113 S2672 IS: Sanction Iran, Safeguard America Act of 2014
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2014-07-28
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		113th CONGRESS2d Session
		S. 2672
		IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

			July 28, 2014
			Mr. Cruz introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs

		A BILL
		To terminate the authority to waive certain provisions of law requiring the imposition of sanctions
			 with respect to Iran, to codify certain sanctions imposed by executive
			 order, and for other purposes.

		1.Short title
			This Act may be cited as the
		  Sanction Iran, Safeguard America Act of 2014 or the SISA Act.
		2.FindingsCongress makes the following findings:(1)A nuclear-capable Iran poses a direct and existential threat to the United States, Israel, and
			 allies around the world.(2)Iran is a leading state sponsor of terrorism, arming and funding terrorist groups around the world,
			 including by providing material support for the terrorist organization
			 Hamas in its relentless attacks on Israel.(3)The Government of Iran has violated United Nations Security Council Resolutions 1696 (2006), 1737
			 (2006), 1747 (2007), 1803 (2008), 1835 (2008), and 1929 (2010), relating
			 to Iran’s nuclear program.(4)The Government of Iran has received significant economic benefits from the relaxation of economic
			 sanctions pursuant the Joint Plan of Action, signed November 24, 2013, by
			 Iran and by France,
			 Germany, the Russian Federation, the People’s Republic of China, the
			 United Kingdom, and the United States (in this section referred to as the Joint Plan of Action), including increased economic growth, reduced inflation, and a strengthened currency, while
			 making no substantive reductions in its nuclear program.(5)Any deal relating to Iran's nuclear weapons program that does not completely dismantle the entire
			 nuclear weapons program would repeat the same mistakes observed with
			 negotiations with North Korea, a totalitarian country that exported its
			 nuclear technology to Syria and has shared similar nuclear and ballistic
			 missile technology with Iran.(6)The Agreed Framework between the United States and the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea,
			 signed in Geneva on October 21, 1994, which called for North Korea to
			 freeze and dismantle its nuclear weapons program in exchange for eased
			 sanctions and normalized relations with the United States, should serve as
			 a reminder of previous failed negotiations resulting in billions of
			 dollars made available for the development of nuclear weapons.(7)Economic sanctions imposed with respect to Iran are designed for the purpose of ending Iran’s
			 pursuit of a nuclear weapons capability, not of initiating negotiations.
			 Therefore, any easing of sanctions in pursuit of negotiations undermines
			 the purpose of the sanctions, as is demonstrated by the case of North
			 Korea.3.Modification and elimination of waiver authorities for certain sanctions with respect to Iran(a)Modification of waiver of sanctions relating to the transportation of crude oil from Iran(1)In generalSection 9(c)(1)(A) of the Iran Sanctions Act of 1996 (Public Law 104–172; 50 U.S.C.
			 1701 note) is amended by inserting (other than the requirement in paragraph (7) of such section) after section 5(a).(2)Termination of waiversAny waiver of the requirement in section 5(a)(7) of the Iran Sanctions Act of 1996
			 (Public Law 104–172; 50 U.S.C. 1701 note) exercised by the President under
			 section 9(c)(1)(A) of such Act shall cease to be in
			 effect on and after the date of the enactment of this Act.(b)Elimination of waiver with respect to mandatory sanctions with respect to financial institutions
			 that engage in certain transactions(1)In generalSection 104 of the Comprehensive Iran Sanctions, Accountability, and Divestment Act of 2010 (22
			 U.S.C. 8513) is amended—(A)by striking subsection (f); and(B)by redesignating subsections (g) through (i) as subsections (f) through (h), respectively.(2)Termination of waiversAny waiver of the imposition of sanctions exercised by the President under section 104(f) of the
			 Comprehensive Iran Sanctions, Accountability, and Divestment Act of 2010
			 (22
			 U.S.C. 8513(f)), as in effect on the day before the date of the enactment
			 of this Act, shall cease to be in effect on and after such date of
			 enactment.(3)Conforming amendments(A)Sanctions with respect to financial sector of IranSection 1245(h) of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2012 (22 U.S.C. 8513a(h))
			 is amended by striking section
104(i) of the Comprehensive Iran Sanctions, Accountability,
and Divestment Act of 2010 (22 U.S.C. 8513(i)) and inserting section
104 of the Comprehensive Iran Sanctions, Accountability,
and Divestment Act of 2010 (22 U.S.C. 8513).(B)Expansion of mandatory sanctions with respect to certain financial institutionsSection
104A(d)(2) of the Comprehensive Iran Sanctions, Accountability,
and Divestment Act of 2010 (22 U.S.C. 8513b(d)(2)) is amended by striking section 104(i) and inserting section 104.(C)Definitions for Iran Freedom and Counter-Proliferation Act of 2012Section 1242(a)(5) of the Iran Freedom and Counter-Proliferation Act of 2012 (22 U.S.C. 8801(a)(5))
			 is
			 amended by striking section
104(i) of the Comprehensive Iran Sanctions, Accountability,
and Divestment Act of 2010 (22 U.S.C. 8513(i)) and inserting section
104 of the Comprehensive Iran Sanctions, Accountability,
and Divestment Act of 2010 (22 U.S.C. 8513).(c)Elimination of waiver of sanctions with respect to the financial sector of Iran(1)In generalSection 1245(d) of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2012 (22
			 U.S.C. 8513a(d)) is amended by striking paragraph (5).(2)Termination of waiversAny waiver exercised by the President under section 1245(d)(5) of the National
			 Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2012 (22 U.S.C. 8513a(d)(5)), as
			 in
			 effect on the day before the date of the enactment of this Act, shall
			 cease to be in effect on and
			 after such date of enactment.(d)Elimination of waiver of sanctions with respect to persons that support or conduct certain
			 transactions with Iran's Revolutionary Guard Corps or other sanctioned
			 persons(1)In generalSection 302 of the Iran Threat Reduction and Syria Human Rights Act of 2012 (22
			 U.S.C. 8742) is amended by—(A)striking subsections (d) and (e); and(B)redesignating subsection (f) as subsection (d).(2)Termination of waiversAny waiver exercised by the President under subsection (d) or (e) of  section 302  of the Iran
			 Threat
			 Reduction and Syria Human Rights Act of 2012 (22 U.S.C. 8742(d)), as in
			 effect on the day before the date of the enactment of this Act, shall
			 cease to be in effect on and after such date of enactment.(e)Elimination of waiver of sanctions with respect to the energy, shipping, and shipbuilding sectors
			 of Iran(1)In generalSection 1244 of the Iran Freedom and Counter-Proliferation Act of 2012 (22 U.S.C. 8803) is amended
			 by striking subsection (i).(2)Termination of waiversAny waiver of the imposition of sanctions under section 1244(i) of the Iran Freedom
			 and Counter-Proliferation Act of 2012 (22 U.S.C. 8803(i)), as in effect on
			 the day before the date of the enactment of this Act, shall cease to be in
			 effect on and after such date of enactment.(f)Elimination of waiver of sanctions with respect to the sale, supply, or transfer of certain
			 materials to or from Iran(1)In generalSection 1245 of the Iran Freedom and Counter-Proliferation Act of 2012 (22 U.S.C. 8804) is
			 amended—(A)by striking subsection (g); and(B)by redesignating subsection (h) as subsection (g).(2)Termination of waiversAny waiver of the imposition of sanctions under section 1245(g) of the Iran Freedom
			 and Counter-Proliferation Act of 2012 (22 U.S.C. 8804(g)), as in effect on
			 the day before the date of the enactment of this Act, shall cease to be in
			 effect on and after such date of enactment.(g)Elimination of waiver of sanctions with respect to the provision of underwriting services or
			 insurance or reinsurance for activities or persons with respect to which
			 sanctions have been imposed(1)In generalSection 1246 of the Iran Freedom and Counter-Proliferation Act of 2012 (22 U.S.C. 8805) is amended
			 by striking subsection (e).(2)Termination of waiversAny waiver of the imposition of sanctions under section 1246(e) of the Iran Freedom
			 and Counter-Proliferation Act of 2012 (22 U.S.C. 8805(e)), as in effect on
			 the day before the date of the enactment of this Act, shall cease to be in
			 effect on and after such date of enactment.(h)Elimination of waiver of sanctions with respect to foreign financial institutions that facilitate
			 financial transactions on behalf of specially designated nationals(1)In generalSection 1247 of the Iran Freedom and Counter-Proliferation Act of 2012 (22 U.S.C. 8806) is amended
			 by striking subsection (f).(2)Termination of waiversAny waiver of the imposition of sanctions under subsection section 1247(f) of the Iran Freedom
			 and Counter-Proliferation Act of 2012 (22 U.S.C. 8806(f)), as in effect on
			 the day before the date of the enactment of this Act, shall cease to be in
			 effect on and after such date of enactment.(i)Technical amendmentSection 1253(c) of the Iran Freedom and Counter-Proliferation Act of 2012 (22 U.S.C.
			 8809(c)) is amended, in the matter preceding paragraph (1), by striking , and, as appropriate, instead of sections 1244(i), 1245(g), and 1246(e) of this Act.4.Sanctions with respect to purchase, acquisition, sale, transport, or marketing of petroleum,
			 petroleum products, or petrochemical products
			 from Iran(a)In generalSubtitle B of title II of the Iran Threat Reduction and Syria Human Rights Act of 2012 (22 U.S.C.
			 8721 et seq.) is amended—(1)by redesignating sections 222, 223, and 224 as sections 225, 226, and 227, respectively; and(2)by inserting after section 221 the following:222.Imposition of sanctions with respect to purchase, acquisition, sale, transport, or marketing of
			 petroleum, petroleum products, and petrochemical products
			 from Iran(a)Limitations on correspondent and payable-Through accountsThe President shall prohibit the opening, and prohibit or impose strict
conditions on the maintaining, in the United States of a correspondent
account or a payable-through account by a foreign financial institution that the President
			 determines has knowingly
			 conducted or facilitated any significant financial transaction, on or
			 after July 31, 2012—(1)for the purchase, acquisition, sale, transport, or marketing of petroleum or petroleum products
			 from Iran; or(2)for the purchase,
acquisition, sale, transport, or marketing of petrochemical products from
Iran.(b)Application of sanctions from Iran Sanctions Act of 1996The President shall impose on a person
one or more of the sanctions described in section 6(a) of the Iran Sanctions Act of 1996 (Public
			 Law
			 104–172; 50 U.S.C. 1701 note) upon determining
that the person knowingly, on or after July 31, 2012, engaged in
a significant transaction for the purchase, acquisition, sale, transport,
or marketing  of—(1)petroleum or
petroleum products from Iran; or(2)petrochemical
products from Iran.(c)ApplicabilitySubsections (a)(1) and (b)(1) shall apply with respect to a person
only if—(1)the President determines under subparagraphs (B) and (C) of paragraph (4) of section 1245(d) of the
			 National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2012 (22 U.S.C.
			 8513a(d)) that there is a sufficient supply of petroleum
and petroleum products from countries other than Iran to permit a significant reduction in the
			 volume of petroleum and petroleum products purchased from Iran by or
			 through foreign financial institutions; and(2)an exception under subparagraph (D) of that paragraph from the imposition of sanctions under
			 paragraph (1) of that
section does not apply with respect to the country with primary jurisdiction
over the person.(d)DefinitionsIn this section:(1)Account; correspondent account; payable-through accountThe terms account, correspondent account, and payable-through account have the meanings given those terms in section 5318A of title 31, United States Code.
								(2)Financial institutionThe term financial institution means a financial institution specified in subparagraph (A), (B), (C), (D), (E), (F), (G), (H),
			 (I), (J), (M), or (Y) of section 5312(a)(2) of title 31, United States
			 Code.
								(3)Foreign financial institutionThe term foreign financial institution has the meaning of that term as determined by the Secretary of the Treasury pursuant to section
			 104 of the Comprehensive Iran Sanctions, Accountability, and Divestment
			 Act of 2010 (22 U.S.C. 8513).
								(4)PetroleumThe term petroleum means a mixture of hydrocarbons that exists in liquid phase in natural underground reservoirs and
			 remains liquid at atmospheric pressure after passing through surface
			 separating facilities.(5)Petroleum products(A)In generalThe term petroleum products includes unfinished oils, liquefied petroleum gases, pentanes plus, aviation gasoline, motor
			 gasoline, naphtha-type jet fuel, kerosene-type jet fuel, kerosene,
			 distillate fuel oil, residual fuel oil, petrochemical feedstocks, special
			 naphthas, lubricants, waxes, petroleum coke, asphalt, road oil, still gas,
			 and miscellaneous products obtained from the processing of crude oil
			 (including lease condensate), natural gas, and other hydrocarbon
			 compounds.(B)ExceptionThe term petroleum products does not include natural gas, liquefied natural gas, biofuels, methanol, and other non-petroleum
			 fuels.(6)Petrochemical productsThe term petrochemical products includes any aromatic, olefin, and synthesis gas, and any of derivatives of such a gas, including
			 ethylene, propylene, butadiene, benzene, toluene, xylene, ammonia,
			 methanol, and urea.223.Imposition of sanctions with respect to support for the National Iranian Oil Company, the
			 Naftiran Intertrade Company, or
the Central Bank of IranThe President shall block and prohibit all transactions in property and interests
			 in property of a person the President determines has, on or after July 31,
			 2012,
materially assisted, sponsored, or provided financial, material, or technological support for, or
			 goods or services in support of, the National Iranian Oil Company, the
			 Naftiran Intertrade Company, or
the Central Bank of Iran if such property and interests in property are in the
			 United States, come within the United States, or are or come within the
			 possession or control of a United States person.224.Imposition of sanctions with respect to support for the purchase of United States bank notes or
			 precious metals
			 by the Government of IranThe President shall block and prohibit all transactions in property and interests
			 in property of a person the President determines has, on or after July 31,
			 2012,
materially assisted, sponsored, or provided financial, material, or technological support for, or
			 goods or services in support of, the purchase or acquisition of United
			 States bank notes
or precious metals by the Government of Iran, if such property and interests in property are in the
			 United States, come within the United States, or are or come within the
			 possession or control of a United States person..(b)Clerical amendmentThe table of contents for the Iran Threat Reduction and Syria Human Rights Act of 2012 is amended
			 by striking the items relating to sections 222, 223, and 224 and inserting
			 the following:Sec. 222. Imposition of sanctions with respect to purchase, acquisition, sale, transport, or
			 marketing of petroleum, petroleum products, and petrochemical products
			 from Iran.
						Sec. 223. Imposition of sanctions with respect to support for the National Iranian Oil Company, the
			 Naftiran
			 Intertrade Company, or the Central Bank of Iran.
						Sec. 224. Imposition of sanctions with respect to support for the purchase of United States bank
			 notes or
			 precious metals by the Government of Iran.Sec. 225. Sense of Congress and rule of construction relating to certain authorities of State and
			 local governments.Sec. 226. Government Accountability Office report on foreign entities that invest in the energy
			 sector of Iran or export refined petroleum products to Iran.Sec. 227. Reporting on the importation to and exportation from Iran of crude oil and refined
			 petroleum products..5.Imposition of sanctions with respect to transactions with specially designated nationals and with
			 respect to the automotive sector
			 of Iran(a)In generalThe Iran Freedom and Counter-Proliferation Act of 2012 (22 U.S.C. 1241 et seq.) is amended by
			 inserting after section 1247 the following:1247A.Imposition of sanctions with respect to certain transactions with specially designated nationals(a)Blocking of propertyThe President shall block and prohibit all transactions in property and interests
			 in property of a person the President determines has, on or after June 1,
			 2013,
materially assisted, sponsored, or provided financial, material, or technological support for, or
			 goods or services in support of, any person specified in subsection (b) if
			 such property and interests in property are in the
			 United States, come within the United States, or are or come within the
			 possession or control of a United States person.(b)Persons specifiedA person specified in this subsection is any person as follows:(1)Any Iranian person included on the list
			 of specially designated nationals
and blocked persons maintained by the Office of Foreign Assets Control of the Department of the
			 Treasury (other than an Iranian
			 depository institution whose property
and interests in property are blocked solely pursuant to Executive Order
13599 (78 Fed. Reg. 33,951)).(2)Any person included on such list whose property and interests in property are blocked pursuant to
subsection (a) or Executive Order 13599 (other than an Iranian depository
institution whose property and interests in property are blocked solely
pursuant to Executive Order 13599).1247B.Imposition of sanctions with respect to the automotive sector of Iran(a)In generalThe President shall impose sanctions described in one or more of paragraphs (1), (2), (4), (5),
			 (10),
			 and (11) of section 6(a) of the Iran Sanctions Act of 1996 (Public Law
			 104–172; 50 U.S.C. 1701 note) with respect to a person that the
			 President determines has, on or after June 1, 2013, knowingly
			 engaged in a significant financial transaction for the sale, supply, or
transfer to Iran of significant goods or services used in connection with
the automotive sector of Iran.(b)Facilitation of certain transactionsThe President shall prohibit the opening, and prohibit or impose strict conditions on the
			 maintaining, in the United States of a correspondent account or a
			 payable-through account by a foreign financial institution that the
			 President determines has, on or after June 1, 2013, knowingly facilitated
			 a significant financial transaction for the sale, supply, or
transfer to Iran of significant goods or services used in connection with
the automotive sector of Iran.1247C.Certification required for government contracts with persons in automotive sector of any country(a)Modification of Federal Acquisition RegulationNot later than 30 days after the date of the enactment of the Sanction Iran, Safeguard America Act of 2014, the Federal Acquisition
			 Regulation  shall be revised to require a certification from each person
			 described in subsection (b)
			 that is a prospective contractor that the person, and any person owned or
			 controlled by the person—(1)has not, in the previous 90 days, conducted any transaction with an Iranian person or any entity
			 owned or controlled by an Iranian
			 person; and(2)does not have a business relationship with the Government of Iran.(b)Persons describedA person described in this subsection is a person that is part of the automotive sector of any
			 foreign country.(c)Remedies(1)In generalIf the head of an executive agency determines that a person has submitted a false certification
			 under subsection (a) on or after the date on which the revision
			 of the Federal Acquisition Regulation required by this subsection becomes
			 effective, the head of that executive agency shall terminate a contract
			 with such person or debar or suspend such person from eligibility for
			 Federal contracts for a period of not less than 2 years. Any such
			 debarment or suspension shall be subject to the procedures that apply to
			 debarment and suspension under the Federal Acquisition Regulation under
			 subpart 9.4 of part 9 of title 48, Code of Federal Regulations.(2)Inclusion on list of parties excluded from Federal procurement and nonprocurement programsThe Administrator of General Services shall include on the List of Parties Excluded from Federal
			 Procurement and Nonprocurement Programs maintained by the Administrator
			 under part 9 of the Federal Acquisition Regulation  each person that is
			 debarred, suspended, or proposed for debarment or suspension by the head
			 of an executive agency on the basis of a determination of a false
			 certification under paragraph (1).(d)Clarification regarding certain productsThe remedies set forth in subsection (c) shall not apply with respect to the procurement of
			 eligible
			 products, as defined in section 308(4) of the Trade Agreements Act of 1974
			 (19 U.S.C. 2518(4)), of any foreign country or instrumentality designated
			 under section 301(b) of that Act (19 U.S.C. 2511(b)).(e)Rule of constructionThis section shall not be construed to limit the use of other remedies available to the head of
			 an executive agency or any other official of the Federal Government on the
			 basis of a determination of a false certification under subsection (a).(f)ApplicabilityThe revisions to the Federal Acquisition Regulation required under subsection (a) shall apply
			 with respect to contracts for which solicitations are issued on or after
			 the date of the enactment of the
			 Sanction Iran, Safeguard America Act of 2014.(g)Government Accountability Office reportNot later than 30 days after the date of the enactment of the Sanction Iran, Safeguard America Act of 2014,  and every 30 days thereafter, the Comptroller General of the United States shall submit to the
			 appropriate
			 congressional
			 committees a list of all persons that are part of the automotive sector of
			 any foreign
			 country that—
							(1)during the 30-day period preceding the submission of the report, have conducted a transaction with
			 an Iranian
			 person or any entity owned or controlled by an Iranian person; or(2)have a business relationship with the Government of Iran.(h)DefinitionsIn this section:(1)Executive agencyThe term executive agency has the meaning given that term in section 133 of title 41, United States Code.(2)Federal Acquisition RegulationThe term Federal Acquisition Regulation means the regulation issued pursuant to section 1303(a)(1) of title 41, United States Code..(b)DefinitionsSection 1242 of the Iran Freedom and Counter-Proliferation Act of 2012 (22 U.S.C. 8801) is amended—(1)in subsection (a)—(A)by redesignating paragraphs (7) through (14) as paragraphs (9) through (16), respectively;(B)by redesignating paragraphs (3) through (6) as paragraphs (4) through (7), respectively;(C)by inserting after paragraph (2) the following:(3)Automotive sectorThe term automotive sector means, with respect to a country, the following:(A)The manufacturing or
assembling in that country of vehicles, including passenger cars,
trucks, buses, minibuses, pick-up trucks, and motorcycles.(B)The manufacturing in that country of original
equipment relating to
such vehicles.(C)The manufacturing in that country of after-market parts relating to such vehicles.; and(D)by inserting after paragraph (7), as redesignated by subparagraph (B), the following:(8)Iranian depository institutionThe term Iranian depository institution means an entity that—(A)is—(i)organized under the laws of Iran or any jurisdiction within Iran, including a foreign branch of
			 such an institution;(ii)located in Iran;(iii)owned or controlled by the Government of Iran; or(iv)owned or controlled by an entity described in clause (i), (ii), or (iii); and(B)is engaged primarily in the business of banking, as determined by the Secretary of the Treasury.; and(2)in subsection (b)—(A)by striking financial transactions or financial services and inserting financial transactions, financial services, goods, or other services; and(B)by inserting , with respect to financial transactions or financial services, after including.6.Expansion of sanctions with respect to foreign financial institutions that facilitate financial
			 transactions with specially designated nationalsSection 1247(a)  of the Iran Freedom and Counter-Proliferation Act of 2012 (22 U.S.C. 8806(a))
			 is amended by striking the President determines has and all that follows through the period at the end and inserting “the President determines has—(1)on or after the date that is 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, knowingly
			 facilitated a significant financial transaction on behalf of any Iranian
			 person included on the list of specially designated nationals and blocked
			 persons maintained by the Office of Foreign Assets Control of the
			 Department of the Treasury (other than an Iranian financial institution
			 described in subsection (b)); or(2)on or after June 1, 2013, knowingly facilitated a significant financial transaction on behalf of
			 any person included on
			 such list whose property and interests in property are blocked pursuant to
section 1247A or Executive Order 13599 (78 Fed. Reg. 33,951) (other than an Iranian depository
institution whose property and interests in property are blocked solely
pursuant to Executive Order 13599)..7.Termination of loophole allowing importation of refined petroleum products made from Iranian origin
			 crude oil(a)In generalSection 103(b)(1) of the Comprehensive Iran Sanctions, Accountability, and Divestment Act of 2010
			 (22 U.S.C. 8512(b)(1)) is amended by adding at the end the following:(C)Application to refined petroleum products made from Iranian origin crude oilThe prohibition in subparagraph (A) includes a prohibition on the importation into the United
			 States of refined petroleum products produced using Iranian origin crude
			 oil without regard to whether such crude oil was commingled with crude oil
			 not of Iranian origin during the process of producing the refined
			 petroleum products..(b)Termination of regulatory exceptions(1)In generalSection 103(d) of the Comprehensive Iran Sanctions, Accountability, and Divestment Act of 2010 (22
			 U.S.C. 8512(d)) is amended to read as follows:(d)Regulatory authority(1)In generalThe President shall prescribe regulations to carry out this section.(2)Prohibition on regulatory exceptionsNo exception to the prohibition under subsection (b)(1) may be made by regulation..(2)Termination of exceptionsAny regulatory exception to the prohibition under section 103(b)(1) of	the Comprehensive Iran
			 Sanctions, Accountability, and Divestment Act of 2010 (22 U.S.C.
			 8512(b)(1)) in effect on the day before the date of the enactment of this
			 Act shall cease to be in
			 effect on and after such date of enactment.8.Applicability of sanctions with respect to petroleum transactions(a)In generalSection 1245(d)(4)(D)(i) of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2012 (22 U.S.C.
			 8513a(d)(4)(D)(i)) is amended—(1)in subclause (I), by striking reduced reduced its volume of crude oil purchases from Iran and inserting reduced the volume of its purchases of petroleum from Iran or of Iranian origin; and(2)in subclause (II), by striking crude oil purchases from Iran and inserting purchases of petroleum from Iran or of Iranian origin.(b)DefinitionsSection 1245(h) of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2012 (22 U.S.C. 8513a(h))
			 is amended—(1)by redesignating paragraphs (3) and (4) as paragraphs (5) and (6), respectively; and(2)by inserting after paragraph (2) the following:(3)Iranian originThe term Iranian origin, with respect to petroleum, means extracted, produced, or refined in Iran.(4)PetroleumThe term petroleum includes crude oil, lease condensates,  fuel oils, and other unfinished oils..(c)Conforming amendmentsSection 102(b) of the Iran Threat Reduction and Syria Human Rights Act of 2012 (22 U.S.C. 8712(b))
			 is amended—(1)in paragraph (3)—(A)by striking crude oil purchases from Iran and inserting purchases of petroleum from Iran or of Iranian origin; and(B)by striking as amended by section 504,; and(2)in paragraph (4), by striking crude oil purchases and inserting purchases of petroleum from Iran or of Iranian origin.(d)Effective dateThe
			 amendments made by this section shall apply with respect to determinations
			 under section 1245(d)(4)(D)(i) of the National Defense Authorization Act
			 for
			 Fiscal Year 2012 (22 U.S.C. 8513a(d)(4)(D)(i)) on or after the date that
			 is 90
			 days after the date of the enactment of this Act.9.Sanctions with respect to proliferators of weapons of mass destruction(a)In generalThe President shall block and prohibit all transactions in property and interests
			 in property of a person the President determines knowingly, on or after
			 June 29, 2005, provides, or attempts to provide,
			 financial, material,
technological or other support for, or goods or services in support of,
any activity or transaction described in subsection (b)
or any person whose property and interests in property are blocked pursuant to Executive Order
			 13382 (70 Fed. Reg. 38,567; relating to blocking property of weapons of
			 mass destruction
proliferators and their supporters), if such property and interests in property are in the
			 United States, come within the United States, or are or come within the
			 possession or control of a United States person.(b)Activities and transactions describedAn activity or transaction described in this subsection is an activity or transaction that has
			 materially contributed to, or poses a risk of materially
contributing to, the proliferation of weapons of mass destruction or the
means of delivery of such weapons (including missiles capable of delivering such weapons),
including any efforts to manufacture, acquire, possess, develop, transport,
transfer or use such weapons or means of delivery, by any person or foreign country the President
			 determines to be of proliferation
concern.(c)United States person definedIn this section, the term United States person has the meaning given that term in section 101 of the Comprehensive Iran Sanctions,
			 Accountability, and Divestment Act of 2010 (22 U.S.C. 8511).10.Prohibition on funding for negotiations with Iran without consent of CongressNo funds authorized to be appropriated for fiscal year 2014 or any fiscal year thereafter may be
			 obligated or expended to participate in a diplomatic negotiation with
			 Iran until the date of the enactment of a joint resolution certifying
			 that—(1)the Government of Iran has freed all American prisoners of conscience who are being unjustly held
			 in Iranian jails;(2)the Government of Iran is complying with all inspections conducted by the International Atomic
			 Energy Agency to fulfill its obligations under the Treaty on the
			 Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons, done at Washington, London, and
			 Moscow July 1, 1968, and entered into force March 5, 1970 (commonly known
			 as the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty), to which Iran is a party;(3)the United States can verifiably determine, through certification by the International Atomic
			 Energy Agency, that the Government of Iran—(A)has dismantled its nuclear program in its entirety, including all centrifuges, capabilities, and
			 facilities for
			 enrichment and reprocessing of uranium and plutonium;(B)has relinquished all stockpiles of enriched uranium; and(C)does not have any ballistic missiles with a range of 300 kilometers or more and a payload of 500
			 kilograms or more and has dismantled its research and development programs
			 for such weapons;(4)the Secretary of the Treasury no longer finds that the Central Bank of Iran is a financial
			 institution  of primary money laundering concern pursuant to section 5318A
			 of title 31, United States Code; and(5)the Government of Iran has demonstrated its renunciation of state-sponsored terrorism by
			 acknowledging its participation in, assisting the investigation, if any,
			 into, relinquishing any suspects currently harbored by the Government of
			 Iran, and accepting legal responsibility for—(A)the  bombing of the Israeli embassy in Buenos Aires, Argentina, on March 17, 1992;(B)the bombing of the World Trade Center in New York on February 26, 1993;(C)the bombing of the Asociación Mutual Israelita Argentina Jewish Community Center in Buenos Aires,
			 Argentina, on July 18, 1994; and(D)the bombing of the Khobar Towers in Khobar, Saudi Arabia, on June 25, 1996.


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		111th CONGRESS
		1st Session
		H. R. 653
		IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

			January 22, 2009
			Ms. Lee of California
			 introduced the following bill; which was referred to the
			 Committee on Energy and
			 Commerce

		A BILL
		To amend title IV of the Public Health Service Act to
		  create a National Childhood Brain Tumor Prevention Network to provide grants
		  and coordinate research with respect to the causes of and risk factors
		  associated with childhood brain tumors, and for other
		  purposes.

		1.Short titleThis Act may be cited as the
			 National Childhood Brain Tumor Prevention Network Act of
			 2009.
		2.FindingsCongress finds the following:
			(1)Tumors kill more
			 children than any other disease and brain tumors are the second most common
			 type of cancer in children.
			(2)Childhood brain
			 tumors are the leading cause of death from solid tumors in children.
			(3)There are newly
			 recognized types of brain tumors, as defined by the World Health Organization,
			 and many of these newly recognized types occur in children.
			(4)The causes of the
			 overwhelming majority of childhood brain tumors are unknown.
			(5)Brain tumors have
			 substantial costs for affected children, the families of such children, and
			 society.
			(6)Childhood brain
			 tumors cause significant morbidity and the loss of many years of potential
			 life.
			(7)The prognosis for
			 most childhood brain tumors is dismal and survivors face lasting adverse health
			 effects.
			(8)Because of the relatively low overall
			 incidence of childhood brain tumors, such tumors frequently do not receive
			 sufficient attention and research funding.
			(9)No single
			 institution has a sufficient number of patients to independently conduct
			 research that will adequately address the causes of childhood brain
			 tumors.
			(10)There has been no
			 comprehensive study analyzing all relevant clinical, biological, and
			 epidemiological aspects of childhood brain tumors to identify potential risk
			 factors and determine the cause of such tumors.
			(11)Existing national cooperative clinical
			 oncology groups primarily investigate treatment options and prognosis and do
			 not typically examine the origins of childhood brain tumors or the risk factors
			 associated with such tumors. A significant majority of children with brain
			 tumors are first treated by neurosurgeons and not by oncologists typically
			 involved in such groups.
			3.Sense of
			 CongressIt is the sense of
			 Congress that—
			(1)there is a need to
			 establish a multi-center research effort based on collaboration between
			 regional consortia in order to comprehensively study the causes of childhood
			 brain tumors and identify potential risk factors;
			(2)there is a need to
			 encourage a collaborative effort among surgical and medical centers with
			 epidemiological study groups to gather comprehensive and detailed information
			 for each child enrolled in those groups, in order to investigate environmental,
			 nutritional, genetic, and developmental factors with respect to, and the
			 pathological and epidemiological characteristics of, childhood brain tumors;
			 and
			(3)there is a need to
			 authorize the Director of the National Institutes of Health to coordinate
			 national research efforts of governmental and nongovernmental entities with
			 respect to childhood brain tumors.
			4.Establishment of
			 the National Childhood Brain Tumor Prevention
			 Network
			(a)In
			 generalSubpart 1 of part C
			 of title IV of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 285 et seq.) is amended
			 by adding at the end the following:

					417G.National
				Childhood Brain Tumor Prevention Network
						(a)Establishment of
				the National Childhood Brain Tumor Prevention Network
							(1)In
				generalNot later than one
				year after the date of the enactment of this section, the Director of NIH,
				acting through the Director of the National Cancer Institute, shall establish,
				administer, and coordinate a National Childhood Brain Tumor Prevention Network
				(hereinafter referred to in this section as the Network) for the
				purposes described in paragraph (2).
							(2)PurposesThe
				purposes of the Network shall be the following:
								(A)Providing grants
				of not fewer than five years duration to eligible consortia for the purpose of
				conducting research with respect to the causes of and risk factors associated
				with childhood brain tumors.
								(B)Assembling a panel of experts, including
				members of the Brain Tumor Epidemiology Consortium and survivors of brain
				tumors, to provide ongoing guidance and recommendations for, with respect to
				research funded by the Network, the development of the following:
									(i)A
				common study design.
									(ii)Standard protocols, methods, procedures,
				and assays for collecting from individuals enrolled as study participants, and
				the parents of such individuals, a minimum data set that includes the
				following:
										(I)Environmental
				exposure data.
										(II)Nutritional
				data.
										(III)Biospecimens,
				including genomic data.
										(IV)Histopathological and molecular
				pathological data and specimens.
										(V)Clinical and
				radiological data.
										(iii)Specific
				analytical methods for examining data.
									(iv)Provisions for
				consensus review of enrolled cases.
									(v)An
				integrated data collection network.
									(C)Designating a
				central laboratory to collect, analyze, and aggregate data with respect to
				research funded by the Network and to make such data and analysis available to
				researchers.
								(3)Eligible
				consortiaTo be eligible for a grant under this section, a
				consortium shall demonstrate the following:
								(A)The capability to
				annually enroll as research participants a minimum of 100 individuals with a
				newly diagnosed childhood brain tumor from the designated catchment area of
				such consortium.
								(B)The capability to
				form a control group by enrolling as research participants, for each enrolled
				individual with a childhood brain tumor, at least two individuals without a
				childhood brain tumor, who are matched demographically to such enrolled
				individual with a childhood brain tumor.
								(C)That the designated
				catchment area of such consortium does not overlap with the designated
				catchment area of a consortium already receiving a grant under this
				section.
								(4)ReportNot later than one year after the date of
				the enactment of this section and annually thereafter, the Director of NIH
				shall submit to Congress a report with respect to the Network, to be made
				publicly available, including a summary of research funded by the Network and a
				list of consortia receiving grants under the Network. At the discretion of the
				Director of NIH, such report may be combined with other similar or existing
				reports.
							(5)Authorization of
				appropriations
								(A)In
				generalThere is authorized
				to be appropriated $25,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2010 through 2014, to
				remain available until expended, to carry out this section.
								(B)Sense of
				CongressIt is the sense of Congress that funds appropriated to
				carry out this section should be in addition to the funds already appropriated
				to carry out the functions of the National Institutes of Health.
								(b)DefinitionsFor
				purposes of this section, the following definitions apply:
							(1)Brain Tumor
				Epidemiology ConsortiumThe term Brain Tumor Epidemiology
				Consortium means the organization with such name formed in 2003 after an
				initial meeting sponsored by the National Cancer Institute’s Division of Cancer
				Epidemiology and Genetics.
							(2)Catchment
				areaThe term catchment area means a defined area
				for which population data are available.
							(3)Childhood brain
				tumorThe term childhood brain tumor means an
				intracranial or spinal cord tumor occurring in an individual under 20 years of
				age.
							(4)ConsortiumThe
				term consortium means a partnership of two or more universities,
				health care organizations, or government agencies, or any combination of such
				entities, serving a designated catchment
				area.
							.
			(b)Technical
			 correction
				(1)In
			 generalSection 3 of the Hematological Cancer Research Investment
			 and Education Act of 2002 (Public Law 107–172; 116 Stat. 541) is amended by
			 striking 419C and inserting 417C.
				(2)Effective
			 dateThe amendment made by
			 paragraph (1) shall take effect as if included in the enactment of the Act
			 referred to in such paragraph.


		I
		111th CONGRESS
		2d Session
		H. R. 5693
		IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

			July 1, 2010
			Ms. Lee of California
			 (for herself, Ms. Schakowsky,
			 Ms. Norton,
			 Mr. Serrano,
			 Mr. Filner,
			 Mr. Stark,
			 Ms. Woolsey,
			 Mr. Ellison, and
			 Mr. Grijalva) introduced the following
			 bill; which was referred to the Committee
			 on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committee on
			 Financial 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 additional protections for recipients of the
		  earned income tax credit and the child tax credit.

		1.Short titleThis Act may be cited as the
			 Taxpayer Abuse Prevention
			 Act.
		2.Prevention of
			 diversion of earned income tax credit and child tax credit benefits
			(a)Earned
			 incomeSection 32 of the
			 Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by adding at the end the following new
			 subsection:

					(n)Prevention of
				diversion of credit benefitsThe right of any individual to any future
				payment of the credit under this section shall not be transferable or
				assignable, at law or in equity, and such right or any moneys paid or payable
				under this section shall not be subject to any execution, levy, attachment,
				garnishment, offset, or other legal process except for any outstanding Federal
				obligation. Any waiver of the protections of this subsection shall be deemed
				null, void, and of no
				effect.
					.
			(b)Child tax
			 creditSection 24 of such Code is amended by adding at the end
			 the following new subsection:

					(g)Prevention of
				diversion of credit benefitsThe right of any individual to any future
				payment of the credit under this section shall not be transferable or
				assignable, at law or in equity, and such right or any moneys paid or payable
				under this section shall not be subject to any execution, levy, attachment,
				garnishment, offset, or other legal process except for any outstanding Federal
				obligation. Any waiver of the protections of this subsection shall be deemed
				null, void, and of no
				effect.
					.
			(c)Effective
			 dateThe amendments made by
			 this section shall take effect on the date of the enactment of this Act.
			3.Prohibition on debt
			 collection offset
			(a)In
			 generalNo person shall,
			 directly or indirectly, individually or in conjunction or in cooperation with
			 another person, engage in the collection of an outstanding or delinquent debt
			 for any creditor or assignee by means of soliciting the execution of,
			 processing, receiving, or accepting an application or agreement for a refund
			 anticipation loan or refund anticipation check that contains a provision
			 permitting the creditor to repay, by offset or other means, an outstanding or
			 delinquent debt for that creditor from the proceeds of the debtor’s Federal tax
			 refund.
			(b)Refund
			 anticipation loanFor
			 purposes of subsection (a), the term refund anticipation loan
			 means a loan of money or of any other thing of value to a taxpayer because of
			 the taxpayer’s anticipated receipt of a Federal tax refund.
			(c)Effective
			 dateThis section shall take
			 effect on the date of the enactment of this Act.
			4.Prohibition of
			 mandatory arbitration
			(a)In
			 generalAny person that
			 provides a loan to a taxpayer that is linked to or in anticipation of a Federal
			 tax refund for the taxpayer may not include mandatory arbitration of disputes
			 as a condition for providing such a loan.
			(b)Effective
			 dateThis section shall apply
			 to loans made after the date of the enactment of this Act.
			5.Termination of Debt
			 Indicator programThe
			 Secretary of the Treasury shall terminate the Debt Indicator program announced
			 in Internal Revenue Service Notice 99–58.
		6.Expansion of
			 eligibility for electronic transfer accounts
			(a)In
			 generalThe last sentence of
			 section 3332(j) of title 31, United States Code, is amended by inserting
			 other than any payment under section 32 of such Code after
			 1986.
			(b)Effective
			 dateThe amendment made by
			 this section shall apply to payments made after the date of the enactment of
			 this Act.
			7.Program to encourage
			 the use of the advance earned income tax credit
			(a)In
			 generalNot later than 6
			 months after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of the
			 Treasury shall, after consultation with such private, nonprofit, and
			 governmental entities as the Secretary determines appropriate, develop and
			 implement a program to encourage the greater utilization of the advance earned
			 income tax credit.
			(b)ReportsNot later than the date of the
			 implementation of the program described in subsection (a), and annually
			 thereafter, the Secretary of the Treasury shall report to the Committee on
			 Finance of the Senate and the Committee on Ways and Means of the House of
			 Representatives on the elements of such program and progress achieved under
			 such program.
			(c)Authorization of
			 appropriationsThere is
			 authorized to be appropriated such sums as are necessary to carry out the
			 program described in this section. Any sums so appropriated shall remain
			 available until expended.
			8.Program to link
			 taxpayers with direct deposit accounts at federally insured depository
			 institutions
			(a)Establishment of
			 programNot later than 1 year
			 after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of the Treasury
			 shall enter into cooperative agreements with federally insured depository
			 institutions to provide low- and moderate-income taxpayers with the option of
			 establishing low-cost direct deposit accounts through the use of appropriate
			 tax forms.
			(b)Federally
			 insured depository institutionFor purposes of this section, the term
			 federally insured depository institution means any insured
			 depository institution (as defined in section 3 of the
			 Federal Deposit Insurance Act (12
			 U.S.C. 1813)) and any insured credit union (as defined in section 101 of the
			 Federal Credit Union Act (12 U.S.C.
			 1752)).
			(c)Operation of
			 programIn providing for the
			 operation of the program described in subsection (a), the Secretary of the
			 Treasury is authorized—
				(1)to consult with such private and nonprofit
			 organizations and Federal, State, and local agencies as determined appropriate
			 by the Secretary, and
				(2)to promulgate such regulations as necessary
			 to administer such program.
				(d)Authorization of
			 appropriationsThere is
			 authorized to be appropriated such sums as are necessary to carry out the
			 program described in this section. Any sums so appropriated shall remain
			 available until expended.


		II
		111th CONGRESS
		1st Session
		S. 1360
		IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

			June 25, 2009
			Mr. Bingaman (for
			 himself and Ms. Collins) introduced the
			 following bill; which was read twice and referred to the
			 Committee on
			 Finance

		A BILL
		To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to exclude
		  from gross income amounts received on account of claims based on certain
		  unlawful discrimination and to allow income averaging for backpay and frontpay
		  awards received on account of such claims, and for other
		  purposes.

		1.Short titleThis Act may be cited as the
			 Civil Rights Tax Relief Act of
			 2009.
		2.Exclusion from
			 gross income for amounts received on account of certain unlawful
			 discrimination
			(a)In
			 generalPart III of subchapter B of chapter 1 of the Internal
			 Revenue Code of 1986 (relating to items specifically excluded from gross
			 income) is amended by inserting after section 139C the following new
			 section:

					139D.Amounts
				received on account of certain unlawful discrimination
						(a)In
				general
							(1)ExclusionGross
				income does not include amounts received by a claimant (whether by suit or
				agreement and whether as lump sums or periodic payments) on account of a claim
				of unlawful discrimination.
							(2)Amounts
				coveredFor purposes of paragraph (1), the term
				amounts does not include—
								(A)backpay or
				frontpay, as defined in section 1302(b),
								(B)punitive damages,
				or
								(C)such amounts
				allowed as a deduction under this chapter.
								(b)Unlawful
				discrimination definedFor purposes of this section, the term
				unlawful discrimination has the meaning given such term by section
				62(e).
						.
			(b)Clerical
			 amendmentThe table of sections for part III of subchapter B of
			 chapter 1 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by inserting after
			 the item relating to section 139C the following new item:

						Sec. 139D. Amounts received on account of
				certain unlawful
				discrimination.

					.
			(c)Effective
			 dateThe amendments made by this section shall apply to amounts
			 received in taxable years beginning after December 31, 2009.
			3.Limitation on
			 tax based on income averaging for backpay and frontpay received on account of
			 certain unlawful employment discrimination
			(a)In
			 generalPart I of subchapter Q of chapter 1 of the Internal
			 Revenue Code of 1986 (relating to income averaging) is amended by adding at the
			 end the following new section:

					1302.Income from
				backpay and frontpay received on account of certain unlawful employment
				discrimination
						(a)General
				ruleIf employment discrimination backpay or frontpay is received
				by a taxpayer during a taxable year, the tax imposed by this chapter for such
				taxable year shall not exceed the sum of—
							(1)the tax which
				would be so imposed if—
								(A)no amount of such
				backpay or frontpay were included in gross income for such year, and
								(B)no deduction were
				allowed for such year for expenses (otherwise allowable as a deduction to the
				taxpayer for such year) in connection with making or prosecuting any claim of
				unlawful employment discrimination by or on behalf of the taxpayer, plus
								(2)the product
				of—
								(A)the number of
				years in the backpay period and frontpay period, and
								(B)the amount by
				which the tax determined under paragraph (1) would increase if the amount on
				which such tax is determined were increased by the average annual net backpay
				and frontpay amount.
								(b)DefinitionsFor
				purposes of this section—
							(1)Employment
				discrimination backpay or frontpayThe term employment
				discrimination backpay or frontpay means backpay or frontpay receivable
				(whether as lump sums or periodic payments) on account of a claim of unlawful
				employment discrimination.
							(2)Unlawful
				employment discriminationThe term unlawful employment
				discrimination has the meaning provided the term unlawful
				discrimination in section 139D(b).
							(3)Backpay and
				frontpayThe terms backpay and frontpay
				mean amounts includible in gross income in the taxable year—
								(A)as compensation
				which is attributable—
									(i)in the case of
				backpay, to services performed, or that would have been performed but for a
				claimed violation of law, as an employee, former employee, or prospective
				employee before such taxable year for the taxpayer’s employer, former employer,
				or prospective employer; and
									(ii)in the case of
				frontpay, to employment that would have been performed but for a claimed
				violation of law, in a taxable year or taxable years following the taxable
				year; and
									(B)which are—
									(i)ordered,
				recommended, or approved by any governmental entity to satisfy a claim for a
				violation of law, or
									(ii)received from
				the settlement of such a claim.
									(4)Backpay
				periodThe term backpay period means the period
				during which services are performed (or would have been performed) to which
				backpay is attributable. If such period is not equal to a whole number of
				taxable years, such period shall be increased to the next highest number of
				whole taxable years.
							(5)Frontpay
				periodThe term frontpay period means the period of
				foregone employment to which frontpay is attributable. If such period is not
				equal to a whole number of taxable years, such period shall be increased to the
				next highest number of whole taxable years.
							(6)Average annual
				net backpay and frontpay amountThe term average annual net
				backpay and frontpay amount means the amount equal to—
								(A)the excess
				of—
									(i)employment
				discrimination backpay and frontpay, over
									(ii)the amount of
				deductions that would have been allowable but for subsection (a)(1)(B), divided
				by
									(B)the number of
				years in the backpay period and frontpay
				period.
								.
			(b)Clerical
			 amendmentThe table of sections for part I of subchapter Q of
			 chapter 1 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by inserting after
			 section 1301 the following new item:

						Sec. 1302. Income from backpay and
				frontpay received on account of certain unlawful employment
				discrimination.

					.
			(c)Effective
			 dateThe amendments made by this section shall apply to amounts
			 received in taxable years beginning after December 31, 2009.
			4.Income averaging
			 for backpay and frontpay received on account of certain unlawful employment
			 discrimination not to increase alternative minimum tax liability
			(a)In
			 generalSection 55(c) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986
			 (defining regular tax) is amended by redesignating paragraph (3) as paragraph
			 (4) and by inserting after paragraph (2) the following:

					(3)Coordination
				with income averaging for amounts received on account of employment
				discriminationSolely for purposes of this section, section 1302
				(relating to averaging of income from backpay or frontpay received on account
				of certain unlawful employment discrimination) shall not apply in computing the
				regular
				tax.
					.
			(b)Effective
			 dateThe amendment made by this section shall apply to taxable
			 years beginning after December 31, 2009.


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I116th CONGRESS1st SessionH. R. 4589IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVESOctober 1, 2019Mr. Cox of California (for himself, Mrs. Lee of Nevada, Mr. Steube, and Mrs. Radewagen) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Veterans' AffairsA BILLTo make permanent the authority of the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to make grants for the
			 transportation of highly rural veterans to medical care.

 1.Permanent authority to make grants for transportation of highly rural veterans to medical careSection 307(d) of the Caregivers and Veterans Omnibus Health Services Act of 2010 (Public Law 111–163; 124 Stat. 1154; 38 U.S.C. 1710 note) is amended by striking of fiscal years 2010 through 2020 and inserting fiscal year beginning with fiscal year 2010.