 HR 3248 ENR: Lifespan Respite Care Act of 2006
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One Hundred Ninth Congress of the United States of America At the Second SessionBegun and held at the City of Washington on Tuesday, the third day of January, two thousand and six
H. R. 3248

AN ACT
To amend the Public Health Service Act to establish a program to assist family caregivers in accessing affordable and high-quality respite care, and for other purposes.

1.Short titleThis Act may be cited as the Lifespan Respite Care Act of 2006.
2.Lifespan respite careThe Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 201 et seq.) is amended by adding at the end the following:

XXIXLifespan respite care
2901.DefinitionsIn this title:
(1)Adult with a special needThe term adult with a special need means a person 18 years of age or older who requires care or supervision to—
(A)meet the person’s basic needs;
(B)prevent physical self-injury or injury to others; or
(C)avoid placement in an institutional facility.
(2)Aging and disability resource centerThe term aging and disability resource center means an entity administering a program established by the State, as part of the State’s system of long-term care, to provide a coordinated system for providing—
(A)comprehensive information on available public and private long-term care programs, options, and resources;
(B)personal counseling to assist individuals in assessing their existing or anticipated long-term care needs, and developing and implementing a plan for long-term care designed to meet their specific needs and circumstances; and
(C)consumer access to the range of publicly supported long-term care programs for which consumers may be eligible, by serving as a convenient point of entry for such programs.
(3)Child with a special needThe term child with a special need means an individual less than 18 years of age who requires care or supervision beyond that required of children generally to—
(A)meet the child’s basic needs; or
(B)prevent physical injury, self-injury, or injury to others.
(4)Eligible State agencyThe term eligible State agency means a State agency that—
(A)administers the State’s program under the Older Americans Act of 1965, administers the State’s program under title XIX of the Social Security Act, or is designated by the Governor of such State to administer the State’s programs under this title;
(B)is an aging and disability resource center;
(C)works in collaboration with a public or private nonprofit statewide respite care coalition or organization; and
(D) demonstrates—
(i)an ability to work with other State and community-based agencies;
(ii)an understanding of respite care and family caregiver issues across all age groups, disabilities, and chronic conditions; and
(iii)the capacity to ensure meaningful involvement of family members, family caregivers, and care recipients.
(5)Family caregiverThe term family caregiver means an unpaid family member, a foster parent, or another unpaid adult, who provides in-home monitoring, management, supervision, or treatment of a child or adult with a special need.
(6)Lifespan respite careThe term lifespan respite care means a coordinated system of accessible, community-based respite care services for family caregivers of children or adults with special needs.
(7)Respite careThe term respite care means planned or emergency care provided to a child or adult with a special need in order to provide temporary relief to the family caregiver of that child or adult.
(8)StateThe term State means any of the several States, the District of Columbia, the Virgin Islands of the United States, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, Guam, American Samoa, and the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands.
2902.Lifespan respite care grants and cooperative agreements
(a)PurposesThe purposes of this section are—
(1)to expand and enhance respite care services to family caregivers;
(2)to improve the statewide dissemination and coordination of respite care; and
(3)to provide, supplement, or improve access and quality of respite care services to family caregivers, thereby reducing family caregiver strain.
(b)AuthorizationSubject to subsection (e), the Secretary is authorized to award grants or cooperative agreements for the purposes described in subsection (a) to eligible State agencies for which an application is submitted pursuant to subsection (d).
(c)Federal lifespan approachIn carrying out this section, the Secretary shall work in cooperation with the National Family Caregiver Support Program of the Administration on Aging and other respite care programs within the Department of Health and Human Services to ensure coordination of respite care services for family caregivers of children and adults with special needs.
(d)Application
(1)SubmissionEach Governor desiring the eligible State agency of his or her State to receive a grant or cooperative agreement under this section shall submit an application on behalf of such agency to the Secretary at such time, in such manner, and containing such information as the Secretary shall require.
(2)ContentsEach application submitted under this section shall include—
(A)a description of the eligible State agency’s—
(i)ability to work with other State and community-based agencies;
(ii)understanding of respite care and family caregiver issues across all age groups, disabilities, and chronic conditions; and
(iii)capacity to ensure meaningful involvement of family members, family caregivers, and care recipients;
(B)with respect to the population of family caregivers to whom respite care information or services will be provided or for whom respite care workers and volunteers will be recruited and trained, a description of—
(i)the population of family caregivers;
(ii)the extent and nature of the respite care needs of that population;
(iii)existing respite care services for that population, including numbers of family caregivers being served and extent of unmet need;
(iv)existing methods or systems to coordinate respite care information and services to the population at the State and local level and extent of unmet need;
(v)how respite care information dissemination and coordination, respite care services, respite care worker and volunteer recruitment and training programs, or training programs for family caregivers that assist such family caregivers in making informed decisions about respite care services will be provided using grant or cooperative agreement funds;
(vi)a plan for administration, collaboration, and coordination of the proposed respite care activities with other related services or programs offered by public or private, nonprofit entities, including area agencies on aging;
(vii)how the population, including family caregivers, care recipients, and relevant public or private agencies, will participate in the planning and implementation of the proposed respite care activities;
(viii)how the proposed respite care activities will make use, to the maximum extent feasible, of other Federal, State, and local funds, programs, contributions, other forms of reimbursements, personnel, and facilities;
(ix)respite care services available to family caregivers in the eligible State agency’s State or locality, including unmet needs and how the eligible State agency’s plan for use of funds will improve the coordination and distribution of respite care services for family caregivers of children and adults with special needs;
(x)the criteria used to identify family caregivers eligible for respite care services;
(xi)how the quality and safety of any respite care services provided will be monitored, including methods to ensure that respite care workers and volunteers are appropriately screened and possess the necessary skills to care for the needs of the care recipient in the absence of the family caregiver; and
(xii)the results expected from proposed respite care activities and the procedures to be used for evaluating those results;
(C)assurances that, where appropriate, the eligible State agency will have a system for maintaining the confidentiality of care recipient and family caregiver records; and
(D)a memorandum of agreement regarding the joint responsibility for the eligible State agency’s lifespan respite program between—
(i)the eligible State agency; and
(ii)a public or private nonprofit statewide respite coalition or organization.
(e)Priority; considerationsWhen awarding grants or cooperative agreements under this section, the Secretary shall—
(1)give priority to eligible State agencies that the Secretary determines show the greatest likelihood of implementing or enhancing lifespan respite care statewide; and
(2)give consideration to eligible State agencies that are building or enhancing the capacity of their long-term care systems to respond to the comprehensive needs, including respite care needs, of their residents.
(f)Use of grant or cooperative agreement funds
(1)In general
(A)Required uses of fundsEach eligible State agency awarded a grant or cooperative agreement under this section shall use all or part of the funds—
(i)to develop or enhance lifespan respite care at the State and local levels;
(ii)to provide respite care services for family caregivers caring for children or adults;
(iii)to train and recruit respite care workers and volunteers;
(iv)to provide information to caregivers about available respite and support services; and
(v)to assist caregivers in gaining access to such services.
(B)Optional uses of fundsEach eligible State agency awarded a grant or cooperative agreement under this section may use part of the funds for—
(i)training programs for family caregivers to assist such family caregivers in making informed decisions about respite care services;
(ii)other services essential to the provision of respite care as the Secretary may specify; or
(iii)training and education for new caregivers.
(2)SubcontractsEach eligible State agency awarded a grant or cooperative agreement under this section may carry out the activities described in paragraph (1) directly or by grant to, or contract with, public or private entities.
(3)Matching funds
(A)In generalWith respect to the costs of the activities to be carried out under paragraph (1), a condition for the receipt of a grant or cooperative agreement under this section is that the eligible State agency 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.
(B)Determination of amount contributedNon-Federal contributions required by subparagraph (A) 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.
(g)Term of grants or cooperative agreements
(1)In generalThe Secretary shall award grants or cooperative agreements under this section for terms that do not exceed 5 years.
(2)RenewalThe Secretary may renew a grant or cooperative agreement under this section at the end of the term of the grant or cooperative agreement determined under paragraph (1).
(h)Maintenance of effortFunds made available under this section shall be used to supplement and not supplant other Federal, State, and local funds available for respite care services.
2903.National Lifespan Respite Resource Center
(a)EstablishmentThe Secretary may award a grant or cooperative agreement to a public or private nonprofit entity to establish a National Resource Center on Lifespan Respite Care (referred to in this section as the center).
(b)Purposes of the centerThe center shall—
(1)maintain a national database on lifespan respite care;
(2)provide training and technical assistance to State, community, and nonprofit respite care programs; and
(3)provide information, referral, and educational programs to the public on lifespan respite care.
2904.ReportNot later than January 1, 2009, the Secretary shall report to the Congress on the activities undertaken under this title. Such report shall evaluate—
(1)the number of States that have lifespan respite care programs;
(2)the demographics of the caregivers receiving respite care services through grants or cooperative agreements under this title; and
(3)the effectiveness of entities receiving grants or cooperative agreements under this title.
2905.Authorization of appropriationsThere are authorized to be appropriated to carry out this title—
(1)$30,000,000 for fiscal year 2007;
(2)$40,000,000 for fiscal year 2008;
(3)$53,330,000 for fiscal year 2009;
(4)$71,110,000 for fiscal year 2010; and
(5)$94,810,000 for fiscal year 2011..
3.GAO report on lifespan respite care programsNot later than January 1, 2011, the Comptroller General of the United States shall conduct an evaluation and submit a report to the Congress on the effectiveness of lifespan respite programs, including an analysis of cost benefits and improved efficiency in service delivery.
 Speaker of the House of Representatives.Vice President of the United States and President of the Senate.


113 HR 5392 IH: Fairness for Farmers Act of 2014
U.S. House of Representatives
2014-08-01
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113th CONGRESS
2d Session
H. R. 5392
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

August 1, 2014
Mrs. Ellmers (for herself, Mr. Meadows, and Mr. Hudson) 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 the determination of the employer mandate under the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act without regard to alien agricultural seasonal workers.

1.Short titleThis Act may be cited as the Fairness for Farmers Act of 2014.
2.Determination of employer mandate without regard to alien agricultural seasonal workers
(a)In generalParagraphs (2)(E) and (4)(A) of sections 4980H(c) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 are both amended by adding at the end the following: Such calculation shall not include any alien having status under section 101(a)(15)(H)(ii)(a) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1101(a)(15)(H)(ii)(a))..
(b)Effective dateThe amendments made by subsection (a) shall apply to taxable years beginning after the date of the enactment of this Act.


117 HR 1624 IH: Postal Employee Appeal Rights Amendments Act
U.S. House of Representatives
2021-03-08
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I117th CONGRESS1st SessionH. R. 1624IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVESMarch 8, 2021Mr. Connolly (for himself and Mr. McKinley) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Oversight and ReformA BILLTo extend the right of appeal to the Merit Systems Protection Board to certain employees of the United States Postal Service.1.Short title This Act may be cited as the Postal Employee Appeal Rights Amendments Act.2.Right of appeal to Merit Systems Protection BoardSection 1005(a)(4)(A)(ii)(I) of title 39, United States Code, is amended to read as follows:(I)is an officer or employee of the Postal Service who—(aa)is not represented by a bargaining representative recognized under section 1203; and(bb)is in a supervisory, professional, technical, clerical, administrative, or managerial position covered by the Executive and Administrative Schedule; and.


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111th CONGRESS
2d Session
H. RES. 1631
In the House of Representatives, U. S.,

September 28, 2010

RESOLUTION
Calling for the protection of religious sites and artifacts from and in Turkish-occupied areas of northern Cyprus as well as for general respect for religious freedom.

Whereas the Government of Turkey invaded the northern area of the Republic of Cyprus on July 20, 1974, and the Turkish military continues to illegally occupy the territory to this day;
Whereas the Church of Cyprus has filed an application against Turkey with the European Court of Human Rights for violations of freedom of religion and association as Greek Cypriots in the occupied areas are unable to worship freely due to the restricted access to religious sites and continued destruction of the property of the Church of Cyprus;
Whereas according to the United Nations-brokered Vienna III Agreement of August 2, 1975, Greek-Cypriots in the north of the island are free to stay and they will be given every help to lead a normal life, including facilities for education and for the practice of their religion * * * ;
Whereas according to the Secretary General’s Report on the United Nations Operation in Cyprus in June 1996, the Greek Cypriots and Maronites living in the northern part of the island were subjected to severe restrictions and limitations in many basic freedoms, which had the effect of ensuring that inexorably, with the passage of time, the communities would cease to exist.;
Whereas the very future and existence of historic Greek Cypriot, Maronite, and Armenian communities are now in grave danger of extinction;
Whereas the Abbot of the Monastery of the Apostle Barnabas is routinely denied permission to hold services or reside in the monastery of the founder of the Church of Cyprus and the Bishop of Karpass has been refused permission to perform the Easter Service for the few enclaved people in his occupied diocese;
Whereas there are only two priests serving the religious needs of the enclaved in the Karpas peninsula, Armenians are not allowed access to any of their religious sites or income generating property, and Maronites are unable to celebrate the mass daily in many churches;
Whereas in the past Muslim Alevis were forced out of their place of prayer and until recently were denied the right to build a new place of worship;
Whereas under the Turkish occupation of northern Cyprus, religious sites have been systematically destroyed and a large number of religious and archaeological objects illegally looted, exported, and subsequently sold or traded in international art markets, including an estimated 16,000 icons, mosaics, and mural decorations stripped from most of the churches, and 60,000 archaeological items dating from the 6th to 20th centuries;
Whereas at a hearing held on July 21, 2009, entitled Cyprus' Religious Cultural Heritage in Peril by the U.S. Helsinki Commission, Michael Jansen provided testimony detailing first-hand accounts of Turkish soldiers throwing icons from looted churches onto burning pyres during the Turkish invasion and provided testimonies of how churches were left open to both looters and vandals with nothing done to secure the religious sites by the Turkish forces occupying northern Cyprus;
Whereas Dr. Charalampos G. Chotzakakoglou also provided testimony to the U.S. Helsinki Commission that around 500 churches, monasteries, cemeteries, and other religious sites have been desecrated, pillaged, looted, and destroyed, including one Jewish cemetery;
Whereas 80 Christian churches have been converted into mosques, 28 are being used by the Turkish army as stores and barracks, 6 have been turned into museums, and many others are used for other nonreligious purposes such as coffee shops, hotels, public baths, nightclubs, stables, cultural centers, theaters, barns, workshops, and one is even used as a mortuary;
Whereas expert reports indicate that since 2004 several churches have been leveled, such as St. Catherine Church in Gerani which was bulldozed in mid-2008, the northern wall of the Chapel of St. Euphemianos in Lysi which was destroyed by looters as they removed all metal objects within the wall, the Church of the Holy Virgin in the site of Trachonas was used as a dancing school until the Turkish occupiers built a road that destroyed part of it in March 2010, the Church of the Templars was converted into a night club, and the Church of Panagia Trapeza in Acheritou village was used as a sheep stall before it was recently destroyed by looters removing metal objects from medieval graves within the church;
Whereas the Republic of Cyprus discovered iron-inscribed crosses stolen from Greek cemeteries in the north in trucks owned by a Turkish-Cypriot firm that intended to send them to India to be recycled;
Whereas United States art dealer Peggy Goldberg was found culpable for illegally marketing 6th century mosaics from the Panagia Kanakaria church because the judge found that a thief obtains no title or right of possession of stolen items and therefore a thief cannot pass any right of ownership * * * to subsequent purchasers.;
Whereas the extent of the illicit trade of religious artifacts from the churches in the Turkish occupied areas of northern Cyprus by Turkish black market dealer Aydin Dikmen was exposed following a search of his property by the Bavarian central department of crime which confiscated Byzantine mosaics, frescoes, and icons valued at over €30 million;
Whereas a report prepared by the Law Library of Congress on the Destruction of Cultural Property in the Northern Part of Cyprus and Violations of International Law for the U.S. Helsinki Commission details what obligations the Government of Turkey has as the occupying power in northern Cyprus for the destruction of religious and cultural property there under international law;
Whereas the Hague Convention of 1954 for the Protection of Cultural Property During Armed Conflict, of which Turkey is a party, states in article 4(3) that the occupying power undertakes to Prohibit, prevent and, if necessary, put a stop to any form of theft, pillage or misappropriation of any acts of vandalism directed against cultural property;
Whereas according to the 1970 United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) Convention on the Means of Prohibiting and Preventing the Illicit Import, Export and Transfer of Ownership which has been ratified by Cyprus and Turkey, parties are required to take steps to prevent illicit traffic through the adoption of legal and administrative measures and the adoption of an export certificate for any cultural object that is exported, and illicit refers to any export or transfer of ownership of cultural property under compulsion that arises from the occupation of a country by a foreign power;
Whereas according to the European Court of Human Rights in its judgment in the case of Cyprus v. Turkey of May 10, 2001, Turkey was responsible for continuing human rights abuses under the European Convention on Human Rights throughout its 27-year military occupation of northern Cyprus, including restricting freedom of movement for Greek Cypriots and limiting access to their places of worship and participation in other aspects of religious life;
Whereas the European Court further ruled that Turkey’s responsibility covers the acts of soldiers and subordinate local administrators because the occupying Turkish forces have effective control of the northern part of the Republic of Cyprus;
Whereas in March 2008, President Christofias and former Turkish Cypriot leader Talat agreed to the setting up of a Technical Committee on Cultural Heritage with a mandate to engage in serious work to protect the varied cultural heritage of the entire island;
Whereas this Committee was developing a list of all cultural heritage sites on the island to create an educational interactive program for the island's youth to understand the shared heritage and to undertake a joint effort to restore the Archangel Michael Church and the Arnvut Mosque;
Whereas while significant work was done on the Arnvut Mosque, the Archangel Michael Church remains in disrepair; and
Whereas, on July 16, 2002, and again in 2007, the United States and the Government of the Republic of Cyprus signed a Memorandum of Understanding to impose import restrictions on categories of Pre-Classical and Classical archaeological objects, as well as Byzantine period ecclesiastical and ritual ethnological materials, from Cyprus: Now, therefore, be it

That the House of Representatives—
(1)expresses appreciation for the efforts of those countries that have restored religious property wrongly confiscated during the Turkish occupation of northern Cyprus;
(2)welcomes the efforts of many countries to address the complex and difficult question of the status of illegally confiscated religious art and artifacts, and urges those countries to continue to ensure that these items are restored to the Republic of Cyprus in a timely, just manner;
(3)welcomes the initiatives and commitment of the Republic of Cyprus to work to restore and maintain religious heritage sites;
(4)urges the Government of Turkey to—
(A)immediately implement the United Nations Security Council Resolutions relevant to Cyprus as well as the judgments of the European Court of Human Rights;
(B)work to retrieve and restore all lost artifacts and immediately halt destruction on religious sites, illegal archaeological excavations, and traffic in icons and antiquities; and
(C)allow for the proper preservation and reconstruction of destroyed or altered religious sites and immediately cease all restrictions on freedom of religion for the enclaved Cypriots;
(5)calls on the United States Commission on International Religious Freedom to investigate and make recommendations on violations of religious freedom in the areas of northern Cyprus under control of the Turkish military;
(6)calls on the President and the Secretary of State to include information in the annual International Religious Freedom and Human Rights reports on Cyprus that detail the violations of religious freedom and humanitarian law including the continuous destruction of property, lack of justice in restitution, and restrictions on access to holy sites and the ability of the enclaved to freely practice their faith;
(7)calls on the State Department Office of International Religious Freedom to address the concerns and actions called for in this resolution with the Government of Turkey, OSCE, the United Nations Special Rapporteur on Freedom of Religion or Belief, and other international bodies or foreign governments;
(8)urges OSCE to ensure that member states do not receive stolen Cypriot art and antiquities; and
(9)urges OSCE to press the Government of Turkey to abide by its international commitments by calling on it to work to retrieve and restore all lost artifacts, to immediately halt destruction on religious sites, illegal archaeological excavations, and traffic in icons and antiquities, to allow for the proper preservation and reconstruction of destroyed or altered religious sites, and to immediately cease all restrictions on freedom of religion for the enclaved Cypriots.

Lorraine C. Miller,Clerk.


116 HR 2343 IH: Peace and Tolerance in Palestinian Education Act
U.S. House of Representatives
2019-04-18
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I116th CONGRESS1st SessionH. R. 2343IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVESApril 18, 2019Mr. Sherman (for himself, Mr. Zeldin, Mr. Trone, Mr. Mast, Mr. Gottheimer, and Mr. Weber of Texas) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Foreign AffairsA BILLTo require the Secretary of State to submit annual reports reviewing the educational material used
			 by the Palestinian Authority or the United Nations Relief and Works Agency
			 for Palestine Refugees in the Near East in the West Bank and Gaza, and for
			 other purposes.

 1.Short titleThis Act may be cited as the Peace and Tolerance in Palestinian Education Act. 2.FindingsCongress finds the following:
 (1)In 2016 and 2017, the Palestinian Authority published modified curriculums for school-aged children in grades 1 through 11.
 (2)The new Palestinian curriculums fail to meet the international standards of peace and tolerance in educational materials established by the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization.
 (3)Textbooks used by the Palestinian Authority and the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA) in the West Bank and Gaza demonize Israel, encourage war, and teach children that Palestinian statehood can be achieved through violence.
 (4)On April 26, 2018, the Government Accountability Office published a report that found that textbooks in UNRWA schools do not mention Israel or Judaism, feature maps of the region that exclude Israel, and include content that incites violence.
 3.Sense of CongressIt is the sense of Congress that the Palestinian Authority and UNRWA have not sufficiently worked to eliminate all content and passages encouraging violence or intolerance toward other nations or ethnic groups from the curriculum used in their respective schools.
		4.Report required
 (a)In GeneralNot later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, and annually thereafter for ten years in accordance with subsection (c), the Secretary of State shall submit to the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate a report reviewing curriculum used in schools controlled by the Palestinian Authority or UNRWA in the West Bank and Gaza that includes the following:
 (1)A determination whether all content and passages encouraging violence or intolerance toward other nations or ethnic groups has been removed in such curriculum, and a detailed explanation of the reasons for reaching such determination.
 (2)An assessment of the steps the Palestinian Authority and UNRWA are taking to reform such curriculum at schools to conform with standards of peace and tolerance in the Declaration of Principles on Tolerance by the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (adopted November 16, 1995).
 (3)A determination whether United States foreign assistance is used, directly or indirectly, to fund the dissemination of such curriculum by the Palestinian Authority or UNRWA.
 (b)Public AvailabilityThe Secretary shall make each report submitted pursuant to subsection (a) on a publicly available website of the Department of State.
 (c)Subsequent DeadlinesEach report required by subsection (a), other than first, shall be submitted not later than 90 days after the date on which a new school year begins for schools controlled by the Palestinian Authority or UNRWA schools in the West Bank and Gaza.


115 HR 3101 : Strengthening Cybersecurity Information Sharing and Coordination in Our Ports Act of 2017
U.S. House of Representatives
2017-10-25
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		115th CONGRESS1st Session
		H. R. 3101
		IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES
		October 25, 2017 Received; read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and TransportationAN ACT
		To enhance cybersecurity information sharing and coordination at ports in the United States, and
			 for other purposes.

 1.Short titleThis Act may be cited as the Strengthening Cybersecurity Information Sharing and Coordination in Our Ports Act of 2017. 2.Improving cybersecurity risk assessments, information sharing, and coordinationThe Secretary of Homeland Security shall—
 (1)develop and implement a maritime cybersecurity risk assessment model within 120 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, consistent with the National Institute of Standards and Technology Framework for Improving Critical Infrastructure Cybersecurity and any update to that document pursuant to Public Law 113–274, to evaluate current and future cybersecurity risks (as such term is defined in section 227 of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 148));
 (2)evaluate, on a periodic basis but not less often than once every 2 years, the effectiveness of the maritime cybersecurity risk assessment model under paragraph (1);
 (3)seek to ensure participation of at least one information sharing and analysis organization (as such term is defined in section 212 of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 131)) representing the maritime community in the National Cybersecurity and Communications Integration Center, pursuant to subsection (d)(1)(B) of section 227 of such Act;
 (4)establish guidelines for voluntary reporting of maritime-related cybersecurity risks and incidents (as such terms are defined in section 227 of such Act) to the Center (as such term is defined subsection (b) of such section 227), and other appropriate Federal agencies; and
 (5)request the National Maritime Security Advisory Committee established under section 70112 of title 46, United States Code, to report and make recommendations to the Secretary on enhancing the sharing of information related to cybersecurity risks and incidents, consistent with the responsibilities of the Center, between relevant Federal agencies and—
 (A)State, local, and tribal governments; (B)relevant public safety and emergency response agencies;
 (C)relevant law enforcement and security organizations; (D)maritime industry;
 (E)port owners and operators; and (F)terminal owners and operators.
 3.Cybersecurity enhancements to maritime security activitiesThe Secretary of Homeland Security, acting through the Commandant of the Coast Guard, shall direct— (1)each Area Maritime Security Advisory Committee established under section 70112 of title 46, United States Code, to facilitate the sharing of cybersecurity risks and incidents to address port-specific cybersecurity risks, which may include the establishment of a working group of members of Area Maritime Security Advisory Committees to address port-specific cybersecurity vulnerabilities; and
 (2)that any area maritime transportation security plan and any vessel or facility security plan required under section 70103 of title 46, United States Code, approved after the development of the cybersecurity risk assessment model required by paragraph (1) of section 2 include a mitigation plan to prevent, manage, and respond to cybersecurity risks (as such term is defined in section 227 of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 148)).
 4.Vulnerability assessments and security plansTitle 46, United States Code, is amended— (1)in section 70102(b)(1)(C), by inserting cybersecurity, after physical security,; and
 (2)in section 70103(c)(3)(C), by striking and after the semicolon at the end of clause (iv), by redesignating clause (v) as clause (vi), and by inserting after clause (iv) the following:

 (v)prevention, management, and response to cybersecurity risks; and.  Passed the House of Representatives October 24, 2017.Karen L. Haas,Clerk.


		II
		Calendar No. 983
		110th CONGRESS
		2d Session
		S. 2448
		IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

			December 11, 2007
			Mr. Enzi (for himself,
			 Mr. Baucus, Mr.
			 Tester, and Mr. Barrasso)
			 introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the
			 Committee on Energy and Natural
			 Resources

			September 16, 2008
			Reported by Mr.
			 Bingaman, without amendment

		A BILL
		To amend the Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act
		  of 1977 to make certain technical corrections.

		1.Short
			 titleThis Act may be cited as
			 the Surface Mining Control and
			 Reclamation Act of 1977 Technical Corrections Act.
		2.Technical
			 corrections to the surface mining control and reclamation act of
			 1977Section 411(h)(3) of the
			 Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act of 1977 (30 U.S.C. 1240a(h)(3)) is
			 amended—
			(1)by striking subparagraph (A) and inserting
			 the following:

					(A)In
				generalNotwithstanding chapters 63 and 65 of title 31, United
				States Code, all payments made under this subsection to a certified State or
				Indian tribe shall be distributed as direct transfers of funds rather than in
				the form of grants.
					;
				and
			(2)by adding at the
			 end the following:

					(D)Timing of
				paymentPayments made under this subsection shall be made at the
				same time as payments under section
				401(d).
					.

		September 16, 2008
		Reported without amendment


		II
		112th CONGRESS
		2d Session
		S. 3046
		IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

			May 9, 2012
			Ms. Cantwell introduced
			 the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the
			 Committee on
			 Finance

		A BILL
		To suspend temporarily the duty on certain
		  injection-molded ABS or PP cases or containers to be used for electronic
		  drawing toys or electronic games.

		1.Certain injection-molded ABS
			 or PP cases or containers to be used for electronic drawing toys or electronic
			 games
			(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:

								9902.01.00Cases or containers (provided for in subheading 4202.99.90),
						made of injection molded ABS (acrylonitrile butadiene styrene) or PP
						(polypropylene), specially shaped or fitted for, and with labeling, logo or
						other descriptive information on the exterior of the case or container
						indicating its intention to be used for electronic drawing toys or electronic
						games of heading 9503 or 9504FreeNo 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.


		II
		109th CONGRESS
		2d Session
		S. 3761
		IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

			July 28 (legislative
			 day, July 26), 2006
			Ms. Stabenow (for
			 herself, Mr. Domenici,
			 Mr. Johnson, and
			 Mr. Durbin) introduced the following
			 bill; which was read twice and referred to the
			 Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and
			 Forestry

		A BILL
		To amend the Agriculture and Consumer Protection Act of
		  1973 to assist the neediest of senior citizens by modifying the eligibility
		  criteria for supplemental foods provided under the commodity supplemental food
		  program to take into account the extraordinarily high out-of-pocket medical
		  expenses that senior citizens pay, and for other purposes.

		1.Short titleThis Act may be cited as the
			 Senior Nutrition Act of
			 2006.
		2.FindingsCongress finds that—
			(1)senior citizens
			 in the United States have significant out-of-pocket costs for medical expenses,
			 especially for prescription drugs;
			(2)as medical costs
			 continue to rise, many senior citizens are forced to make the difficult choice
			 between purchasing prescription drugs and purchasing food;
			(3)the commodity
			 supplemental food program provides supplemental nutritious foods to senior
			 citizens in a number of States and localities;
			(4)under the
			 commodity supplemental food program—
				(A)women, infants,
			 and children with household incomes up to 185 percent of the Federal Poverty
			 Income Guidelines published annually by the Department of Health and Human
			 Services may be eligible for supplemental foods; but
				(B)senior citizens
			 are ineligible for supplemental foods if their household incomes are greater
			 than 130 percent of the Federal Poverty Income Guidelines;
				(5)during fiscal
			 year 2005—
				(A)an average of
			 522,592 people each month participated in the commodity supplemental food
			 program; and
				(B)the majority of
			 those participants, 466,782, were senior citizens; and
				(6)in order to serve
			 the neediest senior citizens, taking into account their high out-of-pocket
			 medical (including prescription drug) expenses, the eligibility requirements
			 for the commodity supplemental food program should be modified to make more
			 senior citizens eligible for the supplemental foods provided under the
			 program.
			3.Eligibility of
			 elderly persons under the commodity supplemental food program
			(a)In
			 generalSection 5 of the Agriculture and Consumer Protection Act
			 of 1973 (7
			 U.S.C. 612c note;
			 Public Law
			 93–86) is amended—
				(1)in the first
			 sentence of subsection (d)(2)—
					(A)by striking
			 provide not less and inserting provide, to the Secretary
			 of Agriculture, not less;
					(B)by inserting
			 , or such greater quantities of cheese and nonfat dry milk as the
			 Secretary determines are necessary, after nonfat dry
			 milk; and
					(C)by striking
			 in each of the fiscal years 1991 through 2007 to the Secretary of
			 Agriculture and inserting in each fiscal year;
					(2)in subsection
			 (i)—
					(A)by redesignating
			 paragraphs (1), (2), and (3) as subparagraphs (A), (B), and (C), respectively,
			 and indenting appropriately; and
					(B)by striking
			 (i) Each and inserting the following:

							(i)Programs
				serving elderly persons
								(1)EligibilityAn
				elderly person shall be eligible to participate in a commodity supplemental
				food program serving elderly persons if the elderly person is at least 60 years
				of age and—
									(A)is eligible for
				food stamp benefits under the Food Stamp Act of
				1977 (7
				U.S.C. 2011 et seq.); or
									(B)has a household
				income that is less than or equal to 185 percent of the most recent Federal
				Poverty Income Guidelines published by the Department of Health and Human
				Services.
									(2)Provision of
				informationEach
								;
				and
					(3)by adding at the
			 end the following:

						(m)Authorization
				of appropriations
							(1)In
				generalThere is authorized to be appropriated such sums as are
				necessary to carry out the commodity supplemental food program.
							(2)Limitation on
				use of fundsNone of the funds made available under paragraph (1)
				shall be available to reimburse the Commodity Credit Corporation for
				commodities donated to the commodity supplemental food
				program.
							.
				(b)Conforming
			 amendmentsSection 5(g) of the Agriculture and Consumer
			 Protection Act of 1973 (7 U.S.C. 612c note;
			 Public Law
			 93–86) is amended by striking (as defined by the
			 Secretary) and inserting described in subsection
			 (i)(1).