110 HR 2763 IH: Biofuels Research and Development

U.S. House of Representatives
2007-06-18
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		I
		110th CONGRESS
		1st Session
		H. R. 2763
		IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

			June 18, 2007
			Mr. Lampson
			 introduced the following bill; which was referred to the
			 Committee on Science and
			 Technology, and in addition to the Committee on
			 Energy and Commerce, for
			 a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for
			 consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the
			 committee concerned

		A BILL
		To enhance research, development, demonstration, and
		  commercial application of biofuels related technologies, and for other
		  purposes.

		1.Short titleThis Act may be cited as the
			 Biofuels Research and Development
			 Enhancement Act .
		2.Biofuels and
			 biorefinery information center
			(a)In
			 generalThe Secretary of Energy (in this Act referred to as the
			 Secretary), in cooperation with the Secretary of Agriculture,
			 shall establish an information center to make available to interested parties
			 information on research, development, and commercial application of
			 technologies related to biofuels and biorefineries, including—
				(1)biochemical and
			 thermochemical conversion technologies capable of making fuels from
			 lignocellulosic feedstocks;
				(2)biotechnology
			 processes capable of making biofuels with an emphasis on development of
			 biorefinery technologies using enzyme-based processing systems; and
				(3)other advanced
			 processes and technologies that will enable the development of biofuels.
				(b)AdministrationIn administering the biofuels and
			 biorefinery information center, the Secretary shall—
				(1)continually update
			 information provided by the center;
				(2)make information
			 available to interested parties on the process for establishing a biorefinery;
			 and
				(3)make information
			 and assistance provided by the center available through a toll-free telephone
			 number and website.
				3.Biofuels and
			 advanced biofuels infrastructureSection 932 of the Energy Policy Act of 2005
			 (42 U.S.C. 16232) is amended by adding at the end the following new
			 subsection:

				(f)Biofuels and
				advanced biofuels infrastructure
					(1)In
				generalThe Secretary shall carry out a program of research,
				development, and demonstration as it relates existing transportation fuel
				distribution infrastructure and new alternative distribution infrastructure.
				The program shall focus on the physical and chemical properties of biofuels and
				efforts to prevent or mitigate against adverse impacts of those properties in
				the following areas:
						(A)Corrosion of
				metal, plastic, rubber, cork, fiberglass, glues, or any other material used in
				pipes and storage tanks.
						(B)Dissolving of
				storage tank sediments.
						(C)Clogging of
				filters.
						(D)Contamination from
				water or other adulterants or pollutants.
						(E)Poor flow
				properties related to low temperatures.
						(F)Oxidative and
				thermal instability in long-term storage and use.
						(G)Increased volatile
				emissions.
						(H)Microbial
				contamination.
						(I)Problems
				associated with electrical conductivity.
						(J)Increased nitrogen
				oxide
				emissions.
						.
		4.BiodieselNot later than 180 days after the date of
			 enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall submit to Congress a report on any
			 research and development challenges inherent in increasing to 5 percent the
			 proportion of diesel fuel sold in the United States that is biodiesel (as
			 defined in section 757 of the Energy Policy Act of 2005 (42 U.S.C.
			 16105)).
		5.Bioresearch
			 centers for systems biology programSection 977(a)(1) of the Energy Policy Act
			 of 2005 (42 U.S.C. 16317(a)(1)) is amended by inserting before the period at
			 the end the following: , including the establishment of at least 11
			 bioresearch centers of varying sizes, as appropriate, that focus on biofuels,
			 of which at least 2 centers shall be located in each of the 4 Petroleum
			 Administration for Defense Districts with no subdistricts and at least 1 center
			 shall be located in each of the subdistricts of the Petroleum Administration
			 for Defense District with subdistricts.
		6.Grants for biofuel
			 production research and development in certain States
			(a)In
			 generalThe Secretary shall provide grants to eligible entities
			 for research, development, demonstration, and commercial application of biofuel
			 production technologies in States with low rates of ethanol production,
			 including low rates of production of cellulosic biomass ethanol, as determined
			 by the Secretary.
			(b)EligibilityTo
			 be eligible to receive a grant under this section, an entity shall—
				(1)(A)be an institution of
			 higher education (as defined in section 2 of the Energy Policy Act of 2005 (42
			 U.S.C. 15801)) located in a State described in subsection (a); or
					(B)be a consortium including at least 1
			 such institution of higher education, and industry, State agencies, Indian
			 tribal agencies, or local government agencies located in the State; and
					(2)have proven
			 experience and capabilities with relevant technologies.
				(c)Authorization of
			 AppropriationsThere are authorized to be appropriated to the
			 Secretary to carry out this section $25,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2008
			 through 2010.
			7.Biorefinery
			 energy efficiencySection 932
			 of Energy Policy Act of 2005 (42 U.S.C. 16232), is amended by adding at the end
			 the following new subsection:

				(g)Biorefinery
				energy efficiencyThe Secretary shall establish a program of
				research, development, demonstration, and commercial application for increasing
				energy efficiency and reducing energy consumption in the operation of
				biorefinery
				facilities.
				.
		8.Study of
			 increased consumption of ethanol-blended gasoline with higher levels of
			 ethanol
			(a)In
			 generalThe Secretary, in cooperation with the Secretary of
			 Agriculture, the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency, and the
			 Secretary of Transportation, and after providing notice and an opportunity for
			 public comment, shall conduct a study of the feasibility of increasing
			 consumption in the United States of ethanol-blended gasoline with levels of
			 ethanol that are not less than 10 percent and not more than 40 percent.
			(b)StudyThe
			 study under subsection (a) shall include—
				(1)a
			 review of production and infrastructure constraints on increasing consumption
			 of ethanol;
				(2)an evaluation of
			 the economic, market, and energy-related impacts of State and regional
			 differences in ethanol blends;
				(3)an evaluation of
			 the economic, market, and energy-related impacts on gasoline retailers and
			 consumers of separate and distinctly labeled fuel storage facilities and
			 dispensers;
				(4)an evaluation of
			 the environmental impacts of the ethanol blends described in subsection (a) on
			 evaporative and exhaust emissions from on-road, off-road, and marine vehicle
			 engines;
				(5)an evaluation of
			 the impacts of the ethanol blends described in subsection (a) on the operation,
			 durability, and performance of on-road, off-road, and marine vehicle engines;
			 and
				(6)an evaluation of the safety impacts of the
			 ethanol blends described in subsection (a) on consumers that own and operate
			 off-road and marine vehicle engines.
				(c)ReportNot
			 later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall
			 submit to Congress a report describing the results of the study conducted under
			 this section.
			9.Study of
			 optimization of flexible fueled vehicles to use E–85 fuel
			(a)In
			 GeneralThe Secretary shall conduct a study of whether optimizing
			 flexible fueled vehicles to operate using E–85 fuel would increase the fuel
			 efficiency of flexible fueled vehicles, and shall include recommendations for
			 how manufacturers can best optimize such vehicles to increase fuel
			 efficiency.
			(b)ReportNot
			 later than 180 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary
			 shall submit to the Committee on Science and Technology of the House of
			 Representatives the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources of the Senate a
			 report that describes the results of the study under this section, including
			 any recommendations of the Secretary.
			10.Study of engine
			 durability associated with the use of biodiesel
			(a)In
			 generalNot later than 30 days after the date of enactment of
			 this Act, the Secretary shall initiate a study on the effects of the use of
			 biodiesel on engine durability.
			(b)ComponentsThe
			 study under this section shall include—
				(1)an assessment of
			 whether the use of biodiesel in conventional diesel engines lessens engine
			 durability; and
				(2)an assessment of
			 the effects referred to in subsection (a) with respect to biodiesel blends at
			 varying concentrations, including the following percentage concentrations of
			 biodiesel:
					(A)5 percent
			 biodiesel.
					(B)10 percent biodiesel.
					(C)20 percent biodiesel.
					(D)30 percent biodiesel.
					(E)100 percent biodiesel.
					(c)ReportNot
			 later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall
			 submit to the Committee on Science and Technology of the House of
			 Representatives the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources of the Senate a
			 report that describes the results of the study under this section, including
			 any recommendations of the Secretary.
			11.Bioenergy
			 research and development, authorization of appropriation
			(a)Section 931 of the Energy Policy Act of
			 2005 (42 U.S.C. 16231) is amended—
				(1)in subsection
			 (b)—
					(A)at the end of
			 paragraph (2) by striking and;
					(B)at the end of
			 paragraph (3) by striking the period and inserting ; and;
			 and
					(C)by adding at the
			 end the following new paragraph:

							(4)$963,000,000 for
				fiscal year 2010.
							;
				and
					(2)in subsection (c)—
					(A)in paragraph (2),
			 by striking $251,000,000 and inserting
			 $377,000,000;
					(B)in paragraph (3),
			 by striking $274,000,000 and inserting
			 $398,000,000; and
					(C)by adding at the
			 end the following new paragraph:

							(4)$419,000,000 for
				fiscal year 2010, of which $150,000,00 shall be for section
				932(d).
							.


115 HR 3333 IH: Hunting, Education, And Recreational Development Act
U.S. House of Representatives
2017-07-20
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I115th CONGRESS1st SessionH. R. 3333IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVESJuly 20, 2017Mr. Gosar (for himself, Mr. Amodei, Mr. Franks of Arizona, Mr. Schweikert, Mr. Sessions, and Mr. Young of Alaska) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Natural Resources, and in addition to the Committee on Agriculture, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such
			 provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concernedA BILLTo provide for the orderly disposal of certain Federal lands, to benefit education and other
			 purposes through the sales of such lands, to consolidate Federal lands to
			 improve management, to provide for the acquisition of lands for
			 recreational and other opportunities, and for other purposes.

		1.Short title; table of contents
 (a)Short titleThis Act may be cited as the Hunting, Education, And Recreational Development Act or the HEARD Act. (b)Table of contentsThe table of contents for this Act is:

					Sec. 1. Short title; table of contents.
					Sec. 2. Findings and purpose.
					Sec. 3. Definitions.
					Sec. 4. Disposal.
					Sec. 5. Lands to provide or increase recreational and other opportunities.
					Sec. 6. Public availability of information on land potentially available for disposal.
					Sec. 7. Recreation and Public Purposes Act.
					Sec. 8. Limitations for administrative costs.
					Sec. 9. Recording.
			2.Findings and purpose
 (a)FindingsCongress finds the following: (1)The total Federal estate exceeds more than 635,000,000 acres.
 (2)The Federal Government owns parcels of varying size interspersed with or adjacent to private, State, and tribal lands throughout the United States, making many of these parcels difficult to manage and more appropriate for disposal.
 (3)The Bureau of Land Management identifies certain lands potentially available for disposal in revisions to resource management plans.
 (4)Existing law does not require the Bureau of Land Management to dispose of identified lands on a regular or frequent basis. As a result, lands identified as potentially available for disposal under valid resource management plans are rarely disposed of by the Bureau of Land Management.
 (5)The Forest Service has several authorities to dispose of Federal lands, but such authorities are rarely used.
 (b)PurposesThe purposes of this Act are— (1)to provide for the orderly disposal of certain Federal lands;
 (2)to benefit education through the sales of such lands and research focused on natural resource issues at educational institutions;
 (3)to consolidate Federal lands to achieve better management; and (4)to provide for the acquisition of certain lands to provide or increase recreational and other purposes.
 3.DefinitionsAs used in this Act: (1)HuntingThe term hunting means use of a firearm, bow, or other authorized means in the lawful—
 (A)pursuit, shooting, capture, collection, trapping, or killing of wildlife; or (B)attempt to pursue, shoot, capture, collect, trap, or kill wildlife.
 (2)Land grant universityThe term land grant university means a land grant university— (A)established under the Act of July 2, 1862 (known as the First Morrill Act; 12 Stat. 503, chapter 130; 7 U.S.C. 301 et seq.);
 (B)established under the Act of August 30, 1890 (known as the Second Morrill Act; 26 Stat. 419, chapter 841; 7 U.S.C. 321 et seq.); or (C)described in section 533(a)(1) of the Equity in Educational Land-Grant Status Act of 1994 (part C of title V of Public Law 103–382).
 (3)Recreational fishingThe term recreational fishing means the lawful— (A)pursuit, capture, collection, or killing of fish; or
 (B)attempt to pursue, capture, collect, or kill fish. (4)Recreational off-highway vehiclesThe term recreational off-highway vehicle means a motorized off-highway vehicle designed to travel on four or more tires, intended by the manufacturer for recreational use by one or more persons and having all of the following characteristics:
 (A)A steering wheel for steering control. (B)Foot controls for throttle and service brake.
 (C)Non-straddle seating. (D)Maximum speed capability greater than 30 miles per hour.
 (E)Gross vehicle weight rating no greater than 3,750 pounds. (F)Less than 80 inches in overall width, exclusive of accessories.
 (G)Engine displacement equal to or less than 61 cubic inches for gasoline fueled engines. (H)Identification by means of a 17-character personal or vehicle information number.
 (5)Recreation and Public Purposes ActThe term Recreation and Public Purposes Act means the Act entitled An Act to authorize acquisition or use of public lands by States, counties, or municipalities for recreational purposes, approved June 14, 1926 (43 U.S.C. 869 et seq.).
 (6)Recreational shootingThe term recreational shooting means any form of sport, training, competition, or pastime, whether formal or informal, that involves the discharge of a rifle, handgun, or shotgun, or the use of a bow.
 (7)Secretary concernedThe term Secretary concerned means— (A)the Secretary of the Interior, in reference to lands under the jurisdiction of that Secretary; and
 (B)the Secretary of Agriculture, in reference to lands under the jurisdiction of that Secretary. (8)Special accountThe term special account means the account in the Treasury of the United States established under this Act.
 (9)Unit of local governmentThe term unit of local government means the governing body of each, community, county, municipality, city, town, or township created pursuant to State law with boundaries interspersed with or adjacent to Federal lands.
			4.Disposal
 (a)DisposalIn accordance with this Act, and other applicable law, and subject to valid existing rights, the Secretary concerned is authorized to dispose of Federal land.
			(b)Selection
 (1)Joint selection requiredThe Secretary concerned and the unit of local government in whose jurisdiction lands referred to in subsection (a) are located shall jointly select lands to be offered for sale or exchange under this section. The Secretary concerned shall coordinate land disposal activities with the unit of local government concerned. Land disposal activities of the Secretary concerned shall be consistent with local land use planning and zoning requirements and recommendations. There may be no net loss of Animal Unit Months within grazing allotments where lands are disposed.
				(2)Offering
 (A)The Secretary concerned shall make the first offering of land as soon as practicable after land has been selected in accordance with this subsection.
 (B)The Secretary of the Interior shall dispose of not less than 10 percent of lands currently identified by the Bureau of Land Management for disposal as of the date of the enactment of this Act in each of the first 8 years after the date of the enactment of this Act, for a total of 80 percent of such lands by the end of the eighth year after the date of the enactment of this Act.
 (C)The Secretary of the Interior shall dispose of not less than 20 percent of lands identified by the Bureau of Land Management for disposal in any resource management plan amendment made after the date of the enactment of this Act in each of the 4 years after such an amendment is made, for a total of 80 percent of such lands by the end of the fourth year after the date of such amendment.
 (D)The Secretary of Agriculture shall dispose of not less than 10 percent of lands currently identified by the Forest Service for disposal as of the date of the enactment of this Act in each of the first 8 years after the date of the enactment of this Act, for a total of 80 percent of such lands by the end of the eighth year after the date of the enactment of this Act.
 (E)The Secretary of Agriculture shall dispose of not less than 20 percent of lands identified by the Forest Service for disposal in any resource management plan amendment made after the date of the enactment of this Act in each of the 4 years after such an amendment is made, for a total of 80 percent of such lands by the end of the fourth year after the date of such amendment.
 (F)Private landowners with inholdings interspersed with or adjacent to Federal land being disposed of shall have the first right of refusal for the purchase of land sold or exchanged under this Act.
					(c)Disposition of proceeds
 (1)Land salesOf the gross proceeds of sales of land under this subsection in a fiscal year shall be made available as follows:
 (A)Fifteen percent shall be paid directly to the State where the sale takes place for use to supplement the education of students in kindergarten through grade 12, to supplement public support of institutions of public higher education, and to supplement State agricultural and natural resource agencies.
 (B)Fifteen percent shall be paid directly to the one or more land grant universities within the boundaries of the State of which the revenue is derived for the purposes of providing agricultural and natural resources research, extension, teaching and infrastructure.
 (C)Ten percent shall be paid directly to the one or more counties within the boundaries of which the revenue is derived with 50 percent of those revenues going to a county extension office.
 (D)Ten percent shall be deposited in a special account created in the Treasury of the United States for use pursuant to the provisions of paragraph (3).
 (E)The remainder shall be deposited into the General Fund of the Treasury. (2)Payments (A)In generalAmounts paid to land grant universities under subsection (B) shall be in addition to any other payments of public support.
 (B)Payments in lieu of taxesA payment to a county under subsection (C) shall be in addition to a payment in lieu of taxes received by the county under chapter 69 of title 31, United States Code.
					(3)Availability of special account
 (A)In generalAmounts deposited in the special account may be expended by the Secretary concerned for— (i)any of the purposes described in section 5; and
 (ii)deferred maintenance, repairs, and capital improvements. (B)ProceduresThe Secretary concerned shall coordinate the use of the special account with States, the unit of local government in whose jurisdiction the lands are located, and other interested persons, to ensure accountability and demonstrated results.
 (C)Investment of special accountAll funds deposited as principal in the special account shall earn interest in the amount determined by the Secretary of the Treasury on the basis of the current average market yield on outstanding marketable obligations of the United States of comparable maturities. Such interest shall be added to the principal of the account and expended according to the provisions of paragraph (3).
					5.Lands to provide or increase recreational and other opportunities
			(a)Acquisitions
 (1)DefinitionFor purposes of this subsection, the term recreational beneficial land means land or an interest in land, the acquisition of which the United States would, in the judgment of the Secretary concerned provide an opportunity—
 (A)for hunting, recreational fishing, recreational shooting, recreational off-highway vehicles, or other recreational purposes; or
 (B)to achieve better management of public land through consolidation of Federal ownership. (2)ConcurrenceBefore initiating efforts to acquire land under this subsection, the Secretary concerned shall obtain the concurrence of each affected State and unit of local government within whose jurisdiction the lands are located, including appropriate planning and regulatory agencies, and with other interested persons, concerning the necessity of making the acquisition, the potential impacts on State and local government, and other appropriate aspects of the acquisition. Concurrence under this paragraph is in addition to any other consultation required by law.
 (3)In generalAfter the consultation process has been completed in accordance with paragraph (3), the Secretary concerned may acquire, with the proceeds of the special account, recreational beneficial land and interests in recreational beneficial land. Lands may not be acquired by eminent domain or condemnation or without the consent of the owner thereof. Funds made available from the special account may be used with any other funds made available under any other provision of law or any other non-Federal matching funds provided by a nongovernmental organization.
 (b)Determination of fair market valueThe fair market value of land or an interest in land to be acquired by the Secretary concerned under this section shall be determined pursuant to section 206 of the Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976 and shall be consistent with other applicable requirements and standards. Fair market value shall be determined without regard to the presence of a species listed as threatened or endangered under the Endangered Species Act of 1973 (16 U.S.C. 1531 et seq.).
 (c)Payments in lieu of taxesSubparagraph (H) of section 6901(1) of title 31, United States Code, is amended by inserting or the Hunting, Education, and Recreational Development Act after the Southern Nevada Public Land Management Act of 1998. (d)LimitationThe total land acreage acquired annually under this Act shall not exceed the total Federal land acreage disposed of annually under this Act.
			6.Public availability of information on land potentially available for disposal
 (a)Bureau of Land ManagementThe Bureau of Land Management, shall make publicly available, including on the Internet at http://www.blm.gov/wo/st/en/prog/planning/planning_overview/lands_potentially0.html, or any successor website, all public lands managed by the agency potentially available for disposal as identified in agency resource management plans.
 (b)Forest ServiceThe Forest Service, shall make publicly available, including on the Internet, all public lands managed by the agency identified for disposal as identified in agency land and resource management plans.
			7.Recreation and Public Purposes Act
 (a)In generalUpon request by a grantee of lands within a local county that are subject to a lease or patent issued under the Recreation and Public Purposes Act, the Secretary concerned may transfer the reversionary interest in such lands to other non-Federal lands. The transfer of the reversionary interest under this section shall only be made to lands of equal value, except that with respect to States or a unit of local government an amount equal to the excess (if any) of the fair market value of lands received by the unit of local government over the fair market value of lands transferred by the unit of local government shall be paid to the Secretary concerned and shall be treated under subsection (d)(1) of section 4 as proceeds from the sale of land. For purposes of this subsection, the fair market value of lands to be transferred by States or a unit of local government may be based upon a statement of value prepared by a qualified appraiser.
 (b)Terms and conditions applicable to reversionary interestOther non-Federal lands selected under this subsection by a grantee described in subsection (a) shall be subject to the activities defined as permissible under parts 2920 and 2930 of title 43, Code of Federal Regulations, shall be permissible.
 8.Limitations for administrative costsAmounts deposited in the special account created by this Act shall be expended by the Secretary concerned for reimbursement of—
 (1)costs incurred by the local offices of the Bureau of Land Management and the Forest Service in arranging sales, conveyances, or exchanges under this Act; and
 (2)reimbursement of any other costs associated with this Act including investigations, reports, appraisals, surveys, and clearances.
 9.RecordingThe Secretary concerned shall record all final sales, conveyances and exchanges under this Act with the county within whose jurisdiction the lands are located.


115 HR 5230 IH: Union Transparency and Accountability Act
U.S. House of Representatives
2018-03-08
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I115th CONGRESS2d SessionH. R. 5230IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVESMarch 8, 2018Mr. Francis Rooney of Florida (for himself, Mr. Roe of Tennessee, and Mr. Rokita) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Education and the WorkforceA BILLTo ensure labor organization transparency and accountability.

 1.Short titleThis Act may be cited as the Union Transparency and Accountability Act. 2.Disclosure requirementsSection 208 of the Labor-Management Reporting and Disclosure Act of 1959 (29 U.S.C. 438) is amended—
 (1)by striking The Secretary and inserting (a) The Secretary; and (2)by adding at the end the following:

 (b)Notwithstanding subsection (a) and for each fiscal year, a labor organization that would be required to file form LM–2 under part 403 of title 29, Code of Federal Regulations, under section 201(a) (as such part was in effect on October 12, 2009) shall be required to annually file with the Secretary—
 (1)form LM–2, as published in the appendix to the final rule issued by the Secretary of Labor entitled Labor Organization Annual Financial Reports (74 Fed. Reg. 3678 (January 21, 2009)); or (2)a successor form that includes all of the information required in such form LM–2 (as such form was published on January 21, 2009).
 (c)Notwithstanding subsection (a) and for each fiscal year, a labor organization that would be required to file form T–1 under part 403 of title 29, Code of Federal Regulations (as such part was in effect on November 30, 2010) shall file with the Secretary, as the report concerning trusts in which a labor organization is interested—
 (1)form T–1, as published in the appendix to the final rule issued by the Secretary entitled Labor Organization Annual Financial Reports for Trusts in Which a Labor Organization Is Interested, Form T–1 (73 Fed. Reg. 57412 (October 2, 2008)); or
 (2)a successor form that includes all of the information required in such form T–1 (as such form was published on October 2, 2008).
 (d)Notwithstanding subsection (a) and for each fiscal year, an officer or employee of a labor organization who would be required to file form LM–30 under part 404 of title 29, Code of Federal Regulations (as such part was in effect on October 25, 2011) shall be required to file with the Secretary—
 (1)form LM–30, as published in the appendix to the final rule issued by the Secretary entitled Labor Organization Officer and Employee Report, Form LM–30 (72 Fed. Reg. 36106 (July 2, 2007)); or (2)a successor form that includes all of the information required in such form LM–30 (as such form was published on July 2, 2007)..
			3.Civil fines relating to disclosure violations
 (a)Civil fines for failure To provide information to membersSection 201 of the Labor-Management Reporting and Disclosure Act of 1959 (29 U.S.C. 431) is amended—
 (1)by redesignating subsection (c) as subsection (c)(1); and (2)by inserting after such subsection (c)(1) the following:

 (2)Any labor organization that fails to meet the requirements of paragraph (1) with respect to a member, by refusing to make available the information required to be contained in a report required to be submitted under this title, and any books, records, and accounts necessary to verify such report (unless such failure or refusal results from matters reasonably beyond the control of the labor organization), may in the court’s discretion, and in addition to any other relief provided by law and determined proper by the court, be liable to such member for an amount that is not more than $250 a day from the date of such failure or refusal (except that such amount shall be adjusted for inflation in the same manner as the Secretary adjusts the amount of a civil fine under section 211(c)). For purposes of this paragraph, each violation with respect to any single member shall be treated as a separate violation..
 (b)Civil enforcement for failure To file a timely reportSection 210 of the Labor-Management Reporting and Disclosure Act of 1959 (29 U.S.C. 440) is amended to read as follows:

					210.Civil enforcement
 (a)In generalWhenever it shall appear that any person has violated or is about to violate any of the provisions of this title, or section 301(a), the Secretary may bring a civil action for such relief, including an injunction or the enforcement of a civil fine imposed under section 211, as may be appropriate. Any such action may be brought in the district court of the United States where the violation occurred or in the United States District Court for the District of Columbia.
						(b)Judicial review for enforcement of civil fines
 (1)Standard of reviewUpon a complaint filed by the Secretary seeking the enforcement of a civil fine, the appropriate district court shall impose the civil fine that has been determined to be appropriate by the Secretary—
 (A)if the person, labor organization, or employer against whom the civil fine is sought has been provided written notice and an opportunity to be heard before the Secretary or a designee of such Secretary, in accordance with procedures established by the Secretary under section 211(g)(1); and
 (B)unless the Secretary’s determination is shown to be arbitrary and capricious. (2)Scope of reviewThe appropriate court shall not consider any objection or argument that was not raised in the proceedings before the Secretary.
 (c)Appropriateness of injunctive reliefUpon a complaint filed by the Secretary seeking relief under this section demonstrating that a person, labor organization, or employer has failed to file timely and complete reports required by this title or section 301(a), or has filed reports that are substantially incomplete or inaccurate, or that information required to be reported may be lost or destroyed absent such relief, the district court shall issue an order enjoining continued violation of this title or section 301(a). Injunctive relief may be awarded in addition to any other additional civil or criminal remedy and whether or not the Secretary seeks enforcement of a civil fine..
 (c)Authority To impose civil finesTitle II of the Labor-Management Reporting and Disclosure Act of 1959 (29 U.S.C. 431 et seq.) is amended—
 (1)by redesignating section 211 as section 212; and (2)by inserting after section 210 the following:

						211.Civil fines
 (a)Notice; correction periodUpon finding a violation of subsection (a) or (b) of section 201 or section 202, 203, 207, 212, or 301(a), the Secretary shall, in accordance with standards and procedures established by the Secretary under subsection (g), provide the person, labor organization, or employer responsible for such violation—
 (1)written notice of the violation; and (2)a period of time to correct the violation that is not more than 30 days after the date that the Secretary provides such written notice.
 (b)Fines assessedSubject to the other provisions of this section, if the Secretary determines that a person, labor organization, or employer has violated subsection (a) or (b) of section 201 or section 202, 203, 207, 212, or 301(a) and has not corrected the violation within the period described in subsection (a)(2), the Secretary may assess a civil fine against the person, labor organization, or employer responsible for such violation.
							(c)Amount of civil fine
 (1)Maximum amountA civil fine under this section shall be for an amount that is not more than $250 a day from the date of the violation, and not more than $45,000 in the aggregate, except that such amounts shall be adjusted in accordance with the inflation adjustment procedures prescribed in the Federal Civil Penalties Inflation Adjustment Act of 1990 (28 U.S.C. 2461 note; Public Law 101–410).
 (2)Factors in determining amountIn determining the amount of a civil fine under this section, the Secretary may consider— (A)the gravity of the offense;
 (B)any history of prior offenses (including offenses occurring before the date of enactment of this section) of the person, labor organization, or employer responsible for such violation;
 (C)the ability of such person, labor organization, or employer to pay the civil fine without material impairment of the ability to carry out representational functions or honor other financial obligations;
 (D)any injury to uninvolved members of the labor organization or to the public; (E)any benefits to such person, labor organization, or employer resulting from such violation;
 (F)the ability of the civil fine to deter future such violations; and (G)any other factors that the Secretary may determine to be appropriate to further the purposes of this Act.
 (d)LimitationA person, labor organization, or employer shall not be required to pay a civil fine under this section for a violation of subsection (a) or (b) of section 201 or section 202, 203, 207, 212, or 301(a) for which a material cause was reasonably beyond the control of such person, labor organization, or employer.
 (e)Incomplete reportsA report rejected by the Secretary as incomplete shall be considered not filed for purposes of determining the existence of a violation of subsection (a) or (b) of section 201 or section 202, 203, 207, 212, or 301(a), and a civil fine may be assessed for such violation.
 (f)Effect on criminal sanctionsThe imposition of a civil fine under this section shall not affect the availability of criminal sanctions against any person, labor organization, or employer who knowingly or willfully violates a provision of this Act.
							(g)Standards and procedures
 (1)In generalThe Secretary shall establish, pursuant to sections 208 and 606, standards and procedures governing the imposition of a civil fine under this section that include providing the person, labor organization, or employer responsible for an alleged violation of subsection (a) or (b) of section 201 or section 202, 203, 207, 212, or 301(a) with—
 (A)written notice of such violation; and (B)an opportunity for a hearing before the Secretary or a designee of such Secretary.
									(2)Judicial review
 (A)In generalAfter exhausting all administrative remedies established by the Secretary under paragraph (1), a person, labor organization, or employer against whom the Secretary has imposed a civil fine under this section may obtain a review of such fine in the United States District Court where the violation occurred or in the United States District Court for the District of Columbia, by filing in such court, within 30 days of the entry of a final order imposing the civil fine, a written petition that the Secretary’s order or determination be modified or be set aside in whole or in part.
 (B)Standard of reviewUpon petition for review of a civil fine under this section, the appropriate district court shall impose the civil fine determined to be appropriate by the Secretary—
 (i)if the person, labor organization, or employer against whom the civil fine is sought has been provided written notice and an opportunity to be heard, in accordance with the procedures established by the Secretary under paragraph (1); and
 (ii)unless the Secretary’s determination is shown to be arbitrary and capricious. (C)Scope of reviewIn reviewing a civil fine under this section, the appropriate district court shall not consider any objection or argument that was not raised in the proceedings before the Secretary.
 (h)Settlement by secretaryThe Secretary may compromise, modify, or remit any civil fine that may be, or has been, imposed under this section..
 (d)Technical and conforming amendmentsThe Labor-Management Reporting and Disclosure Act of 1959 (29 U.S.C. 401 et seq.) is further amended—
 (1)in section 205 (29 U.S.C. 435), by striking 211 each place it appears and inserting 212; (2)in section 207(b) (29 U.S.C. 437(b)), by striking 211 each place it appears and inserting 212; and
 (3)in section 301(b) (29 U.S.C. 461(b)), by striking and 210 and inserting 210, and 211. 4.Whistleblower protections for labor organization employeesTitle II of the Labor-Management Reporting and Disclosure Act of 1959 (29 U.S.C. 431 et seq.) is amended by inserting after section 211 the following:

				211A.Whistleblower protection for labor organization employees
 (a)Whistleblower protectionIt shall be unlawful for any labor organization to discharge or in any other manner discriminate against any employee because such employee has filed any complaint or instituted or caused to be instituted any proceeding under or related to this Act, or has testified or is about to testify in any such proceeding.
 (b)Enforcement and remediesAny person whose rights secured by the provisions of this title have been infringed by any violation of this title may bring a civil action in the appropriate district court of the United States for such relief as may be appropriate, including an injunction. A civil action under this subsection against a labor organization shall be brought in the district court of the United States for the district where the alleged violation occurred or where the principal office of such labor organization is located..


115 HR 7147 IH: To direct the Secretary of Agriculture to treat certain planted soybean crops as harvested commodity crops under the Market Facilitation Program.
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I115th CONGRESS2d SessionH. R. 7147IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVESNovember 16, 2018Mr. Abraham introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on AgricultureA BILLTo direct the Secretary of Agriculture to treat certain planted soybean crops as harvested
			 commodity crops under the Market Facilitation Program.

 1.Planted crop treated as harvested cropIf the Secretary of Agriculture determines that market conditions have discouraged or prevented a producer of a soybean crop from harvesting such crop or entering such crop in to the stream of commerce, the Secretary shall, for purposes of the Market Facilitation Program under part 1409 of title 7, Code of Federal Regulations (established pursuant to the Commodity Credit Corporation Charter Act (15 U.S.C. 714 et seq.)) treat such soybean crop as an eligible crop for payments under such Market Facilitation Program.


		IV
		111th CONGRESS
		2d Session
		H. RES. 1534
		IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

			July 19, 2010
			Mr. Lee of New York
			 (for himself, Mr. King of New York,
			 Mr. Dreier,
			 Mr. Burton of Indiana,
			 Mr. Hunter,
			 Mr. Rooney,
			 Mr. Rogers of Michigan,
			 Mr. Lance,
			 Mr. Ryan of Ohio,
			 Mr. Camp, Mr. Wolf, Mr.
			 Gerlach, Mr. Moran of
			 Virginia, Mr. Shuster,
			 Mr. Chaffetz,
			 Mr. Frank of Massachusetts,
			 Mr. Miller of Florida,
			 Mr. Boozman, and
			 Mr. Graves of Missouri) submitted the
			 following resolution; which was referred to the
			 Committee on the
			 Judiciary

		RESOLUTION
		Honoring Special Agent William G. Clark of
		  the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives for his heroic actions
		  while protecting the life of a woman in danger.

		Whereas Special Agent William G. Clark is a trained
			 officer who was assigned to the U.S. Virgin Islands to address rising gun crime
			 in 2008;
		Whereas Special Agent Clark responded to the plea of a
			 female neighbor who was being threatened by her partner, an intoxicated male
			 with previous history of domestic violence;
		Whereas Special Agent Clark was in full compliance with
			 the established policies of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and
			 Explosives;
		Whereas Eduardo M. Halley, a member of the ATF Miami Field
			 Office in charge of investigating the incident in the U.S. Virgin Islands said
			 that Special Agent Clark acted with prudence and restraint, and that he
			 resorted to the use of deadly force only in response to an imminent and deadly
			 threat to his safety and the safety of others; and
		Whereas Special Agent Clark is a resident of Rochester,
			 New York, and this matter is of importance and concern to the Rochester
			 Community: Now, therefore, be it

		That the House of Representatives honors
			 Special Agent William G. Clark of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and
			 Explosives for his heroic actions, exemplary service, and selfless acts to
			 protect the lives of others.


		I
		111th CONGRESS
		1st Session
		H. R. 3502
		IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

			July 31, 2009
			Mr. McDermott (for
			 himself, Mr. Connolly of Virginia,
			 Ms. Wasserman Schultz,
			 Mr. Johnson of Georgia,
			 Mr. Tim Murphy of Pennsylvania,
			 Mr. Ellsworth,
			 Ms. Eshoo,
			 Mr. Kirk, Mr. Adler of New Jersey,
			 Mr. McGovern,
			 Mr. Boswell,
			 Mr. Thornberry,
			 Mr. Van Hollen, and
			 Mr. Thompson of California) introduced
			 the following bill; which was referred to the
			 Committee on Energy and
			 Commerce

		A BILL
		To amend the Public Health Service Act to establish an
		  Office of Mitochondrial Medicine at the National Institutes of Health, and for
		  other purposes.

		1.Short titleThis Act may be cited as the
			 Mitochondrial Medicine Research and
			 Treatment Enhancement Act.
		2.Findings and
			 purpose
			(a)FindingsCongress finds the following:
				(1)Mitochondrial disease results when there is
			 a defect that reduces the ability of the mitochondria in a cell to produce
			 energy. As the mitochondria fail to produce enough energy, the cell will cease
			 to function properly and will eventually die. Organ systems will begin to fail,
			 and the life of the individual is compromised or ended.
				(2)There are more
			 than 40 specifically identified mitochondrial diseases, but the vast majority
			 have not yet been identified.
				(3)Mitochondrial
			 diseases are a relatively newly diagnosed group of diseases, first recognized
			 in the late 1960s. Diagnosis is extremely difficult for a number of
			 reasons.
				(4)Mitochondrial
			 diseases can present themselves at any age, with associated mortality rates
			 that vary depending upon the particular disease. The most severe diseases
			 result in progressive loss of neurological and liver function, and death within
			 several years.
				(5)According to the
			 National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences, half of those affected by
			 mitochondrial disease are children, who show symptoms before age five and
			 approximately 80 percent of whom will not survive beyond the age of 20.
				(6)Mitochondrial dysfunction is also
			 associated with numerous other related disorders, including many common
			 neurological diseases (such as Parkinson’s, Alzheimer’s, ALS, and autism), and
			 other diseases associated with aging, diabetes, cancer, and obesity.
				(7)Mitochondrial
			 disease is most commonly the result of genetic mutation, either in the nuclear
			 DNA or in the mitochondrial DNA. Some mitochondrial diseases also are
			 attributable to environmental factors, including prescription medications, that
			 interfere with mitochondrial function.
				(8)Researchers
			 estimate that one in 4,000 children will develop a mitochondrial disease
			 related to an inherited mutation by the age of 10 years, and that 1,000–2,000
			 children are born each year in the United States who will develop mitochondrial
			 disease in their lifetimes. However, studies of umbilical cord blood samples
			 show that one in 200 children are born with both normal and mutant
			 mitochondrial DNA, and the number of children with these mutations who actually
			 develop a disease is unknown.
				(9)There are no cures
			 for any of the specifically identified mitochondrial diseases, nor is there a
			 specific treatment for any of these diseases.
				(10)Improving our
			 basic understanding of mitochondrial function and dysfunction has potential
			 application to numerous areas of biomedical research. The National Institutes
			 of Health has taken an increased interest in mitochondrial disease and
			 dysfunction and has sponsored a number of activities in recent years aimed at
			 advancing mitochondrial medicine, including incorporating research into
			 functional variation in mitochondria in the Transformative Research Grants
			 Initiative.
				(b)PurposeIt
			 is the purpose of this Act to promote an enhanced research effort aimed at
			 improved understanding of mitochondrial disease and dysfunction and the
			 development of treatments for mitochondrial disease.
			3.Enhancement of
			 research and treatment activities related to mitochondrial medicine
			(a)Mitochondrial
			 medicine research enhancementPart A of title IV of the Public Health
			 Service Act (42 U.S.C. 281 et seq.) is amended—
				(1)by redesignating
			 section 404H as section 404I; and
				(2)inserting after
			 section 404G the following new section:

						404H.Office of
				Mitochondrial Medicine
							(a)EstablishmentThere is established within the Office of
				the Director of NIH an office to be known as the Office of Mitochondrial
				Medicine (in this section referred to as the Office), which
				shall be headed by a Director (in this section referred to as the
				Director), appointed by the Director of NIH.
							(b)Mitochondrial
				medicine research plan
								(1)In
				generalThe Director shall develop, make publicly available, and
				implement a written plan to facilitate research into mitochondrial
				medicine.
								(2)ContentsThe
				plan required under paragraph (1) shall include the following
				objectives:
									(A)Improving
				coordination of research related to mitochondrial medicine among the national
				research institutes and between the National Institutes of Health and outside
				researchers.
									(B)Providing training
				to research scientists and health professionals engaged in research related to
				mitochondrial medicine.
									(C)Providing training
				to health care providers regarding the diagnosis of mitochondrial disease and
				dysfunction.
									(D)Establishing
				scientific review groups with expertise in mitochondrial medicine to oversee
				relevant research projects in the National Institutes of Health.
									(3)ConsultationIn
				developing the plan under paragraph (1), the Director shall consult
				with—
									(A)the Director of
				the National Cancer Institute;
									(B)the Director of the National Institute of
				Child Health and Human Development;
									(C)the Director of the National Institute of
				Environmental Health Sciences;
									(D)the Director of the National Heart, Lung,
				and Blood Institute;
									(E)the Director of the National Institute of
				Neurological Disorders and Stroke;
									(F)the Director of the National Institute of
				Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases;
									(G)the Director of the National Eye Institute;
				and
									(H)the heads of such
				other institutes and offices as the Director considers appropriate.
									(4)UpdatesThe
				Director shall update the plan required under paragraph (1) on a biennial
				basis.
								(c)Research
				grantsIn addition to any
				grants otherwise awarded by the National Institutes of Health for research in
				mitochondrial medicine, the Director shall annually award—
								(1)at least five
				grants for integrated, multi-project research programs related to mitochondrial
				medicine; and
								(2)at least five grants for planning
				activities associated with integrated, multi-project research programs related
				to mitochondrial medicine.
								(d)Centers of
				Excellence
								(1)In
				generalThe Director may
				award grants to institutions or consortiums of institutions to establish
				Mitochondrial Medicine Centers of Excellence to promote interdisciplinary
				research and training related to mitochondrial medicine.
								(2)Use of funds
				awardedA grant awarded under paragraph (1) shall be used
				to—
									(A)conduct basic and clinical research related
				to mitochondrial medicine;
									(B)facilitate training programs for research
				scientists and health professionals seeking to engage in research related to
				mitochondrial medicine;
									(C)develop and disseminate programs and
				materials to provide continuing education to health care professionals
				regarding the recognition, diagnosis, and treatment of mitochondrial disease
				and dysfunction; and
									(D)provide living stipends for research
				scientists and health professionals enrolled in mitochondrial research training
				programs.
									(e)National
				registry; biorepository
								(1)National
				registryThe Director shall establish a national registry for the
				maintenance and sharing for research purposes of medical information collected
				from patients with mitochondrial disease or dysfunction.
								(2)BiorepositoryThe
				Director shall establish a national biorepository for the maintenance and
				sharing for research purposes of tissues and DNA collected from patients with
				mitochondrial disease or dysfunction.
								(f)DefinitionIn
				this section, the term mitochondrial medicine means medical
				treatment related to mitochondrial disease or
				dysfunction.
							.
				(b)Development of
			 mitochondrial medicine research planThe Director of the Office of Mitochondrial
			 Medicine shall develop and make publicly available the mitochondrial medicine
			 research plan required under section 404H(b)(1) of the Public Health Service
			 Act, as added by subsection (a) of this section, not later than 180 days after
			 the date of the enactment of this Act.


IV
111th CONGRESS
2d Session
H. RES. 1504
In the House of Representatives, U. S.,

July 26, 2010

RESOLUTION
Recognizing and honoring the 20th anniversary of the enactment of the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990.

Whereas July 26, 2010, marks the 20th anniversary of the enactment of the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990;
Whereas the Americans with Disabilities Act has been one of the most significant and effective civil rights laws passed by Congress;
Whereas, prior to the passage of the Americans with Disabilities Act, people with disabilities faced significantly lower employment rates, lower graduation rates, and higher rates of poverty than people without disabilities, and were too often denied the opportunity to fully participate in society due to intolerance and unfair stereotypes;
Whereas the dedicated efforts of disability rights advocates, including Justin Dart, Jr., and many others, served to awaken Congress and the American people to the discrimination and prejudice faced by individuals with disabilities;
Whereas Congress worked in a bipartisan manner to craft legislation making such discrimination illegal;
Whereas Congress passed the Americans with Disabilities Act and President George Herbert Walker Bush signed the Act into law on July 26, 1990;
Whereas the purpose of the Americans with Disabilities Act is to fulfill the Nation’s goals of equality of opportunity, independent living, economic self-sufficiency, and full participation for Americans with disabilities;
Whereas the Americans with Disabilities Act prohibits employers from discriminating against qualified individuals with disabilities, requires that State and local governmental entities accommodate qualified individuals with disabilities, requires places of public accommodation to take reasonable steps to make their goods and services accessible to individuals with disabilities, and requires that new trains and buses be accessible to individuals with disabilities;
Whereas the Americans with Disabilities Act has played an historic role in allowing over 50,000,000 Americans with disabilities to participate more fully in national life by removing barriers to employment, transportation, public services, telecommunications, and public accommodations;
Whereas the Americans with Disabilities Act has served as a model for disability rights in other countries;
Whereas all Americans, not just those with disabilities, benefit from the accommodations that have become commonplace since the passage of the Americans with Disabilities Act, including curb cuts at street intersections, ramps for access to buildings, and other accommodations that provide access to public transportation, stadiums, telecommunications, voting machines, and websites;
Whereas Congress acted with overwhelming bipartisan support in 2008 to restore protections for people with disabilities by passing the ADA Amendments Act of 2008, which overturned judicial decisions that had inappropriately narrowed the scope of the protected class under the Americans with Disabilities Act;
Whereas, 20 years after the enactment of the Americans with Disabilities Act, children and adults with disabilities continue to experience barriers that interfere with their full participation in mainstream American life;
Whereas, 20 years after the enactment of the Americans with Disabilities Act, people with disabilities are twice as likely to live in poverty as their fellow citizens and continue to experience high rates of unemployment and underemployment;
Whereas, 20 years after the enactment of the Americans with Disabilities Act, the largest income support and health care programs continue to operate in a manner that expects people with significant disabilities to be outside the economic mainstream and have limited income and assets;
Whereas, 20 years after the enactment of the Americans with Disabilities Act and 11 years after the Supreme Court’s decision in Olmstead v. L.C., many people with disabilities still live in segregated institutional settings because of a lack of support services that would allow them to live in the community;
Whereas, 20 years after the enactment of the Americans with Disabilities Act, new telecommunication, electronic, and information technologies continue to be developed while not being accessible to all Americans;
Whereas, 20 years after the enactment of the Americans with Disabilities Act, many public and private covered entities are still not accessible to people with disabilities; and
Whereas the United States has a responsibility to welcome back and create opportunities for the tens of thousands of working-age veterans of the Armed Forces who have been wounded in action or have received service-connected injuries while serving in Operation Iraqi Freedom and Operation Enduring Freedom: Now, therefore, be it

That the House of Representatives—
(1)recognizes and honors the 20th anniversary of the enactment of the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990;
(2)salutes all people whose efforts contributed to the enactment of the Americans with Disabilities Act;
(3)encourages all Americans to celebrate the advance of freedom and the opening of opportunity made possible by the enactment of the Americans with Disabilities Act; and
(4)pledges to continue to work on a bipartisan basis to identify and address the remaining barriers that undermine the Nation’s goals of equality of opportunity, independent living, economic self-sufficiency, and full participation for Americans with disabilities.

Lorraine C. Miller,Clerk.


		I
		112th CONGRESS
		2d Session
		H. R. 5626
		IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

			May 8, 2012
			Mr. Murphy of
			 Connecticut introduced the following bill; which was referred to the
			 Committee on Natural
			 Resources

		A BILL
		To authorize the Secretary of the Interior to make grants
		  to facilitate certain acquisitions of property for conservation purposes, and
		  for other purposes.

		1.Short titleThis Act may be cited as the
			 Clean and Beautiful Communities Act of
			 2012.
		2.Grants to
			 facilitate certain acquisitions of property for conservation purposes
			(a)In
			 generalThe Secretary of the
			 Interior, acting through the Rivers, Trails, and Conservation Assistance
			 Program of the National Park Service, may make grants to facilitate the
			 acquisition by a qualified organization of a qualified real property interest
			 exclusively for conservation purposes, that assist in the funding of
			 transactional and operational costs associated with the purchase and management
			 of preserved land or a qualified real property interest (including easements)
			 including—
				(1)stewardship costs, including costs of
			 standards and practices development and implementation;
				(2)land purchase
			 transaction costs;
				(3)costs of preparing
			 for accreditation associated with land management; and
				(4)costs of due diligence, including
			 appraisal, title, survey, environmental hazard assessment, and recording
			 costs.
				(b)Eligibility
				(1)In
			 generalA person shall be eligible for a grant under this section
			 only if the person—
					(A)is an organization described in section
			 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 and exempt from tax under
			 section 501(a) of such Code; and
					(B)is not a State or
			 local government entity.
					(2)ApplicationTo
			 be eligible to receive a grant under subsection (a), a qualified organization
			 shall submit to the Secretary of the Interior an application at such time, in
			 such form, and containing such information as the Secretary shall
			 require.
				(c)PriorityIn
			 making grants under this section, the Secretary of the Interior shall give
			 priority to eligible persons that—
				(1)demonstrate a
			 record of successfully acquiring and competently managing a substantial
			 portfolio of conserved properties and easement holdings;
				(2)have established
			 and diverse capital and development programs;
				(3)demonstrate a
			 record of working successfully with local and State governmental stakeholders
			 in building support for conservation acquisitions and leveraging funding
			 opportunities; and
				(4)currently employ
			 full-time or part-time staff to manage their operations on a nonvoluntary basis
			 or can demonstrate capacity to employ such staff in the near-term.
				(d)LimitationA
			 grant under this section may not be used to pay consideration for the purchase
			 of any interest in real property.
			(e)Grant amount and
			 durationA grant under this section shall be in an amount of not
			 more than $500,000 per year for 5 years.
			(f)Matching
			 requirementThe Secretary of
			 the Interior may not make a grant under subsection (a) in an amount that
			 exceeds 50 percent of the costs such grant is made to assist.
			(g)No limitation on
			 number of grantsReceipt by a
			 qualified organization of a grant under subsection (a) shall not preclude the
			 Secretary of the Interior from making subsequent grants under subsection (a) to
			 such organization.
			(h)Technical
			 assistanceThe Secretary of the Interior is authorized to provide
			 technical assistance to qualified organizations with respect to acquisitions of
			 qualified real property interests exclusively for conservation purposes.
			(i)ReportNot later than 5 years after the date of
			 the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of the Interior shall submit to
			 Congress a report that summarizes the activities carried out under this
			 section.
			(j)DefinitionsIn
			 this section:
				(1)The terms conservation
			 purpose, exclusively for conservation purposes, and
			 qualified organization have the meanings such terms have in
			 section 170(h) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986.
				(2)The term qualified real property
			 interest has the meaning given such term in section 170(h)(2) of the
			 Internal Revenue Code of 1986.
				(k)Authorization of
			 appropriationsTo carry out
			 this section, there is authorized to be appropriated to the Secretary of the
			 Interior $10,000,000 from the Land and Water Conservation Fund for each of
			 fiscal years 2013 through 2022.


114 HR 2069 IH: Neuromyelitis Optica Consortium Act
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2015-04-28
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I
114th CONGRESS 1st Session
H. R. 2069
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

April 28, 2015
Ms. Lee introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce

A BILL
To amend the Public Health Service Act to create a National Neuromyelitis Optica Consortium to provide grants and coordinate research with respect to the causes of, and risk factors associated with, neuromyelitis optica, and for other purposes.

1.Short titleThis Act may be cited as the Neuromyelitis Optica Consortium Act. 2.FindingsCongress finds the following:
(1)Neuromyelitis optica (NMO) is a devastating neurologic disease leading to blindness and paralysis. (2)There are an estimated 4,000 patients with NMO in the United States.
(3)Women are affected 4 to 5 times more than men, and a large proportion of NMO patients are African-American. (4)The average age at diagnosis is 40 years, but the range is broad and includes children as young as 2 years of age and adults as old as 89 years of age.
(5)NMO incurs substantial costs for affected patients and their families. (6)The cause of NMO is unknown, but it is hypothesized to be autoimmune in nature.
(7)More than 90 percent of NMO patients will suffer recurrent disease and accumulate neurologic disability. (8)Because of their relatively low overall incidence, orphan diseases like NMO frequently do not receive sufficient attention and research funding.
(9)No single institution has a sufficient number of patients to independently conduct research that will adequately address the cause of NMO. (10)There has been no comprehensive study analyzing all relevant clinical, biological, and epidemiological aspects of NMO to identify potential risk factors and biomarkers for NMO.
(11)We can apply our understanding of NMO to the study of other autoimmune diseases, including multiple sclerosis and systemic lupus erythematosus. 3.Sense of congressIt is the sense of Congress that there is a need—
(1)to establish and coordinate a multicenter research effort based on collaboration between regional consortia and governmental and nongovernmental entities in order to— (A)comprehensively study the causes of NMO; and
(B)identify potential biomarkers of disease activity; and (2)to encourage a collaborative effort among academic medical centers with epidemiological study groups to gather comprehensive and detailed information for each patient enrolled in those groups, in order to investigate environmental, nutritional, and genetic factors with respect to, and the pathological and epidemiological characteristics of, NMO.
4.Establishment of the national neuromyelitis optica consortiumPart B of title IV of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 284 et seq.) is amended by adding after section 409J the following new section:  409K.National neuromyelitis optica consortium (a)Establishment of the national neuromyelitis optica consortium (1)In generalNot later than 1 year after the date of the enactment of this section, the Secretary, acting through the Director of NIH, and in coordination with the Director of the National Institute on Minority Health and Health Disparities, shall establish, administer, and coordinate a National Neuromyelitis Optica Consortium (in this section referred to as the NNO Consortium) for the purposes described in paragraph (2).
(2)PurposesThe purposes of the NNO Consortium shall be the following: (A)Providing grants of not fewer than 5 years duration to eligible consortia for the purpose of conducting research with respect to the causes of, and the risk factors and biomarkers associated with, NMO.
(B)Assembling a panel of experts to provide, with respect to research funded by the NNO Consortium, ongoing guidance and recommendations for the development of the following: (i)A common study design.
(ii)Standard protocols, methods, procedures, and assays for collecting from individuals enrolled as study participants a minimum dataset that includes the following: (I)Complete medical history.
(II)Neurologic examination. (III)Biospecimens, including blood, spinal fluid, DNA, and RNA.
(IV)Radiological data including magnetic resonance imaging (MRI). (iii)Specific analytical methods for examining data.
(iv)Provisions for consensus review of enrolled cases. (v)An integrated data collection network.
(C)Designating a central laboratory to collect, analyze, and aggregate data with respect to research funded by the NNO Consortium and to make such data and analysis available to researchers. (3)Eligible consortiaTo be eligible for a grant under this section, a consortium shall demonstrate the following:
(A)The consortium has the capability to enroll as research participants a minimum of 25 individuals with a diagnosis of NMO from the consortium’s designated catchment area. (B)The designated catchment area of the consortium does not overlap with the designated catchment area of another consortium already receiving a grant under this section.
(4)ReportNot later than 1 year after the date of the enactment of this section and annually thereafter, the Secretary, acting through the Director of NIH, shall submit to Congress a report with respect to the NNO Consortium, to be made publicly available, including a summary of research funded by the NNO Consortium and a list of consortia receiving grants through the NNO Consortium. At the discretion of the Secretary, such report may be combined with other similar or existing reports. (5)Authorization of appropriations (A)In generalThere is authorized to be appropriated $25,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2016 through 2020, to remain available until expended, to carry out this section.
(B)Sense of congressIt is the sense of Congress that funds appropriated to carry out this section should be in addition to funds otherwise available or appropriated to carry out the activities described in this section. (b)DefinitionsFor purposes of this section:
(1)Catchment areaThe term catchment area means a defined area for which population data are available. (2)ConsortiumThe term consortium means a partnership of 2 or more universities, health care organizations, or government agencies, or any combination of such entities, serving a designated catchment area..


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115th CONGRESS2d Session
H. R. 5469
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

April 11, 2018
Mr. Posey introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on House Administration

A BILL
To amend the Ethics in Government Act of 1978 to require Members of Congress to disclose business ties with foreign entities, and for other purposes.

1.Disclosure by Members of Congress of business ties with foreign entities
(a)In generalSection 102 of the Ethics in Government Act of 1978 (5 U.S.C. App. 102) is amended by adding at the end the following:  (j)Any report filed pursuant to section 101(d) by a Member of Congress shall include the disclosure of any business ties the Member or any member of the Member’s immediate family has (if any) with a foreign entity. If a Member of Congress makes an affirmative disclosure of any such ties, the Member shall include information detailing the nature of the business tie and foreign entity. .
(b)ApplicationThe amendment made by subsection (a) shall apply to any report filed pursuant to section 101(d) of the Ethics in Government Act of 1978 (5 U.S.C. App. 101(d)) after the date of enactment of this Act.


		I
		113th CONGRESS
		2d Session
		H. R. 4780
		IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

			May 30, 2014
			Mr. Young of Alaska (for himself, Mr. Loebsack, Mr. Braley of Iowa, and Mr. King of Iowa) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Ways and Means

		A BILL
		To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide for a five-year extension of the rural
			 community hospital demonstration program.

		1.Short titleThis Act may be cited as the Rural Community Hospital Demonstration Extension Act of 2014.
		2.Five-year extension of the rural community hospital demonstration program
			(a)ExtensionSection 410A of the Medicare Prescription Drug, Improvement, and Modernization Act of 2003 (Public
			 Law 108–173; 42 U.S.C. 1395ww note), as amended by sections 3123 and 10313
			 of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (Public Law 111–148), is
			 amended—
				(1)in subsection (a)(5), by striking 5-year extension period and inserting 10-year extension period; and
				(2)in subsection (g)—
					(A)in the subsection heading, by striking Five-Year and inserting Ten-Year;
					(B)in paragraph (1), by striking additional 5-year and inserting additional 10-year; and
					(C)by striking 5-year extension period each place it appears and inserting 10-year extension period.
					(b)Change in timing for reportSubsection (e) of such section 410A is amended by striking Not later than 6 months after the completion and inserting Not later than 2 years prior to the completion.


		II
		112th CONGRESS
		2d Session
		S. 3321
		IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

			June 20, 2012
			Ms. Landrieu (for
			 herself and Mr. Inhofe) introduced the
			 following bill; which was read twice and referred to the
			 Committee on
			 Finance

		A BILL
		To promote permanent families for children, privacy and
		  safety for unwed mothers, responsible fatherhood, and security for adoptive
		  parents by establishing a National Responsible Father Registry and encouraging
		  States to enter into agreements to contribute the information contained in the
		  State’s Responsible Father Registry to the National Responsible Father
		  Registry, and for other purposes.

		1.Short titleThis Act may be cited as the
			 Protecting Adoption and Promoting
			 Responsible Fatherhood Act of 2012.
		2.Findings and
			 purposes
			(a)FindingsCongress
			 makes the following findings:
				(1)Responsible
			 father registries, also known as possible father registries or putative father
			 registries, exist in as many as 34 States.
				(2)The Supreme Court
			 of the United States in Lehr v. Robertson (463 U.S. 248) (1983), found
			 responsible father registries to be constitutional.
				(3)Responsible
			 father registries help to speed up the stable placement of children by
			 providing a mechanism to determine whether there are any possible fathers who
			 may have an interest in participating in the placement decisions of the child
			 so that the possible father can timely assert his rights or so that the
			 father’s rights can be waived, surrendered, or terminated and the child made
			 available for adoption or placement.
				(4)Responsible
			 father registries protect the privacy and safety of unwed mothers by removing
			 the burden from the mother to provide information about any possible fathers,
			 disclosure of which would be an invasion of her privacy and may cause harm to
			 the mother, particularly in the case of rape or domestic violence.
				(5)Responsible
			 father registries serve to protect the rights of men who wish to be involved in
			 the placement decisions of a child they believe they may have fathered by
			 creating a mechanism for such men to undertake responsibility and to protect
			 their rights without having to rely upon others to protect their rights, and to
			 indicate their desire to be notified in a timely manner of certain legal
			 proceedings related to the child, including proceedings related to termination
			 of rights, adoption, and the placement of the child into State custody.
				(6)Responsible
			 father registries protect the privacy of possible fathers by providing a
			 mechanism for men to submit identifying information to a database with
			 restricted access.
				(7)Responsible
			 father registries protect the interests of adoptive parents and increase the
			 security of adoptions by reducing the risk that possible fathers cannot be
			 located in a timely manner. One of the biggest risks to the finalization of an
			 adoption is the inability of the parties to an adoption proceeding to timely
			 locate the possible fathers. When possible fathers are not provided with timely
			 notice of an adoption proceeding related to a child they may have fathered and
			 discover such proceeding later, the adoption proceeding often is delayed or
			 disrupted. In addition to causing emotional stress and significant costs
			 associated with this problem, such cases, particularly when they attract media
			 attention, create a chilling effect on adoption in that prospective adoptive
			 parents may decide not to pursue the option of adoption for fear that they will
			 be involved in such a case.
				(8)Interstate travel
			 of mothers and the filing of legal actions relating to a child in a State other
			 than the State in which a possible father may have registered may circumvent
			 and eliminate the protections such unwed mothers and possible fathers are
			 provided by the individual State Responsible Father Registries, because there
			 are no agreements or mechanisms between the States to identify or to provide
			 notice to possible fathers who have registered in another State.
				(9)The inability of
			 States to coordinate and cross-check their responsible father registries may
			 jeopardize or delay the placement of the child in a permanent home and
			 undermines the benefits to unwed mothers, protections intended for registered
			 possible fathers, and security for adoptive parents that State registries are
			 intended to afford.
				(b)PurposesThe purposes of this Act are—
				(1)to provide for a
			 national database that would accept possible father registrations from
			 participating State Responsible Father Registries and directly from possible
			 fathers, and would transmit the results of specific searches of such
			 registrations to authorized parties involved in any State’s proceedings,
			 whether the State participates in the national registry or not, for adoption,
			 the placement of a child in State custody, or the termination of a father’s
			 rights;
				(2)to enable
			 children to find a permanent home more quickly by providing identifying
			 information on possible fathers thereby enabling the fathers’ rights to be
			 addressed in a more timely manner;
				(3)to remove the
			 burden from the mother of having to identify potential fathers, to protect her
			 privacy and safety, especially in cases of rape or domestic violence;
				(4)to empower men to
			 take responsibility for the protection of their rights by enabling them to
			 register in a participating State or directly with the national registry,
			 increasing the likelihood of men receiving notice of a proceeding in another
			 State and reducing the opportunity for the mother to deprive a possible father
			 of the ability to assert his rights by withholding accurate information
			 concerning the possible father, by moving, or by traveling to another State;
			 and
				(5)to reduce the
			 risk to prospective adoptive parents of delayed or disrupted placements
			 resulting from challenges to adoptions due to a possible father’s untimely
			 receipt of notice of such proceedings.
				3.Registries to
			 facilitate adoptionsPart B of
			 title IV of the Social Security Act
			 (42 U.S.C. 620 et seq.) is amended by adding at the end the following:

				3National and State
				Responsible Father Registries to facilitate adoptions
					440.DefinitionsIn this subpart:
						(1)Business
				dayThe term business day means a day on which
				Federal or State offices, as applicable, are open for regular business.
						(2)Eligible
				partyThe term eligible party means—
							(A)public and
				licensed private adoption or child placement agencies gathering information for
				a planned or pending adoption or the termination of rights of one or more
				possible fathers;
							(B)licensed
				attorneys representing a party in a planned or pending adoption or in the
				termination of rights of one or more possible fathers;
							(C)State agencies or
				entities responsible for the placement of children; and
							(D)State
				courts.
							(3)National
				Responsible Father RegistryThe term National Responsible
				Father Registry means the registry established and maintained under
				section 441.
						(4)NoticeThe
				term notice means notice to all possible fathers of a proceeding
				sufficient to satisfy the notice requirements of the law of the State in which
				the proceeding is pending.
						(5)Pending
				adoptionThe term pending adoption means any
				adoption in which an adoption petition has been filed and is still pending with
				a court pursuant to State law.
						(6)Planned
				adoptionThe term planned adoption means any plan
				for the adoption of a child or children in which the birth mother has contacted
				an attorney or a public or licensed private adoption agency about placing her
				child for adoption, or in which a public or licensed private adoption agency is
				working to place a child for adoption.
						(7)ProceedingThe
				term proceeding means a proceeding relating to a child that a
				possible father has or may have fathered regarding a planned or pending
				adoption of the child, the entry of the child into State custody, or the
				termination of a possible father’s rights to the child.
						(8)Possible
				fatherThe term possible father or putative
				father means a man who has had sexual relations with a woman to whom he
				is not married and is therefore presumed to know that such woman may be
				pregnant as a result of such relations.
						(9)SearchThe
				term search means a request for information regarding the
				existence of all possible fathers related to a child that is the subject of a
				proceeding.
						(10)State
				Responsible Father RegistryThe term State Responsible
				Father Registry means, with respect to a State, the registry established
				or modified and maintained under section 443 for that State.
						(11)Participating
				StateThe term participating State means a State
				that has entered into an agreement with the Secretary under section 442.
						441.National
				Responsible Father Registry
						(a)Establishment
				and maintenance
							(1)In
				generalNot later than the date that is 180 days after the date
				of enactment of this subpart, the Secretary shall establish and maintain an
				automated National Responsible Father Registry that contains the information
				described in section 443(c) and that provides a mechanism for men to register
				such information directly with the National Responsible Father Registry.
							(2)Data entry and
				deletion requirements
								(A)Data
				entryInformation transmitted by a State or a possible father
				under section 443(d)(2) shall be entered into the National Responsible Father
				Registry not later than the date that is 2 business days after the date on
				which such information is received.
								(B)Responsible
				father registrationThe Secretary shall establish procedures
				under which a possible father may submit the information described in section
				443(c) directly to the Secretary for the purpose of including such information
				in the National Responsible Father Registry. Such procedures shall—
									(i)require the
				possible father to verify by submission of a sworn statement or such other
				means as the Secretary determines appropriate that the information submitted is
				his own personal information and that it is true and correct to the best of his
				knowledge;
									(ii)provide that no
				fee shall be charged to the possible father for registering in the National
				Responsible Father Registry; and
									(iii)allow possible
				fathers to submit registrations by mail or electronic means.
									(C)Application of
				Federal penalties for submission of false informationAny person
				who knowingly submits false information to the National Responsible Father
				Registry directly or indirectly through transmission of information submitted
				to a State Responsible Father Registry shall be subject to penalties in
				accordance with the provisions of section 1001 of title 18, United States
				Code.
								(D)Deletion of
				dataInformation entered into the National Responsible Father
				Registry shall remain in the registry for not less than 20 years from the date
				of entry.
								(3)Access to
				information in the National Responsible Father Registry
								(A)In
				generalSubject to subparagraph (B), access to the information
				contained in the National Responsible Father Registry is limited to an eligible
				party.
								(B)Limited access
				for registrantsEach possible father who registers in the
				National Responsible Father Registry may file a search request with the
				Secretary for the limited purpose of confirming that the information he
				provided is contained in the National Registry.
								(4)Search
				requests
								(A)By an eligible
				partyThe Secretary shall accept a request from an eligible party
				to search the National Responsible Father Registry only if the request has been
				verified for authenticity.
								(B)By a
				registrantThe Secretary shall accept a request from a possible
				father who has registered in the National Responsible Father Registry to search
				the National Responsible Father Registry only if the request has been verified
				for authenticity.
								(C)FeeThe
				Secretary is authorized to charge a reasonable fee for a search conducted under
				this section.
								(5)Limitation on
				disclosure of informationNo information contained in the
				National Responsible Father Registry shall be disclosed to any person if the
				disclosure of the information would contravene a national security interest of
				the United States or if the disclosure would compromise the confidentiality of
				census data.
							(6)Methods for
				requesting a search of the national databaseAn eligible party
				may request a search under this section either electronically or through the
				mail.
							(7)Certificate of
				search
								(A)IssuanceWithin
				2 business days of receipt of a search request, the Secretary shall issue by
				mail or electronic means a certificate of search to the person who requested
				the search.
								(B)Contents of
				eligible party searchThe certificate of search on behalf of an
				eligible party shall contain—
									(i)the names and
				most recent contact information for all possible fathers who are registered in
				the National Responsible Father Registry or registered in any participating
				State Responsible Father Registry;
									(ii)the latest date
				through which data in the National Responsible Father Registry has been
				updated; and
									(iii)the list of the
				State Responsible Father Registries whose data is included in the search
				database and the date through which the data from each participating State was
				last updated.
									(C)Contents of
				registrant searchThe certificate of search on behalf of a
				possible father who has registered in the National Responsible Father Registry
				shall only contain the information provided to the Secretary by the registrant
				himself or provided by the registrant to a participating State registry and
				transmitted by that State registry to the Secretary.
								(D)Effect of
				certificateA certificate of search issued under subparagraph (B)
				shall serve as evidence of efforts by the eligible party who requested the
				search to locate a possible father in order to provide those possible fathers
				identified in the certificate with notice of a proceeding.
								(b)National
				educational campaignThe Secretary shall establish a nationwide
				responsible fatherhood and responsible father registry educational campaign
				that is designed to inform possible fathers, unwed mothers, possible adoptive
				parents, and eligible parties of the existence of the National Responsible
				Father Registry, the advantages of possible fathers registering either in the
				National Responsible Father Registry or a State Responsible Father Registry, or
				both, the rights and responsibilities of possible fathers, unwed mothers,
				possible adoptive parents, and eligible parties with regard to a proceeding,
				and the role of the National Responsible Father Registry and a State
				Responsible Father Registry in a proceeding.
						442.Agreements with
				States to promote responsible fatherhood
						(a)In
				generalThe Secretary shall
				use all reasonable efforts to encourage States to enter into an agreement with
				the Secretary to become a participating State under this subpart. Such
				agreements shall—
							(1)require that the
				State comply with the requirements for State Responsible Father Registries
				under section 443;
							(2)require that the
				State provide for a process under which a registered possible father will
				receive notice of a proceeding at the most recent address he provided to the
				registry, within State determined guidelines and time limits;
							(3)require the State
				to provide annual reviews and reports to the Secretary on the State Responsible
				Father Registry, including such information as may be necessary to measure
				compliance with the requirements under this subpart;
							(4)require the State
				to, in accordance with standards prescribed by the Secretary, cooperate with
				other States and the Federal Government to assist individuals and governments
				in their efforts to locate and provide notice to possible fathers;
							(5)encourage the
				State to establish or designate a single organizational unit within the State
				that meets such staffing and organizational requirements as the Secretary may
				prescribe to administer the State Responsible Father Registry;
							(6)encourage the
				State to enter into cooperative agreements between the State and appropriate
				entities, such as those specified in section 443(e)(2), to assist the
				organizational unit established or designated to administer the State
				Responsible Father Registry;
							(7)encourage the
				State to amend its long-arm jurisdictional statute to ensure that personal
				jurisdiction is established in a proceeding for a father registered in the
				National Responsible Father Registry;
							(8)encourage States
				to develop, establish, and operate programs that are designed—
								(A)to improve the
				protection of the rights of possible fathers in a proceeding;
								(B)to assist mothers
				in making responsible plans for their children's future; and
								(C)to protect the
				privacy and safety of possible fathers and of birth mothers, including those
				who have been the victims of violence, by, among other things, enabling birth
				mothers to proceed with an adoption or placement plan without being required to
				disclose her sexual partners; and
								(9)encourage States
				to enact laws and regulations to address the pre-birth abandonment of a child
				by the biological father and abandonment of a child by the biological father
				subsequent to birth.
							(b)Grants To
				promote responsible fatherhoodAn agreement with a State that
				meets the requirements of subsection (a) may include a grant to the State as
				provided for under section 444.
						443.State
				Responsible Father Registries
						(a)Establishment
				and maintenance
							(1)In
				generalSubject to paragraph (2), each State that is a
				participating State under this subpart shall provide assurances to the
				Secretary that the State has, or will establish, and will maintain an automated
				responsible father registry that meets the requirements of this section.
							(2)Existing State
				Responsible Father RegistriesA State that has a responsible
				father registry in existence on the date of enactment of this subpart and
				desires to enter into an agreement with the Secretary under section 442 shall
				provide assurances to the Secretary that the State will, not later than 180
				days from the last day of the first regular session of the State legislature
				that begins after the date of enactment of this subpart, modify the registry to
				the extent necessary for the registry to meet the requirements of this section
				with respect to responsible fathers who register with the State on or after
				that day. For purposes of the previous sentence, in the case of a State that
				has a 2-year legislative session, each year of the session is considered to be
				a separate, regular session of the State legislature.
							(b)Registration
				with the State Responsible Father Registry
							(1)Submission of
				informationThe State shall establish procedures under which the
				possible father of a child may submit the information described in subsection
				(c) to the State for the purpose of including the information in the State
				Responsible Father Registry. Such procedures shall provide that, in order for
				the possible father to be entitled to notice of any proceeding, the possible
				father must submit information for inclusion in the State Responsible Father
				Registry within State-determined time limits.
							(2)VerificationThe
				procedures established under paragraph (1) shall require the possible father to
				verify by submission of a sworn statement or such other means as the State, in
				consultation with the Secretary, determines appropriate that the information
				submitted is his own personal information and that it is true and correct to
				the best of his knowledge.
							(c)ContentsWith
				respect to a child, the State Responsible Father Registry shall contain
				information sufficient to identify the possible father, which may include (but
				is not limited to)—
							(1)the name of the
				possible father (including any other names by which he may be known);
							(2)the date of birth
				of the possible father;
							(3)the Social
				Security number of the possible father, if any;
							(4)the State of issue
				and driver's license number of the possible father, if any;
							(5)the address
				provided by the possible father at which he requests notice;
							(6)all known
				telephone numbers for the possible father;
							(7)the name and
				address of the employer of the possible father, if any;
							(8)the name of the
				mother (including any other names by which she may be known);
							(9)the most recent
				address of the mother, if known;
							(10)the date of birth
				of the mother, if known;
							(11)the Social
				Security number of the mother, if known;
							(12)the State of
				issue and driver's license number of the mother, if known;
							(13)the city and
				State where possible conception took place;
							(14)the date or
				estimated date (or range of dates) of possible conception;
							(15)the birth date of
				the child or the approximate delivery date, if known; and
							(16)the name and
				gender of the child, if known.
							(d)Collection of
				State information and transmission to the National Responsible Father
				Registry
							(1)CollectionThe
				State shall collect the information described in subsection (c) submitted by
				the possible father and enter such information into the State Responsible
				Father Registry.
							(2)TransmissionNot
				later than the date that is 3 business days after the date on which any
				information described in subsection (c) is entered into the State Responsible
				Father Registry, the State shall furnish such information to the Secretary, in
				an electronic format designated by the Secretary, for purposes of including the
				information in the National Responsible Father Registry.
							(3)RequirementThe
				procedures established under subsection (b)(1) shall include a means by which a
				possible father is informed that the registry may be used to establish an
				obligation to support a child or children. Except as provided in subsection
				(g), registration shall not constitute an admission of guilt to any crime under
				Federal or State law.
							(e)Establishment of
				Registration Centers
							(1)In
				generalThe State shall establish centers in various locations
				throughout the State so that registration forms for the State Responsible
				Father Registry are easily accessible to possible fathers.
							(2)SitesThe
				sites of the centers described in paragraph (1) may include (but are not
				limited to) the following:
								(A)State and local
				hospitals.
								(B)Courthouses in
				which family courts are located.
								(C)State departments
				of motor vehicles.
								(D)State welfare
				agencies.
								(E)State health
				department offices.
								(F)State vital
				records offices.
								(G)State probate
				courts.
								(H)State-operated or
				-sponsored websites for each center established in accordance with this
				subsection.
								(f)Method of
				submitting registrationThe State shall permit a possible father
				to submit information to the State Responsible Father Registry electronically,
				in person, or by mail. The State shall not charge a fee for registering in the
				State Responsible Father Registry.
						(g)Penalties for
				submission of false informationA State shall have in effect a
				law that provides that any person who knowingly submits false information to a
				State Responsible Father Registry shall be guilty of the highest class of
				misdemeanor under State law.
						(h)Accuracy of
				dataA possible father is solely responsible for the accuracy of
				the information contained in his registration and he shall be responsible for
				updating the information, if needed to keep it accurate. The information
				contained in the registration is presumed accurate. Notice regarding a
				proceeding shall be deemed received by the possible father if sent or delivered
				to him at the most recent address he provided in subsection (c)(5).
						(i)Privacy
				safeguardsThe State shall establish procedures to ensure that
				the information maintained in the State Responsible Father Registry is subject
				to the same privacy safeguards as the privacy safeguards required under section
				454(26).
						444.Grants to
				States to promote responsible fatherhood
						(a)Grants to
				StatesThe Secretary may make
				a grant to a State that enters into an agreement with the Secretary pursuant to
				section 442 to become a participating State for purposes of—
							(1)modifying an existing State Responsible
				Father Registry to the extent necessary for the registry to meet the
				requirements of section 443; or
							(2)establishing a State Responsible Father
				Registry that meets the requirements of section 443.
							(b)ConditionAs
				a condition for receiving a grant under this section, a State shall agree
				to—
							(1)maintain an
				automated State Responsible Father Registry in accordance with the requirements
				of section 443; and
							(2)support the
				nationwide responsible fatherhood and responsible father registry educational
				campaign established under section 441(b).
							(c)AmountA grant made under this section shall be in
				such an amount as the Secretary determines appropriate.
						(d)Use of
				fundsFunds received under a
				grant made under this section may be used to reimburse a participating State in
				whole or in part for costs incurred to modify an existing State Responsible
				Father Registry or to establish a State Responsible Father Registry, and to
				reimburse the State in whole or in part for costs incurred to satisfy the
				conditions specified in subsection (b).
						(e)Authorization
				of appropriationsThere are
				authorized to be appropriated such sums as are necessary for fiscal year 2013
				and each fiscal year thereafter for purposes of making grants to States under
				this
				section.
						.