109 HR 3670 IH: To extend for persons affected by Hurricane Katrina the time for appeal to the United States Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims of certain decisions of the Board of Veterans Appeals that are rendered during the period from June 1, 2005, through November 30, 2005.
U.S. House of Representatives
2005-09-07
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I
109th CONGRESS
1st Session
H. R. 3670
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

September 7, 2005
Mr. Evans (for himself, Mr. Filner, Mr. Gutierrez, Ms. Corrine Brown of Florida, Mr. Snyder, Mr. Michaud, Ms. Herseth, Mr. Strickland, Ms. Hooley, Mr. Reyes, Ms. Berkley, Mr. Udall of New Mexico, and Mrs. Davis of California) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Veterans’ Affairs

A BILL
To extend for persons affected by Hurricane Katrina the time for appeal to the United States Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims of certain decisions of the Board of Veterans Appeals that are rendered during the period from June 1, 2005, through November 30, 2005.

1.Extension for persons affected by Hurricane Katrina of time for appeal of certain decisions rendered by Board of Veterans Appeals
(a)Appeal periodSection 7266(a) of title 38, United States Code, shall be applied in the case of a person who is a Hurricane Katrina-affected person by substituting 240 days for 120 days with respect to any decision of the Board of Veterans Appeals that is rendered during the period beginning on June 1, 2005, and ending on November 30, 2005.
(b)Hurricane Katrina-affected person definedFor purposes of this section, the term Hurricane Katrina-affected person means a person—
(1)who as of August 28, 2005, resided in a county identified as being adversely affected by Hurricane Katrina in the State of Florida, Louisiana, Mississippi, or Alabama by Federal Disaster Declaration notice 1602, 1603, 1604, or 1605, respectively (as amended), issued by the Federal Emergency Management Agency; or
(2)whose claim is under the jurisdiction of the Department of Veterans Affairs regional office in New Orleans, Louisiana, or Jackson, Mississippi.


I114th CONGRESS2d SessionH. R. 6187IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVESSeptember 27, 2016Ms. Kaptur (for herself, Mr. Murphy of Pennsylvania, Mr. Bishop of Georgia, Mr. Takano, Mr. Ryan of Ohio, Mr. Jones, Mr. Ruppersberger, Mr. McDermott, and Mr. Veasey) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Veterans' AffairsA BILLTo establish in the Department of Veterans Affairs a pilot program instituting a clinical observation program for pre-med students preparing to attend medical school.
1.Short titleThis Act may be cited as the Veterans-Specific Education for Tomorrow’s Medical Doctors Act or the VET MD Act. 2.Pilot program for clinical observation by pre-med students (a)EstablishmentThe Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall carry out a pilot program to provide undergraduate students a clinical observation experience at medical centers of the Department of Veterans Affairs.
(b)DurationThe Secretary shall carry out the pilot program under subsection (a) for a three-year period beginning not later than August 15, 2019. (c)GoalsThe Secretary shall ensure that the pilot program under subsection (a) meets the following goals:
(1)Increases the awareness, knowledge, and empathy of future medical professionals toward the medical conditions common to veterans. (2)Increases the diversity of the recruitment pool of future physicians of the Department.
(3)Provides a diverse clinical observation experience commensurate with the standard expectations for medical school applications. (4)Expands clinical observation opportunities for all students by encouraging students of all backgrounds to consider a career in medicine.
(d)Medical center selectionThe Secretary shall select not fewer than five medical centers of the Department to carry out the pilot program under subsection (a). In selecting such medical centers, the Secretary shall ensure regional diversity among such selected medical centers.  (e)Clinical observation sessions (1)SessionsThe Secretary shall ensure that each medical center of the Department selected under subsection (d) provides clinical observation sessions as follows:
(A)Each session shall allow for, to the extent practicable, not fewer than 20 students to participate in the session, which shall consist of not fewer than 60 observational hours. (B)Each center shall carry out three sessions per calendar year, from four to six months in duration with minimal overlap.
(C)A majority of the observational hours shall be spent observing a practicing physician. The other observational hours shall be spent in a manner that ensures a robust, well rounded experience that exposes the students to a variety of aspects of medical care and health care administration. (2)Consideration of areas with staffing shortagesIn carrying out paragraph (1)(C), the Secretary may consider providing clinical observation sessions with physicians employed in occupations with large staffing shortages, such as occupations relating to women’s health and psychiatric care and occupations identified under section 7412 of title 38, United States Code.
(f)Students
(1)SelectionThe Secretary shall select to participate in the pilot program under subsection (a) undergraduate students who are— (A)citizens of the United States; and
(B)enrolled in an accredited science or medical program of study. (2)PriorityIn making such selection, the Secretary shall give priority to—
(A)students who, at the time of the completion of their secondary education, resided in a health professional shortage area (as defined in section 332 of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 254e)); and (B)students who are the first in their immediate family to attend an undergraduate institution.
(g)Other mattersThe Secretary shall— (1)establish a formal status to facilitate the access to medical centers of the Department by student observers participating in the pilot program;
(2)establish standardized legal, privacy, and ethical requirements for the student observers, including with respect to— (A)ensuring that no student observer provides any care to patients; and
(B)ensuring the suitability of a student to participate in the pilot program to ensure that the student poses no risk to patients; (3)create a standardized application, assessment, selection and processing requirements, and procedures for student observers;
(4)create an online information page and application portal on the Internet website of the Department; (5)identify participating medical centers and clinicians;
(6)notify the Committees on Veterans’ Affairs of the House of Representatives and the Senate of the medical centers selected under subsection (d) in a timely manner to facilitate program awareness;  (7)publish the locations of such centers, and other information on the pilot program, not later than 180 days before the date on which applications are required to be submitted by potential student observers; and
(8)establish procedures to follow up with each student observer to ascertain if the student was accepted into medical school. (h)ReportNot later than 60 days before the completion of the pilot program under subsection (a), the Secretary shall submit to the Committees on Veterans’ Affairs of the House of Representatives and the Senate a report on the results of the pilot program, including—
(1)the number and demographics of all applicants, those accepted to participate in the pilot program, and those who completed the pilot program; and (2)the results of a reflection survey designed by the Secretary to assess the experience of the student observers.


116 HR 1156 IH: LEOSA Reform Act
U.S. House of Representatives
2019-02-13
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I116th CONGRESS1st SessionH. R. 1156IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVESFebruary 13, 2019Mr. Bacon (for himself, Mr. Stauber, and Mr. Rutherford) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on the JudiciaryA BILLTo amend title 18, United States Code, to improve the Law Enforcement Officer Safety Act and
			 provisions relating to the carrying of concealed weapons by law
			 enforcement officers, and for other purposes.

 1.Short titleThis Act may be cited as the LEOSA Reform Act. 2.Conforming the Law Enforcement Officer Safety Act and the Gun-Free School Zones Act of 1990Section 922(q)(2)(B) of title 18, United States Code, is amended—
 (1)by striking or at the end of clause (vi); (2)by striking the period at the end of clause (vii) and inserting ; or; and
 (3)by adding at the end the following:  (viii)by an individual authorized by section 926B or 926C to carry a concealed firearm..
			3.Making improvements to the Law Enforcement Officer Safety Act
 (a)Each of paragraphs (1) and (2) of sections 926B(b) and 926C(b) of title 18, United States Code, are amended by inserting , except to the extent that the laws apply on property used by a common or contract carrier to transport people or property by land, rail, or water or on property open to the public (whether or not a fee is charged to enter the property) before the semicolon.
 (b)Each of sections 926B(a) and 926C(a) of such title is amended by inserting or any other provision of Federal law, or any regulation prescribed by the Secretary of the Interior pertaining to a unit of the National Park System after thereof.
 (c)Each of sections 926B(e)(2) and 926C(e)(1)(B) of such title is amended by inserting any magazine and after includes. (d)Section 926C(c)(4) of such title is amended to read as follows:

 (4)has met the standards for qualification in firearms training during the most recent period of 12 months (or, at the option of the State in which the individual resides, a greater number of months, not exceeding 36 months), and for purposes of this paragraph, the term standards for qualification in firearms training means—
 (A)the standards for active duty law enforcement officers as established by the former agency of the individual;
 (B)the standards for active duty law enforcement officers as established by the State in which the individual resides;
 (C)the standards for active duty law enforcement officers employed by any law enforcement agency in the State in which the individual resides; or
 (D)any standard for active duty law enforcement officers for firearms qualification conducted by any certified firearms instructor within the State in which the individual resides;.
 (e)Section 926C(d) of such title is amended— (1)in paragraph (1), by striking not less recently than one year before the date the individual is carrying the concealed firearm, been tested or otherwise found by the agency to meet the active duty standards for qualification in firearms training as established by the agency to carry and inserting met the standards for qualification in firearms training required by subsection (c)(4) for; and
 (2)in paragraph (2), by striking subparagraph (B) and inserting the following:  (B)a certification issued by the former agency of the individual, the State in which the individual resides, any law enforcement agency within the State in which the individual resides, or any certified firearms instructor within the State in which the individual resides that indicates that the individual has met the standards for qualification in firearms training required by subsection (c)(4)..
				4.Permitting qualified current and retired law enforcement officers to carry firearms in certain
 Federal facilitiesSection 930 of title 18, United States Code, is amended— (1)in subsection (d)—
 (A)in paragraph (2), by striking or at the end; (B)in paragraph (3), by striking the period at the end and inserting or; and
 (C)by adding at the end the following:  (4)the possession of a firearm or ammunition in a Facility Security Level I or II civilian public access facility by a qualified law enforcement officer (as defined in section 926B(c)) or a qualified retired law enforcement officer (as defined in section 926C(c)).; and
 (2)in subsection (g), by adding at the end the following:  (4)The term Facility Security Level means a security risk assessment level assigned to a Federal facility by the security agency of the facility in accordance with the biannually issued Interagency Security Committee Standard.
 (5)The term civilian public access facility means a facility open to the general public..


117 HR 2987 IH: Teacher Loan Forgiveness Improvement Act of 2021
U.S. House of Representatives
2021-05-04
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I117th CONGRESS1st SessionH. R. 2987IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVESMay 4, 2021Mrs. Luria introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Education and LaborA BILLTo increase the amount of loan forgiveness available to teachers.1.Short titleThis Act may be cited as the Teacher Loan Forgiveness Improvement Act of 2021.2.Increased loan forgiveness for teachersSection 428J(c) of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1078–10(c)) is amended—(1)in paragraph (1), by striking $5,000 and inserting $15,000; and(2)in paragraph (3), by striking $17,500 and inserting $30,000.3.Increased loan cancellation for teachersSection 460(c) of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1087j(c)) is amended—(1)in paragraph (1), by striking $5,000 and inserting $15,000; and(2)in paragraph (3), by striking $17,500 and inserting $30,000.4.Application of amendmentsThe amendments made by this Act shall apply with respect to any borrower who completes the fifth complete school year of teaching required for loan forgiveness under section 428J(b) of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1078–10(b)), or for loan cancellation under section 460(b) of such Act (20 U.S.C. 1087j(b)), on or after the date of enactment of this Act.


113 S639 IS: Geolocational Privacy and Surveillance Act
U.S. Senate
2013-03-21
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		II
		113th CONGRESS
		1st Session
		S. 639
		IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

			March 21, 2013
			Mr. Wyden (for himself
			 and Mr. Kirk) introduced the following
			 bill; which was read twice and referred to the
			 Committee on the
			 Judiciary

		A BILL
		To amend title 18, United States Code, to specify the
		  circumstances in which a person may acquire geolocation information and for
		  other purposes.

		1.Short titlesThis Act may be cited as the
			 Geolocational Privacy and Surveillance
			 Act or the GPS
			 Act.
		2.Protection of
			 geolocation information
			(a)In
			 generalPart 1 of title 18,
			 United States Code, is amended by inserting after chapter 119 the
			 following:

					120Geolocation
				information

							Sec.
							2601. Definitions.
							2602. Interception and disclosure of geolocation
				  information.
							2603. Prohibition of use as evidence of acquired geolocation
				  information.
							2604. Emergency situation exception.
							2605. Recovery of civil damages authorized.

						2601.DefinitionsIn this chapter:
							(1)Covered
				serviceThe term covered service means an
				electronic communication service, a geolocation information service, or a
				remote computing service.
							(2)Electronic
				communication serviceThe term electronic communication
				service has the meaning given that term in section 2510.
							(3)Electronic
				surveillanceThe term electronic surveillance has
				the meaning given that term in section 101 of the Foreign Intelligence
				Surveillance Act of 1978 (50 U.S.C. 1801).
							(4)Geolocation
				informationThe term geolocation information
				means, with respect to a person, any information, that is not the content of a
				communication, concerning the location of a wireless communication device or
				tracking device (as that term is defined section 3117) that, in whole or in
				part, is generated by or derived from the operation of that device and that
				could be used to determine or infer information regarding the location of the
				person.
							(5)Geolocation
				information serviceThe term geolocation information
				service means the provision of a global positioning service or other
				mapping, locational, or directional information service to the public, or to
				such class of users as to be effectively available to the public, by or through
				the operation of any wireless communication device, including any mobile
				telephone, global positioning system receiving device, mobile computer, or
				other similar or successor device.
							(6)InterceptThe
				term intercept means the acquisition of geolocation information
				through the use of any electronic, mechanical, or other device.
							(7)Investigative
				or law enforcement officerThe term investigative or law
				enforcement officer means any officer of the United States or of a
				State or political subdivision thereof, who is empowered by law to conduct
				investigations of, or to make arrests for, offenses enumerated in this chapter,
				and any attorney authorized by law to prosecute or participate in the
				prosecution of such offenses.
							(8)PersonThe
				term person means any employee or agent of the United States, or
				any State or political subdivision thereof, and any individual, partnership,
				association, joint stock company, trust, or corporation.
							(9)Remote
				computing serviceThe term remote computing
				service has the meaning given that term in section 2711.
							(10)StateThe
				term State means any State of the United States, the District of
				Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, and any territory or possession of
				the United States.
							(11)Wireless
				communication deviceThe term wireless communication
				device means any device that enables access to, or use of, an
				electronic communication system or service or a covered service, if that device
				utilizes a radio or other wireless connection to access such system or
				service.
							2602.Interception
				and disclosure of geolocation information
							(a)In
				general
								(1)Prohibition on
				disclosure or useExcept as otherwise specifically provided in
				this chapter, it shall be unlawful for any person to—
									(A)intentionally
				intercept, endeavor to intercept, or procure any other person to intercept or
				endeavor to intercept, geolocation information pertaining to another
				person;
									(B)intentionally
				disclose, or endeavor to disclose, to any other person geolocation information
				pertaining to another person, knowing or having reason to know that the
				information was obtained through the interception of such information in
				violation of this paragraph;
									(C)intentionally
				use, or endeavor to use, any geolocation information, knowing or having reason
				to know that the information was obtained through the interception of such
				information in violation of this paragraph; or
									(D)(i)intentionally disclose,
				or endeavor to disclose, to any other person the geolocation information
				pertaining to another person intercepted by means authorized by subsections (b)
				through (h), except as provided in such subsections;
										(ii)knowing or having reason to know
				that the information was obtained through the interception of such information
				in connection with a criminal investigation;
										(iii)having obtained or received the
				information in connection with a criminal investigation; and
										(iv)with intent to improperly
				obstruct, impede, or interfere with a duly authorized criminal
				investigation.
										(2)PenaltyAny
				person who violates paragraph (1) shall be fined under this title, imprisoned
				not more than five years, or both.
								(b)Exception for
				information acquired in the normal course of businessIt shall
				not be unlawful under this chapter for an officer, employee, or agent of a
				provider of a covered service, whose facilities are used in the transmission of
				geolocation information, to intercept, disclose, or use that information in the
				normal course of the officer, employee, or agent's employment while engaged in
				any activity which is a necessary incident to the rendition of service or to
				the protection of the rights or property of the provider of that service,
				except that a provider of a geolocation information service to the public shall
				not utilize service observing or random monitoring except for mechanical or
				service quality control checks.
							(c)Exception for
				conducting foreign intelligence surveillanceNotwithstanding any other provision of this
				chapter, it shall not be unlawful for an officer, employee, or agent of the
				United States in the normal course of the official duty of the officer,
				employee, or agent to conduct electronic surveillance, as authorized by the
				Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act of 1978 (50 U.S.C. 1801 et seq.).
							(d)Exception for
				consent
								(1)In
				generalIt shall not be unlawful under this chapter for a person
				to intercept geolocation information pertaining to another person if such other
				person has given prior consent to such interception unless such information is
				intercepted for the purpose of committing any criminal or tortious act in
				violation of the Constitution or laws of the United States or of any
				State.
								(2)ChildrenThe
				exception in paragraph (1) permits a parent or legal guardian of a child to
				intercept geolocation information pertaining to that child or to give consent
				for another person to intercept such information.
								(e)Exception for
				public informationIt shall not be unlawful under this chapter
				for any person to intercept or access geolocation information relating to
				another person through any system that is configured so that such information
				is readily accessible to the general public.
							(f)Exception for
				emergency informationIt shall not be unlawful under this chapter
				for any investigative or law enforcement officer or other emergency responder
				to intercept or access geolocation information relating to a person if such
				information is used—
								(1)to respond to a
				request made by such person for assistance; or
								(2)in circumstances
				in which it is reasonable to believe that the life or safety of the person is
				threatened, to assist the person.
								(g)Exception for
				theft or fraudIt shall not be unlawful under this chapter for a
				person acting under color of law to intercept geolocation information
				pertaining to the location of another person who has unlawfully taken the
				device sending the geolocation information if—
								(1)the owner or
				operator of such device authorizes the interception of the person's geolocation
				information;
								(2)the person acting
				under color of law is lawfully engaged in an investigation; and
								(3)the person acting
				under color of law has reasonable grounds to believe that the geolocation
				information of the other person will be relevant to the investigation.
								(h)Exception for
				warrant
								(1)DefinitionsIn
				this subsection:
									(A)Court of
				competent jurisdictionThe term court of competent
				jurisdiction includes—
										(i)any district
				court of the United States (including a magistrate judge of such a court) or
				any United States court of appeals that—
											(I)has jurisdiction
				over the offense being investigated;
											(II)is in or for a
				district in which the provider of a geolocation information service is located
				or in which the geolocation information is stored; or
											(III)is acting on a
				request for foreign assistance pursuant to section 3512; or
											(ii)a court of
				general criminal jurisdiction of a State authorized by the law of that State to
				issue search warrants.
										(B)Governmental
				entityThe term governmental entity means a
				department or agency of the United States or any State or political subdivision
				thereof.
									(2)WarrantA
				governmental entity may intercept geolocation information or require the
				disclosure by a provider of a covered service of geolocation information only
				pursuant to a warrant issued using the procedures described in the Federal
				Rules of Criminal Procedure (or, in the case of a State court, issued using
				State warrant procedures) by a court of competent jurisdiction, or as otherwise
				provided in this chapter or the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act of 1978
				(50 U.S.C. 1801 et seq.).
								(i)Prohibition on
				divulging geolocation information
								(1)In
				generalExcept as provided in paragraph (2), a person providing a
				covered service shall not intentionally divulge geolocation information
				pertaining to another person.
								(2)ExceptionsA
				person providing a covered service may divulge geolocation information—
									(A)as otherwise
				authorized in subsections (b) through (h);
									(B)with the lawful
				consent of such other person;
									(C)to another person
				employed or authorized, or whose facilities are used, to forward such
				geolocation information to its destination; or
									(D)which was
				inadvertently obtained by the provider of the covered service and which appears
				to pertain to the commission of a crime, if such divulgence is made to a law
				enforcement agency.
									2603.Prohibition
				of use as evidence of acquired geolocation informationWhenever any geolocation information has
				been acquired, no part of such information and no evidence derived therefrom
				may be received in evidence in any trial, hearing, or other proceeding in or
				before any court, grand jury, department, officer, agency, regulatory body,
				legislative committee, or other authority of the United States, a State, or a
				political subdivision thereof if the disclosure of that information would be in
				violation of this chapter.
						2604.Emergency
				situation exception
							(a)Emergency
				situation exceptionNotwithstanding any other provision of this
				chapter, any investigative or law enforcement officer, specially designated by
				the Attorney General, the Deputy Attorney General, the Associate Attorney
				General, or by the principal prosecuting attorney of any State or subdivision
				thereof acting pursuant to a statute of that State, may intercept geolocation
				information if—
								(1)such officer
				reasonably determines that an emergency situation exists that—
									(A)involves—
										(i)immediate danger
				of death or serious physical injury to any person;
										(ii)conspiratorial
				activities threatening the national security interest; or
										(iii)conspiratorial
				activities characteristic of organized crime; and
										(B)requires
				geolocation information be intercepted before an order authorizing such
				interception can, with due diligence, be obtained;
									(2)there are grounds
				upon which an order could be entered to authorize such interception; and
								(3)an application
				for an order approving such interception is made within 48 hours after the
				interception has occurred or begins to occur.
								(b)Failure To
				obtain court order
								(1)Termination of
				acquisitionIn the absence of an order, an interception of
				geolocation information carried out under subsection (a) shall immediately
				terminate when the information sought is obtained or when the application for
				the order is denied, whichever is earlier.
								(2)Prohibition on
				use as evidenceIn the event such application for approval is
				denied, the geolocation information shall be treated as having been obtained in
				violation of this chapter and an inventory shall be served on the person named
				in the application.
								2605.Recovery of
				civil damages authorized
							(a)In
				generalAny person whose
				geolocation information is intercepted, disclosed, or intentionally used in
				violation of this chapter may in a civil action recover from the person, other
				than the United States, which engaged in that violation such relief as may be
				appropriate.
							(b)ReliefIn an action under this section,
				appropriate relief includes—
								(1)such preliminary
				and other equitable or declaratory relief as may be appropriate;
								(2)damages under
				subsection (c) and punitive damages in appropriate cases; and
								(3)a reasonable
				attorney's fee and other litigation costs reasonably incurred.
								(c)Computation of
				damagesThe court may assess
				as damages under this section whichever is the greater of—
								(1)the sum of the
				actual damages suffered by the plaintiff and any profits made by the violator
				as a result of the violation; or
								(2)statutory damages
				of whichever is the greater of $100 a day for each day of violation or
				$10,000.
								(d)DefenseIt is a complete defense against any civil
				or criminal action brought against an individual for conduct in violation of
				this chapter if such individual acted in a good faith reliance on—
								(1)a court warrant
				or order, a grand jury subpoena, a legislative authorization, or a statutory
				authorization;
								(2)a request of an
				investigative or law enforcement officer under section 2604; or
								(3)a good-faith
				determination that an exception under section 2602 permitted the conduct
				complained of.
								(e)LimitationA
				civil action under this section may not be commenced later than two years after
				the date upon which the claimant first has a reasonable opportunity to discover
				the violation.
							(f)Administrative
				disciplineIf a court or appropriate department or agency
				determines that the United States or any of its departments or agencies has
				violated any provision of this chapter, and the court or appropriate department
				or agency finds that the circumstances surrounding the violation raise serious
				questions about whether or not an officer or employee of the United States
				acted willfully or intentionally with respect to the violation, the department
				or agency shall, upon receipt of a true and correct copy of the decision and
				findings of the court or appropriate department or agency promptly initiate a
				proceeding to determine whether disciplinary action against the officer or
				employee is warranted. If the head of the department or agency involved
				determines that disciplinary action is not warranted, such head shall notify
				the Inspector General with jurisdiction over the department or agency concerned
				and shall provide the Inspector General with the reasons for such
				determination.
							(g)Improper
				disclosure is violationAny willful disclosure or use by an
				investigative or law enforcement officer or governmental entity of information
				beyond the extent permitted by this chapter is a violation of this chapter for
				purposes of this section.
							(h)ConstructionNothing
				in this section may be construed to establish a new cause of action against any
				electronic communication service provider, remote computing service provider,
				geolocation service provider, or law enforcement or investigative officer, or
				eliminate or affect any cause of action that exists under section 2520, section
				2707, or any other provision of
				law.
							.
			(b)Clerical
			 amendmentThe table of chapters for part 1 of title 18, United
			 States Code, is amended by inserting after the item relating to chapter 119 the
			 following:

						120.
				  Geolocation
				  information2601

					.
			(c)Conforming
			 amendmentsSection 3512(a) of title 18, United States Code, is
			 amended—
				(1)in paragraph
			 (2)—
					(A)by redesignating
			 subparagraphs (B), (C), and (D) as subparagraphs (C), (D), and (E),
			 respectively; and
					(B)by inserting
			 after subparagraph (A) the following:

							(B)a warrant or
				order for geolocation information or records related thereto, as provided under
				section 2602 of this
				title;
							.
					3.Requirement for
			 search warrants to acquire geolocation informationRule
			 41(a) of the Federal Rules of Criminal Procedure is amended—
			(1)in paragraph
			 (2)(A), by striking the period at the end and inserting a comma and
			 including geolocation information.; and
			(2)by adding at the
			 end the following:

					(F)Geolocation
				information has the meaning given that term in section 2601 of title
				18, United States
				Code.
					.
			4.Fraud and
			 related activity in connection with obtaining geolocation information
			(a)Criminal
			 violationSection 1039(h) of
			 title 18, United States Code, is amended—
				(1)in paragraph
			 (2)—
					(A)in subparagraph
			 (A), by striking and at the end;
					(B)in subparagraph
			 (B), by striking the period at the end and inserting a semicolon and
			 and; and
					(C)by adding at the
			 end the following new subparagraph:

							(C)includes any
				geolocation information
				service.
							;
					(2)by redesignating
			 paragraph (4) as paragraph (5); and
				(3)by inserting
			 after paragraph (3) the following:

						(4)Geolocation
				information serviceThe term geolocation information
				service has the meaning given that term in section
				2601.
						.
				(b)Conforming
			 amendments
				(1)Definition
			 amendmentsSection 1039(h)(1) of title 18, United States Code, is
			 amended—
					(A)in the paragraph
			 heading, by inserting or
			 GPS after phone; and
					(B)in the matter
			 preceding subparagraph (A), by inserting or GPS after
			 phone.
					(2)Conforming
			 amendmentsSection 1039 of title 18, United States Code, is
			 amended—
					(A)in the section
			 heading by inserting or
			 GPS after phone;
					(B)in subsection
			 (a)—
						(i)in
			 the matter preceding paragraph (1), by inserting or GPS after
			 phone; and
						(ii)in
			 paragraph (4), by inserting or GPS after
			 phone;
						(C)in subsection
			 (b)—
						(i)in
			 the subsection heading, by inserting or GPS after phone;
						(ii)in
			 paragraph (1), by inserting or GPS after phone
			 both places that term appears; and
						(iii)in paragraph
			 (2), by inserting or GPS after phone; and
						(D)in subsection
			 (c)—
						(i)in
			 the subsection heading, by inserting or GPS after phone;
						(ii)in
			 paragraph (1), by inserting or GPS after phone
			 both places that term appears; and
						(iii)in paragraph
			 (2), by inserting or GPS after phone.
						(3)Chapter
			 analysisThe table of
			 sections for chapter 47 of title 18, United States Code, is amended by striking
			 the item relating to section 1039 and inserting the following:

							1039. Fraud and related activity in
				connection with obtaining confidential phone or GPS records information of a
				covered
				entity.

						.
				(c)Sentencing
			 guidelines
				(1)Review and
			 AmendmentNot later than 180 days after the date of enactment of
			 this Act, the United States Sentencing Commission, pursuant to its authority
			 under section 994 of title 28, United States Code, and in accordance with this
			 section, shall review and, if appropriate, amend the Federal sentencing
			 guidelines and policy statements applicable to persons convicted of any offense
			 under section 1039 of title 18, United States Code, as amended by this
			 section.
				(2)AuthorizationThe
			 United States Sentencing Commission may amend the Federal sentencing guidelines
			 in accordance with the procedures set forth in section 21(a) of the Sentencing
			 Act of 1987 (28 U.S.C. 994 note) as though the authority under that section had
			 not expired.
				5.Statement of
			 exclusive means of acquiring geolocation information
			(a)In
			 generalNo person may acquire
			 the geolocation information of a person for protective activities or law
			 enforcement or intelligence purposes except pursuant to a warrant issued
			 pursuant to rule 41 of the Federal Rules of Criminal Procedure, as amended by
			 section 3, or the amendments made by this Act, or the Foreign Intelligence
			 Surveillance Act of 1978 (50 U.S.C. 1801).
			(b)Geolocation
			 information definedIn this section, the term geolocation
			 information has the meaning given that term in section 2601 of title
			 18, United States Code, as amended by section 2.


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I116th CONGRESS2d SessionH. R. 6592IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVESApril 21, 2020Mr. Perlmutter (for himself, Mr. Morelle, Mr. Castro of Texas, Ms. Schakowsky, Mr. Hastings, Mr. Welch, Mr. Beyer, Mr. Kilmer, Mr. Veasey, Mr. Neguse, Mr. Raskin, Ms. Dean, Mr. Ryan, Ms. Adams, Mr. DeFazio, Mr. Crow, Mr. Sean Patrick Maloney of New York, Mr. Case, Ms. DeGette, and Mrs. Hayes) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Oversight and ReformA BILLTo provide for an enhanced Coronavirus relief fund, and for other purposes.1.Short titleThis Act may be cited as the Coronavirus Relief for States Act.2.Enhanced Coronavirus relief fund(a)In generalTitle VI of the Social Security Act (as added by section 5001 of Public Law 116–136) is amended by adding at the end the following:602.Enhanced Coronavirus relief fund(a)AppropriationOut of any money in the Treasury of the United States not otherwise appropriated, there are appropriated for making payments to States and Tribal governments, $500,000,000,000 for fiscal year 2020.(b)Authority To make paymentsNot later than 30 days after the date of enactment of this section, the Secretary shall pay each State and Tribal government the amount determined for the State or Tribal government, for fiscal year 2020 under subsection (c).(c)Payment amounts(1)In generalThe amount paid under this section for fiscal year 2020 to a State or Tribal government shall be the amount equal to the relative population proportion amount determined for the State or Tribal government under paragraph (2) for such fiscal year.(2)Relative population proportion definedFor purposes of paragraph (1), the term relative population proportion means, with respect to a State or Indian Tribe, the quotient of—(A)the population of the State or Indian Tribe; and(B)the total population of all States.(3)DataFor purposes of this subsection, the population of the States and Indian Tribes shall be determined based on the most recent year for which data are available from the Bureau of the Census based on the American Community Survey.(d)Use of fundsA State or Tribal government shall use the funds provided under a payment made under this section to cover those costs of the State or Tribal government, that—(1)are necessary expenditures incurred due to the public health emergency with respect to the Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID–19);(2)replace revenue lost as a result of the COVID-19 crisis; or(3)contribute to the economic recovery of the State or Indian Tribe from the COVID-19 crisis.(e)DefinitionsIn this section:(1)Indian tribeThe term Indian Tribe has the meaning given that term in section 4(e) of the Indian Self-Determination and Education Assistance Act (25 U.S.C. 5304(e)).(2)SecretaryThe term Secretary means the Secretary of the Treasury.(3)StateThe term State means the 50 States, the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, the United States Virgin Islands, Guam, the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, and American Samoa.(4)Tribal governmentThe term Tribal government means the recognized governing body of an Indian Tribe..(b)Application of provisionsAmounts appropriated for fiscal year 2020 under section 602 of the Social Security Act (as added by subsection (a)) shall be subject to the requirements contained in Public Law 116–94 for funds for programs authorized under sections 330 through 340 of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 254 through 256).


		II
		111th CONGRESS
		2d Session
		S. 3364
		IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED
		  STATES

			May 13, 2010
			Mr. Udall of Colorado
			 (for himself, Ms. Collins,
			 Mr. Burris, Mr.
			 Merkley, Mrs. Murray, and
			 Mr. Tester) introduced the following
			 bill; which was read twice and referred to the
			 Committee on Energy and Natural
			 Resources

		A BILL
		To amend the Energy Policy and Conservation
		  Act to establish the Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy as the
		  lead Federal agency for coordinating Federal, State, and local assistance
		  provided to promote the energy retrofitting of schools.

		1.Short titleThis Act may be cited as the
			 Streamlining Energy Efficiency for
			 Schools Act of 2010.
		2.Coordination of energy retrofitting
			 assistance for schoolsSection
			 392 of the Energy Policy and Conservation Act (42 U.S.C. 6371a) is amended by
			 adding at the end the following:

				(e)Coordination of energy retrofitting
				assistance for schools
					(1)Definition of schoolIn this subsection, the term
				school means—
						(A)an elementary school or secondary school
				(as defined in section 9101 of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of
				1965 (20 U.S.C. 7801));
						(B)an institution of higher education (as
				defined in section 102(a) of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C.
				1002(a));
						(C)a school of the defense dependents’
				education system under the Defense Dependents’ Education Act of 1978 (20 U.S.C.
				921 et seq.) or established under section 2164 of title 10, United States
				Code;
						(D)a school operated by the Bureau of Indian
				Affairs;
						(E)a tribally controlled school (as defined in
				section 5212 of the Tribally Controlled Schools Act of 1988 (25 U.S.C. 2511);
				and
						(F)a Tribal College or University (as defined
				in section 316(b) of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C.
				1059c(b))).
						(2)Designation of lead agencyThe Secretary, acting through the Office of
				Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy, shall act as the lead Federal agency
				for coordinating and disseminating information on existing Federal programs and
				assistance that may be used to help initiate, develop, and finance energy
				efficiency, renewable energy, and energy retrofitting projects for
				schools.
					(3)RequirementsIn carrying out coordination and outreach
				under paragraph (2), the Secretary shall—
						(A)in consultation and coordination with the
				appropriate Federal agencies, carry out a review of existing programs and
				financing mechanisms (including revolving loan funds and loan guarantees)
				available in or from the Department of Agriculture, the Department of Energy,
				the Department of Education, the Department of the Treasury, the Internal
				Revenue Service, the Environmental Protection Agency, and other appropriate
				Federal agencies with jurisdiction over energy financing and facilitation that
				are currently used or may be used to help initiate, develop, and finance energy
				efficiency, renewable energy, and energy retrofitting projects for
				schools;
						(B)establish a Federal cross-departmental
				collaborative coordination, education, and outreach effort to streamline
				communication and promote available Federal opportunities and assistance
				described in subparagraph (A), for energy efficiency, renewable energy, and
				energy retrofitting projects that enables States, local educational agencies,
				and schools—
							(i)to use existing Federal opportunities more
				effectively; and
							(ii)to form partnerships with Governors, State
				energy programs, local educational, financial, and energy officials, State and
				local government officials, nonprofit organizations, and other appropriate
				entities, to support the initiation of the projects;
							(C)provide technical assistance for States,
				local educational agencies, and schools to help develop and finance energy
				efficiency, renewable energy, and energy retrofitting projects—
							(i)to increase the energy efficiency of
				buildings or facilities;
							(ii)to install systems that individually
				generate energy from renewable energy resources;
							(iii)to establish partnerships to leverage
				economies of scale and additional financing mechanisms available to larger
				clean energy initiatives; or
							(iv)to promote—
								(I)the maintenance of health, environmental
				quality, and safety in schools, including the ambient air quality, through
				energy efficiency, renewable energy, and energy retrofit projects; and
								(II)the achievement of expected energy savings
				and renewable energy production through proper operations and maintenance
				practices;
								(D)develop and maintain a single online
				resource website with contact information for relevant technical assistance and
				support staff in the Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy for
				States, local educational agencies, and schools to effectively access and use
				Federal opportunities and assistance described in subparagraph (A) to develop
				energy efficiency, renewable energy, and energy retrofitting projects;
				and
						(E)establish a process for recognition of
				schools that—
							(i)have successfully implemented energy
				efficiency, renewable energy, and energy retrofitting projects; and
							(ii)are willing to serve as resources for other
				local educational agencies and schools to assist initiation of similar
				efforts.
							(4)ReportNot later than 180 days after the date of
				enactment of this subsection, the Secretary shall submit to Congress a report
				describing the implementation of this subsection.
					(5)Authorization of
				appropriationsThere are
				authorized to be appropriated to carry out this subsection such sums as are
				necessary for each of fiscal years 2011 through
				2015.
					.


		II
		112th CONGRESS
		2d Session
		S. 2756
		IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

			May 7, 2012
			Mr. Casey introduced the
			 following bill; which was read twice and referred to the
			 Committee on
			 Finance

		A BILL
		To suspend temporarily the duty on
		  nitroaniline.

		1.Nitroaniline
			(a)In
			 generalSubchapter II of chapter 99 of the Harmonized Tariff
			 Schedule of the United States is amended by inserting in numerical sequence the
			 following new heading:

								9902.01.00Nitroaniline (CAS No. 100–01–6) (provided for in subheading
						2921.42.90)FreeNo changeNo changeOn or before 12/31/2015

					.
			(b)Effective
			 dateThe amendment made by subsection (a) applies with respect to
			 goods entered, or withdrawn from warehouse for consumption, on or after the
			 15th day after the date of the enactment of this Act.


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		I
		110th CONGRESS
		2d Session
		H. R. 7332
		IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

			December 10, 2008
			Mr. Capuano (for
			 himself, Mr. Scott of Virginia,
			 Mr. Gallegly, and
			 Ms. Norton) introduced the following
			 bill; which was referred to the Committee
			 on the Judiciary

		A BILL
		To amend title 18, United States Code, to provide
		  penalties for counterfeiting or selling Presidential inauguration tickets, and
		  for other purposes.

		1.Selling or counterfeiting
			 Presidential inauguration ticketsChapter 25 of title 18, United States Code,
			 is amended by adding at the end the following:

				515.Selling or
				counterfeiting Presidential inauguration tickets
					(a)Whoever knowingly—
						(1)except as provided
				in subsection (b) transfers for money or property a ticket to a Presidential
				inaugural ceremony;
						(2)with intent to
				defraud, falsely makes, forges, counterfeits, or alters a ticket to a
				Presidential inaugural ceremony; or
						(3)with intent to defraud, enters or attempts
				to enter a Presidential inaugural ceremony with a ticket, knowing that ticket
				to have been falsely made, forged, counterfeited or altered;
						shall be
				fined under this title or imprisoned not more than 6 months, or both.(b)Subsection (a)
				does not apply to a transfer that occurs after the date on which the
				Presidential inaugural ceremony for which the ticket was issued takes
				place.
					(c)In this section,
				the term Presidential inaugural ceremony means a public inaugural
				ceremony at which the President elect or the Vice President elect take the oath
				or affirmation of office for the office of President of the United States or
				the office of Vice President of the United States,
				respectively.
					.
		2.Clerical
			 amendmentThe table of
			 sections at the beginning of chapter 25 of title 18, United States Code, is
			 amended by adding at the end the following new item:

					515. Selling or counterfeiting
				Presidential inauguration
				tickets.

				.


		II
		112th CONGRESS
		1st Session
		S. 1445
		IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

			July 28, 2011
			Mr. Schumer (for
			 himself, Mr. Blumenthal,
			 Mrs. Boxer, Mrs. Feinstein, and Mrs.
			 Gillibrand) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and
			 referred to the Committee on Commerce,
			 Science, and Transportation

		A BILL
		To designate certain conduct by car and truck rental
		  companies relating to motor vehicle safety defects and recalls as unfair and
		  deceptive acts or practices to be regulated by the Federal Trade Commission,
		  and for other purposes.

		1.Short
			 titleThis Act may be cited as
			 the Raechel and Jacqueline Houck Safe
			 Rental Car Act of 2011.
		2.DefinitionsIn this Act:
			(1)Covered
			 vehicleThe term covered vehicle means a motor
			 vehicle that—
				(A)is rated at
			 26,000 pounds gross vehicle weight or less;
				(B)is rented or
			 leased without a driver; and
				(C)is part of a
			 motor vehicle fleet of 5 or more motor vehicles that is used for rental or
			 lease purposes by a rental company.
				(2)Defect, motor
			 vehicle, motor vehicle safety, motor vehicle safety standardThe
			 terms defect, motor vehicle, motor vehicle
			 safety, and motor vehicle safety standard have the meanings
			 given such terms in section 30102 of title 49, United States Code.
			(3)PersonThe
			 term person has the meaning given the term in section 1 of title
			 1, United States Code.
			(4)Rental
			 companyThe term rental company means a person
			 who—
				(A)is engaged in the
			 business of renting or leasing covered vehicles; and
				(B)uses for rental
			 or lease purposes a motor vehicle fleet of 5 or more covered vehicles.
				3.Prohibition on
			 rental, lease, and sale of defective cars and trucks
			(a)Prohibition
				(1)In
			 generalExcept as provided in paragraph (2), it shall be unlawful
			 for a rental company to rent, lease, or sell a covered vehicle on or after the
			 earlier of the date of receipt by the rental company of a notification ordered
			 by the Secretary of Transportation under subsection (b)(2)(A) of section 30118
			 of title 49, United States Code, or the date on which a manufacturer gives
			 notice to owners, purchasers, and dealers pursuant to subsection (c) of such
			 section that the covered vehicle contains a defect related to motor vehicle
			 safety or does not comply with an applicable motor vehicle safety standard,
			 unless the defect or noncompliance has been remedied prior to rental, lease, or
			 sale.
				(2)ExceptionParagraph
			 (1) shall not apply to a notification ordered by the Secretary under subsection
			 (b)(2)(A) of such section if enforcement of the order is set aside in a civil
			 action to which section 30121(d) of such title applies.
				(3)Date of receipt
			 of a notificationFor purposes of paragraph (1), a rental company
			 shall be considered to have received a notification described in such paragraph
			 5 business days following the date on which such notification was
			 mailed.
				(b)Notification
			 during rental or leaseIf, during a rental or lease period of a
			 covered vehicle, a rental company receives a notification pursuant to
			 subsection (b)(2)(A) or (c) of section 30118 of such title that the covered
			 vehicle contains a defect related to motor vehicle safety or does not comply
			 with an applicable motor vehicle safety standard, the rental company shall
			 immediately—
				(1)contact the
			 renter or lessee and any authorized driver for whom the rental company has
			 immediate contact information to inform such renter or lessee and authorized
			 driver of the defect or noncompliance; and
				(2)offer to provide
			 such renter, lessee, or authorized driver a comparable alternative vehicle, at
			 no additional cost to the renter, lessee, or authorized driver, until the
			 defect or noncompliance has been remedied.
				(c)Effective
			 dateThis section shall take
			 effect on the date that is 60 days after the date of the enactment of this
			 Act.
			4.Enforcement by
			 Federal Trade Commission
			(a)In
			 generalViolation of section 3 of this Act shall be treated as a
			 violation of a rule under section 18 of the Federal Trade Commission Act (15
			 U.S.C. 57a) regarding unfair or deceptive acts or practices. The Federal Trade
			 Commission shall enforce this Act in the same manner, by the same means, and
			 with the same jurisdiction, powers, and duties as though all applicable terms
			 and provisions of the Federal Trade Commission Act (15 U.S.C. 41 et seq.) were
			 incorporated into and make a part of this Act.
			(b)PenaltiesAny
			 person who violates this Act or any regulation prescribed under this Act shall
			 be subject to the penalties and entitled to the privileges and immunities
			 provided in the Federal Trade Commission Act as though all applicable terms and
			 provisions of the Federal Trade Commission Act were incorporated in and made
			 part of this Act.
			(c)Authority
			 preservedNothing in this section shall be construed to limit the
			 authority of the Commission under any other provision of law.
			5.Enforcement by
			 States
			(a)Right of
			 actionExcept as provided in subsection (e), the attorney general
			 of a State, or other authorized State officer, alleging a violation of this Act
			 or any regulation issued under this Act that affects or may affect such State
			 or its residents, may bring an action on behalf of the residents of the State
			 in any United States district court for the district in which the defendant is
			 found, resides, or transacts business, or wherever venue is proper under
			 section 1391 of title 28, United States Code, to obtain appropriate injunctive
			 relief.
			(b)Rights of
			 Federal Trade Commission
				(1)Notice to
			 Federal Trade Commission
					(A)In
			 generalExcept as provided in subparagraph (C), the attorney
			 general of a State, or other authorized State officer, shall notify the Federal
			 Trade Commission in writing of any civil action under subsection (a), prior to
			 initiating such civil action.
					(B)ContentsThe
			 notice required by subparagraph (A) shall include a copy of the complaint to be
			 filed to initiate such civil action.
					(C)ExceptionIf
			 it is not feasible for the attorney general of a State, or other authorized
			 State officer, to provide the notice required by subparagraph (A), the State
			 shall provide notice immediately upon instituting a civil action under
			 subsection (a).
					(2)Intervention by
			 Federal Trade CommissionUpon receiving notice required by
			 paragraph (1) with respect to a civil action, the Federal Trade Commission
			 may—
					(A)intervene in such
			 action; and
					(B)upon
			 intervening—
						(i)be
			 heard on all matters arising in such civil action; and
						(ii)file petitions
			 for appeal of a decision in such action.
						(c)ConstructionNothing
			 in this section shall be construed—
				(1)to prevent the
			 attorney general of a State, or other authorized State officer, from exercising
			 the powers conferred on the attorney general, or other authorized State
			 officer, by the laws of such State; or
				(2)to prohibit the
			 attorney general of a State, or other authorized State officer, from proceeding
			 in State or Federal court on the basis of an alleged violation of any civil or
			 criminal statute of that State.
				(d)LimitationNo separate suit shall be brought under
			 this section if, at the time the suit is brought, the same alleged violation is
			 the subject of a pending action by the Federal Trade Commission or the United
			 States under this Act.
			6.ConstructionNothing in this Act shall be construed to
			 prohibit an individual from seeking any remedies available under any provision
			 of Federal or State law.
		7.National Highway
			 Traffic Safety Administration report on sales of motor vehicles to rental
			 companies without standard safety features
			(a)In
			 generalNot later than 180
			 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Administrator of the
			 National Highway Traffic Safety Administration shall submit to Congress a
			 report on all matters relating to the sales of motor vehicles to rental
			 companies without safety features that are normally included in the sales of
			 such motor vehicles to consumers.
			(b)ElementsThe
			 report required by subsection (a) shall include the following:
				(1)A description of
			 the buying practices of rental companies with respect to motor vehicles that do
			 not include safety features that are normally included in the sale of such
			 motor vehicles to consumers.
				(2)A description of
			 the implications of such practices on the safety of consumers.
				(3)The
			 recommendations of the Administrator with respect to the regulatory and
			 legislative actions that can be taken to protect consumers with respect to such
			 practices.
				8.National Highway
			 Traffic Safety Administration report on sales of motor vehicles by rental
			 companies known to include safety defects before such vehicles are
			 recalled
			(a)Initial
			 report
				(1)In
			 generalNot later than 180
			 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Administrator of the
			 National Highway Traffic Safety Administration shall submit to Congress a
			 report on sales of covered vehicles—
					(A)by rental companies that are aware,
			 including by notice posted on the Internet website of the Administration, such
			 covered vehicles may contain a defect related to motor vehicle safety or may
			 not be in compliance with an applicable motor vehicle safety standard;
			 and
					(B)during the
			 period—
						(i)beginning on the
			 date on which such rental companies become aware that such vehicles may contain
			 such defects or may not be in compliance as described in subparagraph (A);
			 and
						(ii)ending on the
			 earlier of the date of receipt by the rental company of a notification ordered
			 by the Secretary of Transportation under subsection (b)(2)(A) of section 30118
			 of title 49, United States Code, and the date on which a manufacturer gives
			 notice to owners, purchasers, and dealers pursuant to subsection (c) of such
			 section that such covered vehicles contain a defect related to motor vehicle
			 safety or do not comply with an applicable motor vehicle safety
			 standard.
						(2)ElementsThe
			 report required by paragraph (1) shall include the following:
					(A)A description and
			 analysis of the frequency of sales of covered vehicles described in such
			 paragraph.
					(B)A discussion of
			 the effects of such sales on consumers.
					(C)The
			 recommendations of the Administrator, if any, on legislative and administrative
			 action that should be taken to address such sales or mitigate such
			 effects.
					(b)Follow-Up
			 report
				(1)In
			 generalNot later than 1 year after the date on which the
			 Administrator submits the report required by subsection (a)(1), the
			 Administrator shall submit to Congress a report on the sales of covered
			 vehicles as described in such subsection during the period beginning on the
			 date on which the Administrator submits the report required by such subsection
			 and ending on the date on which the report is submitted under this
			 paragraph.
				(2)ElementsThe
			 report required by paragraph (1) shall include the following:
					(A)A description,
			 analysis, discussion, and recommendations as described in subsection (a)(2) but
			 with respect to the period described in paragraph (1) of this
			 subsection.
					(B)An identification
			 and analysis of differences between the findings of the Administrator with
			 respect to the report required by subsection (a)(1) and the findings of the
			 Administrator with respect to subparagraph (A) of this paragraph.
					(C)A discussion of
			 the effects of the provisions of this Act on the sales of covered vehicles as
			 described in subsection (a)(1).


		I
		112th CONGRESS
		1st Session
		H. R. 3542
		IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

			December 1, 2011
			Mr. Grijalva
			 introduced the following bill; which was referred to the
			 Committee on Energy and
			 Commerce

		A BILL
		To amend section 5001 of division B of the American
		  Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 to extend the temporary increase in
		  Medicaid FMAP through the end of fiscal year 2012.

		1.Short titleThis Act may be cited as the
			 Medicaid Enhancement and Emergency Job Creation Act of
			 2011.
		2.Extension of ARRA
			 increase in FMAP through fiscal year 2012
			(a)In
			 generalSection 5001 of
			 division B of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009
			 (Public Law
			 111–5), as amended by section 201 of Public Law 111–226, is
			 amended—
				(1)in subsection (a)—
					(A)by striking
			 and at the end of paragraph (2);
					(B)in paragraph (3),
			 by striking , but only for the first 3 calendar quarters in fiscal year
			 2011. and inserting ; and; and
					(C)by adding at the
			 end the following new paragraph:

							(4)fiscal year 2011 is less than the FMAP as
				so determines for fiscal year 2008, fiscal year 2009 (after the application of
				paragraph (1)), fiscal year 2010 (after the application of paragraph (2), or
				fiscal year 2011 (after the application of paragraph (3)), the greatest of such
				FMAP for the State for fiscal year 2008, fiscal year 2009, fiscal year 2010, or
				fiscal year 2011, shall be substituted for the State’s FMAP for fiscal year
				2012 before the application of this
				section.
							;
					(2)in subsection
			 (b)(3), by adding at the end the following:

						(C)Fourth quarter
				of fiscal year 2011 and first and second quarters of fiscal year
				2012For each State, for the fourth quarter of fiscal year 2011
				and the first and second quarters of fiscal year 2012, the FMAP percentage
				increase for the State under paragraph (1) or (2) (as applicable) shall be 6.2
				percentage points.
						(D)Third quarter of
				fiscal year 2012For each State, for the third quarter of fiscal
				year 2012, the FMAP percentage increase for the State under paragraph (1) or
				(2) (as applicable) shall be 3.2 percentage points.
						(E)Fourth quarter
				of fiscal year 2011For each State, for the fourth quarter of
				fiscal year 2012, the FMAP percentage increase for the State under paragraph
				(1) or (2) (as applicable) shall be 1.2 percentage
				points.
						;
				(3)in subsection
			 (c)—
					(A)in paragraph
			 (2)(B), by striking January 1, 2011 and inserting April
			 1, 2012;
					(B)in paragraph
			 (3)(B)(i), by striking January 1, 2011 and inserting
			 April 1, 2012 each place it appears; and
					(C)in paragraph (4)(C)(ii), by striking
			 January 2011 and inserting April 2012;
					(4)in subsection
			 (f)(1)(A), by adding at the end the following: The previous sentence
			 shall apply for quarters beginning after the date of the enactment of this
			 sentence in the case of a State operating under a Statewide waiver as of such
			 date regardless of whether the waiver in effect on July 1, 2008, was renewed or
			 extended after such date;
				(5)in subsection
			 (g)(1), by striking March 31, 2012 and inserting
			 September 30, 2013; and
				(6)in subsection
			 (h)(3), by striking June 30, 2011 and inserting September
			 30, 2012.
				(b)Payment
			 adjustmentThe Secretary of Health and Human Services shall
			 provide, not later than 30 days after the date of the enactment of this Act,
			 for such adjustments of payments to States under title XIX of the Social
			 Security Act as may be necessary for calendar quarters ending before such date
			 to reflect the amendments made by subsection (a).


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		II
		114th CONGRESS
		1st Session
		S. RES. 28
		IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

			January 20, 2015
			Mr. Thune, from the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation, reported the following original resolution; which was referred to the Committee on Rules and Administration

		RESOLUTION
		Authorizing expenditures by the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.

 That, in carrying out its powers, duties, and functions under the Standing Rules of the Senate, in accordance with its jurisdiction under Rule XXV of such rules, including holding hearings, reporting such hearings, and making investigations as authorized by paragraphs 1 and 8 of Rule XXVI of the Standing Rules of the Senate, the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation is authorized from March 1, 2015, through September 30, 2015, October 1, 2015, through September 30, 2016, and October 1, 2016, through February 28, 2017, in its discretion—
 (1)to make expenditures from the contingent fund of the Senate;
 (2)to employ personnel; and
 (3)with the prior consent of the government department or agency concerned and the Committee on Rules and Administration, to use on a reimbursable or non-reimbursable basis the services of personnel of any such department or agency.
 2.(a)The expenses of the committee for the period from March 1, 2015, through September 30, 2015, under this resolution shall not exceed $3,879,581, of which amount—
 (1)not to exceed $50,000 may be expended for the procurement of the services of individual consultants, or organizations thereof (as authorized by section 202(i) of the Legislative Reorganization Act of 1946, as amended); and
 (2)not to exceed $50,000 may be expended for the training of the professional staff of such committee (under procedures specified by section 202(j) of the Legislative Reorganization Act of 1946).
 (b)For the period October 1, 2015, through September 30, 2016, expenses of the committee under this resolution shall not exceed $6,650,710, of which amount—
 (1)not to exceed $50,000 may be expended for the procurement of the services of individual consultations, or organizations thereof (as authorized by section 202(i) of the Legislative Reorganization Act of 1946, as amended); and
 (2)not to exceed $50,000 may be expended for the training of the professional staff of such committee (under procedures specified by section 202(j) of the Legislative Reorganization Act of 1946).
 (c)For the period October 1, 2016, through February 28, 2017, expenses of the committee under this resolution shall not exceed $2,771,129, of which amount—
 (1)not to exceed $50,000 may be expended for the procurement of the services of individual consultants, or organizations thereof (as authorized by section 202(i) of the Legislative Reorganization Act of 1946, as amended); and
 (2)not to exceed $50,000 may be expended for the training of the professional staff of such committee (under procedures specified by section 202(j) of the Legislative Reorganization Act of 1946).
 3.The committee shall report its findings, together with such recommendations for legislation as it deems advisable, to the Senate at the earliest practicable date, but not later than February 28, 2017.
 4.Expenses of the committee under this resolution shall be paid from the contingent fund of the Senate upon vouchers approved by the chairman of the committee, except that vouchers shall not be required—
 (1)for the disbursement of salaries of employees paid at an annual rate;
 (2)for the payment of telecommunications provided by the Office of the Sergeant at Arms and Doorkeeper, United States Senate;
 (3)for the payment of stationary supplies purchased through the Keeper of the Stationary, United States Senate;
 (4)for payments to the Postmaster, United States Senate;
 (5)for the payment of metered charges on copying equipment provided by the Office of the Sergeant at Arms and Doorkeeper, United States Senate;
 (6)for the payment of Senate Recording and Photographic Services; or
 (7)for the payment of franked and mass mail costs by the Office of the Sergeant at Arms and Doorkeeper, United States Senate.
 5.There are authorized such sums as may be necessary for agency contributions related to the compensation of employees of the committee from March 1, 2015, through September 30, 2015, October 1, 2015, through September 30, 2016, and October 1, 2016, through February 28, 2017.


117 HR 5178 IH: Truth in Employment Act of 2021
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I117th CONGRESS1st SessionH. R. 5178IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVESSeptember 7, 2021Mr. Allen (for himself, Mr. Norman, Mr. Perry, and Mr. Austin Scott of Georgia) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Education and LaborA BILLTo amend the National Labor Relations Act to clarify employer rights with regard to hiring.1.Short titleThis Act may be cited as the Truth in Employment Act of 2021.2.Findings and purpose(a)FindingsCongress finds the following:(1)An atmosphere of trust and civility in labor-management relationships is essential to a productive workplace and a healthy economy.(2)The tactic of using professional union organizers and agents to infiltrate a targeted employer’s workplace, a practice commonly referred to as salting has evolved into an aggressive form of harassment not contemplated when the National Labor Relations Act was enacted and threatens the balance of rights.(3)Increasingly, union organizers are seeking employment with nonunion employers not because of a desire to work for such employers but primarily to organize the employees of such employers or to inflict economic harm specifically designed to put nonunion competitors out of business, or to do both.(4)While no employer may discriminate against employees based upon the views of employees concerning collective bargaining, an employer should have the right to expect job applicants to be primarily interested in utilizing the skills of the applicants to further the goals of the business of the employer.(b)PurposesThe purposes of this Act are—(1)to preserve the balance of rights between employers, employees, and labor organizations; and(2)to alleviate pressure on employers to hire individuals who seek or gain employment in order to disrupt the workplace of the employer or otherwise inflict economic harm designed to put the employer out of business.3.Protection of employer rightsSection 8(a) of the National Labor Relations Act (29 U.S.C. 158(a)) is amended by adding after and below paragraph (5) the following:Nothing in this subsection shall be construed as requiring an employer to employ any person who seeks or has sought employment with the employer in furtherance of other employment or agency status..


117 S367 IS: To authorize the President to award the Medal of Honor to James Megellas, formerly of Fond du Lac, Wisconsin, and most recently of Colleyville, Texas, before his death on April 2, 2020, for acts of valor on January 28, 1945, during the Battle of the Bulge in World War II.
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II117th CONGRESS1st SessionS. 367IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATESFebruary 23, 2021Mr. Johnson (for himself, Mr. Cornyn, and Ms. Baldwin) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Armed ServicesA BILLTo authorize the President to award the Medal of Honor to James Megellas, formerly of Fond du Lac, Wisconsin, and most recently of Colleyville, Texas, before his death on April 2, 2020, for acts of valor on January 28, 1945, during the Battle of the Bulge in World War II.1.Authorization for award of the Medal of Honor to James Megellas for acts of valor during Battle of
 the Bulge(a)Waiver of time limitationsNotwithstanding the time limitations specified in section 7274 of title 10, United States Code, or any other time limitation with respect to the awarding of certain medals to persons who served in the Armed Forces, the President may award the Medal of Honor under section 7271 of such title to James Megellas, formerly of Fond du Lac, Wisconsin, and most recently of Colleyville, Texas, before his death on April 2, 2020, for the acts of valor during World War II described in subsection (b).(b)Acts of Valor DescribedThe acts of valor referred to in subsection (a) are the actions of James Megellas on January 28, 1945, in Herresbach, Belgium, during the Battle of the Bulge when, as a first lieutenant in the 82nd Airborne Division, he led a surprise and devastating attack on a much larger advancing enemy force, killing and capturing a large number and causing others to flee, single-handedly destroying an attacking German Mark V tank with two hand-held grenades, and then leading his men in clearing and seizing Herresbach.


115 S3326 IS: Tax Fairness for Disabled Workers Act
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II115th CONGRESS2d SessionS. 3326IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATESAugust 1, 2018Mr. King (for himself and Mr. Rubio) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on FinanceA BILLTo amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to ensure proper allocation of lump-sum payments of
			 disability insurance benefits for determinations of modified adjusted
			 gross
			 income under the refundable tax credit for coverage under a qualified
			 health plan.

 1.Short titleThis Act may be cited as the Tax Fairness for Disabled Workers Act. 2.Allocation of lump-sum payments of Social Security benefits for determinations of modified adjusted gross income under the refundable tax credit for coverage under a qualified health plan (a)In generalSection 36B(d)(2) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by inserting at the end the following new subparagraph:

 (C)Exclusion of certain amounts received as lump-sum paymentFor purposes of subparagraph (B), such amount shall not include any portion of a lump-sum payment of disability insurance benefits under section 223 of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 423) which is—
 (i)received during the taxable year, and (ii)attributable to prior taxable years..
 (b)Effective dateThe amendment made by this section shall apply to taxable years beginning after December 31, 2018.


		II

		109th CONGRESS

		2d Session

		S. 2433

		IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

			March 16 (legislative

			 day, March 15), 2006

			Mr. Salazar (for

			 himself, Mr. Thune,

			 Mr. Akaka, Mr.

			 Dorgan, Mr. Pryor,

			 Mr. Johnson, Mr. Burns, Ms.

			 Murkowski, Mr. Thomas,

			 Mr. Baucus, Mr.

			 Conrad, Mrs. Murray,

			 Mrs. Lincoln, and

			 Mr. Burr) introduced the following bill;

			 which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans'

			 Affairs

		A BILL

		To amend title 38, United States Code, to establish an

		  Assistant Secretary for Rural Veterans in the Department of Veterans Affairs,

		  to improve the care provided to veterans living in rural areas, and for other

		  purposes.

		1.Short titleThis Act may be cited as the

			 Rural Veterans Care Act of

			 2006.

		2.Assistant

			 Secretary for Rural VeteransSection 308 of title 38, United States Code,

			 is amended—

			(1)in subsection (a)—

				(A)by inserting (1) before

			 There;

				(B)by striking six and

			 inserting seven; and

				(C)by striking

			 Each and inserting the following:

						(2)Each

						;

				(2)by redesignating

			 subsection (c) as paragraph (3) and inserting such paragraph at the end of

			 subsection (a);

			(3)by inserting

			 after subsection (b) the following new subsection:

					(c)(1)One of the Assistant

				Secretaries appointed under subsection (a) shall be the Assistant Secretary for

				Rural Veterans, who, under the direction of the Secretary, shall formulate and

				implement all policies and procedures of the Department that affect veterans

				living in rural areas.

						(2)The Assistant Secretary for Rural

				Veterans, under the direction of the Secretary, shall perform the following

				functions:

							(A)Except as otherwise expressly provided

				in this title, carry out the provisions of this title and administer all

				Department programs for providing care to veterans living in rural areas who

				are eligible for services authorized under this title.

							(B)Oversee and coordinate personnel and

				policies of the Veterans Health Administration, the Veterans Benefits

				Administration, the National Cemetery Administration, and their respective

				subagencies, including Veterans Integrated Service Networks, to carry out

				Department programs to the extent such programs affect veterans living in rural

				areas.

							(C)Oversee, coordinate, promote, and

				disseminate research into issues affecting veterans living in rural areas in

				cooperation with the medical, rehabilitation, health services, and cooperative

				studies research programs, the Office of Policy and the Office of Research and

				Development of the Veterans Health Administration, and the centers established

				in section 7329.

							(D)Ensure maximum effectiveness and

				efficiency in providing services and assistance to eligible veterans under the

				programs described in subparagraph (A), after consultation with appropriate

				representatives of the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, the Indian

				Health Service, and the Office of Rural Health Policy of the Department of

				Health and Human Services, the Social Security Administration, the Department

				of Labor, the Department of Agriculture (acting through the Under Secretary for

				Rural Development), and other Federal, State, and local government

				agencies.

							(E)Work with all personnel and resources

				of the Department to develop, refine, and promulgate policies, best practices,

				lessons learned, and innovative and successful programs to improve care and

				services for rural veterans.

							(F)Perform such other functions and

				duties as the Secretary considers appropriate.

							(3)The Secretary shall ensure that the

				Assistant Secretary for Rural Veterans has the budget, authority, and control

				necessary for the development, approval, implementation, integration, and

				oversight of policies, procedures, processes, activities, and systems of the

				Department relating to the care of rural veterans. The Secretary shall identify

				a Rural Veterans Coordinator in each Veterans Integrated Service Network, who

				shall report to the Assistant Secretary for Rural Veterans and coordinate the

				functions authorized under this subsection within such network.

						(4)The Assistant Secretary for Rural

				Veterans, under the direction of the Secretary, shall supervise the employees

				of the Department who are responsible for implementing the policies and

				procedures described in paragraph (1).

						;

				and

			(4)in subsection

			 (d)—

				(A)in paragraph

			 (1)—

					(i)by

			 striking 18 and inserting 19; and

					(ii)by

			 adding at the end the following: One of the Deputy Assistant Secretaries

			 appointed under this paragraph shall be the Deputy Assistant Secretary for

			 Rural Veterans, who shall perform such functions as the Assistant Secretary for

			 Rural Veterans prescribes.;

					(B)in paragraph (2),

			 by inserting or, in the case of the Deputy Assistant Secretary for Rural

			 Veterans, comparable service in a management position in the Armed

			 Forces after Secretary.

				3.Responsibilities

			 of Assistant Secretary for Rural Veterans

			(a)Demonstration

			 projects

				(1)In

			 generalThe Assistant Secretary for Rural Veterans, appointed

			 under section 308 of title 38, United States Code, shall carry out

			 demonstration projects to examine alternatives for expanding care in rural

			 areas, including—

					(A)establishing a

			 partnership between the Department of Veterans Affairs and the Centers for

			 Medicare and Medicaid Services of the Department of Health and Human Services

			 to coordinate care for rural veterans conducted at critical access hospitals

			 (as designated or certified under section 1820 of the Social Security Act (42

			 U.S.C. 1395i–4));

					(B)establishing a

			 partnership between the Department of Veterans Affairs and the Department of

			 Health and Human Services to coordinate care for rural veterans conducted at

			 community health centers;

					(C)expanding the use

			 of fee basis care through which private hospitals, health care facilities, and

			 other third-party providers are reimbursed for providing care closer to the

			 homes of veterans living in rural areas, as authorized under section

			 7405(a)(2); and

					(D)expanding

			 coordination between the Department of Veterans Affairs and the Indian Health

			 Service to expand care for Native American veterans.

					(2)Geographic

			 distributionThe Assistant Secretary for Rural Veterans shall

			 ensure that the demonstration projects authorized under paragraph (1) are

			 located at facilities that are geographically distributed throughout the United

			 States.

				(3)ReportNot

			 later than two years after the date of enactment of this Act, the Assistant

			 Secretary for Rural Veterans shall submit a report on the results of the

			 demonstration projects conducted under paragraph (1) to—

					(A)the Committee on

			 Veterans Affairs of the Senate;

					(B)the Committee on

			 Appropriations of the Senate;

					(C)the Committee on

			 Veterans Affairs of the House of Representatives; and

					(D)the Committee on

			 Appropriations of the House of Representatives.

					(b)Policy

			 revisionsNot later than one year after the date of enactment of

			 this Act, the Assistant Secretary for Rural Veterans shall—

				(1)reevaluate

			 directives 5005 and 5007 of the Department of Veterans Affairs and other

			 guidance and procedures related to the use of fee basis care nationwide;

			 and

				(2)revise

			 established policies to—

					(A)provide stronger

			 guidance to units of the Department of Veterans Affairs; and

					(B)strengthen the

			 use of fee basis care to extend health care services to rural and remote rural

			 areas.

					(c)Reports to

			 CongressThe Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall submit to

			 Congress, in conjunction with the documents submitted in support of the

			 President’s budget for each fiscal year, an assessment of the implementation

			 during the most recently completed fiscal year of the provisions of this Act

			 and the amendments made by this Act.

			4.Pilot program on

			 enhanced access to health care for veterans in highly rural and geographically

			 remote areas

			(a)Pilot

			 Program

				(1)In

			 generalThe Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall conduct a pilot

			 program to evaluate the feasability and advisability of utilizing various means

			 to improve the access of veterans who reside in highly rural or geographically

			 remote areas to health care services referred to in subsection (d).

				(2)Provision of

			 services under pilot programIn conducting the pilot program, the

			 Secretary shall provide health care services referred to in subsection (d) to

			 eligible veterans who reside in highly rural or geographically remote areas in

			 the geographic service regions selected for purposes of the pilot program

			 utilizing the contract authority of the Secretary under section 1703 of title

			 38, United States Code, and such other authorities available to the Secretary

			 as the Secretary considers appropriate for purposes of the pilot

			 program.

				(b)Eligible

			 VeteransA veteran is an

			 eligible veteran for purposes of this section if the veteran—

				(1)has a

			 service-connected disability; or

				(2)is enrolled in

			 the veterans health care system under section 1705 of title 38, United States

			 Code.

				(c)Highly Rural or

			 Geographically Remote AreasAn eligible veteran resides in a highly

			 rural or geographically remote area for purposes of this section if the

			 veteran—

				(1)resides in a

			 location that is more than 60 miles driving distance from the nearest

			 Department of Veterans Affairs health care facility; or

				(2)in the case of an

			 eligible veteran who resides in a location that is less than 60 miles driving

			 distance from such a facility, experiences such hardship or other difficulties

			 (as determined pursuant to regulations prescribed by the Secretary for purposes

			 of this section) in travel to the nearest Department of Veterans Affairs health

			 care facility that such travel is not in the best interests of the

			 veteran.

				(d)Health Care

			 ServicesThe health care

			 services referred to in this section are—

				(1)acute or chronic

			 symptom management;

				(2)nontherapeutic

			 medical services; and

				(3)any other medical

			 services jointly determined appropriate for an eligible veteran for purposes of

			 this section by the physician of the department responsible for primary care of

			 such eligible veteran and the director of the Veterans Integrated Service

			 Network concerned.

				(e)Areas for

			 Conduct of Pilot Program

				(1)In

			 generalThe pilot program shall be conducted in 3 of the

			 geographic service regions of the Veterans Health Administration (referred to

			 as Veterans Integrated Service Networks) selected by the Secretary for purposes

			 of the pilot program.

				(2)SelectionIn

			 selecting geographic service regions for the purposes of the pilot program, the

			 Secretary, based on the recommendations of the Assistant Secretary for Rural

			 Veterans, shall select from among the Veterans Integrated Service Networks that

			 have a substantial population of veterans who reside in highly rural or

			 geographically remote areas.

				(f)Period of Pilot

			 ProgramThe pilot program

			 shall be conducted during fiscal years 2007, 2008, and 2009.

			(g)Funding for

			 Pilot Program

				(1)In

			 generalFor each fiscal year during which the pilot program is

			 conducted, the Secretary shall allocate for the pilot program an amount equal

			 to 0.9 percent of the total amount appropriated for such fiscal year for

			 medical services.

				(2)Timing of

			 allocationThe allocation under paragraph (1) for a fiscal year

			 shall be made before any other allocation of funds for medical care is made for

			 such fiscal year, and any remaining allocation of funds for medical care for

			 such fiscal year shall be made without regard to the allocation under

			 subsection (a) in such fiscal year.

				(h)Report to

			 CongressNot later than

			 February 1, 2009, the Secretary shall submit to Congress a report on the pilot

			 program. The Secretary shall include in the report such recommendations as the

			 Secretary considers appropriate concerning extension of the pilot program or

			 other means to improve the access of veterans who reside in highly rural or

			 geographically remote areas to health care services referred to in subsection

			 (d).

			5.Travel

			 reimbursement for veterans receiving treatment at facilities of the Department

			 of Veterans AffairsSection

			 111 of title 38, United States Code, is amended—

			(1)in subsection (a)—

				(A)by striking subsistence),

			 and inserting subsistence at a rate equivalent to the rate provided to

			 Federal employees under section 5702 of title 5),; and

				(B)by striking traveled, and

			 inserting (at a rate equivalent to the rate provided to Federal

			 employees under section 5704 of title 5),;

				(2)by striking subsection (g); and

			(3)by redesignating subsection (h) as

			 subsection (g).

			6.Centers for

			 rural health research, education, and clinical activities

			(a)In

			 generalSubchapter II of

			 chapter 73 of title 38, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the

			 following new section:

					7329.Centers for

				rural health research, education, and clinical activities

						(a)Establishment

				of centersThe Assistant Secretary for Rural Veterans shall

				establish and operate not less than one and not more than five centers of

				excellence for rural health research, education, and clinical activities, which

				shall—

							(1)conduct research

				on rural health services;

							(2)allow the

				Department to use specific models for furnishing services to treat rural

				veterans;

							(3)provide education

				and training for health care professionals of the Department; and

							(4)develop and

				implement innovative clinical activities and systems of care for the

				Department.

							(b)Geographic

				dispersionThe Assistant Secretary for Rural Veterans shall

				ensure that the centers authorized under paragraph (1) are located at health

				care facilities that are geographically dispersed throughout the United

				States.

						(c)Selection

				criteriaThe Assistant Secretary for Rural Veterans may not

				designate a health care facility as a location for a center under this section

				unless—

							(1)the peer review

				panel established under subsection (d) determines that the proposal submitted

				by such facility meets the highest competitive standards of scientific and

				clinical merit; and

							(2)the Assistant

				Secretary for Rural Veterans determines that the facility has, or may

				reasonably be anticipated to develop—

								(A)an arrangement

				with an accredited medical school to provide residents with education and

				training in care for rural veterans;

								(B)the ability to

				attract the participation of scientists who are capable of ingenuity and

				creativity in health care research efforts;

								(C)a policymaking

				advisory committee, composed of appropriate health care and research

				representatives of the facility and of the affiliated school or schools, to

				advise the directors of such facility and such center on policy matters

				pertaining to the activities of such center during the period of the operation

				of such center; and

								(D)the capability to

				effectively conduct evaluations of the activities of such center.

								(d)Panel To

				evaluate proposals(1)The Assistant Secretary

				for Rural Veterans shall establish a panel to—

								(A)evaluate the scientific and clinical

				merit of proposals submitted to establish centers under this section;

				and

								(B)provide advice to the Assistant

				Secretary for Rural Veterans regarding the implementation of this

				section.

								(2)The panel shall review each proposal

				received from the Assistant Secretary for Rural Veterans and shall submit its

				views on the relative scientific and clinical merit of each such proposal to

				the Assistant Secretary.

							(3)The panel established under paragraph

				(1) shall be comprised of experts in the fields of public health research,

				education, and clinical care.

							(4)Members of the panel shall serve as

				consultants to the Department for a period not to exceed two years.

							(5)The panel shall not be subject to the

				Federal Advisory Committee Act.

							(e)Funding(1)There are authorized to

				be appropriated such sums as may be necessary for the support of the research

				and education activities of the centers established pursuant to subsection

				(a).

							(2)The Assistant Secretary for Rural

				Veterans shall allocate such amounts as the Under Secretary for Health

				determines to be appropriate to the centers established pursuant to subsection

				(a) from funds appropriated for the Medical Care Account and the Medical and

				Prosthetics Research Account.

							(3)Activities of clinical and scientific

				investigation at each center established under subsection (a)—

								(A)shall be eligible to compete for the

				award of funding from funds appropriated for the Medical and Prosthetics

				Research Account; and

								(B)shall receive priority in the award of

				funding from such account to the extent that funds are awarded to projects for

				research in the care of rural

				veterans.

								.

			(b)Clerical

			 amendmentThe table of sections at the beginning of chapter 73 of

			 title 38, United States Code, is amended by inserting after the item relating

			 to section 7328 the following new item:

						7329. Centers for rural health research, education, and

				clinical

				activities.

					.


I114th CONGRESS2d SessionH. R. 6457IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVESDecember 7, 2016Mr. Veasey 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 Medicare coverage of preventive services that are required to be covered by group and individual health plans.
1.Short titleThis Act may be cited as the Preventive Services Medicare Parity Act of 2016.  2.Medicare coverage of preventive services that are required to be covered by group and individual health plans (a)In generalParagraph (1) of section 1861(ddd) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1395x(ddd)) is amended by striking means services not described and all that follows through the period at the end and inserting the following:
means, subject to paragraph (2), services that— (A)are not described in subparagraph (A) or (C) of paragraph (3); and
(B)with respect to services furnished to an individual during a calendar year, would be required, under section 2713(a)(1) of the Public Health Service Act, to be covered with respect to such individual if such individual were enrolled under group or individual health insurance coverage for a plan year consisting of such calendar year.. (b)Authority for a national coverage determination where predicted outcomes for services are not commensurate with expendituresParagraph (2) of section 1861(ddd) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1395x(ddd)) is amended to read as follows:

(2)The Secretary may conduct, with respect to an additional preventive service, an assessment of the relation between the predicted outcomes and the expenditures for such service with respect to individuals enrolled under part B. If the Secretary determines, based on the results of such assessment, that the predicted outcomes for such service would not be commensurate with the expenditures for such service, the Secretary may use the process for making a national coverage determination (as defined in section 1869(f)(1)(B)) to exclude such service from coverage nationally on such basis.  . (c)Effective dateThe amendments made by this section shall apply with respect to services furnished on or after January 1, 2018.


		I
		112th CONGRESS
		2d Session
		H. R. 4716
		IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

			April 25, 2012
			Mr. Guthrie
			 introduced the following bill; which was referred to the
			 Committee on Ways and
			 Means

		A BILL
		To extend the temporary suspension of duty on
		  ε-Caprolactone-neopentylglycol copolymer.

		1.ε-Caprolactone-neopentylglycol
			 copolymer
			(a)In
			 generalHeading 9902.40.26 of
			 the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States (relating to
			 ε-Caprolactone-neopentylglycol copolymer) 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.