116 HR 2790 IH: Our Obligation to Recognize American Heroes (OORAH) Act of 2019
U.S. House of Representatives
2019-05-16
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I116th CONGRESS1st SessionH. R. 2790IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVESMay 16, 2019Mr. Pence (for himself and Mr. Gallego) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, 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 make additional financial assets of the Government of Iran available to pay compensatory damages to the victims of terrorism sponsored by that Government, and for other purposes.
1.Short titleThis Act may be cited as the Our Obligation to Recognize American Heroes (OORAH) Act of 2019 . 2.Expansion of availability of financial assets of Iran to victims of terrorism (a)FindingsCongress makes the following findings:
(1)On October 23, 1983, terrorists sponsored by the Government of Iran bombed the United States Marine barracks in Beirut, Lebanon. The terrorists killed 241 servicemen and injured scores more. (2)Those servicemen were killed or injured while on a peacekeeping mission.
(3)Terrorism sponsored by the Government of Iran threatens the national security of the United States. (4)The United States has a vital interest in ensuring that members of the Armed Forces killed or injured by such terrorism, and the family members of such members, are able to seek justice.
(b)AmendmentsSection 502 of the Iran Threat Reduction and Syria Human Rights Act of 2012 (22 U.S.C. 8772) is amended— (1)in subsection (a)(1)—
(A)in subparagraph (A), by striking in the United States and inserting by or; (B)in subparagraph (B), by inserting , or an asset that would be blocked if the asset were located in the United States, after unblocked); and
(C)in the flush text at the end— (i)by inserting after in aid of execution the following: , or to an order directing that the asset be brought to the State in which the court is located and subsequently to execution or attachment in aid of execution,; and
(ii)by inserting , without regard to concerns relating to international comity after resources for such an act; (2)in subsection (b)—
(A)by striking that are identified and inserting the following: “that are—  (1)identified;
(B)by striking the period at the end and inserting ; and; and (C)by adding at the end the following:

(2)identified in and the subject of proceedings in the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York in Peterson et al. v. Islamic Republic of Iran et al., Case No. 13 Civ. 9195 (LAP).; (3)by striking subsection (e);
(4)by redesignating subsections (c) and (d) as subsections (d) and (e), respectively; and (5)by inserting after subsection (b) the following:

(c)Personal jurisdictionFor purposes of this section, the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York shall have personal jurisdiction over any foreign securities intermediary that credited financial assets described in subsection (b) to an account the intermediary holds outside the United States..


115 HR 7278 IH: To amend the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974.
U.S. House of Representatives
2018-12-12
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I115th CONGRESS2d SessionH. R. 7278IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVESDecember 12, 2018Mr. Estes of Kansas introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Education and the WorkforceA BILLTo amend the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974.

		1.Application of ERISA to insurance company general accounts and general account contracts
 (a)Section 3 of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 is amended— (1)by adding the phrase or (C) after the phrase subparagraph (B) in subparagraph (A) to subsection (21); and
 (2)by adding the following new subparagraph (C) to subsection (21):  (C)If any money or other property of an employee benefit plan is contributed to a general account policy (as defined in section 401 (b)(2)(B)), such insurer shall not be deemed to be a fiduciary or a party in interest as those terms are defined in this subchapter, respectively, by reason of such contribution or the insurer’s issuance or administration of such general account policy, the insurer’s exercise of contractual rights or discharge of its contractual obligations under such general account policy, or the management of the insurer’s general account, except insofar as such insurer directs the contribution on behalf of an employee benefit plan covering employees of the insurer. Nothing contained in this subparagraph shall limit the duties imposed on such insurer by any other law..
 (b)Section 401 of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 is amended— (1)by deleting paragraph (2) of subsection (b); and
 (2)by adding the following new paragraph (2) to subsection (b):  (2)In the case of a plan which contributes to a general account policy, the assets of such plan shall be deemed to include the insurance promises and guarantees granted there under to the policyholder, subject to any reserved rights of the insurer, but shall not be deemed to include the general account policy, any contractual rights reserved to the insurer under such policy or any other assets of the insurer, For purposes of this paragraph:
 (A)The term insurer means an insurance company, insurance service, or insurance organization, qualified to do business in a State.
 (B)The term general account policy means an insurance policy or contract to the extent that such policy or contract allocates amounts to the insurer’s general account including any surplus in a separate account but excluding any other portion of a separate account.; and
 (3)by deleting subsection (c). (c)Effective dateThe amendments made by this section shall apply effective as of January 1, 1975.


114 HR 2024 IH: Smartphone Theft Prevention Act of 2015
U.S. House of Representatives
2015-04-23
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		I
		114th CONGRESS
		1st Session
		H. R. 2024
		IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

			April 23, 2015
			Mr. Serrano (for himself, Mr. Vargas, Mr. Grayson, and Ms. Jackson Lee) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce

		A BILL
		To require mobile service providers and smartphone manufacturers to give consumers the ability to
			 remotely delete data from smartphones and render smartphones inoperable.

 1.Short titleThis Act may be cited as the Smartphone Theft Prevention Act of 2015. 2.FindingsCongress finds that—
 (1)mobile device theft costs consumers billions of dollars each year, according to the Federal Communications Commission;
 (2)1 in 3 robberies include the theft of a mobile device; (3)carriers, manufacturers, law enforcement, the Federal Communications Commission, and State governments have worked to address the growing trend of mobile device theft, but more remains to be done;
 (4)consumers deserve to have the most secure technology available to protect them and their information;
 (5)technological protections continue to develop, evolve, and improve in ways that are good for the economy and the consumers of the United States, and for public safety in the United States;
 (6)the wireless industry should work with law enforcement to educate consumers about the security tools that are available to them and how to keep their data, their devices, and themselves safe;
 (7)because engineering and security needs change rapidly, the mobile device industry, law enforcement, and consumer advocates are best suited to proactively develop solutions to protect consumers, drive innovation, and deter theft; and
 (8)major cities such as San Francisco, New York, and London have seen recent decreases in smartphone theft since carriers and manufacturers began rolling out sophisticated new technological functions to protect consumers from theft.
			3.Function for stolen smartphones
 (a)In generalPart I of title III of the Communications Act of 1934 (47 U.S.C. 301 et seq.) is amended by adding at the end the following:

					343.Function for stolen smartphones
						(a)Definitions
 (1)In generalIn this section— (A)the term account holder, with respect to a smartphone—
 (i)means the person who holds the account through which commercial mobile service or commercial mobile data service is provided on the smartphone; and
 (ii)includes a person authorized by the person described in clause (i) to take actions with respect to the smartphone;
 (B)the term commercial mobile data service has the meaning given the term in section 6001 of the Middle Class Tax Relief and Job Creation Act of 2012 (47 U.S.C. 1401);
 (C)the term commercial mobile service has the meaning given the term in section 332; and (D)the term smartphone means a cellular radio telephone or other mobile voice communications handset device—
 (i)on which commercial mobile service or commercial mobile data service is provided; and (ii)that—
 (I)utilizes a mobile operating system; (II)possesses advanced data capabilities, including software applications, Internet access, digital voice services, email, and text messaging;
 (III)has wireless network connectivity; and (IV)is capable of operating on a long-term evolution network.
 (2)FCC authority to modify definition of smartphoneThe Commission may modify the definition of the term smartphone under paragraph (1) if the Commission determines that circumstances require such a modification. (b)Requirements (1)Function (A)In generalA provider of commercial mobile service or commercial mobile data service on a smartphone, in coordination with the manufacturer of, and the provider of the operating system for, the smartphone, shall—
 (i)make available on the smartphone a function described in subparagraph (B); and (ii)ensure that—
 (I)during the initial device setup process, the smartphone prompts the account holder to enable the function described in subparagraph (B); and
 (II)only the account holder is able to opt out of enabling the function described in subparagraph (B). (B)Function detailsA function described in this subparagraph, with respect to a smartphone, is a function that—
 (i)may only be used by the account holder; and (ii)includes the capability to remotely—
 (I)delete or render inaccessible from the smartphone all information relating to the account holder that has been placed on the smartphone;
 (II)render the smartphone inoperable on the network of any provider of commercial mobile service or commercial mobile data service globally;
 (III)prevent the smartphone from being reactivated or reprogrammed without a passcode or similar authorization after the smartphone has been—
 (aa)rendered inoperable as described in subclause (II); or (bb)subject to an unauthorized factory reset; and
 (IV)restore personal information from the smartphone onto a compatible or interoperable device. (2)Device standardsA person may not manufacture in the United States, or import into the United States for sale or resale to the public, a smartphone unless the smartphone is configured in such a manner that the provider of commercial mobile service or commercial mobile data service on the smartphone is able to comply with the requirements under paragraph (1).
							(3)Exemptions for functionally equivalent technology
 (A)Mobile service providersThe Commission may exempt a provider of commercial mobile service or commercial mobile data service on a smartphone, and the manufacturer of, and provider of the operating system for, the smartphone, from the requirement under paragraph (1) with respect to that smartphone if the service provider, in coordination with the manufacturer and operating system provider, makes available on the smartphone technology that accomplishes the functional equivalent of the function, initial prompt, and ability to opt out required under paragraph (1)(A).
 (B)Manufacturers and importersThe Commission may exempt a person from the requirement under paragraph (2)(A), with respect to a smartphone that the person manufactures in the United States or imports into the United States for sale or resale to the public, if the smartphone is configured in such a manner that the provider of commercial mobile service or commercial mobile data service on the smartphone may make available on the smartphone technology that accomplishes the functional equivalent of the function, initial prompt, and ability to opt out required under paragraph (1)(A).
 (c)No feeA provider of commercial mobile service or commercial mobile data service on a smartphone may not charge the account holder any fee for making the function, initial prompt, and ability to opt out required under subsection (b)(1)(A), or any equivalent technology described in subsection (b)(3)(A), available to the account holder.
						(d)Forfeiture penalty
 (1)In generalAny person that is determined by the Commission, in accordance with paragraphs (3) and (4) of section 503(b), to have violated subsection (b) or (c) of this section, including a manufacturer or operating system provider that violates the requirement to coordinate with a service provider under subsection (b)(1)(A), shall be liable to the United States for a forfeiture penalty, in an amount to be determined by the Commission.
 (2)Other penaltiesA forfeiture penalty under this subsection shall be in addition to any other penalty provided for in this Act.
 (e)Common national frameworkThe Commission shall establish a common national framework for smartphone anti-theft measures that takes into consideration the interest of all stakeholders for the purpose of promoting national uniformity of the function, initial prompt, and ability to opt out required under subsection (b)(1)(A), or functionally equivalent technology described in subsection (b)(3)(A), to protect consumers from the theft of smartphones.
						(f)Tablets
 (1)Commission determinationNot later than 180 days after the date of enactment of the Smartphone Theft Prevention Act of 2015, the Commission shall determine whether this section should apply with respect to tablets on which commercial mobile service or commercial mobile data service is provided.
 (2)RegulationsIf the Commission determines that this section should apply with respect to tablets described in paragraph (1), the Commission shall promulgate regulations to implement that determination.
 (g)Rule of constructionNothing in this section shall be construed to prohibit a manufacturer of smartphones, or a provider of commercial mobile service or commercial mobile data service, from taking actions not described in this section to protect consumers from the theft of smartphones.
 (h)Relationship to State lawNothing in this section shall be construed to preempt any provision of State law that provides protections to users of smartphones (or tablets, if applicable) that are at least as strong as the protections provided under this section..
			(b)Applicability of function requirement
 (1)DefinitionIn this subsection, the term smartphone has the meaning given the term in section 343 of the Communications Act of 1934, as added by subsection (a).
 (2)ApplicabilityExcept as provided in paragraph (3), section 343 of the Communications Act of 1934, as added by subsection (a), shall apply with respect to any smartphone that, on or after January 1, 2016, is—
 (A)manufactured in the United States; or (B)imported into the United States for sale to the public.
 (3)Compliance ExtensionsThe Federal Communications Commission may exempt a person that is subject to any requirement under section 343(b) of the Communications Act of 1934, as added by subsection (a), from that requirement for a temporary period after the date described in paragraph (2) of this subsection, upon a showing by the person that the person requires more time to be able to comply with the requirement.


115 HR 3166 IH: To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide under the Medicare program for independent accreditation for dialysis facilities and assurance of high quality surveys with respect to such facilities.
U.S. House of Representatives
2017-07-06
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I115th CONGRESS1st SessionH. R. 3166IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVESJuly 6, 2017Ms. Jenkins of Kansas (for herself and Mr. Lewis of Georgia) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, 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 concernedA BILLTo amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide under the Medicare program for independent accreditation for dialysis facilities and assurance of high quality surveys with respect to such facilities.
1.Independent accreditation for dialysis facilities and assurance of high quality surveys
(a)Accreditation and surveys
(1)In generalSection 1865 of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1395bb) is amended— (A)in subsection (a)—
(i)in paragraph (1), in the matter preceding subparagraph (A), by striking or the conditions and requirements under section 1881(b); and (ii)in paragraph (4), by inserting (including a renal dialysis facility) after facility; and
(B)by adding at the end the following new subsection:   (e)With respect to an accreditation body that has received approval from the Secretary under subsection (a)(3)(A) for accreditation of provider entities that are required to meet the conditions and requirements under section 1881(b), in addition to review and oversight authorities otherwise applicable under this title, the Secretary shall (as the Secretary determines appropriate) conduct, with respect to such accreditation body and provider entities, any or all of the following more frequently than is otherwise required to be conducted under this title with respect to other accreditation bodies or other provider entities:
(1)Validation surveys referred to in subsection (d).  (2)Accreditation program reviews (as defined in section 488.8(c) of title 42 of the Code of Federal Regulations, or a successor regulation).
(3)Performance reviews (as defined in section 488.8(a) of title 42 of the Code of Federal Regulations, or a successor regulation).. (2)Timing for acceptance of requests from accreditation organizationsNot later than 90 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Health and Human Services shall begin accepting requests from national accreditation bodies for a finding described in section 1865(a)(3)(A) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1395bb(a)(3)(A)) for purposes of accrediting provider entities that are required to meet the conditions and requirements under section 1881(b) of such Act (42 U.S.C. 1395rr(b)).
(b)Requirement for timing of surveys of new dialysis facilitiesSection 1881(b)(1) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1395rr(b)(1)) is amended by adding at the end the following new sentence: Beginning 180 days after the date of the enactment of this sentence, an initial survey of a provider of services or a renal dialysis facility to determine if the conditions and requirements under this paragraph are met shall be initiated not later than 90 days after such date on which both the provider enrollment form (without regard to whether such form is submitted prior to or after such date of enactment) has been determined by the Secretary to be complete and the provider’s enrollment status indicates approval is pending the results of such survey..


		II
		110th CONGRESS
		2d Session
		S. 3643
		IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED
		  STATES

			September 27
			 (legislative day, September 17), 2008
			Mr. Durbin (for himself,
			 Mr. Kerry, and Mrs. Murray) introduced the following bill; which
			 was read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign
			 Relations

		A BILL
		To enhance the capacity of the United
		  States to undertake global development activities, and for other
		  purposes.

		1.Short titleThis Act may be cited as the
			 Increasing America's Global
			 Development Capacity Act of 2008.
		2.FindingsCongress finds that—
			(1)foreign development assistance is an
			 important foreign policy tool in addition to diplomacy and defense;
			(2)development assistance is part of any
			 comprehensive United States response to regional conflicts, terrorist threats,
			 weapons proliferation, disease pandemics, and persistent widespread
			 poverty;
			(3)in 2002 and 2006, the United States
			 National Security Strategy includes global development, along with defense and
			 diplomacy, as the 3 pillars of national security;
			(4)in its early years, the United States
			 Agency for International Development (USAID) had more than 5,000 full-time
			 Foreign Service Officers;
			(5)as of 2008, USAID has slightly more than
			 1,000 full-time Foreign Service Officers;
			(6)the budget at USAID, calculated in real
			 dollars, has dropped 27 percent since 1985;
			(7)this decline in personnel and operating
			 budgets has diminished the capacity of USAID to provide development assistance
			 and implement foreign assistance programs; and
			(8)the Committee on Appropriations of the
			 Senate recommended increasing the amount to be appropriated
			 for USAID operating expenses for fiscal year 2009 by $171,000,000 compared to
			 the amount appropriated for such expenses for fiscal year 2008.
			3.Hiring of additional Foreign Service
			 Officers as USAID employees
			(a)Initial hiringsNot later than 1 year after the date of the
			 enactment of this Act, the Administrator of USAID shall use additional amounts
			 appropriated to USAID for fiscal year 2009 compared to fiscal year 2008 to
			 increase by not less than 700 the total number of full-time Foreign Service
			 Officers employed by USAID compared to the number of such officers employed by
			 USAID on the date of the enactment of this Act. These officers shall be used to
			 enhance the ability of USAID to—
				(1)carry out development activities around the
			 world by providing USAID with additional human resources and expertise needed
			 to meet important development and humanitarian needs around the world;
				(2)strengthen its institutional capacity as
			 the lead development agency of the United States; and
				(3)more effectively help developing nations to
			 become more stable, healthy, democratic, prosperous, and
			 self-sufficient.
				(b)Subsequent hirings
				(1)In generalExcept as provided under paragraph (2),
			 during the 2-year period beginning 1 year after the date of the enactment of
			 this Act, the Administrator of USAID shall increase by not less than 1,300 the
			 total number of full-time Foreign Service Officers over the number of such
			 Officers at the beginning of such 2-year period to carry out the activities
			 described in subsection (a), contingent upon sufficient appropriations.
				(2)ReprogrammingIf the Administrator of USAID determines
			 that USAID has competing needs that are more urgent than the hirings described
			 in paragraph (1), the Administrator may use amounts available for such hirings
			 for such competing needs if the Administrator submits to the Committee on
			 Appropriations and the Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate and the
			 Committee on Appropriations and the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House
			 of Representatives a report describing such competing needs.


114 HR 659 IH: Lesser Prairie Chicken Voluntary Recovery Act of 2015
U.S. House of Representatives
2015-02-02
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		I
		114th CONGRESS
		1st Session
		H. R. 659
		IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

			February 2, 2015
			Mr. Mullin (for himself, Mr. Lucas, Mr. Neugebauer, Mr. Thornberry, Mr. Cole, Mr. Tipton, Ms. Jenkins of Kansas, Mr. Flores, Mr. Pearce, Mr. Huelskamp, and Mr. Bridenstine) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Natural Resources

		A BILL
		To reverse the Department of the Interior’s listing of the lesser prairie chicken as a threatened
			 species under the Endangered Species Act of 1973, to prevent further
			 consideration of listing of such species as a threatened species or
			 endangered species under that Act pending implementation of the Western
			 Association of Fish and Wildlife Agencies’ Lesser Prairie-Chicken
			 Range-Wide Conservation Plan and other conservation measures, and for
			 other purposes.

 1.Short titleThis Act may be cited as the Lesser Prairie Chicken Voluntary Recovery Act of 2015. 2.Implementation of Lesser Prairie-Chicken Range-Wide Conservation Plan and other conservation measures (a)Prohibition on treatment as threatened or endangered species (1)In generalNotwithstanding any prior action by the Secretary of the Interior, the lesser prairie chicken shall not be treated as a threatened species or endangered species under the Endangered Species Act of 1973 (16 U.S.C. 1531 et seq.) before January 31, 2020.
 (2)Prohibition on proposalOn and after January 31, 2020, the lesser prairie chicken may not be treated as a threatened species or endangered species under the Endangered Species Act of 1973 (16 U.S.C. 1531 et seq.) unless the Secretary publishes a determination, based on the totality of the scientific evidence, that conservation (as that term is used in that Act) under the Range-Wide Plan and the agreements, programs, and efforts referred to in subsection (b) has not achieved the conservation goals established by the Range-Wide Plan.
 (b)Monitoring of progress of conservation programsThe Secretary shall monitor and annually report to the Congress on progress in conservation of the Lesser Prairie Chicken under the Range-Wide Plan and all related Candidate Conservation Agreements and Candidate and Conservation Agreements With Assurances, other Federal conservation programs administered by the United States Fish and Wildlife Service, the Bureau of Land Management, and the Department of Agriculture, State conservation programs, and private conservation efforts.
 (c) DefinitionsIn this section: (1)Candidate Conservation AgreementsEach of the terms Candidate Conservation Agreement and Candidate and Conservation Agreement With Assurances means, respectively, such an agreement referred to in—
 (A)the Announcement of Final Policy for Candidate Conservation Agreements with Assurances published by the Department of the Interior and the Department of Commerce on June 17, 1999 (64 Fed. Reg. 32726); and
 (B)sections 17.22(d) and 17.32(d) of title 50, Code of Federal Regulations. (2)Range-Wide PlanThe term Range-Wide Plan means the Lesser Prairie-Chicken Range-Wide Conservation Plan of the Western Association of Fish and Wildlife Agencies, as endorsed by the United States Fish and Wildlife Service on October 23, 2013, and published for comment on January 29, 2014 (79 Fed. Reg. 4652).


116 HRES 205 IH: Providing amounts for the expenses of the Committee on Small Business in the One Hundred Sixteenth Congress.
U.S. House of Representatives
2019-03-08
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IV116th CONGRESS1st SessionH. RES. 205IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVESMarch 8, 2019Ms. Velázquez submitted the following resolution; which was referred to the Committee on House AdministrationRESOLUTIONProviding amounts for the expenses of the Committee on Small Business in the One Hundred Sixteenth
			 Congress.

 1.Amounts for Committee ExpensesFor the expenses of the Committee on Small Business (hereafter in this resolution referred to as the Committee), including the expenses of all staff salaries, there shall be paid, out of the applicable accounts of the House of Representatives for committee salaries and expenses, not more than $6,738,000 for the One Hundred Sixteenth Congress.
 2.Session LimitationsOf the amount specified in section 1— (1)not more than $3,369,000 shall be available for expenses incurred during the period beginning at noon on January 3, 2019, and ending immediately before noon on January 3, 2020; and
 (2)not more than $3,369,000 shall be available for expenses incurred during the period beginning at noon on January 3, 2020, and ending immediately before noon on January 3, 2021.
 3.VouchersPayments under this resolution shall be made on vouchers authorized by the Committee, signed by the Chairman of the Committee, and approved in the manner directed by the Committee on House Administration.
 4.RegulationsAmounts made available under this resolution shall be expended in accordance with regulations prescribed by the Committee on House Administration.


116 S3123 IS: State Insurance Regulation Preservation Act
U.S. Senate
2019-12-19
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II116th CONGRESS1st SessionS. 3123IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATESDecember 19, 2019Mr. Tillis (for himself and Ms. Sinema) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban AffairsA BILLTo amend the Home Owners’ Loan Act with respect to the registration and supervision of insurance
			 savings and loan holding companies, and for other purposes.

 1.Short titleThis Act may be cited as the State Insurance Regulation Preservation Act. 2.Supervision of insurance savings and loan holding companies (a)DefinitionsSection 10(a)(1) of the Home Owners’ Loan Act (12 U.S.C. 1467a(a)(1)) is amended by adding at the end the following:

 (K)DomicileThe term domicile means the State in which an insurance underwriting company or the holding company for the insurance underwriting company is incorporated, chartered, or organized.
 (L)Business of insuranceThe term business of insurance means any activity that is regulated in accordance with the relevant State insurance laws and regulations, including the writing of insurance and the reinsuring of risks.
 (M)Insurance savings and loan holding companyThe term insurance savings and loan holding company means— (i)a savings and loan holding company with 75 percent or more of its total consolidated assets in not less than 1 insurance underwriting company, other than assets associated with insurance for credit risk, during the 4 most recent consecutive quarters, as calculated in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles or the statutory accounting principles in accordance with State law;
 (ii)a company that— (I)was a savings and loan holding company as of July 21, 2010, and through date of enactment of this clause; and
 (II)was not subject to the Basel III capital regulation promulgated by the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System and the Comptroller of the Currency on October 11, 2013 (78 Fed. Reg. 62018), because the savings and loan holding company held 25 percent or more of its total consolidated assets in subsidiaries that are insurance underwriting companies (other than assets associated with insurance for credit risk); or
 (iii)a top-tier savings and loan holding company that— (I)was registered as a savings and loan holding company before July 21, 2010; and
 (II)is a New York not-for-profit corporation formed for the purpose of holding the stock of a New York insurance company.
 (N)Insurance underwriting companyThe term insurance underwriting company means an insurer that is subject to regulation by a State insurance authority of the domicile of the insurer.
 (O)State insurance authorityThe term State insurance authority means the State insurance authority of the State in which an insurance underwriting company or the holding company for the insurance underwriting company is domiciled.
 (P)Top-tier savings and loan holding companyThe term top-tier savings and loan holding company means the ultimate parent company in a savings and loan holding company structure.. (b)RegistrationSection 10(b)(1) of the Home Owners’ Loan Act (12 U.S.C. 1467a(b)(1)) is amended by adding at the end the following: A savings and loan holding company that is an insurance savings and loan holding company shall register as an insurance savings and loan holding company..
 (c)ReportsSection 10(b)(2) of the Home Owners’ Loan Act (12 U.S.C. 1467a(b)(2)) is amended by adding at the end the following:

 (D)Insurance savings and loan holding companiesThe Board, to the fullest extent possible, shall request reports and other information filed by insurance savings and loan holding companies and any insurance underwriting company that is a subsidiary of the insurance savings and loan holding company with other Federal authorities and the State insurance authority for the insurance savings and loan holding company before requesting those reports or information from the insurance savings and loan holding company or any insurance underwriting company that is a subsidiary of the insurance savings and loan holding company.
 (E)Rule of constructionNothing in this section may be construed as prohibiting the Board from requesting reports and other information that is not otherwise collected and shared with other Federal or State authorities..
 (d)Books and recordsSection 10(b)(3) of the Home Owners’ Loan Act (12 U.S.C. 1467a(b)(3)) is amended— (1)by striking Each and inserting the following:

 (A)In generalEach; and (2)by inserting at the end the following:

 (B)Insurance savings and loan holding companiesThe Board, to the fullest extent possible, shall align any prescribed recordkeeping requirements for an insurance savings and loan holding company with the recordkeeping requirements imposed by the State insurance authority of the insurance savings and loan holding company and any insurance underwriting company that is a subsidiary of the insurance savings and loan holding company..
 (e)ExaminationsSection 10(b)(4)(C) of the Home Owners’ Loan Act (12 U.S.C. 1467a(b)(4)(C)) is amended— (1)in clause (i), by striking the word and at the end;
 (2)in clause (ii), by striking the period at the end and inserting ; and; and (3)by adding at the end the following:

						(iii)Insurance savings and loan holding companies
 (I)CoordinationThe Board, to the fullest extent possible, shall coordinate examinations of an insurance savings and loan holding company in conjunction with the State insurance authority of the insurance savings and loan holding company and any insurance underwriting company that is a subsidiary of insurance savings and loan holding company and other State and Federal authorities in order to minimize the potential for duplication and conflict between the examinations conducted by the Board and the examinations conducted by other State and Federal authorities.
 (II)Scope and frequencyFollowing public notice and comment, the Board shall establish a schedule for the frequency and the scope of examinations of insurance savings and loan holding companies that is consistent with the supervisory framework required under paragraph (7)..
 (f)SupervisionSection 10(b) of the Home Owners’ Loan Act (12 U.S.C. 1467a(b)) is amended by inserting at the end the following:

					(7)Insurance savings and loan holding companies
 (A)Tailored supervisionThe Board, by rule, shall establish a supervisory framework for insurance savings and loan holding companies that—
 (i)is tailored to the unique risks, operations, and activities of insurance savings and loan holding companies; and
 (ii)to the fullest extent possible, and consistent with the safe and sound operation of insurance savings and loan holding companies, does not unnecessarily duplicate the supervision of insurance underwriting companies by the State insurance authorities for insurance savings and loan holding companies or insurance underwriting companies that are subsidiaries of insurance savings and loan holding companies.
 (B)Review of supervisory guidanceFollowing public notice and comment, the Board shall review and revise supervisory policy letters and guidance applicable to insurance savings and loan holding companies to ensure that those letters and guidance are not inconsistent with the supervisory framework required under this paragraph..
 3.Assessments and fees for insurance savings and loan holding companiesThe second subsection (s) of section 11 of the Federal Reserve Act (12 U.S.C. 248; relating to assessments and fees) is amended by adding at the end the following:

 (4)Excluded assetsFor purposes of paragraph (2)(B), the total consolidated assets of an insurance savings and loan holding company, as defined in section 10(a)(1) of the Home Owners’ Loan Act (12 U.S.C. 1467a(a)(1)), shall not include assets attributable to the business of insurance conducted by the insurance savings and loan holding company or any affiliate of the insurance savings and loan holding company, other than assets associated with insurance for credit risk..
		4.Implementation
 (a)Definition of BoardIn this section, the term Board means the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System. (b)Implementation of supervisory frameworkNot later than 2 years after the date of enactment of this Act, the Board shall establish the supervisory framework required under paragraph (7) of section 10(b) of the Home Owners’ Loan Act (12 U.S.C. 1467a(b)), as added by this Act.
 (c)Review of supervisory guidanceNot later than 30 months after the date of enactment of this Act, the Board shall complete the review of supervisory policy letters and policy guidance required under paragraph (7) of section 10(b) of the Home Owners’ Loan Act (12 U.S.C. 1467a(b)), as added by this Act.
 (d)Report to congressNot later than 3 years after the date of enactment of this Act, the Board shall submit to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs of the Senate and the Committee on Financial Services of the House of Representatives a report on the implementation of this Act.
 5.Relationship to other lawsThis Act and the amendments made by this Act shall not limit any authority over insurance savings and loan holding companies, as defined in section 10(a)(1) of the Home Owners’ Loan Act (12 U.S.C. 1467a(a)(1)), as added by this Act, that is provided by a Federal law other than the Home Owners’ Loan Act (12 U.S.C. 1461 et seq.).
 6.Rulemaking authorityThe Board may issue regulations and orders as may be necessary to— (1)administer and carry out this Act and the amendments made by this Act; and
 (2)prevent evasions of this Act and the amendments made by this Act. 7.Rule of constructionNothing in this Act or the amendments made by this Act may be construed to affect the authority of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System over any subsidiary of an insurance savings and loan holding company that is not an insurance underwriting company, as those terms are defined in section 10(a)(1) of the Home Owners’ Loan Act (12 U.S.C. 1467a(a)(1)), as added by this Act.


114 HR 5052 : OPEN Act
U.S. House of Representatives
2016-05-11
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		IIB
		114th CONGRESS
		2d Session
		H. R. 5052
		IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES
		May 11, 2016Received; read twice and referred to the Committee on the JudiciaryAN ACT
		To direct the Attorney General and the Secretary of Health and Human Services to evaluate the
			 effectiveness of grant programs that provide grants for the primary
			 purpose of providing assistance in addressing problems pertaining to
			 opioid abuse, and for other purposes.

 1.Short titleThis Act may be cited as the Opioid Program Evaluation Act or the OPEN Act. 2.Evaluation of performance of Department of Justice program (a)Evaluation of Justice Department Comprehensive Opioid Abuse Grant ProgramNot later than 5 years after the date of enactment of this Act, the Attorney General shall complete an evaluation of the effectiveness of the Comprehensive Opioid Abuse Grant Program under part LL of the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 administered by the Department of Justice based upon the information reported under subsection (d) of this section.
 (b)Interim evaluationNot later than 3 years after the date of enactment of this Act, the Attorney General shall complete an interim evaluation assessing the nature and extent of the incidence of opioid abuse and illegal opioid distribution in the United States.
 (c)Metrics and outcomes for evaluationNot later than 180 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Attorney General shall identify outcomes that are to be achieved by activities funded by the Comprehensive Opioid Grant Abuse Program and the metrics by which the achievement of such outcomes shall be determined.
 (d)Metrics data collectionThe Attorney General shall require grantees under the Comprehensive Opioid Abuse Grant Program (and those receiving subawards under section 3021(b) of part LL of the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968) to collect and annually report to the Department of Justice data based upon the metrics identified under subsection (c).
			(e)Publication of data and findings
 (1)Publication of outcomes and metricsThe Attorney General shall, not later than 30 days after completion of the requirement under subsection (c), publish the outcomes and metrics identified under that subsection.
 (2)Publication of evaluationIn the case of the interim evaluation under subsection (b), and the final evaluation under subsection (a), the National Academy of Sciences shall, not later than 90 days after such an evaluation is completed, publish the results of such evaluation and issue a report on such evaluation to the Committee on the Judiciary of the House of Representatives and the Committee on the Judiciary of the Senate. Such report shall also be published along with the data used to make such evaluation.
 (f)Arrangement with the National Academy of SciencesFor purposes of subsections (a), (b), and (c), the Attorney General shall enter into an arrangement with the National Academy of Sciences.
			3.Evaluation of performance of Department of Health and Human Services program
 (a)Evaluation of Department of Health and Human Services programsNot later than 5 years after the date of enactment of this Act, except as otherwise provided in this section, the Secretary of Health and Human Services shall complete an evaluation of any program administered by the Secretary that provides grants for the primary purpose of providing assistance in addressing problems pertaining to opioid abuse based upon the information reported under subsection (d) of this section.
 (b)Interim evaluationNot later than 3 years after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall complete an interim evaluation assessing the nature and extent of the incidence of opioid abuse and illegal opioid distribution in the United States.
 (c)Metrics and outcomes for evaluationNot later than 180 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall identify outcomes that are to be achieved by activities funded by the programs described in subsection (a) and the metrics by which the achievement of such outcomes shall be determined.
 (d)Metrics data collectionThe Secretary shall require grantees under the programs described in subsection (a) to collect and annually report to the Department of Health and Human Services data based upon the metrics identified under subsection (c).
			(e)Publication of data and findings
 (1)Publication of outcomes and metricsThe Secretary shall, not later than 30 days after completion of the requirement under subsection (c), publish the outcomes and metrics identified under that subsection.
 (2)Publication of evaluationIn the case of the interim evaluation under subsection (b), and each final evaluation under subsection (a), the National Academy of Sciences shall, not later than 90 days after such an evaluation is completed, publish the results of such evaluation and issue a report on such evaluation to the Committee on Energy and Commerce of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions of the Senate. Such report shall also be published along with the data used to make such evaluation.
 (f)Arrangement with the National Academy of SciencesFor purposes of subsections (a), (b), and (c), the Secretary shall— (1)enter into an arrangement with the National Academy of Sciences; or
 (2)enter into a contract or cooperative agreement with an entity that is not an agency of the Federal Government.
 (g)ExceptionIf a program described under subsection (a) is subject to an evaluation substantially similar to the evaluation under subsection (a) pursuant to another provision of law, the Secretary may opt not to conduct an evaluation under subsection (a) of such program.
 4.DefinitionIn this Act, the term opioid has the meaning given the term opiate in section 102 of the Controlled Substances Act (21 U.S.C. 802). 5.No additional funds authorizedNo additional funds are authorized to be appropriated to carry out this Act.
 6.Matters regarding certain Federal law enforcement assistanceSection 609Y of the Justice Assistance Act of 1984 (42 U.S.C. 10513) is amended— (1)in subsection (a), by striking There is and inserting Except as provided in subsection (c), there is; and
 (2)by adding at the end the following:  (c)For fiscal year 2022, there is authorized to be appropriated $16,000,000, to provide under this chapter Federal law enforcement assistance in the form of funds..

	Passed the House of Representatives May 10, 2016.Karen L. Haas,Clerk


115 HRES 927 IH: Condemning the Trump administration’s zero tolerance policy.
U.S. House of Representatives
2018-06-07
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IV115th CONGRESS2d SessionH. RES. 927IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVESJune 7, 2018Ms. DeLauro (for herself, Ms. DeGette, Mr. McGovern, Ms. Wilson of Florida, Ms. Norton, Ms. Bonamici, Mr. Nadler, Ms. Shea-Porter, Ms. Schakowsky, Ms. Roybal-Allard, Ms. Jayapal, Mr. Carson of Indiana, Ms. Esty of Connecticut, Ms. Velázquez, Mr. Michael F. Doyle of Pennsylvania, Ms. Lofgren, Mr. Crowley, Mr. Johnson of Georgia, Ms. Clarke of New York, Mr. Quigley, Mr. Danny K. Davis of Illinois, Mr. Correa, Mrs. Dingell, Mr. Khanna, Mr. Vela, Ms. Michelle Lujan Grisham of New Mexico, Ms. Lee, Mr. Cummings, Mr. Soto, Ms. Barragán, Ms. Wasserman Schultz, Mr. Ryan of Ohio, Ms. Titus, Mr. Welch, Mr. Grijalva, Ms. Kaptur, Mr. Tonko, Mr. Raskin, Mr. Cicilline, Ms. Tsongas, Mr. Smith of Washington, Ms. Sánchez, Mr. Castro of Texas, Mr. Sires, Ms. Clark of Massachusetts, Mrs. Lawrence, Mr. Espaillat, Ms. Hanabusa, Mr. Crist, Ms. Matsui, Mr. Doggett, Mr. Thompson of California, Mr. Gene Green of Texas, Mr. Beyer, Mr. Pallone, Mr. Larson of Connecticut, Mr. Courtney, Mr. Pocan, Mr. Himes, Mr. Gallego, Mrs. Napolitano, Mrs. Carolyn B. Maloney of New York, Ms. Eddie Bernice Johnson of Texas, Ms. Jackson Lee, Mr. Garamendi, Mr. Suozzi, Mr. Huffman, Ms. Speier, Ms. Judy Chu of California, Ms. Bass, Mr. Cleaver, Mr. Keating, Ms. Moore, Mr. Cohen, Mr. Meeks, Mr. Deutch, Mr. O'Halleran, Mr. Gonzalez of Texas, Mr. Butterfield, Ms. Kelly of Illinois, Ms. Frankel of Florida, Mr. Peterson, Mrs. Davis of California, Mr. Capuano, Mr. Brady of Pennsylvania, Mr. Takano, Mr. Nolan, Ms. Eshoo, Mr. DeSaulnier, Mr. Kildee, Ms. McCollum, Mr. Sean Patrick Maloney of New York, Mrs. Torres, Mr. Lowenthal, Mr. Kennedy, Mr. Bishop of Georgia, Mrs. Watson Coleman, Mr. Brendan F. Boyle of Pennsylvania, Mr. Al Green of Texas, Mr. Gutiérrez, Mr. Clyburn, Mr. Hoyer, Mr. Pascrell, Mr. Scott of Virginia, Mr. Cárdenas, Mrs. Bustos, Mr. Ellison, Mr. Norcross, Ms. Castor of Florida, Mr. Price of North Carolina, Ms. Meng, Mr. Lewis of Georgia, Miss Rice of New York, Mrs. Lowey, Mr. Aguilar, Ms. Pingree, Mr. Neal, Mr. McNerney, Mr. Clay, Mr. Jeffries, Mr. Connolly, Mr. DeFazio, Mr. Lawson of Florida, Ms. DelBene, Mr. Ben Ray Luján of New Mexico, Ms. Brownley of California, Mr. Sarbanes, and Mr. Kilmer) submitted the following resolution; which was referred to the Committee on the JudiciaryRESOLUTIONCondemning the Trump administration’s zero tolerance policy.

 Whereas, on April 6, 2018, Attorney General Jeff Sessions notified all United States Attorney’s Offices of a new zero-tolerance policy for immigrants crossing the border into the United States illegally;
 Whereas this zero-tolerance policy has led to a significant increase in the number of immigrant children, as young as 18 months, held in United States Government custody separated from their parents;
 Whereas Department of Health and Human Services shelters are at near full capacity, with the agency contemplating housing these children at military bases, and the average length of time spent in these shelters is up to 57 days this year, compared to 51 days last year;
 Whereas reports from organizations providing care for these children have reported signs of separation trauma, inability to sleep, nightmares, crying, and begging for their parents, or physical pain, and the American Academy of Pediatrics has emphasized separating children from their parents can cause irreparable harm to a child’s health and well-being; and
 Whereas the United States House of Representatives must come together and address this abusive and cruel policy that is ripping apart families: Now, therefore, be it

 That the House of Representatives— (1)condemns the Trump administration’s zero tolerance policy that is separating children from their parents at the United States border;
 (2)identifies this policy as child abuse, as it fails to protect children crossing the border; (3)recognizes that this zero tolerance policy may inflict irreversible damage to the health of these children that could have a lifetime of consequences; and
 (4)remains actively committed to keeping children and their parents together as they come to the United States, many of whom are fleeing violence.


109 HRES 374 IH: Recognizing the 75th anniversary of the death of Glenn Hammond Curtiss and supporting the establishment of Glenn Hammond Curtiss Day to recognize his innovative spirit and legacy.
U.S. House of Representatives
2005-07-21
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IV
109th CONGRESS
1st Session
H. RES. 374
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

July 21, 2005
Mr. Kuhl of New York (for himself, Mr. Boehlert, Mr. Lewis of California, Mr. McCaul of Texas, Mr. English of Pennsylvania, Mr. Davis of Kentucky, Mr. Brown of South Carolina, Mr. Simmons, Mr. Graves, Mr. Doolittle, Mr. Shuster, Ms. Millender-McDonald, Mr. Calvert, Mr. Aderholt, Mr. Lewis of Georgia, Mr. Duncan, Mr. Fossella, Mr. Walsh, Ms. Ginny Brown-Waite of Florida, Mr. Westmoreland, Mr. Sherwood, Mrs. Drake, Mr. Kirk, Mr. Manzullo, Mr. Price of Georgia, Mr. Marchant, Mr. Holden, Mr. Conaway, Mr. Case, Mr. Higgins, Mr. Boustany, Mr. Engel, Mrs. Kelly, Mr. Jenkins, Mr. Kennedy of Minnesota, Mr. Salazar, Mr. Reynolds, Mr. King of New York, Mr. Sweeney, Mr. Hall, Miss McMorris, Mr. Pombo, Mr. Ehlers, Mr. Garrett of New Jersey, and Ms. Corrine Brown of Florida) submitted the following resolution; which was referred to the Committee on Government Reform

RESOLUTION
Recognizing the 75th anniversary of the death of Glenn Hammond Curtiss and supporting the establishment of Glenn Hammond Curtiss Day to recognize his innovative spirit and legacy.

Whereas Glenn Hammond Curtiss was born in Hammondsport, New York, in 1878;
Whereas, in 1907, Glenn Hammond Curtiss became the fastest man on earth by attaining the speed of 136 miles per hour on a motorcycle;
Whereas Glenn Hammond Curtiss developed the first successful seaplane, and he manufactured the famous Curtiss JN-4D (commonly known as the Jenny), a training plane used during World War I;
Whereas, in 1911, Glenn Hammond Curtiss became known as the father of naval aviation, and, by 1921, he was considered the founder of the American aircraft industry; and
Whereas July 23, 2005, is the 75th anniversary of the death of Glenn Hammond Curtiss: Now, therefore, be it

That the House of Representatives—
(1)recognizes the historical significance of the 75th anniversary of the death of Glenn Hammond Curtiss; and
(2)supports the establishment of Glenn Hammond Curtiss Day to recognize the innovative spirit and legacy of Glenn Hammond Curtiss, his willingness to work for the common good, and his contributions to motorcycle design and racing, to naval aviation, and to the American aircraft industry.


113 HR 754 IH: To resolve title issues involving real property and equipment acquired using funds provided under the Alaska Kiln Drying Grant Program.
U.S. House of Representatives
2013-02-15
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I
113th CONGRESS
1st Session
H. R. 754
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

February 15, 2013
Mr. Young of Alaska introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Agriculture

A BILL
To resolve title issues involving real property and equipment acquired using funds provided under the Alaska Kiln Drying Grant Program.

1.Resolution of real property and equipment title issues under Alaska kiln drying grant program
(a)In generalNotwithstanding part 3019 of title 7, Code of Federal Regulations (the Uniform Federal Assistance Regulations of the Department of Agriculture), title to real property and equipment acquired using funds provided by a grant under the Alaska Kiln Drying Grant Program, as described under the heading State and Private Forestry in House Reports 106–914 and 107–234, shall vest in the grant recipient in accordance with the compensation schedule specified in subsection (b) or as provided in subsection (c).
(b)Compensation schedule
(1)Period of applicationThe compensation requirements of this subsection apply to a grant provided under the Alaska Kiln Drying Grant Program during the four-year period beginning on the date on which the grant was closed.
(2)Compensation scheduleIf real property or equipment acquired using funds provided by a grant under the Alaska Kiln Drying Grant Program is no longer to be used for the purposes for which the grant was made, the grant recipient may sell, or may retain title to, the real property or equipment upon payment to the Secretary of Agriculture of compensation as follows:
(A)During the first year of the four-year period, the grant recipient shall pay an amount equal to 80 percent of the proceeds of the sale, if the real property or equipment is sold, or 80 percent of the market value of the real property or equipment, if title is to be retained by the grant recipient.
(B)During the second year of the four-year period, the grant recipient shall pay an amount equal to 60 percent of the proceeds of the sale, if the real property or equipment is sold, or 60 percent of the market value of the real property or equipment, if title is to be retained by the grant recipient.
(C)During the third year of the four-year period, the grant recipient shall pay an amount equal to 40 percent of the proceeds of the sale, if the real property or equipment is sold, or 40 percent of the market value of the real property or equipment, if title is to be retained by the grant recipient.
(D)During the final year of the four-year period, the grant recipient shall pay an amount equal to 20 percent of the proceeds of the sale, if the real property or equipment is sold, or 20 percent of the market value of the real property or equipment, if title is to be retained by the grant recipient.
(c)DivestitureAfter the end of the four-year period beginning on the date on which a grant provided under the Alaska Kiln Drying Grant Program was closed, real property or equipment acquired using the grant funds may be retained or disposed of by the grant recipient with no further obligation to the Federal Government.


116 HR 2318 IH: Flood Insurance Rate Map Interagency Technology Act of 2019
U.S. House of Representatives
2019-04-12
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I116th CONGRESS1st SessionH. R. 2318IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVESApril 12, 2019Mr. Posey introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Financial ServicesA BILLTo amend the Biggert-Waters Flood Insurance Reform Act of 2012 to improve mapping under the
			 National Flood Insurance Program, and for other purposes.

 1.Short titleThis Act may be cited as the Flood Insurance Rate Map Interagency Technology Act of 2019 or the FIRM IT Act of 2019. 2.National Flood Mapping Program (a)Sharing and use of maps and data; inclusion of cadastral features in rate mapsSection 100216(b) of the Biggert-Waters Flood Insurance Reform Act of 2012 (42 U.S.C. 4101b(b)) is amended—
 (1)in paragraph (1)— (A)in subparagraph (B), by striking and at the end;
 (B)in subparagraph (C), by striking the period at the end and inserting ; and; and (C)by adding at the end the following:

 (D)consult and coordinate with the Secretary of Defense, the Director of the United States Geological Survey, and the Administrator of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration to obtain the most up-to-date maps and other information of those agencies, including information relating to topography, water flow, watershed characteristics, and any other issues that are relevant to identifying, reviewing, updating, maintaining, and publishing National Flood Insurance Program rate maps.; and
 (2)in paragraph (3)— (A)in subparagraph (A), by redesignating clauses (i) and (ii) as subclauses (I) and (II), respectively, and adjusting the margins accordingly;
 (B)by redesignating subparagraphs (A) through (E) as clauses (i) through (v), respectively, and adjusting the margins accordingly;
 (C)in the matter preceding clause (i), as so redesignated, by striking Administrator shall include— and inserting the following: “Administrator—  (A)shall include—;
 (D)in subparagraph (A)(v), as so redesignated, by striking the period at the end and inserting ; and; and (E)by adding at the end the following:

 (B)may include— (i)any relevant information that is obtained under paragraph (1)(D); and
 (ii)cadastral features, including, for each cadastral feature— (I)the associated parcel identification data for that feature; and
 (II)to the maximum extent practicable, using public and private sector address data, the address of that feature..
 (b)Format of rate mapsSection 100216(c)(2) of the Biggert-Waters Flood Insurance Reform Act of 2012 (42 U.S.C. 4101b(c)(2)) is amended—
 (1)in subparagraph (B), by striking and at the end; (2)in subparagraph (C), by striking the period at the end and inserting ; and; and
 (3)by adding at the end the following:  (D)not later than 5 years after the date on which the National Geodetic Survey completes the modernization of the National Spatial Reference System in 2022, updated to conform with the geospatial data provided by that system; and
 (E)spatially accurate in accordance with the common protocols for geographic information systems under section 216 of the E-Government Act of 2002 (44 U.S.C. 3501 note)..


117 HR 215 IH: Victims' Voice and Transparency Act
U.S. House of Representatives
2021-01-05
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I117th CONGRESS1st SessionH. R. 215IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVESJanuary 5, 2021Mr. Stewart introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on House AdministrationA BILLTo amend the Congressional Accountability Act of 1995 to prohibit the imposition of a nondisclosure agreement as a condition of the payment of any award or settlement in connection with a violation of such Act.1.Short titleThis Act may be cited as the Victims' Voice and Transparency Act.2.Prohibiting imposition of nondisclosure agreement as condition of award or settlement under Congressional Accountability Act of 1995(a)ProhibitionSection 401 of the Congressional Accountability Act of 1995 (2 U.S.C. 1401) is amended by adding at the end the following new subsection:(h)Prohibiting imposition of nondisclosure agreementsA nondisclosure agreement may not be imposed on any party as a condition of the payment of any award or settlement in connection with a violation of part A of title II..(b)Effective dateThe amendment made by subsection (a) shall apply with respect to awards and settlements paid in connection with the Congressional Accountability Act of 1995 on or after the date of the enactment of this Act.


117 HR 273 IH: Prevention of Escapement of Genetically Altered Salmon in the United States Act
U.S. House of Representatives
2021-01-11
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I117th CONGRESS1st SessionH. R. 273IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVESJanuary 11, 2021Mr. Young (for himself and Ms. Bonamici) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Natural ResourcesA BILLTo prevent the escapement of genetically altered salmon in the United States, and for other purposes.1.Short titleThis Act may be cited as the Prevention of Escapement of Genetically Altered Salmon in the United States Act.2.Prohibition on sale of genetically altered salmon(a)ProhibitionIt shall be unlawful for a person—(1)to ship, transport, offer for sale, sell, or purchase a covered fish, or a product containing covered fish, in interstate or foreign commerce;(2)to have custody, control, or possession of, with the intent to ship, transport, offer for sale, sell, or purchase a covered fish, or a product containing covered fish, in interstate commerce;(3)to engage in net-pen aquaculture of covered fish;(4)to release a covered fish into a natural environment; or(5)to have custody, control, or possession of a covered fish with the intent to release it into a natural environment.(b)ExceptionSubsection (a) shall not apply to a fish, fish part, or product—(1)under confined use, or intended for confined use, for scientific research;(2)collected for the purpose of enforcing this Act; or(3)if the Under Secretary of Commerce for Oceans and Atmosphere, in consultation with the Director of the United States Fish and Wildlife Service and any other Federal, State, or tribal entity the Under Secretary considers appropriate, reviews any application requesting an action by a department or agency of the Federal Government to permit an act prohibited under subsection (a), including any environmental assessment prepared as part of that application, and—(A)prepares a finding of no significant impact in accordance with the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.); or(B)finds the application to be consistent with an environmental impact statement prepared by the Under Secretary in accordance with section 102(2)(C) of the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (42 U.S.C. 4332) that includes—(i)an environmental risk analysis that assesses the potential direct and indirect impacts from escapement of covered fish on wild and cultured fish stocks and environments that may be exposed to such covered fish;(ii)a failure mode and effects analysis that quantitatively assesses the best- and worst-case probabilities of failure of each applicable confinement technique;(iii)an assessment of the costs of control or eradication of escaped covered fish; and(iv)an assessment of the potential economic damage in terms of loss of production or sales to relevant wild and cultured fish stocks and environments from the escapement of covered fish.(c)Environmental impact considerations(1)NoticeEach agency, department, or other unit of the Federal Government shall promptly notify the Under Secretary of Commerce for Oceans and Atmosphere when an action involving covered fish, or a product containing covered fish is first identified by such unit.(2)Ensuring complianceThe Under Secretary of Commerce for Oceans and Atmosphere, in cooperation with each Federal, State, or tribal entity that the Under Secretary considers appropriate, may monitor any mitigation measures proposed under subsection (b)(3) to ensure implementation and compliance therewith.(3)Provisions as complementaryThe provisions of this Act are in addition to, and shall not affect the operation of, other Federal, State, or local laws regulating a covered fish, or a product containing covered fish.(d)Rules and regulationsThe Secretary shall prescribe such rules and regulations as the Secretary considers necessary to carry out the provisions of this Act.3.Enforcement and penalties(a)EnforcementThe Secretary of Commerce may enforce section 2 in the same manner, by the same means, and with the same jurisdiction, powers, and duties provided under sections 308, 309, 310, and 311 of the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act (16 U.S.C. 1858, 1859, 1860, and 1861).(b)PenaltiesA person who violates section 2 shall be subject to the penalties, and entitled to the privileges and immunities, under sections 308, 309, 310, and 311 of the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act (16 U.S.C. 1858, 1859, 1860, and 1861).4.Report on risks to wild fish stocksNot later than 180 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Under Secretary of Commerce for Oceans and Atmosphere shall transmit to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate and the Committee on Natural Resources of the House of Representatives the report under section 1007 of the Food and Drug Administration Amendments Act of 2007 (21 U.S.C. 2106).5.DefinitionsIn this Act:(1)Confined useThe term confined use means any operation, undertaken within a secured, land-based facility, that involves a covered fish controlled by specific measures that effectively prevent the covered fish from having contact with and impact on the external environment, including biological and physical confinement measures.(2)Covered fishThe term covered fish means any finfish, live or dead, including the gametes, fertilized eggs, offspring, and descendants thereof, that is modified or produced through the application of recombinant deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA) technologies, using DNA from an organism’s own genome or that of another species, that overcome natural physiological reproductive barriers and that are not techniques used in traditional breeding and selection.(3)Finding of no significant impactThe term finding of no significant impact has the meaning given the term in section 1508.13 of title 40, Code of Federal Regulations.(4)ProductThe term product means an item manufactured or produced for sale or use as food.


I
111th CONGRESS
2d Session
H. R. 6060
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

July 30, 2010
Mr. Price of North Carolina introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Science and Technology

A BILL
To support innovation and research in the United States textile and fiber products industry.

1.Short titleThis Act may be cited as the American Textile Technology Innovation and Research for Exportation (ATTIRE) Act.
2.Findings The Congress finds that—
(1)the United States textile industry continues to thrive and evolve despite changing economic and labor conditions;
(2)the United States textile industry employs over 500,000 workers nationwide and contributes nearly $60,000,000,000 to the gross domestic product annually;
(3)the United States textile industry is a primary supplier of domestic jobs to women and minorities, with many of these jobs located in economically depressed rural and urban areas;
(4)research and innovation are essential to the United States textile industry’s ability to maintain its competitive advantage and expand its export on an international scale; and
(5)by working closely with the textile industry to improve existing technologies and to identify new market opportunities, university-based textile research programs and not-for-profit textile research centers play a critical role in promoting innovation and growth in the textile industry and in the United States economy as a whole.
3.Grant program to support textile research and innovation through university and industry-based research
(a)Grants AuthorizedThe Secretary of Commerce shall establish a competitive grant program (in this section referred to as the grant program) to fund textile research and innovation and to promote increased textile exports.
(b)Administration of grant program
(1)Eligible RecipientsThe eligible recipients of grants under the grant program shall be limited to institutions of higher education and not-for-profit research institutions, including not-for-profit industry associations whose core mission is to support textile research and innovation.
(2)PreferencePreference in awarding such grants shall be given to collaborative research organizations that emphasize peer-reviewed research by leading academic and industry experts.
(3)Application ProcedureApplications for such a grant shall be submitted at such time and in such manner as determined by the Secretary of Commerce.
(4)Review ProcedureAll such applications shall be subject to a rigorous and competitive peer review procedure.
(c)Eligible uses of fundsThe funds authorized to be appropriated for the grant program shall be used for research and development activities that achieve at least one of the following goals:
(1)To build and sustain innovation, competitiveness, and best practices in the United States textile industry.
(2)To contribute to transforming the United States textile and apparel industry into a highly flexible supply chain, capable of responding to rapidly changing market demands including shifts to technologically advanced textile production.
(3)To discover, design, and develop new materials, and innovative and improved manufacturing and integrated systems, essential to the success of a modern United States textile industry.
(4)To train personnel, establish industrial partnerships, and create transfer mechanisms to ensure the utilization of technologies developed.
(5)To strengthen the Nation’s textile research and educational efforts by uniting diverse experts and resources in unique collaborative projects.
(6)To facilitate the creation of domestic jobs in the textile industry.
(d)Restriction on Funds
(1)In generalSubject to paragraph (2), no more than 75 percent of total funding made available under the grant program in a fiscal year may be disbursed to institutions of higher education.
(2)Waiver authorityIf the Secretary of Commerce determines that the limitation of paragraph (1) would result in the failure to disburse all appropriated funds for a fiscal year, the Secretary may waive such limitation for such fiscal year.
4.Authorization of appropriations There are authorized to be appropriated to the Secretary of Commerce $25,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2011 through 2015 to carry out section 3.


116 HR 5091 IH: Wildfire Defense Act
U.S. House of Representatives
2019-11-14
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I116th CONGRESS1st SessionH. R. 5091IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVESNovember 14, 2019Mr. Huffman introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, and in addition to the Committees on Natural Resources, and 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 establish a community wildfire defense grant program, and for other purposes.

 1.Short titleThis Act may be cited as the Wildfire Defense Act. 2.DefinitionsIn this Act:
 (1)AdministratorThe term Administrator means the Administrator of the Federal Emergency Management Agency. (2)ChiefThe term Chief means the Chief of the Forest Service.
 (3)Community wildfire defense planThe term community wildfire defense plan means a plan that— (A)is developed by an eligible entity in coordination with—
 (i)the local community and government; (ii)local law enforcement, firefighters, first responders, fire managers, and utilities; and
 (iii)State agencies responsible for emergency response and forest management; (B)includes strategies and activities relating to—
 (i)improving evacuations and access for first responders; (ii)addressing vulnerable populations, including the elderly, those with disabilities, and the homeless;
 (iii)hardening and increasing the resiliency of critical infrastructure and homes, including through incentive programs;
 (iv)applying community-scale defensible space projects across contiguous areas; (v)building local capacity to implement and oversee the plan;
 (vi)implementing strategic land use planning; (vii)deploying distributed energy resources that do not increase dependence on fossil fuels;
 (viii)educating community members; (ix)coordinating any existing wildfire plans such as a community wildfire protection plan or a community emergency evacuation plan; and
 (x)incorporating information from a map generated pursuant to section 210(a) of division O of the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2018 (16 U.S.C. 6501 note; Public Law 115–141); and
 (C)may consist of existing plans or other efforts, provided that the plan complies with subparagraphs (A) and (B).
 (4)Critical infrastructureThe term critical infrastructure means any public safety, health, education, transportation, communications, or water or power utility infrastructure or any private infrastructure necessary to preserve community safety or resilience to a wildfire threat.
 (5)Defensible space projectThe term defensible space project— (A)means a project that is conducted within a radius of not more than 100 feet around homes, businesses, and administrative facilities, and is comprised of vegetation pruning, such as annual removal of tree seedlings and saplings, lower limbs of mature trees, cutting of grasses and reducing density and continuity of shrubs, and removal of most small twigs and leaves; or
 (B)at the discretion of the Administrator, if a project funded under the program is being carried out in a State that has established by law a more restrictive definition of the term, has the meaning given the term in State law.
 (6)Distributed energy resourceThe term distributed energy resource means a technology that, collectively or individually, increases local energy resilience, such as microgrids, batteries, thermal storage, combined heat and power, fuel cells, electric vehicles, demand response, energy efficiency, smart inverters, and geothermal heat pumps.
 (7)Eligible entityThe term eligible entity means— (A)a State or unit of general local or regional government;
 (B)an Indian Tribe; or (C)a joint powers authority formed by not less than 2 entities described in subparagraph (A) or (B).
 (8)Low-income communityThe term low-income community means a census tract, as determined by the Administrator based on objective criteria, where a substantial population or percentage of population of low-income individuals reside, an inadequate access to capital exists, or other indication of economic distress exist.
 (9)ProgramThe term program means the grant program established under section 3(a). (10)Severe disaster impacted communityThe term severe disaster impacted community means a unit of local government or an Indian Tribe located in an area for which the President declared a major disaster under section 401 of the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 5170) during the preceding 5-year period.
			3.Community wildfire defense grant program
 (a)EstablishmentNot later than 90 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Administrator shall establish a program, which shall be separate from the program established under section 203 of the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 5133), under which the Administrator, in coordination with the Chief, shall award grants to eligible entities to—
 (1)in the case of an eligible entity that has a community wildfire defense plan, carry out projects described in the community wildfire defense plan of the eligible entity in accordance with subsection (c); or
 (2)in the case of an eligible entity that does not have a community wildfire defense plan, develop a community wildfire defense plan in accordance with subsection (d).
				(b)Criteria for grants
 (1)In generalNot later than 180 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Administrator, in coordination with the Chief, shall establish criteria to award grants under the program.
 (2)CommunitiesAmounts provided under the program shall be used to conduct projects and activities only in communities in existence on the date of enactment of this Act.
 (3)PriorityIn awarding grants under the program, the Administrator shall give priority to eligible entities that will carry out projects or plans supporting—
 (A)a low-income community in a fire-hazard area, as identified by a State wildfire hazard map or the most recent wildfire hazard potential map from the Secretary of Agriculture; or
 (B)a severe disaster impacted community in a fire-hazard area, as identified by a State wildfire hazard map or the most recent wildfire hazard potential map from the Secretary of Agriculture.
					(c)Community wildfire defense grants
 (1)Use of grant fundsAn eligible entity that receives a grant under the program must use grant funds to carry out projects that support a diverse portfolio of community wildfire defense strategies described in the community wildfire defense plan of the eligible entity.
 (2)Grant amountsAn award under this subsection shall be for not more than $10,000,000. (d)Community wildfire defense plan development grants (1)Use of grant fundsAn eligible entity that receives a grant under the program may use grant funds to develop a community wildfire defense plan for the eligible entity.
 (2)Grant amountsAn award under this subsection shall be for not more than $250,000. (e)Preference for local contractors and laborIn carrying out a project using a grant awarded under the program, the grant recipient shall, to the maximum extent practicable, give preference to contracting with entities, and hiring individuals, from the area in which the project is being carried out, including by partnering with local corps groups such as AmeriCorps or a conservation corps.
 (f)Cost-Sharing requirementThe non-Federal share of the cost (including the administrative cost) of carrying out a project using funds from a grant awarded under the program—
				(1)
 (A)shall be not less than 25 percent for a grant described in subsection (c); and (B)shall be 0 percent for a grant described in subsection (d);
 (2)may be provided by— (A)a State, a unit of local government, an Indian Tribe, a nonprofit organization, private industry, or a combination of those entities; or
 (B)volunteer hours and in-kind donations; and (3)may, in the case of a project that serves a low-income community, be in the form of a low-interest Federal loan to the eligible entity carrying out the project through the Community Disaster Loan program authorized under section 417 of the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 5184).
 (g)Authorization of appropriationsThere are authorized to be appropriated to carry out the program $1,000,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2021 through 2025.
 4.Government accountability office reportNot later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this Act, the Government Accountability Office shall publish a report—
 (1)on authorities and programs across the Federal Government that are available to protect communities from wildfires; and
 (2)that assesses impediments to implementation of those programs and gaps in funding. 5.Government accountability office studyNot later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this Act, the Government Accountability Office shall publish a study—
 (1)on the potential for a community wildfire defense plan to qualify for a certification identifying a level of wildfire survivability and resilience;
 (2)that assesses what metrics might provide insurance companies assurance that a community has wildfire resilience measures; and
 (3)how to incentivize insurance companies to accept the certification. 6.Updating list of at-risk communities (a)In generalSection 101(1)(A) of the Healthy Forests Restoration Act of 2003 (16 U.S.C. 6511(1)(A)) is amended by striking comprised of in the matter preceding clause (i) and all that follows through a group in clause (ii) and inserting comprised of a group.
 (b)MapsNot later than 180 days after the date of enactment of this Act, and every 5 years thereafter, the Chief shall develop and publish a map depicting at-risk communities (as defined in section 101 of the Healthy Forests Restoration Act of 2003 (16 U.S.C. 6511)), including Tribal at-risk communities.
			7.Report on radio communications
 (a)In generalNot later than 2 years after the date of enactment of this Act, the Administrator shall prepare a report relating to insufficient radio frequencies, barriers to interoperability of radio frequencies, and available products and technologies for overcoming barriers to interoperability for wildland fire management.
 (b)CooperationIn preparing the report under subsection (a), the Administrator shall cooperate with— (1)the Secretary of Agriculture;
 (2)agencies responsible for the management of Federal land; (3)State fire and emergency response agencies; and
 (4)municipal fire departments and volunteer fire departments in relevant communities. (c)Compatibility; additional frequenciesThe report under subsection (a) shall include—
 (1)a determination on whether the organizations identified in the report have an existing ability to communicate by way of radio during a potential fire suppression effort for a large fire;
 (2)a determination on whether— (A)the reserved radio frequencies are sufficient for wildland fire management; or
 (B)additional frequencies, listed by type and location, are recommended to be reserved or obtained; (3)an analysis of commercially available technology and products to enable radios from multiple agencies operating on different radio frequencies to be interoperable; and
 (4)if the Secretary determines under paragraph (1) that the organizations do not have an existing ability to communicate, a plan for ensuring organizations would be able to communicate adequately during a fire suppression effort for a large fire.


114 HCON 135 : Directing the Secretary of the Senate to make technical corrections in the enrollment of S. 2328.
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		III
		114th CONGRESS
		2d Session
		H. CON. RES. 135
		IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES
		June 13, 2016ReceivedCONCURRENT RESOLUTION
		Directing the Secretary of the Senate to make technical corrections in the enrollment of S. 2328.

 That in the enrollment of the bill S. 2328, the Secretary of the Senate shall make the following correction:

 Amend the long title so as to read An Act to establish an Oversight Board to assist the Government of Puerto Rico, including instrumentalities, in managing its public finances, and for other purposes..

	Passed the House of Representatives June 9, 2016.Karen L. Haas,Clerk


117 HRES 594 RH: Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 4) to amend the Voting Rights Act of 1965 to revise the criteria for determining which States and political subdivisions are subject to section 4 of the Act, and for other purposes; providing for consideration of the Senate amendment to the bill (H.R. 3684) to authorize funds for Federal-aid highways, highway safety programs, and transit programs, and for other purposes; and providing for the adoption of the concurrent resolution (S. Con. Res. 14) setting forth the congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2022 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2023 through 2031; and for other purposes.
U.S. House of Representatives
2021-08-24
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IVHouse Calendar No. 31117th CONGRESS1st SessionH. RES. 594[Report No. 117–115]IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVESAugust 24 (legislative day, August 23), 2021Mr. Neguse, from the Committee on Rules, reported the following resolution; which was referred to the House Calendar and ordered to be printedRESOLUTIONProviding for consideration of the bill (H.R. 4) to amend the Voting Rights Act of 1965 to revise the criteria for determining which States and political subdivisions are subject to section 4 of the Act, and for other purposes; providing for consideration of the Senate amendment to the bill (H.R. 3684) to authorize funds for Federal-aid highways, highway safety programs, and transit programs, and for other purposes; and providing for the adoption of the concurrent resolution (S. Con. Res. 14) setting forth the congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2022 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2023 through 2031; and for other purposes.That upon adoption of this resolution it shall be in order to consider in the House the bill (H.R. 4) to amend the Voting Rights Act of 1965 to revise the criteria for determining which States and political subdivisions are subject to section 4 of the Act, and for other purposes. All points of order against consideration of the bill are waived. The amendment printed in the report of the Committee on Rules accompanying this resolution shall be considered as adopted. The bill, as amended, shall be considered as read. All points of order against provisions in the bill, as amended, are waived. The previous question shall be considered as ordered on the bill, as amended, and on any further amendment thereto, to final passage without intervening motion except: (1) one hour of debate equally divided and controlled by the chair and ranking minority member of the Committee on the Judiciary or their respective designees; and (2) one motion to recommit.2.The chair of the Committee on the Judiciary may insert in the Congressional Record not later than August 24, 2021, such material as he may deem explanatory of H.R. 4.3.Upon adoption of this resolution it shall be in order to take from the Speaker’s table the bill (H.R. 3684) to authorize funds for Federal-aid highways, highway safety programs, and transit programs, and for other purposes, with the Senate amendment thereto, and to consider in the House, without intervention of any point of order, a motion offered by the chair of the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure or his designee that the House concur in the Senate amendment. The Senate amendment and the motion shall be considered as read. The motion shall be debatable for one hour equally divided and controlled by the chair and ranking minority member of the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure or their respective designees. The previous question shall be considered as ordered on the motion to its adoption without intervening motion.4.Senate Concurrent Resolution 14 is hereby adopted.5.Rule XXVIII shall not apply with respect to the adoption by the House of a concurrent resolution on the budget for fiscal year 2022.August 24 (legislative day, August 23), 2021Referred to the House Calendar and ordered to be printed


114 HR 5168 IH: Christa McAuliffe Commemorative Coin Act of 2016
U.S. House of Representatives
2016-05-06
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I
114th CONGRESS
2d Session
H. R. 5168
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

May 6, 2016
Mr. Upton (for himself, Mrs. Dingell, Mr. Hultgren, and Ms. Bonamici) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Financial Services

A BILL
To require the Secretary of the Treasury to mint coins in recognition of Christa McAuliffe.

1.Short titleThis Act may be cited as the Christa McAuliffe Commemorative Coin Act of 2016. 2.Findings Congress finds the following:
(1)Christa McAuliffe was a social studies teacher at Concord High School in Concord, New Hampshire. (2)In 1985, Christa McAuliffe was selected to be the first participant in the Teacher in Space program of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration.
(3)On January 28, 1986, Christa McAuliffe and 6 other astronauts were tragically killed during the Space Shuttle Challenger disaster. (4)In 1989, For Inspiration and Recognition of Science and Technology (in this Act referred to as FIRST) was founded to inspire young people’s interest and participation in science and technology.
(5)The mission of FIRST is to inspire young people to be science and technology leaders, by engaging them in exciting mentor-based programs that build science, engineering, and technology skills, that inspire innovation, and that foster well-rounded life capabilities including self-confidence, communication, and leadership. (6)Each year, more than 1,000,000 children from the United States and more than 86 countries participate in a FIRST program.
(7)Studies have shown that alumni of FIRST programs are more likely to become scientists and engineers and to volunteer in their communities. (8)FIRST is dedicated to carrying on the mission of Christa McAuliffe of inspiring students and creating a new generation of dreamers and innovators.
(9)2016 marks the 30th anniversary of the Space Shuttle Challenger tragedy. 3.Coin specifications (a)DenominationsIn commemoration of Christa McAuliffe, the Secretary of the Treasury (hereafter referred to in this Act as the Secretary) shall mint and issue not more than 350,000 $1 coins, each of which shall—
(1)weigh 26.73 grams; (2)have a diameter of 1.500 inches; and
(3)contain at least 90 percent silver. (b)Legal tenderThe coins minted under this Act shall be legal tender, as provided in section 5103 of title 31, United States Code.
(c)Numismatic itemsFor purposes of sections 5134 and 5136 of title 31, United States Code, all coins minted under this Act shall be considered to be numismatic items. 4.Design of coins (a)Design requirements (1)In generalThe design of the coins minted under this Act shall bear—
(A)an image of and the name of Christa McAuliffe on the obverse side; and (B)a design on the reverse side that depicts the legacy of Christa McAuliffe as a teacher.
(2)Designation and inscriptionsOn each coin minted under this Act, there shall be— (A)a designation of the value of the coin;
(B)an inscription of the year 2018; and (C)inscriptions of the words Liberty, In God We Trust, United States of America, and E Pluribus Unum.
(b)SelectionThe design for the coins minted under this Act shall be— (1)selected by the Secretary, after consultation with the family of Christa McAuliffe and FIRST; and
(2)reviewed by the Citizens Coinage Advisory Committee. 5.Issuance of coins (a)Quality of coinsCoins minted under this Act shall be issued in uncirculated and proof qualities.
(b)Mint facilityOnly 1 facility of the United States Mint may be used to strike any particular quality of the coins minted under this Act. (c)Period for issuanceThe Secretary may issue coins under this Act only during the period beginning on January 1, 2018, and ending on December 31, 2018.
6.Sale of coins
(a)Sale priceThe coins issued under this Act shall be sold by the Secretary at a price equal to the sum of— (1)the face value of the coins;
(2)the surcharge provided under section 7(a) with respect to the coins; and (3)the cost of designing and issuing the coins, including—
(A)labor; (B)materials;
(C)dies; (D)use of machinery;
(E)overhead expenses; (F)marketing; and
(G)shipping. (b)Bulk salesThe Secretary shall make bulk sales of the coins issued under this Act at a reasonable discount.
(c)Prepaid orders
(1)In generalThe Secretary shall accept prepaid orders for the coins minted under this Act before the issuance of the coins. (2)DiscountSale prices with respect to prepaid orders under paragraph (1) shall be at a reasonable discount.
7.Surcharges
(a)In generalAll sales of coins issued under this Act shall include a surcharge of $10 per coin. (b)DistributionSubject to section 5134(f) of title 31, United States Code, and section 8(2), all surcharges received by the Secretary from the sale of coins issued under this Act shall be promptly paid by the Secretary to the FIRST robotics program for the purpose of engaging and inspiring young people, through mentor-based programs, to become leaders in the fields of science, technology, engineering, and mathematics.
(c)AuditsThe FIRST robotics program shall be subject to the audit requirements of section 5134(f)(2) of title 31, United States Code, with respect to the amounts received under subsection (b). 8.Financial assurances The Secretary shall take such actions as may be necessary to ensure that—
(1)minting and issuing coins under this Act result in no net cost to the Federal Government; and (2)no funds, including applicable surcharges, are disbursed to any recipient designated in section 7(b) until the total cost of designing and issuing all of the coins authorized by this Act, including labor, materials, dies, use of machinery, overhead expenses, marketing, and shipping, is recovered by the United States Treasury, consistent with sections 5112(m) and 5134(f) of title 31, United States Code.