110 HR 5814 IH: Free Speech Protection Act of

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2008-04-16
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		110th CONGRESS
		2d Session
		H. R. 5814
		IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

			April 16, 2008
			Mr. King of New York
			 introduced the following bill; which was referred to the
			 Committee on the
			 Judiciary

		A BILL
		To create a Federal cause of action to determine whether
		  defamation exists under United States law in cases in which defamation actions
		  have been brought in foreign courts against United States persons on the basis
		  of publications or speech in the United States.

		1.Short titleThis Act may be cited as the
			 Free Speech Protection Act of
			 2008.
		2.FindingsThe Congress finds the following:
			(1)The freedom of speech and the press is
			 enshrined in the First Amendment to the United States Constitution.
			(2)Free speech, the
			 free exchange of information, and the free expression of ideas and opinions are
			 essential to the functioning of representative democracy in the United
			 States.
			(3)The free
			 expression and publication by journalists, academics, commentators, experts,
			 and others of the information they uncover and develop through research and
			 study is essential to the formation of sound public policy and thus to the
			 security of Americans.
			(4)The First
			 Amendment jurisprudence of the Supreme Court, articulated in such precedents as
			 New York Times v. Sullivan, 376 U.S. 254 (1964), and its progeny, reflects the
			 fundamental value that Americans place on promoting the free exchange of ideas
			 and information, requiring in cases involving public figures a demonstration of
			 actual malice—that is, that allegedly defamatory, libelous, or slanderous
			 statements about public figures are not merely false but made with knowledge of
			 that falsity or with reckless disregard of their truth or falsity.
			(5)Some persons are obstructing the free
			 expression rights of Americans, and the vital interest of the American people
			 in receiving information on matters of public importance, by first seeking out
			 foreign jurisdictions that do not provide the full extent of free-speech
			 protection that is fundamental in the United States and then suing Americans in
			 such jurisdictions in defamation actions based on speech uttered or published
			 in the United States—speech that is fully protected under First Amendment
			 jurisprudence in the United States and the laws of the several States and the
			 District of Columbia.
			(6)Some of these actions are intended not only
			 to suppress the free speech rights of journalists, academics, commentators,
			 experts, and other individuals but to intimidate publishers and other
			 organizations that might otherwise disseminate or support the work of those
			 individuals with the threat of prohibitive foreign lawsuits, litigation
			 expenses, and judgments that provide for money damages and other
			 speech-suppressing relief.
			(7)The governments
			 and courts of some foreign countries have failed to curtail this practice,
			 permitting lawsuits filed by persons who are often not citizens of those
			 countries, under circumstances where there is often little or no basis for
			 jurisdiction over the Americans against whom such suits are brought.
			(8)Some of the plaintiffs bringing such suits
			 are intentionally and strategically refraining from filing their suits in the
			 United States, even though the speech at issue was published in the United
			 States, in order to avoid the Supreme Court’s First Amendment jurisprudence and
			 frustrate the protections it affords Americans.
			(9)The Americans
			 against whom such suits are brought must consequently endure the prohibitive
			 expense, inconvenience, and anxiety attendant to being sued in foreign courts
			 for conduct that is protected by the First Amendment, or decline to answer such
			 suits and risk the entry of costly default judgments that may be executed in
			 countries other than the United States where those individuals travel or own
			 property.
			(10)Journalists,
			 academics, commentators, experts, and others subjected to such suits are
			 suffering concrete and profound financial and professional damage for engaging
			 in conduct that is protected under the United States Constitution and essential
			 to informing the American people, their representatives, and other
			 policy-makers.
			(11)In turn, the American people are suffering
			 concrete and profound harm because they, their representatives, and other
			 government policymakers rely on the free expression of information, ideas, and
			 opinions developed by responsible journalists, academics, commentators,
			 experts, and others for the formulation of sound public policy, including
			 national security policy.
			(12)The United States
			 respects the sovereign right of other countries to enact their own laws
			 regarding speech, and seeks only to protect the First Amendment rights of
			 Americans in connection with speech that occurs, in whole or in part, in the
			 United States.
			3.Federal cause of
			 action
			(a)Cause of
			 actionAny United States
			 person against whom a lawsuit is brought in a foreign country for defamation on
			 the basis of the content of any writing, utterance, or other speech by that
			 person that has been published, uttered, or otherwise disseminated in the
			 United States may bring an action in a United States district court specified
			 in subsection (f) against any person who, or entity which, brought the foreign
			 suit if the writing, utterance, or other speech at issue in the foreign lawsuit
			 does not constitute defamation under United States law.
			(b)JurisdictionIt shall be sufficient to establish
			 jurisdiction over the person or entity bringing a foreign lawsuit described in
			 subsection (a) that such person or entity has filed the lawsuit against a
			 United States person, or that such United States person has assets in the
			 United States against which the claimant in the foreign action could execute if
			 a judgment in the foreign lawsuit were awarded.
			(c)Remedies
				(1)Order to bar
			 enforcement and other injunctive reliefIf the cause of action
			 set forth in subsection (a) is established, the district court shall order that
			 any foreign judgment in the foreign lawsuit in question may not be enforced in
			 the United States, including by any Federal, State, or local court, and may
			 order such other injunctive relief that the court considers appropriate to
			 protect the right to free speech under the First Amendment to the United States
			 Constitution.
				(2)DamagesIn
			 addition to the remedy under paragraph (1), damages may be awarded to the
			 United States person bringing the action under subsection (a), based on the
			 following:
					(A)The amount of the
			 foreign judgment.
					(B)The costs,
			 including all legal fees, attributable to the foreign lawsuit that have been
			 borne by the United States person.
					(C)The harm caused to
			 the United States person due to decreased opportunities to publish, conduct
			 research, or generate funding.
					(d)Treble
			 damagesIf, in an action
			 brought under subsection (a), the factfinder determines by a preponderance of
			 the evidence that the person or entity bringing the foreign lawsuit at issue
			 intentionally engaged in a scheme to suppress First Amendment rights by
			 discouraging publishers or other media not to publish, or discouraging
			 employers, contractors, donors, sponsors, or similar financial supporters not
			 to employ, retain, or support, the research, writing, or other speech of a
			 journalist, academic, commentator, expert, or other individual, the factfinder
			 may award treble damages.
			(e)Expedited
			 discoveryUpon the filing of
			 an action under subsection (a), the court may order expedited discovery if the
			 court determines, based on the allegations in the complaint, that the speech at
			 issue in the foreign defamation action is protected by the First Amendment to
			 the United States Constitution.
			(f)VenueAn action under subsection (a) may be
			 brought by a United States person only in a United States district court in
			 which the United States person is domiciled, does business, or owns real
			 property that could be executed against in satisfaction of a judgment in the
			 foreign defamation lawsuit giving rise to the action.
			(g)Timing of
			 action; statute of limitations
				(1)TimingAn
			 action under subsection (a) may be commenced after the filing of the defamation
			 lawsuit in a foreign country on which the action is based.
				(2)Statute of
			 limitationsFor purposes of
			 section 1658(a) of title 28, United States Code, the cause of action under
			 subsection (a) accrues on the date on which the defamation lawsuit in a foreign
			 country on which the cause of action is based is filed.
				4.ApplicabilityThis Act applies with respect to any foreign
			 lawsuit that is described in section 3(a) and is brought in the foreign country
			 concerned before, on, or after the date of the enactment of this Act.
		5.ConstructionNothing in this Act limits the right of
			 foreign litigants who bring good faith defamation actions to prevail against
			 journalists, academics, commentators, and others who have failed to adhere to
			 standards of professionalism by publishing false information maliciously or
			 recklessly.
		6.DefinitionsIn this Act:
			(1)DefamationThe
			 term “defamation” means any action for defamation, libel, slander, or similar
			 claim alleging that forms of speech are false or have caused damage to
			 reputation.
			(2)Foreign
			 countryThe term “foreign country” means any country other than
			 the United States.
			(3)Foreign
			 judgmentThe term “foreign
			 judgment” means any judgment of a foreign country, including the court system
			 of a foreign country, that grants or denies any form of relief, including
			 injunctive relief and monetary damages, in a defamation action.
			(4)United
			 StatesThe term United
			 States means the several States, the District of Columbia, and any
			 commonwealth, territory, or possession of the United States.
			(5)United States
			 personThe term “United
			 States person” includes a United States citizen, an alien lawfully admitted for
			 permanent residence to the United States, and a business entity lawfully doing
			 business in the United States.


114 HR 3693 IH: IRGC Terrorist Sanctions Act of 2015
U.S. House of Representatives
2015-10-06
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		114th CONGRESS
		1st Session
		H. R. 3693
		IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

			October 6, 2015
			Mr. Poe of Texas introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs

		A BILL
		To require a report on whether Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps is a terrorist entity, and
			 for other purposes.

 1.Short titleThis Act may be cited as the IRGC Terrorist Sanctions Act of 2015. 2.Report to Congress on treatment of Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (a)ReportThe Secretary of the Treasury shall, not later than 30 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, submit to the committees referred to in subsection (b) a report on the following:
 (1)Whether Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps meets the requirements for designation as a terrorist entity under section 1(b) of Executive Order 13224 of September 24, 2001.
				(2)
 (A)Whether an entity the board of directors of which is controlled by members of Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps or by representatives of entities controlled by members of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps is considered to be an entity controlled by the Government of Iran for purposes of section 560.313 of title 31, Code of Federal Regulations.
 (B)What factors are used to determine control and a controlling interest for purposes of such section 560.313.
 (b)CommitteesThe committees to which the report under subsection (a) shall be submitted are the following: (1)The Committee on Armed Services, the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs, the Committee on Foreign Relations, the Committee on the Judiciary, the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs, and the Select Committee on Intelligence of the Senate.
 (2)The Committee on Armed Services, the Committee on Financial Services, the Committee on Foreign Affairs, the Committee on the Judiciary, the Committee on Homeland Security, and the Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence of the House of Representatives.


110 HR 1060 IH: To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide a

U.S. House of Representatives
2007-02-14
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		110th CONGRESS
		1st Session
		H. R. 1060
		IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

			February 14, 2007
			Mr. Paul introduced
			 the following bill; which was referred to the
			 Committee on Ways and
			 Means

		A BILL
		To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide a
		  tax credit for professional school personnel in prekindergarten, kindergarten,
		  and grades 1 through 12.

		1.Short titleThis Act may be cited as the
			 Professional Educators Tax Relief Act of 2007.
		2.Tax credit for
			 professional school personnel in prekindergarten through grade 12
			(a)In
			 generalSubpart A of part IV of subchapter A of chapter 1 of the
			 Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (relating to nonrefundable personal credits) is
			 amended by inserting after section 25D the following new section:

					25E. Professional
				school personnel in prekindergarten through grade 12
						(a)Allowance of
				creditIn the case of an eligible individual, there shall be
				allowed as a credit against the tax imposed by this chapter for the taxable
				year an amount equal to $3,000.
						(b)Eligible
				individualFor purposes of this section—
							(1)In
				generalThe term eligible individual means any
				individual—
								(A)who is employed in
				a position which involves regular contact with students in a school, and
								(B)whose position
				involves the formulation or implementation of the educational program for such
				school.
								(2)SchoolThe term school means any
				school which provides prekindergarten education, elementary education, or
				secondary education, as determined under State law.
							(c)Cost-of-living
				adjustment
							(1)In
				generalIn the case of any taxable year beginning in a calendar
				year after 2007, the $3,000 amount contained in subsection (a) shall be
				increased by an amount equal to—
								(A)such dollar
				amount, multiplied by
								(B)the cost-of-living
				adjustment determined under section 1(f)(3) for the calendar year in which the
				taxable year begins, by substituting calendar year 2006 for
				calendar year 1992 in subparagraph (B) thereof.
								(2)RoundingIf
				any increase determined under paragraph (1) is not a multiple of $10, such
				increase shall be increased to the next highest multiple of $10. In the case of
				a married individual (as determined under section 7703) filing a separate
				return, the preceding sentence shall be applied by substituting
				$5 for $10 each place it
				appears.
							.
			(b)Clerical
			 amendmentThe table of sections for subpart A of part IV of
			 subchapter A of chapter 1 of such Code is amended by inserting after the item
			 relating to section 25D the following new item:

						Sec. 25E. Professional school personnel in
				grades
				K–12.

					.
			(c)Effective
			 dateThe amendments made by this section shall apply to taxable
			 years beginning after December 31, 2006.


117 HRES 718 IH: Expressing support for the designation of October 17, 2021, as “National Vitiligo Awareness Day”.
U.S. House of Representatives
2021-10-12
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IV117th CONGRESS1st SessionH. RES. 718IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVESOctober 12, 2021Mr. Johnson of Georgia (for himself, Mr. Espaillat, Ms. Lee of California, Mr. Payne, Ms. Norton, Mr. Bishop of Georgia, Ms. Jackson Lee, Mr. Cohen, Ms. Sewell, Ms. Blunt Rochester, Ms. Moore of Wisconsin, Mr. Cleaver, Ms. Bass, Mr. Grijalva, Mr. Levin of Michigan, Ms. Clarke of New York, Mr. David Scott of Georgia, and Mr. Raskin) submitted the following resolution; which was referred to the Committee on Energy and CommerceRESOLUTIONExpressing support for the designation of October 17, 2021, as National Vitiligo Awareness Day.Whereas vitiligo is a long-term, chronic disorder that results in the loss of pigment in patches on the skin, hair, eyes, and inside of the mouth;Whereas the condition can result in discomfort, itching, and pain, but there is still no known cure;Whereas the American Academy of Dermatology refers to vitiligo as a life-altering disorder that can cause low self-esteem, anger, and depression;Whereas, according to the American Academy of Dermatology, about half of the individuals diagnosed with vitiligo are diagnosed before the age of 21;Whereas a study by Pediatric Dermatology found that about half of all children and adolescents diagnosed with vitiligo experienced a decreased quality of life, and some individuals even experienced problems with schoolwork, increased bullying and teasing, trouble with developing friendships, and self-confidence issues;Whereas a Yale study found that bullied children are two to nine times more likely to consider suicide, and the CDC reports suicide is the second leading cause of death among people between the ages of 10 and 34; andWhereas Judith Porter, Ph.D., and Ann Beuf, Ph.D., found that social support for children and adolescents with vitiligo provided by families, peers, charities, support groups, and teachers can greatly improve their quality of life and decrease stress related to bullying: Now, therefore, be itThat the House of Representatives—(1)supports the designation of National Vitiligo Awareness Day; and(2)recognizes the importance of providing support for individuals diagnosed with vitiligo to improve their quality of life.


109 HR 545 IH: To improve computer access for members of the United States Armed Forces serving in combat zones designated in connection with Operation Enduring Freedom and Operation Iraqi Freedom so that such members can use electronic mail to communicate with family members and other persons.
U.S. House of Representatives
2005-02-02
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109th CONGRESS
1st Session
H. R. 545
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

February 2, 2005
Mr. Gene Green of Texas introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Armed Services

A BILL
To improve computer access for members of the United States Armed Forces serving in combat zones designated in connection with Operation Enduring Freedom and Operation Iraqi Freedom so that such members can use electronic mail to communicate with family members and other persons.

1.Computer access for members of the Armed Forces serving in Operation Enduring Freedom and Operation Iraqi Freedom
(a)Increase in number of computers in combat zonesAs soon as practicable after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall increase the number of computers located in combat zones designated in connection with Operation Enduring Freedom and Operation Iraqi Freedom so that the total number of computers available for regular use by members of the Armed Forces serving in such combat zones to send and receive personal electronic mail is at least double the number of computers available for such use as of December 31, 2004.
(b)Funding sources
(1)In generalTo achieve the increase in computer access required by subsection (a), the Secretary of Defense shall maximize the use of existing Department of Defense computer equipment and capabilities, free or reduced-cost equipment and services of private-sector entities, and programs to enhance the morale and welfare of members of the Armed Forces. The Secretary may not award a contract to a commercial firm for the purposes of this paragraph other than through the use of competitive procedures.
(2)DonationsThe Secretary may accept gifts and donations in order to defray the costs of acquiring, transporting, installing, and maintaining the computer equipment required by this section. Such gifts and donations may be accepted from—
(A)any foreign government;
(B)any foundation or other charitable organization, including any that is organized or operates under the laws of a foreign country; and
(C)any source in the private sector of the United States or a foreign country.
(c)No compromise of military missionThe Secretary of Defense should not take any action under this section that would compromise the military objectives or mission of the Department of Defense.


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111th CONGRESS
1st Session
H. RES. 85
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

January 26, 2009
Mr. Flake submitted the following resolution; which was referred to the Committee on Standards of Official Conduct

RESOLUTION
Amending the Code of Official Conduct in the Rules of the House of Representatives to strengthen the reporting requirements for Members who request earmarks.

That clause 17(a) of rule XXIII (the Code of Official Conduct) is amended by adding at the end the following new sentence:

A campaign contribution in excess of a de minimis amount to a Member, Delegate, or Resident Commissioner made by or on behalf of any political, for profit, or nonprofit entity, made by or on behalf of any employee or person affiliated with any such entity, made by or on behalf of any political action committee established by, administered by, or affiliated with any such entity, by or on behalf of any registered lobbyist for any such entity, or by or on behalf of any political action committee established by, administered by, or affiliated with any registered lobbyist for any such entity during the current or previous session of Congress shall be treated as a financial interest of that Member, Delegate, or Resident Commissioner, as applicable, for purposes of this clause..


113 HR 1155 PCS: National Association of Registered Agents and Brokers Reform Act of 2013
U.S. House of Representatives

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		Calendar No. 182
		113th CONGRESS
		1st Session
		H. R. 1155
		IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED
		  STATES

			September 11, 2013
			Received; read twice and placed on the
			 calendar

		AN ACT
		To reform the National Association of
		  Registered Agents and Brokers, and for other purposes.

		1.Short titleThis Act may be cited as the
			 National Association of Registered
			 Agents and Brokers Reform Act of 2013.
		2.Reestablishment
			 of the National Association of Registered Agents and Brokers
			(a)In
			 generalSubtitle C of title
			 III of the Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act (15 U.S.C. 6751 et
			 seq.) is amended to read as follows:

					CNational
				Association of Registered Agents and Brokers
						321.National
				Association of Registered Agents and Brokers
							(a)EstablishmentThere
				is established the National Association of Registered Agents and Brokers
				(referred to in this subtitle as the Association).
							(b)StatusThe
				Association shall—
								(1)be a nonprofit
				corporation;
								(2)not be an agent or
				instrumentality of the Federal Government;
								(3)be an independent
				organization that may not be merged with or into any other private or public
				entity; and
								(4)except as
				otherwise provided in this subtitle, be subject to, and have all the powers
				conferred upon, a nonprofit corporation by the District of Columbia Nonprofit
				Corporation Act (D.C. Code, sec. 29–301.01 et seq.) or any successor
				thereto.
								322.PurposeThe purpose of the Association shall be to
				provide a mechanism through which licensing, continuing education, and other
				nonresident insurance producer qualification requirements and conditions may be
				adopted and applied on a multi-state basis without affecting the laws, rules,
				and regulations, and preserving the rights of a State, pertaining to—
							(1)licensing,
				continuing education, and other qualification requirements of insurance
				producers that are not members of the Association;
							(2)resident or
				nonresident insurance producer appointment requirements;
							(3)supervising and
				disciplining resident and nonresident insurance producers;
							(4)establishing
				licensing fees for resident and nonresident insurance producers so that there
				is no loss of insurance producer licensing revenue to the State; and
							(5)prescribing and
				enforcing laws and regulations regulating the conduct of resident and
				nonresident insurance producers.
							323.Membership
							(a)Eligibility
								(1)In
				generalAny insurance producer licensed in its home State shall,
				subject to paragraphs (2) and (4), be eligible to become a member of the
				Association.
								(2)Ineligibility
				for suspension or revocation of licenseSubject to paragraph (3),
				an insurance producer is not eligible to become a member of the Association if
				a State insurance regulator has suspended or revoked the insurance license of
				the insurance producer in that State.
								(3)Resumption of
				eligibilityParagraph (2) shall cease to apply to any insurance
				producer if—
									(A)the State
				insurance regulator reissues or renews the license of the insurance producer in
				the State in which the license was suspended or revoked, or otherwise
				terminates or vacates the suspension or revocation; or
									(B)the suspension or
				revocation expires or is subsequently overturned by a court of competent
				jurisdiction.
									(4)Criminal history
				record check required
									(A)In
				generalAn insurance producer who is an individual shall not be
				eligible to become a member of the Association unless the insurance producer
				has undergone a criminal history record check that complies with regulations
				prescribed by the Attorney General of the United States under subparagraph
				(K).
									(B)Criminal history
				record check requested by home StateAn insurance producer who is
				licensed in a State and who has undergone a criminal history record check
				during the 2-year period preceding the date of submission of an application to
				become a member of the Association, in compliance with a requirement to undergo
				such criminal history record check as a condition for such licensure in the
				State, shall be deemed to have undergone a criminal history record check for
				purposes of subparagraph (A).
									(C)Criminal history
				record check requested by Association
										(i)In
				generalThe Association
				shall, upon request by an insurance producer licensed in a State, submit
				fingerprints or other identification information obtained from the insurance
				producer, and a request for a criminal history record check of the insurance
				producer, to the Federal Bureau of Investigation.
										(ii)ProceduresThe board of directors of the Association
				(referred to in this subtitle as the Board) shall prescribe
				procedures for obtaining and utilizing fingerprints or other identification
				information and criminal history record information, including the
				establishment of reasonable fees to defray the expenses of the Association in
				connection with the performance of a criminal history record check and
				appropriate safeguards for maintaining confidentiality and security of the
				information. Any fees charged pursuant to this clause shall be separate and
				distinct from those charged by the Attorney General pursuant to subparagraph
				(I).
										(D)Form of
				requestA submission under
				subparagraph (C)(i) shall include such fingerprints or other identification
				information as is required by the Attorney General concerning the person about
				whom the criminal history record check is requested, and a statement signed by
				the person authorizing the Attorney General to provide the information to the
				Association and for the Association to receive the information.
									(E)Provision of
				information by Attorney GeneralUpon receiving a submission under
				subparagraph (C)(i) from the Association, the Attorney General shall search all
				criminal history records of the Federal Bureau of Investigation, including
				records of the Criminal Justice Information Services Division of the Federal
				Bureau of Investigation, that the Attorney General determines appropriate for
				criminal history records corresponding to the fingerprints or other
				identification information provided under subparagraph (D) and provide all
				criminal history record information included in the request to the
				Association.
									(F)Limitation on
				permissible uses of informationAny information provided to the
				Association under subparagraph (E) may only—
										(i)be
				used for purposes of determining compliance with membership criteria
				established by the Association;
										(ii)be disclosed to
				State insurance regulators, or Federal or State law enforcement agencies, in
				conformance with applicable law; or
										(iii)be disclosed,
				upon request, to the insurance producer to whom the criminal history record
				information relates.
										(G)Penalty for
				improper use or disclosureWhoever knowingly uses any information
				provided under subparagraph (E) for a purpose not authorized in subparagraph
				(F), or discloses any such information to anyone not authorized to receive it,
				shall be fined not more than $50,000 per violation as determined by a court of
				competent jurisdiction.
									(H)Reliance on
				informationNeither the Association nor any of its Board members,
				officers, or employees shall be liable in any action for using information
				provided under subparagraph (E) as permitted under subparagraph (F) in good
				faith and in reasonable reliance on its accuracy.
									(I)FeesThe
				Attorney General may charge a reasonable fee for conducting the search and
				providing the information under subparagraph (E), and any such fee shall be
				collected and remitted by the Association to the Attorney General.
									(J)Rule of
				constructionNothing in this paragraph shall be construed
				as—
										(i)requiring a State
				insurance regulator to perform criminal history record checks under this
				section; or
										(ii)limiting any
				other authority that allows access to criminal history records.
										(K)RegulationsThe
				Attorney General shall prescribe regulations to carry out this paragraph, which
				shall include—
										(i)appropriate
				protections for ensuring the confidentiality of information provided under
				subparagraph (E); and
										(ii)procedures
				providing a reasonable opportunity for an insurance producer to contest the
				accuracy of information regarding the insurance producer provided under
				subparagraph (E).
										(L)Ineligibility
				for membership
										(i)In
				generalThe Association may, under reasonably consistently
				applied standards, deny membership to an insurance producer on the basis of
				criminal history record information provided under subparagraph (E), or where
				the insurance producer has been subject to disciplinary action, as described in
				paragraph (2).
										(ii)Rights of
				applicants denied membershipThe Association shall notify any
				insurance producer who is denied membership on the basis of criminal history
				record information provided under subparagraph (E) of the right of the
				insurance producer to—
											(I)obtain a copy of
				all criminal history record information provided to the Association under
				subparagraph (E) with respect to the insurance producer; and
											(II)challenge the
				denial of membership based on the accuracy and completeness of the
				information.
											(M)DefinitionFor
				purposes of this paragraph, the term criminal history record check
				means a national background check of criminal history records of the Federal
				Bureau of Investigation.
									(b)Authority to
				establish membership criteriaThe Association may establish
				membership criteria that bear a reasonable relationship to the purposes for
				which the Association was established.
							(c)Establishment of
				classes and categories of membership
								(1)Classes of
				membershipThe Association may establish separate classes of
				membership, with separate criteria, if the Association reasonably determines
				that performance of different duties requires different levels of education,
				training, experience, or other qualifications.
								(2)Business
				entitiesThe Association shall establish a class of membership
				and membership criteria for business entities. A business entity that applies
				for membership shall be required to designate an individual Association member
				responsible for the compliance of the business entity with Association
				standards and the insurance laws, standards, and regulations of any State in
				which the business entity seeks to do business on the basis of Association
				membership.
								(3)Categories
									(A)Separate
				categories for insurance producers permittedThe Association may
				establish separate categories of membership for insurance producers and for
				other persons or entities within each class, based on the types of licensing
				categories that exist under State laws.
									(B)Separate
				treatment for depository institutions prohibitedNo special
				categories of membership, and no distinct membership criteria, shall be
				established for members that are depository institutions or for employees,
				agents, or affiliates of depository institutions.
									(d)Membership
				criteria
								(1)In
				generalThe Association may establish criteria for membership
				which shall include standards for personal qualifications, education, training,
				and experience. The Association shall not establish criteria that unfairly
				limit the ability of a small insurance producer to become a member of the
				Association, including imposing discriminatory membership fees.
								(2)QualificationsIn
				establishing criteria under paragraph (1), the Association shall not adopt any
				qualification less protective to the public than that contained in the National
				Association of Insurance Commissioners (referred to in this subtitle as the
				NAIC) Producer Licensing Model Act in effect as of the date of
				enactment of the National Association of Registered Agents and Brokers Reform
				Act of 2013, and shall consider the highest levels of insurance producer
				qualifications established under the licensing laws of the States.
								(3)Assistance from
				States
									(A)In
				generalThe Association may request a State to provide assistance
				in investigating and evaluating the eligibility of a prospective member for
				membership in the Association.
									(B)Authorization of
				information sharingA submission under subsection (a)(4)(C)(i)
				made by an insurance producer licensed in a State shall include a statement
				signed by the person about whom the assistance is requested authorizing—
										(i)the State to share
				information with the Association; and
										(ii)the Association
				to receive the information.
										(C)Rule of
				constructionSubparagraph (A) shall not be construed as requiring
				or authorizing any State to adopt new or additional requirements concerning the
				licensing or evaluation of insurance producers.
									(4)Denial of
				membershipThe Association may, based on reasonably consistently
				applied standards, deny membership to any State-licensed insurance producer for
				failure to meet the membership criteria established by the Association.
								(e)Effect of
				membership
								(1)Authority of
				association membersMembership in the Association shall—
									(A)authorize an
				insurance producer to sell, solicit, or negotiate insurance in any State for
				which the member pays the licensing fee set by the State for any line or lines
				of insurance specified in the home State license of the insurance producer, and
				exercise all such incidental powers as shall be necessary to carry out such
				activities, including claims adjustments and settlement to the extent
				permissible under the laws of the State, risk management, employee benefits
				advice, retirement planning, and any other insurance-related consulting
				activities;
									(B)be the equivalent
				of a nonresident insurance producer license for purposes of authorizing the
				insurance producer to engage in the activities described in subparagraph (A) in
				any State where the member pays the licensing fee; and
									(C)be the equivalent
				of a nonresident insurance producer license for the purpose of subjecting an
				insurance producer to all laws, regulations, provisions or other action of any
				State concerning revocation, suspension, or other enforcement action related to
				the ability of a member to engage in any activity within the scope of authority
				granted under this subsection and to all State laws, regulations, provisions,
				and actions preserved under paragraph (5).
									(2)Violent Crime
				Control and Law Enforcement Act of 1994Nothing in this subtitle
				shall be construed to alter, modify, or supercede any requirement established
				by section
				1033 of title 18, United States Code.
								(3)Agent for
				remitting feesThe Association shall act as an agent for any
				member for purposes of remitting licensing fees to any State pursuant to
				paragraph (1).
								(4)Notification of
				action
									(A)In
				generalThe Association shall notify the States (including State
				insurance regulators) and the NAIC when an insurance producer has satisfied the
				membership criteria of this section. The States (including State insurance
				regulators) shall have 10 business days after the date of the notification in
				order to provide the Association with evidence that the insurance producer does
				not satisfy the criteria for membership in the Association.
									(B)Ongoing
				disclosures requiredOn an ongoing basis, the Association shall
				disclose to the States (including State insurance regulators) and the NAIC a
				list of the States in which each member is authorized to operate. The
				Association shall immediately notify the States (including State insurance
				regulators) and the NAIC when a member is newly authorized to operate in one or
				more States, or is no longer authorized to operate in one or more States on the
				basis of Association membership.
									(5)Preservation of
				consumer protection and market conduct regulation
									(A)In
				generalNo provision of this section shall be construed as
				altering or affecting the applicability or continuing effectiveness of any law,
				regulation, provision, or other action of any State, including those described
				in subparagraph (B), to the extent that the State law, regulation, provision,
				or other action is not inconsistent with the provisions of this subtitle
				related to market entry for nonresident insurance producers, and then only to
				the extent of the inconsistency.
									(B)Preserved
				regulationsThe laws, regulations, provisions, or other actions
				of any State referred to in subparagraph (A) include laws, regulations,
				provisions, or other actions that—
										(i)regulate market
				conduct, insurance producer conduct, or unfair trade practices;
										(ii)establish
				consumer protections; or
										(iii)require
				insurance producers to be appointed by a licensed or authorized insurer.
										(f)Biennial
				renewalMembership in the Association shall be renewed on a
				biennial basis.
							(g)Continuing
				education
								(1)In
				generalThe Association shall establish, as a condition of
				membership, continuing education requirements which shall be comparable to the
				continuing education requirements under the licensing laws of a majority of the
				States.
								(2)State continuing
				education requirementsA member may not be required to satisfy
				continuing education requirements imposed under the laws, regulations,
				provisions, or actions of any State other than the home State of the
				member.
								(3)ReciprocityThe
				Association shall not require a member to satisfy continuing education
				requirements that are equivalent to any continuing education requirements of
				the home State of the member that have been satisfied by the member during the
				applicable licensing period.
								(4)Limitation on
				the AssociationThe Association shall not directly or indirectly
				offer any continuing education courses for insurance producers.
								(h)Probation,
				suspension and revocation
								(1)Disciplinary
				actionThe Association may place an insurance producer that is a
				member of the Association on probation or suspend or revoke the membership of
				the insurance producer in the Association, or assess monetary fines or
				penalties, as the Association determines to be appropriate, if—
									(A)the insurance
				producer fails to meet the applicable membership criteria or other standards
				established by the Association;
									(B)the insurance
				producer has been subject to disciplinary action pursuant to a final
				adjudicatory proceeding under the jurisdiction of a State insurance
				regulator;
									(C)an insurance
				license held by the insurance producer has been suspended or revoked by a State
				insurance regulator; or
									(D)the insurance
				producer has been convicted of a crime that would have resulted in the denial
				of membership pursuant to subsection (a)(4)(L)(i) at the time of application,
				and the Association has received a copy of the final disposition from a court
				of competent jurisdiction.
									(2)Violations of
				Association standardsThe Association shall have the power to
				investigate alleged violations of Association standards.
								(3)ReportingThe
				Association shall immediately notify the States (including State insurance
				regulators) and the NAIC when the membership of an insurance producer has been
				placed on probation or has been suspended, revoked, or otherwise terminated, or
				when the Association has assessed monetary fines or penalties.
								(i)Consumer
				complaints
								(1)In
				generalThe Association shall—
									(A)refer any
				complaint against a member of the Association from a consumer relating to
				alleged misconduct or violations of State insurance laws to the State insurance
				regulator where the consumer resides and, when appropriate, to any additional
				State insurance regulator, as determined by standards adopted by the
				Association; and
									(B)make any related
				records and information available to each State insurance regulator to whom the
				complaint is forwarded.
									(2)Telephone and
				other accessThe Association shall maintain a toll-free number
				for purposes of this subsection and, as practicable, other alternative means of
				communication with consumers, such as an Internet webpage.
								(3)Final
				disposition of investigationState insurance regulators shall
				provide the Association with information regarding the final disposition of a
				complaint referred pursuant to paragraph (1)(A), but nothing shall be construed
				to compel a State to release confidential investigation reports or other
				information protected by State law to the Association.
								(j)Information
				sharingThe Association may—
								(1)share documents,
				materials, or other information, including confidential and privileged
				documents, with a State, Federal, or international governmental entity or with
				the NAIC or other appropriate entity referred to paragraphs (3) and (4),
				provided that the recipient has the authority and agrees to maintain the
				confidentiality or privileged status of the document, material, or other
				information;
								(2)limit the sharing
				of information as required under this subtitle with the NAIC or any other
				non-governmental entity, in circumstances under which the Association
				determines that the sharing of such information is unnecessary to further the
				purposes of this subtitle;
								(3)establish a
				central clearinghouse, or utilize the NAIC or another appropriate entity, as
				determined by the Association, as a central clearinghouse, for use by the
				Association and the States (including State insurance regulators), through
				which members of the Association may disclose their intent to operate in 1 or
				more States and pay the licensing fees to the appropriate States; and
								(4)establish a
				database, or utilize the NAIC or another appropriate entity, as determined by
				the Association, as a database, for use by the Association and the States
				(including State insurance regulators) for the collection of regulatory
				information concerning the activities of insurance producers.
								(k)Effective
				DateThe provisions of this section shall take effect on the
				later of—
								(1)the expiration of
				the 2-year period beginning on the date of enactment of the National
				Association of Registered Agents and Brokers Reform Act of 2013; and
								(2)the date of
				incorporation of the Association.
								324.Board of
				directors
							(a)EstablishmentThere
				is established a board of directors of the Association, which shall have
				authority to govern and supervise all activities of the Association.
							(b)PowersThe
				Board shall have such of the powers and authority of the Association as may be
				specified in the bylaws of the Association.
							(c)Composition
								(1)In
				generalThe Board shall consist of 13 members who shall be
				appointed by the President, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate,
				in accordance with the procedures established under Senate Resolution 116 of
				the 112th Congress, of whom—
									(A)8 shall be State
				insurance commissioners appointed in the manner provided in paragraph (2), 1 of
				whom shall be designated by the President to serve as the chairperson of the
				Board until the Board elects one such State insurance commissioner Board member
				to serve as the chairperson of the Board;
									(B)3 shall have
				demonstrated expertise and experience with property and casualty insurance
				producer licensing; and
									(C)2 shall have demonstrated expertise and
				experience with life or health insurance producer licensing.
									(2)State insurance
				regulator representatives
									(A)RecommendationsBefore
				making any appointments pursuant to paragraph (1)(A), the President shall
				request a list of recommended candidates from the States through the NAIC,
				which shall not be binding on the President. If the NAIC fails to submit a list
				of recommendations not later than 15 business days after the date of the
				request, the President may make the requisite appointments without considering
				the views of the NAIC.
									(B)Political
				affiliationNot more than 4 Board members appointed under
				paragraph (1)(A) shall belong to the same political party.
									(C)Former State
				insurance commissioners
										(i)In
				generalIf, after offering each currently serving State insurance
				commissioner an appointment to the Board, fewer than 8 State insurance
				commissioners have accepted appointment to the Board, the President may appoint
				the remaining State insurance commissioner Board members, as required under
				paragraph (1)(A), of the appropriate political party as required under
				subparagraph (B), from among individuals who are former State insurance
				commissioners.
										(ii)LimitationA
				former State insurance commissioner appointed as described in clause (i) may
				not be employed by or have any present direct or indirect financial interest in
				any insurer, insurance producer, or other entity in the insurance industry,
				other than direct or indirect ownership of, or beneficial interest in, an
				insurance policy or annuity contract written or sold by an insurer.
										(D)Service through
				termIf a Board member appointed under paragraph (1)(A) ceases to
				be a State insurance commissioner during the term of the Board member, the
				Board member shall cease to be a Board member.
									(3)Private sector
				representativesIn making any appointment pursuant to
				subparagraph (B) or (C) of paragraph (1), the President may seek
				recommendations for candidates from groups representing the category of
				individuals described, which shall not be binding on the President.
								(4)State insurance
				commissioner definedFor purposes of this subsection, the term
				State insurance commissioner means a person who serves in the
				position in State government, or on the board, commission, or other body that
				is the primary insurance regulatory authority for the State.
								(d)Terms
								(1)In
				generalExcept as provided under paragraph (2), the term of
				service for each Board member shall be 2 years.
								(2)Exceptions
									(A)1-year
				termsThe term of service shall be 1 year, as designated by the
				President at the time of the nomination of the subject Board members
				for—
										(i)4
				of the State insurance commissioner Board members initially appointed under
				paragraph (1)(A), of whom not more than 2 shall belong to the same political
				party;
										(ii)1
				of the Board members initially appointed under paragraph (1)(B); and
										(iii)1 of the Board
				members initially appointed under paragraph (1)(C).
										(B)Expiration of
				TermA Board member may continue to serve after the expiration of
				the term to which the Board member was appointed for the earlier of 2 years or
				until a successor is appointed.
									(C)Mid-term
				appointmentsA Board member appointed to fill a vacancy occurring
				before the expiration of the term for which the predecessor of the Board member
				was appointed shall be appointed only for the remainder of that term.
									(3)Successive
				termsBoard members may be reappointed to successive
				terms.
								(e)Initial
				appointmentsThe appointment of initial Board members shall be
				made no later than 90 days after the date of enactment of the
				National Association of Registered Agents and
				Brokers Reform Act of 2013.
							(f)Meetings
								(1)In
				generalThe Board shall meet—
									(A)at the call of the
				chairperson;
									(B)as requested in
				writing to the chairperson by not fewer than 5 Board members; or
									(C)as otherwise
				provided by the bylaws of the Association.
									(2)Quorum
				requiredA majority of all Board members shall constitute a
				quorum.
								(3)VotingDecisions
				of the Board shall require the approval of a majority of all Board members
				present at a meeting, a quorum being present.
								(4)Initial
				meetingThe Board shall hold its first meeting not later than 45
				days after the date on which all initial Board members have been
				appointed.
								(g)Restriction on
				confidential informationBoard members appointed pursuant to
				subparagraphs (B) and (C) of subsection (c)(1) shall not have access to
				confidential information received by the Association in connection with
				complaints, investigations, or disciplinary proceedings involving insurance
				producers.
							(h)Ethics and
				conflicts of interestThe Board shall issue and enforce an
				ethical conduct code to address permissible and prohibited activities of Board
				members and Association officers, employees, agents, or consultants. The code
				shall, at a minimum, include provisions that prohibit any Board member or
				Association officer, employee, agent or consultant from—
								(1)engaging in
				unethical conduct in the course of performing Association duties;
								(2)participating in
				the making or influencing the making of any Association decision, the outcome
				of which the Board member, officer, employee, agent, or consultant knows or had
				reason to know would have a reasonably foreseeable material financial effect,
				distinguishable from its effect on the public generally, on the person or a
				member of the immediate family of the person;
								(3)accepting any gift
				from any person or entity other than the Association that is given because of
				the position held by the person in the Association;
								(4)making political
				contributions to any person or entity on behalf of the Association; and
								(5)lobbying or paying
				a person to lobby on behalf of the Association.
								(i)Compensation
								(1)In
				generalExcept as provided in paragraph (2), no Board member may
				receive any compensation from the Association or any other person or entity on
				account of Board membership.
								(2)Travel expenses
				and per diemBoard members may be reimbursed only by the
				Association for travel expenses, including per diem in lieu of subsistence, at
				rates consistent with rates authorized for employees of Federal agencies under
				subchapter I of
				chapter
				57 of title 5, United States Code, while away from home or
				regular places of business in performance of services for the
				Association.
								325.Bylaws,
				standards, and disciplinary actions
							(a)Adoption and
				amendment of bylaws and standards
								(1)ProceduresThe
				Association shall adopt procedures for the adoption of bylaws and standards
				that are similar to procedures under subchapter II of
				chapter
				5 of title 5, United States Code (commonly known as the
				Administrative Procedure Act).
								(2)Copy required to
				be filedThe Board shall submit to the President, through the
				Department of the Treasury, and the States (including State insurance
				regulators), and shall publish on the website of the Association, all proposed
				bylaws and standards of the Association, or any proposed amendment to the
				bylaws or standards of the Association, accompanied by a concise general
				statement of the basis and purpose of such proposal.
								(3)Effective
				dateAny proposed bylaw or standard of the Association, and any
				proposed amendment to the bylaws or standards of the Association, shall take
				effect, after notice under paragraph (2) and opportunity for public comment, on
				such date as the Association may designate, unless suspended under section
				329(c).
								(4)Rule of
				constructionNothing in this section shall be construed to
				subject the Board or the Association to the requirements of subchapter II of
				chapter
				5 of title 5, United States Code (commonly known as the
				Administrative Procedure Act).
								(b)Disciplinary
				action by the Association
								(1)Specification of
				chargesIn any proceeding to determine whether membership shall
				be denied, suspended, revoked, or not renewed, or to determine whether a member
				of the Association should be placed on probation (referred to in this section
				as a disciplinary action) or whether to assess fines or monetary
				penalties, the Association shall bring specific charges, notify the member of
				the charges, give the member an opportunity to defend against the charges, and
				keep a record.
								(2)Supporting
				statementA determination to take disciplinary action shall be
				supported by a statement setting forth—
									(A)any act or
				practice in which the member has been found to have been engaged;
									(B)the specific
				provision of this subtitle or standard of the Association that any such act or
				practice is deemed to violate; and
									(C)the sanction
				imposed and the reason for the sanction.
									(3)Ineligibility of
				private sector representativesBoard members appointed pursuant
				to section 324(c)(3) may not—
									(A)participate in any
				disciplinary action or be counted toward establishing a quorum during a
				disciplinary action; and
									(B)have access to
				confidential information concerning any disciplinary action.
									326.PowersIn addition to all the powers conferred upon
				a nonprofit corporation by the District of Columbia Nonprofit Corporation Act,
				the Association shall have the power to—
							(1)establish and
				collect such membership fees as the Association finds necessary to impose to
				cover the costs of its operations;
							(2)adopt, amend, and
				repeal bylaws, procedures, or standards governing the conduct of Association
				business and performance of its duties;
							(3)establish
				procedures for providing notice and opportunity for comment pursuant to section
				325(a);
							(4)enter into and
				perform such agreements as necessary to carry out the duties of the
				Association;
							(5)hire employees,
				professionals, or specialists, and elect or appoint officers, and to fix their
				compensation, define their duties and give them appropriate authority to carry
				out the purposes of this subtitle, and determine their qualification;
							(6)establish
				personnel policies of the Association and programs relating to, among other
				things, conflicts of interest, rates of compensation, where applicable, and
				qualifications of personnel;
							(7)borrow money;
				and
							(8)secure funding for
				such amounts as the Association determines to be necessary and appropriate to
				organize and begin operations of the Association, which shall be treated as
				loans to be repaid by the Association with interest at market rate.
							327.Report by the
				Association
							(a)In
				generalAs soon as practicable after the close of each fiscal
				year, the Association shall submit to the President, through the Department of
				the Treasury, and the States (including State insurance regulators), and shall
				publish on the website of the Association, a written report regarding the
				conduct of its business, and the exercise of the other rights and powers
				granted by this subtitle, during such fiscal year.
							(b)Financial
				statementsEach report submitted under subsection (a) with
				respect to any fiscal year shall include audited financial statements setting
				forth the financial position of the Association at the end of such fiscal year
				and the results of its operations (including the source and application of its
				funds) for such fiscal year.
							328.Liability of
				the Association and the Board members, officers, and employees of the
				Association
							(a)In
				generalThe Association shall not be deemed to be an insurer or
				insurance producer within the meaning of any State law, rule, regulation, or
				order regulating or taxing insurers, insurance producers, or other entities
				engaged in the business of insurance, including provisions imposing premium
				taxes, regulating insurer solvency or financial condition, establishing
				guaranty funds and levying assessments, or requiring claims settlement
				practices.
							(b)Liability of
				Board members, officers, and employeesNo Board member, officer,
				or employee of the Association shall be personally liable to any person for any
				action taken or omitted in good faith in any matter within the scope of their
				responsibilities in connection with the Association.
							329.Presidential
				oversight
							(a)Removal of
				BoardIf the President determines that the Association is acting
				in a manner contrary to the interests of the public or the purposes of this
				subtitle or has failed to perform its duties under this subtitle, the President
				may remove the entire existing Board for the remainder of the term to which the
				Board members were appointed and appoint, in accordance with section 324 and
				with the advice and consent of the Senate, in accordance with the procedures
				established under Senate Resolution 116 of the 112th
				Congress, new Board members to fill the vacancies on the Board for the
				remainder of the terms.
							(b)Removal of Board
				memberThe President may remove a Board member only for neglect
				of duty or malfeasance in office.
							(c)Suspension of
				bylaws and standards and prohibition of actionsFollowing notice
				to the Board, the President, or a person designated by the President for such
				purpose, may suspend the effectiveness of any bylaw or standard, or prohibit
				any action, of the Association that the President or the designee determines is
				contrary to the purposes of this subtitle.
							330.Relationship to
				State law
							(a)Preemption of
				State lawsState laws, regulations, provisions, or other actions
				purporting to regulate insurance producers shall be preempted to the extent
				provided in subsection (b).
							(b)Prohibited
				actions
								(1)In
				generalNo State shall—
									(A)impede the
				activities of, take any action against, or apply any provision of law or
				regulation arbitrarily or discriminatorily to, any insurance producer because
				that insurance producer or any affiliate plans to become, has applied to
				become, or is a member of the Association;
									(B)impose any
				requirement upon a member of the Association that it pay fees different from
				those required to be paid to that State were it not a member of the
				Association; or
									(C)impose any
				continuing education requirements on any nonresident insurance producer that is
				a member of the Association.
									(2)States other
				than a home StateNo State, other than the home State of a member
				of the Association, shall—
									(A)impose any
				licensing, personal or corporate qualifications, education, training,
				experience, residency, continuing education, or bonding requirement upon a
				member of the Association that is different from the criteria for membership in
				the Association or renewal of such membership;
									(B)impose any
				requirement upon a member of the Association that it be licensed, registered,
				or otherwise qualified to do business or remain in good standing in the State,
				including any requirement that the insurance producer register as a foreign
				company with the secretary of state or equivalent State official;
									(C)require that a
				member of the Association submit to a criminal history record check as a
				condition of doing business in the State; or
									(D)impose any
				licensing, registration, or appointment requirements upon a member of the
				Association, or require a member of the Association to be authorized to operate
				as an insurance producer, in order to sell, solicit, or negotiate insurance for
				commercial property and casualty risks to an insured with risks located in more
				than one State, if the member is licensed or otherwise authorized to operate in
				the State where the insured maintains its principal place of business and the
				contract of insurance insures risks located in that State.
									(3)Preservation of
				State disciplinary authorityNothing in this section may be
				construed to prohibit a State from investigating and taking appropriate
				disciplinary action, including suspension or revocation of authority of an
				insurance producer to do business in a State, in accordance with State law and
				that is not inconsistent with the provisions of this section, against a member
				of the Association as a result of a complaint or for any alleged activity,
				regardless of whether the activity occurred before or after the insurance
				producer commenced doing business in the State pursuant to Association
				membership.
								331.Coordination
				with Financial Industry Regulatory AuthorityThe Association shall coordinate with the
				Financial Industry Regulatory Authority in order to ease any administrative
				burdens that fall on members of the Association that are subject to regulation
				by the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority, consistent with the
				requirements of this subtitle and the Federal securities laws.
						332.Right of
				action
							(a)Right of
				actionAny person aggrieved by a decision or action of the
				Association may, after reasonably exhausting available avenues for resolution
				within the Association, commence a civil action in an appropriate United States
				district court, and obtain all appropriate relief.
							(b)Association
				interpretationsIn any action under subsection (a), the court
				shall give appropriate weight to the interpretation of the Association of its
				bylaws and standards and this subtitle.
							333.Federal funding
				prohibitedThe Association may
				not receive, accept, or borrow any amounts from the Federal Government to pay
				for, or reimburse, the Association for, the costs of establishing or operating
				the Association.
						334.DefinitionsFor purposes of this subtitle, the following
				definitions shall apply:
							(1)Business
				entityThe term business entity means a corporation,
				association, partnership, limited liability company, limited liability
				partnership, or other legal entity.
							(2)Depository
				institutionThe term depository institution has the
				meaning as in section 3 of the Federal Deposit Insurance Act (12 U.S.C.
				1813).
							(3)Home
				StateThe term home State means the State in which
				the insurance producer maintains its principal place of residence or business
				and is licensed to act as an insurance producer.
							(4)InsuranceThe
				term insurance means any product, other than title insurance or
				bail bonds, defined or regulated as insurance by the appropriate State
				insurance regulatory authority.
							(5)Insurance
				producerThe term insurance producer means any
				insurance agent or broker, excess or surplus lines broker or agent, insurance
				consultant, limited insurance representative, and any other individual or
				entity that sells, solicits, or negotiates policies of insurance or offers
				advice, counsel, opinions or services related to insurance.
							(6)InsurerThe
				term insurer has the meaning as in
				section
				313(e)(2)(B) of title 31, United States Code.
							(7)Principal place
				of businessThe term principal place of business
				means the State in which an insurance producer maintains the headquarters of
				the insurance producer and, in the case of a business entity, where high-level
				officers of the entity direct, control, and coordinate the business activities
				of the business entity.
							(8)Principal place
				of residenceThe term principal place of residence
				means the State in which an insurance producer resides for the greatest number
				of days during a calendar year.
							(9)StateThe
				term State includes any State, the District of Columbia, any
				territory of the United States, and Puerto Rico, Guam, American Samoa, the
				Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands, the Virgin Islands, and the Northern
				Mariana Islands.
							(10)State
				law
								(A)In
				generalThe term State law includes all laws,
				decisions, rules, regulations, or other State action having the effect of law,
				of any State.
								(B)Laws applicable
				in the District of ColumbiaA law of the United States applicable
				only to or within the District of Columbia shall be treated as a State law
				rather than a law of the United
				States.
								.
			(b)Technical
			 amendmentThe table of contents for the Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act is
			 amended by striking the items relating to subtitle C of title III and inserting
			 the following new items:

						Subtitle C—National Association of Registered Agents and
				Brokers
						Sec. 321. National Association of Registered Agents and
				Brokers.
						Sec. 322. Purpose.
						Sec. 323. Membership.
						Sec. 324. Board of directors.
						Sec. 325. Bylaws, standards, and disciplinary
				actions.
						Sec. 326. Powers.
						Sec. 327. Report by the Association.
						Sec. 328. Liability of the Association and the Board members,
				officers, and employees of the Association.
						Sec. 329. Presidential oversight.
						Sec. 330. Relationship to State law.
						Sec. 331. Coordination with regulators.
						Sec. 332. Right of action.
						Sec. 333. Federal funding
				prohibited.
						Sec. 334.
				Definitions.

					.

			Passed the House of
			 Representatives September 10, 2013.
			Karen L. Haas,
			Clerk

		September 11, 2013
		Received; read twice and placed on the
		  calendar


		III
		112th CONGRESS
		1st Session
		S. CON. RES. 10
		IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

			March 3, 2011
			Mr. Rockefeller (for
			 himself, Mr. Burr,
			 Mr. Manchin, Mr. Udall of Colorado, Mr.
			 Begich, Mrs. McCaskill,
			 Mr. Menendez, Mr. Brown of Ohio, Mr.
			 Lieberman, Mr. Nelson of
			 Florida, Mr. Kerry,
			 Mr. Wyden, Ms.
			 Landrieu, Mr. Brown of
			 Massachusetts, and Mr.
			 McCain) submitted the following concurrent resolution; which was
			 referred to the Committee on Rules and
			 Administration

		CONCURRENT RESOLUTION
		Authorizing the remains of Frank W.
		  Buckles, the last surviving United States veteran of the First World War, to
		  lie in honor in the rotunda of the Capitol.

		1.Honoring veterans of the
			 First World War
			(a)In
			 generalIn recognition of the historic contributions of United
			 States veterans who served in the First World War, the remains of Frank W.
			 Buckles, the last surviving United States veteran of the First World War, shall
			 be permitted to lie in honor in the rotunda of the Capitol from March 14, 2011,
			 to March 15, 2011, so that the citizens of the United States may pay their last
			 respects to those great Americans.
			(b)ImplementationThe
			 Architect of the Capitol, under the direction and supervision of the President
			 pro tempore of the Senate and the Speaker of the House of Representatives shall
			 take the necessary steps to implement subsection (a).


113 S2377 IS: Don’t Tax Our Fallen Public Safety Heroes Act
U.S. Senate
2014-05-21
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		II
		113th CONGRESS
		2d Session
		S. 2377
		IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

			May 21, 2014
			Ms. Ayotte introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance

		A BILL
		To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to exclude certain compensation received by public
			 safety officers and their dependents from gross income.

	1.Short titleThis Act may be cited as the Don’t Tax Our Fallen Public Safety Heroes Act.

			2.
			Exclusion of certain compensation received by public safety officers and their dependents

				(a)
				In general
				Subsection (a) of section 104 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 inserting after paragraph (5) the following new paragraph:

						(6)
						amounts received pursuant to—

							(A)
							section 1201 of the  Omnibus Crime Control and	Safe Streets Act of 1968 (42 U.S.C. 3796); or

							(B)
							a program established under the laws of any State which provides monetary compensation for
			 surviving dependents of a public safety officer who has died as the direct
			 and proximate result of a personal injury sustained in the line of duty.
						.

				(b)
				Effective date
				The amendments made by this section shall apply to amounts received after December 31, 2011.


114 HR 2305 IH: Strengthening Privacy, Oversight, and Transparency Act
U.S. House of Representatives
2015-05-13
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I
114th CONGRESS
1st Session
H. R. 2305
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

May 13, 2015
Ms. Gabbard introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, and in addition to the Committees on the Judiciary, Select Intelligence (Permanent Select), and Homeland Security, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned

A BILL
To reform the Privacy and Civil Liberties Oversight Board, and for other purposes.

1.Short titleThis Act may be cited as the Strengthening Privacy, Oversight, and Transparency Act or the SPOT Act. 2.Inclusion of foreign intelligence activities in oversight authority of the Privacy and Civil Liberties Oversight BoardSection 1061 of the Intelligence Reform and Terrorism Prevention Act of 2004 (42 U.S.C. 2000ee) is amended by inserting and conduct foreign intelligence activities after terrorism in the following provisions:
(1)Paragraphs (1) and (2) of subsection (c). (2)Subparagraphs (A) and (B) of subsection (d)(1).
(3)Subparagraphs (A), (B), and (C) of subsection (d)(2). 3.Submission of whistleblower complaints to the Privacy and Civil Liberties Oversight BoardSection 1061 of the Intelligence Reform and Terrorism Prevention Act of 2004 (42 U.S.C. 2000ee), as amended by section 2, is further amended—
(1)in subsection (d), by adding at the end the following new paragraph:  (5)Whistleblower complaints (A)Submission to BoardAn employee of, or contractor or detailee to, an element of the intelligence community may submit to the Board a complaint or information that such employee, contractor, or detailee believes relates to a privacy or civil liberties concern.
(B)Authority of BoardThe Board may take such action as the Board considers appropriate with respect to investigating a complaint or information submitted under subparagraph (A) or transmitting such complaint or information to any other Executive agency or the congressional intelligence committees. (C)Relationship to existing lawsThe authority under subparagraph (A) of an employee, contractor, or detailee to submit to the Board a complaint or information shall be in addition to any other authority under another provision of law to submit a complaint or information. Any action taken under any other provision of law by the recipient of a complaint or information shall not preclude the Board from taking action relating to the same complaint or information.
(D)Relationship to actions taken under other lawsNothing in this paragraph shall prevent— (i)any individual from submitting a complaint or information to any authorized recipient of the complaint or information; or
(ii)the recipient of a complaint or information from taking independent action on the complaint or information.; and (2)by adding at the end the following new subsection:

(n)DefinitionsIn this section, the terms congressional intelligence committees and intelligence community have the meaning given such terms in section 3 of the National Security Act of 1947 (50 U.S.C. 3003).. 4.Privacy and Civil Liberties Oversight Board subpoena powerSection 1061(g) of the Intelligence Reform and Terrorism Prevention Act of 2004 (42 U.S.C. 2000ee(g)) is amended—
(1)in paragraph (1)(D), by striking submit a written request to the Attorney General of the United States that the Attorney General; (2)by striking paragraph (2); and
(3)by redesignating paragraphs (3) and (4) as paragraphs (2) and (3), respectively. 5.Appointment of staff of the Privacy and Civil Liberties Oversight BoardSection 1061(j) of the Intelligence Reform and Terrorism Prevention Act of 2004 (42 U.S.C. 2000ee(j)) is amended—
(1)by redesignating paragraphs (2) and (3) as paragraphs (3) and (4), respectively; and (2)by inserting after paragraph (1) the following new paragraph:

(2)Appointment in absence of chairmanIf the position of chairman of the Board is vacant, during the period of the vacancy the Board, at the direction of the majority of the members of the Board, may exercise the authority of the chairman under paragraph (1).. 6.Privacy and Civil Liberties Oversight Board (a)In generalSection 1061 of the Intelligence Reform and Terrorism Prevention Act of 2004 (42 U.S.C. 2000ee), as amended by sections 2 and 3, is further amended—
(1)in subsection (h)— (A)in paragraph (1), by inserting full-time after 4 additional; and
(B)in paragraph (4)(B), by striking , except that and all that follows through the end and inserting a period; (2)in subsection (i)(1)—
(A)in subparagraph (A), by striking level III of the Executive Schedule under section 5314 and inserting level II of the Executive Schedule under section 5313; and (B)in subparagraph (B), by striking level IV of the Executive Schedule and all that follows through the end and inserting level III of the Executive Schedule under section 5314 of title 5, United States Code.; and
(3)in subsection (j)(1), by striking level V of the Executive Schedule under section 5316 and inserting level IV of the Executive Schedule under section 5315. (b)Effective date; applicability (1)In generalThe amendments made by subsection (a) shall—
(A)take effect on the date of enactment of this Act; and (B)except as provided in paragraph (2), apply to any appointment to a position as a member of the Privacy and Civil Liberties Oversight Board made on or after the date of the enactment of this Act.
(2)Exceptions
(A)Compensation changesThe amendments made by paragraphs (2)(A) and (3) of subsection (a) shall take effect on the first day of the first pay period beginning after the date of the enactment of this Act. (B)Election to serve full time by incumbents (i)In generalAn individual serving as a member of the Privacy and Civil Liberties Oversight Board on the date of the enactment of this Act, including a member continuing to serve as a member under section 1061(h)(4)(B) of the Intelligence Reform and Terrorism Prevention Act of 2004 (42 U.S.C. 2000ee(h)(4)(B)), (in this subparagraph referred to as a current member) may make an election to—
(I)serve as a member of the Privacy and Civil Liberties Oversight Board on a full-time basis and in accordance with section 1061 of the Intelligence Reform and Terrorism Prevention Act of 2004 (42 U.S.C. 2000ee), as amended by this Act; or (II)serve as a member of the Privacy and Civil Liberties Oversight Board on a part-time basis in accordance with such section 1061, as in effect on the day before the date of enactment of this Act, including the limitation on service after the expiration of the term of the member under subsection (h)(4)(B) of such section, as in effect on the day before the date of the enactment of this Act.
(ii)Election to serve full timeA current member making an election under clause (i)(I) shall begin serving as a member of the Privacy and Civil Liberties Oversight Board on a full-time basis on the first day of the first pay period beginning not less than 60 days after the date on which the current member makes the election. 7.Provision of information about government activities under the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act of 1978 to the Privacy and Civil Liberties Oversight BoardThe Attorney General should fully inform the Privacy and Civil Liberties Oversight Board about any activities carried out by the Government under the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act of 1978 (50 U.S.C. 1801 et seq.), including by providing to the Board—
(1)copies of each detailed report submitted to a committee of Congress under such Act; and (2)copies of each decision, order, and opinion of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court or the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court of Review required to be included in the report under section 601(a) of such Act (50 U.S.C. 1871(a)).


IV
112th CONGRESS
1st Session
H. RES. 38
In the House of Representatives, U. S.,

January 25, 2011

RESOLUTION
A resolution reducing non-security spending to fiscal year 2008 levels or less.

That, pursuant to section 3(b)(1) of House Resolution 5, the Chair of the Committee on the Budget shall include in the Congressional Record an allocation contemplated by section 302(a) for the Committee on Appropriations for the remainder of fiscal year 2011 that assumes non-security spending at fiscal year 2008 levels or less.

Lorraine C. Miller,Clerk.


115 S2042 IS: Reducing Drug Waste Act of 2017
U.S. Senate
2017-10-31
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II115th CONGRESS1st SessionS. 2042IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATESOctober 31, 2017Ms. Klobuchar (for herself, Mr. Grassley, Mr. Durbin, and Mrs. Shaheen) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on FinanceA BILLTo authorize a joint action plan and report on drug waste.

 1.Short titleThis Act may be cited as the Reducing Drug Waste Act of 2017 .
 2.FindingsCongress finds as follows: (1)On May 23, 2017, the Department of Health and Human Services, acting through the Office of the Inspector General in a letter to Senators Klobuchar, Durbin, and Shaheen, found that different vial sizes in addition to those currently approved and marketed in the United States could sometimes significantly reduce the amount of drug discards, or waste, from single-use vials.
 (2)The Office of Inspector General analyzed 20 single-use vial drugs with the highest amounts of identifiable reimbursement for discarded drugs during 2013 and 2014 and found that the Medicare Part B program paid $11,600,000,000 for these drugs, $2,100,000,000 of which was for drugs billed in increments of other-than-full vials, and $195,000,000, or nearly 10 percent, of the $2,100,000,000 billed in increments of other-than-full vials was reimbursed for discarded drugs.
 (3)During the Food and Drug Administration’s review process for a drug’s safety and efficacy before a drug is approved for marketing in the United States, the Food and Drug Administration reviews the manufacturer’s proposed vial size.
 (4)As of January 1, 2017, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services requires all physicians, hospitals, and other providers submitting claims to Medicare to separately identify the discarded amount of a drug from a single-use vial (the JW modifier) on its claim for reimbursement by Medicare. The new requirement does not change the amount the providers are reimbursed for single-use drugs.
 (5)An October 2017 investigation by ProPublica found that many pharmaceutical companies produce eye-drops in over-sized doses, in some cases more than twice what the eye can hold, resulting in drug waste and excess spending.
			3.Joint action plan and report on drug waste
 (a)Joint action planThe Commissioner of Food and Drugs, in coordination with the Administrator of the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, shall develop a joint action plan, in consultation with healthcare providers and patient advocates (including relevant Federal advisory committees) that—
 (1)utilizes data from Medicare claims on how much of a single-use drug was not administered, examines single-use vial sizes in other countries, and analyzes the drug approval process for alternative vial size safety and efficacy approaches, to reduce drug waste and better manage costs with respect to drug vial sizes and other drug delivery systems, as appropriate; and
 (2)includes quantifiable metrics and specific timelines. (b)ReportNot later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this Act, the Commissioner of Food and Drugs, in coordination with the Administrator of the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, shall submit to Congress the joint action plan described in subsection (a) and a report containing recommendations for any legislative action needed to reduce drug waste and better manage costs with respect to drug vial sizes and other drug delivery systems, as appropriate.


113 HR 1430 IH: Offshore Fairness Act
U.S. House of Representatives
2013-04-09
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		I
		113th CONGRESS
		1st Session
		H. R. 1430
		IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

			April 9, 2013
			Mr. Cassidy
			 introduced the following bill; which was referred to the
			 Committee on the
			 Judiciary, and in addition to the Committee on
			 Natural Resources, for a
			 period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for
			 consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the
			 committee concerned

		A BILL
		To extend the seaward boundaries of certain States, and
		  for other purposes.

		1.Short titleThis Act may be cited as the
			 Offshore Fairness
			 Act.
		2.DefinitionsIn this Act:
			(1)Coast
			 lineThe term coast line means the line of ordinary
			 low water along the portion of the coast which is in direct contact with the
			 open sea and the line marking the seaward limit of inland waters, as in
			 existence on the day that is 1 day before the date of enactment of this
			 Act.
			(2)Existing
			 interestThe term existing interest means any lease,
			 easement, right of use, or right-of-way on, or for any natural resources or
			 minerals, underlying, expanded submerged land that is in existence on the date
			 of conveyance of the expanded submerged land.
			(3)Expanded seaward
			 boundaryThe term expanded seaward boundary means
			 the boundary of a State that is 3 marine leagues seaward of the coast line of
			 the State.
			(4)Expanded
			 submerged landThe term expanded submerged land
			 means the area of the outer Continental Shelf that is located between the point
			 that is 3 miles seaward of the coast line of a State and the point that is 3
			 marine leagues seaward of the coast line of the State.
			(5)Interest
			 ownerThe term interest owner means any person
			 holding an existing interest or a portion of an existing interest.
			(6)SecretaryThe
			 term Secretary means the Secretary of the Interior.
			(7)StateThe
			 term State means any of the States of Alabama, Florida, Georgia,
			 Louisiana, Mississippi, North Carolina, South Carolina, and Virginia.
			3.Seaward
			 boundaries of certain States
			(a)Seaward
			 boundariesSection 4 of the Submerged Lands Act (43 U.S.C. 1312)
			 is amended—
				(1)by striking
			 The at the beginning and inserting the following:

						(a)In
				generalExcept for the States described in subsection (b),
				the
						;
				and
				(2)by adding at the
			 end the following:

						(b)Seaward
				boundaries of certain coastal StatesSubject to subsection (a),
				the seaward boundary of each of the following States shall be a line 3 marine
				leagues distant from the coast line of the State as of the date that is 1 day
				before the date of enactment of the Offshore
				Fairness Act:
							(1)Alabama.
							(2)Florida.
							(3)Georgia.
							(4)Louisiana.
							(5)Mississippi.
							(6)North
				Carolina.
							(7)South
				Carolina.
							(8)Virginia.
							.
				(b)Conforming
			 amendmentsSection 2 of the Submerged Lands Act (43 U.S.C. 1301)
			 is amended—
				(1)in subsection
			 (a)(2), by inserting , or 3 marine leagues distant from the coast line
			 of a State described in section 4(b), after the coast line of
			 each such State; and
				(2)in subsection
			 (b)—
					(A)by striking
			 from the coast line;
					(B)by inserting
			 from the coast line of a State, or more than 3 marine leagues from the
			 coast line of a State described in section 4(b), after three
			 geographical miles; and
					(C)by inserting
			 from the coast line of a State, or more than 3 marine leagues from the
			 coast line of a State described in section 4(b), after three
			 marine leagues.
					4.Conveyance
			(a)In
			 generalSubject to subsections (b) and (c) and section 5, the
			 Secretary shall, by not later than 120 days after the date of enactment of this
			 Act—
				(1)notify each State
			 of the right to request a conveyance of the applicable interest of the United
			 States in and to the expanded submerged land; and
				(2)at the request of
			 a State, convey to the applicable State the interest of the United States in
			 and to the expanded submerged land.
				(b)AdministrationOn
			 conveyance under subsection (a), the Secretary shall transfer to the Governor
			 of the State the authority to exercise the powers and duties of the Secretary
			 under the terms of any existing interest, subject to the condition that the
			 State—
				(1)shall not impose
			 any burdens or requirements on an interest owner that would be stricter than
			 any burdens or requirements imposed under Federal law; and
				(2)shall not impose
			 any administrative or judicial penalty or sanction on an interest owner that is
			 more severe than any administrative or judicial penalty or sanction under
			 current Federal law.
				(c)LiabilityAs
			 a condition of accepting the conveyance, the State shall agree to indemnify the
			 United States from any liability to any interest owner for the taking of a
			 property interest or breach of contract arising from—
				(1)the conveyance of
			 the expanded submerged land to the State; or
				(2)the administration
			 by the State of any existing interest on or underlying the expanded submerged
			 land.
				5.Effect
			(a)In
			 generalSubject to subsections (b) through (e), this Act and the
			 amendments made by this Act shall not affect any valid existing right in and to
			 the expanded submerged land.
			(b)Submerged
			 landSubmerged land within the seaward boundaries of a State (as
			 extended by the amendments made by this Act) shall be—
				(1)subject to Federal
			 oil and gas mineral rights to the extent provided by law;
				(2)considered to be
			 part of the Federal outer Continental Shelf for purposes of the Outer
			 Continental Shelf Lands Act (43 U.S.C. 1331 et seq.); and
				(3)subject to—
					(A)leasing under the
			 authority of that Act;
					(B)the distribution
			 of revenues under section 8(g)(2) of that Act (43 U.S.C. 1337(g)(2));
			 and
					(C)any other laws
			 applicable to the leasing of the oil and gas resources of the Federal outer
			 Continental Shelf, including the Gulf of Mexico Energy Security Act of 2006 (43
			 U.S.C. 1331 note; Public Law 109–432).
					(c)Existing
			 leases
				(1)In
			 generalThe amendments made by this Act shall not affect any
			 Federal oil and gas lease in effect on the date of conveyance under section
			 4.
				(2)Divided
			 leasesIf the conveyance under section 4 results in a division of
			 a Federal oil and gas lease that is in existence on the date of conveyance, the
			 conveyance of the portion of the expanded submerged land that is covered by the
			 lease shall not take effect until the date that is 1 day after the date that
			 the lease expires or terminates.
				(d)Future
			 interestsThis section shall not apply to any interest in the
			 expanded submerged land that is granted by the State after the date on which
			 the land is conveyed to the State under section 4.
			(e)Taxation
				(1)In
			 generalSubject to paragraph (2), a State may exercise all of the
			 sovereign powers of taxation of the State within the entire extent of the
			 seaward boundaries of the State (as extended by the amendments made by this
			 Act).
				(2)LimitationNothing
			 in this subsection affects the authority of a State to tax any Federal oil and
			 gas lease in effect on the date of enactment of this Act.
				6.Fishery
			 management rights
			(a)In
			 generalThe Secretary of
			 Commerce shall grant to each State exclusive fishery management authority over
			 reef fish in the Gulf of Mexico and the Atlantic Ocean in the expanded
			 submerged land.
			(b)Temporary
			 additional authority
				(1)In
			 generalIn addition to the
			 authority granted under subsection (a) and subject to paragraph (2), the
			 Secretary of Commerce shall grant to each State exclusive fishery management
			 authority over the red snapper fish (lutjanus campechanus), in the Gulf of
			 Mexico and the Atlantic Ocean in the area of the outer Continental Shelf that
			 is located between the expanded seaward boundary of a State and the point that
			 is 200 miles seaward of the coast line of the State, consistent with the
			 jurisdictional limit of the exclusive economic zone.
				(2)TermThe
			 authority under paragraph (1) shall remain in effect for any State until the
			 date on which the Governor of that State has certified to the Secretary of
			 Commerce, in writing, that the Governor is confident that the stock assessments
			 of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration for the red snapper fish
			 (lutjanus campechanus) within the authority of the State, as established by
			 this Act, are—
					(A)accurate;
			 and
					(B)based on sound
			 science.


114 SRES 423 ATS: Congratulating the University of Minnesota Women’s Ice Hockey Team on winning the 2016 National Collegiate Athletic Association Women’s Ice Hockey Championship.
U.S. Senate
2016-04-13
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		III
		114th CONGRESS
		2d Session
		S. RES. 423
		IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

			April 13, 2016
			Ms. Klobuchar (for herself and Mr. Franken) submitted the following resolution; which was considered and agreed to

		RESOLUTION
		Congratulating the University of Minnesota Women’s Ice Hockey Team on winning the 2016 National
			 Collegiate Athletic Association Women’s Ice Hockey Championship.

 Whereas, on Sunday, March 20, 2016, the University of Minnesota Gophers won the 2016 National Collegiate Athletic Association (referred to in this preamble as the NCAA) Women’s Ice Hockey Championship against previously undefeated Boston College by a score of 3 to 1;
 Whereas, on Friday, March 18, 2016, Sarah Potomak scored the game-winning goal in overtime to give the University of Minnesota a 3-2 win over rival University of Wisconsin in a Frozen Four semifinal game and advance to the national championship game for the fifth consecutive year;
 Whereas the University of Minnesota Women’s Ice Hockey Team won an impressive 35 games during the 2015-2016 season;
 Whereas the University of Minnesota Women’s Ice Hockey Team has won 4 of the last 5 national championships;
 Whereas the University of Minnesota Women’s Ice Hockey Team has won 7 national championships overall, including back-to-back championships in 2004 and 2005, 2012 and 2013, and 2015 and 2016;
 Whereas the University of Minnesota Women’s Ice Hockey Team has the most NCAA Women’s Ice Hockey Championships and NCAA Women’s Ice Hockey Tournament wins; and
 Whereas the University of Minnesota Women’s Ice Hockey program— (1)benefits from 7 years of steady leadership from Head Coach Brad Frost;
 (2)features 3 All-Americans, as named by the American Hockey Coaches Association, on the 2015-2016 team;
 (3)has a remarkable roster of players, including Amanda Kessel, Sarah Potomak, Amanda Leveille, and Lee Stecklein, all of whom were named to the 2016 Frozen Four All-Tournament Team; and
 (4)has a multitude of players, past and present, who have represented the United States in Olympic competition: Now, therefore, be it

 That the Senate recognizes— (1)the University of Minnesota Women’s Ice Hockey Team on winning the 2016 National Collegiate Athletic Association Women’s Ice Hockey Championship; and
 (2)the achievements of the players, coaches, staff, and fans who contributed to the championship season.