers, and trends of distributor and pharmacy registrants, in such States for the controlled substances contained in schedule II, which, in the discretion of the Attorney General, are determined to have the highest abuse.
 (2)If the Attorney General publishes the report described in paragraph (1) once every 6 months as required under paragraph (1), nothing in this subsection shall be construed to bring an action in any court to challenge the sufficiency of the information or to compel the Attorney General to produce any documents or reports referred to in this subsection..
 (c)Civil and criminal penaltiesSection 402 of the Controlled Substances Act (21 U.S.C. 842) is amended— (1)in subsection (a)—
 (A)in paragraph (15), by striking or at the end; (B)in paragraph (16), by striking the period at the end and inserting ; or; and
 (C)by inserting after paragraph (16) the following:  (17)in the case of a registered manufacturer or distributor of opioids, to fail to review the most recent information, directly related to the customers of the manufacturer or distributor, made available by the Attorney General in accordance with section 307(f).; and
 (2)in subsection (c)— (A)in paragraph (1), by striking subparagraph (B) and inserting the following:

 (B)(i)Except as provided in clause (ii), in the case of a violation of paragraph (5), (10), or (17) of subsection (a), the penalty shall not exceed $10,000.
 (ii)In the case of a violation described in clause (i) committed by a registered manufacturer or distributor of opioids and related to the reporting of suspicious orders for opioids, failing to maintain effective controls against diversion of opioids, or failing to review the most recent information made available by the Attorney General in accordance with section 307(f), the penalty shall not exceed $100,000.; and
 (B)in paragraph (2)— (i)in subparagraph (A), by inserting or (D) after subparagraph (B); and
 (ii)by adding at the end the following:  (D)In the case of a violation described in subparagraph (A) that was a violation of paragraph (5), (10), or (17) of subsection (a) committed by a registered manufacturer or distributor of opioids that relates to the reporting of suspicious orders for opioids, failing to maintain effective controls against diversion of opioids, or failing to review the most recent information made available by the Attorney General in accordance with section 307(f), the criminal fine under title 18, United States Code, shall not exceed $500,000..
 5.ReportNot later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this Act, the Attorney General shall submit to Congress a report that provides information about how the Attorney General is using data in the Automation of Reports and Consolidated Orders System to identify and stop suspicious activity, including whether the Attorney General is looking at aggregate orders from individual pharmacies to multiple distributors that in total are suspicious, even if no individual order rises to the level of a suspicious order to a given distributor.June 19, 2018Reported with an amendment


110 HRES 770 EH: Expressing support for designation of a

U.S. House of Representatives
2007-11-05
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		IV
		110th CONGRESS
		1st Session
		H. RES. 770
		In the House of Representatives, U.
		  S.,

			November 5, 2007

		RESOLUTION
		Expressing support for designation of a
		  National Veterans History Project Week to encourage public participation in a
		  nationwide project that collects and preserves the stories of the men and women
		  who served our nation in times of war and conflict.

		Whereas the Veterans History Project was established by a
			 unanimous vote of the United States Congress to collect and preserve the
			 wartime stories of American veterans;
		Whereas Congress charged the American Folklife Center at
			 the Library of Congress to undertake the Veterans History Project and to engage
			 the public in the creation of a collection of oral histories that would be a
			 lasting tribute to individual veterans and an abundant resource for
			 scholars;
		Whereas there are 17,000,000 wartime veterans in America
			 whose stories can educate people of all ages about important moments and events
			 in the history of the United States and the world and provide instructive
			 narratives that illuminate the meanings of ‘‘service’’, ‘‘sacrifice’’,
			 ‘‘citizenship’’, and ‘‘democracy’’;
		Whereas the Veterans History Project relies on a corps of
			 volunteer interviewers, partner organizations, and an array of civic minded
			 institutions nationwide who interview veterans according to the guidelines it
			 provides;
		Whereas increasing public participation in the Veterans
			 History Project will increase the number of oral histories that can be
			 collected and preserved and increase the number of veterans it so honors;
			 and
		Whereas ‘‘National Veterans Awareness Week’’ commendably
			 preceded this resolution in the years 2005 and 2006: Now, therefore, be
			 it

		That the House of
			 Representatives—
			(1)recognizes “National Veterans Awareness
			 Week”;
			(2)supports the
			 designation of a National Veterans History Project Week;
			(3)calls on the people of the United States to
			 interview at least one veteran in their families or communities according to
			 guidelines provided by the Veterans History Project; and
			(4)encourages local, State, and national
			 organizations along with Federal, State, city and county governmental
			 institutions to participate in support of the effort to document, preserve, and
			 honor the service of American wartime veterans.

			Lorraine C. Miller,
			Clerk.


116 S1076 IS: Choose Respect Act
U.S. Senate
2019-04-09
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II116th CONGRESS1st SessionS. 1076IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATESApril 9, 2019Mr. Sullivan (for himself and Mrs. Gillibrand) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on the JudiciaryA BILLTo amend title 36, United States Code, to designate October 1 as Choose Respect Day, and for other
 purposes.1.Short titleThis Act may be cited as the Choose Respect Act.2.Designation(a)In generalChapter 1 of title 36, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following:146.Choose Respect Day(a)DesignationOctober 1 is Choose Respect Day.(b)RecognitionAll private citizens, organizations, and Federal, State, and local governmental and legislative entities are encouraged to recognize Choose Respect Day through proclamations, activities, and educational efforts in furtherance of changing the culture around the tolerance of violence against women..(b)Technical and conforming amendmentThe table of sections for chapter 1 of title 36, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following:146. Choose Respect Day..3.Media campaign(a)DefinitionsIn this section:(1)DirectorThe term Director means the Director of the Office on Violence Against Women.(2)National media campaignThe term national media campaign means the national Choose Respect media campaign described in subsection (b).(b)Media campaignThe Director shall, to the extent feasible and appropriate, conduct a national Choose Respect media campaign in accordance with this section for the purposes of—(1)preventing and discouraging the mistreatment of women, including domestic abuse, violence, stalking, and harassment;(2)supporting evidence-based prevention programs targeting the attitudes, perceptions, and beliefs of individuals who have or are likely to participate in the activities described in paragraph (1);(3)encouraging victims of the activities described in paragraph (1) to seek help through the means determined to be most effective by the most current evidence available, including seeking legal representation; and(4)informing the public about the help available to victims of the activities described in paragraph (1).(c)Use of funds(1)In generalAmounts made available to carry out this section for the national media campaign may only be used for the following:(A)The purchase of media time and space, including the strategic planning for, tracking, and accounting of, such purchases.(B)Creative and talent costs, consistent with paragraph (2).(C)Advertising production costs, which may include television, radio, internet, social media, and other commercial marketing venues.(D)Testing and evaluation of advertising.(E)Evaluation of the effectiveness of the national media campaign.(F)Costs of contracts to carry out activities authorized by this section.(G)Partnerships with professional and civic groups, community-based organizations, including faith-based organizations, and government organizations related to the national media campaign.(H)Entertainment industry outreach, interactive outreach, media projects and activities, public information, news media outreach, corporate sponsorship and participation, and professional sports associations and military branch participation.(I)Operational and management expenses.(2)Specific requirements(A)Creative servicesIn using amounts for creative and talent costs under paragraph (1), the Director shall use creative services donated at no cost to the Government wherever feasible and may only procure creative services for advertising—(i)responding to high-priority or emergent campaign needs that cannot timely be obtained at no cost; or(ii)intended to reach a minority, ethnic, or other special audience that cannot reasonably be obtained at no cost.(B)Testing and evaluation of advertisingIn using amounts for testing and evaluation of advertising under paragraph (1)(D), the Director shall test all advertisements prior to use in the national media campaign to ensure that the advertisements are effective with the target audience and meet industry-accepted standards. The Director may waive this requirement for advertisements using no more than 10 percent of the purchase of advertising time purchased under this section in a fiscal year and no more than 10 percent of the advertising space purchased under this section in a fiscal year, if the advertisements respond to emergent and time-sensitive campaign needs or the advertisements will not be widely utilized in the national media campaign.(C)ConsultationFor the planning of the campaign under subsection (b), the Director may consult with—(i)leading national advocacy groups;(ii)the heads of any victim support or antiviolence against women Federal agency or interagency department;(iii)State, local, and Tribal governments;(iv)experts in the field of preventing violence against women; and(v)communications professionals.(D)Evaluation of effectiveness of national media campaignIn using amounts for the evaluation of the effectiveness of the national media campaign under paragraph (1)(E), the Attorney General shall—(i)designate an independent entity to evaluate by April 20 of each year the effectiveness of the national media campaign based on data from any relevant studies or publications, as determined by the Attorney General, including tracking and evaluation data collected according to marketing and advertising industry standards; and(ii)ensure that the effectiveness of the national media campaign is evaluated in a manner that enables consideration of whether the national media campaign has contributed to changes in attitude or behaviors among the target audience with respect to violence against women and such other measures of evaluation as the Attorney General determines are appropriate.(d)AdvertisingIn carrying out this section, the Director shall ensure that sufficient funds are allocated to meet the stated goals of the national media campaign.(e)Responsibilities and functions under the program(1)In generalThe Director shall determine the overall purposes and strategy of the national media campaign.(2)Director(A)In generalThe Director shall approve—(i)the strategy of the national media campaign;(ii)all advertising and promotional material used in the national media campaign; and(iii)the plan for the purchase of advertising time and space for the national media campaign.(B)ImplementationThe Director shall be responsible for implementing a focused national media campaign to meet the purposes set forth in subsection (b) and shall ensure—(i)information disseminated through the campaign is accurate and scientifically valid; and(ii)the campaign is designed using strategies demonstrated to be the most effective at achieving the goals and requirements of subsection (b), which may include—(I)a media campaign, as described in subsection (c);(II)local, regional, or population specific messaging;(III)the development of websites to publicize and disseminate information;(IV)conducting outreach and providing educational resources for women;(V)collaborating with law enforcement agencies; and(VI)providing support for school-based public health education classes to improve teen knowledge about the effects of violence against women.(f)ProhibitionsNone of the amounts made available under subsection (c) may be obligated or expended for any of the following:(1)To supplant current antiviolence against women community-based coalitions.(2)To supplant pro bono public service time donated by national and local broadcasting networks for other public service campaigns.(3)For partisan political purposes, or to express advocacy in support of or to defeat any clearly identified candidate, clearly identified ballot initiative, or clearly identified legislative or regulatory proposal.(4)To fund advertising that features any elected officials, persons seeking elected office, cabinet level officials, or other Federal officials employed pursuant to section 213 of Schedule C of title 5, Code of Federal Regulations.(5)To fund advertising that does not contain a primary message intended to reduce or prevent violence against women.(6)To fund advertising containing a primary message intended to promote support for the national media campaign or private sector contributions to the national media campaign.(g)Financial and performance accountabilityThe Director shall cause to be performed—(1)audits and reviews of costs of the national media campaign pursuant to section 4706 of title 41, United States Code; and(2)an audit to determine whether the costs of the national media campaign are allowable under chapter 43 of title 41, United States Code.(h)Report to CongressThe Director shall submit on an annual basis a report to Congress that describes—(1)the strategy of the national media campaign and whether specific objectives of the national media campaign were accomplished;(2)steps taken to ensure that the national media campaign operates in an effective and efficient manner consistent with the overall strategy and focus of the national media campaign;(3)plans to purchase advertising time and space;(4)policies and practices implemented to ensure that Federal funds are used responsibly to purchase advertising time and space and eliminate the potential for waste, fraud, and abuse;(5)all contracts entered into with a corporation, partnership, or individual working on behalf of the national media campaign;(6)the results of any financial audit of the national media campaign;(7)a description of any evidence used to develop the national media campaign;(8)specific policies and steps implemented to ensure compliance with this section;(9)a detailed accounting of the amount of funds obligated during the previous fiscal year for carrying out the national media campaign, including each recipient of funds, the purpose of each expenditure, the amount of each expenditure, any available outcome information, and any other information necessary to provide a complete accounting of the funds expended; and(10)a review and evaluation of the effectiveness of the national media campaign strategy for the past year.(i)Authorization of appropriationsThere are authorized to be appropriated to the Director to carry out this section $5,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2019 through 2024, to remain available until expended.4.Reimplementation of Choose Respect Initiative(a)In generalThe Director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention shall reimplement the national Choose Respect initiative that the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention implemented in 2006.(b)ReportThe Director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention shall submit to Congress a report on the reimplementation of the Choose Respect initiative required under subsection (a).(c)Authorization of appropriationsThere are authorized to be appropriated to the Director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention to carry out this section $1,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2019 through 2024, to remain available until expended.5.Semipostal(a)DefinitionIn this section, the term semipostal stamp has the meaning given the term semipostal in section 416(a) of title 39, United States Code.(b)IssuanceIn order to afford a convenient way for members of the public to contribute to changing the culture around the tolerance of violence against women, the United States Postal Service shall issue a semipostal stamp (referred to in this section as the Choose Respect Semipostal Stamp) in accordance with subsection (c).(c)Terms and conditions(1)In generalExcept as provided in this subsection, the issuance and sale of the Choose Respect Semipostal Stamp shall be governed by section 416 of title 39, United States Code, and regulations issued under that section.(2)DurationThe Choose Respect Semipostal Stamp shall be made available to the public for a period of 5 years, beginning not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this Act.(3)Disposition of proceedsAll amounts becoming available from the sale of the Choose Respect Semipostal Stamp (as determined under section 416(d) of title 39, United States Code) shall be transferred to the Director of the Office on Violence Against Women, for the purpose described in subsection (b), through payments which shall be made not less frequently than 2 times a year.(4)LimitationFor purposes of section 416 of title 39, United States Code (including any regulation prescribed under subsection (e)(1)(C) of that section), the semipostal issued under this section shall not apply to any limitation relating to whether more than 1 semipostal may be offered for sale at the same time.


		I
		111th CONGRESS
		1st Session
		H. R. 3457
		IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

			July 31, 2009
			Mr. Abercrombie (for
			 himself, Mrs. Lowey,
			 Mr. Michaud, and
			 Mr. Perriello) introduced the
			 following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Financial
			 Services

		A BILL
		To amend the Truth in Lending Act to provide coverage
		  under such Act for credit cards issued to small businesses, and for other
		  purposes.

		1.Short title;
			 findings
			(a)Short
			 titleThis Act may be cited
			 as the Small Business Credit Card Act
			 of 2009.
			(b)FindingsThe
			 Congress finds as follows:
				(1)In past recessions, economic recovery has
			 frequently been led by the creation of millions of new, small
			 businesses.
				(2)Today, however,
			 small business owners are severely limited in their ability to finance new
			 business ventures because their access to capital through their usual resources
			 has dried up, and the lack of access continues to grow.
				(3)Small businesses
			 are being pushed into using credit cards as their primary source of working
			 capital.
				(4)This use of credit
			 card credit is especially true for rapidly growing businesses that are not
			 traditional brick and mortar operations, and lack the assets necessary for a
			 traditional loan.
				(5)Yet, 28 percent of
			 businesses surveyed recently said they had been subject to a decrease in their
			 line of credit or a credit card limit in the past 6 months.
				(6)And, this decrease
			 in credit card limits occurred despite the fact that 69 percent of the small
			 businesses in the survey cited worsening credit card terms.
				(7)In 2008, 44
			 percent of the small businesses surveyed used credit cards to finance their
			 business.
				(8)In 1993, only 16
			 percent of small businesses used credit cards as a source of financing.
				(9)One-third of small
			 businesses using credit cards carry a monthly balance in excess of
			 $10,000.
				2.Extending credit
			 card protections under the Truth in Lending Act to small businesses
			(a)Definition of
			 consumerSection 103(h) of
			 the Truth in Lending Act (15 U.S.C. 1602(h)) is amended—
				(1)by striking
			 (h) The adjective consumer, used with reference to a
			 credit transaction, characterizes the transaction as one in which the party to
			 whom credit is offered or extended is and
			 inserting

						(h)
			 Consumer.—(1)In
				generalExcept as provided in
				paragraph (2), the term consumer, when used as a adjective to
				describe or modify a credit transaction or credit plan, means a transaction or
				credit plan under which credit is offered or extended
				to
						; and
				(2)by adding at the
			 end the following new paragraph:

						(2)Small business
				included under certain circumstances
							(A)In
				generalFor purposes of any provision of this title relating to a
				credit card account under an open end credit plan, the term ‘consumer’ includes
				any qualified small business.
							(B)Qualified small
				businessFor purposes of subparagraph (A), the term
				qualified small business means, with respect to any credit card
				account under an open end credit plan, any business concern having 50 or fewer
				employees, whether or not—
								(i)the credit card
				account is in the name of an individual or a business entity; and
								(ii)any credit
				transaction involving such account is for business or personal purposes.
								(C)Exclusion of
				small business after opt out effective dateThe
				term qualified small business shall not include any business
				concern described in subparagraph (A) after the effective date of any election
				under section 135(b) by the individual or business for which the credit card
				account referred to in such subparagraph has been established, so long as such
				election remains in
				effect.
							.
				(b)Amendments to
			 exemptionsSection 104 of the Truth in Lending Act (15 U.S.C.
			 1603) is amended—
				(1)in paragraph
			 (1)—
					(A)by inserting
			 other than a credit transaction under an open end consumer credit plan
			 in which the consumer is a qualified small business after
			 agricultural purposes; and
					(B)by inserting
			 other than qualified small businesses after
			 organizations; and
					(2)in paragraph (3),
			 by striking $25,000 and inserting $50,000.
				(c)Business credit
			 card amendmentsSection 135 of the Truth in Lending Act (15
			 U.S.C. 1645) is amended—
				(1)by striking
			 The exemption provided by and inserting (a)
			 In general.—The
			 exemption provided by; and
				(2)by adding at the
			 end the following new subsection:

						(b)Qualified small
				business opt out from coverage
							(1)Notice of
				coverageThe disclosures
				under section 127(a) before opening a credit card account under an open end
				credit plan for a qualified small business shall include a clear and
				conspicuous disclosure—
								(A)that the qualified small business is
				treated as a consumer under this title and is subject to the requirements of
				this title as a consumer;
								(B)that the business may elect, in accordance
				with this subsection, to be exempt, under section 104(1), from this title to
				the same extent as any business other than a qualified small business;
				and
								(C)of the procedures
				for making the election and for subsequently revoking any such election.
								(2)ElectionThe
				Board shall prescribe procedures for making an effective election under this
				subsection and for revoking any such election.
							(3)Prohibition on
				discrimination against qualified small businessNo creditor may—
								(A)discriminate
				against any business concern having 50 or fewer employees in connection with
				any credit card account of, or any application for a credit card account by
				such business, under an open end credit plan on any basis; or
								(B)require any
				qualified small business to make an election under this subsection as a
				condition for opening a credit card account, or for providing more advantageous
				terms for any credit card account, under an open end credit
				plan.
								.


 HR 2431 ENR: National Integrated Drought Information System Reauthorization Act of 2014
U.S. House of Representatives

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One Hundred Thirteenth Congress of the United States of AmericaAt the Second SessionBegun and held at the City of Washington on Friday, the third day of January, two thousand and fourteen
H. R. 2431

AN ACT
To reauthorize the National Integrated Drought Information System.

1.Short titleThis Act may be cited as the National Integrated Drought Information System Reauthorization Act of 2014.
2.NIDIS program amendmentsSection 3 of the National Integrated Drought Information System Act of 2006 (15 U.S.C. 313d) is amended—
(1)in subsection (a), by inserting before the period at the end the following: to better inform and provide for more timely decisionmaking to reduce drought related impacts and costs;
(2)by striking subsection (b) and inserting the following:

(b)System functionsThe National Integrated Drought Information System shall—
(1)provide an effective drought early warning system that—
(A)collects and integrates information on the key indicators of drought and drought impacts in order to make usable, reliable, and timely forecasts of drought, including assessments of the severity of drought conditions and impacts; and
(B)provides such information, forecasts, and assessments on both national and regional levels;
(2)communicate drought forecasts, drought conditions, and drought impacts on an ongoing basis to public and private entities engaged in drought planning and preparedness, including—
(A)decisionmakers at the Federal, regional, State, tribal, and local levels of government;
(B)the private sector; and
(C)the public;
(3)provide timely data, information, and products that reflect local, regional, and State differences in drought conditions;
(4)coordinate, and integrate as practicable, Federal research and monitoring in support of a drought early warning system;
(5)build upon existing forecasting and assessment programs and partnerships, including through the designation of one or more cooperative institutes to assist with National Integrated Drought Information System functions; and
(6)continue ongoing research and monitoring activities related to drought, including research activities relating to length, severity, and impacts of drought and the role of extreme weather events and climate variability in drought.; and
(3)by adding at the end the following:

(e)Report
(1)In generalNot later than 18 months after the date of enactment of the National Integrated Drought Information System Reauthorization Act of 2014, the Under Secretary shall transmit to the Committee on Science, Space, and Technology of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate a report that contains—
(A)an analysis of the implementation of the National Integrated Drought Information System program, including how the information, forecasts, and assessments are utilized in drought policy planning and response activities;
(B)specific plans for continued development of such program, including future milestones; and
(C)an identification of research, monitoring, and forecasting needs to enhance the predictive capability of drought early warnings that include—
(i)the length and severity of droughts;
(ii)the contribution of weather events to reducing the severity or ending drought conditions; and
(iii)regionally specific drought impacts.
(2)ConsultationIn developing the report under paragraph (1), the Under Secretary shall consult with relevant Federal, regional, State, tribal, and local government agencies, research institutions, and the private sector..
3.Authorization of appropriationsSection 4 of such Act (15 U.S.C. 313d note) is amended to read as follows:

4.Authorization of appropriationsThere are authorized to be appropriated to carry out this Act $13,500,000 for each of fiscal years 2014 through 2018..
 Speaker of the House of Representatives.Vice President of the United States and President of the Senate.


110 HR 6564 IH: To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to modify the rate of the excise tax on certain arrows designed for use by children.
U.S. House of Representatives
2008-07-22
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110th CONGRESS 2d Session
H. R. 6564
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

July 22, 2008
Mr. Kind (for himself and Mr. Ryan of Wisconsin) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Ways and Means

A BILL
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to modify the rate of the excise tax on certain arrows designed for use by children.

1.Modification of rate of excise tax on certain arrows designed for use by children
(a)In generalParagraph (2) of section 4161(b) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (relating to arrows) is amended by redesignating subparagraph (B) as subparagraph (C) and by inserting after subparagraph (A) the following new subparagraph:

(B)Exemption for certain arrow shaftsSubparagraph (A) shall not apply to any shaft measuring 5/16 of an inch or less in diameter and consisting of either—
(i)all fiberglass and hollow, or
(ii)all natural wood,with no laminations or artificial means of enhancing the spine of such shaft (whether sold separately or incorporated as part of a finished or unfinished product) of a type used in the manufacture of any arrow which after its assembly is not suitable for use with a bow described in paragraph (1)(A)..
(b)Effective dateThe amendments made by this section shall apply to shafts first sold after the date of enactment of this Act.


IA115th CONGRESS1st SessionH. J. RES. 68IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVESFebruary 7, 2017Mr. Cramer (for himself and Mr. Gosar) submitted the following joint resolution; which was referred to the Committee on Natural ResourcesJOINT RESOLUTIONProviding for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5 of the United States Code of a rule submitted by the Bureau of Land Management relating to standards for measurement and reporting of gas removed or sold from Federal and Indian lands and areas subject to communitization agreements.
That Congress disapproves the rule submitted by the Bureau of Land Management relating to Onshore Oil and Gas Operations; Federal and Indian Oil and Gas Leases; Measurement of Gas (81 Fed. Reg. 81516 (November 17, 2016)), and such rule shall have no force or effect.


IV
108th CONGRESS
2d Session
H. CON. RES. 441
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

June 3, 2004
Mr. Knollenberg (for himself and Mr. Spratt) submitted the following concurrent resolution; which was referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce

CONCURRENT RESOLUTION
Recognizing the essential role of nuclear power in the national energy policy of the United States and supporting the increased use of nuclear power and the construction and development of new and improved nuclear power generating plants.

Whereas the Energy Information Administration in the Department of Energy estimates that by 2025 the United States will need more than 300,000 megawatts of new electricity-generating capacity to maintain its current levels of growth and standards of living;
Whereas Vision 2020, the nuclear energy industry’s plan to increase the use of nuclear energy through the year 2020 to meet the projected growth in the demand for electricity, calls for maintaining the Nation’s nonemitting electricity generation at 30 percent, which would require 50,000 megawatts of new nuclear power to be generated;
Whereas meeting the increasing demand for continuous and reliable, or baseload, electricity is essential for supporting the economic growth which is necessary to maintain the Nation’s standard of living;
Whereas even the aggressive implementation of energy-efficiency initiatives cannot replace the need for new electricity-generating capacity;
Whereas nuclear power generated by the 103 commercial nuclear power plants operating in the United States provides the electricity for 20 percent of the United States;
Whereas consumers of nuclear power enjoy a higher level of price stability compared to consumers of other energy sources;
Whereas nuclear power plants do not produce harmful emissions or greenhouse gases and can provide States, and the Nation as a whole, with flexibility in meeting goals for clean air and economic growth at lower costs than other sources of power;
Whereas increasing nuclear power generation will require designing and building new plants as well as operating the new facilities, which together will create thousands of new jobs;
Whereas the nuclear power industry, the Department of Energy, and the Nuclear Regulatory Commission are working together to demonstrate the effectiveness of a new licensing process for nuclear power plants, which allows full public participation in decisions about the designs and sites of new nuclear power plants without causing delays in construction or commercial operation;
Whereas nuclear energy, science, and technology applications are vital in the diagnosis and treatment of disease, food and mail safety, space exploration, structural inspection, and other important applications;
Whereas for decades, commercial nuclear power generating facilities have had an unmatched safety record;
Whereas nuclear power plants in the United States use excess material from Russian weapons programs to generate power, which is a vital component of United States nonproliferation policy;
Whereas many countries intend to build new nuclear power plants, with 29 new plants currently under construction world-wide and more than twice that many being planned, and the United States must continue to play a leadership role both in domestic nuclear power production and in encouraging the use of nuclear power in other countries; and
Whereas the United States continues to lead the world in the development, use, and control of nuclear technology: Now, therefore, be it

That Congress—
(1)recognizes the essential role of nuclear power in the national energy policy of the United States; and
(2)supports the increased use of nuclear power and the construction and development of new and improved nuclear power generating plants as a means of contributing to national energy independence and maintaining a clean environment.


		II
		Calendar No. 1090
		110th CONGRESS
		2d Session
		S. 2489
		[Report No. 110–506]
		IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

			December 14, 2007
			Mr. Johnson (for himself
			 and Mr. Thune) introduced the following
			 bill; which was read twice and referred to the
			 Committee on Indian
			 Affairs

			September 25 (legislative day, September 17),
			 2008
			Reported by Mr. Dorgan,
			 without amendment

		A BILL
		To enhance and provide to the Oglala Sioux Tribe and
		  Angostura Irrigation Project certain benefits of the Pick-Sloan Missouri River
		  basin program.

		1.Short titleThis Act may be cited as the
			 Oglala Sioux Tribe Angostura
			 Irrigation Project Modernization and Development
			 Act.
		2.FindingsCongress finds that—
			(1)Congress approved
			 the Pick-Sloan Missouri River Basin Program by passing the Act of December 22,
			 1944 (commonly known as the Flood Control Act of 1944)
			 (33 U.S.C. 701–1 et
			 seq.)—
				(A)to promote the
			 economic development of the United States;
				(B)to provide for
			 irrigation in regions north of Sioux City, Iowa;
				(C)to protect urban
			 and rural areas from devastating floods of the Missouri River; and
				(D)for other
			 purposes;
				(2)the Angostura
			 Unit—
				(A)is a component of
			 the Pick-Sloan program; and
				(B)provides
			 for—
					(i)irrigation of
			 approximately 12,218 acres of productive farm land in South Dakota; and
					(ii)substantial
			 recreation and fish and wildlife benefits;
					(3)the Commissioner
			 of Reclamation has determined that—
				(A)the national
			 economic development benefits from irrigation at the Angostura Unit total
			 approximately $3,410,000 annually; and
				(B)the national
			 economic development benefits of recreation at Angostura Reservoir total
			 approximately $7,100,000 annually;
				(4)the Angostura Unit
			 impounds the Cheyenne River 20 miles upstream of the Pine Ridge Indian
			 Reservation in South Dakota;
			(5)the Reservation experiences extremely high
			 rates of unemployment and poverty;
			(6)there is a need for economic development on
			 the Reservation;
			(7)the national
			 economic development benefits of the Angostura Unit do not extend to the
			 Reservation;
			(8)the Angostura Unit
			 may be associated with negative effects on water quality and riparian
			 vegetation in the Cheyenne River on the Reservation;
			(9)modernization of
			 the irrigation facilities at the Angostura Unit would—
				(A)enhance the
			 national economic development benefits of the Angostura Unit; and
				(B)result in improved
			 water efficiency and environmental restoration benefits on the Reservation;
			 and
				(10)the establishment
			 of a trust fund for the Oglala Sioux Tribe would—
				(A)produce economic
			 development benefits for the Reservation comparable to the benefits produced at
			 the Angostura Unit; and
				(B)provide resources
			 that are necessary for restoration of the Cheyenne River corridor on the
			 Reservation.
				3.DefinitionsIn this Act:
			(1)Angostura
			 UnitThe term Angostura Unit means the irrigation
			 unit of the Angostura irrigation project developed under the Act of August 11,
			 1939 (16 U.S.C. 590y
			 et seq.).
			(2)FundThe
			 term Fund means the Oglala Sioux Tribal Development Trust Fund
			 established by section 201(a).
			(3)Pick-sloan
			 programThe term Pick-Sloan program means the
			 Pick-Sloan Missouri River basin program approved under the Act of December 22,
			 1944 (33 U.S.C.
			 701–1 et seq.) (commonly known as the Flood Control Act
			 of 1944).
			(4)PlanThe
			 term plan means the development plan developed by the Tribe under
			 section 201(f).
			(5)ReservationThe
			 term Reservation means the Pine Ridge Indian Reservation.
			(6)SecretaryThe
			 term Secretary means the Secretary of the Interior.
			(7)Tribal
			 councilThe term Tribal Council means the governing
			 body of the Tribe.
			(8)TribeThe
			 term Tribe means the Oglala Sioux Tribe of the Pine Ridge Indian
			 Reservation.
			4.Modernization
			(a)Modernization of
			 facilities at angostura unit
				(1)In
			 generalThe Secretary shall carry out the modernization and
			 improvement of the facilities at the Angostura Unit as described in the
			 Improved Efficiencies Alternative included in the report entitled Final
			 Environmental Impact Statement, Angostura Unit Contract Negotiation and Water
			 Management (August 2002).
				(2)NonreimbursabilityThe
			 cost of the modernization and improvement of the facilities at the Angostura
			 Unit shall be carried out on a nonreimbursable basis.
				(b)Delivery of
			 water to pine ridge Indian reservationThe Secretary shall
			 provide for the delivery of the water saved through the modernization and
			 improvement of the facilities of the Angostura Unit as an instream flow of the
			 Cheyenne River to be used for fish and wildlife purposes and environmental
			 restoration on the Reservation.
			(c)Authorization of
			 appropriationsThere is authorized to be appropriated to carry
			 out subsection (a) $4,660,000, to remain available until expended.
			5.Development
			(a)Oglala Sioux
			 tribal development trust fund
				(1)Oglala Sioux
			 tribal development trust fundThere is established in the
			 Treasury of the United States a fund to be known as the Oglala Sioux
			 Tribal Development Trust Fund, consisting of any amounts deposited in
			 the Fund under this Act.
				(2)FundingNot
			 later than the first day of the 11th fiscal year that begins after the date of
			 enactment of this Act, the Secretary of the Treasury shall deposit in the Fund,
			 from the general fund of the Treasury, $92,500,000.
				(3)Investment of
			 trust fund
					(A)In
			 generalThe Secretary of the Treasury shall invest such portion
			 of the Fund as is not, in the judgment of the Secretary of the Treasury,
			 required to meet current withdrawals.
					(B)Eligible
			 obligationsNotwithstanding any other provision of law, the
			 Secretary of the Treasury shall invest the amounts deposited under paragraph
			 (2) and the interest earned on those amounts only in interest-bearing
			 obligations of the United States issued directly to the Fund.
					(C)InterestThe
			 Secretary of the Treasury shall deposit interest resulting from such
			 investments into the Fund.
					(4)Payment of
			 interest to tribe
					(A)Withdrawal of
			 interestOn October 1st of each year, the Secretary of the
			 Treasury shall transfer the aggregate amount of interest deposited into the
			 Fund for the fiscal year to the Secretary for use in accordance with
			 subparagraph (C).
					(B)AvailabilityEach
			 amount transferred under subparagraph (A) shall be available without fiscal
			 year limitation.
					(C)Payments to
			 tribe
						(i)In
			 generalThe Secretary shall use the amounts transferred under
			 subparagraph (A) only for the purpose of making payments to the Tribe, as such
			 payments are requested by the Tribe pursuant to tribal resolution.
						(ii)LimitationPayments
			 may be made by the Secretary under clause (i) only after the Tribe has adopted
			 a plan under paragraph (6).
						(iii)Use of
			 payments by tribeThe Tribe shall use the payments made under
			 this subparagraph only for carrying out projects and programs under the plan
			 prepared under paragraph (6).
						(5)Limitation on
			 transfers and withdrawalsExcept as provided in paragraphs (3)
			 and (4)(A), the Secretary of the Treasury shall not transfer or withdraw any
			 amount deposited into the Fund under paragraph (2).
				(6)Development
			 plan
					(A)In
			 generalNot later than 18 months after the date of enactment of
			 this Act, the Tribal Council shall prepare a plan for the use of the payments
			 to the Tribe under paragraph (4).
					(B)ContentsThe
			 plan shall provide for the manner in which the Tribe shall expend payments to
			 the Tribe under paragraph (4) to promote—
						(i)economic
			 development;
						(ii)infrastructure
			 development;
						(iii)the educational,
			 health, recreational, and social welfare objectives of the Tribe and members of
			 the Tribe; or
						(iv)any
			 combination of the activities described in clauses (i) through (iii).
						(C)Plan review and
			 revision
						(i)In
			 generalThe Tribal Council shall make available for review and
			 comment by the members of the Tribe a copy of the plan before the plan becomes
			 final, in accordance with procedures established by the Tribal Council.
						(ii)Updating of
			 plan
							(I)In
			 generalThe Tribal Council may, on an annual basis, revise the
			 plan.
							(II)Review and
			 commentIn revising the plan, the Tribal Council shall provide
			 the members of the Tribe opportunity to review and comment on any proposed
			 revision to the plan.
							(iii)ConsultationIn
			 preparing the plan and any revisions to the plan, the Tribal Council shall
			 consult with the Secretary and the Secretary of Health and Human
			 Services.
						(D)Audit
						(i)In
			 generalThe activities of the Tribe in carrying out the plan
			 shall be audited as part of the annual single-agency audit that the Tribe is
			 required to prepare pursuant to the Office of Management and Budget circular
			 numbered A–133.
						(ii)Determination
			 by auditorsThe auditors that
			 conduct the audit under this subparagraph shall—
							(I)determine whether funds received by the
			 Tribe under this section for the period covered by the audit were expended to
			 carry out the plan in a manner consistent with this section; and
							(II)include in the
			 written findings of the audit the determination made under clause (i).
							(iii)Inclusion of
			 findings with publication of proceedings of tribal councilA copy
			 of the written findings of the audit described in this subparagraph shall be
			 inserted in the published minutes of the Tribal Council proceedings for the
			 session at which the audit is presented to the Tribal Council.
						(7)Prohibition of
			 per capita paymentsNo portion of any payment made under this Act
			 may be distributed to any member of the Tribe on a per capita basis.
				(b)Eligibility of
			 tribe for certain programs and servicesNo payment made to the
			 Tribe under this Act shall result in the reduction or denial of any service or
			 program with respect to which, under Federal law—
				(1)the Tribe is
			 otherwise entitled because of the status of the Tribe as a federally recognized
			 Indian tribe; or
				(2)any individual who
			 is a member of the Tribe is entitled because of the status of the individual as
			 a member of the Tribe.
				(c)Authorization of
			 appropriationsThere are authorized to be appropriated such sums
			 as are necessary to pay the administrative expenses of the Fund.
			(d)Disclaimer of
			 effectsNothing in this Act affects—
				(1)any right or claim
			 of the Tribe under the Treaty of Fort Laramie of September 17, 1851 (11 Stat.
			 749);
				(2)any right or claim
			 of the Tribe under the Treaty of Fort Laramie of April 29, 1868 (15 Stat. 635);
			 or
				(3)the reserved water
			 rights of the Tribe under the principles of Winters v. United States (207 U.S.
			 564 (1908)).

		September 25 (legislative day, September 17),
		  2008
		Reported without amendment


117 HR 197 IH: Federal Accountability in Chemical Testing Act
U.S. House of Representatives
2021-01-05
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I117th CONGRESS1st SessionH. R. 197IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVESJanuary 5, 2021Mr. Calvert (for himself, Mr. Mast, Mr. Gaetz, Mr. Buchanan, Ms. Brownley, and Ms. Titus) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Energy and CommerceA BILLTo amend the ICCVAM Authorization Act of 2000 to improve reporting about animal testing and alternative test method use by Federal agencies, and for other purposes.1.Short titleThis Act may be cited as the Federal Accountability in Chemical Testing Act or the FACT Act.2.Reporting requirements; provision of information(a)Report contents(1)In generalParagraph (7) of section 3(e) of the ICCVAM Authorization Act of 2000 (42 U.S.C. 285l–3(e)) is amended by inserting before the period at the end of the paragraph the following: , to include a description of the progress on the development, validation, acceptance, and utilization of alternative test methods (including animal use data by species, number, and test type) for toxicological testing conducted, supported, or required by, or submitted to, each Federal agency listed in subsection (c) during the reporting period.(2)Effective dateThe amendment made by paragraph (1) applies with respect to reports that are made available to the public on or after the date that is 90 days after the date of enactment of this Act.(b)Provision of informationSection 4 of the ICCVAM Authorization Act of 2000 (42 U.S.C. 285l–4) is amended by adding at the end the following:(f)Provision of informationEach Federal agency carrying out a program described in subsection (a), or its specific regulatory unit or units, shall provide ICCVAM with information needed to carry out this Act..


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111th CONGRESS 1st Session
H. R. 1403
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

March 9, 2009
Mr. Wolf introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Education and Labor

A BILL
To amend the Richard B. Russell National School Lunch Act to require schools participating in the school lunch program under such Act to donate any excess food to local food banks.

1.Short titleThis Act may be cited as the School Food Recovery Act.
2.Food Donation ProgramSection 9 of the Richard B. Russell National School Lunch Act (42 U.S.C. 1758) is amended by adding at the end the following:

(k)Food Donation Program
(1)In generalThe Secretary shall require each school participating in the school lunch program under this Act to donate any food not consumed under such program to eligible local food banks or charitable organizations.
(2)Plan RequirementEach school described in paragraph (1) shall prepare and submit to the local educational agency that serves such school a plan that—
(A)describes how such school will carry out the food donation program requirements under this subsection;
(B)identifies the name and contact information of the school employee administering the food donation program; and
(C)identifies any eligible local food banks or charitable organizations that are located within the jurisdiction of the same local government as the local educational agency that serves such school is located.
(3)Reporting RequirementNot later than the first day of the fiscal year after the effective date of this subsection, and annually thereafter, each local educational agency that receives plans under paragraph (2) shall submit to the Secretary such plans.
(4)Database RequirementNot later than 2 years after the effective date of this subsection, the Secretary shall develop and maintain a database of the information described in paragraph (2)(B).
(5)Guidance
(A)In generalNot later than 180 days after the effective date of this subsection, the Secretary shall develop and publish guidance to schools and local educational agencies participating in the school lunch program under this Act to assist such schools and local educational agencies in meeting the requirements of this subsection.
(B)UpdatesThe Secretary shall update such guidance as necessary.
(6)LiabilityAny school or local educational agency making donations pursuant to this subsection shall be exempt from civil and criminal liability to the extent provided under the Bill Emerson Good Samaritan Food Donation Act (42 U.S.C. 1791).
(7)DefinitionsIn this subsection:
(A)Eligible local food banks or charitable organizationsThe phrase eligible local food banks or charitable organizations means any food bank or charitable organization which is exempt from tax under section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (26 U.S.C. 501(c)(3)).
(B)Local governmentThe term local government means a city, county, township, or other general-purpose political subdivision of a State. .
3.Effective DateThe amendments made by this Act shall take effect not later than July 1 of the year of the enactment of this Act.


109 HR 2282 IH: To suspend temporarily the duty on 4-Methoxybenzaldehyde.
U.S. House of Representatives
2005-05-11
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109th CONGRESS
1st Session
H. R. 2282
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

May 11, 2005
Mr. English of Pennsylvania introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Ways and Means

A BILL
To suspend temporarily the duty on 4-Methoxybenzaldehyde.

1.4-Methoxybenzaldehyde
(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:

9902.09.124-Methoxybenzaldehyde (CAS No. 123-11-5) (provided for in subheading 2912.49.10) FreeNo changeNo changeOn or before 12/31/2008
(b)Effective dateThe amendment made by subsection (a) applies to goods entered, or withdrawn from warehouse for consumption, on or after the 15th day after the date of enactment of this Act.


114 S1656 IS: Master Limited Partnerships Parity Act
U.S. Senate
2015-06-24
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II114th CONGRESS1st SessionS. 1656IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATESJune 24, 2015Mr. Coons (for himself, Mr. Moran, Ms. Murkowski, Ms. Stabenow, Ms. Collins, Mr. Bennet, Mr. Gardner, and Mr. King) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on FinanceA BILLTo amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to extend the publicly traded partnership ownership
			 structure to energy power generation projects and transportation fuels,
			 and for other purposes.

 1.Short titleThis Act may be cited as the Master Limited Partnerships Parity Act.
		2.Extension of publicly
			 traded partnership ownership structure to energy power generation
			 projects,
			 transportation fuels, and related energy activities
			(a)In
 generalSubparagraph (E) of section 7704(d)(1) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended—
 (1)by striking income and gains derived from the exploration and inserting

 income and gains derived from the following:(i)Minerals,
 natural resources, etcThe exploration,
 (2)by inserting or before industrial source,
 (3)by inserting a period after carbon dioxide, and
 (4)by striking , or the transportation or storage and all that follows and inserting the following:

						(ii)Renewable
 energyThe generation of electric power (including the leasing of tangible personal property used for such generation) exclusively utilizing any resource described in section 45(c)(1) or energy property described in section 48 (determined without regard to any termination date), or in the case of a facility described in paragraph (3) or (7) of section 45(d) (determined without regard to any placed in service date or date by which construction of the facility is required to begin), the accepting or processing of such resource.
						(iii)Electricity
 storage devicesThe receipt and sale of electric power that has been stored in a device directly connected to the grid.
						(iv)Combined heat
 and powerThe generation, storage, or distribution of thermal energy exclusively utilizing property described in section 48(c)(3) (determined without regard to subparagraphs (B) and (D) thereof and without regard to any placed in service date).
						(v)Renewable
 thermal energyThe generation, storage, or distribution of thermal energy exclusively using any resource described in section 45(c)(1) or energy property described in clause (i) or (iii) of section 48(a)(3)(A).
						(vi)Waste heat to
 powerThe use of recoverable waste energy, as defined in section 371(5) of the Energy Policy and Conservation Act (42 U.S.C. 6341(5)) (as in effect on the date of the enactment of the Master Limited Partnerships Parity Act).
						(vii)Renewable
 fuel infrastructureThe storage or transportation of any fuel described in subsection (b), (c), (d), or (e) of section 6426.
						(viii)Renewable
 fuelsThe production, storage, or transportation of any renewable fuel described in section 211(o)(1)(J) of the Clean Air Act (42 U.S.C. 7545(o)(1)(J)) (as in effect on the date of the enactment of the Master Limited Partnerships Parity Act) or section 40A(d)(1).
						(ix)Renewable
 chemicalsThe production, storage, or transportation of any qualifying renewable chemical (as defined in paragraph (6)).
						(x)Energy
 efficient buildingsThe audit and installation through contract or other agreement of any energy efficient building property described in section 179D(c)(1).
						(xi)Gasification
 with sequestrationThe production of any product or the generation of electric power from a project that meets the requirements of subparagraphs (A) and (B) of section 48B(c)(1) and that separates and sequesters in secure geological storage (as determined under section 45Q(d)(2)) at least 75 percent of such project's total qualified carbon dioxide (as defined in section 45Q(b)).
						(xii)Carbon capture and sequestration
 (I)Power generation facilitiesThe generation or storage of electric power (including associated income from the sale or marketing of energy, capacity, resource adequacy, and ancillary services) produced from any power generation facility which is, or from any power generation unit within, a qualified facility described in section 45Q(c) which—
 (aa)in the case of a power generation facility or power generation unit placed in service after January 8, 2013, captures 50 percent or more of the qualified carbon dioxide (as defined in section 45Q(b)) of such facility and disposes of such captured qualified carbon dioxide in secure geological storage (as determined under section 45Q(d)(2)), and
 (bb)in the case of a power generation facility or power generation unit placed in service before January 9, 2013, captures 30 percent or more of the qualified carbon dioxide (as defined in section 45Q(b)) of such facility and disposes of such captured qualified carbon dioxide in secure geological storage (as determined under section 45Q(d)(2)).
 (II)Other facilitiesThe sale of any good or service from any facility (other than a power generation facility) which is a qualified facility described in section 45Q(c) and the captured qualified carbon dioxide (as so defined) of which is disposed of in secure geological storage (as determined under section 45Q(d)(2))..
				(b)Renewable
			 chemical
 (1)In generalSection 7704(d) of such Code is amended by adding at the end the following new paragraph:

						(6)Qualifying renewable
				chemical
 (A)In generalThe term qualifying renewable chemical means any renewable chemical (as defined in section 9001 of the Agriculture Act of 2014)— (i)which is produced by the taxpayer in the United States or in a territory or possession of the United States,
 (ii)which is the product of, or reliant upon, biological conversion, thermal conversion, or a combination of biological and thermal conversion, of renewable biomass (as defined in section 9001(12) of the Farm Security and Rural Investment Act of 2002),
 (iii)the biobased content of which is 95 percent or higher, (iv)which is sold or used by the taxpayer—
 (I)for the production of chemical products, polymers, plastics, or formulated products, or (II)as chemicals, polymers, plastics, or formulated products,
 (v)which is not sold or used for the production of any food, feed, or fuel, and (vi)which is—
 (I)acetic acid, acrylic acid, acyl glutamate, adipic acid, algae oils, algae sugars, aromatics, 1,4-butanediol, iso-butanol, n-butanol, carboxylic acids, cellulosic sugar, diethyl methylene malonate, ethyl acetate, farnesene, gamma-butyrolactone, glucaric acid, hexamethylenediamine, 3-hydroxy propionic acid, C10 hydrocarbons, isoprene, itaconic acid, ketals, levulinic acid, olefins, polyhydroxyalkonate, polylactic acid, polyitaconic acid, polyols from vegetable oils, poly(xylitan levulinate ketal), 1,3-propanediol, 1,2-propanediol, succinic acid, terpenes, thiols, or p-Xylene, or
 (II)any chemical not described in clause (i) which is a chemical listed by the Secretary for purposes of this paragraph.
 (B)Biobased contentFor purposes of subparagraph (A)(iii), the term biobased content percentage means, with respect to any renewable chemical, the biobased content of such chemical (expressed as a percentage) determined by testing representative samples using the American Society for Testing and Materials (ASTM) D6866..
 (2)List of other qualifying renewable chemicalsNot later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of the Treasury (or the Secretary's delegate), in consultation with the Secretary of Agriculture, shall establish a program to consider applications from taxpayers for the listing of chemicals under section 7874(d)(6)(A)(vi)(II) (as added by paragraph (1)).
				(c)Effective
 dateThe amendments made by this section shall take effect on the date of the enactment of this Act, in taxable years ending after such date.


113 HR 430 IH: Protect Our Military Trainees Act
U.S. House of Representatives
2013-01-25
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		I
		113th CONGRESS
		1st Session
		H. R. 430
		IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

			January 25, 2013
			Ms. Speier (for
			 herself and Mr. Heck of Nevada)
			 introduced the following bill; which was referred to the
			 Committee on Armed
			 Services

		A BILL
		To amend the Uniform Code of Military Justice to protect
		  new members of the Armed Forces who are undergoing basic training from the
		  sexual advances of the members of the Armed Forces responsible for their
		  instruction.

		1.Short titleThis Act may be cited as the
			 Protect Our Military Trainees
			 Act.
		2.Prohibition on
			 sexual acts and sexual contact between certain military instructors and their
			 trainees
			(a)ProhibitionSection 920 of title 10, United States Code
			 (article 120 of the Uniform Code of Military Justice), is amended—
				(1)by redesignating
			 subsections (e) through (g) as subsections (f) through (h); respectively;
			 and
				(2)by inserting after subsection (d) the
			 following new subsection (e):

						(e)Sexual acts and
				sexual contact between certain military instructors and trainees
							(1)Enhanced sexual
				assault prohibitionA
				military instructor who commits a sexual act upon a member of the armed forces
				while the member is undergoing basic training (or its equivalent) or within 30
				days after completing such training—
								(A)is guilty of sexual assault if the military
				instructor exercised any supervisory authority over the member during such
				training; and
								(B)shall be punished
				as a court-martial may direct.
								(2)Enhanced abusive
				sexual contact prohibitionA
				military instructor who commits or causes sexual contact upon or by a member of
				the armed forces while the member is undergoing basic training (or its
				equivalent) or within 30 days after completing such training—
								(A)is guilty of abusive sexual contact if the
				military instructor exercised any supervisory authority over the member during
				such training; and
								(B)shall be punished
				as a court-martial may direct.
								(3)Covered military
				instructorsThis subsection
				applies with respect to the following members of the armed forces otherwise
				subject to this chapter:
								(A)Drill Sergeants in the Army.
								(B)Drill Instructors
				in the Marine Corps.
								(C)Recruit Division
				Commanders in the Navy.
								(D)Military Training
				instructors in the Air Force.
								(E)Company Commanders
				in the Coast Guard.
								(F)Such other members of the armed forces as
				the Secretary concerned may designate as having supervisory authority over new
				recruits undergoing basic training (or its equivalent).
								(4)ConsentLack of consent is not an element and need
				not be proven in any prosecution under this subsection. Consent is not a
				defense for any conduct in issue in any prosecution under this
				subsection.
							.
				(b)Cross references
			 to definitionsChapter 47 of
			 title 10, United States Code (the Uniform Code of Military Justice) is
			 amended—
				(1)in section 920b(h)(1) (article 120b(h)(1)),
			 by striking section 920(g) of this title (article 120(g)) and
			 inserting section 920 of this title (article 120); and
				(2)in section 920c(d)(1) (article 120c(d)(1)),
			 by striking section 920(g) of this title (article 120(g))) and
			 inserting section 920 of this title (article 120)).


115 S1471 IS: Servicemember Debt Collection Reform Act
U.S. Senate
2017-06-28
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		II
		115th CONGRESS1st Session
		S. 1471
		IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

			June 28, 2017
			Ms. Warren introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Armed Services

		A BILL
		To ensure the compliance of Department of Defense regulations with Federal consumer protection laws
			 on the collection of debt.

		1.Short title
 This Act may be cited as the Servicemember Debt Collection Reform Act .
		2.Review and update of regulations governing debt collectors interactions with unit commanders of
 members of the Armed ForcesNot later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall review and update Department of Defense Directive 1344.09 and any associated regulations to ensure that such regulations comply with Federal consumer protection laws with respect to the collection of debt.


113 S4017 IS: To extend the period for obligations or expenditures for amounts obligated for the National Disaster Resilience competition.
U.S. Senate
2020-06-18
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II116th CONGRESS2d SessionS. 4017IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATESJune 18, 2020Mr. Hoeven (for himself and Mr. Kaine) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban AffairsA BILLTo extend the period for obligations or expenditures for amounts obligated for the National Disaster Resilience competition.1.Extension for use of amounts obligated for National Disaster Resilience competition(a)In generalFunds made available in title VIII of the Disaster Relief Appropriations Act, 2013 (division A of Public Law 113–2) under the heading Community development fund under the heading Department of Housing and Urban Development that were allocated pursuant to the National Disaster Resilience competition and that were available for obligation through fiscal year 2017 and for expenditure through fiscal year 2022 are to remain available through fiscal year 2025 for the liquidation of valid obligations incurred in fiscal years 2014 through 2017.(b)Emergency requirementThe amount described in subsection (a) is designated by Congress as being for an emergency requirement pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(i) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985 (2 U.S.C. 901(b)(2)(A)(i)).


		III
		112th CONGRESS
		1st Session
		S. RES. 111
		IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

			March 29, 2011
			Mr. Vitter submitted the
			 following resolution; which was referred to the
			 Committee on
			 Finance

		RESOLUTION
		Expressing the sense of the Senate that
		  Congress should reject any proposal for the creation of a system of global
		  taxation and regulation.

		Whereas many proposals are pending in Congress—
			(1)to increase
			 taxes;
			(2)to regulate
			 businesses; and
			(3)to continue
			 runaway Government spending;
			Whereas taxpayer funding has already financed major,
			 on-going bailouts of the financial sector;
		Whereas the proposed cap-and-trade system would result in
			 trillions of dollars in new taxes and job-killing regulations;
		Whereas a number of nongovernmental organizations are
			 proposing that a cap-and-trade regulatory system be adopted on a global
			 scale;
		Whereas the outcome document produced by
			 the September 20–22, 2010, United Nations Summit on the Millennium Development
			 Goals (MDGs) commits the nations of the world, including the United States, to
			 supporting innovative financing mechanisms to supplement foreign
			 aid spending;
		Whereas the term innovative financing
			 mechanisms is a United Nations euphemism for global taxes;
		Whereas the Leading Group on Innovative Financing
			 for Development, a group of 63 countries, seeks to promote the
			 implementation of innovative financing mechanisms;
		Whereas a Task Force on International Financial
			 Transactions for Development is working within the Leading Group and
			 with the United Nations to propose and implement global tax schemes;
		Whereas innovative financing mechanisms are
			 going to be on the agenda for the G8 and G20 summits in France in 2011;
		Whereas new international taxation and regulatory
			 proposals would be an affront to the sovereignty of the United States;
		Whereas the best manner by which to overcome the economic
			 downturn in the United States includes taking measures that would—
			(1)lower tax
			 rates;
			(2)reduce Government
			 spending; and
			(3)impose fewer
			 onerous and unnecessary regulations on job creation; and
			Whereas the worst manner by which to overcome the economic
			 downturn in the United States includes taking measures that would—
			(1)increase tax
			 rates; and
			(2)expand government
			 intervention, including intervention on a global scale: Now, therefore, be
			 it

		That it is the sense of the Senate
			 that Congress should reject any proposal for the creation of—
			(1)innovative
			 financing mechanisms or global taxes;
			(2)an international
			 system of government bailouts for the financial sector;
			(3)a global
			 cap-and-trade system or other climate regulations that would—
				(A)punish businesses
			 in the United States; and
				(B)limit the
			 competitiveness of the United States; and
				(4)a global tax
			 system that would violate the sovereignty of the United States.


110 HR 4115 RH: To provide for and approve the settlement

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2007-11-08
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		Union Calendar No. 346
		110th CONGRESS
		2d Session
		H. R. 4115
		[Report No. 110–542, Parts I
		  and II]
		IN THE HOUSE OF
		  REPRESENTATIVES

			November 8, 2007
			Mr. Dingell (for
			 himself and Mr. Stupak) introduced the
			 following bill; which was referred to the
			 Committee on Natural
			 Resources

			March 6, 2008
			Reported with an amendment and referred to the Committee
			 on the Judiciary for a
			 period ending not later than April 4, 2008, for consideration of such
			 provisions of the bill and amendment as fall within the jurisdiction of that
			 committee pursuant to clause 1(k) of rule X
			Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert
			 the part printed in italic

			April 4, 2008
			Reported adversely from the Committee on
			 the Judiciary; committed
			 to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union and ordered to be
			 printed
			For text of introduced bill, see copy of bill as
			 introduced on November 8, 2007

		A BILL
		To provide for and approve the settlement
		  of certain land claims of the Sault Ste. Marie Tribe of Chippewa
		  Indians.

		1.Acceptance of alternative
			 lands and extinguishment of claims
			(a)DefinitionsFor the purposes of this Act, the following
			 definitions apply:
				(1)Alternative
			 landsThe term alternative lands means those lands
			 identified as alternative lands in the Settlement of Land Claim.
				(2)Charlotte beach
			 landsThe term Charlotte Beach lands means those
			 lands in the Charlotte Beach area of Michigan and described as follows:
			 Government Lots 1, 2, 3, and 4 of Section 7, T45N, R2E, and Lot 1 of Section
			 18, T45N, R2E, Chippewa County, State of Michigan.
				(3)SecretaryThe
			 term Secretary means the Secretary of the Interior.
				(4)Settlement of land
			 claimThe term
			 Settlement of Land Claim means the agreement between the Tribe and
			 the Governor of the State of Michigan executed on December 30, 2002, and filed
			 with the Office of Secretary of State of the State of Michigan, including the
			 document titled Addendum to Settlement of Land Claim, executed
			 by the parties on November 14, 2007.
				(5)TribeThe
			 term Tribe means the Sault Ste. Marie Tribe of Chippewa Indians, a
			 federally recognized Indian tribe.
				(b)Land Into Trust; Part
			 of Reservation
				(1)Land into
			 trustThe Secretary shall
			 take the alternative lands into trust for the benefit of the Tribe not later
			 than 30 days after both of the following have occurred:
					(A)The Secretary has
			 received a title insurance policy for the alternative lands that shows that the
			 alternative lands are not subject to mortgages, liens, deeds of trust, options
			 to purchase, or other security interests.
					(B)The Secretary has confirmed that the
			 National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 has been complied with regarding the
			 trust acquisition of the property.
					(2)Part of
			 reservationThe alternative lands shall become part of the
			 Tribe’s reservation immediately upon attaining trust status.
				(c)GamingThe
			 alternative lands shall be taken into trust as provided in this section as part
			 of the settlement and extinguishment of the Tribe’s Charlotte Beach land
			 claims, and so shall be deemed lands obtained in settlement of a land claim
			 within the meaning of section 20(b)(1)(B)(i) of the Indian Gaming Regulatory
			 Act (25 U.S.C. 2719(b)(1)(B)(i)).
			(d)Extinguishment of
			 ClaimsIn consideration for the benefits to the Tribe under this
			 Act, any and all claims by the Tribe to the Charlotte Beach lands or against
			 the United States, the State of Michigan or any subdivision thereof, the
			 Governor of the State of Michigan, or any other person or entity by the Tribe
			 based on or relating to claims to the Charlotte Beach lands (including without
			 limitation, claims for trespass damages, use, or occupancy), whether based on
			 aboriginal or recognized title, are extinguished upon completion of the
			 following:
				(1)The Secretary having taken the alternative
			 lands into trust for the benefit of the Tribe under subsection (b).
				(2)Congressional acceptance
			 of the extinguishment of any and all such claims to the Charlotte Beach lands
			 by the Bay Mills Indian Community.
				(e)Effectuation and
			 Ratification of Agreement
				(1)RatificationThe
			 United States approves and ratifies the Settlement of Land Claim.
				(2)Not
			 precedentThe provisions contained in the Settlement of Land
			 Claim are unique and shall not be considered precedent for any future agreement
			 between any Indian tribe and State.
				(3)EnforcementThe
			 Settlement of Land Claim shall be enforceable by either the Tribe or the
			 Governor according to its terms. Exclusive jurisdiction over any enforcement
			 action is vested in the United States District Court for the Western District
			 of Michigan.

		April 4, 2008
		Reported adversely from the Committee on
		  the Judiciary; committed
		  to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union and ordered to be
		  printed