114 HR 137 IH: Designating Requirements On Notification of Executive-ordered Strikes Act
U.S. House of Representatives
2015-01-06
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		I
		114th CONGRESS
		1st Session
		H. R. 137
		IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

			January 6, 2015
			Mr. Issa introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Armed Services, and in addition to the Select Committee on Intelligence (Permanent Select) and the Committee on the Judiciary, 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 require an adequate process in preplanned lethal operations that deliberately target citizens of
			 the United States or citizens of strategic treaty allies of the United
			 States, and for other purposes.

		1.Short title
			This Act may be cited as the Designating Requirements On Notification of Executive-ordered Strikes Act  or DRONES Act.
		2.DefinitionsIn this Act:
			(1)Appropriate congressional committeesThe term appropriate congressional committees means the Committee on the Judiciary, the Committee on Foreign Relations, the Committee on Armed
			 Services, the Committee on Appropriations, and the Committee on Homeland
			 Security and Governmental Affairs of the Senate and the Committee on the
			 Judiciary, the Committee on Foreign Affairs, the Committee on Armed
			 Services, the Committee on Appropriations, and the Committee on Oversight
			 and Government Reform of the House of Representatives.
			(2)Preplanned lethal operationThe term preplanned lethal operation does not include, limit, or restrict actions taken in immediate self defense or immediate defense
			 of others by members of the Armed Forces, law enforcement officers, or
			 other persons authorized to use lethal force in the execution of their
			 duties.
			(3)Strategic treaty allyThe term strategic treaty ally refers to a member nation of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization, Japan, the Republic of South
			 Korea, and any other country with which the United States has entered into
			 a security treaty.
			3.Scope of Act
			(a)Covered entitiesThis Act applies to all Federal departments and agencies and the Armed Forces.
			(b)Covered preplanned lethal operationsThis Act only applies to preplanned lethal operations that deliberately target a citizen of the
			 United States or a citizen of a strategic treaty ally of the United
			 States.
			4.Limitation on preplanned lethal operations targeting United States citizens or citizens of
			 strategic treaty allies
			(a)LimitationA Federal department or agency or the Armed Forces may not deliberately target a citizen of the
			 United States or a citizen of a strategic treaty ally of the United States
			 in a preplanned lethal operation unless the preplanned lethal operation is
			 planned and executed pursuant to a written determination signed personally
			 by the President—
				(1)confirming the status of the targeted citizen as an enemy combatant; and
				(2)authorizing the deliberate lethal targeting of the citizen based on an articulated need for the use
			 of such lethal force.
				(b)Congressional notificationNot later than 30 days after making a determination under subsection (a), the President shall
			 submit to the appropriate congressional committees a report, in classified
			 form if necessary—
				(1)certifying that the timing and details of the preplanned lethal operation were approved personally
			 by the President; and
				(2)describing in detail—
					(A)the information used to determine that the targeted citizen is an enemy combatant; and
					(B)the reasons why the use of lethal force was necessary.
					(c)DelegationThe President may not delegate—
				(1)the final determination of enemy combatant status; and
				(2)the final approval of timing and details of the execution of the preplanned lethal operation.
				5.Prohibition on preplanned lethal operations inside the territory of the United StatesNothing in this Act may be construed to authorize any Federal department or agency or the Armed
			 Forces to deliberately target a citizen of the United States or a citizen
			 of a strategic treaty ally in a preplanned lethal operation inside the
			 territory of the United States or any location under the jurisdiction of
			 the United States.


115 HR 3690 IH: Preserving America’s Downtowns and Heritage Act of 2017
U.S. House of Representatives
2017-09-06
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I115th CONGRESS1st SessionH. R. 3690IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVESSeptember 6, 2017Mr. McKinley (for himself and Mr. Tonko) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Ways and MeansA BILLTo amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to increase the rehabilitation credit for commercial
			 buildings and to provide a rehabilitation credit for principal residences.

 1.Short titleThis Act may be cited as the Preserving America’s Downtowns and Heritage Act of 2017. 2.Increased rehabilitation credit for commercial buildings (a)Buildings other than certified historic structuresParagraph (1) of section 47(a) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (relating to rehabilitation credit) is amended by striking 10 percent and inserting 12.5 percent.
 (b)Certified historic structuresParagraph (2) of such section is amended by striking 20 percent and inserting 25 percent. (c)Effective dateThe amendments made by this section shall apply with respect to rehabilitations the physical work on which begins after the date of enactment of this Act.
			3.Rehabilitation credit for historic principal residences
 (a)In generalSubpart A of part IV of subchapter A of chapter 1 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (relating to nonrefundable personal credits) is amended by inserting after section 25D the following new section:

					25E.Rehabilitation of historic principal residences
 (a)General ruleIn the case of an individual, there shall be allowed as a credit against the tax imposed by this chapter for the taxable year an amount equal to 20 percent of the qualified rehabilitation expenditures made by the taxpayer with respect to a qualified historic home.
 (b)Qualified rehabilitation expenditureFor purposes of this section— (1)In generalThe term qualified rehabilitation expenditure means any amount properly chargeable to capital account—
 (A)in connection with the certified rehabilitation of a qualified historic home, and (B)for property for which depreciation would be allowable under section 168 if the qualified historic home were used in a trade or business.
 (2)Certain expenditures not includedRules similar to the rules of clauses (ii) and (iii) of section 47(c)(2)(B) shall apply. (3)Mixed use or multifamily buildingIf only a portion of a building is used as the principal residence of the taxpayer, only qualified rehabilitation expenditures which are properly allocable to such portion shall be taken into account under this section.
 (c)Certified rehabilitationFor purposes of this section— (1)In generalThe term certified rehabilitation has the meaning given such term by section 47(c)(2)(C).
 (2)Approved State programThe term certified rehabilitation includes a certification made by— (A)a State Historic Preservation Officer who administers a State Historic Preservation Program approved by the Secretary of the Interior pursuant to section 101(b)(1) of the National Historic Preservation Act, or
 (B)a local government, certified pursuant to section 101(c)(1) of the National Historic Preservation Act and authorized by a State Historic Preservation Officer, or the Secretary of the Interior where there is no approved State program, subject to such terms and conditions as may be specified by the Secretary of the Interior for the rehabilitation of buildings within the jurisdiction of such officer (or local government) for purposes of this section.
 (d)Definitions and special rulesFor purposes of this section— (1)Qualified historic homeThe term qualified historic home means a certified historic structure—
 (A)which has been substantially rehabilitated, and (B)which (or any portion of which)—
 (i)is owned by the taxpayer, and (ii)is used (or will, within a reasonable period, be used) by such taxpayer as his principal residence.
 (2)Substantially rehabilitatedThe term substantially rehabilitated has the meaning given such term by section 47(c)(1)(C). (3)Principal residenceThe term principal residence has the same meaning as when used in section 121.
							(4)Certified historic structure
 (A)In generalThe term certified historic structure means any building (and its structural components) which— (i)is listed in the National Register, or
 (ii)is located in a registered historic district (as defined in section 47(c)(3)(B)) and is certified by the Secretary of the Interior as being of historic significance to the district.
 (5)Rehabilitation not complete before certificationA rehabilitation shall not be treated as complete before the date of the certification referred to in subsection (c).
 (6)Tenant-stockholder in cooperative housing corporationIf the taxpayer holds stock as a tenant-stockholder (as defined in section 216) in a cooperative housing corporation (as defined in such section), such stockholder shall be treated as owning the house or apartment which the taxpayer is entitled to occupy as such stockholder.
 (e)Carryforward of unused creditIf the credit allowable under subsection (a) exceeds the limitation imposed by section 26(a) for the taxable year reduced by the sum of the credits allowable under this subpart (other than this section and sections 25D and 1400C), such excess shall be carried to each of the 5 succeeding taxable years and, subject to rules similar to the rules of section 39(a)(2), shall be added to the credit allowable by subsection (a) for such succeeding taxable year.
 (f)When expenditures taken into accountQualified rehabilitation expenditures shall be treated for purposes of this section as made— (1)on the date the rehabilitation is completed, or
 (2)to the extent provided by the Secretary by regulation, when such expenditures are properly chargeable to capital account.
							Regulations under paragraph (2) shall include a rule similar to the rule under section 50(a)(2)
			 (relating to recapture if property ceases to qualify for progress
			 expenditures).(g)Recapture
 (1)In generalIf, before the end of the 5-year period beginning on the date on which the rehabilitation of the building is completed—
 (A)the taxpayer disposes of such taxpayer’s interest in such building, or (B)such building ceases to be used as the principal residence of the taxpayer or ceases to be a certified historic structure,
								the taxpayer’s tax imposed by this chapter for the taxable year in which such disposition or
			 cessation occurs shall be increased by the recapture percentage of the
			 credit allowed under this section for all prior taxable years with respect
 to such rehabilitation.(2)Recapture percentageFor purposes of paragraph (1), the recapture percentage shall be determined in accordance with the table under section 50(a)(1)(B), deeming such table to be amended—
 (A)by striking If the property ceases to be investment credit property within— and inserting If the disposition or cessation occurs within—, and (B)in clause (i) by striking One full year after placed in service and inserting One full year after the taxpayer becomes entitled to the credit.
 (3)Transfer between spouses or incident to divorceIn the case of any transfer described in subsection (a) of section 1041 (relating to transfers between spouses or incident to divorce)—
 (A)the foregoing provisions of this subsection shall not apply, and (B)the same tax treatment under this subsection with respect to the transferred property shall apply to the transferee as would have applied to the transferor.
 (h)Basis adjustmentsFor purposes of this subtitle, if a credit is allowed under this section for any expenditure with respect to any property, the increase in the basis of such property which would (but for this subsection) result from such expenditure shall be reduced by the amount of the credit so allowed.
 (i)Processing feesAny State may impose a fee for the processing of applications for the certification of any rehabilitation under this section provided that the amount of such fee is used only to defray expenses associated with the processing of such applications.
 (j)Denial of double benefitNo credit shall be allowed under this section for any amount for which credit is allowed under section 47.
 (k)RegulationsThe Secretary shall prescribe such regulations as may be appropriate to carry out the purposes of this section, including regulations where less than all of a building is used as a principal residence and where more than 1 taxpayer use the same dwelling unit as their principal residence..
			(b)Conforming amendments
 (1)Subsection (a) of section 1016 of such Code is amended by striking and at the end of paragraph (36), by striking the period at the end of paragraph (37) and inserting , and, and by adding at the end the following new item:  (38)to the extent provided in section 25E(h)..
 (2)The table of sections for subpart A of part IV of subchapter A of chapter 1 of such Code is amended by inserting after the item relating to section 25D the following new item:

						Sec. 25E. Rehabilitation of historic principal residences..
 (c)Effective dateThe amendments made by this section shall apply with respect to rehabilitations the physical work on which begins after the date of enactment of this Act.


117 HR 1978 IH: Protecting Seniors Through Immunization Act of 2021
U.S. House of Representatives
2021-03-17
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I117th CONGRESS1st SessionH. R. 1978IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVESMarch 17, 2021Ms. Kuster (for herself and Mr. Bucshon) 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 information regarding vaccines for seniors as part of the Medicare & You handbook and to ensure that the treatment of cost sharing for vaccines under Medicare part D is consistent with the treatment of vaccines under Medicare part B, and for other purposes.1.Short titleThis Act may be cited as the Protecting Seniors Through Immunization Act of 2021.2.FindingsCongress makes the following findings:(1)The immune system deteriorates with age, leaving older adults more susceptible to many vaccine-preventable diseases that could result in hospitalizations and other costly medical interventions.(2)Vaccines play an essential role in preventing disease, thereby helping to keep older adults active and independent.(3)There are more than a dozen immunizations recommended for adult populations by the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, including—(A)influenza;(B)tetanus, diphtheria, pertussis (Tdap);(C)measles, mumps, rubella (MMR);(D)herpes zoster (shingles);(E)human papillomavirus (HPV);(F)pneumococcal;(G)hepatitis A;(H)hepatitis B; and(I)meningococcal.(4)Through new research and technology, additional vaccines may be approved for older adults.(5)Although immunizations are lifesaving and cost-effective interventions, adult vaccination rates in the United States remain below Federal Healthy People benchmarks.(6)There are disparities in adult vaccination rates across different races and ethnicities with rates generally lower among Hispanics, African Americans, and Asian Americans.(7)Important vaccines, including those for shingles and Tdap, are covered under the Medicare Prescription Drug Program under part D of title XVIII of the Social Security Act. Coverage under the Medicare part D has resulted in barriers to optimal and consistent uptake, including lack of patient and provider awareness, beneficiary cost sharing, and low provider reimbursement, as well as geographic, cultural, and linguistic challenges.(8)The Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention recommends the Tdap vaccine should be administered every 10 years for all ages. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Surveillance of Vaccination Coverage Among Adults in the United States, National Health Interview Survey, 2016, vaccination rates remain low for tetanus and diphtheria (Td) and tetanus and diphtheria with acellular pertussis (Tdap) for adults age 65 and older, at 58 percent and 20 percent respectively.(9)Being up-to-date with Tdap is especially important for adults who are around babies, because they are not only protecting their own health but helping to form a cocoon of disease protection around the baby during the first few months of life.(10)The Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention recommends the shingles vaccine for individuals aged 50 and older. While vaccine coverage for shingles has increased each year since licensure, in 2016, only 33 percent of adults over 60 years reported receiving the vaccine.(11)Almost 1 out of every 3 people in the United States will develop shingles in their lifetime. The risk increases with age, and older individuals are much more likely to experience postherpetic neuralgia non-pain complications, hospitalizations, and interference with activities of daily living, such as eating, dressing, and bathing.(12)A 2018 study of Tdap and shingles vaccine claims in Medicare part D demonstrated that higher out-of-pocket cost sharing was associated with higher rates of cancelled vaccination claims, suggesting vaccination was abandoned. In this study, cost sharing of $51 or greater was associated with a 2 to 2.7-times greater rate of cancelled vaccination claims compared with $0 cost sharing.(13)There is an opportunity to improve education around adult immunization, including the risks and consequences of vaccine-preventable disease, and which vaccines are recommended for older adults.3.Provision of information regarding vaccines for seniors as part of Medicare & You handbook and coverage of adult vaccines recommended by the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices under Medicare part D(a)Provision of information regarding vaccines for seniors as part of Medicare & You handbook(1)In generalSection 1804 of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1395b–2) is amended—(A)in subsection (a)(1), by inserting , including information with respect to coverage of vaccines for seniors described in subsection (e) before the comma at the end; and(B)by adding at the end the following new subsection:(e)The notice provided under subsection (a) shall include information with respect to vaccines for seniors, including information with respect to coverage of adult vaccines recommended by the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (as defined in section 1860D–2(b)(8)(B)) under part D for individuals enrolled in a prescription drug plan under such part..(2)Effective dateThe amendments made by this subsection shall apply to notices distributed prior to each Medicare open enrollment period beginning after the date of implementation of section 1860D–2(b)(8), as added by subsection (b)(2).(b)Coverage of adult vaccines recommended by the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices under Medicare part D(1)Provision of educational materials regarding the availability of adult vaccines recommended by the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices with no cost sharingSection 1860D–4(a)(1)(B) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1395w–104(a)(1)(B)) is amended by adding at the end the following new clause:(vii)For plan years beginning on or after January 1 of the first year beginning more than 60 days after the date of the enactment of this clause, information regarding access to adult vaccines recommended by the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (as defined in section 1860D–2(b)(8)(B))..(2)Ensuring treatment of cost sharing is consistent with treatment of vaccines under medicare part bSection 1860D–2(b) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1395w–102(b)) is amended—(A)in paragraph (1)(A), by striking the coverage and inserting Subject to paragraph (8), the coverage;(B)in paragraph (2)(A), by striking and (D) and inserting and (D) and paragraph (8);(C)in paragraph (3)(A), by striking and (4) and inserting (4), and (8);(D)in paragraph (4)(A)(i), by striking The coverage and inserting Subject to paragraph (8), the coverage; and(E)by adding at the end the following new paragraph:(8)Treatment of cost sharing for adult vaccines recommended by the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices consistent with treatment of vaccines under part b(A)In generalFor plan years beginning on or after January 1 of the first year beginning more than 60 days after the date of the enactment of this paragraph, the following shall apply with respect to an adult vaccine recommended by the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (as defined in subparagraph (B)):(i)No application of deductibleThe deductible under paragraph (1) shall not apply with respect to such vaccine.(ii)No application of coinsuranceThere shall be no coinsurance under paragraph (2) with respect to such vaccine.(iii)No application of initial coverage limitThe initial coverage limit under paragraph (3) shall not apply with respect to such vaccine.(iv)No cost sharing above annual out-of-pocket thresholdThere shall be no cost sharing under paragraph (4) with respect to such vaccine.(B)Adult vaccines recommended by the advisory committee on immunization practicesFor purposes of this paragraph, the term adult vaccine recommended by the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices means a vaccine approved for use by adult populations and in accordance with recommendations of the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention..(3)Conforming amendments to cost sharing for low-income individualsSection 1860D–14(a) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1395w–114(a)) is amended—(A)in paragraph (1)(D), in each of clauses (ii) and (iii), by striking In the case and inserting Subject to paragraph (6), in the case;(B)in paragraph (2)—(i)in subparagraph (D), by striking The substitution and inserting Subject to paragraph (6), the substitution; and(ii)in subparagraph (E), by striking subsection (c) and inserting paragraph (6) and subsection (c); and(C)by adding at the end the following new paragraph:(6)No application of cost sharing for adult vaccines recommended by the advisory committee on immunization practicesConsistent with section 1860D–2(b)(8), for plan years beginning on or after January 1 of the first year beginning more than 60 days after the date of the enactment of this paragraph, there shall be no cost sharing under this section with respect to an adult vaccine recommended by the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (as defined in subparagraph (B) of such section)..(c)Study and report(1)StudyThe Secretary of Health and Human Services (referred to in this subsection as the Secretary), acting through the Director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, and in collaboration with the Administrator of the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, shall conduct a study on the uptake of vaccines among the Medicare beneficiary population, including the herpes zoster vaccine and the tetanus, diphtheria, and pertussis vaccine, and anticipated vaccines against such diseases as respiratory syncytial virus, clostridium difficile, and others. Such study shall include an analysis of ways to—(A)increase the baseline target rate of coverage for vaccines recommended by the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention in the Healthy People 2020 goals;(B)ensure that baseline targets focus on reducing racial and socioeconomic disparities in the vaccine coverage rates for all adult vaccines;(C)help facilitate immunization of Medicare beneficiaries, by developing and evaluating a specific set of actions that will address physician and health care provider administrative challenges, such as difficulty verifying beneficiary coverage and complexity of physician office billing of vaccines covered under Medicare part D, that impact access for beneficiaries;(D)support adoption of the HEDIS adult immunization status composite measure (Tdap, pneumococcal, influenza, and zoster) in order to close gaps in adult immunization performance measurement and incentivize vaccination through adoption of evidence-based measures; and(E)strengthen immunization information systems to allow all States to have electronic databases for immunization records.(2)ReportNot later than 2 years after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall submit to Congress a report containing the results of the study under paragraph (1), together with recommendations for such legislation and administrative action as the Secretary determines appropriate.


116 SRES 589 IS: Recognizing the significance of Asian/Pacific American Heritage Month as an important time to celebrate the significant contributions of Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders to the history of the United States.
U.S. Senate
2020-05-20
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III116th CONGRESS2d SessionS. RES. 589IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATESMay 20, 2020Ms. Hirono (for herself, Mr. Bennet, Mr. Blumenthal, Mr. Booker, Ms. Cantwell, Mr. Cardin, Mr. Carper, Mr. Casey, Mr. Coons, Ms. Cortez Masto, Ms. Duckworth, Mrs. Feinstein, Ms. Harris, Mr. Kaine, Ms. Klobuchar, Mr. Markey, Mr. Menendez, Mr. Merkley, Ms. Rosen, Mr. Schatz, Ms. Smith, Mr. Van Hollen, and Ms. Warren) submitted the following resolution; which was referred to the Committee on the JudiciaryRESOLUTIONRecognizing the significance of Asian/Pacific American Heritage Month as an important time to celebrate the significant contributions of Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders to the history of the United States.Whereas the people of the United States join together each May to pay tribute to the contributions of generations of Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders who have enriched the history of the United States;Whereas the history of Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders in the United States is inextricably tied to the story of the United States;Whereas the Asian-American and Pacific Islander community is an inherently diverse population, composed of more than 45 distinct ethnicities and more than 100 language dialects;Whereas, according to the Bureau of the Census, the Asian-American population grew faster than any other racial or ethnic group over the last decade, surging nearly 72 percent between 2000 and 2015;Whereas there are approximately 22,000,000 residents of the United States who identify as Asian and approximately 1,600,000 residents of the United States who identify as Native Hawaiian or other Pacific Islander, making up nearly 7 percent of the total population of the United States;Whereas the month of May was selected for Asian/Pacific American Heritage Month because the first Japanese immigrants arrived in the United States on May 7, 1843, and the first transcontinental railroad was completed on May 10, 1869, with substantial contributions from Chinese immigrants;Whereas section 102 of title 36, United States Code, officially designates May as Asian/Pacific American Heritage Month and requests the President to issue an annual proclamation calling on the people of the United States to observe the month with appropriate programs, ceremonies, and activities;Whereas 2020 marks several important milestones for the Asian-American and Pacific Islander community, including—(1)the 35th anniversary of the mission aboard the Space Shuttle Discovery of Ellison Shoji Onizuka, the first Asian American in space;(2)the 45th anniversary of the end of the Vietnam War and the beginning of the Southeast Asian diaspora to communities across the United States;(3)the 45th anniversary of the completion of the double-hulled voyaging canoe, Hokulea, marking the first traditional Polynesian voyaging canoe built in Hawaii in more than 600 years;(4)the 55th anniversary of the enactment of the Act entitled An Act to amend the Immigration and Nationality Act, and for other purposes, approved October 3, 1965 (79 Stat. 911), landmark legislation that reversed restrictive immigration policies against immigrants from Asia; and(5)the 110th anniversary of the establishment of Angel Island Immigration Station in San Francisco Bay, California, which served as a major port of entry for immigrants coming to the United States from Asia and the Pacific;Whereas Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders have made significant contributions to the United States at all levels of the Federal Government and in the United States Armed Forces, including—(1)Daniel K. Inouye, a Medal of Honor and Presidential Medal of Freedom recipient who, as President pro tempore of the Senate, was the highest-ranking Asian-American government official in the history of the United States;(2)Dalip Singh Saund, the first Asian-American Congressman;(3)Patsy T. Mink, the first woman of color and Asian-American woman to be elected to Congress;(4)Hiram L. Fong, the first Asian-American Senator;(5)Daniel K. Akaka, the first Senator of Native Hawaiian ancestry;(6)Norman Y. Mineta, the first Asian-American member of a Presidential cabinet; and(7)Elaine L. Chao, the first Asian-American woman member of a Presidential cabinet;Whereas, in 2020, the Congressional Asian Pacific American Caucus, a bicameral caucus of Members of Congress advocating on behalf of Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders, is composed of 76 Members, including 19 Members of Asian or Pacific Islander descent;Whereas, in 2020, Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders are serving in State and Territorial legislatures across the United States in record numbers, including in—(1)the States of Alaska, Arizona, California, Connecticut, Georgia, Hawaii, Idaho, Illinois, Indiana, Kansas, Kentucky, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Nevada, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, Ohio, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, Virginia, Washington, and Wyoming; and(2)the Territories of American Samoa, Guam, and the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands;Whereas, in 2020, Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders honorably serve throughout the Federal judiciary;Whereas, since January 2020, the increased use of anti-Asian terminology and rhetoric related to the 2019 novel coronavirus (COVID–19) has perpetuated an anti-Asian stigma and has resulted in a dramatic increase in reports of hate crimes and incidents against individuals of Asian descent;Whereas there remains much to be done to ensure that Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders have access to resources and a voice in the Government of the United States and continue to advance in the political landscape of the United States; andWhereas celebrating Asian/Pacific American Heritage Month provides the people of the United States with an opportunity to recognize the achievements, contributions, and history of, and to understand the challenges faced by, Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders: Now, therefore, be it That the Senate—(1)recognizes the significance of Asian/Pacific American Heritage Month as an important time to celebrate the significant contributions of Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders to the history of the United States; and(2)recognizes that Asian-American and Pacific Islander communities enhance the rich diversity of and strengthen the United States.


116 HR 7142 IH: Helping Our Most Elderly secure Meals Act
U.S. House of Representatives
2020-06-08
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I
116th CONGRESS2d Session
H. R. 7142
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

June 8, 2020
Mr. Vela (for himself, Mr. Katko, and Mrs. McBath) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Education and Labor

A BILL
To amend the Older Americans Act of 1965 to establish a competitive grant program to enable States to purchase, customize, or repair vehicles with hot and cold food storage for delivering meals to older individuals through the Congregate Nutrition Program or the Home-Delivered Nutrition Program.

1.Short titleThis Act may be cited as the Helping Our Most Elderly secure Meals Act or the HOME Meals Act. 2.Grants for vehicles with hot and cold food storage for meal delivery to older individualsSubpart 3 of part C of title III of the Older Americans Act of 1965 (42 U.S.C. 3030g–21 et seq.) is amended by adding at the end the following:

340.Grants for vehicles with hot and cold food storage for meal delivery
(a)In generalThe Assistant Secretary shall award grants in accordance with subsection (c) on a competitive basis to States receiving a grant under section 331 or 336 to enable such States to provide direct funds to area agencies on aging and local nutrition service providers to purchase, customize, or repair vehicles meeting the requirement under subsection (b) to be used in delivering meals to older individuals through an existing and eligible nutrition project supported under either such section. (b)Vehicle requirementThe requirement under this subsection is that the vehicle has the capability to safely store hot food and cold food, as determined by the Assistant Secretary, while delivering meals.
(c)Application and selection process
(1)Applications
(A)In generalA State receiving a grant under section 331 or 336 that seeks a grant under this section shall submit an application to the Assistant Secretary at such time, in such manner, and containing such information as the Assistant Secretary may reasonably require, including the demonstrations described in subparagraph (B). (B)DemonstrationsAn application under this paragraph shall contain a demonstration—
(i)of how the State submitting the application will use the grant to allow existing and eligible nutrition projects to enhance the delivery of services to older individuals with the greatest economic need and older individuals with the greatest social need; and (ii)that the nutrition projects utilizing the funds are in effect within the State, on the date on which the State submits the application, to use vehicles meeting the requirement under subsection (b) to provide nutrition services under section 331 or 336.
(2)SelectionThe Assistant Secretary, in selecting States meeting the requirements under paragraph (1) to receive a grant under this section, shall give preference to— (A)States with a high percentage of individuals who are 60 years of age or older; and
(B)States with a high rate of individuals at or below the poverty line. (d)Grant amountA grant awarded under this section shall be for an amount that is equal to or less than $3,000,000.
(e)Authorization of appropriationsThere is authorized to be appropriated $60,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2020 through 2024 to carry out this section..


		IIB
		112th CONGRESS
		2d Session
		H. R. 1237
		IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED
		  STATES

			July 24, 2012
			Received; read twice and referred to the
			 Committee on Energy and Natural
			 Resources

		AN ACT
		To provide for a land exchange with the
		  Trinity Public Utilities District of Trinity County, California, involving the
		  transfer of land to the Bureau of Land Management and the Six Rivers National
		  Forest in exchange for National Forest System land in the Shasta-Trinity
		  National Forest, and for other purposes.

		1.Land exchange, Trinity Public
			 Utilities District, Trinity County, California, the Bureau of Land Management,
			 and the Forest Service
			(a)Land exchange
			 requiredIf the Trinity
			 Public Utilities District of Trinity County, California (in this section
			 referred to as the Utilities District) conveys to the Secretary of
			 Agriculture all right, title, and interest of the Utilities District in and to
			 the parcel of land described in subsection (b)(1) and conveys to the Secretary
			 of the Interior all right, title, and interest of the Utilities District in and
			 to the parcel of land described in subsection (b)(2), the Secretary of
			 Agriculture shall convey to the Utilities District, in exchange, all right,
			 title, and interest of the United States in and to a parcel of land in the
			 Shasta-Trinity National Forest in the State of California consisting of
			 approximately 100 acres near the Weaverville Airport in Trinity County.
			(b)Land To be
			 acquired
				(1)Forest service
			 acquisitionThe land to be
			 acquired by the Secretary of Agriculture under subsection (a) consists of
			 approximately 150 acres, known as the Van Duzen parcel, within the boundaries
			 of the Six Rivers National Forest.
				(2)BLM
			 acquisitionThe land to be
			 acquired by the Secretary of the Interior under subsection (a) consists of
			 approximately 47 acres, known as the Sky Ranch parcel, adjacent to public land
			 administered by the Redding Field Office of the Bureau of Land
			 Management.
				(c)Availability of
			 maps and legal descriptionsAny map prepared by the Secretary of
			 Agriculture or the Secretary of the Interior in connection with the land
			 exchange required by subsection (a), and the legal description of the lands to
			 be exchanged, shall be on file and available for public inspection in the
			 Office of the Chief of the Forest Service and the appropriate office of the
			 Bureau of Land Management. With the agreement of the parties to a conveyance
			 under subsection (a), the Secretary concerned may make technical corrections to
			 the map and legal descriptions.
			(d)Land exchange
			 processSection 206 of the
			 Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976 (43 U.S.C. 1716) shall apply to the
			 land conveyances under this section, except that—
				(1)if the value of
			 the land described in paragraphs (1) and (2) of subsection (b) is less than the
			 value of the land to be conveyed to the Utilities District, any cash
			 equalization payments received by the Secretaries shall be deposited in the
			 General Treasury; and
				(2)if the value of the land described in
			 paragraphs (1) and (2) of subsection (b) is greater than the value of the land
			 to be conveyed to the Utilities District, no cash equalization payment may be
			 made to the Utilities District and the acreage of the land involved in the
			 exchange may be adjusted to equalize the value of the exchange.
				(e)Survey and
			 Administrative CostsThe
			 exact acreage and legal description of the land to be exchanged under
			 subsection (a) shall be determined by a survey satisfactory to the Secretary
			 concerned. The Utilities District shall be responsible for the costs of the
			 survey and reasonable administrative costs related to the land exchange.
			(f)Management of
			 acquired land
				(1)Forest service
			 acquisitionThe land acquired
			 by the Secretary of Agriculture under subsection (a) shall be added to and
			 administered as part of the Six Rivers National Forest and managed in
			 accordance with the Act of March 1, 1911 (commonly known as the Weeks Act;
			 16 U.S.C. 480 et
			 seq.), and the laws and regulations applicable to the National
			 Forest System.
				(2)BLM
			 acquisitionThe land acquired
			 by the Secretary of the Interior under subsection (a) shall be administered as
			 public land by the Redding Field Office of the Bureau of Land Management in
			 accordance with the Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976
			 (43 U.S.C. 1701 et
			 seq.) and the laws and regulations applicable to public land
			 administered by the Bureau of Land Management.
				(g)Completion of
			 land exchangeThe Secretary
			 of Agriculture shall complete the conveyance of National Forest System land
			 required by subsection (a) not later than one year after the date on which the
			 Utilities District offers to make the conveyances to the Secretary of
			 Agriculture and the Secretary of the Interior described in such
			 subsection.

			Passed the House of
			 Representatives July 23, 2012.
			Karen L. Haas,
			Clerk


115 S1691 IS: Internet of Things (IoT) Cybersecurity Improvement Act of 2017
U.S. Senate
2017-08-01
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		II
		115th CONGRESS1st Session
		S. 1691
		IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

			August 1, 2017
			Mr. Warner (for himself, Mr. Gardner, Mr. Wyden, and Mr. Daines) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs

		A BILL
		To provide minimal cybersecurity operational standards for Internet-connected devices purchased by
			 Federal agencies, and for other purposes.

		1.Short title
 This Act may be cited as the Internet of Things (IoT) Cybersecurity Improvement Act of 2017.
 2.DefinitionsIn this Act: (1)DirectorThe term Director means the Director of the Office of Management and Budget.
 (2)Executive agencyThe term executive agency has the meaning given the term in section 133 of title 41, United States Code. (3)FirmwareThe term firmware means a computer program and the data stored in hardware, typically in read-only memory (ROM) or programmable read-only memory (PROM), such that the program and data cannot be dynamically written or modified during execution of the program.
 (4)Fixed or hard-coded credentialThe term fixed or hard-coded credential means a value, such as a password, token, cryptographic key, or other data element used as part of an authentication mechanism for granting remote access to an information system or its information, that is—
 (A)established by a product vendor or service provider; and (B)incapable of being modified or revoked by the user or manufacturer lawfully operating the information system, except via a firmware update.
 (5)HardwareThe term hardware means the physical components of an information system. (6)Internet-connected deviceThe term Internet-connected device means a physical object that—
 (A)is capable of connecting to and is in regular connection with the Internet; and
 (B)has computer processing capabilities that can collect, send, or receive data.
 (7)NISTThe term NIST means the National Institute of Standards and Technology. (8)Properly authenticated updateThe term properly authenticated update means an update, remediation, or technical fix to a hardware, firmware, or software component issued by a product vendor or service provider used to correct particular problems with the component, and that, in the case of software or firmware, contains some method of authenticity protection, such as a digital signature, so that unauthorized updates can be automatically detected and rejected.
 (9)Security vulnerabilityThe term security vulnerability means any attribute of hardware, firmware, software, process, or procedure or combination of 2 or more of these factors that could enable or facilitate the defeat or compromise of the confidentiality, integrity, or availability of an information system or its information or physical devices to which it is connected.
 (10)SoftwareThe term software means a computer program and associated data that may be dynamically written or modified. 3.Contractor responsibilities with respect to Internet-connected device cybersecurity (a)Clauses required in Internet-Connected devices (1)In generalNot later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Director, in consultation with the Secretary of Defense, the Administrator of General Services, the Secretary of Commerce, the Secretary of Homeland Security, and any other intelligence or national security agency that the Director determines to be necessary, shall issue guidelines for each executive agency to require the following clauses in any contract, except as provided in paragraph (2), for the acquisition of Internet-connected devices:
					(A)Verification required
 (i)In generalA clause that requires the contractor providing the Internet-connected device to provide written certification that the device—
 (I)except as provided under clause (ii), does not contain, at the time of submitting the proposal, any hardware, software, or firmware component with any known security vulnerabilities or defects listed in—
 (aa)the National Vulnerability Database of NIST; and (bb)any additional database selected by the Director that tracks security vulnerabilities and defects, is credible, and is similar to the National Vulnerability Database;
 (II)relies on software or firmware components capable of accepting properly authenticated and trusted updates from the vendor;
 (III)uses only non-deprecated industry-standard protocols and technologies for functions such as— (aa)communications, such as standard ports for network traffic;
 (bb)encryption; and
 (cc)interconnection with other devices or peripherals; and (IV)does not include any fixed or hard-coded credentials used for remote administration, the delivery of updates, or communication.
							(ii)Limited exception for disclosed vulnerabilities
 (I)Application for waiverAt the time of submitting a proposal to an executive agency, a contractor may submit a written application for a waiver from the requirement under clause (i)(I) for the purpose of disclosing a known vulnerability to the executive agency.
 (II)ContentsAn application submitted under subclause (I) shall— (aa)identify the specific known vulnerability;
 (bb)include any mitigation actions that may limit or eliminate the ability for an adversary to exploit the vulnerability; and
 (cc)include a justification for secure use of the device notwithstanding the persisting vulnerability.
 (III)ApprovalIf the head of the purchasing executive agency approves the waiver, the head of the purchasing executive agency shall provide the contractor a written statement that the executive agency accepts such risks resulting from use of the device with the known vulnerability as represented by the contractor.
 (B)Notification requiredA clause that requires the contractor providing the Internet-connected device software or firmware component to notify the purchasing agency of any known security vulnerabilities or defects subsequently disclosed to the vendor by a security researcher or of which the vendor otherwise becomes aware for the duration of the contract.
 (C)UpdatesA clause that requires such Internet-connected device software or firmware component to be updated or replaced, consistent with other provisions in the contract governing the term of support, in a manner that allows for any future security vulnerability or defect in any part of the software or firmware to be patched in order to fix or remove a vulnerability or defect in the software or firmware component in a properly authenticated and secure manner.
 (D)Timely repairA clause that requires the contractor to provide a repair or replacement in a timely manner in respect to any new security vulnerability discovered through any of the databases described in subparagraph (A)(i)(I) or from the coordinated disclosure program described in subsection (b) in the event the vulnerability cannot be remediated through an update described in subparagraph (C).
 (E)Continuation of servicesA clause that requires the contractor to provide the purchasing agency with general information on the ability of the device to be updated, such as—
 (i)the manner in which the device receives security updates; (ii)the anticipated timeline for ending security support associated with the Internet-connected device;
 (iii)formal notification when security support has ceased; and (iv)any additional information recommended by the National Telecommunications and Information Administration.
						(2)Exceptions
					(A)Devices with severely limited functionality
 (i)In generalIf an executive agency reasonably believes that procurement of an Internet-connected device with limited data processing and software functionality consistent with paragraph (1) would be unfeasible or economically impractical, the executive agency may petition the Director for a waiver to the requirements contained in paragraph (1) in order to purchase a non-compliant Internet-connected device.
						(ii)Alternate conditions to mitigate cybersecurity risks
 (I)In generalNot later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Director, in close coordination with NIST, shall define a set of conditions that—
 (aa)ensure an Internet-connected device that does not comply with paragraph (1) can be used with a level of security that is equivalent to the level of security described in paragraph (1)(A); and
 (bb)shall be met in order for an executive agency to purchase such a non-compliant device. (II)RequirementsIn defining a set of conditions that must be met for non-compliant devices as required under subclause (I), the Director, in close coordination with NIST and relevant industry entities, may consider the use of conditions including—
 (aa)network segmentation or micro-segmentation;
 (bb)the adoption of system level security controls, including operating system containers and microservices;
 (cc)multi-factor authentication; and
 (dd)intelligent network solutions and edge systems, such as gateways, that can isolate, disable, or remediate connected devices.
 (iii)Specification of additional precautionsTo address the long-term risk of non-compliant Internet-connected devices acquired in accordance with an exception under this paragraph, the Director, in coordination with NIST and private-sector industry experts, may stipulate additional requirements for management and use of non-compliant devices, including deadlines for the removal, replacement, or disabling of non-compliant devices (or their Internet-connectivity), as well as minimal requirements for gateway products to ensure the integrity and security of the non-compliant devices.
						(B)Existing third-party security standard
 (i)In generalIf an existing third-party security standard for Internet-connected devices provides an equivalent or greater level of security to that described in paragraph (1)(A), an executive agency may allow a contractor to demonstrate compliance with that standard in lieu of the requirements under paragraph (1).
 (ii)Written certificationA contractor providing the Internet-connected device shall provide third-party written certification that the device complies with the security requirements of the industry certification method of the third party.
 (iii)NISTNIST, in coordination with the Director and other appropriate executive agencies, shall determine— (I)accreditation standards for third-party certifiers; and
 (II)whether the standards described in subclause (I) provide appropriate security and is aligned with the guidelines issued under this subsection.
							(C)Existing agency security evaluation standards
 (i)In generalIf an executive agency employs a security evaluation process or criteria for Internet-connected devices that the agency believes provides an equivalent or greater level of security to that described in paragraph (1)(A), an executive agency may, upon the approval of the Director, continue to use that process or standard in lieu of the requirements under paragraph (1).
 (ii)NISTNIST, in coordination with the Director and other appropriate executive agencies, shall determine whether the process or criteria described in clause (i) provides appropriate security and are aligned with the guidelines issued under this subsection.
 (3)Report to CongressNot later than 5 years after the date of enactment of this Act, the Director shall submit to Congress a report on the effectiveness of the guidelines required to be issued under paragraph (1), which shall include recommendations for legislative language needed to update the guideline requirements described in paragraph (1).
 (4)Waiver authorityBeginning on the date that is 5 years after the date of enactment of this Act, the Director may waive, in whole or in part, the requirements of the guidelines issued under this subsection, for an executive agency.
				(b)Guidelines regarding the coordinated disclosure of security vulnerabilities and defects
 (1)In generalNot later than 60 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the National Protection and Programs Directorate, in consultation with cybersecurity researchers and private-sector industry experts, shall issue guidelines for each agency with respect to any Internet-connected device in use by the United States Government regarding cybersecurity coordinated disclosure requirements that shall be required of contractors providing such software devices to the United States Government.
 (2)ContentsThe guidelines required to be issued under paragraph (1) shall— (A)include policies and procedures for conducting research on the cybersecurity of an Internet-connected device, which shall be based, in part, on Standard 29147 of the International Standards Organization, or any successor standard, relating to the processing and resolving of potential vulnerability information in a product or online service, such as—
 (i)procedures for a contractor providing an Internet-connected device to the United States Government on how to—
 (I)receive information about potential vulnerabilities in the product or online service of the contractor; and
 (II)disseminate resolution information about vulnerabilities in the product or online service of the contractor; and
 (ii)guidance, including example content, on the information items that should be produced through the implementation of the vulnerability disclosure process of the contractor; and
 (B)require that research on the cybersecurity of an Internet-connected device provided by a contractor to the United States Government shall be conducted on the same class, model, or type of the device provided to the United States Government and not on the actual device provided to the United States Government.
					(c)Limitation of liability
 (1)Rule of constructionNothing in this subsection, or the amendments made by this subsection, shall be construed to establish additional obligations or criminal penalties for individuals engaged in researching the cybersecurity of Internet-connected devices.
 (2)Computer fraud and abuse actSection 1030 of title 18, United States Code, is amended— (A)in subsection (j)(2), by adding a period at the end; and
 (B)by adding at the end the following new subsection:  (k)This section shall not apply to a person who—
 (1)in good faith, engaged in researching the cybersecurity of an Internet-connected device of the class, model, or type provided by a contractor to a department or agency of the United States; and
 (2)acted in compliance with the guidelines required to be issued by the National Protection and Programs Directorate, and adopted by the contractor described in paragraph (1), under section 3(b) of the Internet of Things (IoT) Cybersecurity Improvement Act of 2017..
 (3)Digital millennium copyright actChapter 12 of title 17, United States Code, is amended— (A)in section 1203, by adding at the end the following new subsection:

 (d)Limitation of liabilityA person shall not be held liable under this section if the individual— (1)in good faith, engaged in researching the cybersecurity of an Internet-connected device of the class, model, or type provided by a contractor to a department or agency of the United States; and
 (2)acted in compliance with the guidelines required to be issued by the National Protection and Programs Directorate, and adopted by the contractor described in paragraph (1), under section 3(b) of the Internet of Things (IoT) Cybersecurity Improvement Act of 2017.; and
 (B)in section 1204, by adding at the end the following new subsection:  (d)Limitation of liabilitySubsection (a) shall not apply to a person who—
 (1)in good faith, engaged in researching the cybersecurity of an Internet-connected device of the class, model, or type provided by a contractor to a department or agency of the United States; and
 (2)acted in compliance with the guidelines required to be issued by the National Protection and Programs Directorate, and adopted by the contractor described in paragraph (1), under section 3(b) of the Internet of Things (IoT) Cybersecurity Improvement Act of 2017..
					(d)Inventory of devices
 (1)In generalNot later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the head of each executive agency shall establish and maintain an inventory of Internet-connected devices used by the agency procured under this Act.
 (2)GuidelinesNot later than 30 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Director of the Office of Management and Budget, in consultation with the Secretary of Homeland Security, shall issue guidelines for executive agencies to develop and manage the inventories required under paragraph (1), based on the Continuous Diagnostics and Mitigation (CDM) program used by the Department of Homeland Security.
				(3)Device databases
 (A)In generalNot later than 180 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Director of the Office of Management and Budget shall establish and maintain—
 (i)a publicly accessible database of devices and the respective manufacturers of such devices for which limitations of liability exist under this Act; and
 (ii)a publicly accessible database of devices and the respective manufacturers of such devices about which the government has received formal notification of security support ceasing, as required under section 3(a)(1)(E)(iii).
 (B)UpdatesThe Director of the Office of Management and Budget shall update the databases established under subparagraph (A) not less frequently than once every 30 days.
					4.Use of best practices in identification and tracking of vulnerabilities for purposes of the
 national vulnerability databaseThe Director of NIST shall ensure that NIST establishes, maintains, and uses best practices in the identification and tracking of vulnerabilities for purposes of the National Vulnerability Database of NIST.


		II
		111th CONGRESS
		1st Session
		S. 176
		IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

			January 8, 2009
			Mr. Feingold introduced
			 the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the
			 Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban
			 Affairs

		A BILL
		To improve the job access and reverse commute program,
		  and for other purposes.

		1.Short
			 titleThis Act may be cited as
			 the Job Access and Reverse Commute
			 Program Improvements Act of 2009.
		2.Job access and
			 reverse commute program
			(a)Combined
			 applicationsSection 5316(b) of title 49, United States Code, is
			 amended by adding at the end the following:

					(3)Combined
				applications
						(A)In
				generalA State may accept a single combined application for a
				project that will use funds provided under not less than two of the programs
				described in subparagraph (C).
						(B)IncentivesFor
				any State that determines to accept combined applications under subparagraph
				(A), the Secretary may—
							(i)reduce the amount
				of the cost share required under a program described in subparagraph
				(C);
							(ii)increase the
				amount of funds the State may use for administrative expenses under a program
				described in subparagraph (C); or
							(iii)make a grant to
				the State for expenses relating to accepting combined applications.
							(C)ProgramsThe
				programs described in this subparagraph are the program under this section, the
				elderly and disabled specialized transit program under section 5310, the new
				freedom program under section 5317, and any other program determined
				appropriate by the
				Secretary.
						.
			(b)Job access and
			 reverse commute formula grants
				(1)In
			 generalSection 5316 of title 49, United States Code, is
			 amended—
					(A)in subsection
			 (a)(1)—
						(i)in subparagraph
			 (C), by striking and at the end;
						(ii)in subparagraph
			 (D), by striking the period at the end and inserting ; and;
			 and
						(iii)by adding at
			 the end the following:

								(E)subsidizing the
				costs associated with the transportation of low income high school students and
				young adults to career or technical education, job training, or apprenticeship
				programs.
								;

						(B)in subsection
			 (h)(2)—
						(i)by striking
			 operating assistance may not and inserting “operating
			 assistance—

								(A)may
				not
								;
						(ii)by striking the
			 period at the end and inserting ; or; and
						(iii)by adding at
			 the end the following:

								(B)may not exceed 80
				percent of the net operating costs of the project, if the State notifies the
				Secretary that it is necessary to achieve program
				goals.
								;
						(C)in subsection
			 (e), by adding at the end the following:

							(4)Transfers to
				StatesA local governmental authority may transfer to the State
				in which the local governmental authority is located any funds apportioned to
				the local governmental authority under this section. A State may use funds
				transferred under this paragraph for any eligible job access or reverse commute
				project under this section.
							;
				and
					(D)by adding at the
			 end the following:

							(j)Reporting and
				certification streamlining
								(1)In
				generalThe Secretary may waive or streamline reporting and
				certification requirements relating to the program under this section at the
				request of a State if the Secretary determines that the primary goals of the
				program are still being met.
								(2)StudyThe
				Secretary shall conduct a study of the feasibility of the elimination,
				revision, or reduced frequency of collection for any reporting or certification
				requirements relating to the program under this section, particularly examining
				the burden on and needs of nonprofit organizations that receive funding and are
				unaccustomed to Federal Transit Administration regulations.
								(3)FlexibilityThe
				Secretary shall encourage flexibility and experimentation by allowing States to
				use other assessment and eligibility measures such as outcome based assessment
				of the transportation access improvements to targeted populations instead of
				documenting individuals either on a State-by-State trial basis or through the
				pilot program under subsection (k).
								(4)Workforce
				boardsThe Secretary shall—
									(A)encourage
				coordination and review of applications by local workforce boards; and
									(B)consider using
				workforce board reviews as an alternative to streamline reporting
				requirements.
									(k)Pilot
				program
								(1)In
				generalThe Secretary may carry out a pilot program to make
				grants to recipients to—
									(A)improve education
				and employment related transportation for eligible teens and young adults, such
				as linking high schools to technical colleges, job centers, and
				apprenticeships;
									(B)evaluate
				streamlined reporting and certification requirements developed under subsection
				(j) in order to determine whether the requirements still ensure sufficient
				accountability and whether the projects are still primarily addressing the
				goals of this section;
									(C)support more
				comprehensive projects that are integrated with other Federal, State, and local
				transportation and human service programs while ensuring the paperwork burden
				is minimized, including—
										(i)bundling funds
				from and allowing combined applications with streamlined reporting requirements
				for other programs of the Department of Transportation (such as the elderly and
				disabled specialized transit program under section 5310 and the new freedom
				program under section 5317) or other Federal departments and agencies (such as
				the Department of Labor, the Department of Health and Human Services, and the
				Department of Education) to address more comprehensive human service
				transportation needs;
										(ii)developing
				programs that cross local government boundaries and involve multiple
				localities, particularly programs that serve more than one of the categories of
				areas described in subparagraph (A), (B), or (C) of subsection (c)(1);
				and
										(iii)developing
				comprehensive projects that integrate workforce development with
				transportation needs during the different phases of training and job
				placement.
										(2)AuthorizationThere
				shall be available from the Mass Transit Account of the Highway Trust Fund
				$10,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2010 through 2014 to carry out this
				subsection.
								(l)Continuation
				and expansion of JARC technical assistance and clearinghouse
								(1)In
				generalThe Secretary shall continue technical assistance and
				peer-to-peer network activities being carried out on the date of enactment of
				this subsection and expand the assistance and activities as appropriate, so
				that the Department supports efforts that—
									(A)act as an
				information clearinghouse and information network;
									(B)provide technical
				assistance to potential applicants for a grant under this section;
									(C)provide technical
				assistance to grant recipients in meeting Federal reporting and certification
				requirements, especially entities such as first-time grant recipients and small
				nonprofit organizations;
									(D)conduct outreach
				and education of employers and employees regarding transportation assistance,
				including tax benefits for providing fringe benefits and earned income tax
				credit benefits for employees; and
									(E)as appropriate,
				coordinate the combined activities of and support memorandums of understanding
				between related Federal programs in the Department of Transportation or another
				Federal department or agency, such as the Department of Labor, the Department
				of Housing and Urban Development, the Economic Development Agency, or the
				Department of Education.
									(2)Authorization
				of appropriationsThere are authorized to be appropriated
				$2,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2010 through 2014 to carry out expanded
				technical assistance and peer-to-peer network activities under this
				subsection.
								.
					(2)AuthorizationSection
			 5338 of title 49, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the
			 following:

						(h)Job access and
				reverse commute formula grants
							(1)In
				generalThere shall be available from the Mass Transit Account of
				the Highway Trust Fund to carry out section 5316 of this title—
								(A)$185,000,000 for
				fiscal year 2010;
								(B)$205,000,000 for
				fiscal year 2011;
								(C)$225,000,000 for
				fiscal year 2012;
								(D)$245,000,000 for
				fiscal year 2013; and
								(E)$265,000,000 for
				fiscal year 2014.
								(2)Availability of
				amountsAmounts made available by paragraph (1) shall remain
				available until
				expended.
							.
				(c)ApplicationSubparagraph
			 (B) of section 5316(h)(2) of title 49, United States Code, as added by
			 subsection (b) of this section, shall apply to unexpended amounts made
			 available before, on, or after the date of enactment of this Act.
			(d)OffsetAny
			 amounts authorized to carry out a project under section 1602 of the
			 Transportation Equity Act for the 21st Century (Public Law 105–178; 112 Stat.
			 256) for which no funds had been obligated as of January 1, 2009, are
			 rescinded.


110 HR 7092 IH: Multilingual Services Accounting

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2008-09-25
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		I
		110th CONGRESS
		2d Session
		H. R. 7092
		IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

			September 25, 2008
			Ms. Foxx introduced
			 the following bill; which was referred to the
			 Committee on Oversight and Government
			 Reform

		A BILL
		To amend title 31, United States Code, to end speculation
		  on the current cost of multilingual services provided by the Government, and
		  for other purposes.

		1.Short titleThis Act may be cited as the
			 Multilingual Services Accounting
			 Act.
		2.PurposesThe purposes of this Act are—
			(1)to
			 create a new appendix within each agency’s annual performance and
			 accountability report detailing any cost associated with providing multilingual
			 services, such as verbal, written, or other services in languages other than
			 English;
			(2)to end speculation
			 on the current cost of providing multilingual services;
			(3)to provide for
			 more transparency in the Government’s accounting practices, and to determine
			 the effectiveness of agency programs, policies, and procedures; and
			(4)to provide for
			 more accountability with the use of taxpayer money.
			3.Multilingual
			 Services Accounting Information Requirement
			(a)Multilingual
			 services accounting informationChapter 9 of title 31, United States Code,
			 is amended—
				(1)in section
			 902(a)(6)—
					(A)by striking and at the end
			 of subparagraph (D);
					(B)by redesignating
			 subparagraph (E) as subparagraph (F); and
					(C)by inserting after
			 subparagraph (D) the following:

							(E)effective for each of the fiscal years
				beginning on or after October 1, 2010, the multilingual services accounting
				information of the agency for such fiscal year in accordance with the guidance
				issued under section 3517 of this title and the procedures of OMB Circular No.
				A–11, part 6 (as in effect on the date of the enactment of this subparagraph)
				and OMB Circular No. A–136 (as in effect on the date of the enactment of this
				subparagraph); and
							;
				and
					(2)by
			 adding at the end the following:

						904.Definitions.In this chapter—
							(1)the term
				multilingual services includes—
								(A)the services
				provided by interpreters hired by an agency;
								(B)the services
				provided by an agency associated with assisting agency employees or contractors
				learn a language other than English that result in additional expenses, wages,
				or salaries, or changes to expenses, wages, or salaries, for the agency or
				agency employees or contractors;
								(C)agency preparation, translation, printing,
				or recordation of documents, records, websites, brochures, pamphlets, flyers,
				or other materials in a language other than English;
								(D)the services
				provided or performed for the Federal Government by agency employees or
				contractors that require speaking a language other than English that result in
				wage differentials or benefits provided by the agency; and
								(E)any other services
				provided or performed by an agency which utilize languages other than English
				and that incur additional costs to the agency; and
								(2)the term
				multilingual services accounting information means any
				accounting information related to multilingual
				services.
							.
				(b)Conforming
			 amendmentThe table of sections at the beginning of chapter 9 of
			 title 31, United States Code, is amended by adding after the item relating to
			 section 903 the following:

						904.
				Definitions.

					.
			4.Multilingual
			 Services Expenses Report
			(a)Multilingual
			 Services Expenses ReportSubchapter II of chapter 35 of title 31,
			 United States Code is amended—
				(1)in
			 section 3512(a)(2)—
					(A)by striking and at the end
			 of subparagraph (E);
					(B)by redesignating subparagraph (F) as
			 subparagraph (G); and
					(C)by adding after
			 subparagraph (E) the following:

							(F)effective for the first calendar year
				beginning after December 31, 2010, and for each calendar year thereafter, a
				Multilingual Services Expenses Report, which shall include—
								(i)a summary and analysis of the multilingual
				services accounting information (as defined in section 904 of this title)
				prepared by each agency Chief Financial Officer under section 902(a)(6)(E) of
				this title;
								(ii)a description of any changes to the
				existing financial management structure of the Federal Government needed to
				establish an integrated individual agency accounting of all multilingual
				services (as defined in section 904 of this title) conducted by each agency;
				and
								(iii)any other
				information the Director considers appropriate to fully inform the Congress and
				the agency Chief Financial Officers regarding the accounting of all
				multilingual services provided by the Federal Government;
				and
								;
				and
					(2)by adding at the
			 end the following:

						3517.Multilingual
				Services Accounting Guidelines.Not later than 180 days after the date of
				the enactment of this section, the Director of the Office of Management and
				Budget shall issue guidance that each agency Chief Financial Officer shall
				follow in compiling the multilingual services accounting information required
				under section 902(a)(6)(E) of this
				title.
						.
				(b)Conforming
			 amendmentThe table of
			 sections at the beginning of chapter 35 of title 31, United States Code, is
			 amended by adding after the item relating to section 3516 the following:

						3517. Multilingual Services Accounting
				Guidelines.

					.


116 HR 4482 IH: Protecting America's Food and Agriculture Act of 2019
U.S. House of Representatives
2019-09-24
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I116th CONGRESS1st SessionH. R. 4482IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVESSeptember 24, 2019Mr. Vela (for himself, Mr. Peterson, Mr. Gonzalez of Texas, Mr. Carbajal, Mr. Costa, and Mrs. Axne) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Homeland Security, and in addition to the Committee on Agriculture, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such
			 provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concernedA BILLTo increase the number of CBP Agriculture Specialists and support staff in the Office of Field
			 Operations of U.S. Customs and Border Protection, and for other purposes.

 1.Short titleThis Act may be cited as the Protecting America's Food and Agriculture Act of 2019. 2.FindingCongress finds that—
 (1)it is in the national security interest of the United States to ensure that the Nation’s food supply is sufficiently protected; and
 (2)a vital part of such protection is the availability of adequate resources at the border to conduct inspections of incoming food and agricultural goods.
 3.DefinitionsIn this Act: (1)Appropriate congressional committeesThe term appropriate congressional committees means—
 (A)the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs of the Senate; (B)the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry of the Senate;
 (C)the Committee on Homeland Security of the House of Representatives; and (D)the Committee on Agriculture of the House of Representatives.
 (2)CBPThe term CBP means U.S. Customs and Border Protection. 4.Additional U.S. Customs and Border Protection personnel (a)CBP Agriculture SpecialistsThe Commissioner of U.S. Customs and Border Protection may hire, train, and assign 240 new CBP Agriculture Specialists above the current attrition level during every fiscal year until the total number of CBP Agriculture Specialists equals and sustains the requirements identified each year in the Agriculture Resource Allocation Model.
			(b)Mission and operational support staff
 (1)In generalThe Commissioner of U.S. Customs and Border Protection may hire, train, and assign support staff to support CBP Agriculture Specialists.
 (2)CBP agriculture techniciansThe Commissioner of U.S. Customs and Border Protection may hire, train, and assign 200 new CBP Agriculture Technicians during each fiscal year until the total number of CBP Agriculture Technicians equals and sustains the requirements identified each year in the Mission and Operational Support Resource Allocation Model.
 (c)CBP agriculture canine teamsThe Commissioner of U.S. Customs and Border Protection may hire, train, and assign 20 new CBP agriculture canine teams during each of the first 3 fiscal years beginning after the date of the enactment of this Act.
 (d)Traffic forecastsIn calculating the number of CBP Agriculture Specialists needed at each port of entry through the Agriculture Resource Allocation Model, the Office of Field Operations shall—
 (1)rely on data collected regarding the inspections and other activities conducted at each such port of entry; and
 (2)consider volume from seasonal surges, other projected changes in commercial and passenger volumes, the most current commercial forecasts, and other relevant information.
				(e)Authorization of appropriations
 (1)CBP agriculture specialistsThere is authorized to be appropriated to carry out subsection (a)— (A)$29,900,000 for fiscal year 2020;
 (B)$36,100,000 for fiscal year 2021; and (C)$40,500,000 for fiscal year 2022.
 (2)CBP agriculture techniciansThere is authorized to be appropriated to carry out subsection (b)— (A)$11,000,000 for fiscal year 2020;
 (B)$25,000,000 for fiscal year 2021; and (C)$38,000,000 for fiscal year 2022.
 (3)CBP agriculture canine teamsThere is authorized to be appropriated to carry out subsection (c)— (A)$3,500,000 for fiscal year 2020;
 (B)$7,400,000 for fiscal year 2021; and (C)$12,200,000 for fiscal year 2022.
 (4)TrainingThere is authorized to be appropriated for training costs associated with the new CBP personnel and canine teams hired pursuant to subsections (a), (b), and (c) $6,000,000 for each of the fiscal years 2020, 2021, and 2022.
				5.GAO study, briefing, and report
 (a)StudyThe Comptroller General of the United States, after consultation with the appropriate congressional committees, shall conduct a review of the efforts of the Department of Homeland Security, the Department of Agriculture, and other Federal agencies to address risks to the agricultural supply that analyzes—
 (1)interagency coordination and the distribution of responsibilities among Federal agencies with respect to the inspection of agricultural commodities entering the United States;
 (2)the effectiveness of such inspection responsibilities among Federal agencies; and (3)the training provided to, and working conditions of, CBP Agriculture Specialists.
 (b)BriefingNot later than 1 year after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Comptroller General shall brief the appropriate congressional committees regarding the results of the study conducted pursuant to subsection (a).
 (c)ReportNot later than 90 days after the briefing required under subsection (b), the Comptroller General shall complete the study required under subsection (a) and make the results of the study available to the public.


106 HR 4192 IH: Erie Canalway National Heritage Corridor Commission Reauthorization Act
U.S. House of Representatives
2021-06-25
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I117th CONGRESS1st SessionH. R. 4192IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVESJune 25, 2021Mr. Tonko (for himself, Mr. Sean Patrick Maloney of New York, Mr. Morelle, Mr. Higgins of New York, Mr. Katko, Mr. Delgado, and Ms. Stefanik) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Natural ResourcesA BILLTo extend the authorization for the Erie Canalway National Heritage Corridor Commission, and for other purposes.1.Short titleThis Act may be cited as the Erie Canalway National Heritage Corridor Commission Reauthorization Act. 2.Erie Canalway National Heritage Corridor Commission ExtensionTitle VIII of division B of H.R. 5666 (Appendix D) as enacted into law by section 1(a)(4) of Public Law 106–554 (16 U.S.C. 461 note; 114 Stat. 2763, 2763A–295; 123 Stat. 1294) is amended—(1)in section 804(j), by striking shall terminate and all that follows through the period and inserting shall terminate on September 30, 2037.; and(2)in section 810(a)(1), by striking $14,000,000 and inserting $16,000,000.


109 HR 3622 IH: Border Protection Corps Act
U.S. House of Representatives
2005-07-29
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I
109th CONGRESS 1st Session
H. R. 3622
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

July 29, 2005
Mr. Culberson (for himself, Mr. Akin, Mr. Bartlett of Maryland, Mr. Bonilla, Mr. Brown of South Carolina, Mr. Burgess, Mr. Burton of Indiana, Mr. Carter, Mrs. Cubin, Mrs. Jo Ann Davis of Virginia, Mr. Deal of Georgia, Mr. Doolittle, Mr. Duncan, Mr. Gohmert, Mr. Goode, Mr. Gutknecht, Mr. Hall, Mr. Hayworth, Mr. Herger, Mr. Istook, Mr. Sam Johnson of Texas, Mr. Jones of North Carolina, Mr. Lewis of Kentucky, Mr. McCaul of Texas, Mr. McHenry, Mr. Marchant, Mr. Mica, Mr. Miller of Florida, Mrs. Myrick, Mr. Norwood, Mr. Otter, Mr. Pence, Mr. Pitts, Mr. Poe, Mr. Price of Georgia, Mr. Rogers of Alabama, Mr. Rohrabacher, Mr. Royce, Mr. Schwarz of Michigan, Mr. Simpson, Mr. Smith of Texas, Mr. Sullivan, Mr. Tancredo, Mr. Wamp, Mr. Westmoreland, Mr. Wilson of South Carolina, Mr. Young of Alaska, and Mr. Garrett of New Jersey) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Homeland Security, and in addition to the Committee on Armed Services, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned

A BILL
To authorize the Governor of a State to organize and call into service a militia of able-bodied and eligible citizens to help prevent individuals from unlawfully crossing an international border and entering the United States anywhere other than a port of entry, to appropriate funds to support this service, and for other purposes.

1.Short titleThis Act may be cited as the Border Protection Corps Act.
2.FindingsThe Congress finds as follows:
(1)Federal authorities do not have sufficient manpower or resources to patrol and defend the international borders of the United States to prevent individuals from entering the United States illegally.
(2)An ever-increasing number of heavily armed and dangerous criminals, violent gang members, and drug smugglers are entering the United States illegally over our international borders.
(3)Federal and State law enforcement authorities have identified an alarming increase in the number of foreign nationals from countries with known connections to terrorist organizations who are hiding among this crowd of dangerous illegal immigrants, and camouflaging themselves among an immense and rapidly growing number of foreign nationals who are entering the United States illegally in search of work.
(4)The United States is at war with terrorist criminal organizations and individuals from foreign nations who are fanatically committed to the destruction of the United States, who have repeatedly demonstrated their ability and willingness to hide their true identities and their evil purposes, and who will enter and move about the United States illegally and use sneak attacks and any criminal means or method available to them to cause the mass destruction of human life in the United States.
(5)The history of the United States from the first days of the American Revolution is filled with innumerable examples of honorable and invaluable service by citizen volunteers, organized into well-regulated local militias, who have ably defended the frontiers and borders of the United States whenever and wherever Federal military or law enforcement authorities were unable or unwilling to do so.
(6)The uniquely devious, criminal, cowardly, and fanatically determined nature of the terrorist criminal organizations and individuals that have declared war on the people of the United States compel the Congress to invoke its constitutional authority to authorize all able-bodied and eligible United States citizens to serve in a militia in defense of our international borders under the direct command and control of the Governors of the border States.
(7)Therefore, in light of these facts, in response to the continuing threat of these terrorist criminal organizations to carry out future attacks on the people of the United States similar to the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001, and in order to quickly supplement the inadequate manpower and resources now deployed by the Federal Government in defense of our international borders, it is necessary to invoke congressional authority under article 1, section 8, of the Constitution, to call forth ‘‘the Militia to execute the Laws of the Union’’, to provide authorization and funding for ‘‘organizing, arming, and disciplining, the Militia’’, and to assist the States with statutory guidance and funding to provide for the common defense of the lives, liberty, and domestic tranquility of the people of the United States.
3.Program authorized
(a)In generalThe Governor of a State on an international border of the United States is authorized to establish and command a militia, to be known as the Border Protection Corps for the State. The Border Protection Corps for a State shall include only United States citizens with no criminal history and no history of mental illness. Such militia shall be called into service by the Governor of the State for the purpose of patrolling and defending the international border of the State with Canada or Mexico, in order to prevent individuals from crossing the international border and entering the United States at any location other than an authorized port of entry. The members of the militia shall work in cooperation with State and local law enforcement officials, as directed by the Governor, and with the United States Border Patrol. All members of the militia shall take an oath to uphold the laws and Constitution of the United States and of the State, in a form to be prescribed by the State, and shall have the right to keep and bear arms.
(b)Limited by State lawAll United States citizens called into service by the Governor of a State under subsection (a) are authorized to use any means and any force authorized by State law to prevent individuals from unlawfully entering the United States at any location other than a port of entry, and to take into custody individuals who have so entered the United States. The Governor of a State is authorized to call eligible United States citizens into service in the militia, and to equip, train, discipline, and otherwise control the operation of such militia forces in defense of the international borders of the United States under such terms, conditions, and requirements as are contained in the laws and constitution of the State.
(c)Disposition of detained individualsAll individuals taken into custody under subsection (b) shall be promptly delivered to a Federal law enforcement authority. A Federal law enforcement authority may not release any individual so detained in the United States. All such individuals shall be removed to the country from which they entered the United States, but only after Federal law enforcement authorities are fully satisfied that each individual so removed is not a violent or dangerous criminal, a terrorist, or a potential terrorist, in which case that individual shall be prosecuted in the United States to the fullest extent provided by law.
4.Funding
(a)In generalAny State whose Governor calls forth eligible United States citizens into service in a militia to patrol and defend the international borders of the United States in accordance with section 3 shall be promptly reimbursed by the Secretary of Homeland Security for funds expended by the State in accordance with such section to pay the following costs:
(1)Costs of calling up eligible United States citizens to serve in the militia.
(2)Costs of equipping, training, disciplining, and otherwise controlling the operation of the militia, as well as the costs of paying overtime to State and local law enforcement and corrections officers engaged in duties relating to activities authorized by this Act.
(3)Costs of detaining, housing, and transporting individuals who unlawfully enter the United States at a location other than a port of entry and are taken into custody by the militia.
(b)AccountReimbursement under subsection (a) shall be made from funds deposited into a separate account in the Treasury of the United States entitled the Border Protection Corps Establishment and Operation Account. All deposits into the Border Protection Corps Establishment and Operation Account shall remain available until expended to the Secretary of Homeland Security to carry out subsection (a).
(c)Transfer of unexpended homeland security fundsNotwithstanding any other provision of law, the Secretary of the Treasury shall transfer and deposit into the Border Protection Corps Establishment and Operation Account any funds that—
(1)were appropriated by a provision of law making appropriations for the Department of Homeland Security for a fiscal year;
(2)were made available until expended by such provision of law; and
(3)have remained unexpended for a period of 2 years or more.
5.Relationship to National Guard and other authorized defense forcesA Border Protection Corps established under this Act shall be considered a defense force authorized by section 109(c) of title 32, United States Code.
6.RegulationsThe Secretary of Homeland Security shall promptly issue regulations governing the distribution of funds under section 4 of this Act for all reasonable and necessary costs and other expenses incurred by a State and the Border Protection Corps under this Act, and providing uniform standards which the United States Border Patrol, Homeland Security forces and all other federal law enforcement authorities shall follow to implement the requirements of this Act. The provisions of this Act shall take effect immediately upon enactment, and the promulgation of any such regulations are not a necessary precondition to the immediate deployment of the Border Protection Corps by the Governor of a State, or to the work of local and state law enforcement authorities or corrections officers as authorized by the Act. Any reasonable and necessary expense or cost authorized by this Act incurred by the State or the Border Protection Corps prior to the promulgation of such regulations are eligible for reimbursement under the terms and conditions of this Act.
7.DefinitionFor purposes of this Act, the term State means any of the several States of the United States that borders Canada or Mexico.


		III
		112th CONGRESS
		2d Session
		S. RES. 454
		IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

			May 10, 2012
			Mr. Crapo (for himself,
			 Mr. Carper, Ms.
			 Landrieu, and Mr. Risch)
			 submitted the following resolution; which was referred to the
			 Committee on Foreign
			 Relations

		RESOLUTION
		Commending the Nuclear Regulatory
		  Commission and the Department of Energy hosting the Third International
		  Conference on Nuclear Power Plant Life Management.

		Whereas the Third International Conference on Nuclear
			 Power Plant Life Management has been organized by the International Atomic
			 Energy Agency and will be hosted in the United States for the first time from
			 May 13–17, 2012, in Salt Lake City, Utah;
		Whereas the Senate recognizes the important contribution
			 of the United States, through the Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Department of
			 Energy, and National Laboratories, to nuclear power plant life
			 management;
		Whereas conference attendees will discuss ways to safely
			 and cost-effectively renew the operating lifetimes of many of the nuclear power
			 plants in the world, especially the 104 operating commercial nuclear power
			 reactors in the United States; and
		Whereas the Senate recognizes the continuing importance of
			 the 436 commercial nuclear power reactors that operate in 31 countries and
			 currently provide 14 percent of the electricity in the world: Now, therefore,
			 be it

		That the Senate—
			(1)commends the
			 Nuclear Regulatory Commission and the Department of Energy for hosting the
			 Third International Conference on Nuclear Power Plant Life Management in the
			 United States;
			(2)applauds the
			 efforts of conference attendees to discuss and explore the increased role of
			 nuclear power plant life management in support of license renewal and the safe,
			 long-term operation of commercial nuclear reactors throughout the world;
			(3)thanks the
			 International Atomic Energy Agency for organizing the Third International
			 Conference on Nuclear Power Plant Life Management in the United States for the
			 first time; and
			(4)encourages Member
			 States of the International Atomic Energy Agency to take advantage of the
			 latest available technology to further develop licensing programs, promote
			 safety, and secure the long-term success of commercial nuclear power
			 generation.