117 HR 2996 IH: Assuring that Robust, Thorough, and Informed Congressional Leadership is Exercised Over National Emergencies Act
U.S. House of Representatives
2021-05-04
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I117th CONGRESS1st SessionH. R. 2996IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVESMay 4, 2021Mr. Roy (for himself and Mr. Gallagher) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, and in addition to the Committees on Foreign Affairs, and Rules, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concernedA BILLTo provide for congressional approval of national emergency declarations, and for other purposes.1.Short titleThis Act may be cited as the Assuring that Robust, Thorough, and Informed Congressional Leadership is Exercised Over National Emergencies Act or the ARTICLE ONE Act.2.Requirements relating to declaration and renewal of national emergenciesSection 201 of the National Emergencies Act (50 U.S.C. 1621) is amended to read as follows:201.Declarations and renewals of national emergencies(a)Authority To declare national emergenciesWith respect to Acts of Congress authorizing the exercise, during the period of a national emergency, of any special or extraordinary power, the President is authorized to declare such a national emergency by proclamation. Such proclamation shall immediately be transmitted to Congress and published in the Federal Register.(b)Specification of provisions of law To be exercisedNo powers or authorities made available by statute for use during the period of a national emergency shall be exercised unless and until the President specifies the provisions of law under which the President proposes that the President or other officers will act in—(1)a proclamation declaring a national emergency under subsection (a); or(2)one or more Executive orders relating to the emergency published in the Federal Register and transmitted to Congress.(c)Temporary effective periods(1)In generalA declaration of a national emergency under subsection (a) shall last for 30 days from the issuance of the proclamation (not counting the day on which the proclamation was issued) and shall terminate when that 30-day period expires unless there is enacted into law a joint resolution of approval under section 203 with respect to the proclamation.(2)Exercise of powers and authoritiesAny power or authority made available under a provision of law described in subsection (a) and specified pursuant to subsection (b) may be exercised for 30 days from the issuance of the proclamation or Executive order (not counting the day on which such proclamation or Executive order was issued). That power or authority cannot be exercised once that 30-day period expires, unless there is enacted into law a joint resolution of approval under section 203 approving—(A)the proclamation of the national emergency or the Executive order; and(B)the exercise of the power or authority specified by the President in such proclamation or Executive order.(3)Exception if Congress is unable to conveneIf Congress is physically unable to convene as a result of an armed attack upon the United States or another national emergency, the 30-day periods described in paragraphs (1) and (2) shall begin on the first day Congress convenes for the first time after the attack or other emergency.(d)Renewal of national emergenciesA national emergency declared by the President under subsection (a) or previously renewed under this subsection, and not already terminated pursuant to subsection (c) or section 202(a), shall terminate on the date that is one year after the President transmitted to Congress the proclamation declaring the emergency under subsection (a) or Congress approved a previous renewal pursuant to this subsection, unless—(1)the President publishes in the Federal Register and transmits to Congress an Executive order renewing the emergency; and(2)there is enacted into law a joint resolution of approval renewing the emergency pursuant to section 203 before the termination of the emergency or previous renewal of the emergency.(e)Effect of future lawsNo law enacted after the date of the enactment of this Act shall supersede this title unless it does so in specific terms, referring to this title, and declaring that the new law supersedes the provisions of this title..3.Termination of national emergenciesSection 202 of the National Emergencies Act (50 U.S.C. 1622) is amended to read as follows:202.Termination of national emergencies(a)In generalAny national emergency declared by the President under section 201(a) shall terminate on the earliest of—(1)the date provided for in section 201(c);(2)the date on which Congress, by statute, terminates the emergency;(3)the date on which the President issues a proclamation terminating the emergency; or(4)the date provided for in section 201(d).(b)Effect of termination(1)In generalEffective on the date of the termination of a national emergency under subsection (a)—(A)except as provided by paragraph (2), any powers or authorities exercised by reason of the emergency shall cease to be exercised;(B)any amounts reprogrammed or transferred under any provision of law with respect to the emergency that remain unobligated on that date shall be returned and made available for the purpose for which such amounts were appropriated; and(C)any contracts entered into under any provision of law for construction relating to the emergency shall be terminated unless construction commenced under the contract before that date.(2)Savings provisionExcept as specifically provided in subparagraph (B) or (C) of paragraph (1), the termination of a national emergency shall not affect—(A)any action taken or proceeding pending not finally concluded or determined on the date of the termination under subsection (a);(B)any action or proceeding based on any act committed prior to that date; or(C)any rights or duties that matured or penalties that were incurred prior to that date..4.Review by Congress of national emergenciesTitle II of the National Emergencies Act (50 U.S.C. 1621 et seq.) is amended by adding at the end the following:203.Review by Congress of national emergencies(a)Joint resolutions of approval(1)Joint resolution of approval definedFor purposes of this section, the term joint resolution of approval means a joint resolution that contains only the following provisions after its resolving clause:(A)A provision approving—(i)a proclamation of a national emergency made under section 201(a);(ii)an Executive order issued under section 201(b)(2); or(iii)an Executive order issued under section 201(d).(B)A provision approving a list of all or a portion of the provisions of law specified by the President under section 201(b) in the proclamation or Executive order that is the subject of the joint resolution.(2)Procedures for consideration of joint resolutions of approval(A)IntroductionAfter the President transmits to Congress a proclamation declaring a national emergency under section 201(a), or an Executive order renewing an emergency under section 201(d) or specifying emergency powers or authorities under section 201(b)(2), a joint resolution of approval may be introduced in either House of Congress by any member of that House.(B)Requests to convene Congress during recessesIf, when the President transmits to Congress a proclamation declaring a national emergency under section 201(a), or an Executive order renewing an emergency under section 201(d) or specifying emergency powers or authorities under section 201(b)(2), Congress has adjourned sine die or has adjourned for any period in excess of 3 calendar days, the Speaker of the House of Representatives and the President pro tempore of the Senate, if they deem it advisable (or if petitioned by at least one-third of the membership of their respective Houses) shall jointly request the President to convene Congress in order that it may consider the proclamation or Executive order and take appropriate action pursuant to this section.(C)Committee referralA joint resolution of approval shall be referred in each House of Congress to the committee or committees having jurisdiction over the emergency authorities invoked by the proclamation or Executive order that is the subject of the joint resolution.(D)Consideration in SenateIn the Senate, the following shall apply:(i)Reporting and dischargeIf the committee to which a joint resolution of approval has been referred has not reported it at the end of 10 calendar days after its introduction, that committee shall be automatically discharged from further consideration of the resolution and it shall be placed on the calendar.(ii)Proceeding to considerationNotwithstanding Rule XXII of the Standing Rules of the Senate, when the committee to which a joint resolution of approval is referred has reported the resolution, or when that committee is discharged under clause (i) from further consideration of the resolution, it is at any time thereafter in order (even though a previous motion to the same effect has been disagreed to) for a motion to proceed to the consideration of the joint resolution to be made, and all points of order against the joint resolution (and against consideration of the joint resolution) are waived. The motion to proceed is subject to 4 hours of debate divided equally between those favoring and those opposing the joint resolution of approval. The motion is not subject to amendment, or to a motion to postpone, or to a motion to proceed to the consideration of other business.(iii)Floor considerationA joint resolution of approval shall be subject to 10 hours of debate, to be divided evenly between the proponents and opponents of the resolution.(iv)Amendments(I)In generalExcept as provided in subclause (II), no amendments shall be in order with respect to a joint resolution of approval.(II)Amendments to strike or add specified provisions of lawSubclause (I) shall not apply with respect to any amendment to strike from or add to the list required by paragraph (1)(B) a provision or provisions of law specified by the President under section 201(b) in the proclamation or Executive order.(v)Motion to reconsider final voteA motion to reconsider a vote on final passage of a joint resolution of approval shall not be in order.(vi)AppealsPoints of order, including questions of relevancy, and appeals from the decision of the Presiding Officer, shall be decided without debate.(E)Consideration in House of RepresentativesIn the House of Representatives, if any committee to which a joint resolution of approval has been referred has not reported it to the House at the end of 10 calendar days after its introduction, such committee shall be discharged from further consideration of the joint resolution, and it shall be placed on the appropriate calendar. On Thursdays it shall be in order at any time for the Speaker to recognize a Member who favors passage of a joint resolution that has appeared on the calendar for at least 3 calendar days to call up that joint resolution for immediate consideration in the House without intervention of any point of order. When so called up a joint resolution shall be considered as read and shall be debatable for 1 hour equally divided and controlled by the proponent and an opponent, and the previous question shall be considered as ordered to its passage without intervening motion. It shall not be in order to reconsider the vote on passage. If a vote on final passage of the joint resolution has not been taken on or before the close of the tenth calendar day after the resolution is reported by the committee or committees to which it was referred, or after such committee or committees have been discharged from further consideration of the resolution, such vote shall be taken on that day.(F)Receipt of resolution from other HouseIf, before passing a joint resolution of approval, one House receives from the other a joint resolution of approval from the other House, then—(i)the joint resolution of the other House shall not be referred to a committee and shall be deemed to have been discharged from committee on the day it is received; and(ii)the procedures set forth in subparagraph (D) or (E), as applicable, shall apply in the receiving House to the joint resolution received from the other House to the same extent as such procedures apply to a joint resolution of the receiving House.(G)Rule of constructionThe enactment of a joint resolution of approval under this subsection shall not be interpreted to serve as a grant or modification by Congress of statutory authority for the emergency powers of the President.(b)Rules of the House and SenateSubsection (a) is enacted by Congress—(1)as an exercise of the rulemaking power of the Senate and the House of Representatives, respectively, and as such is deemed a part of the rules of each House, respectively, but applicable only with respect to the procedure to be followed in the House in the case of joint resolutions of approval, and supersede other rules only to the extent that it is inconsistent with such other rules; and(2)with full recognition of the constitutional right of either House to change the rules (so far as relating to the procedure of that House) at any time, in the same manner, and to the same extent as in the case of any other rule of that House..5.Reporting requirementsSection 401 of the National Emergencies Act (50 U.S.C. 1641) is amended by adding at the end the following:(d)Report on emergenciesThe President shall transmit to Congress, with any proclamation declaring a national emergency under section 201(a), or Executive order renewing an emergency under section 201(d) or specifying emergency powers or authorities under section 201(b)(2), a report, in writing, that includes the following:(1)A description of the circumstances necessitating the declaration of a national emergency, the renewal of such an emergency, or the use of a new emergency authority specified in the Executive order, as the case may be.(2)The estimated duration of the national emergency.(3)A summary of the actions the President or other officers intend to take, including any reprogramming or transfer of funds, and the statutory authorities the President and such officers expect to rely on in addressing the national emergency.(4)In the case of a renewal of a national emergency, a summary of the actions the President or other officers have taken in the preceding one-year period, including any reprogramming or transfer of funds, to address the emergency.(e)Provision of information to congressThe President shall provide to Congress such other information as Congress may request in connection with any national emergency in effect under title II.(f)Periodic reports on status of emergenciesIf the President declares a national emergency under section 201(a), the President shall, not less frequently than every 180 days for the duration of the emergency, report to Congress on the status of the emergency and the actions the President or other officers have taken and authorities the President and such officers have relied on in addressing the emergency..6.Conforming amendments(a)National Emergencies ActTitle III of the National Emergencies Act (50 U.S.C. 1631) is repealed.(b)International Emergency Economic Powers ActSection 207 of the International Emergency Economic Powers Act (50 U.S.C. 1706) is amended—(1)in subsection (b), by striking if the national emergency and all that follows through under this section. and inserting the following: “if—(1)the national emergency is terminated pursuant to section 202(a)(2) of the National Emergencies Act; or(2)a joint resolution of approval is not enacted as required by section 203 of that Act to approve—(A)the national emergency; or(B)the exercise of such authorities.; and(2)in subsection (c)(1), by striking paragraphs (A), (B), and (C) of section 202(a) and inserting section 202(b)(2).7.Applicability(a)In generalExcept as provided in subsection (b), this Act and the amendments made by this Act shall take effect on the date of the enactment of this Act.(b)Application to national emergencies previously declaredA national emergency declared under section 201 of the National Emergencies Act before the date of the enactment of this Act shall be unaffected by the amendments made by this Act, except that such an emergency shall terminate on the date that is one year after such date of enactment unless the emergency is renewed under subsection (d) of section 201, as amended by section 2 of this Act.


115 S1143 IS: Freedom from Discrimination in Credit Act of 2017
U.S. Senate
2017-05-17
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II115th CONGRESS1st SessionS. 1143IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATESMay 17, 2017Mrs. Murray (for herself, Mr. Blumenthal, Mr. Booker, Ms. Duckworth, Mr. Franken, Mrs. Gillibrand, Ms. Hassan, Ms. Hirono, Mr. Markey, Mr. Menendez, Mr. Merkley, Mrs. Shaheen, Ms. Warren, and Mr. Wyden) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and PensionsA BILLTo amend the Equal Credit Opportunity Act to prohibit discrimination on account of sexual
			 orientation or gender identity when extending credit.

 1.Short titleThis Act may be cited as the Freedom from Discrimination in Credit Act of 2017.
		2.Prohibition
			 against discrimination on account of sexual orientation or gender
 identitySubsection (a)(1) of section 701 of the Equal Credit Opportunity Act (15 U.S.C. 1691) is amended by inserting , sexual orientation, gender identity, after sex.
 3.DefinitionsSection 702 of the Equal Credit Opportunity Act (15 U.S.C. 1691a) is amended—
 (1)by striking subsections (f) and (g); and
 (2)by inserting after subsection (e) the following new subsections:

 (f)The term gender identity means the gender-related identity, appearance, or mannerisms or other gender-related characteristics of an individual, with or without regard to the individual’s designated sex at birth.
 (g)The term person means a natural person, a corporation, government or governmental subdivision or agency, trust, estate, partnership, cooperative, or association.
 (h)The terms race, color, religion, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital status, or age, used with respect to an individual, includes—
 (1)the race, color, religion, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital status, or age, respectively, of another person with whom the individual is associated or has been associated; and
 (2)a perception or belief, even if inaccurate, concerning the race, color, religion, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital status, or age, respectively, of the individual.
 (i)The term sex includes— (1)a sex stereotype;
 (2)pregnancy, childbirth, or a related medical condition; and (3)sexual orientation or gender identity.
 (j)The term sexual orientation means homosexuality, heterosexuality, or bisexuality.
 (k)Any reference to any requirement imposed under this title or any provision of this title shall be deemed to include a reference to the regulations of the Bureau under this title or the provision of this title in question..
 4.Relation to State lawsSection 705(a) of the Equal Credit Opportunity Act (15 U.S.C. 1691d(a)) is amended by inserting , sexual orientation, gender identity, after sex.


116 S3427 IS: Modernizing Access to Our Public Land Act
U.S. Senate
2020-03-10
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II116th CONGRESS2d SessionS. 3427IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATESMarch 10, 2020Ms. McSally (for herself and Mr. King) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural ResourcesA BILLTo require the Secretary of the Interior, the Secretary of Agriculture, and the Assistant Secretary of the Army for Civil Works to digitize and make publicly available geographic information system mapping data relating to public access to Federal land and waters for outdoor recreation, and for other purposes.1.Short titleThis Act may be cited as the Modernizing Access to Our Public Land Act.2.FindingsCongress finds that—(1)recreational fishing and hunting and other forms of outdoor recreation are important and traditional activities in which millions of people in the United States participate;(2)a lack of information about publicly available outdoor recreation opportunities depresses participation in those traditional activities;(3)it is in the public interest to provide enhanced and expanded information about access to Federal land for recreational opportunities;(4)modern Global Positioning System technologies can provide detailed and real-time information to the public about access to, and recreation opportunities on, Federal land;(5)many of the access easement records held by Federal land management agencies are held on paper files and cannot be easily integrated into digital mapping systems; and(6)Federal land management agencies should—(A)accelerate efforts to digitize recreational access information into geospatial files; and (B)make that recreational access information available to the public. 3.DefinitionsIn this Act:(1)Federal landThe term Federal land means any land or water managed by a Federal land management agency.(2)Federal land management agencyThe term Federal land management agency means—(A)the Bureau of Reclamation;(B)the National Park Service;(C)the Bureau of Land Management;(D)the United States Fish and Wildlife Service; (E)the Forest Service; and(F)the Corps of Engineers.(3)SecretariesThe term Secretaries means— (A)the Secretary of Agriculture;(B)the Secretary of the Interior; and(C)the Secretary of the Army, acting through the Assistant Secretary of the Army for Civil Works.4.Interagency data standardizationNot later than 18 months after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretaries shall jointly develop and adopt interagency standards to ensure compatibility and interoperability among applicable Federal databases with respect to the collection and dissemination of outdoor recreation data relating to Federal land.5.Data consolidation, digitization, and publication(a)In generalNot later than 3 years after the date of enactment of this Act, each of the Secretaries, to the maximum extent practicable, shall digitize and make publicly available on the website of the Department of the Interior, the Forest Service, and the Corps of Engineers, as applicable, geographic information system mapping data that includes, with respect to the Federal land administered by the relevant Secretary—(1)all Federal interests, including easements and rights-of-way, in private land—(A)to which the Federal Government does not have a fee title interest; and(B)that is used to provide recreational access to the Federal land;(2)status information with respect to whether roads and trails on the Federal land are open or closed;(3)the dates on which roads and trails on the Federal land are seasonally opened and closed;(4)the types of vehicles that are allowed on each segment of the roads and trails on the Federal land, including the permissibility of—(A)off-highway vehicles;(B)motorcycles;(C)bicycles; and (D)passenger vehicles;(5)the boundaries of areas where hunting or recreational shooting is regulated or closed on the Federal land; and(6)the boundaries of any portion of a body of water on the Federal land that—(A)is closed to entry;(B)is closed to watercraft; or (C)has horsepower limitations for watercraft.(b)Updates(1)In generalThe Secretaries shall biennially update the data described in subsection (a).(2)Public evaluation of accuracyThe Secretaries shall include on each website referred to in subsection (a), as applicable, a point of contact to allow members of the public to confirm or dispute the accuracy of the information described in that subsection.6.ReportsNot later than October 1 of each year—(1)each of the Secretary of the Interior and the Secretary of Agriculture shall submit to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources of the Senate and the Committee on Natural Resources of the House of Representatives a report on the progress made by the Secretary of the Interior and the Secretary of Agriculture, respectively, toward meeting the requirements of section 5; and(2)the Secretary of the Army, acting through the Assistant Secretary of the Army for Civil Works, shall submit to the Committee on Environment and Public Works of the Senate and the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of Representatives a report on the progress made by the Secretary of the Army, acting through the Assistant Secretary of the Army for Civil Works, toward meeting the requirements of section 5.7.Authorization of appropriationsThere are authorized to be appropriated—(1)to the Secretary of the Interior to carry out this Act—(A)$2,500,000 for fiscal year 2021; and(B)$5,500,000 for each of fiscal years 2022 and 2023;(2)to the Secretary of Agriculture to carry out this Act—(A)$2,500,000 for fiscal year 2021; and(B)$5,500,000 for each of fiscal years 2022 and 2023; and(3)to the Secretary of the Army to carry out this Act—(A)$1,500,000 for fiscal year 2021; and(B)$2,500,000 for each of fiscal years 2022 and 2023.


114 S324 IS: Shrinking Emergency Account Losses Act of 2015
U.S. Senate
2015-01-30
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II114th CONGRESS1st SessionS. 324IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATESJanuary 30, 2015Mr. Enzi (for himself and Mr. Nelson) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on FinanceA BILLTo amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to modify the rules relating to loans made from a
			 qualified employer plan, and for other purposes.1.Short
 titleThis Act may be cited as the Shrinking Emergency Account Losses Act of 2015 or the SEAL Act.2.Extended
			 rollover period for the rollover of plan loan offset amounts in certain
			 cases(a)In
 generalParagraph (3) of section 402(c) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by adding at the end the following new subparagraph:(C)Rollover of
				certain plan loan offset amounts(i)In
 generalIn the case of a qualified plan loan offset amount, paragraph (1) shall not apply to any transfer of such amount made after the due date (including extensions) for filing the return of tax for the taxable year in which such amount is treated as distributed from a qualified employer plan.(ii)Qualified plan
 loan offset amountFor purposes of this subparagraph, the term qualified plan loan offset amount means a plan loan offset amount which is treated as distributed from a qualified employer plan to a participant or beneficiary solely by reason of—(I)the termination of the qualified employer plan, or(II)the failure to meet the repayment terms of the loan from such plan because of the severance from employment of the participant.(iii)Plan loan
 offset amountFor purposes of clause (ii), the term plan loan offset amount means the amount by which the participant's accrued benefit under the plan is reduced in order to repay a loan from the plan.(iv)LimitationThis subparagraph shall not apply to any plan loan offset amount unless such plan loan offset amount relates to a loan to which section 72(p)(1) does not apply by reason of section 72(p)(2).(v)Qualified employer planFor purposes of this subsection, the term qualified employer plan has the meaning given such term by section 72(p)(4)..(b)Conforming
 amendmentSubparagraph (A) of section 402(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by striking subparagraph (B) and inserting subparagraphs (B) and (C).(c)Effective
 dateThe amendments made by this section shall apply to transfers made after the date of the enactment of this Act.3.Modification of
 rules governing hardship distributionsNot later than 1 year after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of the Treasury shall modify Treasury Regulation section 1.401(k)–1(d)(3)(iv)(E) to—(1)delete the prohibition imposed by paragraph (2) thereof, and(2)to make any other modifications necessary to carry out the purposes of section 401(k)(2)(B)(i)(IV) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986.4.Qualified employer
			 plans prohibited from making loans through credit cards and other similar
			 arrangements(a)In
 generalParagraph (2) of section 72(p) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by redesignating subparagraph (D) as subparagraph (E) and by inserting after subparagraph (C) the following new subparagraph:(D)Prohibition of
				loans through credit cards and other similar
 arrangementsSubparagraph (A) shall not apply to any loan which is made through the use of any credit card or any other similar arrangement..(b)Effective
 dateThe amendments made by this section shall apply to plan years beginning after the date which is 60 days after the date of the enactment of this Act.


109 HR 4453 IH: Flood Insurance Needs Defined Accountability Act of 2005
U.S. House of Representatives
2005-12-07
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I
109th CONGRESS
1st Session
H. R. 4453
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

December 7, 2005
Ms. Foxx (for herself, Mr. Hensarling, Mr. Lucas, Mr. Flake, Mr. Tancredo, Mrs. Musgrave, Mr. Kingston, Mr. Pitts, Mr. Garrett of New Jersey, Mrs. Blackburn, Mr. Wamp, Mr. Burton of Indiana, Mr. Akin, Mr. Cantor, Ms. Woolsey, Mr. Neugebauer, Mrs. Cubin, and Mr. Sam Johnson of Texas) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Financial Services

A BILL
To require reimbursement by the Federal Emergency Management Agency of any amounts borrowed for purposes of the National Flood Insurance Program, and for other purposes.

1.Short titleThis Act may be cited as the Flood Insurance Needs Defined Accountability Act of 2005 or the FIND Accountability Act of 2005.
2.Reimbursement requirement for national flood insurance program borrowingSection 1309 of the National Flood Insurance Act of 1968 (42 U.S.C. 4016) is amended by adding at the end the following new subsections:

(c)Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the Secretary of the Treasury shall require the Director to make full payment to the Secretary under any notes and obligations purchased by the Secretary pursuant to this section or any other provision of law authorizing purchase by the Secretary of notes and obligations of the Director for purposes of carrying out the flood insurance program under this title, and the Secretary may not cancel, reduce, or forgive any obligation of the Director under such notes and obligations.
(d)At any time that there are outstanding any notes or obligations described in subsection (c), the Director shall submit, on a fiscal year quarterly basis, to the Congress and the Secretary of the Treasury, a report identifying the amount of any obligation outstanding under such notes and obligations, the anticipated schedule for fulfilling such obligations in a timely manner, and any measures taken by the Director to ensure fulfillment of such obligation..


115 HRES 858 IH: Condemning Stephen Miller for his trafficking in bigotry, hatred, and divisive political rhetoric and policies that are inconsistent with the trust and confidence placed in him as a Senior Advisor to the President and expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that he should immediately resign from office.
U.S. House of Representatives
2020-02-13
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IV116th CONGRESS2d SessionH. RES. 858IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVESFebruary 13, 2020Mr. Castro of Texas (for himself, Ms. Judy Chu of California, Ms. Bass, Ms. Wasserman Schultz, Mr. Schneider, and Mr. Beyer) submitted the following resolution; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committee on Oversight and Reform, 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 concernedRESOLUTIONCondemning Stephen Miller for his trafficking in bigotry, hatred, and divisive political rhetoric and policies that are inconsistent with the trust and confidence placed in him as a Senior Advisor to the President and expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that he should immediately resign from office.Whereas Public Law 115–58, a joint resolution signed into law on September 14, 2017, rejects white nationalism, white supremacists, the Ku Klux Klan, neo-Nazis, and other hate groups;Whereas, on January 15, 2019, the House of Representatives passed a resolution reject[ing] White nationalism and White supremacy as hateful expressions of intolerance that are contradictory to the values that define the people of the United States;Whereas White supremacy and White nationalism are contrary to the ideals of the United States of America, which has long embraced inclusive patriotism and welcomed immigrants from across the globe, enriching our Nation;Whereas Stephen Miller has long cultivated relationships and correspondence with those who follow White nationalist ideologies;Whereas recently published emails of Stephen Miller primarily concern the subjects of race and immigration, exclusively focus on offenses committed by non-Whites, and promote policies to severely limit or end non-White immigration to the United States;Whereas, in his emails, Stephen Miller directly and repeatedly suggested story ideas to the website Breitbart, pushing Breitbart’s news coverage to reference White supremacist, racist, and eugenic ideologies;Whereas a former Breibart editor has acknowledged Stephen Miller’s suggestions were used to spin a narrative where immigrants of color were not only dangerous, violent individuals but also posed an existential threat to America;Whereas eugenics is a set of racist beliefs—embraced by Adolf Hitler—that the human population can be improved by promoting genetic groups deemed to be superior and eliminating or excluding genetic groups deemed to be inferior;Whereas, in his emails, Stephen Miller repeatedly recommended that Brietbart write articles supporting Calvin Coolidge and the Immigration Act of 1924, a law based on eugenic ideology that created a national origin quota system aimed at restricting immigration to the United States from areas other than Northern and Western Europe;Whereas the Immigration Act of 1924 prohibited all immigration from Asia, severely restricted immigration from Africa, and used outdated census data to exclude many other people who were deemed by some as inferior or undesirable, including immigrants from Southern and Eastern Europe;Whereas the Immigration Act of 1924 was strongly supported at the time by eugenicists and reflected the pervasiveness of anti-immigrant and nativist sentiment at the time;Whereas President Coolidge once wrote that, Our country must cease to be regarded as a dumping ground [for new immigrants] . . . Biological laws tell us that certain divergent people will not mix or blend;Whereas the Immigration Act of 1924 was the same law that Adolf Hitler described as a model for Nazi Germany in Mein Kampf to help make his eugenic ideology a reality;Whereas the Immigration Act of 1924 controlled American immigration policy until the passage of the Immigration and Naturalization Act of 1965, which abandoned eugenic ideology and eliminated the national origin quota system;Whereas Stephen Miller is now widely understood to direct immigration policy for the Trump administration, including support for legislative and administrative proposals that would severely reduce immigration to the United States; andWhereas Stephen Miller’s leadership position brings discredit upon the White House: Now, therefore, be itThat—(1)the House of Representatives does hereby condemn Stephen Miller for his trafficking in bigotry, hatred, and divisive political rhetoric and policies that are inconsistent with the trust and confidence placed in him as a Senior Advisor to the President; and(2)it is the sense of the House of Representatives that Stephen Miller, Senior Advisor to the President, should immediately resign from office, and if he does not resign, the President should remove him from office.


116 HR 7117 IH: Essential Pay for Essential Workers Act
U.S. House of Representatives
2020-06-04
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I116th CONGRESS2d SessionH. R. 7117IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVESJune 4, 2020Mrs. Watson Coleman (for herself, Mr. Carson of Indiana, Mr. Engel, Mr. Cohen, Ms. Barragán, Mrs. Beatty, Ms. Tlaib, Mr. Green of Texas, Mrs. Hayes, Mr. Richmond, Mr. Thompson of Mississippi, Ms. Jackson Lee, and Ms. Ocasio-Cortez) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committee on Education and Labor, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concernedA BILLTo require employers to pay essential pay to health care employees during public health emergencies, and to provide a tax credit for the cost of such pay.1.Short titleThis Act may be cited as the Essential Pay for Essential Workers Act. 2.Mandatory essential pay for health care employees during public health emergencies(a)Employer requirementDuring an emergency period, an employer of an essential employee shall pay the employee at a rate equal to the sum of the regular rate of pay of the employee and $15. (b)EnforcementA violation of subsection (a) shall be deemed a violation of section 7 of the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 (29 U.S.C. 206) and unpaid amounts shall be treated as unpaid overtime compensation for the purposes of sections 15 and 16 of such Act (29 U.S.C. 215 and 216).(c)DefinitionsIn this Act:(1)FLSA termsThe terms employer and employ have the meanings given the terms in section 3 of the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 (29 U.S.C. 203).(2)EssentialThe term essential employee means an employee identified as an essential critical infrastructure worker in the memorandum entitled, Advisory Memorandum on Identification of Essential Critical Infrastructure Workers During COVID–19 Response issued by the Director of the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Agency on March 28, 2020, or a successor memorandum. (3)Emergency periodThe term emergency period has the meaning given such term in section 1135(g) of the Social Security Act. (4)Regular rateThe term regular rate has the meaning given the term in section 7 of the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 (29 U.S.C. 207).3.Payroll credit for certain mandatory essential pay(a)In generalIn the case of an employer, there shall be allowed as a credit against the tax imposed by section 3111(a) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 for each calendar quarter an amount equal to 100 percent of the qualified essential pay wages paid by such employer with respect to such calendar quarter.(b)Limitations and refundability(1)Credit limited to certain employment taxesThe credit allowed by subsection (a) with respect to any calendar quarter shall not exceed the tax imposed by section 3111(a) of such Code for such calendar quarter (reduced by any other credits allowed against such tax for such quarter) on the wages paid with respect to the employment of all employees of the employer.(2)Refundability of excess credit(A)In generalIf the amount of the credit under subsection (a) exceeds the limitation of paragraph (1) for any calendar quarter, such excess shall be treated as an overpayment that shall be refunded under sections 6402(a) and 6413(b) of such Code.(B)Treatment of paymentsFor purposes of section 1324 of title 31, United States Code, any amounts due to an employer under this paragraph shall be treated in the same manner as a refund due from a credit provision referred to in subsection (b)(2) of such section.(c)Qualified essential pay wagesFor purposes of this section, the term qualified essential pay wages means wages (as defined in section 3121(a) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986) paid by an employer which are required to be paid by reason of section 2.(d)Special rules(1)Denial of double benefitFor purposes of chapter 1 of such Code, the gross income of the employer, for the taxable year which includes the last day of any calendar quarter with respect to which a credit is allowed under this section, shall be increased by the amount of such credit. (2)Election not to have section applyThis section shall not apply with respect to any employer for any calendar quarter if such employer elects (at such time and in such manner as the Secretary of the Treasury (or the Secretary’s delegate) may prescribe) not to have this section apply.(3)Certain termsAny term used in this section which is also used in chapter 21 of such Code shall have the same meaning as when used in such chapter.(e)RegulationsThe Secretary of the Treasury (or the Secretary’s delegate) shall prescribe such regulations or other guidance as may be necessary to carry out the purposes of this section, including—(1)regulations or other guidance to prevent the avoidance of the purposes of the limitations under this section;(2)regulations or other guidance to minimize compliance and record-keeping burdens under this section;(3)regulations or other guidance providing for waiver of penalties for failure to deposit amounts in anticipation of the allowance of the credit allowed under this section;(4)regulations or other guidance for recapturing the benefit of credits determined under this section in cases where there is a subsequent adjustment to the credit determined under subsection (a); and(5)regulations or other guidance to ensure that the wages taken into account under this section conform with the wages required under section 2.(f)Transfers to Federal Old-Age and Survivors Insurance Trust FundThere are hereby appropriated to the Federal Old-Age and Survivors Insurance Trust Fund and the Federal Disability Insurance Trust Fund established under section 201 of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 401) amounts equal to the reduction in revenues to the Treasury by reason of this section (without regard to this subsection). Amounts appropriated by the preceding sentence shall be transferred from the general fund at such times and in such manner as to replicate to the extent possible the transfers which would have occurred to such Trust Fund had this section not been enacted.


I115th CONGRESS1st SessionH. R. 945IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVESFebruary 7, 2017Ms. Jackson Lee introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Homeland SecurityA BILLTo codify the objective of Presidential Policy Directive 21 to improve critical infrastructure security and resilience, and for other purposes.
1.Short titleThis Act may be cited as the Terrorism Prevention and Critical Infrastructure Protection Act of 2017. 2.FindingsThe Congress finds the following:
(1)The Nation’s critical infrastructure provides the essential services that underpin American society. Proactive and coordinated efforts are necessary to strengthen and maintain secure, functioning, and resilient critical infrastructure, including assets, networks, and systems, that are vital to public confidence and the Nation’s safety, prosperity, and well-being. (2)The Nation’s critical infrastructure is diverse and complex. It includes distributed networks, varied organizational structures and operating models (including multinational ownership), interdependent functions and systems in both the physical space and cyber space, and governance constructs that involve multilevel authorities, responsibilities, and regulations. Critical infrastructure owners and operators are uniquely positioned to manage risks to their individual operations and assets, and to determine effective strategies to make them more secure and resilient.
(3)Critical infrastructure must be secured against terrorist attacks, and must be designed and maintained in such a way as to withstand and recover quickly in the event of an attack. Achieving this will require integration with the national preparedness system across prevention, protection, mitigation, response, and recovery efforts. 3.Policy (a)Security and resilienceThe Secretary of Homeland Security shall work with critical infrastructure owners and operators and SLTTs to take proactive steps to manage risk and strengthen the security and resilience of the Nation’s critical infrastructure against terrorist attacks that could have a debilitating impact on national security, economic stability, public health and safety, or any combination thereof. Such efforts shall seek to reduce vulnerabilities, minimize consequences, identify and disrupt terrorism threats, and hasten response and recovery efforts related to critical infrastructure.
(b)International partnersThe Secretary shall, in consultation with appropriate Federal agencies, establish terrorism prevention policy to engage with international partners to strengthen the security and resilience of domestic critical infrastructure and critical infrastructure located outside of the United States on which the Nation depends. (c)Integrated, holistic approach (1)Research task forceThe Secretary shall establish a research task force to conduct research into the best means and methods to address the security and resilience of critical infrastructure in an integrated, holistic manner to reflect critical infrastructure’s interconnectedness and interdependency.
(2)Duties of the research task forceThe research task force shall provide the Secretary with— (A)a list of critical infrastructure;
(B)the degree the critical infrastructure is reliant upon other infrastructure; (C)the cyber preparedness of suppliers, contractors, or service providers of critical infrastructure;
(D)programs, projects, or professional development for persons responsible for the security and operation of critical infrastructure; and (E)vulnerabilities and threats that are found in software systems, firewalls, applications, and methods of accessing systems.
(3)MembershipThe research task force shall consist of 19 members appointed by the Secretary. The Secretary shall appoint one member to represent each of— (A)the National Institutes of Standards and Technology;
(B)the Association of Computing Machinery; (C)IEEE (formerly the Institute of Electrical and Electronic Engineers);
(D)Carnegie Mellon Cylabs; (E)the Edison Electric Institute;
(F)the National Telecommunication and Information Administration; (G)the Utilities Telecom Council;
(H)the US Oil and Gas Association; (I)the American Chemistry Council;
(J)the American Fuel and Petrochemical Manufacturers; (K)the Pharmaceutical Research Manufacturers of America; and
(L)the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. (4)ReportThe research task force shall provide a research report to the Secretary on its findings and recommendations 180 days after its establishment.
(5)Critical infrastructure definedIn this subsection, the term critical infrastructure means infrastructure of— (A)energy capture, refining, manufacturing, and delivery systems;
(B)transportation and transportation systems; (C)water and sewer capture, processing, and delivery systems;
(D)healthcare systems, with respect to preventing threats to the quality and safety of medicines, medical devices, and delivery of life-saving health care services; (E)food production, processing, and delivery systems;
(F)virtual and physical communication systems; (G)financial systems; and
(H)the electricity grid. (d)Strategic imperatives (1)In generalThe Secretary shall establish the Strategic Research Imperatives Program, which shall have the responsibility of leading the Department of Homeland Security’s Federal civilian agency approach to strengthen critical infrastructure security and resilience.
(2)DutiesThe duties of the program are the following: (A)Collect data, refine and clarify functional relationships across the Federal Government to advance the national unity of effort to strengthen critical infrastructure, terrorism prevention, security, and resilience.
(B)Investigate effective measures that support information exchange by identifying baseline data and systems requirements for the Federal Government. (C)Recommend methods to implement an integration and analysis function to inform planning and operations decisions regarding the protection of critical infrastructure from terrorist threats.
(e)GuidanceThe Secretary of Homeland Security shall make available research findings and guidance to Federal civilian department and agency heads (or their designees) for the identification, prioritization, assessment, remediation, and security of their respective internal critical infrastructure to assist in the prevention, mediation, and recovery from terrorism events. 4.Roles and responsibilities (a)Unity of effort (1)In generalThe Secretary shall establish and appoint a research working group that shall—
(A)study and make recommendations on how best to achieve and implement national unity of effort to protect against terrorism threats, through investigation of strategic guidance from existing laws, Presidential policy directives, and Executive orders; and (B)investigate the security and resilience of the Nation’s information assurance components that provide protection against terrorism threats.
(2)In-depth approachThe research working group shall also consider research by subject-matter experts on cyber security in-depth approaches that study the following, and make recommendations thereon to the Secretary: (A)The program of the Department of Homeland Security to secure Federal agencies and critical infrastructure to create resilient secure computer systems and networks.
(B)Cyber security preparedness of vendors, contractors, or nongovernment agency entities that provide computer-related support or services to critical infrastructure owners and operators as well as government agencies charged with securing them. (C)Investigation of the feasibility of developing industry- or sector-specific computer emergency rapid response teams.
(D)The feasibility of the agency developing a guest visiting security researchers program to provide instruction to private sector and civilian agency personnel responsible for cyber security. (3)MembershipThe research working group shall be comprised of individuals with expertise and day-to-day engagement from the sector-specific agency terrorism prevention, remediation, and response experts, as well as the specialized or support terrorism prevention capabilities of other Federal departments and agencies, as well as experts who engage in strong collaboration with critical infrastructure owners and operators and SLTTs, and academic researchers with in-depth knowledge in computing security.
(b)Secretary of homeland security
(1)In generalThe Secretary of Homeland Security shall establish a research program to provide strategic guidance, promote a national unity of effort, and coordinate the overall Federal effort to promote the security and resilience of the Nation’s critical infrastructure from terrorist threats. (2)Additional roles and responsibilitiesAdditional roles and responsibilities for the Secretary of Homeland Security include the following:
(A)Identify and prioritize critical infrastructure, considering physical and cyber threats, vulnerabilities, and consequences of terrorist attacks, in coordination with SSAs and other Federal departments and agencies. (B)Maintain national terrorism critical infrastructure centers that shall provide a situational awareness capability that includes integrated, actionable information about potential terrorist trends, imminent terrorist threats, and the status of terrorist incidents that may impact critical infrastructure.
(C)In coordination with SSAs and other Federal departments and agencies, provide analysis, expertise, and other technical assistance to critical infrastructure owners and operators on terrorism prevention security protocols and facilitate access to and exchange of information and intelligence necessary to strengthen the security and resilience of critical infrastructure. (D)Conduct comprehensive assessments of the vulnerabilities of the Nation’s critical infrastructure in coordination with the SSAs and in collaboration with SLTTs and critical infrastructure owners and operators.
(E)Coordinate Federal Government responses to cyber or physical terrorism incidents affecting critical infrastructure consistent with statutory authorities. (F)Support the Attorney General and law enforcement agencies with their responsibilities to investigate and prosecute threats to and terrorist attacks against critical infrastructure.
(G)Coordinate with and utilize the expertise of SSAs and other appropriate Federal departments and agencies to map geospatially, image, analyze, and sort critical infrastructure by employing commercial satellite and airborne systems, as well as existing capabilities within other departments and agencies. (H)Report annually to Congress on the status of national critical infrastructure efforts to meet the objectives of this section.
(c)Sector-Specific agenciesRecognizing existing statutory or regulatory authorities of specific Federal departments and agencies, and leveraging existing sector familiarity and relationships, the head of each SSA shall carry out the following roles and responsibilities for their respective sectors: (1)Serve as a day-to-day Federal interface for the dynamic prioritization and coordination of sector-specific activities related to cyber security critical infrastructure protection from terrorism.
(2)Carry out terrorism incident management responsibilities consistent with statutory authority and other appropriate policies, directives, or regulations. (3)Provide, support, or facilitate technical assistance and consultations for such sectors to identify vulnerabilities and help mitigate terrorism incidents, as appropriate.
(d)Research and report on best practices for coordinatingThe Secretary shall conduct research and submit a report to Congress not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act on the best practices for coordinating with civilian agencies, private sector critical infrastructure owners, local, State, tribal, and territorial agencies, other relevant Federal departments and agencies, where appropriate with independent regulatory agencies, and SLTTs, as appropriate, to implement this Act. 5.Strategic imperatives (a)Research and report on the most efficient means for information exchange by identifying baseline data and systems requirements for the federal governmentThe Secretary shall facilitate the timely exchange of terrorism threat and vulnerability information as well as information that allows for the development of a situational awareness capability for Federal civilian agencies during terrorist incidents. The goal of such facilitation is to enable efficient information exchange through the identification of requirements for data and information formats and accessibility, system interoperability, and redundant systems and alternate capabilities should there be a disruption in the primary systems.
(b)Implementation of an integration and analysis function To inform planning and operational decisions regarding the protection of critical infrastructure from terrorism eventsThe Secretary of Homeland Security shall implement an integration and analysis function for critical infrastructure that includes operational and strategic analysis on terrorism incidents, threats, and emerging risks. Such function shall include establishment by the Secretary of 2 national centers to accomplish the following: (1)Implement a capability to collate, assess, and integrate vulnerability and consequence information with threat streams and hazard information to—
(A)aid in prioritizing assets and managing risks to critical infrastructure; (B)determine the staffing and professional need for cyber security critical infrastructure protection;
(C)determine the agency staffing needed and to support cyber security critical infrastructure protection and report the findings to Congress; (D)research and report findings regarding the feasibility of exploring terrorist incident correlations between critical infrastructure damage, destruction, and diminished capacity, and what occurs during certain natural disasters;
(E)anticipate interdependencies and cascading impacts related to cyber telecommunications failures; (F)recommend security and resilience measures for critical infrastructure prior to, during, and after a terrorism event or incident;
(G)support post-terrorism incident management and restoration efforts related to critical infrastructure; and (H)make recommendations on preventing the collapse or serious degrading of the telecommunication capability in an area impacted by a terrorism event.
(2)Support the Department of Homeland Security’s ability to maintain and share, as a common Federal service, a near real-time situational awareness capability for critical infrastructure that includes actionable information about imminent terrorist threats, significant trends, and awareness of incidents that may affect critical infrastructure. 6.Protection of privacy and civil liberties (a)In GeneralThe Secretary of Homeland Security shall support greater terrorism cyber security information sharing by civilian Federal agencies with the private sector that protects constitutional privacy and civil liberties rights. The heads of Federal departments and agencies shall ensure that all existing privacy principles, policies, and procedures are implemented consistent with applicable law and policy and shall include senior agency officials for privacy in their efforts to govern and oversee terrorism program information sharing properly.
(b)Ensuring independence of privacy officer
(1)In generalSection 222 of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 142) is amended— (A)in subsection (a), by striking so much as precedes paragraph (1) and inserting the following:

(a)In generalThere shall be in the Department a Privacy Officer who shall be appointed by the President, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate. The Privacy Officer shall report directly to the Secretary, and shall have primary responsibility in the Department for privacy policy, including—; (B)by striking senior official appointed under subsection (a) each place it appears and inserting Privacy Officer;
(C)in subsection (b)(1)(A), by striking senior official and inserting Privacy Officer; (D)in subsection (b)(1)(B), by striking senior official’s and inserting Privacy Officer’s;
(E)in subsection (b)(1)(C), by striking senior official and inserting Privacy Officer; (F)in subsection (b)(1)(D), by striking senior official and inserting Privacy Officer;
(G)in subsection (c)(2)(B), by striking senior official each place it appears and inserting Privacy Officer; (H)in the heading for subsection (c)(2)(B)(iii), by striking by senior official;
(I)in subsection (d), by striking the senior official appointed under subsection (a) or transfers that senior official to another position or location within the Department and inserting individual appointed as Privacy Officer; (J)in the heading for subsection (e), by striking “by Senior Official”; and
(K)in subsection (e)— (i)by striking senior official and inserting Privacy Officer; and
(ii)by striking senior official’s each place it appears and inserting Privacy Officer. (2)Continued serviceThe senior official serving as the Privacy Officer of the Department of Homeland Security immediately before the enactment of this Act may continue to act as the Privacy Officer until a successor is appointed in accordance with the amendments made by this subsection.
7.Innovation and research and developmentThe Secretary of Homeland Security may consult with other Federal departments and agencies to produce and submit to congressional oversight committees a report on how best to align federally funded research and development activities that seek to strengthen the security and resilience of the Nation’s critical infrastructure, including— (1)promoting research and development to enable the secure and resilient design and construction of critical infrastructure and more secure accompanying cyber technology;
(2)enhancing modeling capabilities to determine potential impacts on critical infrastructure of an incident or threat scenario, and cascading effects on other sectors; (3)facilitating initiatives to incentivize cyber security investments and the adoption of critical infrastructure design features that strengthen all-hazards security and resilience; and
(4)prioritizing efforts to support the strategic guidance issued by the Secretary of Homeland Security. 8.Implementation by Department of Homeland Security (a)Critical infrastructure terrorism prevention security and computer network resilience functional relationships (1)In generalWithin 120 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Homeland Security shall conduct research and develop a description of the functional relationships within the Department of Homeland Security and across the Federal Government related to critical infrastructure security and resilience. The description shall—
(A)include the roles and functions of the 2 national critical infrastructure centers and a discussion of the analysis and integration function; (B)serve as a roadmap for critical infrastructure owners and operators and SLTTs to navigate the Federal Government’s functions and primary points of contact assigned to those functions for critical infrastructure security and resilience against both physical and cyber threats; and
(C)include identification of every contact within the Federal Government for critical infrastructure protection security and resilience, by company and industry. (2)CoordinationThe Secretary shall prepare a report on efforts to coordinate this effort with the SSAs and other relevant Federal departments and agencies.
(3)Provision to presidentThe Secretary shall provide the description, supported by agency-conducted research, to the President through the Assistant to the President for Homeland Security and Counterterrorism, and to the relevant congressional homeland security oversight committees. (b)Evaluation of the existing public-Private partnership model (1)In generalWithin 150 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Homeland Security, in coordination with the SSAs, other relevant Federal departments and agencies, SLTTs, and critical infrastructure owners and operators, shall conduct an analysis of the existing public-private partnership model, evaluate its effectiveness, and recommend options for improving the effectiveness of the partnership in both the physical and cyber space.
(2)ContentsThe research and recommendations shall— (A)consider options to streamline or automate (or both) processes for collaboration and exchange of terrorism-related information and to minimize duplication of effort;
(B)consider how the model for terrorism information exchange can be flexible and adaptable to meet the unique needs of individual critical infrastructure sectors while providing a focused, disciplined, and effective approach for the Federal Government to coordinate with the critical infrastructure owners and operators and with SLTTs governments; and (C)result in recommendations to enhance partnerships to be approved for implementation by the President.
(c)Identification of baseline data and systems requirements for the federal government To enable efficient information exchange
(1)In generalWithin 18 months after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Homeland Security, in coordination with the SSAs and other Federal departments and agencies, shall convene a team of researchers to identify baseline data and systems requirements— (A)to enable the efficient exchange of terrorism information and intelligence relevant to strengthening the security and resilience of critical infrastructure; and
(B)for sharing of data and interoperability of systems to enable the timely exchange of terrorism or terrorist threat data and information to secure critical infrastructure and make it more resilient. (2)Experts includedThe experts shall include representatives from—
(A)those entities that routinely possess information important to critical infrastructure security and resilience; (B)those entities that determine and manage information technology systems used to exchange information; and
(C)those entities responsible for the security of information being exchanged. (3)AnalysisAnalysis by such team of experts shall include—
(A)interoperability with critical infrastructure partners; (B)identification of key data and the information requirements of key Federal, SLTT, and private sector entities;
(C)availability, accessibility, and formats of data; (D)the ability to exchange various classifications of information;
(E)the security of those systems to be used; and (F)appropriate protections for individual privacy and civil liberties.
(4)Provision to presidentThe Secretary shall provide such analysis to the President through the Assistant to the President for Homeland Security and Counterterrorism, and to congressional homeland security oversight committees. (d)Develop a research program To inform the agency of a situational awareness capability for critical infrastructureWithin 2 years after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Homeland Security shall demonstrate a near real-time situational awareness, research-based pilot project for critical infrastructure that—
(1)includes threat streams and all-hazards information as well as vulnerabilities; (2)provides the status of critical infrastructure and potential cascading effects;
(3)supports decisionmaking; (4)disseminates critical information that may be needed to save or sustain lives, mitigate damage, or reduce further degradation of a critical infrastructure capability throughout an incident; and
(5)is available for and covers physical and cyber elements of critical infrastructure, and enables an integration of information as necessitated by an incident. (e)Update to national infrastructure protection plan (1)In generalWithin 18 months after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Homeland Security shall provide to the President, through the Assistant to the President for Homeland Security and Counterterrorism and the congressional homeland security oversight committees, a research report that outlines the National Infrastructure Protection Plan to address the implementation of this Act, the requirements of title II of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 121 et seq.), and alignment with the National Preparedness Goal and System required by Presidential Policy Directive 8.
(2)ContentsThe plan shall include— (A)identification of a risk management framework to be used to strengthen the security and resilience of critical infrastructure against terrorist threats;
(B)the methods to be used to prioritize critical infrastructure in the event of a terrorism event that impacts multiple infrastructure systems; (C)the protocols to be used to synchronize communication and actions within the Federal Government to effectively respond to critical infrastructure terrorist threats or events; and
(D)a metrics and analysis process to be used to measure the Nation’s ability to manage and reduce terrorism risks to critical infrastructure. (3)Relationship to other provisionsThe plan shall reflect the terrorism threat identification, prevention, mediation, and recovery relationships within the Department of Homeland Security and across the Federal Government identified under this Act and the updates to the public-private partnership model under this Act.
(4)Energy and communication systemsThe plan shall consider sector dependencies on energy and communications systems during a terrorism event, and identify pre-event and mitigation measures or alternate capabilities during disruptions to those systems. (5)CoordinationThe Secretary shall coordinate activities under this subsection with the SSAs, other relevant Federal departments and agencies, SLTTs, and critical infrastructure owners and operators.
(6)Response plansThe plan shall include an analysis of the feasibility of developing terrorism response plans, based on research conducted on the resilience of critical infrastructure when faced with terrorism threats, that focus on action plans to achieve a level of function and eventual recovery of full operability of critical infrastructure post-cyber attack. (f)National critical infrastructure security and resilience R&D planWithin 2 years after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Homeland Security, in coordination with the Office of Science and Technology Policy, the SSAs, the Department of Commerce, and other Federal departments and agencies, shall provide to the President, through the Assistant to the President for Homeland Security and Counterterrorism, a National Critical Infrastructure Security and Resilience Research and Development Plan that takes into account the evolving threat landscape, annual metrics, and other relevant information to identify priorities and guide research and development requirements and investments. The Secretary shall reissue the plan every 4 years after its initial issuance, and make interim updates as needed.
(g)Consistency in PPD–1Policy coordination, dispute resolution, and periodic in-progress reviews for the implementation of this Act shall be carried out consistent with Presidential Policy Directive 1, including the use of interagency policy committees coordinated by the national security staff. (h)Relationship to other authoritiesNothing in this Act alters, supersedes, or impedes the authorities of Federal departments and agencies, including independent regulatory agencies, to carry out their functions and duties consistent with applicable legal authorities and other Presidential guidance and directives, including the designation of critical infrastructure under such authorities.
9.Designation of critical infrastructure sectors and sector-specific agencies
(a)Designation
(1)In generalFor purposes of this Act, the Secretary of Homeland Security shall determine which critical infrastructure sectors and sector specific agencies for such sectors should be engaged in efforts to detect, deter, mitigate, and lead recovery efforts related to terrorist incidents. (2)Cultivation of relationshipsThe Secretary shall evaluate the appropriate relationships among Federal agencies, SSAs, SLTTs, and critical infrastructure owners and operators to establish the most effective defense against terrorist attacks.
(b)FunctionThe Secretary shall provide institutional knowledge and specialized expertise to lead, facilitate, or support security and resilience programs and associated terrorism prevention activities with respect to sectors designated under subsection (a)(1). (c)ChangesThe Secretary of Homeland Security shall periodically evaluate the need for and make changes to plans and evaluations made under this section. The Secretary shall consult with the Assistant to the President for Homeland Security and Counterterrorism and congressional homeland security oversight committees before changing the designation of a critical infrastructure sector or SSA for a sector.
(d)ReportsThe Secretary of Homeland Security shall seek periodic research reports on critical infrastructure protection from Federal agencies as considered necessary by the Secretary. 10.Evaluation of achievement of objectives (a)In generalThe National Research Council, beginning 12 months after the date of enactment of this Act, shall evaluate how well the Department of Homeland Security is meeting the objectives of this Act.
(b)Included subjectsThe review shall include evaluation of— (1)cyber security threats to critical infrastructure;
(2)the success of Department programs in implementing section 8; and (3)the long-term vulnerabilities faced by the Department, other Federal agencies, and critical infrastructure managers and owners.
(c)CompletionThe Council shall complete the review by not later than the end of the 18-month period beginning on the date of enactment of this Act, except that the Secretary of Homeland Security may extend such period. (d)ReportUpon the completion of the review, the Council shall submit to the Secretary a report on the findings of the review, including recommendations based on such findings.
11.DefinitionsFor purposes of this Act: (1)All hazardsThe term all hazards means a threat or an incident, natural or manmade, that warrants action to protect life, property, the environment, and public health or safety, and to minimize disruptions of government, social, or economic activities. The term includes natural disasters, cyber incidents, industrial accidents, pandemics, acts of terrorism, sabotage, and destructive criminal activity targeting critical infrastructure.
(2)CollaborationThe term collaboration means the process of working together to achieve shared goals. (3)Critical infrastructureThe term critical infrastructure means systems and assets, whether physical or virtual, so vital to the United States that the incapacity or destruction of such systems and assets would have a debilitating impact on security, national economic security, national public health or safety, or any combination of those matters.
(4)Federal departments and agenciesThe term Federal departments and agencies means any authority of the United States that is an agency under section 3502(1) of title 44, United States Code, other than those considered to be independent regulatory agencies as defined in section 3502(5) of such title. (5)National essential functionsThe term national essential functions means that subset of Government functions that are necessary to lead and sustain the Nation during a catastrophic emergency.
(6)Primary mission essential functionsThe term primary mission essential functions means those Government functions that must be performed in order to support or implement the performance of the national essential functions before, during, and in the aftermath of an emergency. (7)ResilienceThe term resilience means the ability to prepare for and adapt to changing conditions and withstand and recover rapidly from disruptions. The term includes the ability to withstand and recover from deliberate attacks, accidents, or naturally occurring threats or incidents.
(8)Sector-specific agency; SSAThe terms sector-specific agency and SSA mean the Federal department or agency designated under this Act for a critical infrastructure sector. (9)Secure; securityThe terms secure and security mean reducing the risk to critical infrastructure by physical means or defense cyber measures to intrusions, attacks, or the effects of natural or manmade disasters.
(10)SLTTThe term SLTT means State, local, tribal, and territorial entities.


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109th CONGRESS 2d Session
H. R. 4884
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

March 7, 2006
Mr. Kennedy of Minnesota introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Ways and Means

A BILL
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to include in gross income the value of assets set aside under an employer nonqualified deferred compensation plan when the employer defined benefit plan has a funding target attainment percentage of less than 80 percent.

1.Short titleThis Act may be cited as the No Special Deals for Executives Act of 2006.
2.Treatment of nonqualified deferred compensation plans when employer defined benefit plan has funding target attainment percentage of less than 80 percent
(a)In generalSubsection (b) of section 409A of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (providing rules relating to funding) is amended by redesignating paragraphs (3) and (4) as paragraphs (4) and (5), respectively, and by inserting after paragraph (2) the following new paragraph:

(3)When employer’s defined benefit plan has funding target attainment percentage of less than 80 percentIf—
(A)as of the valuation date of a defined benefit plan to which section 412 applies for the plan year which includes any portion of a period in which the plan has a funding target attainment percentage less than 80 percent—
(i)assets are set aside (directly or indirectly) in a trust (or other arrangement determined by the Secretary), or
(ii)transferred to such a trust or other arrangement, for purposes of paying deferred compensation under a nonqualified deferred compensation plan of the employer maintaining the defined benefit plan, or
(B)a nonqualified deferred compensation plan of the employer provides that assets will become restricted to the provision of benefits under the plan in connection with such funding target attainment percentage of less than 80 percent (or other similar financial measure determined by the Secretary) of the defined benefit plan, or assets are so restricted,such assets shall for purposes of section 83 be treated as property transferred in connection with the performance of services whether or not such assets are available to satisfy claims of general creditors. Subparagraph (A) shall not apply with respect to any assets which are so set aside before the defined benefit plan has a funding target attainment percentage of less than 80 percent..
(b)Funding target attainment percentageSection 409A(d) of such Code is amended by adding at the end the following new paragraph:

(7)Funding target attainment percentage
(A)In generalThe funding target attainment percentage of a plan for a plan year is the ratio (expressed as a percentage) which—
(i)the value of plan assets for the plan year (determined without regard to accumulated credits in excess of accumulated charges to the funding standard account under section 412), bears to
(ii)the funding target of the plan for the plan year.
(B)Funding targetFunding target of a plan for a plan year is the present value of all liabilities to participants and their beneficiaries under the plan for the plan year..
(c)Conforming amendmentsParagraphs (4) and (5) of section 409A(b) of such Code, as redesignated by subsection (a) of this subsection, are each amended by striking paragraph (1) or (2) each place it appears and inserting paragraph (1), (2), or (3).
(d) Effective dateThe amendments made by this section shall apply to transfers or reservations of assets after December 31, 2005.
(e)Special rule for 2006For purposes of determining if a plan has a funding target attainment percentage of less than 80 percent (within the meaning of section 409A of such Code, as added by this section) for any plan year beginning in 2006, such section shall be applied by substituting the plan’s modified funded current liability percentage for the plan’s funding target attainment percentage. For purposes of the preceding sentence, the term modified funded current liability percentage means the funded current liability percentage (as defined in section 412(l)(8) of such Code), reduced as described in subparagraph (E) thereof.


		II
		112th CONGRESS
		2d Session
		S. 2401
		IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

			April 26, 2012
			Mrs. Murray introduced
			 the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the
			 Committee on
			 Finance

		A BILL
		To suspend temporarily the duty on sports footwear for
		  women (other than ski-boots, cross-country ski footwear, snowboard boots and
		  golf shoes), with spikes.

		1.Sports footwear for women
			 (other than ski-boots, cross-country ski footwear, snowboard boots and golf
			 shoes), with spikes
			(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:

								9902.01.00Sports footwear for women (other than ski-boots, cross-country
						ski footwear, snowboard boots and golf shoes), with spikes (provided for in
						subheading 6402.19.15)FreeNo changeNo changeOn or before 12/31/2015

					.
			(b)Effective
			 dateThe amendment made by subsection (a) applies with respect to
			 goods entered, or withdrawn from warehouse for consumption, on or after the
			 15th day after the date of the enactment of this Act.


		IIB
		111th CONGRESS
		1st Session
		H. R. 577
		IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED
		  STATES

			April 1, 2009
			Received; read twice and referred to the
			 Committee on Health, Education, Labor,
			 and Pensions

		AN ACT
		To establish a grant program to provide
		  vision care to children, and for other purposes.

		1.Short titleThis Act may be cited as the
			 Vision Care for Kids Act of
			 2009.
		2.Grants regarding
			 vision care for childrenPart
			 Q of title III of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 280h et seq.) is amended
			 by adding at the end the following:

				399Z–1.Grants
				regarding vision care for children
					(a)In
				GeneralThe Secretary, acting through the Director of the Centers
				for Disease Control and Prevention, may award grants to States on the basis of
				an established review process for the purpose of complementing existing State
				efforts for—
						(1)providing
				comprehensive eye examinations (as defined in subsection (i)) by a licensed
				optometrist or ophthalmologist for eligible children (as defined in subsection
				(b)) who have been previously identified through a vision screening or eye
				examination by a licensed health care provider or vision screener as needing
				such services, with priority given to children who are under the age of 9
				years;
						(2)providing
				treatment or services to such children, subsequent to the examinations
				described in paragraph (1), that are necessary to correct vision problems;
				and
						(3)developing and
				disseminating, to parents, teachers, and health care practitioners, educational
				materials on recognizing signs of visual impairment in children.
						(b)Eligible
				children
						(1)In
				generalFor purposes of this section, the term eligible
				child means, with respect to an examination described in paragraph (1)
				of subsection (a) or a treatment or service described in paragraph (2) of such
				subsection and with respect to a State, a child who is a low-income child (as
				defined by the State) and who—
							(A)is not eligible
				for medical assistance under the State plan under title XIX of such Act;
							(B)subject to
				paragraph (2)(A), is not eligible for child health assistance under the State
				child health plan under title XXI of the Social Security Act;
							(C)subject to
				paragraph (2)(B), does not have health insurance coverage (as defined in
				section 2791) in the group market or in the individual market (as such terms
				are defined in such section) and is not a beneficiary or participant under a
				group health plan (as defined in such section); and
							(D)is not receiving
				assistance under any State health compensation program or under any other
				Federal or State health benefits program for such examination, treatment, or
				service, respectively.
							(2)Inclusion of
				certain low-income children with health benefitsWith respect to an examination described in
				paragraph (1) of subsection (a) or a treatment or service described in
				paragraph (2) of such subsection and with respect to a State—
							(A)paragraph (1)(B)
				shall not apply to a child who is eligible for child health assistance under
				the State child health plan under title XXI of the Social Security Act (whether
				or not such child is enrolled under such plan), if such plan does not provide
				for coverage of such examination, treatment, or service, respectively;
				and
							(B)paragraph (1)(C)
				shall not apply to a child described in such paragraph if no amount is payable
				under the coverage or plan described in such paragraph for such examination,
				treatment, or service, respectively.
							(c)CriteriaThe
				Secretary, in consultation with appropriate professional and patient
				organizations including individuals with knowledge of age appropriate vision
				services, shall develop criteria—
						(1)governing the
				operation of the grant program under subsection (a); and
						(2)for the collection
				of data related to vision assessment and the utilization of follow-up
				services.
						(d)ApplicationTo
				be eligible to receive a grant under subsection (a), a State shall submit to
				the Secretary an application in such form, made in such manner, and containing
				such information as the Secretary may require, including—
						(1)information on
				existing Federal, Federal-State, or State-funded children’s vision
				programs;
						(2)a plan for the use
				of grant funds, including how funds will be used to complement existing State
				efforts (including possible partnerships with non-profit entities);
						(3)a plan to
				determine if an eligible child has been identified as provided for in
				subsection (a);
						(4)an assurance that
				funds will be used consistent with this section;
						(5)a description of
				how funds will be used to provide examinations, treatments, and services,
				consistent with this section; and
						(6)an assurance that,
				in providing examinations, treatments, and services through use of such grant,
				the State will give priority to eligible children with the lowest
				income.
						(e)EvaluationsTo
				be eligible to receive a grant under subsection (a), a State shall agree that,
				not later than 1 year after the date on which amounts under the grant are first
				received by the State, and annually thereafter while receiving amounts under
				the grant, the State will submit to the Secretary an evaluation of the
				operations and activities carried out under the grant, including—
						(1)an assessment of
				the utilization of vision services and the status of children receiving these
				services as a result of the activities carried out under the grant;
						(2)the collection,
				analysis, and reporting of children’s vision data according to guidelines
				prescribed by the Secretary; and
						(3)such other
				information as the Secretary may require.
						(f)Limitations in
				Expenditure of GrantA grant may be made under subsection (a)
				only if the State involved agrees that the State will expend amounts received
				under such grant as follows:
						(1)The State will
				expend at least 80 percent of such amounts for the purposes described in
				paragraphs (1) and (2) of such subsection.
						(2)The State will not
				expend more than 10 percent of such amounts to carry out the purpose described
				in paragraph (3) of such subsection.
						(3)The State will not
				expend more than 10 percent of such amounts for administrative purposes.
						(g)Matching
				Funds
						(1)In
				generalWith respect to the costs of the activities to be carried
				out with a grant under subsection (a), a condition for the receipt of the grant
				is that the State involved agrees to make available (directly or through
				donations from public or private entities) non-Federal contributions toward
				such costs in an amount that is not less than 25 percent of such costs.
						(2)Determination of
				amount contributedNon-Federal contributions required in
				paragraph (1) may be in cash or in kind, fairly evaluated, including plant,
				equipment, or services. Amounts provided by the Federal Government, or services
				assisted or subsidized to any significant extent by the Federal Government, may
				not be included in determining the amount of such non-Federal
				contributions.
						(h)Supplement Not
				SupplantA State that receives a grant under this section shall
				ensure that amounts received under such grant will be used to supplement, and
				not supplant, any other Federal, State, or local funds available to carry out
				activities of the type carried out under the grant.
					(i)DefinitionsFor
				purposes of this section:
						(1)ChildThe
				term child means an individual who—
							(A)has not attained
				18 years of age; or
							(B)has not attained
				19 years of age and is a full-time student in a secondary school (or in the
				equivalent level of vocational or technical training).
							(2)Comprehensive
				eye examinationThe term comprehensive eye
				examination includes an assessment of a patient’s history, general
				medical observation, external and ophthalmoscopic examination, visual acuity,
				ocular alignment and motility, refraction, and as appropriate, binocular vision
				or gross visual fields, performed by an optometrist or an
				ophthalmologist.
						(j)Authorization of
				AppropriationsFor the purpose of carrying out this section,
				there are authorized to be appropriated—
						(1)$10,000,000 for
				fiscal year 2010;
						(2)$13,000,000 for
				fiscal year 2011; and
						(3)$14,000,000 for
				each of the fiscal years 2012 through
				2014.
						.

			Passed the House of
			 Representatives March 31, 2009.
			Lorraine C. Miller,
			Clerk


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		II
		115th CONGRESS1st Session
		S. 1167
		IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

			May 17, 2017
			Mr. Schatz (for himself and Mr. Moran) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation

		A BILL
		To require the Administrator of the Federal Aviation Administration to evaluate and consider
			 revising regulations relating to emergency medical equipment requirements
			 for passenger aircraft.

		1.Short title
 This Act may be cited as the Airplane Kids In Transit Safety Act of 2017 or the Airplane KITS Act.
		2.Emergency medical equipment on passenger aircraft
 (a)In generalNot later than 1 year after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Administrator of the Federal Aviation Administration shall evaluate and revise, as appropriate, the regulations under part 121 of title 14, Code of Federal Regulations, regarding the emergency medical equipment requirements, including the contents of first-aid kits, applicable to all certificate holders operating passenger aircraft under that part.
 (b)ConsiderationsIn carrying out subsection (a), the Administrator shall consider whether the minimum contents of approved emergency medical kits, including approved first-aid kits, include appropriate medications and equipment to meet the emergency medical needs of children.