		I
		111th CONGRESS
		2d Session
		H. R. 6334
		IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

			September 29, 2010
			Mr. Gutierrez (for
			 himself, Ms. Waters,
			 Mr. Al Green of Texas, and
			 Ms. Eddie Bernice Johnson of Texas)
			 introduced the following bill; which was referred to the
			 Committee on Financial
			 Services

		A BILL
		To amend the Community Reinvestment Act of 1977 to
		  improve the assessments of regulated financial institutions, and for other
		  purposes.

		1.Short titleThis Act may be cited as the
			 American Community Investment Reform Act of
			 2010.
		2.Community
			 Reinvestment Act amendments
			(a)Findings and
			 purposeSection 802 of the
			 Community Reinvestment Act of 1977 (12 U.S.C. 2901) is amended to read as
			 follows:

					802.Findings and
				purpose
						(a)FindingsThe Congress finds that—
							(1)regulated financial institutions are
				required by law to demonstrate that they serve the convenience and needs of the
				communities in which they are chartered or do business;
							(2)the convenience and needs of communities
				include the need for credit services, deposit services, transaction services,
				and community development loans and investments; and
							(3)regulated financial institutions have a
				continuing and affirmative obligation to help meet the credit or other
				financial needs of the local communities in which they are chartered or do
				business.
							(b)PurposeIt is the purpose of this title to require
				each appropriate Federal financial supervisory agency to use its authority when
				examining regulated financial institutions, to encourage such institutions to
				help meet the credit or other financial needs of the local communities in which
				they are chartered or do business consistent with the safe and sound operation
				of such
				institutions.
						.
			(b)DefinitionsSection 803 of such Act (12 U.S.C. 2902) is
			 amended to read as follows:

					803.DefinitionsFor purposes of this title:
						(1)Appropriate
				Federal financial supervisory agencyThe term appropriate Federal
				financial supervisory agency means—
							(A)the appropriate Federal banking agency with
				respect to depository institutions and depository institution holding
				companies, as those terms are defined under section 3 of the Federal Deposit
				Insurance Act;
							(B)the Securities and Exchange Commission with
				regard to—
								(i)any U.S. nonbank
				financial company for which the Securities and Exchange Commission acts as the
				primary financial regulatory agency pursuant to section 2 of the Dodd-Frank
				Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act; and
								(ii)any broker or
				dealer that is a member of the Securities Investor Protection
				Corporation;
								(C)the Bureau of
				Consumer Financial Protection with respect to any covered person supervised by
				the Bureau pursuant to section 1024 of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and
				Consumer Protection Act; and
							(D)the Board of Governors of the Federal
				Reserve System with respect to—
								(i)securities holding
				companies, as defined under section 618 of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform
				and Consumer Protection Act; and
								(ii)in consultation
				with the primary financial regulatory agency (as such term is defined under
				section 2 of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act),
				any regulated financial institution not described in subparagraph (A), (B), or
				(C) or clause (i).
								(2)Capital
				distributionThe term capital distribution
				means—
							(A)a distribution of cash or other property by
				any regulated financial institution to its owners made on account of that
				ownership;
							(B)a payment by a
				regulated financial institution to repurchase, redeem, retire, or otherwise
				acquire any of its shares or other ownership interests, including any extension
				of credit to finance an affiliated company's acquisition of those shares or
				interests; and
							(C)a transaction that
				the appropriate Federal financial supervisory agency determines, by order or
				regulation, to be in substance a distribution of capital to the owners of the
				regulated financial institution.
							(3)Community
				developmentThe term
				community development means—
							(A)affordable housing for low- (including
				extremely low-income) or moderate-income individuals (including multifamily
				rental housing and properties awarded low-income housing tax credits under
				section 42(h) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986);
							(B)community and
				financial services targeted to low- or moderate-income individuals, including
				appropriate electronic payments, basic account activities, and successful
				mortgage or loan modifications;
							(C)activities that
				promote economic development by financing businesses or farms that—
								(i)meet the size
				eligibility requirements of the Small Business Administration’s Development
				Company or the Small Business Investment Company programs under section 121.301
				of title 13, Code of Federal Regulations; or
								(ii)have gross annual
				revenues of $1,000,000 or less; or
								(D)activities that
				revitalize or stabilize—
								(i)low- or
				moderate-income geographies;
								(ii)designated
				disaster areas;
								(iii)distressed or
				underserved nonmetropolitan middle-income geographies designated by the Board
				of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, the Federal Deposit Insurance
				Corporation, and the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency, based
				on—
									(I)rates of poverty,
				unemployment, and population loss; or
									(II)population size,
				density, and dispersion, if such activities help to meet essential community
				needs, including needs of low- and moderate-income individuals; or;
									(iv)activities conducted by certified community
				development financial institutions (as such term is defined under section
				103(5) of the Community Development Banking and Financial Institutions Act of
				1994).
								(4)Regulated
				financial institution
							(A)In
				generalThe term regulated financial institution
				means an insured depository institution (as defined under section 3 of the
				Federal Deposit Insurance Act), a depository institution holding company (as
				defined under section 3 of the Federal Deposit Insurance Act), and a U.S.
				nonbank financial company.
							(B)Rule of
				constructionThe term
				regulated financial institution does not include a credit
				union.
							(5)Application for
				a deposit facilityThe term application for a deposit
				facility means an application to the appropriate Federal financial
				supervisory agency otherwise required under Federal law or regulations
				thereunder for—
							(A)a charter for a
				national bank or Federal savings and loan association;
							(B)deposit insurance
				in connection with a newly chartered State bank, savings bank, savings and loan
				association or similar institution;
							(C)the establishment
				of a domestic branch or other facility with the ability to accept deposits of a
				regulated financial institution;
							(D)the relocation of
				the home office or a branch office of a regulated financial institution;
							(E)the merger or
				consolidation with, or the acquisition of the assets, or the assumption of the
				liabilities of a regulated financial institution requiring approval under
				section 18(c) of the Federal Deposit Insurance Act or under regulations issued
				under the authority of title IV of the National Housing Act; or
							(F)the acquisition of
				shares in, or the assets of, a regulated financial institution requiring
				approval under section 3 of the Bank Holding Company Act of 1956 or section
				408(e) of the National Housing Act.
							(6)U.S. nonbank
				financial companyThe term U.S. nonbank financial
				company has the meaning given such term under section 102 of the
				Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act.
						(7)GeographyThe term geography means a
				census tract delineated by the United States Bureau of the Census in the most
				recent decennial census.
						(8)Entire
				communityWith respect to a
				financial institution whose business predominately consists of serving the
				needs of military personnel who are not located within a defined geographic
				area, such institution may define its entire community to
				include its entire deposit customer base without regard to geographic
				proximity.
						.
			(c)EvaluationsSection
			 804 of such Act (12 U.S.C. 2903) is amended—
				(1)by redesignating
			 subsections (c) and (d) as subsections (e) and (f), respectively;
				(2)by striking
			 subsections (a) and (b) and inserting the following new subsections:

						(a)Depository
				institutions and depository institution holding companiesIn connection with its examination of a
				regulated financial institution other than a U.S. nonbank financial company,
				the appropriate Federal financial supervisory agency shall do the
				following:
							(1)Assess the institution's record of meeting
				the credit or other financial needs of its entire community, including
				low-income, moderate-income, and other traditionally underserved neighborhoods,
				consistent with the safe and sound operation of such institution.
							(2)Assess, with at least an equal weight to
				any other factor or test identified in the regulations prescribed by the
				appropriate Federal financial supervisory agency to implement this Act, the
				community development activities and those activities’ effectiveness in meeting
				the financial needs of an institution’s entire community, including low- and
				moderate-income neighborhoods, consistent with the safe and sound operation of
				such institution.
							(3)Assess the
				following activities and those activities’ effectiveness in meeting the credit
				or other financial needs of an institution’s entire community, including low-
				and moderate-income neighborhoods, consistent with the safe and sound operation
				of such institution, unless the appropriate Federal financial supervisory
				agency determines that such assessment is not appropriate for a given regulated
				financial institution or class of regulated financial institutions because it
				engages in limited activities or is of a limited size:
								(A)Lending activities
				other than loans considered under paragraph (1).
								(B)Investment
				activities other than investments considered under paragraph (1).
								(C)Retail financial
				services other than community development services considered under paragraph
				(1).
								(4)Take such record
				into account in its evaluation of an application for a deposit facility by such
				institution.
							(b)U.S. nonbank
				financial companiesThe
				appropriate Federal financial supervisory agency shall assess the community
				development activities, including investments and loans where appropriate that
				benefit the community of the company, and those activities’ effectiveness in
				meeting the credit or other financial needs of its entire community, including
				low-income, moderate-income, and other traditionally underserved neighborhoods,
				as appropriate for the given regulated financial institution consistent with
				the safe and sound operation of such company.
						(c)Requirements
							(1)In
				generalIn connection with its examination of a regulated
				financial institution under subsection (a) or (b), the appropriate Federal
				financial supervisory agency shall—
								(A)take into consideration public comment
				received by the appropriate Federal financial supervisory agency regarding the
				institution's record of meeting the credit or other financial needs of its
				entire community, including low-income, moderate-income, and other
				traditionally underserved neighborhoods; and
								(B)require an
				improvement plan for an institution that receives a Needs to improve
				record of meeting community credit or other financial needs or a
				Substantial noncompliance in meeting community credit or other financial
				needs rating on the institution’s written evaluation, or such a rating
				in any individual assessment area, and require such improvement plan to result
				in the reasonable likelihood that the institution will obtain a rating of at
				least Satisfactory record of meeting community credit or other financial
				needs in the relevant measure within 2 exam cycles.
								(2)Improvement
				plan
								(A)In
				generalA regulated financial institution required to submit an
				improvement plan required under paragraph (1)(B) shall submit such plan in
				writing to the appropriate Federal financial supervisory agency no later than
				60 days after receiving the notice that such plan will be required.
								(B)Public
				commentUpon receipt of an
				improvement plan required under paragraph (1)(B), the appropriate Federal
				financial supervisory agency shall—
									(i)make the plan
				available to the public for review and comment for a period of no less than 30
				days; and
									(ii)require the regulated financial institution
				to revise, as appropriate, the improvement plan in response to the public
				comments received under the public review and comment period described under
				clause (i) and submit such plan to the appropriate Federal financial
				supervisory agency no later than 30 days after the end of such period.
									(3)LimitationPublic comment received pursuant to
				paragraph (2)(B) shall be limited to comments that directly address the
				regulated financial institution’s record of meeting the credit or other
				financial needs of the entire community, including low-income, moderate-income,
				and other traditionally underserved neighborhoods.
							(d)Nonminority
				owned and non-CDFI institution investmentsIn assessing and taking into account, under
				subsections (a), (b), and (c), the record of a regulated financial institution
				that is a nonminority-owned, nonwomen-owned institution and that is not a
				certified community development financial institution, the appropriate Federal
				financial supervisory agency may consider as a factor capital investment, loan
				participation, and other ventures undertaken by the regulated financial
				institution in cooperation with certified community development financial
				institutions, minority- and women-owned financial institutions, and low-income
				credit unions, provided that these activities help meet the credit or other
				financial needs of local communities in which such institutions and credit
				unions operate, including communities other than where such institutions and
				credit unions operate, if the regulated financial institution has adequately
				met the needs of its local assessment
				area.
						;
				(3)by adding at the
			 end the following new subsections:

						(g)Complex and
				innovative effortsIn
				assessing and taking into account, under subsection (a), the record of a
				regulated financial institution, the appropriate Federal financial supervisory
				agency shall consider, as a factor, the complexity, innovativeness,
				effectiveness in meeting particularly difficult community needs, or significant
				effort extended in specific loans, investments, or services.
						(h)Rule of
				constructionAn evaluation of a depository institution holding
				company shall incorporate evaluations of subsidiary regulated financial
				institutions made by each subsidiary’s appropriate Federal financial
				supervisory agency, if
				applicable.
						.
				(d)Written
			 evaluationsSection 807 of such Act (12 U.S.C. 2906) is
			 amended—
				(1)in subsection
			 (a)—
					(A)by striking
			 an insured depository institution and inserting a
			 regulated financial institution; and
					(B)by inserting
			 or financial after credit;
					(2)in subsection
			 (b)—
					(A)in paragraph (1)—
						(i)in
			 subparagraph (A)—
							(I)in clause (ii), by
			 striking and at the end;
							(II)by redesignating
			 clause (iii) as clause (v); and
							(III)by inserting
			 after clause (ii) the following new clauses:

									(iii)disclose whether the institution provided,
				or offered to provide, a consumer financial product that the Bureau of Consumer
				Financial Protection has determined is unfair, deceptive, or abusive;
									(iv)include specific
				responses to public comments received by the Federal financial supervisory
				agency regarding the institution; and
									;
				and
							(ii)by
			 adding at the end the following new subparagraph:

								(C)Treatment with
				respect to unfair, deceptive, or abusive consumer financial
				productsIf the regulated
				financial institution provided, or offered to provide, one or more consumer
				financial products that the Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection has
				determined is unfair, deceptive, or abusive, the written evaluation shall be
				negatively influenced in a manner commensurate with the extent to which such
				product or products were offered or
				provided.
								;
						(B)in paragraph
			 (2)—
						(i)by
			 striking paragraph (1)(C) and inserting paragraph
			 (1)(A)(v); and
						(ii)by
			 striking subparagraphs (A), (B), (C), and (D) and inserting the
			 following:

								(A)Satisfactory record of meeting
				community credit or other financial needs.
								(B)Sufficient
				record of meeting community credit or other financial needs.
								(C)Needs to
				improve record of meeting community credit or other financial
				needs.
								(D)Substantial
				noncompliance in meeting community credit or other financial
				needs.
								;
				and
						(C)by inserting after
			 paragraph (2) the following new paragraph:

							(3)Application for
				outstanding rating
								(A)In
				generalThe appropriate Federal financial supervisory agencies
				shall develop and implement a process to permit a regulated financial
				institution to submit an application at the time the examination process is
				initiated for a rating of Outstanding record of meeting community credit
				or other financial needs.
								(B)Availability of
				rating
									(i)In
				generalThe rating described under subparagraph (A) shall only be
				awarded to a regulated financial institution that—
										(I)applies for such
				rating pursuant to subparagraph (A);
										(II)significantly
				exceeds the requirements to receive the rating described under paragraph
				(2)(A);
										(III)with respect to a regulated financial
				institution for which ratings are available for the three most recent
				examination cycles, received no less than a Satisfactory record of
				meeting community credit or other financial needs or, for evaluations
				prior to the date of the enactment of the American Community Investment Reform
				Act of 2010, Satisfactory record of meeting community credit
				needs, for the three most recent examination cycles; and
										(IV)with respect to a depository institution
				holding company or a regulated financial institution that controls one or more
				other regulated financial institutions, does not have a subsidiary regulated
				financial institution that received a rating of Needs to improve record
				of meeting community credit or other financial needs or less, or, for
				evaluations prior to the date of enactment of the American Community Investment
				Reform Act of 2010, a rating of Needs to improve record of meeting
				community credit needs or lower for the most recent examination
				cycle.
										(ii)Rule of
				constructionFor purposes of clause (i)(IV), a rating given to a
				regulated financial institution prior to the control of such regulated
				financial institution by the relevant depository institution holding company or
				parent regulated financial institution as a subsidiary shall not bar the
				company from being granted a rating of Outstanding record of meeting
				community credit or other financial needs.
									(C)Expanded
				assessment areaFor purposes of determining whether to award a
				rating described under subparagraph (A), the appropriate Federal financial
				supervisory agency may consider community development activities, including
				investments made outside the institution’s service area if the regulated
				financial institution has adequately met the needs of its local assessment
				area.
								;
					(3)by redesignating
			 subsections (d) and (e) as subsections (f) and (g), respectively; and
				(4)by inserting after
			 subsection (c) the following new subsections:

						(d)Preliminary
				report required
							(1)In
				generalThe appropriate Federal financial supervisory agency
				shall—
								(A)prepare a
				preliminary report of the public section of the evaluation required under
				paragraph (a)(1); and
								(B)provide the
				preliminary report to the regulated financial institution and to the public not
				less than 60 days before the date on which the corresponding written evaluation
				is issued.
								(2)LimitationThe
				preliminary report required under paragraph (1) shall not include any assigned
				rating or discussion of an assigned rating.
							(e)Public comment
				on preliminary reportThe appropriate Federal financial
				supervisory agency shall—
							(1)develop and
				implement a process to seek and receive public comment on any preliminary
				report for a period of 30 days following the release of the report; and
							(2)incorporate into a
				revised written evaluation any public comment received during such comment
				period, as
				appropriate.
							.
				(e)Effects of
			 assigned ratingsSuch Act is amended by adding at the end the
			 following new section:

					810.Effects of
				assigned ratings
						(a)Outstanding
				ratingA regulated financial
				institution that receives a rating of outstanding record of meeting
				community credit or other financial needs on its most recent
				performance evaluation shall—
							(1)be presumed to
				have satisfied consideration of such regulated financial institution’s record
				of meeting the credit or other financial needs of its entire community in an
				application for a deposit facility; and
							(2)be given
				preference over other regulated financial institutions with lower ratings in
				connection with the award of Government contracts.
							(b)Satisfactory
				ratingThere shall be a rebuttable presumption that a regulated
				financial institution that receives a rating of satisfactory record of
				meeting community credit or other financial needs on its two most
				recent performance evaluations will have satisfied consideration of such
				regulated financial institution’s record of meeting the credit or other
				financial needs of its entire community in an application for a deposit
				facility.
						(c)Needs To improve
				ratingA regulated financial institution that receives a rating
				of needs to improve record of meeting community credit or other
				financial needs or lower on its two most recent performance evaluations
				shall be prohibited from—
							(1)being awarded a
				Government contract in an amount greater than $500,000, unless such Federal
				department or agency proposing to enter into such contract determines that
				compliance with such prohibition imposes an undue burden or is unable to meet
				its needs with another institution; and
							(2)making any capital
				distributions in the aggregate during any calendar quarter that exceed 50
				percent of its net earnings during the previous quarter without the prior
				approval of its appropriate Federal financial supervisory agency.
							(d)Substantial
				noncomplianceA regulated financial institution that receives a
				substantial noncompliance in meeting community credit or other financial
				needs rating on its most recent performance evaluations—
							(1)may be ordered to
				restrict executive compensation by its appropriate Federal financial
				supervisory agency;
							(2)shall be
				prohibited from being awarded a Government contract, unless such Federal
				department or agency proposing to enter into such contract determines that
				compliance with such prohibition imposes an undue burden or is unable to meet
				its needs with another institution; and
							(3)shall be
				prohibited from making any capital distributions without the prior approval of
				its appropriate Federal financial supervisory
				agency.
							.


114 HR 2514 IH: Helping Veterans Save for Health Care Act of 2015
U.S. House of Representatives
2015-05-21
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114th CONGRESS
1st Session
H. R. 2514
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

May 21, 2015
Mr. Sam Johnson of Texas (for himself, Mr. Thompson of California, Mr. Babin, Mr. Butterfield, Mr. Coffman, Mr. Nugent, Mr. Olson, Mr. Palazzo, Mr. Rangel, Mr. Reichert, Mr. Roe of Tennessee, Mr. Rush, Mr. Takai, Mr. Wilson of South Carolina, Mr. Zinke, Ms. McSally, and Mr. Sablan) 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 prevent veterans from being disqualified from contributing to health savings accounts by reason of receiving medical care for service-connected disabilities under programs administered by the Department of Veterans Affairs.

1.Short titleThis Act may be cited as the Helping Veterans Save for Health Care Act of 2015. 2.Veterans not disqualified from health savings account by reason of receiving medical care for service-connected disabilities under programs administered by the Department of Veterans Affairs (a)In generalSection 223(c)(1) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by adding at the end the following new subparagraph:

(C)Special rule for individuals eligible for certain veterans benefitsAn individual shall not fail to be treated as an eligible individual for any period merely because the individual receives hospital care or medical services under any law administered by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs for a service-connected disability (within the meaning of section 101(16) of title 38, United States Code).. (b)Effective dateThe amendment made by this section shall apply to months beginning after the date of the enactment of this Act.


113 HR 1125 IH: Veterinary Medicine Loan Repayment Program Enhancement Act
U.S. House of Representatives
2013-03-13
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		113th CONGRESS
		1st Session
		H. R. 1125
		IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

			March 13, 2013
			Mr. Schrader
			 introduced the following bill; which was referred to the
			 Committee on Ways and
			 Means

		A BILL
		To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide for
		  an exclusion for assistance provided to participants in certain veterinary
		  student loan repayment or forgiveness programs.

		1.Short titleThis Act may be cited as the
			 Veterinary Medicine Loan Repayment
			 Program Enhancement Act.
		2.Exclusion for
			 assistance provided to participants in certain veterinary student loan
			 repayment or forgiveness programs
			(a)In
			 generalParagraph (4) of
			 section 108(f) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended—
				(1)by striking
			 or after such Act,,
				(2)by striking the
			 period at the end and inserting , under section 1415A of the National
			 Agricultural Research, Extension, and Teaching Policy Act of 1977 (7 U.S.C.
			 3151a), or under any other State loan repayment or loan forgiveness program
			 that is intended to provide for increased access to veterinary services in such
			 State., and
				(3)by striking
			 state in the heading and inserting
			 other.
				(b)Effective
			 dateThe amendments made by this section shall apply to amounts
			 received by an individual in taxable years beginning after December 31,
			 2012.


116 HR 3593 IH: Hot Cars Act of 2019
U.S. House of Representatives
2019-06-28
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I116th CONGRESS1st SessionH. R. 3593IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVESJune 28, 2019Mr. Ryan (for himself, Ms. Schakowsky, and Mr. King of New York) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, 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 the Secretary of Transportation to issue a rule requiring all new passenger motor
			 vehicles to be equipped with a child safety alert system, and for other
			 purposes.

 1.Short titleThis Act may be cited as the Hot Cars Act of 2019. 2.Findings and purpose (a)FindingsCongress finds the following:
 (1)Children and domestic animals left unattended in vehicles, or independently accessing unoccupied vehicles on their own, are a significant public health and safety problem.
 (2)Thirty-eight children on average are killed by hyperthermia each year as a result of being left unattended in a vehicle or as a result of gaining access independently into an unoccupied vehicle.
 (3)In 2018, at least 52 children were killed by hyperthermia as a result of being left unattended in a vehicle or as a result of gaining access independently into an unoccupied vehicle.
 (4)Between 1990 and 2018, at least 889 children have been killed by hyperthermia as a result of being left unattended in a vehicle or as a result of gaining access independently into an unoccupied vehicle. Of those deaths, where the circumstances were known, 27 percent were the result of the child accessing the vehicle independently.
 (5)Fourteen percent of parents reported leaving a child 6 or younger in a parked, locked car alone. According to a 2014 Public Opinion Strategies survey, fourteen percent of parents reported leaving a child six or younger in a parked, locked car alone. The survey finds that, according to United States Census data, that’s nearly 2,000,000 United States parents transporting more than 3,300,000 United States children.
 (6)In 2018, at least 57 domestic animals were killed as a result of being left unattended in a vehicle.
 (7)Technology currently exists to detect the presence of a child in the rear seat of a vehicle. (b)PurposeThe purpose of this Act is to reduce the deaths and injuries that result from occupants being left in unattended vehicles as well as instances in which children independently access an unoccupied vehicle.
			3.Occupant safety
			(a)Amendment
 (1)In generalChapter 323 of title 49, United States Code, is amended by adding after section 32304A the following new section:

						32304B.Occupant safety
 (a)DefinitionsIn this section: (1)Passenger motor vehicleThe term passenger motor vehicle has the meaning given that term in section 32101.
 (2)Rear designated seating positionThe term rear designated seating position means all designated seating positions that are rearward of the front seat. (3)SecretaryThe term Secretary means the Secretary of Transportation.
 (b)RulemakingNot later than 2 years after the date of the enactment of the Hot Cars Act of 2019, the Secretary shall issue a final rule requiring all new passenger motor vehicles with a gross vehicle weight of 10,000 pounds or less to be equipped with a system to detect the presence of an occupant in a rear designated seating position after the vehicle engine or motor is deactivated and engage a warning. In developing the rule required under this subsection, the Secretary shall consider requiring systems that also detect the presence of any occupant unable to independently exit the vehicle as well as detect the presence of a child who has entered an unoccupied vehicle independently.
 (c)MeansThe alert required under subsection (b)— (1)shall include a distinct auditory and visual alert to notify individuals inside and outside of the vehicle of the presence of an occupant, which shall be combined with an interior haptic warning; and
 (2)shall be activated when the vehicle motor is deactivated by the operator and the presence of an occupant is detected.
 (d)Phase-InThe rule issued pursuant to subsection (b) shall require full compliance with the rule not later than 2 years after the date on which the final rule is issued..
 (2)Clerical amendmentThe analysis for Chapter 323 of title 49, United States Code, is amended by striking the item relating to section 32304A and inserting the following:

							32304A. Consumer tire information and standards.
							32304B. Occupant safety..
 (b)Awareness of occupants in motor vehiclesSection 402 of title 23, United States Code, is amended by inserting after subsection (k) the following:

					(l)Unattended passengers
 (1)In generalEach State shall use a portion of the amount it receives under this section to carry out a program to educate the public on the risks of leaving an occupant in a vehicle.
 (2)Program placementA State does not need to carry out the program described in paragraph (1) through the State transportation or highway safety office..
			(c)Study and report
				(1)Independent study
					(A)Agreement
 (i)In generalThe Secretary of Transportation shall enter into an agreement or a contract with an independent third party that does not have any financial or contractual ties with passenger motor vehicle manufacturers or technology companies producing occupant reminder warning systems or child restraint systems to perform the services under this paragraph.
 (ii)TimingThe Secretary shall enter into the agreement or contract described in clause (i) not later than the date that the Secretary determines is the latest date by which completion of the services under this paragraph will allow the Secretary enough time to prepare and submit the study required under paragraph (2) in accordance with such paragraph.
						(B)Independent study
 (i)In generalUnder an agreement between the Secretary and an independent third party under this paragraph, the independent third party shall carry out a study on retrofitting existing passenger motor vehicles with technology to address the problem of occupants left unattended in motor vehicles.
 (ii)ElementsIn carrying out the study required under clause (i), the independent third party shall— (I)survey and evaluate a variety of methods used by current and emerging aftermarket technology or products to solve the problem of occupants being left unattended in the vehicle or occupants gaining access to the vehicle independently;
 (II)make recommendations for manufacturers of such technology or products to undergo a functional safety performance to ensure that the products perform as designed by the manufacturer under a variety of real world conditions; and
 (III)provide recommendations for consumers on how to select such technology or products in order to retrofit existing vehicles.
 (2)ReportDuring the 180-day period beginning on the date on which the Secretary of Transportation issues the final rule required under section 32304B(b) of title 49, United States Code, as added by subsection (a)(1), the Secretary shall submit the results of the study carried out under paragraph (1) to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate and the Committee on Energy and Commerce of the House of Representatives.


109 HR 1702 IH: To suspend temporarily the duty on certain pepperoncini prepared or preserved otherwise than by vinegar or acetic acid in concentrations less than 0.5 percent.
U.S. House of Representatives
2005-04-19
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109th CONGRESS 1st Session
H. R. 1702
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

April 19, 2005
Mr. Pascrell introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Ways and Means

A BILL
To suspend temporarily the duty on certain pepperoncini prepared or preserved otherwise than by vinegar or acetic acid in concentrations less than 0.5 percent.

1.Certain pepperoncini prepared or preserved otherwise than by vinegar or acetic acid in concentrations less than 0.5 percent
(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:

9902.20.07 Pepperoncini, prepared or preserved otherwise than by vinegar or acetic acid in concentrations less than 0.5 percent (provided for in subheading 2005.90.97)FreeNo changeNo changeOn or before 12/31/2008.
(b)Effective dateThe amendment made by subsection (a) applies to articles entered, or withdrawn from warehouse for consumption, on or after the 15th day after the date of the enactment of this Act.


113 S1865 RS: Migratory Bird Habitat Investment and Enhancement Act
U.S. Senate
2013-12-19
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IICalendar No. 466113th CONGRESS2d SessionS. 1865[Report No. 113–210]IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATESDecember 19, 2013Mr. Begich (for himself, Mr. Coons, Mr. Baucus, and Mr. Tester) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public WorksJuly 15, 2014Reported by Mrs. Boxer, with an amendmentOmit the part struck through and insert the part printed in italicA BILLTo amend the prices set for Federal Migratory Bird Hunting and Conservation Stamps and make limited
			 waivers of stamp requirements for certain users.1.Short titleThis Act may be cited as the
			 Migratory Bird Habitat Investment and
			 Enhancement Act .2.FindingsCongress finds that—(1)Federal Migratory
			 Bird Hunting and Conservation Stamps (commonly known as duck
			 stamps) were created in 1934 as Federal licenses required for hunting
			 migratory waterfowl;(2)(A)duck stamps are a vital
			 tool for wetland conservation;(B)98 percent of the receipts from duck
			 stamp sales are used to acquire important migratory bird breeding,
			 migration,
			 and wintering habitat, which are added to the National Wildlife Refuge
			 System;
			 and(C)those benefits extend to all wildlife,
			 not just ducks;(3)since its
			 inception, the Federal duck stamp program has—(A)generated more
			 than $750,000,000;(B)preserved more
			 than 5,000,000 acres of wetland and wildlife habitat; and(C)is considered
			 among the most successful conservation programs ever initiated;(4)(A)since 1934, when duck
			 stamps cost $1, the price has been increased 7 times to the price in
			 effect on
			 the date of enactment of this Act of $15, which took effect in 1991; and(B)the price of the duck stamp has not
			 increased since 1991, the longest single period without an increase in
			 program
			 history; and(5)with the price
			 unchanged during the 20-year period preceding the date of enactment of
			 this
			 Act, duck stamps have lost 40 percent of their value based on the consumer
			 price index, while the United States Fish and Wildlife Service reports the
			 price of land in targeted wetland areas has tripled from an average of
			 $306 to
			 $1,091 per acre.3.Cost of
			 stampsSection 2 of the
			 Migratory Bird Hunting and Conservation Stamp Act (16 U.S.C. 718b) is
			 amended
			 by striking subsection (b) and inserting the following:(b)Cost of
				stamps(1)In
				generalFor the 5-calendar-year period beginning with calendar
				year 2014, and for each 5-calendar-year period thereafter, the
			 Secretary, in
				consultation with the Migratory Bird Conservation Commission, shall
			 establish
				the amount to be collected under paragraph (2) for each stamp sold
			 under this
				section, provided that the amount shall not exceed $25 for the
			 initial
				5-calendar-year period and not exceed $30 for theany subsequent
			 5-calendar-year
				period.(2)Collection of
				amountsThe United States Postal Service, the Department of the
				Interior, or any other agent approved by the Department of the
			 Interior, shall
				collect the amount established under paragraph (1) for each stamp
			 sold under
				this section for a hunting year if the Secretary determines, at any
			 time before
				February 1 of the calendar year during which the hunting year
			 begins, that all
				amounts described in paragraph (3) have been obligated for
			 expenditure.(3)AmountsThe
				amounts described in this paragraph are amounts in the Migratory
			 Bird
				Conservation Fund available for obligation and attributable to—(A)amounts
				appropriated pursuant to this Act for the fiscal year ending in the
			 immediately
				preceding calendar year; and(B)the sale of
				stamps under this section during that fiscal
				year..4.WaiversSection 1(a) of the Migratory Bird Hunting
			 and Conservation Stamp Act (16 U.S.C. 718a(a)) is amended—(1)in paragraph (1), by inserting and
			 subsection (d) after paragraph (2); and(2)by adding at the
			 end the following:(d)Waivers(1)In
				generalThe Secretary, in
				consultation with the Migratory Bird Conservation Commission, may
			 waive
				requirements under this section for such individuals as the
			 Secretary, in
				consultation with the Migratory Bird Conservation Commission,
			 determines to be
				appropriate.(2)LimitationIn making the determination described in
				paragraph (1), the Secretary shall grant only those waivers the
			 Secretary
				determines will have a minimal adverse effect on funds to be
			 deposited in the
				Migratory Bird Conservation Fund established under section
				4(a)(3)..July 15, 2014Reported with an amendment


I
108th CONGRESS
2d Session
H. R. 5137
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

September 23, 2004
Mr. Abercrombie (for himself, Mr. Evans, and Mr. Filner) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Veterans’ Affairs

A BILL
To amend title 38, United States Code, to revise the eligibility criteria for presumption of service-connection of certain diseases and disabilities for veterans exposed to ionizing radiation during military service.

1.Eligibility criteria for presumption of service-connection resulting from exposure to ionizing radiation due to open-air nuclear testingSection 1112(c) of title 38, United States Code, is amended—
(1)in paragraph (3)(B)(i), by inserting before the period at the end the following: or exposure to ionzing radiation due to residual contamination resulting from such a detonation; and
(2)by adding at the end the following new paragraph:

(4)For purposes of paragraph (3)(B)(i), onsite participation by any individual in a test involving the atmospheric detonation of a nuclear device and any exposure to ionzing radiation due to residual contamination resulting from such a detonation shall be determined without regard to whether any particular level of radiation exposure was measured for that individual..


115 S2900 IS: Comprehensive Screenings for Seniors Act of 2018
U.S. Senate
2018-05-22
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II115th CONGRESS2d SessionS. 2900IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATESMay 22, 2018Mr. Brown (for himself, Mr. Isakson, Mr. Nelson, Mr. Thune, Mr. Cassidy, and Mr. Blumenthal) 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 include  screening for potential substance use
			 disorders and a review of any current opioid
			 prescriptions as part of the initial preventive
			 physical
 examination and the annual wellness visit under the Medicare program.1.Short titleThis Act may be cited as the Comprehensive Screenings for Seniors Act of 2018.2.Inclusion of screening for potential substance use disorders and a review of any current opioid
			 prescriptions as part of the initial preventive
			 physical
 examination and the annual wellness visit under Medicare(a)Initial preventive physical examinationSection 1861(ww) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1395x(ww)) is amended—(1)in paragraph (1)—(A)by striking paragraph (2) and and inserting paragraph (2),; and(B)by inserting and the furnishing of a review of any current opioid prescriptions (as defined in paragraph (4)), after ‘‘upon the agreement with the individual,”; and(2)in paragraph (2)—(A)by redesignating subparagraph (N) as subparagraph (O); and(B)by inserting after subparagraph (M) the following new subparagraph:(N)Screening for potential substance use disorders.; and(3)by adding at the end the following new paragraph:(4)For purposes of paragraph (1), the term a review of any current opioid prescriptions means, with respect to an individual determined to have a current prescription for opioids—(A)a review of the potential risk factors to the individual for opioid use disorder;(B)an evaluation of the individual's severity of pain and current treatment plan;(C)the provision of information on non-opioid treatment options; and(D)a referral to a pain management specialist, as appropriate..(b)Annual wellness visitSection 1861(hhh)(2) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1395x(hhh)(2)) is amended—(1)by redesignating subparagraph (G) as subparagraph (I); and(2)by inserting after subparagraph (F) the following new subparagraphs:(G)Screening for potential substance use disorders and referral for treatment as appropriate.(H)The furnishing of a review of any current opioid prescriptions (as defined in subsection (ww)(4))..(c)Effective dateThe amendments made by this section shall apply to examinations and visits furnished on or after January 1, 2019.


109 HR 3664 IH: Consumer Reasonable Energy Price Protection Act of 2005
U.S. House of Representatives
2005-09-07
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109th CONGRESS
1st Session
H. R. 3664
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

September 7, 2005
Mr. Kanjorski introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committee on Appropriations, 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 Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to impose a windfall profit tax on oil and natural gas (and products thereof) and to appropriate the proceeds for the Low-Income Home Energy Assistance Program.

1.Short titleThis Act may be cited as the Consumer Reasonable Energy Price Protection Act of 2005.
2.Windfall profits tax
(a)In generalSubtitle E of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (relating to alcohol, tobacco, and certain other excise taxes) is amended by adding at the end thereof the following new chapter:

56Windfall profit on crude oil, natural gas, and products thereof

Sec. 5896. Imposition of tax
5896.Imposition of tax
(a)In generalIn addition to any other tax imposed under this title, there is hereby imposed an excise tax on the sale in the United States of any crude oil, natural gas, or other taxable product a tax equal to the applicable percentage of the windfall profit on such sale.
(b)DefinitionsFor purposes of this section—
(1)Taxable productThe term taxable product means any fuel which is a product of crude oil or natural gas.
(2)Windfall profitThe term windfall profit means, with respect to any sale, so much of the profit on such sale as exceeds a reasonable profit.
(3)Applicable percentageThe term applicable percentage means—
(A)50 percent to the extent that the profit on the sale exceeds 100 percent of the reasonable profit on the sale but does not exceed 102 percent of the reasonable profit on the sale,
(B)75 percent to the extent that the profit on the sale exceeds 102 percent of the reasonable profit on the sale but does not exceed 105 percent of the reasonable profit on the sale, and
(C)100 percent to the extent that the profit on the sale exceeds 105 percent of the reasonable profit on the sale.
(4)Reasonable profitThe term reasonable profit means the amount determined by the Reasonable Profits Board to be a reasonable profit on the sale.
(c)Liability for payment of taxThe taxes imposed by subsection (a) shall be paid by the seller..
(b)Clerical amendmentThe table of chapters for subtitle E of such Code is amended by adding at the end the following new item:

Chapter 56. Windfall profit on crude oil and refined petroleum products..
(c)Effective dateThe amendments made by this section shall take effect on the date of the enactment of this Act.
3.Reasonable Profits Board
(a)EstablishmentThere is established an independent board to be known as the Reasonable Profits Board (hereafter in this section referred to as the Board).
(b)DutiesThe Board shall make reasonable profit determinations for purposes of applying section 5896 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (relating to windfall profit on crude oil, natural gas, and products thereof).
(c)Advisory CommitteeThe Board shall be considered an advisory committee within the meaning of the Federal Advisory Committee Act (5 U.S.C. App.).
(d)Appointment
(1)MembersThe Board shall be composed of 3 members appointed by the President of the United States.
(2)TermMembers of the Board shall be appointed for a term of 3 years.
(3)BackgroundThe members shall have no financial interests in any of the businesses for which reasonable profits are determined by the Board.
(e)Pay and travel expenses
(1)PayNotwithstanding section 7 of the Federal Advisory Committee Act (5 U.S.C. App.), members of the Board shall be paid at a rate equal to the daily equivalent of the minimum annual rate of basic pay for level IV of the Executive Schedule under section 5315 of title 5, United States Code, for each day (including travel time) during which the member is engaged in the actual performance of duties vested in the Board.
(2)Travel expensesMembers shall receive travel expenses, including per diem in lieu of subsistence, in accordance with section 5702 and 5703 of title 5, United States Code.
(f)Director of staff
(1)QualificationsThe Board shall appoint a Director who has no financial interests in any of the businesses for which reasonable profits are determined by the Board.
(2)PayNotwithstanding section 7 of the Federal Advisory Committee Act (5 U.S.C. App.), the Director shall be paid at the rate of basic pay payable for level IV of the Executive Schedule under section 5315 of title 5, United States Code.
(g)Staff
(1)Additional personnelThe Director, with the approval of the Board, may appoint and fix the pay of additional personnel.
(2)AppointmentsThe Director may make such appointments without regard to the provisions of title 5, United States Code, governing appointments in the competitive service, and any personnel so appointed may be paid without regard to the provisions of chapter 51 and subchapter III of chapter 53 of that title relating to classification and General Schedule pay rates.
(3)DetaileesUpon the request of the Director, the head of any Federal department or agency may detail any of the personnel of that department or agency to the Board to assist the Board in accordance with an agreement entered into with the Board.
(4)AssistanceThe Comptroller General of the United States may provide assistance, including the detailing of employees, to the Board in accordance with an agreement entered into with the Board.
(h)Other authority
(1)Experts and consultantsThe Board may procure by contract, to the extent funds are available, the temporary or intermittent services of experts or consultants pursuant to section 3109 of title 5, United States Code.
(2)LeasingThe Board may lease space and acquire personal property to the extent that funds are available.
(i)FundingThere are authorized to be appropriated such funds as are necessary to carry out this section.
4.Low-Income Home Energy Assistance ProgramIn addition to amounts appropriated pursuant to section 2602 of the Low-Income Home Energy Assistance Act of 1981 (42 U.S.C. 8621), there are hereby appropriated to the Secretary of Health and Human Services amounts equivalent to the taxes received in the Treasury under section 5896 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986. Amounts appropriated under the preceding sentence shall be available for allocation under section 2604(a)(1)(A) of such Act (42 U.S.C. 8623(a)(1)(A)).