		I
		112th CONGRESS
		1st Session
		H. R. 3027
		IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

			September 22, 2011
			Mrs. McCarthy of New
			 York (for herself, Mr. Scott of
			 Virginia, Mr. Polis,
			 Mr. Ellison,
			 Mr. Capuano,
			 Mr. Payne, and
			 Mr. Filner) introduced the following
			 bill; which was referred to the Committee
			 on Education and the Workforce

		A BILL
		To end the use of corporal punishment in schools, and for
		  other purposes.

		1.Short titleThis Act may be cited as the
			 Ending Corporal Punishment in Schools
			 Act of 2011.
		2.FindingsCongress finds the following:
			(1)Behavioral
			 interventions for children must promote the right of all children to be treated
			 with dignity. All children have the right to be free from any corporal
			 punishment.
			(2)Safe, effective,
			 evidence-based strategies are available to support children who display
			 challenging behaviors in school settings.
			(3)School personnel
			 have the right to work in a safe environment and should be provided training
			 and support to prevent injury and trauma to themselves and others.
			(4)According to the Department of Education’s
			 Technical Assistance Center on School-Wide Positive Behavior Interventions and
			 Support, outcomes associated with school-wide positive behavior support are
			 decreased office discipline referrals, increased instructional time, decreased
			 administrator time spent on discipline issues, efficient and effective use of
			 scarce resources, and increased perception of school safety and sustainability
			 through a team approach.
			(5)Nineteen States
			 continue to permit corporal punishment in public schools.
			(6)According to
			 Department of Education statistics, each year in the United States, hundreds of
			 thousands of school children are subjected to corporal punishment in public
			 schools. School corporal punishment is usually executed in the form of
			 paddling, or striking students with a wooden paddle on their
			 buttocks or legs, which can result in abrasions, bruising, severe muscle
			 injury, hematomas, whiplash damage, life-threatening hemorrhages, and other
			 medical complications that may require hospitalization.
			(7)Gross racial disparity exists in the
			 execution of corporal punishment of public school children, and
			 African-American schoolchildren are disproportionately corporally punished. The
			 most recent available statistics show that African-American students make up
			 17.1 percent of the national student population, but 35.6 percent of all
			 students subjected to physical punishment at school.
			(8)Public school
			 children with disabilities are subjected to corporal punishment at
			 disproportionately high rates, approximately twice the rate of the general
			 student population in some States.
			(9)Corporal
			 punishment is used in many instances for minor disciplinary infractions, such
			 as being tardy or violating the dress code.
			(10)Corporal punishment has resulted in
			 physical injury and psychological trauma to children in public and private
			 schools. Social skills development after the use of corporal punishment may be
			 severely altered, leading to aggressive behaviors. National research shows
			 students have been subjected to corporal punishment in schools as a means of
			 discipline, to force compliance, or as a substitute for appropriate educational
			 support.
			(11)Children are
			 protected from corporal punishment in other settings, such as hospitals, health
			 facilities, Head Start programs, and nonmedical community-based facilities.
			 Similar protections are needed in schools.
			(12)Prisoners in
			 Federal prison are protected from corporal punishment.
			3.PurposesThe purposes of this Act are to—
			(1)eliminate the use
			 of corporal punishment in schools;
			(2)ensure the safety
			 of all students and school personnel in schools and promote a positive school
			 culture and climate;
			(3)assist States, local educational agencies,
			 and schools in identifying and implementing effective evidence-based models to
			 prevent and reduce—
				(A)corporal
			 punishment in schools;
				(B)aversive behavior
			 interventions that compromise health and safety; and
				(C)physical, emotional, or psychological
			 abuse.
				4.Prohibition
			 against corporal punishmentSubpart 4 of part C of the General Education
			 Provisions Act (20 U.S.C. 1232f et seq.) is amended by adding at the end the
			 following:

				448.Prohibition
				against corporal punishment
					(a)General
				prohibitionNo funds shall be made available under any applicable
				program to any educational agency or institution, including a local educational
				agency or State educational agency, that has a policy or practice which allows
				school personnel to inflict corporal punishment upon a student—
						(1)as a form of
				punishment; or
						(2)for the purpose of
				modifying undesirable behavior.
						(b)Local
				educational agencies
						(1)In
				generalIn the case of an applicable program under which a local
				educational agency may only receive funds through a State educational agency
				that is prohibited under subsection (a) from receiving funds under any
				applicable program, a local educational agency that is not prohibited under
				subsection (a) from receiving such funds may apply directly to the Secretary to
				receive funds under the program.
						(2)CertificationEach local educational agency applying
				directly to the Secretary under paragraph (1) shall certify in such application
				that the agency is not prohibited under subsection (a) from receiving funds
				under any applicable program.
						(c)Rule of
				constructionNothing in this
				section shall be construed to preclude school personnel from using, within the
				scope of employment, reasonable restraint to the lightest possible degree upon
				a student, if—
						(1)the student’s
				behavior poses an imminent danger of physical injury to the student, school
				personnel, or others;
						(2)less restrictive
				interventions would be ineffective in stopping such imminent danger of physical
				injury; and
						(3)the reasonable
				restraint ends immediately upon the cessation of the conditions described in
				paragraphs (1) and (2).
						(d)DefinitionsFor
				purposes of this section—
						(1)the term corporal punishment
				has the meaning given such term in section 12 of the Ending Corporal Punishment
				in Schools Act of 2011;
						(2)the term
				educational agency or institution means any public or private
				agency or institution which is the recipient, or serves students who are
				recipients of, funds under any applicable program;
						(3)the terms
				local educational agency and State educational agency
				have the meanings given such terms in section 9101 of the Elementary and
				Secondary Education Act of 1965;
						(4)the term school personnel has
				the meaning given such term in section 12 of the Ending Corporal Punishment in
				Schools Act of 2011; and
						(5)the term
				student includes any person who is in attendance at an educational
				agency or
				institution.
						.
		5.State plan and
			 enforcement
			(a)State
			 planNot later than 18 months
			 after the date of enactment of this Act and every third year thereafter, each
			 State educational agency shall submit to the Secretary a State plan that
			 provides—
				(1)assurances to the
			 Secretary that the State has in effect policies and procedures that eliminate
			 the use of corporal punishment in schools;
				(2)a
			 description of the State’s policies and procedures; and
				(3)a
			 description of the State plans to ensure school personnel and parents,
			 including private school personnel and parents, are aware of the State’s
			 policies and procedures.
				(b)Enforcement
				(1)In
			 general
					(A)Use of
			 remediesIf a State educational agency fails to comply with
			 subsection (a), the Secretary shall—
						(i)withhold, in whole
			 or in part, further payments under an applicable program (as such term is
			 defined in section 400(c) of the General Education Provisions Act (20 U.S.C.
			 1221)) in accordance with section 455 of such Act (20 U.S.C. 1234d);
						(ii)enter into a
			 compliance agreement in accordance with section 457 of the General Education
			 Provisions Act (20 U.S.C. 1234f); or
						(iii)issue a
			 complaint to compel compliance of the State educational agency through a cease
			 and desist order, in the same manner the Secretary is authorized to take such
			 action under section 456 of the General Education Provisions Act (20 U.S.C.
			 1234e).
						(B)Cessation of
			 withholding of fundsWhenever the Secretary determines (whether
			 by certification or other appropriate evidence) that a State educational agency
			 that is subject to the withholding of payments under subparagraph (A)(i) has
			 cured the failure providing the basis for the withholding of payments, the
			 Secretary shall cease the withholding of payments with respect to the State
			 educational agency under such subparagraph.
					(2)Rule of
			 constructionNothing in this subsection shall be construed to
			 limit the Secretary’s authority under the General Education Provisions Act (20
			 U.S.C. 1221 et seq.).
				(c)Rule of
			 constructionNothing in this
			 section shall be construed to preclude school personnel from using, within the
			 scope of employment, reasonable restraint to the lightest possible degree upon
			 a student, if—
				(1)the student’s
			 behavior poses an imminent danger of physical injury to the student, school
			 personnel, or others;
				(2)less restrictive
			 interventions would be ineffective in stopping such imminent danger of physical
			 injury; and
				(3)the reasonable
			 restraint ends immediately upon the cessation of the conditions described in
			 paragraphs (1) and (2).
				6.Grant
			 authority
			(a)In
			 generalFrom the amount appropriated under section 11, the
			 Secretary may award grants to State educational agencies to assist the agencies
			 in improving school climate and culture by implementing school-wide positive
			 behavior support approaches.
			(b)Duration of
			 grantA grant under this section shall be awarded to a State
			 educational agency for a 3-year period.
			(c)ApplicationEach
			 State educational agency desiring a grant under this section shall submit an
			 application to the Secretary at such time, in such manner, and accompanied by
			 such information as the Secretary may require, including information on how the
			 State educational agency—
				(1)will develop State training programs on
			 school wide-positive behavior support approaches, such as training programs
			 developed with the assistance of the Secretary (acting through the Office of
			 Special Education Programs Technical Assistance Center on Positive Behavioral
			 Interventions and Supports of the Department of Education); and
				(2)will target
			 resources to schools and local educational agencies in need of assistance
			 related to improving school culture and climate through positive behavior
			 supports.
				(d)Authority To
			 make subgrants
				(1)In
			 generalA State educational agency receiving a grant under this
			 section may use such grant funds to award subgrants, on a competitive basis, to
			 local educational agencies.
				(2)ApplicationA
			 local educational agency desiring to receive a subgrant under this section
			 shall submit an application to the applicable State educational agency at such
			 time, in such manner, and containing such information as the State educational
			 agency may require.
				(e)Private school
			 participation
				(1)In
			 generalA local educational agency receiving subgrant funds under
			 this section shall, after timely and meaningful consultation with appropriate
			 private school officials, ensure that private school personnel can participate,
			 on an equitable basis, in activities supported by funds under this
			 section.
				(2)Public control
			 of fundsThe control of funds provided under this section, and
			 title to materials, equipment, and property purchased with such funds, shall be
			 in a public agency, and a public agency shall administer such funds, materials,
			 equipment, and property.
				(f)Required
			 activitiesA State educational agency receiving a grant, or a
			 local educational agency receiving a subgrant, under this section shall use
			 such grant or subgrant funds to carry out the following:
				(1)Developing and implementing high-quality
			 professional development and training programs, such as training programs
			 developed with the assistance of the Secretary (acting through the Office of
			 Special Education Programs Technical Assistance Center on Positive Behavioral
			 Interventions and Supports of the Department of Education), to implement
			 evidence-based systematic approaches to school-wide positive behavior supports,
			 including improving coaching, facilitation, and training capacity for
			 principals and other administrators, teachers, specialized instructional
			 support personnel, and other staff.
				(2)Providing technical assistance to develop
			 and implement evidence-based systematic approaches to school-wide positive
			 behavior supports, including technical assistance for data-driven
			 decisionmaking related to behavioral supports and interventions in the
			 classroom and throughout common areas.
				(3)Researching,
			 evaluating, and disseminating high-quality evidence-based programs and
			 activities that implement school-wide positive behavior supports with
			 fidelity.
				(4)Supporting other local positive behavior
			 support implementation activities consistent with this subsection, including
			 outreach to families and community agencies and providers, such as mental
			 health authorities.
				(g)Evaluation and
			 reportEach State educational agency receiving a grant under this
			 section shall, at the end of the 3-year grant period for such grant, prepare
			 and submit to the Secretary, a report that—
				(1)evaluates the
			 State’s progress toward developing and implementing evidence-based systematic
			 approaches to school-wide positive behavior supports; and
				(2)includes such
			 information as the Secretary may require.
				(h)Department of
			 the interiorFrom the amount appropriated under section 11, the
			 Secretary may allocate funds to the Secretary of the Interior for activities
			 under this section with respect to schools operated or funded by the Department
			 of the Interior, under such terms as the Secretary of Education may
			 prescribe.
			7.National
			 assessment
			(a)National
			 assessmentThe Secretary shall carry out a national assessment
			 to—
				(1)determine
			 compliance with the requirements of this Act; and
				(2)identify best
			 practices with respect to professional development and training programs
			 carried out under section 6, which shall include identifying evidence-based
			 school personnel training models with demonstrated success (including models
			 that emphasize positive behavior supports and de-escalation techniques over
			 physical intervention).
				(b)ReportThe
			 Secretary shall submit to the Committee on Education and the Workforce of the
			 House of Representatives and the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and
			 Pensions of the Senate—
				(1)an interim report
			 that summarizes the preliminary findings of the assessment described in
			 subsection (a) not later than 3 years after the date of enactment of this Act;
			 and
				(2)a
			 final report of the findings of the assessment not later than 5 years after the
			 date of the enactment of this Act.
				8.Protection and
			 advocacy systemsProtection
			 and Advocacy Systems shall have the authority provided under section 143 of the
			 Developmental Disabilities Assistance and Bill of Rights Act of 2000 (42 U.S.C.
			 15043) to investigate, monitor, and enforce protections provided for students
			 under this Act and the amendments made by this Act.
		9.Limitation of
			 authority
			(a)In
			 generalNothing in this Act shall be construed to restrict or
			 limit, or allow the Secretary to restrict or limit, any other rights or
			 remedies otherwise available to students or parents under Federal, State, or
			 local law or regulation.
			(b)Applicability
				(1)Private
			 schoolsNothing in this Act shall be construed to affect any
			 private school that does not receive, or does not serve students who receive,
			 support in any form from any program supported, in whole or in part, with funds
			 appropriated to the Department of Education.
				(2)Home
			 schoolsNothing in this Act shall be construed to—
					(A)affect a home
			 school, whether or not a home school is treated as a private school or home
			 school under State law; or
					(B)consider parents
			 who are schooling a child at home as school personnel.
					10.Rule of
			 construction on data collectionNothing in this Act shall be construed to
			 affect the collection of information or data with respect to corporal
			 punishment authorized under the statutes and regulations implementing title VI
			 of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 (42 U.S.C. 2000c), title IX of the Education
			 Amendments of 1972 (20 U.S.C. 1681 et seq.), section 504 of the Rehabilitation
			 Act of 1973 (29 U.S.C. 794 et seq.), or the Department of Education
			 Organization Act (20 U.S.C. 3401 et seq.).
		11.Authorization of
			 appropriationsThere are
			 authorized to be appropriated such sums as may be necessary to carry out this
			 Act for fiscal year 2012 and each of the 4 succeeding fiscal years.
		12.DefinitionsIn this Act:
			(1)Corporal
			 punishmentThe term
			 corporal punishment means paddling, spanking, or other forms of
			 physical punishment, however light, imposed upon a student.
			(2)Educational
			 service agencyThe term educational service agency
			 has the meaning given such term in section 9101(17) of the Elementary and
			 Secondary Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 7801(17)).
			(3)Elementary
			 schoolThe term elementary school has the meaning
			 given the term in section 9101(18) of the Elementary and Secondary Education
			 Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 7801(18)).
			(4)Local
			 educational agencyThe term local educational agency
			 has the meaning given the term in section 9101(26) of the Elementary and
			 Secondary Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 7801(26)).
			(5)ParentThe
			 term parent has the meaning given the term in section 9101(31) of
			 the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 7801(31)).
			(6)Positive
			 behavior supportsThe term positive behavior
			 supports means a systematic approach to embed evidence-based practices
			 and data-driven decisionmaking to improve school climate and culture, including
			 a range of systemic and individualized strategies to reinforce desired
			 behaviors and diminish reoccurrence of problem behaviors, in order to achieve
			 improved academic and social outcomes and increase learning for all students,
			 including those with the most complex and intensive behavioral needs.
			(7)Protection and
			 advocacy systemThe term protection and advocacy
			 system means a protection and advocacy system established under section
			 143 of the Developmental Disabilities Assistance and Bill of Rights Act of 2000
			 (42 U.S.C. 15043).
			(8)SchoolThe
			 term school means an entity—
				(A)that—
					(i)is a
			 public or private—
						(I)day or residential
			 elementary school or secondary school; or
						(II)early childhood, elementary school, or
			 secondary school program that is under the jurisdiction of a school, local
			 educational agency, educational service agency, or other educational
			 institution or program; and
						(ii)receives, or
			 serves students who receive, support in any form from any program supported, in
			 whole or in part, with funds appropriated to the Department of Education;
			 or
					(B)that is a school
			 funded or operated by the Department of the Interior.
				(9)School
			 personnelThe term school personnel has the
			 meaning—
				(A)given the term in
			 section 4151(10) of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (20
			 U.S.C. 7161(10)); or
				(B)given the term
			 school resource officer in section 4151(11) of the Elementary and
			 Secondary Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 7161(11)).
				(10)Specialized
			 instructional support personnelThe term specialized instructional
			 support personnel means school counselors, school social workers, school
			 nurses, school psychologists, and other qualified professional personnel
			 involved in providing assessment, diagnosis, counseling, educational, health,
			 therapeutic, and other necessary corrective or supportive services.
			(11)Secondary
			 schoolThe term secondary school has the meaning
			 given the term in section 9101(38) of the Elementary and Secondary Education
			 Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 7801(38)).
			(12)SecretaryThe
			 term Secretary means the Secretary of Education.
			(13)StateThe
			 term State has the meaning given the term in section 9101 of the
			 Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 7801).
			(14)State
			 educational agencyThe term State educational agency
			 has the meaning given the term in section 9101(41) of the Elementary and
			 Secondary Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 7801(41)).
			(15)StudentThe
			 term student means a student enrolled in a school defined in
			 paragraph (8).
			13.Presumption of
			 congress relating to competitive procedures
			(a)PresumptionIt
			 is the presumption of Congress that grants awarded under this Act will be
			 awarded using competitive procedures based on merit.
			(b)Report to
			 congressIf grants are awarded under this Act using procedures
			 other than competitive procedures, the Secretary shall submit to Congress a
			 report explaining why competitive procedures were not used.
			14.Prohibition on
			 earmarksNone of the funds
			 appropriated to carry out this Act may be used for a congressional earmark as
			 defined in clause 9e of rule XXI of the Rules of the House of Representatives
			 of the 112th Congress.


		II

		109th CONGRESS

		1st Session

		S. 1508

		IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED

		  STATES

			July 27, 2005

			Mr. Feingold (for

			 himself, Mr. McCain, and

			 Mr. Cochran) introduced the following

			 bill; which was read twice and referred to the

			 Committee on Rules and

			 Administration

		A BILL

		To require Senate candidates to file

		  designations, statements, and reports in electronic form.

		1.Short titleThis Act may be cited as the

			 Senate Campaign Disclosure Parity

			 Act.

		2.Senate candidates

			 required to file election reports in electronic form

			(a)In

			 generalSection

			 304(a)(11)(D) of the Federal

			 Election Campaign Act of 1971 (2 U.S.C. 434(a)(11)(D)) is

			 amended to read as follows:

					(D)As used in this paragraph, the terms

				designation, statement, or report mean a

				designation, statement or report, respectively, which—

						(i)is required by this Act to be filed with

				the Commission, or

						(ii)is required under section 302(g) to be

				filed with the Secretary of the Senate and forwarded by the Secretary to the

				Commission.

						.

			(b)Conforming

			 amendments

				(1)Section 302(g)(2) of such Act

			 (2 U.S.C.

			 432(g)(2)) is amended by inserting or 1 working day in

			 the case of a designation, statement, or report filed electronically

			 after 2 working days.

				(2)Section 304(a)(11)(B) of such Act

			 (2 U.S.C.

			 434(a)(11)(B)) is amended by inserting or filed with the

			 Secretary of the Senate under section 302(g)(1) and forwarded to the

			 Commission after Act.

				(c)Effective

			 dateThe amendments made by

			 this section shall apply to any designation, statement, or report required to

			 be filed after the date of enactment of this Act.


		II
		112th CONGRESS
		1st Session
		S. 171
		IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

			January 25
			 (legislative day, January 5), 2011
			Mrs. Boxer (for herself,
			 Ms. Cantwell, Mrs. Murray, Mrs.
			 Feinstein, Mr. Wyden, and
			 Mr. Merkley) introduced the following
			 bill; which was read twice and referred to the
			 Committee on Energy and Natural
			 Resources

		A BILL
		To amend the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act to
		  permanently prohibit the conduct of offshore drilling on the outer Continental
		  Shelf off the coast of California, Oregon, and Washington.

		1.Short titleThis Act may be cited as the
			 West Coast Ocean Protection Act of
			 2011.
		2.Prohibition of
			 oil and gas leasing on the outer Continental Shelf off the coast of California,
			 Oregon, and WashingtonSection
			 8 of the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act (43 U.S.C. 1337) is amended by
			 adding at the end the following:

				(q)Prohibition of
				Oil and Gas Leasing in Certain Areas of the Outer Continental
				ShelfNotwithstanding any
				other provision of this section or any other law, the Secretary of the Interior
				shall not issue a lease for the exploration, development, or production of oil
				or natural gas in any area of the outer Continental Shelf off the coast of the
				State of California, Oregon, or
				Washington.
				.


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II116th CONGRESS1st SessionS. 1413IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATESMay 9, 2019Mr. Schatz (for himself and Ms. Murkowski) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Armed ServicesA BILLTo require the Secretary of Defense to establish an initiative on improving the capacity of
			 military criminal investigative organizations to prevent child sexual
 exploitation, and for other purposes. 1.Short titleThis Act may be cited as the End National Defense Network Abuse Act of 2019 or the END Network Abuse Act of 2019.2.FindingsCongress finds the following:(1)In a survey of online peer-to-peer networks, there is an alarming amount of traffic related to the online trading and sharing of child sexual exploitation material.(2)Child sexual exploitation, which includes child pornography, child sexual abuse, and child sex trafficking is a complex and growing problem that requires a coordinated, multifaceted response.(3)Victims of child sexual exploitation are less likely to self-report or be identified by outside sources because of their age and the nature of the crimes committed against them.(4)Individuals participating in the possession and trade of child pornography are significantly more likely to also participate in other forms of child sexual exploitation, including child sexual abuse and child trafficking.(5)The detection of online peer-to-peer trading of child pornography focuses on images of children under age 12. Approximately 20 percent of the total number of child sexual exploitation images discovered feature children ages 0 to 4.(6)The Internet Crimes Against Children Child Online Protective Services (ICACCOPS) program has been used to identify and collect evidence for the purpose of prosecuting offenders online. The program also catalogues images and creates a digital library for the purpose of identifying victims of child sexual exploitation through these images.(7)In 2017, using such program, which scans the Internet for peer-to-peer trading of child pornography, law enforcement officials identified 663,853 unique Internet Protocol (IP) addresses associated with the possession or trading of child pornography. Each unique Internet Protocol address is associated with possessing or trading a range of images, with some possessing more than 50,000 images that depict the sexual abuse of children.(8)Training military criminal investigative organizations on advanced tools is integral to the protection of both military and civilian children.(9)Continued training on advanced technological tools will allow military criminal investigative organizations to acquire, adapt, and maintain the technical skills and knowledge needed to keep up with the landscape of online child sexual exploitation, which is constantly changing as perpetrators take new steps to avoid detection.(10)There are existing best practices and models that the Department of Defense should leverage, including online technologies that can simplify the investigative process.3.Initiative to improve the capacity of military criminal investigative organizations to prevent
			 child sexual
 exploitation(a)In generalNot later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall establish an initiative on improving the capacity of military criminal investigative organizations to prevent child sexual exploitation. Under the initiative, the Secretary shall work with an external partner to train military criminal investigative organization officials at Department of Defense installations from all military departments regarding—(1)online investigative technology, tools, and techniques;(2)computer forensics;(3)complex evidentiary issues;(4)child victim identification;(5)child victim referral for comprehensive investigation and treatment services; and(6)related instruction.(b)Partnerships and agreementsUnder the initiative, the Secretary shall develop partnerships and establish collaborative agreements with the following:(1)The Department of Justice, Office of the Attorney General, in better coordinating the investigative jurisdictions and law enforcement authorities of the military criminal investigative organizations, and in improving the justice community’s understanding of those law enforcement authorities to enforce Federal criminal statutes.(2)Federal criminal investigative organizations responsible for enforcement of Federal criminal statutes related to combatting child sexual exploitation, in order to ensure a streamlined process for transferring criminal investigations into child exploitation to other jurisdictions, while maintaining the integrity of the evidence already collected.(3)A highly qualified national child protection organization or law enforcement training center with demonstrated expertise in the delivery of law enforcement training—(A)to detect, identify, investigate, and prosecute individuals engaged in the trading or production of child pornography and the online solicitation of children; and(B)to train military criminal investigative organization officials at Department of Defense installations from all military departments.(4)A highly qualified national child protection organization with demonstrated expertise in the development and delivery of multidisciplinary intervention training including evidence-based forensic interviewing, victim advocacy, trauma-informed mental health services, medical services, and multidisciplinary coordination between the Department of Defense and civilian experts to improve outcomes for victims of child sexual exploitation.(5)Children’s Advocacy Centers located in the same communities as military installations that coordinate the multidisciplinary team response and child-friendly approach to identifying, investigating, prosecuting, and intervening in child sexual exploitation cases that can partner with military installations on law enforcement, child protection, prosecution, mental health, medical, and victim advocacy to investigate sexual exploitation, help children heal from sexual exploitation, and hold offenders accountable.(6)State and local authorities to address law enforcement capacity in communities where military installations are located, and to prevent lapses in jurisdiction that would undercut the Department’s efforts to prevent child sexual exploitation.(7)The National Association to Protect Children and the United States Special Operations Command Care Coalition to replicate successful outcomes of the Human Exploitation Rescue Operative (HERO) Child Rescue Corps, as established by section 890A of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 473), within military criminal investigative organizations and other Department components to combat child sexual exploitation.(c)Locations(1)In generalThe Secretary shall carry out the initiative—(A)in at least two States where there is a high density of Department network users in comparison to the overall population of the States;(B)in at least two States where there is a high population of Department network users;(C)in at least two States where there is a large percentage of Indian children, including children who are Alaska Native or Native Hawaiian;(D)in at least one State with a population with fewer than 2,000,000 people;(E)in at least one State with a population with fewer than 5,000,000 people, but not fewer than 2,000,000 people;(F)in at least one State with a population with fewer than 10,000,000 people, but not fewer than 5,000,000; and(G)in at least one State with a population with 10,000,000 or more people.(2)Geographic distributionThe Secretary shall ensure that the locations at which the initiative is carried out are distributed across different regions.(d)Additional requirementsIn carrying out the initiative, the Secretary shall—(1)participate in multi-jurisdictional task forces;(2)establish cooperative agreements to facilitate co-training and collaboration with Federal, State, and local law enforcement; and(3)develop a streamlined process to refer child sexual abuse cases to other jurisdictions.


113 HJ 30 IH: Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States to limit the number of years Representatives and Senators may serve.
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		IA
		113th CONGRESS
		1st Session
		H. J. RES. 30
		IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

			February 14, 2013
			Mr. Price of Georgia
			 introduced the following joint resolution; which was referred to the
			 Committee on the
			 Judiciary

		JOINT RESOLUTION
		Proposing an amendment to the Constitution
		  of the United States to limit the number of years Representatives and Senators
		  may serve.

		That the following article is
			 proposed as an amendment to the Constitution of the United States, which shall
			 be valid to all intents and purposes as part of the Constitution when ratified
			 by the legislatures of three-fourths of the several States within seven years
			 after the date of its submission for ratification:

				 —
					1.No person shall be a Representative for
				more than eighteen years, except that service to fill a vacancy shall not be
				included in determining eligibility.
					2.No person shall be a Senator for more than
				eighteen years, except that service to fill a vacancy shall not be included in
				determining eligibility.
					3.Only service that begins after
				the date of ratification of this article shall count in determining the number
				of years a Representative or Senator
				serves.
					.


117 HR 1938 IH: National Guard Housing Equity Act
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I117th CONGRESS1st SessionH. R. 1938IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVESMarch 16, 2021Ms. Norton introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Armed ServicesA BILLTo amend title 37, United States Code, to ensure that a member of a reserve component of a uniformed service, who performs active service for more than 30 consecutive days under multiple calls or orders to active service that specify periods of 30 days or less, is paid the same basic allowance for housing as a similarly situated member of a reserve component called or ordered to active service for a period of more than 30 days.1.Short titleThis Act may be cited as the National Guard Housing Equity Act.2.Parity in basic allowance for housing for members of the reserve components who serve for more than 30 consecutive days under multiple calls or orders to active serviceSection 403(g)(5) of title 37, United States Code, is amended—(1)by inserting (A) before The Secretary; and(2)by adding at the end the following new subparagraph:(B)Notwithstanding subparagraph (A), a member of a reserve component, who performs active service for more than 30 consecutive days under multiple calls or orders to active service that specify periods of 30 days or less, shall be paid the same basic allowance for housing as a similarly situated member of a reserve component who is called or ordered to active service for a period of more than 30 days..


115 HRES 5 EH: Adopting rules for the One Hundred Fifteenth Congress.
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IV
115th CONGRESS
1st Session
H. RES. 5
In the House of Representatives, U. S.,

January 3, 2017

RESOLUTION
Adopting rules for the One Hundred Fifteenth Congress.

That the Rules of the House of Representatives of the One Hundred Fourteenth Congress, including applicable provisions of law or concurrent resolution that constituted rules of the House at the end of the One Hundred Fourteenth Congress, are adopted as the Rules of the House of Representatives of the One Hundred Fifteenth Congress, with amendments to the standing rules as provided in section 2, and with other orders as provided in sections 3, 4, and 5.  2.Changes to the Standing Rules (a)Decorum (1)In clause 3 of rule II, add the following new paragraph:

(g)
(1)The Sergeant-at-Arms is authorized and directed to impose a fine against a Member, Delegate, or the Resident Commissioner for the use of an electronic device for still photography or for audio or visual recording or broadcasting in contravention of clause 5 of rule XVII and any applicable Speaker’s announced policy on electronic devices. (2)A fine imposed pursuant to this paragraph shall be $500 for a first offense and $2,500 for any subsequent offense.
(3)
(A)The Sergeant-at-Arms shall promptly notify the Member, Delegate, or the Resident Commissioner, the Speaker, the Chief Administrative Officer, and the Committee on Ethics of any such fine. (B)Such Member, Delegate, or Resident Commissioner may appeal the fine in writing to the Committee on Ethics not later than 30 calendar days or five legislative days, whichever is later, after notification pursuant to subdivision (A).
(C)Upon receipt of an appeal pursuant to subdivision (B), the Committee on Ethics shall have 30 calendar days or five legislative days, whichever is later, to either dismiss the fine or allow it to proceed. Upon a determination regarding the appeal or if no appeal has been filed at the expiration of the period specified in subdivision (B), the chair of the Committee on Ethics shall promptly notify the Member, Delegate, or the Resident Commissioner, the Speaker and the Chief Administrative Officer. The Speaker shall promptly lay such notification before the House. (4)The Sergeant-at-Arms and the Committee on Ethics are authorized to establish policies and procedures for the implementation of this paragraph..
(2)In clause 4 of rule II, add the following new paragraph:  (d) (1)Upon notification from the chair of the Committee on Ethics pursuant to clause 3(g)(3)(C), the Chief Administrative Officer shall deduct the amount of any fine levied under clause 3(g) from the net salary otherwise due the Member, Delegate, or the Resident Commissioner.
(2)The Chief Administrative Officer is authorized to establish policies and procedures for such salary deductions.. (3)Rule XVII is amended by redesignating clause 9 as clause 10, and by inserting after clause 8 the following new clause:

Legislative Proceedings9.
(a)A Member, Delegate, the Resident Commissioner, officer, or employee of the House may not engage in disorderly or disruptive conduct in the Chamber, including—  (1)intentionally obstructing or impeding the passage of others in the Chamber;
(2)the use of an exhibit to impede, disrupt, or disturb the proceedings of the House; and  (3)the denial of legislative instruments to others seeking to engage in legislative proceedings.
(b)This clause establishes a standard of conduct within the meaning of clause 3(a)(2) of rule XI.. (b)Authorization and Oversight Plans (1)Clause 2(d) of rule X is amended to read as follows:

(d)
(1)Not later than February 15 of the first session of a Congress, each standing committee (other than the Committee on Appropriations, the Committee on Ethics, and the Committee on Rules) shall, in a meeting that is open to the public, adopt its authorization and oversight plan for that Congress. Such plan shall be submitted simultaneously to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, the Committee on House Administration, and the Committee on Appropriations. (2)Each such plan shall include, with respect to programs and agencies within the committee’s jurisdiction, and to the maximum extent practicable—
(A)a list of such programs or agencies with lapsed authorizations that received funding in the prior fiscal year or, in the case of a program or agency with a permanent authorization, which has not been subject to a comprehensive review by the committee in the prior three Congresses; (B)a description of each such program or agency to be authorized in the current Congress;
(C)a description of each such program or agency to be authorized in the next Congress, if applicable; (D)a description of any oversight to support the authorization of each such program or agency in the current Congress; and
(E)recommendations for changes to existing law for moving such programs or agencies from mandatory funding to discretionary appropriations, where appropriate. (3)Each such plan may include, with respect to the programs and agencies within the committee’s jurisdiction—
(A)recommendations for the consolidation or termination of such programs or agencies that are duplicative, unnecessary, or inconsistent with the appropriate roles and responsibilities of the Federal Government; (B)recommendations for changes to existing law related to Federal rules, regulations, statutes, and court decisions affecting such programs and agencies that are inconsistent with the authorities of the Congress under Article I of the Constitution; and
(C)a description of such other oversight activities as the committee may consider necessary. (4)In the development of such plan, the chair of each committee shall coordinate with other committees of jurisdiction to ensure that programs and agencies are subject to routine, comprehensive authorization efforts.
(5)Not later than March 31 in the first session of a Congress, after consultation with the Speaker, the Majority Leader, and the Minority Leader, the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform shall report to the House the authorization and oversight plans submitted by committees together with any recommendations that it, or the House leadership group described above, may make to ensure the most effective coordination of authorization and oversight plans and otherwise to achieve the objectives of this clause.. (2)In clause 1(d)(2)(B) of rule XI, insert authorization and before oversight.
(3)In clause 1(d)(2)(C) of rule XI, insert authorization and before oversight.  (c)Amendments to Appropriation BillsIn clause 2 of rule XXI, add the following new paragraph:

(g)An amendment to a general appropriation bill shall not be in order if proposing a net increase in the level of budget authority in the bill.. (d)Duplication of Federal ProgramsIn clause 3(c) of rule XIII, add the following new subparagraph:

(5)On a bill or joint resolution that establishes or reauthorizes a Federal program, a statement indicating whether any such program is known to be duplicative of another such program, including at a minimum an explanation of whether any such program was included in a report to Congress pursuant to section 21 of Public Law 111–139 or whether the most recent Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance (published pursuant to section 6104 of title 31, United States Code) identified other programs related to the program established or reauthorized by the measure.. (e)Recognition of Members (1)In clause 6 of rule I, strike The Speaker shall rise to put a question but may state it sitting..
(2)In clause 6(d) of rule XIII, strike rises and insert seeks recognition. (3)In clause 1(a) of rule XVII, strike rise and.
(4)In clause 2 of rule XVII, strike rise at once and insert seek recognition. (5)In clause 5 of rule XVII, strike walk out of or across and insert exit or cross.
(6)In clause 1(a) of rule XX, strike from their seats to and insert or otherwise indicate from their seats and. (f)Convening Outside the Hall of the HouseIn clause 12(d) of rule I, strike whenever and insert if.
(g)Temporary Presiding Authority ClarificationIn clause 2(a) of rule II, insert and in the absence of a Member acting as Speaker pro tempore pursuant to clause 8(b)(3)(A) of rule I, after tempore,. (h)Continuing Litigation AuthoritiesIn clause 8 of rule II, add the following new paragraph:

(c)The House, the Speaker, a committee or the chair of a committee authorized during a prior Congress to act in a litigation matter is authorized to act as the successor in interest to the House, the Speaker, such committee or the chair of such committee of a prior Congress, respectively, with respect to such litigation matter, and to take such steps as may be appropriate to ensure continuation of such litigation matter.. (i)Clarifying Staff Access to the House FloorIn clause 5 of rule IV, strike shall remain at the desk and.
(j)Member RecordsIn clause 6 of rule VII— (1)redesignate paragraphs (a) and (b) as subparagraphs (1) and (2);
(2)designate the existing sentence as paragraph (a); (3)in paragraph (a) (as so designated), insert as described in paragraph (b) after Resident Commissioner; and
(4)add at the end the following new paragraph:   (b)Records created, generated, or received by the congressional office of a Member, Delegate, or the Resident Commissioner in the performance of official duties are exclusively the personal property of the individual Member, Delegate, or the Resident Commissioner and such Member, Delegate, or Resident Commissioner has control over such records..
(k)Response to SubpoenasAmend rule VIII to read as follows—  Rule VIIIResponse to Subpoenas 1. (a)When a Member, Delegate, Resident Commissioner, officer, or employee of the House is properly served with a judicial subpoena or order, such Member, Delegate, Resident Commissioner, officer, or employee shall comply, consistently with the privileges and rights of the House, with the judicial subpoena or order as hereinafter provided, unless otherwise determined under this rule.
(b)For purposes of this rule, ‘judicial subpoena or order’ means a judicial subpoena or judicial order directing appearance as a witness relating to the official functions of the House or for the production or disclosure of any document relating to the official functions of the House. 2. (a)Upon receipt of a properly served judicial subpoena or order, a Member, Delegate, Resident Commissioner, officer, or employee of the House shall promptly notify the Speaker in writing of its receipt together with either:
(1)a determination as to whether the issuance of the judicial subpoena or order is a proper exercise of jurisdiction by the court and is consistent with the privileges and rights of the House; or (2)a statement that such Member, Delegate, Resident Commissioner, officer, or employee of the House intends to make a determination with respect to the matters described in subparagraph (1).
(b)The notification required by paragraph (a) shall promptly be laid before the House by the Speaker. 3. (a)Except as specified in paragraph (b) or otherwise ordered by the House, upon notification to the House that a judicial subpoena or order is a proper exercise of jurisdiction by the court and is consistent with the privileges and rights of the House, the Member, Delegate, Resident Commissioner, officer, or employee of the House shall comply with the judicial subpoena or order by supplying copies.
(b)Under no circumstances may minutes or transcripts of executive sessions, or evidence of witnesses in respect thereto, be disclosed or copied. During a period of recess or adjournment of longer than three days, the Speaker may authorize compliance or take such other action as the Speaker considers appropriate under the circumstances. Upon the reconvening of the House, all matters that transpired under this clause shall promptly be laid before the House by the Speaker. 4.Nothing in this rule shall be construed to deprive, condition, or waive the constitutional or legal privileges or rights applicable or available at any time to a Member, Delegate, Resident Commissioner, officer, or employee of the House, or of the House itself, or the right of such Member, Delegate, Resident Commissioner, officer, or employee, or of the House itself, to assert such privileges or rights before a court in the United States..
(l)Requirements for SubcommitteesAmend clause 5(d)(2) of rule X to read as follows:  (2) (A)A committee that maintains a subcommittee on oversight may have not more than six subcommittees.
(B)The Committee on Appropriations may have not more than 13 subcommittees. (C)The Committee on Armed Services may have not more than seven subcommittees.
(D)The Committee on Foreign Affairs may have not more than seven subcommittees. (E)The Committee on Oversight and Government Reform may have not more than seven subcommittees.
(F)The Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure may have not more than six subcommittees.. (m)Committee HearingsIn clause 2(g)(2)(D) of rule XI, insert , the Committee on Homeland Security after Armed Services.
(n)Referrals to the Court of Claims
(1)In clause 1(a)(1) of rule XIII— (A)insert or before releasing; and
(B)strike , or referring a claim to the Court of Claims; and (2)In clause 3 of rule XVIII—
(A)insert or before releasing; and (B)strike , or referring a claim to the Court of Claims.
(o)Contents of Committee Reports Showing Changes to Existing LawClause 3(e)(1) of rule XIII is amended by striking accompanying document— and all that follows and inserting “accompanying document (showing by appropriate typographical devices the omissions and insertions proposed)—  (A)the entire text of each section of a statute that is proposed to be repealed; and
(B)a comparative print of each amendment to the entire text of a section of a statute that the bill or joint resolution proposes to make.. (p)Authority to Postpone Record Votes on Certain MotionsIn clause 8(a)(2) of rule XX—
(1)Redesignate subdivisions (E) through (H) as subdivisions (G) through (J), respectively;  (2)Insert after subdivision (D) the following new subdivisions:

(E)The question of adopting a motion to recommit. (F)The question of adopting a motion to concur in a Senate amendment, with or without amendment.; and
(3)In subdivision (G) (as redesignated), strike subdivision (A), (B), (C), or (D) and insert subdivisions (A) through (F). (q)Conforming Guidelines for Five-Minute VotingIn clause 9 of rule XX—
(1)In paragraph (a), insert or after the semicolon; and (2)Strike paragraphs (b) and (c) and insert the following:

(b)if in the discretion of the Speaker Members would be afforded an adequate opportunity to vote— (1)on any question arising after a report from the Committee of the Whole without debate or intervening motion; or
(2)on the question of adoption of a motion to recommit (or ordering the previous question thereon) arising without intervening motion or debate other than debate on the motion.. (r)Electronic AvailabilityIn clause 3 of rule XXIX, strike in electronic form at a location designated by the Committee on House Administration and insert at an electronic document repository operated by the Clerk.
(s)Comparative Prints for Bills or Joint Resolutions Considered on FloorEffective December 31, 2017, in rule XXI, add at the end the following new clause:  12. (a) (1)Before a bill or joint resolution proposing to repeal or amend a statute or part thereof may be considered, there shall be made available on a publicly available website of the House an easily searchable electronic comparative print that shows how the bill or joint resolution proposes to change current law, showing (to the greatest extent practicable) by appropriate typographical devices the omissions and insertions proposed.
(2)Before an amendment in the nature of a substitute may be considered if the amendment proposes to repeal or amend a statute or part thereof, there shall be made available on a publicly available website of the House an easily searchable electronic comparative print that shows (to the greatest extent practicable) how the amendment proposes to change current law, showing by appropriate typographical devices the omissions and insertions proposed. (b)If a committee reports a bill or joint resolution, before the bill or joint resolution may be considered with text different from the text reported, there shall be made available on a publicly available website of the House a document that shows, by appropriate typographical devices, the differences between the text of the bill or joint resolution as proposed to be considered and the text of the bill or joint resolution as reported..
(t)Appointment of ChairClause 1 of rule XVIII is amended by inserting , Delegate, or the Resident Commissioner after Member.   3.Separate Orders (a)Holman RuleDuring the first session of the One Hundred Fifteenth Congress, any reference in clause 2 of rule XXI to a provision or amendment that retrenches expenditures by a reduction of amounts of money covered by the bill shall be construed as applying to any provision or amendment (offered after the bill has been read for amendment) that retrenches expenditures by—
(1)the reduction of amounts of money in the bill; (2)the reduction of the number and salary of the officers of the United States; or
(3)the reduction of the compensation of any person paid out of the Treasury of the United States. (b)Staff Deposition Authority (1)During the One Hundred Fifteenth Congress, the chair of a standing committee (other than the Committee on House Administration or the Committee on Rules), and the chair of the Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence, upon consultation with the ranking minority member of such committee, may order the taking of depositions, including pursuant to subpoena, by a member or counsel of such committee.
(2)Depositions taken under the authority prescribed in this subsection shall be subject to regulations issued by the chair of the Committee on Rules and printed in the Congressional Record. (3)At least one member of the committee shall be present at each deposition taken under the authority prescribed in this subsection, unless—
(A)the witness to be deposed agrees in writing to waive this requirement; or (B)the committee authorizes the taking of a specified deposition without the presence of a member during a specified period, provided that the House is not in session on the day of the deposition.
(c)Independent Payment Advisory BoardSection 1899A(d) of the Social Security Act shall not apply in the One Hundred Fifteenth Congress. (d)Providing for Transparency With Respect to Memorials Submitted Pursuant to Article V of the Constitution of the United StatesWith respect to any memorial presented under clause 3 of rule XII purporting to be an application of the legislature of a State calling for a convention for proposing amendments to the Constitution of the United States pursuant to Article V, or a rescission of any such prior application—
(1)the chair of the Committee on the Judiciary shall, in the case of such a memorial presented in the One Hundred Fourteenth Congress or the One Hundred Fifteenth Congress, and may, in the case of such a memorial presented prior to the One Hundred Fourteenth Congress, designate any such memorial for public availability by the Clerk; and (2)the Clerk shall make such memorials as are designated pursuant to paragraph (1) publicly available in electronic form, organized by State of origin and year of receipt, and shall indicate whether the memorial was designated as an application or a rescission.
(e)Spending Reduction Amendments in Appropriations Bills
(1)During the reading of a general appropriation bill for amendment in the Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union, it shall be in order to consider en bloc amendments proposing only to transfer appropriations from an object or objects in the bill to a spending reduction account. When considered en bloc under this paragraph, such amendments may amend portions of the bill not yet read for amendment (following disposition of any points of order against such portions) and are not subject to a demand for division of the question in the House or in the Committee of the Whole. (2)Except as provided in paragraph (1), it shall not be in order to consider an amendment to a spending reduction account in the House or in the Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union.
(3)A point of order under clause 2(b) of rule XXI shall not apply to a spending reduction account. (4)A general appropriation bill may not be considered in the Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union unless it includes a spending reduction account as the last section of the bill. An order to report a general appropriation bill to the House shall constitute authority for the chair of the Committee on Appropriations to add such a section to the bill or modify the figure contained therein.
(5)For purposes of this subsection, the term spending reduction account means an account in a general appropriation bill that bears that caption and contains only— (A)a recitation of the amount by which an applicable allocation of new budget authority under section 302(b) of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974 exceeds the amount of new budget authority proposed by the bill; or
(B)if no such allocation is in effect, $0. (f)Point of Order Against Motion to Rise and Report (1)During the One Hundred Fifteenth Congress, except as provided in paragraph (3), a motion that the Committee of the Whole rise and report a bill to the House shall not be in order if the bill, as amended, exceeds an applicable allocation of new budget authority under section 302(b) of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974, as estimated by the Committee on the Budget.
(2)If a point of order under paragraph (1) is sustained, the Chair shall put the question: Shall the Committee of the Whole rise and report the bill to the House with such amendments as may have been adopted notwithstanding that the bill exceeds its allocation of new budget authority under section 302(b) of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974?. Such question shall be debatable for 10 minutes equally divided and controlled by a proponent of the question and an opponent but shall be decided without intervening motion. (3)Paragraph (1) shall not apply—
(A)to a motion offered under clause 2(d) of rule XXI; or (B)after disposition of a question under paragraph (2) on a given bill.
(4)If a question under paragraph (2) is decided in the negative, no further amendment shall be in order except— (A)one proper amendment, which shall be debatable for 10 minutes equally divided and controlled by the proponent and an opponent, shall not be subject to amendment, and shall not be subject to a demand for division of the question in the House or in the Committee of the Whole; and
(B)pro forma amendments, if offered by the chair or ranking minority member of the Committee on Appropriations or their designees, for the purpose of debate.  (g)Limitation on Advance Appropriations (1)Except as provided in paragraph (2), any general appropriation bill or bill or joint resolution continuing appropriations, or amendment thereto or conference report thereon, may not provide an advance appropriation.
(2)An advance appropriation may be provided for programs, projects, activities, or accounts identified in a list submitted for printing in the Congressional Record by the chair of the Committee on the Budget (when elected) under the heading— (A)Accounts Identified for Advance Appropriations in an aggregate amount not to exceed $28,852,000,000 in new budget authority; and
(B)Veterans Accounts Identified for Advance Appropriations in an aggregate amount not to exceed $66,385,032,000 in new budget authority. (3)DefinitionThe term advance appropriation means any new discretionary budget authority provided in a general appropriation bill or bill or joint resolution continuing appropriations for fiscal year 2017, or any amendment thereto or conference report thereon, that first becomes available for the fiscal year following fiscal year 2017.
(h)Point of Order Against Increasing Direct Spending
(1)Congressional Budget Office Analysis of ProposalsThe Director of the Congressional Budget Office shall, to the extent practicable, prepare an estimate of whether a bill or joint resolution reported by a committee (other than the Committee on Appropriations), or amendment thereto or conference report thereon, would cause, relative to current law, a net increase in direct spending in excess of $5,000,000,000 in any of the 4 consecutive 10-fiscal year periods beginning with the first fiscal year that is 10 fiscal years after the current fiscal year. (2)Point of OrderIt shall not be in order to consider any bill or joint resolution reported by a committee, or amendment thereto or conference report thereon, that would cause a net increase in direct spending in excess of $5,000,000,000 in any of the 4 consecutive 10-fiscal year periods described in paragraph (1).
(3)Determinations of Budget LevelsFor purposes of this subsection, the levels of net increases in direct spending shall be determined on the basis of estimates provided by the chair of the Committee on the Budget. (4)LimitationThis subsection shall not apply to any bill or joint resolution, or amendment thereto or conference report thereon—
(A)repealing the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act and title I and subtitle B of title II of the Health Care and Education Affordability Reconciliation Act of 2010;  (B)reforming the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act and the Health Care and Education Affordability Reconciliation Act of 2010; or
(C)for which the chair of the Committee on the Budget has made an adjustment to the allocations, levels, or limits contained in the most recently adopted concurrent resolution on the budget. (i)Disclosure of Directed Rule Makings (1)The report of a committee on a bill or joint resolution shall include a list of directed rule makings required by the measure or a statement that the proposition contains no directed rule makings.
(2)For purposes of this subsection, the term directed rule making means a specific rule making within the meaning of section 551 of title 5, United States Code, specifically directed to be completed by a provision in the measure, but does not include a grant of discretionary rule making authority. (j)Exercise Facilities for Former MembersDuring the One Hundred Fifteenth Congress—
(1)The House of Representatives may not provide access to any exercise facility which is made available exclusively to Members and former Members, officers and former officers of the House of Representatives, and their spouses to any former Member, former officer, or spouse who is a lobbyist registered under the Lobbying Disclosure Act of 1995 or any successor statute or agent of a foreign principal as defined in clause 5 of rule XXV. For purposes of this subsection, the term Member includes a Delegate or Resident Commissioner to the Congress. (2)The Committee on House Administration shall promulgate regulations to carry out this subsection.
(k)Numbering of BillsIn the One Hundred Fifteenth Congress, the first 10 numbers for bills (H.R. 1 through H.R. 10) shall be reserved for assignment by the Speaker and the second 10 numbers for bills (H.R. 11 through H.R. 20) shall be reserved for assignment by the Minority Leader. (l)Inclusion of Citations for Proposed Repeals and AmendmentsTo the maximum extent practicable and consistent with established drafting conventions, an instruction in a bill or joint resolution proposing to repeal or amend any law or part thereof not contained in a codified title of the United States Code shall include, in parentheses immediately following the designation of the matter proposed to be repealed or amended, the applicable United States Code citation (which may be a note in the United States Code), or, if no such citation is available, an appropriate alternative citation to the applicable law or part.
(m)Broadening Availability of Legislative Documents in Machine-Readable FormatsThe Committee on House Administration, the Clerk, and other officers and officials of the House shall continue efforts to broaden the availability of legislative documents in machine readable formats in the One Hundred Fifteenth Congress in furtherance of the institutional priority of improving public availability and use of legislative information produced by the House and its committees. (n)Congressional Member Organization Transparency Reform (1)Payment of salaries and expenses through account of organizationA Member of the House of Representatives and an eligible Congressional Member Organization may enter into an agreement under which—
(A)an employee of the Member’s office may carry out official and representational duties of the Member by assignment to the Organization; and (B)to the extent that the employee carries out such duties under the agreement, the Member shall transfer the portion of the Members’ Representation Allowance of the Member which would otherwise be used for the salary and related expenses of the employee to a dedicated account in the House of Representatives which is administered by the Organization, in accordance with the regulations promulgated by the Committee on House Administration under paragraph (2).
(2)RegulationsThe Committee on House Administration (hereafter referred to in this subsection as the “Committee”) shall promulgate regulations as follows: (A)Use of MRAPursuant to the authority of section 101(d) of the House of Representatives Administrative Reform Technical Corrections Act (2 U.S.C. 5341(d)), the Committee shall prescribe regulations to provide that an eligible Congressional Member Organization may use the amounts transferred to the Organization’s dedicated account under paragraph (1)(B) for the same purposes for which a Member of the House of Representatives may use the Members’ Representational Allowance, except that the Organization may not use such amounts for franked mail, official travel, or leases of space or vehicles.
(B)Maintenance of limitations on number of shared employeesPursuant to the authority of section 104(d) of the House of Representatives Administrative Reform Technical Corrections Act (2 U.S.C. 5321(d)), the Committee shall prescribe regulations to provide that an employee of the office of a Member of the House of Representatives who is covered by an agreement entered into under paragraph (1) between the Member and an eligible Congressional Member Organization shall be considered a shared employee of the Member’s office and the Organization for purposes of such section, and shall include in such regulations appropriate accounting standards to ensure that a Member of the House of Representatives who enters into an agreement with such an Organization under paragraph (1) does not employ more employees than the Member is authorized to employ under such section. (C)Participation in student loan repayment programPursuant to the authority of section 105(b) of the Legislative Branch Appropriations Act, 2003 (2 U.S.C. 4536(b)), relating to the student loan repayment program for employees of the House, the Committee shall promulgate regulations to provide that, in the case of an employee who is covered by an agreement entered into under paragraph (1) between a Member of the House of Representatives and an eligible Congressional Member Organization and who participates in such program while carrying out duties under the agreement—
(i)any funds made available for making payments under the program with respect to the employee shall be transferred to the Organization’s dedicated account under paragraph (1)(B); and (ii)the Organization shall use the funds to repay a student loan taken out by the employee, under the same terms and conditions which would apply under the program if the Organization were the employing office of the employee.
(D)Access to House servicesThe Committee shall prescribe regulations to ensure that an eligible Congressional Member Organization has appropriate access to services of the House. (E)Other regulationsThe Committee shall promulgate such other regulations as may be appropriate to carry out this subsection.
(3)Eligible congressional member organization definedIn this subsection, the term eligible Congressional Member Organization means, with respect to the One Hundred Fifteenth Congress, an organization meeting each of the following requirements: (A)The organization is registered as a Congressional Member Organization with the Committee on House Administration.
(B)The organization designates a single Member of the House of Representatives to be responsible for the administration of the organization, including the administration of the account administered under paragraph (1)(B), and includes the identification of such Member with the statement of organization that the organization files and maintains with the Committee on House Administration. (C)At least 3 employees of the House are assigned to work for the organization.
(D)During the One Hundred Fourteenth Congress, at least 30 Members of the House of Representatives used a portion of the Members’ Representational Allowance of the Member for the salary and related expenses of an employee who was a shared employee of the Member’s office and the organization. (E)The organization files a statement with the Committee on House Administration and the Chief Administrative Officer of the House of Representatives certifying that it will administer an account in accordance with paragraph (1)(B).
(o)Social Security Solvency
(1)Point of orderDuring the One Hundred Fifteenth Congress, it shall not be in order to consider a bill or joint resolution, or an amendment thereto or conference report thereon, that reduces the actuarial balance by at least .01 percent of the present value of future taxable payroll of the Federal Old-Age and Survivors Insurance Trust Fund established under section 201(a) of the Social Security Act for the 75-year period utilized in the most recent annual report of the Board of Trustees provided pursuant to section 201(c)(2) of the Social Security Act. (2)ExceptionParagraph (1) shall not apply to a measure that would improve the actuarial balance of the combined balance in the Federal Old-Age and Survivors Insurance Trust Fund and the Federal Disability Insurance Trust Fund for the 75-year period utilized in the most recent annual report of the Board of Trustees provided pursuant to section 201(c)(2) of the Social Security Act.
(p)SubcommitteesNotwithstanding clause 5(d) of rule X, during the One Hundred Fifteenth Congress the Committee on Agriculture may have not more than six subcommittees. (q)Treatment of Conveyances of Federal Land (1)In generalIn the One Hundred Fifteenth Congress, for all purposes in the House, a provision in a bill or joint resolution, or in an amendment thereto or a conference report thereon, requiring or authorizing a conveyance of Federal land to a State, local government, or tribal entity shall not be considered as providing new budget authority, decreasing revenues, increasing mandatory spending, or increasing outlays.
(2)DefinitionsIn this subsection: (A)The term conveyance means any method, including sale, donation, or exchange, by which all or any portion of the right, title, and interest of the United States in and to Federal land is transferred to another entity.
(B)The term Federal land means any land owned by the United States, including the surface estate, the subsurface estate, or any improvements thereon. (C)The term State means any of the several States, the District of Columbia, or a territory (including a possession) of the United States.
4.Committees, Commissions, and House Offices
(a)House Democracy PartnershipHouse Resolution 24, One Hundred Tenth Congress, shall apply in the One Hundred Fifteenth Congress in the same manner as such resolution applied in the One Hundred Tenth Congress except that the commission concerned shall be known as the House Democracy Partnership. (b)Tom Lantos Human Rights CommissionSections 1 through 7 of House Resolution 1451, One Hundred Tenth Congress, shall apply in the One Hundred Fifteenth Congress in the same manner as such provisions applied in the One Hundred Tenth Congress, except that—
(1)the Tom Lantos Human Rights Commission may, in addition to collaborating closely with other professional staff members of the Committee on Foreign Affairs, collaborate closely with professional staff members of other relevant committees; and (2)the resources of the Committee on Foreign Affairs which the Commission may use shall include all resources which the Committee is authorized to obtain from other offices of the House of Representatives.
(c)Office of Congressional EthicsSection 1 of House Resolution 895, One Hundred Tenth Congress, shall apply in the One Hundred Fifteenth Congress in the same manner as such provision applied in the One Hundred Tenth Congress, except that— (1)the Office of Congressional Ethics shall be treated as a standing committee of the House for purposes of section 202(i) of the Legislative Reorganization Act of 1946 (2 U.S.C. 4301(i));
(2)references to the Committee on Standards of Official Conduct shall be construed as references to the Committee on Ethics; (3)any requirement for concurrence in section 1(b)(1) shall be construed as a requirement for consultation;
(4)the second sentence of section 1(b)(6)(A) shall not apply; (5)members subject to section 1(b)(6)(B) may be reappointed for a third additional term;
(6)any individual who is the subject of a preliminary review or second-phase review by the board shall be informed of the right to be represented by counsel and invoking that right should not be held negatively against them; and (7)the Office may not take any action that would deny any person any right or protection provided under the Constitution of the United States.
5.Orders of Business
(a)The Speaker may recognize a Member for the reading of the Constitution on any legislative day through January 13, 2017. (b) Upon adoption of this resolution it shall be in order to consider in the House the bill (H.R. 21) to amend chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, to provide for en bloc consideration in resolutions of disapproval for midnight rules, and for other purposes. All points of order against consideration of the bill are waived. The bill shall be considered as read. All points of order against provisions in the bill are waived. The previous question shall be considered as ordered on the bill and on any amendment thereto to final passage without intervening motion except: (1) one hour of debate equally divided and controlled by the Majority Leader and the Minority Leader or their respective designees; and (2) one motion to recommit.

Karen L. Haas,Clerk.


113 HR 2380 IH: Eliminate the Misuse and Abuse of Public Funds Act of 2013
U.S. House of Representatives
2013-06-14
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		I
		113th CONGRESS
		1st Session
		H. R. 2380
		IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

			June 14, 2013
			Mr. Chabot introduced
			 the following bill; which was referred to the
			 Committee on
			 Agriculture

		A BILL
		To amend the Agricultural Trade Act of 1978 to repeal the
		  market access program.

		1.Short titleThis Act may be cited as the
			 Eliminate the Misuse and Abuse of
			 Public Funds Act of 2013 or the Eliminate the MAP Act.
		2.Repeal of market
			 access program
			(a)Repeal of
			 programSection 203 of the
			 Agricultural Trade Act of 1978 (7 U.S.C. 5623) is repealed.
			(b)Repeal of
			 fundingSection 211 of the
			 Agricultural Trade Act of 1978 (7 U.S.C. 5641) is amended by striking
			 subsection (c).


		I
		112th CONGRESS
		2d Session
		H. R. 5026
		IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

			April 27, 2012
			Mr. Burton of Indiana
			 (for himself and Mr. Young of Indiana)
			 introduced the following bill; which was referred to the
			 Committee on Ways and
			 Means

		A BILL
		To extend the temporary suspension of duty on
		  4,4-Dimethoxy-2-butanone.

		1.4,4-Dimethoxy-2-butanone
			(a)In
			 generalHeading 9902.29.16 of
			 the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States (relating to
			 4,4-Dimethoxy-2-butanone) is amended by striking the date in the effective
			 period column and inserting 12/31/2015.
			(b)Effective
			 dateThe amendment made by subsection (a) applies to goods
			 entered, or withdrawn from warehouse for consumption, on or after the 15th day
			 after the date of the enactment of this Act.


116 HR 5201 RH: Telemental Health Expansion Act of 2020
U.S. House of Representatives
2020-12-24
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IBUnion Calendar No. 580116th CONGRESS2d SessionH. R. 5201[Report No. 116–697, Part I]IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVESNovember 20, 2019Ms. Matsui (for herself and Mr. Johnson of Ohio) 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 concernedDecember 24, 2020Additional sponsors: Mr. Trone and Mr. LujánDecember 24, 2020Reported from the Committee on Energy and Commerce with an amendmentStrike out all after the enacting clause and insert the part printed in italicDecember 24, 2020Committee on Ways and Means discharged; committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union and ordered to be printedFor text of introduced bill, see copy of bill as introduced on November 20, 2019A BILLTo amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide coverage under the Medicare program of certain mental health telehealth services, and for other purposes.1.Short titleThis Act may be cited as the Telemental Health Expansion Act of 2020.2.Expanding the use of telehealth for certain mental health services(a)In generalSection 1834(m)(7) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C.1395m(m)(7)) is amended—(1)in the heading, by inserting and certain mental health services after disorder services; and(2)by inserting or on or after the emergency period described in section 1135(g)(1)(B), to an eligible telehealth individual for purposes of diagnosis, evaluation, or treatment of a mental health disorder, as determined by the Secretary, after as determined by the Secretary, .(b)ImplementationNotwithstanding any other provision of law, the Secretary of Health and Human Services may implement the amendments made by this section by interim final rule, program instruction, or otherwise.December 24, 2020Reported from the Committee on Energy and Commerce with an amendmentDecember 24, 2020Committee on Ways and Means discharged; committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union and ordered to be printed


		II
		112th CONGRESS
		1st Session
		S. 1705
		IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

			October 13, 2011
			Mrs. Murray (for herself
			 and Ms. Cantwell) introduced the
			 following bill; which was read twice and referred to the
			 Committee on Veterans'
			 Affairs

		A BILL
		To designate the Department of Veterans Affairs Medical
		  Center in Spokane, Washington, as the Mann-Grandstaff Department of
		  Veterans Affairs Medical Center.

		1.Designation of
			 Mann-Grandstaff Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Center
			(a)DesignationThe Department of Veterans Affairs Medical
			 Center in Spokane, Washington, shall after the date of the enactment of this
			 Act be known and designated as the Mann-Grandstaff Department of
			 Veterans Affairs Medical Center.
			(b)ReferencesAny reference in any law, regulation, map,
			 document, record, or other paper of the United States to the medical center
			 referred to in subsection (a) shall be considered to be a reference to the
			 Mann-Grandstaff Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Center.


116 S4296 IS: Drug-Free Communities Pandemic Relief Act
U.S. Senate
2020-07-23
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II116th CONGRESS2d SessionS. 4296IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATESJuly 23, 2020Mr. Portman introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on the JudiciaryA BILLTo provide the Administrator of the Drug-Free Communities Support Program the authority to waive the Federal fund limitation for the Drug-Free Communities Support Program. 1.Short titleThis Act may be cited as the Drug-Free Communities Pandemic Relief Act.2. Waiver of Federal fund limitation for the Drug-Free Communities Support Program(a)In generalSubject to subsection (b), if the Administrator of the Drug-Free Communities Support Program determines that, as a result of the public health emergency declared pursuant to section 319 of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 247d) as a result of COVID–19, an eligible coalition is unable to raise the amount of non-Federal funds, including in-kind contributions, agreed to be raised by the coalition for a fiscal year under an agreement entered into with the Administrator pursuant to paragraph (1)(A) or (3)(D) of section 1032(b) of the Anti-Drug Abuse Act of 1988 (21 U.S.C. 1532(b)), the Administrator may, notwithstanding such paragraphs, provide to the eligible coalition the grant or renewal grant, as applicable, for that fiscal year in an amount—(1)with respect to an initial grant or renewal grant described under paragraph (1)(A) of such section, that exceeds the amount of non-Federal funds raised by the eligible coalition, including in-kind contributions, for that fiscal year; (2)with respect to a renewal grant described under paragraph (3)(D)(i) of such section, that exceeds 125 percent of the amount of non-Federal funds raised by the eligible coalition, including in-kind contributions, for that fiscal year; and(3)with respect to a renewal grant described under paragraph (3)(D)(ii) of such section, that exceeds 150 percent of the amount of non-Federal funds raised by the eligible coalition, including in-kind contributions, for that fiscal year. (b)LimitationsThe Administrator may not provide a grant or renewal grant to an eligible coalition in an amount exceeding the amount of funds initially agreed to be provided by the Administrator under the applicable agreement.