		II
		111th CONGRESS
		1st Session
		S. 1932
		IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

			October 27, 2009
			Mr. McCain (for himself
			 and Mr. Bennet) introduced the following
			 bill; which was read twice and referred to the
			 Committee on Health, Education, Labor,
			 and Pensions

		A BILL
		To amend the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of
		  1965 to allow members of the Armed Forces who served on active duty on or after
		  September 11, 2001, to be eligible to participate in the Troops-to-Teachers
		  Program, and for other purposes.

		1.Short titleThis Act may be cited as the
			 Post 9/11 Troops to Teachers
			 Enhancement Act.
		2.Years of service
			 requirements; stipend
			(a)Years of service
			 requirementsSection 2303(a)
			 of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 6673(a)) is
			 amended—
				(1)in paragraph
			 (1)—
					(A)by striking
			 or at the end of subparagraph (B);
					(B)by striking the
			 period at the end of subparagraph (C) and inserting ; or;
			 and
					(C)by adding at the
			 end the following:

							(D)commencing on or after September 11, 2001,
				serves not less than 90 continuous days on active duty (as such term is defined
				in section 101(d)(1) of title 10, United States Code, except that such term
				does not include a period of service described in paragraphs (1) through (3) of
				section 3311(d) of title 38, United States Code) in the Armed Forces (excluding
				service on active duty in entry level or skills training) and, after completion
				of such service, is discharged or released as follows:
								(i)A discharge from active duty in the Armed
				Forces with an honorable discharge.
								(ii)A
				release after service on active duty in the Armed Forces characterized by the
				Secretary concerned as honorable service and placement on the retired list,
				transfer to the Fleet Reserve or Fleet Marine Corps Reserve, or placement on
				the temporary disability retired list.
								(iii)A release from
				active duty in the Armed Forces for further service in a reserve component of
				the Armed Forces after service on active duty characterized by the Secretary
				concerned as honorable service.
								;
				and
					(2)in paragraph
			 (2)(A)(i), by striking 6 or more years and inserting 4 or
			 more years.
				3.Definition of
			 local educational agency and public charter schools
			(a)AmendmentSection 2304(a)(1)(B) of the Elementary and
			 Secondary Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 6674(a)(1)(B)) is amended by
			 striking high-need local educational agency or public charter school, as
			 such terms are defined in section 2101 and inserting local
			 educational agency receiving funding under part A of title I or public charter
			 school (as such term is defined in section 2102).
			(b)Effective
			 dateThe amendments made by
			 subsection (a) shall take effect 30 days after the date of enactment of this
			 Act.
			4.Advisory
			 BoardChapter A of subpart 1
			 of part C of title II of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (20
			 U.S.C. 6671 et seq.) is amended by adding at the end the following:

				2308.Advisory
				Board
					(a)EstablishmentNot later than 120 days after the date of
				enactment of the Post 9/11 Troops to Teachers
				Enhancement Act, the Secretary, in consultation with the
				Secretary of Defense, shall establish an Advisory Board composed of—
						(1)a representative from the Defense Activity
				for Non-Traditional Education Support Division of the Department of
				Defense;
						(2)a representative
				from the Department of Innovation and Improvement of the Department of
				Education;
						(3)representatives
				from 3 State offices that operate to recruit eligible members of the Armed
				Forces for participation in the Program and facilitating the employment of
				participants in the Program as elementary school teachers, secondary school
				teachers, and vocational or technical teachers; and
						(4)a representative
				from each of 3 veteran service organizations.
						(b)DutiesThe
				Advisory Board established under subsection (a) shall—
						(1)collect, consider,
				and disseminate feedback from participants and State offices described in
				subsection (a)(3) on—
							(A)the best practices
				for improving recruitment of eligible members of the Armed Forces in States,
				local educational agencies, and public charter schools underserved by the
				Program;
							(B)ensuring that
				high-need local educational agencies and public charter schools are aware of
				the Program and how to participate in it;
							(C)coordinating the
				goals of the Program with other Federal, State, and local education needs and
				programs; and
							(D)other activities
				that the Advisory Board determines necessary; and
							(2)not later than 1
				year after the date of enactment of the Post
				9/11 Troops to Teachers Enhancement Act, and annually thereafter,
				in consultation with the Secretary, prepare and submit a report
				to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions of the Senate, the
				Committee on Armed Services of the Senate, the Committee on Education and Labor
				of the House of Representatives, and the Committee on Armed Services of the
				House of Representatives, which shall include—
							(A)information with
				respect to the activities of the Advisory Board;
							(B)information with
				respect to the Program, including—
								(i)the number of
				participants in the Program;
								(ii)the number of
				States participating in the Program;
								(iii)local
				educational agencies and schools where participants are employed;
								(iv)the grade levels
				at which participants teach;
								(v)the academic
				subjects taught by participants;
								(vi)rates of
				retention of participants by the local educational agencies and public charter
				schools employing participants;
								(vii)other
				demographic information as may be necessary to evaluate the effectiveness of
				the Program; and
								(viii)a review of the
				stipend and bonus available to participants under subsections (c) and (d)(1) of
				section 2304; and
								(C)recommendations
				for—
								(i)improvements to
				local, State, and Federal recruitment and retention efforts;
								(ii)legislative or
				executive policy changes to improve the Program, enhance participant
				experience, and increase participation in the Program; and
								(iii)other changes
				necessary to ensure that the Program is meeting the purpose described in
				section
				2302(a).
								.
		5.Authorization of
			 AppropriationsSection 2321(b)
			 of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 6691(b)) is
			 amended to read as follows:

				(b)ReservationFrom the funds appropriated to carry out
				this subpart for each of fiscal years 2010 through 2014, the Secretary shall
				reserve $50,000,000 to carry out chapter A for each such fiscal
				year.
				.


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I115th CONGRESS1st SessionH. R. 592IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVESJanuary 20, 2017Mr. Guthrie (for himself, Mr. Kind, Mr. Reed, Mr. Butterfield, Mrs. Blackburn, Mr. King of Iowa, Ms. Kuster of New Hampshire, Mr. Bost, Mr. Foster, Mr. Ryan of Ohio, Mr. Swalwell of California, Mr. Shuster, Mr. Thomas J. Rooney of Florida, Mr. Tipton, Mr. Brooks of Alabama, Mr. Farenthold, Mr. Young of Alaska, Mrs. McMorris Rodgers, Ms. Norton, Mr. Langevin, Mr. Stewart, Mr. Cummings, Mr. Bilirakis, Mr. Connolly, Mr. Lipinski, Ms. DeLauro, Mr. Meehan, Mr. Collins of Georgia, Mr. Long, Mr. Massie, Mr. Duncan of Tennessee, Mr. Walberg, Mr. Hill, Ms. Speier, Ms. DelBene, Mrs. Walorski, Ms. Pingree, Mr. Carter of Texas, Mr. Blum, Ms. Slaughter, Mr. Rogers of Kentucky, Mr. Peterson, Mr. LoBiondo, Mr. Smith of Texas, Mr. Tiberi, Mr. Webster of Florida, Ms. Tsongas, Mr. Delaney, Mr. Stivers, Mr. Hunter, Mr. Messer, Mr. Yoho, Mr. Jones, Mr. Knight, Mrs. Comstock, Mr. Carter of Georgia, Mr. Larson of Connecticut, Mr. Collins of New York, Mr. Royce of California, Mr. Pittenger, Mr. Hastings, Mr. Thompson of Pennsylvania, Mr. Austin Scott of Georgia, Mr. Cohen, Mr. Rodney Davis of Illinois, Mr. Mullin, Mr. Hensarling, Mr. Gibbs, Mr. Joyce of Ohio, Ms. Stefanik, Mr. Price of North Carolina, Mr. Barletta, Mr. Turner, Mr. Olson, Mr. Cramer, Mr. Byrne, Mr. Johnson of Ohio, Mr. Walz, Mr. Veasey, Mr. Katko, Mr. Hurd, Mr. Hudson, Mr. Pocan, Ms. McSally, Mr. Marino, Mr. DeFazio, Mr. Harper, Mr. DesJarlais, Mrs. Bustos, Mr. Heck, Mr. Shimkus, Mr. Paulsen, Ms. Michelle Lujan Grisham of New Mexico, Mr. Welch, Mr. Loebsack, Mr. Graves of Missouri, Mr. Abraham, Mr. Bishop of Michigan, Ms. Moore, Mr. Lance, Mr. Lucas, Mr. Kinzinger, Mr. Luetkemeyer, Ms. Gabbard, Ms. Kelly of Illinois, Mr. Dent, Mr. Poliquin, and Mr. Emmer) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on Ways and Means, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such
			 provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concernedA BILLTo amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide for coverage under the Medicare program
			 of pharmacist services.

 1.Short titleThis Act may be cited as the Pharmacy and Medically Underserved Areas Enhancement Act. 2.Medicare coverage of pharmacist services (a)CoverageSection 1861(s)(2) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1395x(s)(2)) is amended—
 (1)by striking and at the end of subparagraph (FF); (2)by adding and at the end of subparagraph (GG); and
 (3)by inserting after subparagraph (GG) the following new subparagraph:  (HH)pharmacist services furnished by a pharmacist, as licensed by State law, individually or on behalf of a pharmacy provider—
 (i)which the pharmacist is legally authorized to perform in the State in which the individual performs such services;
 (ii)as would otherwise be covered under this part if furnished by a physician, or as an incident to a physician’s service; and
 (iii)in a setting located in a health professional shortage area (as defined in section 332(a)(1)(A) of the Public Health Service Act), medically underserved area, or medically underserved population (as defined in section 330(b)(3) of such Act);.
 (b)PaymentSection 1833(a)(1) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1395l(a)(1)) is amended— (1)by striking and (BB) and inserting (BB); and
 (2)by inserting before the semicolon at the end the following: , and (CC) with respect to pharmacist services (as defined in section 1861(s)(2)(HH)), the amounts paid shall be equal to 80 percent of the lesser of the actual charge or 85 percent of the fee schedule amount provided under section 1848 if such services had been furnished by a physician.
				(c)Effective date; Pharmacist specific codes
 (1)Effective dateThe amendments made by subsections (a) and (b) shall apply with respect to services furnished on or after January 1, 2018.
 (2)Pharmacist specific codesThe Secretary of Health and Human Services shall develop pharmacist specific codes, as necessary, under the physician fee schedule under section 1848 of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1395w–4).


		II
		110th CONGRESS
		2d Session
		S. 3060
		IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

			May 22, 2008
			Mr. Lautenberg (for
			 himself, Mr. Casey, and
			 Mr. Menendez) introduced the following
			 bill; which was read twice and referred to the
			 Committee on Armed
			 Services

		A BILL
		To amend title 37, United States Code, to require the
		  payment of monthly special pay for members of the uniformed services whose
		  service on active duty is extended by a stop-loss order or similar mechanism,
		  and for other purposes.

		1.Monthly special pay for
			 members of the uniformed services whose service on active duty is extended by a
			 stop-loss order or similar mechanism
			(a)Pay
			 required
				(1)In
			 generalSubchapter I of chapter 5 of title 37, United States
			 Code, is amended by adding at the end the following new section:

						330a.Special pay:
				members of the uniformed services whose service on active duty is extended by a
				stop-loss order or similar mechanism
							(a)Special
				payA member of the uniformed services entitled to basic pay
				whose enlistment or period of obligated service is extended, or whose
				eligibility for retirement is suspended, pursuant to the exercise of an
				authority referred to in subsection (b) is entitled while on active duty during
				the period of such extension or suspension to special pay in the amount
				specified in subsection (c).
							(b)AuthoritiesAn
				authority referred to in this section is an authority for the extension of an
				enlistment or period of obligated service, or for suspension of eligibility for
				retirement, of a member of the uniformed services under a provision of law as
				follows:
								(1)Section 123 of
				title 10.
								(2)Section 12305 of
				title 10.
								(3)Any other
				provision of law (commonly referred to as a stop-loss authority)
				authorizing the President to extend an enlistment or period of obligated
				service, or suspend an eligibility for retirement, of a member of the uniformed
				services in time of war or of national emergency declared by Congress or the
				President.
								(c)Monthly
				amountThe amount of special pay specified in this subsection is
				$1,500 per month.
							(d)Construction
				with other paysSpecial pay payable under this section is in
				addition to any other pay payable to members of the uniformed services by
				law.
							.
				(2)Clerical
			 amendmentThe table of sections at the beginning of chapter 5 of
			 such title is amended by inserting after the item relating to section 330 the
			 following new item:

							330a. Special pay: members of the uniformed services whose
				service on active duty is extended by a stop-loss order or similar
				mechanism.

						.
				(b)Effective
			 dateThe amendments made by subsection (a) shall take effect as
			 of October 1, 2001.


115 HR 2123 : Veterans E-Health and Telemedicine Support Act of 2017
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		IIB
		115th CONGRESS1st Session
		H. R. 2123
		IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES
		November 8, 2017Received; read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' AffairsAN ACT
		To amend title 38, United States Code, to improve the ability of health care professionals to treat
			 veterans through the use of telemedicine, and for other purposes.

 1.Short titleThis Act may be cited as the Veterans E-Health and Telemedicine Support Act of 2017 or the VETS Act of 2017. 2.Licensure of health care professionals of the department of veterans affairs providing treatment via telemedicine (a)In generalChapter 17 of title 38, United States Code, is amended by inserting after section 1730A the following new section:

					1730B.Licensure of health care professionals providing treatment via telemedicine
 (a)In generalNotwithstanding any provision of law regarding the licensure of health care professionals, a covered health care professional may practice the health care profession of the health care professional at any location in any State, regardless of where the covered health care professional or the patient is located, if the covered health care professional is using telemedicine to provide treatment to an individual under this chapter.
 (b)Property of federal governmentSubsection (a) shall apply to a covered health care professional providing treatment to a patient regardless of whether the covered health care professional or patient is located in a facility owned by the Federal Government during such treatment.
 (c)ConstructionNothing in this section may be construed to remove, limit, or otherwise affect any obligation of a covered health care professional under the Controlled Substances Act (21 U.S.C. 801 et seq.).
 (d)Covered health care professional definedIn this section, the term covered health care professional means a health care professional who— (1)is an employee of the Department appointed under the authority under sections 7306, 7401, 7405, 7406, or 7408 of this title, or title 5;
 (2)is authorized by the Secretary to provide health care under this chapter; (3)is required to adhere to all quality standards relating to the provision of telemedicine in accordance with applicable policies of the Department; and
 (4)has an active, current, full, and unrestricted license, registration, or certification in a State to practice the health care profession of the health care professional..
 (b)Clerical amendmentThe table of sections at the beginning of chapter 17 of such title is amended by inserting after the item relating to section 1730A the following new item:

						1730B. Licensure of health care professionals providing treatment via telemedicine..
			(c)Report on telemedicine
 (1)In generalNot later than 1 year after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall submit to the Committee on Veterans’ Affairs of the Senate and the Committee on Veterans’ Affairs of the House of Representatives a report on the effectiveness of the use of telemedicine by the Department of Veterans Affairs.
 (2)ElementsThe report required by paragraph (1) shall include an assessment of the following: (A)The satisfaction of veterans with telemedicine furnished by the Department.
 (B)The satisfaction of health care providers in providing telemedicine furnished by the Department. (C)The effect of telemedicine furnished by the Department on the following:
 (i)The ability of veterans to access health care, whether from the Department or from non-Department health care providers.
 (ii)The frequency of use by veterans of telemedicine. (iii)The productivity of health care providers.
 (iv)Wait times for an appointment for the receipt of health care from the Department. (v)The reduction, if any, in the use by veterans of in-person services at Department facilities and non-Department facilities.
 (D)The types of appointments for the receipt of telemedicine furnished by the Department that were provided during the 1-year period preceding the submittal of the report.
 (E)The number of appointments for the receipt of telemedicine furnished by the Department that were requested during such period, disaggregated by Veterans Integrated Service Network.
 (F)Savings by the Department, if any, including travel costs, of furnishing health care through the use of telemedicine during such period.

	Passed the House of Representatives November 7, 2017.Karen L. Haas,Clerk.


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I117th CONGRESS1st SessionH. R. 716IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVESFebruary 2, 2021Mr. Mann introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on the JudiciaryA BILLTo promote accountability and transparency in future executive orders.1.Notification respecting certain executive orders(a)In generalNot later than 30 days before issuing a qualifying executive order, the President shall transmit to the Congress, and make publicly available, a notification with respect to such executive order. Such notification shall contain—(1)the text of the executive order;(2)the Federal law or laws affected by the executive order that is the subject of the notification;(3)how the President is working within the parameters specified in Federal law and the Constitution;(4)the means by which the executive order will be accomplished, including through any related Federal agencies or departments; and(5)a comprehensive list of organizations, businesses, and other parties or entities the President, or the President’s designee, engaged with prior to the issuance of such executive order.(b)ReportsNot later than 6 months after the date of the enactment of this Act, and every 12 months thereafter, the President shall submit to the Congress a report on the outcome of each qualifying executive order issued during the period covered by the report. (c)Qualifying executive orderThe term qualifying executive order means any executive order (including an executive order that revokes or nullifies a previous executive order) issued on or after January 20, 2021, relating to the right of law-abiding individuals in the United States to own, carry, and use firearms, as guaranteed by the Second Amendment to the Constitution.


		II
		112th CONGRESS
		1st Session
		S. 1991
		IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED
		  STATES

			December 14, 2011
			Mr. Whitehouse
			 introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the
			 Committee on Commerce, Science, and
			 Transportation

		A BILL
		To establish the National Endowment for the
		  Oceans, and for other purposes.

		1.National Endowment for the Oceans
			(a)Coastal State and coastal waters
			 definedIn this section the
			 terms coastal State and coastal waters have the
			 meanings given the terms coastal state and coastal
			 waters, respectively, in section 304 of the Marine Resources and
			 Engineering Development Act of 1966 (16 U.S.C. 1453).
			(b)National Endowment for the Oceans
				(1)Establishment
					(A)In generalThere is established in the Treasury of the
			 United States a trust fund to be known as the National Endowment for the
			 Oceans, consisting of such amounts as may be appropriated or credited
			 to the National Endowment for the Oceans.
					(B)InvestmentAmounts in the National Endowment for the
			 Oceans shall be invested in accordance with section 9602 of the Internal
			 Revenue Code of 1986, and any interest on, and proceeds from, any such
			 investment shall be available for expenditure in accordance with this
			 subsection.
					(2)TrusteeThe trustee for the National Endowment for
			 the Oceans shall be the Secretary of Commerce.
				(3)Allocation of funds
					(A)In generalEach fiscal year, the Secretary shall
			 allocate, at a minimum, an amount equal to the interest earned by the National
			 Endowment for the Oceans in the preceding fiscal year, and may distribute an
			 amount equal to up to 10 percent of the total amounts in the National Endowment
			 for the Oceans—
						(i)to allocate funding to coastal States and
			 affected Indian tribes;
						(ii)to make grants to regional ocean and
			 coastal planning bodies; and
						(iii)to develop and implement a National Grant
			 Program for Oceans and Coastal Waters.
						(B)Program adjustmentsIn each fiscal year when the amount
			 described in subsection (c) does not exceed $100,000,000, the Secretary may
			 elect to fund only the grant program established in subparagraph
			 (A)(iii).
					(4)Eligible activitiesFunds deposited in the National Endowment
			 for the Oceans may be allocated by the Secretary only to fund grants for
			 programs and activities intended to restore, protect, maintain, or understand
			 living marine resources and their habitats and resources in ocean and coastal
			 waters, including baseline scientific research, ocean observing, and other
			 programs and activities carried out in coordination with Federal and State
			 departments or agencies, that are consistent with Federal environmental laws
			 and that avoid environmental degradation.
				(5)ApplicationTo be eligible to receive a grant under
			 paragraph (3)(A), an entity shall submit to the Secretary an application
			 therefor at such time, in such manner, and containing such information as the
			 Secretary considers appropriate.
				(6)Funding for coastal StatesThe Secretary shall allocate funding among
			 States as follows:
					(A)50 percent of the funds shall be allocated
			 equally among coastal States.
					(B)25 percent of the funds shall be allocated
			 based on tidal shoreline miles.
					(C)25 percent of the funds shall be allocated
			 based on the coastal population density of a coastal State.
					(D)No State shall be allocated more than 10
			 percent of the total amount of funds available for allocation among coastal
			 States for any fiscal year.
					(E)No territory shall be allocated more than 1
			 percent of the total amount of funds available for allocation among coastal
			 States for any fiscal year.
					(c)Authorization of interest
			 transfersUpon the
			 establishment through legislation of a Gulf Coast Restoration Trust Fund, of
			 the total amount made available in any fiscal year in that Trust Fund, an
			 amount equal to the interest earned by the Trust Fund and proceeds from
			 investments made by the Trust Fund in the preceding fiscal year, 50 percent
			 shall be transferred to the National Endowment for Oceans established by
			 section (b)(1)(A).


		I
		111th CONGRESS
		1st Session
		H. R. 2683
		IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

			June 3, 2009
			Mr. Holt (for himself
			 and Mr. Pierluisi) introduced the
			 following bill; which was referred to the Committee on House
			 Administration

		A BILL
		To establish the American Veterans Congressional
		  Internship Program.

		1.American Veterans
			 Congressional Internship Program
			(a)EstablishmentThere is hereby established the American
			 Veterans Congressional Internship Program, under which each Member of the House
			 of Representatives may hire, for a period not to exceed 12 months, one
			 additional employee who meets the eligibility criteria described in subsection
			 (b) to serve as the American Veteran Congressional Intern.
			(b)Criteria for
			 eligibility
				(1)In
			 generalAn individual is eligible to serve as an American Veteran
			 Congressional Intern for the office of a Member of the House of Representatives
			 if the individual meets such criteria as the Committee on House Administration
			 may establish.
				(2)Specific
			 information and assurancesUnder the criteria established under
			 paragraph (1), an individual shall not be eligible to serve as an Intern for
			 the office of a Member of the House of Representatives unless the individual
			 provides the following:
					(A)A certification
			 that the individual served in the Armed Forces of the United States or in the
			 Reserve Components of the Armed Forces.
					(B)A certification
			 that the individual was honorably discharged from such service.
					(c)CompensationA
			 Member of the House of Representatives shall pay the American Veteran
			 Congressional Intern serving in the Member’s office a total salary of $25,000,
			 to be paid to the Intern at a rate of $2,083.33 per month out of applicable
			 accounts of the House of Representatives.
			2.No
			 effect on number of employees or Member’s Representational
			 AllowanceThe employment of an
			 American Veteran Congressional Intern by a Member of the House of
			 Representatives, and the payment of a salary to such an Intern by a Member,
			 shall be in addition to all personnel and allowances otherwise made available
			 to Members under other provisions of law, rule, or other authority.
		3.RegulationsThe Committee on House Administration shall
			 prescribe such regulations as may be necessary to carry out this Act.
		4.DefinitionIn this Act, the term Member of the
			 House of Representatives includes a Delegate or Resident Commissioner
			 to Congress.


I
108th CONGRESS
2d Session
H. R. 5413
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

November 19, 2004
Mr. Pascrell introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary

A BILL
To amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to provide greater protections to domestic and foreign workers under the H–1B nonimmigrant worker program.

1.Wage determination
(a)Change in minimum wagesSection 212(n)(1)(A) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1182(n)(1)(A)) is amended to read as follows:

(A)The employer—
(i)is offering and will offer during the period of authorized employment to aliens admitted or provided status as an H–1B nonimmigrant wages that are at least—
(I)the locally determined prevailing wage level for the occupational classification in the area of employment;
(II)the median average wage for all workers in the occupational classification in the area of employment; or
(III)the median wage for skill level two in the occupational classification found in the most recent Occupational Employment Statistics survey;whichever is greatest, based on the best information available as of the time of filing of the application; and
(ii)will provide working conditions for such nonimmigrant that will not adversely affect the working conditions of workers similarly employed. The wage determination methodology used under clause (i) shall be submitted with the application..
(b)Provision of W–2 formsSection 212(n)(1) of such Act (8 U.S.C. 1182(n)(1)) is amended by adding at the end the following new subparagraph:

(H)If the employer employed, in such previous period as the Secretary shall specify, one or more H–1B nonimmigrants, the application shall be accompanied by the Internal Revenue Service Form W–2 Wage and Tax Statement filed by the employer with respect to such nonimmigrants for such period..
2.Good faith recruitment requirement
(a)Extending time period for no displacementSection 212(n) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1182(n)) is amended—
(1)in paragraph (1)(E)(i), by striking 90 days and inserting 180 days each place it appears; and
(2)in paragraph (2)(C)(iii), in the matter before subclause (I), by striking 90 days and inserting 180 days each place it appears .
(b)Requiring active requirementSection 212(n)(1)(G)(i)(I) of such Act (8 U.S.C. 1182(n)(1)(G)(i)(I)) is amended by inserting actively before recruit.
(c)Prohibition of outplacementSection 212(n)(1)(F) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1182(n)(1)(F)) is amended to read as follows:

(F)An employer shall not place, out-source, lease, or otherwise contract for the placement of an alien admitted or provided status as an H–1B nonimmigrant with another employer, regardless of whether or not such other employer is an H–1B-dependent employer..
3.Labor enforcement
(a)Centralization of administrative and enforcement functionsSection 212(n)(2) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1182(n)(2)) is amended by adding at the end the following new subparagraph:

(I)The Secretary shall be responsible under this paragraph for investigations of wage complaints, as well as investigations of allegations of fraud in the filing of applications under this subsection..
(b)AuditsSection 212(n)(2)(A) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1182(n)(2)(A)) is amended by adding at the end the following new sentences: In addition, the Secretary may conduct surveys of the level of compliance by employers with the provisions and requirements of this subsection and may conduct annual compliance audits in the case of employers that employ H–1B nonimmigrants. In the case of an employer that employs H–1B nonimmigrants that represent 15 percent or more of the total number of individuals employed by the employer, the Secretary shall conduct annual compliance audits of such employer..
4.Making H–1B nonimmigrant petitioner fee permanent
(a)In generalSection 214(c)(9)(A) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1184(c)(9)(A)), in the matter immediately preceding clause (i), is amended by striking October 1, 2003.
(b)Effective dateThe amendment made by subsection (a) shall apply to petitions filed beginning on or after January 1 of the year beginning after the date of the enactment of this Act.
5.Private right of actionSection 212(n)(2) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1182(n)(2)) is amended by adding at the end the following new subparagraph:

(I)In addition to any other remedies available under this paragraph, a person who is harmed by a violation by an employer of a requirement of this subsection may bring a civil action against the employer in any court of competent jurisdiction for damages or other appropriate relief..


115 HR 2264 IH: Make It In America Manufacturing Communities Act
U.S. House of Representatives
2017-05-01
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I115th CONGRESS1st SessionH. R. 2264IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVESMay 1, 2017Mr. Cicilline (for himself, Mr. Reed, Mr. Ryan of Ohio, Mr. Pocan, Ms. Matsui, Ms. DeLauro, Mr. Doggett, Ms. Brownley of California, Mr. Schrader, Mrs. Bustos, and Ms. Tenney) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Financial ServicesA BILLTo improve the competitiveness of United States manufacturing by designating and supporting
			 manufacturing communities.

 1.Short titleThis Act may be cited as the Make It In America Manufacturing Communities Act. 2.DefinitionsIn this Act:
 (1)Manufacturing community support programThe term Manufacturing Community Support Program means the program established under section 3(a). (2)Participating agencyThe term participating agency means a Federal agency that elects to participate in the Manufacturing Community Support Program.
 (3)Participating programThe term participating program means a program identified by a participating agency under section 3(c)(1)(C). (4)SecretaryThe term Secretary means the Secretary of Commerce.
			3.Program to designate and support manufacturing communities
 (a)Program authorizedThe Secretary shall establish a program to improve the competitiveness of United States manufacturing—
 (1)by designating consortiums as manufacturing communities under subsection (b); and (2)by supporting manufacturing communities, as so designated, under subsection (c).
				(b)Designation of manufacturing communities
 (1)In generalExcept as provided in paragraph (7), for purposes of the Manufacturing Community Support Program, the Secretary shall designate eligible consortiums as manufacturing communities through a competitive process.
				(2)Eligible consortiums
 (A)In generalAn eligible consortium is a consortium that— (i)represents a region defined by the consortium in accordance with subparagraph (B);
 (ii)includes at least one— (I)institution of higher education;
 (II)a private sector entity; and (III)a government entity;
 (iii)may include one or more— (I)private sector partners;
 (II)institutions of higher education; (III)government entities;
 (IV)economic development and other community and labor groups; (V)financial institutions; or
 (VI)utilities; (iv)has, as a lead applicant—
 (I)a district organization (as defined in section 300.3 of title 13, Code of Federal Regulations, or successor regulation);
 (II)an Indian tribe (as defined in section 4 of the Indian Self-Determination and Education Assistance Act (25 U.S.C. 450b)) or a consortium of Indian tribes;
 (III)a State or a political subdivision of a State, including a special purpose unit of a State or local government engaged in economic or infrastructure development activities, or a consortium of political subdivisions;
 (IV)an institution of higher education or a consortium of institutions of higher education; or (V)a public or private nonprofit organization or association that has an application that is supported by a State, a political subdivision of a State, or a native community.
 (B)RegionsSubject to approval by the Secretary, a consortium may define the region that it represents if the region—
 (i)is large enough to contain critical elements of the key technologies or supply chain prioritized by the consortium; and
 (ii)is small enough to enable close collaboration among members of the consortium. (3)DurationEach designation under paragraph (1) shall be for a period of two years.
				(4)Renewal
 (A)In generalUpon receipt of an application submitted under subparagraph (B), the Secretary may renew a designation made under paragraph (1) for up to two additional two-year periods. Any designation as a manufacturing community or renewal of such designation that is in effect before the date of the enactment of this Act shall count toward the limit set forth in this subparagraph.
 (B)Application for renewalAn eligible consortium seeking a renewal under subparagraph (A) shall submit an application to the Secretary at such time, in such manner, and containing such information as the Secretary may require.
 (C)Modifications authorizedThe Secretary may renew a designation under subparagraph (A) for an eligible consortium that— (i)has changed its composition, either by adding or removing members; or
 (ii)as part of its application under subparagraph (B), submits a revision to the plan submitted under paragraph (5)(B)(iv) or the strategy submitted under paragraph (5)(B)(v).
 (D)Evaluation for renewalIn determining whether to renew a designation of an eligible consortium under paragraph (1), the Secretary shall assess the eligible consortium based upon—
 (i)the performance of the consortium against the terms of the consortium’s most recent designation under paragraph (1) and any post-designation awards the consortium may have received;
 (ii)the progress the consortium has made with respect to project-specific metrics the consortium proposed in the consortium’s application for the most recent designation under paragraph (1), particularly with respect to those metrics that were designed to help communities track their own progress;
 (iii)whether any changes to the composition of the eligible consortium or revisions to the plan or strategy described in subparagraph (C)(ii) would improve the competitiveness of United States manufacturing; and
 (iv)such other criteria as the Secretary considers appropriate. (5)Application for designation (A)In generalAn eligible consortium seeking a designation under paragraph (1) shall submit an application to the Secretary at such time and in such manner as the Secretary may require.
 (B)ContentsEach application submitted to the Secretary under subparagraph (A) include— (i)a description of the regional boundaries of the consortium;
 (ii)a description of the manufacturing concentration of the consortium, including an assessment of how the manufacturing concentration of the consortium competitively ranks nationally according to measures relating to employment, sales, location quotients for an industry’s level of concentration, or such other measures as the Secretary considers appropriate;
 (iii)an integrated assessment of the local industrial ecosystem of the region of the consortium, which may include assessment of workforce and training, such as that involving women and underrepresented minorities, supplier network, research and innovation, infrastructure or site development, trade and international investment, operational improvements, and capital access components needed for manufacturing activities in such region;
 (iv)an evidence-based plan for developing components of such ecosystem (selected by the consortium)— (I)by making specific investments to address gaps in such ecosystem; and
 (II)by making the manufacturing of the region of the consortium uniquely competitive; (v)a description of the investments the consortium proposes and the implementation strategy the consortium intends to use to address gaps in such ecosystem;
 (vi)a description of the outcome-based metrics, benchmarks, and milestones that the consortium will track and the evaluation methods the consortium will use while designated as a manufacturing community to gauge performance of the strategy of the consortium to improve the manufacturing in the region of the consortium; and
 (vii)such other matters as the Secretary considers appropriate. (6)Evaluation of applicationsThe Secretary shall evaluate each application received under paragraph (5) to determine—
 (A)whether the applicant demonstrates a significant level of regional cooperation in their proposal; and
 (B)how the manufacturing concentration of the applicant competitively ranks nationally according to measures described in paragraph (5)(B)(ii).
 (7)Certain communities previously recognizedEach consortium that was designated as a manufacturing community by the Secretary in carrying out the Investing in Manufacturing Communities Partnership initiative of the Department of Commerce before the date of the enactment of this Act shall be deemed a manufacturing community designated under this subsection if such consortium is still designated as a manufacturing community by the Secretary as part of such initiative.
				(c)Support for designated manufacturing communities
				(1)Preferential consideration
 (A)In generalExcept as provided in subparagraph (D), if a member of a consortium designated as a manufacturing community under subsection (b) seeks financial or technical assistance under a participating program of a participating agency, the head of such agency may give preferential consideration to such member with respect to the awarding of such financial or technical assistance if—
 (i)such head considers the award of the financial or technical assistance consistent with the economic development strategy of the consortium; and
 (ii)the member otherwise meets all applicable requirements for the financial or technical assistance. (B)Participating agenciesThe Secretary shall invite other Federal agencies to become participating agencies of the Manufacturing Community Support Program.
 (C)Participating programsThe head of each participating agency shall identify all programs administered by such participating agency that are applicable to the Manufacturing Community Support Program.
					(D)Multiple members of the same consortium seeking the same financial or technical assistance
 (i)In generalIf a participating agency receives applications for the same financial or technical assistance from more than one member of the same consortium designated as a manufacturing community under subsection (b), the head of such agency may determine how preference will be given under subparagraph (A), including by requiring the consortium to select which of the members should be given preference.
 (ii)CoordinationIf the head of a participating agency determines that more than one member of a consortium should be given preference for financial or technical assistance under subparagraph (A), he or she may require such members to demonstrate coordination with each other in developing their applications for the financial or technical assistance.
 (E)ReportNot later than 90 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the head of each participating agency shall submit a report to the Secretary that specifies how the head will give preferential consideration under subparagraph (A).
 (2)Technical assistanceThe Secretary may make a Federal point of contact available to each consortium designated as a manufacturing community under subsection (b) to help the members of the consortium access Federal funds and technical assistance.
				(3)Financial and technical assistance
 (A)In generalUnder the Manufacturing Community Support Program, the head of a participating agency may award financial or technical assistance to a member of a consortium designated as a manufacturing community under subsection (b) as he or she considers appropriate for purposes of such program and consistent with the economic development strategy of the consortium.
					(B)Use of funds
 (i)In generalA recipient of financial or technical assistance under subparagraph (A) may use such financial or technical assistance to support an investment in an ecosystem that will improve the competitiveness of United States manufacturing.
 (ii)Investments supportedInvestments supported under this subparagraph may include— (I)infrastructure;
 (II)access to capital; (III)promotion of exports and foreign direct investment;
 (IV)equipment or facility upgrades; (V)workforce training, retraining, or recruitment and retention, including that of women and underrepresented minorities;
 (VI)energy or process efficiency; (VII)business incubators;
 (VIII)site preparation; (IX)advanced research;
 (X)supply chain development; and (XI)small business assistance.
							(4)Coordination
 (A)Coordination by Secretary of CommerceThe Secretary shall coordinate with the heads of the participating agencies to identify programs under paragraph (1)(C).
 (B)Inter-agency coordinationThe heads of the participating agencies shall coordinate with each other— (i)to leverage complementary activities, including from non-Federal sources, such as philanthropies; and
 (ii)to avoid duplication of efforts. (d)Receipt of transferred fundsThe Secretary may accept amounts transferred to the Secretary from the head of another participating agency to carry out this section.


110 HR 3410 IH: Hardest Working Americans Tax Relief

U.S. House of Representatives
2007-08-03
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		I
		110th CONGRESS
		1st Session
		H. R. 3410
		IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

			August 3, 2007
			Mr. Jefferson
			 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 exclude
		  overtime pay from gross income.

		1.Short titleThis Act may be cited as the
			 Hardest Working Americans Tax Relief
			 Act of 2007.
		2.Exclusion of overtime
			 pay from gross income
			(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 139A the following new
			 section:

					139B.Overtime
				pay
						(a)In
				generalIn the case of an individual, gross income shall not
				include any qualified overtime payment.
						(b)PhaseoutThe
				amount excluded from income by subsection (a) shall be reduced (but not below
				zero) by the amount which bears the same ratio to adjusted gross income
				(determined without regard to subsection (a)) as—
							(1)the excess
				of—
								(A)adjusted gross
				income (as so determined), over
								(B)the applicable
				poverty line, bears to
								(2)the applicable
				poverty line.
							(c)DefinitionsFor
				purposes of this section—
							(1)Qualified
				overtime paymentThe term
				qualified overtime payment means overtime compensation paid
				pursuant to section 7(a)(1) of the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 (29 U.S.C.
				207(a)(1)) for employment in excess of the hours specified in such
				section.
							(2)Applicable
				poverty lineThe term
				applicable poverty line means with respect to a taxable year, the
				poverty line, as determined in accordance with criteria established by the
				Director of the Office of Management and Budget, for the calendar year with
				which or in which such taxable year begins, taking into account the filing
				status of the taxpayer and number of dependents for which an exemption is
				allowable under section 151.
							.

			(b)Clerical
			 amendmentThe table of sections for part III of subchapter B of
			 chapter 1 of such Code is amended by inserting after the item relating to
			 section 139A the following new item:

						Sec. 139B. Overtime
				pay.

					.
			(c)Effective
			 DateThe amendments made by this section shall apply to taxable
			 years beginning after December 31, 2007.


115 S1248 IS: Elevating Educator Preparation Through Innovation Act of 2017
U.S. Senate
2017-05-25
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II115th CONGRESS1st SessionS. 1248IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATESMay 25, 2017Mr. Hatch (for himself, Mr. Bennet, Mr. Cornyn, and Mr. Warner) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and PensionsA BILLTo amend title II of the Higher Education Act of 1965.

 1.Short titleThis Act may be cited as the Elevating Educator Preparation Through Innovation Act of 2017.
 2.Definitions under title IISection 200 of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1021) is amended— (1)by striking paragraph (6) and inserting the following:

					(6)Eligible partnership
 (A)Eligible entityIn this paragraph, the term eligible entity means an entity that shall include— (i)a high-need local educational agency; and
 (ii)(I)a high-need school or a consortium of high-need schools served by the high-need local educational agency; or
 (II)as applicable, a high-need early childhood education program. (B)In generalExcept as otherwise provided in section 251, the term eligible partnership means an eligible entity that is in partnership with at least one of the following entities that has a demonstrated record of success with high-need local educational agencies (including addressing the eligible entity’s current human capital needs):
 (i)A partner institution. (ii)A school, department, or program of education within such partner institution, which may include an existing teacher professional development program with proven outcomes within a four-year institution of higher education that provides intensive and sustained collaboration between faculty and local educational agencies consistent with the requirements of this title.
 (iii)A school or department of arts and sciences within such partner institution. (iv)An entity operating a program that provides alternative routes to State certification of teachers.
 (v)A public or private nonprofit educational organization. (vi)An educational service agency.
 (C)Permissive partnersAn eligible partnership may include any of the following: (i)The Governor of the State.
 (ii)The State educational agency. (iii)The State board of education.
 (iv)The State agency for higher education. (v)A business.
 (vi)A teacher organization. (vii)A high-performing local educational agency, or a consortium of such local educational agencies, that can serve as a resource to the partnership.
 (viii)A charter school (as defined in section 4310 of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965).
 (ix)A school or department within the partner institution that focuses on psychology and human development.
 (x)A school or department within the partner institution with comparable expertise in the disciplines of teaching, learning, and child and adolescent development.;
 (2)in paragraph (22)— (A)in subparagraph (B), by striking the partner institution and inserting an eligible partner described in any of clauses (i) through (vi) of paragraph (6)(B); and
 (B)by striking subparagraph (D) and inserting the following:  (D)prior to completion of the program, attains full State teacher certification or licensure and, with respect to special education teachers, meets the qualifications described in section 612(a)(14)(C) of the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act.; and
 (3)in paragraph (23)(A), by inserting , which may include through the use of data, including data from interim, formative, and summative assessments, and student growth data, attendance, behavior, and course grades to improve student achievement and to improve classroom instruction after knowledge.
 3.Use of grantsSection 202(c) of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1022a(c)) is amended— (1)in paragraph (1), by striking and after the semicolon;
 (2)in paragraph (2), by striking the period at the end and inserting ; and; and (3)by adding at the end the following:

 (3)may use not more than 10 percent of grant funds to— (A)encourage the preservice and inservice clinical experiences and interactions of prospective and resident teachers to inform the design of high-quality professional development, as described in section 8101(42) of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965, and induction programs for new teachers, if the student teaching or teaching residency program school and the placement school of such teachers are served by the same local educational agency;
 (B)improve teacher preparation programs' clinical experiences, interactions, and curricula by identifying skill deficits of prospective teachers; and
 (C)create a feedback loop using data between teacher preparation programs and local educational agencies’ professional development for new teachers..
 4.EvaluationsSection 204(d) of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1022c(d)) is amended to read as follows:

 (d)Evaluation and disseminationFrom amounts appropriated under section 209, the Secretary, acting through the Director of the Institute of Education Sciences, shall—
 (1)carry out an independent evaluation to measure the effectiveness of the programs operated by the partnerships assisted under this part;
 (2)report the findings regarding the evaluation to the authorizing committees; and
 (3)disseminate— (A)successful practices developed by eligible partnerships under this part; and
 (B)information regarding such practices that were found to be ineffective..


IV
House Calendar No. 71
111th CONGRESS
1st Session
H. RES. 462
[Report No. 111–147]
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

May 20, 2009
Mr. LaTourette (for himself, Mr. McCotter, Mr. Gohmert, Mr. Tiberi, Mr. Burton of Indiana, Mr. Thompson of Pennsylvania, Mrs. Lummis, Mrs. Capito, and Mr. Roskam) submitted the following resolution; which was referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce

June 12, 2009
Additional sponsor: Mr. Costello

June 12, 2009
Referred to the House Calendar and ordered to be printed

RESOLUTION
Requesting that the President transmit to the House of Representatives all information in his possession relating to specific communications with Chrysler LLC (Chrysler).

That the House of Representatives requests the President to transmit to the House of Representatives, not later than 14 days after the date of the adoption of this resolution, copies of any portions of all documents, records, and communications in his possession referring or relating to scheduled plant closings of Chrysler LLC (hereafter in this resolution referred to as Chrysler)—
(1)that were discussed as part of the required February 17, 2009, Chrysler viability determination filing;
(2)that were identified in the March 30, 2009, announcement by the Administration;
(3)that were prepared for the 11:30 a.m. conference call on April 30, 2009, between members of the President’s Auto Task Force (hereafter in this resolution referred to as the Task Force) and Members of Congress, including transcripts;
(4)revealing the President’s knowledge regarding such plant closings prior to March 30, 2009;
(5)included in Chrysler’s April 30, 2009, bankruptcy filing in New York;
(6)that identifies who was aware of such plant closings that would be announced prior to April 30, 2009, among the Administration, Chrysler, the Task Force, and the International Union, United Automobile, Aerospace and Agricultural Implement Workers of America (also referred to as the UAW); and
(7)the interaction and procedures for identifying the 789 Chrysler dealerships in the United States scheduled for closure, as announced on May 14, 2009.

June 12, 2009
Referred to the House Calendar and ordered to be printed


		II
		110th CONGRESS
		1st Session
		S. 1057
		IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

			March 29, 2007
			Mr. Burr introduced the
			 following bill; which was read twice and referred to the
			 Committee on Energy and Natural
			 Resources

		A BILL
		To amend the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act to designate
		  certain segments of the New River in the States of North Carolina and Virginia
		  as a component of the National Wild and Scenic Rivers System.

		1.Short
			 titleThis Act may be cited as
			 the New River Wild and Scenic River
			 Act of 2007.
		2.New river,
			 virginia and north carolina
			(a)In
			 generalSection 3(a) of the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act (16 U.S.C.
			 1274(a)) is amended by adding at the end the following:

					(170)New river,
				virginia and north carolinaThe segment downstream from the
				segment of the New River designated as a component of the Wild and Scenic River
				System before the date of enactment of this paragraph, from the border between
				Virginia and North Carolina to approximately 2 miles east of Highway 221 at the
				border between Virginia and North Carolina, to be administered by the Secretary
				of Agriculture as a scenic
				river.
					.
			(b)Applicable
			 lawNotwithstanding any provision of law, any private land in the
			 authorized boundaries of the segments of the New River designated as a
			 component of the Wild and Scenic River System by section 3(a)(170) of the Wild
			 and Scenic Rivers Act (16 U.S.C. 1274(a)(170)) shall continue to be regulated
			 after the date of enactment of this Act in accordance with State and local
			 planning and zoning laws.


115 S2957 IS: Prevent All Soring Tactics Act of 2018
U.S. Senate
2018-05-24
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II115th CONGRESS2d SessionS. 2957IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATESMay 24, 2018Mr. Crapo (for himself, Mr. Warner, Mr. Moran, Mr. Blumenthal, Ms. Collins, Mrs. Feinstein, Mr. Toomey, Mrs. McCaskill, Mr. Daines, and Mr. Markey) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and TransportationA BILLTo amend the Horse Protection Act to designate additional unlawful acts under the Act, strengthen
			 penalties for violations of the Act, improve Department of Agriculture
			 enforcement of the Act, and for other purposes.

 1.Short titleThis Act may be cited as the Prevent All Soring Tactics Act of 2018 or the PAST Act.
		2.Increased
			 enforcement under Horse Protection Act
 (a)DefinitionsSection 2 of the Horse Protection Act (15 U.S.C. 1821) is amended—
 (1)by redesignating paragraphs (1), (2), (3), and (4) as paragraphs (2), (3), (4), and (5), respectively;
 (2)by inserting before paragraph (2) (as so redesignated) the following new paragraph:

 (1)(A)The term action device means any boot, collar, chain, roller, or other device that encircles or is placed upon the lower extremity of the leg of a horse in such a manner that it can—
 (i)rotate around the leg or slide up and down the leg, so as to cause friction; or
 (ii)strike the hoof, coronet band, fetlock joint, or pastern of the horse.
 (B)Such term does not include soft rubber or soft leather bell boots or quarter boots that are used as protective devices.;
				and
 (3)by adding at the end the following new paragraph:

 (6)(A)The term participate means engaging in any activity with respect to a horse show, horse exhibition, or horse sale or auction, including—
 (i)transporting or arranging for the transportation of a horse to or from a horse show, horse exhibition, or horse sale or auction;
 (ii)personally giving instructions to an exhibitor; or
 (iii)being knowingly present in a warm-up area, inspection area, or other area at a horse show, horse exhibition, or horse sale or auction that spectators are not permitted to enter.
 (B)Such term does not include spectating..
 (b)FindingsSection 3 of the Horse Protection Act (15 U.S.C. 1822) is amended—
 (1)in paragraph (3)—
 (A)by inserting and soring horses for such purposes after horses in intrastate commerce; and
 (B)by inserting in many ways, including by creating unfair competition, by deceiving the spectating public and horse buyers, and by negatively impacting horse sales before the semicolon;
 (2)in paragraph (4), by striking and at the end;
 (3)in paragraph (5), by striking the period at the end and inserting a semicolon; and
 (4)by adding at the end the following new paragraphs:

 (6)the Inspector General of the Department of Agriculture has determined that the program through which the Secretary inspects horses is inadequate for preventing soring;
 (7)historically, Tennessee Walking Horses, Racking Horses, and Spotted Saddle Horses have been subjected to soring; and
 (8)despite regulations in effect related to inspection for purposes of ensuring that horses are not sore, violations of this Act continue to be prevalent in the Tennessee Walking Horse, Racking Horse, and Spotted Saddle Horse breeds..
				(c)Horse shows and
 exhibitionsSection 4 of the Horse Protection Act (15 U.S.C. 1823) is amended—
 (1)in subsection (a)—
 (A)by striking appointed and inserting licensed; and
 (B)by adding at the end the following new sentences: In the first instance in which the Secretary determines that a horse is sore, the Secretary shall disqualify the horse from being shown or exhibited for a period of not less than 180 days. In the second instance in which the Secretary determines that such horse is sore, the Secretary shall disqualify the horse for a period of not less than one year. In the third instance in which the Secretary determines that such horse is sore, the Secretary shall disqualify the horse for a period of not less than three years.;
 (2)in subsection (b) by striking appointed and inserting licensed;
 (3)by striking subsection (c) and inserting the following new subsection:

 (c)(1)(A)The Secretary shall prescribe by regulation requirements for the Department of Agriculture to license, train, assign, and oversee persons qualified to detect and diagnose a horse which is sore or to otherwise inspect horses at horse shows, horse exhibitions, or horse sales or auctions, for hire by the management of such events, for the purposes of enforcing this Act.
 (B)No person shall be issued a license under this subsection unless such person is free from conflicts of interest, as defined by the Secretary in the regulations issued under subparagraph (A).
 (C)If the Secretary determines that the performance of a person licensed in accordance with subparagraph (A) is unsatisfactory, the Secretary may, after notice and an opportunity for a hearing, revoke the license issued to such person.
 (D)In issuing licenses under this subsection, the Secretary shall give a preference to persons who are licensed or accredited veterinarians.
 (E)Licensure of a person in accordance with the requirements prescribed under this subsection shall not be construed as authorizing such person to conduct inspections in a manner other than that prescribed for inspections by the Secretary (or the Secretary’s representative) under subsection (e).
 (2)(A)Not later than 30 days before the date on which a horse show, horse exhibition, or horse sale or auction begins, the management of such show, exhibition, or sale or auction may notify the Secretary of the intent of the management to hire a person or persons licensed under this subsection and assigned by the Secretary to conduct inspections at such show, exhibition, or sale or auction.
 (B)After such notification, the Secretary shall assign a person or persons licensed under this subsection to conduct inspections at the horse show, horse exhibition, or horse sale or auction.
 (3)A person licensed by the Secretary to conduct inspections under this subsection shall issue a citation with respect to any violation of this Act recorded during an inspection and notify the Secretary of each such violation not later than five days after the date on which a citation was issued with respect to such violation.;
				and
 (4)by adding at the end the following new subsection:

 (f)The Secretary shall publish on the public website of the Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service of the Department of Agriculture, and update as frequently as the Secretary determines is necessary, information on violations of this Act for the purposes of allowing the management of a horse show, horse exhibition, or horse sale or auction to determine if an individual is in violation of this Act..
				(d)Unlawful
 actsSection 5 of the Horse Protection Act (15 U.S.C. 1824) is amended—
 (1)in paragraph (2)—
 (A)by striking or (C) respecting and inserting (C), or (D) respecting; and
 (B)by striking and (D) and inserting (D) causing a horse to become sore or directing another person to cause a horse to become sore for the purpose of showing, exhibiting, selling, auctioning, or offering for sale the horse in any horse show, horse exhibition, or horse sale or auction, and (E);
 (2)in paragraph (3), by striking appoint and inserting hire;
 (3)in paragraph (4)— (A)by striking appoint and inserting hire; and
 (B)by striking qualified;
 (4)in paragraph (5), by striking appointed and inserting hired;
 (5)in paragraph (6)—
 (A)by striking appointed and inserting hired; and
 (B)by inserting that the horse is sore after the Secretary; and
 (6)by adding at the end the following new paragraphs:

 (12)The use of an action device on any limb of a Tennessee Walking Horse, a Racking Horse, or a Spotted Saddle Horse at a horse show, horse exhibition, or horse sale or auction.
 (13)The use of a weighted shoe, pad, wedge, hoof band, or other device or material at a horse show, horse exhibition, or horse sale or auction that—
 (A)is placed on, inserted in, or attached to any limb of a Tennessee Walking Horse, a Racking Horse, or a Spotted Saddle Horse;
 (B)is constructed to artificially alter the gait of such a horse; and
 (C)is not strictly protective or therapeutic in nature..
				(e)Violations and
 penaltiesSection 6 of the Horse Protection Act (15 U.S.C. 1825) is amended—
 (1)in subsection (a)—
 (A)in paragraph (1)—
 (i)by striking Except as provided in paragraph (2) of this subsection, any person who knowingly violates section 5 and inserting Any person who knowingly violates section 5 or the regulations issued under such section, including any violation recorded during an inspection conducted in accordance with section 4(c) or 4(e); and
 (ii)by striking more than $3,000, or imprisoned for not more than one year, or both. and inserting more than $5,000, or imprisoned for not more than three years, or both, for each such violation.;
 (B)in paragraph (2)—
 (i)by striking subparagraph (A);
 (ii)by striking (2); and
 (iii)by redesignating subparagraphs (B) and (C) as paragraphs (2) and (3), respectively, and moving the margins of such paragraphs (as so redesignated) two ems to the left; and
 (C)by adding at the end the following new paragraph:

 (4)Any person who knowingly fails to obey an order of disqualification shall, upon conviction thereof, be fined not more than $5,000 for each failure to obey such an order, imprisoned for not more than three years, or both.;

 (2)in subsection (b)—
 (A)in paragraph (1)—
 (i)by striking section 5 of this Act and inserting section 5 or the regulations issued under such section; and
 (ii)by striking $2,000 and inserting $4,000; and
 (B)by adding at the end the following new paragraph:

 (5)Any person who fails to pay a licensed inspector hired under section 4(c) shall, upon conviction thereof, be fined not more than $4,000 for each such violation.;
				and
 (3)in subsection (c)— (A)in the first sentence—
 (i)by inserting , or otherwise participating in any horse show, horse exhibition, or horse sale or auction before for a period of not less than one year; and
 (ii)by striking any subsequent and inserting the second;
 (B) by inserting before Any person who knowingly fails the following: For the third or any subsequent violation, a person may be permanently disqualified by order of the Secretary, after notice and an opportunity for a hearing before the Secretary, from showing or exhibiting any horse, judging or managing any horse show, horse exhibition, or horse sale or auction, or otherwise participating in, including financing the participation of other individuals in, any horse show, horse exhibition, or horse sale or auction (regardless of whether walking horses are shown, exhibited, sold, auctioned, or offered for sale at the horse show, horse exhibition, or horse sale or auction).; and
 (C)by striking $3,000 each place it appears and inserting $5,000.
 (f)RegulationsNot later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Agriculture shall issue regulations to carry out the amendments made by this section, including regulations prescribing the requirements under subsection (c) of section 4 of the Horse Protection Act (15 U.S.C. 1823(c)), as amended by subsection (c)(3).
 (g)SeverabilityIf any provision of this Act or any amendment made by this Act, or the application of a provision to any person or circumstance, is held to be unconstitutional, the remainder of this Act and the amendments made by this Act, and the application of the provisions to any person or circumstance, shall not be affected by the holding.


116 S2682 IS: Protect Equality And Civics Education Act
U.S. Senate
2021-08-09
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II117th CONGRESS1st SessionS. 2682IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATESAugust 9, 2021Mr. Rubio (for himself, Mr. Cramer, and Mr. Braun) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and PensionsA BILLTo amend title III of division H of the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021 to prohibit the expenditure of funds on divisive concepts under the priorities noticed in the proposed rule submitted by the Department of Education relating to Proposed Priorities-American History and Civics Education.1.Short titleThis Act may be cited as the Protect Equality And Civics Education Act or the PEACE Act. 2.Limitation on use of fundsAfter section 318 of title III of division H of the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021 (Public Law 116–260), insert the following:319.(a)None of the funds made available by this title for an American history and civics education program under subpart 3 of part B of title II of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 6661 et seq.) may be used to fund curriculum, or teaching or counseling, that promotes or compels a divisive concept under the priorities noticed in the proposed rule submitted by the Department of Education relating to Proposed Priorities-American History and Civics Education (published at 86 Fed. Reg. 20348 (April 19, 2021)).(b)In this section: (1)The term promotes or compels a divisive concept, means race stereotyping or race scapegoating, or promotion of one or more of the following concepts:(A)One race is inherently superior to another race.(B)The United States is fundamentally racist.(C)An individual, by virtue of his or her race, is inherently racist or oppressive, whether consciously or unconsciously.(D)An individual should be discriminated against or receive adverse treatment solely or partly because of his or her race.(E)Members of one race cannot and should not attempt to treat others without respect to race.(F)An individual's moral character is necessarily determined by his or her race.(G)An individual, by virtue of his or her race, bears responsibility for actions committed in the past by other members of the same race.(H)Any individual should feel discomfort, guilt, anguish, or any other form of psychological distress on account of his or her race.(I)Meritocracy or traits such as a hard work ethic are racist, or were created by a particular race to oppress another race. (2)The term race scapegoating means assigning fault, blame, or bias to a race, or to members of a race because of their race.(3)The term race stereotyping means ascribing character traits, values, moral and ethical codes, privileges, status, or beliefs to a race, or to an individual because of the individual’s race..


115 HR 2095 IH: Fair Pay Act of 2017
U.S. House of Representatives
2017-04-14
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I115th CONGRESS1st SessionH. R. 2095IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVESApril 14, 2017Ms. Norton (for herself, Mr. Pocan, Mr. Ryan of Ohio, Mrs. Davis of California, and Mr. Pallone) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Education and the WorkforceA BILLTo amend the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 to prohibit discrimination in the payment of wages on
			 account of sex, race, or national origin, and for other purposes.

		1.Short title
 (a)Short titleThis Act may be cited as the Fair Pay Act of 2017. (b)ReferenceExcept as provided in section 8, whenever in this Act an amendment or repeal is expressed in terms of an amendment to, or repeal of, a section or other provision, the reference shall be considered to be made to a section or other provision of the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 (29 U.S.C. 201 et seq.).
 2.FindingsCongress finds the following: (1)Wage rate differentials exist between equivalent jobs segregated by sex, race, and national origin in Government employment and in industries engaged in commerce or in the production of goods for commerce.
 (2)Discrimination in hiring and promotion has played a role in maintaining a segregated work force. (3)Many women and people of color work in occupations dominated by individuals of their same sex, race, and national origin.
 (A)While a wage rate differential exists in nearly every occupational field, traditionally male jobs tend to pay better than traditionally female jobs which require equal skill, effort, and responsibility, and which are performed under similar working conditions.
 (B)Traditionally male jobs that are low-wage require less skill, education, and certifications than traditionally female jobs that are low-wage, despite their generally receiving higher pay.
 (4)In 2015, a woman in the United States working in a full-time, year-round job earned 80 cents for every dollar earned by a man working in a full-time, year-round job.
 (A)The wage gap is larger when the data is disaggregated by race. Among women who hold full-time, year-round jobs in the United States, African-American women were paid on average, only 63 percent of what White men were paid in 2015, while Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander women were paid 60 percent, American Indian and Alaska Native women were paid 58 percent, and Hispanic and Latina women were paid only 54 percent.
 (B)The gender pay gap persists across educational levels. As a result, women who complete college degrees are less able to pay off their student loans promptly, leaving them paying more and for a longer time than men. In 2012, among students who graduated in 2007–2008, women working full time had paid off 33 percent of their student loan debt on average, while men working full time had paid off 44 percent of their debt.
 (C)In the United States, mothers are primary or sole breadwinners in nearly 40 percent of families. Yet the wage gap for mothers is larger than for women overall. According to 2013 data, mothers employed full time, year round are paid 71 cents for every dollar paid to fathers. It is worse for single mothers with full-time, year-round jobs, who are paid just 58 cents for every dollar paid to fathers.
 (D)A conservative estimate is that women employed in the United States lose a combined total of nearly $500 billion every year due to the wage gap. These women, their families, businesses and the economy suffer as a result. Lost wages mean families have less money to save for the future or to spend on basic goods and services—spending that helps drive the economy.
 (E)Statistical analysis shows that 62 percent of the wage gap can be attributed to occupational and industry differences; differences in experience and education; and factors such as race, region and unionization. That leaves 38 percent of the gap unaccounted for, leading researchers to conclude that factors such as discrimination and unconscious bias continue to affect women’s wages.
 (5)The existence of such wage rate differentials— (A)depresses wages and living standards for employees necessary for their health and efficiency;
 (B)prevents the maximum utilization of the available labor resources; (C)tends to cause labor disputes, thereby burdening, affecting, and obstructing commerce;
 (D)burdens commerce and the free flow of goods in commerce; (E)constitutes an unfair method of competition; and
 (F)contributes to poor living conditions, poor nutrition, and fewer opportunities for families with children under 18 where the mother is the sole or primary breadwinner.
 (6)Section 6(d) of the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 prohibits discrimination in compensation for equal work on the basis of sex. (7)Artificial barriers to the elimination of discrimination in compensation based upon sex, race, and national origin continue to exist more than five decades after the passage of section 6(d) of the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938, the Equal Pay Act of 1963, and the Civil Rights Act of 1964 (42 U.S.C. 2000a et seq.). Elimination of such barriers would have positive effects.
 (A)Problems in the economy created by discrimination through wage rate differentials would be reduced. In 2012, the U.S. economy would have produced additional income of $447.6 billion if women received equal pay; this represents 2.9 percent of 2012 gross domestic product.
 (B)Fewer working women and people of color would earn low wages, thereby reducing dependence on public assistance. The total increase in women’s earnings with pay equity represents more than 14 times what the Federal and State governments spent in fiscal year 2012 on Temporary Assistance to Needy Families.
 (C)Working family members earning a fair rate of pay would encourage stable families and reduce poverty. The poverty rate for all working women would be cut in half, falling to 3.9 percent from 8.1 percent. The very high poverty rate for working single mothers would fall by nearly half, from 28.7 percent to 15.0 percent, and two-thirds would receive a pay increase.
				3.Equal pay for equivalent jobs
 (a)AmendmentSection 6 (29 U.S.C. 206) is amended by adding at the end the following:  (h) (1) (A)Except as provided in subparagraph (B), no employer having employees subject to any provision of this section shall discriminate, within any establishment in which such employees are employed, between employees on the basis of sex, race, or national origin by paying wages to employees in such establishment in a job that is dominated by employees of a particular sex, race, or national origin at a rate less than the rate at which the employer pays wages to employees in such establishment in another job that is dominated by employees of the opposite sex or of a different race or national origin, respectively, for work on equivalent jobs, nor shall such employer between such employees on the basis of sex, race, or national origin in any other terms, conditions, privileges, or benefits of employment.
 (B)Nothing in subparagraph (A) shall prohibit the payment of different wage rates to employees where such payment is made pursuant to—
 (i)a seniority system; (ii)a merit system;
 (iii)a system that measures earnings by quantity or quality of production; or (iv)a differential based on a bona fide factor other than sex, race, or national origin, such as education, training, or experience, except that this clause shall apply only if—
 (I)the employer demonstrates that— (aa)such factor—
 (AA)is job-related with respect to the position in question; or (BB)furthers a legitimate business purpose, except that this item shall not apply if the employee demonstrates that an alternative employment practice exists that would serve the same business purpose without producing such differential and that the employer has refused to adopt such alternative practice; and
 (bb)such factor was actually applied and used reasonably in light of the asserted justification; and (II)upon the employer succeeding under subclause (I), the employee fails to demonstrate that the differential produced by the reliance of the employer on such factor is itself the result of discrimination on the basis of sex, race, or national origin by the employer.
 (C)The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission shall issue guidelines specifying criteria for determining whether a job is dominated by employees of a particular sex, race, or national origin for purposes of subparagraph (B)(iv). Such guidelines shall not include a list of such jobs.
 (D)An employer who is paying a wage rate differential in violation of subparagraph (A) shall not, in order to comply with the provisions of such subparagraph, reduce the wage rate of any employee.
 (2)No labor organization or its agents representing employees of an employer having employees subject to any provision of this section shall cause or attempt to cause such an employer to discriminate against an employee in violation of paragraph (1)(A).
 (3)For purposes of administration and enforcement of this subsection, any amounts owing to any employee that have been withheld in violation of paragraph (1)(A) shall be deemed to be unpaid minimum wages or unpaid overtime compensation under this section or section 7.
 (4)In this subsection: (A)The term labor organization means any organization of any kind, or any agency or employee representation committee or plan, in which employees participate and that exists for the purpose, in whole or in part, of dealing with employers concerning grievances, labor disputes, wages, rates of pay, hours of employment, or conditions of work.
 (B)The term equivalent jobs means jobs that may be dissimilar, but whose requirements are equivalent, when viewed as a composite of skills, effort, responsibility, and working conditions..
 (b)Conforming amendmentSection 13(a) (29 U.S.C. 213(a)) is amended in the matter before paragraph (1) by striking section 6(d) and inserting sections 6 (d) and (h). 4.Prohibited actsSection 15(a) (29 U.S.C. 215(a)) is amended—
 (1)by striking the period at the end of paragraph (5) and inserting a semicolon; and (2)by adding after paragraph (5) the following:

 (6)to discriminate against any individual because such individual has opposed any act or practice made unlawful by section 6(h) or because such individual made a charge, testified, assisted, or participated in any manner in an investigation, proceeding, or hearing to enforce section 6(h); or
 (7)to discharge or in any other manner discriminate against, coerce, intimidate, threaten, or interfere with any employee or any other person because the employee inquired about, disclosed, compared, or otherwise discussed the employee's wages or the wages of any other employee, or because the employee exercised, enjoyed, aided, or encouraged any other person to exercise or enjoy any right granted or protected by section 6(h)..
			5.Remedies
 (a)Enhanced penaltiesSection 16(b) (29 U.S.C. 216(b)) is amended— (1)by inserting after the first sentence the following: Any employer who violates subsection (d) or (h) of section 6 shall additionally be liable for such compensatory or punitive damages as may be appropriate, except that the United States shall not be liable for punitive damages.;
 (2)in the sentence beginning An action to, by striking either of the preceding sentences and inserting any of the preceding sentences of this subsection; (3)in the sentence beginning No employees, by striking No employees and inserting Except with respect to class actions brought under subsection (f), no employee;
 (4)in the sentence beginning The court in, by striking in such action and inserting in any action brought to recover the liability prescribed in any of the preceding sentences of this subsection; and
 (5)by striking section 15(a)(3) each place it occurs and inserting paragraphs (3), (6), and (7) of section 15(a). (b)Action by secretarySection 16(c) (29 U.S.C. 216(c)) is amended—
 (1)in the first sentence— (A)by inserting or, in the case of a violation of subsection (d) or (h) of section 6, additional compensatory or punitive damages, before and the agreement; and
 (B)by inserting before the period the following: , or such compensatory or punitive damages, as appropriate; (2)in the second sentence, by inserting before the period the following: and, in the case of a violation of subsection (d) or (h) of section 6, additional compensatory or punitive damages; and
 (3)in the third sentence, by striking the first sentence and inserting the first or second sentence. (c)FeesSection 16 (29 U.S.C. 216) is amended by adding at the end the following:

 (f)In any action brought under this section for a violation of section 6(h), the court shall, in addition to any other remedies awarded to the prevailing plaintiff or plaintiffs, allow expert fees as part of the costs. Any such action may be maintained as a class action as provided by the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure..
			6.Records
 (a)RecordsSection 11(c) (29 U.S.C. 211(c)) is amended— (1)by inserting (1) after (c); and
 (2)by adding at the end the following:  (2)Every employer subject to section 6(h) shall preserve records that document and support the method, system, calculations, and other bases used by the employer in establishing, adjusting, and determining the wage rates paid to the employees of the employer. Every employer subject to section 6(h) shall preserve such records for such periods of time, and shall make such reports from the records to the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, as shall be prescribed by the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission by regulation or order as necessary or appropriate for the enforcement of the provisions of section 6(h) or any regulation promulgated pursuant to section 6(h)..
 (b)Small business exemptionsSection 11(c) (as amended by subsection (a)) is further amended by adding at the end the following:  (3)Every employer subject to section 6(h) that has 25 or more employees on any date during the first or second year after the effective date of this paragraph, or 15 or more employees on any date during any subsequent year after such second year, shall, in accordance with regulations promulgated by the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission under paragraph (8), prepare and submit to the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission for the year involved a report signed by the president, treasurer, or corresponding principal officer, of the employer that includes information that discloses the wage rates paid to employees of the employer in each classification, position, or job title, or to employees in other wage groups employed by the employer, including information with respect to the sex, race, and national origin of employees at each wage rate in each classification, position, job title, or other wage group..
 (c)Protection of confidentialitySection 11(c) (as amended by subsections (a) and (b)) is further amended by adding at the end the following:

 (4)The rules and regulations promulgated by the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission under paragraph (8), relating to the form of such a report, shall include requirements to protect the confidentiality of employees, including a requirement that the report shall not contain the name of any individual employee..
 (d)Use; inspections; examination; regulationsSection 11(c) (as amended by subsections (a) through (c)) is further amended by adding at the end the following:

 (5)The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission may publish any information and data that the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission obtains pursuant to the provisions of paragraph (3). The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission may use the information and data for statistical and research purposes, and compile and publish such studies, analyses, reports, and surveys based on the information and data as the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission may consider appropriate.
 (6)In order to carry out the purposes of this Act, the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission shall by regulation make reasonable provision for the inspection and examination by any person of the information and data contained in any report submitted to the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission pursuant to paragraph (3).
 (7)The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission shall by regulation provide for the furnishing of copies of reports submitted to the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission pursuant to paragraph (3) to any person upon payment of a charge based upon the cost of the service.
 (8)The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission shall issue rules and regulations prescribing the form and content of reports required to be submitted under paragraph (3) and such other reasonable rules and regulations as the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission may find necessary to prevent the circumvention or evasion of such reporting requirements. In exercising the authority of the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission under paragraph (3), the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission may prescribe by general rule simplified reports for employers for whom the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission finds that because of the size of the employers a detailed report would be unduly burdensome..
 7.Research, education, and technical assistance program; report to congressSection 4(d) (29 U.S.C. 204(d)) is amended by adding at the end the following:  (4)The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission shall conduct studies and provide information and technical assistance to employers, labor organizations, and the general public concerning effective means available to implement the provisions of section 6(h) prohibiting wage rate discrimination between employees performing work in equivalent jobs on the basis of sex, race, or national origin. Such studies, information, and technical assistance shall be based on and include reference to the objectives of such section to eliminate such discrimination. In order to achieve the objectives of such section, the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission shall carry on a continuing program of research, education, and technical assistance including—
 (A)conducting and promoting research with the intent of developing means to expeditiously correct the wage rate differentials described in section 6(h);
 (B)publishing and otherwise making available to employers, labor organizations, professional associations, educational institutions, the various media of communication, and the general public the findings of studies and other materials for promoting compliance with section 6(h);
 (C)sponsoring and assisting State and community informational and educational programs; and (D)providing technical assistance to employers, labor organizations, professional associations and other interested persons on means of achieving and maintaining compliance with the provisions of section 6(h).
 (5)The report submitted biennially by the Secretary to Congress under paragraph (1) shall include a separate evaluation and appraisal regarding the implementation of section 6(h)..
		8.Conforming amendments
			(a)Congressional employees
 (1)ApplicationSection 203(a)(1) of the Congressional Accountability Act of 1995 (2 U.S.C. 1313(a)(1)) is amended— (A)by striking subsections (a)(1) and (d) of section 6 and inserting subsections (a)(1), (d), and (h) of section 6; and
 (B)by striking 206 (a)(1) and (d) and inserting 206 (a)(1), (d), and (h). (2)RemediesSection 203(b) of such Act (2 U.S.C. 1313(b)) is amended by inserting before the period the following: or, in an appropriate case, under section 16(f) of such Act (29 U.S.C. 216(f)).
				(b)Executive branch employees
 (1)ApplicationSection 413(a)(1) of title 3, United States Code, as added by section 2(a) of the Presidential and Executive Office Accountability Act (Public Law 104–331; 110 Stat. 4053), is amended by striking subsections (a)(1) and (d) of section 6 and inserting subsections (a)(1), (d), and (h) of section 6.
 (2)RemediesSection 413(b) of such title is amended by inserting before the period the following: or, in an appropriate case, under section 16(f) of such Act. 9.Effective dateThe amendments made by this Act shall take effect 1 year after the date of enactment of this Act.