117 HR 89 IH: Terrorist Deportation Act of 2021
U.S. House of Representatives
2021-01-04
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I117th CONGRESS1st SessionH. R. 89IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVESJanuary 4, 2021Mr. Duncan (for himself, Mr. Norman, Mr. Budd, Mr. Gaetz, Mr. Weber of Texas, and Mr. Timmons) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on the JudiciaryA BILLTo amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to facilitate the removal of aliens identified in the terrorist screening database, and for other purposes.1.Short titleThis Act may be cited as the Terrorist Deportation Act of 2021.2.Inadmissibility of aliens identified in terrorist screening databaseSection 212(a)(3)(B)(i) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1182(a)(3)(B)(i)) is amended—(1)in subclause (VIII), by striking or at the end;(2)by redesignating subclause (IX) as subclause (X); and(3)by inserting after subclause (VIII) the following:(IX)is identified in the terrorist screening database (as such term is defined in section 2101(10) of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 621(10))), except for an alien lawfully admitted for permanent residence (as defined in section 101(a)(20)); or.3.Deportability of aliens identified in terrorist screening databaseSection 237(a)(4)(B) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1227(a)(4)(B)) is amended by inserting before the period at the end the following , except that an alien lawfully admitted for permanent residence (as defined in section 101(a)(20)) is not deportable for being described in subparagraph (B)(i)(IX) of section 212(a)(3).4.Waivers of ground of inadmissibility for aliens identified in terrorist screening databaseSection 212(d)(3) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1182(d)(3)) is amended—(1)in each of clauses (i) and (ii) of subparagraph (A), by inserting and other than paragraph (3)(B)(i)(IX) of such subsection except as provided in subparagraph (C) after of such subsection;(2)in subparagraph (B)(i), by inserting or who is within the scope of subsection (a)(3)(B)(i)(IX) except as provided in subparagraph (C), after (a)(3)(B)(i)(II),; and(3)by adding at the end the following:(C)(i)Subject to clause (ii) and only on an individual case-by-case basis, if the Secretary of Homeland Security determines in the Secretary’s unreviewable discretion that it is in the national security interests of the United States, an alien—(I)may be granted a nonimmigrant visa and be admitted into the United States temporarily as a nonimmigrant under subparagraph (A)(i);(II)may be admitted into the United States temporarily as a nonimmigrant under subparagraph (A)(ii); and(III)shall not be subject to subsection (a)(3)(B)(i)(IX).(ii)The Secretary of Homeland Security may grant a waiver under clause (i) with respect to an alien only with the unanimous concurrence of the Attorney General, the Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation, the Director of National Intelligence, and the Secretary of State..5.Unavailability of certain immigration benefits to aliens identified in terrorist screening database(a)AsylumSection 208(b)(2)(A)(v) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1158(b)(2)(A)(v)) is amended by striking or (VI) and inserting (VI), or (IX).(b)Withholding of removalSection 241(b)(3)(B) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1231(b)(3)(B)) is amended, in the matter preceding clause (i), by inserting inadmissible under section 212(a)(3)(B)(i)(IX) or deportable under section 237(a)(4)(B) as a consequence of being described in section 212(a)(3)(B)(i)(IX), or after does not apply to an alien.(c)Cancellation of removal(1)Cancellation of removal for certain permanent residentsSection 240A(a) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1229b(a)) is amended, in the matter preceding paragraph (1), by striking inadmissible or deportable and inserting inadmissible (except an alien who is inadmissible under section 212(a)(3)(B)(i)(IX)) or deportable (except an alien who is deportable under section 237(a)(4)(B) as a consequence of being described in section 212(a)(3)(B)(i)(IX)).(2)Cancellation of removal for certain nonpermanent residentsSection 240A(b)(1) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1229b(b)(1)) is amended, in the matter preceding subparagraph (A), by striking inadmissible or deportable and inserting inadmissible (except an alien who is inadmissible under section 212(a)(3)(B)(i)(IX)) or deportable (except an alien who is deportable under section 237(a)(4)(B) as a consequence of being described in section 212(a)(3)(B)(i)(IX)).(d)Voluntary departureSection 240B(c) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1229c(c)) is amended to read as follows:(c)Aliens ineligibleThe Secretary of Homeland Security shall not permit an alien to depart voluntarily under this section if the alien—(1)was previously permitted to so depart after having been found inadmissible under section 212(a)(6)(A); or(2)is inadmissible under section 212(a)(3)(B)(i)(IX) or deportable under section 237(a)(4)(B) as a consequence of being described in section 212(a)(3)(B)(i)(IX)..(e)Adjustment of statusSection 245 of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1255) is amended—(1)in subsection (c), by striking item (6) and inserting (6) an alien who is inadmissible under section 212(a)(3)(B)(i)(IX) or deportable under section 237(a)(4)(B);; and(2)in subsection (m)(1), in the matter preceding subparagraph (A), by striking 212(a)(3)(E), and inserting subparagraph (B)(i)(IX) or (E) of section 212(a)(3) or section 237(a)(4)(B) as a consequence of being described in section 212(a)(3)(B)(i)(IX),.(f)RegistrySection 249 of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1259) is amended—(1)by striking Attorney General each place such term appears and inserting Secretary of Homeland Security; and(2)by striking inadmissible under section 212(a)(3)(E) or under and inserting inadmissible under section 212(a)(3)(B)(i)(IX) or (E) or deportable from the United States under section 237(a)(4)(B) as a consequence of being described in section 212(a)(3)(B)(i)(IX) or under.(g)Convention Against TortureNot later than 120 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Homeland Security shall revise the regulations found at sections 208.16 through 208.18 of title 8, Code of Federal Regulations, implementing the United Nations Convention Against Torture and Other Forms of Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment, done at New York on December 10, 1984. The revised regulations—(1)shall exclude from the protection of such regulations aliens described in section 212(a)(3)(B)(i)(IX) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1182(a)(3)(B)(i)(IX)) and make such aliens ineligible for withholding or deferral of removal under the immigration laws (as defined in section 101(a)(17) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1101(a)(17))); and(2)shall ensure that the revised regulations operate so as to allow for the reopening and readjudication of determinations made under the regulations before the effective date of the revision and apply to acts and conditions constituting grounds of ineligibility for the protection of such regulations (including ineligibility for withholding or deferral of removal) as revised, regardless of when such acts or conditions occurred.6.Expedited removal of aliens inadmissible or deportable on security and related groundsSection 238 of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1228) is amended—(1)in the section heading, by adding at the end the following: or inadmissible or deportable on security or related grounds;(2)by redesignating the subsections succeeding subsection (b) as subsections (d) and (e), respectively; and(3)by inserting after subsection (b) the following:(c)Removal of aliens who are not permanent residents and who are inadmissible or deportable on security or related grounds(1)In generalThe Secretary of Homeland Security, in accordance with paragraph (3)—(A)notwithstanding section 240, in the case of every alien described in paragraph (2), shall determine the inadmissibility of such alien under section 212(a)(3)(B)(i)(IX) or the deportability of such alien under section 237(a)(4)(B) as a consequence of being described in section 212(a)(3)(B)(i)(IX) and issue an order of removal pursuant to the procedures set forth in this subsection to every such alien determined to be inadmissible under section 212(a)(3)(B)(i)(IX) or deportable under section 237(a)(4)(B) as a consequence of being described in section 212(a)(3)(B)(i)(IX); and(B)in the case of an alien described in paragraph (2) who is not issued an order under subparagraph (A), may determine the inadmissibility of such alien under section 212(a)(3)(B) (other than subparagraph (B)(i)(IX)) or the deportability of such alien under section 237(a)(4)(B) (other than as a consequence of being described in section 212(a)(3)(B)(i)(IX)) and issue an order of removal pursuant to the procedures set forth in this subsection or section 240.(2)Aliens describedAn alien is described in this paragraph if—(A)the alien has not been granted a waiver under section 212(d)(3)(C); and(B)the alien—(i)was not lawfully admitted for permanent residence at the time at which proceedings under this subsection commenced; or(ii)had permanent resident status on a conditional basis (as described in section 216) at the time that proceedings under this subsection commenced.(3)Expedited proceedingsProceedings under this subsection shall be in accordance with such regulations as the Secretary of Homeland Security shall prescribe. The Secretary shall ensure that—(A)the alien is given reasonable notice of the charges and of the opportunity described in subparagraph (C);(B)the alien shall have the privilege of being represented (at no expense to the government) by such counsel, authorized to practice in such proceedings, as the alien shall choose;(C)the alien has a reasonable opportunity to inspect the evidence and rebut the charges;(D)a determination is made for the record that the individual upon whom the notice for the proceeding under this section is served (either in person or by mail) is, in fact, the alien named in such notice;(E)a record is maintained for judicial review; and(F)the final order of removal is not adjudicated by the same person who issues the charges.(4)Judicial reviewThe Secretary of Homeland Security may not execute any order described in paragraph (1) until 14 calendar days have passed from the date that such order was issued, unless waived by the alien, in order that the alien has an opportunity to apply for judicial review under section 242.(5)Ineligibility for discretionary relief from removalNo alien adjudicated inadmissible or deportable in a proceeding under this subsection shall be eligible for any relief from removal that the Secretary of Homeland Security may grant in the Secretary’s discretion..7.Effective date; applicabilityThis Act and the amendments made by this Act shall take effect on the date of the enactment of this Act and shall apply to all aliens identified in the terrorist screening database (as such term is defined in section 2101(10) of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 621(10))) on or after such date.


110 HR 1897 IH: National Park Second Amendment Restoration and Personal Protection Act of 2007
U.S. House of Representatives
2007-04-17
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110th CONGRESS
1st Session
H. R. 1897
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

April 17, 2007
Mr. Paul introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Natural Resources

A BILL
To protect the second amendment rights of individuals to carry firearms in units of the National Park System, and for other purposes.

1.Short titleThis Act may be cited as the National Park Second Amendment Restoration and Personal Protection Act of 2007.
2.FindingsCongress finds that—
(1)the second amendment to the Constitution provides that the right of the people to keep and bear Arms, shall not be infringed;
(2)section 2.4(a)(1) of title 36, Code of Federal Regulations, provides that except as otherwise provided in this section and parts 7 (special regulations) and 13 (Alaska regulations), the following are prohibited: (i) Possessing a weapon, trap or net (ii) Carrying a weapon, trap or net (iii) Using a weapon, trap or net;
(3)the regulations described in paragraph (2) prevent individuals complying with Federal and State laws from exercising the second amendment rights of the individuals while at units of the National Park System;
(4)the existence of different laws relating to the transportation and possession of firearms at different units of the National Park System entraps law-abiding gun owners while at units of the National Park System; and
(5)the Federal laws should make it clear that the second amendment rights of an individual at a unit of the National Park System should not be infringed.
3.Firearms in units of the national park systemNo Federal regulation shall restrict any individual from possessing or carrying a firearm if that restriction is based in whole or in part upon the fact that the individual is in a unit of the National Park System.


114 HR 2009 : Pascua Yaqui Tribe Land Conveyance Act
U.S. House of Representatives
2016-06-08
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		IIB
		114th CONGRESS
		2d Session
		H. R. 2009
		IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES
		June 8, 2016Received; read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural ResourcesAN ACT
		To provide for the conveyance of certain land inholdings owned by the United States to the Tucson
			 Unified School District and to the Pascua Yaqui Tribe of Arizona.

 1.Short titleThis Act may be cited as the Pascua Yaqui Tribe Land Conveyance Act. 2.DefinitionsFor the purposes of this Act, the following definitions apply:
 (1)DistrictThe term District means the Tucson Unified School District No. 1, a school district recognized as such under the laws of the State of Arizona.
 (2)MapThe term Map means the map titled ‘Pascua Yaqui Tribe Land Conveyance Act, dated March 14, 2016, and on file and available for public inspection in the local office of the Bureau of Land Management.
 (3)Recreation and Public Purposes ActThe term Recreation and Public Purposes Act means the Act of June 14, 1926 (43 U.S.C. 869 et seq.). (4)SecretaryThe term Secretary means the Secretary of the Interior.
 (5)TribeThe term Tribe means the Pascua Yaqui Tribe of Arizona, a federally recognized Indian tribe. 3.Land to be held in trust (a)Parcel ASubject to subsection (b) and to valid existing rights, all right, title, and interest of the United States in and to the approximately 39.65 acres of Federal lands generally depicted on the map as Parcel A are declared to be held in trust by the United States for the benefit of the Tribe.
 (b)Effective dateSubsection (a) shall take effect on the day after the date on which the District relinquishes all right, title, and interest of the District in and to the approximately 39.65 acres of land described in subsection (a).
			4.Lands to be conveyed to the district
			(a)Parcel B
 (1)In generalSubject to valid existing rights and payment to the United States of the fair market value, the United States shall convey to the District all right, title, and interest of the United States in and to the approximately 13.24 acres of Federal lands generally depicted on the map as Parcel B.
 (2)Determination of fair market valueThe fair market value of the property to be conveyed under paragraph (1) shall be determined by the Secretary in accordance with the Uniform Appraisal Standards for Federal Land Acquisitions and the Uniform Standards of Professional Appraisal Practice.
 (3)Costs of conveyanceAs a condition of the conveyance under this subsection, all costs associated with the conveyance shall be paid by the District.
				(b)Parcel C
 (1)In generalIf, not later than 1 year after the completion of the appraisal required by paragraph (3), the District submits to the Secretary an offer to acquire the Federal reversionary interest in all of the approximately 27.5 acres of land conveyed to the District under Recreation and Public Purposes Act and generally depicted on the map as Parcel C, the Secretary shall convey to the District such reversionary interest in the lands covered by the offer. The Secretary shall complete the conveyance not later than 30 days after the date of the offer.
 (2)SurveyNot later than 90 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall complete a survey of the lands described in this subsection to determine the precise boundaries and acreage of the lands subject to the Federal reversionary interest.
 (3)AppraisalNot later than 180 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall complete an appraisal of the Federal reversionary interest in the lands identified by the survey required by paragraph (2). The appraisal shall be completed in accordance with the Uniform Appraisal Standards for Federal Land Acquisitions and the Uniform Standards of Professional Appraisal Practice.
 (4)ConsiderationAs consideration for the conveyance of the Federal reversionary interest under this subsection, the District shall pay to the Secretary an amount equal to the appraised value of the Federal interest, as determined under paragraph (3). The consideration shall be paid not later than 30 days after the date of the conveyance.
 (5)Costs of conveyanceAs a condition of the conveyance under this subsection, all costs associated with the conveyance, including the cost of the survey required by paragraph (2) and the appraisal required by paragraph (3), shall be paid by the District.
 5.Gaming prohibitionThe Tribe may not conduct gaming activities on lands taken into trust pursuant to this Act, either as a matter of claimed inherent authority, under the authority of any Federal law, including the Indian Gaming Regulatory Act (25 U.S.C. 2701 et seq.), or under regulations promulgated by the Secretary or the National Indian Gaming Commission.
		6.Water rights
 (a)In generalThere shall be no Federal reserved right to surface water or groundwater for any land taken into trust by the United States for the benefit of the Tribe under this Act.
 (b)State water rightsThe Tribe retains any right or claim to water under State law for any land taken into trust by the United States for the benefit of the Tribe under this Act.
 (c)Forfeiture or abandonmentAny water rights that are appurtenant to land taken into trust by the United States for the benefit of the Tribe under this Act may not be forfeited or abandoned.
 (d)AdministrationNothing in this Act affects or modifies any right of the Tribe or any obligation of the United States under Public Law 95–375 (25 U.S.C. 1300f et seq.).

	Passed the House of Representatives June 7, 2016.Karen L. Haas,Clerk


115 S463 IS: Cancer Care Payment Reform Act of 2017
U.S. Senate
2017-02-28
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II115th CONGRESS1st SessionS. 463IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATESFebruary 28, 2017Mr. Cornyn (for himself and Mr. Carper) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on FinanceA BILLTo amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to establish a national Oncology Medical Home
			 Demonstration Project under the Medicare program for the purpose of
			 changing the Medicare payment for cancer care in order to enhance the
			 quality of care and to improve cost efficiency, and for other purposes.

 1.Short titleThis Act may be cited as the Cancer Care Payment Reform Act of 2017. 2.Establishing an Oncology Medical Home Demonstration Project under the Medicare program to improve quality of care and cost efficiencyTitle XVIII of the Social Security Act is amended by inserting after section 1866E (42 U.S.C. 1395cc–5) the following new section:

				1866F.Oncology Medical Home Demonstration Project
 (a)Establishment of demonstration projectNot later than 12 months after the date of the enactment of this section, the Secretary shall establish an Oncology Medical Home Demonstration Project (in this section referred to as the demonstration project) to make payments in the amounts specified in subsection (f) to each participating oncology practice (as defined in subsection (b)).
 (b)Definition of participating oncology practiceFor purposes of this section, the term participating oncology practice means an oncology practice that— (1)submits to the Secretary an application to participate in the demonstration project in accordance with subsection (c);
 (2)is selected by the Secretary, in accordance with subsection (d), to participate in the demonstration project; and
 (3)is owned by a physician, or is owned by or affiliated with a hospital, that submitted a claim for payment in the prior year for an item or service for which payment may be made under part B.
 (c)Application To ParticipateAn application by an oncology practice to participate in the demonstration project shall include an attestation to the Secretary that the practice—
 (1)furnishes physicians’ services for which payment may be made under part B; (2)coordinates oncology services furnished to an individual by the practice with services that are related to such oncology services and that are furnished to such individual by practitioners (including oncology nurses) inside or outside the practice in order to ensure that each such individual receives coordinated care;
 (3)meaningfully uses electronic health records; (4)will, not later than one year after the date on which the practice commences its participation in the demonstration project, be accredited as an Oncology Medical Home by the Commission on Cancer, the National Committee for Quality Assurance, or such other entity as the Secretary determines appropriate;
 (5)will repay all amounts paid by the Secretary to the practice under subsection (f)(1)(A) in the case that the practice does not, on a date that is not later than 60 days after the date on which the practice’s agreement period for the demonstration project begins, as determined by the Secretary, submit an application to an entity described in paragraph (4) for accreditation as an Oncology Medical Home in accordance with such paragraph;
 (6)will, for each year in which the demonstration project is conducted, report to the Secretary, in such form and manner as is specified by the Secretary, on—
 (A)the performance of the practice with respect to measures described in subsection (e) as determined by the Secretary, subject to subsection (e)(1)(B); and
 (B)the experience of care of individuals who are furnished oncology services by the practice for which payment may be made under part B, as measured by a patient experience of care survey based on the Consumer Assessment of Healthcare Providers and Systems survey or by such similar survey as the Secretary determines appropriate;
 (7)agrees not to receive the payments described in subclauses (I) and (II) of subsection (f)(1)(B)(iii) in the case that the practice does not report to the Secretary in accordance with paragraph (6) with respect to performance of the practice during the 12-month period beginning on the date on which the practice’s agreement period for the demonstration project begins, as determined by the Secretary;
 (8)will, for each year of the demonstration project, meet the performance standards developed under subsection (e)(4)(B) with respect to each of the measures on which the practice has agreed to report under paragraph (6)(A) and the patient experience of care on which the practice has agreed to report under paragraph (6)(B); and
 (9)has the capacity to utilize shared decision-making tools that facilitate the incorporation of the patient needs, preferences, and circumstances of an individual into the medical plan of the individual and that maintain provider flexibility to tailor care of the individual based on the full range of test and treatment options available to the individual.
						(d)Selection of participating practices
 (1)In generalThe Secretary shall, not later than 15 months after the date of the enactment of this section, select oncology practices that submit an application to the Secretary in accordance with subsection (c) to participate in the demonstration project.
 (2)Maximum number of practicesIn selecting an oncology practice to participate in the demonstration project under this section, the Secretary shall ensure that the participation of such practice in the demonstration project does not, on the date on which the practice commences its participation in the demonstration project—
 (A)increase the total number of practices participating in the demonstration project to a number that is greater than 200 practices (or such number as the Secretary determines appropriate); or
 (B)increase the total number of oncologists who participate in the demonstration project to a number that is greater than 1,500 oncologists (or such number as the Secretary determines appropriate).
							(3)Diversity of practices
 (A)In generalSubject to subparagraph (B), in selecting oncology practices to participate in the demonstration project under this section, the Secretary shall, to the extent practicable, include in such selection—
 (i)small-, medium-, and large-sized practices; and (ii)practices located in different geographic areas.
 (B)Inclusion of small oncology practicesIn selecting oncology practices to participate in the demonstration project under this section, the Secretary shall, to the extent practicable, ensure that at least 20 percent of the participating practices are small oncology practices (as determined by the Secretary).
 (4)No penalty for certain opt-outs by practicesIn the case that the Secretary selects an oncology practice to participate in the demonstration project under this section that has agreed to participate in a model established under section 1115A for oncology services, such practice may not be assessed a penalty for electing not to participate in such model if the practice makes such election—
 (A)prior to the receipt by the practice of any payment for such model that would not otherwise be paid in the absence of such model; and
 (B)in order to participate in the demonstration project under this section. (e)Measures (1)Development (A)In generalThe Secretary shall use measures described in paragraph (2), and may use measures developed under paragraph (3), to assess the performance of each participating oncology practice, as compared to other participating oncology practices as described in paragraph (4)(A)(i).
 (B)Determination of measures reportedIn determining measures to be reported under subsection (c)(6)(A), the Secretary, in consultation with stakeholders, shall ensure that reporting under such subsection is not overly burdensome and that those measures required to be reported are aligned with applicable requirements from other payors.
 (2)Measures describedThe measures described in this paragraph, with respect to individuals who are attributed to a participating oncology practice, as determined by the Secretary, are the following:
							(A)Patient care measures
 (i)The percentage of such individuals who receive documented clinical or pathologic staging prior to initiation of a first course of cancer treatment.
 (ii)The percentage of such individuals who undergo advanced imaging and have been diagnosed with stage I or II breast cancer.
 (iii)The percentage of such individuals who undergo advanced imaging and have been diagnosed with stage I or II prostate cancer.
 (iv)The percentage of such individuals who, prior to receiving cancer treatment, had their performance status assessed by the practice.
 (v)The percentage of such individuals who— (I)undergo treatment with a chemotherapy regimen provided by the practice;
 (II)have at least a 20-percent risk of developing febrile neutropenia due to a combination of regimen risk and patient risk factors; and
 (III)have received from the practice either GCSF or white cell growth factor. (vi)With respect to such individuals who receive an oncology drug therapy from the practice, the percentage of such individuals who underwent a diagnostic test to identify specific biomarkers, genetic mutations, or characteristics prior to receiving an oncology drug therapy, where such a diagnostic test exists for a given cancer type.
 (vii)With respect to such individuals who receive chemotherapy treatment from the practice, the percentage of such individuals so treated who receive a treatment plan prior to the administration of such chemotherapy.
 (viii)With respect to chemotherapy treatments administered to such individuals by the practice, the percentage of such treatments that adhere to guidelines published by the National Comprehensive Cancer Network or such other entity as the Secretary determines appropriate.
 (ix)With respect to antiemetic drugs dispensed by the practice to individuals as part of moderately or highly emetogenic chemotherapy regimens for such individuals, the extent to which such drugs are administered in accordance with evidence-based guidelines or pathways that are compliant with guidelines published by the National Comprehensive Cancer Network or such other entity as the Secretary determines appropriate.
								(B)Resource utilization measures
 (i)With respect to emergency room visits in a year by such individuals who are receiving active chemotherapy treatment administered by the practice as of the date of such visits, the percentage of such visits that are associated with qualified cancer diagnoses of the individuals.
 (ii)With respect to hospital admissions in a year by such individuals who are receiving active chemotherapy treatment administered by the practice as of the date of such visits, the percentage of such admissions that are associated with qualified cancer diagnoses of the individuals.
								(C)Survivorship measures
 (i)Survival rates for such individuals who have been diagnosed with stage I through IV breast cancer. (ii)Survival rates for such individuals who have been diagnosed with stage I through IV colorectal cancer.
 (iii)Survival rates for such individuals who have been diagnosed with stage I through IV lung cancer. (iv)With respect to such individuals who receive chemotherapy treatment from the practice, the percentage of such individuals so treated who receive a survivorship plan not later than 45 days after the completion of the administration of such chemotherapy.
 (v)With respect to such individuals who receive chemotherapy treatment from the practice, the percentage of such individuals who receive psychological screening.
								(D)End-of-life care measures
 (i)The number of times that such an individual receives chemotherapy treatment from the practice within an amount of time specified by the Secretary, in consultation with stakeholders, prior to the death of the individual.
 (ii)With respect to such individuals who have a stage IV disease and have received treatment for such disease from the practice, the percentage of such individuals so treated who have had a documented end-of-life care conversation with a physician in the practice or another health care provider who is a member of the cancer care team of the practice.
 (iii)With respect to such an individual who is referred to hospice care by a physician in the practice or a health care provider who is a member of the cancer care team of the practice, regardless of the setting in which such care is furnished, the average number of days that the individual receives hospice care prior to the death of the individual.
 (iv)With respect to such individuals who die while receiving care from the practice, the percentage of such deceased individuals whose death occurred in an acute care setting.
								(3)Modification or addition of measures
 (A)In generalThe Secretary may, in consultation with appropriate stakeholders in a manner determined by the Secretary, modify, replace, remove, or add to the measures described in paragraph (2).
 (B)Appropriate stakeholders describedFor purposes of subparagraph (A), the term appropriate stakeholders includes oncology societies, oncologists who furnish oncology services to one or more individuals for which payment may be made under part B, allied health professionals, health insurance issuers that have implemented alternative payment models for oncologists, patients and organizations that represent patients, and biopharmaceutical and other medical technology manufacturers.
							(4)Assessment
 (A)In generalThe Secretary shall, for each year in which the demonstration project is conducted, assess— (i)the performance of each participating oncology practice for such year with respect to the measures on which the practice has agreed to report to the Secretary under subsection (c)(6)(A), as compared to the performance of other participating oncology practices with respect to such measures; and
 (ii)the extent to which each participating oncology practice has, during such year, used breakthrough or other best-in-class therapies.
 (B)Performance standardsThe Secretary shall, in consultation with the appropriate stakeholders described in paragraph (3)(B) in a manner determined by the Secretary, develop performance standards with respect to—
 (i)each of the measures described in paragraph (2), including those measures as modified or added under paragraph (3); and
 (ii)the patient experience of care on which participating oncology practices agree to report to the Secretary under subsection (c)(6)(B).
								(f)Payments for participating oncology practices and oncologists
						(1)Care coordination management fee during first two years of demonstration project
 (A)In generalThe Secretary shall, in addition to any other payments made by the Secretary under this title to a participating oncology practice, pay a care coordination management fee to each such practice at each of the times specified in subparagraph (B).
 (B)Timing of paymentsThe care coordination management fee described in subparagraph (A) shall be paid to a participating oncology practice at the end of each of the following periods:
 (i)The period that ends 6 months after the date on which the practice’s agreement period for the demonstration project begins, as determined by the Secretary.
 (ii)The period that ends 12 months after the date on which the practice’s agreement period for the demonstration project begins, as determined by the Secretary.
 (iii)Subject to subsection (c)(7)— (I)the period that ends 18 months after the date on which the practice’s agreement period for the demonstration project begins, as determined by the Secretary; and
 (II)the period that ends 24 months after the date on which the practice’s agreement period for the demonstration project begins, as determined by the Secretary.
 (C)Amount of paymentThe Secretary shall, in consultation with oncologists who furnish oncology services for which payment may be made under part B in a manner determined by the Secretary, determine the amount of the care coordination management fee described in subparagraph (A).
							(2)Performance incentive payments
 (A)In generalSubject to subparagraphs (C) and (E), the Secretary shall, in addition to any other payments made by the Secretary under this title to a participating oncology practice, pay a performance incentive payment to each such practice for each year of the demonstration project described in subparagraph (B).
 (B)Timing of paymentsThe performance incentive payment described in subparagraph (A) shall be paid to a participating oncology practice as soon as practicable following the end of the third, fourth, and fifth years of the demonstration project.
 (C)Source of paymentsPerformance incentive payments made to participating oncology practices under subparagraph (A) for each of the years of the demonstration project described in subparagraph (B) shall be paid from the aggregate pool available for making payments for each such year determined under subparagraph (D), as available for each such year.
 (D)Aggregate pool available for making paymentsWith respect to each of the years of the demonstration project described in subparagraph (B), the aggregate pool available for making performance incentive payments for each such year shall be determined by—
 (i)estimating the amount by which the aggregate expenditures that would have been expended for the year under parts A and B for items and services furnished to individuals attributed to participating oncology practices if the demonstration project had not been implemented exceeds such aggregate expenditures for such individuals for such year of the demonstration project;
 (ii)calculating the amount that is half of the amount estimated under clause (i); and (iii)subtracting from the amount calculated under clause (ii) the total amount of payments made under paragraph (1) that have not, in a prior application of this clause, previously been so subtracted from a calculation made under clause (ii).
								(E)Amount of payments to individual practices that meet performance standards and achieve
			 savings
 (i)Payments only to practices that meet performance standardsThe Secretary may not make performance incentive payments to a participating oncology practice under subparagraph (A) with respect to a year of the demonstration project described in subparagraph (B) unless the practice meets or exceeds the performance standards developed under subsection (e)(4)(B) for the year with respect to—
 (I)the measures on which the practice has agreed to report to the Secretary under subsection (c)(6)(A); and
 (II)the patient experience of care on which the practice has agreed to report to the Secretary under subsection (c)(6)(B).
 (ii)Consideration of performance assessmentThe Secretary shall, in consultation with the appropriate stakeholders described in subsection (e)(3)(B) in a manner determined by the Secretary, determine the amount of a performance incentive payment to a participating oncology practice under subparagraph (A) for a year of the demonstration project described in subparagraph (B). In making a determination under the preceding sentence, the Secretary shall take into account the performance assessment of the practice under subsection (e)(4)(A) with respect to the year and the aggregate pool available for making payments for such year determined under subparagraph (D), as available for such year.
 (3)Issuance of guidanceNot later than the date that is 12 months after the date of the enactment of this section, the Secretary shall issue guidance detailing the methodology that the Secretary will use to implement subparagraphs (D) and (E) of paragraph (2).
 (g)Secretary reports to participating oncology practicesThe Secretary shall inform each participating oncology practice, on a periodic (such as quarterly) basis, of—
 (1)the performance of the practice with respect to the measures on which the practice has agreed to report to the Secretary under subsection (c)(6)(A); and
 (2)the estimated amount by which the expenditures that would have been expended under parts A and B for items and services furnished to individuals attributed to the practice if the demonstration project had not been implemented exceeds the actual expenditures for such individuals.
 (h)Applications From Entities To Provide AccreditationsNot later than the date that is 18 months after the date of the enactment of this section, the Secretary shall establish a process for the acceptance and consideration of applications from entities for purposes of determining which entities may provide accreditation to practices under subsection (c)(4) in addition to the entities described in such subsection.
 (i)Revisions to demonstration projectThe Secretary may make appropriate revisions to the demonstration project under this section in order for participating oncology practices under such demonstration project to meet the definition of an eligible alternative payment entity for purposes of section 1833(z).
 (j)Waiver authorityThe Secretary may waive such provisions of this title and title XI as the Secretary determines necessary in order to implement the demonstration project under this section.
 (k)AdministrationChapter 35 of title 44, United States Code, shall not apply to this section..


115 S3269 IS: Department of Veterans Affairs Tribal Advisory Committee Act of 2018
U.S. Senate
2018-07-25
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		II
		115th CONGRESS2d Session
		S. 3269
		IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

			July 25, 2018
			Mr. Tester (for himself, Mr. Udall, and Mr. Sullivan) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs

		A BILL
		To establish the Department of Veterans Affairs Advisory Committee on Tribal and Indian Affairs,
			 and for other purposes.

 1.Short titleThis Act may be cited as the Department of Veterans Affairs Tribal Advisory Committee Act of 2018. 2.Department of Veterans Affairs Advisory Committee on Tribal and Indian Affairs (a)In generalSubchapter III of chapter 5 of title 38, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following new section:

					547.Advisory Committee on Tribal and Indian Affairs
 (a)Establishment(1)The Secretary shall establish an advisory committee to provide advice and guidance to the Secretary on matters relating to Indian tribes, tribal organizations, and Native American veterans.
 (2)The advisory committee established under paragraph (1) shall be known as the Advisory Committee on Tribal and Indian Affairs (in this section referred to as the Committee). (3)The Committee shall facilitate, but not supplant, government-to-government consultation between the Department and Indian tribes or tribal organizations.
 (b)Membership(1)The Committee shall be composed of 15 members selected by the Secretary from among individuals nominated by Indian tribes or tribal organizations for purposes of this section.
 (2)In selecting members under paragraph (1), the Secretary shall ensure that— (A)each of the 12 regions of the Bureau of Indian Affairs is represented in the membership of the Committee; and
 (B)not fewer than four of the members are veterans. (3)No member of the Committee may be an employee of the Federal Government.
 (4)One representative from the Office of Tribal Government Relations of the Department shall be present at each meeting of the Committee. Such representative shall not be a voting member of the Committee.
							(c)Period of
		appointment; vacancies(1)
 A member of the Committee shall be appointed for a term of two years and no member may serve for more than two terms.
 (2)The Secretary shall fill a vacancy in the Committee in the same manner as the original appointment within 180 days.
 (d)MeetingsThe Committee shall meet in-person with the Secretary, or the Secretary's designee, not less frequently than twice each year and hold monthly conference calls as necessary.
 (e)Subcommittees(1)The Committee may establish subcommittees. (2)Such subcommittees may enhance the function of the Committee, but may not supersede the authority of the Committee or provide direct advice or work products to the Department.
 (f)DutiesThe duties of the Committee are as follows: (1)To advise the Secretary on ways the Department can improve the programs and services of the Department to better serve Native American veterans.
 (2)To identify for the Department evolving issues of relevance to Indian tribes, tribal organizations, and Native American veterans relating to programs and services of the Department.
 (3)To propose clarifications, recommendations, and solutions to address issues raised at tribal, regional, and national levels, especially regarding the Annual Tribal Consultation Report.
 (4)To provide a forum for Indian tribes, tribal organizations, and the Department to discuss issues and proposals for changes to Department regulations, policies, and procedures.
 (5)To identify priorities and provide advice on appropriate strategies for tribal consultation on issues at the tribal, regional, or national levels.
 (6)To ensure that pertinent issues are brought to the attention of Indian tribes and tribal organizations in a timely manner, so that tribal feedback can be obtained.
 (7)To encourage the Secretary to work with other Federal agencies and Congress so that Native American veterans are not denied the full benefit of their status as both Native Americans and veterans.
 (8)To highlight contributions of Native American veterans in the Armed Forces. (g)Reports(1)Not less frequently than once each year, the Committee shall submit to the Secretary and the appropriate committees of Congress such recommendations as the Committee may have for legislative or administrative action for the upcoming year.
 (2)Not later than 90 days after the date on which the Secretary receives a recommendation under paragraph (1), the Secretary shall submit to the appropriate committees of Congress a written response to the recommendation.
 (3)Not less frequently than once every two years, the Committee shall submit to the Secretary and the appropriate committees of Congress a report describing the activities of the Committee during the previous two years.
 (4)The Secretary shall make publicly available on an Internet website of the Department— (A)each recommendation the Secretary receives under paragraph (1);
 (B)each response the Secretary submits under paragraph (2); and (C)each report the Secretary receives under paragraph (3).
 (h)Committee personnel mattersEach member of the Committee shall be compensated at a rate equal to the daily equivalent of the annual rate of basic pay prescribed for level IV of the Executive Schedule under section 5315 of title 5 for each day (including travel time) during which such member is engaged in the performance of duties of the Committee.
 (i)Federal Advisory Committee Act exemptionSection 14 of the Federal Advisory Committee Act (5 U.S.C. App.) shall not apply to the Committee.
 (j)DefinitionsIn this section: (1)The term appropriate committees of Congress means—
 (A)the Committee on Veterans' Affairs and the Committee on Indian Affairs of the Senate; and (B)the Committee on Veterans' Affairs of the House of Representatives.
 (2)The term Indian tribe has the meaning given such term in section 4 of the Indian Self-Determination and Education Assistance Act (25 U.S.C. 5304).
 (3)The term Native American veteran has the meaning given such term in section 3765 of this title. (4)The term tribal organization has the meaning given such term in section 3765 of this title and includes an Urban Indian organization (as defined in section 4 of the Indian Health Care Improvement Act (25 U.S.C. 1603))..
 (b)Deadline for establishmentThe Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall establish the advisory committee required by section 547 of title 38, United States Code, as added by subsection (a), not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act.
 (c)Deadline for initial appointmentsNot later than 90 days after the date on which the Secretary establishes the advisory committee required by such section, the Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall appoint members under subsection (b)(1) of such section.
 (d)Initial meetingNot later than 90 days after the date on which the Secretary establishes the advisory committee required by such section, such advisory committee shall hold its first meeting.
 (e)Clerical amendmentThe table of sections at the beginning of chapter 5 of such title is amended by inserting after the item relating to section 546 the following new item:
				547. Advisory Committee on Tribal and Indian Affairs..


110 HR 1511 IH: To amend the Servicemembers Civil Relief Act to provide

U.S. House of Representatives
2007-03-13
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		I
		110th CONGRESS
		1st Session
		H. R. 1511
		IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

			March 13, 2007
			Mr. Rohrabacher
			 introduced the following bill; which was referred to the
			 Committee on Ways and
			 Means, and in addition to the Committee on
			 Veterans’ Affairs, for a
			 period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for
			 consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the
			 committee concerned

		A BILL
		To amend the Servicemembers Civil Relief Act to provide
		  relief with respect to rent and mortgage payments for members of the reserve
		  components who are called to active duty and to amend the Internal Revenue Code
		  of 1986 to allow a refundable credit to lessors for payments foregone by reason
		  of such relief.

		1.Relief with respect to rent
			 and mortgage payments for reserve components members ordered to active
			 duty
			(a)Rent and
			 mortgage reliefTitle III of the Servicemembers Civil Relief Act
			 (50 U.S.C. App. 531 et seq.) is amended by adding at the end the following new
			 section:

					309.Rent and
				mortgage relief
						(a)RentA
				member of a reserve component who is ordered to report for military service for
				a period of more than 90 days and who on the date of such order is a lessee of
				real property that is occupied by the member or dependents of the member as the
				primary residence of the member or dependents shall not be required to pay rent
				under that lease for any period of such military service during which the
				member is assigned to duty at a location sufficiently distant from such
				property that the member is unable to reside at such property.
						(b)Mortgages
							(1)In
				generalA member of a reserve
				component who is ordered to report for military service for a period of more
				than 90 days and who on the date of such order resides at real property that is
				occupied by the member or dependents of the member as the primary residence of
				the member or dependents, is owned by the member, and is secured by a mortgage
				shall be not be required during the period of such military service to make any
				payment of principal or interest on the mortgage. Any payment not paid by
				reason of the preceding sentence shall be deferred and shall be appended, on a
				month-for-month basis, to the end of the term of the mortgage, in the same
				amount as originally due.
							(2)MortgageIn this subsection, the term
				mortgage includes a trust deed or other security in the nature of
				a
				mortgage.
							.
			(b)Clerical
			 amendmentThe table of contents in section 1(b) of such Act is
			 amended by inserting after the item relating to section 308 the following new
			 item:

						Sec. 309. Rent and mortgage
				relief.

					.
			(c)Effective
			 dateSection 309 of the Servicemembers Civil Relief Act, as added
			 by subsection (a), shall apply with respect to obligations to make lease
			 payments or mortgage payments that become due on or after the date of the
			 enactment of this Act.
			2.Refundable tax
			 credit for lessors with respect to rent relief for reserve components members
			 ordered to active duty
			(a)In
			 generalSubpart C of part IV
			 of subchapter A of chapter 1 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (relating to
			 refundable credits) is amended by redesignating section 36 as section 37 and by
			 inserting after section 35 the following new section:

					36.Credit for
				lessors with respect to rent relief for reserve components members ordered to
				active duty
						(a)General
				ruleIn the case of a lessor,
				there shall be allowed as a credit against the tax imposed by this chapter for
				the taxable year an amount equal to the reserve component rent relief
				credit.
						(b)Limitation based
				on previous rentFor purposes of this section—
							(1)In
				generalIn the case of a property which was rented for the entire
				preceding taxable year, the amount taken into account under this section as
				rent not received with respect to such property shall not exceed the amount for
				which such property was rented for the preceding taxable year.
							(2)Property rented
				for less than full yearIn
				the case of a property which was rented for less than the entire preceding
				taxable year, the amount taken into account under this section as rent not
				received with respect to such property shall not exceed the amount for which
				such property was rented for the preceding taxable year, annualized under such
				methods as the Secretary may prescribe by regulation.
							(3)Property not
				rented during preceding yearThis subsection shall not apply in
				the case of a property which was not rented during the preceding taxable
				year.
							(c)Reserve
				component rent relief creditFor purposes of subsection (a), the reserve
				component rent relief credit for a taxable year is the aggregate amount of rent
				not received on leases held by the taxpayer by reason of section 309(a) of the
				Servicemembers Civil Relief Act.
						(d)Denial of double
				benefitNo deduction shall be allowed under this chapter with
				respect to amounts taken into account in determining the credit allowed under
				this section.
						(e)RegulationsThe
				Secretary shall issue such regulations as may be necessary or appropriate to
				carry out this
				section.
						.
			(b)Technical
			 amendmentParagraph (2) of section 1324(b) of title 31, United
			 States Code, is amended by inserting or from section 36 of such
			 Code before the period at the end.
			(c)Clerical
			 amendmentThe table of sections for subpart C of part IV of
			 subchapter A of chapter 1 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by
			 redesignating the item relating to section 36 as an item relating to section 37
			 and by inserting after the item relating to section 35 the following new
			 item:

						Sec. 36. Credit for lessors with respect to rent relief for
				reserve components members ordered to active
				duty.

					.
			(d)Effective
			 dateThe amendments made by this section shall apply to taxable
			 years beginning after the date of the enactment of this Act.


115 S593 RS: Target Practice and Marksmanship Training Support Act
U.S. Senate
2017-03-09
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IICalendar No. 575115th CONGRESS2d SessionS. 593IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATESMarch 9, 2017Mrs. Capito (for herself, Mr. Boozman, Mr. Bennet, Ms. Heitkamp, Mr. Manchin, Mr. Flake, Mr. Risch, Mr. Crapo, Mr. Tester, Mr. Heinrich, Mr. Hatch, Mr. King, Mr. Strange, Mr. Cassidy, Mr. Sullivan, Ms. Baldwin, Mrs. Ernst, and Mr. Rounds) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public WorksSeptember 18, 2018Reported by Mr. Barrasso, without amendmentA BILLTo amend the Pittman-Robertson Wildlife Restoration Act to facilitate the establishment of
			 additional or expanded public target ranges in certain States.

 1.Short titleThis Act may be cited as the Target Practice and Marksmanship Training Support Act.
		2.Findings; purpose
 (a)FindingsCongress finds that— (1)the use of firearms and archery equipment for target practice and marksmanship training activities on Federal land is allowed, except to the extent specific portions of that land have been closed to those activities;
 (2)in recent years preceding the date of enactment of this Act, portions of Federal land have been closed to target practice and marksmanship training for many reasons;
 (3)the availability of public target ranges on non-Federal land has been declining for a variety of reasons, including continued population growth and development near former ranges;
 (4)providing opportunities for target practice and marksmanship training at public target ranges on Federal and non-Federal land can help—
 (A)to promote enjoyment of shooting, recreational, and hunting activities; and
 (B)to ensure safe and convenient locations for those activities;
 (5)Federal law in effect on the date of enactment of this Act, including the Pittman-Robertson Wildlife Restoration Act (16 U.S.C. 669 et seq.), provides Federal support for construction and expansion of public target ranges by making available to States amounts that may be used for construction, operation, and maintenance of public target ranges; and
 (6)it is in the public interest to provide increased Federal support to facilitate the construction or expansion of public target ranges.
 (b)PurposeThe purpose of this Act is to facilitate the construction and expansion of public target ranges, including ranges on Federal land managed by the Forest Service and the Bureau of Land Management.
			3.Definition of public target
 rangeIn this Act, the term public target range means a specific location that—
 (1)is identified by a governmental agency for recreational shooting;
 (2)is open to the public; (3)may be supervised; and
 (4)may accommodate archery or rifle, pistol, or shotgun shooting.
			4.Amendments to Pittman-Robertson Wildlife
			 Restoration Act
 (a)DefinitionsSection 2 of the Pittman-Robertson Wildlife Restoration Act (16 U.S.C. 669a) is amended—
 (1)by redesignating paragraphs (2) through (8) as paragraphs (3) through (9), respectively; and
 (2)by inserting after paragraph (1) the following:

 (2)the term public target range means a specific location that—
 (A)is identified by a governmental agency for recreational shooting;
 (B)is open to the public; (C)may be supervised; and
 (D)may accommodate archery or rifle, pistol, or shotgun shooting;.
				(b)Expenditures for management of wildlife
 areas and resourcesSection 8(b) of the Pittman-Robertson Wildlife Restoration Act (16 U.S.C. 669g(b)) is amended—
 (1)by striking (b) Each State and inserting the following:

						(b)Expenditures for management of wildlife
				areas and resources
 (1)In generalExcept as provided in paragraph (2), each State;
 (2)in paragraph (1) (as so designated), by striking construction, operation, and inserting operation;
 (3)in the second sentence, by striking The non-Federal share and inserting the following:

 (3)Non-Federal shareThe non-Federal share;
 (4)in the third sentence, by striking The Secretary and inserting the following:

 (4)RegulationsThe Secretary;
				and
 (5)by inserting after paragraph (1) (as designated by paragraph (1) of this subsection) the following:

 (2)ExceptionNotwithstanding the limitation described in paragraph (1), a State may pay up to 90 percent of the cost of acquiring land for, expanding, or constructing a public target range..
				(c)Firearm and bow hunter education and safety
 program grantsSection 10 of the Pittman-Robertson Wildlife Restoration Act (16 U.S.C. 669h–1) is amended—
 (1)in subsection (a), by adding at the end the following:

						(3)Allocation of additional
 amountsOf the amount apportioned to a State for any fiscal year under section 4(b), the State may elect to allocate not more than 10 percent, to be combined with the amount apportioned to the State under paragraph (1) for that fiscal year, for acquiring land for, expanding, or constructing a public target range.;
 (2)by striking subsection (b) and inserting the following:

						(b)Cost sharing
 (1)In generalExcept as provided in paragraph (2), the Federal share of the cost of any activity carried out using a grant under this section shall not exceed 75 percent of the total cost of the activity.
							(2)Public target range construction or
 expansionThe Federal share of the cost of acquiring land for, expanding, or constructing a public target range in a State on Federal or non-Federal land pursuant to this section or section 8(b) shall not exceed 90 percent of the cost of the activity.;
				and
 (3)in subsection (c)(1)— (A)by striking Amounts made and inserting the following:

 (A)In generalExcept as provided in subparagraph (B), amounts made;
				and
 (B)by adding at the end the following:  (B)ExceptionAmounts provided for acquiring land for, constructing, or expanding a public target range shall remain available for expenditure and obligation during the 5-fiscal-year period beginning on October 1 of the first fiscal year for which the amounts are made available..
					5.Limits on liability
 (a)Discretionary functionFor purposes of chapter 171 of title 28, United States Code (commonly referred to as the Federal Tort Claims Act), any action by an agent or employee of the United States to manage or allow the use of Federal land for purposes of target practice or marksmanship training by a member of the public shall be considered to be the exercise or performance of a discretionary function.
 (b)Civil action or claimsExcept to the extent provided in chapter 171 of title 28, United States Code, the United States shall not be subject to any civil action or claim for money damages for any injury to or loss of property, personal injury, or death caused by an activity occurring at a public target range that is—
 (1)funded in whole or in part by the Federal Government pursuant to the Pittman-Robertson Wildlife Restoration Act (16 U.S.C. 669 et seq.); or
 (2)located on Federal land. 6.Sense of Congress regarding cooperationIt is the sense of Congress that, consistent with applicable laws and regulations, the Chief of the Forest Service and the Director of the Bureau of Land Management should cooperate with State and local authorities and other entities to carry out waste removal and other activities on any Federal land used as a public target range to encourage continued use of that land for target practice or marksmanship training.September 18, 2018Reported without amendment


109 HR 1780 IH: To suspend temporarily the duty on Cyclanilide Technical.
U.S. House of Representatives
2005-04-21
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I
109th CONGRESS
1st Session
H. R. 1780
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

April 21, 2005
Mr. Hulshof introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Ways and Means

A BILL
To suspend temporarily the duty on Cyclanilide Technical.

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

9902.05.501-(2,4-Dichlorophenyl- aminocarbonyl)cyclo- propanecarboxylic acid (cyclanilide) (CAS No. 113136-77-9) (provided for in subheading 2924.29.47)FreeNo changeNo changeOn or before 12/31/2008
(b)Effective dateThe amendment made by subsection (a) applies to goods entered, or withdrawn from warehouse for consumption, on or after the 15th day after the date of enactment of this Act.


115 HR 4586 IH: Geoengineering Research Evaluation Act of 2017
U.S. House of Representatives
2017-12-07
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I115th CONGRESS1st SessionH. R. 4586IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVESDecember 7, 2017Mr. McNerney (for himself and Ms. Eddie Bernice Johnson of Texas) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Science, Space, and TechnologyA BILLTo provide for the National Academies to study and report on a research agenda to advance the
			 understanding of albedo modification strategies, and for other purposes.

 1.Short titleThis Act may be cited as the Geoengineering Research Evaluation Act of 2017. 2.FindingsCongress finds the following:
 (1)Many significant scientific studies have concluded that the climate is changing. The Fifth Assessment Report of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change found that even under the most stringent carbon constrained scenario, mean global surface temperature will still increase.
 (2)If unmitigated, continued rises in temperature will have severe impacts on human health, the global economy, and United States national security, damaging both earth and human systems.
 (3)Cutting carbon pollution is still the best way to mitigate climate change because it prevents further global temperature rise, whereas climate intervention is a higher risk reaction to already elevated greenhouse gas levels.
 (4)However, the United States and other nations may also need to consider climate intervention strategies, beginning with carbon dioxide removal and sequestration, including biological sequestration, and potentially extending to albedo modification.
 (5)In 2015, the National Academies published two reports that outline the research needs and ethical questions for climate intervention, addressing carbon dioxide removal and sequestration and albedo modification. These reports found that currently there is insufficient information to effectively evaluate, let alone deploy, strategies for large-scale climate interventions.
 (6)Many carbon dioxide removal options are relatively low risk and effective, but they are currently limited by cost and lack of technical maturity, and some may have significant local environmental impacts. Albedo modification shows evidence of being temporarily effective at cooling the planet, but at a currently unknown cost to and impact on the environment.
 (7)The Academies’ reports recommended investing in the research and development of methods of carbon dioxide removal and disposal at scales that would impact the climate. They also recommended the development and implementation of a dedicated albedo modification research program that furthers basic climate science, understanding of human interaction with the climate system, and improved detection of changes in radiative forcing.
 (8)The Academies further recommended the development of a clear framework for governance of albedo modification research that would adjust governance of specified types of research according to the magnitude and nature of a project’s expected impact on radiative forcing and climate. Such a structure should ensure transparency in the research process, extend governance requirements beyond those of general research, and engage civil society and other nontraditional stakeholders in decision-making. Large, high-risk projects should not be implemented without thorough consideration of the outcomes of smaller-scale, low-risk projects.
			3.National Academies reports
			(a)Phase I report; research strategy for albedo modification
 (1)In generalNot later than 3 months after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Energy, in consultation with the Administrator of the National Oceanographic and Atmospheric Administration, the Administrator of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration, the Director of the National Science Foundation, the Director of the National Institute of Standards and Technology, and other Federal agencies as appropriate, shall contract with the National Academies to conduct a study and develop a report recommending a research agenda for advancing understanding of albedo modification strategies that involve atmospheric interventions, including marine cloud brightening, stratospheric aerosol albedo modification, and cirrus cloud modification.
 (2)Report contentThe report described in paragraph (1) shall, at a minimum— (A)identify priorities for laboratory studies, model development and experiments, computing capabilities, process-based studies, small-scale field experiments, engineering studies, and long-term, large-scale observations, including space-based observations;
 (B)provide guidance on how to define field experimentation that has a de minimis impact; and (C)identify, where relevant, how the recommended research efforts would provide benefits in advancing other areas of science.
 (3)TimelineThe Secretary of Energy shall encourage the National Academies, to the extent practicable, to complete the Phase I report no later than 9 months after the date of the execution of the contract described in paragraph (1).
				(b)Phase II report; framework for research governance
 (1)In generalNo more than 30 days after completion of the Phase I report described in subsection (a), the Secretary of Energy, in consultation with appropriate Federal agencies, shall contract with the National Academies to conduct a study and develop a report that provides specific guidance on governance mechanisms for the proposed albedo modification research agenda developed in Phase I. The proposed research governance approaches should seek to maximize the benefits of research while minimizing risks.
 (2)Report contentThe report described in paragraph (1) shall, at a minimum— (A)take into account legal, ethical, social, political, economic, and other potentially important ramifications of albedo modification research;
 (B)examine what types of research governance, beyond those that already exist, may be needed for albedo modification research; and
 (C)identify the types of research that would require such governance, potentially based on the magnitude of their expected impact on radiative forcing, their potential for detrimental direct and indirect effects, and other considerations.
 (3)TimelineThe Secretary of Energy shall encourage the National Academies, to the extent practicable, to complete the Phase II report no later than 9 months after the date of the execution of the contract described in paragraph (1).
				(4)Additional considerations
 (A)LimitationThe report described in this subsection shall not address governance for deployment of albedo modification.
 (B)InputThe Secretary of Energy shall ensure that the process for the development of the report described in this subsection includes input from civil society organizations and other relevant stakeholders.
 4.Implementation planNot later than 90 days after completion of the Phase II report described in section 3(b), the Director of the Office of Science and Technology Policy, in coordination with all relevant Federal agencies, shall submit to Congress an implementation plan for geoengineering research and research governance. In preparing such implementation plan, the Director shall take into consideration the recommendations included in the Phase II report and in the Phase I report described in section 3(a).
 5.DefinitionIn this Act, the term National Academies means the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine.


110 HR 12 IH: To permit certain school districts in Illinois to be reconstituted for purposes of determining assistance under the Impact Aid program.
U.S. House of Representatives
2007-01-04
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110th CONGRESS
1st Session
H. R. 12
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

January 4, 2007
Mr. Kirk introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Education and Labor

A BILL
To permit certain school districts in Illinois to be reconstituted for purposes of determining assistance under the Impact Aid program.

1.Eligibility for Impact Aid payment
(a)Local educational agenciesNotwithstanding section 8013(9)(B) of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 7713(9)(B)), North Chicago Community Unit School District 187, North Shore District 112, and Township High School District 113 in Lake County, Illinois, and Glenview Public School District 34 and Glenbrook High School District 225 in Cook County, Illinois, shall be considered local educational agencies as such term is used in and for purposes of title VIII of such Act.
(b)ComputationNotwithstanding any other provision of law, federally connected children (as determined under section 8003(a) of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 7703(a))) who are in attendance in the North Shore District 112, Township High School District 113, Glenview Public School District 34, and Glenbrook High School District 225 described in subsection (a), shall be considered to be in attendance in the North Chicago Community Unit School District 187 described in subsection (a), solely for purposes of computing the amount that the North Chicago Community Unit School District 187 is eligible to receive under subsection (b) or (d) of such section, if—
(1)such school districts have entered into an agreement for such students to be so considered and for the equitable apportionment among all such school districts of any amount received by the North Chicago Community Unit School District 187 under such section; and
(2)any amount apportioned among all such school districts pursuant to paragraph (1) is used by such school districts only for the direct provision of educational services.


115 HRES 503 IH: Recognizing the importance of cancer program accreditation in ensuring comprehensive, high-quality, patient-centered cancer care.
U.S. House of Representatives
2017-09-06
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IV115th CONGRESS1st SessionH. RES. 503IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVESSeptember 6, 2017Ms. Jenkins of Kansas (for herself and Mr. Thompson of California) submitted the following resolution; which was referred to the Committee on Energy and CommerceRESOLUTIONRecognizing the importance of cancer program accreditation in ensuring comprehensive, high-quality,
			 patient-centered cancer care.

 Whereas accreditation from the American College of Surgeons is a voluntary commitment by a cancer program that ensures patients will have access to the full scope of services required to diagnose, treat, rehabilitate, and support patients with cancer and their families;
 Whereas the Commission on Cancer, established in 1922, is a consortium of professional organizations dedicated to improving survival and quality of life for cancer patients and their families;
 Whereas the National Accreditation Program for Breast Centers represents a consortium of national, professional organizations dedicated to the improvement of the quality of care and monitoring of outcomes of patients with diseases of the breast;
 Whereas the American College of Surgeons accredited cancer programs are expanding into programs in rectal cancer, vascular medicine, complex gastrointestinal problems, and other areas to further the value proposition of common oncologic conditions;
 Whereas accreditation allows cancer programs to continually evaluate performance and take proactive, corrective actions when necessary;
 Whereas continuous evaluation reaffirms the commitment of the cancer program to provide high-quality, patient-centered cancer care;
 Whereas accreditation is regarded as important in improving oncologic outcomes through compliance with standards that include continuous quality improvement;
 Whereas quality standards required for accreditation assure that patients receive comprehensive care with a multidisciplinary team approach to coordinate the best available treatment options;
 Whereas patients treated by accredited cancer programs receive information about ongoing cancer clinical trials and new treatment options, and access to a cancer database that offers lifelong patient followup;
 Whereas accreditation promotes access to prevention and early detection programs, cancer education, and support services;
 Whereas patients treated in accredited cancer programs have access to the full continuum of patient-centered care including distress screening, patient navigation, and delivery of survivorship care plans that detail treatments received and provide detailed information on future care needs;
 Whereas accreditation requires evaluation of the entire scope, organization, and activity of a cancer program by external peer review from specially trained surveyors who evaluate compliance with stringent standards designed to promote high-quality care;
 Whereas the quality reporting tools from the over 30,000,000 cases reported to the Commission on Cancer’s National Cancer Database provide feedback needed to initiate quality improvement studies which ultimately lead to implementation of quality improvements in accredited cancer programs;
 Whereas the cancer accreditation programs of the American College of Surgeons use data submitted to such Database to verify and improve quality of care in cancer programs and to further scientific research; and
 Whereas the American College of Surgeons accredited cancer programs in the United States and Puerto Rico care for approximately 70 percent of newly diagnosed cancer patients in the United States: Now, therefore, be it

 That the House of Representatives recognizes the importance of accreditation of cancer programs by the American College of Surgeons for the purpose of assuring patient access to high-quality, comprehensive cancer care.


116 HRES 1006 IH: Expressing support for the designation of the month of June 2020 as “National Post-Traumatic Stress Injury Awareness Month” and June 27, 2020, as “National Post-Traumatic Stress Injury Awareness Day”.
U.S. House of Representatives
2020-06-15
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IV116th CONGRESS2d SessionH. RES. 1006IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVESJune 15, 2020Mr. Peters (for himself, Mr. Mast, Mr. Brindisi, Mr. Katko, Mr. Lynch, Mr. Cisneros, Mr. Wittman, Mr. Moulton, Mrs. Luria, Mr. Waltz, Ms. Stefanik, Mrs. Hartzler, Mr. Golden, Mr. Crow, and Mr. Harder of California) submitted the following resolution; which was referred to the Committee on Armed Services, and in addition to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concernedRESOLUTIONExpressing support for the designation of the month of June 2020 as National Post-Traumatic Stress Injury Awareness Month and June 27, 2020, as National Post-Traumatic Stress Injury Awareness Day.Whereas the brave men and women of the Armed Forces, who proudly serve the United States, risk their lives to protect the freedom, health, and welfare of the people of the United States and deserve the investment of every possible resource to ensure their lasting physical, mental, and emotional well-being;Whereas nearly 2,800,000 members of the Armed Forces have deployed overseas since the events of September 11, 2001, and have served in places such as Afghanistan and Iraq;Whereas the current generation of men and women in the Armed Forces has sustained a high rate of operational deployments, with many members of the Armed Forces serving overseas multiple times, placing those members at high risk of enduring traumatic combat stress;Whereas, when left untreated, exposure to traumatic combat stress can lead to severe and chronic post-traumatic stress responses, commonly referred to as post-traumatic stress disorder (in this preamble referred to as PTSD) or post-traumatic stress injury;Whereas many men and women of the Armed Forces and veterans who served before September 11, 2001, live with mental health needs from post-traumatic stress and remain at risk;Whereas the Secretary of Veterans Affairs reports that approximately—(1)11 to 20 percent of veterans who served in Operation Iraqi Freedom or Operation Enduring Freedom have PTSD in a given year;(2)12 percent of veterans who served in the Persian Gulf war have PTSD in a given year; and(3)30 percent of veterans who served in the Vietnam era have had PTSD in their lifetimes;Whereas many post-traumatic stress responses remain unreported, undiagnosed, and untreated due to a lack of awareness about post-traumatic stress and the persistent stigma associated with mental health conditions;Whereas exposure to trauma during service in the Armed Forces can lead to post-traumatic stress;Whereas post-traumatic stress significantly increases the risk of anxiety, depression, homelessness, substance abuse, and suicide, especially if left untreated;Whereas public perceptions of post-traumatic stress as a mental health disorder creates unique challenges for veterans seeking employment;Whereas the Department of Defense, the Department of Veterans Affairs, and veterans service organizations, as well as the larger medical community, both private and public, have made significant advances in the identification, prevention, diagnosis, and treatment of post-traumatic stress and the symptoms of post-traumatic stress, but many challenges remain;Whereas increased understanding of post-traumatic stress can help to eliminate the stigma attached to this mental health issue;Whereas additional efforts are needed to find further ways to eliminate the stigma associated with post-traumatic stress, including—(1)an examination of how post-traumatic stress is discussed in the United States; and(2)a recognition that post-traumatic stress is a common injury that is treatable;Whereas timely and appropriate treatment of post-traumatic stress responses can diminish complications and avert suicides;Whereas post-traumatic stress can result from any number of stressors other than combat, including rape, sexual assault, battery, torture, confinement, child abuse, car accidents, train wrecks, plane crashes, bombings, natural disasters, or global pandemics, and affects approximately 8,000,000 adults in the United States annually;Whereas traumatic events such as the COVID–19 pandemic could increase the number of those impacted by or exacerbate the responses of post-traumatic stress;Whereas the diagnosis now known as PTSD was first defined by the American Psychiatric Association in 1980 to commonly and more accurately understand and treat veterans who had endured severe traumatic combat stress;Whereas the word disorder perpetuates the stigma associated with combat stress; andWhereas the designation of a National Post-Traumatic Stress Injury Awareness Month and a National Post-Traumatic Stress Injury Awareness Day raises public awareness about issues related to post-traumatic stress, reduces the associated stigma, and helps ensure that those individuals suffering from the invisible wounds of war receive proper treatment: Now, therefore, be itThat the House of Representatives—(1)supports the designation of National Post-Traumatic Stress Injury Awareness Month and National Post-Traumatic Stress Injury Awareness Day;(2)supports the efforts of the Secretary of Veterans Affairs and the Secretary of Defense, as well as the entire medical community, to educate members of the Armed Forces, veterans, the families of members of the Armed Forces and veterans, and the public about the causes, symptoms, and treatment of post-traumatic stress;(3)supports efforts by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs and the Secretary of Defense to foster cultural change around the issue of post-traumatic stress, understanding that personal interactions can save lives and advance treatment;(4)welcomes the efforts of the National Center for Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder of the Department of Veterans Affairs and local Vet Centers (as defined in section 1712A(h) of title 38, United States Code) to provide assistance to veterans who are suffering from the effects of post-traumatic stress;(5)encourages the leadership of the Armed Forces to support appropriate treatment of men and women of the Armed Forces who suffer from post-traumatic stress;(6)recognizes the impact of post-traumatic stress on the spouses and families of members of the Armed Forces and veterans; and(7)respectfully requests that the Clerk of the House transmit a copy of this resolution to the Secretary of Veterans Affairs and the Secretary of Defense.


116 HR 476 IH: Solar Expansion of Distributed Generation Exponentially Act
U.S. House of Representatives
2019-01-10
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I116th CONGRESS1st SessionH. R. 476IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVESJanuary 10, 2019Mr. Neguse introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Ways and MeansA BILLTo amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to increase for 2 years the residential energy credit
			 and the investment tax credit with respect to solar property with a
			 nameplate capacity of less than 20 kilowatts.

 1.Short titleThis Act may be cited as the Solar Expansion of Distributed Generation Exponentially Act or the Solar EDGE Act. 2.Two-year increase for certain solar property expenditures (a)In generalSection 25D of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by redesignating subsection (h) as subsection (i) and by inserting after subsection (g) the following new subsection:

 (h)Two-Year increase for certain solar property expendituresNotwithstanding subsection (g), in the case of qualified solar electric property expenditures for taxable years beginning during 2020 or 2021 with respect to property which has a nameplate capacity of less than 20 kilowatts (or thermal energy equivalent), the applicable percentage under subsection (a) shall be 50 percent..
 (b)Effective dateThe amendment made by this section shall apply to taxable years beginning after December 31, 2019. 3.Two-year increase for certain solar property (a)In generalSubsection (c) of section 48 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by adding at the end the following new paragraph:

 (5)Two-year increase for certain solar propertyNotwithstanding any other provision of this section, in the case of property— (A)described in subsection (a)(3)(A)(i),
 (B)the construction of which begins during 2020 or 2021, and (C)which has a nameplate capacity of less than 20 kilowatts (or thermal energy equivalent),
						the energy percentage shall be 50 percent..
 (b)Effective dateThe amendment made by this section shall apply to property construction of which begins after December 31, 2019.


110 HR 5534 IH: Bear Protection Act of

U.S. House of Representatives
2008-03-05
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		I
		110th CONGRESS
		2d Session
		H. R. 5534
		IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

			March 5, 2008
			Mr. Grijalva
			 introduced the following bill; which was referred to the
			 Committee on Natural
			 Resources

		A BILL
		To amend the Lacey Act Amendments of 1981 to extend its
		  protections to bears illegally harvested for their viscera in the same manner
		  as with respect to prohibited wildlife species, and for other
		  purposes.

		1.Short titleThis Act may be cited as the
			 Bear Protection Act of
			 2008.
		2.PurposeThe purpose of this Act is to ensure the
			 long-term viability of the world’s 8 bear species by reinforcing State
			 conservation and management of bear populations.
		3.Bear viscera
			 definedSection 2 of the
			 Lacey Act Amendments of 1981 (16 U.S.C. 3371) is amended—
			(1)by redesignating
			 paragraphs (a) through (k) as paragraphs (b) through (l), respectively;
			 and
			(2)by inserting
			 before paragraph (b) (as so redesignated) the following new paragraph:

					(a)Bear
				visceraThe term bear
				viscera—
						(1)subject to
				subparagraphs (2) and (3), means the body fluids or internal organs of a
				species of bear;
						(2)except as provided
				in subparagraph (3), includes the gallbladder of such a species and its
				contents; and
						(3)does not include
				blood or brains of such a
				species.
						.
			4.Discouraging the
			 illegal harvest of bears for their visceraSection 3 of the Lacey Act Amendments of
			 1981 (16 U.S.C. 3372) is amended in subsections (a)(2)(C) and (e)(1) by
			 inserting or bear viscera after prohibited wildlife
			 species each place it appears.
		5.State management
			 authorityNone of the
			 amendments made by this Act shall be construed to affect the regulation by any
			 State of its bear populations or to affect the hunting of bears that is lawful
			 under applicable State laws and regulations.


		II
		112th CONGRESS
		2d Session
		S. 3657
		IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

			December 5, 2012
			Mrs. Boxer introduced
			 the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the
			 Committee on Rules and
			 Administration

		A BILL
		To amend the Help America Vote Act of 2002 to ensure that
		  voters in elections for Federal office do not wait in long lines in order to
		  vote.

		1.Short
			 titleThis Act may be cited as
			 the Lines Interfere with National
			 Elections Act of 2012 or the LINE Act of 2012.
		2.Minimum required
			 voting systems, poll workers, and election resources
			(a)Minimum
			 Requirements
				(1)In
			 generalTitle III of the Help America Vote Act of 2002 (42 U.S.C.
			 15481 et seq.) is amended by adding at the end the following new
			 subtitle:

						CAdditional
				requirements
							321.Minimum
				required voting systems and poll workers
								(a)In
				GeneralEach State shall provide for the minimum required number
				of voting systems, poll workers, and other election resources (including all
				other physical resources) for each voting site on the day of any Federal
				election and on any days during which such State allows early voting for a
				Federal election in accordance with the standards determined under section
				299.
								(b)Voting
				SiteFor purposes of this section and section 299, the term
				voting site means a polling location, except that in the case of
				any polling location which serves more than 1 precinct, such term shall mean a
				precinct.
								(c)Effective
				dateEach State shall be
				required to comply with the requirements of this section on and after September
				15,
				2014.
								.
				(2)Conforming
			 amendmentSection 401 of the
			 Help America Vote Act of 2002 (42 U.S.C. 15511) is amended by striking
			 and 303 and inserting 303, and subtitle C.
				(3)Clerical
			 amendmentThe table of contents of such Act is amended by adding
			 at the end of the items relating to title III the following:

							Subtitle C—Additional
				Requirements
							Sec. 321. Minimum required voting systems
				and poll
				workers.

						.
				(b)Standards
				(1)In
			 generalTitle II of the Help America Vote Act of 2002 (42 U.S.C.
			 15321 et seq.) is amended by adding at the end the following new
			 subtitle:

						EGuidance and
				standards
							299.Standards for
				establishing the minimum required voting systems and poll workers
								(a)In
				GeneralNot later than January 1, 2014, the Attorney General, to
				the maximum extent practicable in coordination with the Commission, shall issue
				standards regarding the minimum number of voting systems, poll workers, and
				other election resources (including all other physical resources) required
				under section 321 on the day of any Federal election and on any days during
				which early voting is allowed for a Federal election.
								(b)Distribution
									(1)In
				generalThe standards described in subsection (a) shall provide
				for a uniform and nondiscriminatory distribution of such systems, workers, and
				other resources, and shall take into account, among other factors, the
				following with respect to any voting site (as defined in section
				321(b)):
										(A)The voting age
				population.
										(B)Voter turnout in
				past elections.
										(C)The number of
				voters registered.
										(D)The number of
				voters who have registered since the most recent Federal election.
										(E)Census data for
				the population served by such voting site.
										(F)The educational
				levels and socio-economic factors of the population served by such voting
				site.
										(G)The needs and
				numbers of disabled voters and voters with limited English proficiency.
										(H)The type of voting
				systems used.
										(2)No factor
				dispositiveThe standards shall provide that any distribution of
				such systems shall take into account the totality of all relevant factors, and
				no single factor shall be dispositive under the standards.
									(3)PurposeTo
				the extent possible, the standards shall provide for a distribution of voting
				systems, poll workers, and other election resources with the goals of—
										(A)ensuring an equal
				waiting time for all voters in the State; and
										(B)preventing a
				waiting time of over 1 hour at any polling place.
										(c)DeviationThe
				standards described in subsection (a) shall permit States, upon giving
				reasonable public notice, to deviate from any allocation requirements in the
				case of unforseen circumstances such as a natural disaster or terrorist
				attack.
								.
				(2)Conforming
			 amendmentSection 202 of such
			 Act (42 U.S.C. 15322) is amended—
					(A)by redesignating
			 paragraphs (5) and (6) as paragraphs (6) and (7), respectively; and
					(B)by inserting after
			 paragraph (4) the following new paragraph:

							(5)carrying out the duties described in
				subtitle
				E;
							.
					(3)Clerical
			 amendmentThe table of contents of such Act is amended by adding
			 at the end of the items relating to title II the following:

							Subtitle E—Guidance and
				Standards
							Sec. 299. Standards for establishing the
				minimum required voting systems and poll
				workers.

						.
				3.Requirements for
			 jurisdictions with substantial voter wait times
			(a)Remedial plans
			 for States with excessive wait times
				(1)In
			 generalThe Help America Vote Act of 2002 (42 U.S.C. 15301 et
			 seq.) is amended by adding at the end the following new title:

						XRemedial plans
				for States with excessive wait times
							1001.Remedial
				plans for States with excessive wait times
								(a)In
				generalEach jurisdiction for which the Attorney General, to the
				maximum extent practicable in coordination with the Commission, determines that
				a substantial number of voters waited more than 90 minutes to cast a vote in
				the election for Federal office held on November 6, 2012, or any election for
				Federal office held on or after such date, shall comply with a State remedial
				plan established under this section in accordance with subsection (b).
								(b)State remedial
				plansThe Attorney General, to the maximum extent practicable in
				coordination with the Commission, shall establish for each State or
				jurisdiction which is required to comply with this section a State remedial
				plan to minimize the waiting times of voters in the State or
				jurisdiction.
								(c)Jurisdiction
				definedFor purposes of this section, the term
				jurisdiction has the meaning given the term registrar’s
				jurisdiction in section 8(j) of the National Voter Registration Act of
				1993 (42 U.S.C. 1973gg–6(j)).
								(d)Federal
				register noticeNot later than March 1 of the year following the
				year in which an election for Federal office is held, the Attorney General, to
				the maximum extent practicable in coordination with the Commission, shall
				publish in the Federal Register a list of States and jurisdictions that are
				required to comply with a State remedial plan under this section.
								(e)State remedial
				plan certificationNot later than September 1 of the year
				following the year in which the Attorney General publishes in the Federal
				Register a list described in subsection (d), the governor of each State
				included on the list shall submit to the Attorney General a letter certifying
				that the State has made a good faith effort to comply with the State remedial
				plan established for the State under this
				section.
								.
				(2)Conforming
			 amendmentSection 401 of the Help America Vote Act of 2002 (42
			 U.S.C. 15511), as amended by section 2(a)(2), is amended by striking and
			 subtitle C and inserting subtitle C, and title X.
				(3)Clerical
			 amendmentThe table of contents of such Act is amended by adding
			 at the end the following:

							Title X—Remedial plans for States with
				excessive voter wait times
							Sec. 1001. Remedial plans for States with
				excessive voter wait
				times.

						.
				(b)Effective
			 DateThe amendments made by this section shall take effect on the
			 date of enactment of this Act.