114 S10 : Anti-Semitism Awareness Act of 2016
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114th CONGRESS2d Session
S. 10
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

December 2, 2016
 Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary

AN ACT
To provide for the consideration of a definition of anti-Semitism for the enforcement of Federal antidiscrimination laws concerning education programs or activities.

1.Short titleThis Act may be cited as the Anti-Semitism Awareness Act of 2016.  2.FindingsCongress makes the following findings:
(1)Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 (referred to in the section as title VI) is one of the principal antidiscrimination statutes enforced by the Department of Education’s Office for Civil Rights.  (2)Title VI prohibits discrimination on the basis of race, color, or national origin.
(3)Both the Department of Justice and the Department of Education have properly concluded that title VI prohibits discrimination against Jews, Muslims, Sikhs, and members of other religious groups when the discrimination is based on the group’s actual or perceived shared ancestry or ethnic characteristics or when the discrimination is based on actual or perceived citizenship or residence in a country whose residents share a dominant religion or a distinct religious identity.  (4)A September 8, 2010 letter from Assistant Attorney General Thomas E. Perez to Assistant Secretary for Civil Rights Russlynn H. Ali stated that [a]lthough Title VI does not prohibit discrimination on the basis of religion, discrimination against Jews, Muslims, Sikhs, and members of other groups violates Title VI when that discrimination is based on the group’s actual or perceived shared ancestry or ethnic characteristics.
(5)To assist State and local educational agencies and schools in their efforts to comply with Federal law, the Department of Education periodically issues Dear Colleague letters. On a number of occasions, these letters set forth the Department of Education’s interpretation of the statutory and regulatory obligations of schools under title VI.  (6)On September 13, 2004, the Department of Education issued a Dear Colleague letter regarding the obligations of schools (including colleges) under title VI to address incidents involving religious discrimination. The 2004 letter specifically notes that since the attacks of September 11, 2001, OCR has received complaints of race or national origin harassment commingled with aspects of religious discrimination against Arab Muslim, Sikh, and Jewish students..
(7)An October 26, 2010 Dear Colleague letter issued by the Department of Education stated, While Title VI does not cover discrimination based solely on religion, groups that face discrimination on the basis of actual or perceived shared ancestry or ethnic characteristics may not be denied protection under Title VI on the ground that they also share a common faith. These principles apply not just to Jewish students, but also to students from any discrete religious group that shares, or is perceived to share, ancestry or ethnic characteristics (e.g., Muslims or Sikhs)..  (8)Anti-Semitism remains a persistent, disturbing problem in elementary and secondary schools and on college campuses.
(9)Jewish students are being threatened, harassed, or intimidated in their schools (including on their campuses) on the basis of their shared ancestry or ethnic characteristics including through harassing conduct that creates a hostile environment so severe, pervasive, or persistent so as to interfere with or limit some students’ ability to participate in or benefit from the services, activities, or opportunities offered by schools.  (10)The 2010 Dear Colleague letter cautioned schools that they must take prompt and effective steps reasonably calculated to end the harassment, eliminate any hostile environment, and its effects, and prevent the harassment from recurring, but did not provide guidance on current manifestation of anti-Semitism, including discriminatory anti-Semitic conduct that is couched as anti-Israel or anti-Zionist.
(11)The definition and examples referred to in paragraphs (1) and (2) of section 3 have been valuable tools to help identify contemporary manifestations of anti-Semitism, and include useful examples of discriminatory anti-Israel conduct that crosses the line into anti-Semitism.  (12)Awareness of this definition of anti-Semitism will increase understanding of the parameters of contemporary anti-Jewish conduct and will assist the Department of Education in determining whether an investigation of anti-Semitism under title VI is warranted.
3.DefinitionsFor purposes of this Act, the term definition of anti-Semitism— (1)includes the definition of anti-Semitism set forth by the Special Envoy to Monitor and Combat Anti-Semitism of the Department of State in the Fact Sheet issued on June 8, 2010, as adapted from the Working Definition of Anti-Semitism of the European Monitoring Center on Racism and Xenophobia (now known as the European Union Agency for Fundamental Rights); and
(2)includes the examples set forth under the headings Contemporary Examples of Anti-Semitism and What is Anti-Semitism Relative to Israel? of the Fact Sheet.  4.Rule of construction for title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964In reviewing, investigating, or deciding whether there has been a violation of title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 (42 U.S.C. 2000d et seq.) on the basis of race, color, or national origin, based on an individual's actual or perceived shared Jewish ancestry or Jewish ethnic characteristics, the Department of Education shall take into consideration the definition of anti-Semitism as part of the Department's assessment of whether the alleged practice was motivated by anti-Semitic intent.
5.Constitutional protectionsNothing in this Act, or an amendment made by this Act, shall be construed to diminish or infringe upon any right protected under the First Amendment to the Constitution of the United States. Passed the Senate December 1, 2016.Julie E. Adams,Secretary


116 HRES 1074 EH:
U.S. House of Representatives
2020-07-31
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116th CONGRESS
2d Session
H. RES. 1074
In the House of Representatives, U. S.,

July 31, 2020

RESOLUTION

That the House adopt the Report of the Committee on Ethics dated July 30, 2020, In the Matter of Allegations Relating to Representative David Schweikert.  Cheryl L. Johnson,Clerk.


116 S4136 IS: COST of Relocations Act
U.S. Senate
2020-07-01
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II116th CONGRESS2d SessionS. 4136IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATESJuly 1, 2020Mr. Van Hollen (for himself, Mr. Warner, Mr. Kaine, and Mr. Cardin) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental AffairsA BILLTo require Federal agencies to conduct a benefit-cost analysis on relocations involving the movement of employment positions to different areas, and for other purposes.1.Short titleThis Act may be cited as the Congressional Oversight to Secure Transparency of Relocations Act or the COST of Relocations Act .2.Benefit-cost analysis on certain relocations(a)DefinitionsIn this Act:(1)Administrative redelegation of functionThe term administrative redelegation of function means a Federal agency establishing new positions within the Federal agency that replace existing positions within the Federal agency and perform the functions of the positions replaced.(2)Covered relocationThe term covered relocation means—(A)an administrative redelegation of function which, by itself or in conjunction with other related redelegations, involves replacing the existing positions of more than the lesser of 5 percent or 100 of the employees of the relevant Federal agency with new positions located outside the commuting area of those employees;(B)moving a Federal agency or any component of a Federal agency if the move, by itself or in conjunction with other related moves, involves moving the positions of more than the lesser of 5 percent or 100 of the employees of the Federal agency outside the commuting area of those employees or under the jurisdiction of another Federal agency; or(C)a combination of related redelegations and moves which together involve the positions of more than the lesser of 5 percent or 100 of the employees of the relevant Federal agency being moved to or replaced with new positions located outside the commuting area of those employees or moved under the jurisdiction of another Federal agency.(3)EmployeeThe term employee means an employee or officer of a Federal agency.(4)Federal agencyThe term Federal agency has the meaning given the term agency in section 902 of title 5, United States Code.(5)National Capital RegionThe term National Capital Region has the meaning given the term in section 8702 of title 40, United States Code.(b) RequirementExcept as provided in subsection (e), a Federal agency may not carry out a covered relocation unless, before any submission to the Office of Management and Budget or other reviewing entity regarding the relocation—(1)the Federal agency—(A)conducts a benefit-cost analysis on the covered relocation; and(B)submits to the Office of Inspector General for the Federal agency a report on the findings of the benefit-cost analysis and including such other information as the Office of Inspector General determines necessary for compliance with subsection (d); and(2)the Office of Inspector General of the Federal agency reviews the report and submits to Congress the report described in subsection (d).(c)Benefit-Cost analysis(1)In generalThe benefit-cost analysis described in subsection (b)(1) shall be conducted in a manner consistent with the economic and social science principles articulated in the guidance applicable to relocations in the Office of Management and Budget Circular A–4, as in effect on September 17, 2003.(2)Analysis report(A)ContentsThe report described in subsection (b)(1)(B) shall include, at a minimum—(i)the anticipated outcomes and improvements that will result from the proposed covered relocation, quantified in monetary or other appropriate measures to the extent practicable;(ii)an explanation of how the proposed covered relocation will result in the anticipated outcomes and improvements;(iii)the metrics for measuring whether the proposed covered relocation results in the anticipated outcomes and improvements;(iv)a detailed employee engagement plan;(v)a list of stakeholders;(vi)a timeline of past and future engagements with stakeholders regarding the proposed covered relocation;(vii)an assessment of how the proposed covered relocation may affect stakeholders—(I)served by the positions affected by the covered relocation; and(II)in the destination Federal agency or region;(viii)a comprehensive strategy for accomplishing the proposed covered relocation that includes—(I)staffing, resourcing, and financial needs;(II)an implementation timeline identifying milestones and the persons accountable for meeting those milestones;(III)a risk assessment; and(IV)a risk mitigation plan;(ix)an analysis of the effect the proposed covered relocation may have on the ability of the Federal agency to carry out the mission of the Federal agency during the covered relocation and thereafter; and(x)an assessment of the short- and long-term effects of the proposed covered relocation on the mission of the Federal agency.(B)PublicationA Federal agency shall make publicly available the report described in subsection (b)(1)(B) in a form that excludes any proprietary information or trade secrets of any person and other confidential information. (d)Inspector General report to Congress(1)In generalNot later than 90 days after the date on which a Federal agency submits a report under subsection (b)(1)(B), the Office of Inspector General for that Federal agency shall submit to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs of the Senate, the Committee on Environment and Public Works of the Senate, the Committee on Oversight and Reform of the House of Representatives, and the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of Representatives a report on the findings of the review conducted under subsection (b)(2), including—(A)detailed descriptions of the data used in the benefit-cost analysis described in subsection (b)(1), including the types of data and the time periods covered by the data;(B)the conclusions of the benefit-cost analysis and the analysis underlying those conclusions; and(C)a comprehensive assessment of—(i)the extent to which the Federal agency adhered to the guidance in the Office of Management and Budget Circular A–4, as in effect on September 17, 2003, in conducting the benefit-cost analysis, including a determination whether that adherence is sufficient to justify the use of Federal funds for the covered relocation involved; and(ii)if the covered relocation involves moving positions from inside the National Capital Region to outside the National Capital Region, the extent to which real estate options in the National Capital Region were compared to those in the destination as part of that analysis.(2)Exclusions(A)In generalThe Office of Inspector General for a Federal agency shall exclude from any report described in this subsection any proprietary information or trade secrets of any person and other confidential information.(B)Explanation and description requiredFor each exclusion under subparagraph (A), the Office of Inspector General shall include—(i)an explanation of the reason for the exclusion; and(ii)a description of the information excluded in an appropriate location in the relevant report.(e)Other requirements not abrogatedNothing in this Act shall be construed to abrogate, reduce, or eliminate any requirements imposed by law pertaining to any relocation of a Federal agency or component of a Federal agency.


		III
		111th CONGRESS
		1st Session
		S. RES. 44
		IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

			February 12, 2009
			Mr. Levin, from the
			 Committee on Armed
			 Services, reported the following original resolution; which
			 was referred to the Committee on Rules
			 and Administration

		RESOLUTION
		Authorizing expenditures by the Committee
		  on Armed Services.

		That, in carrying out its powers, duties,
			 and functions under the Standing Rules of the Senate, in accordance with its
			 jurisdiction under rule XXV of such rules, including holding hearings,
			 reporting such hearings, and making investigations as authorized by paragraphs
			 1 and 8 of rule XXVI of the Standing Rules of the Senate, the Committee on
			 Armed Services is authorized from March 1, 2009, through September 30, 2009;
			 October 1, 2009, through September 30, 2010; and October 1, 2010, through
			 February 28, 2011, in its discretion—
			(1)to make
			 expenditures from the contingent fund of the Senate;
			(2)to employ
			 personnel; and
			(3)with the prior
			 consent of the Government department or agency concerned and the Committee on
			 Rules and Administration, to use on a reimbursable or nonreimbursable basis the
			 services of personnel of any such department or agency.
			2.(a)For the period March 1, 2009, through
			 September 30, 2009, expenses of the committee under this resolution shall not
			 exceed $4,639,258, of which amount—
				(1)not to exceed
			 $75,000 may be expended for the procurement of the services of individual
			 consultants, or organizations thereof (as authorized by section 202(i) of the
			 Legislative Reorganization Act of 1946, as amended); and
				(2)not to exceed
			 $30,000 may be expended for the training of the professional staff of such
			 committee (under procedures specified by section 202(j) of the Legislative
			 Reorganization Act of 1946).
				(b)For the period
			 October 1, 2009, through September 30, 2010, expenses of the committee under
			 this resolution shall not exceed $8,158,696, of which amount—
				(1)not to exceed
			 $80,000 may be expended for the procurement of the services of individual
			 consultants, or organizations thereof (as authorized by section 202(i) of the
			 Legislative Reorganization Act of 1946, as amended); and
				(2)not to exceed
			 $30,000 may be expended for the training of the professional staff of such
			 committee (under procedures specified by section 202(j) of the Legislative
			 Reorganization Act of 1946).
				(c)For the period
			 October 1, 2010, through February 28, 2011, expenses of the committee under
			 this resolution shall not exceed $3,475,330, of which amount—
				(1)not to exceed
			 $50,000 may be expended for the procurement of the services of individual
			 consultants, or organizations thereof (as authorized by section 202(i) of the
			 Legislative Reorganization Act of 1946, as amended); and
				(2)not to exceed
			 $30,000 may be expended for the training of the professional staff of such
			 committee (under procedures specified by section 202(j) of the Legislative
			 Reorganization Act of 1946).
				3.Expenses of the
			 committee under this resolution shall be paid from the contingent fund of the
			 Senate upon vouchers approved by the chairman of the committee, except that
			 vouchers shall not be required—
			(1)for the disbursement of salaries of
			 employees paid at an annual rate;
			(2)for the payment of telecommunications
			 provided by the Office of the Sergeant at Arms and Doorkeeper, United States
			 Senate;
			(3)for the payment of stationery supplies
			 purchased through the Keeper of the Stationery, United States Senate;
			(4)for payments to the Postmaster, United
			 States Senate;
			(5)for the payment of metered charges on
			 copying equipment provided by the Office of the Sergeant at Arms and
			 Doorkeeper, United States Senate;
			(6)for the payment of Senate Recording and
			 Photographic Services; or
			(7)for payment of franked and mass mail costs
			 by the Sergeant at Arms and Doorkeeper, United States Senate.
			4.There are
			 authorized such sums as may be necessary for agency contributions related to
			 the compensation of employees of the committee from March 1, 2009, through
			 September 30, 2009; October 1, 2009, through September 30, 2010; and October 1,
			 2010, through February 28, 2011, to be paid from the Appropriations account for
			 Expenses of Inquiries and Investigations.


114 HR 61 IH: Securing the Assistance of Victims of Exploitation Act of 2015 (SAVE Act)
U.S. House of Representatives
2015-01-06
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		114th CONGRESS
		1st Session
		H. R. 61
		IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

			January 6, 2015
			Ms. Jackson Lee introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Agriculture

		A BILL
		To preserve the access of victims of trafficking to information about their eligibility to receive
			 SNAP benefits.

		1.Short titleThis Act may be cited as the Securing the Assistance of Victims of Exploitation Act of 2015 (SAVE Act).
		2.FindingsThe Congress finds the following:
			(1)Trafficking in humans, and especially domestic child trafficking, has no place in a civilized
			 society. Those who engage in this illicit trade should be prosecuted to
			 the fullest extent of the law.
			(2)State and local law enforcement agencies should have the tools, resources, and training necessary
			 to identify, apprehend, and prosecute criminals who ruthlessly traffic in
			 children and young persons.
			(3)One of the most effective resources in bringing criminals to justice is the cooperation and
			 assistance of their victims.
			3.Continuation of SNAP information assistanceNotwithstanding any other provision of law, none of the funds made available to carry out the Food
			 and Nutrition Act of 2008 (7 U.S.C. 2011 et seq.) may be used in
			 contravention of section 107(b) of Division A of the Victims of
			 Trafficking and Violence Protection Act of 2000 (114 Stat. 1482; 22 U.S.C.
			 7105(b)).


116 HR 5543 IH: No War Against Iran Act
U.S. House of Representatives
2020-01-07
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I116th CONGRESS2d SessionH. R. 5543IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVESJanuary 7, 2020Mr. Khanna (for himself, Mr. Engel, Mr. Smith of Washington, Mr. Schiff, Mr. McGovern, Ms. Lee of California, Mr. Crow, Mr. Brown of Maryland, Mr. Moulton, Mr. Levin of Michigan, Mr. Ted Lieu of California, Ms. Haaland, Ms. Jayapal, Mr. Kennedy, Mr. Pocan, Mr. Gallego, Mr. Garamendi, Ms. Omar, Mr. Serrano, Mr. Cicilline, Mr. DeFazio, Mrs. Watson Coleman, Ms. Tlaib, Mr. Doggett, Ms. Pressley, Ms. Norton, Mr. García of Illinois, Ms. Bonamici, Ms. Velázquez, Mr. Tonko, Mr. Grijalva, Mr. Lowenthal, Ms. Moore, Ms. Scanlon, Mr. Evans, Mr. Welch, Mr. Huffman, Mr. Price of North Carolina, Mr. Johnson of Georgia, Mr. Pallone, Ms. Ocasio-Cortez, Mr. Himes, Mr. Espaillat, Mr. Blumenauer, Mr. Beyer, Ms. Spanberger, Mr. Phillips, and Mr. Cisneros) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, and in addition to the Committee on Armed Services, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such
			 provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concernedA BILLTo prohibit the use of funds for unauthorized military force against Iran, and for other purposes.

 1.Short titleThis Act may be cited as the No War Against Iran Act. 2.Prohibition of unauthorized military force in or against Iran (a)FindingsCongress finds the following:
 (1)The acquisition by the Government of Iran of a nuclear weapon would pose a grave threat to international peace and stability and the national security of the United States and United States allies, including Israel.
 (2)The Government of Iran is a leading state sponsor of terrorism, continues to materially support the regime of Bashar al-Assad, and is responsible for ongoing gross violations of the human rights of the people of Iran.
 (3)Article I of the United States Constitution requires the President to obtain authorization from Congress before engaging in war with Iran.
 (b)Clarification of current lawNothing in the Authorization for Use of Military Force (Public Law 107–40; 50 U.S.C. 1541 note), the Authorization for Use of Military Force Against Iraq Resolution of 2002 (Public Law 107–243; 50 U.S.C. 1541 note), or any other provision of law enacted before the date of the enactment of this Act may be construed to provide authorization for the use of military force against Iran.
			(c)Prohibition of unauthorized military force in or against Iran
 (1)In GeneralExcept as provided in paragraph (2), no Federal funds may be obligated or expended for any use of military force in or against Iran unless Congress has—
 (A)declared war; or (B)enacted specific statutory authorization for such use of military force after the date of the enactment of this Act that meets the requirements of the War Powers Resolution (50 U.S.C. 1541 et seq.).
 (2)ExceptionThe prohibition under paragraph (1) shall not apply to a use of military force that is consistent with section (2)(c) of the War Powers Resolution.
 (d)Rules of constructionNothing in this Act may be construed— (1)to prevent the President from using necessary and appropriate force to defend United States allies and partners if Congress enacts specific statutory authorization for such use of force consistent with the requirements of the War Powers Resolution (50 U.S.C. 1541 et seq.);
 (2)to relieve the executive branch of restrictions on the use of force, reporting, or consultation requirements set forth in the War Powers Resolution (50 U.S.C. 1541 et seq.); or
 (3)to authorize the use of military force.


116 HR 4268 IH: To require that the headquarters for the Bureau of Land Management be located in the National Capital Region, and for other purposes.
U.S. House of Representatives
2019-09-10
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I116th CONGRESS1st SessionH. R. 4268IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVESSeptember 10, 2019Ms. Norton (for herself, Mr. Hoyer, Mr. Trone, Mr. Brown of Maryland, Mr. Raskin, Mr. Connolly, Mr. Ruppersberger, Ms. Wexton, and Mr. Sarbanes) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Natural ResourcesA BILLTo require that the headquarters for the Bureau of Land Management be located in the National Capital Region, and for other purposes.
1.BLM headquarters located in the National Capital Region
(a)HeadquartersThe headquarters for the Bureau of Land Management shall be located in the National Capital Region. (b)Employee stationsAll employee positions stationed in the National Capital Region on the date of the enactment of this Act must remain stationed in the National Capital Region.


117 HRES 380 EH: Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 2547) to expand and enhance consumer, student, servicemember, and small business protections with respect to debt collection practices, and for other purposes; providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 1065) to eliminate discrimination and promote women’s health and economic security by ensuring reasonable workplace accommodations for workers whose ability to perform the functions of a job are limited by pregnancy, childbirth, or a related medical condition; and for other purposes.
U.S. House of Representatives
2021-05-12
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117th CONGRESS
1st Session
H. RES. 380
In the House of Representatives, U. S.,

May 12, 2021

RESOLUTION
Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 2547) to expand and enhance consumer, student, servicemember, and small business protections with respect to debt collection practices, and for other purposes; providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 1065) to eliminate discrimination and promote women’s health and economic security by ensuring reasonable workplace accommodations for workers whose ability to perform the functions of a job are limited by pregnancy, childbirth, or a related medical condition; and for other purposes.

That upon adoption of this resolution it shall be in order to consider in the House the bill (H.R. 2547) to expand and enhance consumer, student, servicemember, and small business protections with respect to debt collection practices, and for other purposes. All points of order against consideration of the bill are waived. The amendment in the nature of a substitute recommended by the Committee on Financial Services now printed in the bill, modified by the amendment printed in part A of 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 Financial Services or their respective designees; (2) the further amendments described in section 2 of this resolution; (3) the amendments en bloc described in section 3 of this resolution; and (4) one motion to recommit.  2.After debate pursuant to the first section of this resolution, each further amendment printed in part B of the report of the Committee on Rules not earlier considered as part of amendments en bloc pursuant to section 3 of this resolution shall be considered only in the order printed in the report, may be offered only by a Member designated in the report, shall be considered as read, shall be debatable for the time specified in the report equally divided and controlled by the proponent and an opponent, may be withdrawn by the proponent at any time before the question is put thereon, shall not be subject to amendment, and shall not be subject to a demand for division of the question.
3.It shall be in order at any time after debate pursuant to the first section of this resolution for the chair of the Committee on Financial Services or her designee to offer amendments en bloc consisting of further amendments printed in part B of the report of the Committee on Rules accompanying this resolution not earlier disposed of. Amendments en bloc offered pursuant to this section shall be considered as read, shall be debatable for 20 minutes equally divided and controlled by the chair and ranking minority member of the Committee on Financial Services or their respective designees, shall not be subject to amendment, and shall not be subject to a demand for division of the question.  4.All points of order against the further amendments printed in part B of the report of the Committee on Rules or amendments en bloc described in section 3 of this resolution are waived.
5.Upon adoption of this resolution it shall be in order to consider in the House the bill (H.R. 1065) to eliminate discrimination and promote women’s health and economic security by ensuring reasonable workplace accommodations for workers whose ability to perform the functions of a job are limited by pregnancy, childbirth, or a related medical condition. All points of order against consideration of the bill are waived. The amendment in the nature of a substitute recommended by the Committee on Education and Labor now printed in the bill 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 Education and Labor or their respective designees; and (2) one motion to recommit.  6. (a)At any time through the legislative day of Friday, May 14, 2021, the Speaker may entertain motions offered by the Majority Leader or a designee that the House suspend the rules as though under clause 1 of rule XV with respect to multiple measures described in subsection (b), and the Chair shall put the question on any such motion without debate or intervening motion.
(b)A measure referred to in subsection (a) includes any measure that was the object of a motion to suspend the rules on the legislative day of May 11, 2021, or May 12, 2021, in the form as so offered, on which the yeas and nays were ordered and further proceedings postponed pursuant to clause 8 of rule XX.  (c)Upon the offering of a motion pursuant to subsection (a) concerning multiple measures, the ordering of the yeas and nays on postponed motions to suspend the rules with respect to such measures is vacated to the end that all such motions are considered as withdrawn.
7. House Resolution 379 is hereby adopted.  Cheryl L. Johnson,Clerk.


116 S1228 ES: Preventing Illegal Radio Abuse Through Enforcement Act
U.S. Senate

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116th CONGRESS2d SessionS. 1228IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATESAN ACTTo amend the Communications Act of 1934 to provide for enhanced penalties for pirate radio, and for
			 other purposes.

 1.Short titleThis Act may be cited as the Preventing Illegal Radio Abuse Through Enforcement Act or the PIRATE Act. 2.Pirate Radio Enforcement EnhancementsTitle V of the Communications Act of 1934 (47 U.S.C. 501 et seq.) is amended by adding at the end the following new section:

				511.Enhanced penalties for pirate radio broadcasting; enforcement sweeps; reporting
 (a)Increased general penaltyAny person who willfully and knowingly does or causes or suffers to be done any pirate radio broadcasting shall be subject to a fine of not more than $2,000,000.
 (b)Violation of this Act, rules, or regulationsAny person who willfully and knowingly violates this Act or any rule, regulation, restriction, or condition made or imposed by the Commission under authority of this Act, or any rule, regulation, restriction, or condition made or imposed by any international radio or wire communications treaty or convention, or regulations annexed thereto, to which the United States is party, relating to pirate radio broadcasting shall, in addition to any other penalties provided by law, be subject to a fine of not more than $100,000 for each day during which such offense occurs, in accordance with the limit described in subsection (a).
 (c)Annual reportNot later than 1 year after the date of enactment of the PIRATE Act, and annually thereafter, the Commission shall submit to the Committee on Energy and Commerce of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate a report summarizing the implementation of this section and associated enforcement activities for the previous fiscal year, which may include the efforts by the Commission to enlist the cooperation of Federal, State, and local law enforcement personnel (including United States attorneys and the United States Marshals Service) for service of process, collection of fines or forfeitures, seizures of equipment, and enforcement of orders.
					(d)Enforcement sweeps
 (1)Annual sweepsNot less than once each year, the Commission shall assign appropriate enforcement personnel to focus specific and sustained attention on the elimination of pirate radio broadcasting within the top 5 radio markets identified as prevalent for such broadcasts. Such effort shall include identifying, locating, and taking enforcement actions designed to terminate such operations.
 (2)Additional monitoringWithin 6 months after conducting the enforcement sweeps required by paragraph (1), the Commission shall conduct monitoring sweeps to ascertain whether the pirate radio broadcasting identified by enforcement sweeps is continuing to broadcast and whether additional pirate radio broadcasting is occurring.
 (3)No effect on remaining enforcementNotwithstanding paragraph (1), the Commission shall not decrease or diminish the regular enforcement efforts targeted to pirate radio broadcast stations for other times of the year.
 (e)State and local government authorityThe Commission may not preempt any State or local law prohibiting pirate radio broadcasting. (f)Revision of Commission rules requiredThe Commission shall revise its rules to require that, absent good cause, in any case alleging a violation of subsection (a) or (b), the Commission shall proceed directly to issue a notice of apparent liability without first issuing a notice of unlicensed operation.
					(g)Pirate radio broadcasting database
 (1)In generalNot later than 90 days after the date of the enactment of this section, and semi-annually thereafter, the Commission shall publish a database in a clear and legible format of all licensed radio stations operating in the AM and FM bands. The database shall be easily accessible from the Commission home page through a direct link. The database shall include the following information:
 (A)Each licensed station, listed by the assigned frequency, channel number, or Commission call letters.
 (B)All entities that have received a notice of unlicensed operation, notice of apparent liability, or forfeiture order issued by the Commission.
 (2)Clear identificationThe Commission shall clearly identify in the database— (A)each licensed station as a station licensed by the Commission; and
 (B)each entity described in paragraph (1)(B) as operating without a Commission license or authorization.
 (h)Definition of pirate radio broadcastingIn this section, the term pirate radio broadcasting means the transmission of communications on spectrum frequencies between 535 and 1705 kilohertz, inclusive, or 87.7 and 108 megahertz, inclusive, without a license issued by the Commission, but does not include unlicensed operations in compliance with part 15 of title 47, Code of Federal Regulations..Passed the Senate January 8, 2020.Secretary


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2017-11-30
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I115th CONGRESS1st SessionH. R. 4492IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVESNovember 30, 2017Mr. Mast (for himself, Mr. Sean Patrick Maloney of New York, Mr. Gibbs, and Ms. Brownley of California) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, 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 reauthorize and amend the Water Infrastructure Finance and Innovation Act of 2014.

 1.Short titleThis Act may be cited as the Water Infrastructure Finance and Innovation Reauthorization Act of 2017. 2.Innovative financing pilot projects (a)Authority To provide assistanceSection 5023 of the Water Infrastructure Finance and Innovation Act of 2014 (33 U.S.C. 3902) is amended—
 (1)in subsection (a), by striking Secretary and the; and (2)by amending subsection (b) to read as follows:

						(b)Required approval of certain projects by Secretary
 (1)ApprovalThe Secretary shall approve projects under this subtitle that are eligible under section 5026(1) or, as appropriate, section 5026(8).
 (2)GuidanceThe Secretary shall issue guidance on information required to be included in applications for projects requiring approval from the Secretary under this subsection..
 (b)ApplicationsSection 5024 of the Water Infrastructure Finance and Innovation Act of 2014 (33 U.S.C. 3903) is amended—
 (1)by amending subsection (a) to read as follows:  (a)In generalTo receive assistance under this subtitle, an eligible entity shall submit to the Administrator, and the Secretary, if applicable, an application at such time, in such manner, and containing such information as the Administrator, and the Secretary, if applicable, may require.; and
 (2)in subsection (b), by striking Secretary or the Administrator, as applicable, and inserting Administrator, and the Secretary, if applicable,. (c)Determination of eligibility and project selectionSection 5028 of the Water Infrastructure Finance and Innovation Act of 2014 (33 U.S.C. 3907) is amended—
 (1)in subsection (a)— (A)in paragraph (1)—
 (i)by striking Secretary or the Administrator, as applicable. and inserting Administrator.; and (ii)by striking Secretary or the Administrator, as applicable, each place it appears and inserting Administrator;
 (B)in paragraph (5)(A), by striking the Administrator has authority under paragraph (2) or (3) of section 5023(b) and for which; and (C)by amending paragraph (6) to read as follows:

 (6)Operation and maintenance planThe Administrator, and the Secretary, if applicable, shall determine whether an applicant for assistance under this subtitle has developed, and identified adequate revenues to implement, a plan for operating, maintaining, and repairing the project over the useful life of the project.; and
 (2)in subsection (b)(1), by striking Secretary or the Administrator, as applicable, and inserting Administrator and the Secretary. (d)Secured loansSection 5029 of the Water Infrastructure Finance and Innovation Act of 2014 (33 U.S.C. 3908) is amended—
 (1)in subsection (a)(2), by striking Secretary or the Administrator, as applicable and inserting Administrator; (2)in subsection (b)—
 (A)in paragraph (1), by striking Secretary or the Administrator, as applicable, and inserting Administrator; and (B)in paragraph (7), by striking Secretary or the Administrator, as applicable, each place it appears and inserting Administrator;
 (3)in subsection (c)— (A)in paragraph (1), by striking Secretary or the Administrator, as applicable, and inserting Administrator; and
 (B)in paragraph (3)— (i)in subparagraph (A), by striking Secretary or the Administrator, as applicable and inserting Administrator; and
 (ii)in subparagraph (C), by striking Secretary or the Administrator, as applicable, and inserting Administrator; (4)in subsection (d), by striking Secretary or the Administrator, as applicable, each place it appears and inserting Administrator; and
 (5)in subsection (e)— (A)in paragraph (1), by striking Secretary or the Administrator, as applicable, each place it appears and inserting Administrator; and
 (B)in paragraph (2), by striking Secretary or the Administrator, as applicable. and inserting Administrator.. (e)Program administrationSection 5030 of the Water Infrastructure Finance and Innovation Act of 2014 (33 U.S.C. 3909) is amended—
 (1)by striking Secretary or the Administrator, as applicable, each place it appears and inserting Administrator; (2)by striking Secretary or the Administrator, as applicable. each place it appears and inserting Administrator.; and
 (3)in subsection (c)(1), by striking to assist the Secretary or and inserting to assist. (f)FundingSection 5033 of the Water Infrastructure Finance and Innovation Act of 2014 (33 U.S.C. 3912) is amended—
 (1)in subsection (a)— (A)in the matter preceding paragraph (1), by striking each of the Secretary and;
 (B)in paragraph (4) by striking and at the end; and (C)by striking paragraph (5) and inserting the following:

 (5)$90,000,000 for fiscal year 2019; (6)$100,000,000 for fiscal year 2020;
 (7)$110,000,000 for fiscal year 2021; (8)$120,000,000 for fiscal year 2022;
 (9)$130,000,000 for fiscal year 2023; and (10)$140,000,000 for fiscal year 2024.;
 (2)in subsection (b), by striking $2,200,000 for each of fiscal years 2015 through 2019 and inserting $3,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2015 through 2024; and (3)by striking Secretary or the Administrator, as applicable, each place it appears and inserting Administrator.
 (g)Reports on pilot program implementationSection 5034 of the Water Infrastructure Finance and Innovation Act of 2014 (33 U.S.C. 3913) is amended—
 (1)in subsection (a), by striking the Secretary and; and (2)in subsection (b)—
 (A)in paragraph (1), by striking 4 years after the date of enactment of this Act and inserting 2 years after the date of enactment of the Water Infrastructure Finance and Innovation Reauthorization Act of 2017; and
 (B)in paragraph (2)(B)(i), by striking Secretary or the Administrator, as applicable, and inserting Administrator.


109 HR 6286 IH: Department of Homeland Security

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2006-09-29
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		I
		109th CONGRESS
		2d Session
		H. R. 6286
		IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

			September 29, 2006
			Ms. Harris introduced
			 the following bill; which was referred to the
			 Committee on Homeland
			 Security

		A BILL
		To require the Secretary of Homeland Security to complete
		  and submit a master plan for a headquarters location in the District of
		  Columbia or elsewhere, within 360 days.

		1.Short titleThis Act may be cited as the
			 Department of Homeland Security
			 Stabilization and Security Enhancement Act of
			 2006.
		2.FindingsCongress finds the following:
			(1)Congress debated
			 an appropriate location to house leadership elements of the Department and
			 ultimately transferred the Nebraska Avenue Complex (NAC) facilities, located in
			 northwest Washington, DC, from the Navy to the jurisdiction, custody, and
			 control of the Administrator of General Services to accommodate the leadership
			 of the new Department under Public Law 108–268.
			(2)Congress
			 contemplated that the NAC would be a temporary station for the Department’s
			 leadership due to security concerns.
			(3)There is dispute
			 whether Public Law 108–268 was intended to establish an official Department
			 headquarters at all. There is no occurrence of the term
			 headquarters in Public Law 108–268 other than in the long title,
			 which has no legislative effect, and Members of Congress expressed direct
			 opposition to such a notion in floor debates.
			(4)The NAC was chosen
			 as the initial leadership station because it included preexisting
			 infrastructure and basic security measures that would allow the new
			 Department’s leadership to become adequately operational in a short period of
			 time.
			(5)The security of
			 the NAC remains a serious concern, especially in light of security breaches and
			 lapses.
			(6)Some discussions
			 and concrete steps have been taken to move the headquarters of at least one
			 component of the Department, the Coast Guard, to the West Campus of St.
			 Elizabeth’s Hospital. These discussions have contemplated moving other
			 leadership components of the Department to St. Elizabeth’s Hospital at an
			 unknown time in the future.
			(7)St. Elizabeth’s
			 Hospital was founded by Congress in 1852 and opened in 1855 as the Government
			 Hospital for the Insane, more commonly referred to as an insane
			 asylum.
			(8)As recent as 2002,
			 according to the National Trust for Historic Preservation, St. Elizabeth’s
			 Hospital was one of the 11 Most Endangered Places and is
			 crumbling.
			(9)St. Elizabeth’s
			 Hospital has been considered for a headquarters location for components of the
			 Department because, according to a statement of administration policy, dated
			 May 25, 2006, the facility has been identified by the General Services
			 Administration as the only federally owned secure campus readily available in
			 Washington, D.C..
			(10)Congress has
			 suspended the Coast Guard’s plans to relocate to St. Elizabeth’s Hospital
			 because of the lack of sufficient planning, inadequate coordination with
			 appropriate congressional oversight committees, and an overall haphazard
			 approach.
			(11)Under sections 71
			 and 72 of title 4, United States Code, headquarters of Federal Government
			 agencies and departments are generally required to be located in the District
			 of Columbia absent a statutory exemption.
			(12)In the past,
			 Congress has granted waivers from such requirement to agencies and departments
			 that, due to national security concerns, require enhanced security and
			 additional space and, therefore, should consider locating outside the District
			 of Columbia. Such waivers have been granted, for example, to the Department of
			 Defense, the Central Intelligence Agency, and the Nuclear Regulatory
			 Commission.
			(13)The Department of Homeland Security, like
			 the Department of Defense, the Central Intelligence Agency, and the Nuclear
			 Regulatory Commission, is a Federal entity with a critical national security
			 mission. The rationale for relocating those entities should be considered in
			 establishing a new headquarters for the Department of Homeland Security.
			(14)The Department of
			 Homeland Security remains a young Federal entity and should begin to pull
			 together its disparate parts into a single secure location in order to
			 stabilize the Department to make it more effective.
			(15)It is desirable,
			 given its critical mission, to give the Department the space and resources it
			 needs to ensure the safety of its employees, to ensure the security and
			 stability of the Department, to improve integration among its agencies, and to
			 make it more effective for the ultimate purpose of securing the homeland and
			 protecting the American people.
			(16)Given the
			 critical national security mission of the Department, it should establish a
			 permanent home, either inside or outside of the District of Columbia, that
			 enables it to more effectively carry out its mission.
			(17)The Department’s
			 headquarters should be a new 21st century complex tailored to the specific
			 needs of the Department and should, among other things, be secure in all
			 respects, contain superior physical, technological, and communicative
			 infrastructure, include a working environment conducive to high productivity,
			 be accessible to personnel, capitalize on modern technologies, and provide
			 enough physical space for future expansion.
			3.Authority to
			 determine location for headquarters of the Department of Homeland
			 Security
			(a)In
			 generalTitle I of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C.
			 111 et seq.) is amended by adding at the end the following:

					104.Headquarters of
				the Department
						(a)PurposeThe
				purpose of this section is to strengthen and stabilize the Department and make
				it more effective by pulling together disparate leadership components into a
				permanent and more secure location.
						(b)Master
				planThe Secretary and the
				Administrator of General Services, within 360 days after the date of the
				enactment of this section, shall jointly complete and submit a comprehensive
				master plan for the establishment of a 21st century permanent headquarters for
				the Department in the District of Columbia or elsewhere, to the Committee on
				Environment and Public Works, the Committee on Commerce, Science, and
				Transportation, and the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs
				of the Senate, and the Committee on Homeland Security and the Committee on
				Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of Representatives.
						(c)PermanencyThe master plan shall be designed as a
				permanent solution to establishing the Department’s
				headquarters.
						.

			(b)Clerical
			 amendmentThe table of contents in section 1(b) of such Act is
			 amended by inserting after the item relating to section 103 the
			 following:

						Sec. 104. Headquarters of the
				Department.

					.


		I
		111th CONGRESS
		2d Session
		H. R. 5748
		IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

			July 15, 2010
			Mr. Conyers (for
			 himself, Mr. Nadler of New York,
			 Mr. Wu, Mrs. Christensen, Mrs. Maloney, Ms.
			 Waters, Mr. Price of North
			 Carolina, Mrs. Napolitano,
			 Mr. Farr, Mr. Serrano, Mr.
			 Davis of Illinois, Mr.
			 Stark, Ms. Woolsey,
			 Ms. Kilpatrick of Michigan,
			 Mr. Hastings of Florida,
			 Mr. Watt, Mr. Bishop of Georgia,
			 Ms. Lee of California,
			 Mr. Johnson of Georgia,
			 Mr. Thompson of Mississippi,
			 Mr. Jackson of Illinois,
			 Ms. Fudge,
			 Mr. Cummings,
			 Ms. Clarke,
			 Mr. Fattah,
			 Mr. Scott of Virginia,
			 Mr. Meeks of New York,
			 Mr. Cohen,
			 Ms. Jackson Lee of Texas,
			 Ms. Chu, Mr. Ellison, Ms.
			 Baldwin, Mr. Weiner,
			 Ms. Linda T. Sánchez of California,
			 Mr. Polis of Colorado,
			 Mr. Quigley,
			 Mr. Gutierrez,
			 Mr. Larsen of Washington,
			 Mr. Rangel,
			 Mr. Filner,
			 Mr. Clay, Mr. Rush, Mrs.
			 Capps, Ms. Matsui,
			 Mr. Honda,
			 Ms. Norton,
			 Mr. McDermott,
			 Mr. Capuano,
			 Mr. Berman,
			 Mr. George Miller of California,
			 Ms. Eshoo,
			 Ms. Hirono,
			 Mr. Scott of Georgia,
			 Mr. Grijalva,
			 Ms. McCollum,
			 Ms. Schakowsky, and
			 Mr. Andrews) introduced the following
			 bill; which was referred to the Committee
			 on the Judiciary

		A BILL
		To eliminate racial profiling by law enforcement, and for
		  other purposes.

		1.Short title; table of
			 contents
			(a)Short
			 titleThis Act may be cited
			 as the End Racial Profiling Act of
			 2010.
			(b)Table of
			 contentsThe table of
			 contents of this Act is as follows:

					Sec. 1. Short title; table of contents.
					Sec. 2. Definitions.
					Title I—Prohibition of Racial Profiling
					Sec. 101. Prohibition.
					Sec. 102. Enforcement.
					Title II—Programs to Eliminate Racial Profiling By Federal Law
				Enforcement Agencies
					Sec. 201. Policies to eliminate racial profiling.
					Title III—Programs to Eliminate Racial Profiling By State, Local,
				and Indian Tribal Law Enforcement Agencies
					Sec. 301. Policies required for grants.
					Sec. 302. Involvement of Attorney General.
					Sec. 303. Data collection demonstration project.
					Sec. 304. Best practices development grants.
					Sec. 305. Authorization of appropriations.
					Title IV—Data Collection
					Sec. 401. Attorney General to issue regulations.
					Sec. 402. Publication of data.
					Sec. 403. Limitations on publication of data.
					Title V—Department of Justice Regulations and Reports on Racial
				Profiling in the United States
					Sec. 501. Attorney General to issue regulations and
				reports.
					Title VI—Miscellaneous Provisions
					Sec. 601. Severability.
					Sec. 602. Savings clause.

			2.DefinitionsIn this Act:
			(1)Covered
			 programThe term covered program means any program
			 or activity funded in whole or in part with funds made available under—
				(A)the Edward Byrne Memorial Justice
			 Assistance Grant Program under part E of title I of the Omnibus Crime Control
			 and Safe Streets Act of 1968 (42 U.S.C. 3750 et seq.); and
				(B)the Cops on
			 the Beat program under part Q of title I of the Omnibus Crime Control
			 and Safe Streets Act of 1968 (42 U.S.C. 3796dd et seq.), except that no
			 program, project, or other activity specified in section 1701(b)(13) of such
			 part shall be a covered program under this paragraph.
				(2)Governmental
			 bodyThe term governmental body means any
			 department, agency, special purpose district, or other instrumentality of
			 Federal, State, local, or Indian tribal government.
			(3)Indian
			 tribeThe term Indian tribe has the same meaning as
			 in section 103 of the Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Act of 1974
			 (42 U.S.C. 5603).
			(4)Law enforcement
			 agencyThe term law enforcement agency means any
			 Federal, State, local, or Indian tribal public agency engaged in the
			 prevention, detection, or investigation of violations of criminal, immigration,
			 or customs laws.
			(5)Law enforcement
			 agentThe term law enforcement agent means any
			 Federal, State, local, or Indian tribal official responsible for enforcing
			 criminal, immigration, or customs laws, including police officers and other
			 agents of a law enforcement agency.
			(6)Racial
			 profilingThe term racial profiling means the
			 practice of a law enforcement agent or agency relying, to any degree, on race,
			 ethnicity, national origin, or religion in selecting which individual to
			 subject to routine or spontaneous investigatory activities or in deciding upon
			 the scope and substance of law enforcement activity following the initial
			 investigatory procedure, except when there is trustworthy information, relevant
			 to the locality and timeframe, that links a person of a particular race,
			 ethnicity, national origin, or religion to an identified criminal incident or
			 scheme.
			(7)Routine or
			 spontaneous investigatory activitiesThe term routine or
			 spontaneous investigatory activities means the following activities by a
			 law enforcement agent:
				(A)Interviews.
				(B)Traffic
			 stops.
				(C)Pedestrian
			 stops.
				(D)Frisks and other
			 types of body searches.
				(E)Consensual or
			 nonconsensual searches of the persons, property, or possessions (including
			 vehicles) of individuals using any form of public or private transportation,
			 including motorists and pedestrians.
				(F)Inspections and
			 interviews of entrants into the United States that are more extensive than
			 those customarily carried out.
				(G)Immigration-related
			 workplace investigations.
				(H)Such other types
			 of law enforcement encounters compiled for or by the Federal Bureau of
			 Investigation or the Department of Justice Bureau of Justice Statistics.
				(8)Reasonable
			 requestThe term reasonable request means all
			 requests for information, except for those that—
				(A)are immaterial to
			 the investigation;
				(B)would result in
			 the unnecessary disclosure of personal information; or
				(C)would place a
			 severe burden on the resources of the law enforcement agency given its
			 size.
				(9)StateThe
			 term State means each of the 50 States, the District of Columbia,
			 the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, and any other territory or possession of the
			 United States.
			(10)Unit of local
			 governmentThe term unit of local government
			 means—
				(A)any city, county,
			 township, town, borough, parish, village, or other general purpose political
			 subdivision of a State;
				(B)any law
			 enforcement district or judicial enforcement district that—
					(i)is
			 established under applicable State law; and
					(ii)has
			 the authority to, in a manner independent of other State entities, establish a
			 budget and impose taxes; or
					(C)any Indian tribe
			 that performs law enforcement functions, as determined by the Secretary of the
			 Interior.
				IProhibition of
			 Racial Profiling
			101.ProhibitionNo law enforcement agent or law enforcement
			 agency shall engage in racial profiling.
			102.Enforcement
				(a)RemedyThe
			 United States, or an individual injured by racial profiling, may enforce this
			 title in a civil action for declaratory or injunctive relief, filed either in a
			 State court of general jurisdiction or in a district court of the United
			 States.
				(b)PartiesIn
			 any action brought under this title, relief may be obtained against—
					(1)any governmental
			 body that employed any law enforcement agent who engaged in racial
			 profiling;
					(2)any agent of such
			 body who engaged in racial profiling; and
					(3)any person with
			 supervisory authority over such agent.
					(c)Nature of
			 proofProof that the routine or spontaneous investigatory
			 activities of law enforcement agents in a jurisdiction have had a disparate
			 impact on racial, ethnic, or religious minorities shall constitute prima facie
			 evidence of a violation of this title.
				(d)Attorney’s
			 feesIn any action or proceeding to enforce this title against
			 any governmental body, the court may allow a prevailing plaintiff, other than
			 the United States, reasonable attorney’s fees as part of the costs, and may
			 include expert fees as part of the attorney’s fee.
				IIPrograms to
			 Eliminate Racial Profiling By Federal Law Enforcement Agencies
			201.Policies to
			 eliminate racial profiling
				(a)In
			 generalFederal law enforcement agencies shall—
					(1)maintain adequate
			 policies and procedures designed to eliminate racial profiling; and
					(2)cease existing
			 practices that permit racial profiling.
					(b)PoliciesThe
			 policies and procedures described in
			 subsection (a)(1) shall include—
					(1)a
			 prohibition on racial profiling;
					(2)training on racial
			 profiling issues as part of Federal law enforcement training;
					(3)the collection of
			 data in accordance with the regulations issued by the Attorney General under
			 section 401;
					(4)procedures for
			 receiving, investigating, and responding meaningfully to complaints alleging
			 racial profiling by law enforcement agents; and
					(5)any other policies
			 and procedures the Attorney General determines to be necessary to eliminate
			 racial profiling by Federal law enforcement agencies.
					IIIPrograms to
			 Eliminate Racial Profiling By State, Local, and Indian Tribal Law Enforcement
			 Agencies
			301.Policies
			 required for grants
				(a)In
			 generalAn application by a State, a unit of local government, or
			 a State, local, or Indian tribal law enforcement agency for funding under a
			 covered program shall include a certification that such State, unit of local
			 government, or law enforcement agency, and any law enforcement agency to which
			 it will distribute funds—
					(1)maintains adequate
			 policies and procedures designed to eliminate racial profiling; and
					(2)has eliminated any
			 existing practices that permit or encourage racial profiling.
					(b)PoliciesThe
			 policies and procedures described in
			 subsection (a)(1) shall include—
					(1)a
			 prohibition on racial profiling;
					(2)training on racial
			 profiling issues as part of law enforcement training;
					(3)the collection of
			 data in accordance with the regulations issued by the Attorney General under
			 section 401; and
					(4)participation in
			 an administrative complaint procedure or independent audit program that meets
			 the requirements of
			 section 302.
					(c)Effective
			 dateThis section shall take effect 12 months after the date of
			 enactment of this Act.
				302.Involvement of
			 Attorney General
				(a)Regulations
					(1)In
			 generalNot later than 6
			 months after the date of enactment of this Act and in consultation with
			 stakeholders, including Federal, State, tribal, and local law enforcement
			 agencies and community, professional, research, and civil rights organizations,
			 the Attorney General shall issue regulations for the operation of
			 administrative complaint procedures and independent audit programs to ensure
			 that such programs and procedures provide an appropriate response to
			 allegations of racial profiling by law enforcement agents or agencies.
					(2)GuidelinesThe
			 regulations issued under
			 paragraph (1) shall contain guidelines
			 that ensure the fairness, effectiveness, and independence of the administrative
			 complaint procedures and independent auditor programs.
					(b)NoncomplianceIf
			 the Attorney General determines that the recipient of a grant from any covered
			 program is not in compliance with the requirements of
			 section 301 or the regulations issued under
			 subsection (a), the Attorney General shall
			 withhold, in whole or in part (at the discretion of the Attorney General),
			 funds for 1 or more grants to the recipient under the covered program, until
			 the recipient establishes compliance.
				(c)Private
			 partiesThe Attorney General
			 shall provide notice and an opportunity for private parties to present evidence
			 to the Attorney General that a recipient of a grant from any covered program is
			 not in compliance with the requirements of this title.
				303.Data collection
			 demonstration project
				(a)Competitive
			 awards
					(1)In
			 generalThe Attorney General
			 may, through competitive grants or contracts, carry out a 2-year demonstration
			 project for the purpose of developing and implementing data collection programs
			 on the hit rates for stops and searches by law enforcement agencies. The data
			 collected shall be disaggregated by race, ethnicity, national origin, and
			 religion.
					(2)Number of
			 grantsThe Attorney General shall provide not more than 5 grants
			 or contracts under this section.
					(3)Eligible
			 granteesGrants or contracts under this section shall be awarded
			 to law enforcement agencies that serve communities where there is a significant
			 concentration of racial or ethnic minorities and that are not already
			 collecting data voluntarily.
					(b)Required
			 activitiesActivities carried out with a grant under this section
			 shall include—
					(1)developing a data
			 collection tool and reporting the compiled data to the Attorney General;
			 and
					(2)training of law
			 enforcement personnel on data collection, particularly for data collection on
			 hit rates for stops and searches.
					(c)EvaluationNot
			 later than 3 years after the date of enactment of this Act, the Attorney
			 General shall enter into a contract with an institution of higher education (as
			 defined in section 101 of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1001)) to
			 analyze the data collected by each of the grantees funded under this
			 section.
				(d)Authorization of
			 appropriationsThere are authorized to be appropriated to carry
			 out activities under this section—
					(1)$5,000,000, over a
			 2-year period, to carry out the demonstration program under
			 subsection (a); and
					(2)$500,000 to carry
			 out the evaluation under
			 subsection (c).
					304.Best practices
			 development grants
				(a)Grant
			 authorizationThe Attorney General, through the Bureau of Justice
			 Assistance, may make grants to States, local law enforcement agencies, and
			 units of local government to develop and implement best practice devices and
			 systems to eliminate racial profiling.
				(b)Use of
			 fundsThe funds provided under
			 subsection (a) shall be used for programs
			 that include the following purposes:
					(1)The development
			 and implementation of training to prevent racial profiling and to encourage
			 more respectful interaction with the public.
					(2)The acquisition
			 and use of technology to facilitate the accurate collection and analysis of
			 data.
					(3)The development
			 and acquisition of feedback systems and technologies that identify officers or
			 units of officers engaged in, or at risk of engaging in, racial profiling or
			 other misconduct.
					(4)The establishment
			 and maintenance of an administrative complaint procedure or independent auditor
			 program.
					(c)Equitable
			 distributionThe Attorney General shall ensure that grants under
			 this section are awarded in a manner that reserves an equitable share of
			 funding for small and rural law enforcement agencies.
				(d)ApplicationEach
			 State, local law enforcement agency, or unit of local government desiring a
			 grant under this section shall submit an application to the Attorney General at
			 such time, in such manner, and accompanied by such information as the Attorney
			 General may reasonably require.
				305.Authorization
			 of appropriationsThere are
			 authorized to be appropriated such sums as are necessary to carry out this
			 title.
			IVData
			 Collection
			401.Attorney
			 General to issue regulations
				(a)RegulationsNot
			 later than 6 months after the date of enactment of this Act, the Attorney
			 General, in consultation with stakeholders, including Federal, State, and local
			 law enforcement agencies and community, professional, research, and civil
			 rights organizations, shall issue regulations for the collection and
			 compilation of data under sections 201 and 301.
				(b)RequirementsThe
			 regulations issued under
			 subsection (a) shall—
					(1)provide for the
			 collection of data on all routine or spontaneous investigatory
			 activities;
					(2)provide that the
			 data collected shall—
						(A)be collected by
			 race, ethnicity, national origin, gender, and religion, as perceived by the law
			 enforcement officer;
						(B)include the date,
			 time, and location of such investigatory activities; and
						(C)include detail
			 sufficient to permit an analysis of whether a law enforcement agency is
			 engaging in racial profiling;
						(3)provide that a
			 standardized form shall be made available to law enforcement agencies for the
			 submission of collected data to the Department of Justice;
					(4)provide that law
			 enforcement agencies shall compile data on the standardized form made available
			 under
			 paragraph (3), and submit the form to
			 the Civil Rights Division and the Department of Justice Bureau of Justice
			 Statistics;
					(5)provide that law
			 enforcement agencies shall maintain all data collected under this Act for not
			 less than 4 years;
					(6)include guidelines
			 for setting comparative benchmarks, consistent with best practices, against
			 which collected data shall be measured; and
					(7)provide that the
			 Department of Justice Bureau of Justice Statistics shall—
						(A)analyze the data
			 for any statistically significant disparities, including—
							(i)disparities in the
			 percentage of drivers or pedestrians stopped relative to the proportion of the
			 population passing through the neighborhood;
							(ii)disparities in
			 the percentage of false stops relative to the percentage of drivers or
			 pedestrians stopped; and
							(iii)disparities in
			 the frequency of searches performed on minority drivers and the frequency of
			 searches performed on non-minority drivers; and
							(B)not later than 3
			 years after the date of enactment of this Act, and annually thereafter—
							(i)prepare a report
			 regarding the findings of the analysis conducted under
			 subparagraph (A);
							(ii)provide such
			 report to Congress; and
							(iii)make such report
			 available to the public, including on a Web site of the Department of
			 Justice.
							402.Publication of
			 dataThe Department of Justice
			 Bureau of Justice Statistics shall provide to Congress and make available to
			 the public, together with each annual report described in
			 section 401, the data collected pursuant to
			 this Act.
			403.Limitations on
			 publication of dataThe name
			 or identifying information of a law enforcement officer, complainant, or any
			 other individual involved in any activity for which data is collected and
			 compiled under this Act shall not be—
				(1)released to the
			 public;
				(2)disclosed to any
			 person, except for such disclosures as are necessary to comply with this Act;
			 or
				(3)subject to
			 disclosure under section 552 of title 5, United States Code (commonly know as
			 the Freedom of Information Act).
				VDepartment of
			 Justice Regulations and Reports on Racial Profiling in the United
			 States
			501.Attorney
			 General to issue regulations and reports
				(a)RegulationsIn
			 addition to the regulations required under sections 303 and 401, the Attorney
			 General shall issue such other regulations as the Attorney General determines
			 are necessary to implement this Act.
				(b)Reports
					(1)In
			 generalNot later than 2 years after the date of enactment of
			 this Act, and annually thereafter, the Attorney General shall submit to
			 Congress a report on racial profiling by law enforcement agencies.
					(2)ScopeEach
			 report submitted under
			 paragraph (1) shall include—
						(A)a summary of data
			 collected under sections 201(b)(3) and 301(b)(3) and from any other reliable
			 source of information regarding racial profiling in the United States;
						(B)a discussion of
			 the findings in the most recent report prepared by the Department of Justice
			 Bureau of Justice Statistics under section 401(b)(7);
						(C)the status of the
			 adoption and implementation of policies and procedures by Federal law
			 enforcement agencies under section 201 and by the State and local law
			 enforcement agencies under sections 301 and 302; and
						(D)a description of
			 any other policies and procedures that the Attorney General believes would
			 facilitate the elimination of racial profiling.
						VIMiscellaneous
			 Provisions
			601.SeverabilityIf any provision of this Act, or the
			 application of such a provision to any person or circumstance, is held to be
			 unconstitutional, the remainder of this Act and the application of the
			 remaining provisions of this Act to any person or circumstance shall not be
			 affected thereby.
			602.Savings
			 clauseNothing in this Act
			 shall be construed—
				(1)to limit legal or
			 administrative remedies under section 1979 of the Revised Statutes of the
			 United States (42 U.S.C. 1983), section 210401 of the Violent Crime Control and
			 Law Enforcement Act of 1994 (42 U.S.C. 14141), the Omnibus Crime Control and
			 Safe Streets Act of 1968 (42 U.S.C. 3701 et seq.), or title VI of the Civil
			 Rights Act of 1964 (42 U.S.C. 2000d et seq.);
				(2)to affect any
			 Federal, State, or tribal law that applies to an Indian tribe because of the
			 political status of the tribe; or
				(3)to waive the
			 sovereign immunity of an Indian tribe without the consent of the tribe.


115 S1868 IS: Energy Storage Tax Incentive and Deployment Act of 2017
U.S. Senate
2017-09-26
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II115th CONGRESS1st SessionS. 1868IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATESSeptember 26, 2017Mr. Heinrich (for himself, Mr. Heller, Mr. Schatz, Mr. Franken, Mr. King, Ms. Hirono, Mrs. Feinstein, and Mr. Reed) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on FinanceA BILLTo amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide tax credits for energy storage technologies,
			 and for other purposes.

 1.Short titleThis Act may be cited as the Energy Storage Tax Incentive and Deployment Act of 2017. 2.Energy credit for energy storage technologies (a)In generalSubclause (II) of section 48(a)(2)(A)(i) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by striking paragraph (3)(A)(i) and inserting clause (i) or (viii) of paragraph (3)(A).
 (b)Energy storage technologiesSubparagraph (A) of section 48(a)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by striking or at the end of clause (vi), by adding or at the end of clause (vii), and by adding at the end the following new clause:  (viii)equipment which receives, stores, and delivers energy using batteries, compressed air, pumped hydropower, hydrogen storage (including hydrolysis), thermal energy storage, regenerative fuel cells, flywheels, capacitors, superconducting magnets, or other technologies identified by the Secretary in consultation with the Secretary of Energy, and which has a capacity of not less than 5 kilowatt hours,.
 (c)Phaseout of creditParagraph (6) of section 48(a) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended— (1)by striking energy in the heading and inserting and energy storage; and
 (2)by striking paragraph (3)(A)(i) both places it appears and inserting clause (i) or (viii) of paragraph (3)(A). (d)Effective dateThe amendments made by this section shall apply to property placed in service after December 31, 2016.
			3.Residential energy efficient property credit for battery storage technology
 (a)In generalSubsection (a) of section 25D of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by striking and at the end of paragraph (4), by striking the period at the end of paragraph (5) and inserting , and, and by adding at the end the following new paragraph:  (6)the applicable percentage of the qualified battery storage technology expenditures made by the taxpayer during such year..
 (b)Qualified battery storage technology expenditureSubsection (d) of section 25D of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by adding at the end the following new paragraph:

 (6)Qualified battery storage technology expenditureThe term qualified battery storage technology expenditure means an expenditure for battery storage technology which— (A)is installed on or in connection with a dwelling unit located in the United States and used as a residence by the taxpayer, and
 (B)has a capacity of not less than 3 kilowatt hours.. (c)Applicable percentageSubsection (g) of section 25D of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by striking (1) and (2) and inserting (1), (2), and (6).
 (d)Effective dateThe amendments made by this section shall apply to expenditures paid or incurred in taxable years beginning after December 31, 2016.


 HR 5737 ENR: To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 108 West D Street in Alpha, Illinois, as the “Captain Joshua E. Steele Post Office”.
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One Hundred Fifteenth Congress of the United States of AmericaAt the Second SessionBegun and held at the City of Washington on Wednesday, the third day of January, two thousand and eighteen
H. R. 5737

AN ACT
To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 108 West D Street in Alpha, Illinois, as the Captain Joshua E. Steele Post Office.

1.Captain Joshua E. Steele Post Office
(a)DesignationThe facility of the United States Postal Service located at 108 West D Street in Alpha, Illinois, shall be known and designated as the Captain Joshua E. Steele Post Office.  (b)ReferencesAny reference in a law, map, regulation, document, paper, or other record of the United States to the facility referred to in subsection (a) shall be deemed to be a reference to the Captain Joshua E. Steele Post Office.
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113 HRES 68 IH: Expressing support for the goals and ideals of National Marine Awareness Day.
U.S. House of Representatives
2013-02-13
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		IV
		113th CONGRESS
		1st Session
		H. RES. 68
		IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

			February 13, 2013
			Mrs. Christensen
			 submitted the following resolution; which was referred to the
			 Committee on Natural
			 Resources

		RESOLUTION
		Expressing support for the goals and ideals
		  of National Marine Awareness Day.

		Whereas the ocean covers 71 percent of the Earth’s surface
			 and contains 97 percent of the planet’s water;
		Whereas the marine environment supports the life of nearly
			 50 percent of all species on Earth and helps sustain that life by providing 20
			 percent of the animal protein and five percent of the total protein in the
			 human diet;
		Whereas coastal habitats account for approximately
			 1/3 of all marine biological productivity, estuarine
			 ecosystems are among the most productive regions on the planet, and coral reefs
			 shelter the highest levels of marine diversity in the world;
		Whereas coral reef ecosystems are a source of food for
			 millions of people; protect coastlines from storms and erosion; provide habitat
			 and spawning and nursery grounds for economically important fish species;
			 provide jobs and income to local economies from fishing, recreation, and
			 tourism; are a source of new medicines; and are hotspots of marine
			 biodiversity;
		Whereas it is difficult to put a dollar value on some of
			 the benefits the world’s marine ecosystems provide, but a recent estimate
			 states that the total net benefit of coral reef ecosystems alone to be
			 $30,000,000,000 per year;
		Whereas one of every six jobs in the United States is
			 marine-related and over one-third of the United States gross national product
			 originates in coastal areas;
		Whereas 80 percent of the United States Virgin Islands’
			 gross domestic product and employment are based on marine-related
			 tourism;
		Whereas the economy and cultural heritage of American
			 Samoa, the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, Guam, Puerto Rico, and
			 coastal states across the continental United States are significantly reliant
			 on the tremendous ecosystem services that the ocean provides;
		Whereas human-dominated marine ecosystems are experiencing
			 accelerating loss of populations and species with largely unknown consequences,
			 overall rates of resource collapse have increased, and recovery potential,
			 stability, and water quality have decreased exponentially with declining
			 diversity;
		Whereas the ocean has absorbed a significant portion of
			 all carbon dioxide emissions, causing unprecedented changes to ocean chemistry
			 affecting marine organisms that use carbonate to build shells or
			 skeletons;
		Whereas large quantities of human-generated trash enters
			 the marine environment as marine debris and causes a decrease in water quality,
			 death and morbidity for marine mammals, depletion of valuable fisheries, and
			 decreased tourism revenue;
		Whereas human-induced pressures such as pollution,
			 degradation of water quality, harmful fishing practices, and a changing climate
			 are adversely affecting our precious marine resources;
		Whereas coral reefs, seabirds, marine mammals, fisheries,
			 and tourism will be severely impacted by the Deepwater Horizon oil
			 spill;
		Whereas marine biodiversity loss is increasingly impairing
			 the ocean’s capacity to function effectively as a system, or to provide food,
			 maintain water quality, and recover from perturbations, yet available data
			 suggest that at this point these trends are still reversible and the
			 restoration of marine ecosystem biodiversity has shown to increase system
			 productivity by fourfold;
		Whereas the United States has had a longstanding
			 commitment to the preservation and conservation of the marine environment, as
			 demonstrated through the passage and implementation of numerous laws including
			 the Marine Mammal Protection Act of 1972 (16 U.S.C. 1361 et seq.), the Coastal
			 Zone Management Act of 1972 (16 U.S.C. 1451 et seq.), the Endangered Species
			 Act of 1973 (16 U.S.C. 1531 et seq.), the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation
			 and Management Act (16 U.S.C. 1801 et seq.), the Coral Reef Conservation Act of
			 2000 (16 U.S.C. 6401 et seq.), and other statutes; and
		Whereas the eighth day of June of each year is the
			 appropriate day for designation as National Marine Awareness Day: Now,
			 therefore, be it

		That the House of
			 Representatives—
			(1)celebrates the
			 diversity of marine fisheries and wildlife and the natural beauty and
			 biological richness that marine ecosystems provide;
			(2)supports the goals
			 and ideals of National Marine Awareness Day; and
			(3)calls upon the
			 people of the United States to observe such a day with appropriate ceremonies,
			 programs, and activities.


116 HR 3059 IH: Expanded Coverage for Former Foster Youth Act
U.S. House of Representatives
2019-06-03
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I116th CONGRESS1st SessionH. R. 3059IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVESJune 3, 2019Ms. Bass introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Energy and CommerceA BILLTo amend title XIX of the Social Security Act and the SUPPORT for Patients and Communities Act to
			 ensure health insurance coverage continuity for former foster youth.

 1.Short titleThis Act may be cited as the Expanded Coverage for Former Foster Youth Act. 2.Coverage continuity for former foster care children up to age 26 (a)In generalSection 1002(a)(1)(B) of the SUPPORT for Patients and Communities Act (Public Law 115–271) is amended by striking all that follows after item (cc), and inserting the following: by striking responsibility of the State and all that follows through 475(8)(B)(iii); and and inserting responsibility of a State on the date of attaining 18 years of age (or such higher age as such State has elected under section 475(8)(B)(iii)), or who were in such care at any age but subsequently left such care to enter into a legal guardianship with a kinship caregiver (without regard to whether kinship guardianship payments are being made on behalf of the child under this part) or were emancipated from such care prior to attaining age 18;.
			(b)Amendments to Social Security Act
 (1)In generalSection 1902(a)(10)(A)(i)(IX) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1396a(a)(10)(A)(i)(IX)), as amended by section 1002(a) of the SUPPORT for Patients and Communities Act (Public Law 115–271), is amended—
 (A)in item (bb), by striking the semicolon at the end and inserting ; and; and (B)by striking item (dd).
 (2)Effective dateThe amendments made by this subsection shall take effect on January 1, 2023. 3.Outreach efforts for enrollment of former foster childrenSection 1902(a) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1396a(a)) is amended—
 (1)in paragraph (85), by striking ; and and inserting a semicolon; (2)in paragraph (86), by striking the period at the end and inserting ; and; and
 (3)by inserting after paragraph (86) the following new paragraph:  (87)not later than January 1, 2020, establish an outreach and enrollment program, in coordination with the State agency responsible for administering the State plan under part E of title IV and any other appropriate or interested agencies, designed to increase the enrollment of individuals who are eligible for medical assistance under the State plan under paragraph (10)(A)(i)(IX) in accordance with best practices established by the Secretary..


116 HR 8308 IH: Telehealth Coverage and Payment Parity Act
U.S. House of Representatives
2020-09-17
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I116th CONGRESS2d SessionH. R. 8308IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVESSeptember 17, 2020Mr. Phillips (for himself, Mr. Chabot, and Mr. Morelle) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Energy and CommerceA BILLTo amend the Public Health Service Act to require group health plans and health insurance issuers offering group or individual health insurance coverage to provide coverage for services furnished via telehealth if such services would be covered if furnished in-person, and for other purposes.1.Short titleThis Act may be cited as the Telehealth Coverage and Payment Parity Act. 2.Requiring group health plans and health insurance issuers offering group or individual health insurance coverage to provide coverage for services furnished via telehealth if such services would be covered if furnished in-person(a)Public health service actSubpart II of part A of title XXVII of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 300gg–11 et seq.) is amended by adding at the end the following new section:2730.Required coverage of telehealth services(a)In generalA group health plan and a health insurance issuer offering group or individual health insurance coverage, including a grandfathered health plan (as defined in section 1251(e) of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (42 U.S.C. 18011(e)))—(1)shall—(A)provide benefits under such plan or such coverage for any eligible service (as defined in subsection (b)), including a mental health and substance use disorder service, furnished via a qualifying telecommunications system (as defined in subsection (b)) by a health care provider to an individual who is a participant, beneficiary, or enrollee under such plan or such coverage, notwithstanding that such provider furnishing such service is not at the same location as the individual;(B)so provide such benefits for such service under the same terms and with application of the same cost-sharing requirements (including a deductible, copayment, or coinsurance) as would apply if such service were furnished by such provider to such individual in-person;(C)reimburse such provider for such service in an amount equal to the amount of reimbursement for such service had such service been furnished by such provider to such individual in-person;(D)not impose any requirement under such plan or coverage that such provider have a prior relationship with such individual; and(E)not restrict the ability of any health care provider with a contractual relationship for furnishing an eligible service under such plan or coverage from furnishing such service via a qualifying telecommunications system, and shall not establish incentives or penalties under such plan or coverage for receiving such an eligible service from such a provider via such a system; and(2)may waive any cost-sharing requirement (including application of a deductible, copayment, or coinsurance) for an item or service furnished for purposes of diagnosing or treating COVID-19, including any such service that is an eligible service furnished via a qualifying telecommunications system.(b)DefinitionsIn this section:(1)Eligible serviceThe term eligible service means, with respect to a group health plan and a health insurance issuer offering group or individual health insurance coverage, a service—(A)for which benefits are provided under such plan or such coverage when such service is furnished in-person;(B)that is medically necessary (as determined by the health care provider furnishing such service); and(C)that is able to be safely and effectively furnished via a telecommunications system.(2)Qualifying telecommunications systemThe term qualifying telecommunications system means a telecommunications system that includes, at a minimum, audio capabilities permitting two-way, real-time interactive communication between the individual receiving an eligible service via such system and the health care provider furnishing such system, including a telephone, videoconferencing system, internet communications system, streaming media communications system, and such other system as specified by the Secretary of Health and Human Services..(b)ApplicationThe amendment made by subsection (a) shall apply with respect to plan years beginning on or after January 1, 2021.


115 SRES 260 ATS: Designating September 2017 as “School Bus Safety Month”.
U.S. Senate
2017-09-18
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		III
		115th CONGRESS
		1st Session
		S. RES. 260
		IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

			September 18, 2017
			Mrs. Fischer (for herself and Mr. Booker) submitted the following resolution; which was considered and agreed to

		RESOLUTION
		Designating September 2017 as School Bus Safety Month.

 Whereas, every school day in the United States, approximately 500,000 public and private school buses carry more than 26,000,000 children to and from school;
 Whereas school buses comprise the largest mass transportation fleet in the United States; Whereas 55 percent of all K–12 students ride a school bus, totaling 260,000,000 miles for each of the 180 school days in a year, or 46,800,000,000 miles driven annually;
 Whereas the Child Safety Network, celebrating 28 years of national public service, supports the CSN Safe Bus campaign, which is designed to provide the latest technology and free safety and security resources to the school bus industry;
 Whereas the designation of School Bus Safety Month will allow broadcast and digital media and social networking industries to make commitments to disseminate public service announcements that are produced in order to—
 (1)provide resources designed to safeguard children; and (2)recognize school bus drivers and professionals;
 Whereas key leaders who are deserving of recognition during School Bus Safety Month and beyond have provided security awareness training materials to more than 14,000 public and private school districts, trained more than 80,000 school bus operators, and provided more than 80,000 counterterrorism guides to individuals who are key to providing both safety and security for children in the United States; and
 Whereas School Bus Safety Month offers the Senate and the people of the United States an opportunity to recognize and thank all of the school bus drivers in the United States and the professionals who are focused on school bus safety and security: Now, therefore, be it

 That the Senate designates September 2017 as School Bus Safety Month.


 HR 1285 ENR: Nursing Relief for Disadvantaged Areas Reauthorization Act of 2005
U.S. House of Representatives
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One Hundred Ninth Congress of the United States of America At the Second SessionBegun and held at the City of Washington on Tuesday, the third day of January, two thousand and six
H. R. 1285

AN ACT
To extend for 3 years changes to requirements for admission of nonimmigrant nurses in health professional shortage areas made by the Nursing Relief for Disadvantaged Areas Act of 1999.

1.Short titleThis Act may be cited as the Nursing Relief for Disadvantaged Areas Reauthorization Act of 2005.
2.3-year extension for changes to requirements for admission of nonimmigrant nurses in health professional shortage areasSection 2 of the Nursing Relief for Disadvantaged Areas Act of 1999 (8 U.S.C. 1182 note) is amended—
(1)in the section heading, by striking 4-year and inserting specified; and
(2)by amending subsection (e) to read as follows:

(e)Limiting application of nonimmigrant changes to specified periodThe amendments made by this section shall apply to classification petitions filed for nonimmigrant status only during the period—
(1)beginning on the date that interim or final regulations are first promulgated under subsection (d); and
(2)ending on the date that is 3 years after the date of the enactment of the Nursing Relief for Disadvantaged Areas Reauthorization Act of 2005..
3.Exemption from Administrative Procedure ActThe requirements of chapter 5 of title 5, United States Code (commonly referred to as the Administrative Procedure Act) or any other law relating to rulemaking, information collection or publication in the Federal Register, shall not apply to any action to implement the amendments made by section 2 to the extent the Secretary Homeland of Security, the Secretary of Labor, or the Secretary of Health and Human Services determines that compliance with any such requirement would impede the expeditious implementation of such amendments.
 Speaker of the House of Representatives.Vice President of the United States and President of the Senate.