113 HR 519 IH: Uniting American Families Act of 2013
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		I
		113th CONGRESS
		1st Session
		H. R. 519
		IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

			February 5, 2013
			Mr. Nadler (for
			 himself, Mr. Hanna,
			 Mr. Gutierrez,
			 Mr. Dent, Mr. Polis, Mr.
			 Cicilline, Mr. Sean Patrick Maloney of
			 New York, Mr. Pocan,
			 Ms. Sinema,
			 Mr. Takano,
			 Mr. Conyers,
			 Ms. Lofgren,
			 Ms. Pelosi,
			 Mr. Hoyer,
			 Mr. Honda,
			 Mr. Van Hollen, and
			 Mr. Garcia) introduced the following
			 bill; which was referred to the Committee
			 on the Judiciary

		A BILL
		To amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to promote
		  family unity, and for other purposes.

		1.Short title; amendments to
			 Immigration and Nationality Act
			(a)Short
			 TitleThis Act may be cited as the Uniting American Families Act of
			 2013.
			(b)Amendments to
			 Immigration and Nationality ActExcept as otherwise specifically
			 provided, whenever in this Act an amendment or repeal is expressed as the
			 amendment or repeal of a section or other provision, the reference shall be
			 considered to be made to that section or provision in the Immigration and
			 Nationality Act.
			2.Definitions of
			 permanent partner and permanent partnershipSection 101(a) (8 U.S.C. 1101(a)) is
			 amended—
			(1)in paragraph
			 (15)(K)(ii), by inserting or permanent partnership after
			 marriage; and
			(2)by adding at the
			 end the following:

					(53)The term
				permanent partner means an individual 18 years of age or older
				who—
						(A)is in a committed,
				intimate relationship with another individual 18 years of age or older in which
				both parties intend a lifelong commitment;
						(B)is financially
				interdependent with that other individual;
						(C)is not married to
				or in a permanent partnership with anyone other than that other
				individual;
						(D)is unable to
				contract with that other individual a marriage cognizable under this Act;
				and
						(E)is not a first-,
				second-, or third-degree blood relation of that other individual.
						(53)The term
				permanent partnership means the relationship that exists between
				two permanent partners.
					(54)The term
				alien permanent partner means the individual in a permanent
				partnership who is being sponsored for a
				visa
					.
			3.Definition of
			 child
			(a)Titles I and
			 IISection 101(b)(1) (8
			 U.S.C. 1101(b)(1)) is amended by adding at the end the following:

					(H)(i)a biological child of an alien permanent
				partner if the child was under the age of 18 at the time the permanent
				partnership was formed; or
						(ii)a
				child adopted by an alien permanent partner while under the age of 16 years if
				the child has been in the legal custody of, and has resided with, such adoptive
				parent for at least 2 years and if the child was under the age of 18 at the
				time the permanent partnership was
				formed.
						.
			(b)Title
			 IIISection 101(c) (8 U.S.C.
			 1101(c)) is amended—
				(1)in paragraph (1),
			 by inserting or as described in subsection (b)(1)(H) after
			 The term child means an unmarried person under twenty-one
			 years of age; and
				(2)in paragraph (2),
			 by inserting or a deceased permanent partner of the deceased parent,
			 father, or mother, after deceased parent, father, and
			 mother.
				4.Worldwide level
			 of immigrationSection
			 201(b)(2)(A)(i) (8 U.S.C. 1151(b)(2)(A)(i)) is amended—
			(1)by inserting
			 permanent partners, after spouses,;
			(2)by inserting
			 or permanent partner after spouse each place it
			 appears;
			(3)by inserting
			 (or, in the case of a permanent partnership, whose permanent partnership
			 was not terminated) after was not legally separated from the
			 citizen; and
			(4)by striking
			 remarries. and inserting remarries or enters a permanent
			 partnership with another person..
			5.Numerical limitations
			 on individual foreign states
			(a)Per country
			 levelsSection 202(a)(4) (8 U.S.C. 1152(a)(4)) is amended—
				(1)in the heading, by
			 inserting , permanent
			 partners, after spouses;
				(2)in the heading of
			 subparagraph (A), by inserting , permanent partners, after
			 spouses; and
				(3)in the heading of subparagraph (C), by
			 striking and
			 daughters inserting without permanent partners and unmarried
			 daughters without permanent partners.
				(b)Rules for
			 chargeabilitySection 202(b)(2) (8 U.S.C. 1152(b)(2)) is
			 amended—
				(1)by inserting
			 or permanent partner after spouse each place it
			 appears; and
				(2)by inserting
			 or permanent partners after husband and
			 wife.
				6.Allocation of
			 immigrant visas
			(a)Preference
			 allocation for family members of permanent resident
			 aliensSection 203(a)(2) (8 U.S.C. 1153(a)(2)) is amended—
				(1)in the
			 heading—
					(A)by striking
			 and after spouses and inserting
			 , permanent
			 partners,; and
					(B)by inserting
			 without permanent
			 partners after sons and after
			 daughters;
					(2)in subparagraph
			 (A), by inserting , permanent partners, after
			 spouses; and
				(3)in subparagraph (B), by inserting
			 without permanent partners after sons and after
			 daughters.
				(b)Preference
			 allocation for sons and daughters of citizensSection 203(a)(3)
			 (8 U.S.C. 1153(a)(3)) is amended—
				(1)in the heading, by
			 inserting and daughters
			 and sons with permanent partners after
			 daughters; and
				(2)by inserting
			 , or daughters or sons with permanent partners, after
			 daughters.
				(c)Employment
			 creationSection 203(b)(5)(A)(ii) (8 U.S.C. 1153(b)(5)(A)(ii)) is
			 amended by inserting permanent partner, after
			 spouse,.
			(d)Treatment of
			 family membersSection 203(d) (8 U.S.C. 1153(d)) is
			 amended—
				(1)by inserting
			 , permanent partner, after spouse each place it
			 appears; and
				(2)by striking
			 or (E) and inserting (E), or (H).
				7.Procedure for granting
			 immigrant status
			(a)Classification
			 petitionsSection 204(a)(1) (8 U.S.C. 1154(a)(1)) is
			 amended—
				(1)in subparagraph
			 (A)(ii), by inserting or permanent partner after
			 spouse;
				(2)in subparagraph
			 (A)(iii)—
					(A)by inserting
			 or permanent partner after spouse each place it
			 appears; and
					(B)in subclause (I),
			 by inserting or permanent partnership after
			 marriage each place it appears;
					(3)in subparagraph
			 (A)(v)(I), by inserting permanent partner, after is the
			 spouse,;
				(4)in subparagraph
			 (A)(vi)—
					(A)by inserting
			 or termination of the permanent partnership after
			 divorce; and
					(B)by inserting
			 , permanent partner, after spouse; and
					(5)in subparagraph
			 (B)—
					(A)by inserting
			 or permanent partner after spouse each place it
			 appears;
					(B)by inserting
			 or permanent partnership after marriage in clause
			 (ii)(I)(aa) and the first place it appears in clause (ii)(I)(bb); and
					(C)in clause
			 (ii)(II)(aa)(CC)(bbb), by inserting (or the termination of the permanent
			 partnership) after termination of the marriage.
					(b)Immigration
			 fraud preventionSection 204(c) (8 U.S.C. 1154(c)) is
			 amended—
				(1)by inserting
			 or permanent partner after spouse each place it
			 appears; and
				(2)by inserting
			 or permanent partnership after marriage each
			 place it appears.
				(c)Restrictions on
			 petitions based on marriages entered while in exclusion or deportation
			 proceedingsSection 204(g) (8 U.S.C. 1154(g)) is amended by
			 inserting or permanent partnership after marriage
			 each place it appears.
			(d)Survival of
			 rights To petitionSection 204(h) (8 U.S.C. 1154(h)) is
			 amended—
				(1)by inserting
			 or permanent partnership after marriage each
			 place it appears; and
				(2)by inserting
			 or formation of a new permanent partnership after
			 Remarriage.
				8.Annual admission
			 of refugees and admission of emergency situation refugeesSection 207(c) (8 U.S.C. 1157(c)) is
			 amended—
			(1)in paragraph
			 (2)—
				(A)by inserting
			 or permanent partner after spouse each place it
			 appears;
				(B)by inserting
			 or permanent partner’s after spouse’s; and
				(C)in subparagraph
			 (A)—
					(i)by
			 striking or after (D),; and
					(ii)by
			 inserting , or (H) after (E); and
					(2)in paragraph (4),
			 by inserting or permanent partner after
			 spouse..
			9.AsylumSection 208(b)(3) (8 U.S.C. 1158(b)(3)) is
			 amended—
			(1)in the paragraph
			 heading, by inserting or
			 permanent partner after spouse;
			(2)in subparagraph
			 (A)—
				(A)by inserting
			 or permanent partner after spouse;
				(B)by striking
			 or after (D),; and
				(C)by inserting
			 , or (H) after (E).
				10.Adjustment of status
			 of refugeesSection 209(b)(3)
			 (8 U.S.C. 1159(b)(3)) is amended by inserting or permanent
			 partner after spouse.
		11.Inadmissible
			 aliens
			(a)Classes of
			 aliens ineligible for visas or admissionSection 212(a) (8 U.S.C.
			 1182(a)) is amended—
				(1)in paragraph
			 (3)(D)(iv), by inserting permanent partner, after
			 spouse,;
				(2)in paragraph
			 (4)(C)(i)(I), by inserting , permanent partner, after
			 spouse;
				(3)in paragraph
			 (6)(E)(ii), by inserting permanent partner, after
			 spouse,; and
				(4)in paragraph
			 (9)(B)(v), by inserting , permanent partner, after
			 spouse.
				(b)WaiversSection
			 212(d) (8 U.S.C. 1182(d)) is amended—
				(1)in paragraph (11),
			 by inserting permanent partner, after spouse,;
			 and
				(2)in paragraph (12),
			 by inserting , permanent partner, after
			 spouse.
				(c)Waivers of
			 inadmissibility on health-Related groundsSection 212(g)(1)(A) (8
			 U.S.C. 1182(g)(1)(A)) is amended by inserting or permanent
			 partner after spouse.
			(d)Waivers of
			 inadmissibility on criminal and related groundsSection
			 212(h)(1)(B) (8 U.S.C. 1182(h)(1)(B)) is amended by inserting permanent
			 partner, after spouse,.
			(e)Waiver of
			 inadmissibility for misrepresentationSection 212(i)(1) (8 U.S.C.
			 1182(i)(1)) is amended by inserting permanent partner, after
			 spouse,.
			12.Nonimmigrant status
			 for permanent partners awaiting the availability of an immigrant
			 visaSection 214 (8 U.S.C.
			 1184) is amended—
			(1)in subsection (e)(2), by inserting
			 or permanent partner after spouse; and
			(2)in subsection
			 (r)—
				(A)in paragraph (1), by inserting or
			 permanent partner after spouse; and
				(B)by inserting
			 or permanent partnership after marriage each
			 place it appears.
				13.Derivative
			 status for permanent partners of nonimmigrant visa holdersSection 101(a)(15) (8 U.S.C. 1101(a)(15)) is
			 amended—
			(1)in subparagraph
			 (A)—
				(A)in clause (i), by
			 inserting , which shall include permanent partners after
			 immediate family;
				(B)in clause (ii), by
			 inserting , which shall include permanent partners after
			 immediate families; and
				(C)in clause (iii),
			 by inserting , which shall include permanent partners, after
			 immediate families,;
				(2)in subparagraph
			 (E), by inserting or permanent partner after
			 spouse;
			(3)in subparagraph
			 (F)(ii), by inserting or permanent partner after
			 spouse;
			(4)in subparagraph
			 (G)(i), by inserting , which shall include his or her permanent
			 partner after members of his or their immediate
			 family;
			(5)in subparagraph
			 (G)(ii), by inserting , which shall include permanent partners,
			 after the members of their immediate families;
			(6)in subparagraph
			 (G)(iii), by inserting , which shall include his permanent
			 partner, after the members of his immediate
			 family;
			(7)in subparagraph
			 (G)(iv), by inserting , which shall include permanent partners
			 after the members of their immediate families;
			(8)in subparagraph
			 (G)(v), by inserting , which shall include permanent partners
			 after the members of the immediate families;
			(9)in subparagraph
			 (H), by inserting or permanent partner after
			 spouse;
			(10)in subparagraph
			 (I), by inserting or permanent partner after
			 spouse;
			(11)in subparagraph
			 (J), by inserting or permanent partner after
			 spouse;
			(12)in subparagraph
			 (L), by inserting or permanent partner after
			 spouse;
			(13)in subparagraph
			 (M)(ii), by inserting or permanent partner after
			 spouse;
			(14)in subparagraph
			 (O)(iii), by inserting or permanent partner after
			 spouse;
			(15)in subparagraph
			 (P)(iv), by inserting or permanent partner after
			 spouse;
			(16)in subparagraph
			 (Q)(ii)(II), by inserting or permanent partner after
			 spouse;
			(17)in subparagraph
			 (R), by inserting or permanent partner after
			 spouse;
			(18)in subparagraph
			 (S), by inserting or permanent partner after
			 spouse;
			(19)in subparagraph
			 (T)(ii)(I), by inserting or permanent partner after
			 spouse;
			(20)in subparagraph
			 (T)(ii)(II), by inserting or permanent partner after
			 spouse;
			(21)in subparagraph
			 (U)(ii)(I), by inserting or permanent partner after
			 spouse;
			(22)in subparagraph
			 (U)(ii)(II), by inserting or permanent partner after
			 spouse; and
			(23)in subparagraph
			 (V), by inserting permanent partner or after beneficiary
			 (including a.
			14.Conditional permanent
			 resident status for certain alien spouses, permanent partners, and sons and
			 daughters
			(a)Section
			 heading
				(1)In
			 generalThe heading for section 216 (8 U.S.C. 1186a) is amended
			 by inserting and
			 permanent partners after spouses.
				(2)Clerical
			 amendmentThe table of contents is amended by amending the item
			 relating to section 216 to read as follows:

							Sec. 216. Conditional permanent resident
				status for certain alien spouses and permanent partners and sons and
				daughters.

						.
				(b)In
			 generalSection 216(a) (8 U.S.C. 1186a(a)) is amended—
				(1)in paragraph (1),
			 by inserting or permanent partner after
			 spouse;
				(2)in paragraph
			 (2)(A), by inserting or permanent partner after
			 spouse;
				(3)in paragraph
			 (2)(B), by inserting permanent partner, after
			 spouse,; and
				(4)in paragraph
			 (2)(C), by inserting permanent partner, after
			 spouse,.
				(c)Termination of
			 status if finding that qualifying marriage improperSection
			 216(b) of such Act (8 U.S.C. 1186a(b)) is amended—
				(1)in the heading, by
			 inserting or permanent
			 partnership after marriage;
				(2)in paragraph
			 (1)(A), by inserting or permanent partnership after
			 marriage; and
				(3)in paragraph
			 (1)(A)(ii)—
					(A)by inserting
			 or has ceased to satisfy the criteria for being considered a permanent
			 partnership under this Act, after terminated,;
			 and
					(B)by inserting
			 or permanent partner after spouse.
					(d)Requirements of
			 timely petition and interview for removal of conditionSection
			 216(c) (8 U.S.C. 1186a(c)) is amended—
				(1)in paragraphs (1),
			 (2)(A)(ii), (3)(A)(ii), (3)(C), (4)(B), and (4)(C), by inserting or
			 permanent partner after spouse each place it appears;
			 and
				(2)in paragraph
			 (3)(A), in the matter following clause (ii), and in paragraphs (3)(D), (4)(B),
			 and (4)(C), by inserting or permanent partnership after
			 marriage each place it appears.
				(e)Contents of
			 petitionSection 216(d)(1) of such Act (8 U.S.C. 1186a(d)(1)) is
			 amended—
				(1)in the heading of
			 subparagraph (A), by inserting or permanent partnership after
			 marriage;
				(2)in subparagraph
			 (A)(i), by inserting or permanent partnership after
			 marriage;
				(3)in subparagraph
			 (A)(i)(I), by inserting before the comma at the end , or is a permanent
			 partnership recognized under this Act;
				(4)in subparagraph
			 (A)(i)(II)—
					(A)by inserting
			 or has not ceased to satisfy the criteria for being considered a
			 permanent partnership under this Act, after terminated,;
			 and
					(B)by inserting
			 or permanent partner after spouse;
					(5)in subparagraph
			 (A)(ii), by inserting or permanent partner after
			 spouse; and
				(6)in subparagraph
			 (B)(i)—
					(A)by inserting
			 or permanent partnership after marriage;
			 and
					(B)by inserting
			 or permanent partner after spouse.
					(f)Service in Armed
			 ForcesSection 216(g) (8 U.S.C. 1186a(g)) is amended by inserting
			 or permanent partner after spouse each place such
			 term appears.
			(g)DefinitionsSection
			 216(h) (8 U.S.C. 1186a(h)) is amended—
				(1)in paragraph
			 (1)—
					(A)by inserting
			 or permanent partner after spouse each place it
			 appears; and
					(B)by inserting
			 or permanent partnership after marriage each
			 place it appears;
					(2)in paragraph (2),
			 by inserting or permanent partnership after
			 marriage;
				(3)in paragraph (3),
			 by inserting or permanent partnership after
			 marriage; and
				(4)in paragraph
			 (4)—
					(A)by inserting
			 or permanent partner after spouse each place it
			 appears; and
					(B)by inserting
			 or permanent partnership after marriage.
					15.Conditional permanent
			 resident status for certain alien entrepreneurs, spouses, permanent partners,
			 and children
			(a)Section
			 heading
				(1)In
			 generalThe heading for section 216A (8 U.S.C. 1186b) is amended
			 by inserting or
			 permanent partners after spouses.
				(2)Clerical
			 amendmentThe table of contents is amended by amending the item
			 relating to section 216A to read as follows:

							Sec. 216A. Conditional permanent resident
				status for certain alien entrepreneurs, spouses or permanent partners, and
				children.

						.
				(b)In
			 generalSection 216A(a) (8 U.S.C. 1186b(a)) is amended, in
			 paragraphs (1), (2)(A), (2)(B), and (2)(C), by inserting or permanent
			 partner after spouse each place it appears.
			(c)Termination of
			 status if finding that qualifying entrepreneurship
			 improperSection 216A(b)(1) (8 U.S.C. 1186b(b)(1)) is amended by
			 inserting or permanent partner after spouse in
			 the matter following subparagraph (C).
			(d)Requirements of
			 timely petition and interview for removal of conditionSection
			 216A(c) (8 U.S.C. 1186b(c)) is amended, in paragraphs (1), (2)(A)(ii), and
			 (3)(C), by inserting or permanent partner after
			 spouse.
			(e)DefinitionsSection
			 216A(f)(2) (8 U.S.C. 1186b(f)(2)) is amended by inserting or permanent
			 partner after spouse each place it appears.
			16.Deportable
			 aliensSection 237(a) of the
			 Immigration and Nationality Act (8
			 U.S.C. 1227(a)) is amended—
			(1)in paragraph
			 (1)(D)(i), by inserting or permanent partners after
			 spouses each place it appears;
			(2)in paragraphs
			 (1)(E)(ii), (1)(E)(iii), and (1)(H)(i)(I), by inserting or permanent
			 partner after spouse;
			(3)by adding at the
			 end of paragraph (1) the following new subparagraph:

					(I)Permanent
				Partnership fraudAn alien shall be considered to be deportable
				as having procured a visa or other documentation by fraud (within the meaning
				of section 212(a)(6)(C)(i)) and to be in the United States in violation of this
				Act (within the meaning of subparagraph (B)) if—
						(i)the alien obtains
				any admission to the United States with an immigrant visa or other
				documentation procured on the basis of a permanent partnership entered into
				less than 2 years prior to such admission and which, within 2 years subsequent
				to such admission, is terminated because the criteria for permanent partnership
				are no longer fulfilled, unless the alien establishes to the satisfaction of
				the Secretary of Homeland Security that such permanent partnership was not
				contracted for the purpose of evading any provisions of the immigration laws;
				or
						(ii)it appears to the
				satisfaction of the Secretary of Homeland Security that the alien has failed or
				refused to fulfill the alien’s permanent partnership which in the opinion of
				the Secretary of Homeland Security was made for the purpose of procuring the
				alien’s admission as an immigrant.
						;
				and
			(4)in paragraphs
			 (2)(E)(i) and (3)(C)(ii), by inserting or permanent partner
			 after spouse each place it appears.
			17.Removal
			 proceedingsSection 240 (8
			 U.S.C. 1229a) is amended—
			(1)in the heading of
			 subsection (c)(7)(C)(iv), by inserting permanent partners, after
			 spouses,; and
			(2)in subsection
			 (e)(1), by inserting or permanent partner after
			 spouse.
			18.Cancellation of
			 removal; adjustment of statusSection 240A(b) (8 U.S.C. 1229b(b)) is
			 amended—
			(1)in paragraph
			 (1)(D), by inserting or permanent partner after
			 spouse;
			(2)in the heading for
			 paragraph (2), by inserting , permanent partner, after
			 spouse; and
			(3)in paragraph
			 (2)(A), by inserting , permanent partner, after
			 spouse each place it appears.
			19.Adjustment of status
			 of nonimmigrant to that of person admitted for permanent residence
			(a)Prohibition on
			 adjustment of statusSection 245(d) (8 U.S.C. 1255(d)) is amended
			 by inserting or permanent partnership after
			 marriage.
			(b)Avoiding
			 immigration fraudSection 245(e) (8 U.S.C. 1255(e)) is
			 amended—
				(1)in paragraph (1),
			 by inserting or permanent partnership after
			 marriage; and
				(2)by adding at the
			 end the following new paragraph:

						(4)Paragraph (1) and section 204(g)
				shall not apply with respect to a permanent partnership if the alien
				establishes by clear and convincing evidence to the satisfaction of the
				Secretary of Homeland Security that the permanent partnership was entered into
				in good faith and in accordance with section 101(a)(52) and the permanent
				partnership was not entered into for the purpose of procuring the alien’s
				admission as an immigrant and no fee or other consideration was given (other
				than a fee or other consideration to an attorney for assistance in preparation
				of a lawful petition) for the filing of a petition under section 204(a) or
				214(d) with respect to the alien permanent partner. In accordance with
				regulations, there shall be only one level of administrative appellate review
				for each alien under the previous
				sentence.
						.
				(c)Adjustment of
			 status for certain aliens paying feeSection 245(i)(1) (8 U.S.C.
			 1255(i)(1)) is amended by inserting or permanent partner after
			 spouse each place it appears.
			(d)Adjustment of
			 status for certain alien informantsSection 245(j) (8 U.S.C.
			 1255(j)) is amended—
				(1)in paragraph
			 (1)—
					(A)by inserting
			 or permanent partner after spouse; and
					(B)by inserting
			 sons and daughters with and without permanent partners, after
			 daughters,; and
					(2)in paragraph
			 (2)—
					(A)by inserting
			 or permanent partner after spouse; and
					(B)by inserting
			 sons and daughters with and without permanent partners, after
			 daughters,.
					(e)TraffickingSection
			 245(l)(1) is amended by inserting permanent partner, after
			 spouse,.
			20.Application of
			 criminal penalties for misrepresentation and concealment of facts regarding
			 permanent partnershipsSection
			 275(c) (8 U.S.C. 1325(c)) is amended to read as follows:

				(c)Any individual who
				knowingly enters into a marriage or permanent partnership for the purpose of
				evading any provision of the immigration laws shall be imprisoned for not more
				than 5 years, or fined not more than $250,000, or
				both.
				.
		21.Requirements as
			 to residence, good moral character, attachment to the principles of the
			 ConstitutionSection 316(b) (8
			 U.S.C. 1427(b)) is amended by inserting or permanent partner
			 after spouse.
		22.Naturalization
			 for permanent partners of citizensSection 319 (8 U.S.C. 1430) is
			 amended—
			(1)in subsection (a),
			 by inserting or permanent partner after spouse
			 each place it appears;
			(2)in subsection (a),
			 by inserting or permanent partnership after marital
			 union;
			(3)in subsection
			 (b)(1), by inserting or permanent partner after
			 spouse;
			(4)in subsection
			 (b)(3), by inserting or permanent partner after
			 spouse;
			(5)in subsection
			 (d)—
				(A)by inserting
			 or permanent partner after spouse each place it
			 appears; and
				(B)by inserting
			 or permanent partnership after marital
			 union;
				(6)in subsection
			 (e)(1)—
				(A)by inserting
			 or permanent partner after spouse; and
				(B)by inserting
			 or permanent partnership after marital union;
			 and
				(7)in subsection
			 (e)(2), by inserting or permanent partner after
			 spouse.
			23.Application of
			 family unity provisions to permanent partners of certain LIFE Act
			 beneficiariesSection 1504 of
			 the LIFE Act (division B of the Miscellaneous Appropriations Act, 2001, as
			 enacted into law by section 1(a)(4) of Public Law 106–554) is amended—
			(1)in the heading, by
			 inserting , permanent
			 partners, after spouses;
			(2)in subsection (a),
			 by inserting , permanent partner, after spouse;
			 and
			(3)in each of
			 subsections (b) and (c)—
				(A)in the subsection
			 headings, by inserting ,
			 permanent partners, after spouses; and
				(B)by inserting
			 , permanent partner, after spouse each place it
			 appears.
				24.Application to Cuban
			 Adjustment Act
			(a)In
			 generalThe first section of
			 Public Law 89–732 (November 2, 1966; 8 U.S.C. 1255 note) is amended—
				(1)in the next to
			 last sentence, by inserting , permanent partner, after
			 spouse the first two places it appears; and
				(2)in the last
			 sentence, by inserting , permanent partners, after
			 spouses.
				(b)Conforming
			 amendmentSection
			 101(a)(51)(D) (8 U.S.C. 1101(a)(51)(D)) is amended by striking or
			 spouse and inserting , spouse, or permanent
			 partner.


114 HR 596 PCS: To repeal the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act and health care-related provisions in the Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act of 2010, and for other purposes.
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		II
		Calendar No. 14114th CONGRESS
		1st Session
		H. R. 596
		IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATESFebruary 4, 2015Received; read the first timeFebruary 5, 2015Read the second time and placed on the calendarAN ACT
		To repeal the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act and health care-related provisions in the
			 Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act of 2010, and for other
			 purposes.

		1.Repeal of PPACA and health care-related provisions in the Health Care and Education Reconciliation
			 Act of 2010
 (a)PPACAEffective on the date that is 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (Public Law 111–148) is repealed, and the provisions of law amended or repealed by such Act are restored or revived as if such Act had not been enacted.
 (b)Health care-Related provisions in the Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act of 2010Effective on the date that is 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, title I and subtitle B of title II of the Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act of 2010 (Public Law 111–152) are repealed, and the provisions of law amended or repealed by such title or subtitle, respectively, are restored or revived as if such title and subtitle had not been enacted.
 2.Budgetary effectsThe budgetary effects of this Act shall not be entered on either PAYGO scorecard maintained pursuant to section 4(d) of the Statutory Pay-As-You-Go Act of 2010.
 3.Reporting replacement legislationThe Committee on Education and the Workforce, the Committee on Energy and Commerce,  the Committee on the Judiciary, and the Committee on Ways and Means of the House of Representatives shall each report to the House of Representatives legislation proposing changes to existing law within each committee’s jurisdiction with provisions that—
 (1)foster economic growth and private sector job creation by eliminating job-killing policies and regulations;
 (2)lower health care premiums through increased competition and choice; (3)preserve a patient’s ability to keep his or her health plan if he or she likes it;
 (4)provide people with pre-existing conditions access to affordable health coverage; (5)reform the medical liability system to reduce unnecessary and wasteful health care spending;
 (6)increase the number of insured Americans; (7)protect the doctor-patient relationship;
 (8)provide the States greater flexibility to administer Medicaid programs while reducing costs under such programs;
 (9)expand incentives to encourage personal responsibility for health care coverage and costs; (10)prohibit taxpayer funding of abortions and provide conscience protections for health care providers;
 (11)eliminate duplicative government programs and wasteful spending; or (12)do not accelerate the growth of entitlement programs or increase the tax burden on Americans.

	Passed the House of Representatives February 3, 2015.Karen L. Haas,Clerk
	February 5, 2015Read the second time and placed on the calendar


		I
		112th CONGRESS
		1st Session
		H. R. 1552
		IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

			April 14, 2011
			Mr. Israel introduced
			 the following bill; which was referred to the
			 Committee on the
			 Judiciary

		A BILL
		To amend chapter 44 of title 18, United States Code, to
		  prohibit the possession of a firearm by a person who is adjudicated to have
		  committed a violent act while a juvenile.

		1.Short titleThis Act may be cited as the
			 Preventing Gun Violence Act.
		2.Prohibition on
			 possession of a firearm by a person who is adjudicated to have committed a
			 violent act while a juvenile
			(a)Possession
			 banSection 922(g) of title
			 18, United States Code, is amended—
				(1)by striking
			 or at the end of paragraph (8);
				(2)by striking the
			 comma at the end of paragraph (9) and inserting ; or; and
				(3)by inserting after
			 paragraph (9) the following:

						(10)who has been adjudicated by a court of the
				United States to have committed a violent juvenile
				act,
						.
				(b)Violent juvenile
			 act definedSection 921(a) of
			 such title is amended by adding at the end the following:

					(36)(A)The term violent
				juvenile act means an act by a person before the person attains 18 years
				of age that, if committed by an adult, would be punishable by a term of
				imprisonment exceeding one year, and—
							(i)has as an element the use,
				attempted use, or threatened use of physical force against another person;
				or
							(ii)that by its nature, involves a
				substantial risk that physical force against another person may be used in the
				course of committing the
				act.
							.


		II
		110th CONGRESS
		2d Session
		S. 3736
		IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

			December 11
			 (legislative day, December 10), 2008
			Mr. Menendez introduced
			 the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the
			 Committee on Commerce, Science, and
			 Transportation

		A BILL
		To amend chapter 417 of title 49, United States Code, to
		  require air carriers and ticket brokers to notify consumers of taxes, fees,
		  charges, and fuel surcharges in a timely manner, and for other
		  purposes.

		1.Airline ticket fee
			 notification requirement
			(a)In
			 generalSection 41712 of
			 title 49, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the
			 following:

					(c)Notice of
				taxes, fees, charges, and fuel surcharges(1)It shall be an unfair
				or deceptive practice under subsection (a) for any air carrier, foreign air
				carrier, or ticket broker—
							(A)to display the price of a ticket for
				air transportation without simultaneously displaying all taxes, fees, charges,
				and fuel surcharges applicable to such ticket; or
							(B)to fail to provide an online purchaser
				of a ticket for air transportation with information, including the amount and
				description, of each tax, fee, charge, and fuel surcharge applicable to such
				ticket before requiring such purchaser to provide any personal information,
				including name, address, phone number, e-mail address, and credit card
				information.
							(2)It shall be an unfair or deceptive
				practice under subsection (a) for any air carrier or foreign air
				carrier—
							(A)to fail to provide an online purchaser
				of a ticket for air transportation with information regarding fees for checked
				baggage, seating assignments, and optional in-flight goods and services;
				or
							(B)to increase the price of a ticket for
				air transportation through a fuel surcharge that is not correlated to the price
				of fuel paid by the air carrier or the amount of fuel used by such air carrier
				for such air
				transportation.
							.
			(b)RulemakingThe Secretary of Transportation, in
			 consultation with the Administrator of the Federal Aviation Administration,
			 shall promulgate regulations to carry out section 41712(c) of title 49, United
			 States Code, as added by subsection (a), including establishing a procedure for
			 determining whether fuel surcharges of an air carrier or foreign air carrier
			 are sufficiently correlated to the fuel costs of such air carrier.


116 HR 3295 IH: Removing Environmental Hazards And Building Safely Act of 2019
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I116th CONGRESS1st SessionH. R. 3295IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVESJune 14, 2019Mr. Sean Patrick Maloney of New York (for himself, Mr. Suozzi, Mr. Ryan, Ms. Kaptur, Mr. Grijalva, Mr. Katko, Mr. Heck, and Ms. Scanlon) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Financial ServicesA BILLTo study and facilitate the abatement and removal of environmental hazards in homes rehabilitated
			 with community participation, and for other purposes.

 1.Short titleThis Act may be cited as the Removing Environmental Hazards And Building Safely Act of 2019 or the REHABS Act of 2019. 2.Study and removal of environmental hazards in homes being rehabilitated (a)StudyNot later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development shall conduct a study on—
 (1)the best methods to assess the amount of mold in a single family home prior to such home being rehabilitated;
 (2)the danger posed by mold in a single family home prior to such home being rehabilitated; and (3)best practices for safely removing mold when rehabilitating a single family home.
 (b)ReportNot later than 30 days after the completion of the study pursuant to subsection (a), the Secretary shall submit a report to Congress containing the results of such study, and make such report available on a public website of the Department.
			3.Grant program for the abatement and removal of environmental hazards from homes
 (a)Grant authorityThe Secretary may, to the extent amounts are available to carry out this section and the requirements of this section are met, make grants to provide for or facilitate the abatement and removal of environmental hazards in homes being rehabilitated to national and regional organizations and consortia that have experience in providing for or facilitating the abatement and removal of environmental hazards from homes.
 (b)Goals and accountabilityIn making grants under this section, the Secretary shall take such actions as may be necessary to ensure that—
 (1)assistance provided under this section is used to provide for or facilitate the abatement and removal of environmental hazards in homes being rehabilitated through the provision of self-help housing, under which the homeowner contributes a significant amount of sweat equity toward the rehabilitation of the dwelling;
 (2)the dwellings for which abatement or removal is performed in connection with assistance provided under this section are quality dwellings that comply with local building and safety codes and standards and are available at prices below the prevailing market prices;
 (3)the provision of assistance under this section establishes and fosters a partnership between the Federal Government and organizations and consortia, resulting in efficient rehabilitation of affordable housing with minimal governmental intervention, limited governmental regulation, and significant involvement by private entities;
 (4)activities to rehabilitate housing assisted pursuant to this section involve community participation in which volunteers assist in the rehabilitation of dwellings; and
 (5)assistance under this section for the abatement or removal of environmental hazards is provided for dwellings on a geographically diverse basis, which shall include areas having high housing costs, rural areas, and areas underserved by other homeownership opportunities that are populated by low-income families unable to otherwise afford housing.
				If, at any time, the Secretary determines that the goals under this subsection cannot be met by
			 providing assistance in accordance with the terms of this section, the
			 Secretary shall immediately notify the applicable Committees in writing of
			 such determination and any proposed changes for such goals or this
 section.(c)National competitionThe Secretary shall select organizations and consortia referred to in subsection (a) to receive grants through a national competitive process, which the Secretary shall establish.
 (d)UseAmounts from grants made under this section, including any recaptured amounts, shall be used only for the abatement and removal of environmental hazards in connection with rehabilitating existing homes to make them decent, safe, and sanitary nonluxury dwellings in the United States for families and persons who otherwise would be unable to afford to purchase a dwelling.
			(e)Establishment of grant fund
 (1)In generalAny amounts from a grant made under this section shall be deposited by the grantee organization or consortium in a fund that is established by such organization or consortium for such amounts, administered by such organization or consortium, and available only for the uses described in subsection (d). Any interest, fees, or other earnings of the fund shall be deposited in the fund and shall be considered grant amounts for purposes of this section.
 (2)Assistance to affiliatesAny organization or consortia that receives a grant under this section may use amounts in the fund established for such organizations or consortia pursuant to paragraph (1), for the uses described in subsection (d), by providing assistance from the fund to local affiliates of such organizations and consortia.
 (f)Requirements for assistanceThe Secretary may make a grant to an organization or consortium under subsection (a) only pursuant to—
 (1)an expression of interest by such organization or consortia to the Secretary for a grant for such purposes; and
 (2)a grant agreement entered into under subsection (g). (g)Grant agreementA grant under this section shall be made only pursuant to a grant agreement entered into by the Secretary and the organization or consortia receiving the grant, which shall—
 (1)require such organization or consortia to use grant amounts only as provided in this section; (2)require the organization or consortia to use the grant amounts in a manner that leverages other sources of funding other than grants under this section, including private or public funds, in rehabilitating dwellings;
 (3)provide that the Secretary shall recapture any grant amounts provided to the organization or consortia that are not used within 24 months after such amounts are first disbursed to the organization or consortia; and
 (4)contain such other terms as the Secretary may require to provide for compliance with subsection (b) and the requirements of this section.
 (h)Fulfillment of grant agreementIf the Secretary determines that an organization or consortia awarded a grant under this section has not, within 24 months after grant amounts are first made available to the organization or consortia, substantially fulfilled the obligations under the grant agreement, the Secretary shall use any such undisbursed amounts remaining from such grants for other grants in accordance with this section.
 (i)Records and auditsDuring the period beginning upon the making of a grant under this section and ending upon close-out of the grant under subsection (j)—
 (1)the organization awarded the grant shall keep such records and adopt such administrative practices as the Secretary may require to ensure compliance with the provisions of this section and the grant agreement; and
 (2)the Secretary and the Comptroller General of the United States, and any of their duly appointed representatives, shall have access for the purpose of audit and examination to any books, documents, papers, and records of the grantee organization or consortia and its affiliates that are pertinent to the grant made under this section.
 (j)Close-OutThe Secretary shall close out a grant made under this section upon determining that the aggregate amount of any assistance provided from the fund established under subsection (e)(1) by the grantee organization or consortium exceeds the amount of the grant. For purposes of this subsection, any interest, fees, and other earnings of the fund shall be excluded from the amount of the grant.
 (k)Report to CongressNot later than 90 days after close-out of all grants under this section is completed, the Secretary shall submit a report to the applicable Committees describing—
 (1)the grants made under this section; (2)the grantees;
 (3)the housing for which abatement or removal of environmental hazards was performed in connection with the grant amounts; and
 (4)the purposes for which the grant amounts were used. 4.DefinitionsFor purposes of this Act, the following definitions shall apply:
 (1)Applicable CommitteesThe term applicable Committees means the House Committee on Financial Services and the Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
 (2)Environmental hazardThe term environmental hazard means any condition that causes exposure to lead, asbestos, mold, and other hazards as determined by the Secretary.
 (3)SecretaryThe term Secretary means the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development. (4)United StatesThe term United States includes the States of the United States, the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, Guam, the Virgin Islands, American Samoa, and any other territory or possession of the United States.
 5.Authorization of appropriationsThere is authorized to be appropriated such sums as may be necessary to carry out this Act. 6.SunsetThe Secretary shall not enter into any grant agreement, contract, or obligation under this Act after the conclusion of fiscal year 2022.


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		IV
		114th CONGRESS
		1st Session
		H. CON. RES. 23
		IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

			March 4, 2015
			Mrs. Beatty (for herself, Ms. Sewell of Alabama, Mr. Byrne, Mr. Hurd of Texas, Ms. Pelosi, Mr. Al Green of Texas, Mr. Higgins, Mr. Bishop of Georgia, Ms. Norton, Ms. Kelly of Illinois, Mr. Kind, Mr. Rangel, Mr. Carson of Indiana, Ms. Jackson Lee, Mrs. Watson Coleman, Mr. Yarmuth, Mr. Cooper, Mr. Fattah, Mr. Cartwright, Ms. Hahn, Ms. Clarke of New York, Mr. Brady of Pennsylvania, Mr. Cohen, Mr. Honda, Mr. Payne, Mr. Becerra, Ms. Kaptur, Mr. Welch, Ms. Frankel of Florida, Mr. Hastings, Ms. Wilson of Florida, Mr. Rush, Ms. Matsui, Ms. McCollum, Mr. Conyers, Mr. Ashford, Mr. Tonko, Mrs. Carolyn B. Maloney of New York, Mrs. Bustos, Mr. Butterfield, Mr. Doggett, Mr. Ryan of Ohio, Mr. Brendan F. Boyle of Pennsylvania, Mr. Sires, Ms. Wasserman Schultz, Mr. Cleaver, Mr. David Scott of Georgia, Mr. Cummings, Mr. Meeks, Ms. Moore, Ms. Fudge, Ms. Michelle Lujan Grisham of New Mexico, Ms. Maxine Waters of California, Mr. Clay, Mrs. Dingell, Mr. Ben Ray Luján of New Mexico, Ms. Bass, Ms. Lee, Mr. Walz, Mr. Veasey, Mr. Scott of Virginia, Mr. Ted Lieu of California, Mrs. Davis of California, Mr. Danny K. Davis of Illinois, Ms. Eddie Bernice Johnson of Texas, Mr. Clyburn, Mr. Thompson of Mississippi, Mr. Heck of Washington, Ms. Adams, Mr. Jeffries, Ms. Brownley of California, Ms. Esty, Mr. Van Hollen, Mr. Pallone, Ms. Chu of California, Mr. Connolly, Mr. Lowenthal, Mrs. Lowey, Ms. Roybal-Allard, Ms. Clark of Massachusetts, Mr. Vargas, Mr. McGovern, Mr. Sherman, Ms. Pingree, Mr. Larson of Connecticut, Ms. Linda T. Sánchez of California, Mr. Richmond, Ms. Edwards, Mr. Westerman, Miss Rice of New York, Mr. Israel, Mr. Larsen of Washington, Mr. Hoyer, Mr. Capuano, Ms. Brown of Florida, Mrs. Lawrence, Mr. Garamendi, Mr. Murphy of Florida, Mr. Renacci, Mr. Johnson of Georgia, Mr. Grijalva, Mr. Ellison, and Ms. Plaskett) submitted the following concurrent resolution; which was referred to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform

		CONCURRENT RESOLUTION
		Expressing the sense of Congress that the United States Postal Service should issue a commemorative
			 stamp honoring the 50th anniversary of the three civil rights marches from
			 Selma, Alabama to Montgomery, Alabama that took place over the course of
			 several weeks in March 1965.

 Whereas, on March 7, 1965 Bloody Sunday, approximately 600 civil rights marchers, led by now-Representative John Lewis of the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee and Reverend Hosea Williams of the Southern Christian Leadership Conference, headed east out of Selma, Alabama, to the State Capitol in Montgomery, Alabama;
 Whereas the civil rights activists sought to protest discriminatory voter registration practices, and the shooting of Jimmie Lee Jackson, who was shot after protecting his mother and grandfather in a civil rights demonstration on February 18, 1965, in a restaurant in Marion, Alabama, and died eight days later on February 26, 1965;
 Whereas the nonviolent marchers were met and attacked with clubs, whips, police dogs, and tear gas carried by State troopers, local lawmen, and townspeople at the Edmund Pettus Bridge as they were leaving Selma;
 Whereas dozens of peaceful marchers were injured in the forced retreat by State troopers, local lawmen, and townspeople;
 Whereas images of innocent protestors brutally beaten and severely injured on March 7, 1965, remembered as Bloody Sunday, were depicted in television screens and in newspaper articles across the country;
 Whereas Bloody Sunday galvanized a generation of civil rights activists, and heightened support and awareness for the civil rights movement;
 Whereas, on March 9, 1965, two days later, Reverend Martin Luther King, Jr., led a nonviolent protest reportedly as many as 2,500 people before turning around after crossing the Edmund Pettus Bridge due to a barricade of State troopers;
 Whereas, on March 15, 1965, despite pressure from political figures, U.S. District Judge Frank M. Johnson, Jr., issued an injunction allowing the voting rights march from Selma to Montgomery to proceed, overturning then-Alabama Governor George Wallace’s prohibition of the protest;
 Whereas, on March 21, 1965, with the protection of U.S. Army troops and the Alabama National Guard, more than 3,000 people, led by Reverend Martin Luther King, Jr., set out from Selma to Montgomery, a 54-mile journey, marching an average of twelve miles a day along Route 80 and sleeping in fields;
 Whereas the nonviolent protestors safely reached the steps of the Alabama State Capitol on March 25, 1965, by which point their numbers had grown to 25,000, including many religious and community leaders of all denominations, races, and backgrounds;
 Whereas during these pivotal weeks, on March 15, 1965, and with the Selma protestors at the forefront, President Lyndon Johnson addressed a joint session of Congress, calling for Federal voting rights legislation to protect African-Americans from barriers that prevented them from voting;
 Whereas with the Nation captivated by the courage and conviction displayed by the civil rights activists, the United States Congress passed and President Lyndon B. Johnson enacted into law the landmark Voting Rights Act of 1965 on August 6, 1965; and
 Whereas issuing a postage stamp honoring the fiftieth anniversary of the civil rights marches is fitting and proper because the marches united our country and helped affirm the principle that all Americans shall be treated equally at the voting booths as guaranteed under the United States Constitution: Now, therefore, be it

 That it is the sense of Congress that— (1)the Postmaster General should issue a commemorative postage stamp honoring the 50th anniversary of the three civil rights marches from Selma, Alabama, to Montgomery, Alabama; and
 (2)such stamp should— (A)be issued in the denomination used for first-class mail up to 1 ounce in weight;
 (B)bear such illustration or picture as the Postmaster General determines; and (C)be placed in sale at such time and for such period as the Postmaster General determines.


117 HR 4822 IH: Department of Energy Coastal Research Initiative Act
U.S. House of Representatives
2021-07-29
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I117th CONGRESS1st SessionH. R. 4822IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVESJuly 29, 2021Ms. Herrera Beutler (for herself and Mr. Kilmer) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Science, Space, and TechnologyA BILLTo establish a coastal zone research initiative at the Department of Energy, and for other purposes.1.Short titleThis Act may be cited as the Department of Energy Coastal Research Initiative Act. 2.Coastal zone research initiativeSection 306 of the Department of Energy Research and Innovation Act (42 U.S.C. 18644) is amended by adding at the end the following:(e)Coastal zone research initiative(1)In generalThe Director shall carry out a research program, in consultation with the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, to enhance the understanding of coastal ecosystems. In carrying out this program, the Director shall prioritize efforts to enhance the collection of observational data, and shall develop models to analyze the ecological, biogeochemical, hydrological and physical processes that interact in coastal zones.(2)National system for coastal data collectionThe Director shall establish, in consultation with the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration and other relevant agencies, an integrated system of geographically diverse field research sites in order to improve the quantity and quality of observational data, and that encompass the major land water interfaces of the United States, including—(A)the Great Lakes region;(B)the Pacific coast;(C)the Atlantic coast;(D)the Arctic; and(E)the Gulf coast.(3)Existing infrastructureIn carrying out the programs and establishing the field research sites under paragraphs (1) and (2), the Secretary shall leverage existing research and development infrastructure supported by the Department, including the Department’s existing marine and coastal research lab.(4)CoordinationFor the purposes of carrying out the programs and establishing the field research sites under the Initiative, the Secretary may enter into agreements with Federal Departments and agencies with complementary capabilities.(5)ReportNot less than 2 years after the date of the enactment of the Department of Energy Coastal Research Initiative Act, the Director shall provide to the Committee on Science, Space, and Technology and the Committee on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources and the Committee on Appropriations of the Senate a report examining whether the system described in this section should be established as a National User Facility..


		II
		110th CONGRESS
		2d Session
		S. 3376
		IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

			July 31, 2008
			Mr. Salazar introduced
			 the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the
			 Committee on Veterans'
			 Affairs

		A BILL
		To amend title 38, United States Code, to authorize the
		  Secretary of Veterans Affairs to provide assistance to the Paralympic Program
		  of the United States Olympic Committee, and for other
		  purposes.

		1.Short titleThis Act may be cited as the
			 United States Olympic Committee
			 Paralympic Program Act of 2008.
		2.Findings and
			 purpose
			(a)FindingsCongress
			 makes the following findings:
				(1)In 1998, Congress enacted the Olympic and
			 Amateur Sports Act Amendments of 1998, which amended chapter 2205 of title 36,
			 United States Code, which included a statement that the purpose of the Act was
			 to encourage and provide assistance to amateur athletic programs and
			 competition for amateur athletes with disabilities, including, where feasible,
			 the expansion of opportunities for meaningful participation by such amateur
			 athletes in programs of athletic competition for able-bodied amateur
			 athletes.
				(2)The United States
			 Olympic Committee manages and administers the Paralympic Program for physically
			 disabled athletes.
				(3)In 2005, the
			 United States Olympic Committee entered into a memorandum of understanding with
			 the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to expand the Paralympic Program to provide
			 special training and rehabilitation to disabled veterans and disabled members
			 of the Armed Forces as part of their rehabilitation and return to an active
			 lifestyle.
				(4)The Paralympic
			 Program has a significant positive effect on the quality of life of such
			 veterans and servicemembers, including helping to improve the mobility,
			 vitality, and physical, psychological, and social well-being of disabled
			 veterans and disabled members of the Armed Forces who participate in the
			 program and reducing the incidence of secondary medical conditions in those
			 participants.
				(5)Because of
			 Operation Iraqi Freedom and Operation Enduring Freedom, the number of disabled
			 veterans and disabled members of the Armed Forces has increased substantially
			 and it is therefore necessary to expand the scope and size of the Paralympic
			 Program to provide rehabilitative services through sports to disabled veterans
			 and members of the Armed Forces.
				(b)PurposeThe
			 purposes of this Act are as follows:
				(1)To promote the
			 life-long health of disabled veterans and disabled members of the Armed Forces
			 through regular participation in physical activity and sports.
				(2)To develop a
			 system that promotes disabled sports from the local level through elite levels
			 by creating partnerships among organizations specializing in supporting,
			 training, and promoting programs for disabled athletes.
				(3)To provide
			 training and support to local organizations to provide Paralympic sports
			 training to disabled veterans and disabled members of the Armed Forces in their
			 own communities.
				(4)To provide support
			 to the United States Olympic Committee for the Paralympic Program to increase
			 the participation of disabled veterans and disabled members of the Armed Forces
			 in sports as part of their rehabilitation.
				3.Department of
			 Veterans Affairs provision of assistance to United States Olympic Committee
			 Paralympic Program
			(a)Provision of
			 assistance authorizedSubchapter II of chapter 5 of title 38,
			 United States Code, is amended by inserting after section 521 the
			 following:

					521A.Assistance for
				the United States Olympic Committee Paralympic Program
						(a)Authorization To
				provide assistanceThe
				Secretary may make grants to the United States Olympic Committee to plan,
				develop, manage, and implement the Paralympic Program for disabled veterans and
				disabled members of the Armed Forces.
						(b)Oversight by
				SecretaryAs a condition of receiving a grant under this section,
				the United States Olympic Committee shall permit the Secretary to conduct such
				oversight of the use of grant funds as the Secretary determines is
				appropriate.
						(c)Application
				requirement(1)Before the Secretary may
				make a grant to the United States Olympic Committee under this section, the
				Committee shall submit to the Secretary an application that describes the
				activities to be carried out with the grant, including information on specific
				measurable goals and objectives to be achieved using grant funds. The
				application shall include a detailed description of all partnerships referred
				to in paragraph (2) at the national and local levels that will be participating
				in such activities and the amount of grant funds that will be made available
				for each of such partnerships.
							(2)PartnershipsPartnerships
				referred to in this paragraph are agreements between the United States Olympic
				Committee and national organizations with significant experience in the
				training and support of disabled athletes and the promotion of disabled sports
				at the local and national levels. Such organizations include Disabled Sports
				USA, Blaze Sports, Paralyzed Veterans of America, and Disabled American
				Veterans. The agreements shall detail the scope of activities and funding
				provided by the United States Olympic Committee to the partner.
							(d)Use of
				funds(1)The
				United States Olympic Committee, with the assistance and cooperation of the
				Secretary and the heads of other appropriate Federal and State departments and
				agencies and partnerships referred to in subsection (c)(2), shall use a grant
				under this section to recruit, support, encourage, schedule, facilitate,
				supervise, and implement the activities described in paragraph (3) for disabled
				veterans and disabled members of the Armed Forces either directly or by
				supporting a program described in paragraph (2).
							(2)A
				program described in this paragraph is a sport program that—
								(A)promotes basic physical activity,
				games, recreation, training, and competition;
								(B)is approved by the Secretary;
				and
								(C)(i)provides services and
				activities described in paragraph (3) for disabled veterans and disabled
				members of the Armed Forces; and
									(ii)may also provide services and activities
				described in paragraph (3) for individuals with disabilities who are not
				veterans or members of the Armed Forces, or both; except that funds made
				available to carry out this section may not be used to support those
				individuals with disabilities who are not veterans or members of the Armed
				Forces.
									(3)Activities described in this
				paragraph are—
								(A)instruction, participation, and
				competition in Paralympic sports;
								(B)training and technical assistance to
				program administrators, coaches, recreational therapists, instructors,
				Department employees, and other appropriate individuals; and
								(C)coordination, Paralympic
				classification of athletes, athlete assessment, sport-specific training
				techniques, program development (including programs at the local level),
				program-specific medical and personal care support, sports equipment, supplies,
				program evaluation, and other activities related to the implementation and
				operation of the program.
								(4)A grant made under this section may
				include, at the discretion of the Secretary, an amount for administrative
				expenses, but not to exceed ten percent of the amount of the grant.
							(5)Funds made available by the United States
				Olympic Committee to a grantee under subsection (c) may include an amount for
				administrative expenses, but not to exceed ten percent of the amount of such
				funds.
							(e)Outreach
				requirementThe Secretary
				shall conduct an outreach campaign to inform all eligible veterans and
				separating members of the Armed Forces with physical disabilities about the
				existence of the Paralympic Program and shall provide for, facilitate, and
				encourage participation of such veterans and separating servicemembers in
				programs under this section to the extent possible.
						(f)CoordinationThe
				Secretary shall ensure access to and use of appropriate Department facilities
				by disabled veterans and disabled members of the Armed Forces participating in
				the Paralympic Program to the maximum extent possible and to the extent that
				such access and use does not adversely affect any other assistance provided to
				veterans.
						(g)Authorization of
				appropriationsThere is authorized to be appropriated $8,000,000
				annually to carry out this section.
						(h)Separate
				accountingThe Department shall have a separate line item in
				budget proposals of the Department for funds to be appropriated to carry out
				this section. Funds appropriated to carry out this section shall not be
				commingled with any other funds appropriated to the Department.
						(i)Limitation on
				use of fundsExcept as provided in subsections (d)(4) and (d)(5),
				funds appropriated to carry out this section may not be used to support or
				provide services to individuals who are not disabled veterans or disabled
				members of the Armed
				Forces.
						.
			(b)Clerical
			 amendmentThe table of sections at the beginning of such chapter
			 is amended by inserting after the item relating to section 521 the following
			 new item:

						521A. Assistance for United States Olympic
				Committee Paralympic
				Program.

					.
			(c)Deadline for
			 memorandum of understandingThe Secretary of Veterans Affairs may
			 not award a grant under section 521A of title 38, United States Code, as added
			 by subsection (a), until the United States Olympic Committee has entered into a
			 memorandum of understanding or cooperative agreement with the Secretary
			 regarding implementation of the Paralympic Program. Such agreement shall be
			 concluded not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this
			 Act.
			4.Department of Veterans
			 Affairs Office of National Veterans Sports Programs and Special Events
			(a)Establishment of
			 Office of National Veterans Sports Programs and Special
			 EventsChapter 3 of title 38, United States Code, is amended by
			 adding at the end the following:

					321.Office of
				National Veterans Sports Programs and Special Events
						(a)EstablishmentThere
				is in the Department an Office of National Veterans Sports Programs and Special
				Events. There is at the head of the Office a Director, who shall report
				directly to the Assistant Secretary for Public and Intergovernmental Affairs of
				the Department.
						(b)Responsibilities
				of DirectorSubject to the direction of the Secretary, the
				Director—
							(1)shall establish
				and carry out qualifying programs and events;
							(2)may provide for
				sponsorship by the Department of qualifying programs and events;
							(3)may provide for,
				facilitate, and encourage participation by disabled veterans in qualifying
				programs and events; and
							(4)shall cooperate
				with the United States Olympic Committee and its subsidiaries to promote the
				participation of disabled veterans and disabled members of the Armed Forces in
				sporting events sponsored by the United States Olympic Committee and its
				subsidiaries.
							(c)Qualifying
				program or eventFor purposes
				of this section, a qualifying program or event is a sports program or other
				event in which disabled veterans and disabled members of the Armed Forces
				participate and that is approved by the Secretary as being consistent with the
				goals and missions of the Department.
						(d)Monthly
				assistance allowance(1)The Director may provide
				a monthly assistance allowance to a veteran with a disability invited by the
				United States Olympic Committee to compete for a slot on, or selected for, the
				Paralympic Team for any month in which the veteran is training or competing in
				any event sanctioned by the United States Olympic Committee or who is residing
				at a United States Olympic Committee training center.
							(2)The amount of the monthly assistance
				payable to a veteran under paragraph (1) shall be equal to the monthly amount
				of subsistence allowance that would be payable to the veteran under chapter 31
				of this title if the veteran were eligible for and entitled to rehabilitation
				under such chapter.
							(3)Any amount of assistance paid to a
				veteran under this subsection shall be in addition to any other assistance
				available to the veteran under any other provision of law.
							(4)There is authorized to be
				appropriated to carry out this subsection $2,000,000 for fiscal year 2009 and
				thereafter.
							(e)Limitation on
				Statutory ConstructionNothing in this section shall be construed
				as a limitation on current disabled sports and special events supported by the
				Department.
						.
			(b)Clerical
			 amendmentThe table of sections at the beginning of such chapter
			 is amended by adding at the end the following new item:

						321. Office of National Veterans Sports
				Programs and Special
				Events.

					.
			(c)Responsibilities
			 of Under Secretary for HealthThe Secretary of Veterans Affairs
			 shall direct the Under Secretary for Health of the Department of Veterans
			 Affairs—
				(1)to make available,
			 to the maximum extent possible, recreational therapists, physical therapists,
			 and other medical staff to facilitate participation of veterans in sporting
			 events conducted under the auspices of the United States Olympic
			 Committee;
				(2)to allow such
			 personnel to participate in the United States Olympic Committee Paralympic
			 Program without requiring the use of personal leave; and
				(3)to support other
			 similar activities or events as those described in this section and determined
			 to be appropriate by the Secretary.


		II
		109th CONGRESS
		2d Session
		S. 3803
		IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

			August 3, 2006
			Ms. Landrieu introduced
			 the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the
			 Committee on
			 Finance

		A BILL
		To establish national and State putative father
		  registries, to make grants to States to promote responsible fatherhood, and for
		  other purposes.

		1.Short titleThis Act may be cited as the
			 Protecting Rights of Unknowing Dads
			 and Fostering Access To Help Encourage Responsibility (Proud Father) Act of
			 2006.
		2.Establishment of
			 National and State putative father Registries to Facilitate
			 AdoptionsPart B of title IV
			 of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 620 et seq.) is amended by adding at the
			 end the following:

				3National and
				State putative father Registries to Facilitate Adoptions
					440.DefinitionsIn this subpart:
						(1)Business
				dayThe term business day means a day on which
				Federal and State offices are open for regular business.
						(2)Home
				addressThe term home address means the most recent
				place of residence of an individual.
						(3)National
				Putative Father RegistryThe term National Putative Father
				Registry means the registry established and maintained under section
				441.
						(4)NoticeThe
				term notice means notice sufficient to satisfy any requirements
				under State law applicable with respect to notice to a putative father of
				paternity, of a proceeding to terminate his rights to a child, or of a
				proceeding that is related to a planned or pending adoption in that State of a
				child he has, or may have fathered, or the entry of such a child into State
				custody.
						(5)Overnight
				mailThe term overnight mail includes any courier or
				carrier that guarantees delivery by the next business morning.
						(6)Pending
				adoptionThe term pending adoption means any
				adoption in which an adoption petition has been filed with a court pursuant to
				State law.
						(7)Planned
				adoptionThe term planned adoption means any
				adoption in which the birth mother has formally contacted an attorney or a
				State licensed adoption agency about placing her child for adoption.
						(8)Putative
				fatherThe term putative father means a man who has
				had sexual relations with a woman to whom he is not married and is therefore
				presumed to know that such woman may be pregnant as a result of such
				relations.
						(9)SearchThe
				term search means a request for information regarding a man who
				had sexual relations with a woman to whom he is not married and is therefore
				presumed to know that such woman may be pregnant.
						(10)State putative
				father registryThe term State Putative Father
				Registry means, with respect to a State, the registry established or
				modified and maintained under section 444 for that State.
						441.National
				putative father Registry
						(a)Establishment
				and maintenance
							(1)In
				generalNot later than the date that is 180 days after the date
				of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall establish and maintain an
				automated National Putative Father Registry that contains the information
				described in section 444(b).
							(2)Data entry and
				deletion requirements
								(A)Data
				entryInformation transmitted by a State under section 444(d)(2)
				shall be entered into the National Putative Father Registry not later than the
				date that is 2 business days after the date on which such information is
				received.
								(B)Deletion of
				dataInformation entered into the National Putative Father
				Registry shall remain in the registry for not less than 20 years from the date
				of entry.
								(3)Access to
				information in the National putative father RegistryAccess to
				the information contained in the National Putative Father Registry is limited
				to the organizational unit that is responsible for administering the State
				Putative Father Registry under section 443(3) and any State agencies or
				entities that are involved in the placement of children.
							(4)Search
				requests
								(A)In
				generalThe Secretary shall only accept a request from an
				eligible party described in subparagraph (B) to search the National Putative
				Father Registry if such request has been verified for authenticity.
								(B)Eligible
				parties describedThe eligible parties described in this
				subparagraph are as follows:
									(i)Public and
				licensed private adoption or child placement agencies accessing information for
				an adoption or termination of parental rights.
									(ii)Licensed
				attorneys representing a party in a planned or pending adoption or the
				termination of rights of a putative father.
									(iii)The State
				agency responsible for administering the State plan under part D of title
				IV.
									(iv)State agencies
				or entities responsible for the placement of children.
									(v)State
				courts.
									(C)FeeThe
				Secretary is authorized to charge a reasonable fee for a search conducted under
				this subsection.
								(5)Limitation on
				disclosure of informationNo information contained in the
				National Putative Father Registry shall be disclosed to any person if the
				disclosure of such information would contravene a national security interest of
				the United States or if such disclosure would compromise the confidentiality of
				census data.
							(6)Methods for
				requesting a search of the national databaseA person who is
				eligible to request a search under this section may do so either electronically
				or through certified mail.
							(7)Certificate of
				search
								(A)IssuanceWithin
				2 business days of a search request filed under paragraph (4), the Secretary
				shall issue by certified mail a certificate of search to the person who
				requested the search.
								(B)ContentsThe
				certificate of search shall contain—
									(i)the names and
				most recent contact information for possible putative fathers; and
									(ii)the State
				Putative Father Registries included in the search.
									(C)Effect of
				certificateA certificate issued under this paragraph shall serve
				as rebuttable evidence of efforts to locate a putative father and provide him
				with notice of paternity, of a proceeding to terminate his parental rights, or
				of a proceeding related to a pending or planned adoption of a child he has, or
				may have fathered, or the entry of such a child into State custody.
								(8)Notice to
				registered putative fathersEach putative father identified by a
				certificate of search issued in response to a request under paragraph (4)(A)
				shall be provided notice in such form and manner as is specified by State law
				of any of the following:
								(A)A proceeding
				related to a pending or planned adoption of a child he has, or may have,
				fathered.
								(B)A proceeding to
				terminate parental rights to a child.
								(C)A proceeding
				related to the entry of a child he has, or may have, fathered into State
				custody.
								(D)Establishment of
				paternity.
								(9)Certificate of
				registration
								(A)IssuanceWithin
				2 business days of receipt of information transmitted by a State under section
				444(c)(2), the Secretary shall issue by certified mail a certificate of
				registration to the individual registered.
								(B)Effect of
				certificationA certificate issued under this section shall serve
				as rebuttable evidence of a putative father's receipt of notice of paternity,
				of a proceeding to terminate parental rights, or of a proceeding related to a
				planned or pending adoption of a child he has, or may have fathered, or the
				entry of such a child into State custody.
								(b)National media
				educational campaignThe Secretary shall establish a nationwide
				responsible fatherhood and putative father registry educational campaign that
				is designed—
							(1)to inform
				potential fathers of the existence of the National Putative Father Registry,
				the advantages of registering with a State Putative Father Registry, and the
				rights and responsibilities of putative fathers; and
							(2)to inform unwed
				mothers of the existence of the National Putative Father Registry and its
				potential role in a pending or planned adoption or a termination of parental
				rights.
							(c)Authorization
				of appropriationsThere are authorized to be appropriated to
				carry out this section, $50,000,000 for fiscal year 2006 and such sums as may
				be necessary for fiscal year 2007 and each fiscal year thereafter.
						442.Grants to
				States to promote responsible fatherhood
						(a)Grants to
				StatesSubject to subsection (b), the Secretary shall make grants
				to eligible States for the purpose of—
							(1)assisting States
				in developing, establishing, and operating programs that are designed—
								(A)to improve the
				protection of the rights of responsible unwed fathers in legal proceedings
				involving a planned or pending adoption or the termination of a father's rights
				to a biological child;
								(B)to improve the
				laws and regulations involving the prebirth abandonment of a child by the
				biological father and abandonment of a child by the biological father
				subsequent to birth;
								(C)to assist mothers
				in making responsible plans for their children’s future; and
								(D)to protect the
				privacy and safety of birth mothers and fathers; and
								(2)reimbursing
				States for any costs incurred in meeting the requirements of this
				subpart.
							(b)Eligibility
				requirementsThe Secretary may not make a grant to a State under
				this section unless the State demonstrates to the Secretary that the State
				has—
							(1)a State plan in
				effect that has been approved by the Secretary under section 443;
							(2)established, or
				agreed to establish, a State Putative Father Registry under section 444;
				and
							(3)implemented or
				has agreed to implement—
								(A)a law on prebirth
				abandonment and abandonment subsequent to birth under section 445(a);
								(B)a State media
				educational campaign under section 445(b); and
								(C)adoption consent
				laws under section 445(c).
								(c)Authorization
				of appropriationsThere are authorized to be appropriated such
				sums as are necessary for fiscal year 2006 and each fiscal year thereafter for
				purposes of awarding grants to States under this section.
						443.State plan for
				promoting responsible fatherhood and permanency for childrenEach State that desires to receive a grant
				under section 442 shall develop and implement a State plan for promoting
				responsible fatherhood and permanency for children that—
						(1)has been approved
				by the Secretary;
						(2)shall be in
				effect in all political subdivisions of the State;
						(3)establishes or
				designates a single organizational unit within the State that meets such
				staffing and organizational requirements as the Secretary may prescribe to
				administer the State plan and the State Putative Father Registry required under
				section 444;
						(4)provides services
				to children of unwed parents toward the establishment of putative father and
				the making of permanent custody arrangements for those children;
						(5)provides for the
				establishment of cooperative agreements between the State and appropriate
				agencies, such as courts, hospitals, and law enforcement agencies, to assist
				the organizational unit established or designated under paragraph (3) to
				administer the State plan by making paternity registration forms for mailing by
				putative fathers available to such organizational unit;
						(6)provides
				assurances that the State will, in accordance with standards prescribed by the
				Secretary, cooperate with other States and the Federal Government to assist
				individuals in their efforts to locate and provide notice to putative
				fathers;
						(7)provides for a
				process of annual reviews and reports to the Secretary on the State plan
				implemented under this section, including such information as may be necessary
				to measure compliance with the requirements under this subpart;
						(8)provides that the
				State will establish and maintain a State Putative Father Registry that meets
				the requirements of section 444 or will modify and maintain an existing
				registry to meet such requirements;
						(9)provides for a
				process under which a registered putative father will receive notice at the
				address provided to the registry, within State determined guidelines and
				time-limits, of paternity, of a proceeding to terminate his parental rights, or
				of a proceeding related to a planned or pending adoption of a child he has, or
				may have fathered, or the entry of such a child into State custody;
						(10)amends the State
				long-arm jurisdictional statute to ensure that personal jurisdiction is
				established for a father registered with the National Putative Father Registry
				established under section 441(a); and
						(11)provides that
				the State will establish procedures, if not already in place, to protect the
				safety and privacy of mothers, including those who have been the victims of
				violence.
						444.State putative
				father Registries
						(a)Establishment
				and maintenance
							(1)In
				generalSubject to paragraph (2), each State that desires to
				receive a grant under section 442 shall provide assurances to the Secretary
				that the State will establish and maintain an automated putative father
				registry that meets the succeeding requirements of this section.
							(2)Existing State
				putative father RegistriesA State that has a putative father
				registry in existence on the date of enactment of this subpart and desires to
				receive a grant under section 442 shall provide assurances to the Secretary
				that the State will, not later than the last day of the first regular session
				of the State legislature that begins after the date of enactment of this
				subpart, modify the registry to the extent necessary for the registry to meet
				the succeeding requirements of this section with respect to putative fathers
				who register with the State on or after that day. For purposes of the previous
				sentence, in the case of a State that has a 2-year legislative session, each
				year of the session is considered to be a separate, regular session of the
				State legislature.
							(b)Registration
				with the State putative father Registry
							(1)Submission of
				informationThe State shall establish procedures under which the
				putative father of such child may submit the information described in
				subsection (c) to the State for the purpose of including such information in
				the registry established or modified and maintained under subsection
				(a).
							(2)VerificationThe
				procedures established under paragraph (1) shall include a means to verify that
				the information submitted by a putative father is his own personal information
				and that it is true and correct to the best of his knowledge.
							(c)ContentsWith
				respect to a child, the registry established or modified and maintained under
				subsection (a) shall contain the following information:
							(1)The name of the
				putative father (including any other names by which he may be known).
							(2)The date of birth
				of the putative father.
							(3)The social
				security number of the putative father.
							(4)The State of
				issue and driver’s license number of the putative father, if known.
							(5)The home address
				of the putative father.
							(6)The telephone
				number of the putative father.
							(7)The name and
				address of the employer of the putative father.
							(8)The name of the
				mother (including any other names by which she may be known).
							(9)The last known
				address of the mother.
							(10)The date of
				birth of the mother, if known.
							(11)The social
				security number of the mother, if known.
							(12)The race or
				ethnicity of the mother, if known.
							(13)The State of
				issue and driver's license number of the mother, if known.
							(14)The city and
				State where possible conception took place.
							(15)The birth date
				of the child or the approximate delivery date, if known.
							(16)The name and
				gender of child, if known.
							(d)Collection of
				State information and transmission to the National putative father
				Registry
							(1)CollectionThe
				State shall collect the information described in subsection (c) submitted by
				the putative father and enter such information into the State Putative Father
				Registry established or modified and maintained under subsection (a).
							(2)Transmission
								(A)In
				generalNot later than the date that is 3 business days after the
				date on which any information described in subsection (c) is entered into the
				State Putative Father Registry, the State shall furnish such information to the
				Secretary for purposes of including the information in the National Putative
				Father Registry.
								(B)Method of
				transmissionStates shall transmit the information described in
				subsection (b) in an electronic format designated by the Secretary for purposes
				of this paragraph.
								(3)RequirementThe
				procedures established under paragraph (1) shall include a means by which a
				putative father is informed of all of the legal consequences of his
				registration, including that the registry may be used to establish an
				obligation to support a child or children.
							(e)Establishment
				of registration centers
							(1)In
				generalThe State shall establish centers in various locations
				throughout the State so that registration forms for the State Putative Father
				Registry are easily accessible to putative fathers.
							(2)SitesThe
				sites of the centers described in paragraph (1) may include the
				following:
								(A)State and local
				hospitals.
								(B)Courthouses in
				which family courts are located.
								(C)State departments
				of motor vehicles.
								(D)State welfare
				agencies.
								(E)State health
				department offices.
								(F)State vital
				records offices.
								(G)State probate
				courts.
								(f)Method of
				submitting registrationThe State shall permit a putative father
				to submit the information required under this section electronically, in
				person, or by certified mail.
						(g)False
				filingAny person who knowingly submits false information to a
				State Putative Father Registry shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and upon
				conviction thereof shall be fined not less than $25,000 for each such violation
				and imprisoned for not more than 2 years.
						(h)Accuracy of
				data
							(1)In
				generalUnless otherwise specified, the information provided
				under subsection (c) is presumed to be the most current information
				available.
							(2)Failure to
				update informationIn the event that a putative father fails to
				update his profile, notice sent to the last registered address can be used as
				rebuttable evidence of efforts to locate the putative father and provide him
				with notice described in section 441(a)(8).
							(i)Privacy
				safeguardsThe State shall establish procedures to ensure that
				the information maintained in the State Putative Father Registry is subject to
				the privacy safeguards established under section 454(26).
						445.Additional
				requirements
						(a)State laws on
				prebirth abandonment and abandonment subsequent to birthEach State that desires to receive a grant
				under section 442 shall provide assurances to the Secretary that the State will
				put into effect a State law that defines what constitutes prebirth abandonment
				and abandonment subsequent to birth.
						(b)State media
				educational campaignEach State that desires to receive a grant
				under section 442 shall provide assurances to the Secretary that the State will
				regularly and frequently publicize, through advertising campaigns, educational
				literature, and public service announcements—
							(1)the availability
				of putative father establishment services;
							(2)that putative
				fathers should register with the State Putative Father Registry; and
							(3)the availability
				of the State Putative Father Registry to searching birth mothers.
							(c)Consent to
				adoptionEach State that desires to receive a grant under section
				442 shall provide assurances to the Secretary that the adoption laws of the
				State—
							(1)set finite time
				limits in which an adoption can be attacked on grounds of procedural
				irregularities, fraud, or duress;
							(2)establish a
				period of time after which the revocation of an adoption would be presumed not
				to be in the best interest of the child; and
							(3)allow for implied
				consent in the case of
				abandonment.
							.


		I
		112th CONGRESS
		1st Session
		S. 1406
		IN THE HOUSE OF
		  REPRESENTATIVES

			July 27, 2011
			Referred to the Committee on Transportation and
			 Infrastructure

		AN ACT
		To designate the United States courthouse
		  under construction at 510 19th Street, Bakersfield, California, as the Myron
		  Donovan Crocker United States Courthouse.

		1.Myron Donovan Crocker United States
			 Courthouse
			(a)DesignationThe United States courthouse under
			 construction, as of the date of enactment of this Act, at 510 19th Street,
			 Bakersfield, California, shall be known and designated as the Myron
			 Donovan Crocker United States Courthouse.
			(b)ReferencesAny reference in a law, map, regulation,
			 document, paper, or other record of the United States to the United States
			 courthouse referred to in subsection (a) shall be deemed to be a reference to
			 the Myron Donovan Crocker United States Courthouse.

			Passed the Senate
			 July 26, 2011.
			Nancy Erickson,
			Secretary